In order to provide high quality customer service and to ensure the integrity, security, and reliability of Hyper Fusion Technologies’ Internet Product Network, Hyper Fusion Technologies has created this Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). This AUP applies along with the Terms and Conditions (TAC) governing the Subscriber’s use of Hyper Fusion Technologies’ Internet and its related services, Hyper Fusion Technologies’ Privacy Policy, to specify use restrictions and requirements applicable to users of the Service. The Subscriber recognizes and agrees that the then current version of the AUP to be maintained by Hyper Fusion Technologies and posted on Hyper Fusion Technologies’ website will supersede all its previous versions of this document and that Subscriber’s continued use of Hyper Fusion Technologies’ Internet service will constitute Subscriber’s acceptance of this policy as it may be amended.
By using the Service, the Subscriber agrees to abide by, and require each user of the Service to abide by, the terms of this AUP and associated TAC. Any user who does not agree to be bound by these terms must immediately cease use of the Service and notify the Hyper Fusion Technologies Customer Service Department to terminate the account.
- USE: The Service is designed for personal and family use (residential use only) within a single household. Subscriber agrees that only Subscriber and Subscriber’s authorized guests in the same household will use the Service. Subscriber is responsible for any misuse of the Service that occurs through Subscriber’s account, whether by a member of Subscriber’s household or an authorized and/or unauthorized third-party. Subscriber will not use and/or enable others to use the Service to operate any type of business and/or commercial enterprise, including, but not limited to, IP address translation or similar facilities intended to provide additional access. Subscriber will not resell, redistribute, enable others to resell and/or redistribute, access to the Service in any manner, including, but not limited to, through the use of wireless technology. Hyper Fusion Technologies reserves the right at its sole discretion to immediately suspend, terminate, and/or restrict use of the Service without notice if such use violates the AUP or TOS, is objectionable or unlawful, interferes with Hyper Fusion Technologies’ systems or network or the Internet and/or others’ use of the Service.
- PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES USING THE SYSTEM, NETWORK, AND SERVICE: Any activity or use of the Service which violates system or network security and/or integrity are prohibited and may result in criminal and civil liability. Such violations include, without limitation, the following:
- Unauthorized access to and/or use of data, systems, or networks, including any attempt to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of a system or network, and/or to breach security or authentication measures without express authorization of the owner of the system or network.
- Unauthorized monitoring of data or traffic on any network or system without express authorization of the owner and/or network;
- Interference with Internet service to any user, host, or network, including but not limited to: mail bombing, flooding, and/or denial of service attacks.
- Forging the header of any transmitted information packet, email, and/or Usenet posting;
- Modifying and/or tampering with any hardware, software, and/or configuration provided by Hyper Fusion Technologies including but not limited to: routers, switches, and cable modem configuration files.
- Reselling and/or otherwise redistributing the Service.
- Disrupting, degrading and/or otherwise adversely affecting Hyper Fusion Technolgoies’ network and/or computer equipment owned by Hyper Fusion Technologies and/or other Hyper Fusion Technologies’ subscribers.
- Excessive use of bandwidth that in Hyper Fusion Technologies’ sole opinion, places an unusually large burden on the network and/or goes above normal usage. Hyper Fusion Technologies has the right to impose limits on excessive bandwidth consumption via any means available to Hyper Fusion Technologies .
- Transmit unsolicited bulk and/or commercial messages commonly known as “spam.”
- Assuming and/or assigning a Hyper Fusion Technologies’ IP address that was not allocated to the user by Hyper Fusion Technologies or its network – all Hyper Fusion Technologies’ Internet users must use DHCP assigned by the Service to acquire an IP address.
- Either of the following activities by a Subscriber using dedicated machines (also known as “machines” or “dedicated servers”) and/or virtual dedicated servers (also known as “VDS”, “VPS”, “virtual machines”, and/or “virtual servers”): (i) running a tunnel or proxy to a server at another host and/or (ii) hosting, storing, proxy, or use of a network testing utility or denial of service (DoS/DDoS) tool in any capacity.
- Because the Service is for residential use only, any use of the service for non-residential purposes is not permitted and may result in reduction in service, suspension, or termination at the sole discretion of Hyper Fusion Technologies. Non-residential purposes include, without limitation, the following:
- Running any type of server on the system that is not consistent with personal and residential use. This includes but is not limited to DNS. FTP. HTTP. IRC, NTP. POP, SMTP, SOCS, SQUID, or any multi-user forums.
- Distributing in any way information, software and/or other material obtained through the service or otherwise that is protected by copyright and/or other proprietary right, without obtaining any required permission of the owner
- IP address translation or similar facilities intended to provide additional access.
- NO ILLEGAL OR FRAUDULENT USE: The Service may be used only for lawful purposes. Subscriber will not use or allow others to use the service in any manner that is in violation of any applicable federal, state, local, international laws, and/or regulations to promote, engage in, enable illegal activity, conduct that violates and/or infringes upon the rights of any person. Transmission and/or distribution of any material in violation of any applicable law or regulation is prohibited. This includes, without limitation, material protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret, and/or other intellectual property right used without proper authorization, and material that is obscene, illegal, defamatory, constitutes an illegal threat, and/or violates export control laws. Furthermore, use of the Service to impersonate a person or entity is not permitted.
- SECURITY/ABUSE OF RESOURCES: User is solely responsible for the security of any device connected to the Service, including any data stored on that device. Users shall take all necessary steps to avoid actions that result in the abuse of a resource on their network. Examples of abuse of resources include without limitation: open news servers, open SMTP servers, unsecure wireless routers, and/or unsecure proxy servers. In the instance when the Subscriber is using a wireless router, Hyper Fusion Technologies requires that any wireless network be secure and encrypted. Open, unencrypted wireless networks are strictly prohibited. Should an issue arise, Subscriber is required to address the problem in a timely fashion. Failure to address an issue after notification will be considered a violation of this AUP.
- NETWORK MANAGEMENT: Hyper Fusion Technologies uses a variety of reasonable network management tools and practices consistent with industry standards. In the event the periods of congestion necessitate such management, Hyper Fusion Technologies has available the following tools and practices (without limitation and as may be adjusted over time): (i) use of an upper limit of bandwidth allocated for uploading of files during congested periods; (ii) Subscriber Traffic Management (STM) technology to temporarily lower the priority of traffic with the greatest impact on peak congestion; (iii) spam filtering and detection techniques; and (iv) measures to protect the security and integrity of its network, resources and subscribers. In limited instances if employed, these techniques may affect the throughout rate at which Subscribers may send and receive data, the ability of users to establish session connections within the network, and/or result in the delay of certain traffic during times of peak congestion. For more information about Hyper Fusion Technologies ’s Terms and Conditions.
- VIRUSES: Users must take appropriate action to prevent their systems from becoming infected with and/or distributing computer viruses such as but not limited to worms, “Trojan horses”, denial of service attacks, and/or bots. Hyper Fusion Technologies will take appropriate (as decided by Hyper Fusion Technologies’ sole discretion) action against Users infected with computer viruses and/or worms to prevent further spread.
- ENFORCEMENT: Hyper Fusion Technologies reserves the right to investigate violations of this AUP, including the gathering of information from the Subscriber and/or other Users involved and the complaining party, if any, and the examination of material on Hyper Fusion Technologies’ servers and network. Hyper Fusion Technologies prefers to advise Users of AUP violations and any necessary corrective action but, if Hyper Fusion Technologies, in its sole discretion, determines that a User has violated the AUP, Hyper Fusion Technologies will take any responsive action that is deemed appropriate without prior notification. Such action includes but is not limited to: temporary suspension of service, reduction of service resources, and/or termination of service. Hyper Fusion Technologies is not liable for any such responsive action and these actions are not exclusive. Hyper Fusion Technologies may take any other legal or technical action it deems appropriate.
- NO WAIVER: The failure by Hyper Fusion Technologies or its affiliates to enforce any provision of this Policy at any given point in time shall not be construed as a waiver of any right to do so at any future time thereafter.
- REVISIONS TO POLICY: Hyper Fusion Technologies reserves the right to update and/or modify this Policy at any time and from time to time with or without prior notice. Continued use of the Service will be deemed acknowledgment and acceptance of this Policy. Notice of modifications to this Policy may be given by posting such changes on Hyper Fusion Technologies’ website at www.HyperFusion.com under “Terms of Service/Policies,” by email or by conventional mail, and will be effective immediately upon posting or sending. Subscribers should regularly visit Hyper Fusion Technologies’ website and review this Policy to ensure that their activities conform to the most recent version. In the event of a conflict between any
- Subscriber agreement and this Policy, the terms of this Policy will govern. Questions regarding this Policy should be directed to legal@hyperfusiontech.com . Complaints of violations of it by Hyper Fusion Technologies’ Subscribers can be directed to abuse@hyperfusiontech.com .
Document Version: 2.0 Last Updated On: March 6th, 2018