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The Short Version:
Acceptable Use/Terms and Conditions of hosting/web services:

We are web hosting providers.  It's all 0's and 1's to us.

What we are here to do is to help you get your message out to the world.  What we are not here to do is deal with lawyers and people complaining about abuse coming from your account.  Please read and abide by the terms below if you intend to keep your domains hosted on our servers.

  1. Adult Content:  Sorry, no adult content allowed, if your account violates our TOS it will be terminated immediately.   
  2. No Spamming - ANY complaints of this nature will be considered serious enough to violate this service agreement and terminate AT LEAST your email privileges
  3. No Hacking/Warez/Password sites - need we say more?
  4. No archives of copyright infringed material like movies, photos, MP3's, software, etc. 

The Complete Version of our Acceptable Use Policy

If you host with us you are bound by this entire agreement.
**All payments are non-refundable**

The Provider (REDDOT Media) agrees to supply the Customer (the individual who has obtained service provided by Provider as well as any corporate entity whom the individual may represent) with Web Site Hosting as prescribed on Provider’s web site located at http://www.reddotmedia.net for a mutually agreed upon pricing structure and term. The Customer agrees to all technical and billing requirements as set forth on said web site and to the Acceptable Use Policy and Terms of Service prescribed in this Agreement.The Customer covenants and agrees to abide by the Agreement, as specified here, in addition to all future revisions that are publicly posted on the Provider’s web site. Due to the ever-changing nature of the Internet, the Customer fully understands and accepts the responsibility of keeping abreast of changes in the Agreement.
The Customer understands that Provider is not responsible for any conduct, content, goods and services that are or may be available through the Internet or the Provider’s services. Furthermore, the Customer understands that Provider is not responsible for the accuracy or quality of any information obtained through the Internet.

All virtual web hosting customers must have their IP address resolving to a domain name within 30 days or risk suspension of your account.

The Customer agrees to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in connection with Customer’s use of the Service. The Customer agrees not to upload, transmit, or post copyrighted material, including trademarks or protected material to the Internet without express authorization or purchased license of the owner(s) or person(s) owning the copyrighted material. Customer understands that the Provider is a “service provider” as defined in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and therefore has no responsibility for the content of Customer’s web sites. The Customer understands that if a copyright complaint is received by the Provider, Customer will receive notice of the complaint and will be given reasonable time to respond to the complaint. At any time, the Provider may, at its sole discretion, require a copy of any and all legal documentation showing rightful ownership, or licensed distribution for any item displayed on the Customers web site so as to resolve any copyright or other legal claims that may arise. If Customer is unable to provide ownership or licensing information to the complaining party and/or Provider, then Customer must remove the objectionable material, or face having the applicable pages taken down by Provider.
The Customer agrees to keep its site free of any illegal content including, but not limited to threats of physical harm to persons or property, programs containing viruses, pirated software, child pornography and violations of international export control laws.
The Customer shall be solely responsible for the development, operation and maintenance of its online businesses and/or sites and all contents and materials appearing online or related to Customer’s products and services, including without limitation (a) the accuracy and appropriateness of content and materials appearing on customer’s web pages, or within customer’s business, and on customer’s products; (b) ensuring that the content and materials appearing within the online business or related to the product or service do not infringe upon the rights of any third party; and (c) ensuring that the content and materials appearing within the website or related to Customer’s products and services are not libelous or otherwise illegal. Customer is solely responsible for the final calculation of and application of shipping, sales tax and any other taxes related to Customer’s business or website Customer will also be solely responsible for accepting, processing, and filling customer orders, and for handling any customer inquiries or complaints arising therefrom. Customer shall also be solely responsible for the security of any of its’ customer information, including credit card numbers.

Customer shall also be responsible for any and all licenses for any software scripts or other electronic media installed on Customer's server, and shall provide Provider with a copy of same upon demand.

REDDOT Media takes a zero tolerance approach to the sending of Unsolicited Commercial Email (UCE) or SPAM over our network. Very simply this means that customers of REDDOT Media may not use or permit others to use our network to transact in UCE. Customers of REDDOT Media may not host, or permit hosting of, sites or information that is advertised by UCE from other networks. Violations of this policy carry severe penalties, including termination of service.
Violation of REDDOT Media's SPAM policy will result in severe penalties.
Upon notification of an alleged violation of our SPAM policy, REDDOT Media will initiate an immediate investigation (within 48 hours of notification). During the investigation, REDDOT Media may restrict customer access to the network to prevent further violations. If a customer is found to be in violation of our SPAM policy, REDDOT Media may, at its sole discretion, restrict, suspend or terminate customer's account. Further, REDDOT Media reserves the right to pursue civil remedies for any costs associated with the investigation of a substantiated policy violation. REDDOT Media will notify law enforcement officials if the violation is believed to be a criminal offense. First violations of this policy will result in an "Administrative Fee" of $250 and your account will be reviewed for possible immediate termination. A second violation will result in an "Administrative Fee" of $500 and immediate termination of your account. Users who violate this policy agree that in addition to these "Administrative" penalties, they will pay "Research Fees" not to exceed $175 per hour that REDDOT Media personnel must spend to investigate the matter. PLEASE, DO NOT SPAM from your account. As our Customers are ultimately responsible for the actions of their clients over the REDDOT Media network, it is advisable that Customers develop a similar, or stricter, policy for their clients.

Suspension; Termination
Any User which RED DOT MEDIA determines to have violated any element of this Acceptable Use Policy shall receive a written warning, and may be subject at RED DOT MEDIA discretion to a temporary suspension of service pending such User's agreement in writing to refrain from any further violations; provided, however, that if RED DOT MEDIA deems it necessary, it may immediately suspend or terminate such User's service without issuing such a warning. Users which RED DOT MEDIA determines to have committed a second violation of any element of this Acceptable Use Policy shall be subject to immediate suspension or termination of service without further notice.

RED DOT MEDIA will not be responsible for any damages your business may suffer. RED DOT MEDIA makes no warranties of any kind, expressed or implied for services we provide. RED DOT MEDIA disclaims any warranty or merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The includes loss of data resulting from delays, non-deliveries, wrong delivery, and any and all service interruptions caused by RED DOT MEDIA and its employees. The services provided by RED DOT MEDIA are provided AS-IS and without any warranty expressed or implied. RED DOT MEDIA reserves the right to revise its policies at any time. 

System and Network Security
Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the RED DOT MEDIA Network, including, without limitation, (a) accessing data not intended for such User or logging into a server or account which such User is not authorized to access, (b) attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization, (c) attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including, without limitation, via means of overloading, "flooding", "mailbombing" or "crashing", (d) forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or newsgroup posting, or (e) taking any action in order to obtain services to which such User is not entitled. Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability. RED DOT MEDIA will investigate occurrences which may involve such violations and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting Users who are involved in such violations.

The Customer agrees and understands that any network address assignments (“IP addresses”) issued by Provider to Customer shall remain the property of Provider, and are considered to be loaned to the Customer. The Customer also understands that Provider is not a secure communications medium for the purposes of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, and that it may be necessary for Provider to examine systems accounting logs and other records to determine if privacy violations or other network activities have occurred. In the event that the Customer has not complied with any part of this agreement or breaches the agreement via nonpayment of monthly charges, the Provider reserves the right to alter access to the service, or to terminate the service, without notice to, or authority from the Customer, and the Customer forfeits any prepaid amounts to Provider. This constitutes the full agreement of the parties and cannot be altered or modified unless in writing. Should any one or more provisions of this agreement be found to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such finding shall not affect or invalidate any other provision hereof. The parties agree that this agreement shall be governed by and be interpreted according to the laws of the province of Ontario, Canada and any and all actions regarding or relating to this agreement shall be brought in Superior Court.

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