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Scope and
Application of
Policy
Wilt's maintains
this Acceptable Use
Policy ("AUP") to
provide users of its
Services (as such
term is defined in
the Terms of Service
located at
www.Wilt'sweb.com
for purposes of this
AUP, the term
"Services" shall
also be deemed to
include Wilt's
International
Communications Ltd.
(further refered to
as "Wilt's") various
systems and network)
with a clear
statement of rules
and use restrictions
that apply to the
use of Wilt's
Services.
This AUP forms an
integral part of the
Terms of Service
that govern your use
of Wilt's Services.
Your compliance with
and cooperation in
Wilt's’s enforcement
of this AUP is an
express condition to
your continuing
contractual rights
to use Wilt's
Services. This AUP
also applies to your
employees, agents,
contractors and end
users. The evolving
nature of the
Internet and on-line
commerce makes it
necessary for Wilt's
to reserve the right
to make changes to
this AUP at any
time. You agree that
any changes will be
effective when
posted on-line at
this location and
that your continued
use of Wilt's
Services will
constitute your
acceptance of any
changes or additions
to this AUP. You may
determine the date
of posting at the
Effective Date
section at the end
of this AUP.
This AUP is not
intended to address
all possible
unacceptable uses of
Wilt's Services. As
a result, Wilt's
reserves complete
discretion to
determine what
constitutes an
unacceptable use of
its Services and
reserves the right
to suspend or
terminate your
Services, or take
such other action as
Wilt's deems
appropriate in its
sole discretion.
Prohibited Uses
YOUR USE OF Wilt's
SERVICES MAY NOT
VIOLATE ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING
PROVISIONS. Wilt's
MAY SUSPEND OR
TERMINATE YOUR
SERVICES IF IT
DETERMINES, IN ITS
SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE
DISCRETION, THAT YOU
HAVE ENGAGED IN ANY
ACTIVITY THAT
VIOLATES THIS AUP.
YOU VIOLATE THIS AUP
WHEN YOU, YOUR END
USERS OR ANY THIRD
PARTY ACTING ON YOUR
OR YOUR END USERS’
BEHALF, ENGAGE IN
ANY ACTIVITY,
DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY, OR
ATTEMPT TO ENGAGE IN
AN ACTIVITY, WHETHER
SUCCESSFULLY OR
OTHERWISE, CONTRARY
TO THE TERMS OF THIS
AUP.
Wilt's WILL NOT
INTERVENE OR BECOME
INVOLVED IN ANY
DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU
AND A THIRD PARTY.
CONSEQUENTLY, Wilt's
RESERVES THE RIGHT,
IN ITS SOLE AND
EXCLUSIVE
DISCRETION, TO
SUSPEND OR TERMINATE
YOUR SERVICES UPON
ITS RECEIPT OF ANY
THIRD PARTY
COMPLAINT THAT YOU
HAVE ENGAGED IN ANY
ACTIVITY THAT
VIOLATES THIS AUP,
THAT MAY OTHERWISE
SUBJECT Wilt's TO
LIABILITY FOR ANY
REASON, OR THAT MAY
CAUSE Wilt's TO
INCUR LEGAL FEES OR
OTHER EXPENSES.
Wilt's MAY SUSPEND
AND TERMINATE YOUR
SERVICES UNDER THIS
AUP WITHOUT NOTICE
TO YOU AND YOUR END
USERS. Wilt's MAY
ALSO REPORT YOUR
ACTIVITIES TO
FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL
AND/OR STATE LAW
ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES.
1.
Lawful
Purpose
You may use Wilt's
Services only for
lawful purposes. You
may not transmit,
store or present any
information,
software, data, file
or material in
violation of any
applicable law or
regulation. You may
not use Wilt's
Services to
facilitate, or
otherwise assist in,
the violation of any
law or regulation.
2.
Spamming and
Related Activities
Wilt's strictly
prohibits your use
of Wilt's Services
to transmit SPAM or
to host a site that
is advertised or
announced via SPAM.
"SPAM" is any form
of unsolicited
advertisement or
informational
announcement that is
transmitted, whether
singularly or in
bulk, via any
Internet-based
communications
medium including,
but not limited to,
Microsoft Messenger
Service; Chat
Programs such as
AIM, YIM and MSN;
e-mail, Internet
facsimile, Internet
phone, instant and
text messaging (SMS)
and IRC
applications.
Activities that
violate this policy
may also subject you
to civil liability
to third parties and
to criminal
penalties.
3.
Permission
Based Communications
You may use Wilt's
Services to transmit
permission-based
communications for
purposes of
marketing your goods
and services,
provided that you
otherwise comply
with the standards
set out in this AUP
and all applicable
laws including, but
not limited to, the
CAN-SPAM Act. All
marketing conducted
using Wilt's
Services must be
permission (opt-in)
based. You must keep
adequate and
verifiable records
to prove that your
marketing is
strictly
permission-based. In
addition, should you
purchase mailing
lists or other types
of data that are to
be used to contact
third parties via
Wilt's Services, you
must verify that the
lists have been
compiled on a strict
"opt-in" basis.
In addition to the
foregoing general
requirements, all
permission-based
communications sent
using Wilt's
Services must
include the
following (and you
are required to take
the corresponding
actions set forth
below):
1.
A working
"unsubscribe" link.
(You must honor all
unsubscribe requests
within 72 hours from
the time they enter
Wilt's Services.)
2.
The
recipient’s accurate
e-mail address in
the "to" line and
the sender’s
accurate e-mail
address in the
"from" line.
3.
A working
link to your privacy
policy.
4.
A working
"abuse" address
and/or link. (You
must answer all
complaints forwarded
to this address
within 72 hours from
the time they enter
Wilt's’s Services.)
5.
An up-to-date
website that
corresponds with the
domain portion of
the response e-mail.
Your website must
conspicuously
display your
up-to-date mailing
address, telephone
number and facsimile
number.
You are solely
responsible for the
transmission of all
such
permission-based
communications.
Wilt's reserves the
right to suspend or
terminate your
Services in the
event Wilt's
receives an
excessive number of
complaints related
to your
permission-based
communications,
whether such
complaints are made
by parties whom
"opt-in" or
otherwise. You agree
that Wilt's may
determine what
constitutes an
excessive number of
complaints in its
sole and exclusive
discretion.
4.
Copyright
Infringement
You may not use
Wilt's Services in
any manner that
infringes upon the
rights of a third
party under federal
and foreign
copyright laws.
In the event that
Wilt's must remove,
or disable access
to, material on your
web site that is
alleged to infringe
another’s copyright
under the DMCA, you
acknowledge and
agree that Wilt's
may do so by
disabling access to
your entire web
site.
5.
Violations of
Other Intellectual
Property Rights
You may not use
Wilt's Services in
any manner that
infringes or
misappropriates any
other intellectual
property rights of a
third party
including, but not
limited to,
trademarks, trade
names, trade dress,
logos, domain names,
patents, trade
secrets and other
proprietary rights
of a third party.
Although Wilt's
reserves the right
to suspend or
terminate your
Services upon its
receipt of a third
party claim that
alleges that you are
using Wilt's
Services in a manner
that infringes such
third party’s
intellectual
property rights,
Wilt's may, in its
sole and exclusive
discretion, allow
you to continue use
of its Services
provided that you
confirm in a timely
manner that you have
discontinued the
allegedly infringing
activities or
provide Wilt's with
a court order
confirming that your
activities do not
infringe the
intellectual
property rights of
such third party.
6.
Defamation
and Harassment
You may not use
Wilt's Services to
defame, harass,
abuse, libel,
slander or threaten
a third party.
Complaints about
activity in
violation of this
policy engaged in by
Wilt's customers or
end users may be
directed to abuse@Wilt'sweb.com
7.
Child
Pornography
You may not use
Wilt's Services to
disseminate or
display images or
other content that
constitutes child
pornography under
Canadian or United
States laws.
Wilt's applies a
zero tolerance
policy to the
enforcement of this
prohibition. Wilt's
takes an active role
in cooperating with
law enforcement
officials in their
efforts to prosecute
violations of
statutes that
prohibit the
dissemination of
child pornography.
Wilt's reports the
use of its Services
to disseminate or
display child
pornography as
required by law. You
will not be notified
that Wilt's may be
cooperating with law
enforcement or that
Wilt's has reported
the use of its
Services in this
manner.
For further
information about
child pornography,
you may visit the
web site of the
National Center for
Missing and
Exploited Children
at
www.ncmec.org.
Complaints about
activity in
violation of this
policy engaged in by
Wilt's customers or
end users may be
directed to abuse@Wilt's.com.
8.
Disruptive or
Abusive Activity
You may not use
Wilt's Services:
1.
to forge,
misrepresent, omit,
or delete message
headers, return
mailing information
and/or Internet
Protocol addresses
to conceal or
misidentify the
origin of a message;
2.
to create or
transmit any
Internet virus,
worm, Trojan horse
or computer code
intended to disrupt
services, destroy
data, destroy or
damage equipment, or
disrupt the
operations of the
Services;
3.
to maintain
open mail relays,
forward or propagate
"chain" mail or mail
bomb;
4.
to engage in
denial of service
attacks including,
but not limited to
transmitting packets
with an illegal
packet size, UDP
flooding,
ping-flooding,
half-open TCP
connection flooding
and any other use,
or otherwise
interfere with an
Internet user’s
terminal session;
5.
in a manner
that encumbers or
utilizes disk space,
processors or other
system requirements
beyond those allowed
by your specific
account;
6.
to establish,
create or otherwise
make available any
Internet Relay Chat
(IRC) server;
7.
to hack,
subvert, or assist
others in hacking or
subverting the
security or
integrity of
Wilt's’s Services;
8.
to
disseminate or
display indecent or
obscene images or
content;
9.
to solicit
information that is
considered to be
confidential, such
as passwords or
credit card
information, or to
crack passwords or
to defraud third
parties into
releasing their
passwords;
10.
to solicit or
facilitate the
performance of any
illegal activity,
even if the activity
itself is not
performed; and/or
11.
in any manner
that might
potentially subject
Wilt's to
unfavorable
regulatory action,
subject Wilt's to
any liability for
any reason, or
adversely affect
Wilt's public image,
reputation,
goodwill, business
or operations.
9.
Export Laws
Canadian export laws
apply to you and
your use of Wilt's
Services regardless
of whether you
actually reside in
the Canada.
You may not use
Wilt's Services for
any purpose that
violates these laws,
which may include
the sale of products
that may be legal to
sell in the Canada,
but illegal to
export. You may not
use Wilt's Services
to provide services
to end users with
whom Canadian
citizens may not do
business.
10.
Privacy
While Wilt's is
concerned with the
privacy of on-line
communications and
websites, the
Internet is no more
secure than other
means of
communications. You
should assume that
all on-line
communications are
insecure. Wilt's is
not responsible for
the security of any
information
transmitted over its
Services, unless it
has expressly agreed
to do so. Such an
agreement must be in
writing and signed
by an authorized
officer of Wilt's.
11.
IP Addresses
In connection with
your use of Wilt's
Services, you may
only use IP
addresses that are
assigned to you by
Wilt's. If you use
IP addresses that
are not assigned to
you by Wilt's Wilt's
will suspend your
Services from
network access until
such time as the IP
address overlap is
corrected. Wilt's
owns all IP
addresses that may
be assigned to you
by Wilt's. Wilt's
may, in its sole
discretion, change
these numbers from
time to time.
12.
Certain
Restrictions
Applicable to Shared
Customers
If you are the
registered owner of
an Wilt's shared
account:
Your Services may
not be transferred
or used by anyone
other than you. You
may not sell, lease
or assign the
Services or any part
of the Services to
any party not named
in Wilt's records.
You may allow ftp
access and host
websites for your
end customers
without violating
this AUP.
When you utilize an
excessive amount of
system resources,
Wilt's reserves the
right to place CPU
process limits on
your account to
prevent disruption
of Wilt's Services
to other customers.
Wilt's reserves sole
discretion to
determine what
constitutes
excessive usage of
system resources.
13.
Certain
Restrictions
Applicable to
Dedicated Customers
If you are the
registered owner of
an Wilt's dedicated
account:
You are solely
responsible for any
breaches of security
affecting servers
under your control.
If your server is
involved in an
attack on another
server or system, it
may be shut down and
Wilt's may launch an
investigation to
determine the cause
and source of the
attack. In such an
event, you are
responsible for all
costs to rectify any
damage done to your
server and any other
requirement affected
by the security
breach. You
acknowledge and
agree that Wilt's
will not be liable
to you or your end
users for any loss
or corruption of
data or information,
inability to access
the Internet or
Wilt's Services or
inability to
transmit or receive
information as a
result of any
actions taken by
Wilt's in response
to such security
breaches. This
foregoing sentence
may not be construed
to diminish or amend
any limitations of
liability, or
restrict the
applicability of
such limitations, as
to Wilt's that are
set forth in the
Terms of Service or
any other agreement
between you and
Wilt's.
No Credits or
Refunds for
Suspension and/or
Termination of
Services
Wilt's does not
issue credits or
refunds for outages
incurred as a result
of its decision to
suspend or terminate
its Services for a
violation of this
AUP. You agree to
indemnify, defend
and hold harmless
Wilt's from any
claims by your end
users and any third
party that they have
been damaged by
reason of such
suspension or
termination of
Wilt's’s Services.
Monitoring of
Services;
Cooperation with Law
Enforcement; Legal
Documents
You are solely
responsible for
ensuring that
materials
disseminated or
posted using
Wilt's’s Services
comply with this AUP
and all applicable
laws and
regulations. Wilt's
does not review,
edit, censor or take
responsibility for
any information you,
other customers or
your end users may
create.
Wilt's may disclose
information,
including
information that you
may consider
confidential, in
order to comply with
a court order,
subpoena, summons,
discovery request,
warrant, regulation
or governmental
request. Wilt's
assumes no
obligation to inform
you that such
information has been
provided and, in
some cases, may be
prohibited by law
from providing you
with notice.
On occasion, Wilt's
may have a need to
communicate with you
about issues that
relate to billing,
service changes,
additions and
modifications to its
Services. Wilt's may
choose the method of
such communication
in its sole
discretion. The
preferred method of
communication is via
e-mail.
It is your
responsibility to
provide and check
the account and
contact information,
including a required
valid e-mail
address, that you
provide to Wilt's
during the sign-up
process. It is your
responsibility to
inform Wilt's
promptly of any
changes to your
account or contact
information. Wilt's
has no
responsibility for
communications that
are misdirected as a
result of your
failure to provide
Wilt's with updated
contact information.
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