acceptable use policy

This Acceptable Use Policy specifies the actions prohibited by the Consortium to users of the  Network. The Consortium reserves the right to modify the Policy at any time, effective upon posting of the modified Policy this URL: https://ykdtribalbroadband.org/acceptable-use-policy

The Consortium IP Network may be used only for lawful purposes. Transmission, distribution or storage of any material in violation of any applicable law or regulation is prohibited. This includes, without limitation, material protected by copyright, 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. 

Violations of system or network security are prohibited, and may result in criminal and civil liability. The Consortium will investigate incidents involving such violations and may involve and will cooperate with law enforcement if a criminal violation is suspected. Examples of system or network security violations include, without limitation, the following:

• Unauthorized access to or use of data, systems or networks, including any attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without express authorization of the owner of the system or network.
• Unauthorized monitoring of data or traffic on any network or system without express authorization of the owner of the system or network.
• Interference with service to any user, host or network including, without limitation, mailbombing, 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.

End User shall not undertake, or attempt to undertake any use of the Network and/or Services in a manner that is (i) inconsistent with the rights of other users of the Network and/or this MSA; and/or (ii) unethical, unlawful, abusive, excessive, fraudulent or otherwise an unacceptable use, including, without limitation, the following: 

• posting, disseminating, spamming, storing or transmitting unsolicited messages or unsolicited e-mail (commercial or otherwise);
• posting, uploading, disseminating, storing or transmitting material of any kind or nature that, to a reasonable person, may be abusive, obscene, harmful, hateful, pornographic, defamatory, harassing, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another's privacy, grossly offensive, vulgar, threatening, malicious, a nuisance, racially or ethnically offensive or otherwise objectionable;
• hacking into, breaching, scanning vulnerability of /or unauthorized access to data, systems or networks;
• unauthorized monitoring of data or traffic on any network system;
• transmitting viruses and/or interfering or disrupting service to any other user, host or network;
• forging of any TCP-IP packet header or any part of the header information in an e-mail or newsgroup posting;
• relaying mail via another site's mail server without express permission of that site;
• impersonating any person or entity, including any YKDTBC employee or representative;
• disclosing passwords or other means for accessing the Service, operating and provisioning platforms, APIs or Network to any third party, or otherwise facilitating unauthorized access thereto;
• using the Services or the Network in any jurisdiction where they are not licensed or
  authorized;
• avoiding fees or charges for the Services;
• using any VoIP service for forwarding US toll-free numbers internationally; and/or
• duplicating, using before or after the valid viewing dates, or otherwise violating the copyright and distribution agreements for content available through the Services and/or the Network.