You agree that, if any portion of this Policy is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion will be construed consistent with applicable law as nearly as possible, and the remaining portions will remain in full force and effect.

SEMO Communications provides a variety of Internet Services (the Services) to residences and businesses (the Customer).

1.0 Introduction
a. This Acceptable Use Policy is designed to foster an online environment of mutual respect in which everyone is able to enjoy the benefits of SEMO Communications. We believe that the restrictions set out in this Acceptable Use Policy represent a fair balance between the freedom of the individual and the need for some basic rules to ensure that SEMO Communications Internet access is not used in an abusive or illegal way.

d. SEMO Communications has the right, but not the obligation, to investigate any violation or alleged violation of this Acceptable Use Policy, Including the right to examine any information or material on SEMO Communications servers.

e. SEMO Communications has the right, but not the obligation to remove any content that it deems, in its sole discretion, to be in violation of any part of this Acceptable Use Policy.

f. SEMO Communications has the right, but not the obligation, to take any steps it deems necessary to prevent violations of this Acceptable Use Policy from occurring.

g. The failure of SEMO Communications to enforce this Policy, for whatever reason, shall not be construed as a waiver of any right to do so at any time.

2.0 Illegal Activities
2.1 SEMO Communications users must not encourage, facilitate or engage in any illegal activities, including, without limitation:

(a) defamation: posting or transmitting any material which is defamatory under any applicable law

(b) fraud: posting or transmitting any information that you know or ought to know is false, and that you intend others to rely on;

(c) unlawful material: posting or disseminating unlawful material

(d) false advertising: posting or transmitting any advertising or promotional materials that contain false, deceptive or misleading statements, claims or representations;

(e) copyright violation: posting or transmitting any information, software, photograph, video, graphic, music, sound and other material in violation of another persons copyright; and

(f) trade-mark violation: posting, transmitting, displaying or using any words or symbols that violate any other persons rights in its trade-mark or trade-name.

3.0 Electronic Mail
3.1 SEMO Communications users must not use SEMO Communications email to:

(a) send unsolicited bulk email (so-called "Spam");

(b) send, or cause to be sent, large volumes of unsolicited email to a single or multiple people or entities (so-called "E-Mail Bombing");

(c) repeatedly send email to any person or entity who does not wish to receive it. If a recipient asks to stop receiving email from a SEMO Communications user, then that SEMO Communications user must not send that person further email;

(d) subscribe to any email list or service on behalf of a third party without that third partys consent.

a. SEMO Communications users must not engage any of the activities described in paragraph 3.1 from another providers email service and use a SEMO Communications account as an email return address or "drop" for responses.

b. SEMO Communications Users must not forge, alter or remove any email header.

Any email address at the semocommunications.com domain are property of SEMO Communications and may be terminated or re-assigned without notice.

4.0 Security, Privacy and "Hacking"
4.1 The Customer is responsible for any misuse of the Services that originate from their account, even activities committed by any friend, family, co-worker, employee, guest or anyone with access to the account. Customers must ensure that others not gain unauthorized access to the Services.

4.2 SEMO Communications users must not:

(a) disrupt or interfere with the normal operation of SEMO Communications systems, networks, or activities in any way that adversely affects the ability of other people, or systems to use SEMO Communications services or the Internet, including, but not limited to:

a. Denial of service attacks;

b. Flooding of networks;

c. Attempts to overload a service; and

d. Attempts to cause system crashes,

or attempt to do so; or

(b) use any unauthorized program to connect the user to any SEMO Communications Internet Relay Chat ("IRC") server, including, but not limited to IRC bots or clonebots;

(c) gain access or attempt to gain access to the private systems or data of SEMO Communications, without the prior consent of SEMO Communications.

4.3 SEMO Communications users must not use their SEMO Communications accounts to:

(a) circumvent or attempt to circumvent security or authentication systems on any host, network hardware, or user accounts, including, but not limited to logging into any server, account or network without authorization and electronically probing the security of any system or network; or

(b) disrupt or interfere with the normal operation of any system or network operated by any third party, or attempt to do so.

(c) gain access or attempt to gain access to the private systems or data of SEMO Communications, or any third party without the prior consent of SEMO Communications or the third party.

8.4 Users must ensure that their activity does not improperly restrict, disrupt, inhibit, degrade or impede SEMO Communications ability to deliver the Services and monitor the Services, backbone, network nodes, and/or other network services.

8.5 Customers may not resell, share, or otherwise distribute the Services or any portion thereof to any third party without the written consent of SEMO Communications. For example, you cannot provide Internet access to others through a dial up connection, host shell accounts over the Internet, provide email or news service, or send a news feed, unless express permission is granted by the Customer Agreement.

8.6 You may not provide network services to others via SEMO Communications.

9.0 Updates

10.0 Questions and Complaints