Acceptable Use Policy

Revision as of 08:20, 23 November 2008

The following guidelines exist to help you understand what it means to be a member of the DareNET community. We still want your experience to be fun, edgy and entertaining, but ask you to follow these common-sense rules. Keep in mind your use of DareNET is subject to this Acceptable Use Policy (AUP).

By connecting to our Network, you are agree to adhere to the following rules:

• No engaging in Denial of service ('DDoS') actions or abuse of our system(s) or resources.
• No network/server/channel ban evasions.
• No faked or altered user@host information.
• No loading of malicious bots onto the network.
• No creating excessive connections (clones) from your connection.
• No flooding of any kind.
• No mass-advertising/inviting.

NOTE: You may only advertise in channels where you are on the userlist or with the channel owner's explicit permission. Directly advertising to DareNET users in other channels or via private messages / notice is strictly prohibited.

Network staff will interpret this AUP if there is any ambiguity as to how it applies to your circumstance or situation.

Respect the DareNET Community

We're not asking for the kind of respect reserved for nuns, the elderly, and brain surgeons. We mean don't abuse the site/network. Every cool new community feature on DareNET involves a certain level of trust. We trust you to be responsible, and users respect that trust. Please be one of them.

We Enforce This AUP

Okay, this one is more about us than you. DareNET staff review all abuse reports 24 hours a day, seven days a week to determine whether our AUP was violated. Accounts are penalized for AUP violations and serious or repeated violations can result in loss of services privileges, network bans, account suspension and even termination.

DareNET is under no circumstances to be used for illegal activities. Observed and verifiable instances may be reported to the appropriate authorities. And, although DareNET itself is an unmoderated forum, DareNET's administration will cooperate fully with any officially recognized law enforcement agency to the best of its capability when required to do so by law.

Appealing a Violation

If you are banned or denied access to a DareNET server, service or the entire network, you should follow the procedure outlined below. However, please note, that DareNET's server administrators are under no obligation to take any further action if you are denied access.

• If you are K-lined (banned from a specific server), contact the server admin and request the removal of the ban, explaining how future incidents can be avoided.

• If you are G-lined (banned from the entire network), or would like to appeal some other corrective action (e.g. suspended account/channel), please contact our Abuse Team by e-mailing abuse@darenet.org for further assistance.

We greatly appreciate your acceptance and compliance with this agreement and related documents and their rules and regulations.