Cable & Wireless and its affiliates (" Cable & Wireless ") provide to business and consumer users a variety of information technology related products and services, including such service as Internet access, content delivery services, various electronic mail (email) packages and services, world wide web hosting arrangements, ATM, Frame Relay, fixed and mobile voice and other data (e.g.: SMS), online, and internet-related telecommunications services (each, a " Service " and collectively the " Services ").
This Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP ") defines the acceptable use of the Services with a view to ensuring quality of service and the privacy of our Customers and the integrity, security, reliability and privacy of the Cable & Wireless network, systems, products, Services, server hosting facilities and data contained therein (collectively, the " Cable & Wireless Network "). Cable & Wireless' Customers (who for the purposes of this policy, are defined as any party who purchases a Service from Cable & Wireless) are required to comply with this AUP as a condition of receiving Services from Cable & Wireless.
Cable & Wireless' Customers are solely responsible for the content and messages that they access, post, distribute or otherwise make available using the Cable & Wireless Network. Cable & Wireless encourages its Customers to self-rate their websites using a major rating agency such as the Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA) (http://www.icra.org) .
For purposes of this policy, a "Customer" is defined as any party who purchases a Service from Cable & Wireless.
It is contrary to Cable & Wireless policy for any of its Customers or other Service user to effect or participate in any of the activities listed below (whether actual or attempted and whether directly or indirectly) through a Service.
Each of the practices listed below (each, a " Prohibited Activity ") constitute an abuse of the Cable & Wireless Network and interfere with other Customers. Such practices are prohibited
ANY INDIRECT OR ATTEMPTED VIOLATION OF THIS AUP BY OR ON BEHALF OF A CUSTOMER OR A CUSTOMER ' S END USER, AND ANY ACTUAL OR ATTEMPTED VIOLATION BY A THIRD PARTY ON BEHALF OF A CUSTOMER OR A CUSTOMER ' S END USER, SHALL BE CONSIDERED A VIOLATION OF THE AUP BY SUCH CUSTOMER OR CUSTOMER ' S END USER.
If Cable & Wireless determines that a Customer, its representatives or its end users have breached or failed to comply with this AUP or engaged (or permitted others to engage) in a Prohibited Activity, Cable & Wireless may take such action as it deems appropriate. This may include all or any of the following:
If we receive a Court Order requesting us to reveal a Customer's identity to someone complaining that you have used the Services abusively, we will be entitled to do so. We will also be entitled to reveal your identity or other data we hold regarding your use of the Services to the police or other public authority if we are required to do so by law.
Cable & Wireless will consider all cases and complaints according to their individual merits. Cable & Wireless has the right not to take action against you even where a complaint is made against you for breach of this AUP.
Cable & Wireless reserves the right to, where feasible, implement technical mechanisms to prevent a Prohibited Activity. In addition, Cable & Wireless reserves the right to charge the Customer to cover administrative costs associated with the Prohibited Activities of the Customer including, but not limited to, recovery of the costs of identifying offenders and removing them from or discontinuing providing them Service, in an amount equal to Cable & Wireless actual expenses incurred in preventing or responding to such activity.
For complaints of SPAM only : In addition to any applicable charges described above, Cable & Wireless reserves the right to charge the Customer the amount set forth under applicable law or if no amount is specified US$10.00 per spam e-mail, such messages being not only annoying to Internet users, but also seriously affecting the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the Cable & Wireless Network (they increase Cable & Wireless costs by clogging the Network, rendering web-sites inaccessible and potentially leading to down time of Customers' mission-critical internet applications).
Nothing in this AUP limits Cable & Wireless rights and remedies (available at law or in equity) in any way with respect to any Prohibited Activity.
Customers are responsible for protecting their password(s) and for any authorised or unauthorised use made of their password(s). Customers must not disclose their password or use or permit anyone to use Cable & Wireless' Service to guess passwords or access other systems or networks without written authorisation. In the event a network or network device becomes compromised, Cable & Wireless will assist in the tracking and/or expulsion of said offender on the network level to the extent Cable & Wireless considers reasonable, at its sole and absolute discretion.
For Customers accessing Internet Data Centres (IDCs), in addition to, and to the extent not in conflict with, the rules of the individual IDC, only those individuals identified in writing by Cable & Wireless or by Customer on the Customer Registration Form (" Authorised Personnel ") may access the IDCs. Customer shall deliver prior written notice to Cable & Wireless of any changes to the Customer Registration Form and the list of Authorised Personnel. Customer and its representatives shall not allow any unauthorised persons to have access to or enter any IDC. Customer and its representatives may only access that portion of an IDC made available by Cable & Wireless to Customer for the placement of Customer's equipment and use of the IDC Services (the " Customer Area "), unless otherwise approved and accompanied by an authorised Cable & Wireless representative.
Conduct at Internet Data Centres . For Customers accessing IDCs, in addition to, and to the extent not in conflict with, the rules of the individual IDC, Customer and its representatives agree to adhere to and abide by all security and safety measures established by Cable & Wireless and set forth in the Customer Guide provided by Cable & Wireless to Customer.
Customer and its representatives shall also not do or participate in any of the following:
(i) misuse or abuse any Cable & Wireless property or equipment or any third party property or equipment.
(ii) make any unauthorised use of or interfere with any property or equipment of any other Cable & Wireless Customer.
(iii) harass any individual, including Cable & Wireless personnel and representatives of other Cable & Wireless Customers.
(iv) engage in any activity that is in violation of the law or aids or assists any unlawful activity while on Cable & Wireless property or in connection with the IDC Services.
Prohibited Items . For Customers accessing IDCs, in addition to, and to the extent not in conflict with, the rules of the individual IDC, Customer and its representatives shall keep each Customer Area clean, free and clear of debris and refuse. Customer shall not, except as otherwise agreed to in writing by Cable & Wireless, (1) place any computer hardware or other equipment in the Customer Area that has not been identified in writing to Cable & Wireless; (2) store any paper products or other combustible materials of any kind in the Customer Area (other than equipment manuals); and (3) bring any Prohibited Materials (as defined below) into any IDC. " Prohibited Materials " shall include, but not be limited to, the following and any similar items:
(i) food and drink
(ii) tobacco products
(iii) explosives and weapons
(iv) hazardous materials
(v) alcohol, illegal drugs and other intoxicants
(vi) electro-magnetic devices which could unreasonably interfere with computer and telecommunications equipment
(vii) radioactive materials
(viii) photographic or recording equipment of any kind (other than tape back-up equipment).
Customer Equipment . For Customers accessing IDCs, in addition to, and to the extent not in conflict with, the rules of the individual IDC, each piece of equipment installed in a Customer Area (the " Customer Equipment ") must be clearly labelled with Customer's name (or code name provided in writing to Cable & Wireless) and individual component identification. Each connection to and from a piece of Customer Equipment shall be clearly labelled with Customer's name (or code name provided in writing to Cable & Wireless) and the starting and ending point of the connection. Customer Equipment must be configured and run at all times in compliance with the manufacturer's specifications, including power outlet, power consumption and clearance requirements. Customer must use its best efforts to provide Cable & Wireless with at least 48 hours prior notice any time Customer intends to connect or disconnect any Customer Equipment or other equipment.
Cable & Wireless' policy is to protect our network from viruses. Virus protection will be effected by fully-automated checks for viruses only without any human intervention. There will be no checking for any form of content other than known virus signatures. If you wish to be excluded from anti-virus checking, you must immediately advise us in writing of the e-mail addresses you wish excluded.
Broadband is a shared service and the activities of some users can impact the services available to other users. In an ideal environment, all users would obtain an equal percentage of the available bandwidth. Unfortunately, some users take a disproportionately greater share of the available bandwidth and, as a consequence, other users suffer a diminished experience. Particularly at peak times, data rates may be reduced by contention within the Cable & Wireless local access network and the public Internet.
In order to preserve the quality of our broadband services, we have introduced a Fair Use Policy ("FUP"), effective 1 August 2007. A FUP is intended to assure that the very few users of excessive bandwidth-consuming applications do not use their service to the detriment of other broadband customers.
In order to implement our FUP, we monitor the performance of our network and may restrict the amount of bandwidth available to users of applications that consume large amounts of bandwidth or download unusually large files during peak times so to ensure a fair allocation of bandwidth to all broadband customers. If a broadband customer exceeds the usage associated with the relevant broadband package that such user is on, Cable & Wireless will not be liable to such user for the quality, integrity or continuation of the broadband service.
Whilst this FUP is mainly aimed to avoid any unfair disruption of services resulting from extreme peer-to-peer usage, other file-sharing software and download of very large files during Internet peak usage times, we do not prevent the use of such applications or downloads. Furthermore, if you don't use Peer-to-Peer or file sharing software or if you don't download very large files continuously at peak times, then it is unlikely you will be affected by this policy.
Also, as Cable & Wireless upgrades its broadband distribution, users will be able to experience different contents enabled by the higher access speeds. We may be introducing explicit download limits to some broadband packages in order to enable us to manage the broadband customer experience. Obviously, we will communicate such limits as well as any available upgrade option or charges for excess usage. In order to select which package suits your usage profile best, you may wish to understand the amounts of data that you will typically transfer in a month. In order to understand the amounts of data that you will typically transfer in a month, you may find the following guidance useful:
Understanding the amounts of data that you may transfer in a month
| Type of data | Size of data (megabytes) |
|---|---|
| Text only email | 0.005 |
| Average web page | 0.05 |
| MP3 Music file (4 mins) | 5 |
| Movie trailer (3 mins) | 30 |
| Word document | 0.05 |
| Online gaming | 20 per hour |
| Streaming audio (128k speed) | 60 per hour |
| Streaming audio (300k speed) | 140 per hour |
Cable & Wireless reserves the right to update this AUP from time to time. You are expected to check this website page from time to time to take notice of any changes we make, as such updates are legally binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in this AUP may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on our site or written documents issued to you.