Regarding the Epcon Communities Intranet, what must I comply with in addition to applicable laws and regulations?

11) User Conduct.

You agree to do all of the following:

• a) abide by all applicable local, state, federal, and international laws and regulations in your use of the Epcon Communities Intranet; and
• b) comply with all regulations, policies and procedures of the Epcon Communities Intranet established by Epcon Communities and posted on the Web Site.
• 1. Your Obligations and Prohibitions.

You agree that you shall NOT do any of the following:

a) attempt to modify or "hack" the Web Site or Databases;

• b) access any area on the Web Site or Databases which you are not explicitly authorized to access;

• c) interfere with, restrict or inhibit any other user from, the use and enjoyment of the Epcon Communities Intranet, the Web Site or any Databases;

• d) decompile, disassemble, probe, or otherwise reverse engineer, or modify, translate, merge, or prepare derivative works of the Databases or the Web Site;

• e) impersonate any person or entity, including but not limited to, an Epcon Communities officer, forum leader, guide or host or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;

• f) collect or harvest personal information about other users of the Epcon Communities Intranet;

• g) transmit or post any material that encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international law or regulation, including, without limitation, the U.S.

Export Control laws and regulations;

• h) post, promote or transmit through the Epcon Communities Intranet any unlawful, harassing, libelous, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, hateful, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable material of any kind or nature, including, without limitation, any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, or give rise to civil liability;

• i) knowingly upload, copy, post, publish, transmit, reproduce, distribute or participate in the transfer or sale or transmit any files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs or any software in violation of copyright law, or the applicable software license agreement;

• j) jeopardize the operation of computer systems owned by Epcon Communities or the reputation of Epcon Communities;

• k) use any of the Web Site or any Databases for service bureau or other purposes not specified in this Agreement, the Epcon Communities Intranet policies or your franchise agreement;

• l) advertise or offer to sell any goods or services, or engage in any surveys or contests; or

• m) use the Epcon Communities Intranet to encourage, post or transmit "junk mail," "spam," hoaxes, chain letters, or advertisements and/or rude, obscene or harassing messages.

• 1. Epcon Communities' Rights.

Epcon Communities reserves the right, upon learning of actual or possible illegal or improper uses of the Epcon Communities Intranet, to investigate and take action, as it deems necessary in its sole discretion, to stop the actual or possible illegal or improper use, including but not

Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 86–280)