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a. Illegal use. Using the Services to transmit any material (by email, uploading,
posting, or otherwise) that, intentionally or unintentionally, violates any applicable
local, state, national or international law, or any rules or regulations promulgated
thereunder.
b. Harm to minors. Using the Services to harm, or attempt to harm, minors in any
way.
c. Threats. Using the Services to transmit any material (by email, uploading, posting,
or otherwise) that threatens or encourages bodily harm or destruction of property.
d. Harassment. Using the Services to transmit any material (by email, uploading,
posting, or otherwise) that harasses another.
e. Fraudulent activity. Using the Services to make fraudulent offers to sell or buy
products, items, or services or to advance any type of financial scam.
f. Forgery or impersonation. Adding, removing or modifying identifying information in
an effort to deceive or mislead is prohibited. Attempting to impersonate any person by
using forged headers or other identifying information is prohibited.
g. Unsolicited commercial email or unsolicited bulk email. Using the Services to transmit
any unsolicited commercial email or unsolicited bulk email. Activities that have the
effect of facilitating unsolicited commercial email or unsolicited bulk email whether or
not that email is commercial in nature, are prohibited.
h. Unauthorized access. Using the Services to access, or to attempt to access, the
member accounts of others, or to penetrate, or attempt to penetrate, security measures or
any other computer software or hardware, electronic communications system, or
telecommunications system, whether or not the intrusion results in the corruption or loss
of data.
i. Copyright or trademark infringement. Using the Services to transmit any material
(by email, uploading, posting, or otherwise) that infringes any copyright, trademark,
patent, trade secret, or other proprietary rights of any third party, including, but not
limited to, the unauthorized copying of copyrighted material, the digitization and
distribution of photographs from magazines, books, or other copyrighted sources, and the
unauthorized transmittal of copyrighted software.
j. Collection of personal data. Using the Services to collect, or attempt to collect,
personal information about third parties without their knowledge or consent.
k. Network disruptions and unfriendly activity. Using the Services for any activity
which adversely affects the ability of other people or systems to use the Services. This
includes "denial of service" (DoS) attacks against another network host or individual
user. Interference with or disruption of other network users, network services or network
equipment is prohibited. It is the responsibility of Visitors and Members to ensure that
their Internet network access is configured in a secure manner.
l. Content. Members should use their best judgment when posting any content. The
continued posting of unrelated or off-topic content is prohibited. Commercial
advertisements are off-topic.
m. Members may not cancel or delete messages or content other than their own. A Member
may cancel or delete posts forged in that Member's name. The adminstrators may cancel or
delete any postings or content which violate this AUP.
n. Member Logins. Using a member account for high volume or commercial use is
prohibited. The Services are intended for periodic, active use of Visitors and Members.
Members may stay logged in so long as they are actively using that login for acceptable
purposes.
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