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Terms of service (TOS) and Acceptable
Use Policy (AUP):
References to ("The Company") refer to
Ispeeds Communications and references to ("The User"
or "User") refers to the consumer.
Use of The Company's service constitutes acceptance
and agreement to The Company's AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) as well
as The Company's TOS (Terms of Service).
All provisions of this contract are subject to the
TOS (Terms of Service) of The Company and AUP (Acceptable Use Policy).
The AUP may be changed from time to time at the discretion of the
Company. User understands that change to the AUP by the Company
shall not be grounds for early contract termination or non-payment.
This Agreement shall be construed in all respects
in accordance with the laws of the state of Minnesota, applicable
to contracts enforceable in that state.
1. Disclosure to Law Enforcement:
The AUP specifically prohibits the use of our service for illegal
activities. Therefore, User agrees that The Company may disclose
any and all User information including assigned IP numbers, account
history, account use, etc. to any law enforcement agent who makes
a written request with a valid court order. In
addition The Company shall have the right to terminate all service
set forth in this Agreement.
2. Payment:
Establishment of this service is dependent upon receipt by the Company
of payment of stated charges. Subsequent payments are due on the
anniversary date of the month for that month's service.
3. Refund and Disputes:
The Company offers a 7 day money back guarantee on all services.
Other than the mentioned, all payments to The Company, are nonrefundable
with just cause, which is determined by The Company. This includes
the one time setup fee (if any) and subsequent charges regardless of usage.
4. Failure to Pay:
The Company may temporarily deny service or terminate this Agreement
upon the failure of User to pay charges when due. Such termination
or denial will not relieve User of responsibility for the payment
of all accrued charges.
5. Account Cancellation:
All requests for canceling accounts must be done either through: 1. cancelling the paypal subscription OR 2. contacting The Company directly and requesting the termination of service.
6. User acknowledges that the service
provided is of such a nature that service can be interrupted for
many reasons other than the negligence of the company and that damages
resulting from any interruption of service are difficult to ascertain.
Therefore, User agrees that the company shall not be liable for
any damages arising from such causes beyond the direct and exclusive
control of the company. User further acknowledges that the company's
liability for its own negligence may not in any event exceed an
amount equivalent to charges payable by User for services during
the period damages occurred. In no event shall the company be liable
for any special or consequential damages, loss or injury.
7. New Domain Accounts:
All new Domain Web Hosting accounts involving new domains will be
set up and entered into our DNS servers within a business day. Due
to unforeseen complications, however, this process may sometimes
require up to 2 business days.
8. Transfer of Domains:
New Domain Web Hosting accounts which involve the transfer of a
domain from another provider to The Company will require a minimum
of one (1) day to be set up and entered into our DNS servers. In
some cases, such transfers may take up to two (2) days.
9. Support Boundaries:
The Company, provides 24 x 7 technical support to our Users (except
for few holidays and short company meetings when we close our Support
Section.) We limit our technical support to our area of expertise.
The following is our guidelines when providing support: The Company
provides support related to your Website Hosting Account, Shell
Hosting Account, or IRCd Account only. The Company does not provide technical support
for YOUR customers (webhosting). If you can email, we encourage
you to email ben at ispeeds.net for assistance.
10. SPAM and Unsolicited Commercial Email
(UCE):
The Company takes a zero tolerance approach to the sending of Unsolicited
Commercial Email (UCE) or SPAM over our network. Very simply this
means that customers of The Company may not use or permit others
to use our network to transact in UCE. Customers of The Company
may not host, or permit hosting of, sites or information that is
advertised by UCE from other networks. Violations of this policy
carry severe penalties, including termination of service.
I. Violation of The Company's SPAM policy will result
in severe penalties. Upon notification of an alleged violation of
our SPAM policy, The Company will initiate an immediate investigation
(within 48 hours of notification). During the investigation, The
Company may restrict customer access to the network to prevent further
violations. If a customer is found to be in violation of our SPAM
policy, The Company may, at its sole discretion, restrict, suspend
or terminate customer's account. Further, The Company reserves the
right to pursue civil remedies for any costs associated with the
investigation of a substantiated policy violation. The Company will
notify law enforcement officials if the violation is believed to
be a criminal offense.
II. First violations of this policy will result
in an "Administrative Fee" of $20 and your account will
be reviewed for possible immediate termination. A second violation
will result in an "Administrative Fee" of $100 and immediate
termination of your account. Users who violate this policy agree
that in addition to these "Administrative" penalties,
they will pay "Research Fees" not to exceed $175 per hour
that The Company personnel must spend to investigate the matter.
PLEASE, DO NOT SPAM from your account.
III. As our Customers are ultimately responsible
for the actions of their clients over the The Company network, it
is advisable that Customers develop a similar, or stricter, policy
for their clients.
11. Network
I. IP Address Ownership:
If The Company assigns Customer an Internet Protocol address for
Customer's use, the right to use that Internet Protocol address
shall belong only to The Company, and Customer shall have no right
to use that Internet Protocol address except as permitted by The
Company in its sole discretion in connection with the Services,
during the term of this Agreement. The Company shall maintain and
control ownership of all Internet Protocol numbers and addresses
that may be assigned to Customer by The Company, and The Company
reserves the right to change or remove any and all such Internet
Protocol numbers and addresses, in its sole and absolute discretion.
Our allocation of IP addresses is limited by our new policies. These
new policies state that use of IP addresses for IP based Website
Hosting Accounts will not be accepted as justification for new IP
addresses. What this means to you is that you MUST use name-based
hosting where possible . We will periodically review IP address
usage, and if we find that clients are using IP addresses where
name-based hosting could be used, we will revoke authorization to
use those IP addresses that could be used with name-based hosting.
II. Bandwidth and Disk Usage:
Customer agrees that bandwidth and disk usage shall not exceed the
number of megabytes per month for the Services ordered by Customer
on the Order Form (the "Agreed Usage"). The Company will
monitor Customer's bandwidth and disk usage. The Company shall have
the right to take corrective action if Customer's bandwidth or disk
usage exceeds the Agreed Usage. Such corrective action may include
the assessment of additional charges, disconnection or discontinuance
of any and all Services, or termination of this Agreement, which
actions may be taken is in The Company's sole and absolute discretion.
If The Company takes any corrective action under this section, Customer
shall not be entitled to a refund of any fees paid in advance prior
to such action. In the event that a customer exceeds the included
allocation, The Company may, at its sole discretion, collect a deposit,
in an amount determined by The Company, against customer's credit
card on file with The Company.
III. System and Network Security:
Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the
security of the The Company Network. Violations of system or network
security may result in civil or criminal liability. The Company
will investigate occurrences, which may involve such violations
and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities
in prosecuting Users who are involved in such violations. These
violations include, without limitation:
i. Accessing data not intended for such User or
logging into a server or account, which such User is not authorized
to access.
ii. Attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability
of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures
without proper authorization.
iii. Attempting to interfere with service to any
user, host or network, including, without limitation, via means
of overloading, "flooding", "mail bombing" or
"crashing".
iv. Forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part
of the header information in any e-mail or newsgroup posting.
v. Taking any action in order to obtain services
to which such User is not entitled.
12. Notification of Violation:
I. The Company is under no duty to look at each
customer's or user's activities to determine if a violation of the
AUP has occurred, nor do we assume any responsibility through our
AUP to monitor or police Internet-related activities.
II. First violation: Any User, which The Company
determines to have violated any element of this Acceptable Use Policy,
shall receive an email, warning them of the violation. The service
may be subject at The Company's discretion to a temporary suspension
pending a User's agreement in writing, to refrain from any further
violations.
III. Second Violation:
Users that The Company determines to have committed a second violation
of any element of this Acceptable Use Policy shall be subject to
immediate suspension or termination of service without further notice.
IV. We reserve the right, to drop the section of
IP space involved in Spam or Denial-of-Service complaints if it
is clear that the offending activity is causing great harm to parties
on the Internet. In particular, if open relays are on your network
or a customer's network, or if denial of service attacks are originating
from your network. In certain rare cases, we may have to do this
before attempting to contact you. If we do this, we will contact
you as soon as is feasible.
13. Suspension of Service or Cancellation:
The Company reserves the right to suspend network access to any
customer if in the judgment of the The Company network administrators
the customer's server is the source or target of the violation of
any of the other terms of the AUP or for any other reason which
The Company chooses. If inappropriate activity is detected, all
accounts of the Customer in question will be deactivated until an
investigation is complete. Prior notification to the Customer is
not assured. If the customer is at fault, the customer will not be credited for the
time the customer's machines were suspended.
14. The Company reserves the right
to amend its policies at any time. All Sub-Networks, resellers and
managed servers of The Company must adhere to the above policies.
Failure to follow any term or condition will be grounds for immediate
Cancellation. You will be held responsible for the actions of your
clients in the matter described on these Terms and conditions. Therefore,
it is in your best interest to implement a similar or stricter Terms
and conditions or otherwise called Acceptable Terms of use policy.
15. Indemnification: The Company
wishes to emphasize that in agreeing to the The Company Acceptable
Use Policy (AUP) and Terms of Service (TOS), customer indemnifies
The Company for any violation of the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
and Terms of Service (TOS) that results in loss to The Company or
the bringing of any claim against The Company by any third-party.
This means that if The Company is sued because of a customer's or
a customer of a customer's activity, the customer will pay any damages
awarded against The Company, plus all costs and attorney's fees.
16. Miscellaneous Provisions:
You must provide us with, and keep current, good
contact information for you. E-mail, fax, and telephone contacts
are used, in that order of preference.
I. A waiver by the Company of any breach of any
provision of this Agreement by User shall not operate as or be construed
as a continuing or subsequent waiver thereof or as a waiver of any
breach of any other provision thereof.
II. User shall not transfer or assign this Agreement
without the prior written consent of the Company. Company may assign
Agreement at anytime without consent from or notice to User. Company
reserves right to cancel customers rights under this contract at
anytime without further obligation.
III. The Company takes no responsibility for any
material input by others and not posted to the The Company Network
by The Company. The Company is not responsible for the content of
any other websites linked to the The Company Network; links are
provided as Internet navigation tools only. The Company disclaims
any responsibility for any such inappropriate use and any liability
to any person or party for any other person or party's violation
of this policy.
IV. The Company is not responsible for any damages
your business may suffer. The Company does not make implied or written
warranties for any of our services. The Company denies any warranty
or merchantability for a specific purpose. This includes loss of
data resulting from delays, non-deliveries, wrong delivery, and
any and all service interruptions caused by The Company.
V. It is absolutely forbidden to host pirated or
copyrighted content on Domain Web Hosting or Shell Hosting Accounts.
Domain Web Hosting Accounts or Shell Hosting Accounts found hosting
this material will be subject to immediate cancellation without
refund.
17. Responsability for Content:
The Customer is fully responsible for the contents of his/her account. We do not allow transfer of illegal material on our servers.
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