Proggin.com Policies

Proggin.com is committed to customer privacy. We will take all steps necessary to insure your privacy rights. Our goal is to build and maintain a relationship of trust. Proggin.com will not violate this trust.

All personal data is protected by encryption. We use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), the industry standard, for encrypting all personal information, including name, address and credit card numbers.

We will not effect a sale or trade of any personal information. The Client can be assured that all personal information is kept confidential.

Proggin.com urges its subscribers to assume that all of their online communications are insecure. Your Web Center does not take any responsibility for the security of information transmitted over our equipment.

Proggin.com a division of Your Web Center, Inc. maintains its reputation as a responsible company by upholding high standards of conduct for doing business.

describe our basic values for the Acceptable Usage guidelines. These values encourage the culture of integrity and accountability that we value in our Company. We have therefore developed this Acceptable Usage Policy (AUP) for ensuring that all Proggin.com Clients and Users (their customer, associates and/or anyone using their bandwidth ("Users") have an awareness of Proggin.com's expectations of them while using Proggin.com services and to provide guidance on how they can put these values into practice on a daily basis. The policy gives us the framework in which we can act as a fair and reliable partner in all our endeavors.

As a member of our network community, all Users must use their Internet access responsibly. Proggin.com will investigate all reported breaches or suspected breaches of the AUP. If you have any questions regarding this policy, please contact us at abuse@proggin.com. Our failure to enforce this policy, for whatever reason, shall not be construed as a waiver of our right to do so at any time.

VIOLATIONS OF THE ACCEPTABLE USAGE POLICY

Violation of the AUP occurs when the users engage in the following prohibited activities:

1. Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights or Copyrights. The user agrees not to engage in any activity that infringes or misappropriates the intellectual property rights of others, including copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents, service marks held by individuals, corporations or other entities. The user also agrees not to engage in activity that violates the private, public or personal rights of others. Under law, Proggin.com is required to block or remove access to content upon proper notification of such infringements.

2. Spamming. Spamming is sending unsolicited bulk and/or commercial messages over the Internet or maintaining an open SMTP policy. Spamming can overload and disrupt Services. Proggin.com has a "Zero Tolerance" policy on spamming and at it's discretion will determine whether E-mail recipients were from an opt-in E-mail list.

3. Forging or Misrepresentation of Transmission Information. Whether in whole or in part, forging, misrepresentation, deleting or omitting message headers, return mailing information and/or Internet protocol addresses to mask the originator of messages is prohibited. The use of anonymous remailer or nicknames does not constitute impersonation.

4. Viruses, Worms, Trojan Horses and Other Destructive Activities. Creating or sending Internet viruses, worms, Trojan horses, pinging, flooding, mail bombing or denial of service attacks is prohibited. Engaging in any other activity that is intended to disrupt or interfere with the ability of others to effectively use the network or any connected network, system, service or equipment to conduct their business over the Internet is also prohibited.

5. Hacking. "Hacking" includes, but is not limited to, the following activities: Illegal or Unauthorized Access to Other Computers or Networks -- Accessing illegally, or without authorization, computers, accounts, or networks belonging to another party, or attempting to penetrate security measures, port scans, stealth scans, and other activities designed to assist in the hacking of another individual's computer system or network access.

6. Export Control Violations. The exportation of encryption software to points external to the United States and/or violations of United States law relating to the exportation of software are prohibited.

7. Usenet Groups. Proggin.com reserves the right not to accept postings from newsgroups where there exists factual knowledge that the content of the newsgroup violates the AUP.

8. Harm to Minors. Proggin.com prohibits use of services to harm, or attempt to harm, minors in any way, including, but not limited to child pornography. Under law, Proggin.com is required, and shall notify authorities where there is awareness of the presence of child pornography on, or being transmitted in any manner, through our services.

9. Obscene, Defamatory, Abusive or Threatening Speech or Materials. Using the Proggin.com network to advertise, transmit, store, post, display or otherwise make available obscene, defamatory, harassing, abusive or threatening speech or materials is prohibited.

10. Other Illegal Activities. The use of Proggin.com services to engage in any activity or support of illegal activities that is determined by Proggin.com to be illegal is prohibited. Proggin.com shall comply and cooperate fully with law enforcement agencies and/or injured third parties in the investigation in connection with any illegal activity occurring through our Services.

11. Other Activities. Engaging in any activity that Proggin.com determines to be harmful to its clients, operations, reputation, goodwill, customer relations whether such activity is lawful or unlawful is prohibited. Such activities include but are not limited to making available any program, product or service that is designed to, or could be used to violate this AUP and the users failure to comply with preventing or correcting violations of this AUP.

12. Proggin.com System Security. users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Proggin.com system. Violations or system security may result in civil or criminal liability. Proggin.com will investigate occurrences, which may involve such violations and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting Users who are involved in such violations. These violations include, without limitation: (i) accessing data not intended for such User or logging into a server or account, which such User is not authorized to access; (ii) attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization; (iii) attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including, without limitation, via means or overloading "flooding", "mail bombing" or "crashing"; forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any E-mail or newsgroup posting; or (iv) taking any action in order to obtain services to which such User is not entitled.

13. User's Security Responsibilities. The user is responsible to ensure that others do not gain unauthorized access to the users account. It is the users responsibility to keep the user's password secure. Sharing the password and account access with unauthorized users is prohibited, and may result in termination of Services. Use or distribution of tools designed for compromising security is prohibited.

14. Reporting Violations of Proggin.com AUP. Proggin.com requests Clients and Users to promptly report any breaches or suspected breaches of the AUP at abuse@proggin.com. If available, for each reported breach or suspected breach please provide (i) the IP Address used to commit the alleged violation, (ii) the date and time of the breach, including the time zone or offset from GMT and (iii) evidence of the alleged violation.

15. Policy Amendments. Proggin.com may amend, revise, or modify this Policy, Terms of Service and other Proggin.com policies and agreements at any time by posting the amended policy or agreement on its Web site and the effective date of any such amendment will be the date on which the amended Policy is so posted. The user agrees that they have read and understand this Policy and acknowledges a duty to periodically check these terms and conditions.