Do not use Customer Internet Connections to inconvenience other Internet users, this encompasses, but is not limited to:

• Spamming
  Sending of multiple or mass copies of either unsolicited or inappropriate letters. (including e-mail braodcast or e-mail marketing)
  
• Scanning
  Using tools to perform Service and Port scanning in an effort to identify Service/Server/Network Weaknesses and Vulnerabilities on Batelco inet network or the Internet.
  
• Probing or Foot Printing
  Using tools to perform network protocol queries to ascertain the logical topology of networks on Batelco inet network or the Internet.
  
• Spoofing
  Pretending to be someone else to gain unauthorized access on Batelco inet Network or the Internet.
  
• Copyright infringement
  Unauthorized distribution or use of copyrighted materials across the Internet.
  
• Social Engineering
  To use lies, deceit, play acting and verbal cleverness to trick Batelco representative or Batelco Internet users into divulging confidential information.
  
• Virus/Trojan-Horse propagation
  The deliberate propagation of malicious code across the Internet.
  
• Cracking Any activity
  Designed to obtain account name or password information of another Batelco Internet user (e.g. brute force and dictionary attacks).
  
• Hacking
  Any activity designed to obtain unauthorized access to systems on the Batelco inet network or the Internet.
  
• Attacking
  Any activity designed to cause interruption to services on Batelco inet Network or the Internet (e.g. Denial of Service attack).

Compliance

Any non-compliance with the above mandatory rules will be investigated by the Batelco inet Security Team and infringements may result in any or all of the following.

• A warning being sent to the offending user.
• Suspension of the offending Internet account.
• Removal of Batelco owned networking equipment at the customer premise.