7.    TOLL-FREE SERVICE AND SECURITY

(Last review or update:  February 1, 2006) 

A.  Toll-free Service. 

AKSYS now provides toll-free dial-up telephone service only to revenue departments. Transmitters must use dial-up systems that are not toll-free, or obtain their acknowledgements from Internet site http://gacaksys.com. 

B.  Security. 

Federal laws prohibit the use of a telecommunications device to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass. The laws also apply to individuals who knowingly allow a telecommunications facility under their control to be used for such unlawful purposes. The laws provide for a fine and imprisonment for violations. 

AKSYS will continue to push hard for even stronger laws prohibiting the willful interference with the operation of online systems or computer systems, and we will consider civil action against companies and individuals that, through their own negligence or willful misconduct, cause damage to our systems. We will continue to push hard for stronger punishments for companies and individuals that engage in such behavior intentionally. 

Reports that we get from AKSYS, caller ID equipment and software, and reports  from our long distance carrier tell us the identity of everyone who calls AKSYS, the date and time called, and the location from which each call was made.  We have become very proficient at identifying every caller. 

AKSYS will report all violations of federal laws and all attempts to breach security or interfere with the operation of our systems. If an investigation shows that such an incident was intentional, AKSYS could take legal action against the perpetrator to recover actual and punitive damages. If a perpetrator is a transmitter who is a customer of AKSYS, he will be denied service in the future.   AKSYS is not authorized to make exceptions to this policy.