HYIP sites

webnubie · #1 (**permalink**) 05-13-10, 23:37

I notice in some "money maker" forums that HYIP seems to be a lucrative business, especially for the program owners.

Many of the HYIP sites are hosted on dedicated servers, and they even use https instead of http. I was wondering if we could host HYIP sites on your dedicated servers. Well, it's not a clean industry, but not illegal either.

carl owen · #2 (**permalink**) 05-14-10, 20:38

Hi,

We do not allow HYIP sites to be hosted on our servers as HYIP sites are basically classified as scam or sites with fraud schemes which cannot be considered legal

Amelia · #3 (**permalink**) 05-14-10, 23:07

We do not allow High-Yield Interest Programs (HYIP) or Related Sites to be hosted on our servers. Although we understand all sites are not illegal, however in case any major complaints are received, the customer is asked to remove the illegal content from the server.

Hosting IRC scripts or bots, Pirated software, Warez or warez linking, Proxy scripts are also some of the unacceptable material on our servers.

carl owen · #4 (**permalink**) 05-16-10, 20:41

Most of the content which is not allowed on our servers is due to the fact that there are many abuse complaints logged if this type of content is hosted on the server or the site hosted on the server.

Also, if there is some sort of illegal content hosted on the server, this creates a bad reputation of the hosting provider in the hosting industry which is not in favor of BODhost.

Amelia · #5 (**permalink**) 05-17-10, 00:11

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Originally Posted by carl owen

Most of the content which is not allowed on our servers is due to the fact that there are many abuse complaints logged if this type of content is hosted on the server or the site hosted on the server.

Also, if there is some sort of illegal content hosted on the server, this creates a bad reputation of the hosting provider in the hosting industry which is not in favor of BODhost.

That's right, however in case any abusive complaints are received at Bodhost, we notify our clients prior to taking any action and give them a chance to edit or remove the illegal/abusive content.

carl owen · #6 (**permalink**) 05-17-10, 20:06

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Originally Posted by Amelia

That's right, however in case any abusive complaints are received at Bodhost, we notify our clients prior to taking any action and give them a chance to edit or remove the illegal/abusive content.

Indeed. Customers are given enough time to get rid of the illegal/abusive content (incase, found on the site) so that they do not get in trouble of unsuspending the hosting plan/server which is generally seen in case of abuse complaints.

webnubie · #7 (**permalink**) 05-17-10, 20:21

Thanks for clarifying. I understand your policy. It's great though that you give us enough time to clean the illegal content instead of suspending our account right way.

Amelia · #8 (**permalink**) 05-18-10, 03:55

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Originally Posted by webnubie

Thanks for clarifying. I understand your policy. It's great though that you give us enough time to clean the illegal content instead of suspending our account right way.

Yes, there have been cases when users are themselves not aware of the malicious activities that took place from their accounts. That's the basic reason of giving them a chance before taking any action.

carl owen · #9 (**permalink**) 05-18-10, 15:11

Also, there are many owners who have content sharing sites and the users upload images, videos, text etc. to share with other users. Sometimes, users upload illegal content (by mistake or purposely ;)) on the site. The owner of the site is not aware of the content uploaded by each and every user as there are many users and hence is not aware of the content uploaded. If an abuse complaint is launched and the owner of the site is given enough time, the owner of the site is able to remove the site.

This is the reason BODhost offers enough time to the owner of the site to remove the illegal content if any

DavidJ · #10 (**permalink**) 06-09-10, 20:17

What about adult-related websites? Do you also not allow them to be hosted here? I'm not planning to host an adult-related website but I'm just curious.

How long is the time given to the client for him or her to remove the unwanted data in the website?

webnubie · #11 (**permalink**) 06-09-10, 21:15

I am curious about that also. I cannot find in the TOS that adult content are prohibited, and I remember ever read on a thread here that it's not considered violating TOS, but you should not rely on my weak memory.

centelo · #12 (**permalink**) 06-10-10, 12:56

Not all HYIP's are bad, just most and I doubt there is a simple way to tell the good from the bad so it seems like a good call. The adult content would be tricky though, I know some friends that are photographers of adult content and all their work is legal.....stuff like that is the gray area most hosts want to avoid.

carl owen · #13 (**permalink**) 06-10-10, 18:47

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Originally Posted by DavidJ

What about adult-related websites? Do you also not allow them to be hosted here?

Yes, we do allow Adult content sites to be hosted here. You can refer below links to get an idea about the same.

http://www.bodhost.com/forum/hosting...t-website.html (Adult Content Website)

http://www.bodhost.com/forum/hosting...e-hosting.html (Adult site hosting?)

http://www.bodhost.com/forum/general...t-hosting.html (Adult hosting)

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Originally Posted by DavidJ

How long is the time given to the client for him or her to remove the unwanted data in the website?

Client is generally given 24-48 hours to remove the illegal content from the site if any. However, the time frame provided can be exceeded in certain cases.

DavidJ · #14 (**permalink**) 07-09-10, 02:51

Thanks for the links carl. So Bodhost can host adult-related websites. Do you check the websites yourself to see if the contents are legal?

What if the website made an infringement in which the host did know? Will the host be liable to some degree? I ask this question because of scam websites wherein the host knew that the website is scamming people.

carl owen · #15 (**permalink**) 07-11-10, 16:23

You're welcome David

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Originally Posted by DavidJ

So Bodhost can host adult-related websites. Do you check the websites yourself to see if the contents are legal?

Yes, we do host sites with Legal adult content. It is not possible for any hosting provider to check if each and every site hosted on the server has legal content or not as there are thousands of site hosted on the servers and therefore we can take an action against the site owner only if we receive an abuse complaint against the site or the content of the site. Once we receive an abuse complaint against the site, we contact the site owner and try to get the issue sorted.

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Originally Posted by DavidJ

What if the website made an infringement in which the host did know? Will the host be liable to some degree? I ask this question because of scam websites wherein the host knew that the website is scamming people.

If the hosting provider does not know about it, the hosting provider is not responsible for it, however, if the hosting provider is informed and still does not take an action against the site owner, the hosting provider is liable for it to an extent.

webnubie · #16 (**permalink**) 07-12-10, 03:12

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Originally Posted by carl owen

If the hosting provider does not know about it, the hosting provider is not responsible for it, however, if the hosting provider is informed and still does not take an action against the site owner, the hosting provider is liable for it to an extent.

That's interesting. I thought before that even if the hosting provider knows about the infringement, it would only be mortally (instead of legally) liable for it.

DavidJ · #17 (**permalink**) 07-13-10, 09:32

Carl, you said in your first reply to this thread:

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sites with fraud schemes which cannot be considered legal

I have seen blogs where the owner is selling quick-rich schemes. They are not necessarily fraud because they give you information but the information itself is sometimes shady in nature. In short, these blogs sell e-books or just lists of websites where we can find jobs.

My question is how do you consider this type of blogs? Can they be hosted here?

BodShane · #18 (**permalink**) 07-13-10, 11:48

Analyzing the content of the website to be hosted on the network is important. That is possibly the reason that we verify most of the sites that are hosted on our network and make sure our clients have no issues in the near future.