Introduction
The Internet offers content on a vast range of subjects across websites. Such content often include sexually explicit images, violence, gambling, alcohol advertising, ideological extremism, etc. Although it has been an ongoing effort, it is quite difficult to contain/ restrict the availability of such content on websites.
SwiftMail Communications' Position
SwiftMail Communications supports the concern of parents, society and Government of India to make Internet access an educational and family-friendly experience. To meet this end, SwiftMail Communications has set certain business ethics and has launched a number of educational measures.
The business ethics of SwiftMail Communications, in congruence with the statutory laws of the Union of India, discourages and/ or prohibits usage of its network, data center and application development services for:
Content Screening Methods
To help parents, those seeking to supervise their children's Internet access, a number of filtering methods are available. Some of the filtering methods are directly available on popular Internet browsers like Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator. Such filters screen out objectionable content by using industry-standard ratings that have been defined independently by the Platform for Internet Content Selection (PICS) committee.
To make the filtering process more effective, stand-alone software are also available. These are software that run together with an Internet access program and blocks access to whatever type of content the parent believes inappropriate for their child. In this category we recommend Pearl Software's Cyber Snoop.
A third kind of screening is available in the form of online services. On subscribing to such a service, all Internet browsing is channeled through the screening service provider's computers. Each page requested by the browser is checked against a constantly updated list of blacklisted websites before being passed on for viewing.
Although there is no 100% guaranteed method, usage of the browser filters in conjunction with software or online screening services have proved to limit access to such inappropriate content. In addition, an increasing number of child-safe Internet sites offer positive guidance toward online resources that are especially useful for children.
Abuse Reporting
SwiftMail Communications runs an abuse reporting service that can be used for informing the Company of any website that parents feel are objectionable and are hosted using SwiftMail Communications's servers or data center. SwiftMail Communications would review such sites and take appropriate action.
Reporting of abuse can be made only in writing to
SwiftMail Communications Limited
