Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)

Acceptable Use Policy

This Acceptable Use Policy (the "AUP") outlines the prohibited uses and acceptable practices concerning the utilization of Shiloh, LLC and its affiliated entities ("Last Hour Hosting," "us," "our") network of online properties, including platforms, websites, applications, products, materials, and services (collectively, the "Services"). This policy applies to Last Hour Hosting's customers and users who access the Services through visits, purchases, and account registrations (collectively, "You," "Customers," or "Users"). The Services must be utilized in a manner consistent with their intended purpose and the terms outlined in the relevant agreement with Last Hour Hosting, including our Terms of Service (the "Terms"), which incorporates this AUP by reference. The examples provided in this AUP are not exhaustive. We reserve the right to amend this AUP at any time by publishing a revised version on the Services. By utilizing the Services, You agree to be bound by the terms of the latest version of this AUP. Any terms not defined herein are explained in our Terms of Service. You commit to adhering to this AUP and ensuring that your end Users comply with it. Violation of the AUP or authorization or facilitation of such violations (including by your end Users) may result in the suspension or termination of your Services usage and the deletion of your Account.

1. Prohibited Content and Activities

You are prohibited from using, encouraging, promoting, facilitating, or instructing others to use LastHourHosting.org and its Services for any illegal, criminal, harmful, fraudulent, infringing, or offensive purposes. This includes transmitting, storing, displaying, distributing, or making available information or content (including User Content) that is illegal, unlawful, harmful, fraudulent, infringing, or offensive. The following activities and content are strictly prohibited: Illegal, Harmful, or Fraudulent Activities: Engaging in activities that are illegal, tortious, violate the rights of others, or may cause harm to others, our operations, or our reputation. This includes promoting or facilitating pornography, child pornography, disseminating fraudulent goods or services, engaging in make-money-fast schemes, ponzi and pyramid schemes, phishing, or pharming.

Infringing Content and/or Use:

Uploading content that infringes or misappropriates the intellectual property or proprietary rights of others. This includes unauthorized disclosures of private information or using information from LastHourHosting and/or our Users for personal or business purposes without proper permission or attribution. You agree NOT to attempt to resell LastHourHosting’s products and/or access to the Services without our explicit written consent.

Offensive Content:

Posting content that is harmful to minors, defamatory, libelous, obscene, abusive, threatening, discriminatory, harassing, invasive of privacy, false, intentionally misleading, patently offensive, or otherwise objectionable. This includes content that constitutes pornography, child pornography, relates to bestiality, depicts non-consensual sex acts, or promotes racism, bigotry, hatred, misogyny, or physical harm against any group, individual, or animal.

Harmful Content:

Uploading content or computer technology that may damage, interfere with, surreptitiously intercept, or expropriate any system, program, or data. This includes viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, or cancelbots.

False Content:

Submitting any content or information that falsely represents your identity, including misrepresenting your qualifications, affiliations with a person or entity (past or present), or assuming another’s identity. Misrepresentation of any kind is strictly prohibited.

Anti-Spam and Communication Policy

  1. No Unsolicited Messages

    2. You are strictly prohibited from engaging in any form of unsolicited communication, including sending unsolicited mass e-mails or other messages (commonly known as “SPAM”), as well as any promotions, advertising, or solicitations without the explicit consent of the recipients. This includes commercial advertising and informational announcements. You must not alter or obscure mail headers or assume the identity of a sender without their explicit permission. Under no circumstances should you collect responses to messages sent from another internet service provider if those messages violate this Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) or the acceptable use policy of the respective provider.

  2. Responsible Use of Communication Tools

    3. You are not permitted to utilize any of our communication tools, including forums, messaging systems, or feeds, to promote or market businesses or opportunities unrelated to or not approved by LastHourHosting.org. All communication activities must align with the services provided by LastHourHosting.org and must not involve the unsolicited promotion of external businesses or ventures.

Network and System Integrity Policy

  1. Security Compliance

    2. You are strictly prohibited from using LastHourHosting.org services to compromise the security or integrity of any network, computer, communication system, software application, or any other computing device (referred to as a "System"). Prohibited activities include: Unauthorized Access: Engaging in any attempts to access or use a System without proper authorization, including probing, scanning, or testing System vulnerabilities, as well as breaching any security or authentication measures. Data Interception: Monitoring or intercepting data or traffic on a System without explicit permission. Origin Falsification: Forging TCP-IP packet headers, e-mail headers, or any part of a message that misrepresents its origin or route.

  2. Responsible Network Usage

    3. You must not establish network connections with other Users, hosts, or networks unless you have received explicit permission to communicate with them. Prohibited activities include:

    • Monitoring and Crawling: Conducting monitoring or crawling activities on a System that disrupts or impairs the normal functioning of the System being monitored or crawled.
    • Denial of Services (DoS): Flooding a target with communication requests, rendering it unable to respond to legitimate traffic or significantly slowing down its responsiveness to render it ineffective.
    • Intentional Interference: Deliberately disrupting the proper functioning of any System, including attempts to overload a system through methods such as mail bombing, news bombing, broadcast attacks, or flooding techniques.
    • Operation of Restricted Network Services: Operating network services like open proxies, open mail relays, or open recursive domain name servers is strictly prohibited.
    • Avoidance of System Restrictions: Using manual or electronic methods to circumvent any use limitations imposed on a System, such as access and storage restrictions.
    • Excessive Use Policy: In cases where your activities cause excessive CPU usage that is not otherwise prohibited, LastHourHosting.org reserves the right to limit the CPU available to your instances to maintain consistent performance across all our nodes.
  3. Responsible Use of Services

    4. By using LastHourHosting.org, you commit to the following obligations:

    1. Compliance: You agree to abide by this Acceptable Use Policy (AUP).
    2. Legal and Regulatory Compliance: You agree to adhere to all applicable laws and regulations, encompassing criminal laws, privacy laws, intellectual property laws, export control laws, tax laws, and any industry-specific regulatory requirements.
    3. Professional Conduct: You pledge to use our services in a professional manner consistent with ethical standards and industry best practices.

Monitoring and Compliance Enforcement

We retain the right, though not the obligation, to investigate any violation of this AUP or misuse of our services. We may:

  • Investigation: Probe violations or misuse of our services.
  • Content Review: Examine User Content, and modify, disable access to, or remove any content or resource (including User Content) that breaches this AUP or any other agreement with you pertaining to the use of our services.
  • Prohibited Action Monitoring: Continuously monitor prohibited actions, investigate, and, at our sole discretion, take appropriate action against the infringing party.

In the event of AUP violation or any action that creates liability for us or any other party, including reputational harm, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your Account, your access to any or all services, or any portion thereof, with or without notice. We may also pursue legal remedies and report the violation to law enforcement agencies, regulators, or other appropriate third parties. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE FULLY COOPERATE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND REPORT SUSPECTED AND/OR ILLEGAL ACTIVITY.

Our cooperation may involve disclosing relevant customer information. Additionally, we may collaborate with law enforcement agencies, regulators, or other appropriate third parties to assist in the investigation and prosecution of illegal conduct, providing information related to alleged AUP violations.

In line with our Privacy Policy, we may utilize your information to safeguard the integrity, rights, property, or security of LastHourHosting.org, our services, third parties, or the public at large. This includes detecting, preventing, or addressing fraud, security issues, cybercrimes, or technical problems, as well as preventing or halting any activity that LastHourHosting.org, at its sole discretion, deems or perceives as illegal, unethical, or legally actionable. Your information may also be employed as evidence in legal proceedings, audits, or to enforce this Acceptable Use Policy and our Terms of Service.

LastHourHosting.org does not exercise control over or endorse the content, messages, or information present within the Services. Consequently, LastHourHosting.org disclaims any liability concerning the Services and any consequences arising from your participation in any Service. Following the termination of our services, we are not obligated to maintain any content.

Restricted Activities on LastHourHosting.org

LastHourHosting.org services facilitate online communication within the bounds of legality and appropriateness. Users, including you and your end users, are expected to adhere to ethical conduct and respect legal standards. Consequently, when utilizing our services, you and your end users agree not to engage in the following activities:

  • Unlawful Activities: Do not use the service for illegal contests, pornography, lotteries, gambling, pyramid schemes, chain letters, spam, or any unsolicited messages, whether commercial or otherwise.
  • Harassment and Defamation: Do not defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten, or violate the legal rights, such as privacy and publicity, of others.
  • Obscene or Discriminatory Content: Do not publish, post, upload, or distribute defamatory, obscene, or otherwise unlawful content, including pornography, child pornography or content that promotes violence based on race, religion, or nationality.
  • Intellectual Property Violation: Do not upload or share files protected by intellectual property laws, including copyrights, trademarks, patents, or trade secrets, unless you have the necessary rights or permissions.
  • Malicious Software: Do not upload files containing viruses, worms, Trojans, or any other software that could harm another user's property.
  • Misrepresentation: Do not falsify author attributions, legal notices, or proprietary labels, or delete such information from uploaded files.
  • Network Abuse: Do not engage in unauthorized network probing, port scanning, or activities that inhibit others from using the services.
  • Illegal Identity Creation: Do not create false identities to mislead others.
  • Abuse of Directory or User Information: Do not use, download, copy, or distribute directories of users or other user information without proper authorization.
  • Unauthorized Tools: Do not use bots, autodialers, or other software for prohibited activities, including repetitive acquisition of merchandise, or VOIP-based robocalling.
  • Denial-of-Service (DOS/DDOS) Mitigation Services: Do not utilize our services to conduct DOS/DDOS mitigation as a service.
  • Cryptocurrency Mining: Do not use the service for Central Processing Unit (CPU) or Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) cryptocurrency mining.
  • Improper Use of BYOIP/BGP Feature: Do not misuse the Bring Your Own IP (BYOIP/BGP) feature for purposes such as hijacking or parking unrelated to legitimate services or in disproportionate relation to deployed Last Hour Hosting services.

Reporting Violations

If you encounter any violation of these guidelines, promptly inform us at support@lasthourhosting.org. Your cooperation in reporting such incidents is crucial, and we appreciate your assistance in maintaining the integrity of our services.