Defined Terms of Service
Provider - 717
Hosting Inc.,
Client - The person or entity that is applying for 717 Hosting web services
Service - The service provide by 717 Hosting, Inc. to one of our valued clients
Content - Information such as, but not limited to, data, text, software, music,
sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials
Bandwidth - the total additive amount of data downloaded from sites on 717
Hosting, Inc. and any of our affiliates, servers that comprise a single billing
group, for billing purposes this is considered monthly.
Unmetered Bandwidth - implies that the data transfer is not charged on a metered
basis so long as it remains within reasonable expectations. 717 Hosting, Inc.
considers if any web site jeopardizes the security or system resources of our
servers then we must limit their bandwidth as outlined in this Agreement
The Provider agrees
to provide, and Client agrees to receive, access to The provider
services according to the following terms and conditions:
a) The client
agrees to not use the service to:
- Upload, post
or otherwise transmit any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening,
abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous,
invasion of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically,
or otherwise objectionable;
- Upload, post or otherwise transmit any content that you do not have a right
to transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such
as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or
disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
- Upload, post or otherwise transmit any content that infringes any patent,
trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party;
- Upload, post or otherwise transmit any content any unsolicited or unauthorized
advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain
letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation.
- Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national,
international law, including, but not limited to, regulations promulgated by
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, any rules of any national
or other securities exchange.
- Promote or provide instructional information about illegal activities, promote
physical harm or injury against any group of individuals, or promote any act
of cruelty to animals. This may include, without limitation, providing instruction
on how to assemble bombs, grenades, and other weapons, and creating "crush" sites.
b) Special Admonitions
for International Use
Recognizing the
global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all local
rules regarding online conduct and acceptable content. Specifically,
you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission
of technical data exported from the United States or the country
in which the client resides.
c) Resale of
Service
The client agrees
not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion
of the service, use of the service, or access to the service without
the permission of the provider.
d) Modifications
to the service
The provider reserves
the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue,
temporarily or permanently the service (or any part thereof) with
or without notice. You agree that the provider shall not be liable
to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or
discontinuance of the service.
e) Client Conduct
You understand
that all information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs,
graphics, video, messages or other materials, whether publicly posted
or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person
from which such content originated. This means that you, and not
the provider, are entirely responsible for all content that you upload,
post or otherwise transmit via the service. The provider does not
control the content posted via the service and, as such, does not
guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such content.
f) Termination
The provider reserves
the right, in sole discretion, to deactivate the client's account(s)
upon indication of credit problems including without limitation to
delinquent payments. This agreement shall become effective on the
date when the application is signed and returned to the provider
and entered into the provider system. The provider, at its sole discretion,
may terminate this agreement immediately or suspend your access to
the provider's services upon any breach of the agreement by the client.
The client is responsible for notifying the provider of their wish to terminate
the account, if so desired. Charges will accrue until your notification to
the provider is received of account termination. After 30 days of nonpayment,
the provider will close the client's account(s) and the client will then be
required to re-subscribe according to the policies in effect at the time in
order to continue service.
g) Force Majeure
The provider performance
hereunder is subject to interruption and delay due to causes beyond
its reasonable control such as acts of God, acts of any government
(including but not limited to its contractors, affiliates, etc.),
war or other hostility, civil disorder, the elements, fire, explosion,
power failure, equipment failure, industrial or labor disputes, inability
to obtain necessary supplies and the like.
The provider's performance hereunder is subject to interruption and delay due
to causes such as service upgrades, network upgrades, daily backups, hardware
upgrades, and the like. You agree the provider will not be held liable for
any such service interruptions outlined in this agreement. The provider reserves
the right with or without notice to upgrade or update the provider's servers
at any time. While the provider will attempt to notify the client, the provider
is not obligated to do so.
h) Severability
If any provisions
of this agreement are held to be unenforceable for any reason, such
provisions shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to make
it enforceable, and all other provisions shall remain unaffected.
i) Relationship of Parties
You acknowledge
and agree that you and the provider are independent contractors under
these Terms and Conditions, and nothing herein shall be construed
to create a partnership, joint venture, agency, or employment relationship.
Neither party pursuant to these Terms and Conditions has authority
to enter into agreements of any kind on behalf of the other nor neither
party shall be considered the agent of the other.
j) Changes to Terms of Conditions and Changes in Products and
Services
The provider reserves
the right to modify the Products and Services from time to time,
for any reason, and without notice, including the right to terminate
the Products and Services. The provider reserves the right to modify
these Terms and Conditions from time to time, without notice. Please
review these Terms and Conditions from time to time so you will be
apprised of any changes.
k) Notices
Except as otherwise
stated provided herein, all notices hereunder shall be given in writing
as follows:
717 Hosting, Inc.
PO Box 872
Ephrata, PA 17522
l) Governing
Law
This agreement
shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the Dominican
Republic
m) Waiver
Failure of any
party to enforce any provision of the agreement shall not constitute
or be construed as a waiver of such provisions or of the right to
enforce such provision.
Due to the public
nature of the Internet, all information should be considered publicly
accessible, and important or private information should be treated
carefully. Provider is not liable for protection or privacy of electronic
mail or other information transferred through the Internet or any
other network provider or its clients may utilize. In the event it
is necessary to refer a dispute to an attorney or resolve it in a
court of law, the prevailing party will be entitled to an award of
reasonable attorney's fees and all costs associated with any legal
action, whether or not a suit shall actually be filed.
If the client is
not satisfied with the provider services within the first 30 days
of service, provider has the option to refund up to 100% of the monthly
or annual fees. All setup fees are non-refundable and will not be
credited under any circumstances. Client will not receive a refund
for any other reason, including but not limited to: late cancellation,
slow connection caused by Client's ISP/network, Client's ignorance,
InterNIC delays, account termination for violation of policies. The
provider reserves the right to terminate this agreement, and to delete
the Website from its hardware, immediately upon the occurrence of
any of the following events:
1. Non-payment of any charges due from Client;
2. Breach of any term or condition of this agreement by Client;
3. Commencement of any lawsuit or proceeding against Client arising from or
relating to its use of the Website, whether or not such suit names the provider
as a party or seeks and recovery from the provider.
While provider shall make every reasonable effort to protect and backup data
for Client on a regular basis, provider is not responsible for client's files
residing on the provider's equipment. Client is solely responsible for independent
backup of data stored on provider's servers.
THE PROVIDER SERVICE
IS BASED ON AN "AS IS, AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. THE PROVIDER
GIVES NO WARRANTY EXPRESSED, OR IMPLIED, FOR THE PROVIDER'S SERVICES
PROVIDING, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY
AND WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THIS EXPRESSLY
INCLUDES ANY REIMBURSTMENT FOR LOSSES OF INCOME DUE TO DISRUPTION
OF SERVICE BY PROVIDER OR ITS PROVIDERS BEYOND THE FEES PAID BY CLIENT
TO PROVIDER FOR SERVICES.
CLIENT HEREBY AGREES
THAT ANY MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION ON PROVIDER THROUGH CLIENT'S
ACCOUNT(S) WILL NOT CONTAIN ANYTHING LEADING TO AN ABUSIVE OR UNETHICAL
USE OF THE PROVIDER PRODUCT(S) AND THE HOST SERVER(S). ABUSIVE AND
UNETHICAL MATERIALS AND USES INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION PORNOGRAPHY,
OBSCENITY, NUDITY, ADULT ORIENTATED, VIOLATIONS OF PRIVACY, COMPUTER
VIRUSES, AND ANY HARRASSING AND HARMFUL MATERIALS OR USES. CLIENT
HEREBY AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS THE PROVIDER FROM ANY
CLAIM RESULTING FROM YOUR PUBLICATION OR MATERIALS OR YOUR USE OF
THOSE MATERIALS. PROVIDER MAY OR MAY NOT GIVE NOTICE BEFORE DEACTIVATE
THE USE OF ANY ACCOUNT(S) WHICH THE PROCIDER DECIDES IS AN ABUSIVE
OR UNETHICAL USED OF THE PROVIDER ACCOUNT(S) OR HOST SERVER(S).
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND
AND AGREE THAT THE PROVIDER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, SERVICE
OPTIONS, PROMISES, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF
THE PROVIDER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES),
RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE;
(ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING
FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED
OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM
THE SERVICE; (iii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS
OR DATA; (iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE;
OR (v) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICE.
By submitting a
billing information on the order form or by submitting an order for
service, Client agrees to authorize all recurring charges to the
account and any other balances incurred due to overages of limits,
additions of extras to the account, service charges and/or any other
fees and agrees to the provider terms of service regarding our services.