Acceptable Use Policy
The Acceptable Use Policy below defines the actions that Lyrix Wireless considers to be abusive or unauthorized, and thus, strictly prohibited. The examples named in this list are nonexclusive and are provided solely for guidance to Customers and other persons using Customer accounts (collectively, "Users").
If you are unsure whether any contemplated use or action is permitted, please send e-mail to customerservice@lyrixwireless.com and we will assist you.
Please note that the actions listed below are also not permitted for the purpose of advertising any service hosted by Lyrix Wireless or connected via Lyrix Wireless networks. Services hosted by Lyrix Wireless or connected via Lyrix Wireless networks may not be advertised via deceptive marketing policies as defined by the Federal Trade Commission.
General Conduct
1. Users are prohibited from transmitting on or through any Lyrix Wireless services or networks any material that is, in the sole discretion of Lyrix Wireless, determined to be unlawful, obscene, threatening, abusive, libelous, or hateful, or deemed to encourage, aid or promote conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any local, state, national or international law.
2. Lyrix Wireless services and networks may only be used for lawful purposes. Uses or activities that violate any local, state, national or international law are strictly prohibited. Any unlawful use or activity is grounds for immediate termination and may subject the User to civil or criminal liability.
3. Customer is responsible for keeping all billing data with Lyrix Wireless up-to-date and accurate. Furnishing false data on the signup form, contract or customer application is grounds for immediate termination and may subject the Customer to civil or criminal liability.
4. The resale of Lyrix Wireless products and services is not permitted, except as specifically agreed by Lyrix Wireless and documented in an independent written agreement.
Copyright Infringement
1. Users may not use Lyrix Wireless services or networks to transmit any material (by E-mail, uploading, downloading, posting or otherwise) that infringes on any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or other proprietary rights of any third party, including, but not limited to, the unauthorized copying of copyrighted material, the digitization and distribution of photographs from magazines, books, or other copyrighted sources, and the unauthorized transmittal of copyrighted software.
2. Notice of copyright infringement should be immediately sent to: General Manager, Lyrix Wireless, P. O. Box 289, Emerson, Iowa 51533.
System and Network Security
1. Users may not attempt to circumvent user authentication or security of any host, network or account ("cracking"). This includes, but is not limited to, accessing data not intended for the User, logging into a server or account the User is not expressly authorized to access, or probing the security of other networks by running a SATAN scan or similar tool.
2. Users may not attempt to interfere with service to any user, host or network ("denial of service attacks"). This includes, but is not limited to, "flooding" of networks, deliberate attempts to overload a service and attempts to "crash" a host.
3. Users may not use any kind of program/script/command, or send messages of any kind, designed to interfere with another user's terminal session, via any means, locally or via the Internet.
4. Users who violate systems or network security may incur criminal or civil liability. Lyrix Wireless will cooperate fully with investigations of violations of systems or network security at other sites, including cooperating with law enforcement authorities in the investigation of suspected criminal violations.
5. Activities that violate local, state, national or international law are strictly prohibited.
Domain Names
Lyrix Wireless may provide domain name service for Dedicated Connection Accounts. Keeping registry information updated and accurate is the responsibility of the domain holder and not the Lyrix Wireless.
1. Customers shall not falsify or omit valid domain contact information, including the administrative, technical, zone, and billing contacts.
2. Activities that violate local, state, national or international law are strictly prohibited.
E-mail
1. Harassment, whether through language, frequency or size of messages, is prohibited.
2. Users may not send E-mail to any person who does not wish to receive it. If a recipient asks to stop receiving E-mail from User, User must not send that person any further E-mail.
3. Users are explicitly prohibited from sending unsolicited bulk mail messages ("junk mail" or "spam"). This includes but is not limited to bulk-mailing of commercial advertising, informational announcements and political content. Such material may only be sent to those who have explicitly requested it.
4. Users may not forward or otherwise propagate chain letters, whether or not the recipient wishes to receive such mailings.
5. Malicious E-mail, including, but not limited to, "mailbombing" (flooding a user or site with very large or numerous pieces of E-mail) is prohibited.
6. Forging of header information is not permitted.
7. Lyrix Wireless accounts or services may not be used to collect replies to messages sent from another Internet Service Provider where those messages violate this Acceptable Use Policy or the Acceptable Use Policy of the other Internet Service Provider.
8. These rules apply to other types of Internet-based distribution mediums, including any systems for sending FAX-like documents over the Internet. USENET postings are governed by the rules provided below.
9. Activities that violate local, state, national or international law are strictly prohibited.
USENET
1. Lyrix Wireless provides an uncensored news feed. As such, Lyrix Wireless does not control the content of the newsgroups available to Users. Lyrix Wireless is not responsible for the content of any USENET posting, whether or not the posting was made by a Customer or User.
2. Postings to USENET newsgroups must comply with the written charters or FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) for those newsgroups. Advertisements should only be posted in those newsgroups whose charters/FAQs explicitly permit them. The poster is responsible for determining the etiquette of a given newsgroup, prior to posting to it.
3. Users are prohibited from posting the same or similar message to large numbers of newsgroups (excessive cross-posting or multiple-posting, also known as "USENET spam").
4. Users are prohibited from posting chain letters of any type.
5. Users are prohibited from posting binary files to newsgroups not specifically named for that purpose.
6. Users are prohibited from canceling or superseding posts other than their own, with the exception of official newsgroup moderators performing their duties.
7. Users are prohibited from forging header information. This includes attempting to circumvent the approval process for posting to a moderated newsgroup.
8. Activities that violate local, state, national or international law are strictly prohibited.
IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
1. Lyrix Wireless is not liable for the content of any communications made on IRC.
2. IRC robots ("bots" or "clones") may not be run from Lyrix Wireless shell accounts.
3. Users may not attempt to impersonate others or use IRC anonymously by disguising their hostname or username.
4. Users are prohibited from using IRC scripts or programs that interfere with or deny service to other users on any server or host. Users are also prohibited from engaging in activities which harass other parties. This includes, but is not limited to, "flooding" (rapidly entering text with the intent to fill the screens of others), "flashing" (disrupting terminal emulation), "takeovers" (forcibly seizing operator privileges), attempting to send private messages to those who do not wish to see them (via "ignore"), attempting to return to a channel after being banned from it, and other disruptive behaviors.
5. Activities that violate local, state, national or international law are strictly prohibited.
