| This Agreement ("Agreement") is between
ReserveHost, and the party specified in the order form,
or any party submitting any type of information or data.
Such party shall be referred to as "you" and
"your". User accounts on our Internet servers
are subject to compliance with the terms and conditions
set forth below.
Do not proceed to place any information of any kind
on ReserveHost servers if you do not wish to be held
by this Agreement. Signing up with ReserveHost and/or
any of its services shows your agreement that you agree
with our TOS [Terms of Service] and AUP [Acceptable
Use Policy].
All parties agree as follows:
Services
Subject to terms and conditions of this Agreement, ReserveHost
will provide you with Internet web hosting, design,
and or services described in the plan selected and submitted
by you. The specific plans of services to be provided
to you shall be as selected in the order and thereafter
as established through correspondence between you and
ReserveHost.
Fees and Payment
Customer agrees to provide ReserveHost with accurate
and complete billing information, including your legal
name, address, telephone number, e-mail address and
applicable payment date and to update this information
immediately if any change occurs. Payments must be submitted
in advance of receiving the Services.
Delinquent accounts are those that remain unpaid at
the beginning of the next Payment Interval. The services
will be suspended if your account is delinquent. Notwithstanding
any other rights ReserveHost may have in this Agreement,
all of your web site content will be destroyed if the
account is delinquent for 60 days. ReserveHost accounts
continue to accrue charges while they are delinquent
or if the services are suspended. Payments must be made
through one of the methods listed on our payment page.
You acknowledge that ReserveHost will bill prior to
the payment interval you have chosen. You authorize
automatic billing by ReserveHost on an ongoing basis
during the term of this Agreement.
ReserveHost will publish a notice of fee increases
30 days before such increases take effect on the ReserveHost
web site..
Cancellation of Accounts
You may cancel your account by contacting ReserveHost.
Cancellation of an account takes effect immediately.
Upon notification of an account cancellation request,
the account is immediately terminated, and no data is
saved. ReserveHost does not give refunds on the remaining
term left on an account that was canceled after the
charges have been billed. All ReserveHost accounts must
be paid in full before the cancellation will be considered
complete. If your account is canceled due to violation
of this Agreement, no refund will be given.
Refund Policy
Accounts are refunded upon request after the first 30
days of initial activation. You will be responsible
for payment after the first 30 days.
Content and Customer Responsibility
You agree that as the person legally responsible for
use of this account, you are at least 18 years of age.
You agree to supply ReserveHost with a current and truthful
name, postal address and telephone number for our records,
and you have a continued obligation to keep this information
current. You also agree that the authorized use of any
credit card that is supplied to ReserveHost, will be
fully investigated if any evidence or suspicion of fraudulent
use arises.
ReserveHost services may only be used for lawful purposes.
Any use of these services which violates any local,
provincial, state, federal, or international laws which
may apply to ReserveHost, your local jurisdiction, or
any jurisdiction that you or your site may be subject
to is strictly prohibited.
The security of an account is solely your own responsibility.
If you believe the security of your account has been
compromised in any way, you will notify ReserveHost
immediately. You agree that if any security violations
are believed to have occurred in association with an
account, ReserveHost has the right to suspend access
to the account pending an investigation and resolution.
Unacceptable activities include:
1. Spam (unsolicited emailing)
ReserveHost will not tolerate spamming, spoofing, passive
spamming, trolling, mailbombing, generating a higher
volume of outgoing mail than a normal user (10% of system
resources), chain letters; and subscribing someone else
to an electronic mailing list without that person's
permission. Distribution of mass emailing programs is
also prohibited. All recipients on a mailing list must
have personally subscribed. Mailing lists may not be
used to distribute unsolicited email. If you are repeatedly
mailbombed or attract such behavior, the services will
be terminated. ReserveHost may disclose the usernames
of accounts responsible for forged email messages to
system administrators or users requesting the information.
2. Adult Content
Explicit adult content (pornography) will be grounds
for immediate suspension of your account. Adult medium
considered unacceptable includes but is not limited
to, writings, pictures, movies, and or banners. Sites
containing only links to adult content will be immediately
suspended. ReserveHost will be the sole arbiter as to
what constitutes a violation of this provision.
3. Abusing Rights of others
Examples of unacceptable activities in this regard
include but are not limited to, posting private information
about a person without their consent, infringing intellectual
property rights, defaming a person or business, and
knowingly making available code which will have a deleterious
effect on third party computers or programs. ReserveHost
supports free speech on the internet, and we will not
suspend or cancel your account simply because it disagrees
with the views expressed by another individual or group.
Where there are allegations that your on-line activity
has violated the legal rights of a third party, ReserveHost
will be the sole arbiter as to what constitutes a violation
of this provision.
4. Server Abuse
Malicious or intentional interference with the proper
operation of the system, including but not limited to
defeating identification procedures, obtaining access
beyond that which you are authorized for, and impairing
the availability, reliability, or quality of service
for other customers, will be dealt with in a manner
deemed fit by ReserveHost. Interference with the proper
operation of other systems reachable through the Internet,
including any attempt at unauthorized access, is unacceptable
and will result in e-mail notification. If not resolved
in timely fashion, ReserveHost reserves the right to
immediately suspend the account.
5. Piracy
Any use of our system to engage in software piracy,
copyright infringment, or other violations of law will
result in account suspension and be immediately reported
to the appropriate authorities. Linking to illegal material
is prohibited.
6. IRC
We currently DO NOT allow IRC or IRC bots to be operated
on our servers.
7. Illegal Activity
Illegality includes, but is not limited to, drug dealing;
attempting without authorization to access a computer
system; pirating (distributing copyrighted material
in violation of copyright law, specifically MP3s, MPEGs,
ROMs, and ROM emulators); gambling; schemes to defraud;
trafficking in obscene material; sending a message or
having content that is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy,
or indecent with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or
harass another person; threatening bodily harm or damage
to individuals or groups; violating U.S. export restrictions;
stalking; or violating other state or federal law, such
as the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the Computer
Fraud and Abuse Act, or the Economic Espionage Act.
Any illegal activity will result in immediate account
suspension.
Bandwidth Overages
You are responsible for your own account bandwidth overages,
and will be charged the current "extra" rate
for the amount exceeding your current account plan.
Data Loss
ReserveHost is not responsible for your data loss. Use
of the service is at your sole risk. ReserveHost is
not responsible for files and data residing on your
account. For server restoration purposes only, ReserveHost
may make full back-ups of web sites, and backups of
new/changed data; however, ReserveHost makes no guarantees
of any kind, either expressed or implied, as to the
integrity of any back-ups. You are responsible to maintain
local copies of data.
No Warranty
You agree to use ReserveHost's services, and any information
obtained through or from ReserveHost, at your own risk.
You acknowledge and understand that neither ReserveHost
nor its representatives warrant that the services offered
or provided will not be interrupted or error free. Nor
do we make any warranty or representation as to the
results that may be obtained from the use of the services
or as to the accuracy, reliability, or content of any
information service or merchandise contained in or provided
by through the service, unless otherwise expressed in
this Agreement. ReserveHost disclaims any warranties
of any kind, including, without limitation, the warranty
of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose,
whether expressed or implied, for the service it is
offering or providing. In the event that ReserveHost
provides you with products in conjunction with other
services, ReserveHost also provides those products "as
is" without warranty of any kind, whether express
or implied.
Limited Liability
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless ReserveHost
from any and all liability, penalties, losses, costs,
attorneys' fees, damages, expenses, causes of action
or claims caused by or resulting indirectly from your
use of the service which damages either yourself, ReserveHost,
or any other party or parties without limitation or
exception. This indemnification and hold harmless agreement
extends to all issues associated with your account,
including but not limited to domain name selection and
Web site content.
Refusal of Service
ReserveHost reserves the right to refuse, suspend, or
terminate any account which it deems is in violation
of this Agreement.
Privacy
ReserveHost respects your privacy and guards data carefully.
ReserveHost currently does not disclose or sell any
personally identifiable information collected online
with other companies or organizations. In the future,
should ReserveHost decide to share its customers' personal
or online transactional data with third parties, it
will, in advance, provide notification and the opportunity
for its users to indicate whether they would prefer
that the company not provide their information to third
parties. Your information is used to help maintain accurate
accounts, provide the service you've requested, bill
correctly, and answer your inquiries. ReserveHost may
also include information about visits to our sites in
aggregated data that does not identify anyone specifically,
in order to help make our sites more useful.
Jurisdiction
Any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection
with this Agreement will first be presented for resolution
by ReserveHost and you. No resolution within 7 days
will result in consultation with an arbitrator specializing
in computer law and the Internet. You hereby irrevocably
and unconditionally consent, and submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located
in California, United States of America.
Notice
ReserveHost has the right to cooperate in any government
or legal investigation regarding any aspect of our services,
including services sold to you. ReserveHost reserves
the right to modify this Agreement at any time. All
clients will be informed of any changes 30 days before
they take effect.
Violations of these Acceptable Uses Policies should
be referred to us via our Ticket Support.
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