Acceptable Use Policy

Any and all use of the Services by Customer and End User is subject to and conditioned upon compliance with the following Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”). This AUP forms part of and is governed by the Terms of Use Agreement between ZIRO and the Customer (the “Agreement”) as well as by the End User License Agreement between ZIRO and End User (“EULA”), which are hereby incorporated by reference herein.

Any capitalized terms not defined herein will have the same meaning as in the Schedule A (Definitions) of the Agreement.

Customer and End User acknowledge and agree that the Services may not be used to:

  • Illegal activity. Violate any Applicable Law, including Canadian federal, provincial, or local laws or regulations, or any applicable law or regulation of any foreign jurisdiction.
  • Infringing activity. Infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate ZIRO’s or anyone’s rights (including intellectual property, privacy, personality, publicity, or otherwise; or display or use ZIRO’s marks without consent or in violation of ZIRO policies.
  • Auto-dialing; trunking; traffic pumping. Perform auto-dialing or “predictive dialing” in an abusive manner; trunk or forward your ZIRO phone or fax number to other numbers that handle multiple simultaneous calls or to a private branch exchange (PBX) or a key system; traffic pumping or access stimulation of calls through the Services or the ZIRO Network.
  • Minors. Exploit or harm minors (e.g., expose them to inappropriate content; ask for personally identifiable information without parental consent).
  • Interference; transmit viruses. Interfere, inhibit, compromise, or otherwise harm the Services or the ZIRO Network or transmit any material that contains viruses, time or logic bombs, Trojan horses, worms, malware, spyware, or any other programs that may be harmful or dangerous, regardless of intent or knowledge.
  • Objectionable activity. Act in an indecent, offensive, threatening, harassing, defamatory, libelous, fraudulent, malicious, disruptive, tortious, or another objectionable manner; or create a false caller ID identity (i.e., ID spoofing), forge addresses or headers or otherwise mislead others about a sender’s identity or origin.
  • Driving; safety. Use while driving or otherwise in an unsafe manner.
  • Harvest information; spam; bulk messages. Harvest or collect information about third parties or End Users without consent; send bulk communications or other content without the recipient’s consent.
  • Excessive or unauthorized use. Use any device, system, network, account, plan, or the Services in an unauthorized manner or in excess of reasonable business use.
  • Circumvent compliance or security. Take advantage of, bypass, exploit, defeat, disable, or otherwise circumvent limitations of the Services, security mechanisms, or compliance with this AUP or any Applicable Law.
  • Interception. Intercept, capture, sniff, monitor, modify, emulate, decrypt, or redirect any communication or data for any purpose.
  • Use by others. Engage in account sharing, including, without limitation, permitting third parties to use the Services or the account or password associated with the use of the Services.

RESALE PROHIBITED

Customer and End User may not sell, resell, sublease, assign, license, or sublicense the Services or any component thereof or use or offer the same on a service bureau or time-sharing basis. Customer may not tolerate any such activity by Customer’s End User.

HIGH-RISK USE PROHIBITED. THE SERVICES ARE NOT DESIGNED, MANUFACTURED, INTENDED, OR RECOMMENDED FOR USE FOR ANY HIGH-RISK OR FAIL-SAFE PURPOSE OR ACTIVITY OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT WHERE FAILURE, INTERRUPTION, MALFUNCTION, ERROR, OR UNAVAILABILITY COULD RESULT IN SUBSTANTIAL LIABILITY OR DAMAGES, PHYSICAL HARM, OR PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH OR DISMEMBERMENT, OR PROPERTY OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE. CUSTOMER AND CUSTOMER’S END-USER SHALL NOT USE THE SERVICES FOR ANY SUCH PURPOSE OR ACTIVITY OR IN ANY SUCH ENVIRONMENT.

The list above is not exhaustive or exclusive. The Services must be used only in accordance with and subject to ZIRO’s Terms of Use, End User License Agreement, Emergency Services Policy, and Privacy Notice. ZIRO may act immediately and without notice to suspend or terminate the Services if, in ZIRO’s sole discretion, Customer’s or Customer’s End Users’ use of the Services violates the terms of this Acceptable Use Policy.

Revised 30 MAR 2022. Subject to change without notice.