Acceptable Use Policy

This Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP” or “Policy”) describes actions by Users that are prohibited by SIPPIO Corp, Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“SIPPIO Corp”). “Users” means any user or Customer of any and all SIPPIO Corp provided services (“Service” and/or “Services”) that are provided by SIPPIO Corp pursuant to any applicable customer agreement, including, without limitation, any applicable terms of service and/or supplements to any applicable agreement(s) (which Users must accept as a condition to receiving any Services from SIPPIO Corp).
This Acceptable Use Policy is subject to change from time to time with such changes effective upon posting at www.SIPPIO.io    SIPPIO Corp encourages Users to review this Policy regularly.

  1. Services may be used only for lawful, proper and appropriate purposes.
  2. Users must use any Services only in a manner that, in SIPPIO Corp’s sole discretion, is consistent with the purposes of such Services.  Users will not engage in any legal or illegal activity that either (i) harms SIPPIO Corp, the network operated by SIPPIO Corp, the Services and/or any User, or (ii) interferes with the network operated by SIPPIO Corp and/or the provision or use of the Services by SIPPIO Corp or any User.
  3. Services may not be used for illegal, improper, and/or inappropriate purposes.
    1. Illegal purposes include, but are not limited to:
      1. using any Service to violate any law, rule, or regulation; or
      2. engaging in threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive or fraudulent behavior
    2. Improper and/or inappropriate uses include, but are not limited to
      1. posting multiple messages similar in content to Usenet or other newsgroups, listservs, forums, e-mail mailing lists or other similar groups or lists;
      2. calling, messaging, storing, posting or transmitting harassing, threatening or abusive materials, e-mail or information;
      3. posting or transmitting any information or software that contains a virus worm, cancelbot or other harmful component; without permission from the owner of a system or network, doing any of the following: (a) accessing the system or network, (b) monitoring data or traffic, (c) probing, scanning, and/or testing firewalls, (d) testing the vulnerability of a system or network or (e) breaching the security or authentication routines of a system or network;
      4. conducting or forwarding surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, charity requests or chain letters;
      5. relaying e-mail in an anonymous fashion or forging any TCP-IP packet header;
      6. mailbombing, flooding, overloading, attacking or otherwise interfering with a system or network;
      7. sending unsolicited calls, messaging, e-mailings (including, without limitation, commercial advertising and informational announcements) if such unsolicited activities could reasonably be expected to or do in fact provoke complaints;
      8. operating a server in connection with the Services in an “open relay” configuration (a configuration whereby a mail server processes email messages where neither the sender nor the recipient is a local user);
      9. falsifying User or other identifying information provided to SIPPIO Corp or to other Users of the Services;
      10. use of any Services in violation or any trademark, copyright, or any other intellectual property protection law or provision, or AUP policy of any third party provider;
      11. use of any Services for the purposes of engaging in an activity in connection or conjunction with any pornographic and/or adult entertainment industry purpose, regardless of whether such activity is lawfully permitted;
      12. auto-dialing or predictive-dialing (sometimes referred to as “robo-dialing”);
      13. continuous or extensive chat line or conference call participation,
      14. use of free conference calling or similar services that SIPPIO Corp in its sole discretion deems to participate in traffic stimulation practices or schemes that result in excessive charges;
      15. use of an open telephone line as a monitoring, intercom or similar service;
      16. repetitive and/or continuous messaging or calling to the same destination or number if such activity could reasonably be expected to or in fact does provoke complaints;
      17. long duration calls (defined as calls to the same number in excess of four continuous or cumulative hours within a 24 hour period) and/or calls placed to specific numbers / destinations for the purpose of generating charges or fees for or with a third party;
      18. use of call Services which do not consist of uninterrupted live human voice dialog by and between natural human beings;
      19. restricting or inhibiting any other User or any other person from using and enjoying the Services and/or the Internet; or
      20. engaging in any of the foregoing activities by using the services of another provider or third party and channeling such activities through an account provided by SIPPIO Corp, or otherwise involving the Services or any SIPPIO Corp  account in any way with or without another provider or third party for the purpose of facilitating the foregoing activities.

Remedies:
SIPPIO Corp reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to determine if a Service is being used for any of the foregoing purposes or activities.

  1. Violation of this Policy may result in civil or criminal liability, and SIPPIO Corp in its sole discretion, in addition to any remedy that it may have at law or in equity, may immediately terminate permission for the User to use the Services, or any portion of the Services, and may charge User any applicable rates and cancellation or termination fees. In addition, SIPPIO Corp may investigate incidents that are contrary to this Policy and provide requested information to third parties who have provided notice to SIPPIO Corp stating that they have been harmed by a User’s failure to abide by this Policy or the policies listed above.  SIPPIO Corp may bring legal action to enjoin violations and/or collect damages caused by any violation of any part of this Policy.
  2. Any violations or attempted violations of this Policy by any User (or any third party on behalf of any User) will constitute a violation of this Policy by the User and a material breach of any applicable customer agreement, including, without limitation, any applicable terms of service and/or supplements to any applicable agreement(s).
  3. SIPPIO Corp’s failure to enforce this policy in every instance in which it might have application does not amount to a waiver of SIPPIO Corp’s rights.
  4. IN NO EVENT WILL SIPPIO CORP BE LIABLE TO ANY USER OR THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES FOR ACTIONS TAKEN OR NOT TAKEN PURSUANT TO THIS POLICY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR DATA, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF SIPPIO CORP WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IN FAVOR OF SIPPIO CORP IS IN ADDITION TO ANY LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN ANY WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN SIPPIOY CORP AND ANY APPLICABLE USER AND WILL APPLY WHETHER THE ACTION IN WHICH RECOVERY IS SOUGHT IS BASED IN CONTRACT OR TORT (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT LIABILITY), OR ANY APPLICABLE LAWS.

Customer Agreements:

  1. Nothing in this Policy will limit or be deemed a waiver of any rights or protections of SIPPIO Corp pursuant to any written agreement between SIPPIO Corp and any applicable User.  This Policy will be read in connection with any such written agreement and not in conflict with any such agreement.  This Policy, in connection with any such agreement, supersedes any other oral or written representations or agreements made by SIPPIO Corp and/or its representatives regarding the Services.
  2. Subject to any arbitration, forum or choice of law provisions of any written agreement between SIPPIO Corp and any applicable User, (i) this Policy will be governed by, construed under and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland without reference to its choice of law principles or the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods; and (ii) in the event any party brings a civil action or initiates judicial proceedings of any kind related to this Policy (except for actions to enter or collect on judgments), Users consent to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of the federal and state courts located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
  3. If any provision of this Policy is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Policy will not be affected thereby.