Velocity Acceptable Internet Use

Customer is responsible for complying with the AUP. Customer is also responsible for the actions of others who may be using the Services under Customer’s account. Customer must respond in a timely manner to complaints concerning the Services. If Butler is alerted to or otherwise becomes aware of violations or potential violations of this AUP, Butler will take whatever measures it deems necessary and appropriate to stop or prevent those violations.

Mass e‐mailing and "mail‐bombing" (sending mass e‐mail or deliberately sending excessively large attachments to one recipient) are prohibited. Business‐class accounts may have different volume limitations and usage will be judged by type and use of account. Forging e‐mail headers (transmission information) is prohibited. Using another computer without authorization to send e‐mail messages or to retransmit e‐mail messages for the purpose of misleading recipients as to the origin is prohibited. Use of e‐mail to harass or intimidate other users is prohibited. Violation of the CAN‐SPAM Act of 2003, or of any state or federal law regulating e‐mail, is a violation of this AUP and Butler reserves the right to seek damages and other available relief against Customer and/or any third parties as applicable. For purposes of this AUP, such violations are determined by Butler in its sole discretion. 

Customer is prohibited from reselling the Service or otherwise making the Service available to third parties not directly located on property, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, unless expressly permitted by Service agreement. Customer will not make the Services available to anyone other than family and household guests. Customer will not resell or redistribute, nor allow others to resell or redistribute, access to the Service in any manner, except as expressly provided in any contract for service. The limitation on resale or redistribution of access includes, but is not limited to, hosting applications such as the provision of e‐mail, FTP, HTTP, VoIP, and Telnet access. Although resale of such services is prohibited, a business rate plan allows for the hosting of these services for the business’s own purpose (ex: employee email, basic business website for marketing).

Customer is prohibited from advertising, transmitting, or otherwise making available any software, program, product, or service that is designed to violate or facilitate a violation of this AUP and/or any law. This includes, but is not limited to, the facilitation of the means to spam, infringe on copyrights, and pirate software.

Customer may have access through the Services to search engines, subscription Web services, chat areas, bulletin boards, Web pages, USENET, social networking sites or other services that promulgate rules, guidelines or agreements to govern their use. Failure to adhere to any such rules, guidelines, or agreements shall be a violation of this AUP. Butler reserves the right not to accept a posting from newsgroups where there is actual knowledge that content of the newsgroup violates the AUP.

As permitted by law, Butler may establish appropriate limitations on bandwidth, data storage, or other aspects of the Service by amending this AUP. Subscribers must comply with all such limitations prescribed by Butler.

It is Customer’s responsibility to ensure the security of network and the equipment that connects to the Services. Customer is required to take all necessary steps to secure and manage the use of the Services in such a way to assure that network abuse and/or fraudulent activity is prevented. Violations of system or network security may result in criminal and/or civil liability. Failing to secure system against abuse or fraudulent activity is a violation of this AUP. Customer is responsible for configuring and securing network and the Services to prevent unauthorized access to Customer’s systems and/or the Butler network. Customer is also responsible for any fraudulent activity that may occur due to failure to secure network and the Services. Customer will be responsible if unknown third parties utilize the Services at any time for the purpose of illegally distributing licensed software, engaging in abusive behavior or engaging in any type of fraudulent conduct. Customer may not, through action or inaction (e.g. failure to secure network), allow others to use network for illegal, fraudulent or inappropriate uses, and/or any other disruptive, provoking, or abusive behavior that is in violation of these guidelines.

Customer is responsible for any content offered or received through the Service.

If applicable, a password provides access to individual accounts. It is Customer’s responsibility to keep passwords secure. Customer is responsible for any and all access to or use of the Services through the account. Attempting to obtain another user's account password is prohibited.

Butler performs routine surveillance of its networks in connection with its web hosting, data center

Any party seeking to report a violation of this AUP may contact Butler via e‐mail to abuse@butler.coop

Butler complies with the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act of 1998. 17 USC 512 (“Act”). As required by the Act, Butler has a policy that reserves its right to terminate services to subscribers who repeatedly infringe copyrights. If Butler receive a determination that any subscriber or account holder has infringed another’s copyright through the use of its system or network, Butler reserve the right to terminate service to that subscriber after receiving notice of any further copyright infringement by that subscriber. Butler accommodates and does not interfere with standard technical measures to identify and protect copyrighted works, subject to the limitations of the Act. Notices and counter‐notices related to claimed copyright infringements should be directed to the following designated agent: