Common use of Internet Security Clause in Contracts

Internet Security. Taking Proper Precautions – Maintaining the security of your personal computer is an important way to protect your privacy and to help us protect our network and customers. You must follow our policies and maintain your antivirus software, firewall, wireless network security and your operating system to prevent harm and potential theft of data. You should regularly back up your computer to preserve your files, including messages you want to keep, and change your login password regularly. We may take protective action related to your service or contact you directly from time-to-time to help with security. Always be sure whom you are dealing with before clicking on an Internet link or giving personal information. We encourage you to visit the website of the Federal Trade Commission [FTC] at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx for tips on protecting yourself. When communications enter the Internet, it is possible for outside parties to access them. Since we cannot control web sites or services operated by third parties, you should review their terms of service and privacy policies. Spam – We try to block outgoing spam using a variety of methods. Spamming is prohibited on the Lightwave network. You can help prevent spam by not allowing unauthorized access to your computer. We suggest that you remain up-to-date on ways to combat spam. Cookies and Web Beacons – Third parties that place ads on our websites may use “cookies” to collect anonymous information about your visit to our website and to manage your preferences while there. A cookie does not give any other personal information about you. It can, however, be read by the website that placed it to note information about your visit, such as your type of browser, operating system and IP address. A cookie also helps to recognize you when you log in as a registered user or as a repeat visitor. You can control the cookies your computer accepts through the settings on your web browser or by deleting them from your files. Doing so, however, may limit the personalization available to you. Web beacons or clear GIFs are a type of computer code sometimes placed by advertisers on a webpage. As with cookies, you can use your browser settings to control web beacons. We use cookies to tailor our site by remembering you and any options you select. We may share non-personal information obtained from cookies with vendors, advertisers and others. Law Enforcement and Legal Requests Information Disclosure – We may receive legal requests for customer information from government and law enforcement personnel. We may also receive discovery requests in civil cases. In all such cases, we cooperate by providing the information required by law. We do not volunteer customer information or give access to customer communications to law enforcement or others, except in the “Special Exceptions” section detailed above or if we have a good faith belief that an emergency involving an immediate danger of death or serious physical injury requires disclosure. Many criminal subpoenas require that we not disclose or notify you of the request. Due to this fact and the volume of requests we receive, we do not assume any duty to notify you of receipt of any legal requests.

Internet Security. Taking Proper Precautions – Maintaining You are responsible for the protection of your account, data and equipment. You are advised that the Internet is not a secure system. Data can be and often is, viewed by third parties. Information of a private or confidential nature should not be placed on the system or if it is you should take steps to protect it using encryption technologies. Pathway Com-Tel specifically denies any responsibility for the security of your personal computer account, the data stored in Pathway Com-Tel facilities, any equipment using your account or data stored on your equipment. Pathway is an important way not a storage facility and customers wishing to protect your privacy safeguard their data should make back-ups and store them in a secure place. Pathway Com-Tel notifies you that maintenance back-ups may remain in Pathway’s facilities or our supplier’s facilities and could be subject to help us protect our network and customersseizure by law. You must follow our policies and maintain your antivirus softwareIt is recognized that the Internet may contain viruses or other harmful programs which may, firewallif not eliminated, wireless network security and your operating system to prevent harm and potential theft of data. You should regularly back up your computer to preserve your files, including messages you want to keep, and change your login password regularly. We may take protective action related to your service destroy parts or contact you directly from time-to-time to help with security. Always be sure whom you are dealing with before clicking on an Internet link or giving personal information. We encourage you to visit the website all of the Federal Trade Commission [FTC] at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx for tips on protecting yourself. When communications enter the Internet, it is possible for outside parties to access them. Since we cannot control web sites or services operated by third parties, you should review their terms of service and privacy policies. Spam – We try to block outgoing spam using a variety of methods. Spamming is prohibited on the Lightwave network. You can help prevent spam by not allowing unauthorized access to data contained in your computer. We suggest Pathway has no control over these programs. It is also recognized that a person or persons on the Internet may attempt to access your computer or data on your computer without your permission while you remain upare online. Pathway has no control over these people. Pathway does not provide any filtering, firewalling checking of activity, or other security measures to protect customers from this activity. You agree to provide your own mechanism for checking your computer system for viruses and other harmful programs and for checking your computer system for unauthorized access. You agree to hold Pathway Com-toTel, its employees, officers, subsidiaries and suppliers faultless for any damage caused by viruses and other harmful programs or damage caused by unauthorized access obtained through Pathway. Further, you agree not to introduce, knowingly or unknowingly, any virus or harmful program onto the Internet system or Pathway’s hosts and not to access or attempt to access any other computer or equipment on the Internet system or Pathway’s service without the owner’s permission further you agree to hold Pathway Com-date on ways to combat spam. Cookies and Web Beacons – Third parties that place ads on our websites may use “cookies” to collect anonymous information about your visit to our website Tel, its holding company, affiliates, employees, officers, directors or suppliers harmless from, and to manage your preferences while thereindemnify Pathway Com-Tel, its holding company, affiliates, employees, officers, directors or suppliers for, any damages resulting from any viruses or harmful programs introduced by you into the Internet or Pathway Com- Tel systems and from any unauthorized access by you into the Internet or Pathway Com-Tel systems. A cookie does not give any other personal information about you. It can, however, be read by Pathway Com-Tel reserves the website that placed it right to note information about your visit, such as your type of browser, operating system and IP address. A cookie also helps to recognize you when you log in as a registered user or as a repeat visitor. You can control monitor and/or terminate the cookies your computer accepts through the settings on your web browser or by deleting them from your files. Doing so, however, may limit the personalization available to you. Web beacons or clear GIFs are a type of computer code sometimes placed by advertisers on a webpage. As with cookies, you can use your browser settings to control web beacons. We use cookies to tailor our site by remembering you and any options you select. We may share non-personal information obtained from cookies with vendors, advertisers and others. Law Enforcement and Legal Requests Information Disclosure – We may receive legal requests for customer information from government and law enforcement personnel. We may also receive discovery requests in civil cases. In all such cases, we cooperate by providing the information required by law. We do not volunteer customer information or give access to customer communications to law enforcement or others, except in the “Special Exceptions” section detailed above or if we have a good faith belief that an emergency involving an immediate danger of death or serious physical injury requires disclosure. Many criminal subpoenas require that we not disclose or notify you of the request. Due to this fact and the volume of requests we receive, we do not assume any duty to notify you of receipt activities of any legal requestsuser when said activities are adversely affecting Pathway services or customers.