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User Agreement
This User Agreement
("Agreement") is an agreement
between Braveheart Technologies
Corporation ("BTC"), a Kansas
corporation, and the party set
forth in the related order form
("Customer" or "you")
incorporated herein by reference
(together with any subsequent
order forms submitted by
Customer, the "Order Form"), and
applies to the purchase of all
services ordered by Customer on
the Order Form (collectively,
the "Services").
PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT
CAREFULLY.
BY CLICKING ON THE BUTTON ON
THE ORDER FORM CREATES A
CONTRACT BETWEEN CUSTOMER AND
BTC, CONSISTING OF THE ORDER,
THE APPLICABLE SERVICE
DESCRIPTION AND THIS USER
AGREEMENT AND YOU ARE AGREEING
TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS
AGREEMENT AND ALL TERMS AND
CONDITIONS INCORPORATED BY
REFERENCE IN THIS AGREEMENT,
INCLUDING BTC'S USAGE POLICY.
YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES
CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THIS
AGREEMENT.
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Acceptable
Use Policy.
Under this Agreement,
Customer shall comply with BTC's then current
Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP"),
as amended, modified or
updated from time to time by
BTC, which currently can be
viewed under the Legal
Details section of this web
site, and which is
incorporated in this
Agreement by reference.
Customer hereby acknowledges
that it has reviewed the AUP
and that the terms of the
AUP are incorporated herein
by reference. In the event
of any inconsistencies
between this Agreement and
the AUP, the terms of the
AUP shall govern. BTC does
not intend to systematically
monitor the content that is
submitted to, stored on or
distributed or disseminated
by Customer via the Service
(the "Customer Content").
Customer Content includes
content of Customer's
customers and/or users of
Customer's website.
Accordingly, under this
Agreement, you will be
responsible for your
customers content and
activities on your website.
Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in
this Agreement, BTC may
immediately take corrective
action, including removal of
all or a portion of the
Customer Content,
disconnection or
discontinuance of any and
all Services, or termination
of this Agreement in the
event of notice of possible
violation by Customer of the
AUP. In the event BTC takes
corrective action due to a
violation of the AUP, BTC
shall not refund to Customer
any fees paid in advance of
such corrective action.
Customer hereby agrees that
BTC shall have no liability
to Customer or any of
Customer's customers due to
any corrective action that
BTC may take (including,
without limitation,
disconnection of Services).
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Term;
Termination; Cancellation
Policy.
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The initial term of this
Agreement shall be as
set forth in the Order
Form (the "Initial
Term"). The Initial Term
shall begin upon
commencement of the
Services to Customer.
After the Initial Term,
this Agreement shall
automatically renew.
ADDITIONALLY AFTER THE
INITIAL TERM, YOU
ACKNOWLEDGE, AGREE AND
AUTHORIZE BTC TO
AUTOMATICALLY BILL
AND/OR CHARGE ON YOUR
CREDIT CARD FOR
SUCCESSIVE TERMS OF
EQUAL LENGTH AS THE
INITIAL TERM, UNLESS
TERMINATED OR CANCELLED
BY EITHER PARTY AS
PROVIDED IN THIS
SECTION. The Initial
Term and all successive
renewal periods shall be
referred to,
collectively, as the
"Term".
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This Agreement may be
terminated
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by either party by
giving the other
party thirty (30)
days prior written
notice subject to a
$50.00 early
cancellation fee
payable by Customer,
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by BTC in the event
of nonpayment by
Customer,
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by BTC, at any time,
without notice, if,
in BTC's sole and
absolute discretion
and/or judgment,
Customer is in
violation of any
term or condition of
the this Agreement
and related
agreements, AUP, or
Customer's use of
the Services
disrupts or, in
BTC's sole and
absolute discretion
and/or judgment,
could disrupt, BTC's
business operations
and/or
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by BTC in accordance
with Sections 1, 9,
and 10 of this
Agreement.
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If you cancel this
Agreement, upon proper
notice to BTC, prior to
the end of the Initial
Term or any Term
thereafter,
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you shall be
obligated to pay all
fees and charges
accrued prior to the
effectiveness of
such cancellation;
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BTC may refund to
you all pre-paid
fees for basic
hosting services for
the full months
remaining after
effectiveness of
cancellation (i.e.,
no partial month
fees shall be
refunded), less any
setup fees and any
discount applied for
prepayment, provided
that, you are not in
breach of any terms
and conditions of
this AUP, User
Agreement, Spamming
Policy or Domain
Policy; and/or
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you shall be
obligated to pay
100% of all charges
for all Services for
each month remaining
in the Term (other
than basic hosting
fees as provided in
(ii) above. Any
cancellation request
shall be effective
thirty (30) days
after receipt by BTC,
unless a later date
is specified in such
request.
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BTC may terminate this
Agreement, without
penalty,
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if the Services are
prohibited by
applicable law, or
become impractical
or unfeasible for
any technical, legal
or regulatory
reason, by giving
Customer as much
prior notice as
reasonably
practicable; or
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immediately, if BTC
determines in good
faith that
Customer's use of
the Customer the
Services, the Web
site or the Customer
Content violates any
BTC term or
condition, including
this AUP, User
Agreement, Spamming
Policy, or Domain
Policy. If BTC
cancels this
Agreement prior to
the end of the Term
for your breach of
this Agreement and
related agreements,
including the AUP,
User Agreement,
Spamming Policy, or
Domain Policy or
Customer's use of
the Services
disrupts our
network, BTC shall
not refund to you
any fees paid in
advance of such
cancellation and you
shall be obligated
to pay all fees and
charges accrued
prior to the
effectiveness of
such cancellation;
further, you shall
be obligated to pay
100% of all charges
for all Services for
each month remaining
in the Term and BTC
shall have the right
to charge you an
administrative fee
of $50.00.
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Upon termination of this
Agreement for any cause
or reason whatsoever,
neither party shall have
any further rights or
obligations under this
Agreement, except as
expressly set forth
herein. The provisions
of Sections 2(e), 3, 4,
8, 10, 11, 13 and 15 of
this Agreement shall
survive the expiration
or termination of this
Agreement for any cause
or reason whatsoever,
and, notwithstanding the
expiration or
termination of this
Agreement, the parties
shall each remain liable
to the other for any
indebtedness or other
liability theretofore
arising under this
Agreement. Termination
of this Agreement and
retention of pre-paid
fees and charges shall
be in addition to, and
not be in lieu of, any
other legal or equitable
rights or remedies to
which BTC may be
entitled.
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Customer's
Responsibilities.
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Customer is solely
responsible for the
quality, performance and
all other aspects of the
Customer Content and the
goods or services
provided through the
Customer Web site.
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Customer will cooperate
fully with BTC in
connection with BTC's
performance of the
Services. Customer must
provide any equipment or
software that may be
necessary for Customer
to use the Services.
Delays in Customer's
performance of its
obligations under this
Agreement will extend
the time for BTC's
performance of its
obligations that depend
on Customer's
performance on a day for
day basis. Customer will
notify BTC of any change
in Customer's mailing
address, telephone,
e-mail or other contact
information.
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Customer assumes full
responsibility for
providing end users with
any required disclosure
or explanation of the
various features of the
Customer Web site and
any goods or services
described therein, as
well as any rules, terms
or conditions of use.
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Because the Services
permit Customer to
electronically transmit
or upload content
directly to the Customer
Web site, Customer shall
be fully responsible for
uploading all content to
the Customer Web site
and supplementing,
modifying and updating
the Customer Web site,
including all back-ups.
Customer is also
responsible for ensuring
that the Customer
Content and all aspects
of the Customer Web site
are compatible with the
hardware and software
used by BTC to provide
the Services, as the
same may be changed by
BTC from time to time.
Specifications for the
hardware and software
used by BTC to provide
the Services will be
available on BTC's Web
site. Customer shall
periodically access
BTC's Web site to
determine if BTC has
made any changes
thereto. BTC shall not
be responsible for any
damages to the Customer
Content, the Customer
Web site or other
damages or any
malfunctions or service
interruptions caused by
any failure of the
Customer Content or any
aspect of the Customer
Web site to be
compatible with the
hardware and software
used by BTC to provide
the Services.
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Customer is solely
responsible for making
back-up copies of the
Customer Web site and
Customer Content.
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Customer's
Representations and
Warranties.
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Customer hereby
represents and warrants
to BTC, and agrees that
during the Initial Term
and any Term thereafter
Customer will ensure
that:
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Customer is the
owner or valid
licensee of the
Customer Content and
each element
thereof, and
Customer has secured
all necessary
licenses, consents,
permissions, waivers
and releases for the
use of the Customer
Content and each
element thereof,
including without
limitation, all
trademarks, logos,
names and likenesses
contained therein,
without any
obligation by BTC to
pay any fees,
residuals, guild
payments or other
compensation of any
kind to any Person;
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Customer's use,
publication and
display of the
Customer Content
will not infringe
any copyright,
patent, trademark,
trade secret or
other proprietary or
intellectual
property right of
any person, or
constitute a
defamation, invasion
of privacy or
violation of any
right of publicity
or any other right
of any person,
including, without
limitation, any
contractual,
statutory or common
law right or any
"moral right" or
similar right
however denominated;
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Customer will comply
with all applicable
laws, rules and
regulations
regarding the
Customer Content and
the Customer Web
site and will use
the Customer Web
site only for lawful
purposes;
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Customer has used
its best efforts to
ensure that the
Customer Content is
and will at all
times remain free of
all computer
viruses, worms,
Trojan horses and
other malicious
code; and
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Customer shall be solely
responsible for the
development, operation
and maintenance of
Customer's web site,
online store and
e-commerce activities,
for all products and
services offered by
Customer or appearing
online and for all
contents and materials
appearing online or on
Customer's products,
including, without
limitation
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the accuracy and
appropriateness of
the Customer Content
and content and
material appearing
in its store or on
its products,
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ensuring that the
Customer Content and
content and
materials appearing
in its store or on
its products do not
violate or infringe
upon the rights of
any person, and
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ensuring that the
Customer Content and
the content and
materials appearing
in its store or on
its products are not
defamatory or
otherwise illegal.
Customer shall be
solely responsible
for accepting,
processing and
filling customer
orders and for
handling customer
inquiries or
complaints. Customer
shall be solely
responsible for the
payment or
satisfaction of any
and all taxes
associated with its
web site and online
store.
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Customer grants BTC the
right to reproduce,
copy, use and distribute
all and any portion of
the Customer Content to
the extent needed to
provide and operate the
Services.
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License to
BTC.
Customer hereby grants to BTC a non-exclusive,
royalty-free, worldwide
right and license during the
Initial Term and any Term
thereafter to do the
following to the extent
necessary in the performance
of Services under the Order:
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digitize, convert,
install, upload, select,
order, arrange, compile,
combine, synchronize,
use, reproduce, store,
process, retrieve,
transmit, distribute,
publish, publicly
display, publicly
perform and hyperlink
the Customer Content;
and
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make archival or back-up
copies of the Customer
Content and the Customer
Web site.
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Except for the rights
expressly granted above,
BTC is not acquiring any
right, title or interest
in or to the Customer
Content, all of which
shall remain solely with
Customer.
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Billing and
Payment.
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Customer will pay to BTC
the service fees for the
Services in the manner
set forth in the Order
Form.
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BTC may increase the
Service Fees (i) in the
manner permitted in the
service description and
(ii) at any time on or
after expiration of the
Initial Term by
providing ten (10) days
prior written notice
thereof to Customer.
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The Service Fees do not
include any applicable
sales, use, revenue,
excise or other taxes
imposed by any taxing
authority with respect
to the Services or any
software provided
hereunder (excluding any
tax on BTC's net
income). All such taxes
will be added to BTC's
invoices for the fees as
separate charges to be
paid by Customer. All
fees are fully earned
when due and
non-refundable when
paid.
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Unless otherwise
specified, all fees and
related charges shall be
due and payable within
thirty (30) days after
the date of the invoice.
If any invoice is not
paid within seven (7)
days after the date of
the invoice, BTC may
charge Customer a late
fee of $15.00 for such
invoice; in addition any
amounts payable to BTC
not paid when due will
bear interest at the
rate of one and one half
percent (1.5%) per month
or the maximum rate
permitted by applicable
law, whichever is less.
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If BTC collects any
payment due at law or
through an attorney at
law or under advice
therefrom or through a
collection agency, or if
BTC prevails in any
action to which the
Customer and BTC are
parties, Customer will
pay all costs of
collection, arbitration
and litigation,
including, without
limitation, all court
costs and BTC's
reasonable attorneys'
fees.
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If any check is returned
for insufficient funds
BTC may impose a
processing charge of
$25.00.
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In the event that any
amount due to BTC
remains unpaid seven (7)
days after such payment
is due, BTC, in its sole
discretion, may
immediately terminate
this Agreement, and/or
withhold or suspend
Services.
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There may be a $50.00
charge to reinstate
accounts that have been
suspended or terminated.
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Wire transfers will be
assessed a $30.00
charge.
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Customer acknowledges
and agrees that BTC may
pre-charge Customer's
fees for the Services to
its credit card supplied
by Customer during
registration for the
Initial Term.
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YOU ACKNOWLEDGE, AGREE
AND AUTHORIZE BTC TO
AUTOMATICALLY BILL
AND/OR CHARGE ON YOUR
CREDIT CARD FOR
SUCCESSIVE TERMS OF
EQUAL LENGTH AS THE
INITIAL TERM, UNLESS
TERMINATED OR CANCELLED
BY EITHER PARTY AS
PROVIDED IN SECTION 2.
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BTC as
Reseller or Licensor. BTC is acting only as a
reseller or licensor of the
hardware, software and
equipment used in connection
with the products and/or
Services that were or are
manufactured or provided by
a third party ("Non-BTC
Product"). BTC shall not be
responsible for any changes
in the Services that cause
the Non-BTC Product to
become obsolete, require
modification or alteration,
or otherwise affect the
performance of the Services.
Any malfunction or
manufacturer's defects of
Non-BTC Product either sold,
licensed or provided by BTC
to Customer or purchased
directly by Customer used in
connection with the Services
will not be deemed a breach
of BTC's obligations under
this Agreement. Any rights
or remedies Customer may
have regarding the
ownership, licensing,
performance or compliance of
Non-BTC Product are limited
to those rights extended to
Customer by the manufacturer
of such Non-BTC Product.
Customer is entitled to use
any Non-BTC Product supplied
by BTC only in connection
with Customer's permitted
use of the Services.
Customer shall use its best
efforts to protect and keep
confidential all
intellectual property
provided by BTC to Customer
through any Non-BTC Product
and shall make no attempt to
copy, alter, reverse
engineer, or tamper with
such intellectual property
or to use it other than in
connection with the
Services. Customer shall not
resell, transfer, export or
re-export any Non-BTC
Product, or any technical
data derived therefrom, in
violation of any applicable
United States or foreign
law.
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Internet
Protocol (IP) Address
Ownership.
If BTC assigns Customer an
Internet Protocol ("IP")
address for Customer's use,
the right to use that IP
address shall belong only to
BTC, and Customer shall have
no right to use that IP
address except as permitted
by BTC in its sole and
absolute discretion in
connection with the
Services, during the term of
this Agreement. BTC shall
maintain and control
ownership of all Internet
Protocol numbers and
addresses that may be
assigned to Customer by BTC,
and BTC reserves the right
to change or remove any and
all such Internet Protocol
numbers and addresses, in
its sole and absolute
discretion.
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Caching.
Customer expressly
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grants to BTC a license
to cache the entirety of
the Customer Content and
Customer's web site,
including content
supplied by third
parties, hosted by BTC
under this Agreement and
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agrees that such caching
is not an infringement
of any of Customer's
intellectual property
rights or any third
party's intellectual
property rights.
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CPU Usage.
Customer agrees that
Customer shall not use
excessive amounts of CPU
processing on any of BTC's
servers. Any violation of
this policy may result in
corrective action by BTC,
including assessment of
additional charges,
disconnection or
discontinuance of any and
all Services, or termination
of this Agreement, which
actions may be taken in
BTC's sole and absolute
discretion. If BTC takes any
corrective action under this
section, Customer shall not
be entitled to a refund of
any fees paid in advance
prior to such action.
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Bandwidth and
Disk Usage.
Customer agrees that
bandwidth and disk usage
shall not exceed the number
of megabytes per month for
the Services ordered by
Customer on the Order Form
(the "Agreed Usage"). BTC
will monitor Customer's
bandwidth and disk usage.
BTC shall have the right to
take corrective action if
Customer's bandwidth or disk
usage exceeds the Agreed
Usage. Such corrective
action may include the
assessment of additional
charges, disconnection or
discontinuance of any and
all Services, or termination
of this Agreement, which
actions may be taken in
BTC's sole and absolute
discretion. If BTC takes any
corrective action under this
section, Customer shall not
be entitled to a refund of
any fees paid in advance
prior to such action.
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Property
Rights.
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BTC hereby grants to
Customer a limited,
non-exclusive,
non-transferable,
royalty-free license,
exercisable solely
during the term of this
Agreement, to use BTC
technology, products and
services solely for the
purpose of accessing and
using the Services.
Customer may not use
BTC's technology for any
purpose other than
accessing and using the
Services. Except for the
rights expressly granted
above, this Agreement
does not transfer from
BTC to Customer any BTC
technology, and all
rights, titles and
interests in and to any
BTC technology shall
remain solely with BTC.
Customer shall not,
directly or indirectly,
reverse engineer,
decompile, disassemble
or otherwise attempt to
derive source code or
other trade secrets from
any of the BTC.
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BTC owns all right,
title and interest in
and to the Services and
BTC's trade names,
trademarks, service
marks, inventions,
copyrights, trade
secrets, patents,
know-how and other
intellectual property
rights relating to the
design, function,
marketing, promotion,
sale and provision of
the Services and the
related hardware,
software and systems
("Marks"). Noting in
this Agreement
constitutes a license to
Customer to use or
resell the Marks.
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Disclaimer of
Warranty.
Customer agrees to use all
Services and any information
obtained through or from BTC,
at Customer's own risk.
Customer acknowledges and
agrees that BTC exercises no
control over, and accepts no
responsibility for, the
content of the information
passing through BTC's host
computers, network hubs and
points of presence or the
Internet. THE SERVICES
PROVIDED UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN
AS IS, AS AVAILABLE BASIS.
NONE OF BTC, ITS PARENT,
SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATED
CORPORATIONS, OR ANY OF
THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES,
OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
SHAREHOLDERS, AFFILIATES,
AGENTS, ATTORNEYS,
SUPPLIERS, THIRD-PARTY
INFORMATION PROVIDERS,
MERCHANTS, LICENSORS OR THE
LIKE (EACH, AN "BTC PERSON")
MAKE ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY
KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR
NON-INFRINGEMENT, FOR THE
SERVICES OR ANY EQUIPMENT
BTC PROVIDES. NO BTC PERSON
MAKES ANY WARRANTIES THAT
THE SERVICES WILL NOT BE
INTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE;
NOR DO ANY OF THEM MAKE ANY
WARRANTIES AS TO THE RESULTS
THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM
THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR
AS TO THE ACCURACY,
RELIABILITY OR CONTENT OF
ANY INFORMATION, SERVICES OR
MERCHANDISE CONTAINED IN OR
PROVIDED THROUGH THE
SERVICES. BTC IS NOT LIABLE,
AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY
LIABILITY, FOR THE CONTENT
OF ANY DATA TRANSFERRED
EITHER TO OR FROM CUSTOMER
OR STORED BY CUSTOMER OR ANY
OF CUSTOMER'S CUSTOMERS VIA
THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY BTC.
NO ORAL ADVICE OR WRITTEN
INFORMATION GIVEN BY ANY BTC
PERSON, WILL CREATE A
WARRANTY; NOR MAY YOU RELY
ON ANY SUCH INFORMATION OR
ADVICE. The terms of this
section shall survive any
termination of this
Agreement.
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Limited
Warranty.
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BTC represents and
warrants to Customer
that the Services will
be performed (a) in a
manner consistent with
industry standards
reasonably applicable to
the performance thereof;
(b) at least at the same
level of service as
provided by BTC
generally to its other
customers for the same
services; and (c) in
compliance in all
material respects with
the applicable Service
Descriptions. Customer
will be deemed to have
accepted such Services
unless Customer notifies
BTC, in writing, within
thirty (30) days after
performance of any
Services of any breach
of the foregoing
warranties. Customer's
sole and exclusive
remedy, and BTC's sole
obligation, for breach
of the foregoing
warranties shall be for
BTC, at its option, to
re-perform the defective
Services at no cost to
Customer, or, in the
event of interruptions
to the Services caused
by a breach of the
foregoing warranties,
issue Customer a credit
in an amount equal to
the current monthly
service fees pro rated
by the number of hours
in which the Services
have been interrupted.
BTC may provision the
Services from any of its
data centers and may
from time to time
re-provision the
Services from different
data centers.
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The foregoing warranties
shall not apply to
performance issues or
defects in the Services
(a) caused by factors
outside of BTC's
reasonable control; (b)
that resulted from any
actions or inactions of
Customer or any third
parties; or (c) that
resulted from Customer's
equipment or any
third-party equipment
not within the sole
control of BTC.
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY
PROVIDED IN THIS
SECTION, BTC MAKES NO
REPRESENTATIONS OR
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH
RESPECT TO THE SERVICES
OR ANY SOFTWARE PROVIDED
UNDER THIS AGREEMENT,
INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY
OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, TITLE OR
NON-INFRINGEMENT OF
THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS, AND
BTC HEREBY EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMS THE SAME.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE
FOREGOING, ANY
THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE
PROVIDED TO CUSTOMER
HEREUNDER IS PROVIDED
"AS IS" WITHOUT ANY
CONDITION OR WARRANTY
WHATSOEVER. BTC DOES NOT
WARRANT THAT THE
SERVICES WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED,
ERROR-FREE OR COMPLETELY
SECURE.
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Limitation of
Liability.
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IN NO
EVENT WILL BTC'S
LIABILITY IN CONNECTION
WITH THE SERVICES, ANY
SOFTWARE PROVIDED
HEREUNDER OR ANY ORDER,
WHETHER CAUSED BY
FAILURE TO DELIVER,
NON-PERFORMANCE,
DEFECTS, BREACH OF
WARRANTY OR OTHERWISE,
EXCEED THE AGGREGATE
SERVICE FEES PAID TO BTC
BY CUSTOMER DURING THE
12-MONTH PERIOD
IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING
THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO
SUCH LIABILITY.
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BTC
CANNOT GUARANTEE
CONTINUOUS SERVICE,
SERVICE AT ANY
PARTICULAR TIME,
INTEGRITY OF DATA,
INFORMATION OR CONTENT
STORED OR TRANSMITTED
VIA THE INTERNET. BTC
WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR
ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS
TO, OR ANY CORRUPTION,
ERASURE, THEFT,
DESTRUCTION, ALTERATION
OR INADVERTENT
DISCLOSURE OF, DATA,
INFORMATION OR CONTENT
TRANSMITTED, RECEIVED OR
STORED ON ITS SYSTEM.
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EXCEPT AS
EXPRESSLY PROVIDED
BELOW, NEITHER PARTY
SHALL BE LIABLE IN ANY
WAY TO THE OTHER PARTY
OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR
ANY LOST PROFITS OR
REVENUES, LOSS OF USE,
LOSS OF DATA OR COSTS OF
PROCUREMENT OF
SUBSTITUTE GOODS,
LICENSES OR SERVICES OR
SIMILAR ECONOMIC LOSS,
OR FOR ANY PUNITIVE,
INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR SIMILAR
DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE,
WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR
NOT, UNDER ANY WARRANTY
OR OTHER RIGHT
HEREUNDER, ARISING OUT
OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH
THE PERFORMANCE OR
NON-PERFORMANCE OF ANY
ORDER, OR FOR ANY CLAIM
AGAINST THE OTHER PARTY
BY A THIRD PARTY,
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT
HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
CLAIM OR DAMAGES.
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YOU
UNDERSTAND, ACKNOWLEDGE
AND AGREE THAT BTC
CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT
YOU WILL OBTAIN A
DESIRED DOMAIN NAME,
EVEN IF AN INQUIRY
INDICATES THAT A DOMAIN
NAME IS AVAILABLE AT THE
TIME OF SUBMISSION OF
ANY APPLICATION FOR SUCH
DOMAIN NAME. YOU FURTHER
UNDERSTAND, ACKNOWLEDGE
AND AGREE THAT BTC SHALL
NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY
(1) SUSPENSION OR LOSS
OF ANY DOMAIN NAME
REGISTRATION IN YOUR
NAME, (2) USE OF YOUR
DOMAIN NAME
REGISTRATION, (3)
INTERRUPTION OF
BUSINESS, (4) ACCESS
DELAYS OR ACCESS
INTERRUPTIONS TO OUR
SITE OR THE WEBSITE(S)
OR SERVICES YOU ACCESS
BY THE DOMAIN NAME
REGISTERED IN YOUR NAME;
(5) LOSS OR LIABILITY
RESULTING FROM ACTS OF
GOD (6) DATA
NON-DELIVERY,
MIS-DELIVERY,
CORRUPTION, DESTRUCTION
OR OTHER MODIFICATION;
(7) EVENTS BEYOND BTC'S
CONTROL; (8) THE
PROCESSING OF ANY
APPLICATION; (9) LOSS OR
LIABILITY RESULTING FROM
THE UNAUTHORIZED USE OR
MISUSE OF YOUR DOMAIN
NAME AND/OR ACCOUNT
IDENTIFIER OR PASSWORD;
OR (10) APPLICATION OF
OUR DISPUTE POLICY.
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The limitations
contained in this
Section apply to all
causes of action in the
aggregate, whether based
in contract, tort or any
other legal theory
(including strict
liability), other than
claims based on fraud or
willful misconduct. The
limitations contained in
Section 15(c) shall not
apply to Customer's
indemnification
obligations.
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Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in this
Agreement, BTC'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.
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Customer understands,
acknowledges and agrees
that if BTC takes any
corrective action under
this Agreement because
of an action of Customer
or one if its customers
or a reseller, that
corrective action may
adversely affect other
customers of Customer or
other reseller
customers, and Customer
agrees that BTC shall
have no liability to
Customer, any of its
customers or any
Reseller Customer due to
such corrective action
by BTC.
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This limitation of
liability reflects an
informed, voluntary
allocation between the
parties of the risks
(known and unknown) that
may exist in connection
with this Agreement. The
terms of this section
shall survive any
termination of this
Agreement.
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Indemnification.
Customer agrees to
indemnify, defend and hold
harmless BTC and its parent,
subsidiary and affiliated
companies, and each of their
respective officers,
directors, employees,
shareholders, attorneys and
agents (each an "indemnified
party" and, collectively,
"indemnified parties") from
and against any and all
claims, damages, losses,
liabilities, suits, actions,
demands, proceedings
(whether legal or
administrative), and
expenses (including, but not
limited to, reasonable
attorney's fees) threatened,
asserted, or filed by a
third party against any of
the indemnified parties
arising out of or relating
to Customer's use of the
Services, (ii) any violation
by Customer of the AUP,
(iii) any breach of any
representation, warranty or
covenant of Customer
contained in this Agreement
or (iv) any acts or
omissions of Customer. The
terms of this section shall
survive any termination of
this Agreement.
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Miscellaneous.
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Independent Contractor.
BTC and Customer are
independent contractors
and nothing contained in
this Agreement places
BTC and Customer in the
relationship of
principal and agent,
master and servant,
partners or joint
venturers. Neither party
has, expressly or by
implication, or may
represent itself as
having, any authority to
make contracts or enter
into any agreements in
the name of the other
party, or to obligate or
bind the other party in
any manner whatsoever.
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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 Kansas. 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 KANSAS
STATE OR FEDERAL COURT
LOCATED IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, 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.
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Headings.
The headings herein are
for convenience only and
are not part of this
Agreement.
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Entire
Agreement; Amendments.
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
purchase order, service
order, work order,
confirmation,
correspondence or other
communication of
Customer or BTC, the
terms and conditions of
this Agreement shall
control. No additional
terms or conditions
relating to the subject
matter of this Agreement
shall be effective
unless approved in
writing by any
authorized
representative of
Customer and BTC. This
Agreement may not be
modified or amended
except by another
agreement in writing
executed by the parties
hereto; provided,
however, that these
Terms of Service may be
modified from time to
time by BTC in its sole
discretion, which
modifications will be
effective upon posting
to BTC's web site.
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Severability.
All rights and
restrictions contained
in this Agreement may be
exercised and shall be
applicable and binding
only to the extent that
they do not violate any
applicable laws and are
intended to be limited
to the extent necessary
so that they will not
render this Agreement
illegal, invalid or
unenforceable. If any
provision or portion of
any provision of this
Agreement shall be held
to be illegal, invalid
or unenforceable by a
court of competent
jurisdiction, it is the
intention of the parties
that the remaining
provisions or portions
thereof shall constitute
their agreement with
respect to the subject
matter hereof, and all
such remaining
provisions or portions
thereof shall remain in
full force and effect.
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Notices.
All notices and demands
required or contemplated
hereunder by one party
to the other shall be in
writing and shall be
deemed to have been duly
made and given upon date
of delivery if delivered
in person or by an
overnight delivery or
postal service, upon
receipt if delivered by
facsimile the receipt of
which is confirmed by
the recipient, or upon
the expiration of five
days after the date of
posting if mailed by
certified mail, postage
prepaid, to the
addresses or facsimile
numbers set forth below
the parties' signatures.
Either party may change
its address or facsimile
number for purposes of
this Agreement by notice
in writing to the other
party as provided
herein. BTC may give
written notice to
Customer via e-mail to
the Customer's e-mail
address as maintained in
BTC's billing records.
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Waiver.
No failure or delay by
any party hereto to
exercise any right or
remedy hereunder shall
operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall any
single or partial
exercise of any right or
remedy by any party
preclude any other or
further exercise thereof
or the exercise of any
other right or remedy.
No express waiver or
assent by any party
hereto to any breach of
or default in any term
or condition of this
Agreement shall
constitute a waiver of
or an assent to any
succeeding breach of or
default in the same or
any other term or
condition hereof.
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Assignment; Successors.
Customer may not assign
or transfer this
Agreement, or any of its
rights or obligations
hereunder, without the
prior written consent of
BTC. Any attempted
assignment in violation
of the foregoing
provision shall be null
and void and of no force
or effect whatsoever.
BTC may assign its
rights and obligations
under this Agreement,
and may engage
subcontractors or agents
in performing its duties
and exercising 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.
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Limitation of Actions.
No action, regardless of
form, arising by reason
of or in connection with
this Agreement may be
brought by either party
more than two years
after the cause of
action has arisen.
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Counterparts.
If this Agreement is
signed manually, it may
be executed in any
number of counterparts,
each of which shall be
deemed an original and
all of which together
shall constitute one and
the same instrument. If
this Agreement is signed
electronically, BTC's
records of such
execution shall be
presumed accurate unless
proven otherwise.
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Force
Majeure.
Neither party is liable
for any default or delay
in the performance of
any of its obligations
under this Agreement
(other than failure to
make payments when due)
if such default or delay
is caused, directly or
indirectly, by forces
beyond such party's
reasonable control,
including, without
limitation, fire, flood,
acts of God, labor
disputes, accidents,
acts of war or
terrorism, interruptions
of transportation or
communications, supply
shortages or the failure
of any third party to
perform any commitment
relative to the
production or delivery
of any equipment or
material required for
such party to perform
its obligations
hereunder.
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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.
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Government Regulations.
Customer may not export,
re-export, transfer or
make available, whether
directly or indirectly,
any regulated item or
information to anyone
outside the United
States in connection
with this Agreement
without first complying
with all export control
laws and regulations
which may be imposed by
the United States
government and any
country or organization
of nations within whose
jurisdiction Customer
operates or does
business.
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Marketing.
Customer agrees that
during the term of this
Agreement BTC may
publicly refer to
Customer, orally and in
writing, as a customer
of BTC. Any other public
reference to Customer by
BTC requires the written
consent of Customer.
Revised: June 17, 2006 |