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Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)

This Acceptable Use Policy governs the usage of all domains, subdomains, hosting infrastructure, and digital services provided by SITES.BD.

Effective Date: 1 November 2026 | Last updated: 31 October 2026

1. Purpose and Scope

SITES.BD is committed to maintaining a secure, highly reliable, and lawful digital environment. This Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) is designed to protect our infrastructure, our clients, and the general public from illegal, abusive, and harmful activities. By accessing or utilizing any service provided by SITES.BD, you agree to comply strictly with all provisions outlined in this policy, alongside our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

2. Prohibited Activities and Content

Clients, users, and visitors are strictly prohibited from using any domain or hosting resource managed through SITES.BD to engage in, host, transmit, or link to any of the following prohibited activities:

A. Phishing, Digital Fraud, and Brand Impersonation

Creating deceptive web pages, fake banking portals, fraudulent mobile financial service replicas (e.g., bKash, Nagad), or government login screens designed to harvest user credentials, passwords, or financial information.

B. Malware, Botnets, and Cyber Threats

Distributing viruses, trojans, ransomware, spyware, or hosting Command-and-Control (C&C) infrastructure for botnets, network scanning, or distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

C. Unlawful Content and Harassment

Publishing defamatory, libelous, threatening, or hate-speech material, or distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and explicit pornography in violation of the Pornography Control Act and national decency laws.

D. Intellectual Property Violations

Hosting or distributing pirated software, cracked applications, unauthorized copyrighted media streams, or counterfeit trademarked goods without explicit legal authorization from rightful owners.

E. Unauthorized Mass Mailing and Spam

Executing unsolicited bulk email campaigns, commercial spam, or operating mail servers configured for open relay.

3. Regulatory Compliance (BTCL and National Laws)

All services operate in compliance with Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited (BTCL) domain regulations and national cybersecurity statutes. The primary registrant assumes absolute liability for acceptable use compliance. Any infraction reported by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) or law enforcement agencies will result in immediate administrative intervention.

4. Enforcement, Suspension, and Abuse Reporting

SITES.BD reserves the right to monitor, investigate, and audit any domain or hosting resource at any time. If a violation of this AUP is detected or reported:

  • We may immediately suspend, lock, or permanently terminate the offending domain and associated user accounts without prior notice or financial compensation.
  • We cooperate fully with law enforcement authorities, providing verified user identity records (NID/Passport data and IP logs) as required by law.
  • If you witness or experience abuse, phishing, or illegal activity originating from our platform, please submit an official report immediately via our Report Abuse Portal or email abuse@sites.bd.

5. Updates to This Policy

We may modify this Acceptable Use Policy at any time to address emerging security threats or regulatory changes. Continued use of the platform after updates indicates acceptance of the revised policy.