Acceptable Usage Policy

1. Users may not send messages, upload, email, transmit or otherwise make available any messages or content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libellous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
2. Users may not send messages, upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contract
3. Users may not send messages, upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights ("Rights") of any party;
4. Users may not send messages, upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, 'junk mail,' 'spam,' 'chain letters,' 'pyramid schemes,' or any other form of solicitation that is contrary to the laws and regulations of the UK. (for more information please see www.icstis.org and www.ofcom.org.uk)
5. Users may not send messages, upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
6. Users may not interfere with or disrupt The Service or servers or networks connected to this service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Service;
7. Users may not collect or store personal data about other users in connection with the prohibited conduct and activities set out in the previous paragraphs.
8. Users storing personal data in Contact Lists or elsewhere in the Service are responsible for complying with the relevant Data Protection and Freedom of Information Legislation. For more information see www.ico.gov.uk/
9. All messages, information, software, music, sound, graphics or video sent or uploaded through or stored in The Service, whether it is sent publicly or for private use is the sole responsibility of the person who originated the material.
10. Under no circumstances is The Service responsible for any content that is offensive or objectionable, or for any loss or damage that may result from any content transmitted through the service.
11. We reserve the right to screen content and has the discretion to refuse any content that is considered unacceptable. Any serious or consistent breach of the Terms and Conditions or Acceptable Usage Policy will result in the immediate suspension of the user account and the loss of message credits or premium rate messages for that account.