Mendocino Community Network - MCN Acceptable Use Policy

11/19/09 11:30 AM: Update for Customers with Comptche Orders Due on 11/10/09:
DSL is now working for many customers in the Comptche area. At this point we believe that everyone's DSL service should be working. We'd like to confirm the status of every customer. If you have not been contacted by MCN staff, please send an e-mail to manager@mcn.org or call the MCN office at 937-1444 and let us know if your DSL service is working.

MCN Now Taking DSL Orders in Comptche:MCN is now accepting orders for DSL service in Comptche. Please visit our MCN DSL information page for more information or call MCN at 937-1444.

MCN Acceptable Use Policy

1. Subscriber will adhere to this AUP and will not allow the Services to be used for activities prohibited by the AUP. MCN may revise this AUP from time to time by posting a new version thereof on the MCN Website, and Subscriber is responsible for awareness of and compliance with such revisions. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the AUP and of this MCN Agreement, the MCN Agreement will govern.
   2. Dialup accounts may be shared within one household, one business or one immediate family only. Do not use other people's accounts. Keep your username and password confidential. You may not sell, lease, rent or assign an Internet connection or parts of the connection to any party without the express, prior, written approval of MUSD/MCN. You are responsible for all use of your account(s) and the confidentiality of passwords. MCN will suspend access or change access to Customer's account(s) immediately upon notification by Customer that his/her password has been lost, stolen or otherwise compromised. MCN is not liable for any usage and or charges prior to MCN making the necessary account alteration.
   3. In its use of the Services, Subscriber will not a)disseminate any unsolicited commercial e-mail messages (“Spam”); (b) engage in any activity advertised by, promoted by, or otherwise connected to Spam; (c) use the MCN White Pages or any other directory provided by MCN as a source of information for unsolicited e-mail or use MCN-hosted newsgroups for any commercial purpose; (d) perpetrate any fraud or intellectual property infringement; (e) disseminate or post any material or information that is pornographic or may be abusive, threatening, libelous, obscene, harassing, or offensive; (f) perpetrate any crime or other illegal activity; (g) tamper with other MCN accounts or commit unauthorized intrusion into any part of MCN’s system; (h) perpetrate any security breach, network attack, denial-of-service attack, act of hacking, or distribution of any virus, worm, or other harmful code, or in any other way interfere with any individual’s or entity’s use or enjoyment of any computer or of the Internet; or (i) threaten or harass any MCN employee, agent, or representative.
   4. Subscriber is responsible for maintaining on its own premises backup copies of any data stored on MCN equipment. MCN is not responsible for providing physical access to or copies of the software, data, or content stored on its equipment under any circumstances and is not required to provide network access (1) after any termination or suspension of Subscriber’s account or (2) in the event of hardware failure, abuse by hackers or other third parties, or other interruption of network access not resulting from MCN’s fault. MCN will not be liable for loss of data or for breaches in system integrity. MCN may interrupt or suspend Services, remove any material or information in whole or in part, or terminate Services, immediately and without advanced notice, in the event that: (a) the Services or any related MCN equipment has been breached by hackers or other unauthorized third parties; (b) use of the Services causes a denial of service or in any other way impedes a third party’s use or enjoyment of the Internet or injures the functioning of services MCN provides to other customers; (c) Subscriber’s account is involved in a violation of the terms of Article IV (Acceptable Use); or (d) continuation of the Services exposes MCN or its affiliates to liability. MCN may furthermore interrupt or suspend services or remove any material or information in whole or in part, without advanced notice, in order to investigate any of the causes or concerns listed in the previous sentence. MCN will have no liability to Subscriber for any such interruption, suspension, or termination of Services or removal of materials, even if hackers or other third party intruders are responsible, even if Subscriber is not at fault, and even if it is later determined that the suspected injury or violation did not occur.
   5. MCN may interrupt or suspend Services, remove any material or information in whole or in part, or terminate Services, immediately and without advanced notice, in the event that: (a) the Services or any related MCN equipment has been breached by hackers or other unauthorized third parties; (b) use of the Services causes a denial of service or in any other way impedes a third party’s use or enjoyment of the Internet or injures the functioning of services MCN provides to other customers; (c) Subscriber’s account is involved in a violation of the terms of this Acceptable Use Policy; or (d) continuation of the Services exposes MCN or its affiliates to liability. MCN may furthermore interrupt or suspend services or remove any material or information in whole or in part, without advanced notice, in order to investigate any of the causes or concerns listed in the previous sentence. MCN will have no liability to Subscriber for any such interruption, suspension, or termination of Services or removal of materials, even if hackers or other third party intruders are responsible, even if Subscriber is not at fault, and even if it is later determined that the suspected injury or violation did not occur. Subscriber will inform MCN promptly after discovering that any hacker or other unauthorized third party has accessed the Services through Subscriber’s account.
   6. You are responsible for notifying MCN when you wish to terminate your account service. There are no refunds for time not used on your account. It is your responsibility to cancel your account or Email us at: billing@mcn.org or contact us at 937-1444 or (800) 796-3896.
   7. All Internet protocol (“IP”) addresses provided to Subscriber through the Services are licensed at MCN’s sole discretion, and Subscriber has no right to continued use or any use of any IP address
   8. In reporting any alleged infringement of intellectual property rights, Subscriber will adhere to MCN’s then-current Digital Millennium Copyright (“DMCA”) policy (posted at http://homepage.mcn.org/support/dmc/). If Subscriber is suspected of violating third-party intellectual property rights, Subscriber will fully cooperate with MCN in any investigation thereof, will provide all information requested, and will otherwise adhere to MCN’s DMCA policy.
   9. MCN may grant law enforcement agencies access to its equipment to monitor Subscriber’s use of the Service. The law requires MCN to report any illegal activities that it becomes aware of to the appropriate authorities.
10. No software may be installed on, or compiled on any MCN server without prior explicit written permission.
11. The use of any unattended connection software is prohibited. MCN has a 12 hour session timeout on dialup connections. ISDN connections are expected to be dropped once in every 24 hour period.
12. Subscriber will not permit any third party to use the Services for any of the activities prohibited by this AUP

Last Updated ( Monday, 19 September 2005 )

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