Ace-Host™ User Agreement
Introduction
This User Agreement ("Agreement") governs your purchase and use of any Acenet, Inc. Services (collectively called "Services"), ordered by you ("you" and/or "Customer") on the order form ("Order Form") and provided by Acenet. The account set up with Acenet through which the Services will be administered is referred to as your "Plan(s)". This Agreement explains the terms and conditions that apply to your purchase and the use of the Plan(s) and Acenet's Web site. Before you may use Acenet's Services and create an account with Acenet you must register and accept this Agreement by clicking the Acceptance Checkbox at the end of this Agreement. This Agreement exists to define the agreement between you and Acenet and to ensure that Acenet's customers are using Acenet's Services with regard to the rights of other Internet users and in conformity with the requirements of Acenet's network environment.
Acceptable Use
You are required to use Acenet's Service(s) responsibly. This includes respecting the other customers of Acenet. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Acenet grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license to access, display and use our Services, Web sites and their contents. You shall comply with all copyright laws worldwide in your use of Acenet's Services and Web sites and prevent unauthorized copying of their contents. Except as provided in this Agreement, Acenet does not grant you any express or implied right in or under any patents, trademarks, copyrights or trade secret information.
Prohibited Use
Acenet servers may be used for lawful purposes only. Transmission, storage, or distribution of any information, data, or material in violation of any applicable law or regulation, or that may directly facilitate the violation of any particular law or regulation is prohibited.
Examples of prohibited use include, but are not limited to:
* materials subject to trademark, copyright or other laws protecting any materials or data of others in the absence of a valid license or other right to do so
* material that is obscene, defamatory, constitutes an illegal threat, or violates export control laws
* unauthorized use or disclosure of private, personally identifiable information, or proprietary information of others
* storage, posting, display, transmission, advertising of or otherwise making available child pornography.
In purchasing Acenet services, all Acenet customers certify that they and/or the organization they represent in procuring services from Acenet are not, nor have been designated, a suspected terrorist as defined in Executive Order 13224; are not owned or controlled by a 'suspected terrorist' as defined in Executive Order 13224; and are not on, are not a member of, related to, associated with, or controlled by any organizations on the list contained in the Annex to Executive Order 13224 and all updates thereto.
Shared Web Hosting: Usage of Allotted Resources
Customer agrees that bandwidth and disk usage shall not exceed the number of megabytes agreed to in the stipulated measurements outlined on the web site at the time of sign-up (or other measurements of services in the form of gigabytes, terabytes, etc.) per month for the Services ordered by Customer on the Order Form (the "Agreed Usage"). Acenet will monitor Customer's bandwidth and disk usage. Customer agrees that bandwidth allowances represent the sum of the incoming and outgoing allowances. Once a plan reaches the bandwidth allowance, the plan will automatically be suspended until the next calendar month or until the plan's bandwidth allowance is upgraded. Bandwidth calculations are updated daily and are not in real time. Therefore, Customer agrees that the sum of incoming and outgoing bandwidth usage that exceeds the plan's allowance shall be billed at $1.00 per GigaByte. Further, if Acenet's automated system fails to suspend a plan when reaching the plan's bandwidth allowance, customer agrees be billed at $1.00 per GigaByte for each GigaByte of bandwidth usage in excess of the plan's bandwidth allowance. Acenet shall have the right to take corrective action if Customer's disk usage exceeds the Agreed Usage, including but not limited to deletion of all plan files, termination of this Agreement or suspension of Services. Such actions may be taken in Acenet's sole and absolute discretion.
Shared Web Hosting: Usage of Server Resources
In order to preserve the integrity of Acenet's Services and provide Customers with Acenet's 99.9% uptime guarantee , Acenet must be able to regulate its customers' use of server resources. Therefore, Customer agrees that Customer shall not use excessive amounts of server resources (such as, but not limited to, CPU & Memory usage) on any of Acenet's servers. Acenet shall define " excessive amounts of server resources" as using any form of server resource in a manner which noticeably hinders the quality of any service. Customer agrees to be held under strict liability for assuring reasonable server resource usage. Any violation of this policy will result in immediate account cancellation and imposition of an Administrative Fee of $50.00. Acenet shall not refund to Customer any fees paid in advance of such cancellation and Customer shall be obligated to pay all fees and charges accrued prior to the effectiveness of such cancellation; further, Customer shall be obligated to pay 100% of all charges for all Services for each month remaining in the Term. Acenet reserves the right to determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, what constitutes a violation of this provision.
Shared Web Hosting: Disk Usage and Bandwidth
Acenet provides Users with bandwidth and disk space, the amount of which is defined in Acenet's web pages describing the package of Services purchased at the time of purchase. In all cases, the Services are intended for normal use only, and any activity that results in excessive usage that is inconsistent with normal usage patterns is strictly prohibited. Acenet reserves the right to suspend, discontinue or delete the accounts of Users whose use of disk space, bandwidth or other resources results in or presents the risk of degradation of service to other customers, regardless of the amount of disk space, bandwidth or other resources included in the User's plan. User agrees that such usage shall not exceed the amounts set by Acenet for the Services purchased (the "Agreed Usage") and is additionally subject to normal usage guidelines established by Acenet as in effect from time to time. These allotments are optimized and dedicated towards serving the Content and User's active electronic mail services related solely to User's web hosting account(s) with Acenet.
Shared Web Hosting accounts are allowed to use a maximum of six hundred thousand (600,000) inodes unless a Shared Web Hosting plan explicitly features a higher or lower inode limit.
All backups should be downloaded and removed after creation.
Backups older than thirty (30) days in a customer account may be permanently deleted at our discretion.
Shared Hosting plans include local server resources for typical use defined by our experience with similiarly situated customers. Your use of these resources may not exceed that of similarly situated customers.
Examples of prohibted storage use include, but are not limited to:
- Streaming content is prohibited
- Large photo galleries are prohibited
- Large amount of uncompressed or full-size digital images is prohibited
- Online FTP serving or making storage available to others is prohibited
- Distribution of large audio or video content such as MP3 files is prohibited
- Online backups are prohibited
Shared Hosting storage is intended for typical use only, defined by our experience with similiarly situated customers. You are responsible for removing files, e-mails or other data which do not meet these requirements, and for adhering to any usage requirements or limits allocated to your account(s). Failure to do so may result in removal and deletion of such materials (including without limitation files and e-mails), and/or in discontinuation of your services or account, which actions we may take in our sole discretion.
Acenet will monitor User's use of bandwidth, disk usage and other resources. Acenet, in its sole discretion, shall have the right to take any corrective action if User's utilization of bandwidth, disk usage or other resources exceeds the Agreed Usage, resource usage, or is used for other improper storage or usage. Such corrective action may include the assessment of additional charges, disconnection or discontinuance of any and all Services, removal or deletion of User's Web site, User Content, User's electronic mail and e-mail services and/or other materials and services or termination the User's account and of this Agreement, which actions may be taken in Acenet's sole and absolute discretion.
Shared Web Hosting: Backups
Acenet, for its own operational efficiencies and purposes, backs up data on its shared web hosting servers from time to time -- but is under no obligation or duty to Customer to do so under this User Agreement. CUSTOMER AGREES THAT IT IS SOLELY THE CUSTOMER'S RESPONSIBILITY AND DUTY TO BACKUP CUSTOMER'S DATA ON ACENET'S SERVERS. Customer knowingly and willingly accepts the risk of loss of data if customer does not maintain offsite backups of customer's data. Customer also agrees that Acenet is NOT liable to anyone FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, under any legal thoery, under any circumstance, for loss of Customer data on any Acenet server.
Acenet will NOT attempt to back up cpanel accounts that exceed 50,000 files (by inode count) or 32 gigabytes of disk space for any reason. (05/18/2015 revision: Because Acenet is migrating customer data to enterprise solid state drives, the terms have been revised to only backup cPanel accounts with disk space limits of 32 gigabytes or less. Acenet previously backed up cPanel accounts using less than 40 gigabytes of disk space when mechanical hard drives were utilized.)
Shared Web Hosting: Mass Emailing Policy
Each hosting plan is limited to sending no more than 600 emails in any 60 minute period. This policy is necessary to protect the quality of Acenet's hosting service, as mass emailing can consume excessive amounts of server resources, which negatively impacts the quality of hosting service other clients receive. First violations of this policy will result in immediate account suspension. To be re-activated , the client must provide a written and signed statement stating "I have read, understood, and agree to Acenet's Mass Emailing Policy". Any second violation of this policy will result in account suspension and Acenet shall decide in its sole and absolute discretion the necessary action, including but not limited to account cancellation. Acenet shall not refund to Customer any fees paid in advance of such cancellation and Customer shall be obligated to pay all fees and charges accrued prior to the effectiveness of such cancellation; further, Customer shall be obligated to pay 100% of all charges for all Services for each month remaining in the Term. Acenet reserves the right to determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, what constitutes a violation of this provision.
E-mail Spamming Prohibited
"Spamming" includes the sending of unsolicited bulk and/or commercial messages over the Internet using Acenet's Services or through another ISP or IPP with a reference to Acenet or a website hosted by Acenet, maintenance of an open SMTP policy, and selling or distributing software (on a Web site residing on a Acenet server) that facilitates the foregoing. Spamming is prohibited. Violators will be assessed a minimum fine of $200 and may have their Plan(s) terminated or suspended. Acenet reserves the right to determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, what constitutes a violation of this provision.
System and Network Abuse
Violation of system or network security is prohibited and may result in criminal and civil liability. Examples of system or network security violations include, without limitation the following:
* unauthorized access to or use of data, systems or networks, including any attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without express authorization of the owner of the system or network
* interference with service to any user, host or network including, without limitation, mail bombing, flooding, deliberate attempts to overload a system and broadcast attacks
* forging of any TCP-IP packet header or any part of the header information in an email or a newsgroup posting
* distributing or hosting destructive or harmful content including, without limitation, viruses, Trojan Horses, worms, time bombs, cancel bots or any computer programming routines that may damage or interfere with any system, program, data or personal information
* any form of hacking or unauthorized access, which includes, without limitation, use probing, or scanning of systems security or authentication measures, data or traffic
* interference with service to any user, host, or network including any form of attempts to overload a system, any form of system attacks, or forgery which can come from any kind of program/script/command or messages of any kind designed to interfere with a user's terminal session, via any means, locally or by Internet
* any form of interception which includes, without limitation, unauthorized monitoring of data or traffic on any network, server or system without express authorization from the owner
* any form of avoidance of system restriction
* any form of failure to safeguard accounts which includes, without limitation, failure to prevent unauthorized access by giving away passwords
Fraudulent Content
Offering or distributing any fraudulent goods, services, schemes or promotions (e.g. - make money fast schemes, chain-letters, pyramid schemes), or submitting false data on any sign-up form, contract or online application through registration, or any fraudulent use of information obtained through the use of the Plans, including, without limitation, use of credit card numbers, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, or home addresses is strictly prohibited.
Violation of this Agreement
If Acenet becomes aware of any violation or threatened violation of this Agreement, Acenet may pursue any remedies and take any action against you or your customers to stop or correct such violation, including, but not limited to, denying access to Acenet's Services and equipment or to the Internet, removal of all or a portion of the information stored on Acenet's server, suspension of any and all Services, or termination of this Agreement. In the event Acenet is required to suspend Services or terminate this Agreement, Acenet shall not refund any of the Fees paid in advance of such corrective action. In addition, Acenet may charge you for any costs or expenses it incurs as a result of the threatened or actual violation of this Agreement. You agree that Acenet shall have no liability to you or any of your customers as a result of any corrective action Acenet may take (including, without limitation, termination of Services). You are expected to cooperate with Acenet in any corrective or preventive action that Acenet deems necessary.
Fees; Payment
In consideration of the Services provided to you by Acenet, you shall pay the service fees set forth in your Plan(s) ("Fees"). Acenet offers 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 month terms. All Plans are prepaid and automatically renew for successive like periods unless terminated in accordance with this Agreement. All Fees must be paid in advance by credit card or personal check. By establishing a Plan with Acenet, you authorize Acenet to automatically charge the Fees and any administrative or other fees provided for in this Agreement to your credit card or transfer money from your checking account via the transit and routing numbers you provide on the Order Form. You may discuss other payment arrangements with Acenet's Billing Manager by contacting us at:
http://ace-host.net/contact.php
You must notify Acenet of any changes in your personal information (including, but not limited to, the billing address, account number or credit card or bank account, or expiration or cancellation of your card.).
It shall be your sole responsibility to assure payment is received in full and on time. If payment is not collected by the date due, (1) your account will be suspended until payment is received in full, (2) a $5.00 late payment charge will be added to the invoice, and (3) Acenet reserves the right to terminate your Plan(s). If a Plan is suspended for insufficient payment, you must contact Acenet and arrange for immediate payment. Suspended accounts will continue to be responsible for the payment of fees. Accounts in default are subject to a service charge of 0.0767% ( or such other maximum amount permitted by law ) per day on the outstanding balance. Termination of Services shall not relieve customer from the obligation to satisfy outstanding amounts due and payable. In the event Acenet utilizes an attorney and/or collection agency to collect any unpaid amounts, Customer shall be responsible for the payment of all of Acenet's attorneys' fees, collection agency fees, and all other costs related to the collection of outstanding amounts.
Service Level Guarantee
Acenet guarantees a 99.9% up time service level. If you are unable to obtain 99.9% access to your website, Acenet will, on an as-requested basis, issue a pro rated credit to you for future services conditional upon your submission of proof that 99.9% up time was not achieved as documented by an industry recognized and reputable third party monitoring service such as that of Alertra.com service. This guarantee shall not apply in the event of Force Majeur (as described below), scheduled maintenance periods, inability to access applications or scripts running on the server or if customer's account is not in good standing at the time of the outage.
30-Day Money Back Guarantee
If you are not completely satisfied for any reason within the first 30 days of purchasing a hosting or reseller plan, you will be given a full refund of the fees paid in advance upon plan cancellation. The 30-Day Money Back Guarantee is only available to new customers and cannot be invoked by anyone who has ever previously been a customer of Acenet or has been a customer of Acenet for over 30 days. The following services are not covered by the 30-Day Money Back Guarantee and are non-refundable for any reason: additional items and services; domain name registration; dedicated servers; virtual dedicated servers; plan renewals; plan upgrades; plan term extensions; SSL certificates; and overage fees. To invoke the 30-Day Money Back Guarantee, you must cancel your plan exactly as outlined in the "Termination by Customer" section of this agreement within 30 days of purchase. THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO REFUNDS OFFERED, PROMISED OR AVAILABLE AFTER 30 DAYS OF PURCHASE.
Refunds
Refunds are only available in accordance with the 30-Day Money Back Guarantee. THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO REFUNDS OFFERED, PROMISED, OR AVAILABLE OUTSIDE Acenet'S 30-DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE.
Credit Card Chargebacks
Any Customer who initiates a chargeback on their credit card, (removal of Acenet's debit of your credit card account for Fees) will be subject to (1) an Administrative Fee of $100.00 per chargeback, (2) re-payment of the amount(s) originally charged to the credit card (3) and immediate termination of all Customer's Plan(s).
Term
The term of this Agreement shall be as set forth in the Order Form, unless otherwise terminated under this Agreement. The Term shall begin upon commencement of the Services to Customer. After the Initial Term, this Agreement shall automatically renew for successive like periods unless terminated in accordance with this Agreement . The Initial Term and all successive renewal periods shall be referred to, collectively, as the "Term".
Termination by Customer
All plans automatically renew until terminated. In order to terminate or cancel your plan, you must submit the online account termination form by logging into your Client Area:
https://billing.ace-host.net/
Any attempts to cancel by phone, email, live chat, or any other method will be rejected and billing will continue until these instructions have been followed. Please be aware that there are absolutely no refunds available outside the 30-day money back guarantee. Termination requests must be received a minimum of SEVEN (7) days prior to the end of your plan's term to prevent automatic renewal . If a plan has already been renewed, there are absolutely no refunds available for any reason. Acenet is unable to cancel your account effective for a future date. Once the online account termination form has been submitted, your request will be placed in our service cancellations queue and you will receive a confirmation email within 20 minutes. If you do not receive this email, your request was not received! The confirmation email will contain a Ticket ID, which is your proof of submission and can be used to track the status of your termination request.
Knowledge and Expertise
Use of the Plan(s) requires a certain amount of knowledge of Internet programming Languages, protocols and software, and other technological information. By establishing a Plan, you or your webmaster represent that you have the knowledge necessary to maintain your web site. Acenet will not advise, teach, supply or provide any such knowledge or customer support outside of the scope of the Plan(s).
Acenet/Customer Communications
Customer shall direct all communications through our ticket system at
https://billing.ace-host.net
Ownership of Website
You have previously developed, planned and created source and object code for purposes of creating an operational Web site (collectively, the "Website"). The Website is owned exclusively by you or your agents. In the event a dispute arises over ownership of your web sites and/or the Plan established with Acenet, you agree to fully comply with any and all of Acenet's security measures.
Internet Protocol (IP) Address Ownership
During the Term of this Agreement, Acenet may provide you with a restricted license to use an Internet Protocol ("IP") address. You may use the IP address only as provided by Acenet. Acenet shall maintain and control ownership of all IP numbers and addresses that may be assigned to Customer by Acenet, and Acenet reserves the right to change or remove any and all such IP numbers and addresses, in its sole and absolute discretion.
Employee Solicitation
You agree NOT to approach Acenet's employees with any offer to hire them as your own employees or contractors. If you hire any of Acenet's employees, you agree to pay Acenet the greater amount of such employee's three year salary or $300,000.
Advertising & Marketing
You agree that during the term of this Agreement Acenet may publicly refer to you, orally and in writing, as a customer of Acenet. Any other public reference requires your written consent.
Warranties and Representations
You warrant and represent to Acenet that you are (1) at least eighteen 18 years of age; (2) you possess the legal right and ability to enter this Agreement; (3) you will use the Plan(s) only for lawful purposes and in accordance with this Agreement and all policies and guidelines that may apply; (4) you will be financially responsible for your Plan(s); (5) you have acquired, or will acquire all necessary arrangements for hypertext links to a third party Web sites or other content; (6) you have verified or will verify the accuracy of materials distributed or made available through use of the Plan(s), including, without limitation, your content, claims, warranties, guarantees, nature of business, and address where business is conducted, and (7) your content does not infringe or violate any right of any third party (including intellectual property rights) or violate any applicable law, regulation or ordinance.
Disclaimers and Limitations
You expressly agree that the use of Services or any information provided by Acenet is at your sole risk. Neither Acenet, nor its affiliates, nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, third-party content providers, or licensors (collectively, "Providers"), or the like, warrant that this site or the Services provided will be uninterrupted or error-free; nor does Acenet make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from the use of the Services.
THE SERVICES, WEB SITES AND THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THEM ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS," "WHERE AVAILABLE" BASIS. Acenet AND ITS PROVIDERS DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO ANY MATTER WHATSOEVER RELATING TO THE SERVICES, WEB SITES AND ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PROVIDED HEREIN, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. USE OF THE WEB SITES IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Limitation of Liabilities
YOU AGREE THAT NEITHER Acenet NOR ITS PROVIDERS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE, LOSS, OR EXPENSE OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, MATERIALS, CONTENT, OR INFORMATION ON ITS SITES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY IS BASED IN TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE. IN NO EVENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION A NEGLIGENT ACT, SHALL Acenet OR ANY OF ITS PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS), ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE SERVICES, MATERIALS, CONTENT OR INFORMATION PROVIDED BY Acenet OR ANY OTHER PRODUCTS, SERVICES, OR INFORMATION OFFERED, SOLD, OR DISPLAYED ON Acenet'S SITES, YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE Acenet'S SERVICES GENERALLY, OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER Acenet OR ANY OF ITS PROVIDERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBLITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Acenet's maximum liability under this Agreement for all damages, losses, costs and causes of actions from any and all claims (whether in contract, tort, including negligence, quasi- contract, statutory or otherwise) shall not exceed the actual dollar amount paid by Customer for the Services which gave rise to such damages, losses and causes of actions during the 12-month period prior to the date the damage or loss occurred or the cause of action arose. The terms of this section shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
Indemnification
Customer shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Acenet, its affiliates and their respective present, former and future officers, directors, employees and agents, and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns (collectively the "Indemnitees"), from and against any and all losses, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable attorneys' fees) which any of the Indemnitees may suffer, incur or sustain resulting from or arising out of (i) Customer's breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained this Agreement or any other agreement incorporated by reference, (ii) Customer's information stored on Acenet's server, the Customer's web site or an end user's use of the such information or the Customer's web site, (iii) violation by Customer or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents of any applicable law, rule, regulation or order, (iv) claims or actions of third parties alleging misappropriation of trade secrets or infringement of patents, copyrights, trademarks or other intellectual property rights arising from the use, display or publication of the Customer's information or the use in connection with services, software or information not provided by Acenet, (v) claims or actions by third parties relating to or arising out of Customer's use of the Services, and (vi) any failure of Customer's information or any aspect of the Customer web site to be compatible with the hardware or software used by Acenet to provide the Services, including any damage to Acenet's servers or other hardware caused thereby. The terms of this section shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
Limitations of Claims
Any cause of action you may have with respect to your use of Acenet's Services, Web sites or other information must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises.
Disclosure
Acenet may reveal any information it deems necessary or appropriate, including, without limitation, user profile (e.g. name, e-mail address, etc.), usage history or other material contained on Acenet's system in order to abide by any applicable laws, lawful governmental requests, to protect Acenet's systems and customers, or to provide and protect the quality, functionality, and integrity of Acenet's business and equipment.
Compliance with Law
You agree that when using the Services you shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations. You shall not use the Plan(s) or the Services in any way that violates US export laws, including without limitation, uses related to the distribution of weapons of mass destruction, prohibited chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons or missile use. You agree that you are not located in, under control of, or a national or resident of any country restricted as a destination by US law or on the US Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the US Department of Commerce's Table of Denial Orders.
Severability
In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall be held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal or unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed severable and severed from this Agreement and the remaining provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect between the parties.
Copyright or Trademark Infringement
The information provided by Acenet through the use of Services, including all images, designs, photographs, writings, graphs, data, and other materials ("Acenet Contents"), as well as the collection, arrangement and assembly of the Acenet Contents, are the exclusive property of Acenet and is protected by international and United States copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and/or other proprietary rights. Acenet Contents may not be used in connection with any other product or service. Any use of the Acenet Contents, other than as set forth in this Agreement, including reproduction for purposes of modification, distribution, or republication without Acenet's prior written consent, is strictly prohibited. Acenet acknowledges the rights of third parties whose trademarks or registered trademarks are referenced at its Web sites.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") sets forth the law regarding the use of copyrighted materials on the Internet. All Acenet customers are subject to the requirements of the DMCA. Individuals or entities submitting notifications of copyright infringement by a Acenet customer (per the DMCA) to Acenet must follow the below procedures. Copyright infringement notifications submitted to Acenet according to these procedures will be processed within 21 days of receipt. Customers who are the subject of a DMCA notification that meets the below criteria may be subject to account termination at Acenet's sole discretion.
DMCA Copyright Infringement Notification Requirements:
* Signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf (the "Claimant")
* Identification of the copyrighted work(s) claimed to have been infringed
* Identification of the material claimed to infringe the copyright(s), and enough information for Acenet to locate it including URLs and specific descriptions of the infringing material at each URL
* The Claimant's name, address, and telephone number(s)
* A statement that the Claimant has a good faith belief that use of the disputed material is not authorized by the copyright owner or his agent
* A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification of copyright infringement is accurate and that the Claimant is authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner
* Mail the notification to:
Acenet
Abuse Department - DMCA Complaints
24445 Northwestern Highway Ste 225
Southfield, MI 48075 USA
Waiver
No waiver of any obligation, representation or warranty shall be effective unless in a writing signed by the party to be charged. The parties waive the application of the doctrines of promissory and equitable estoppel. The mere delay in enforcement of a right shall not be a waiver of a default. No waiver by a party of any breach, default or violation of any provision of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach, default or violation of the same or other provision of this Agreement. A waiver shall be narrowly construed. Acceptance of partial performance or payment shall not constitute a waiver or an accord and satisfaction whether or not there is a dispute between the parties. A party may unilaterally waive any condition of which it is the only beneficiary.
Assignment
You may not assign or transfer this Agreement, or any of its rights or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of Acenet. Any attempted assignment in violation of the foregoing provision shall be null and void and of no force or effect whatsoever. Acenet may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement, and may engage subcontractors or agents to perform its duties and exercise its rights hereunder, without the consent of Customer. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
No Third-Party Beneficiaries
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement is intended, nor shall anything herein be construed to confer any rights, legal or equitable, in any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Customer acknowledges and agrees that Microsoft, and any supplier of third-party supplier that is identified as a third-party beneficiary in the Service Description, is an intended third-party beneficiary of the provisions set forth in this Agreement as they relate specifically to its products or services and shall have the right to enforce directly the terms and conditions of this Agreement with respect to its products or services against Customer as if it were a party to this Agreement.
Minimum Age Requirement
Acenet customers must be at least 18 years of age. Any individual under the age of 18 years ("Minor") must have a parent or guardian accept this Agreement in order for the Minor to become a Acenet customer. A parent or guardian who accepts this Agreement on behalf of a Minor will be primarily liable for ensuring complete and proper compliance with this Agreement, including the timely and full payment of the charges for Acenet services, and such primary liability will continue even when the Minor has attained the age of 18, unless the parent or guardian obtains Acenet's express written consent to the contrary.
Force Majeure
Acenet will not be liable for delays in its performance of this Agreement or provision of Services which are caused by circumstances beyond Acenet's reasonable control, including acts of God, wars, insurrection, civil commotions, riots, national disasters, earthquakes, strikes, fires, floods, water damage, explosions, shortages of labor or materials, labor disputes, transportation problems, accidents, embargoes, or governmental restrictions (collectively "Force Majeure"). Acenet will make reasonable efforts to reduce to a minimum and mitigate the effect of any Force Majeure. Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere herein, lack of finances will not be considered an event of Force Majeure nor will any event of Force Majeure suspend any obligation of customers for the payment of money due.
Independent Contractors
Nothing in this Agreement will be construed as creating a partnership or relationship of employer and employee, principal and agent, partnership or joint venture between Acenet and its customers. Each of Acenet and its customers will be deemed an independent contractor at all times and will have no right or authority to assume or create any obligation on behalf of the other, except as may be expressly provided herein.
Construction and Interpretation
Wherever in this Agreement the masculine, feminine, or neuter gender is used, it will be construed as including all genders, and wherever the singular is used, it will be deemed to include the plural and vice versa, where the context so requires. The division of this Agreement into sections/paragraphs, and the insertion of headings/captions, are for convenience of reference only and will not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. Any rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguity is to be resolved against the drafting party will not be applicable in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
Governing Law; Jurisdiction
Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the formation of this Agreement or the breach of this Agreement, including any claim based upon arising from an alleged tort, shall be governed by the substantive laws of the State of Michigan. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply to this Agreement. ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING CONCERNING THIS AGREEMENT MUST BE BROUGHT IN A MICHIGAN STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED IN OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS (AND OF THE APPROPRIATE APPELLATE COURTS THEREFROM) IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING WHICH IS BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.
Entire Agreement
This Agreement, including documents incorporated herein by reference, supersedes all prior discussions, negotiations and agreements between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and this Agreement constitutes the sole and entire agreement between the parties with respect to the matters covered hereby. In case of a conflict between this Agreement and any document, correspondence or other communication, of Customer or Acenet, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control unless otherwise set forth in this Agreement.
Modification
Acenet may change or modify any of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, including any policy or guideline incorporated by reference, at any time, and you agree to be bound by the revised terms of this Agreement. Any such modification will become effective upon the date they are first posted on this site. It is your responsibility to return to this Agreement from time to time to review the most current terms and conditions. Acenet does not and will not assume any obligation to notify you of the changes to this Agreement. Your continued use of Acenet's Plan(s) will be the reflection of your cooperation and acceptance of any changes or modifications.
Complaints
If you believe that another customer has violated this Agreement, please send communication to Acenet's abuse department via email:
( abuse [at] acenet-inc [dot] net ).
Acceptance
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