Illegal Usage
Acacia Media servers may be used for lawful purposes only. Transmission, storage, or distribution of any information, data or material in violation of any applicable law or regulation is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to: copyrighted material, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property right used without proper authorization, and material that is obscene, defamatory, constitutes an illegal threat, or violates export control laws. Examples of non-acceptable content or links: Pirated software, Hacker's programs or archives, Warez sites, and IRC bots. The subscriber to Acacia Media services agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Acacia Media from any claims resulting from the use of the service that damages the subscriber or any other party.

Acacia Media will be the sole arbiter as to what constitutes a violation of this provision.

Adult Content
Sites containing or linking to adult content are strictly prohibited.

Security
Violations of system or network security are prohibited, and may result in criminal and civil liability. Examples include, but are not limited to the following: Unauthorized access, use, probe, or scan of a system's security or authentication measures, data or traffic. Interference with service to any user, host or network including, without limitation, mail bombing, flooding, deliberate attempts to overload a system and broadcast attacks. Forging of any TCP-IP packet header or any part of the header information in an Email or a newsgroup posting.

Server Resource
Any web site that uses a high amount of server resources (such as, but not limited to, CPU time, memory usage, and network resources) will be given an option of either paying extra (which depends on the resource needed) or reducing the resource used to an acceptable level. Acacia Media shall be the sole arbiter of what is considered to be a high server usage level.

CGI Scripts
CGI script sharing with domains not hosted by Acacia Media are not allowed. Any cgi-scripts deemed to be adversely affecting the server performance or the network integrity will be shut down without prior notice.

Background Running Programs and Cron Jobs
Acacia Media may allow programs to run in the background. These programs will be considered on an individual basis and an extra charge will be incurred based on system resources used and operational maintenance needed. If you wish to run background programs please contact us at contact@acaciamedia.net before doing so.

IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
Acacia Media does not allow IRC or IRC bots to be operated on our servers.

UCE (Unsolicited Commerce Email) - SPAM
Spamming, or the sending of mass unsolicited Email, from or through an Acacia Media server or using an Email address that is maintained on an Acacia Media machine is STRICTLY prohibited. Acacia Media will be the sole arbiter as to what constitutes a violation of this provision. If you engage in any of the foregoing activities using the service of another ISP or IPP, but channeling activities through an Acacia Media server as a maildrop for responses, you are in violation. Violators will be assessed a minimum of $200.00 fine and will face an immediate suspension.

Server Abuse
Any attempts to undermine or cause harm to an Acacia Media server or customer of Acacia Media is strictly prohibited.

Any sub-networks of Acacia Media and dedicated servers must adhere to the above policies. The failure to meet or follow any of the above guidelines are grounds for account deactivation. We reserve the right to remove any account without prior notice.

Software Distribution
Acacia Media's shared Web Hosting accounts are not to be used for the purposes of distributing software and multimedia products. If you wish to distribute software and/or multimedia files, please email us at contact@acaciamedia.net for special arrangements.

Database
MySQL databases on shared plans are offered as part of your total disk space allocated. For dedicated servers, there is no limit and can be as large as available space on your disk drive.

Actions Taken by Acacia Media
When Acacia Media becomes aware of an alleged violation of its Acceptable Use Policy, Acacia Media will initiate an investigation. During the investigation, Acacia Media may restrict Customer's access in order to prevent further possible unauthorized activity. Depending on the severity of the violation, Acacia Media may, at its sole discretion, restrict, suspend, or terminate Customer's account and/or pursue other civil remedies. If such violation is a criminal offense, Acacia Media will notify the appropriate law enforcement department of such violation.

Acacia Media does not issue any credit if you are in violation of any of Acacia Media's policies.