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CUSTOMER WEB HOSTING AGREEMENT
Domain: [sample.com]
By and between BCC Bugle Communication, Corp., an Florida
corporation ("BCC”),
and
You or Your Company, ("Customer")
with its place of business for the purpose of this agreement at
8900 SW 107TH AVE STE 306
Miami FL 33176
USA
In consideration of the mutual covenants herein, the parties agree
to the following, which shall apply during the term of this
agreement:
1. SCOPE
A. If Customer has signed a Master Contract with BCC, this
Agreement is governed by that Master Contract. All terms in that
Master Contract will take precedence over any conflicting terms in
this Agreement.
2. DEFINITIONS
A. "Plans" means proposals for offering various services to be
provided by BCC, as listed online at: http://www.elclarin.com/webhost.htm.
"Plans" does not include the use of any trademarks owned by BCC or
BCC hosting partners.
B. "Customer" means an end user who is utilizing services provided
by BCC.
3. PRICES
A. All prices for Plans provided by BCC to Customer are U.S.
dollars.
B. Customer shall be responsible for paying all taxes of any nature
which become due with regard to BCC services, except for taxes on
BCC's income, irrespective of which party may be responsible for
reporting or collecting such taxes.
4. ORDER ACCEPTANCE, PAYMENT
A. All orders are subject to acceptance by BCC. An order will be
deemed accepted by BCC when written confirmation of the order is
sent to Customer. BCC may refuse to accept any order, or delay
acceptance pending fulfillment of conditions BCC may choose to
impose. Such refusal or such conditions may not be unreasonable,
however, and BCC agrees to provide Customer with reasonable notice
via Email or fax of any intent to delay or decline the acceptance
of any order.
B. Payment and Terms: Payment shall be made in US dollars to BCC
using the method designated by BCC, or as may otherwise be agreed
in writing by the parties. Payments are due upon account activation
and future renewal. If due to bank charges, transfer fees, or the
like, BCC should receive less than its invoice amount, BCC will re-invoice
Customer for the shortfall. Customer agrees to be bound by BCC's
published Billing Policies and terms. In the event that any amount
remains unpaid fifteen (15) days after presentation of invoice, BCC
may discontinue, withhold, or suspend services to Customer and/or
its customer(s) to whom such unpaid amounts relate.
5. DUTIES OF BCC
BCC will acquire, on request, an Internet Domain Name on behalf of
the Customer. In such case the Customer hereby waives any and all
claims which it may have against BCC for any loss, damage, claim or
expense arising out of, or in relation to, the registration of such
Domain Name in any on-line or off-line network directories,
membership lists or registration lists, or the release of the
Domain Name from such directories or lists following the
termination of services by BCC for any reason. Any costs of BCC in
obtaining or maintaining a domain name for Customer or its
customers shall be immediately reimbursed to BCC upon invoice from
BCC to Customer.
A. ICANN Guidelines. Additionally, Customer acknowledges that ICANN
may establish guidelines, limits and/or requirements that relate to
the amount and type of information that our hosting and registrar
partners may or must make available to the public or to private
entities, and the manner in which such information is made
available. Customer hereby consents to any and all such disclosures
and use of, and guidelines, limits and restrictions on disclosure
or use of, information provided by Customer in connection with the
registration of a domain name (including any updates to such
information), whether during or after the term of Customer's
registration of the domain name.
B. Third Party Data. In the event that, in registering the domain
name, Customer is providing information about a third party,
Customer hereby represents that Customer has (1) provided notice to
that third party of the disclosure and use of the party's
information as set forth in this Agreement, and (2) that Customer
has obtained that third party's express consent to the disclosure
and use of that party's information as set forth in this Agreement..
C. Accuracy of Data. Customer acknowledges that willfully providing
inaccurate information or willfully failing to update information
promptly will constitute a material breach of this Agreement and
will be sufficient basis for cancellation of Customer's domain name
registration. (In addition, under certain federal laws, such
provision of inaccurate or false information is one factor in
determining whether Customer may have violated the trademark rights
of another party in registering a domain name confusingly similar
to such party's trademark.) Customer is responsible for notifying
BCC in writing of changes in its contact information. In addition,
Customer agrees that Customer's failure to respond for over fifteen
(15) calendar days to inquiries by BCC concerning the accuracy of
contact details associated with Customer's registration shall
constitute a material breach of this Agreement and will be
sufficient basis for cancellation of Customer's domain name
registration.
D. If Customer Has Registered a Domain Name Through A Third Party.
If Customer has registered a .com, .net, or .org domain name
through a third party, or Customer asked BCC to register the domain
name for Customer, Customer is bound by the domain registration
policies of that registrar. For example, domains registered with
Network Solutions, Inc. ("NSI") are subject to the agreement
Customer entered into with NSI, who was then BCC's exclusive
provider of domain name registration services. By applying for the
domain name and through the use or continued use of the domain name,
the applicant agrees to be bound by the terms of NSI's domain name
policy (the "NSI Policy") which is available at: http://www.networksolutions.com/legal/service-agreement.html.
E. Domain Name Transfers. If Customer has requested that the domain
name registrar of record for Customer's domain name(s) (as
identified by Customer during the registration process) be
transferred to BCC and its hosting or registrar partners, the
following terms shall apply:
In making the transfer request, Customer represents and warrants
that:
· Customer is the rightful holder of the registration for the
domain name(s) that Customer seeks to transfer.
· Customer is not in default with respect to any obligations that
Customer owes to the current registrar of record.
· Customer is not the subject of any pending bankruptcy proceeding,
nor is Customer a party to any dispute concerning the use or
registration of the domain name(s).
· The domain name(s) are not currently the subject of any dispute
or collection effort, including any attachment, levy, lien,
garnishment, escrow or other proceedings.
· Customer is authorized to request the transfer and to enter into
this Agreement.
· More than 60 days have passed since the domain name(s) was
registered, transferred to a new registrar, or renewed. CUSTOMER
MAY NOT TRANSFER A DOMAIN NAME TO A NEW REGISTRAR WITHIN 60 DAYS OF
INITIAL REGISTRATION, OR ANY SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER OR RENEWAL.
Customer agrees that neither BCC nor its hosting or registrar
providers will have any responsibility for any obligations that
Customer may owe to the current registrar of record for the domain
name(s) Customer seeks to transfer, and that Customer will be
responsible, pursuant to the indemnification provision herein, for
any costs that BCC may incur in resolving any claims brought by any
third party (including the current registrar of record) relating to
this transfer. Customer will not be entitled to a refund or credit
for any amounts that Customer may have paid to the current
registrar of record. Upon the completion of the transfer process,
however, the term of Customer's registration will be extended by
the period for which Customer has paid BCC. Customer agrees that
BCC may charge Customer an additional maintenance fee in order to
maintain Customer's domain name for any term carried over from the
current registrar of record. Upon receipt of a request to transfer
a domain name from another registrar (losing registrar) to BCC, BCC
requires validation of the request from the Administrative Contact
on record at the time of the transfer request. Customer authorizes
BCC to take all actions reasonably necessary to transfer the domain
name(s), including contacting and updating Customer's registration
information with the current registrar of record and the registry.
Except as noted above, BCC will treat customer's transfer request
as an initial domain name registration and will provide all
subsequent domain name services in accordance with the terms and
conditions herein. The term "register" or "registration," as used
in this Agreement, shall be read to include the transfer of a
domain name registration from Customer's current registrar of
record to BCC or its registrar partners.
F. Third-Party Proprietary Rights: Customer shall be solely
responsible for ensuring, and hereby represents and warrants to BCC,
that Customer's domain name does not infringe upon any trademark,
trade names, service mark or other proprietary rights owned by a
third party. Customer agrees to be bound by the terms of the
dispute policy adopted by the domain name registry, and related
agreements that Customer will be asked to review and indicate
Customer's acceptance of during the domain name registration
process. In the case of gTLDS (global Top Level Domains, including
but not limited to .com, .net, .org, .biz, and .info), the dispute
policy is the ICANN Domain Name Dispute Policy, which is posted at
http://www.icann.org/udrp.
G. Welcome Page. Customer consents to BCC's activation ("parking")
of the registered domain name on a "Welcome Page" containing a
notice indicated the domain is reserved. Such "Welcome Page"
indicates that BCC registered the domain name, and links to BCC's
website. This "Welcome Page" may be replaced by the Customer when
the Customer contracts for Web hosting and posts Customer's own
content.
H. Domain name search process. BCC endeavors to make the domain
name availability search process reliable; however, BCC does not
guarantee availability of domain names or the accuracy or security
of the WHOIS system. The registration process is not complete until
the domain name requested by Customer has been registered in
Customer's name with the appropriate registry. Because there are
delays in the actual registration of a domain name with the
appropriate registry, BCC is not responsible if domain names
requested by Customer are actually registered to third parties.
I. If Customer has registered a .CO.UK domain name, Customer must
also agree to NOMINET UK's terms and conditions, currently posted
at http://www.nominet.org.uk/nominet-terms.html.
6. TERMS OF SERVICE
A. Server Set-Up and Updating: BCC will initially configure the web
server and the hosting account for use. After the hosting account
is configured, Customer will be solely responsible for all account
content management..
B. Maintenance Services: BCC will perform maintenance services as
BCC determines reasonably necessary to maintain the continuous
operation of the hosting account. Customer acknowledges such
maintenance may require Web server and hosting account downtime,
and such downtime will not count against any uptime guarantees. BCC
will attempt to provide prior notice of maintenance downtime except
when circumstances beyone BCC's control limit BCC's ability to do
so.
C. Account Usage: Customer shall not use (i) excessive amounts of
CPU processing on Customer's Web server, or (ii) bandwidth or disk
usage in excess of the monthly amount ordered. Customer
acknowledges any violation of this policy may result in corrective
action by BCC, in its sole discretion, including assessment of
additional charges or disconnection or discontinuance of any and
all Services to Customer. In the event that BCC decides to take
corrective action, Customer shall not be entitled to a refund of
any fees paid in advance prior to such corrective action.
D. Customer shall be solely responsible for (a) the development,
operation, and maintenance of Customer's Web site and products and
all content and materials appearing withing the Web site or related
to Customer's products, including without limitation (i) the
accuracy and appropriateness of content and materials appearing
within the Web site or related to Customer's products, (ii)
ensuring that the content and materials appearing withing the Web
site or related to Customer's products do not violate or infringe
upon the rights of any third party, (iii) ensuring that the content
and materials appearing within the Web site or related to
Customer's products are not libelous or otherwise illegal; (b) the
final calculation and application of shipping and sales tax; (c)
accepting, processing, and filling any customer orders, and for
handling any customer inquiries or complaints arising therefrom;
and (d) the security of any customer credit card numbers and
related customer information Customer may access as a result of
conducting electronic commerce transactions through the Web server
software.
E. IP Address Ownership: BCC and/or BCC's service providers shall
maintain and control ownership of all IP numbers and addresses that
may be assigned to Customer by BCC, and BCC reserves in its sole
discretion, the right to change or remove any and all such IP
numbers and addresses.
F. Caching: Customer grants BCC a license to cache the entirety of
Customer's Web site (including content provided by third parties)
hosted by BCC, and agrees such caching is not an infringement of
any of Customer's intellectual property rights or any third party's
intellectual property rights.
7. RULES AND REGULATIONS
BCC may impose reasonable rules and regulations regarding the use
of its services from time to time. Customer shall impose such rules
and regulations on its employees and users to the extent necessary
to ensure compliance.
8. LIMITATION OF BCC's OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITY
A. BCC will utilize its best efforts to maintain acceptable
performance of contracted for services, but BCC makes absolutely no
warranties whatsoever, express or implied, including warranty of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. BCC cannot
guarantee continuous service, service at any particular time, or
integrity of data stored or transmitted via its system or via the
Internet. BCC will not be liable for the inadvertent disclosure of,
or corruption or erasure of, data transmitted or received or stored
on its system. BCC shall not be liable to Customer or any of its
customers for any claims or damages which may be suffered by
Customer or its customers, including, but not limited to, losses or
damages of any and every nature, resulting from the loss of data,
inability to access Internet, or inability to transmit or receive
information, caused by, or resulting from, delays, nondeliveries,
or service interruptions whether or not caused by the fault or
negligence of BCC.
B. BCC may discontinue servicing any Plan, or may require
fulfillment of conditions BCC may choose to impose as a
prerequisite for continuing to service any Plan. Such
discontinuation or requirement may not be unreasonable, however,
and BCC agrees to provide Customer with reasonable notice via Email
or fax of any such intent to discontinue or impose conditions.
C. Services provided by BCC to Customer shall be deemed accepted
for all purposes fifteen days after activation or renewal for such
services, if no written claim or objection regarding such services
has been received by BCC within the 15-day period. No claim related
to such accepted services shall be raised.
D. BCC's liability to Customer, and any end user of any Plan or
other BCC services, is limited to the amount paid to and received
by BCC for services not accepted. In no event shall BCC be liable
to Customer, or any end user or any other entity for any special,
consequential, or other damages, however caused, whether for breach
of contract, negligence or otherwise, even if BCC has been advised
of the possibility of such damage.
E. Customer will take all necessary measures to preclude BCC from
being made a party to any lawsuit or claim regarding BCC services
provided to any Customer or end user. Customer hereby agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless BCC from any and all claims of whatever
nature brought by any of Customer's users against BCC in excess of
the remedy set forth in paragraph 7(D).
F. Where data backup and restoration services are a part of BCC's
provisioning of a service, such services are not intended to be a
comprehensive disaster recovery solution, and BCC or its hosting
partners will not be liable for data loss, or for damage to servers
or other equipment.
9. DISPUTES
The parties shall attempt to resolve all disputes arising out of
this agreement in a spirit of cooperation without formal
proceedings. 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 Miami, Florida, or at another location if the parties
so agree. The arbitration shall 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 compensation. 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 shall 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 shall 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 thereof.
Should any legal action permissible under this agreement be
instituted to enforce the terms and conditions of this agreement,
in particular the right to collect money due on unpaid invoices,
the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable
attorney's fees and expenses incurred at both the trial and
appellate levels.
10. TERM, TERMINATION:
This agreement shall run in accordance with the term of the initial
order. It shall be automatically renewed on a regular basis in
accordance with the term of the initial order or subsequent change
to that term unless terminated in one of the following ways:
A. By customer, by notifying BCC in writing twenty (20) days prior
to renewal of this agreement.
B. By BCC, upon thirty (30) days' written notice, if Customer
breaches any material and substantial provision of this agreement
and has not cured by the end of the 30 days.
C. By BCC, upon sixty (60) days' written notice, if
1. BCC provides Customer with written notice of the specific
reasons for its belief in this regard, and
2. Customer has not cured by the end of the 60 days.
D. By BCC, immediately upon giving written notice to Customer, in
the event that
1. Any bank draft or check delivered by Customer to BCC in payment
for Products is returned unpaid and Customer fails to remedy such
nonpayment within five business days;
2. Customer becomes more than sixty (60) days in arrears in payment
of its account with BCC;
3. There are instituted bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings
against Customer, which are not vacated within sixty (60) days from
the date of filing;
4. Customer institutes voluntary bankruptcy or insolvency
proceedings, or otherwise admits insolvency; or
5. Customer makes an assignment of all or part of its assets for
the benefit of creditors.
E. By BCC immediately, if Customer attempts to assign all or any
part of this Agreement without BCC's prior written approval;
F. By BCC immediately, if Customer fails to inform BCC in writing
immediately on the happening of any event specified in this section;
G. By Customer, immediately upon giving written notice to BCC, if
1. There are instituted bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings
against BCC, which are not vacated within sixty (60) days from the
date of filing;
2. BCC institutes voluntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings,
or otherwise admits insolvency;
3. BCC makes an assignment of all or part of its assets for the
benefit of creditors; or
4. BCC fails to inform Customer in writing immediately on the
happening of any event specified in this section.
The provisions of paragraphs 9, 12, 13, and 14 survive any
termination of this agreement.
11. NONASSIGNABILITY
Customer's rights and obligations under this agreement may not be
transferred or assigned directly or indirectly without the prior
written consent of BCC, which consent shall not be unreasonably
refused.
12. 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. BCC and Customer
agree to renegotiate in good faith any term held invalid and to be
bound by mutually agreed substitute provision.
13. APPLICABLE LAW, JURISDICTIONAL MATTERS
This agreement takes effect when accepted by BCC in Florida. It is
to be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of
Florida and the United States of America. The federal and state
courts of the State of Florida shall have exclusive jurisdiction to
adjudicate any non-arbitrable dispute arising out of this agreement.
Customer hereby expressly consents to (1) the jurisdiction of the
courts of Florida and (2) service of process being effective upon
it by registered mail sent to the address set forth at the
beginning of this document, as may be changed from time to time by
written notice actually received by BCC. To the extent permissible
by the law of Customer's jurisdiction, Customer waives any
requirement that service of process or of any documents be made
upon it pursuant to the provisions of the Hague Convention.
14. NOTICES
Except with respect to service of process as set forth in paragraph
10,all notices may be sent by email, fax, or express mail to the
email address, fax number, or address most recently provided and
will be effective upon transmission. Evidence of successful
transmission shall be retained.
15. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; MODIFICATIONS
This agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding
between the parties and merges all prior discussion between them.
BCC may make changes to this agreement upon thirty (30) days'
written notice to Customer, advising of the change and the
effective date thereof. Utilization of BCC services by Customer and/or
its Customers following the effective date of such change shall
constitute acceptance by Customer of such change(s). Otherwise,
this agreement may not be modified except by the written consent of
both parties.
16. ACCEPTANCE OF SERVICES
ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT BY BCC MAY BE SUBJECT, IN BCC'S
ABSOLUTE DISCRETION, TO SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF A CREDIT CHECK
AND CONTINUED CREDIT WORTHINESS OF CUSTOMER. ACTIVATION OF SERVICE
SHALL INDICATE BCC'S ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT. USE OF BCC'S
SERVICES CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT. CUSTOMER
REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT CUSTOMER HAS FULL AUTHORITY AND RIGHT
TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT. CUSTOMER FURTHER REPRESENTS AND
WARRANTS THAT CUSTOMER IS AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE, AND THAT
CUSTOMER IS NOT LOCATED IN A COUNTRY SUBJECT TO U.S. EMBARGOES, OR
LISTED ON THE U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT'S LIST OF SPECIALLY
DESIGNATED NATIONALS, OR LISTED ON U.S. COMMERCE DEPARTMENT'S
DENIED PERSONS LIST OR ENTITIES LIST.
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