This document (the
“Agreement”) sets forth the principles, guidelines and requirements of the Terms
of Service of Mavweb.net (the
"Company") doing business as mavweb.net governing the use by the
customer ("Customer") of Company's services and products ("Services and
Products"). These Terms of Service have been created to promote the integrity,
security, reliability and privacy of Company's facilities, network, and Customer
data contained within. The Company believes it provides the best services in the
industry, and provides the following policies in the best interests of the
Company and the Company's clients. The Company retains the right to modify these
Terms of Service at any time and from time to time and any such modification
shall be automatically effective as to all customers when adopted by Company and
published at http://mavweb.net/terms.asp.
Company shall be the sole and final arbiter as the interpretation of the
following. By utilizing the Company's services and products, the Customer agrees
to be bound by the terms herein outlined.
Questions or comments regarding
this document should be forwarded to the Company at the following
address: feedback@mavweb.net
Facsimile: 866-210-9798
2. Compliance with the Law
Customer shall not
post, transmit, re-transmit or store material on or through any of Services or
Products which, in the sole judgment of the Company (i) is in violation of any
local, state, federal or non-United States law or regulation, (ii) is
threatening, obscene, indecent, defamatory or that otherwise could adversely
affect any individual, group or entity (collectively, "Persons") or (iii)
violates the rights of any person, including rights protected by copyright,
trade secret, patent or other intellectual property or similar laws or
regulations including, but not limited to, the installation or distribution of
"pirated" or other software products that are not appropriately licensed for use
by Customer. The Customer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company from
any claims resulting from the use of the services which damages the Customer or
any other party. Customer shall be responsible for determining what laws or
regulations are applicable to its use of the Services and Products.
3. Prohibited Uses of Services and Products
In
addition to the other requirements of these Terms of Service, Customer may only
use the Services and Products in a manner that, in the Company's sole judgment,
is consistent with the purposes of such Services and Products. If Customer is
unsure of whether any contemplated use or action is permitted, please contact
the Company as provided above. By way of example, and not limitation, uses
described below of the Services and Products are expressly
prohibited.
3.1. General
3.1.1. Pornography and pornographic related
merchandising are prohibited under all the Company's services. This includes
sites that include links to pornographic content elsewhere. Further examples of
unacceptable content or links include nudity, pirated software, "hacker" programs,
archives of "Warez Sites", game rooms or MUDs, Chat Rooms, IRC Bots, Egg Drop
programs, any kind of illegal software or shareware.
3.1.2. Violations of the rights of any Person
protected by copyright, trade secret, patent or other intellectual property or
similar laws or regulations, including, but not limited to, the installation or
distribution of "pirated" or other software products that are not appropriately
licensed for use by Customer.
3.1.3. Actions that restrict or inhibit any Person,
whether a customer of Company or otherwise, in its use or enjoyment of any of
the Company's Services or Products.
3.2. System and Network
3.2.1. Introduction of malicious programs into the
Company's network or server (e.g., viruses and worms).
3.2.2. Effecting security breaches or disruptions of
Internet communication. Security breaches include, but are not limited to,
accessing data of which Customer is not an intended recipient or logging into a
server or account that Customer is not expressly authorized to access. For
purposes of this Section 3.2.2., "disruption" includes, but is not limited to,
port scans, flood pings, packet spoofing and forged routing
information.
3.2.3. Executing any form of network monitoring which
will intercept data not intended for the Customer's server.
3.2.4. Circumventing user authentication or security
of any host, network or account.
3.2.5. Interfering with or denying service to any
user other than Customer's host (for example, denial of service
attack).
3.2.6. Using any program/script/command, or sending
messages of any kind, designed to interfere with, or to disable, a user's
terminal session, via any means, locally or via the Internet.
3.2.7. Creating an "active" full time connection on a
Company-provided account by using artificial means involving software,
programming or any other method.
3.2.8. Any attempt to circumvent or alter monitoring,
bandwidth tracking or utilization reporting, or other actions which have the
effect of complicating the normal operational procedures of the Company,
including but not limited to altering, removing or in any way modifying or
tampering with Company created log files.
3.2.9. Any action which the Company determines, in
its own judgment, will reflect poorly on the Company or negatively impact its
operations.
3.2.10. Any action which the Company deems to be an
unacceptable use of resources, business practice or otherwise unacceptable to
the Company.
3.3. Billing
3.3.1. Furnishing false or incorrect data on the
order form, contract or online application, including fraudulent use of credit
card numbers.
3.3.2. Attempting to circumvent or alter the
processes any billing procedures or procedures to measure time, bandwidth
utilization, or other methods to document "use" of the Company's Services and
Products.
3.4. Mail
3.4.1. Sending unsolicited commercial email messages
(UCE), including the sending of "junk mail" or other advertising material to
individuals who did not specifically request such material, who were not
previous customers of Customer or with whom Customer does not have an existing
business relationship ("email spam").
3.4.2. Sending UCE referencing an email address for
any domain hosted by the Company;
3.4.3. Sending UCE referencing a domain hosted by the
Company;
3.4.4. Sending UCE referencing an IP address hosted
by the Company;
3.4.5. Posting advertisements on IRC, ICQ, or any
other public chat system containing an email address hosted by the Company, a
domain hosted by the Company, an IP address belonging to the Company;
3.4.6. The Company will be the sole arbiter as to
what constitutes a violation of these provisions.
3.4.7. Harassment, whether through language,
frequency or size of messages.
3.4.8. Unauthorized use, or forging, of mail header
information.
3.4.9. Solicitations of mail for any other E-mail
address other than that of the poster's account or service with the intent to
harass or to collect replies.
3.4.10. Creating or forwarding "chain letters" or
other "pyramid schemes" of any type.
3.4.11. Use of unsolicited email originating from
within the Company's network or networks of other Internet Service Providers on
behalf of, or to advertise, any service hosted by the Company, or connected via
the Company's network.
3.4.12. Activities deemed to be unsolicited marketing
efforts or otherwise harassing in any way.
3.4.13. Customer will be charged a minimum $300.00
service charge for each instance of a verifiable UCE that is reported to the
Company and faces immediate account suspension and/or termination, as well as
further penalties.
4. Bandwidth & Utilization
In addition to
the other terms of this agreement, which apply to all plans, bandwidth and
utilization, by its nature, is subject to a number of differing and/or
additional terms.
4.1 The Company provides the unlimited space and
unlimited transfer in good faith to our Customers so that they may create their
Websites without the fear of running over their Web space or Web traffic
allocation. While most Customers will use the extra Web space and traffic for
their legitimate Web site needs, we recognize that others may try to take
advantage of our offer and use the space and traffic in ways for which it is not
intended. In the best interests of our Customers and in an effort to maintain
the integrity of our service, the following common sense rules will
apply:
4.1.1. Customer's site must use and store only the
information and data that relates to the Website, at the IP address provided by
the Company.
4.1.2. Customer may not resell or give away Web space
under a domain name, nor may Customer build Websites that house "sub domain"
Websites on behalf of other companies, groups or individuals. Customers who wish
to resell the Company's Web space should utilize the Company's Reseller
Program;
4.1.3. Customer may not use Customer's Website to
store Web pages, files or data for other IP addresses or domain names, nor may
Customer use its Website as a repository for file, data or "Warez group"
download transfers. The Company reserves the right to make this determination,
in its sole and absolute discretion;
4.1.4. The Company's "unlimited traffic” and
“storage" offer is to provide the Company's customers with storage space and
bandwidth for active Web pages and cannot be used as a "storage space" for
electronic files. An example of sites that fall under "electronic storage" are
large archives of images, compressed files, movies, or sound files. The Company
permits up to 15 megabytes of archive storage, e.g. avi or wav files, images,
compressed files, shareware, games, programs, etc.. All HTML pages MUST be
linked to files (HTML, .jpg, .gif, etc.) stored on Company's server and vice
versa. Sites with these large amounts of video, audio, or images, do not
qualify for the unlimited bandwidth offer.
4.1.5. The storage and distribution of MP3 format
files via the Company network is prohibited.
4.1.6. The Company does not permit sites where 20% or
more of the monthly traffic is from file downloads, or sites that use more than
5% of system resources, or sites which in the Company's view are detrimental to
the enjoyment of the Company services by the Company's other clients, or are in
the sole and final judgment of the Company, detrimental to network or business
operations.
The Company may take whatever steps necessary to
provide its services, and to provide for the enjoyment of such services by all
of the Company clients, and to ensure that certain clients do not utilize
services to the detriment of other clients. Customers with Websites that do not
comply with these simple rules, or who seek to take advantage of the Company
unlimited storage or traffic plan in any other way, will, at the discretion of
the Company , have their sites canceled and/or removed from the servers and have
service charges assessed at the discretion of the Company .
The Company will be the sole and final arbiter as to
Websites or usages of resources that constitute violation or intent to violate
our policies. Those Customers found in violation of these policies are subject
to a $300.00 service charge for each instance of violation, exclusive of charges
for the bandwidth and/or other resources utilized. Websites which the Company
must suspend or cancel due to violation of these rules are not eligible to
receive a refund under the Company's 30 money back guarantee, and are subject to
charges for bandwidth and usage of resources at twice the standard rate for such
resources. Acceptance of these Terms of Services, and/or use of Company's
services constitutes an acceptance of any fines, penalties or service charges
which might arise out of violation of these policies.
5.1. Customer has 30 days from date of account setup
to be eligible for a refund. All refunds requested within first 30 days of service will receive a
refund of the charged periods and all refund requests must be in writing.
This can be achieved by sending an email to support@mavweb.net and providing the domain name along with
the notification to cancel the account. Specifically from beginning of signup to month's end and
following charged months if the beginning of the month and its charge have fallen in the 30 day period.
5.1.1. Customer must notify the Company of cancellation request, in writing,
a minimum of five (5) days prior to the billing renewal date or prior to start of the next quarter.
If the Customer notifies the Company less than five (5) days prior to the billing renewal date, and after
30 days from signup, a refund will not be issued. To notify the Company in writing, send an email to
support@mavweb.net, the domain name must be included along with the notification to cancel the account.
5.2. Customer will not receive a refund for any other reason, including but not limited to:
late cancellation, slow connection caused by Customer's ISP/network, Customer's ignorance, InterNIC delays, account
termination for violation of policies
5.2.1. Customers submitting an account cancellation
following the renewal billing of their account will not receive a refund.
5.2.2. Any non-refundable account balance left behind
upon account cancellation is forfeited by Customer and will be not be
transferred to an existing account or a future sign up including the
reactivation of an account previously
cancelled.
5.3. By submitting a credit card or ACH information
on the order form, Customer 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 to be bound to
the terms of this Agreement.
5.4. Customer will not receive a refund for any setup
fees or any fees other than the monthly recurring hosting fees.
5.5. Customer will pay a $35 domain reactivation fee
for each site suspended due to a billing-related issue.
5.6. Customer shall pay the fees and other charges
for Products and Services ordered from Company as published on the Plan
Comparison Chart (http://www.mavweb.net/Host/ h_compare.asp) at time
of order. Company reserves the right to change rates without notice; any changes
in price will take effect upon renewal of the existing hosting account,
immediately for new purchases.
5.6.1. Customer agrees to pay all setup fees for removal of Equipment from Company's location.
Equipment removal requires setup fee of $100. Customer must allow for up to 3 weeks for delivery of equipment.
5.6.2. Customer agrees that the Company reserves the
right to change its fees, features, and discount offerings and the Customer
agrees to be bound by any changes of fee, feature, and/or
discounts.
5.7. The Company 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:
5.7.1. Non payment of any charges due from
Customer;
5.7.2. Breach of any term or condition of this
agreement by Customer;
5.7.3. Commencement of any lawsuit or proceeding
against Customer arising from or relating to its use of the Website, whether or
not such suit names the Company as a party or seeks any recovery from the
Company.
5.7.4. Payment for any charges is due at the time of
signup and renewal respectively. All payments must be in U.S. Dollars. Accounts
which have balances outstanding shall be deemed to be in default and subject to
termination of service. Customer shall be responsible for all costs of
collection, including reasonable attorney's fees and court costs, in event of a
default for nonpayment of any amounts due the
Company.
6. Indemnification of Provider/Relationship of
Parties
6.1. Customer agrees to indemnify and hold the
Company harmless from any lawsuit, claim, charge, or expense, including
reasonable attorney fees and costs of defense, for any matter arising from or
relating to Customer's Website provided hereunder.
6.2. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to
create a relationship between the Company and Customer in the nature of a
partnership, joint venture, editor/publisher or otherwise. Both parties
acknowledge and agree that the Company has no interaction with the data or
substance of Customer's Website, except as necessary to maintain the
Website.
7. Security/Software
7.1. Customer agrees to take all steps reasonable,
necessary, and prudent to protect Customer's login ID and password.
7.2. Customer agrees not to attempt to undermine or
cause harm to any server, software, system or customer of the
Company.
7.3. Customer agrees to maintain Customers' computing
equipment responsibly, including running virus software.
7.4. Uploading a virus to a Company server will
result in account termination, service charges and/or prosecution.
7.5. Customer acknowledges that the Company cannot
provide technical support for any software and/or script that the Customer
installs, other than variable name changes. Customer also acknowledges that the
Company does not supply technical support for Microsoft FrontPage, other than
initial configuration. The Company supplies technical support for Web hosting
issues only. The Company shall be the sole arbiter as to what constitutes a "Web
host" issue.
8. Violation
Any attempt to undermine or
cause harm to the Company server or another customer's Web presence is strictly
prohibited. Any violation of the above Terms of Service will result in grounds
for account termination, with no refunds given; the Company reserves the right
to remove any account without prior notice. Violation of these Terms of Service
may result in legal action, service charges or a combination thereof.
9. Confidentiality
Customer acknowledges that
by reason of their relationship, both the Customer and the Company may have
access to certain products, information and materials relating to the other
part’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 the Company and
the Customer agree that it will not use in any way for its own account or for
the account of any third part, nor disclose to any third part, any such
information revealed to it by either part, as the case may be.
The Customer and the Company further agrees that each
will take every appropriate precaution to protect the confidentiality of such
information. In the vent 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 the Company.
10. Refusal of Service
10.1. The Company reserves the right to refuse or
cancel service in its sole discretion with no refunds.
10.2. If any of these Terms of Service are failed to
be followed it will result in grounds for immediate account
deactivation.
11. Disclaimer
11.1. USE OF THE COMPANY’S SERVICES AND PRODUCTS IS
AT CUSTOMER’S SOLE RISK. NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS,
RESELLERS THIRD PARTY INFORMATION PROVIDERS, MERCHANTS LICENSERS OR THE LIKE,
MAKE ANY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, THAT THE COMPANY’S SERVICES AND PRODUCTS 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 COMPANY’S SERVICES AND
PRODUCTS OR AS TO THE ACCURACY, OR RELIABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION SERVICE OR
MERCHANDISE CONTAINED OR PROVIDED THROUGH THE COMPANY’S SERVICE, UNLESS
OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT. THIS INCLUDES LOSS OF DATA,
WHETHER RESULTING FROM DELAYS, ON DELIVERIES, WRONG DELIVERY, AND ANY AND ALL
SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS CAUSED BY THE COMPANY AND ITS EMPLOYEES OR OTHER
CAUSES.
11.2. THE SOLE CUMULATIVE LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY
FOR ALL CLAIMS MADE BY THE CUSTOMER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY, REGARDLESS OF FORM,
INCLUDING ANY CAUSE OF ACTION BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR STRICT LIABILITY, SHALL
NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ALL FEES AND CHARGES PAID TO THE COMPANY BY THE
CUSTOMER.
11.3. The Company reserves the right to revise or
change these Terms of Service at any time.