OccHosting
Terms Of Service, owned by Visual Solutions Group (VSG),
hence shall be referred to as Occ/VSG) owns and has developed
and operates a web store and web storage including transfer
service (Web Hosting "Services") on Web Servers
with access over the Internet. You wish to use these Services
as a registered "User". To sign up as a User and
to use the Services you must be at least 18 (eighteen) years
of age.
1.Order, Acceptance and Service.
a. When clicking "accept" and
when Accepted by OCC/VSG,
the Order submitted by Customer
creates a contract between Customer and OCC/VSG, consisting
of the Order, the applicable Service Description and these
Terms of Service. An Order is “Accepted” by OCC/VSG when (i) with respect to Orders submitted online,
OCC/VSG provides Services in response to the Order or bills
Customer for payment and (ii) with respect to Orders reduced
to writing and signed on an approved OCC/VSG form, when
an authorized representative of OCC/VSG executes and delivers
such form signed by Customer.
b.
OCC/VSG will provide, and Customer will purchase and pay for,
the Services specified in the Order for the service fees
specified in the Order and the applicable Service Description
(the “Service Fees”).
c. In connection with any Hosting Services, Customer will not use
storage space in excess of the storage limits established
for the Services in the Service Descriptions, plus any storage
space purchase by Customer.
If Customer uses storage space in excess of such amounts,
OCC/VSG may, without limiting its other rights or remedies,
assess Customer with additional fees.
d.
In connection with any Hosting Services, if Customer’s actual
bandwidth usage in any month exceeds the limit in the Service
Description, Customer will pay OCC/VSG such additional fees listed in hosting plan or as may be specified in the Service Description.
2.
Fees, Taxes and Payment. Customer
will pay to OCC/VSG the Service Fees in the manner set forth
in the Order. OCC/VSG 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.
The Service Fees do not include any applicable sales, use,
revenue, excise or other taxes impose by any taxing authority with respect to the Services or any
software provided hereunder (excluding any tax on OCC/VSG's
net income). All such taxes will be added to OCC/VSG's invoices
for the Service Fees as separate charges to be paid by Customer.
All fees are fully earned when due and non-refundable when
paid. Unless otherwise specified, invoices for the Service
Fees and related charges shall be due and payable within
25 days after the date of the invoice. If any invoice is
not paid within 25 days after the date of the invoice, OCC/VSG
may charge Customer a late fee of $15 for such invoice; in
addition any amounts payable to OCC/VSG 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. Delinquent accounts my be suspended
at OCC/VSG's sole discreation. In the event of a suspension
of the Services, upon reacttivation requested by Customer,
Customer may be required to pay reaction fee in addition
to full payment of oustanding balance due. If
OCC/VSG collects any payment due at law or through an attorney
at law or under advice therefrom or through a collection
agency, or if OCC/VSG prevails in any action to which the
Customer and OCC/VSG are parties, Customer will pay all costs
of collection, arbitration and litigation, including, without
limitation, all court costs and OCC/VSG's reasonable attorneys'
fees. If any Customer payment is returned for insufficient
funds OCC/VSG will impose a processing charge of $25. If
two or more Customer payments are returned for insufficient
funds in any 6 month period, OCC/VSG in its sole discretion
may require alternative payment methods for all future Customer
payments including, without limitation, credit card, money
order, or cashier's check.
3. Term and Termination.
Hosting Services will commence on the Effective Date indicated
in the Order and continue for the duration of the Initial
Term. Thereafter, the Order will automatically renew in
successive billing periods (monthly, semi-annualy, or annually)
as indicated in Order - unless the Order is
earlier terminated in accordance with its terms or either
party gives written notice to the other party of non-renewal
at least 14 days prior to expiration of the then-current
term. To terminate your account at the end of the term You
must notify us in writing, email, fax or filling out the
cancel account form located on our website at least 14 days
prior to the termination date
a.
Either party may terminate this Agreement immediately upon the
occurrence of any one or more of the following events: (i)
the other party fails to pay when due any amounts required
to be paid under this Agreement; (ii) the other party breaches
any material term or provision of this Agreement (other than
a breach described in subsection (i) above), and if capable of cure, such breach remains uncured
30 days after the non-breaching party gives written notice
thereof to the breaching party; or (iii) the other party
becomes insolvent, makes an assignment for the benefit of
its creditors, institutes or becomes subject to any proceeding
under any bankruptcy or similar laws for the relief of debtors,
or seeks the appointment of, or becomes subject to the appoint
of, any trustee or receiver for all or any portion of such
party’s assets
b.
OCC/VSG
may terminate this Agreement (i) if the Services are prohibite
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 (ii) immediately by giving written
notice to Customer, if OCC/VSG determines in good faith that
Customer’s use of the Customer Web
site or the Customer Content violates the Acceptable Use
Policy.
c.
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 3(d), 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 OCC/VSG may be entitled.
d.
With respect to Non-Prepaid Plans, within 30 days after the termination
of this Agreement, Customer will pay the Termination Charge
to OCC/VSG unless (i) OCC/VSG terminated
the Order under Section 3(c) or (ii) Customer terminated the Order under Section 3(b). With respect to Prepaid
Plans, Customer will pay the Termination Charge and any setup fee's as provided
in the Service Description. The parties agree that the Termination
Charge constitutes consideration for OCC/VSG’s time,
effort and expense in preparing and reserving the capacity
to perform its obligations hereunder, as actual damages are
difficult to ascertain. If Customer terminates the Order
in accordance with Section 3(b), or if OCC/VSG terminates the Order under Sections 3(c)(i) or 12(c), OCC/VSG shall return to Customer, and Customer shall accept,
as Customer’s sole and exclusive remedy for OCC/VSG’s breach
of the Order, any Service Fees paid in advance by Customer
hereunder attributable to Services not yet rendered as of
the date of termination.
e.
Hosting Fees are eligible for refund within the first 30 days of account sign up. All setup fees (including domain(s) registrations) are non-refundable
4. Customer’s Representations and Warranties. Customer hereby represents and warrants to OCC/VSG, and agrees
that during the Term Customer will ensure that: (a) 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 OCC/VSG to pay any fees, residuals, guild payments or
other compensation of any kind to any Person; (b) 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; (c) 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;
(d) 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 (e) Customer
will use the Services only for business purposes and not
for any family, household or personal use.
5.
License to OCC/VSG. Customer hereby grants to OCC/VSG a non-exclusive, royalty-free,
worldwide right and license during the Term to do the following
to the extent necessary in the performance of Services under
the Order: (a) 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 (b) make archival or back-up copies of the Customer
Content and the Customer Web site. Except for the rights
expressly granted above, OCC/VSG is not acquiring any right,
title or interest in or to the Customer Content, all of which
shall remain solely with Customer.
6.
OCC/VSG’s Acceptable Use Policy. Customer will abide by, and utilize the Services and the Customer
Web site only in accordance with, the Acceptable Use Policy
the (“Acceptable Use Policy”) that
OCC/VSG posts on its Web site, as
such Acceptable Use Policy may be change d b by OCC/VSG from time to time. The Acceptable Use Policy is hereby
incorporated herein and made a part hereof by this reference.
Customer shall impose the Acceptable Use Policy on its customers
and End Users to the extent necessary to ensure their compliance.
Customer shall familiarize itself with the Acceptable Use
Policy and periodically access OCC/VSG’s Web
site to determine if OCC/VSG has made any changes thereto.
7.
Customer’s Responsibilities.
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.
a.
Customer will cooperate fully with OCC/VSG in connection with
OCC/VSG’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 OCC/VSG’s performance
of its obligations that depend on Customer’s performance
on a day for day basis. Customer will notify OCC/VSG of any
change in Customer’s mailing address, telephone, e-mail
or other contact information.
b.
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.
c.
Customer will provide OCC/VSG with a registered domain name for
the Customer Web site, or, upon Customer’s request
and subject to OCC/VSG’s Domain Name Registration Terms and Conditions the provisions of which
are incorporated herein by this reference, OCC/VSG will register
an Internet domain name on behalf of Customer.
d.
Because the Hosting 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. 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 use by OCC/VSG to provide the Hosting Services, as the same may be change by OCC/VSG
from time to time. Specifications for the hardware and software
use by OCC/VSG
to provide the Hosting Services will be available on OCC/VSG’s
Web site. Customer shall periodically access OCC/VSG’s
Web site to determine if OCC/VSG has made any changes thereto.
OCC/VSG shall not be responsible for any damages to the Customer
Content, the Customer Web site or other damages or any malfunctions
or service interruptions cause by
any failure of the Customer Content or any aspect of the Customer
Web site to be compatible with the hardware and software
use
by
OCC/VSG to provide the Hosting Services.
e.
Unless the applicable Service Description provides otherwise,
Customer is solely responsible for making back-up copies
of the Customer Web site and Customer Content.
8.
OCC/VSG Intellectual Property.
OCC/VSG hereby grants to Customer a non-exclusive, non-transferable,
royalty-free license, exercisable solely during the term
of this Agreement, to use applicable OCC/VSG Technology solely
for the purpose of accessing and using the Services. Customer
may not use the OCC/VSG Technology for any purpose other
than accessing and using the Services. Except for the rights
expressly granted above, this Agreement does not transfer
from OCC/VSG to Customer any OCC/VSG Technology, and all
rights, titles and interests in and to the OCC/VSG Technology
shall remain solely with OCC/VSG. 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 OCC/VSG Technology.
a.
OCC/VSG’s trademarks, tradenames, service marks, logos,
other names and marks, and related product and service names,
design marks and slogans are the sole and exclusive property
of OCC/VSG. Customer may not use any of the foregoing in any
advertising, publicity or in any other commercial manner without
the prior written consent of OCC/VSG. OCC/VSG shall maintain
and control ownership of all Internet protocol numbers and
addresses that may be assigne by OCC/VSG to Customer. OCC/VSG may, in its sole discretion, change
or remove any and all such Internet protocol numbers and
addresses.
b.
Any feedback, data, answers, questions, comments, suggestions,
ideas or the like which Customer sends to OCC/VSG relating
to the Services will be treated as being non-confidential
and non-proprietary. OCC/VSG may use, disclose or publish
any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in
such information for any purpose whatsoever.
9.
Limited Warranty.
OCC/VSG
represents and warrants to Customer that the Services will
be performed (i) in a manner consistent with industry standards
reasonably applicable to the performance thereof; (ii) at
least at the same level of service as provided by
OCC/VSG generally to its other customers for the same services;
and (iii) in compliance in all material respects with the
applicable Service Descriptions. Customer will be deemed
to have accepted such Services unless Customer notifies OCC/VSG
within 30 days after performance of any Services of any breach
of the foregoing warranties. Customer’s sole and exclusive
remedy, and OCC/VSG’s sole obligation, for breach of
the foregoing warranties shall be for OCC/VSG, at its option,
to re-perform the defective Services at no cost to Customer,
or, in the event of interruptions to the Services cause by a breach of the foregoing warranties, issue Customer
a credit in an amount equal to the current monthly Service
Fees pro rate by the number of hours in which the Services have been interrupted.
OCC/VSG may provision the Services from any of its data centers
and may from time to time re-provision the Services from
different data centers.
a.
The
foregoing warranties shall not apply to performance issues
or defects in the Services (i)
cause by factors outside of OCC/VSG’s reasonable
control; (ii) that resulted from any actions or inactions
of Customer or any third parties; or (iii) that resulted
from Customer’s equipment or any third-party equipment
not within the sole control of OCC/VSG.
b.
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 9, OCC/VSG 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 OCC/VSG HERE BY 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. OCC/VSG
DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED,
ERROR-FREE OR COMPLETELY SECURE.
10.
Limitation of Liability.
IN NO EVENT WILL OCC/VSG’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 OCC/VSG BY CUSTOMER DURING THE 12-MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY
PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY.
a.
OCC/VSG CANNOT GUARANTEE CONTINUOUS SERVICE, SERVICE AT ANY PARTICULAR
TIME, INTEGRITY OF DATA, INFORMATION OR CONTENT STORED OR
TRANSMITTED VIA THE INTERNET. OCC/VSG 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.
b.
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 (EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTIONS 11 AND 12)
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.
c.
The limitations contained in this Section 10 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 10(c) shall not apply to liability
arising on account of a party’s breach of Section 13 or to Customer’s
indemnification obligations under Section 11.
11.
Indemnification of OCC/VSG. Customer shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless OCC/VSG, 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 “OCC/VSG 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 OCC/VSG Indemnitees may
suffer, incur or sustain resulting from or arising out of
(i) Customer’s breach of any representation, warranty,
or covenant contained in the Agreement, (ii) the Customer
Content, the Customer Web site or any End User’s use
of the Customer Content or the Customer Web site, (iii) violation
by Customer or any of its officers, directors, employees
or agents of the Acceptable Use Policy or any applicable
law, (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 Customer’s
domain names, the Customer Web site, the Customer Content,
or the use of the Services in combination with hardware,
software or content not provide by
OCC/VSG, (v) claims or actions by third parties relating
to or arising out of Customer’s use of the Services,
and (vi) any failure of the Customer Content or any aspect
of the Customer Web site to be compatible with the hardware
or software us by OCC/VSG to provide the Services, including any damage to OCC/VSG’s servers or other hardware caused thereby.
12.
Indemnification of Customer.
. Subject to Section 10, OCC/VSG shall, at its own expense, indemnify, defend and hold
Customer harmless from any claim or suit alleging that the
Services infringe any United States patent, copyright or
trademark existing on the Effective Date, or that OCC/VSG
has knowingly misappropriated any trade secret or other intellectual
property right of any other Person, including any losses,
damages or expenses arising from any such claim or suit.
Customer agrees to cooperate with and assist OCC/VSG in the
defense or settlement of any such claim or suit. Customer
shall be reimbursed for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
incurred in providing any cooperation or assistance requests by
OCC/VSG, but OCC/VSG will not be liable for any costs or
expenses incurred without its prior written authorization.
a.
Promptly after receipt by Customer of a threat of any claim or
suit, or a notice of the commencement or filing of any claim
or suit, against which Customer may be indemnified hereunder,
Customer shall give written notice thereof to OCC/VSG, provided
that failure to give or delay in giving such notice to OCC/VSG
shall not relieve OCC/VSG of any liability it may have to
Customer hereunder, except to the extent that the defense
of such claim or suit is prejudiced thereby. OCC/VSG shall
have sole control of the defense, and of all negotiations
for settlement, of such claim or suit. Subject to the foregoing,
Customer may participate in the defense of any such claim
or suit at Customer’s own expense.
b.
If an injunction, decree or judgment is, or OCC/VSG believes in
its sole discretion is likely to be, entered providing that
Customer may not use the Services as contemplated in this
Agreement without violating the intellectual property rights
of a third party, OCC/VSG may, at its sole option and expense,
either (i) procure for Customer
the right to use the Services or affected part thereof as
provided in this Agreement; (ii) replace the Services or
affected part thereof with other non-infringing services
or modify the Services or affected part thereof so as to
be non-infringing; or (iii) terminate this Agreement upon
written notice to Customer.
c.
Notwithstanding Section 12(a), OCC/VSG assumes no liability for infringement claims arising
from (i) use of the Services with
third-party products or services where the third-party products
or services cause the infringement, (ii) any modification
of the Services not authorize by OCC/VSG
in writing, (iii) the Customer Content, the Customer Web
site or any content, data or information provided or supplie by an
End User, or (iv) Customer’s use of any third-party
software provided hereunder. THE FOREGOING DEFENSE AND
INDEMNIFICATION
PROVISIONS
STATE
THE ENTIRE LIABILITY AND OBLIGATION OF OCC/VSG, AND THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY
OF CUSTOMER, WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTUAL OR ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT
OF ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT BY THE SERVICES PROVIDED
HEREUNDER.
13.
Confidentiality; Non-Solicitation.
Each party will not, without the prior written consent of the
other party, use or disclose to any Person any Proprietary Info
rmation
of the other party disclosed or made available to it, except
for use of such Proprietary Info
rmation as required in connection with the performance of its
obligations or use of the Services hereunder. Subject to Section 13(b), each party will (i) treat the Proprietary Info
rmation
of the other party as secret and confidential, (ii) limit
access to the Proprietary Info
rmation of the party to those of its employees who require it
in order to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement, and
(iii) not disclose the Proprietary Info
rmation of the other party to any other Person without the prior
written consent of the other party.
a.
Notwithstanding Section 13(a), the following shall not be considered Proprietary Info
rmation:
(i) any information that the receiving
party can demonstrate by written documentation was within
its legitimate possession prior to the time of disclosure
by the disclosing party; (ii) any information that was in
the public domain prior to disclosure by the disclosing party
as evidence by documents that were published prior to such disclosure; (iii)
any information that, after disclosure by the disclosing
party, comes into the public domain through no fault of the
receiving party, (iv) any information that is disclosed to
the receiving party without restriction by a third party
who has legitimate possession thereof and the legal right
to make such disclosure; or (v) any information that, two
years after expiration or termination of this Agreement,
does not constitute a trade secret under applicable law.
b.
Each party acknowledges that disclosure of any aspect of the Proprietary Info
rmation of the other party shall immediately give rise to continuing
irreparable injury to the other party inadequately compensable
in damages at law, and, without prejudice to any other remedy
available to the other party, shall entitle the other party
to injunctive or other equitable relief. Upon expiration
or termination of this Agreement for any reason, each party
shall promptly return to the other party all Proprietary Info
rmation
of the other party (including all copies thereof) in its
possession or control.
c.
During the term of this Agreement and for two years following
expiration or termination of this Agreement, Customer will
not, directly or indirectly, solicit or recruit the services
of any employee of OCC/VSG performing services under this
Agreement, while such employee is employed by OCC/VSG
and for a period of six months after such employee has left
the employment of OCC/VSG.
14.
Optional Services. In connection with any Optional Services:
Customer must provide OCC/VSG with any information, login identifications, passwords or
other information or access to facilities that OCC/VSG may
reasonably require to provide the
Optional
Services
OCC/VSG
will have no responsibility for any delays or increased costs
or expenses associated with Customer’s failure to provide
any of such information. If Customer does not provide any
such information or access requests by OCC/VSG
within fourteen (14) days of OCC/VSG’s request therefor,
OCC/VSG may terminate the Order and retain any Service Fees
paid.
a.
If Customer requested that OCC/VSG perform the Optional Services
by a particular deadline or that OCC/VSG achieve some particular
result or outcome, OCC/VSG will use commercially reasonable
best efforts to perform the Services by any such deadline
and achieve the result requeste by Customer;
provided, however, that (i) OCC/VSG’s ability to perform the Services is subject to
Customer’s provision of information and access as provided
above and (ii) OCC/VSG has no liability or obligation to
complete the Services by any deadline or achieve any particular
outcome or result
b.
If Customer wishes to convey documents or files to OCC/VSG, Customer
should deliver to OCC/VSG a copy or duplicate of such documents
or files and not the original copy. OCC/VSG will not return
to Customer any documents or files conveyed to OCC/VSG.
c.
OCC/VSG will have no liability or responsibility for any damage, loss
of data, loss of use or other loss occurring in connection
with OCC/VSG’s provision of Optional Services requested by Customer.
15. Miscellaneous. Independent Contract:
OCC/VSG and Customer are independent contractors and nothing contained in this Agreement places OCC/VSG 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.
a.
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 Florida, except that all
arbitration and related proceedings conducted pursuant to
Section 15(c) below, including without limitation confirmation
proceedings, shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1, et. seq.
. 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
THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO MANDATORY ARBITRATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 15(C) BELOW MUST BE BROUGHT IN A GEORGIA STATE OR
FEDERAL COURT LOCATED IN BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND EACH
OF THE PARTIES HER EB
Y 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.
b. Mandatory Arbitration. Not withstanding Section 15(b) above, each party agrees that any dispute between the parties arising out of this Agreement
or in any manner relating to the Services must be submitte by the parties to arbitration in accordance with the Commercial
Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association,
as administere by Resolutions Resources Corp. of Ft Lauderdale, Florida (or such other recognized provider of
arbitration services agreed upon by both parties) before
a single arbitrator, appointed in accordance with such rules.
Any such arbitrator must render a reasoned opinion in writing
only where the amount in dispute exceeds $100,000. Judgment
upon the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction
thereof. Any such arbitration will be held in So.
Florida
. Any action file by either
party in any court in violation of this Section should be dismissed pursuant to this Section.
c.
Headings. The headings herein
are for convenience only and are not part of this Agreement.
d.
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 OCC/VSG, 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 OCC/VSG. This
Agreement may not be modified or amended except by another
agreement in writing execute by the parties hereto; provided, however, that these Terms of Service
may be modified from time to time by OCC/VSG in its sole
discretion, which modifications will be effective upon posting
to OCC/VSG's web site.
e.
Severability. All
rights and restrictions contained in this Agreement may be
exercised and shall be applicable an d b
inding 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.
f.
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 delivere by facsimile the receipt of which is confirmed by the
recipient, or upon the expiration of five days after the
date of posting if maile 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. OCC/VSG may give written notice to Customer
via e-mail to the Customer’s e-mail address as maintained
in OCC/VSG’s billing records.
g.
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.
h.
Assignment; Successors. Customer may not assign or transfer this Agreement, or
any of its rights or obligations hereunder, without the prior
written consent of OCC/VSG. Any attempted assignment in violation
of the foregoing provision shall be null and void and of
no force or effect whatsoever. OCC/VSG 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.
i.
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.
j.
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,
OCC/VSG’s records of such
execution shall be presumed accurate unless proven otherwise.
k.
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.
l.
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. Not withstanding 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.
m.
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 impose by the
United States government and any country or organization
of nations within whose jurisdiction Customer operates or
does business.
n.
Marketing. Customer
agrees that during the term of this
Agreement
OCC/VSG
may publicly refer to Customer, orally and in writing, as
a customer of OCC/VSG. Any other public reference to Customer
by OCC/VSG requires the written consent of Customer.
o.
Telephone Monitoring. To ensure OCC/VSG’s customers
receive quality service, OCC/VSG randomly selects phone calls
for monitoring. These calls, between OCC/VSG’s customers
and employees, are evaluate by supervisors. This is to guarantee that prompt, consistent assistance
and accurate information is delivered in a professional manner.
OCC/VSG has been properly license by the Florida Public Service Commission to use such service observing
equipment.
18.
Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the
meanings specified below:
.
“Agreement” means each contract
created between OCC/VSG and Customer for the provision of Services consisting
of an Order, the applicable Service Description and these
Terms of Service.
a.
“Customer Content” means all data, graphics,
text, names, marks, logos, hypertext links
to other Web sites and other information incorporated in,
transmitted through or published or displayed on the Customer
Web site.
b.
“Customer Web site” means
Customer’s site on the World Wide Web portion of the
Internet that OCC/VSG hosts under this Agreement.
c.
“End User” means any Person who
accesses or uses the Customer Web site via the Internet.
d.
“OCC/VSG Technology” means OCC/VSG’s proprietary technology,
including, without limitation, OCC/VSG services, software
tools, hardware designs, algorithms, software (in source
code and object code forms), user interface designs, architecture,
class libraries, objects and documentation (both printed
and electronic), network designs, know-how, trade secrets
and any related intellectual property rights throughout the
world (whether ownen by OCC/VSG
or licensed to OCC/VSG from a third party), and also including
any derivatives, improvements, enhancements, updates, modifications
or extensions of OCC/VSG Technology conceived, reduced to
practice or developed during the term of this Agreement by
either party.
e.
“Person” means any individual,
partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company,
trust, unincorporated association or organization, or government
or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
f.
“Proprietary Information” means all technical,
business and other information of a party (i)
that is not generally known to the public, (ii) that derives
value, economic or otherwise, from not being generally known
to the public or to other Persons who can obtain value from
its disclosure or use, and (iii) which information is subject
to efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to
maintain the secrecy thereof.
g.
“Order” means the Order submitte by the Customer to OCC/VSG for Services, whether such Order is
submitted online through OCC/VSG’s Web
site or on a written Order form.
h.
“Prepaid Plan” means Hosting Service
provide by OCC/VSG to Customer where the Order provides that the Customer
must pay for the Hosting Service in advance for the Initial
Term. “Non-Prepaid Plan” means any Hosting Service
provide by OCC/VSG to Customer that is not a Prepaid Plan.
i.
“Termination Charge” means,
with respect to Non-Prepaid Customers only, as of any date
of calculation, an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%)
of the fees that would come due over the balance of the then-current Term.
j.
“Terms of Service” means these Terms of
Service, as the same may be modified, altered or amended
from time to time by OCC/VSG.
k.
“Service” means either Hosting
Service or Optional Service. “Hosting Service” means
the Service provide by by OCC/VSG
in response to an Order whereby OCC/VSG provides the Customer
with specified connectivity, storage space and with for the hosting of a Customer Web site as more particularly described
in the applicable Service Description. “Optional Service” means any additional
Service (other than Hosting Service) OCC/VSG may provide
in response to an Order, as more particularly described in
the applicable Service Description.
l.
“Service Description” means
the applicable documents made available by OCC/VSG to Customer
to describe the applicable Services at the time the Order
is accepted by OCC/VSG.
m.
“Term” means the duration of
any Agreement between OCC/VSG and Customer. With respect to Hosting Services, the “Initial Term” is the initial term specified in the Order and the Term continues beyond the Initial Term for any renewal period as specified in Section 3. With respect to Optional Services, the “Term“ begins when OCC/VSG
accepts the Order and ends on the first to occur of OCC/VSG’s completion of performance,
or (ii) the earlier termination of the Order in any manner permitted by these Terms of Servic
n.
“Setup Fee” A one-time fee paid by hosting client during a hosting contact .