Acceptable use policy
Effective March 1, 2024. Applies to all FaultLine services.
Prohibited activities
You may not use FaultLine service to:
- Send unsolicited bulk email or other forms of spam.
- Distribute malware, conduct phishing, or otherwise commit fraud.
- Probe, scan, or otherwise attempt to breach networks or systems without authorization.
- Conduct denial-of-service attacks or attempts to disrupt our or others' services.
- Infringe on intellectual property rights, including pirating copyrighted material.
- Distribute illegal content, including material that exploits children.
- Resell service without our written agreement.
- Forge headers or impersonate other persons or systems.
Network neutrality
We do not throttle, prioritize, or block lawful traffic. We do not charge content providers for prioritization. We do not block lawful applications or devices that meet our technical specifications. Reasonable network management — including DDoS mitigation, queue management (AQM), and congestion handling — may be applied when necessary to preserve network health for all customers.
Hosting servers
Residential customers may run servers (HTTP, SSH, game servers, etc.) for personal use. Commercial hosting from a residential connection is not permitted; please use a business plan for that. Static IPv4 is available on all business plans.
Use of network capacity
All FaultLine plans have an advertised typical speed. There is no monthly data cap on fiber, DSL, or business plans. Residential cable plans are uncapped as of September 2024. We reserve the right to address sustained, sub-second-level abuse that materially harms other users on a shared segment.
Abuse reporting
To report network abuse originating from or targeting a FaultLine address, email abuse@faultline.example. Include logs with timestamps in UTC, source/destination IPs, and a brief description. We acknowledge reports within 24 hours and act on confirmed reports promptly.
Security disclosure
To report a vulnerability in FaultLine systems or service, see our security.txt. We welcome coordinated disclosure and do not pursue good-faith researchers.
Enforcement
Violations of this AUP may result in warnings, throttling of offending traffic, suspension, or termination of service. We will give notice where practicable. Where required by law (DMCA, court orders), we will act per the applicable process.