This Acceptable Use Policy (“Policy”) governs your use of the hosting and related services provided by Intek Host (“we,” “us,” or “our”). By using our services (“Hosting Services”), you agree to comply with this Policy, which supplements our [Terms of Service]. Intek Host may modify this Policy at any time without prior notice. Any violation by you or by any third party using your account will be considered a violation by you.

1. General Conduct

You must use our Hosting Services responsibly, lawfully, and in good faith. Any use that violates applicable laws, harms others, or interferes with network operations is strictly prohibited.

2. Prohibited Activities

You may not use our Hosting Services to host, publish, transmit, or link to content or engage in activity that:

• Violates any applicable law or regulation.

• Distributes malware, viruses, or other malicious code.

• Collects or attempts to collect personal data without consent.

• Distributes or promotes pornography, nudity, or sexually explicit material.

• Promotes prostitution, escort services, or similar activities.

• Hosts, shares, or links to child sexual abuse material (CSAM) or any content harmful to minors.

• Promotes or facilitates violence, terrorism, gambling, or the sale of weapons or drugs.

• Facilitates pyramid or Ponzi schemes, scams, or deceptive financial services.

• Infringes intellectual property or proprietary rights.

• Threatens, harasses, defames, or abuses any individual or group.

• Encourages or aids others to engage in any of the above activities.

Any such activity may result in immediate suspension or termination of your account without notice.

3. System and Network Abuse

Any attempt to compromise the integrity, performance, or security of our systems or any other network is prohibited, including but not limited to:

• Unauthorized access or scanning of networks or systems.

• Distribution of software designed to compromise security (e.g., password crackers, exploits).

• Uploading or distributing infected, corrupted, or malicious files.

• Conducting denial-of-service (DoS) or distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

• Monitoring data or traffic without consent or authorization.

Violators may be subject to civil or criminal liability in addition to service termination.

4. Resource Usage

To ensure reliable service for all customers, excessive or abusive consumption of system resources is not permitted. You agree not to:

• Use hosting space primarily for backups, file storage, or archiving unrelated to your website.

• Run resource-intensive scripts or applications that degrade performance for other users.

• Engage in intentional overloading or mass requests (“flooding”) of our systems.

We reserve the right to limit, suspend, or terminate accounts that cause resource strain.

5. Zero-Spam Policy

We maintain a strict zero-tolerance stance on spam and unsolicited communications.

You may not use our servers or email services to:

• Send bulk, unsolicited, or commercial emails (“spam”).

• Promote or host websites advertised through spam (“spamvertising”).

• Harvest or purchase email lists.

Violations may result in immediate account suspension. We comply with international anti-spam standards, including the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 and applicable data-protection laws.

6. Defamation and Objectionable Content

While we respect freedom of expression, content hosted on our servers must not be defamatory, hateful, or otherwise harmful. We reserve the right—at our sole discretion—to remove, disable, or restrict access to any content that we determine to be:

• Offensive, threatening, or harassing;

• Misleading or fraudulent; or

• Likely to cause harm to others or to the integrity of our services.

7. Copyright and Intellectual Property

Do not upload or share copyrighted material without the explicit consent of the copyright owner.
Upon receiving a valid notice of copyright infringement, Intek Host will investigate and may remove or disable the offending material.
Repeated infringement may result in account termination.

If you believe your copyright has been violated, please contact us at abuse@intekhost.net with full details.

8. Security Responsibility

You are solely responsible for maintaining the security of your hosting account, including:

• Keeping login credentials private and secure.

• Using strong passwords and updating them regularly.

• Ensuring your website software and plugins are kept up to date.

• Removing outdated or vulnerable code from your site.

Intek Host is not liable for any loss or damage resulting from compromised credentials or insecure scripts.

9. Enforcement and Penalties

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to determine whether an activity violates this Policy and to take corrective action, including:

• Immediate suspension or termination of your account or Hosting Service.

• Removal or disabling of offending content.

• Reporting violations to appropriate authorities.

• Denial of access to backups or data for terminated accounts.

Accounts terminated for abuse or policy violations will not be reactivated.

10. Reporting Violations

To report abuse, phishing, fraud, or policy violations, please email abuse@intekhost.net with relevant evidence (domain name, logs, or screenshots).
We will promptly investigate and take appropriate action.

11. Policy Updates

This Policy may be updated periodically. Changes take effect immediately upon posting on our website.
Continued use of our Hosting Services after such updates constitutes your acceptance of the revised Policy.

12. Account Termination for Fraudulent Activity

Your account will be immediately terminated if it is found to be involved in phishing, fraud, spam campaigns, or hosting fake content.
Such cases may be reported to relevant authorities and may result in permanent blacklisting of your domains or IP addresses.

13. Acceptance of Policy

By using our Hosting Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to abide by this Acceptable Use Policy.
If you do not agree, you must discontinue use of our services immediately.

Contact Information
For questions or concerns about this Policy:
📧 abuse@intekhost.net
🌐 www.intekhost.net

Last updated: November 1, 2025