Introduction
This Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) sets forth the principles that govern the use by customers of the
Web-based products and services provided by Nutext Technologies. This AUP is designed to help
protect our customers, and the Internet community, from irresponsible, abusive, offensive or illegal
activities.
General Violations
This AUP identifies the actions that Nutext Technologies considers to be Prohibited Actions (meaning
those actions which create denial of access or impediment of service).
Prohibited Actions: General Terms and Conditions of Use
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Copying/duplicating the Licensed Product or creating subsets or derivative databases from the
Database, except for personal use only.
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Assigning, selling or passing along the Licensed Product.
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Publishing or otherwise disseminating the Licensed Product or creating subsets or derivative
databases from the Database for commercial use or sale.
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Providing services for a fee using the Licensed Product or any subsets or derivatives thereof.
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Allowing data from the Licensed Product to be made available to others or downloading the
Licensed Product onto any electronic storage media or distributing or transferring the
Database or Search Results in any form (printed, electronically relayed, posted to public list
services or bulletin boards, or magnetically stored) to, or for the benefit, of others.
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Unauthorized distribution of passwords and/or access codes is strictly prohibited.
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Institutional users should contact their Site Administrator regarding the General Terms and
Conditions of their License Agreement.
Prohibited Actions: Impersonation/Forgery
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Adding, removing, or modifying identifying network header information (aka "spoofing") in an
effort to deceive or mislead.
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Attempting to impersonate any person by using forged headers or other identifying information.
Prohibited Actions: Network unfriendly activity
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Any activities which adversely affect the ability of other people or systems to use Nutext
Technologies services or the Internet are prohibited. This includes "denial of service" attacks
against the Nutext Technologies servers, network hosts or individual user.
Prohibited Actions: Commercial e-mail
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Sending unsolicited commercial e-mail. Using a Nutext Technologies e-mail or Website address
to distribute commercial e-mail is prohibited.
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Sending large volumes of unsolicited e-mail (aka "mail bombing") is prohibited.
Prohibited Actions: Access control and Authentication
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Attempting to circumvent user authentication or security of any host, network, or account
(aka "cracking") is strictly prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, accessing data
not intended for the customer, logging into a server or account the customer is not expressly
authorized to access, or probing the security of Nutext Technologies servers and networks.
Prohibited Actions: Proxy Hunters, Spiders, Robots
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Using any program/script/command, or sending messages of any kind, designed to interfere
with a User's session, by any means, locally or by the Internet.
Enforcement
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Nutext Technologies reserves the right to monitor Internet access to the Nutext Technologies services
by authorized User(s)/Licensee(s), as part of the normal course of its business practice. Should Nutext
Technologies discover User(s) engaged in Prohibited Actions as outlined above, which create denial
of access or impediment of service, and which adversely affect Nutext Technologies' ability to provide
services, Nutext Technologies reserves the right to temporarily suspend User/Licensee access to the
Nutext Technologies Host Server and/or Database. Nutext Technologies shall make written/electronic
notification to User or Licensee point of contact of any temporary suspension, and the cause thereof,
as soon as reasonably possible. This temporary suspension will remain in effect until the Prohibited
Actions have ceased. In more extreeme cases, Nutext Technologies reserves the right to permanently
remove the participating users account(s).
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