Authorized Use
While the CyOp.net website may be accessed by anyone, the CyberOptic Group marketing services are exclusively for use
by CyberOptic Group customers to assist with the development of legitimate business and personal relationships over the Internet.
Any use by unauthorized persons, or use of the system for purposes other than that which it is intended is strictly prohibited.
Anti-Spam Policy
About Spam
Spam is not merely annoying: it is also a serious drain on the resources of ISPs, other organizations, and Internet users.
Sending Spam mail may seem like a cheap and convenient way to amplify marketing efforts, yet honest businesses rarely employ
this questionable marketing tool.
Nobody wishes to receive unsolicited junk mail. It is considered both an annoyance and an intrusion of privacy. Also, each
transmitted e-mail message contributes to Internet traffic and uses up bandwidth. An e-mail message does not reach its
recipient instantaneously; instead, it is relayed by any number of systems en route until it reaches its final destination.
Spam mail is often sent out in thousands or hundreds of thousands of copies, to huge numbers of unwitting recipients.
This large load of messages often causes network problems and congestion, meaning that third parties as well as message
recipients are suffering.
NOTE: CyberOptic Group will assess a $15 fee for each and every SPAM complaint received by any CyberOptic Group autoresponder subscriber NOT provided through CyberOptic Group. CyberOptic Group must respond in writing to every SPAM complaint within 24 hours of receiving the complaint, and we believe that serious marketers will not have a problem with this, but the spammers will "Run" from our service, which is what we want. CyberOptic Group will NEVER assess a charge for any spam complaint originating from a CyberOptic Group lead.
No-SPAM Policy
CyberOptic Group members may not use the CyberOptic Group service to transmit UCE (unsolicited mass email), also known as "SPAM".
CyberOptic Group maintains a "zero-tolerance" SPAM policy and will immediately terminate any account which it believes, in its
sole discretion, is transmitting unsolicited bulk e-mails or postings, using any CyberOptic Group account, or is otherwise
connected with any spamming activities.
CyberOptic Group will also pursue severe legal action against members who are involved in SPAM that tampers with the integrity
of its business. These actions start with asking local Internet service providers to deny future service to user, and
continue by contacting users employer or university, local law-enforcement authorities or the US Federal Bureau of
Investigation for further severe legal sanctions.
SPAM includes, but is not limited to, unsolicited emails or postings in discussion groups, bulletin boards, and other public
domain groups. SPAM messages are generally prohibited by most network providers and certain jurisdictions and those users
employing them may be subject to fines and/or imprisonment. CyberOptic Group does not allow members to use its service for the
purpose of transmitting SPAM messages. CyberOptic Group will automatically terminate all spamming accounts.
Please report all incidents of spamming to abuse@CyOp.net
For more info about spamming, visit http://www.abuse.net
Network Security
Violations of system or network security are expressly prohibited, and may result in criminal and/or civil liability.
Examples include, but are not limited to the following: (a) unauthorized access (often known as hacking), use, probe, or
scan of a systems security or authentication measures, data or traffic; (b) interference with service to any user, host or
network including, without limitation, mail bombing, flooding, deliberate attempts to overload a system and broadcast
attacks; (c) forging of any TCP-IP packet header or any part of the header information in an email or a newsgroup posting;
and (d) other destructive activities. It is strictly prohibited to attempt to gain unauthorized access to any CyberOptic Group
service or web page.
Mis-Use Of System Resources
It is a violation for anyone who employs posts or programs which consume excessive CPU time or storage space, permits the
use of mail services, mail forwarding capabilities, POP accounts, or auto responders, or resale of access to CGI scripts
installed on our servers. CyberOptic Group may, from time to time, determine other actions which constitute a misuse of
system resources.
Consequences of Violation
When CyberOptic Group becomes aware of an alleged violation of its Acceptable Use Policy, CyberOptic Group will initiate an
investigation. During its investigations, CyberOptic Group may restrict a customer’s access in order to prevent further possible
unauthorized activity. Depending on the severity of the violation, CyberOptic Group may, at its sole discretion: (a) restrict,
suspend, or terminate a customer’s account, (b) remove information that violates our policies, (c) implement screening
software to block transmissions, (d) pursue any other civil remedies, and/or (e) take any other action we deem appropriate.
Failure to cooperate with our corrective or preventive measures is a violation of our policy. If such violation is a criminal
offense, CyberOptic Group will notify the appropriate law enforcement department of such violation. CyberOptic Group does not issue
service credits for any outages incurred through service disablement resulting from policy violations.
Privacy
We can not take any responsibility for the security of communications transmitted over our facilities. We will comply fully,
however, with all applicable laws concerning the privacy of our clients’ on-line communications. In particular, we will not
intentionally monitor or disclose any private electronic mail messages sent or received by our clients unless required to do
so by law. We may, however, monitor our service electronically to determine that our facilities are operating in satisfactory
condition. Also, we may be required to disclose information transmitted through our faciliites in order to comply with court
orders, statutes, regulations or governmental requests. Finally, we may disclose information transmitted over our facilities
where necessary to protect us and our clients from harm, or where such disclosure is necessary to the proper operation of
the system. For complete details, please see our Privacy Statement.
Indemnity
We wish to emphasize that by accepting our web hosting, autoresponder, and/or Internet related services, clients indemnify
CyberOptic Group for any violation of the client and/or user of this policy, or of law, that results in loss to us or the
bringing of any claim against CyberOptic Group. This means that if CyberOptic Group is sued because of activities of the user that
violate any law, or this policy, the user will pay any damages awarded against us, plus costs and reasonable attorneys’
fees. Client further agree that CyberOptic Group and any other parties involved in creating, delivering and hosting web sites by
or on behalf of CyberOptic Group have no liability for direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, or consequential damages with
respect to the information, services, content, or advertisements contained on or otherwise accessed through this web site.
Jurisdiction
This web site (excluding linked sites) is controlled by CyberOptic Group from its offices within the State of Florida, United
States of America. It can be accessed from all 50 states, as well as from other countries around the world. As each of these
places has laws that may differ from those of Florida, by accessing this web site both you and CyberOptic Group agree that the
statutes and laws of the State of Florida, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof, will apply to all
matters relating to use of this web site. You and CyberOptic Group also agree and hereby submit to the exclusive personal
jurisdiction and venue of the applicable courts of Palm Beach County, Florida and the United States District Court with
respect to such matters.
