Prohibited Activities Policy
Effective Date: 01-01-2025
1. Purpose
The purpose of this Prohibited Activities Policy is to define the types of activities and behaviors that are strictly forbidden when using services provided by mediabirdco.net. This ensures the integrity, legality, and security of our hosting environment for all users.
2. Scope
This policy applies to all clients, users, affiliates, and third parties who access or utilize our hosting services, whether shared, VPS, dedicated, or cloud-based solutions.
3. Prohibited Activities
The following actions are strictly prohibited on our servers and services:
- Illegal Activities: Hosting, promoting, or distributing content that violates local, national, or international laws, including but not limited to piracy, fraud, and child exploitation.
- Malicious Software: Distributing or deploying viruses, malware, spyware, ransomware, worms, trojans, or any harmful code.
- Phishing or Identity Theft: Operating fake websites or impersonating entities to steal data or credentials.
- Spam & Unsolicited Email: Sending bulk or unsolicited commercial emails (UCE), including opt-out list marketing or spam bots.
- Resource Abuse: Excessive use of system resources including CPU, RAM, disk I/O, and bandwidth that negatively impacts server performance.
- Unauthorized Access: Attempting to gain unauthorized access to servers, databases, or accounts, including port scanning and brute force attacks.
- Adult Content: Hosting pornography, escort services, or any sexually explicit material unless otherwise permitted and explicitly approved in writing.
- Gambling: Operating online gambling or gaming websites without the appropriate legal licenses.
- Hate Speech or Harassment: Promoting violence, discrimination, racism, or targeting individuals or groups based on race, gender, religion, nationality, or sexual orientation.
- File Storage or Backups: Using hosting space primarily for data archiving, personal file storage, or offsite backups.
- Cryptocurrency Mining: Running mining scripts or software for cryptocurrencies (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum) is not permitted unless hosted in a separate, approved environment.
4. Enforcement and Consequences
- We reserve the right to investigate any suspected breach of this policy.
- Violations may result in temporary suspension, permanent account termination, data removal, or legal action.
- No refunds will be issued for terminated accounts due to policy violations.
5. Client Responsibilities
- Clients are responsible for the actions and content of their users and third-party tools/scripts hosted under their accounts.
- It is the client’s duty to ensure all software is updated, secure, and compliant with this policy.
- Clients must report any suspected security breaches or abuses immediately to our support team.
6. Disclaimers
- mediabirdco.net reserves the right to amend this policy at any time without prior notice.
- We are not liable for content hosted by our customers, but we retain the right to remove or suspend any content or service that violates this policy.
7. Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns regarding this Prohibited Activities Policy, please contact:
Email: support@mediabirdco.net
Website: www.mediabirdco.net