Usage Policy

BT Communications Ireland Limited (hereinafter “BT”) provides national and international access resources to its customers, through its own network and connections to networks outside of BT. Access to these networks is contingent on this Acceptable Usage Policy which applies to all of our customers.

1. BT services are provided for the customer and the customer therefore agrees to neither share the service, nor use the service to share BT sensitive information with others.

2. BT services may not be used for any activity which contravenes the laws of Ireland or any other applicable jurisdiction.

3. Customers may not use BT services to seek to gain unauthorised access to BT facilities, services or resources or to the facilities, services or resources of connected networks.

4. Customers may not use BT services to create, host or transmit offensive or obscene material, or engage in activities which would cause offence to others on the grounds of race, creed or sex.

5. Customers may not use BT services to create, host or transmit material which is designed to cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety to others.

6. Customers may not use BT services to create, host or transmit material which is defamatory.

7. Customers may not use BT services to create, host or transmit material which infringes the copyright of another person or organisation.

8. Customers may not use BT services to engage in activities which infringe the proprietary rights of software.

9. Customers may not use BT services to engage in activities which compromise the privacy of others.

10. Customers may not use BT services to engage in activities which would destroy the integrity of computer based information.

11. Customers may not use BT service to transmit unsolicited commercial or advertising material either to other customers or to other organisations connected to other networks, if the transmission of such material causes or is likely to cause annoyance.

12. BT services are not intended for resale. Resale of services without making specific arrangements with BT is not permitted.

BT reserves the right to take such action as it deems appropriate against customers who violate any conditions of the Acceptable Usage Policy. In such cases, services may be limited, interrupted or terminated after reasonable attempts have been made where appropriate to contact the customer.

At no time will BT monitor private activity or compromise the activity of its customers. Non conformance to this policy can only be determined from publicly available information or from substantiated complaints from other networks or customers.

This Acceptable Usage Policy will be amended from time to time as is deemed necessary. A copy of the policy will be made available to all new customers and the current policy will also be available over BT web site. It is the customer's responsibility to ensure familiarity and observance of the policy.