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05-13-2003, 08:46 PM #1Junior Guru Wannabe
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Is "my" policy, my "hosts" policy?
This might get dumb question of the month award, but:
If I act as a reseller, obviously, my "host" has a TOS policy.
I assume this would then be my policy also?
ie., If my host doesn't allow adult content, I can't offer adult content, etc. (For the record, I have no desire to host adult content. Thats just an example.)
And, to take this a step farther, if my policy, by default, is my
hosts policy, is it considered bad form to simply copy their's?
(With their permission of course.)
Thanks again, Artie
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05-13-2003, 08:52 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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If your host provides explicit permission for you to copy their TOS, then yes, you can copy it. The danger here is that you may not understand everything that the policy allows / prohibits. Make very very sure that you completely understand the document - well enough, at least, to explain it to other clients. If you are a tactile learner (learn best by doing), then sitting down and rewriting your host's policy in your own words is not only a good way to learn the policy, but make sure that you understand the policy.
Your TOS / policy should include any restrictions that your provider has; but you may also introduce additional restrictions of your own.☷ Lesli Schauf, TLM Network
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05-13-2003, 09:03 PM #3Junior Guru Wannabe
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Thanks Lesli, that makes perfect sense.
Artie
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05-13-2003, 09:23 PM #4Dennis Johnson
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You need to follow your host's policy. So your's needs to conform to it as well.
There is no best host. There is only the host that's best for you.