ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

The purpose of our Acceptable Use Policy is to ensure that our services are used in ways that are consistent with the limitations of a shared network and the standards of our local community and the Internet community. The policy also aims to ensure that the Internet access resources we provide are used in a manner that benefits all of the people who use them.

I. GENERAL. You agree to use our services in a manner that:

• Is ethical and in conformity with community standards
• Respects the privacy of other users (e.g., you agree not to intentionally try to obtain passwords, data, etc., from other users, modify files, or represent yourself as another user without his or her permission)
• Respects the legal protection provided by copyright, trade secret, or other laws protecting intellectual property
• Respects the integrity of our system and all components thereof. For example, you agree not to access or attempt to access other users' systems, disrupt others' use of the network, or damage or change our or other users' computer hardware or software in any way, whether directly or indirectly.
• Does not create routing patterns that are inconsistent with the effective use of a shared network.

II. SPAM. You agree not to use our service for spamming. Spamming includes but is not limited to:

• Sending bulk unsolicited messages
• Sending e-mails which provoke complaints from the recipients
• Sending junk mail
• Using distribution lists that include people who have not given their permission to be included in such a distribution process
• Posting commercial ads to Usenet groups that do not permit them
• Posting articles that contain binary encoded data to non-binary newsgroups
• Sending excessive and repeated off-topic messages to newsgroups
• Sending excessive and repeated cross-postings
• Harassing other Internet users including but not limited to transmitting any threatening, libelous or obscene materials.

III. DIAL-UP SERVICES. We offer unlimited access to the Internet through some of our dial-up accounts. This means that you are free to dial into the Internet using our service at any time of the day or night and on any day of the year, and you may do so on an unlimited basis for as long as you are at your computer or other Internet access device and are actively using the connection for e-mail, browsing the Web, chat, etc. Dial-up service is not intended for long-term connections.

Perhaps the easiest way to understand what we mean by "dial-up" is to use the analogy of a telephone call. When you call another party, you keep that connection open for as long as you need to complete your conversation. However, once you have completed it, you are expected to hang up and not leave the connection open "in case" you want to talk with that party again. This same principle applies to dial-up Internet usage.

Based on our experience with a large number of users, we interpret a "long-term" connection to be a session of 4 hours or longer. In the event that your sessions regularly exceed 4 hours, we reserve the right to charge you; to require that you upgrade your service to a dedicated connection, or to suspend or terminate your account.

Also, using any means to keep a connection open other than through normal Internet usage is not permitted. If you find that you need a full-time connection, please contact us. Hi-Speed ADSL connections are available for that purpose

IV. SERVER USE. Use of a dial-up account for hosting server software operating on commonly recognized TCP/IP ports is prohibited.

V. SIMULTANEOUS USE. Use of a username/password by two or more people at the same time is expressly prohibited. We reserve the right to assess a penalty should this occur, and to terminate service if this policy is repeatedly violated.

VI. ACCOUNT RESPONSIBILITY. You agree that any and all activity initiated from your account is your responsibility. We advise against sharing your password in any way.

VII. MEMBER AGE. Members must be 18 years of age or older. Usernames may be issued for younger users, but membership is to be held in the parent or guardian's name.

VIII. ACCURACY. Members will provide MONISYS INC. with accurate information at all times. Members will notify MONISYS INC. of any security breach to or unauthorized use of their accounts immediately.

IX. RESALE. Members will not resell, rent, lease, grant a security interest in or make commercial use of MONISYS INC's services without express written consent.

X. PRIVACY. MONISYS INC. will not monitor or disclose the contents of its members' private communications unless required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to protect and defend MONISYS INC's rights or property, or under extreme circumstances, to protect the personal safety of its members or the public. Members' accounts shall be password protected and members shall be solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their passwords.