Miscellaneous and Other Activities

Other specific activities that are against our Acceptable Use Policy include the following:

• Defamatory or Abusive Language
• Usenet Group postings that violates our TOS
• Facilitating a Violation of our TOS
• Other activities Ventures Online determines to be harmful

Defamatory or Abusive Language

Any content that is discriminatory based on gender, race, age and/or promotes hate or violence is prohibited.

Usenet Group postings that violates our TOS

We reserve the right not to accept postings from newsgroups where we have actual knowledge that the content of the newsgroup violates the AUP.

Facilitating a Violation of our TOS

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

Other activities we determine to be harmful

As we have pointed out, the responsibility for avoiding the harmful activities just described rests primarily with the client. We will not, as an ordinary practice, monitor the communications of its client to ensure that they comply with our policy or applicable law. When we become aware of harmful activities, however, we or our providers may take any action to stop the harmful activity, including but not limited to, removing information, shutting down a web site, implementing screening software designed to block offending transmissions, denying access to the Internet, or take any other action it deems appropriate.

We are also concerned with the privacy of on-line communications and web sites. In general, the Internet is neither more nor less secure than other means of communication, including mail, facsimile, and voice telephone service, all of which can be intercepted and otherwise compromised. As a matter of prudence, however, we urge our clients to assume that all of their on-line communications are insecure. We cannot take any responsibility for the security of information transmitted over our facilities.

We or our provider will not intentionally monitor private electronic mail messages sent or received by its clients unless required to do so by law, governmental authority, or when public safety is at stake. We or our provider may, however, monitor its service electronically to determine that its facilities are operating satisfactorily. Also, We or our provider may disclose information, including but not limited to, information concerning a client, a transmission made using our network, or a web site, in order to comply with a court order, subpoena, summons, discovery request, warrant, statute, regulation, or governmental request. We assumes no obligation to inform the client that client information has been provided and in some cases may be prohibited by law from giving such notice. Finally, we may disclose client information or information transmitted over its network where necessary to protect us and others from harm, or where such disclosure is necessary to the proper operation of the system.

We hope this AUP is helpful in clarifying the obligations of Internet users, including Web Start Center and its clients, as responsible members of the Internet. Any complaints about a client's violation of this AUP should be sent to abuse@webstartcenter.com.