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August 9, 1999

5 Pillar Affiliate Program Acceptable Use Policy

5 Pillar Affiliates ("Affiliates") are expressly prohibited from engaging in the activities below. Failing to abide by this policy will result in termination of the Affiliate's 5 Pillar Affiliate Agreement.

1. E-mail

Affiliates are expressly prohibited from sending spam, defined as unsolicited mass commercial e-mail (UCE) that promotes their 5 Pillar Affiliate business. All complaints will be investigated. Affiliates will be required to defend their actions.

Affiliates found to be engaging in spam will be terminated immediately.

A single warning may be issued if...

i) there is no evidence that the e-mail was mass mailed

AND if

ii) the affiliate made no attempt to disguise his/her identity by such means as falsifying their e-mail address,

AND if

iii) the e-mail was uniquely written for the complainant.

All three criteria must be present to receive a "single warning." A second such occurrence, whether from the same complainant or not, will result in termination.

The complainant may be required to provide additional information to assist us with our investigation.

2. Two-Way E-media (Newsgroups, Forums, Unmoderated Mailing Lists)

Affiliates are expressly prohibited from posting messages that promote their 5 Pillar Affiliate business, to unrelated Two-Way E-media and to Two-Way E-media whose charters forbid commercial content. Posting to more than one newsgroup at the same time is expressly forbidden (even if they are related).

Affiliates may post to Two-Way E-media which permit commercial content relating to Internet marketing

NOTE: The affiliate is required to determine in advance which newsgroups or discussion forums are appropriate for their posts, and the policy regarding commercial posts.

All complaints will be investigated and the Affiliate will be required to defend their actions. Affiliates found to be spamming Two-Way E-media will be terminated immediately. No warnings will be issued. The Complainant may be required to provide additional information to assist us with our investigation.

This document may be updated at any time, and future versions render prior versions obsolete.