As a provider of web site hosting and other Internet-related services, HubNut Limited offers its clients and their subscribers/users the means to acquire and disseminate a wealth of public, private, commercial, and non-commercial information. HubNut Limited respects that the Internet provides a forum for free and open discussion and dissemination of information, however, when there are competing interests at issue, HubNut Limited reserves the right to take certain preventative or corrective actions. In order to protect these competing interests, HubNut Limited has developed an Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP"), which supplements and explains certain terms of each client's respective service agreement and is intended as a guide to the clients's rights and obligations when utilising our services. This AUP will be revised from time to time. A client's use of HubNut's services after changes to the AUP are posted on this web site, will constitute the client's acceptance of any new or additional terms of the AUP that result from those changes.

The following activities are prohibited:

Spamming - Sending unsolicited bulk and/or commercial messages over the Internet . It is not only harmful because of its negative impact on consumer attitudes toward HubNut Limited, but also because it can overload our network and disrupt service to other HubNut clients. 

Intellectual Property Violations - Engaging in any activity that infringes or misappropriates the intellectual property rights of others, including copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets, software piracy, and patents held by individuals, companies, or other entities. We do not allow Warez - includes pirated software, ROMS, emulators. Also includes any sites which provide "links to" or "how to" information about such material. We do not allow copyrighted works including but not limited to commercial audio, video, or music files (e.g. MP3s). HubNut Limited is required by law to remove or block access to customer content upon receipt of a proper notice of copyright infringement and reserves the right to immediately terminate the clients account.

Pornography, Obscene Speech, Adult Material, Defamatory or Abusive Language - Using HubNut's systems  to advertise, transmit, store, post, display, or otherwise make available pornography, adult material, obscene speech. Using HubNut's network as a means to transmit or post defamatory, harassing, abusive, or threatening language.

IRC Bots and Talkers - You may not run server processes (eg. talkers/IRC Bots) from your virtual server.

Forging of Headers - Forging or misrepresenting message headers, whether in whole or in part, to mask the originator of the message.

Illegal or Unauthorized Access to Other Computers or Networks - Accessing illegally or without authorization computers, accounts, or networks belonging to another party, or attempting to penetrate security measures of another individual's system (often known as "hacking"). Also, any activity that might be used as a precursor to an attempted system penetration (i.e. port scan, stealth scan, password cracking, IP spoofing, etc, or other information gathering activity).

Distribution of Internet Viruses, Worms, Trojan Horses, or Other Destructive Activities - Distributing information regarding the creation of and sending Internet viruses, worms, Trojan horses, pinging, flooding, mailbombing, or denial of service attacks. Also, activities that disrupt the use of or interfere with the ability of others to effectively use the network or any connected network, system, service, or equipment.

Facilitating a Violation of this AUP - Advertising, transmitting, or otherwise making available any software, program, product, or service that is designed to violate this AUP, which includes the facilitation of the means to spam, initiation of pinging, flooding, mailbombing, denial of service attacks, and piracy of software.

Other Illegal Activities - Engaging in activities that are determined to be illegal, including advertising, transmitting, or otherwise making available ponzi schemes, pyramid schemes, fraudulently charging credit cards, and pirating software.

Other Activities - Engaging in activities, whether lawful or unlawful, that HubNut Limited determines to be harmful to its subscribers, operations, reputation, goodwill, or customer relations.

When subscribers/users obtain information through the Internet , they must keep in mind that HubNut Limited cannot monitor, verify, warrant, or vouch for the accuracy and quality of the information that subscribers may acquire. For this reason, HubNut Limited cannot accept any responsibility for injury to its subscribers/users that results from inaccurate, unsuitable, offensive, or illegal Internet communications.  When HubNut Limited becomes aware of harmful activities, however, it may take any action to stop the activity, including but not limited to, removing information, shutting down a web site, implementing screening software designed to block offending transmissions, denying access to the Internet, or take any other action it deems appropriate.

Clients indemnify HubNut Limited for any violation of the service agreement, law, or other HubNut Limited policy, that results in loss to HubNut Limited or the bringing of any claim against HubNut Limited by any third-party. 

We hope this AUP is helpful in clarifying the obligations of users of HubNut Limited's services and systems. Any complaints about a clients/subscriber's violation of this AUP should be sent to abuse@hubnut.net