In order to efficiently process your report we need you to send as much information as possible and your contact email address and phone number. Below are details that we will need from you when investigating internet misuse. Reports will not be investigated until the below details are received, so if any of the below is missing from your report, please re-send the information.
Where your report is based upon information obtained from a firewall, please ensure that you send the relevant unedited firewall log (or excerpt). Please ensure that the log includes the time, date and time zone.
You also need to confirm that the clock on your PC is accurate and that you are using the correct time zone for your locale. If your clock is inaccurate please indicate how many minutes and seconds wrong it is (There is an online clock website to check your PC clock here: http://www.timeticker.com/main.htm).
Screenshots or image files will not be accepted as evidence of a system intrusion.
If you see any other misuse on your own servers originating from aN Acorn Media Controlled IP Address, then please send us the following information:
Your URL, your web server log, shows the IP Address, Time, Date and Time zone of the IP Address logging into your server and any details of the misuse that has taken place.
We require the full header and content of the Email/Newsgroup post. The header enables us to trace the journey that an Email/Newsgroup post has made from the computer it originated from to the computer it was downloaded to. Please see below for instructions on retrieving full mail headers within Microsoft Outlook. If you use another mail client, Please check your providers support documentation for this information.
To retrieve headers in Outlook (with the email not opened in your inbox):
To retrieve email headers from Outlook Express for Windows:
To retrieve email headers from Outlook Express for Macintosh:
If you have received or been infected by a virus, worm or Trojan please note that Acorn Media are unable to offer any support in their removal. We recommend that you install Anti-Virus software and ensure that it is updated regularly. Please include the following information in your complaint.
Header of the email (if one is available) and content of the email.
The email attachment that was sent to you (if any). The attachment may need to be placed in an archived file (.zip, .rar etc) for our email software to receive it. The website contains helpful instructions to help you with this procedure. If you cannot attach the virus, then please send the email and header only.
If you become aware of any web space hosted by Acorn Media that you feel is in contravention of our Terms and Conditions or Acceptable Use Policy, then please email us with the details. Please see https://www.Acorn-Media.co.uk/terms for full details of our terms and Acceptable Use Policy.
Please send the following information:
The URL (such as www.Acorn-Media.co.uk), the time and date that you noticed the infringement, any details regarding how you came to view the material and a precise description of why you believe the domain to be in breach.
Acorn Media actively report any illegal activities that take place on our servers to the Police. Acorn Media also work with the Internet Watch Foundation to ensure that any images of child abuse are removed from our service and reported as soon as we are made aware, in line with current working practices.