WEBSITE HOSTING CONTRACT and TERMS OF SERVICE
THIS CONTRACT
is made and entered between WorldConnX, having offices at 115 W.
Central Avenue, Titusville PA 16354 and 436 N. Center Street, Corry PA 16407,
hereinafter referred to as WorldConnX and the Client listed on the Domain Hosting
Agreement, who wishes to use the services of WorldConnX in accordance with
WorldConnX's Domain Hosting Agreement and this Contract and Terms of Service.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing
premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1. SERVICE DESCRIPTION: As a World Wide Web
service provider, WorldConnX provides dedicated server computers, which are
integrated into the Internet. These server computers shall send and receive
information in relationship to the World Wide Web. Client wishes to connect a web
site(s) to the World Wide Web utilizing the hardware and software resources of
WorldConnX to establish an Internet web presence on one of WorldConnX's server
computers.
1a. SPAM (unsolicited email): WorldConnX has a strict NO SPAM
policy. Any account that ignores this policy and sends SPAM anyway will be
terminated. By signing the Domain Hosting Agreement and/or use of the service, you
agree you will not send any SPAM related to your site from any computer.
1b. ADULT SITES: WorldConnX does NOT host adult sites, nor sites
that generally would be perceived as being of adult nature based on language,
content, photos, images, including nudity of any form. If any of these occur on an
account, the account will be terminated.
1c. ILLEGAL INFORMATION: WorldConnX does NOT host any site
that contains or promotes illegal products or information of any kind. If any of
these occur on an account, the account will be terminated.
1d.
MISCELLANEOUS CONDITIONS: Client hereby agrees that all domain names and
any material submitted for publication on WorldConnX's servers through client's
account(s) will not contain anything leading to an abusive or unethical use of the
web hosting product(s) or the host server(s). Abusive and unethical materials and
uses include, but are not limited to pornography, obscenity, nudity, violations of
privacy, computer viruses, hacking, warez, and any harassing, offensive and/or
harmful materials or uses. WorldConnX management retains the right and final opinion
regarding whether any portion of a site falls within one of these categories. Client
hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless WorldConnX from any claim resulting
from your publication of materials or your use of those materials. Violations of
WorldConnX's Terms Of Service may result in immediate account termination and
WorldConnX reserves the right to charge up to $50.00 clean-up fee.
1e. MISCELLANEOUS FEES: If the Client's website uses over the
agreed amount of bandwidth and/or storage space stated in the Domain Hosting
Agreement, monthly charges will be invoiced at the following rates: for bandwidth
overage - $5 per 1G over per month, for storage space overage - $5 per 100 Megs of
storage space over per month. Any increment over will be considered a billable unit.
Parked domains will be billed at $5 per month. A parked domain is any domain that is
one of the following 1) points to another domain 2) points to WorldConnX's under
construction page 3) is for email only.
2. CONDITIONS: The Domain Hosting Agreement and this Contract
and Terms of Service constitute a binding contract between WorldConnX and the Client
and does not extend to any other person or entity. Cancellations after the Domain
Hosting Agreement is received and web space is set-up will still hold the Client
responsible for server space and the set-up fee (if any) of the web space.
3. WARRANTIES:
With respect to the service to be provided herein, the Client acknowledges that
WorldConnX makes absolutely no warranties whatsoever, express or implied. As a
result, the Client agrees that WorldConnX shall not be liable to the Client for any
claims or damages which may be suffered by the Client, including, but not limited
to, losses or damages resulting from the loss of data (including database data in
any format), email data, delays, non-deliveries, or service interruptions. The
client also acknowledges that by using any shopping cart system, whether provided by
WorldConnX or not, WorldConnX will not be held responsible for charge backs, errors,
loss of revenue, loss of data, web server failure, downtime, or any disputes that
may arise from the use of any shopping cart system.
4.
INFORMATION: The utilization of any data or information received by the
Client from the utilization of the service to be provided by WorldConnX is at the
Client's sole and absolute risk. WorldConnX specifically disclaims and denies any
responsibility for the completeness, accuracy or quality of information obtained
through the services to be provided hereby.
5. DOMAIN NAME: If WorldConnX shall acquire an Internet
Domain Name on behalf of the Client, then in such case the Client hereby waives any
and all claims which it may have against WorldConnX, for any loss, damage, claim or
expense arising out of or in relation to the registration or renewal of such Domain
Name, including but not limited to, registration in any on-line or off-line network
directories, membership lists or registration lists, or the release of the Domain
Name from such directories or lists following the termination of the providing of
this service by WorldConnX for any reason.
6. PAYMENT:
Any set-up fee (when applicable) is due at the time the DOMAIN HOSTING
AGREEMENT is filled out, and submitted to WorldConnX. Subsequent payments are due
according to the Domain Hosting Agreement following the establishment of the web
space on the Internet. Web space will be billed a minimum of one (1) month in
advance. Payments are due by the first of the month. In the event that the Client
fails to pay for such services in advance, WorldConnX shall be entitled to
unilaterally terminate this Contract and discontinue the service until payment is
made.
Contract Renewal: All contracts are automatically renewed for another term
unless a written notice of cancellation is given at least two weeks in advance. Notice by email is acceptable. Any increment of a
month shall constitute a full month payment due. If no correct notice of
cancellation is given, all contracts will be automatically renewed for another term
under the same conditions.
If client
disputes justified charges by WorldConnX on his credit card, WorldConnX has the
right to charge a $25 administration fee and immediately discontinue service.
WorldConnX reserves the right to refuse service to anyone at any
time. WorldConnX reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to deactivate your
account(s) without further warning upon an indication of credit problems including
delinquent payments, or if this service contract is violated, or if Client's account
or the traffic on this account causes any kind of network or server problem or
disturbances.
7. UNILATERAL SERVICE REVOCATION: In the
event that WorldConnX may at any time believes that the service is being utilized
for unlawful purposes by the Client or in contravention with the terms and
provisions herewith, WorldConnX may immediately discontinue such service to the
Client without liability.
SPAM: In the event that WorldConnX determines the account to be
participating in any way with SPAM, including mining of email addresses, sending
unsolicited email, or any other form of SPAM, WorldConnX may immediately discontinue
such service to the Client without liability.
Indirect Storage and/or Processing: WorldConnX does not
allow our servers to be used as a storage location for download or access of files
of any type (.exe, .doc, .pdf, .asp, .htm, .gif, .jpg etc.) that are not directly
related to the account which we host. Also, WorldConnX does not allow our servers to
be used to process scripts and forms which do not directly relate to the account
which we host. Basically, if it's related to your site, that's fine. If it's related
to someone else's site, it should be on their server.
Email
Services:
Email accounts (POP3) are intended to be used directly by the
individual/company/organization associated with the domain that we host. It is
strongly recommended to use an email program like Outlook Express to retrieve the
email from the POP3 account and store the emails locally. Due to the ever-changing
nature of email, the email POP3 accounts are not backed up (unless service is
included in the Domain Hosting Agreement), and in accordance with Item 3 above,
WorldConnX shall not be liable for any loss of email data stored on the email
server(s). Storage of received, sent and any other format of email is considered in
determining the total disk space used for the account. Likewise, email traffic is
considered in determining the total traffic/bandwidth used by the account.
8. MATERIAL and INDEMNIFICATION:
Client hereby agrees that all domain names and any material submitted for
publication on WorldConnX's server(s) through client's account(s) will not violate
or infringe any copyright, trademark, patent, statutory, common law or proprietary
rights of others, or contain anything libelous or harmful. Client hereby agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless WorldConnX for any claim resulting from the submission
of illegal materials, any and all loss, cost, expense, and damages on account of
any and all manner of claims, demands, actions, and proceedings that may be
initiated against WorldConnX on the grounds of such violation. Violations to
WorldConnX's Terms Of Service will result in immediate account termination and
WorldConnX reserves the right to charge up to $50.00 clean-up fee.
9. CHANGES IN TERMS OF SERVICE: WorldConnX reserves the right to
make changes to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. It is the Client's
responsibility to periodically review the Web Hosting Contract and Terms of Service
Agreement). Utilization of the service by the Client following the effective date
of such change shall constitute acceptance by the Client of such change(s). Updated
Terms of Service may be found at
www.worldconnx.net/tos/hosting.php
10. ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND UNDERSTANDING: This instrument and the
Domain Hosting Agreement for web space constitute the entire agreement between the
parties, and represent the complete and entire understanding of the parties with
respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.
11. GOVERNING
LAW: This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania in the United States of America. In the event that any term or
provision of this instrument is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
unenforceable, then the remaining provisions of this instrument and the agreement
which it evidences, shall remain in full force and effect.
12.
CGI-SCRIPTS: You are free to use any CGI scripts you wish, as long as it
does not negatively affect another site on the Internet, nor can it be used for
anything illegal. WorldConnX reserves the right to disable any CGI script or script
access on an account.
13. REFUSAL OF SERVICE: We reserve the right to refuse or cancel
service at our sole discretion. Failure to comply with any of our policies will
result in immediate termination of services. No refunds will be issued under these
circumstances.
14. LOG FILES: Log files may be deleted
on a periodic basis. Users are responsible for downloading their log files if user
needs the log files. It is recommended that clients who wish to maintain a history
of their log files download them monthly.
15. CPU, MEMORY, DISK
SPACE: It is a violation for anyone to post information or to include
programs, scripts, images on the web space provided through the WorldConnX services
which consume excessive bandwidth, CPU time or storage space. For most web sites
(probably over 90%) this isn't even an issue. If your site(s) violate this
agreement, WorldConnX will make every effort to contact you to correct the problem,
however WorldConnX reserves the right to de-activate your site(s) service
immediately and it will become subject to termination. We understand sites grow, and
may need more disk space. That isn't the concern here. Extremely excessive disk
space usage is not permitted.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, and in consideration of
the covenants and agreements contained herein, do hereby execute this instrument,
with each party warranting their ability to enter into this agreement for the person
or entity herein named as a party hereto.
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