Responsibility and Respect - The Internet is a network intended for use by mature, adult users. The Customer recognizes this principle and undertakes at all times to act with respect, courtesy and responsibility, giving due regard to the interests and rights of other Internet users. This general guideline carries with it the following specific responsibilities:

a) Knowledge of the Internet - The Customer agrees to obtain a basic knowledge of the Internet and it’s operating principles and procedures. By using our services, you agree to comply with our policies. You are expected to use the Internet with respect, courtesy, and responsibility, giving due regard to the rights of other Internet users. We expect you to have a basic knowledge of how the Internet functions, the types of uses which are generally acceptable, and the types of uses which are to be avoided. Common sense is the best guide as to what is considered acceptable use.

b) Improper Uses - The Customer will avoid violation of certain generally accepted guidelines on Internet usage such as restrictions on mass mailings and mass advertisements, pirating or copying of software, mail bombing or other methods of attempting to deny service or access to other users, and attempts to violate security.

c) Unsolicited Commercial Email - GAMBINO HOSTING strictly prohibits Unsolicited Commercial Email, also known as "Spam". This includes using our network to distribute unsolicited bulk email from your site on our servers or using any outside network to send bulk email advertising your site on the Vendor servers. GAMBINO HOSTING reserves the right to immediately terminate any customer account associated with unsolicited email and no refund will be issued for any unused service fees.

d) Compliance with Laws - The Customer will ensure that their use of the Internet complies with all applicable federal, state and local law and regulation, including but not limited to those principles of law which protect against compromise of copyrights, trade secrets, proprietary information and other intellectual property rights, libel or defamation of character, invasion of privacy, tortuous interference, and export of technical or military data to prohibited countries.

e) Validation of Information - The Customer is responsible for validating the integrity of the information and data it receives or transmits over the Internet.

f) Security - The Customer is required to protect the security of its Internet account and usage. The Customers password will be treated as private and confidential and not disclosed to or shared with any third parties.

g) Discretion and Judgment - The Customer is expected to use discretion in the treatment and handling of Internet information and data and to take particular care to insure that adult information is not transmitted to juvenile users of the Internet.

h) Pornography - Due to legal and social issues, we will not accept any customers who publish, store or otherwise process pornographic material. If an existing customer violates this principle, GAMBINO HOSTING reserves the right to immediately terminate the Customer's account and no refund will be issued for any unused service fees. Material deemed to be pornographic is the sole discretion of GAMBINO HOSTING, with due regard to the laws.

i) Excessive Service Usage - Customers are restricted from using excessive amounts of CPU processing, network bandwidth or other shared resources provided by GAMBINO HOSTING. Judgments of excessive usage are determined solely by GAMBINO HOSTING and will be considered in comparison to other GAMBINO HOSTING customers using similar services. the GAMBINO HOSTING will contact customers with resource intensive requirements and attempt to accommodate such needs. In the case that an agreement cannot be made to the satisfaction of both GAMBINO HOSTING and the customer, and that the customer continues to use excessive resources, GAMBINO HOSTING reserves the right to immediately terminate any customer account associated with excessive resource usage. No refund will be issued for any unused service fees. Misuse of system resources is a violation for anyone who, including but not limited to, employs posts or programs which consume excessive CPU time or storage space, permits the use of mail services, mail forwarding capabilities, POP accounts, or auto responders other than for their own account; or resale of access to CGI scripts installed on our servers. No refund will be issued for any unused service fees for any violations.

j) Consequences of Violations - When GAMBINO HOSTING becomes aware of any alleged violation of its Acceptable Use Policy, GAMBINO HOSTING will initiate an investigation. During the investigation GAMBINO HOSTING may restrict Customer 's access in order to prevent further possible unauthorized activity. Depending on the severity of the violation, GAMBINO HOSTING may, at its sole discretion, restrict, suspend, or terminate Customer's account and/or pursue other civil remedies. If such violation is a criminal offense, GAMBINO HOSTING may notify the appropriate law enforcement department of such violation. GAMBINO HOSTING does not issue service credits for any outages incurred through service disablement resulting from Policy violations.