Last update: 5/7/99 2:17:31 AM P.S.TPCSHOST (hereby
called "The Service Provider") is an Internet Service Provider and host of
personal and business World Wide Web pages. PCSHOST maintains The Service Provider as a
service to the Internet community. The goal of PCSHOST is to provide you with the best
service possible for an enjoyable Internet experience. These Terms and Conditions are
designed to keep PCSHOST and the Internet enjoyable and useful for all of our subscribers.
PCSHOST is committed to and supports the free flow of information and ideas over the
Internet. PCSHOST does not actively monitor nor does PCSHOST exercise editorial control
over the content of any web site, electronic mail transmission, mailing list, news group
or other material created or accessible over PCSHOST services. However, PCSHOST reserves
the right to remove any materials PCSHOST does become aware of that are, in PCSHOST's sole
discretion, potentially illegal, could subject PCSHOST to liability, or violate this
policy. The use of The Service Provider is subject to the following terms and conditions.
PCSHOST may amend this agreement on an as needed
basis by placing an update of this posting, and your continued use of The Service Provider
following each updated posting shall be deemed to be your acceptance of any such
modification. Furthermore, it is your responsibility to monitor the "Terms and
Conditions" page of The Service Provider regularly to determine whether the terms and
conditions have been modified. If changes to terms and conditions or pricing have been
made, these changes will take effect on the date of Client's contract renewal. If you do
not agree with the Terms and Conditions of The Service Provider or any modifications or
changes to this Agreement, you must immediately stop using The Service Provider.
The entire content of The Service Provider is Copyrighted, and all rights are reserved.
You may save to disk or print out individual or selections of information contained within
The Service Provider for your own use, provided that you do not collect multiple small
selections for the purpose of replicating or copying all or substantial portions of The
Service Provider.
TERMS OF CONTRACT
I. Financial Arrangements
1. Client agrees to the contract for the length specified, beginning upon PCSHOST's
receipt by fax, e-mail, or express mail. Client agrees to pay PCSHOST for services
rendered pursuant to the payment schedule.
2. First payment shall be due upon receipt of contract.
3. This agreement will automatically renew for identical successive periods unless
canceled in writing or modified by client prior to the renewal date. Client will receive
an invoice for charges and payment is due upon receipt of invoice.
4. Initial payment is due with contract. Contract takes effect on the date of receipt
of payment, and will be renewed automatically for identical successive periods. Any
changes made to the Client's package (e.g. extra traffic charges, additional server space,
additional e-mail accounts) shall be billed accordingly.
5. All orders are subject to acceptance by PCSHOST. An order will be deemed accepted by
PCSHOST when confirmation of the order is sent to Customer. PCSHOST may refuse to accept
any order, or delay acceptance awaiting completion of conditions PCSHOST may choose to
exercise. Such refusal of such conditions may not be unreasonable, however, and PCSHOST
agrees to provide Customer with reasonable notice by E-mail or fax of any intent to delay
or decline the acceptance of any order.
6. PCSHOST reserves the right to suspend the customers 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, and invalid checks.
II. Taxes
PCSHOST shall not be liable for any taxes or other
fees to be paid in accordance with or related to purchases made from Client or PCSHOST's
server. Client agrees to take full responsibility for all taxes and fees of any nature
associated with any such products sold.
III. Material and Products
1. PCSHOST makes no warranties or guarantees of any kind, whether expressed or implied
for the service it is providing. PCSHOST 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 Client, including loss of data resulting from delays, non-deliveries or
service interruptions or gaps by any cause or errors or omissions of the Client. PCSHOST
is not responsible for any loss, erasure, or corruption of Client's data or files
whatsoever. Use of any information obtained by way of PCSHOST is at the Client's own risk,
and PCSHOST specifically denies any responsibility for the accuracy or quality of
information obtained through its services. Connection speed represents the speed of
connection to PCSHOST and does not represent guarantees of available end to end bandwidth.
PCSHOST expressly limits its damages to the Client for any non-accessibility time or other
down time to the pro-rate monthly charge during the system unavailability. PCSHOST
specifically denies any responsibilities for any damages arising from a consequence of
such unavailability. In the event that this material is not "Server-ready",
PCSHOST may, at its option and at any time, reject this material, including but not
limited to after it has been put on PCSHOST's Server. PCSHOST agrees to notify Client
immediately of its refusal of the material and afford Client the opportunity to amend or
modify the material to satisfy the needs and/or requirements of PCSHOST. If the Client
fails to modify the material, as directed by PCSHOST, within a reasonable period of time,
which shall be determined between the parties themselves, the Agreement shall be
terminated.
IV. Trademarks & Copyrights and Prohibition of Certain Material
1. Client warrants that it has the right to use the applicable trademarks, if any.
2. PCSHOST may request the right to use such trademarks in connection with PCSHOST's
service(s). Client will review such a request promptly, and not unreasonably withhold such
permission.
3. PCSHOST neither sanctions nor permits hosted site content or the transmission of
data that contains illegal or obscene material or fosters or promotes illegal activity.
PCSHOST reserves the right to immediately suspend or terminate any site or transmission
that violates this policy, without prior notice. In the event of such termination, you
agree that the unused portion of any fees you may have paid for any services rendered to
you by PCSHOST are an appropriate recompense to PCSHOST for the time required to respond
to and address issues created by your illegal or obscene site/content, and you agree not
to seek recovery of those fees. Further, should you violate this policy, PCSHOST will
actively assist and cooperate with law enforcement agencies and government authorities in
collecting and tendering information about you, your site, the illegal or obscene content,
and those persons that may have inappropriately accessed, acquired, or used the illegal or
obscene content.
V. Etiquette and Policy
1. The network resources of PCSHOST may not be used to impersonate another person or
misrepresent authorization to act on behalf of others or PCSHOST. All messages via PCSHOST
should correctly identify the sender; users may not alter the attribution of origin in
electronic mail messages or postings. Users may not attempt to undermine the security or
integrity of computing systems or networks and must not attempt to gain unauthorized
access to said networks. Clients may not use PCSHOST's server for mass e-mail or
"spamming" purposes.
2. PCSHOST may impose reasonable rules and regulations regarding the use of its
services. Customer shall impose such rules and regulations on its customers to the extent
necessary to ensure compliance.
3. PCSHOST may discontinue servicing any Plan, or may require fulfillment of terms or
conditions PCSHOST may choose to impose as a prerequisite for continuing to service any
such Plan. Such discontinuation or requirement may not be unreasonable, however, and
PCSHOST agrees to provide Customer with reasonable notice by E-mail and fax of any such
intent to discontinue or impose certain conditions.
4. PCSHOST's services may not be used for illegal purposes, or in support of illegal
activities. PCSHOST reserves the right to cooperate with legal authorities and/or injured
third parties in the investigation of any suspected crime or civil wrong. Activities which
are prohibited as potentially illegal include, but are not limited to:
Unauthorized copying of copyrighted material including, but not limited to, digitization
and distribution of photographs from magazines, books, or other copyrighted sources, and
copyrighted software.
Posting or e-mailing of scams such as 'make-money-fast' schemes or 'pyramid/chain'
letters.
Threatening bodily harm or property damage to individuals or groups.
making fraudulent offers of products, items, or services originating from your account.
Attempting to access the accounts of others, or attempting to penetrate beyond security
measures of our or other systems (referred to as hacking) whether or not the intrusion
results in corruption or loss of data.
Harassing others by 'mail-bombing'. 'Mail-bombing' constitutes sending more than ten (10)
similar mail messages to the same e-mail address.
Forging any message header,in part or whole, of any electronic transmission, originating
or passing through PCSHOST services.
Distributing viruses to or from PCSHOST systems.
5. Bulk e-mail sent through a mail service external to our system can not contain an
e-mail address or a domain name that is hosted by PCSHOST. This generally results in
complaints being forwarded to our administrative staff and will be cause for immediate
account termination or suspension without prior notification.
VI. Charges for Space and Server Traffic Above and Beyond that which are Allocated
in Client's Hosting Plan
Client agrees that it will be charged and will remit payment for extra server traffic
pursuant to the web site hosting package that Client has selected. Said charges will be
prorated and will appear on the following invoice. Charges for excess server traffic are
posted in the hosting section of http://www.PCSHOST.net/. Client agrees that it will be
charged and will remit payment for extra server storage space and extra e-mail accounts
pursuant to the web site hosting package that Client has selected. Said charges will be
prorated and appear on the following invoice. Charges for extra server storage space and
extra e-mail accounts are posted in the hosting section of http://www.PCSHOST.net/.
VII. Termination
1. This Agreement may be terminated by PCSHOST, without cause, by giving the other
party 30 days notice via e-mail or fax. In such event, PCSHOST will be required to pay to
the other party an amount equal to the unused and prorated portion of service excluding
any setup charges. Notwithstanding the above, PCSHOST may terminate the service under this
Agreement at any time, without penalty, if the Client fails to comply with the terms of
this Agreement. It is the client's responsibility to point their domain(s) to another
service provider upon termination, cancellation or discontinuation of service.
2. PCSHOST offers a 30-Day money back guarantee for its services. This guarantee
excludes any setup fees or installation charges applied to PCSHOST's services.
3. PCSHOST will not issue refunds or credits past the 30-Day money back guarantee.
VIII. Limited Liability
1. Client expressly agrees that use of PCSHOST's Server is at Client's sole risk.
Neither PCSHOST, its employees, agents, resellers, third party information providers,
merchants licensers or the like, warrant that PCSHOST's Server 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 the PCSHOST Server
service, unless otherwise expressly stated in this Agreement.
2. Under no circumstances, including negligence, shall PCSHOST, its officers, agents or
any one else involved in creating, or distributing PCSHOST's Server service be liable for
any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages that result from the
use of or inability to use the PCSHOST Server 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 PCSHOST's records,
programs or services. Client hereby acknowledges that this paragraph shall apply to all
content on PCSHOST's Server service.
IX. Indemnification
Client agrees that it shall defend, indemnify, save and hold PCSHOST harmless from any
demands, liabilities, losses, costs and claims, including reasonable attorneys fees,
("Liabilities") asserted against PCSHOST, 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 Client, its agents, employees or assigns.
Client agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless PCSHOST against Liabilities arising
out of (i) any injury to person or property caused by any products sold or otherwise
distributed in connection with PCSHOST's Server; (ii) any material supplied by Client
infringing or allegedly infringing on the proprietary rights of a third party; (iii)
copyright infringement and (iv) any defective product which Client sold on PCSHOST Server.
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. PCSHOST 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 Los Angeles, California or at a different
location if the parties so agree. 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 PCSHOST
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 PCSHOST 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 PCSHOST 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 PCSHOST.
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. |