Clients violate Chronos Media policy and the service agreement when they, their customers, affiliates, or subsidiaries engage in the following prohibited activities:

CGI

We do not allow programs/scripts that use excessive resources on our shared servers and we reserve the right to remove any file(s) deemed as such without notice.

Scripts specifically banned include, but are not limited to:

Proxy scripts
Soap mailers
Non-secure FormMail scripts e.g. "Jack's Formmail"
Shell emulation scripts
ANY background running process
IRC Bots
eggdrop
BitchX
XiRCON
warez

Spamming

Sending unsolicited bulk and/or commercial messages over the Internet (known as "spamming"). It is not only harmful because of its negative impact on consumer attitudes toward Chronos Media, but also because it can overload Chronos Media's network and disrupt service to Chronos Media clients. Also, maintaining an open SMTP relay is prohibited. When a complaint is received, Chronos Media has the discretion to determine from all of the evidence whether the e-mail recipients were from an "opt-in" e-mail list.

Intellectual Property Violations

Engaging in any activity that infringes or misappropriates the intellectual property rights of others, including copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets, software piracy, and patents held by individuals, corporations, or other entities. Also, engaging in activity that violates privacy, publicity, or other personal rights of others. Chronos Media is required by law to remove or block access to customer content upon receipt of a proper notice of copyright infringement. It is also Chronos Media's policy to terminate the privileges of customers who commit repeat violations of copyright laws.

Adult Material

Because the Internet is a global communication tool, and we have clients from nearly every country in the world it is difficult to dictate what is considered "adult material." However, it is not our function to discriminate against those who choose to utilize adult content or adult related material. This being said, there are still several reasons why Chronso media has been forced to create its no adult sites policy for its virtual server users.

What does Chronos Media consider "Adult Material?"

Any site whose revenue is gained in part or whole from its adult content. Photos or videos showing frontal nudity on either men or women for non-scientific or non-artistic purposes.

Revenue-generating hyperlinks to sites who violate this policy.

Why does Chronos Media have this policy?

Bandwidth and Resources

A virtual server is a shared environment where many websites reside on each particular machine. This being said, consider that an average "adult site" gets more hits than 100 standard websites. Some of the smaller adult sites get around 5 GB of transfer per day. With these types of resources being utilized, our servers would be severely slowed if we allowed these high traffic sites to also reside on our servers. On top of that, we would be forced to raise our prices to pay for the additional bandwidth. We strive to keep our servers fast and inexpensive, and our bandwidth clear; therefore, adult sites are not an option.

Chronos Media reserves the right to decide what it considers "adult content", "adult material", "sexually explicit", or "sexually related". Let us know if you are unsure of the approval of your site before placing an order.

Defamatory or Abusive Language

Using Chronos Media's network as a means to transmit or post defamatory, harassing, abusive, or threatening language.

Forging of Headers

Forging or misrepresenting message headers, whether in whole or in part, to mask the originator of the message.

Illegal or Unauthorized Access to Other Computers or Networks

Accessing illegally or without authorization computers, accounts, or networks belonging to another party, or attempting to penetrate security measures of another individual's system (often known as "hacking"). Also, any activity that might be used as a precursor to an attempted system penetration (i.e. port scan, stealth scan, or other information gathering activity).

Background Running Programs

Background Daemons in general are prohibited on Chronos Media servers, including, but not limited to, IRC bots, eggdrop, BitchX, XiRCON, warez sites and any other program that interferes with normal server operation.

Chronos Media will be the sole arbitor of what consitutes a violation of the above policy.

Distribution of Internet Viruses, Worms, Trojan Horses, or Other Destructive Activities

Distributing information regarding the creation of and sending Internet viruses, worms, Trojan horses, pinging, flooding, mailbombing, or denial of service attacks. Also, activities that disrupt the use of or interfere with the ability of others to effectively use the network or any connected network, system, service, or equipment.

Facilitating a Violation of this AUP

Advertising, transmitting, or otherwise making available any software, program, product, or service that is designed to violate this AUP, which includes the facilitation of the means to spam, initiation of pinging, flooding, mailbombing, denial of service attacks, and piracy of software.

Usenet Groups

Chronos Media reserves the right not to accept postings from newsgroups where we have actual knowledge that the content of the newsgroup violates the AUP.

Other Illegal Activities

Engaging in activities that are determined to be illegal, including advertising, transmitting, or otherwise making available ponzi schemes, pyramid schemes, fraudulently charging credit cards, and pirating software.

Other Activities

Engaging in activities, whether lawful or unlawful, that Chronos Media determines to be harmful to its clients, operations, reputation, goodwill, or customer relations.

As we have pointed out, the responsibility for avoiding the harmful activities just described rests primarily with the client. Chronos Media will not, as an ordinary practice, monitor the communications of its client to ensure that they comply with Chronos Media policy or applicable law. When Chronos Media becomes aware of harmful activities, however, it may take any action to stop the harmful activity, including but not limited to, removing information, shutting down a web site, implementing screening software designed to block offending transmissions, denying access to the Internet, or take any other action it deems appropriate.

Chronos Media also is concerned with the privacy of on-line communications and web sites. In general, the Internet is neither more nor less secure than other means of communication, including mail, facsimile, and voice telephone service, all of which can be intercepted and otherwise compromised. As a matter of prudence, however, Chronos Media urges its clients to assume that all of their on-line communications are insecure. Chronos Media cannot take any responsibility for the security of information transmitted over Chronos Media's facilities.

Chronos Media will not intentionally monitor private electronic mail messages sent or received by its clients unless required to do so by law, governmental authority, or when public safety is at stake. Chronos Media may, however, monitor its service electronically to determine that its facilities are operating satisfactorily. Also, Chronos Media may disclose information, including but not limited to, information concerning a client, a transmission made using our network, or a web site, in order to comply with a court order, subpoena, summons, discovery request, warrant, statute, regulation, or governmental request. Chronos Media assumes no obligation to inform the client that client information has been provided and in some cases may be prohibited by law from giving such notice. Finally, Chronos Media may disclose client information or information transmitted over its network where necessary to protect Chronos Media and others from harm, or where such disclosure is necessary to the proper operation of the system.

We hope this AUP is helpful in clarifying the obligations of Internet users, including Chronos Media and its clients, as responsible members of the Internet. Any complaints about a client's violation of this AUP should be sent to admin@chronosmedia.net