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Terms of Service Agreement
Indian River Education Network/Vetrol Data Systems, Inc. hereafter
referred to as ("IRENESM") agrees
to provide you ("User") with those services ("Service")
set forth on the Application subject to User's compliance with
the terms and conditions below.
PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING THE SERVICE.
BY ACCESSING THE SERVICE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE.
Warranty Disclaimer
THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES SET FORTH ARE EXCLUSIVE AND NO OTHER
WARRANTY IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.
IRENESM exercises no control whatsoever
over the content of the information passing through IRENESM'S
system. Use of any information obtained via IRENESM
is at User's risk. Neither IRENESM nor
any of its affiliates, its licensers, its contractors or their
respective employees warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted
or error free; nor does IRENESM make
any warranty as to the results from use of the Service.
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE"
BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT,
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE OR ANY WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE
OF TRADE. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION GIVEN BY IRENESM,
ITS AFFILIATES, ITS LICENSERS, ITS CONTRACTORS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE
EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY. NEITHER IRENESM
NOR ITS AFFILIATES, ITS LICENSERS, ITS CONTRACTORS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE
EMPLOYEES WARRANTS THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR
FREE OR THAT ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE OR OTHER MATERIAL ACCESSIBLE
ON THE SERVICE IS FREE OF VIRUSES, CANCELBOTS, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES
OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
Limitation of Liability
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL IRENESM,
ITS AFFILIATES, ITS LICENSERS, ITS CONTRACTORS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE
EMPLOYEES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT IN ANY WAY FROM
USER'S USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE OR TO ACCESS THE
INTERNET OR ANY PART THEREOF, OR USER'S RELIANCE ON OR USE OF
INFORMATION, SERVICES OR MERCHANDISE PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE
SERVICE, OR THAT RESULT FROM MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS,
DELETION OF FILES, ERRORS, DEFECTS, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION,
ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE
FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO ALTERATION
OF OR USE OF USER'S ACCOUNT, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE
OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION. IN THE EVENT IRENESM
IS FOUND LIABLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS
AGREEMENT, IRENESM'S LIABILITY SHALL
BE LIMITED TO THE UNUSED BALANCE OF USER'S SUBSCRIPTION PAYMENT
PRO-RATED TO REFLECT THE CURRENT TERM.
If User is dissatisfied with the Service or with any terms, conditions,
rules, policies, guidelines or practices of IRENESM
in operating the Service, User's sole and exclusive remedy is
to discontinue using the Service.
Indemnification
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, User
agrees to indemnify and hold IRENESM,
its affiliates, its licensers, its contractors or their respective
employees harmless against any and all liability, loss, claim,
judgment, damage and expense including without limitation attorney's
fees and cost of litigation) incurred or suffered by IRENESM,
its licensers, its affiliates, its contractors, or their respective
employees as the result of any and all use of User's account whether
authorized or not authorized or as a result of the negligence,
willful misconduct, or breach of any of the terms of this Agreement
by User, including but not limited to claims, liabilities, losses,
damage, judgment and expense which arise out of alleged injury
or death of any person or damage to property of every kind and
description. User shall promptly notify IRENESM
in writing of any claim of which it is obligated under this indemnity.
User shall have the right to assume the defense of any such claim.
User and IRENESM shall confer as to
and agree on the legal counsel(s) to be selected in any such defense.
Age Limit
User represents to IRENESM that he or
she is 18 years of age or older. User understands that certain
materials available from Service provided under the terms of this
Agreement may not be suitable for individuals under the age of
18.
Sexually Explicit Materials
User understands that the Internet contains unedited materials
some of which are sexually explicit or may be offensive. User
accesses such materials at his or her own risk. IRENESM
has no control over and accepts no responsibility whatsoever for
such materials.
Prohibited Uses - User may not:
- restrict or inhibit any
other user from using and enjoying the Internet;
- post or transmit any unlawful,
threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic,
profane, or otherwise objectionable information of any kind,
including without limitation any transmissions constituting
or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense,
give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any local,
state, national or international law, including without limitation
the U.S. export control laws and regulations;
- post on webspace provided
any sexually explicit materials or materials that may be offensive.
- post or transmit any information
or software which contains a virus, cancelbot, trojan horse,
worm or other harmful component;
- post, publish, transmit,
reproduce, distribute or in any way exploit any information,
software or other material obtained through the Service for
commercial purposes (other than as expressly permitted by the
provider of such information, software or other material);
- upload, post, publish,
transmit, reproduce, or distribute in any way, information,
software or other material obtained through the Service which
is protected by copyright, or other proprietary right, or derivative
works with respect thereto, without obtaining permission of
the copyright owner or rightholder;
- upload, post, publish,
transmit, reproduce, transmit or distribute in any way any component
of the Service itself or derivative works with respect thereto;
- send unsolicited advertising
or promotional materials to other network users (See section
titled "MESSAGING");
- allow users to run Maillist,
Listserv or any form of auto-responds from User's account;
- run or activate processes
while User is not logged in;
- violate the security of
any computer network, crack passwords or security encryption
codes, transfer or store illegal material including that deemed
threatening or obscene, or engage in any kind or illegal activity;
- attempt to defeat any
idle timer or system tool intended to enforce the part-time
and personal nature of User's connection, including the use
of pingbots and other methods of avoiding timing disconnection
(See section titled "LIMITATIONS OF DIAL-UP SERVICES");
or
- violate any of the rules,
regulations and policies of those networks and computer systems
accessed via User's account.
IRENESM
has no obligation to monitor the Service. However, User agrees that
IRENESM has the right to monitor the Service
electronically from time to time and to disclose any information
as may be necessary to satisfy any law, regulation or other governmental
request, to operate the Service properly, or to protect itself or
its subscribers. IRENESM will not intentionally
monitor or disclose any private E-mail message unless required by
law. IRENESM reserves the right to refuse
to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in
part, that, in its sole and absolute discretion, are unacceptable,
undesirable, or in violation of this Agreement. IRENESM
reserves the right to suspend access to the Service for User's account.
The account's suspension may be rescinded within the sole and absolute
discretion of IRENESM following payment
of a reconnection charge, to be determined by IRENESM
in its sole and absolute discretion.
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Messaging
User agrees to limit their
use of the IRENESM service, specifically
regarding the use of IRENESM's electronic
(email) services, to the following restrictions:
- Unauthorized Use of Relay Servers
- User agrees that any unauthorized
use of any email server located throughout the Internet for
the purposes of relaying or distributing messages is prohibited.
- Fraudulent Addressing
- User agrees that the purposeful
distribution of any email message where the return address,
originator's address, or any other identifiable aspect of the
message has been purposefully altered, is prohibited. User may
not purposefully misrepresent the origination information of
any email messages sent while using the IRENESM
service.
- Fraudulent Content
- User agrees to be held
responsible for the distribution of fraudulent materials.
VIOLATION OF ANY OF THESE TERMS WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE TERMINATION
OF SERVICES. FURTHERMORE, VIOLATION OF ANY OF THESE TERMS, RELATING
TO THE TERMS DESCRIBED WITHIN THIS "MESSAGING" SECTION
OF THIS DOCUMENT, WILL RESULT IN THE IMMEDIATE PENALTY OF $200.
IRENESM RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHARGE
USER'S CREDIT CARD, IF ON FILE FOR USE IN PAYMENT OF IRENESM
SERVICES, A ONE-TIME FEE OF $200 PER VIOLATION OF THESE TERMS.
IN THE EVENT USER PRE-PAYS FOR THEIR IRENESM
SERVICE VIA CASH, CHECK, OR MEANS OTHER THAN CREDIT CARD, IRENESM
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO INVOICE AND HOLD USER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
ONE-TIME FEE OF $200 PER VIOLATION OF THESE TERMS. USER ALSO AGREES
TO THE IMMEDIATE TERMINATION OF IRENESM
SERVICES FOR VIOLATION OF ANY OF THESE TERMS.
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Limitation of Web Hosting Services
Although IRENESM advertises "Unlimited
Bandwidth" in regards are several limitations applied. The
sole purpose of these limitations are intended of unnecessary
use of IRENESM services by any such
User, which restricts system availability for other such Users.
These limitations apply only to Hosting offered by IRENESM.
Restricted Content
You agree not to post any of the following restricted contents:
Illegal, Abusive or Unethical Activities include, but are not
limited to, pornography, obscenity, nudity, violations of privacy,
hacking, computer virus, gambling, or promotion of gambling, and
any harassing or harmful materials or uses, as determined by us.
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any claim resulting
from your publications or use of Illegal, Abusive or Unethical
materials.
Bandwidth Restrictions
Although we advertise unlimited bandwidth, we reserve the right
to inform you that you must transfer your website if an excessive
amount of bandwidth is being used. If the request is not met within
5 days, we do reserve the right to remove the website from our
system.
Limitation of Dial-Up Services
Although IRENESM advertises "Unlimited
Access" in regards to some of it's Dial-Up services, there
are several limitations applied. The sole purpose of these limitations
are intended to limit the amount of unnecessary use of IRENESM
services by any such User, which restricts overall IRENESM
system availability for other such Users. These limitations apply
only to Dial-Up access services offered by IRENESM.
Idle Timeout
User agrees to have their online session automatically terminated
after ten (10) minutes of consecutive inactivity. Inactivity is
defined as less than 500 bytes of data transferred between User's
modem and the IRENESM service.
Maximum Single Session
User agrees to have an online session automatically terminated
after five (5) hours of consecutive time, regardless of data transferred
during such specific online session.
Minimum Re-Connect Limit
User understands they cannot log back onto the IRENESM
system for a time period of one (1) minute following the termination
of their previous online session, regardless of the reason for
the previous session's termination.
Multiple, Concurrent Online Sessions
User agrees to maintain no more than one (1) concurrent online
session for each PPP/ISDN account purchased.
Starnet Access Restrictions
User agrees to not use the
service as a dedicated connection. The
determination of what a dedicated connection is shall be at the
sole determination of [Your ISP Name]. Service is provided as an
unlimited service provided that you may not use the provided connection
as a dedicated connection.
Dual Channel Access Restrictions
User agrees that for all Dual
Channel Accounts that they will be limited to 500 channel hours
of access per month. If the customer exceeds the 500 channel hour
limit, there account will be removed and blocked from the system.
48 hour warnings will always be sent prior to this action being
taken.
UU.net Access Restrictions
User agrees that for all UU.net
locations, that they will be limited to 150 hours of access per
month. If a customer exceeds the 150 hour limit, there account will
be temporarily disabled until the first of the next month.
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Terms of Payment
A credit card User agrees
to allow IRENESM to bill his or her
card on each successive billing date without obtaining User's
permission after the initial charge. A credit card User shall
notify IRENESM of any changes in credit
card number or expiration date. If the card is not honored for
any reason, IRENESM will attempt to
notify the card holder by using the telephone information given
at sign-up or by E-mail. IRENESM will
call the card holder, and if alternative billing has not been
established, the account will be terminated. Restoring the account
will be subject to a setup fee of $10.00.
If payment is by check, payment due dates are indicated on User's
invoice. Dishonored checks are subject to a collection fee to
be determined by IRENESM in its sole
and absolute discretion and User's account may be suspended until
the account is current. If payment is not received , service will
be terminated and a setup fee of $10.00 will be added to charges
for additional Service.
IRENESM maintains the right to terminate
Service for any unpaid subscriptions. Accounts in default are
subject to an interest charge of 2.5% per month on the unpaid
balance. Termination of Service shall not relieve User from the
obligation to satisfy outstanding invoices. In the event IRENESM
utilizes an attorney to collect any unpaid amounts, User shall
be responsible for the payment of all of IRENESM'S
attorneys' fees and costs in the collection of these sums.
IRENESM reserves the right to change
prices at any time without prior notice to it's customers or the
public. Price changes will not be retroactive for existing customers,
regardless of the length of their existing service subscription.
Right to Cancel
IRENESM
reserves the right to cancel Service for any reason without prior
notice. Refunds for Pre-paid service will be refundable for future
billing cycles only. Refunds will be granted after subtracting
the an amount for service received since the date of prepayment,
computed at the applicable rate for length of service, from the
amount prepaid. IRENESM will not refund
any shipping or handling fees. Cancellation requests received
after the twentieth of the month will be charged for the following
month.
Since EMAIL delivery is not guaranteed and absolute identification
of the EMAIL sender is not possible, a User must notify IRENESM
via telephone or in writing to cancel Service. Cancellations shall
not be honored by electronic mail. Fees for any setup, shipping
and handling, and monthly service charges placed by IRENESM
are non-refundable.
No Confidentiality
Information transmitted through
IRENESM and through the Internet in
general is not confidential. IRENESM
can not and shall not guarantee privacy or protection of any User.
IRENESM reserves the right to monitor
any User's transmissions when deemed necessary for providing proper
service and/or to protect the rights and property of IRENESM.
Customer Information
Unless required by court
order, subpoena or other legal request, or upon the advice of
counsel, Vetrol Data Systems, Inc. may publish User's name and
other consumer information in one or more directories which may
be accessed by other Internet users. In addition, unless User
notifies Vetrol Data Systems, Inc. to the contrary as provided
above, Vetrol Data Systems, Inc. may make such information available
to third parties from time to time. User understands further that
merchants on the Internet may have access to such information
and may make it available to third parties in accordance with
their normal practices unless User notifies those merchants directly
that User does not wish such information to be made available.
Non-transferable
The right to use the Service
is not transferable. Accounts are for User's use only. User shall
be responsible for the confidentiality of User's password. Loaning
User's account to others, connecting a system used by multiple
persons, group use of user log-ins, and consuming more than one
modem line are explicitly prohibited. If User has multiple accounts,
then User shall be limited to one log-in session per system account
at any time. Violation of those terms shall constitute theft of
Service and may be prosecuted under civil and criminal law.
Purchases on the Service
If User wishes to make purchases
on the Service, User may be asked by the merchant or information
or service provider from whom User is making the purchase to supply
certain information, including credit card or other payment mechanism
information. User agrees that all information User may provide
any merchant or information or service provider on the Service
for purposes of making purchases shall be accurate, complete and
current. The merchants and information and service providers offering
merchandise, information and services on the Service set their
own prices and may change prices or institute new prices at any
time. User agrees to pay all charges incurred by users of User's
account and credit card or other payment mechanism at the prices
in effect when such charges are incurred. User shall also be responsible
for paying any applicable taxes relating to purchases on the Service.
No System Backup
IRENESM
does not and will not perform system backups on any User's E-mail
account(s). IRENESM shall not be held
responsible for any lost E-mail data, email attachments, or any
E-mail message contents, regardless of the reasoning for data
loss or system causes. Except as otherwise set forth herein, IRENESM
will not provide historical data, to any party for any reason,
regarding any system or Internet activity.
IRENESM does not and will not perform
system backups on any User's personal web site account(s). IRENESM
shall not be held responsible for any lost web data, web files,
or any web site contents, regardless of the reasoning for data
loss or system causes. Except as otherwise set forth herein, IRENESM
will not provide historical data, to any party for any reason,
regarding any system or Internet activity.
Failure to Comply With Terms and Conditions
IRENESM
may deny User access to all or part of the Service without notice
if User engages in any conduct or activities that IRENESM
in its sole discretion believes violates any of the terms and
conditions in this Agreement. If IRENESM
denies User access to the Service because of such a violation,
User shall have not right (1) to access through IRENESM
any materials stored on the Internet, (2) to obtain any credit(s)
otherwise due to User, and such credit(s) shall be forfeited,
(3) to access third party services, merchandise or information
on the Internet through IRENESM, and
IRENESM shall have no responsibility
to notify any third-party providers of services, merchandise or
information nor any responsibility for any consequences resulting
from lack of notification.
Miscellaneous
User agrees to remain signed
into the network only when actually making use of same, and to
disconnect when idle for significant periods of time (more than
10 minutes). User also agrees to not remain connected to IRENESM's
system for periods exceeding (5) five hours, in any single continuous
session. User authorizes IRENESM to
enforce these restrictions by appropriate software and network
measures, automated and manual.
User agrees to notify IRENESM if User
moves or otherwise changes his or her mailing address or phone
number, and to list a truthful name, postal address and telephone
number on the forms User supplies to IRENESM.
In the event that any portion of this Agreement is held to be
unenforceable, the unenforceable portion shall be construed in
accordance with applicable law as nearly as possible to reflect
the original intentions of the parties and the remainder of the
provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
IRENESM'S failure to insist upon or
enforce strict performance of any provisions of this Agreement
shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right.
neither the course of conduct between parties nor trade practice
shall act to modify any provision of this Agreement.
IRENESM may modify this Agreement from
time to time by placing a notice of such modification on our website,
and User's continued use of the Service following notice of such
modification shall be deemed to be User's acceptance of any such
modification. It is User's responsibility to check this online
area regularly to determine whether this Agreement has been modified.
If User does not agree to any modification of this Agreement,
User must immediately stop using the Service.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Florida without regard to its conflicts
of law provisions. Any cause of action User may have with respect
to the Service must be commenced within one (1) year after the
claim or cause of action arises or such claim or cause of action
is barred. IRENESM shall not be liable
or deemed to be in default for any delay or failure in performance
under this Agreement or interruption of service resulting directly
or indirectly from acts of God, civil or military authority, acts
of public enemy, war, riots, civil disturbances, insurrections,
accidents, dire, explosions, earthquakes, floods, the elements,
strikes, labor disputes, shortages of suitable parts, materials,
labor or transportation or any cause beyond the reasonable control
of IRENESM.
Venue for litigation of any dispute, controversy, or claim arising
out of, in connection with, or in relation to this Agreement,
or the breach thereof, naming IRENESM
as the defendant, shall be proper only in a venue determined by
IRENESM.
In any action between IRENESM and User
to enforce any of the terms of this Agreement, IRENESM
shall be entitled to recover expenses, including reasonable attorney's
fees.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between User and
IRENESM with respect to the Service.
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