Acceptable Use Policy

• WEF Consulting provides web hosting services to many customers and has a responsibility to ensure the security and to provide the highest quality web hosting available. This Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) has been designed to ensure the safety and security of our entire hosting network, servers and clientele. If your account violates this Acceptable Use Policy or our Terms of Service (TOS), we reserve the right to terminate your service without notice. While we prefer to advise clients of inappropriate behavior and allow any necessary corrective action, some inappropriate behaviors or violations, could result in immediate termination of service.
  
  
• WEF Consulting reserves the right to determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, what constitutes a violation of any provision of this AUP or our Terms of Service agreement.
  
  
• This Acceptable Use Policy supplements the Terms of Service (TOS) agreement of each user of WEF Consulting's services (each, a "Client"). Every Client by virtue of using WEF Consulting's services, network, and/or systems (collectively the "Services") agrees to be bound by this Acceptable Use Policy. From herewith in this AUP, the usage of “us”, “we”, “our”, “ours” shall constitute reference to WEF Consulting, the usage of “Client”, “Customer”, “you”, “your”, “they”, “them” shall refer to the client or customer of WEF Consulting, Inc.
  
  

Content

• Responsibilty for Content
  You, as a Client of WEF Consulting, are solely responsible for the content stored on and served by your WEF Consulting account.WEF Consulting does not exercise editorial control over the content of any Client web site, e-mail transmission, newsgroups, or other material created or accessible over or through the Services. However, in accordance with our TOS (Terms of Service), we may remove any materials that, in our sole discretion, may be illegal, may subject us to liability, or which may violate this AUP.
  
  
• No Illegal Content
  All services provided by WEF Consulting may be used for lawful purposes only. Transmission, storage, or presentation of any information, data or material in violation of any United States Federal, State or City law is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to: copyrighted material, material we judge to be threatening or obscene, or material protected by trade secrets and other statutes. WEF Consulting is not responsible for any claims resulting from the use of our Services. This is also true for sites that promote any illegal activity or content that may be damaging to WEF Consulting servers or any other server on the Internet. Links to such materials are prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to illegal adult sites, warez/pirated software, serialz, hacker programs/archives, and MP3 files.
  
  
• No Adult, Sexually Explicit, or Sex-Related Content
  WEF Consulting services may not be used to store, post, display, transmit, advertise, sell, link to, or otherwise make available adult, sexually explicit, or sex-related content. We reserve the right to decide what is considered "adult, sexually explicit, or sex-related content."
  
  
• No Child Pornography
  The use of the Services to store, post, display, transmit, advertise or otherwise make available child pornography is prohibited. WEF Consulting is required by law, and will, notify law enforcement agencies when it becomes aware of the presence of child pornography on, or being transmitted through, the Services.
  
  
• Multimedia Files
  Multimedia files are defined as any audio and/or video files. Multimedia files are allowed, however Client accounts are not to be used for the purposes of distributing and storing unusual amounts of multimedia files. Any web site whose disk space usage for storing multimedia files exceeds 75% of its total usage, in terms of total size or number of files, will be considered to be using an unusual amount of multimedia files. Multimedia files that the site owner has clear and uncontested copyright will not be included in the total usage calculation.
  
  

Client Behavior

• Zero Tolerance Spam Policy
  Sending unsolicited bulk and/or commercial messages over the Internet (known as "spamming") is strictly prohibited, regardless of whether or not it overloads a server or disrupts service to WEF Consulting customers. Using a domain name, an email address, or a web site that is hosted,  maintained, affiliated with WEF Consulting for spamming purposes is strictly prohibited and will qualify your site for immediate deactivation with no refund. The term "spamming" also includes, but is not limited to, maintaining an open SMTP policy, engaging in spamming using the service of another ISP and referencing in the spam a web site hosted on a WEF Consulting server, and selling or distributing software (on a web site residing on a WEF Consulting server) that facilitates spamming.
  Additionally, claims investigated by WEF Consulting about spam from you or any of your customers, will be fined and billed for such work. The fee for such an instance if you are found to be at fault is $.50 per email sent and up to a $500 fine per incident. WEF Consulting reserves the right to determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, what constitutes a violation of this Zero Tolerance Spam Policy provision.
  
  
• Bulk Email Policy
  We also monitor "Bulk E-mail". Any email account sending over 1000 messages per day will be considered sending "Bulk E-mail". There are some arrangements that can be made to accommodate a user with a large list which includes extra fees and special mail scheduling software. There is a limit of 250 email per hour that each domain can send out through SMTP.
  
  
• No Harm or Endangement to other people
  You are prohibited from using the Services to harm, or attempt to harm, minors in any way, including, but not limited to child pornography, or use our service to transmit any material (by e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise) that threatens or encourages bodily harm or destruction of property.
  
  
• No Obscene, Defamatory, Abusive or Threatening Language
  Use of the Services to store, post, transmit, d4isplay or otherwise make available obscene, defamatory, harassing, abusive or threatening language is prohibited.You may not use the Services to make any inappropriate communication to any Newsgroup, Mailing List, Chat Facility, or other Internet Forum. In addition, WEF Consulting will not tolerate any verbal abuse to it's staff and/or customers. If such situations occur, WEF Consulting can and will deactivate your account immediately without refund to the offender.
  
  
• Legal rights of others
  Unacceptable activities in this regard include posting private information about a person without their consent, infringing intellectual property rights, defaming a person or business, and knowingly making available code which will have a deleterious effect on third party computers. WEF Consulting supports free speech on the Internet, and will not suspend or cancel a Client's account simply because it disagrees with the views expressed by the Client. Where there are allegations that a Client's on-line activity has violated the legal rights of a third party, WEF Consulting will not substitute itself for a court of law in deciding tort claims raised by the third party. You may not collect or attempt to collect personally identifiable information of any person or entity without their express written consent. You shall maintain records of any such written consent throughout the terms of this agreement and for three years thereafter.
  

Prohibited Activities

• Misrepresentation of Transmission Information
  Forging, misrepresenting, omitting, or deleting message headers, return mailing information and/or Internet Protocol addresses to conceal or misidentify the origin of an message is prohibited.
  
  
• No Viruses or Other Destructive Activities
  Use of WEF Consulting's Services for creating or sending Internet viruses, worms or Trojan horses, or for pinging, flooding or mailbombing, or engaging in denial of service attacks is prohibited. It is also prohibited for any Client to engage in other activity that is intended to disrupt or interfere with, or that results in the disruption of or interference with, the ability of others to effectively use the Services (or any connected network, system, service or equipment) or conduct their business over the Internet.
  
  
• No Cracking, No Hacking
  "Cracking/Hacking" and related activities is prohibited. "Cracking/Hacking" includes, but is not limited to, the following activities: illegally or without authorization, accessing computers, accounts or networks belonging to another party, penetrating or attempting to penetrate security measures of a system, port scans, stealth scans, and other information gathering activities designed to assist in hacking.
  
  
• Export Control Violations
  The exportation of encryption software outside of the United States and/or violations of United States law relating to the exportation of software is prohibited.
  
  
• Other Illegal Activity
  The use of the Services to engage in any activities that are determined by WEF Consulting, in its sole and absolute discretion, to be illegal is prohibited. Such illegal activities include, but are not limited to, storing, posting, displaying, transmitting or otherwise making available ponzi or pyramid schemes, chain letter schemes, fraudulently charging credit cards or displaying credit card information of third parties without their consent, and failure to comply with applicable on-line privacy laws.
  
  
• Reporting Illegal Activity
  WEF Consulting reserves the right to report illegal activities to any and all regulatory, administrative, and/or governmental authorities for prosecution. We will cooperate fully with appropriate law enforcement agencies in connection with any and all illegal activities occurring on or through the Services.
  
  

Server and Network Resources

• System Resources
  WEF Consulting accounts operate on shared network resources. Excessive use or abuse of these resources by one client may have a negative impact on all other clients and customers. Misuse of network resources in a manner which impairs network performance is prohibited by this policy and may result in termination of your account.
  Any usage of fifteen percent (15%) or more of our system resources is an undue burden on our system and is unacceptable. If your usage ever exceeds fifteen percent (15%) of system resources, your account may be suspended and or terminated immediately and without prior notice.
  
  
• Background Running Programs
  WEF Consulting may allow programs to run in the background. However, these programs will be considered on a case by case basis and an extra charge may be incurred based on system resources used and operational maintenance needed. Port forwarders are not allowed under any circumstances. If you wish to run background programs please contact WEF Consulting at so that we can arrange set-up and fees.
  
  
• NO Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
  WEF Consulting does not allow IRC or IRC bots to be operated on our servers by any Client. If an IRC program is discovered, immediate termination will result without warning. The following processes are illegal on our servers and will be killed automatically: BitchX, bnc, eggdrop, guardservices, ircd, psyBNC, ptlink, or like services.
  
  
• Chat Rooms
  WEF Consulting does not allow Clients to install their own chat rooms. Chat rooms tend to require significant system resources and therefore cannot be permitted as an account option. WEF Consulting provides chat rooms that meet most users' needs and run without hindering system performance.
  
  
• CGI Scripts
  Any scripts that pose a potential security risk or are deemed to be adversely affecting server performance or network integrity will be shut down or will be automatically removed without prior notice. WEF Consulting does not permit CGI script sharing with domains not hosted by WEF Consulting or any scripts that may be abused for spamming purposes.
  
  
• SSH/Telnet Access
  SSH access to our server is granted on a limited basis. To obtain SSH access you need to send a copy of the account holders photo ID. Also include justification to why you need SSH access, we will then determine if we will grant SSH access to you. There are very few vaild reasons for granting SSH access. Scripts such as "phpshell" or "cgitelnet" are not allowed at all on our servers. Any website found with this type of script installed will be immediately terminated.
  
  

System Security and Network Abuse

• Account Security
  The Client agrees that upon the assignment of your user ID and password that you will maintain the confidentiality of your account information and assume all responsibility of and from any loss, theft or other destruction of any data as the result of any access to your account via the use of your user ID. You are responsible for any misuse of your account, even if the inappropriate activity was committed by a friend, family member, guest or employee. Therefore, you must take necessary steps to ensure that others do not gain unauthorized access to your account.
  
  
• System and Network Security
  The Client is prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the WEF Consulting Network or cause harm to a server or customer of WEF Consulting. Violations of system or network security are prohibited and may result in criminal and civil liability. 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; interference with service to any user, host or network including, without limitation, mail bombing, 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 WEF Consulting will investigate occurrences, which may involve such violations and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting Clients who are involved in such violations.
  
  
• Network Disruptions
  Use of our service for any activity which affects the ability of other people or systems to access our Services or the Internet. This includes "denial of service" (DOS) attacks against another network host or individual user. Interference with or disruption of other network users, services or equipment is prohibited. We will not tolerate any Client attempting to access the accounts of others, or penetrate security measures of other systems, whether or not the intrusion results in corruption or loss of data.
  
  

Copyright and Trademarks

• Violations of Intellectual Property Rights
  Any violation of any person's intellectual property rights, rights of privacy, rights of publicity or other personal rights is prohibited. WEF Consulting is required by law to remove or block access to content appearing on or through the Services upon receipt of proper notice of copyright infringement (see "Copyright Infringement Notice Information" below).
  
  
• Copyright or Trademark Infringement
  Use of our Services to transmit any material (by e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise) that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or other proprietary rights of any third party, including, but not limited to, the unauthorized copying of copyrighted material, the digitization and distribution of photographs from magazines, books, or other copyrighted sources, and the unauthorized transmittal of copyrighted software. Use of our service to collect, or attempt to collect, personal information about third parties without their knowledge or consent is prohibited. Distribution and/or posting of copyrighted or the aforementioned infringements will not be tolerated.
  
  
• Copyright Infringement Notice Information
  In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, WEF Consulting has adopted a policy that provides for termination of websites hosted by WEF Consulting that are found to infringe on copyrights of third parties. If a copyright holder believes that there has been a violation of his or her copyright on a website that is hosted by WEF Consulting or its subsidiaries, and the copyright holder wants WEF Consulting to remove the website or disable the material in question, WEF Consulting will remove the website or disable the material if the copyright holder provides us with all of the following information:
  
  
  1. A signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. Identification of the copyrighted work that is claimed is being infringed, or, in the case of claimed infringement of multiple copyrighted works, a representative list of such works.
  2. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or is the subject of infringing activity and that should be removed or access to which should be disabled, with information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material.
  3. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the person giving the notification, such as an address and telephone, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which such person may be contacted.
  4. A statement that the person giving the notification has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  5. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the person giving the notification is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

  Notices should be directed to:
  
          WEF Consulting, Inc.
          ATTN: Legal Dept.
          19 Wildwood Drive
          Bedford, MA 01730

Other Conditions

• Single Account
  You agree not to sublease your account,  www.yourcompany.com/client,  or offer free space to other clients. WEF Consulting web hosting plans are for single entity (user or company) only.
  
  
• Other Activities
  Engaging in any activity that, in WEF Consulting's sole and absolute discretion, disrupts, interferes with or is harmful to, or threatens to disrupt, interfere with, or be harmful to the Services, WEF Consulting's business, operations, reputation, goodwill, clients, customers and/or customer relations, or the ability of other WEF Consulting's customers to effectively use the Services is prohibited. Such prohibited activities include making available any program, product or service that is designed to or could be used to violate this Acceptable Use Policy. In addition, the failure by a Client to cooperate with WEF Consulting in correcting or preventing violations of this Acceptable Use Policy by, or that result from the activity of, a customer of the Client is a violation of this Acceptable Use Policy.
  
  
• Activity Monitoring
  In general, WEF Consulting does not monitor its Clients' websites or activities to determine whether they are in compliance with this Acceptable Use Policy. However, when WEF Consulting becomes aware of any violation of this AUP or the Terms of Service Agreement, WEF Consulting may take any action to stop or correct such violation, including, but not limited to, shutting down a website, denying access to the Services or to the Internet, and/or removing information. In addition, WEF Consulting may take action against a Client or a customer of such Client because of the activities of such customer. WEF Consulting reserves the right to take any such action even though such action may affect other customers of the Client.
  
  
• Policy Revisions
  WEF Consulting reserves the right to revise its policies at any time without prior notice. A Client's use of the Services after revisions to the Acceptable Use Policy are posted on WEF Consulting's website at this location will constitute acceptance of any changes or additions to the AUP. All Clients are subject to the latest version of the AUP, TOS and Privacy Policy maintained at our site. It is recommended that you view these pages periodically to see if any changes have been made. By filling out an order form, purchasing an account, or paying for an account, you automatically agree to these policies.
  
  
• Reporting Violatons
  WEF Consulting requests that if you believe that there is a violation of this AUP, direct the information to . If possible, please provide the IP address used to commit the violation, date and time of the violation, evidence of the violation and as much details as possible.
  
  
• Questions
  If you have any question regarding these policies please feel free to contact WEF Consulting at .
  
  

Last updated on January 17, 2016