Acceptable Use Policy - Zecker McDecker LLC

This Acceptable Use Policy (this “Policy”) describes prohibited uses of the Services (as that term is defined in Zecker McDecker LLC’s Terms and Conditions) offered by Zecker McDecker LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company. Please read the Policy carefully. If you do not agree to the Policy, you may not use the Services.

The terms “you,” “your” or “yours” includes the person or entity that is accessing the Services as well as any third parties accessing the Services on your behalf, whether as a guest or registered user.

The terms “us”, “we” or “our” are references to Zecker McDecker LLC.

Your use of the Services is also governed by our Terms and Conditions of Service as well as any Master Services Agreement (“MSA”) and/or Statement of Work (“SOW”). Any terms not defined in this Policy shall have the same meaning as is given to such terms in our Terms of Service.

We may modify this Policy from time to time as the Services change, as applicable law changes, or for any other reason. All modifications to this Policy are effective immediately when posted. If you do not agree to this Policy as modified, you may not use the Services.

If you violate this Policy or authorize or help others to do so, we may disable your use of the Services in accordance with our Terms and Conditions.

1. Unacceptable Usage

You may not use the Services to violate the security or integrity of any network, computer or communications system, software application, or network or computing device (each, a “System”), or to engage in, foster, or promote illegal, fraudulent, defamatory, abusive, or irresponsible behavior. Prohibited activities including by way of illustration and not by limitation:

Use of an Internet account, computer, or other device without the owner’s authorization;
Collecting or using email addresses, screen names, other identifiers, or personal information without the consent of the person identified (including phishing, Internet scamming, password robbery, spoofing, impersonating, and harvesting);
Accessing or using any System without permission, including attempting to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of a System or to breach any security or authentication measures used by a System (including, without limitation, bypassing password protections);
Distributing, publishing, sending, or facilitating unsolicited mass e-mailings, promotions, advertising, or solicitations (i.e., “spam”), including commercial advertising and informational announcements;
Sending email in violation of the CAN-SPAM Act or any other applicable anti-spam law;
Monitoring or crawling of a System that impairs or disrupts the System being monitored or crawled or that involves an unreasonable crawl rate, or that is contrary to the instructions in the System’s robots.txt;
Inundating a target with communications requests so the target either cannot respond to legitimate traffic or responds so slowly that it becomes ineffective, or in any other manner that materially compromises the functionality of said target system;
Use of forward pyramid schemes and the like;
Clickfraud or similar schemes
Distributing of software that attempts to cause damage, harassment, or annoyance to persons, data, and Systems, this includes the distribution of viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, or cancelbots;
Interfering with the proper functioning of any System, including any deliberate attempt to overload a system by broadcast attacks, or flooding techniques;
Forging TCP-IP packet headers or any part of a message describing its origin or route, not including the use of aliases or proxy servers;
Any conduct that is likely to result in retaliation against or create liability for Zecker McDecker LLC, its website, or our employees, officers, or other agents;
Use of the Services to gain or attempt to gain an advantage in proximity, timing, or identification as a unique user for purposes of any online auction, sale or similar event in violation of the terms of any such event;
Impersonating another person or entity;
Any type of sabotage, regardless of intention;
Use of the Services in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation;
Use of the Services in any way for the purpose of exploiting, harming, or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information, or otherwise; and
Use of the Website and/or Services in a way that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Website or that otherwise interferes with the proper working of the Website.
We provide users with access to a collection of Services, including various communication tools and proxy access through any Internet or telecommunications services or protocols. You may only use the Services in compliance with applicable laws. You may not use the Services to infringe upon any rights or terms of any third-party. You may not use the Services to gain unauthorized access to any computer or website.

2. Compliance with Other Terms of Service

You must comply with the terms of service, terms of use, and similar policies and rules of any other website or network you access or participate in using the Services.

3. No Illegal, Harmful, or Offensive Content or Activities

You may not use, or encourage, promote, facilitate or instruct others to use the Services for any illegal, harmful, or offensive use, or to transmit, distribute or otherwise make available content that is illegal, harmful, or offensive. Prohibited activities or content include:

Content or activities that constitute, depict, foster, promote or relate in any manner to child pornography, bestiality, or non-consensual sex acts;
Content or activities that are excessively violent, incite violence, threaten violence or contain harassing content or hate speech;
Content or activities that are unfair or deceptive under the consumer protection laws of any jurisdiction, including chain letters and pyramid schemes;
Content or activities that are defamatory or violate a person’s privacy;
Content or activities that create a risk to a person’s safety or health, create a risk to public safety or health, compromise national security or interfere with an investigation by law enforcement;
Content or activities that improperly expose trade secrets or other confidential or proprietary information of another person;
Content or activities that are intended to assist others in defeating or circumventing technical copyright protections or barriers, or that infringe on another person’s copyright, trade or service mark, patent or other intellectual property or proprietary rights;
Content or activities that promote illegal drugs or other illegal goods, violate export control laws, or that relate to illegal gambling, money laundering, or illegal arms trafficking;
Content or activities that are otherwise illegal or induce, aid, or solicit conduct that is illegal under laws applicable to you or to us;
Content or activities that are otherwise malicious, fraudulent or may result in retaliation against us; or
Content or activities that give the impression that they emanate from or are endorsed by us or any other person or entity, if this is not the case.

4. Copyrighted Material

You may not use the Services to download, publish, distribute, or otherwise copy or use in any manner any text, music, software, art, image or other work protected by copyright law unless:

You have been expressly authorized by the owner of the copyright for the work to copy the work in that manner; or
You are otherwise permitted by established copyright law to copy or use the work in that manner.

5. Monitoring and Reporting

We reserve the right, but do not assume the obligation, to investigate any violation of this Policy or misuse of the Services.

We may report any activity that we suspect violates any law or regulation to appropriate law enforcement officials, regulators, or other appropriate third parties, but with prior written notification to you of the suspected violation. Our reporting may include disclosing appropriate user information. We also may cooperate with appropriate law enforcement agencies, regulators, or other appropriate third parties to help with the investigation and prosecution of illegal conduct by providing network and systems information related to alleged violations of this Policy.

Zecker McDecker LLC reserves the right to terminate your access to our Website(s) and/or Services if Zecker McDecker LLC reasonably believes that you have violated this Policy.

Contact Information: To ask questions or comment about this Policy, contact us at:
legal AT zeckermcdecker DOT com