Acceptable Use Policy

This Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") is Viking MUD's policy for what is acceptable or unacceptable use of services provided by Viking MUD, and part of Viking MUD's Service Agreement, Terms and Conditions.

Services provided by Viking MUD may not be used for any purposes that Viking MUD, at its sole discretion, may find unacceptable. Any use of your account, player character, etc. with Viking MUD, that conflicts with this AUP, constitutes a material breach of the Service Agreement, and may result in suspension or termination of services.

Examples of unacceptable use

• transmission of unsolicited email (so-called "spam" or "junk mail") to private persons or organizations
• port scanning
• denial of service (DoS) attacks
• attempts at gaining unauthorized access to Viking MUD's servers or servers belonging to a third party
• dissemination of computer viruses and trojans, whether on purpose or not
• distribution or promotion of material that may be considered as racist, pornographic or defamatory, or material that expresses religious or political extremism
• activities prohibited by Norwegian or international law
• activities that promote unlawful behavior, such as hate crimes or terrorism
• activities that are designed to or that effectively defame, slander, harass, embarrass, threaten, abuse, or harm third parties
• identity theft and activities that impersonate the identity of any third parties
• activities that are harmful to minors in any way
• activities that constitute fraud or that have a fraudulent purpose
• activities that are designed to or that effectively infringe upon the copyright, trademark, trade secret, or other intellectual property rights of a third party
• activities that constitute or promote obscenity, profanity, indecency, tortuous behavior, hatred, vulgarity, harassment, invasion of privacy or publicity rights of a third party, or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual
• activities that violate the in-game rules
• or any other unacceptable material or activity of any kind as Viking MUD at its sole discretion may determine.