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Usage Policies

Each user account must only be used to run a game server.

Each user account must only use storage space for a game server.

Each user account must not be used for FTP storage space.

Each user account must not be used for web storage space.

Each user account must be not used for any illegal activity.

Each user account must not be used for resell.

Each user account must not be rented, sold, or leased by another hosting company.

Each user account must not be used to advertise an alternative product.

Each user account must only run one game server at a time.

All game server accounts contain the latest version of each software. EscapedTurkey constantly updates game server software for optimal performance. Legacy version installs are the responsibility of the customer.

Each game server must not be used discriminate to against any group; this includes, but is not limited, to racial, sexual, or religious discrimination, with the exception of banning or kicking players for cheating, hacking, or other abusive behaviors.

Each game server must not be used to ridicule, harass, attack, or impersonate another game server's namesake or community; for example, using the same or similar hostname of another game server in order to redirect gameplay activity or cause confusion.

EscapedTurkey.com cannot guarantee the amount of server slots rented can be fully utilized by any particular application or process.

Each game server must not exceed the amount of slots purchased for it.

Each game server must not exceed 32 public player slots.

Each non-Source based game server must not exceed 35 %CPU in top (List Running Processes).

Each game server must not affect the performance of other game servers.

Each Half-Life (hlds_l) game server's tickrate must not need exceed 66.

Each Half-Life 2 (hlds_source) game server's tickrate must not exceed 33.

Each Team Fortress 2 (hlds_source) game server's tickrate must not exceed 33.

Each game server must not use pingboost.

Each customer is responsible for securing game server access information.

Each customer must use the PayPal Subscription system to pay for a server.

Unauthorized alteration of a PayPal subscription will lead to the termination of an account and the denial of future subscriptions.

Cancellation of a PayPal subscription will lead to the immediate cancellation of the associated game server account; a full refund may be requested within 30 days of the inception date.

The money back guarantee is only valid up to 30 days from the first payment. Continued use of an account past the initial 30 days of the first payment is an indication of your satisfaction. Any cancellation after a renewal payment will result in termination of the game server account at the next scheduled renewal date unless otherwise specified. Pro-rated refunds are not offered under any circumstance.

Abuse of the 30 day money back guarantee, for example repeated ordering of a game server account and then canceling the PayPal subscription within 30 days to obtain a refund, and re-ordering another, will lead to the refusal of any future subscriptions from the payee.

Cancellation of a PayPal subscription must be given prior notice via the support ticket system.

Refunds may take up to 30 business days to process. E-check payments via PayPal may have to wait until funds clear prior to processing a refund.

Refunds are only given when cancellations are processed via the support ticket system.

Each invoice must be paid on its due date.

Each customer is responsible for game server install, re-install, and updates via the control panel.

Each customer is responsible for customizations and/or third party installations.

Each customer is responsible for maintaining backups of customized
files (configs, mods, maps, etc).

EscapedTurkey.com is not responsible for server ping and/or downtime.

EscapedTurkey.com reserves the right to change any game server's IP address for infrastructure and/or load balancing considerations.

PB Web Port must be 1 + Last 3 Digits of IP - i.e.: http://123.123.123.456:1456

Abusive language or treatment of EscapedTurkey.com admins, help, or staff will not be tolerated; this includes, but is not limited to, use of ultimatums, offensive language, personal attacks, 'all caps' yelling, unnecessary demands, requests against company policy, etc..

All correspondence to EscapedTurkey.com support, e-mail, forums, and chat becomes the property of EscapedTurkey.com, may be recorded and logged, is neither private nor confidential, and may be shared at our discretion.

EscapedTurkey.com has a NO TOLERANCE policy against cheating and/or hacking in multiplayer games. We reserve the right to cancel services immediately for suspected cheating activity including promotion, distribution or any other encouragement of cheating.

EscapedTurkey.com reserves the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason.

All Policies are subject to change at any time.


Referral and Discount Policy

Referral and/or discount bonuses are only applied to the main account after the referred customer completes 60 days of paid service. If a customer seeks a refund of fees paid and/or is delinquent on a payment due, and/or violates any EscapedTurkey.com policy, the account will be terminated and all referral based bonuses, such as free months or discounts, will be forfeited. Abuse of the referral and/or discount programs are grounds for account termination: this includes, but is not limited to, seeking referrals to gain discounts and then requesting refund on the account while still attempting to retain the discounts; purchasing a new server in order get a discount on a current server, with the intent to seek refund or cancellation on one of the servers in order to avoid further normalized payments.

Referral refunds are based on payments that are immediately available for refunding. For example, if you have three $10.00 servers, along with 3 referrals, you will receive a refund on all 3 servers, based on the payments that are immediately refundable, not a refund on one $10.00 server over 3 consecutive months.

Any violations of said policies are grounds for account termination. 

Policies Last Amended on August 26, 2008

 
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