AGREEMENT
This agreement is
between Web Indus Networks and the on-line individual or entity who is
applying for Web Hosting Services, (hereinafter referred to as CLIENT).
CLIENT agrees to an on-line, paperless subscription service, which will
be automatically charged on a recurring basis until the service is
explicitly cancelled by either CLIENT or PROVIDER. CLIENT acknowledges
that all information provided by CLIENT is true and correct to the best
of Client's knowledge. CLIENT agrees that the act of submitting an
online application form constitutes acceptance of all terms and
conditions associated with the services applied for and that the act of
online submission shall be in lieu of written signature.
AUTHORIZATIONS.
CLIENT
will use Provider's services in a manner consistent with all applicable
local, state, and federal regulations and laws. CLIENT agrees to pay and
authorizes PROVIDER to charge all fees due using the payment information
provided by CLIENT at the time of application.
DISCLAIMER.
PROVIDER
will not be responsible for any damages suffered by CLIENT. PROVIDER'S
service is provided on an "as is, as available" basis.
PROVIDER gives no warranty, expressed or implied, for the Provider's
services, including without limitation, any warranty of merchantability
or warranty of fitness for a particular purpose. This includes loss of
data resulting from delays, non-deliveries, wrong delivery, and any and
all service interruptions caused by PROVIDER and its employees. Any
damages incurred by CLIENT due to disruption of service by PROVIDER or
its providers shall be expressly limited to the fees paid by CLIENT to
PROVIDER for services and shall under no circumstances include
reimbursement for losses of income or other consequential damages
claimed by CLIENT.
INDEMNIFICATION.
CLIENT
agrees that it shall defend, indemnify, save and hold PROVIDER harmless
from any and all demands, liabilities, losses, costs and claims,
including reasonable attorney's fees asserted against PROVIDER, its
agents, its customers, officers and employees, that may arise or result
from any service provided or performed or agreed to be performed or any
product sold by customer, it's agents, employees or assigns. CLIENT
agrees to defend, indemnify and hold PROVIDER harmless against
liabilities arising out of; (1) any injury to person or property caused
by any products sold or otherwise distributed in connection with a
PROVIDER server; (2) any material supplied by CLIENT infringing or
allegedly infringing on the proprietary rights of a third party and (3)
copyright infringement.
PROVIDER
expects that its CLIENTS will fully comply with all applicable laws. A
customer's failure to comply with those laws will violate this policy.
Finally, PROVIDER wishes to emphasize that in accepting services,
CLIENTS indemnify PROVIDER for the violation of any law or PROVIDER
policy that results in loss to PROVIDER or the bringing of any claim
against PROVIDER. This means, among other things, that if PROVIDER is
sued because of activities of the customer that violate any law, or this
policy, the customer will pay any damages awarded against PROVIDER plus
costs and reasonable attorneys' fees.
CLIENT
RESPONSIBILITIES.
Effective
use of Provider's services presumes a certain degree of knowledge and
skill on the part of the CLIENT. For example, it is presumed that CLIENT
possesses at least a rudimentary knowledge of Internet-related processes
and software applications such as e-mail, FTP, Telnet, and web-browsing.
Creating and publishing a web site on Provider's servers will require
some knowledge of either HTML programming or the use of HTML editors,
such as Microsoft FrontPage. Certain advanced applications may require a
certain level of competence with CGI/Perl programming applications. In
lieu of already-established knowledge and skill levels, patience, a
desire and ability to learn, and perhaps a little courage will be
required. PROVIDER will not be held responsible for Client's inability
to use Provider's services due to Client's lack of the requisite
knowledge and skills.
NOTIFICATIONS.
PROVIDER
relies on e-mail as the primary means of notifying Clients of important
system news, problems with Clients' accounts or usage of those accounts,
billing problems, etc. Any notifications will be e-mailed to CLIENT
domain's primary e-mail address and/or to the contact e-mail address
provided by CLIENT upon application for services. CLIENT agrees to
monitor these e-mail addresses on a regular basis and to respond
promptly, if required, to any notifications. CLIENT agrees to notify
PROVIDER of any changes to Client's physical or e-mail address,
telephone numbers, etc.
POLICY
CHANGES.
These
policies may change with or without notice. CLIENT agrees to comply with
these policies in their current and future state. CLIENT agrees to
periodically review published policies to ensure understanding of and
compliance with current policies.
REFUSAL
OF SERVICE.
PROVIDER
reserves the right to refuse or cancel service at Provider's sole
discretion, with or without reason, with or without warning.
ACCEPTANCE.
CLIENT
expressly understands, acknowledges, and agrees that in submitting an
application and paying for any and all services to be rendered by
PROVIDER, CLIENT shall abide by all Terms and Conditions stated herein.
JURISDICTION.
CLIENT
agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of the applicable municipal,
county, state or federal court of Provider's physical residence for any
litigation, mediation, or arbitration which may arise from any dispute
concerning any of the provisions herein. Controlling law shall be that
of the State of Provider's residence. The prevailing party in any
litigation hereunder shall be entitled to recover its reasonable
attorney's fees and court costs.
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USER-SUPPLIED
CONTENT.
All
services may be used for lawful purposes only. Through Provider's
Service, CLIENT may have access to chat areas, bulletin boards, web
pages, email, or other services that enable CLIENT to send or post
materials ("content") and make that content available to
others. CLIENT must not submit, publish, or display on the Network any
defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, obscene, infringing, or threatening
content. In addition, CLIENT may not submit, publish, or display any
content that violates any US Federal, State, or Local law. CLIENT is
solely responsible for the content made accessible through the Network.
CLIENT may not use the Service to assist any other person or entity to
violate any Federal, State, or Local laws, ordinances, or regulations.
PROVIDER
is not obligated to monitor the network to examine available content.
CLIENT hereby acknowledges that if PROVIDER is made aware of content
that is determined to be, in Provider's sole discretion, unacceptable,
undesirable, offensive, indecent, obscene, excessively violent or
otherwise objectionable, PROVIDER has the right, but not the obligation,
to edit, remove or deny access to such content. PROVIDER may disclose
any content or records concerning Client's account as required to
satisfy any law, regulation, governmental request or court order.
Pornography
and sex-related merchandising are prohibited on all servers. This
includes sites that may infer sexual content, display nudity, or link to
adult content elsewhere. This is also true for sites that promote any
illegal activity or content that may be damaging to Provider's servers
or any other server on the Internet. Links to such materials are also
prohibited. In addition, any site selling or promoting bulk e-mail
service is not allowed.
EXAMPLES
OF PROHIBITED SERVICES.
The
following content and activities may not be displayed or promoted by
CLIENT nor associated in any way with Client's account or Provider's
services. PROVIDER shall be the sole arbiter as to what constitutes
violation of this provision.
- Transmission,
storage, or presentation of any information, data or material in
violation.
- Copyrighted
material used without permission.
- Material
or activities judged by PROVIDER to be threatening, obscene,
disparaging, or hate-related.
- Material
protected by trade secret or other statute.
- Pornography,
nudity, erotica, and sex-related merchandising, including sites that
may infer sexual content, or link to adult content elsewhere.
- Content
that promotes any illegal or prohibited activity.
- Content
that may be damaging to Provider's servers or to any other server on
the Internet.
- Pirated
software (wares).
- Promotion
or sale of unsolicited or bulk e-mail (SPAM) software or services.
- Unsolicited
or bulk e-mail or newsgroup posts (SPAM) which references and/or is
traceable to PROVIDER and/or any CLIENT in any way.
- Illegally
distributed MP3 media.
- Harassing,
annoying, or otherwise interfering with any person's, group's, or
organization's use or enjoyment of the Internet experience.
- Links
or reference to any of the above.
NETWORK
SECURITY
CLIENT
may not use Provider's Network in an attempt to circumvent user
authentication or security of any host, network, or account. This
includes, but is not limited to, accessing data not intended for the
CLIENT, logging into a server or account the CLIENT is not expressly
authorized to access, password cracking, probing the security of other
networks in search of weakness, or violation of any other organization's
security policy. CLIENT may not attempt to interfere or deny service to
any user, host, or network. This includes, but is not limited to,
flooding, mail bombing, or other deliberate attempts to overload or
crash a host or network. PROVIDER will cooperate fully with
investigations of violations of systems or network security at other
sites, including cooperating with law enforcement authorities in the
investigation of suspected criminal violations. Users who violate system
or network security may incur criminal or civil liability.
CGI/PERL
APPLICATIONS.
Each
account comes with its own cgi-bin. CLIENT is free to use any CGI script
desired; however PROVIDER reserves the right to disable any CGI script
that adversely affects normal server performance or network integrity.
CGI-script sharing with domains not hosted by PROVIDER is not allowed
CRON
ACCESS.
Cron
access may be enabled on a case-by-case review basis. Cron jobs shall be
limited to one per day, and must be scheduled to run between midnight
and 5 a.m. To request crontab access, e-mail support with a description
of the application you wish to run.
BACKGROUND
RUNNING APPLICATIONS.
Background
daemons in general are prohibited. PROVIDER will consider requests to
allow these applications on a case-by-case review basis. If allowed,
extra charges will be assessed based on resources and system maintenance
needed.
SERVER
RESOURCES
Any web
site that uses a high amount of server resources (such as, but not
limited to CPU time, memory usage, and network resources) will be given
an option of either upgrading their service level or reducing the
resource used to an acceptable level.
UNSOLICITED
E-MAIL (SPAM).
Provider's
servers may not be the source, intermediary, or destination address
involved in the transmission of unsolicited bulk e-mail (UBE),
unsolicited commercial e-mail (UCE), Spam, off-topic newsgroup posts,
flames, or mail bombs. Client's domain may not be referenced or
traceable in any way as a result of any of the above. PROVIDER reserves
the right to refuse and/or cancel service to known spammers. PROVIDER
reserves the sole right to determine what constitutes violation of this
provision.
SPAM is
any unsolicited e-mail, post, or facsimile in the newsgroup, e-mail,
fax, or other electronic medium. Any unsolicited commercial email (no
matter how relevant or important it may be) is Spam; any unsolicited
bulk email (commercial or not) is also Spam. Mass and unsolicited are
not concurrent conditions for Spam. One and/or the other is sufficient.
In the medium of newsgroups, Spam is considered to be any off-topic
posting and/or any identical posting to multiple newsgroups.
Any Spam
complaints received about CLIENT domains are addressed seriously. After
investigation, if it is deemed by PROVIDER that spamming practices have
indeed been utilized on Provider's servers, PROVIDER reserves the right
to terminate a domain account immediately with no refund and to assess a
$500 penalty per Spam incident. CLIENT expressly accepts Provider's
right to assess this penalty and agrees to its assessment and payment.
Clarification
on UCE and UBE. Unsolicited commercial e-mail is, simply put,
sending an email to someone you don't personally know or a company you
don't have a relationship with. If you come upon e-mail addresses in a
web site you visit, the simple existence of an e-mail address in a
web-site does not imply acceptance of unsolicited commercial e-mails. A
request for link reciprocation is just that, unsolicited and commercial.
Unless, of course, a working relationship already exists between you and
the other party. Unsolicited bulk e-mail is the sending of UCE to more
than one recipient at a time.
SERVER
ABUSE.
Any
attempts to undermine or cause harm to any server is strictly
prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to attempting to gain
access to password files other than your own, attempting to gain
unauthorized access to other accounts on your server, or anything that
causes server malfunction. Failure to comply is subject to immediate
account deactivation without refund.
Please
note that while CGI/PERL scripts and/or mSQL/mySQL code can
unintentionally cause server malfunction, PROVIDER will make the final
determination if the code was maliciously programmed. If the code was
programmed incorrectly but not out of apparently malicious intent,
PROVIDER will disable the program, but not cancel Client's account.
TRAFFIC.
CLIENT
account receives a monthly traffic/bandwidth allocation according to the
type of account applied for. No per-hit charges or limitations apply.
Due to the unique resource characteristics and traffic.
For those
accounts that do not qualify for "normal" traffic guidelines,
traffic will go unmonitored up to 3 gigabytes. Thereafter, normal data
transfer costs will apply.
PROVIDER
will be the sole arbiter as to what constitutes a violation of this
provision.
TRAFFIC
OVERAGES.
PROVIDER
will make every reasonable effort to notify CLIENT of projected traffic
overages prior to any action being taken to disable Client's account.
However, PROVIDER reserves the right to disable Client's account without
prior warning due to traffic in excess of the account allocation. In
some cases, "unusual" traffic patterns will cause an automatic
disablement of Client's account without warning.
Bandwidth
usage is calculated weekly around midnight on Monday morning. A monthly
projection is calculated at that time based upon month-to-date actual
usage. If the projection exceeds the account allocation, an e-mail
warning is sent to the CLIENT. If actual bandwidth usage exceeds the
allocation, the account is automatically disabled; the CLIENT is
notified via e-mail of the disablement, and is given the option of
purchasing additional bandwidth to re-enable the account. CLIENT is not
automatically charged for excess bandwidth usage without agreeing to the
charges in advance. However, payment for excess bandwidth usage will be
required before the account can be re-enabled.
TECHNICAL
SUPPORT.
While
PROVIDER will make every reasonable effort to help Clients with all of
their questions, there are some times when PROVIDER must either refer
CLIENT to the manual, or confess an inability to help. It is impossible
for PROVIDER to support all of the countless 3rd party programs and
configurations that are available to web developers and users today.
To assist
CLIENT in knowing PROVIDER support boundaries, here's a guideline to
what's supported and what's not.
What's
Supported:
Server-Side
Issues such as:
Client-Side
Issues such as:
What's
Not Supported:
RESOLD
WEB SPACE.
CLIENT
may subdivide and give away or resell for profit web space and other
services on Client's account to other users. Client's clients must
adhere to these policies and guidelines, too. Any infraction from CLIENT
domain, regardless of the source, shall be treated as a violation by the
CLIENT. If an infraction is serious enough (server tampering, Spam,
etc.), CLIENT account can and will be cancelled without refund, without
warning.
Monitoring
Resold Server Space. It is up to the CLIENT as a reseller to monitor
resold web space. PROVIDER cannot apply server space restrictions to any
directory.
Technical
Support for Resold Web Space. CLIENT shall be the first point of
contact for resold web space. PROVIDER will not support Client's clients
directly.
DOMAIN
NAME REGISTRATION.
PROVIDER
will provide reasonable assistance to CLIENT in the area of domain name
registration and modification. Reasonable assistance may include
submission of registration or modification requests to appropriate
domain name registration agencies and/or supplying CLIENT with the
necessary information to effect registration or modification of CLIENT
domain. PROVIDER will not, under any circumstances, make changes
to any part of a domain name record except name server and technical
contact information relating to the pointing of CLIENT domain name to Provider's
servers.
CLIENT is
responsible for payment of all applicable domain name registration and
renewal fees, with the following exception:
FREE
DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION
PROVIDER
will pay Client's domain name registration fees under the following
conditions:
- Client's
domain name registration is provided by enom Registration Service
Provider.
- Client's
domain name is associated as the primary domain name with an active,
qualifying hosting account.
- The
active hosting account is in good standing for at least three
consecutive months during the domain name registration period.
- For
Domain Name Reservations, PROVIDER will pay the first year's
registration fees, and CLIENT will be responsible for payment of
subsequent years' fees.
If any of
these conditions are not met, CLIENT expressly agrees to accept any
charges related to domain name registration that may result. CLIENT
acknowledges that domain name registration fees are non-refundable, and
are explicitly excluded from any warranties or guarantees that may
otherwise apply to Client's account with PROVIDER. In the event of
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CLIENT
bears all responsibility for ensuring effective cancellation of CLIENT
account. This responsibility includes providing effective and
authenticated notification to PROVIDER of Client's desire to cancel an
account. This responsibility shall not be waived or modified by PROVIDER
or CLIENT in any way at any time subsequent to the submission by CLIENT
of an application for PROVIDER account. PROVIDER will act immediately to
implement Client's cancellation notice, providing the terms of this
cancellation policy have been followed.
CLIENT
must provide effective notice of cancellation at least 24 hours prior to
the expiration of the current paid hosting period in order to avoid
charges for future hosting periods. All charges will cease immediately
upon Provider's receipt of notice of cancellation. No refunds are
provided for unused services after the first 30 days of account
activation.
Accounts
may be cancelled by Telephone . To protect CLIENT against bogus or
malicious account cancellation, cancellation requests must be
authenticated by:
- Providing
the original account password provided with initial account setup;
and/or
- providing
the first 4 and last 4 digits of the credit card number or
checking account number used to pay for the account.
All
cancellation requests are processed and confirmed via email by PROVIDER
within 24 hours of receipt of the cancellation request. Requests for
cancellations to take effect on some future date and time will not be
accepted -- submission of the cancellation request form shall be assumed
to be authorization for immediate account cancellation. At the time of
cancellation, all services related to the account will be terminated,
and all files remaining on the account will be permanently deleted from Provider's
servers.
If
CLIENT does not receive confirmation of cancellation, cancellation can
not be assumed to have been effected. It is Client's responsibility to
ensure that a cancellation confirmation is forthcoming from PROVIDER.
The purpose of requiring confirmation of cancellation is to protect both
CLIENT and PROVIDER from inaccurate claims of cancellation and
notification.
If
CLIENT has a balance due at the time of cancellation, this balance must
be paid in full. Cancellation does not absolve CLIENT of any outstanding
financial obligations.
If
CLIENT is taking advantage of Provider's free domain registration and
renewal offer, and the account has not met the minimum commitment or
other requirements provided under the terms and conditions of that
offer, CLIENT will be automatically charged all applicable domain
registration fees at the time of cancellation.
PROVIDER
does not monitor account usage or the status of domain name records on Provider's
servers. If CLIENT transfers CLIENT domain without notifying PROVIDER of
a desire to cancel the account, or if CLIENT allows domain registration
to expire without renewal, CLIENT will continue to be charged/billed,
even if PROVIDER learns that CLIENT domain has been transferred or
expired. Provider's services are independent of account usage and domain
name records, and remain in effect regardless of the status of Client's
domain name record.
PROVIDER
implements the latest technology for providing a secure and encrypted
environment for information protection. There is no guarantee that the
information on the Internet is absolutely secure and may never be
destroyed. CLIENT agrees to indemnify and hold PROVIDER harmless in case
of information loss or loss of privacy.
PROVIDER
is not responsible for any damages arising from Client's use of or by Client's
inability to use the server, web hosting packages, or any other services
for any reason.
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.
CLIENT is solely responsible for their independent backup of data stored
on Provider's server and network. PROVIDER assesses a fee for backup restore
of lost data.
PROVIDER
is not liable for and does not guarantee the protection or privacy of
electronic mail or information transferred through the Internet or any
other public network.
PROVIDER
maintains control and ownership of any and all IP numbers and addresses
that may be assigned to CLIENT and reserves in its sole discretion the
right to change or remove any and all IP numbers and addresses.
CLIENT
shall keep the rights of ownership and use of Client's domain name
registration and files even if client changes providers, with the
following exception: PROVIDER maintains a possessor lien on Client's
domain name and files from the date that associated fees are unpaid and
due, including late fees or other charges, and for expenses reasonably
incurred in collection of those fees. In the event of the exercise of
this lien, release of Client's domain name and/or files shall be at the
sole discretion of PROVIDER.
In
case of disputes regarding authority over domain names, PROVIDER will
follow industry standard practice of giving ultimate authority to the
domain name registrant.
PROVIDER
maintains control and ownership of any copyright, proprietary and/or
licensed software, scripts, programs, images, or other electronic data
or media installed and/or provided by PROVIDER.
CHECK
,WIRE PAYMENTS &
Bank Transfer
Check
payments are due 10 business days prior to the new hosting period.
All
checks & Wire transfer should be made payable to Web Indus
Networks and mailed to:
Adil
Iqbal
156/C, Block-C Unit # 6 Latifabad,
Hyderbad, Sindh, 71800,
Pakistan.
NIB
Bank Pakistan
ADIL
IQBAL
A/c no. 0803-16209-300
Latifabad Branch
Plot # 175,Block-D,Unit no.7
Latifabad,Hyderabad,
Sindh,Pakistan
CREDIT
CARD PAYMENTS
Accounts
that pay by credit card are automatically billed 5 - 10 days prior to
the beginning of each new hosting period. In the event that credit card
payments are declined by the issuing financial institution, PROVIDER
will make every reasonable effort to contact CLIENT by e-mail to request
another form of payment. If PROVIDER is unable to contact CLIENT in this
event, Client's account will be considered past due as described below.
Notifications
will be sent via e-mail to the primary e-mail account of the hosted
account and/or to the account contact e-mail address as provided at the
time of application. CLIENT agrees to notify PROVIDER of any changes to Client's
physical and e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, credit card numbers,
and credit card expiration dates.
PAST
DUE ACCOUNTS
All
payments are due approximately 5 - 10 days prior to the start date of Client's
account hosting period. If payment is not received by the due date,
PROVIDER will send notifications/reminders via e-mail to Client's
primary contact e-mail address. If CLIENT does not respond to that
notification, the following actions will be taken:
- Account
Suspension - Hosting Period Start Date
If Client's account is not paid in full by the hosting period start
date, Client's account will be disabled -- all web, e-mail, FTP, and
other access to the account will be non-functional. The account will
be reactivated within 10 days of the disablement, upon receipt of
payment plus a 100.00 account reactivation fee.
- Account
Cancellation - 10 days after Suspension
If payment is not received within 10 days after account suspension,
the account will be queued for automatic cancellation and deletion.
- Account
Reactivation After Cancellation
Once an account has been placed in the cancellation queue, it must
remain disabled for at least 36 hours. After 36 hours, but before 7
days, CLIENT may request reactivation of the account by paying the
account balance plus a 300.00 account restore fee.
After the seventh day, the account is "officially"
cancelled and all files associated with the account are permanently
removed from the servers. At this point, the account cannot be
reactivated, but CLIENT can request a "new" account for
the domain. If necessary, files can be restored from tape backups
and placed on the new account within 30 days of cancellation for the
normal backup restore fee of 500.
Waiver
/ Modification of Policy
PROVIDER may (or may not) choose to waive or modify the enforcement of
this Past Due Accounts policy if CLIENT contacts PROVIDER prior to the
payment due date to discuss alternative payment methods. PROVIDER always
sends at least two e-mail notifications prior to account suspension.
CLIENT must respond to those notifications in order to avoid
automatic implementation of the above actions.
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