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Acceptable Use Policy
This Acceptable Use Policy specifies the actions prohibited
by Houston Energy Council; to users
of the Houston Energy Council Network. Houston Energy Council reserves the right to modify
the Policy at any time, effective upon posting of the modified
Policy to this URL: http://www.houstonenergycouncil.org.
Illegal use
The Houston Energy Council Network may be used only for lawful purposes.
Transmission, distribution or storage of any material in violation
of any applicable law or regulation is prohibited. This includes,
without limitation, material protected by copyright, trademark,
trade secret or other intellectual property right used without
proper authorization, and material that is obscene, defamatory,
constitutes an illegal threat, or violates export control
laws.
System and network security
Violations of system or network security are prohibited, and
may result in criminal and civil liability. Houston Energy Council will investigate
incidents involving such violations and may involve and will
cooperate with law enforcement if a criminal violation is
suspected. Examples of system or network security violations
include, without limitation, the following:
- Unauthorized access to or use of data, systems or networks,
including any attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability
of a system or network 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 of
the system or network.
- Interference with service to any user, host or network
including, without limitation, mailbombing, flooding, deliberate
attempts to overload a system and broadcast attacks.
- Forging of any TCP-IP packet header or any part of the
header information in an email or a newsgroup posting.
Email
Sending unsolicited mail messages, including, without limitation,
commercial advertising and informational announcements, is
explicitly prohibited. A user shall not use another site's
mail server to relay mail without the express permission of
the site.
Usenet
Posting the same or similar message to one or more newsgroups
(excessive cross-posting or multiple-posting, also known as "SPAM") is explicitly prohibited.
INDIRECT OR ATTEMPTED VIOLATIONS OF THE
POLICY, AND ACTUAL OR ATTEMPTED VIOLATIONS BY A THIRD PARTY
ON BEHALF OF A HOUSTON ENERGY COUNCIL CUSTOMER OR A CUSTOMER'S END USER,
SHALL BE CONSIDERED VIOLATIONS OF THE POLICY BY SUCH CUSTOMER
OR END USER.
Complaints regarding Illegal Use or System or Network Security
issues should be sent to philmartin@newcenturyexp.com.
For live incidents, please contact
our office.
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