We've developed this Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) to help our Customers understand their responsibilities when using our services. It explains our policies regarding activities that may be harmful to our Users or compromise the efficiency of our shared hosting environment.

We may take preventative or corrective action, at our discretion, in response to any of the activities described in this AUP, along with any activities that contradict the spirit of this AUP or the nature of the Internet as an open, efficient method of communicating and conducting business.

To meet the changing needs of our Users, our business, the Internet environment and the legal landscape, this AUP may be revised at any time and we encourage you to review this AUP on our Web site(s) periodically.

If you feel you have discovered a violation of any area of our AUP, please report it to:

AFRISERVER INC.
INTELSOFT LIMITED
General Counsel
Box 4399 - 00506

Nairobi - Kenya
E-mail: abuse@afriserver.com

General Information. As used herein, the term "User" or "Users" shall include any and all users, Customers, subscribers, affiliates (including without limitations Customers or non-Customers to whom AFRISERVER provides links or banners to promote the services or products of AFRISERVER or any third party the services or products of which are offered by or obtained through or in connection with AFRISERVER), resellers or others (i) who sign up for, use or obtain services or products from AFRISERVER or from any third party services or products of which are offered by or obtained through or in connection with AFRISERVER, or (ii) who visit the Web site of AFRISERVER and AFRISERVERWEB or of any such third party. As a provider of Internet/World Wide Web access, Web site hosting, and other Internet-related services, AFRISERVER, AFRISERVER offers Users, the means to acquire and disseminate a wealth of public, private, commercial, and non-commercial information. AFRISERVER respects that the Internet provides a forum for free and open discussion and dissemination of information, however, when there are competing interests at issue, AFRISERVER reserves the right to take certain preventative or corrective actions. In order to protect these competing interests, AFRISERVER has developed this Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP"), which supplements and explains certain terms of each User's respective service agreement and is intended as a guide to the User's rights and obligations when utilizing AFRISERVER's services. This AUP will be revised from time to time. A User's use of AFRISERVER's services after changes to the AUP are posted on AFRISERVER and AFRISERVERWEB's Web site, under the Terms of Service section, will constitute the User's acceptance of any new or additional terms of the AUP that result from those changes. One important aspect of the Internet is that no one party owns or controls it. This fact accounts for much of the Internet's openness and value, but it also places a high premium on the judgment and responsibility of those who use the Internet, both in the information they acquire and in the information they disseminate to others. When Users or others obtain information through the Internet, they must keep in mind that AFRISERVER cannot and does not monitor, verify, warrant, or vouch for the accuracy and quality of the information that users may acquire. For this reason, the user must exercise his or her best judgment in relying on information obtained from the Internet, and also should be aware that some material posted to the Internet is sexually explicit or otherwise offensive. Because AFRISERVER cannot monitor or censor the Internet, and will not attempt to do so, AFRISERVER cannot and does not accept any responsibility for injury to its Users or others that results from inaccurate, unsuitable, offensive, or illegal Internet communications. When Users or others disseminate information through the Internet, they also must keep in mind that AFRISERVER does not review, edit, censor, or take responsibility for any information its users, customers, subscribers or others may create. When Users or others place information on the Internet, they have the same liability as other authors for copyright infringement, defamation, and other harmful speech. Also, because the information they create is carried over AFRISERVER's network and may reach a large number of people, including both Users and subscribers and non-subscribers of AFRISERVER, Users' postings to the Internet may affect others and may harm AFRISERVER's goodwill, business reputation, and operations. For these reasons, Users violate AFRISERVER policy and the service agreement when they, their users, customers, subscribers, employees, affiliates, or subsidiaries engage in activities described herein.




Scope. This AUP governs the usage of products and services of AFRISERVER or of any third party which are subscribed to or obtained through AFRISERVER (the "Services"). This AUP is incorporated by reference into each contract AFRISERVER or any such third party enters into with a User for the use of such Services. AFRISERVER may modify this AUP at any time without notice. In addition, this AUP is incorporated by reference into the Terms of Service applicable to the Web site of AFRISERVER and AFRISERVERWEB so that no person who utilizes the Web site or services of AFRISERVER and AFRISERVERWEB (regardless of whether that person is a User) may take any action utilizing the Web site of AFRISERVER and AFRISERVERWEB that a User would be prohibited to take utilizing the Services.




Purpose. The purpose of this AUP is to enhance the quality of the Services and to protect Users, and the Internet community as a whole, from illegal, irresponsible, or disruptive Internet activities. This AUP applies to each User. Each User should use common sense and good judgment in connection with the Services. Parents or guardians should always supervise minors in using the Internet. Parents and guardians should remain aware at all times of what is on the Internet and how the minors under their care are using the Services and the Internet.




Prohibited Uses. Users may not:


1. Utilize the Services to send unsolicited bulk and/or commercial messages over the Internet (known as "spam" or "spamming"). It is not only harmful because of its negative impact on consumer attitudes toward AFRISERVER, but also because it can overload AFRISERVER's network and disrupt service to its Users subscribers. Maintaining an open SMTP relay is prohibited. Any direct action, configuration, or setting that causes excessive outbound e-mail traffic is subject to review and possible action. When a complaint is received, AFRISERVER has the absolute and sole discretion to determine from all of the evidence whether the e-mail recipients were from an "opt-in" e-mail list, or whether the outbound e-mail traffic generated from an account is suitable for a shared hosting environment.




Utilize the Services in connection with any illegal activity or activity otherwise prohibited by this AUP. Without limiting the general application of this rule, Users may not:


1. Utilize the Services for or in connection with any activities or content determined by AFRISERVER, in its sole discretion, to be related to gambling, adult, obscene or pornographic materials or content, harassment, defamation, libel and hate speech or other offensive speech or content, or for any unlawful purpose, including without limitation, fraud, money laundering, child pornography, terrorist-related activities, activities in violation of U.S. export or import laws, any executive orders, or any rules, regulations or orders issued by Office of Foreign Asset Controls ("OFAC"), infringement on rights of others, trafficking in illegal drugs, or any products or services that are prohibited under applicable law, or which AFRISERVER determines to be controversial or disruptive to the operations of AFRISERVER or any other User or third party;




Utilize the Services to copy material from third parties (including text, graphics, music, videos or other copyrightable material) without proper authorization;




Utilize the Services to misappropriate or infringe the patents, copyrights, trademarks or other intellectual property rights of any third party;




Utilize the Services to export encryption software to points outside the United States in violation of applicable export control laws;




Utilize the Services to Forge or misrepresent message headers, whether in whole or in part, to mask the originator of the message; or




Utilize the Services in any manner that violates applicable law.

Revised: October 2007