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EXHIBIT 10.9
[COMSTAR LOGO] CORPORATE ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY ADDENDUM TO THE
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NETWORK SERVICES
AGREEMENT
This document, when executed by you, is incorporated into the Comstar Network
Services Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this
Addendum, and the terms of the Comstar Network Services Agreement, the terms of
this Addendum shall control. This Addendum, the Comstar Network Services
Agreement, an accepted Sales Quote represent the entire agreement between us
for the Services described in the Service Addendum(s).
Accepted By:
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Customer Signature
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Date
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Customer Name
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INTRODUCTION
Our Internet Access Service (Service) provides high-speed dedicated Internet
connectivity. We have certain legal and ethical responsibilities regarding the
use of its computer network and equipment involved in these services.
System abuse is strictly prohibited. We may terminate your Service immediately
and may bill you for any resulting charges if you, your employees or
contractor(s) engage in system abuse.
This Acceptable Use Policy Addendum was created to help you understand our
definition of system abuse. The examples listed here is not exclusive of all
possible actions that may be deemed as abuse. You are asked only to use your
best judgement.
ABUSE OF SERVICE
Actions which constitute system abuse include, but are not limited to:
Utilizing any service in the commission of a crime;
Attempting to circumvent user authentication of any host, network, or account on
our systems or the Internet at large ("cracking");
Attempting in any way to interfere with or deny service to any user or any host
on the Internet;
Forging Email or USENET header information to conceal your identity as the
author, conceal the origination address of the Email, or conceal the host from
which the Email was originated;
Sending of unsolicited mail messages, either commercial or non-commercial
("junk mail");
Forwarding or multiple posting of chain letters of any type;
Posting of inappropriate messages to USENET newsgroups e.g., posting large
numbers of unsolicited Email indiscriminately ("spamming");
Attempt to cancel, supersede, or otherwise interfere with Email or USENET posts
other than one's own; and
Engaging in harassment whether through language, frequency, or size of
messages.
This Acceptable Use Policy is subject to revision at anytime that we determine
a change is necessary. We will inform you of those changes by whatever means we
deem most effective. It is your responsibility to ensure that the use of our
network conforms to the policies currently in effect.
COOPERATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT
We will cooperate with Law Enforcement officials by providing whatever
information they require, so long as they present authorization from a United
States Court that has jurisdiction over the territory and subject matter that
they are seeking.
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