Acceptable Use Policy: Essential Guidelines for Proper Service Usage
- Your use of this Site and the Services, including any content you submit, will be for commercial or professional use and will comply with this Agreement and all applicable local, state, national, and international laws, rules, and regulations.
- You will not collect or harvest (or permit anyone else to collect or harvest) any User Content (as defined below) or any non-public or personally identifiable information about another User or any other person or entity without their express prior written consent.
- You will not use this Site or the Services in a manner (as determined by The Valley List in its sole and absolute discretion) that:
- Is illegal, or promotes or encourages illegal activity;
- Promotes, encourages, or engages in child pornography or the exploitation of children;
- Promotes, encourages, or engages in terrorism, violence against people, animals, or property;
- Promotes, encourages, or engages in any spam or other unsolicited bulk email or computer or network hacking or cracking;
- Promotes, encourages, or engages in the sale or distribution of prescription medication without a valid prescription;
- Infringes on the intellectual property rights of another User or any other person or entity;
- Violates the privacy or publicity rights of another User or any other person or entity, or breaches any duty of confidentiality that you owe to another User or any other person or entity;
- Interferes with the operation of this Site or the Services found at this Site;
- Contains or installs any viruses, worms, bugs, Trojan horses, Cryptocurrency Miners, or other code, files, or programs designed to, or capable of, using many resources, disrupting, damaging, or limiting the functionality of any software or hardware; or
- Contains false or deceptive language or unsubstantiated or comparative claims regarding The Valley List or The Valley List’s Services.
- You will not copy or distribute any part of this Site or the Services in any medium except where expressly authorized by The Valley List.
- You will not modify or alter any part of this Site, the Services found at it, or any related technologies.
- You will not access The Valley List Content (as defined below) or User Content through any technology other than this Site or as The Valley List may designate.
- You agree to back up all of your User Content so that you can access and use it when needed. The Valley List does not warrant that it backs up any Account or User Content, and you agree to accept the loss of any and all of your User Content as a risk.
- You will not re-sell or provide the Services for a commercial purpose, including any of The Valley List’s related technologies, without The Valley List’s express prior written consent.
- You agree to provide government-issued photo identification and/or government-issued business identification as required for identity verification when requested.
- You are aware that The Valley List may, from time to time, call you about your account. You will be informed about such recording purposes, and any other information will be provided as required by applicable law. You further acknowledge and agree that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any such recording(s) may be submitted as evidence in any legal proceeding in which The Valley List is a party.
The Valley List reserves the right to modify, change, or discontinue any aspect of this Site or the Services, including without limitation prices and fees for the same, at any time.
EXCESSIVE USE OF RESOURCES OR NETWORK ABUSE
You may not consume excessive amounts of server or network resources or use the Services in any way that results in server performance issues or interrupts service for other customers. Prohibited activities that contribute to excessive use include without limitation:
Hosting or linking to an anonymous proxy server;
Operating a file-sharing site;
Hosting scripts or processes that adversely impact our systems;
Utilizing software that interfaces with an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) network; or
Hosting plugins identified or that otherwise adversely impact our systems.
UNAUTHORIZED SYSTEM ACCESS
You may not directly or indirectly use the Services to gain access to any network or system without permission, including without limitation:
Accessing another network without permission, including probing or scanning for vulnerabilities or breach security or authentication measures;
Attacking other networks (e.g., utilizing botnets or other means to launch Denial of Service (DoS) or other attacks);
Intercepting or monitoring data without permission; or
Using any deep-link, page-scrape, robot, crawl, index, spider, offline reader, click spam, macro programs, internet agent, or other automatic device, program, algorithm, or methodology to use, access, copy, index, acquire information, generate impressions or clicks, input information, store information, search, generate searches, or monitor any portion of The Valley List’s website or servers for any unauthorized purpose.
STORAGE OF BACKUPS
You may not use your hosting account as a backup solution. Our Services are designed to host your website only and may not be used as a data repository. The Valley List reserves the right to remove backups from your hosting account with or without notice.
YOUR USE OF THE VALLEY LIST CONTENT AND USER CONTENT
User Content. Some of the features of this Site or the Services may allow Users to view, post, publish, share, store, or manage (a) ideas, opinions, recommendations, or advice (“User Submissions”), or (b) literary, artistic, musical, or other content, including but not limited to photos and videos (together with User Submissions, “User Content”). User Content includes all content submitted through your Account.
User Intellectual Property. You shall own all intellectual property pertaining to User Content and to any other materials created, developed, or connected to Services by you, including any designs, images, animations, videos, audio files, fonts, logos, illustrations, compositions, artworks, code, algorithms, SPIs, APIs, databases, interfaces, text, and literary works.
By posting or publishing User Content or User Intellectual Property to this Site or to the Services, you represent and warrant to The Valley List that (i) you have all necessary rights to distribute User Content or User Intellectual Property via this Site or the Services, either because you are the author of the User Content or User Intellectual Property and have the right to distribute the same, or because you have the appropriate distribution rights, licenses, consents, and/or permissions to use, in writing, from the copyright or other owner of the User Content or User Intellectual Property, and (ii) the User Content or User Intellectual Property does not violate the rights of any third party. User shall be solely responsible for any and all consequences (including any damages) and requirements for using User Content or User Intellectual Property.
Security. You agree not to circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with the security-related features of this Site or the Services found at this Site (including without limitation those features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any The Valley List Content or User Content) or enforce limitations on the use of this Site or the Services found at this Site, The Valley List Content or the User Content therein.
ACCOUNT TERMINATION POLICY
The Valley List generally does not pre-screen User Content (posted to a website hosted by The Valley List). However, The Valley List reserves the right (but undertakes no duty) to do so and decide whether any item of User Content is appropriate and/or complies with this Agreement. The Valley List may remove any item of User Content (posted to a website hosted by The Valley List and/or terminate a User’s access to this Site or the Services found at this Site for posting or publishing any material in violation of this Agreement, or for otherwise violating this Agreement (as determined by The Valley List in its sole and absolute discretion), at any time and without prior notice.
The Valley List may also terminate a User’s access to this Site, the Services, or the Account (at The Valley List’s sole discretion) without notice if: (i) The Valley List notices or is informed that the Site or the Services are used in a manner that promotes, encourages or engages in child pornography, the exploitation of children or terrorism, or (ii) The Valley List has reason to believe the User is a repeat offender. If The Valley List terminates your access to this Site, Services, or the Account, The Valley List may, in its sole and absolute discretion, remove and destroy any data and files you store on its servers. Please note that using one Service for illegal activity mentioned herein does not limit The Valley List’s right to terminate the User’s Account.
ADDITIONAL RESERVATION OF RIGHTS
The Valley List expressly reserves the right to deny, cancel, terminate, suspend, lock, or modify (including access to or control of) any Account or Services (including the right to cancel or transfer any domain name registration) for any reason (as determined by The Valley List in its sole and absolute discretion), including but not limited to the following: (i) to correct mistakes made by The Valley List in offering or delivering any Services (including any domain name registration), (ii) to protect the integrity and stability of, and correct mistakes made by, any domain name registry, (iii) to assist with our fraud and abuse detection and prevention efforts, to prevent activities that threaten the stability of our network and/or servers, (iv) to comply with court orders against you and/or your domain name or website and applicable local, state, national and international laws, rules and regulations, (v) to comply with requests of law enforcement, including subpoena requests, (vi) to comply with any dispute resolution process, (vii) to defend any legal action or threatened legal action without consideration for whether such legal action or threatened legal action is eventually determined to be with or without merit, or (viii) to avoid any civil or criminal liability on the part of The Valley List, its officers, directors, employees and agents, as well as The Valley List ’s affiliates, including, but not limited to, instances where you have sued or threatened to sue The Valley List.
The Valley List expressly reserves the right to terminate, without notice to you, any and all Services where, in The Valley List’s sole discretion, you are harassing or threatening The Valley List and/or any of The Valley List’s employees.
The Valley List expressly reserves the right to access, edit, and (or) in any other way modify your Account and (or) Services, including but not limited to, User Submissions and User Content, in order to assist you when you reach out to the Customer Service via phone, email or ticketing system or any other way described in Customer Service Policy. The Valley List shall not be liable for any loss or damage from such actions.
NO SPAM
No Spam. We do not tolerate the transmission of spam. We monitor all traffic to and from our web servers for indications of spamming. Customers suspected to be using our products and services for the purpose of sending spam are thoroughly investigated. If we determine there is a problem with spam, we will take the appropriate action to resolve the situation.
We define spam as the sending of Unsolicited Commercial Email (UCE), Unsolicited Bulk Email (UBE), or Unsolicited Facsimiles (Fax), which is email or facsimile sent to recipients as an advertisement or otherwise, without first obtaining prior confirmed consent to receive these communications. This can include, but is not limited to, the following:
- Email Messages
- Newsgroup postings
- Windows system messages
- Pop-up messages (aka “adware” or “spyware” messages)
- Instant messages (using AOL, MSN, Yahoo or other instant messenger programs)
- Online chat room advertisements
- Guestbook or Website Forum postings
- Facsimile Solicitations
- Text/SMS Messages
We will not allow our servers and services to be used for the abovementioned purposes. To use our products and services, you must abide by all applicable laws and regulations and this no-spam policy. Commercial advertising and/or bulk emails or faxes may only be sent to recipients who have “opted-in” to receive messages. They must include a legitimate return address and reply-to address, the sender’s physical address, and an opt-out method in the footer of the email or fax. Upon request by us, conclusive proof of opt-in may be required for an email address or fax number.
If we determine the services in question are being used in association with spam, we will re-direct, suspend, or cancel any website hosting, domain registration, email boxes, or other applicable services until the customer responds. The registrant or customer will be required to respond by email to us stating that they will cease to send spam and/or have spam sent on their behalf. If we determine the abuse has not stopped after services have been restored the first time, we may terminate the hosting and email boxes associated with the domain name in question.
We encourage all customers and recipients of emails generated from our products and services to report suspected spam. Suspected abuse can be reported by emailing [email protected].
You agree that we may immediately terminate any Account that we believe, in our sole and absolute discretion, is transmitting or is otherwise connected with any spam or other unsolicited bulk email.
CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions about this Agreement, please contact us by email or regular mail at the following address:
Attention to: The Valley List LLC
11 Watertown Rd, Waterford, Ohio, 45786
