Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)

Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Such data should be changed upon first use and in regular intervals for security reasons. The User shall change access
data suspected of being disclosed to unauthorised parties without undue delay. Such data must be encoded if stored on
electronic data storage devices (e.g. PC, USB flash drive and CD-ROM). The User bears all costs arising from the use
and/or misuse of Deutsche Telekom services by third parties if and to the extent it is responsible for such use and/or
misuse.
5. Unauthorised monitoring or analysing of third-party network traffic as well as preparing such measures is prohibited.
6. The unauthorised gathering, consolidation and analysis of personal data is prohibited. The collection of personal
information on third parties, e.g. user IDs, bank details, credit card numbers, transaction data, addresses or other contact
information, without their knowledge and/or consent or the attempt to gather, collect, store and publish such data is
prohibited in particular.
7. It is prohibited to maintain unconfirmed mailing lists without the explicit and verifiable consent of the owners of the email
addresses contained therein. The respective confirmation message from such e-mail addresses must be kept for the
duration of the existence of the mailing list.
8. Excessive multi-posting or cross-posting, i.e. sending the same or almost the same messages in large numbers to one
or several Usenet newsgroups or other forums is prohibited. Deliberately jeopardising the infrastructure by provoking
network attacks or publishing any content causing an excessively high level of network traffic or system utilisation or
posing a potential risk to the security of the Deutsche Telekom network or systems is prohibited.
9. The use of AS numbers as well as the allocation of IP addresses and/or IP address blocks without the consent of the
competent registrar is prohibited.
10. It is prohibited to promote, transmit or provide in any other manner a software, program, product or service that was
developed to directly violate this AUP or the terms of other Internet service providers or facilitate the violation thereof. This
notably includes means which enable the realisation of any form of denial-of-service attacks (e.g. a large number of
unsolicited e-mails, flooding, mail bombing) and malware (e.g. Trojan horses, computer viruses and worms) and tools to
create them. Operating or hosting open relays/proxies/routers as well as anonymizers and similar services is also
prohibited.
11. To the extent that the User permissibly provides a third party with the services provided by Deutsche Telekom, it must
inform the third party of the AUP and ensure that the latter complies with it.
II. Reporting misuse of the IP services and/or a violation of the AUP
Please send notifications of misuse of the IP Services and/or a violation of the AUP to Deutsche Telekom at the following
e-mail address: abuse@t-online.de. The respective e-mail should contain a report of the misuse and be accompanied by
the known details (e.g. URLs, copies of e-mails, etc.). Persons or organisations reporting incidences of misuse should
provide their names and sufficient contact details (including e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers).
III. Consequences of violation of the AUP
In the event of a violation of the AUP by the User or third parties who use the services with the User's consent or the
reasonable and significant suspicion thereof, Deutsche Telekom reserves the right to block access to particular services at
the expense of the customer or to take any other action to stop the misuse of the IP Services or violation of the AUP.
IV. Indemnification
Deutsche Telekom and its vicarious agents are to be indemnified from and against any and all third-party claims that are
based on the User's illegal use of the services provided by Deutsche Telekom or such use taking place with the User's
consent or which in particular arise out of data protection, copyright or other legal disputes relating to the use of the
services provided. The User is obliged to notify Deutsche Telekom without undue delay if it is or should be aware that such
violation is imminent.
V. Contact information
If you have questions or comments about this policy, please e-mail to abuse@t-online.de.
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