As an Internet Service Provider, it is not practical for ProBass Networks to monitor the content of information passing through its network. ProBass Networks exercises no control whatsoever over the content of any information passing through its network and is not responsible for damages customer may suffer for any reason. The persons and organizations, including ProBass Networks customers, who publish materials and information which are accessible through the ProBass Networks networks are solely responsible for the content of such materials and information, and are solely responsible to know and to comply with all laws applicable to the publication of such materials and information. ProBass Networks will cooperate with legal authorities in the investigation of any suspected criminal or civil infringements.  

As stated in the terms and conditions for ProBass Networks Products and Services, ProBass Networks has the right to suspend or terminate the account of an offending customer or take other action as ProBass Networks deems appropriate without notice.

Customer Responsibilities
Commercial Services are intended solely for the use of the contract holder and its' corporate affiliates and/or subsidiaries which are connected by LAN, WAN or remote access applications, and may not be re-sold to or used by any outside entity without prior written consent from ProBass Networks .  

ISP/Resellable Services are intended for customers who intend to resell Products and Services to third parties.    

Each ProBass Networks customer (Commercial and ISP/Reseller) is responsible for the activities of its customer base or end-users and, by accepting service from ProBass Networks, agrees to inform its customers and/or end-users of this AUP or its own Acceptable Use Policy. Complaints about customers or end-users of an ProBass Networks customer will be forwarded to the ProBass Networks customer's technical contact for action. If the offending activity continues, then the ProBass Networks customer's Products and Services may be subject to termination or other action as ProBass Networks deems appropriate without notice.  

Acceptable Use Guidelines
ProBass Networks services are only to be used for lawful purposes. Customers may not transmit, retransmit or store material in violation of any Federal or state laws or regulations, including, but not limited to, obscenity, indecency, defamation or infringement of trademark or copyright. ProBass Networks customers may not, nor may they permit or assist others to abuse or fraudulently use ProBass Networks Products and Services, including but not limited to the following activities:  

Child Pornography: It is illegal under Federal child exploitation statutes to possess, produce, receive, transport or distribute by any means, including computer, visual depictions of "sexual intercourse" and/or "sexually explicit conduct" involving children. ProBass Networks will not tolerate any use of its Products and Services surrounding these activities.

Denial of Service: Knowingly engaging in any activities that will cause a denial-of-service (e.g., synchronized number sequence attacks) to any user, host or network. 

Distribution of Viruses: Intentional distribution of software that attempts to and/or causes damage or annoyance to persons, data, and/or computer systems are prohibited. 

Email / Message Forging: Forging any message header, in part or whole, of any electronic transmission, originating or passing through the ProBass Networks network is in violation of this AUP.

Email Spamming or Mailbombing: Transmitting of unsolicited Email to multiple recipients, sending large amounts of Email repeatedly to a person to harass or threaten, or attempting to use ProBass Networks servers as a mail drop or name server for SPAM will not be tolerated. Such offenses negatively impact system performance and are an abuse of Internet resources. Each abuse will be billed at $500 per message/recipient, and may also result in suspension or termination of service.

Sending unsolicited bulk Email from another provider advertising or implicating any service hosted or provided by ProBass Networks , including without limitation Email, web, FTP and DNS services, is prohibited and may result in suspension or termination of service.

Fraudulent Activities: Fraud is an intentional misrepresentation or misleading statement, writing or activity made with the intent that the person receiving it will act upon it, or, obtaining or attempting to obtain service by any means or device with intent to avoid payment.

Hacking or "Spoofing": ProBass Networks will not tolerate any customer or end-user attempting to access any computer resource not belonging to that user, or attempting to penetrate security measures of other systems, whether or not the intrusion results in corruption or loss of data.

Network Sabotage: Any use of ProBass Networks Products and Services to interfere with the use of Internet resources or the ProBass Networks network by other customers or end-users.

Pyramid Schemes: Posting of such scams may result in legal inquiries, suspension and/or termination of service.

Unlawful Acts: Any use of ProBass Networks Products and Services to violate the law or in aid of any unlawful act is strictly prohibited. 

Usenet Spamming / Chat Rooms: Posting of messages to newsgroups that are irrelevant, blanket posting of messages to multiple newsgroups, and the posting of harassing and/or threatening messages will not be tolerated.

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.

Violations and Enforcement 
At ProBass Networks sole discretion, violations may result in a warning to the offender, suspension of service and/or termination of service. ProBass Networks will enforce this AUP according to the severity of the offense and violator's history of prior AUP infringements. Repeated offenses will result in immediate termination of service.

ProBass Networks has no practical ability to monitor all conduct, communications, or content which might violate this AUP prior to its transmission on the ProBass Networks network but may do so at its discretion. Therefore, ProBass Networks does not assume liability for violation of the aforementioned infringements.  

ProBass Networks reserves the right to modify this AUP at any time without prior notification to customers.