These Terms and Conditions
apply to our Paid Web Hosting Service only.
1. AGREEMENT. In this Web
Hosting Service Agreement ("Agreement") "you" and "your" refer to each
customer, "we", us" and "our" refer to AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc. "Services" refers
to the services provided by us, including our web hosting services. This
Agreement explains our obligations to you, and explains your obligations
to us for various Services. By selecting our Services you have agreed
to establish an account with us for such Services. When you use your account
or permit someone else to use it to purchase or otherwise acquire access
to additional Services or to cancel your Services (even if we were not
notified of such authorization), this Agreement covers such services or
actions. By using the Services under this Agreement, you acknowledge that
you have read and agree to be bound by all terms and conditions of this
Agreement and any pertinent rules or policies that are or may be published
by us.
2. FEES, PAYMENTS AND BILLING POLICIES. As consideration
for the services you have selected, you agree to pay us the applicable
service fees. All fees payable hereunder are non-refundable. As further
consideration for the Services, you agree to: (1) provide certain current,
complete and accurate information about you as required by the registration
process and (2) maintain and update this information as needed to keep
it current, complete and accurate. All such information shall be referred
to as account information ("Account Information"). You hereby grant us
the right to disclose to third parties as needed to maintain your services.
By submitting to this Agreement, you represent that the statements you
have made in are true and you will not use our Services for any unlawful
purpose.
- 2a. FEES and PAYMENTS. All fees are payable in US
Dollars. All payments are due on your account's Anniversary Date (See
Section 2b, "Billing Cycle", for more information). The following credit
cards are accepted: Visa, MasterCard & American Express. If you provide
us with your credit or debit card information, you authorize AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc
to automatically charge the card listed in your account for any fees
due on your account. Recurring fees will be charged to the credit or
debit card number listed in your account until you cancel your account
in accordance with our cancellation policy. All charges made to your
credit card will be posted from "Web Services" on your credit card statements.
You are responsible for keeping updated credit or debit card information
in your account. This includes but is not limited to credit card numbers,
expiration dates, CVV2 numbers or billing address.
- 2b. BILLING CYCLE. All payments are due on your account's
Anniversary Date. Your account's Anniversary Date is the date that your
account was created. Your account will be billed according to the billing
cycle chosen when you purchased your service(s). AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc offers
three billing cycles: Monthly (every month), Quarterly (every 3 months)
or Yearly (every 12 months). If you have purchased a package that is
billed monthly your credit card will be charged every month. If you
have purchased a package that is billed quarterly your credit card will
be charged every three months. If you have purchased a package that
is billing yearly your credit card will be charged every year on the
Anniversary Date. Any subsequent recurring charges will be billed to
your credit card on that date. Amounts will be prorated to align your
charges with your Anniversary Date.
- 2c. CANCELLATION POLICY. Services will automatically
renew until a service is cancelled. If you do not wish to renew your
Monthly, Quarterly or Annual Service agreement you must cancel your
account by entering a ticket to our Customer Service department. All
cancellations must be requested via a ticket by selecting the option
"Cancellation" when using our ticketing system. A cancellation refers
to the removal of user materials from our systems and the deactivation
of services. You will be required to pay any outstanding charges owed.
Please be aware that there are no pro-rated refunds after the first
30 days of service regardless of billing cycle. Domain Name Registrations
CANNOT be cancelled. As the purchaser of the Domain Name you are the
Domain Name's owner until the term of the Domain Name's registration
has expired. AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc will not automatically cancel services for
problems related to registrar transfers, non-usage, your ISP, or any
other issues not directly related to AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc's services. AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc
reserves the right to cancel any account at any time without notice,
for any reason AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc deems appropriate.
- 2d. BILLING DISPUTES AND BANK CHARGE BACKS. All Bank
Disputes and Bank Issued Charge Backs result in the complete cancellation
of your account. All Bank Disputes and Charge Backs are reported to
the issuer's Credit Agency. If a Charge Back is made on domain name
registration or renewal fees, you forfeit all ownership and administrator
rights to the domain name(s). In the event that a Charge Back was made
in error, you will be charged a $40.00 reinstatement fee for each credit
card charge back received by AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc before your services and/or
domain name will be reactivated.
- 2e. SERVICE CHANGES. You are allowed to change your
Web Site Hosting package once for free. An example of changing your
service means moving from an FTP account to a FrontPage account or from
Monthly billing to Yearly billing. After moving once you will be charged
$14.99 per alteration.
- 2f. 30 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. Most services offered
by AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc carry a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee. If you are not completely
satisfied with our services, you will receive a full refund during the
first 30 days after the service was added. The following fees do not
qualify for the 30 Day Money Back Guarantee: domain name registrations,
domain name renewals, file transfer (bandwidth) overage fees, and setup
fees.
- 2g. BILLING/PRICE CHANGES. AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc reserves the
right to change billing prices and policies at any time without notice.
- 2h. BILLING FOR ADDITIONAL FILE TRANSFERS. AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc
automatically bills customers for excess file transfer ("bandwidth")
usage. Customers are allocated a set amount of file transfer with their
hosting service depending on the package level purchased. If you exceed
the amount of file transfer you receive as part of your package you
will be billed $0.01 per MB over quota. This charge is incurred without
notification. If you are billed monthly for our services the overage
charge will be attached to your monthly credit card charge. If you are
billed yearly for our services the overage will be billed to your credit
card the month following your overage. The overage is calculated by
monitoring the amount and size of the files transferred from your account.
These charges are made at the sole discretion of AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc and are
non disputable.
3. ILLEGAL USE. AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc servers may be used for lawful
purposes only. Transmission, storage, or distribution of any information,
data, or material in violation of any state or national law or regulation
is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to: copyrighted material;
trademarks; trade secrets or other intellectual property rights used without
proper authorization; material that is obscene, defamatory, constitutes
an illegal threat, or violates export control laws. Any violation of any
state or national law or regulation will result in immediate cancellation
of your services. By participating in any illegal activity, you give up
your right to privacy. Any illegal activity that is brought to the attention
of any employee of AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc will be forwarded to state and/or national
authorities as required by law.
4. SECURITY. Violations of system or network security
are prohibited and may result in criminal and civil liability. Examples
include but are not limited to the following: unauthorized access, use,
probing, or scanning of systems security or authentication measures, data,
or traffic; interference with service to any user, host, or network including,
without limitation, mail bombing, flooding, deliberate attempts to overload
a system, broadcast attacks; forging of any TCP-IP packet header or any
part of the header information in an email or a newsgroup posting.
5. SERVER ABUSE. Any attempts to undermine or cause
harm to a AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc's server or customers are strictly prohibited. This
includes the abusive sending of unsolicited email, also known as "Spam".
(See Section 7, "Spam Policy", for more information.)
6. CUSTOMER CONDUCT. You are solely responsible for
the contents of your transmissions through AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc. Your use of the
AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc service(s) is subject to all applicable local, state and national
laws and regulations. You agree: (1) to comply with US law regarding the
transmission of technical data exported from the United States through AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc;
(2) not to use AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc for illegal purposes; (3) not to interfere or
disrupt networks connected to the AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc; and (4) to comply with all
regulations, policies and procedures of networks connected to AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc.
You agree not to transmit through AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc's service(s) any unlawful,
harassing, libelous, abusive, threatening, harmful, or otherwise legally
objectionable material of any kind or nature. You further agree not to transmit
any material that encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense,
give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local,
state or national law or regulation. Attempts to gain unauthorized access
to other computer systems are prohibited. You shall not interfere with another
customer's use and enjoyment of the AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc's service(s) or another
entity's use and enjoyment of similar services. AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc may, at its
sole discretion, immediately terminate your service or any agreement with
us should your conduct fail to conform to these terms and conditions.
7. SPAM POLICY. Sending unsolicited bulk and/or commercial
messages over the Internet (known as "spamming") is prohibited, regardless
of whether or not it disrupts services to AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc customers. The term
"spamming" also includes, but is not limited to engaging in spamming using
the service of another ISP and referencing in the spam a web site hosted
on a AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc server. AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc investigates all reports of Spam submitted
via our email form
to report abuse. Should evidence of spam activity be found, all services
relating to the spam activity will result in termination without notice.
AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc reserves the right to determine, in its sole and absolute discretion,
what constitutes a violation of this provision.
8. COPYRIGHT VIOLATIONS & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY VIOLATIONS.
You agree not to engage in any activity that infringes or misappropriates
the intellectual property rights of others, including copyrights, trademarks,
service marks, trade secrets, software piracy, and patents held by individuals,
corporations, or other entities. Also, you agree to not engage in activity
that violates privacy, publicity, or other personal rights of others. AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc
is required by law to remove or block access to customer content upon receipt
of a proper notice of copyright infringement in accordance with the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). It is also AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc's policy to terminate
the privileges of customers who commit repeat violations of copyright laws.
9. ACTIONS TAKEN BY AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc. Your failure to meet
or follow any of the Terms and Conditions set forth by AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc is grounds
for account deactivation. AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc will be the sole arbiter as to what
constitutes a violation of its Terms and Conditions. AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc reserves
the right to remove any account without prior notice. When AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc becomes
aware of an alleged violation of its Terms and Conditions, AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc will
initiate an investigation. During the investigation, AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc may restrict
a customer's access in order to prevent further potentially unauthorized
activity. Depending on the severity of the violation, AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc may, at
its sole discretion, restrict, suspend, or terminate a customer's web hosting
account and/or pursue other civil remedies. If such violation is a criminal
offense, AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc will notify the appropriate law enforcement authorities
of such violation.
10. MODIFICATIONS TO AGREEMENT. You agree, during
the period of this Agreement, that we may: (1) revise the terms and conditions
of this Agreement; and (2) change the services provided under this Agreement.
Any such revision or change will be binding and effective immediately on
posting of the revised Agreement or change to the service(s) on our web
site, or on notification to you by e-mail or regular mail as per the Notices
section of this agreement, Section 23. You agree to review our web site,
including the Agreement, periodically to be aware of any such revisions.
If you do not agree with any revision to the Agreement, you may terminate
this Agreement at any time by submitting a cancellation ticket in accordance
with our Cancellation Policy (See Section 2c, "Cancellation Policy", for
more information). Notice of your termination will be effective on receipt
and processing by us. You agree that, by continuing to use the Services
following notice of any revision to this Agreement or change in service(s),
you abide by any such revisions or changes.
11. MODIFICATIONS TO YOUR ACCOUNT. In order to change
any of your account information with us, you must use your Account Identifier
and Password that you selected when you opened your account with us. Please
safeguard your Account Identifier and Password from any unauthorized use.
In no event will we be liable for the unauthorized use or misuse of your
Account Identifier or Password.
12. ANNOUNCEMENTS. We reserve the right to distribute
information to you that is pertinent to the quality or operation of our
services and those of our service partners. These announcements will be
predominately informative in nature and may include notices describing changes,
upgrades, new products and services offered by AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc or Third Parties
or other information to add security or to enhance your identity on the
Internet.
By accepting these Terms and Conditions and by using AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc's Services
you agree to our stated Privacy
Policy.
13. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. You agree that our entire
liability, and your exclusive remedy, with respect to any Services(s) provided
under this Agreement and any breach of this Agreement is solely limited
to the amount you paid for such Service(s). We and our contractors shall
not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential
damages resulting from the use or inability to use any of the Services or
for the cost of procurement of substitute services. Because some states
do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential
or incidental damages, in such states, our liability is limited to the extent
permitted by law. We disclaim any and all loss or liability resulting from,
but not limited to: (1) loss or liability resulting from access delays or
access interruptions; (2) loss or liability resulting from data non-delivery
or data mis-delivery; (3) loss or liability resulting from acts of God;
(4) loss or liability resulting from the unauthorized use or misuse of your
Account Identifier or Password; (5) loss or liability resulting from errors,
omissions, or misstatements in any and all information or services(s) provided
under this Agreement; (6) loss or liability resulting from the development
or interruption of your Web site or email service. You agree that we will
not be liable for interruption of business, or any indirect, special, incidental,
or consequential damages of any kind (including lost profits) regardless
of the form of action whether in contract, tort (including negligence),
or otherwise, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
In no event shall our maximum liability exceed one hundred ($100.00) dollars.
14. INDEMNITY. You agree to release, indemnify, and
hold us, our contractors, agents, employees, officers, directors and affiliates
harmless from all liabilities, claims and expenses, including attorney's
fees, of third parties relating to or arising under this Agreement, the
Services provided hereunder or your use of the Services, including without
limitation infringement by you, or someone else using the E-mail Service
with your computer, of any intellectual property or other proprietary right
of any person or entity, or from the violation of any of our operating rules
or policy relating to the service(s) provided. When we are threatened with
suit by a third party, we may seek written assurances from you concerning
your promise to indemnify us; your failure to provide those assurances may
be considered by us to be a breach of your Agreement and may result in termination
of our Services to you.
15. BREACH. You agree that failure to abide by any
provision of this Agreement, any operating rule or policy provided by us,
may be considered by us to be a material breach and that we may provide
a written notice, describing the breach, to you. If within thirty (30) calendar
days of the date of such notice, you fail to provide evidence, which is
reasonably satisfactory to us, that you have not breached your obligations
under the Agreement, then we may terminate our Services, including but not
limited to our web hosting services, without further notice. Any such breach
by you shall not be deemed to be excused simply because we did not act earlier
in response to that, or any other breach by you.
16. NO GUARANTY. You agree that, by registration or
reservation of your chosen domain name, such registration or reservation
does not confer immunity from objection to the registration, reservation,
or use of the domain name.
17. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. You agree and warrant
that the information that you provide to us to register for our Services
is, to the best of your knowledge and belief, accurate and complete, and
that any future changes to this information will be provided to us in a
timely manner according to the modification procedures in place at that
time. You agree that your use of our Services is solely at your own risk.
You agree that such Service(s) is provided on an "as is," "as available"
basis. We expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind, whether express
or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability,
fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. We make no warranty
that the Services will meet your requirements, or that the Service(s) will
be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error free; nor do we make any warranty
as to the results that may be obtained from the use of the Service(s) or
as to the accuracy or reliability of any information obtained through the
our e-mail service or that defects in the Services software will be corrected.
You understand and agree that any material and/or data downloaded or otherwise
obtained through the use of the our e-mail service is done at your own discretion
and risk and that you will be solely responsible for any damage to your
computer system or loss of data that results from the download of such material
and/or data. We make no warranty regarding any goods or services purchased
or obtained through the e-mail service or any transactions entered into
through the e-mail service. No advice or information, whether oral or written,
obtained by you from us or through the e-mail service shall create any warranty
not expressly made herein. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion
of certain warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to
you.
18. REVOCATION. You agree that we may terminate your
right to use our Services if the information that you provided to register
for our Services, or subsequently to modify it, contains false or misleading
information, or conceals or omits any information we would likely consider
material.
19. RIGHT OF REFUSAL. We, in our sole discretion,
reserve the right to refuse to host your website or register you for other
Services, or to terminate the Services we provide you within thirty (30)
calendar days from receipt of your payment for such services. In the event
we do not host your website or register you for other Services within such
thirty (30) calendar day period, we agree to refund your applicable fee(s).
You agree that we shall not be liable to you for loss or damages that may
result from our refusal to host your website or register you for other Services.
20. SEVERABILITY. You agree that the terms of this
Agreement are severable. If any term or provision is declared invalid or
unenforceable, that term or provision will be construed consistent with
applicable law as nearly as possible to reflect the original intentions
of the parties, and the remaining terms and provisions will remain in full
force and effect.
21. NON-AGENCY. Nothing contained in this Agreement
shall be construed as creating any agency, partnership, or other form of
joint enterprise between the parties.
22. NON-WAIVER. Our failure to require performance
by you of any provision hereof shall not affect the full right to require
such performance at any time thereafter; nor shall the waiver by us of a
breach of any provision hereof be taken or held to be a waiver of the provision
itself.
23. NOTICES. Any notice, direction or other communication
given under this Agreement shall be in writing and given by sending it via
e-mail or via regular mail. In the case of e-mail, valid notice shall only
have been deemed to be given when the sender has obtained an electronic
confirmation of delivery. E-mail notice shall be sent to you at the e-mail
address you have provided in your registration application or as updated
from time to time. Mail shall be sent to us at AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc Web Hosting Services,
c/o AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc Host Master; 322 Eighth Avenue, 11th Floor; New York, NY
10001, and mail shall be sent to you at the mailing address you have provided
in your registration application or as updated from time to time.
24. ENTIRETY. You agree that this Agreement and the
rules and policies published by us are the complete and exclusive agreement
between you and us regarding our Services. This Agreement supersedes all
prior agreements and understandings, whether established by custom, practice,
policy or precedent.
25. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED
BY AND INTERPRETED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE THEREIN WITHOUT REFERENCE TO RULES GOVERNING CHOICE
OF LAWS. ANY ACTION RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT MUST BE BROUGHT IN NEW YORK,
NEW YORK AND YOU IRREVOCABLY CONSENT TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS.
26. INFANCY. You attest that you are of legal age
(18 years or older) to enter into this Agreement.
27. DOMAIN NAMES. Individual Top Level Domains carry
their own Terms and Conditions from the Domain Servicing Company. If you
are buying a .biz, .info, or .uk domain please read the following:
28. DESIGN SERVICES. AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc Designed Web Sites are
the sole property of AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc. By purchasing such service you are purchasing
a limited license to use the Web Site Designs for the purchase of displaying
a single web site on the AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc Web Hosting infrastructure. You may
not sub-license, assign, sell or transfer this license to anyone else without
prior written consent from AKT & IWDT Hosting, Inc.com.
29. ACCEPTANCE OF AGREEMENT. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO ALL ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS. |