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JKAhosting
will
not
tolerate
the
abuse
and
misuse
of
e-mail.
Definition
of UCE (Unsolicited Commercial E-mail), or SPAM:
- The
bulk UCE, promotional material, or other
forms of solicitation sent via e-mail that
advertise any IP address belonging to JKAhosting
or any URL (domain) that is hosted by JKAhosting.
- Unsolicited
postings to newsgroups advertising any IP or
URL hosted by JKAhosting.
- The
use of web pages set up on ISPs that allow
SPAM-ing (also known as "ghost
sites") that directly or indirectly
reference customers to domains or IP
addresses hosted by JKAhosting.
- Advertising,
transmitting, or otherwise making available
any software, program, product, or service
that is designed to facilitate a means to
SPAM.
- Forging
or misrepresenting message headers, whether
in whole or in part, to mask the true origin
of the message.
For
further information on mail abuse, please visit
the Mail Abuse Prevention System (MAPS) website.
Repercussions
of SPAM:
Across the Web, it is generally accepted that
SPAM is an inconsiderate and improper business
practice. SPAM is not only harmful because
of its negative impact on consumer attitudes
toward
JKAhosting, but also because it can
overload JKAhosting’s network and resources,
especially on our shared server environments.
Our
Providers:
Since it is unsolicited users who receive SPAM
often become angry and send complaints to our
upstream providers. This upsets our providers
who abhor SPAM for the same reasons that JKAhosting
does - it causes negative consumer attitudes and
drains resources. We strive to maintain
favorable business relationships in the Web
community and obviously will not allow any
practice that threatens these relationships.
Punishment
For SPAM:
JKAhosting reserves the right to terminate,
without warning, any account that violates this
policy. Usage of JKAhosting services constitutes
acceptance and understanding of this policy.
JKAhosting may, at its option, charge $50.00 USD
per SPAM complaint we receive, or incident
discovered, for all customers. These are
non-refundable charges and will be invoiced at
the time of complaint notification. Failure to
pay charges will result in suspension /
termination of your account.
JKAhosting
reserves the right to decide what it considers
"SPAM", "UCE", "mail
bombing", or "bulk e-mail", and
to determine from all of the evidence whether or
not the e-mail recipients were from an
"opt-in" e-mail list.
Should
you choose to e-mail from JKAhosting servers,
especially if you use mailing lists, you must
read and adhere to the following guidelines,
which are offered as a statement of Internet
standards and best current practices for proper
mailing list management and preventing e-mail
abuse.
Basic
Mailing List Management Principles for
Preventing Abuse:
Mailing lists are an excellent vehicle for
distributing focused, targeted information to an
interested, receptive audience. Consequently,
mailing lists have been used successfully as a
highly effective direct marketing tool.
Unfortunately, some marketers misuse mailing
lists through a lack of understanding of
Internet customs and rules of the forum
pertaining to e-mail. Others fail to take
adequate precautions to prevent the lists they
manage from being used in an abusive manner.
- The
e-mail addresses of new subscribers must be
confirmed or verified before mailings
commence. This is usually accomplished by
means of an e-mail message sent to the
subscriber to which s/he must reply, or
containing a URL which s/he must visit, in
order to complete the subscription. However
it is implemented, a fundamental requirement
of all lists is the verification of all new
subscriptions.
- Mailing
list administrators must provide a simple
method for subscribers to terminate their
subscriptions, and administrators should
provide clear and effective instructions for
unsubscribing from a mailing list. Mailings
from a list must cease promptly once a
subscription is terminated.
- Mailing
list administrators should make an "out
of band" procedure (e.g., a means of
contact by which messages may be sent for
further correspondence via e-mail or
telephone) available for those who wish to
terminate their mailing list subscriptions
but are unable or unwilling to follow
standard automated procedures.
- Mailing
list administrators must ensure that the
impact of their mailings on the networks and
hosts of others is minimized by proper list
management procedures such as pruning of
invalid or undeliverable addresses, or
taking steps to ensure that mailings do not
overwhelm less robust hosts or networks.
- Mailing
list administrators must take adequate steps
to ensure that their lists are not used for
abusive purposes. For example,
administrators can maintain a
"suppression list" of e-mail
addresses from which all subscription
requests are rejected. Addresses would be
added to the suppression list upon request
by the parties entitled to use the addresses
at issue. The purpose of the suppression
list would be to prevent subscription of
addresses appearing on the suppression list
by unauthorized third parties. Such
suppression lists should also give properly
authorized domain administrators the option
to suppress all mailings to the domains for
which they are responsible.
- Mailing
list administrators must make adequate
disclosures about how subscriber addresses
will be used, including whether or not
addresses are subject to sale or trade with
other parties. Once a mailing list is traded
or sold, it may no longer be an opt-in
mailing list. Therefore, those who are
acquiring "opt-in" lists from
others must examine the terms and conditions
under which the addresses were originally
compiled and determine that all recipients
have in fact opted-in specifically to the
mailing lists to which they are being traded
or sold.
- Mailing
list administrators should make adequate
disclosures about the nature of their
mailing lists, including the subject matter
of the lists and anticipated frequency of
messages. A substantive change in either the
subject matter or frequency of messages may
constitute a new and separate mailing list
requiring a separate subscription.
- List
administrators should create a new mailing
list when there is a substantive change in
either the subject matter or frequency of
messages. A notification about the new
mailing list may be appropriate on the
existing mailing list, but existing
subscribers should never be subscribed
automatically to the new list. For example,
if Company A acquires Company B, and Company
B has compiled opt-in mailing lists, Company
A should not summarily incorporate Company
B's mailing lists into its own.
This
SPAM
(UCE) Accepted Use Policy and all other JKAhosting
policies are subject to change by JKAhosting
without notice. Continued usage of the services
after a change to this policy is implemented and
posted on the JKAhosting site constitutes your
acceptance of such change or policy. We
encourage you to regularly check the JKAhosting
site for any changes or additions.
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