The purpose of this Acceptable Use Policy is to enhance the quality of our services and to protect R3Host customers, and the Internet community as a whole, from illegal, irresponsible, or disruptive Internet activities. This policy applies to each customer and its employees, agents, contractors or other users of such customer who obtain services from R3Host. Each user should use common sense and good judgment in connection with the services.

I) Prohibited Uses

A. R3Host strictly prohibits the usage or directly linking to egg-drops, IRC bots, wares materials, adult materials, MP3s, games, audio/video streaming and shell hosting services on R3Host servers and network.

B. Utilize the Services to send mass unsolicited e-mail to third parties.

C. Utilize the Services in connection with any illegal activity. Without limiting the general application of this rule, Users may not:

(i) Utilize the services to copy material from third parties (including text, graphics, music, videos or other copyrightable material) without proper authorization.

(ii) Utilize the services to misappropriate or infringe the patents, copyrights, trademarks or other intellectual property rights of any third party.

(iii) Utilize the services to traffic in illegal drugs, illegal gambling, obscene materials or other any products or services that are prohibited under applicable law.

(iv) Utilize the services in any manner that violates applicable law.

D. Utilize the services in connection with any tortuous or actionable activity. Without limiting the general application of this rule, Users may not:

(i) Utilize the services to publish or disseminate information that (A) constitutes slander, libel or defamation, (B) publicizes the personal information or likeness of a person without that person's consent or (C) otherwise violates the privacy rights of any person.

(ii) Utilize the services to threaten persons with bodily harm, to make harassing or abusive statements or messages, or to solicit the performance of acts or services that are illegal under applicable law.

E. Utilize the services in connection with any other disruptive or abusive activity. Without limiting the general application of this rule, Users may not:

(i) Utilize the services to cause denial of service attacks against R3Host or other network hosts or Internet users or to otherwise degrade or impair the operation of R3Host servers and facilities or the servers and facilities of other network hosts or Internet users.

(ii) Utilize the services to subvert, or assist others in subverting, the security or integrity of any R3Host systems, facilities or equipment.

(iii) Utilize the services to gain unauthorized access to the computer networks of R3Host or any other person.

(iv) Utilize the services to provide passwords or access codes to persons not authorized to receive such materials by the operator of the system requiring the password or access code.

(v) Utilize the services to (A) forge the signature or other identifying mark or code of any other person, (B) impersonate or assume the identity or any other person, or (C) engage in any other activity (including "spoofing") to attempt to deceive or mislead other persons regarding the true identity of the User (excluding the use of anonymous re-mailer or Internet nicknames).

(vi) Utilize the services to distribute or post any virus, worm, Trojan horse, or computer code intended to disrupt services, destroy data, destroy or damage equipment, or disrupt the operation of the services.

(vii) Utilize the services to conduct port scans or other invasive procedures against any server (except any server for which the User is an authorized system administrator).

(viii) Utilize the services to distribute, advertise or promote software or services that have the primary purpose of encouraging or facilitating unsolicited commercial e-mail or spam.

(ix) Utilize the services to solicit or collect, or distribute, advertise or promote, e-mail address lists for the purpose of encouraging or facilitating unsolicited commercial e-mail or spam.

(x) Utilize the services in any other manner to interrupt or interfere with the Internet usage of other persons.

II) Violations

R3Host expressly disclaims any obligation to monitor its Customers and other Users with respect to violations of this Policy. R3Host has no liability or responsibility for the actions of any of its Customers or other Users or any content any user may post on any Web site. R3Host reserve the right to levy a penalty fee of $15.00 per violation of the Acceptable Use Policy and Terms of Service.

A. Reporting Non-Copyright Violations. R3Host encourages Users to report violations of this policy by contacting our abuse department using our contact form provided on the contact page. Please include in any such report the name of the offending domain and the type of abuse (i.e. spam, illegal acts, harassment, etc.).

B. Reporting Copyright Violations. R3Host complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"). R3Host encourages Users to report an alleged copyright infringement involving a user by contacting our abuse department using our contact form provided on the contact us page.

C. If R3Host learns of a violation of this Policy, we will respond to the customer and may, in our sole discretion, take any of the following actions, in accordance with the severity and duration of the violation:

(i) Warning the Customer.

(ii) Suspending the offending Customer from the services.

(iii) Terminating the offending Customer from the services.

(iv) Imposing fees or charges on the offending Customer account in accordance with the applicable service contract.

(v) Removing the offending content.

(vi) Taking other action in accordance with this Policy, the applicable service contract or applicable law.

III) Reservation of Rights

R3Host reserves the right to cooperate with appropriate legal authorities in investigations of claims of illegal activity involving R3Host services, customers and other users. R3Host reserves all other rights to respond to violations of this Policy to the extent of applicable law and in accordance with any applicable contractual obligations. R3Host reserves the right to amend this policy without any prior notice.