PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY AS THEY FOR AN AGREEMENT AND IMPACT A
VISITOR, USER AND/OR CUSTOMER’S LEGAL RIGHTS.
These UNIVERSAL TERMS OF SERVICE are an agreement which sets
forth the terms and conditions (collectively, the “UToS”) governing the use of
the products, services, website (www.hostvantage.rock)
and/or mobile-optimized versions of the website to which the UToS are linked
(collectively, the “Website”), all of which are owned or operated by HostVantage
LLC, LLC, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates and/or brands (collectively,
“Company”), by a Website visitor, user and/or the party set forth in the related
Company order form (“Customer”), which is incorporated herein by this reference
(together with any subsequent order forms submitted by Customer to Company,
collectively, the “Order”) and applies to Customer’s use and/or purchase(s) of
any products, software, applications or other electronic or web-based services
ordered by Customer on the Order (each a “Product” and collectively, the
“Products”). The term “Website” also includes and is not limited to any
subdomains of the Website and any content, code, data, services, products,
features or functionality made available from or through the Website. Company
reserves the right to and may change the UToS from time to time, at any time
without notice to a visitor, user or Customer, by posting such changes on the
Website.
By accessing and/or using the Website or Products, Customer
signifies that Customer has read, understands, acknowledges and agrees to be
bound by the UToS, along with the Acceptable Use
Policy (“AUP”) and Privacy Policy (“Privacy
Policy”) all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNING UP FOR THE PRODUCTS (THROUGH AN ORDER) OR USING
THE WEBSITES AND/OR PRODUCTS CREATES A CONTRACT BETWEEN A VISITOR, USER OR
CUSTOMER AND COMPANY AND EACH HEREBY ASSENTS, ACCEPTS AND AGREES TO BE BOUND BY
THE UTOS AND AGREEMENTS (AS DEFINED HEREIN). PLEASE REVIEW THESE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS CAREFULLY. IF A VISITOR, USER OR CUSTOMER DOES NOT AGREE TO THE UTOS
AND AGREEMENTS, DO NOT USE THE WEBSITES OR PRODUCTS.
- Modification
to the Products, Website and/or Agreements.
- 1.1.
Company may, in its sole and absolute discretion, at any time, change or
modify the UToS, any Product, Product related terms and conditions
(“Product Terms”), AUP and Privacy Policy, all of which
are hereby incorporated herein by this reference, and such changes or
modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting to the Website.
- 1.2.
The UToS, Product Terms, AUP and Privacy Policy may collectively be
referred to as the “Agreements.” Unless otherwise stated, capitalized
terms shall have meanings set forth in the UToS, AUP or Privacy Policy
and in the event of a conflict between the provisions of the UToS and the
terms in any Product Terms, AUP or Privacy Policy, the provisions of the
UToS shall control.
- 1.3.
BY USING A PRODUCT(S) AND/OR THE WEBSITE(S), EACH VISITOR, USER AND
CUSTOMER ACCEPTS AND AGREES TO ABIDE BY THE AGREEMENTS AND REPRESENTS AND
WARRANTS THAT EACH HAS THE RIGHT, AUTHORITY AND CAPACITY TO ENTER INTO
THE AGREEMENTS INDIVIDUALLY OR ON THEIR BEHALF THE ENTITY THEY MAY REPRESENT,
AS THE CASE MAY BE. IF A VISITOR, USER OR CUSTOMER DOES NOT AGREE TO THE
AGREEMENTS THEN THEY SHOULD NOT ACCESS OR OTHERWISE USE A PRODUCT OR THE
WEBSITES.
- 1.4.
A visitor, user or Customer’s access to and/or use of a Product or the
Website after changes or modifications to the Agreements have been made
shall constitute such party’s acceptance of the Agreements as of the
“Last Updated” date stated above.
- 1.5.
Company may (but is not obligated to) notify Customer of changes or
modifications to the Agreements by electronic mail or other methods. It
is therefore important that Customer keep Customer’s Company account via
Company’s account management panel (“AMP”) (“Customer Account”)
information accurate and current. Company assumes no liability or responsibility
for Customer’s failure to receive an electronic mail or other
notification if such failure results from inaccurate Account information.
- 1.6.
Company may terminate, as determined in Company’s sole and absolute
discretion, Customer’s access to a Customer Account or the Products for
any violation or threatened violation or breach by Customer of any terms
of the Agreements.
- 1.7.
COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY, CHANGE, OR DISCONTINUE ANY ASPECT
OF THE PRODUCTS WEBSITES OR AGREEMENTS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
PRICING AND/OR FEES, AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE. Company
reserves the right to cease offering or providing any of the Products or
individual features, functionalities, or aspects of the Products at any
time, for any or no reason, and without prior notice. Although Company
makes great effort to maximize the lifespan of all Products and features,
functionalities, or aspects of the Products, there are times when a
Products or specific feature, functionality, or aspect of a Products offered
will be discontinued or reach its end-of-life (“EOL”). In either case,
those Products, or the specific feature, functionality, or aspect of that
Product, will no longer be supported by Company, in any way, effective on
the EOL date. In the event that any Product offered reaches or will reach
EOL, Company will attempt to notify Customer in advance of the EOL date.
It is Customer’s responsibility to take all necessary steps to replace
the Product by migrating to a new Product before the EOL date (if available),
or by entirely ceasing reliance on such Product before the EOL date. In
either case, Company will either offer a comparable Product (if possible)
to migrate to for the remainder of the Term (as defined herein), a
prorated credit, or a prorated refund, to be determined by Company in its
sole and absolute discretion. Company may, with or without notice to
Customer, migrate Customer to the most up-to-date version of the Product,
if available. Customer agrees to take full responsibility for any and all
loss or damage arising from any such migration. However, if the Product
maintains a reasonably equivalent functionality without such feature,
functionality, or aspect, as determined by Company in its sole and
absolute discretion, Company will not be required to offer a comparable
feature or functionality for the Product or a refund. Company will not be
liable to Customer or any third party for any modification, suspension,
or discontinuance of any Product or individual features, functionalities,
or aspects of a Product offered, provided or facilitated access to.
- Ownership.
All content included on the Website and within the Products are and shall
continue to be the property of Company or its content suppliers and is
protected under applicable copyright, patent, trademark, and other
intellectual and proprietary rights. Any copying, redistribution, use or
publication by a visitor, user or Customer of any such content or any part
of the Website or Products is prohibited, except as expressly permitted in
the Agreements. Under no circumstances will a visitor, user or Customer
acquire any ownership rights or other interest in any content by or
through use of the Website or Products.
- Intended
Audience. The Website and Products are intended for adults only. The
Website and Products are not intended for any individual under the age of
eighteen (18).
- Authority
To Contract.
- 4.1.
The Products are available only to individuals or entities who can form
legally binding contracts under applicable law. By signing up for and/or
using the Products, Customer represents and warrants that Customer (or an
entity’s representative) is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
otherwise recognized as being able to form legally binding contracts
under applicable law; and/or is not a person barred from purchasing or
receiving the Products under the laws of the United States or other
applicable jurisdiction.
- 4.2.
If Customer enters into the Agreements as a representative or on behalf
of a legal entity or third party that retains or may retain ownership in
a Customer Account, then Customer hereby represents and warrants that
Customer has the legal authority to bind such legal entity or third party
to the terms and conditions contained in the Agreements, in which case
the term “Customer” shall refer to such entity or third party. If, after
Customer’s electronic or other acceptance of the Agreements, Company
finds that Customer does not have the legal authority to bind such entity
or third party, Customer will be personally responsible for the obligations
contained in the Agreements, including, but not limited to, any payment
obligations. Company shall not be liable for any loss or damage resulting
from Company’s reliance on any representation, instruction, notice,
document or communication reasonably believed by Company to be genuine
and originating from an authorized representative of Customer’s entity or
third party. If there is reasonable doubt about the authenticity of any
such instruction, notice, document or communication, Company reserves the
right (but undertakes no duty) to require additional authentication from
Customer. Company further reserves the right to suspend, cancel or
terminate a Customer Account in the event of a dispute of ownership of a
Customer Account or Customer Content (as defined herein) between the
claimed owner and a representative acting on behalf of an entity.
- 4.3.
“Customer Content” is defined as content that is submitted to, stored on
or distributed or disseminated by Customer via the Products and also
includes (but is not limited to) content of Customer’s website(s),
customer(s) and/or user(s). Customer further agrees to be bound by the
terms of the Agreements for all transactions entered into by Customer,
anyone acting as Customer’s agent and anyone who accesses or uses the
Customer Account or the Products, whether or not authorized by
Customer.
- 4.4.
A visitor, user and/or Customer acknowledges and agrees that any
submissions (i.e., telephone, email, direct messaging/chat, etc.) to
Company are entirely voluntary, do not establish a confidential
relationship or obligate Company to treat such submission as confidential
or secret, that Company has no obligation, either express or implied, to
develop or use any submission, and no compensation is due for any
intentional or unintentional use of any submissions, and that Company may
be working on the same or similar content, it may already know of such
content from other sources, it may wish to develop this (or similar)
content on its own, or it may have taken or will take some other action.
A visitor, user and/or Customer acknowledge and agree that Company may
retain such submissions to collect information to enhance a visitor user
and/or Customer experience.
- Customer’s
Account.
- 5.1.
In order to access some of the features of the Website or use some of the
Products, Customer must create a Customer Account. Customer represents
and warrants to Company that all information Customer submits when
Customer creates a Customer Account is accurate, current and complete,
and that Customer will keep the Customer Account information accurate,
current and complete. If Company has reason to believe that the Customer
Account information is untrue, inaccurate, out-of-date or incomplete,
Company reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to
suspend, cancel or terminate the Customer Account. Customer is solely
responsible for the activity that occurs on the Customer Account, whether
authorized by Customer or not, and Customer must keep the Customer Account
information secure, including without limitation all Customer number or
login, password and payment method(s). For security purposes, Company
strongly recommends that Customer change Customer’s password periodically
for any Account.
- 5.2.
If the Customer acts on behalf of a legal entity or third party, upon
request by Company, Customer shall provide Company with any contact or
other information related to the true owner of the relevant Customer
Account, which may include providing a valid identification or other
proof of authorization.
- 5.3.
Customer agrees to abide by all U.S. Export Laws (as defined herein).
- 5.4.
Customer must notify Company immediately of any breach of security or
unauthorized access or use of the Customer Account. Customer may be liable
for any damages or loss Company or others incur caused by a breach of a
Customer Account, whether caused by Customer or by an authorized person,
or by an unauthorized person.
- 5.5.
Company will not be liable for any loss incurred due to any unauthorized use
of a Customer Account. Customer may be liable for any loss Company or
others incur, whether caused by Customer, or by an authorized person, or
by an unauthorized person.
- 5.6.
If Customer or the Account is the initiator or target of a
denial-of-service attack that adversely affects Company’s or a third
party’s network, Company will terminate the Account without warning and
Customer will be held responsible for any damages to Company and charges
that may result from Customer’s action. Activities that attract
denial-of-service attacks are expressly prohibited. Company will
cooperate fully with all investigations (civil or criminal) of violations
of systems or network security at other websites, including cooperating
with law enforcement authorities in the investigation of suspected
criminal violations. A visitor, user or Customer who violates Company’s
systems or network security may incur criminal or civil liability.
Company reserves the right to charge up to $500.00 USD per complaint to
investigate such claims and charge such to Customer.
- Protection
of Customer Data
- 6.1.
Company offers certain Products that may involve the processing of
personal data about visitors, users and/or Customers (“Personal Data”) in
the course of the use of the Website and Products (“Covered Data”).
Personal Data, for the purpose of this Section, excludes any Customer
Content. Company’s DPA, which is hereby incorporated by reference and
applicable to Covered Data, provides Customer contractual assurance that
Company has robust mechanisms to ensure the processing of Personal Data,
including transfers of Personal Data from the European Economic Area to a
third country, and meets with compliance under applicable data privacy
laws.
- 6.2.
For the purposes of the DPA and the Standard Contractual Clauses attached
to the DPA (when and as applicable), visitors, users and/or Customers
(and applicable affiliates) are considered the Data Controller/Data
Exporter, visitor, user and/or Customer’s acceptance of the applicable
terms of service governing Covered Data at the time of purchase of any
Covered Data will also be treated as a visitor, user and/or Customer’s
acknowledgement and acceptance of the DPA and its appendices (including
the Standard Contractual Clauses and its appendices, as applicable). If a
visitor, user and/or Customer wishes to print, sign and return a physical
copy of the DPA, please send an email request to privacy (@) hostvanage.rock.
- Customer’s
Responsibilities.
- 7.1.
Customer is solely responsible for the quality, performance and all other
aspects of the Customer Content.
- 7.2.
Customer will cooperate fully with Company in connection with Company’s
delivery and performance of the Products. Customer must provide any
equipment or software that may be necessary for Customer to use the
Products. Delays in Customer’s performance of its obligations under the
Agreements will extend the time for Company’s performance of its
obligations hereunder that depend on Customer’s performance on a day to
day basis.
- 7.3.
Customer assumes full responsibility for providing any of its visitors,
customers and/or end users with any required disclosure or explanation of
the various features related to Customer Content and any goods or
services described therein, as well as any rules, terms or conditions of
use.
- 7.4.
Because the Products permit Customer to electronically transmit or upload
content, Customer shall be fully and solely responsible for uploading,
supplementing, modifying and updating the Customer Content.
- 7.5.
Customer is responsible for ensuring that the Customer Content and all
aspects of the Customer Content are compatible with the hardware and
software used by Company to provide the Products. Specifications for the
hardware and software used by Company to provide the Products will be
available on the Website, in the Customer Account or should be requested
by Customer. Company shall not be responsible for any damages to the
Customer Content or other damages, or malfunctions or service
interruptions caused by any failure of the Customer Content or any aspect
of the Customer Content to be compatible or incompatible with the
hardware and/or software used by Company to provide the Products.
- 7.6.
CUSTOMER IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING BACKUP COPIES OF ANY CUSTOMER
CONTENT.
- Customer’s
Representations and Warranties.
- 8.1.
Customer hereby represents and warrants to Company, and agrees that
during the Initial Term and any Term (as such terms are defined herein)
thereafter for the Products, that Customer will ensure that:
- 8.1.1.
Customer is and remains the legal owner or valid licensee of the
Customer Content and each element thereof, and Customer has secured all
necessary licenses, consents, permissions, waivers and releases for the
use of the Customer Content and each element thereof, including without
limitation, all copyrights, trademarks, logos, names and likenesses
contained therein, without any obligation by Company to pay any fees,
residuals, guild payments or other compensation of any kind to any person
or third party;
- 8.1.2.
Customer’s use, publication, and display of the Customer Content will
not infringe any copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other
proprietary or intellectual property right of any person, or constitute
a defamation, invasion of privacy or violation of any right of publicity
or any other right of any person, including, without limitation, any
contractual, statutory or common law right or any “moral right” or
similar right however denominated;
- 8.1.3.
Customer will comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations
regarding the Customer Content and will use the Customer Content only
for lawful purposes; and
- 8.1.4.
Customer has used and will continue to use its best efforts to ensure
that the Customer Content is and will at all times remain free of all
computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses and/or other malicious code.
- 8.2.
Customer shall be solely responsible for the development, operation and
maintenance of Customer Content, electronic commerce activities, all
products and services offered by Customer or appearing through Customer
Content and for all contents and materials appearing online or on
Customer’s products or within any services, including, without
limitation:
- 8.2.1.
the accuracy and appropriateness of the Customer Content and content and
material appearing in its store or on its products or services;
- 8.2.2.
ensuring that the Customer Content and content and materials appearing
in its store or on its products do not violate or infringe upon the rights
of any person or third party; and
- 8.2.3.
ensuring that the Customer Content and the content and materials
appearing in Customer Content or electronic commerce activities,
products and services offered by Customer are not defamatory or
otherwise illegal. Customer shall be solely responsible for accepting,
processing and filling customer orders and for handling customer
inquiries and/or complaints. Customer shall be solely responsible for
the payment or satisfaction of any and all taxes associated with Customer
Content, its website(s) and electronic commerce activities.
- 8.3.
In addition to transactions entered into by Customer or on Customer’s
behalf, Customer agrees to be bound by the terms of the Agreements for
transactions entered into on Customer’s behalf by anyone acting as
Customer’s agent, and transactions entered into by anyone who uses
Customer’s Account, whether or not the transactions were on Customer’s
behalf.
- Availability
of the Services. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, Company
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to attempt to provide the
Website and Products on twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a
week basis, however, such up-time is not a guarantee. Customer
understands, acknowledges and agrees that from time to time the Website
and Products may be inaccessible or inoperable for any reason including,
but not limited to, equipment malfunctions, periodic maintenance, repairs
or replacements that Company undertakes from time to time or causes beyond
Company’s reasonable control or that are not reasonably foreseeable
including, but not limited to, interruption or failure of
telecommunication or digital transmission links, hostile network attacks,
network congestion or other failures. Customer understands, acknowledges
and agrees that Company has no control over the availability of the
Website and Products on a “guaranteed” continuous or uninterrupted basis
and that Company assumes no liability to Customer or any other party with
regard thereto.
- Monitoring
of Content; License to Company.
- 10.1.
Company does not pre-screen or monitor Customer Content (whether posted
to a website hosted by Company or posted to the Website). However,
Company reserves the right (but undertakes no duty) to do so and decide
whether any item of Customer Content is appropriate and/or complies with
the Agreements.
- 10.2.
Customer hereby grants to Company a non-exclusive, royalty-free,
worldwide right and license during the Initial Term and any Term (as such
terms are defined herein) thereafter to do the following to the extent
necessary in the performance of the Products:
- 10.2.1.
the right to reproduce, copy, use and distribute all and any portion of
the Customer Content to the extent needed to provide and operate the
Products.
- 10.2.2.
digitize, convert, install, upload, select, order, arrange, compile,
combine, synchronize, use, reproduce, store, process, retrieve,
transmit, distribute, publish, publicly display, publicly perform and
hyperlink the Customer Content;
- 10.2.3.
make archival or backup copies of the Customer Content (although Company
is not required to do so as Customer is solely responsible for
backing-up any Customer Content);
- 10.2.4.
except for the rights expressly granted above, Company is not acquiring
any right, title or interest in or to the Customer Content, all of which
shall remain solely with Customer; and
- 10.2.5.
Company, in its sole discretion, reserves the right:
- 10.2.5.1.
to deny, cancel, suspend, transfer or alter, modify, correct, amend,
change, program, or take any other corrective action to protect the
integrity and stability of the Products (including altering, modifying,
correcting, amending, changing, programming, or taking any other
corrective action regarding any malicious code, software or related
abusive activity, of the Customer Content and/or website(s));
and/or
- 10.2.5.2.
to comply with any applicable laws, government rules, or requirements,
requests of law enforcement, or to avoid any liability, civil or
criminal.
- 10.3.
Customer further agrees that Company shall not be liable to Customer for
any loss or damages that may result from such conduct.
- Billing
and Payment.
- 11.1.
Customer agrees to pay all amounts due for the Products at the time of
order. All amounts are non-refundable unless otherwise noted in the Money
Back Guarantee (see below).
- 11.2.
Company reserves the right to change its prices and fees at any time, and
such changes shall be on the Website and/or within a Customer Account,
and be effective immediately without further notice to Customer. Any
pricing dispute shall be controlled by the pricing listed in a Customer
Account and effective immediately without need for further notice to
Customer. If Customer purchased or obtained the Products for a period of
months or years, changes in prices and fees shall be effective when the
respective Products renew.
- 11.3.
Any Product fees may not include any applicable sales, use, revenue,
excise or other taxes imposed by any taxing authority (excluding any tax
on Company’s net income). All such taxes may be added to Company’s
invoices for the fees as separate charges to be paid by Customer. All
fees are fully earned when due and subject to Company’s refund policy,
when paid to Company.
- 11.4.
Unless otherwise specified, Customer agrees to pay all fees and related
charges shall be due and payable within thirty (30) days after the date
of the invoice (“Due Date”), unless otherwise stated in the Customer
Account. If any invoice is not paid within seven (7) days after the Due
Date, Company may charge Customer a late fee of $25.00 for and in
addition any amounts payable to Company
- 11.5.
If Company collects any payment due by law or through an attorney or
under advicefrom an attorney or through a collection agency, or if
Company prevails in any action to which Customer and Company are parties,
Customer agrees to pay all costs of collection, arbitration and
litigation, including, without limitation, all court costs and Company’s
reasonable attorneys’ fees.
- 11.6.
If any Customer payment is returned for insufficient funds, then Company
may impose a minimum processing charge of $25.00, which Customer agrees
to pay.
- 11.7.
Customer agrees in the event that any amount due to Company remains
unpaid seven (7) days after such payment is due, Company, in its sole
discretion, may immediately terminate the Agreements, and/or terminate,
suspend or cancel the Products.
- 11.8.
Customer agrees to pay a minimum charge of $50.00 to reinstate a Customer
Account that has been suspended or terminated.
- 11.9.
Customer agrees to pay wire transfers of $35.00 per wire transfer.
- 11.10.
Customer agrees to pay a charge of $35.00 for all credit card
chargebacks.
- 11.11.
Auto Renewal:
- 11.11.1.
Other than as required by applicable law, Company does not retain hard
copies or electronic versions of mandates, standing orders or standing
instruction forms and/or any signed consents relating to a Customer’s
payment or usage of Company automatic renewal services, and Company are
therefore unable to provide any such document upon request.
- 11.11.2.
IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT CUSTOMER DOES NOT EXPERIENCE AN INTERRUPTION OR
LOSS OF ACCESS TO THE PRODUCTS, THE PRODUCTS ARE OFFERED ON AN AUTOMATIC
RENEWAL BASIS. EXCEPT FOR REASONS DESCRIBED BELOW IN THIS SECTION,
AUTOMATIC RENEWAL RENEWS THE APPLICABLE PRODUCT UPON EXPIRATION OF THE
THEN CURRENT TERM FOR A RENEWAL PERIOD EQUAL IN TIME TO THE MOST RECENT
SERVICE TERM PERIOD.
- 11.11.3.
UNLESS CUSTOMER DISABLES THE AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OPTION IN THE CUSTOMER
ACCOUNT, COMPANY WILL AUTOMATICALLY RENEW THE APPLICABLE PRODUCT WHEN IT
COMES UP FOR RENEWAL AND WILL TAKE PAYMENT FROM ANY PAYMENT METHOD
CUSTOMER HAS ON FILE WITH COMPANY AT COMPANY’S THEN CURRENT RATES, WHICH
CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES MAY BE HIGHER OR LOWER THAN THE RATES
FOR THE INITIAL OR RENEWAL TERM. IN ORDER TO SEE THE RENEWAL SETTINGS
APPLICABLE TO CUSTOMER AND THE PRODUCTS, CUSTOMER WILL NEED TO LOG INTO
THE CUSTOMER ACCOUNT. IF CUSTOMER DOES NOT WANT ANY SERVICE TO
AUTOMATICALLY RENEW, CUSTOMER MAY ELECT TO CANCEL SUCH RENEWAL, IN WHICH
CASE, THE SERVICES WILL TERMINATE UPON EXPIRATION OF THE THEN CURRENT
TERM, UNLESS CUSTOMER MANUALLY RENEWS THE PRODUCTS PRIOR TO THAT DATE
(IN WHICH CASE THE PRODUCTS WILL AGAIN BE SET TO AUTOMATIC RENEWAL). FOR
AVOIDANCE OF ANY DOUBT, SHOULD CUSTOMER ELECT TO CANCEL THE PRODUCTS AND
FAIL TO MANUALLY RENEW THE PRODUCTS BEFORE EXPIRATION OF THE THEN
CURRENT TERM, CUSTOMER MAY EXPERIENCE AN INTERRUPTION OR LOSS OF ACCESS
TO THE PRODUCTS AND LOSS OF CUSTOMER CONTENT, AND COMPANY SHALL NOT BE
LIABLE TO CUSTOMER OR ANY THIRD PARTY REGARDING SUCH INTERRUPTION OR
LOSS.
- 11.11.4.
IN AN EFFORT TO ENSURE THE SUCCESSFUL RENEWAL OF A CUSTOMER DOMAIN NAME
AND/OR SECURE SOCKETS LAYER (“SSL”) REGISTRATION, COMPANY MAY PROCESS
THE RENEWAL CHARGES UP TO TWO (2) WEEKS (OR MORE AS NECESSARY) IN
ADVANCE OF CUSTOMER’S EXPIRATION DATE UNLESS CUSTOMER EXPLICITLY
REQUESTS IN WRITING OTHERWISE.
- 11.11.5.
COMPANY MAY PARTICIPATE IN “RECURRING BILLING PROGRAMS” OR “ACCOUNT
UPDATER SERVICES” SUPPORTED BY CUSTOMER’S CREDIT CARD PROVIDER (AND
ULTIMATELY DEPENDENT ON CUSTOMER BANK’S PARTICIPATION). IF COMPANY IS
UNABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY CHARGE CUSTOMER’S EXISTING PAYMENT METHOD,
CUSTOMER’S CREDIT CARD PROVIDER (OR CUSTOMER’S BANK) MAY NOTIFY COMPANY
OF UPDATES TO CUSTOMER’S CREDIT CARD NUMBER AND/OR EXPIRATION DATE, OR
MAY AUTOMATICALLY CHARGE CUSTOMER’S NEW CREDIT CARD ON COMPANY BEHALF
WITHOUT NOTIFICATION TO COMPANY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY RECURRING
BILLING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS, IN THE EVENT THAT COMPANY IS NOTIFIED OF
AN UPDATE TO CUSTOMER’S CREDIT CARD NUMBER AND/OR EXPIRATION DATE,
COMPANY MAY AUTOMATICALLY UPDATE CUSTOMER’S PAYMENT PROFILE ON
CUSTOMER’S BEHALF. COMPANY MAKES NO GUARANTEES THAT COMPANY WILL REQUEST
OR RECEIVE CUSTOMER’S UPDATED CREDIT CARD INFORMATION. CUSTOMER
ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT IS CUSTOMER’S SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO
MODIFY AND MAINTAIN THE ACCOUNT SETTINGS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
CANCELING THE SERVICES; AND ENSURING CUSTOMER’S ASSOCIATED PAYMENT
METHOD(S) ARE CURRENT AND VALID. FURTHER, CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES AND
AGREES THAT CUSTOMER’S FAILURE TO DO SO, MAY RESULT IN THE INTERRUPTION
OR LOSS OF THE SERVICES, AND COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO CUSTOMER OR
ANY THIRD PARTY REGARDING SUCH INTERRUPTION OR LOSS.
- 11.11.6.
If for any reason Company is unable to charge Customer’s payment method
for the full amount owed, or if Company receives notification of a
chargeback, reversal, payment dispute, or is charged a penalty for any
fee it previously charged to Customer’s payment method, Customer agrees
that Company may pursue all available lawful remedies in order to obtain
payment, including but not limited to, immediate cancellation of the
Products, without notice to Customer. Company also reserves the right to
charge Customer reasonable “administrative” fees” for tasks Company may
perform outside the normal scope of its Products; additional time and/or
costs Company may incur in providing the Products; and/or Customer’s
noncompliance with the Agreements (as determined by Company in its sole
and absolute discretion).
- 11.11.7.
Typical administrative or processing fee scenarios include but are not
limited to Customer service issues that require additional personal time
or attention; recouping any and all costs and fees, including the cost
of the Products, incurred by Company as the results of chargebacks,
reversals, payment disputes, penalties or other payment disputes brought
by Customer, Customer bank or Customer payment method processor. These
administrative fees or processing fees will be billed to the payment
method Customer has on file in the Customer Account.
- 11.11.8.
Company may offer pricing in various currencies. The transaction(s) will
be processed in the selected currency and the pricing displayed during
the checkout process will be the actual amount submitted for payment.
For certain payment methods, the issuer of Customer’s payment method may
charge Customer a foreign transaction fee or other charge(s), which may
be added to the final amount that appears on Customer’s bank statement
or post as a separate amount. Customer should check with the issuer of
Customer’s payment method for details. In addition, regardless of the
selected currency, Customer acknowledges and agrees that Customer may be
charged Value Added Tax (“VAT”), Goods and Services Tax (“GST”), or
other localized fees and/or taxes, based on Customer’s bank and/or the
country indicated in Customer’s billing address section in the Customer
Account.
- Term;
Termination; Cancellation Policy.
- 12.1.
The initial/introductory term of the Agreements shall be as set forth in
the Order (the “Initial Term”). The Initial Term shall begin upon
commencement of the Products. After the Initial Term, the Agreements
shall automatically renew. The Initial Term and all successive renewal
periods shall be referred to, collectively, as the “Term.”
- 12.2.
Money Back Guarantee. Company provides a 90-day money back guarantee for
new hosting account registrations, subject to the following terms and
conditions:
- 12.2.1.
Nonrefundable Fees: Fees paid by Customer in connection with the
purchase of SSL certificates, domain privacy, and domain names are
nonrefundable.
- 12.2.2.
Cancellations before ninety (90) Days. In the event Customer cancels the
Services prior to the expiration of ninety (90) calendar days, Customer
will receive a refund of all fees paid in connection with the hosting
service, with the exception of any Nonrefundable Fees set forth below:
- 12.2.3.
Free Domain Name: If Customer registers any domain name as part of a
"Free Domain Name" promotion in connection with the
registration, Customer's refund will be reduced by the current price of
the domain registration per year and a $5.00 administrative fee.
Customer will retain full ownership and control of any such domain
names.
- 12.2.4.
Dedicated IP: Any fees paid by Customer in connection with will be
refunded at a prorated rate based on the registration date, the term of
service, and the date of cancellation.
- 12.2.5.
Cancellations After ninety (90) Days: Customer may cancel his/her/its Services
at any time, before or after automatic account renewal, and, with the
exception of any Nonrefundable Fees set forth above and setup fees, if
any, which are nonrefundable after ninety (90) calendar days, receive a
pro-rated refund for all other fees paid for Services, less the current
price of domain registration per "Free Domain Name.”
- 12.3.
AFTER THE INITIAL TERM, CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES, AGREES AND AUTHORIZES
COMPANY TO AUTOMATICALLY BILL AND/OR CHARGE ON CUSTOMER’S CREDIT CARD FOR
SUCCESSIVE TERMS OF EQUAL LENGTH AS THE INITIAL TERM, UNLESS TERMINATED
OR CANCELED BY EITHER PARTY AS PROVIDED HEREIN. REFER TO ” BILLING AND
PAYMENT” SECTION FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
- 12.4.
The Agreements may be canceled by Customer upon proper notice to Company,
prior to the end of the Initial Term or any Term thereafter. Customer
will be subject to a minimum $50.00 charge as an early cancellation fee.
If Customer cancels the Agreements, no refund will be provided for unused
time remaining on the Customer Account if outside the criteria of the
Company’s Money Back Guarantee. Customer shall be obligated to pay for
all charges for all Products for each month remaining in the Term.
Customer shall be obligated to pay all fees and charges accrued prior to
the date of such cancellation. Company may, but is under no obligation
to, refund to Customer any pre-paid fees for the Products but only for
the full months remaining after effectiveness of cancellation. No partial
month fees shall be refunded. Any refund in this manner will not include
any setup and/or cancellation fees, regular cost of any “free” services,
and any discount(s) applied for prepayment, provided that Customer is not
in breach of any terms and conditions of the Agreements.
- 12.5.
Company may terminate the Agreements in the event of nonpayment by
Customer.
- 12.6.
Company may terminate the Agreements, without penalty, if the Products
are prohibited by applicable law, or become impractical or unfeasible for
any technical, legal or regulatory reason, or as otherwise provided
herein. Company will provide Customer as much prior notice as reasonably
practicable.
- 12.7.
Company may terminate the Agreements or restrict access to the Customer
Account or access to all or any part of the Products at any time, with or
without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately.
- 12.8.
In the event a Customer Account is suspended or terminated and Customer
is logged into and/or can access the Customer Account, Company may
terminate any Customer session within the Customer Account.
- 12.9.
Company may immediately terminate the Agreements, without penalty or
notice and without refund, if Company, in Company’s sole and absolute
discretion or judgment, determines that Customer’s use of the Products or
Customer Content violates any Company term or condition of the Agreements
or Customer’s use of the Products disrupts, or in Company’s sole and
absolute discretion or judgment, could disrupt the Company’s business
operations or ability to provide the Products.
- 12.10.
Company may terminate a Customer’s access to the Website or Products if
Company has reason to believe, in its sole judgment, Customer is a repeat
offender of the Agreements.
- 12.11.
Company may terminate a Customer’s access to the Website or Products if
Customer was previously terminated, suspended or canceled by Company for
any reason.
- 12.12.
If Company terminates Customer’s access to the Website or Products,
Customer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, remove and destroy any
data and files stored by Customer on Company’s servers.
- 12.13.
Upon termination of the Agreements for any cause or reason whatsoever,
neither party shall have any further rights or obligations under the
Agreements, except as expressly set forth herein, provided however, the
provisions of Sections 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11.4-11.10, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20,
22, 23, 24, and 30 of shall survive the expiration or termination of for
any cause or reason whatsoever, and, notwithstanding the expiration or
termination of the Agreements, the parties shall each remain liable to the
other for any indebtedness or other liability theretofore arising under
the Agreements. Termination of the Agreements and retention of pre-paid
fees and charges shall be in addition to, and not be in lieu of, any
other legal or equitable rights or remedies to which Company may be
entitled.
- Conduct
Towards Company. Company will protect the health, safety, and welfare of
Company’s employees. Unprofessional conduct, threats, abusive language
(including, but not limited to, disparaging remarks regarding the sex,
race, religion, or sexual orientation of Company’s employees) and/or
anything that could be considered hate speech in the course of Customer’s
communications with Company will not be tolerated. Such conduct may result
in the termination of communications and repeated offenses may result in
the suspension, cancellation or termination of the Products and Customer
Account, without any refund to Customer, as determined in Company’s sole
and absolute discretion.
- Property
Rights.
- 14.1.
Company hereby grants Customer a limited, non-exclusive,
non-transferable, royalty-free license, exercisable solely during the
Term of the Agreements, to use Company’s technology, products and
services solely for the purpose of accessing and using the Products.
Customer may not use Company’s technology for any purpose other than for
accessing and using the Products. Except for the rights expressly granted
herein, the Agreements do not transfer from Company to Customer any
Company technology, rights, titles, and interests in, or to any Company
technology, all of which shall remain solely with Company. Customer shall
not, directly or indirectly, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or
otherwise attempt to derive source code or other trade secrets related to
the Products or Customer Account.
- 14.2.
Company owns all right, title and interest in and to the Products and
Company’s trade names, trademarks, service marks, inventions, copyrights,
trade secrets, patents, know-how and other intellectual property rights
relating to the design, function, marketing, promotion, sale and
provision of the Products and the related hardware, software and systems
(collectively, the “Marks”). Nothing in the Agreements constitutes a
license to Customer to use or resell the Marks.
- 14.3.
Company’s web interface is proprietary to Company. Although Company does
not protect either with compilation nor encryption, each is protected
under trademark, copyright, trade secret and other laws. Customer shall
not modify or distribute such proprietary materials in any fashion unless
authorized in writing by Company. Under no circumstances will Company
allow Customer to make any changes to any copyright notice and/or
disclaimers related thereto. Requests for modification(s), including
translating into other languages, addition of links or advertising,
changes to menus, or customer-specific options, must be sent to the
Company’s Legal department via the methods found at the Website. All such
requests are subject to an approval process by Company but are not
required to be granted. Changes for the benefit of a single customer
which would cause more than one concurrent version of the software will
not be considered.
- Trademark
and/or Copyright Claims. Company supports the protection of intellectual
property. If Customer would like to submit a trademark claim for violation
of a mark on which Customer holds a valid, registered trademark or service
mark, or a copyright claim for material on which Customer holds a bona
fide copyright, please contact the Company directly at the address listed
at the end of the UToS.
- Links
To Third-Party Website. The Website and the Products may contain links to
third-party websites that are not owned or controlled by Company. Company
assumes no responsibility for such content, terms, and conditions, privacy
policies, or practices of any third-party websites. In addition, Company
does not censor or edit the content of any third-party website. By using
the Website or Products, Customer expressly releases Company from any and
all liability arising from Customer use of any third-party website.
Accordingly, Company encourages Customer to be aware when Customer leaves
the Website or Products to review the terms and conditions, privacy
policies, and other governing documents of each other website that Customer
may visit.
- Disclaimer
of Representations and Warranties.
- 17.1.
CUSTOMER AGREES TO USE ALL PRODUCTS AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH
OR FROM COMPANY, AT CUSTOMER’S OWN RISK. CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES
THAT COMPANY EXERCISES NO CONTROL OVER AND ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THE CONTENT OF THE INFORMATION PASSING THROUGH COMPANY’S HOST COMPUTERS,
NETWORK HUBS AND POINTS OF PRESENCE OR THE INTERNET. CUSTOMER
SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT CUSTOMER’S USE OF THE WEBSITES
AND PRODUCTS PROVIDED ON AN “AS-IS,” “AS AVAILABLE BASIS,” AND “WITH ALL
FAULTS.”
- 17.2.
COMPANY, ITS PARENT, SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS, OR ANY OF ITS
RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, AFFILIATES,
AGENTS, ATTORNEYS, SUPPLIERS, THIRD-PARTY INFORMATION PROVIDERS,
MERCHANTS, LICENSORS OR THE LIKE (EACH, A “COMPANY PERSON”) DISCLAIM ALL
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER STATUTORY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, FOR THE PRODUCTS OR ANY
EQUIPMENT COMPANY PROVIDES. NO COMPANY PERSON MAKES ANY WARRANTIES THAT
THE PRODUCTS WILL NOT BE INTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR DO ANY OF THEM
MAKE ANY WARRANTIES AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE
OF THE PRODUCT OR AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR CONTENT OF ANY
INFORMATION, PRODUCT, SERVICES OR MERCHANDISE CONTAINED IN OR PROVIDED
THROUGH THE PRODUCTS. COMPANY IS NOT LIABLE, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY
LIABILITY, FOR THE CONTENT OF ANY DATA TRANSFERRED EITHER TO OR FROM
CUSTOMER OR STORED BY CUSTOMER OR ANY OF CUSTOMER’S CUSTOMERS VIA THE
PRODUCTS.
- 17.3.
CUSTOMER SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREES THAT NO ORAL OR WRITTEN
INFORMATION OR ADVICE PROVIDED BY COMPANY, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ITS CALL CENTER REPRESENTATIVES),
AND THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS CONSTITUTE LEGAL OR FINANCIAL ADVICE OR
CREATE A WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE WEBSITES OR PRODUCTS,
AND CUSTOMER SHOULD NOT RELY ON ANY SUCH INFORMATION OR ADVICE.
- 17.4.
THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMER OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SHALL APPLY TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW AND SHALL SURVIVE ANY TERMINATION OR
EXPIRATION OF THE AGREEMENTS OR CUSTOMER’S USE OF THE WEBSITES OR THE
PRODUCTS.
- Limited
Warranty
- 18.1.
Company represents and warrants to Customer that the Products will be
delivered or performed in a manner consistent with industry standards
reasonably applicable to the performance thereof; at least at the same
level of service as provided by Company generally to its other customers for
the same Products; and in compliance in all material respects with the
applicable Products descriptions. Customer will be deemed to have
accepted the Products unless Customer notifies Company, in writing,
within thirty (30) days after the delivery of the Products of any breach
of the foregoing warranties. Customer’s sole and exclusive remedy, and
Company’s sole obligation, for breach of the foregoing warranties shall
be for Company, at its sole and absolute discretion, to re-perform the
defective Products at no cost to Customer. Company may provision the
Products from any of its data centers and may from time-to-time
re-provision the Products from different data centers.
- 18.2.
The foregoing warranties shall not apply to performance issues or defects
in the Products caused by factors outside of Company’s reasonable control
that resulted from any actions or inactions of Customer or any third
parties or that resulted from Customer’s equipment or any third-party
equipment not within the sole control of Company.
- LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY.
- 19.1.
IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR
ANY THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS, BE LIABLE TO CUSTOMER OR ANY OTHER
PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE,
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING ANY THAT MAY RESULT FROM
THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR CONTENT OF THE WEBSITES; THE ACCURACY,
COMPLETENESS, OR CONTENT OF ANY SITES LINKED (THROUGH HYPERLINKS, BANNER
ADVERTISING OR OTHERWISE) TO THIS SITE; THE PRODUCTS FOUND AT THE WEBSITE
OR ANY SITES LINKED (THROUGH HYPERLINKS, BANNER ADVERTISING OR OTHERWISE)
TO THE WEBSITES; PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE OF ANY NATURE
WHATSOEVER; THIRD-PARTY CONDUCT OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER; ANY
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF COMPANY’S SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL
CONTENT, PERSONAL INFORMATION, FINANCIAL INFORMATION OR OTHER INFORMATION
AND DATA STORED THEREIN; ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF PRODUCTS OR
SERVICES TO OR FROM THE WEBSITES OR ANY SITES LINKED (THROUGH HYPERLINKS,
BANNER ADVERTISING OR OTHERWISE) TO THE WEBSITES; ANY VIRUSES, WORMS,
BUGS, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE, WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR FROM THE
WEBSITES OR ANY SITES LINKED (THROUGH HYPERLINKS, BANNER ADVERTISING OR
OTHERWISE) TO THIS SITE; ANY CUSTOMER CONTENT OR CONTENT THAT IS
DEFAMATORY, HARASSING, ABUSIVE, HARMFUL TO MINORS OR ANY PROTECTED CLASS,
PORNOGRAPHIC, “X-RATED”, OBSCENE OR OTHERWISE OBJECTIONABLE; AND/OR ANY
LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF CUSTOMER’S USE OF THE
WEBSITE OR THE PRODUCTS FOUND AT THE WEBSITE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY,
CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, AND WHETHER OR
NOT COMPANY IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
- 19.2.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THE AGREEMENTS, CUSTOMER
SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES COMPANY’S MAXIMUM LIABILITY UNDER
THE AGREEMENT FOR ANY DAMAGES, LOSSES, COSTS AND CAUSES OF ACTIONS FROM
ANY AND ALL CLAIMS (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE,
QUASI-CONTRACT, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE) SHALL NOT EXCEED THE ACTUAL
DOLLAR AMOUNT PAID BY CUSTOMER FOR THE PRODUCTS WHICH GAVE RISE TO SUCH
DAMAGES, LOSSES AND CAUSES OF ACTIONS DURING THE THREE (3)-MONTH PERIOD
PRIOR TO THE DATE THE DAMAGE OR LOSS OCCURRED OR THE CAUSE OF ACTION AROSE.
- 19.3.
THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW AND SHALL SURVIVE ANY TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION OF THE
AGREEMENTS OR CUSTOMER’S USE OF THE WEBSITES OR PRODUCTS.
- 19.4.
CUSTOMER SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY REFLECTS AN INFORMED, VOLUNTARY ALLOCATION BETWEEN THE PARTIES
OF THE RISKS (KNOWN AND UNKNOWN) THAT MAY EXIST IN CONNECTION WITH THE
MATTER HEREIN AND FURTHER UNDERSTANDS THE TERMS OF THIS SECTION SHALL SURVIVE
ANY TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENTS.
- 19.5.
The limitations contained in this Section apply to all causes of action
in the aggregate, whether based in contract, tort or any other legal
theory (including strict liability), other than claims based on fraud or
willful misconduct. The limitations contained in Section shall not apply
to Customer’s indemnification obligations.
- 19.6.
Customer understands, acknowledges and agrees that if Company takes any
corrective action under the Agreements because of an action of Customer
or one of its other customers or a reseller, that such corrective action
may adversely affect Customer’s customer or other reseller’s customers,
and Customer agrees that Company shall have no liability to Customer, any
of Customer’s customers or any reseller’s customer due to such corrective
action by Company.
- 19.7.
This Section reflects an informed, voluntary allocation between the
parties of the risks (known and unknown) that may exist in connection
herewith. The terms of this Section shall survive any termination of this
Agreement.
- 19.8.
A visitor, user or Customer may have additional rights under certain laws
(including consumer laws) which do not allow the exclusion of implied
warranties, or the exclusion or limitation of certain damages. If these
laws apply, the exclusions or limitations in the Agreements that directly
conflict with such laws may not apply.
- Indemnification.
Customer agrees to protect, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Company
and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and third party service
providers from and against any and all claims, demands, costs, expenses,
losses, liabilities and damages of every kind and nature (including,
without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) imposed upon or incurred
by Customer directly or indirectly arising from Customer’s use of and
access to the Website or Products; Customer’s violation of any provision
of the Agreements; any acts or omissions of Customer; and/or Customer’s
violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any
intellectual property or other proprietary right. The indemnification
obligations under this section shall survive any termination or expiration
of the Agreements or Customer’s use of the Website or Products.
- Compliance
with Local Laws. Company makes no representation or warranty that the
content available on the Website or Products are appropriate in every
country or jurisdiction, and access to the Website or Products from
countries or jurisdictions where any content is deemed illegal is prohibited.
Customers or Customer’s users who choose to access the Website or Products
are responsible for compliance with all local laws, rules and regulations.
- Independent
Contractor. Other than set forth in the Agreements, Company and Customer
are independent contractors, and nothing contained in the Agreements
places Company and Customer in the relationship of principal and agent,
partners or joint venturers. Neither party has, expressly or by
implication, or may represent itself as having, any authority to make
contracts or enter into any agreements in the name of the other party or
to obligate or bind the other party in any manner whatsoever.
- Governing
Law; Jurisdiction. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to
the Agreements, including the formation thereof or any claim based upon
arising from an alleged tort, shall be governed by the substantive laws of
the State of Pennsylvania. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for
the International Sale of Goods does not apply to the Agreements. ANY
SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING CONCERNING THE AGREEMENTS MUST BE BROUGHT IN A
STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED IN ERIE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND EACH OF
THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF
SUCH COURTS (AND OF THE APPROPRIATE APPELLATE COURTS THEREFROM) IN ANY
SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR
HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR
PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING
WHICH IS BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT
FORUM.
- Jurisdiction
and Disputes
- 24.1.
Customer acknowledges and agrees that the Agreements are deemed to be
entered into in California, regardless of the location of Customer.
- 24.2.
Prior to the filing of any claim or lawsuit with respect to any dispute
arising under the Agreements (other than a suit seeking injunctive relief
as provided hereunder), the aggrieved party will request in writing the
other party’s involvement in the negotiation of an amicable resolution.
The parties will use their best efforts in good faith to arrange written
communications, personal meetings and/or telephone conferences as needed
and mutually convenient to the management personnel involved within
thirty (30) days following the request for dispute resolution
negotiations (the “Negotiation Period”), and no lawsuit will be commenced
with respect to the dispute during such Negotiation Period. In the event
pre-litigation negotiations are unsuccessful in the Negotiation Period,
any dispute between the parties concerning the terms of the Agreements or
performance under the Agreements shall be submitted and resolved by civil
litigation in the state or federal court of the State of California, Los
Angeles County. The parties hereto consent to the jurisdiction of such
state or federal court, and hereby waive any jurisdictional or venue
defenses otherwise available to it.
- 24.3.
CLASS ACTION WAIVER. CUSTOMER AGREES NOT TO CONSOLIDATE MORE THAN ONE
PERSON’S CLAIM, AND MAY NOT OTHERWISE PRESIDE OVER OR PARTICIPATE IN ANY
FORM OF A CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING OR CLAIMS (SUCH AS A CLASS
ACTION, REPRESENTATIVE ACTION, CONSOLIDATED ACTION OR PRIVATE ATTORNEY
GENERAL ACTION) UNLESS BOTH CUSTOMER AND COMPANY SPECIFICALLY AGREE IN
WRITING TO DO SO. NEITHER CUSTOMER, NOR ANY OTHER MEMBER OF COMPANY CAN
BE A CLASS REPRESENTATIVE, CLASS MEMBER, OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE IN A
CLASS, REPRESENTATIVE, CONSOLIDATED OR PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL
PROCEEDING.
- Headings.
The headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of the
Agreements.
- Entire
Agreement; Amendments. The Agreements and documents incorporated herein by
reference,supersedes all prior discussions, negotiations, and agreements
between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and the
Agreements (unless specifically stated therein) constitute the sole and
entire agreement between the parties with respect to the matters covered
hereby. In case of a conflict between the Agreements, any Order, any
purchase order, service order, work order, confirmation, correspondence or
other communication of Customer or Company, the terms and conditions of
the Agreements shall control. No additional terms or conditions relating
to the subject matter of the Agreements shall be effective unless approved
in writing by an authorized representative of Customer and Company. The
Agreements may not be modified or amended except by another agreement in
writing executed by the parties hereto; provided, however, that the
Agreements may be modified from time to time by Company in its sole
discretion, which modifications will be effective upon posting to the
Website or in the Customer Account.
- Severability.
All rights and restrictions contained in the Agreements may be exercised
and shall be applicable and binding only to the extent that they do not
violate any applicable laws and are intended to be limited to the extent
necessary so that they will not render the Agreements illegal, invalid or
unenforceable. If any provision or portion of any provision of the
Agreements shall be held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable by a
court of competent jurisdiction, it is the intention of the parties that
the remaining provisions or portions thereof shall constitute their
agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof, and all such
remaining provisions or portions thereof shall remain in full force and
effect.
- Notices.
All notices and demands required or contemplated hereunder by one party to
the other shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly made
and given upon date of delivery if delivered by email, in person or by an
overnight delivery or postal service, or upon the expiration of five days
after the date of posting if mailed by certified mail, postage prepaid, to
the address numbers set forth below or in Customer’s Account. Company may
give written notice to Customer via electronic mail to the Customer’s
electronic mail address as maintained in the Customer Account.
- Waiver.
No failure or delay by any party hereto to exercise any right or remedy
hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or
partial exercise of any right or remedy by any party preclude any other or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy. No
express waiver or assent by any party hereto to any breach of or default
in any term or condition of the Agreements shall constitute a waiver of or
an assent to any succeeding breach of or default in the same or any other
term or condition hereof.
- Assignment;
Successors. Customer may not assign or transfer the Agreements or any of
its rights or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of
Company. Any attempted assignment in violation of the foregoing provision
shall be null and void and of no force or effect whatsoever. Company may
assign its rights and obligations under the Agreements and may engage
subcontractors or agents in performing its duties and exercising its
rights hereunder, without the consent of Customer. The Agreements shall be
binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and
their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns.
- Limitation
of Actions. No action, regardless of form, arising by reason of or in
connection with the Agreements may be brought by either party more than
two years after the cause of action has arisen.
- Force
Majeure. Neither party is liable for any default or delay in the
performance of any of its obligations under the Agreements (other than
failure to make payments when due) if such default or delay is caused,
directly or indirectly, by forces beyond such party’s reasonable control,
including, without limitation, fire, flood, acts of God, labor disputes,
accidents, acts of war or terrorism, epidemics, pandemics, government
order, interruptions of transportation or communications, supply shortages
or the failure of any third party to perform any commitment relative to
the production or delivery of any equipment or material required for such
party to perform its obligations hereunder.
- No
Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the
Agreements, nothing in the Agreements shall be deemed to confer any
third-party rights or benefits.
- Government
Regulations. Customer may not export, re-export, transfer or make
available, whether directly or indirectly, any regulated item or
information to anyone outside the United States in connection with the
Agreements without first complying with all export control laws and regulations
which may be imposed by the United States government and any country or
organization of nations within whose jurisdiction Customer operates or
does business.
- U.S.
Export Laws. The Website and the Products are subject to the export laws,
restrictions, regulations and administrative acts of the United States
Department of Commerce, Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets
Control (“OFAC”), State Department, and other United States authorities
(collectively, “U.S. Export Laws”). Customer shall not use the Products to
collect, store or transmit any technical information or data that is
controlled under U.S. Export Laws. Users shall not export or re-export or
allow the export or re-export of the Products in violation of any U.S.
Export Laws. None of the Products may be downloaded or otherwise exported
or re-exported into (or to a national or resident of) any country with
which the United States has embargoed trade; or to anyone on the U.S.
Treasury Department’s list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S.
Commerce Department’s Denied Persons List, or any other denied parties
lists under U.S. Export Laws. By using the Website and the Products,
Customer agrees to the foregoing and represents and warrants that Customer
is not a national or resident of, located in, or under the control of, any
restricted country; and Customer is not on any denied parties list; and
Customer agrees to comply with all U.S. Export Laws (including
“anti-boycott”, “deemed export” and “deemed re-export” regulations). If Customer
accesses the Website or the Products from other countries or
jurisdictions, Customer does so on Customer own initiative and Customer is
responsible for compliance with the local laws of that jurisdiction, if
and to the extent those local laws are applicable and do not conflict with
U.S. Export Laws. If such laws conflict with U.S. Export Laws, Customer
shall not access the Website or the Products. The obligations under this
section shall survive any termination or expiration of the Agreements or
Customer use of Customer Site or the Products.
- Translation.
The Agreements are written in English (USA). Company may, but is not
obligated to, translate the terms into other languages. To the extent any
translation is provided, it is provided for convenience purposes only, and
in the event of a conflict between a translated version of the Agreements
and the English (USA) version, the English (USA) version will control.
Where a translated version is required to be provided by law such is to be
considered binding in which both language versions shall have equal
validity; each visitor, user or Customer acknowledges that each has
reviewed both language versions and each is substantially the same in all
material respects; and in the event of any discrepancy between any
versions, the translated version may prevail.
- Contact
Information. If Customer has any questions about the Agreements, please
contact Company by email or regular mail at the following address: