Compass Communications Acceptable Use Policy
Compass Communications may modify this
Acceptable Use Policy at any time without notifying its users. For this reason,
Compass Communications users should consult the Compass Communications website
(www.CompassCCI.com/Support/AcceptableUsePolicy.html)
to ensure that their actions are in compliance with the most recent version of
the Acceptable Use Policy. In the event of any conflict between this Acceptable
Use Policy and the Compass Communications Terms and Conditions of Use, this
Acceptable Use Policy will govern.
You agree that, if any portion of this Policy
is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion will be construed consistent
with applicable law as nearly as possible, and the remaining portions will
remain in full force and effect.
Compass Communications provides a variety of
Internet Services (the Services) to residences and businesses (the Customer).
1.0 Introduction
1.1 This Acceptable Use Policy is designed to foster an online environment of
mutual respect in which everyone is able to enjoy the benefits of Compass
Communications. We believe that the restrictions set out in this Acceptable Use
Policy represents a fair balance between the freedom of the individual and the
need for some basic rules to ensure that Compass Communications Internet access
is not used in an abusive or illegal way.
1.2 Compass Communications users are
responsible for ensuring that their accounts are used in accordance with this
Acceptable Use Policy. If Compass Communications has reason to suspect that a
user, or anyone using a user’s account, is violating this Policy, then the
account in question may be suspended pending an investigation. If, after an
investigation, Compass Communications determines that an account has been used
in violation of this Policy, Compass Communications may, in its discretion,
terminate the user account.
If you do not agree to abide by this
Acceptable Use Policy please notify Compass Communications Customer Service
immediately at Office@CompassCCI.com
1.3 Compass Communications does not actively
monitor its user’s use of its services. We rely on our users to govern
themselves and to protect the integrity of the network by reporting any
violations of this Acceptable Use Policy to Office@CompassCCI.com
1.4 Compass Communications has the right, but
not the obligation, to investigate any violation or alleged violation of this
Acceptable Use Policy, including the right to examine any information or
material on Compass Communications servers.
1.5 Compass Communications has the right, but
not the obligation, to remove any content that it deems, in its sole
discretion, to be in violation of any part of this Acceptable Use Policy.
1.6 Compass Communications has the right, but
not the obligation, to take any steps it deems necessary to prevent violations
of this Acceptable Use Policy from occurring.
1.7 The failure of Compass Communications to
enforce this Policy, for whatever reason, shall not be construed as a waiver of
any right to do so at any time.
2.0 Illegal Activities
Compass Communications users must not use Compass Communications to encourage,
facilitate or engage in any illegal activities, including, without limitation:
- defamation: posting or transmitting any material which is
defamatory under any applicable law;
- fraud: posting or transmitting any information that you know or
ought to know is false, and that you intend others to rely on;
- unlawful material: posting or disseminating unlawful material
- false advertising: posting or transmitting any advertising or
promotional materials that contain false, deceptive or misleading statements,
claims or representations;
- copyright violation: posting or transmitting any information,
software, photograph, video, graphic, music, sound and other material in
violation of another person’s copyright; and
- trade-mark violation: posting, transmitting, displaying or using
any words or symbols that violate any other person’s rights in its trade-mark
or trade-name.
- send unsolicited bulk e-mail (so-called “Spam”);
- send, or cause to be sent, large volumes of unsolicited e-mail to
a single or multiple people or entities (so-called “E-Mail Bombing”);
- repeatedly send e-mail to any person or entity who does not wish
to receive it. If a recipient asks to stop receiving e-mail from a Compass
Communications user, then that Compass Communications user must not send that
person further e-mail; and
- subscribe to any e-mail list or service on behalf of a third party
without that third party’s consent.
- disrupt or interfere with the normal operation of Compass
Communications systems, networks, or activities in any way that adversely
affects the ability of other people, or systems to use Compass Communications
services or the Internet, including, but not limited to:
i. denial of
service attacks;
ii. flooding of
networks;
iii. attempts to overload
a service; and - use any unauthorized program to connect the user to any Compass
Communications Internet Relay Chat (“IRC”) server, including, but not limited
to, IRC bots or clonebots;
- gain access or attempt to gain access to the private systems or
data of Compass Communications, without the prior consent of Compass
Communications.
- circumvent or attempt to circumvent security or authentication
systems on any host, network hardware, or user accounts, including, but not
limited to, logging into any server, account or network without authorization
and electronically probing the security of any system or network; or
- disrupt or interfere with the normal operation of any system or
network operated by any third party, or attempt to do so.
- gain access or attempt to gain access to the private systems or
data of Compass Communications, or any third party without the prior consent of
Compass Communications, or the third party.
- post a single article or substantially similar articles to an
excessive number of newsgroups, or cross-post to an excessive number of
newsgroups;
- post articles on a newsgroup which are off-topic according to the
newsgroup charter;
- post binary or encoded binary files to newsgroups not specifically
designated for that purpose;
- post commercial messages on a non-commercial Compass
Communications newsgroup without prior approval from Compass Communications;
- engage in any of (a), (b), (c) or (d) from a provider other than Compass
Communications and use an account on Compass Communications as an e-mail return
address or “drop” for responses, or
- engage in any of (a), (b), (c) or (d) from a provider other than Compass
Communications for the purpose of drawing attention to a service hosted by or
on Compass Communications network
iv. attempts
to cause system crashes,
3.0 Electronic Mail
3.1 Compass Communications users must not use Compass Communications e-mail to:
3.2 Compass Communications users must not
engage in any of the activities described in paragraph 3.1 from another
provider’s e-mail service and use a Compass Communications Service account as
an e-mail return address or “drop” for responses.
3.3 Compass Communications users must not
forge, alter or remove any e-mail header.
Any e-mail address at the ccser.net domain is
property of Compass Communications and may be terminated or re-assigned without
notice.
4.0 Security, Privacy and “Hacking”
The Customer is responsible for any misuse of
the Services that originate from their account, even activities committed by
any friend, family, co-worker, employee, guest or anyone with access to the
account. Customers must ensure that others not gain unauthorized access to the
Services.
4.1 Compass Communications users must not:
or attempt to do so; or
4.2 Compass Communications users must not use
their Compass Communications accounts to:
5.0 Usenet Newsgroups
5.1 Compass Communications users must not:
Compass Communications reserves the right to
discontinue access to any Usenet newsgroup at any time and for any reason.
6.0 Censorship and Adult Materials
Compass Communications believes in freedom of expression and the right of
individuals to decide for themselves what they want to see and listen to. We do
not believe it is the place of an ISP to censor or regulate the Internet.
However, users must not use Compass Communications to transmit or post any
information or image that is criminally obscene or otherwise prohibited under
any applicable law.
Compass Communications assumes NO
responsibility for Internet content available through the Services. Customers
are responsible for restricting access to sexually explicit material on the
Internet, by purchasing the appropriate filtering software, or by monitoring
Internet use. Content questions or complaints should be addressed to the
content provider.
7.0 Miscellaneous
7.1 False Pretences. Users must not use Compass Communications to impersonate
any person or use a fictitious user name with any of Compass Communications’s
services, including in any e-mail, Usenet posting, or Internet Relay Chat
(“IRC”) site. This restriction does not preclude the use of nicknames in IRC,
the use of anonymous remailer services, or postings to any site that permits
pseudonyms.
7.2 Unsolicited Advertising. Users must not
use Compass Communications to post or transmit any unsolicited advertising,
promotional materials or other forms of solicitation to any person except in
those areas and on those websites that are designated for such a purpose.
7.3 Harassment, Threats and Abuse. Users must
not use Compass Communications to harass, threaten, or abuse any person or
group of people by any means.
7.4 Crude or Offensive Postings. Users must
not use Compass Communications to post offensive or crude messages or images on
publicly accessible pages or sites, except where such messages or images are
appropriate having regard to the nature of the site. Compass Communications has
the right, but not the obligation, to remove messages or images that Compass
Communications, in its sole discretion, determines are offensive.
7.5 Multiple access. Users must not maintain
more than one simultaneous connection to Compass Communications or any Compass
Communications service, IRC Chat group, or newsgroup.
7.6 Disruptive Conduct. Users must not use Compass
Communications to disrupt the normal flow of online dialogue, or otherwise act
in a manner that negatively affects other users, individuals or entities.
8.0 Bandwidth/Network Traffic and Other
Limitations
8.1 You must comply with the current bandwidth/network traffic, data storage
and other limitations on the Services.
Users must ensure that their activity does not
improperly restrict, inhibit or degrade any other customer’s use of the
Services, nor represent (in the sole judgment of Compass Communications) an
unusually large burden on the network itself.
In addition, users must ensure that their activity does not improperly
restrict, disrupt, inhibit, degrade or impede Compass Communications, ability
to deliver the Services and monitor the Services, backbone, network nodes,
and/or other network services.
Customers may not resell, share, or otherwise
distribute the Services or any portion thereof to any third party without the
written consent of Compass Communications. For example, you cannot provide
Internet access to others through a wireless or dial-up connection, host shell
accounts over the Internet, provide email or news service, or send a news feed
unless express permission is granted by the customer agreement.
You may not provide network services to others
via the Compass Communications.
9.0 Updates
9.1 This Acceptable Use Policy is subject to change without notice. The current
version of the Acceptable Use Policy is always available at http://www.CompassCCI.com/support/AcceptableUse.html.
10.0 Questions and Complaints
10.1 Please direct any questions you may have regarding this Acceptable Use
policy and complaints regarding violations of this Policy by other Compass
Communications users to Office@CompassCCI.com
January 2017
