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Network Terms of Service

By connecting and retaining a connection to any part of the UGN Security IRC Network you state that you have read, understand, and hereby agree to comply and accept the following terms of use, disclaimers, and rules stated in this document, as well as the policies of the individual server you are using (which are stated on each server's Message of the Day "MOTD" [type /motd in your status window].) If you do not agree, do not connect or disconnect now and do not reconnect!

IRC Rules
Policy Type	Policy
Illegal Behavior	All applicable laws that are observed in the real world must also be obeyed online. We have zero tolerance for any sort of illegal behavior and we will fully cooperate with law enforcement on such matters.
Copyrighted Material	We do not permit any type of illegal file trading. You may not create a channel for the primary purpose, or use our network, to distribute, facilitate distribution, or direct link to any content that infringes anyone else's intellectual property rights. This includes, but is not limited to, any copyright, trademark, rights of publicity, rights of privacy, or other proprietary rights.
Sex/Sensuality/Images	You may not use our IRC Network to distribute, facilitate to distribute, or direct link to any content that solicits for exchange, sale or purchase of sexually explicit images, and/or material harmful to minors (as determined in our sole discretion); including, but not limited to, any photograph, film, video, or picture or computer generated image or picture (actual or simulated). You may not display obscene, lewd, or sexually harassing images or text on a public channel without the prior consent of that channel's operators.
Hacking & Cracking	You may not use our network to gain unauthorized access to any computer systems. You may not attempt to monitor or tamper with another user's electronic communications, or read, copy, change, or delete any part of another user's nickserv/chanserv/memoserv account. You may not knowingly or carelessly perform an act that will interfere with the normal operations of computers, servers, or processes. No denial of service ("DoS") actions or abuse of anyone's resources, including but not limited to flooding, cloning, mass-messaging, and mass-inviting. You may not make unauthorized attempts to circumvent data protection schemes or uncover security holes and vulnerabilities. This includes creating and/or running programs that are designed to identify holes, vulnerabilities, and/or decrypt intentionally secure data. You may not fake or alter user@host information to evade a ban or falsify your identity.
Malware	You may not advertise, distribute, or link to software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to capture information, interrupt, destroy, and/or limit the functionality of any computer software and/or hardware or telecommunications equipment. You may not run programs known as, including but not limited to, spam bots, flood bots, clone bots, leech clients, file servs, dccbots, Trojan bots, or zombies. Friendly bots are welcome, however, we request that you obtain the "ok" from a staffer in #staff before configuring your bot on our network..
Advertising & Commercial Purposes	Unsolicited advertising including, but not limited to, the advertising of free, pay, personal, or private web sites, products, programs, and/or other networks is not allowed. You may not use any network resources for commercial activity without prior approval of the administration. This includes but is not limited to unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail", "spam", "chain letters", "pyramid schemes" or any other form of solicitation. You may not post links for any type of affiliate program with referrer IDs.
Disruptive Behavior	Hate speech and harsh personal insults and epithets directed against any race, religion, ethnic origin, gender or sexual preference is not allowed even if disguised with asterisks or other text and characters. You may not transmit or facilitate distribution of content that is harmful, abusive, racially or ethnically offensive, or in a reasonable person's view, objectionable. You may not intentionally repeat or transmit material in a rapid manner producing the affect of harassing a user by "flooding" them. You may not Private Message (Query), CTCP, or DCC users without their expressed permission.
Children	You must be at least 14 years old to use our IRC Network without parental supervision. IRC may not be suitable for children of any age. Please supervise your child's IRC session.
Channel Rules	Channel rules can and will vary on the network, each channel may have specific and differing rules and regulations to be policed by their channel staff. By entering the channel(s) you are agreeing to abide by their ruleset (so long as it does not go against any official server rules).

Network Disclaimer

Considering the real-time nature of IRC, it is impossible for the UGN Security staff and volunteers to review all channels and messages for the validity of information provided in them. UGN Security does not vouch for or warrant the content clarity, accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any user's advice, and is not responsible for it. The messages express the views of the author of the message, not necessarily the views of UGN Security or any other entity or person(s) associated with the administration of this network.

No responsibility for computer damage, data loss, or any other related damage shall be implied by any UGN Security server administrator or any other entity or person(s) associated with the administration of this network. By using any UGN Security server, you hereby state and agree that you release the UGN Security, its servers, administrators, operators, and any other volunteer of UGN Security from all responsibility or legal liability which might result from your use of the UGN Security servers.

We reserve the right to restrict a user's access to our servers if their speech does not meet our standards. UGN Security and any other entity or person(s) associated with the administration of this network does not assume any liability if we fail to remove any user, and makes the final determination about whether someone's speech is objectionable or not. UGN Security does not endorse or oppose opinions expressed by our users. UGN Security's administrators reserve the right to deny access to and use of the UGN Security IRC network or any of its other resources, including but not limited to channel services, technical mailing lists, and FTP sites, to any user, group, site, or domain without the benefit of prior warning or notification if necessary.

All rulings by our staff are absolute and final. We reserve the right to change rules without warning or prior notice. Please remember that you are a guest on the network at all times, and you are expected to conduct yourself accordingly.

Consequences of Violation

If you violate any of the terms of use, disclaimers, or rules stated in this document, or any rule or regulation on the MOTD of any UGN Security server, or fail to comply with any UGN Security staff member demand or request you will be subject to progressive disciplinary action, including but not limited to denial of access to a UGN Security server or the entire network, and/or legal action where applicable.

Denial of access to a particular UGN Security server or the entire network can be made at our staff's discretion. Your entire Internet Service Provider may be denied access to the server or network if you successfully evade a ban and your ISP may be notified of your inappropriate behavior so they could suspend or revoke your Internet access.

Each server's staff retains the right to deny access to or use of its server's resources to any user(s), group, site, or domain, without the benefit of prior warning or notification if they so choose.

The UGN Security IRC Network is under no circumstances to be used for illegal activities. Although UGN Security itself is a un-moderated forum, the UGN Security administration will cooperate fully with any officially recognized law enforcement body to the best of its capability when required to do so by force of law. Observed and verifiable instances of illegal activities will be reported to the appropriate authorities.

Contacting our Staff

If at anytime you need to be in contact with a staff member of the UGN Security IRC Network, please /join #staff.

You may also contact our staff on the contact page.

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