This service
agreement has been put together to provide you with
a complete and comprehensive set of policies that bind
us as the hosting services provider, and you, our customer.
1. This service agreement is between
Hostalgia Technologies (hereinafter "Company,"
"we," "our," or "us")
and you, our customer (hereinafter "Customer,"
"you" or "your").
2. Company, as your web hosting service provider, will
supply Customer with a shared web hosting solution.
For all accounts this solution will, at the very least,
provide you with the selected amount of server or disk
space to upload your website and an allocated amount
of bandwidth transfer to allow for website connectivity.
As your web hosting provider, we will make available
various services and software for maintaining your website,
as indicated on our website.
3. Upon paying for and using the hosting services provided
by Company, Customer indicates his/her agreement to
the following terms and conditions, as outlined below.
The use and or payment for Company services constitute
an agreement with these terms and conditions. If you
do not agree with any of these policies, please contact
our Support Department immediately.
4. Use of Company services requires Customer to be at
least 18 years old.
5. Company requires that Customer information, as listed
on the account signup form, is a complete and accurate
representation of Customer contact details. Customer
must be a valid representative of the entity or organization
listed on Company signup form.
6. This agreement supersedes any other oral agreement
between Company and Customer.
7. Any of the terms, prices or services offered can
be modified or updated with prior online or email notification.
Customer Responsibility
1. Customer is responsible for uploading website files
and/or providing and setting up any website content.
Company is not responsible for modifying or updating
website material.
2. Customer is responsible for the content of any postings,
data or transmissions. This responsibility is extended
to any individuals or entities given access to the account
by the customer.
3. While Company will assist you in any way reasonable,
we are not responsible for ensuring your domain name
is transferred to our servers. Customer is responsible
for making any necessary domain name server changes
and ensuring the transfer is implemented correctly.
4. Customer is responsible for updating and maintaining
their contact information with Company. Any changes
to the customer contact information must be made using
your account Control Panel. Customer is responsible
for ensuring that Company is able to notify the customer
for technical, billing or other issues or purposes deemed
necessary by Company to maintain the account.
5. Customer is responsible for bandwidth utilization,
and monitoring bandwidth use to ensure the website does
not exceed the bandwidth allocated for their account(s).
Customer acknowledges that Company will use its best
efforts to email Customer when they are at or near their
bandwidth utilization limit, but that it is Customer's
responsibility to ensure a valid email address is on
file at the Company. Company does not take responsibility
for emails not received by Customer pertaining to bandwidth
utilization.
Lawful Purpose
1. Company reserves the right to refuse service to anyone
in violation of our Acceptable Use
Policy (AUP) or anyone using our networks or servers
for unlawful purposes.
2. Customer agrees to abide by all terms outlined in
our AUP. Any violation of those
terms will result in the actions outlined in our AUP.
3. Customer accepts liability resulting from any breach
of our AUP.
4. Customer is responsible for making their end-users
aware of all the policies of Company and is responsible
for any breach of those policies by their end-users,
as laid out in our AUP.
Payment Policies
General
1. Accounts will not be activated or reactivated without
prior payment.
2. All hosting fees and domain name renewal fees are
due on or before the due date of the renewing account
and/or domain name.
3. Technical work or requested services will only be
implemented once payment for the service has been secured.
4. Incomplete signup information can result in an account
NOT being activated. Some accounts may be placed on
hold for up to 72 hours, pending review of information
received.
5. We reserve the right to modify any billing prices
subject to written notice via email or through a posting
on our website.
6. Any losses or expenses experienced by the customer,
due to actions taken by the company in response to customer
non-payment, is not the responsibility of Company.
Credit Card Payments
1. Company can only receive credit card payments using
MasterCard, Visa, American Express or Discover cards.
2. Company has the authority to charge for services
requested, pending hosting or domain name renewals,
using the credit card information you provide for charging
on your account.
3. By purchasing our hosting services and selecting
an annual billing payment cycle you are agreeing to
allow the Company to place your account on a recurring
payment plan. Upon your receipt of our emailed Company
invoice, unless you indicate that you would like to
cancel the account or stop the charges, the account
will automatically be re-billed according to the information
contained within the invoice. (See Cancellation
Policy for details on how to cancel your account.)
4. Hosting invoices will be sent out 10 (ten) days before
the payment is due. Unless you indicate otherwise, the
charges will automatically be placed on the credit card
we have on file.
5. Domain renewal invoices will be sent out 35 days
before the domain is due to expire. Unless you indicate
otherwise, we will automatically charge the credit card
we have on file two (2) weeks before the domain renewal
date.
6. A reminder notice will be emailed to you two (2)
weeks before the due date of your hosting renewal. This
message will serve as a reminder that your charges are
coming due and will also indicate if you need to update
your credit card information.
7. If we are unable to charge your credit card by the
due date indicated on your invoice, your account will
be suspended for non-payment and you will not be able
to access your website.
8. If we are unable to charge for your domain name renewal
by your renewal date, the domain will be left to expire
and your account will be suspended and you will not
be able to access your website.
9. After 28 days a suspended account will automatically
be deleted from our system. When an account is deleted
from our system, all copies of the website files are
permanently and irretrievably removed from our servers.
10. If an account has been suspended for non-payment,
it will only be reactivated upon payment of all overdue
fees and a reactivation fee.
11. If we refund any fees due to any charges you dispute
with your Credit Card Company (such as a charge-back),
we will suspend your account. The suspended account
will only be reactivated once all disputed/refunded
fees are resolved satisfactorily, and we receive payment
for any and all administrative fees incurred by Company
resulting from your dispute or charge-back request.
If you have registered a domain name with us and submit
a charge-back, Hostalgia Technologies will retain ownership
of the domain name(s) registered.
Domain Name
1. Once a domain name has been registered or renewed
through Company, no refunds will be given for the domain
registration or renewal fee.
2. The Customer has full ownership rights over any domain
name registered or renewed through Company, where the
domain registration fees have been paid in full.
3. No domain name will be registered or renewed without
prior payment of the required fee.
4. If we are unable to secure payment before the domain
renewal date, the domain will expire and the hosting
account will be suspended.
5. After 30 days, the domain name will be released by
the Registrar Company and be made available to the general
public for re-registration.
6. Once a domain has expired, if the registration fee
is then paid, we will put in a request with our Registrar
Company to renew and reactivate the domain name. This
process is normally complete within four (4) days.
7. Once a domain has been renewed, if we receive a dispute
of payment or a request for a refund from your credit
card company, Company will take over the ownership of
the domain name in question.
8. The Customer is responsible for providing up-to-date
registrant information for domain names.
9. Company is not liable for any domain disputes that
may arise over changed registrant information for a
domain name.
10. Company is not responsible for resolving any domain
disputes. These issues must be resolved by the parties
involved, according to the legal bounds of ICANN (Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), the domain
name governing body. Company will not act as an arbitrator,
but will honor any decisions determined by ICANN.
Account Ownership
1. Ownership of the account is determined by the individual
or company listed in our database as the person or company
paying for the account. This is determined as being
the individual or company listed as the credit card
holder on the account.
2. Company will only email account login information
if we are able to verify the login for the account or
the last four digits on the credit card used to pay
for our services.
3. Customer may modify the email address or credit card
over the phone, provided Company can verify the status
of the caller using the above method.
4. Company is not liable for any account disputes that
may arise between various parties holding Company account
login information when the information has been distributed
by the verified account holder. Company is not responsible
for any changes made to the account or any information
that has been modified by Customer, or any parties authorized
by Customer, to access the Control Panel.
5. Company will act in accordance with the above ownership
rules unless compelled by a domain dispute ruling as
determined by ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned
Names and Numbers), the domain name governing body.
Cancellation Policy
1. We reserve the right to cancel any account for violation
of our Acceptable Use Policy.
2. If you do not wish to continue hosting with Company,
or do not wish to renew your domain name, it is your
responsibility to contact our Support Department at
the address support@hostalgia.com
to cancel your account or domain name.
3. Transferring a domain to a new hosting company does
not constitute canceling an account with Company.
4. All cancellation requests must be submitted using
the method indicated in No.2 above. You will need to
indicate when you would like to cancel the account and
if you are keeping the ownership of the domain name
that we registered for you.
5. Should Customer fail to adequately notify Company
of their intent to cancel an account, and the account
is automatically charged and renewed, we will only refund
any annual charges placed on the account after the date
the official notification was received.
6. Any account cancelled within 30-days
of the initial sign up will receive a 50% refund
for any paid for hosting fees. This refund does not
include the domain registration or any setup fees for
additional services requested.
Technology Parameters
1. Customer is responsible for providing all telephone,
computer, hardware and software equipment and services
necessary to access Company networks, systems and servers.
Company makes no assurances that the customer's equipment
is compatible with its services.
2. Company is not responsible for any service problems
experienced due to the use of any programs, scripts
or software that is not provided by Company nor resides
on Company network, systems or servers.
3. Company is not responsible for the correct functioning
or trouble-shooting of any programs, scripts or software
placed on our servers by the customer.
IP Address Ownership
Company owns and maintains all IP addresses assigned
to our hosting accounts. We reserve the right to change
or move them with prior notice.
Electronic Commerce
1. Customer is responsible for maintaining and creating
their own online store.
2. Customer is responsible for ensuring that products
or services sold or made available are not illegal,
are accurately represented and that the content of the
store and related offerings do not infringe the rights
of others.
3. Customer is responsible for fulfilling all the online
store needs such as order fulfillment, shipping, data
security, etc.
4. Customer is responsible for the security of their
customers' credit cards.
5. Company cannot be held liable for any disputed business
transaction/s between our customers and their customers.
Website Accessibility
1. Customers website will made available to third parties
via the Internet 24 hours a day, seven (7) days a week,
excluding the following circumstances:
- Scheduled maintenance and regular
system repairs as initiated by Company.
- Down time caused by circumstances
beyond Company control.
- Down time caused by circumstances
not reasonably foreseeable by Company such as (but
not limited to) service problems experienced due to
telecommunications or digital transmission links failures
or interruptions, or general Internet failures or
slow-downs.
Complaint Against
Customer (excluding Trademarks and Copyright
complaints)
1. Generally speaking, unless Company
is issued a court order, or otherwise required by law,
Company will respond to third-party complaints or notices
by submitting the information to Customer and asking
Customer to respond appropriately. With few exceptions,
we will not deactivate or delete customer accounts.
2. Company does not proactively review the website content
or email of our customers. In some situations, as outlined
above or in our AUP, we will review
website content or email to validate compliance with
our AUP.
3. We take no responsibility for the content or information
contained on our customers' websites or within their
email.
Emergencies / Use Effecting Others
1. We reserve the right to take any proactive steps
we deem necessary to maintain the security, connectivity,
performance and services of our customers, including
but not limited to actions requiring us to deactivate
your website, shut down our network, or review the content
on your website to evaluate the reason for perceived
behaviors.
2. In rare instances, we may need to completely delete
your website because of some significant failure, security
breach or other emergency. In such cases, we do our
best to backup your website, but we cannot ever guarantee
a full restore of your website.
Backup / Restore
1. Company cannot guarantee that the contents of your
website will never be deleted, or that a backup of your
website will always be available.
2. We always RECOMMEND that our customers keep a local
backup of their website. This means that all contents
of a website should be copied to your local desktop
computer and you should take steps to make a third backup
(on tape, multiple floppies, another desktop, or elsewhere).
3. Company makes a full backup of each server, each
night. This is a backup of the entire server and all
its web shares. Company DOES NOT however make backups
of each Customer's site (and any included services).
For this reason, Company CANNOT restore individual sites
(and related services).
Privacy (Please refer to our Privacy
Policy)
Termination of Agreement
1. This agreement may be terminated by either party
upon written notice of a breach of the policies laid
out in this service agreement.
2. The termination is valid if either party breaches
any policies laid out in this agreement and the breaching
party fails to remedy the breach within two (2) weeks
of receiving written notification of the breach or if
either party is the subject of a filing of bankruptcy
action in any court of competent jurisdiction, whether
initiated by the party or adjudged against the party.
Limitations of Liability
1. Company operates a shared hosting environment, which
affords a cost-effective hosting option for our customers
and introduces some risk that a customer could impact
others.
2. We cannot accept any liability for downtime, interruptions
of service, loss of business, breach of security or
inadvertent access to your private data.
3. We cannot accept any liability for our response to
a legal requirement or court order. Furthermore, there
are some circumstances where Company must use its best
judgment on how to respond to opposing legal viewpoints.
In such instances, we cannot accept any liability where
our judgment is ultimately wrong.
4. COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED IN
CONNECTION WITH ITS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
5. THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF COMPANY TO CUSTOMER FOR
DAMAGES RELATING TO COMPANY'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES
SHALL BE LIMITED TO REIMBURSEMENT OF THE TOTAL FEES
PAID BY CUSTOMER TO COMPANY. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING,
THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF COMPANY TO CUSTOMER FOR DAMAGES
FOR ANY AND ALL OTHER CAUSES WHATSOEVER, AND CUSTOMER'S
MAXIMUM REMEDY, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER
IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE LIMITED TO
REIMBURSEMENT OF THE TOTAL FEES PAID BY CUSTOMER TO
COMPANY. IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY BE LIABLE FOR:
- ANY LOST DATA OR CONTENT, LOST
PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR FOR ANY INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE
DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE NETWORK,
SYSTEMS, SOFTWARE OR THE SERVICES PROVIDED HEREUNDER,
EVEN IF COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR OTHERWISE FOR ANY SUCH CLAIM,
OR
- FOR ANY DAMAGES OR COSTS ARISING
FROM ANY THIRD PARTY'S ACTIONS, FAILURE TO ACT, OR
DELAY IN PERFORMING ANY OBLIGATION WHATSOEVER. WITHOUT
LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, COMPANY
SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY
DAMAGE.
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