Acceptable Use Policy
1. INTRODUCTION
This Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") governs your use of the City of
Williamstown’s Internet services ("Service") provided by the City of
Williamstown (the "ISP"), whether you subscribe to the Service or
not, and you agree to all the terms set forth herein.
Generally, ISP does not monitor or edit the content posted by users
of the Service or other Internet services that may be available on
or through the Service (e.g., newsgroups, chat rooms, message
boards, etc.). However, ISP and its agents reserve the right at
their sole discretion to remove any content that, in ISP's judgment,
does not comply with the AUP or is otherwise harmful, objectionable,
or inaccurate. ISP is not responsible for any failure or delay in
removing such content.
In addition, ISP may cooperate with legal authorities and/or third
parties in the investigation of any suspected or alleged crime or
civil wrong. Your violation of this AUP may result in the suspension
or termination of either your access to the Service and/or your ISP
account. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold ISP harmless from
any claims resulting from your use of this service, which damages
you or another party. At our sole discretion, we may revoke your
access for inappropriate usage. Use of any information obtained via
the Service is at your own risk. ISP is not responsible for the
accuracy, quality, or content of information obtained through the
Service. This AUP should be read in conjunction with our Internet
Service Agreement and other policies.
2. VIOLATIONS
The following constitute violations of ISP's AUP:
(A) Using the Service to gain unauthorized access to any computer
systems.
(B) Using the Service to transmit any material (by email, uploading,
posting, or otherwise) that, intentionally or unintentionally,
violates any applicable local, state, national or international law,
or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.
(C) Using the Service to interfere with access to the Internet by
other parties or disrupt the network used by ISP.
(D) Using the Service to harm, harass, degrade, or intimidate an
individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender,
race, ethnicity, age, or disability.
(E) Using the Service to transmit any material (by email, uploading,
posting, or otherwise) that threatens or encourages bodily harm or
destruction of property.
(F) Using the Service to harass, threaten, embarrass or cause
distress, unwanted attention or discomfort upon another.
(G) Using the Service to make fraudulent offers to sell or buy
products, items, or services or to advance any type of financial
scam such as "pyramid schemes," "ponzi schemes," and "chain
letters."
(H) Adding, removing or modifying identifying network header
information in an effort to deceive or mislead.
(I) Using the Service to transmit any unsolicited bulk email or bulk
commercial email (even if opt-in) is prohibited.
Activities that have the effect of facilitating unsolicited bulk
email or bulk commercial email, whether or not that email is
commercial in nature, is prohibited.
(J) Using the Service to access, or to attempt to access, the
accounts of others, or to penetrate, or attempt to penetrate,
security measures of ISP or another entity's computer software or
hardware, electronic communications system, or telecommunications
system, whether or not the intrusion results in the corruption or
loss of data.
(K) Using the Service to transmit any material (by email, uploading,
posting, or otherwise) that infringes any copyright, trademark,
patent, trade secret, or other proprietary rights of any third
party, including, but not limited to, the unauthorized copying of
copyrighted material, the digitization and distribution of
photographs from magazines, books, or other copyrighted sources, and
the unauthorized transmittal of copyrighted software.
(L) Using the Service to collect, or attempt to collect, personal
information about third parties without their knowledge or consent.
(M) Using the Service to harm minors in anyway.
(N) Reselling the Service without ISP's authorization.
3. BROADBAND USAGE
ISP may establish and enforce bandwidth usage limitations to ensure
the quality of service for all subscribers. By using the Service,
you agree that you are responsible for bandwidth consumption over
your connection and will comply with any limitations that are now in
effect or may be established in the future. If your use of the
Service results in bandwidth usage in excess of established policies
or packages, ISP may, at its sole discretion, take actions to
mitigate this, including but not limited to billing for excess
bandwidth used, temporarily restricting or terminating data
throughput from and/or to your connection, or terminating your
account.
4. DIAL-UP USAGE
All dial-up accounts under the Service are allowed an unlimited
number of sessions, however, these are not dedicated access
accounts. Automated means of avoiding disconnections due to
inactivity are prohibited. Such automated means include electronic
or software auto-dialers, programs that maintain an active
connection, pinging the mail server, repetitive e-mail checks and
any other means currently available or developed in the future.
Please refer to our web site or customer service for the current
pricing for our accounts and any excess usage charges.
5. REVISIONS BY ISP OF THIS AUP
ISP reserves the right to revise, amend, or modify this AUP, our
Internet Service Agreement and our other policies at any time and in
any manner. Any revision, amendment, or modification will be posted
in accordance with the terms of the Internet Service Agreement.
CONTACT US
For questions or concerns about these policies,
please call us at (859) 824-3633.