Acceptable Use Policy

This policy describes activities that are prohibited on our network and systems so that your rights to use our services do not interfere with the use, enjoyment or rights of others. This framework is intended to safeguard the use of the Services and ensure that our services are providing safe, secure, useful, reliable, informative and productive and comply with applicable laws and regulations. Services provided in China are subject to supplemental AUP. If the terms of the supplemental AUP conflicts with this AUP, the supplemental AUP will apply. Also, this policy is designed to protect customers from harm that could result from misuse of our electronic systems, devices or network resources. The stakes are high as our information systems provide the backbone of our operations and any misuse can result in significant issues such as confidential information leaks, data breaches, identity theft, degraded operations, lost productivity and civil or criminal penalties. Each of us is responsible for exercising care and good judgment while using BDx’s information systems and keeping them secure. BDx is committed to protecting customers from illegal and damaging actions by others as much as reasonably possible.

Security

You are responsible for the security of data, accounts, and systems that you use. You should always follow IT’s guidelines for creating and changing passwords and keeping them secure. You should not share account or password information with anyone unauthorised. Providing access to another unauthorized individual, either deliberately or through failure to secure its access, may violate this policy.

BDx Smart Hands

BDx allows you to use BDx Smart Hands applications and data. IT will validate the basic security settings of your personal devices and non-compliant devices will be denied access. IT may deactivate access or quarantine any device upon detection of a data breach, violation of law or policy, virus or other threat to security. Please remember that by using your own device to access or store data you are agreeing to give BDx access to the device as it may be necessary for BDx to access and collect data for business or legal needs.

Scope and Local Law

This policy applies to customers given access to our network, BDx information systems or devices. If any local law conflicts with this policy, the policy will be interpreted as adjusted to comply with such law.

Consequences of Breach

Violations of this policy may result in temporary or permanent removal of your access. BDx also reserves the right to initiate criminal or civil actions. If we become aware of a violation of the policy, we may take appropriate steps to ensure compliance. Depending on the severity of the breach, these steps include but is not limited to:

  1. Suspend and/or terminate the Service to which such violation relates
  2. Block or delete relevant content
  3. Conduct an inquiry into the activity or
  4. Involve/cooperate with law enforcement.
Prohibited Conduct

You must not use the Services in any way that is unlawful or interferes with the use of our network or systems or the rights of third parties (including other providers and users).

Improper Content. You shall not transmit, distribute or store material that is obscene (including without limitation any form of pornography), defamatory, libelous, threatening, abusive, hateful, or containing excessive violence, or which encourages any of the aforesaid.

Proprietary Rights. You shall not use the Services in any manner that would violate, infringe, or otherwise breach any such Intellectual Property rights, including without limitation copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets or other proprietary rights, whether registered or not. or privacy laws.

Harmful Content. You shall not transmit, send or store any material that may interfere with, interrupt, or cause injury or harm to any network, system, service, or web sites. Such prohibited harmful content includes, without limitation, (1) viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spamming, mail-bombing, unauthorized system penetration, web page defacement, or unwanted emails, and/or (2) any attachments, media files, maps, or other methods having the capability to remotely control or paralyze computers systems.  

Fraudulent Information. You shall not convey or distribute materials containing (1) sham offers for goods or services, or (2) advertising, promotional, or marketing data that contain untrue, deceptive, or misleading statements, claims, representations or warranties.

Traffic Interception and Manipulation. You shall not, either directly or indirectly, use the Services in any way to intercept, decrypt/decode, inspect, store, or analyse or manipulate any packet headers, packet contents or any data streams or traffic, wholly or partly, which passes through the interconnection points between you and us.  

Manipulation of Service. You shall not in relation to the Services attempt to alter the network infrastructure or any interconnection points in any way; and in particular shall not attempt any alteration which might result in or cause any damage, harm or degradation to the performance of the Service.  

Changes to the AUP

We may change or modify the terms of this AUP at any time in response to changes in technology, operational and legal requirements and these changes will be effective when posted on our web site.