The FIBERNET Network may be used only strictly in accordance with all international, federal, state and local laws, tariffs, ordinances and regulations and FIBERNET may report to legal authorities any content that is or is believed to be unlawful, may disclose to such authority the author of such content and will cooperate with law enforcement agencies and other parties investigating or prosecuting claims of illegal or inappropriate activity. This includes without limitation, material protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property right, material that is obscene or constitutes child pornography, material that is libelous, defamatory, hateful, or constitutes an illegal threat or abuse, material that violates export control laws or regulations, and material that encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense or give rise to civil liability.

FIBERNET makes no guarantee regarding the security and integrity of any data or information transmitted. Users must respect the privacy of others, shall not intentionally seek information on, obtain copies of, or modify files, other data, or passwords belonging to others, or represent themselves as another User unless explicitly authorized to do so by that User. Revealing a User password to others is strictly prohibited. Attempting to obtain access beyond that for which User is authorized is strictly prohibited, including illegal or unauthorized accessing known as "hacking."

Use of FIBERNET's Network and or any attached network in a manner that precludes or significantly hampers its use by others is not allowed. Connections which create routing patterns that are inconsistent with the effective and shared use of the network may not be established. Users must respect the integrity of computing and network systems. Examples of prohibited uses include, without limitation:

• (i) Unauthorized access to or use of data, systems or networks, including any attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without express authorization of the owner of the system or network;

• (ii) Unauthorized monitoring of data or traffic on any network or system without express written authorization of the owner of the system or network;

• (iii) Interference with service to any User, host or network including, without limitation, mail bombing, flooding, deliberate attempts to overload a system and broadcast attacks;

• (iv) Distribution of Internet Viruses, Worms, Trojan Horses or other destructive activities;

• (v) Modification of IP packet content in a malicious manner or forging of any TCP-IP packet header or any part of the header information in an e-mail, chat room or a newsgroup posting.

• (i) Sending unsolicited commercial or bulk e-mail

• (ii) Using another site's mail server to relay mail without express permission of the site;

• (iii) Repeated, unsolicited and/or unwanted communication of an intrusive nature;

• (iv) Posting or e-mailing of scams such as 'make-money-fast' schemes or pyramid/chain letters;

• (v) Making fraudulent offers of products, items or services originating from your account.

• (i) Engaging in excessive cross-posting or multi-posting ("spamming");

• (ii) Making any posting for commercial purposes (including without limitation the posting to specific URLs for commercial purposes), except where such postings are expressly permitted under the charter and/or Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) of an applicable newsgroup;

• (iii) Canceling newsgroup postings other than their own, or using auto-responders or cancel-bots (or similar automated or manual routines) which generate excessive network traffic or disrupt Usenet newsgroup/e-mail use by others (except in cases of official newsgroup moderators performing their duties);

• (iv) Disrupting newsgroups and or discussion groups with materials, postings, or activities that are frivolous, unlawful, obscene, threatening, abusive, libelous, hateful, excessive, or repetitious, unless such materials or activities are expressly allowed or encouraged under the newsgroup's name, FAQ, or charter.