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ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
The AT&T Acceptable Use Policy is designed to help protect AT&T’s assets, the assets of its Customers, and the Internet
community, from irresponsible or illegal activities of AT&T Customers and its Users. These activities may disrupt or degrade
AT&T IP Services, pose a threat to AT&T’s assets, expose AT&T (or other providers of IP Services) to claims of civil or criminal
liability or other legal sanctions. Moreover, because of various conventions used in the industry (including blocking, filtering and
blacklisting) these activities may impair AT&T’s ability to interconnect with other providers of IP Service. These activities may
relate to the content stored or transmitted by Customers or its Users or to the nature of the transmissions themselves such as
sending large numbers of unsolicited messages (Spam).
Customers are responsible for avoiding the prohibited activities and strictly following the AUP terms set forth herein.
AUP Coverage
The AT&T Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”) applies to the services that provide (or include) access to the Internet, services
provided over the Internet, and Hosting services (collectively “IP Services”). Customer is responsible for the actions of others
who may be using the IP Service(s) under Customer’s account. It is Customer’s obligation to take whatever measures are
necessary to protect access to Customer’s account (e.g., to keep the access password secure). If a Customer or its User(s) violate
the AUP, AT&T may, depending on the nature and severity of the violation, suspend or terminate service, as specified below.
Customer may have access through the AT&T network(s) and Service(s) to search engines, subscription web services, chat areas,
bulle-tin boards, web pages, USENET, or other services that promulgate rules, guidelines or agreements to govern their use.
Failure to adhere to any such rules, guidelines, or agreements shall be a violation of this AUP.
AT&T is aware that some of its Customers are, themselves, providers of Internet based services, and that information reaching
AT&T network(s) or facilities from those Customers may have originated from the AT&T Customer or from another third-party.
AT&T re-serves the right to take action against AT&T Customer and directly against such Customers’ subscribers, even though
the AT&T’s corrective action may aect other non-oending subscribers of the AT&T Customer.
AUP Enforcement and Notice
Customer’s failure to observe the guidelines set forth in this AUP may result in AT&T taking actions anywhere from a warning to a
suspension of privileges or termination of your Service(s). AT&T reserves the right, but does not assume the obligation, to strictly
enforce the AUP. When feasible, AT&T may provide Customer with notice of an AUP violation via e-mail or otherwise
and demand that such violation is immediately corrected.
However, AT&T reserves the right to act immediately and without notice to suspend or terminate IP Service(s) in response to a
court order or other legal requirement that certain conduct should be stopped or when AT&T determines, in its sole discretion,
that the conduct may: (1) expose AT&T to sanctions, prosecution, civil action or any other liability, (2) cause harm to or interfere
with the integrity or normal operations of AT&T’s network(s) or facilities, (3) interfere with another person’s use of AT&T’s IP
Service(s) or the Internet, or (4) otherwise present a risk of harm to AT&T or AT&T Customers or other parties AT&T
interconnects with.
AT&T’s decisions with respect to interpretation of the AUP and appropriate remedial actions are final and determined by AT&T in
its sole discretion. AT&T may refer potential violations of law(s) to the proper authorities, may cooperate in the investigation of
any suspected criminal or civil wrongdoing, and will cooperate with authorities when required to do so by law, subpoena, or when
the public safety is at stake. AT&T assumes no obligation to inform you that your information has been disclosed, and, in some
cases, may be prohibited by law from providing such notice.
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