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ANS Acceptable Use Policy
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Preamble
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Advanced Network & Services, Inc. ("ANS") is a not-
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for-profit corporation dedicated to the advancement for edu-
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cation and research in the interest of improving competi-
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tiveness and productivity in the global economic environ-
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ment. Accordingly, ANS' objectives are to help expand
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access to and interchange of information technology
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resources among academic, government and industry users,
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provide state-of-the-art high speed data networks and
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related services, engage in related research and development
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work, and improve the ways that information is created and
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used for education and research purposes. ANS aims to sup-
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port the academic and research communities, enhance educa-
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tion and research at all levels, and contribute to improving
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the quality of education and research.
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Organizations using ANS services will directly benefit
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if ANS services and facilities are used in ways which will
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build overall system efficiencies, maximize the accessibil-
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ity of the system, and minimize or eliminate unimportant or
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improper traffic over the systems. ANS will be able to
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provide better service for User Organizations if a reason-
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able Acceptable Use Policy is adopted, promulgated and
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applied by ANS and all User Organizations.
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The Policy
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(1) All use of ANS network services shall be intended to
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facilitate the exchange of information in furtherance
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of education and research, and otherwise be consistent
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with the broad objectives of ANS.
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(2) Users of ANS network services shall promote efficient
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use of the networks to minimize, and avoid if possible,
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congestion of the networks and interference with the
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work of other users of the networks.
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(3) Users of ANS network services shall not disrupt any of
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the ANS networks as a whole or any equipment or system
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forming part of its systems, or any services provided
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over, or in connection with, any of the ANS networks.
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(4) ANS networks shall not be used to transmit any communi-
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cation where the meaning of the message, or its
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transmission or distribution, would violate any appli-
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cable law or regulation or would likely be highly
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offensive to the recipient or recipients thereof.
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(5) ANS networks shall not be used for commercial purposes.
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However, if a use is consistent with the purposes and
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objectives of ANS, then commercial activities in sup-
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port of that use will be considered an acceptable use
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of the network.
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(6) Advertising of commercial offerings is forbidden. Dis-
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cussion of a product's relative advantages and disad-
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vantages by users of the product is encouraged. Ven-
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dors may respond to questions about their products as
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long as the responses are not in the nature of adver-
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tisting.
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(7) Interpretation, application, and possible modification
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of this Acceptable User Policy shall be within the sole
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discretion of ANS. Questions about any issue arising
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under this Policy should be directed to ANS by User
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Organizations when an issue first arises.
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