1. Scope: This Acceptable Use Policy governs the usage of GeckoHost products and services. This policy is incorporated by reference into each contract GeckoHost enters into with a customer for the use of such services.GeckoHost reserves the right to modify this Policy at any time without notice.

2. Purpose: The purpose of this policy is to enhance the quality of services and to protect GeckoHost's customers from illegal, irresponsible, or disruptive Internet activities.

3. Prohibited Uses: Users may not:
  a. Utilize the service to send mass unsolicited e-mail to third parties.
  b. Utilize the service in connection with any illegal activity. Users may not:
     i. Utilize the service to copy material from third parties without proper authorization;
     ii. Utilize the service to misappropriate or infringe the patents, copyrights,
         trademarks or other intellectual property rights of any third party;
     iii. Utilize the service to traffic in illegal drugs, illegal gambling, obscene materials
         or other products or services that are prohibited under applicable law;
     iv. Utilize the service in any manner that violates applicable law.
  c. Utilize the service in connection with any tortious or actionable activity. Users may not:
     i. Utilize the service to publish or disseminate informaiton that (A) constitutes slander,
        libel or defamation, (B) publicizes the personal information or likeness of a person
        without that person's consent or (C) otherwise violate the privacy rights of any person.
     ii. Utilize the service to threaten persons with bodily harm, to make harassing
        or abusive statements or messages, or to solicit the performance of acts or
        servicse that are illegal under applicable law.
  d. Utilize the service in connection with any other disruptive or abusive activity.
      Users may not:
      i. Utilize the service to undermine or cause harm to a server or customer of GeckoHost;
      ii. Use programs that consume excessive CPU time or storage space;
      iii. Allow the use of mail services, mail forwarding capabilities, or autoresponders
          other than for the customer's own account;
      iv. Resell disk space without an appropriate reseller agreement;
      v. Resell or provide remote access to CGI scripts installed on GeckoHost servers;
      vi. Operate IRC servers or IRC bots from GeckoHost servers.

4. Account Policies and Cancellations:
Cancellation requests can be submitted via our ticketing system at http://support.geckohost.com. Although no notice is required, and there is no cancellation fee, all fees paid for service up to the notice of cancellation are non-refundable. If cancellation is made within the first 30 days of service, all hosting fees will be refunded. This does not include fees for domain registration.

Accounts are payable in full at the time the account is created. If payment by check or money order is selected, payment must be received within two (2) weeks of account activation or the account will be suspended without further notice to the customer. New accounts that remain past due for thirty (30) days after account activation are subject to termination. Any account reaching thirty (30) days past due is subject to suspension for nonpayment. Such accounts are subject to termination after forty-five (45) days in the past due state.

5. Suspension:
Activity which results in a suspension or deactivation of an account will result in a forfeiture of fees paid. Complaints made regarding abuses of an account will be grounds for suspension.

6. Refusal of Service:
We reserve the right to refuse, cancel, or suspend service at our sole discretion.

All sub-networks, distributive hosting sites, and dedicated servers of GeckoHost must adhere to the above policies. Please direct any violations of the above policies to abuse@geckohost.com.

Failure to follow any terms or conditions will be grounds for immediate account deactivation.

7. Reservation of Rights:
GeckoHost reserves the right to cooperate with appropriate legal authorities in investigations of claims of illegal activity involving GeckoHost's services, customers and other users. GeckoHost reserves all other rights to respond to violations of this policy to the extent of applicable law and in accordance with any applicable contractual obligations.