The Acceptable Use Policy Regarding Our Online Shopping Carts
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The Merchant agrees that DesignCart's services and shopping cart software will be used only for lawful purposes. Furthermore, Merchant agrees not use DesignCart products, online shopping carts, software, or services provided through or in connection with DesignCart to
- defame, abuse, harass,
threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as
rights of privacy and publicity) of others;
- conduct or forward illegal
contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters;
- sell, promote, publish, post,
distribute, disseminate or link to any: (i) inappropriate,
profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or
unlawful product, image, material, service, name, or
information; (ii) software or other material protected by
intellectual property laws, rights of privacy or publicity,
or other proprietary rights, unless you own, control such
rights or have received all necessary consents for your use
of such software and other materials; (iii) software or
other material that contains viruses, corrupted files, or
that may or are intended to damage the operation of
another's computer (e.g., "cracks" or other
programs written to defeat the security measures of any
computer, system or programs);
- sell, distribute, disseminate
or link to any sites for marketing, sales or distribution
of: adult materials, firearms, explosives, ammunition,
liquor, tobacco products, food that is not packaged or does
not comply with all applicable laws for sale to consumers by
commercial merchants, pharmaceuticals and controlled
substances, counterfeit, pirated or stolen goods, any goods
or services that infringe or otherwise violate a third
party's rights, registered or unregistered securities, goods
or services that (i) you cannot legally sell, (ii) are
misrepresented, and/or (iii) if sold via DesignCart or Your
Web Site would cause DesignCart to violate any law, statute
or regulation;
- harvest or otherwise collect
information about third parties, including e-mail addresses,
without the express consent of such third parties;
- restrict or inhibit any other
user from using and enjoying its rights in DesignCart; or
- violate any applicable
governmental laws or regulations.
This policy is designed to
outline common breaches of Net Etiquette (Acceptable Use), and
the actions that DesignCart will take in cases where the Acceptable Use Policy has been breached. This document pertains to breaches of Acceptable Use also commonly known as Net Abuse or "spamming."
Net Abuse can be defined as
(but is not limited to)...
- Sending any kind of
unsolicited or unwelcome email to a substantial number of
network users, anywhere on the Internet.
- Posting a single article or
substantially similar articles to an excessive number of
newsgroups or mailing lists (i.e., 20 or more)
- Repeated or deliberate posting
of articles that are off-topic according to the charter of
that newsgroup or mail list
- Posting commercial advertising
in almost any conference or newsgroup, unless it is
specifically permitted within that group.
Net Abuse is undesirable
because...
- Some Internet Service
Providers will block all access to the shopping cart system,
web site, and email support department. This affects not
only the offending customer, but all of our customers.
- Recipients of abuse messages
occasionally get quite angry and will retaliate with Denial
of Service (DoS) attacks, affecting all customers.
What happens if your account is
associated with Net Abuse?
We investigate all reported
occurrences of net abuse, and we will take action according to
the circumstances and severity of the abuse. For first
offenders, we will normally issue a warning, and take necessary
action to minimize any damage. If it is not your first offense
or it is clear you intended to breach the Acceptable Use Policy,
we may immediately take any of the following actions:
- Immediate suspension of your
account, halting all order processing.
- Possible termination of
account.
Reports and Questions about Net
Abuse
Please send all questions about
Net Abuse and reports of Net Abuse to [email protected].
While it is not our role to
police the Internet, we are committed to maintaining Internet
etiquette. Remember: Net Abuse is contrary to our conditions of
use, and can seriously threaten the operation of our network
services for all customers. We will not tolerate Net Abuse of
any kind.
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