Acceptable Use Policy

Prohibited Activities

The following list gives examples of illegal, abusive, interfering or otherwise unacceptable or inappropriate behavior while using the Services. This list is provided by way of example and shall not be considered exhaustive.

• Adversely impacting the availability, reliability, or stability of Netelligence Inc. (DBA Local Text Marketers)’s Services.
• Launching or facilitating, whether intentionally or unintentionally, a denial of service attack on any of Netelligence Inc. (DBA Local Text Marketers)’s Services.
• Attempting to bypass or break any security mechanism on any of the Services or using the Services in any other manner that poses a security or service risk to Netelligence Inc. (DBA Local Text Marketers), to any user of our Services, or to any of our or their respective customers.
• Testing or reverse-engineering the Services in order to find limitations, vulnerabilities or evade filtering capabilities.
• Using the Services in any manner that may subject Netelligence Inc. (DBA Local Text Marketers) or any third party to liability, damages or danger.
• Using the Services in any manner that violates any applicable third party policies or requirements that Netelligence Inc. (DBA Local Text Marketers) has communicated to the customer.
• Using the Services in any manner that violates the Mobile Marketing Association guidelines and/or best practices, carrier guidelines, or any other industry standards.
• Engaging in fraud with respect to Your account.
• Using Your account to engage in fraudulent activity with respect to third parties or otherwise using Your account to bypass phone identification systems such as those by classified advertising websites.
• Using any of the Netelligence Inc. (DBA Local Text Marketers) Properties or Netelligence Inc. (DBA Local Text Marketers) Marks other than as expressly permitted in the Terms of Service.
• Transmitting any material that may infringe the intellectual property rights or other rights of third parties, including but not limited to trademark, copyright or rights of publicity or otherwise violating, infringing, or misappropriating the rights of any third party.
• Engaging in spamming or other unsolicited advertising, marketing or other activities, including, without limitation, any activities that violate anti-spamming laws and regulations including, but not limited to, the CAN SPAM Act of 2003, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act.
• Using the Services in connection with any unsolicited or harassing messages (commercial or otherwise) including but not limited to unsolicited or unwanted phone calls SMS or text messages, voice mail, or faxes.
• Using phone numbers provided by Netelligence Inc. (DBA Local Text Marketers) (“Netelligence Inc. (DBA Local Text Marketers) Phone Numbers”) for SMS in a manner that is not designed to enhance or augment the person-to-person nature of SMS communications.
• Offering any Emergency Services to users. “Emergency Services” shall mean services that allow a user to connect with emergency services personnel or public safety answering points such as 911 or E911 services.
• Promoting or engaging in illegal activities.
• Engaging in activities or transmitting through the Services any information that may be libelous or defamatory or otherwise malicious or harmful to any person or entity, or discriminatory based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age.
• Harvesting or otherwise collecting information about others, including email addresses or phone numbers, from Netelligence Inc. (DBA Local Text Marketers)’s website without their express consent. Creating a false identity or forged email address or header, or phone number, or otherwise attempting to mislead others as to the identity of the sender or the origin of a message or phone call using Your account.
• Transmitting any material that contains viruses, trojan horses, worms or any other malicious, harmful, or deleterious programs.
• Violating or facilitating the violation of any U.S. or foreign law regarding the transmission of technical data or software.
• Interfering with or disrupting networks connected to the Services or violating the regulations, policies or procedures of such networks.
• Improperly engaging in activity for which the United States Federal Communications Commission has restricted or regulated with regard to proper use of the public telephony network.
• Using the Services, or a component of the Services, in a manner not authorized by Netelligence Inc. (DBA Local Text Marketers).

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