*By using this site, you signify your agreement to all terms, conditions, and notices contained or referenced herein (the "Terms of Use"). If you do not agree to these Terms of Use please do not use this site. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to update or revise these Terms of Use. Please check the Terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of this site following the posting of any changes to the Terms of Use constitutes acceptance of those changes.*

The following practices will NOT be tolerated by CENTRAL VALLEY INTERNET EXCHANGE (to be referred to hereafter as CVIX):

1. Obscene material (includes anything that would be obscene in Lodi, California or in the jurisdiction you are located in) may not be published on any site supported on CVIX. Although this is not a complete list, some of the things that often qualify as obscene include the depiction of defecation, bestiality, rape, or murder. CVIX makes no representation that materials on this site are appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United States, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
   
2. Unlawful activities such as unauthorized distribution or copying of copyrighted photos, materials or software, violation of trademark or other intellectual property rights, violation of U.S. export restrictions, fraud, the solicitation of illegal gambling or prostitution, or other practices which may be considered illegal.
   
3. PageJacking, which includes stealing the look and feel of a third party web site that you do not own with the intention of defrauding consumers into believing that your web site is officially associated with that third party web site.
   
4. Net mail abuse, including message delivery considered to be spamming, mailbombing (sending numerous and very similar messages to the same e-mail addresses), trolling (generating outrageous messages with the purpose of generating greater response), subscribing others to a mailing list without permission, posting off-topic messages to news groups or discussion groups to generate web traffic, or distribution of bulk e-mail software. There are definitely other practices either unlawful or considered harassment, and CVIX reserves the right to determine what constitutes net mail abuse.
   
5. The posting of defamatory, scandalous, or private information about a person without their consent, or intentionally inflicting emotional distress.
   
6. The posting of materials intended to harm another person or group, such as racist hate sites, and/or the posting of materials detailing methods of harming persons or property, such as bomb making instructions.
   
7. Misuse of system resources, including but not limited to, knowingly employing programs which consume excessive CPU time or storage space or the resale of access to CGI scripts installed on our servers.
   

A breach of any of the policies above may result in the permanent or temporary suspension of your CVIX account, at our option. CVIX reserves the right to terminate your access to all or part of this site, with or without notice. CVIX will not be held responsible for any damages suffered during such forced downtime.

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