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SPAM covers SEO in our previous ToS, but updating it to explicitly mention SEO as a ToS violation of our AUP

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Neocities will not be liable in any amount for failure to perform any obligation under this agreement if such failure is caused by the occurrence of any unforeseen contingency beyond the reasonable control of such party including without limitation Internet outages, communications outages, fire, flood, war, act of God, or mutant space cat invasion. Neocities will not be liable in any amount for failure to perform any obligation under this agreement if such failure is caused by the occurrence of any unforeseen contingency beyond the reasonable control of such party including without limitation Internet outages, communications outages, fire, flood, war, act of God, or mutant space cat invasion.
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<strong>No Spam</strong>
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Client shall not upload or send unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, junk or bulk e-mail, chain letters, solicitations, promotional materials, any form of lottery and gambling materials, or any other similar materials commonly known as "spam". Client shall not use or collect information about other Neocities clients or other users of Neocities' network and computer systems or use such information for the purpose of sending or facilitating the transmission of "spam". Client will be liable for spam cleanup fees, blacklist delisting fees, and any other damages that were caused by clients uploading or sending of UBE or other use of Neocities' service. If client uploads or sends "spam", Neocities may terminate this agreement immediately for cause and client shall be liable for liquidated damage charges described in the "Termination" section above as well as other damages that result from the violation of the terms and conditions of this agreement. If an IP address, IP subnet or domain assigned to Neocities is added to a Spam Blacklist for any reason, Neocities may terminate this agreement immediately and terminate all clients services for cause and client shall be liable for liquidated damage charges described in the "Termination" section above as well as other damages that result from the violation of the terms and conditions of this agreement. In the case of a compromised account which is unknowingly used to upload or send spam, the account and agreement may be restored for the first infraction at Neocities' sole discretion.
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<strong>Security</strong> <strong>Security</strong>
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The following constitute violations of this AUP and you agree to refrain from such activities: The following constitute violations of this AUP and you agree to refrain from such activities:
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<strong>Search Engine Optimization (SEO)</strong>
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Client shall not upload web sites intended for use solely for Search Engine Optimization, or any other similar uses commonly known as "SEO", including but not limited to aggregators of deep links and back links. Client shall not use or collect information about other Neocities clients or other users of Neocities' network and computer systems or use such information for the purpose of sending or facilitating the transmission of SEO. Client will be liable for SEO cleanup fees, blacklist delisting fees, and any other damages that were caused by clients uploading or sending of SEO or other use of Neocities' service. If client uploads SEO, Neocities may terminate this agreement immediately for cause and client shall be liable for liquidated damage charges described in the "Termination" section above as well as other damages that result from the violation of the terms and conditions of this agreement. If the client's IP address, IP subnet or domain assigned to Neocities is added to a SEO blacklist for any reason, Neocities may terminate this agreement immediately and terminate all clients services for cause and client shall be liable for liquidated damage charges described in the "Termination" section above as well as other damages that result from the violation of the terms and conditions of this agreement. In the case of a compromised account which is unknowingly used to upload or send SEO, the account and agreement may be restored for the first infraction at Neocities' sole discretion. Neocities reserves the right to report SEO abuse to search engines, anti-spam organizations, transaction risk services, and other authorities, who may take action against the client including but not limited to flagging the intended benefitiary's site as using spam or SEO tactics to artifically boost search engine rankings. Neocities is not responsible for reduced search engine page rankings or other damages that result from the use of SEO tactics, or our reporting of those SEO tactics.
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<strong>SPAM</strong>
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Client shall not transmit unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, junk or bulk e-mail, solicitations, promotional materials, any form of lottery and gambling materials, or any other similar materials commonly known as "SPAM". Client shall not use or collect information about other Neocities clients or other users of Neocities' network and computer systems or use such information for the purpose of sending or facilitating the transmission of SPAM. Client will be liable for SPAM cleanup fees, blacklist delisting fees, and any other damages that were caused by clients uploading or sending of UBE or other use of Neocities' service. If client uploads or sends SPAM, Neocities may terminate this agreement immediately for cause and client shall be liable for liquidated damage charges described in the "Termination" section above as well as other damages that result from the violation of the terms and conditions of this agreement. If an IP address, IP subnet or domain assigned to Neocities is added to a SPAM blacklist for any reason, Neocities may terminate this agreement immediately and terminate all clients services for cause and client shall be liable for liquidated damage charges described in the "Termination" section above as well as other damages that result from the violation of the terms and conditions of this agreement. In the case of a compromised account which is unknowingly used to upload or send SPAM, the account and agreement may be restored for the first infraction at Neocities' sole discretion. Neocities reserves the right to report SPAM abuse to search engines, anti-spam organizations, transaction risk services, and other authorities, who may take action against the client including but not limited to flagging the intended benefitiary's site as using spam tactics to artifically boost search engine rankings. Neocities is not responsible for reduced search engine page rankings or other damages that result from the use of SPAM tactics, or our reporting of those SPAM tactics.
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<strong>Illegal or Potentially Illegal Use.</strong> <strong>Illegal or Potentially Illegal Use.</strong>
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<strong>Harm to Minors</strong> <strong>Harm to Minors.</strong>
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Using Neocities to harm, or attempt to harm, endanger, harass, or otherwise threaten minors in any way. This includes but is not limited to the collection of information from children in violation of the 1998 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Using Neocities to harm, or attempt to harm, endanger, harass, or otherwise threaten minors in any way. This includes but is not limited to the collection of information from children in violation of the 1998 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
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<strong>Threats</strong> <strong>Threats.</strong>
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Using the Services to transmit any material (by e-mail, uploading, posting, or otherwise) that threatens or encourages bodily harm or destruction of property. Using the Services to transmit any material (by e-mail, uploading, posting, or otherwise) that threatens or encourages bodily harm or destruction of property.
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<strong>Harassment</strong> <strong>Harassment.</strong>
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Using the Services to transmit any material (by e-mail, uploading, posting, or otherwise) that harasses another either by the frequency of the activity or by the content. Using the Services to transmit any material (by e-mail, uploading, posting, or otherwise) that harasses another either by the frequency of the activity or by the content.
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<strong>Auto-generating sites from pre-fabricated templates for other people</strong> <strong>Auto-generating sites from pre-fabricated templates for other people.</strong>
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Using the Neocities API to generate a Neocities site for other people from a different web service is prohibited without our consent, unless that generating service is being completely operated by the owner of the web site on Neocities. This does not apply to any services providing HTML editing capabilities that use Neocities to save web sites edited by the user. This policy is in place due to third party services using Neocities to create SEO spam for their services. We can make exceptions to this, please contact us if you believe you have a legitimate use case. Using the Neocities API to generate a Neocities site for other people from a different web service is prohibited without our consent, unless that generating service is being completely operated by the owner of the web site on Neocities. This does not apply to any services providing HTML editing capabilities that use Neocities to save web sites edited by the user. This policy is in place due to third party services using Neocities to create SEO spam for their services. We can make exceptions to this, please contact us if you believe you have a legitimate use case.
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