Terms of Service
Agreement
This Service Agreement governs customer's
purchase and use, in any manner, of Hosting, as described in the Order
Form, ordered by customer and accepted by Save N Host and describes
the terms and conditions that apply to such purchase and use of the
Services. Save N Host reserves the right to change or modify any of
the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, the Addendum and
any policy or guideline incorporated by reference at any time and from
time to time in its sole discretion, and to determine whether and when
any such changes apply to both existing or future customers. Any modification
will be effective upon posting of the revisions on our site. Save N
Host may post changes or modifications to referenced policies and guidelines
without notice to you. Your continued use of the Services following
Save N Host posting of any changes or modifications will constitute
your acceptance of such changes or modifications. IF CUSTOMER DOES NOT
AGREE TO THE TERMS OF ANY MODIFICATION, DO NOT CONTINUE TO USE THE SERVICES
AND IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY Save N Host, OF YOUR TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT
IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED BELOW.
I. Overview
1. This Agreement shall be for an "Initial Term" of
thirty (30) days for Hosting. Customer agrees to all terms and conditions
of services provided by Save N Host, beginning upon receipt by fax,
e-mail, or express mail.
2. All charges for Services are non-refundable and
must be paid in advance according to the then current price applicable
to the Services. Upon registration for Hosting Services, customer must
choose to pay for the Services either by credit/debit card or paypal
upon your receipt of an invoice. If customer chooses to pay by credit
card upon registering for Hosting Services, customer thereby authorizes
Save N Host to charge you to pay for any charges that may apply to your
account. If client pays via paypal, the subscription MUST remain active
for their hosting account to remain active. When customer cancels subscription
with paypal, they also cancel hosting service. If client cancels early,
no refunds will be given for any unused portion of service. Customer
agrees that Save N Host may accumulate any supplemental charges, as
described in the Order Form, incurred by you in your use of the Services
("Supplemental Charges") until such charges exceed $20 and
then invoice the charges to customer. Customer must notify Save N Host
of any changes to your billing information, your billing address, credit
card on file, or any information that may prohibit Save N Host from
charging you. If customer chooses to be invoiced upon registration for
Hosting Services, Save N Host will send an invoice to you for the Services
applicable to the period for which you have registered for the Services.
Save N Host may also send periodic invoices to customer for any applicable
Supplemental Charges associated with your use of the Services.
Customer agrees to pay to Save N Host the
amount indicated in each invoice by the due date reflected on the invoice.
If customer fails to pay any fees and taxes within three (3) days from
applicable due date for credit card or invoice payments, late charges
of the lesser of one and one-half per cent (1.5%) per month or the maximum
allowable under applicable law shall also become payable by you to Save
N Host. In addition, customer's failure to fully pay any fees and taxes
within five (5) days after the applicable due date will be deemed a
material breach of this Agreement, justifying Save N Host suspension
of its performance of the Services and/or termination of this Agreement.
Customer is responsible for any fees associated with reinstated of Services.
Any such termination would not relieve customer from paying past due
fees plus interest. In the event of collection enforcement, customer
will be liable for any costs associated with such collection, including,
without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees, court costs and collection
agency fees.
3. This Agreement will be automatically renewed (the "Renewal
Term") at the end of the Initial Term for the same period as the
Initial Term unless you provide Save N Host with notice of termination
either (a) at least thirty (30) days prior to the end of the Initial
Term or the Renewal Term, whichever is then applicable.
4. Initial payment is due upon activation of account.
Activation takes effect on the date of receipt of payment, and will
be renewed automatically for identical successive periods. Any changes
made to the customer's package shall be billed accordingly.
5. All orders are subject to acceptance by Save N Host.
An order will be deemed accepted by our company when confirmation of
the order is sent to the customer. We may refuse to accept any order,
or delay acceptance awaiting completion of conditions the company may
choose to exercise. Such refusal of such conditions may not be unreasonable,
however, and Save N Host agrees to provide the customer with reasonable
notice by E-mail or fax of any intent to delay or decline the acceptance
of any order.
6. Save N Host reserves the right to suspend the customer's
account and services without notice should there be any problems with
the customers method of payment. This includes expired credit cards,
declined credit cards, inactive credit cards, failed subscription payments, payments not received within 30 days of the invoice due date,
and invalid checks or echecks. You agree Save N Host shall not be help responsible for any losses concurred do to the suspension or deletion of your web site due to non-payment or for any of the reason mentioned within this section. Save N Host Also reserve's the rights
to refuse service to customers and/or prospects who are abusive toward
Save N Host employees and consultants.
7. Bandwidth utilization will be monitored
via MRTG and calculated by the following method: Monthly Avg. In + Monthly
Avg. Out / 8 Bits x 60 seconds x 60 minutes x 24 hours x 30.5 days =
Total Data Transfer (GB). Furthermore, the max burst rate for each port
/ server is 100Mbps X 4 (BG4 Routing)
8. Servers provided Save N Host are managed. Customer
will be responsible for all server administration related issues. Save
N Host will monitor your server for uptime and provide free reboot upon
a request. Additional professional administration is also available
at $45.00 per hour with a one (1) hour minimum requirement.
9. Save N Host may filter and block certain ports without
notice at any time to protect the network from Denial of Service (DDoS),
SYNC, and Ping flood attacks. Customer will need to consult with the
engineering department as to which ports are available.
II. Taxes
Save N Host shall not be liable for any taxes or other
fees to be paid in accordance with or related to purchases made from
the customer or Save N Host servers. Customer also agrees to take full
responsibility for all taxes and fees of any nature associated with
any such products sold.
III. Material and Products
1. Save N Host will exercise no control whatsoever
over the content of the information passing through the
network or on the customer's web sites. Save N Host makes no warranties
or guarantees of any kind, whether expressed or implied for the service
it is providing. Save N Host also disclaims any warranty of merchantability
or fitness for particular purpose and will not be responsible for any
damages that may be suffered by the customer, including loss of data
resulting from delays, non-deliveries or service interruptions or gaps
by any cause or errors or omissions of the customer. Save N Host is
not responsible for any loss, erasure, or corruption of customer's data
or files whatsoever. Use of any information obtained by way of Save
N Host is at the customer's own risk, and the company specifically denies
any responsibility for the accuracy or quality of information obtained
through its services. Network connectivity represents the speed of connection
to our network and does not represent guarantees of available end to
end bandwidth. Save N Host expressly limits its damages to the customer
for any non-accessibility time or other down time to the pro-rate monthly
charge during the system unavailability. Save N Host specifically denies
any responsibilities for any damages arising from a consequence of such
unavailability. In the event that this material is not
"server-ready", Save N Host may, at its option and at any
time, reject this material, including but not limited
to after it has been put on our servers. Save N Host agrees to notify
customer immediately of our refusal of the material and afford customer
the opportunity to amend or modify the material to satisfy the needs
and/or requirements of the company. If the customer fails to modify
the material, as directed by Save N Host within a reasonable period
of time, which shall be determined between the parties themselves, the
Agreement shall be terminated.
IV. Warranties & Representations
Customer warrants, represents, and covenants to Save
N Host that (a) you are at least nineteen (19) years of age; (b) you
possess the legal right and ability to enter into this Agreement; (c)
you will use the Services only for lawful purposes and in accordance
with this Agreement and all applicable policies and guidelines; (d)
you will be financially responsible for the use of your account; (e)
you have acquired or will acquire all authorizations necessary for hypertext
links to third-party Web sites or other content; (f) you have verified
or will verify the accuracy of materials distributed or made available
for distribution via the Services, including, without limitation, your
content, descriptive claims, warranties, guarantees, nature of business,
and address where business is conducted, and (g) your content does not
and will not infringe or violate any right of any third party (including
any intellectual property rights) or violate any applicable law, regulation
or ordinance.
V. Trademarks & Copyrights
Customer warrants that it has the right to use the
applicable trademarks, if any. Save N Host may request the right to
use such trademarks in connection with our service. Customer will review
such a request promptly, and not unreasonably withhold such permission.
VI. Termination
This Agreement may be terminated by Save N Host, without
cause and/or notice. In such event, the company will not be required
to pay to the other party an amount equal to the unused and prorated
portion of service excluding any setup charges. Not withstanding the
above, Save N Host may terminate the service under this Agreement at
any time, without penalty, if the customer fails to comply with the
terms of this Agreement. It is the customer's responsibility to point
your domain to another service provider upon termination, cancellation
or discontinuation of service.
VII. Cancellations
You agree that until and unless you notify Save N Host
of your desire to cancel any or all services received,
those services will be billed on a recurring basis. Cancellation Requests
must be submitted (7) days prior to your next billing due date or you
will still be responsible for payment. To ensure cancellation requests
are received they must be submitted through our support
ticket system found within the members area.
VIII. Limited Liability
1. Customer expressly agrees that use of Save N Host
Servers is at customer's sole risk. Neither the company, its employees,
agents, resellers, third party information providers, merchants licensers
or the like, warrant that Save N Host service will not be interrupted
or be error free; nor do they make any warranty as to the results that
might be obtained from the use of the Server service or as to the accuracy,
or reliability of any information service or merchandise contained in
or provided through our network, unless otherwise expressly stated in
this Agreement. Customer also acknowledge and accept that any damages
will be limited to no more than 100% of the previous month's invoice.
2. Under no circumstances, including negligence, shall
Save N Host, its officers, agents or any one else be liable for any
direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages that
result from the use of or inability to use our service; or that results
from mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion of files, errors,
defects, delays in operation, or transmission or any failure of performance,
whether or not limited to acts of God, communication failure, theft,
destruction or unauthorized access to Save N Host records, programs
or services. Customer hereby acknowledges that this paragraph shall
apply to all contents on all servers.
IX. Indemnification
Customer agrees that it shall defend, indemnify, save
and hold Save N Host harmless from any demands, liabilities, losses,
costs and claims, including reasonable attorneys fees, ("Liabilities")
asserted against the company, its agents, its customers, servants officers
and employees, that may arise or result from any service provided or
performed or agreed to be performed or any product sold by the customer,
its agents, employees or assigns. Customer agrees to defend, indemnify
and hold harmless Save N Host against Liabilities arising out of (i)
any injury to person or property caused by any products sold or otherwise
distributed in connection with our servers; (ii) any material supplied
by the customer infringing or allegedly infringing on the proprietary
rights of a third party; (iii) copyright infringement and (iv) any defective
product which customer sold on Save N Host Servers.
X. Partial Invalidity
If any provision of this agreement is held to be invalid
by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the remaining provisions
shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Save N Host and
Customer agree to renegotiate in good faith any term held invalid and
to be bound by mutually agreed substitute provision.
XI. Disputes
The parties shall try to resolve all disputes that
might arise out of this agreement in a spirit of cooperation without
formal procedures. Any dispute which cannot be so resolved (other than
the collection of money due on unpaid invoices) and other than the injunctive
relief referred to in paragraph 10 shall be subject to arbitration upon
written demand of either party. Arbitration shall take place in Erie
County, New York. The arbitration will take place before an arbitration
panel chosen as follows: The parties shall each choose an arbitrator,
and the two arbitrators shall choose a third arbitrator and determine
the third arbitrator's pay. Each party shall have one veto over the
choice of the third arbitrator. The three arbitrators shall schedule
an informal proceeding, hear the arguments, and decide the matter by
secret majority vote. Unless the arbitrators decide otherwise, each
party shall pay the costs of its own arbitrator, and shall pay half
of the other costs of the arbitration proceeding. Each party shall have
the right to have the proceedings transcribed. The arbitrators will
not have the authority to award punitive damages or any other form of
relief not contemplated in the contract. The majority of arbitrators
shall render a written opinion setting forth the basis on which they
arrived at the decision regarding each issue submitted to arbitration;
the dissenting arbitrator, if any, shall not issue a dissenting opinion.
Regarding each issue submitted to arbitration, the decision will be
final and binding only to the extent it is accompanied by a written
explanation of the basis upon which it was arrived at. Judgment upon
the award, if any, rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any
court having jurisdiction.
Should any legal action permissible under this agreement
be taken to enforce the conditions and terms of this agreement, in particular
the right to collect money due on unpaid invoices, the prevailing party
shall be entitled to recover reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred
at the trial and appellate levels.
XII. Confidentiality
Customer acknowledges that by reason of
their relationship, both customer and Save N Host may have access to
certain products, information and materials relating to the other party's
business, which may include business plans, customers, software technology,
and marketing plans that are confidential and of substantial value to
either party, respectively, and which value would be impaired if such
information were disclosed to third parties. Consequently, both Save
N Host and customer agree that it will not use in any way for its own
account or for the account of any third party, nor disclose to any third
party, any such information revealed to it by either party, as the case
may be.
Customer and Save N Host further agree that
it will take every appropriate precaution to protect the confidentiality
of such information. In the event of termination of this agreement,
there shall be no use or disclosure by either party of any such confidential
information in its possession, and all confidential documents shall
be returned to the rightful owner, or destroyed. The provisions of this
section shall survive the termination of the agreement for any reason.
Upon any breach or threatened breach of this section, either party shall
be entitled to injunctive relief, which relief will not be contested
by the customer or Save N Host.
XIII. Notices
Except with respect to service of process
as set forth in paragraph, all notices may be sent by e-mail, fax, or
express mail to the e-mail address, fax number, or address most recently
provided and will be effective upon transmission. Evidence of successful
transmission shall be retained. |