What is SPAM?

Simply put, SPAM is unsolicited advertising. It is our belief that SPAM is in the eye of the person being SPAMMED, not the person sending the SPAM. While you may not consider a message to be Spam, if the person receiving it does, it's SPAM. If you are not 100% certain that the person or persons you are advertising your Surfside Internet site to will not complain, DO NOT advertise your site to that person or persons. Any SPAM complaint is cause for immediate termination, no second chances, no questions asked. This is a very serious matter. Surfside Internet reserves the right to take legal action against any person or persons involved in SPAMMING.

What types of advertising are considered SPAM?
  • Bulk e-mailing (sending an e-mail advertisement to persons listed on an e-mail address lead list).
  • Advertising with bulk e-mail services (companies who will send an e-mail advertisement to persons listed on an e-mail address lead list for you).
  • "Bounce back" e-mailing (sending an e-mail advertisement in reply to an e-mail advertisement that was sent to you).
  • Advertising your Surfside Internet site to people that you don't know, who didn't specifically request the information.
  • Cross-posting or advertising to Usenet newsgroups, forum or discussion lists, and online chats (IRC) is not allowed.
  • These are only examples. Remember, SPAMMING includes ANY unsolicited advertising.
Can you give me examples of "legal" ways to advertise?
  • Register your site with major search engines, and add it to free link lists.
  • Use banner advertising on free banner ad sites, paid banner advertising, or banner exchange sites.
  • Classified ads are a great way to advertise! The classified ad sites get heavy traffic, and there are thousands of FREE classified ad sites on the Internet.

Surfside Internet reserves the right to determine what constitutes SPAM, and to terminate , without notice, Accounts in violation of these policies.