Acceptable Use Policy
Last Updated: June 13, 2023
This Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”) governs your use of the Cato Services. We may modify this AUP by posting a revised version on the Cato Digital website. By using or accessing Cato Services, you agree to the latest version of this AUP. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms used but not defined within this AUP are defined in the Cato Digital Contract Definitions.
All Cato Services may be used for lawful purposes only.
You may not use, or facilitate or allow others to use, the Cato Services:
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for any illegal or fraudulent activity;
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to violate, or encourage the violation of, the legal rights of others;
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to threaten bodily harm or damage to individuals or groups;
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to engage in, promote or encourage illegal activity, including child sexual exploitation, child abuse, human trafficking, or terrorism or violence that can cause death, serious harm, or injury to individuals or groups of individuals;
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for any unlawful, invasive, infringing, defamatory or fraudulent purpose including violating intellectual property rights of others, phishing, or creating a pyramid scheme;
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to distribute viruses, worms, Trojan horses, corrupted files, hoaxes, or other items of a destructive or deceptive nature;
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to violate the security, integrity, or availability of any user, network, computer or communications system, software application, or network or computing device;
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to distribute, publish, send, or facilitate:
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the sending of unsolicited mass email or other messages, promotions, advertising, or solicitations (or “spam”),
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obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, or indecent material,
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violating intellectual property rights of others,
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to violate U.S. and International Export restrictions;
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to disable, interfere with or circumvent any aspect of Cato Services, or the equipment used to provide Cato Services;
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to use Cato Services, or any interfaces provided with Cato Services, to access any of Cato Services or any other third party-service in a manner that violates that services’ terms of service.
Cato Digital reserves the right to monitor activity on Cato Services for verification of these acceptable use terms, and to report illegal activities to any and all regulatory, administrative, and/or governmental authorities for prosecution.
Failure to follow any term or conditions will be grounds for immediate account deactivation without refund.
We reserve the right to refuse, cancel or suspend service at our sole discretion.
Investigation and Enforcement
We may investigate any suspected violation of this AUP, and remove or disable access to any content or resource that violates this AUP. You agree to cooperate with us to remedy any violation.
When determining whether there has been a violation of this AUP, we may consider your ability and willingness to comply with this AUP, including the policies and processes you have in place to prevent or identify and remove any prohibited content or activity.
Reporting of Violations
Report violations of this AUP through our Abuse Report form.
