Web Bungie is a reputable provider of Internet access, web-site hosting, and other Internet related services, who respects that the Internet provides a forum for free and open discussion and dissemination on information, however when there are competing interests at issue, we reserve the right to take certain preventative or corrective measures. Web Bungie has developed an Acceptable Use Policy which supplements and explains certain terms of each customer's respective service agreement. This guide informs the customers of their rights and obligations when utilizing Web Bungie services. We reserve the right to revise this AUP as needed.


No one party owns or controls the Internet. This accounts for much of the Internet's openness and value, but it also places a big responsibility to those acquiring and disseminating information on the Internet. Web Bungie cannot monitor, verify, warrant, or vouch for the accuracy and quality of the information that subscribers may acquire, therefore subscribers must use his or her best judgment in relying on information obtained from the Internet. Subscribers should also be aware that some material on the Internet is sexually explicit or otherwise offensive. Because Web Bungie cannot monitor or censor the Internet, we cannot accept any responsibility for injury to its subscribers that may result from inaccurate, unsuitable, offensive, or Illegal Internet communications. Web Bungie does not review, edit, censor, or take any responsibility for any information its subscribers may create.


Users who place information on the Internet have the same liability as other authors for copyright infringement, defamation, and other harmful speech. Any posting to the Internet that may affect other subscribers or cause harm to Web Bungie goodwill, business reputation, and operations is prohibited such as the following activities:


Spamming - Sending unsolicited bulk and/or commercial messages over the Internet (known as "spamming"). It is harmful not only for its negative impact on consumer attitudes towards Web Bungie, but it also overloads Web Bungie network and disrupts service to Web Bungie subscribers. Also, maintaining an open SMTP relay is prohibited. Upon receipt of a complaint, Web Bungie has the discretion to determine from all of the evidence whether e-mail recipients were from an "opt-in" e-mail list.


Intellectual Property Violations - Web Bungie is required by law to remove or block access to customer content upon receipt of proper notice of infringement of copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets, software privacy, and patents held by individuals, corporations, or other entities. These measures may also be taken on those engaging in activity that violates privacy, publicity, or other professional rights of others. It is also Web Bungie policy to terminate the privileges of customers who commit repeat violations of copyright laws.


Obscene Speech or Materials - Web Bungie is required by law to notify law enforcement agencies when it becomes aware of the presence of child pornography on or being transmitted through Web Bungie network. Using Web Bungie's network to advertise, transmit, store, post, display, or otherwise make available child pornography or obscene speech or material is prohibited.


Defamatory or Abusive Language - Web Bungie prohibits the use of our network as a means to transmit or post defamatory, harassing, abusive, or threatening language.


Forging of Headers - Forging or misrepresenting message headers, whether in whole or part, to mask the originator of the message is prohibited.


Illegal or Unauthorized Access to Other Computers or Networks - Accessing computers, accounts, or networks belonging to another party illegally or without authorization is not allowed. Attempting to penetrate security measures of another individual's system (often known as "hacking") is prohibited, as well as any activity that might be used as a precursor to an attempted system penetration (i.e. port scan, stealth scan, or other information gathering activity).


Distribution of Internet Viruses, Worms, Trojan Horses, or Other Destructive Activities - Web Bungie prohibits the distribution of information regarding the creation of and sending Internet viruses, worms, Trojan horses, pinging, flooding, mail bombing, or denial of service attacks. Also, activities that disrupt the use of or interfere with the ability of others to effectively use the network or any connected network, system, service, or equipment.


Facilitating a Violation of this AUP - Advertising, transmitting, or otherwise making available any software, program, or service that is designed to violate this AUP, which includes the facilitation of the means to span, the initiation of pinging, flooding, mail bombing, denial of service attacks, and piracy of software is prohibited.


Export Control Violations - Exporting encryption software over the Internet or otherwise, to points outside the United States.


Usenet Groups - Web Bungie reserves the right to decline postings from newsgroups where we have actual knowledge that the content of this newsgroup violates the AUP.


Other Illegal Activities - Web Bungie prohibits engaging activities that are determined to be illegal, including but not restricted to advertising, transmitting, or otherwise making available ponzi schemes, pyramid schemes, fraudulently charging credit cards, and pirating software.


Other Activities - Engaging in any activity that Web Bungie determines to be harmful to its subscribers, operations, reputation, goodwill, or customer relations whether lawful or unlawful is prohibited.


The subscriber is primarily responsible for avoiding the harmful activities just described. As an ordinary practice, Web Bungie will not monitor the communications of its subscribers to ensure that they comply with the Web Bungie policy or applicable law. Web Bungie will, however, take any action to stop harmful activity, including but not limited to, removing information, shutting down a website, implementing screening software designed to block offending transmissions, denying access to the Internet, or take any other action it deems necessary.


Web Bungie does not require its subscribers who offer Internet services to monitor or censor transmissions or websites created by their customers. Web Bungie reserves the right to directly take action against a customer of a subscriber.


Web Bungie urges its subscribers to assume that all of their on-line communications are insecure and will not take any responsibility for the security of the information transmitted over Web Bungie facilities. The Internet is neither more nor less secure than other means of communication including mail, facsimile, and voice mail telephone service which can be intercepted and otherwise compromised.


Web Bungie will not intentionally monitor the electronic mail messages sent or received by its subscribers unless required to do so by law, governmental authority, or when public safety is at stake. Web Bungie is not obligated to inform the subscriber that their information has been provided and in some cases may be prohibited by law from giving such notice. Finally, Web Bungie may disclose subscriber information or information transmitted over its network where necessary to protect Web Bungie and others from harm, or where disclosure is necessary to the proper operation of the system.


Web Bungie expects that its subscribers will comply fully with all applicable laws concerning on-line communications. Failure to do so will result in a violation of Web Bungie AUP. Finally, by signing this agreement, subscribers agree that if Web Bungie is sued because of a subscriber's or customer of subscriber's activity, the subscriber will pay any damages awarded against Web Bungie, plus costs and reasonable attorney fees.


Last Modified August 24 2006