All users accessing the MOUNTAIN VALLEY NETWORKS Internet/Broadband Service may use the network for lawful purposes only. The use of the MOUNTAIN VALLEY NETWORKS service in violation of any applicable laws or regulations is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, material protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret, or any other statute and material that is obscene, defamatory, constitutes an illegal threat, or violates export control laws. Without limiting the foregoing, you may not use the MOUNTAIN VALLEY NETWORKS Service for any unlawful or abusive purpose, in any way that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any MOUNTAIN VALLEY NETWORKS property, or in any way that directly or indirectly interferes with or disrupts MOUNTAIN VALLEY NETWORKS’s network or adversely affects another’s use or enjoyment of any serv ice, including other MOUNTAIN VALLEY NETWORKS customers. You may not use or attempt to use the MOUNTAIN VALLEY NETWORKS service in any manner such as to:
avoid incurring charges for or otherwise being required to pay for such usage;
use the Internet service or facilities for web-hosting, e-mail hosting, or other unusually high-bandwidth applications unless you have made special subscription arrangements with MOUNTAIN VALLEY NETWORKS and the usage does not otherwise violate law or regulation;
circumvent or attempt to circumvent user authentication or security of any host, network, network element, or account (also known as “cracking” or “hacking”);
interfere with computer networking or telecommunications service to any user, host, or network, including without limitation, denial of service attacks, flooding of a network, overloading a service, improper seizure or abuse of operator privileges and attempts to “crash” a host;
take part in any fraudulent activities, including impersonating any person or entity or anyone else’s digital or manual signature;
invade another person’s privacy, stalk, harass, or otherwise violate the rights of other persons;
post, transmit, or disseminate content that is threatening, abusive, libelous, slanderous, incites hatred, or is otherwise offensive or objectionable;
restrict, inhibit, or otherwise interfere with the ability of any other person to use or access the equipment or the MOUNTAIN VALLEY NETWORKS service, including, without limitation, by posting or transmitting any software which contains a virus, lock, key, bomb, worm, Trojan Hors e, cancelbot, or other harmful component;
transmit any bulk e-mail, whether or not solicited;
resell, redistribute or otherwise disaggregate the MOUNTAIN VALLEY NETWORKS service to any third party via any means. The MOUNTAIN VALLEY NETWORKS Internet/Broadband service is for personal and noncommercial use only and you agree not to use the MOUNTAIN VALLEY NETWORKS service for operation as an Internet service provider or for any business enterprise or purpose, or an end – point for non- MOUNTAIN VALLEY NETWORKS local area network or wide area network; provided, however, the foregoing restrictions shall not prohibit personal business use operated out of a residence.
restrict, inhibit, interfere with, or otherwise disrupt or cause a performance degradation, regardless of intent, purpose, or knowledge, to the MOUNTAIN VALLEY NETWORKS service or any MOUNTAIN VALLEY NETWORKS host, server, backbone network node, or service, or otherwise cause a performance degradation to any MOUNTAIN VALLEY NETWORKS facilities used to deliver the MOUNTAIN VALLEY NETWORKS service;
collect, or attempt to collect, personal information about third parties without their consent;
transmit, receive, upload or download any information, software, or other material that is protected by copyright or other proprietary right (including trade secret materials), or other derivative works thereof, without obtaining permission of the copyright owner or right holders.