The purpose of this policy is to set forth an Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”) by which Customer will abide while using, renting, leasing, or otherwise making use of DRS goods and services. By using DRS’s data center services, Customer agrees to comply with the following policies and assume responsibility for the compliance of all Customer’s Users permitted by Customer to use DRS products and services.

1. Modification of Agreement.
DRS reserves the right to add, modify, or delete any provision of this AUP at any time and without notice. DRS reserves the exclusive right and will be the sole arbiter as to what constitutes a violation of any of these provisions.

2. Misuse of System Resources.
It is a violation for anyone who, including but not limited to, employs posts or programs that consume excessive CPU time, server memory, or storage space; permits the use of mail services, mail forwarding capabilities, POP accounts, or auto-responders other than for their own account; or resells access to scripts installed on DRS servers. DRS reserves the right to immediately and without notice to the User, terminate any service or process that uses a disproportionate amount of any system resources.

3. Potentially Tortuous or Illegal Conduct.
The following shall be construed as violations of this Agreement and may result in suspension or deletion of a Customer’s account(s) or in Termination of any DRS Agreement in force.

a) DRS products and services may only be used only for lawful purposes. Transmission, distribution, or storage of any material in violation of any applicable law or regulation is strictly prohibited. This includes, without limitation, material protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret, or other intellectual property right used without proper authorization, or material that is obscene, defamatory, constitutes an illegal threat, or violates export control laws. Non-acceptable content or links may include, but are not limited to: Pirated software, Hackers’ programs or archives, Warez, Game Mods or Patches, Irc Bots, Chat Sites/Servers, Pornography and Adult Content, TGP, or any other file or media deemed by DRS to be illegal or for which Customer or Customer’s Users do not have the legal right to use, post, or otherwise store on DRS servers.

b) No one shall post defamatory, scandalous, or private information about a person without their consent or with intention to inflict emotional distress, or post any information that violates any rightful trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights.

c) Sending unsolicited email messages (“Spam”) from or through DRS’s servers or IP addresses, including, without limitation, commercial advertising or informational announcements, shall be prohibited. DRS reserves the right to terminate this Agreement and any other accounts under Customer’s account if DRS determines that unsolicited mass email has occurred or if DRS receives complaints that unsolicited email messages have been sent from Customer’s account. 

d) Posting to any Usenet or other newsgroup, forum, email mailing list or other similar group or list articles with the intent to engage in commercial advertising or informational announcements. 

e) Engaging in any of the foregoing activities using the service of another provider, but channeling such activities through a DRS-provided server, or using a DRS-provided server as a mail drop for responses. 

f) Any unauthorized distribution or copying of copyrighted material, violations of U.S. export restrictions, harassment, fraud, dealing in contraband, and other illegal activities, or dealing in content and material that has been deemed illegal in the User’s community, state, province, or municipality. 

g) Falsifying any User information provided to DRS or to other Users of the service in connection with the use of a DRS service. 

4. System and Network Security.
Violations of system or network security are strictly prohibited, and may result in criminal or civil liability. Examples include, but are not limited to: allowing unauthorized access, use, probe, or scan of any DRS system, security, authentication measures, data or traffic; interference with service to any User, host or network, mail bombing, flooding, or attempts to overload a system or broadcast attacks. Customer’s or Customer’s Users shall not engage in forging of any TCP-IP packet header, email headers, or any other information provided or passed through DRS Systems or Network at any time. 

5. Consequences of Violation.  
If DRS becomes aware of an alleged violation of any of the terms contained in this Agreement, or any other policy that has been posted on its web site, made available to Customer via email, or posted in any other form, DRS shall initiate an investigation. During the investigation, DRS may restrict Customer or Customer’s Users’ access to DRS products and services in order to prevent further possible unauthorized activity. DRS may, at its sole discretion, restrict, suspend, or terminate Customer's accounts and contracts without notice or refund, or pursue civil remedies as it deems necessary. DRS shall notify the appropriate law enforcement department of any such violations. DRS shall not be responsible for any payment, refunds, or compensation in any way for service disruptions or termination resulting from violations of this Agreement.