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FIRSTSTREAM.COM
TERMS OF SERVICE
Last Updated:
May, 2007
The following Terms of Service govern all products and services provided by DigitalFX Networks, LLC, the owner and operator of the website
www.firststream.com
and/or any related or underlying websites (collectively, (the “Site”), or
its affiliates, successors and assigns (collectively “Company”), to its customers
(“Customer”).
Customer
must enter into this Agreement by clicking on the "I AGREE" button (or similar buttons
or links as may be designated by Company to show Customer’s acceptance of this Agreement).
Customer hereby agrees and acknowledges that this Agreement covers all of its use
of the Services, from any terminals where the Services are available.
By using the Services, Customer signifies
its irrevocable acceptance of this Agreement.
Company has the right to revise this Agreement at any time by posting such
revised Agreement on the applicable pages of the Site.
By continuing to use the Services, Customer agrees to be irrevocably bound by the terms of this Agreement and any new versions or updates hereof.
1.
Order, Acceptance and Service.
(a)
These Terms of Service shall apply to all products and services provided by Company
to Customer.
(b)
Company 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 Primary Services, Customer will not use any product or service
in excess of the applicable limits established for the Services in the Service Descriptions.
If Customer uses any product or service in excess of the applicable limits established
for the Services in the Service Descriptions, Company may, without limiting its
other rights or remedies, assess Customer with additional fees or suspend or terminate the Services.
2.
Fees, Taxes and Payment.
Customer
will pay to Company the Service Fees in the manner set forth in the Order. Company
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 imposed by any taxing
authority with respect to the Services or any software provided hereunder (excluding
any tax on Company’s net income). All such taxes will be added to the Service Fees
as separate charges to be paid by Customer. Customer may from time to time add to
the Services set forth in any applicable Service Description and may from time to
time request a change or modification to the Services set forth in any applicable
Service Description. Any such addition,
change or modification will require a change Service Fee, as set forth in the applicable
Order or modified Service Description.
All fees, including, without limitation, all Service Fees and all change Service
Fees, are fully earned when due and non-refundable when paid. If Company collects any payment due at law or through an attorney at law or under advice therefrom or
through a collection agency, or if Company prevails in any action to which the Customer
and Company are parties, Customer will pay all costs of collection, arbitration
and litigation, including, without limitation, all court costs and Company’s reasonable
attorneys’ fees.
3.
Company’s Acceptable Use Policy. Customer will abide by, and utilize
the Services and the Customer site only in accordance with, the (the “Acceptable Use Policy”) that Company posts on the Site, as such
Acceptable Use Policy may be changed by Company 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 the Site to determine if
Company has made any changes thereto.
4.
License to Company. Customer hereby grants to Company 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 site, as necessary to provide the Service. Except
for the rights expressly granted above, Company is not acquiring any right, title
or interest in or to the Customer Content, all of which shall remain solely with
Customer.
5.
Company Intellectual Property.
(a)
Company hereby grants to Customer a non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free license, exercisable solely during the term of this Agreement, to use applicable
Company Technology solely for the purpose of accessing and using the Services. Customer
may not use the Company Technology for any purpose other than accessing and using
the Services. Except for the rights expressly granted above, this Agreement does
not transfer from Company to Customer any Company Technology, and all right, title
and interest in and to the Company Technology shall remain solely with Company.
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
Company Technology.
(b)
Company’s trademarks, trade names, service marks, logos, other names and marks, and
related product and service names, design marks and slogans are the sole and exclusive
property of Company. Customer may not use any of the foregoing in any advertising,
publicity or in any other commercial manner without the prior written consent of
Company. Company shall maintain and control ownership of all Internet protocol numbers
and addresses that may be assigned by Company to Customer. Company may, in its sole
discretion, change or remove any and all such Internet protocol numbers and addresses.
(c)
Any feedback, data, answers, questions, comments, suggestions, ideas or the like
which Customer sends to Company relating to the Services will be treated as being
non-confidential and non-proprietary. Company may use, disclose or publish any ideas,
concepts, know-how or techniques contained in such information for any purpose whatsoever.
6.
Customer’s Representations and Warranties. Customer hereby represents and warrants
to Company, 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 Company 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 site and will use the Customer site, and the
Services, only for lawful purposes; and (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.
7.
Customer’s Responsibilities.
(a)
Customer is solely responsible for the quality, performance and all other aspects
of the Customer Content and the goods or services provided by Customer, including,
without limitation, on or through the Customer site.
(b)
Customer will cooperate fully with Company in connection with Company’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 Company’s performance of its obligations
that depend on Customer’s performance on a day for day basis. Customer will notify
Company of any change in Customer’s credit card information, mailing address, telephone,
e-mail or other contact information.
(c)
Customer assumes full responsibility for providing End Users with any required disclosure
or explanation of the various features of the Customer’s products or services, as well as any rules, terms or conditions of use, including, without limitation, on
the Customer site, the Customer’s allocated portion of the Site, if any, through
the Customer’s use of the Services, and/or with respect to any goods or services
described by Customer from time to time.
(d)
Customer must provide to a third party appointed by Company a registered domain
name in order to (i) allow such third party to register, host and administer such
domain name for Customer, and (ii) enable Company to provide to Customer any e-mail
services. The registration, hosting
and administration of Customer’s domain name are subject to and governed by the
terms and conditions of service published from time to time by such third party.
Alternatively, upon Customer’s
request and subject to the terms and conditions of service published by such third
party from time to time, such third party will register an Internet domain name
on behalf of Customer for Customer’s e-mail use (as set forth in the applicable
Service Description).
(e)
Because the Primary Services permit Customer to electronically transmit or upload content directly to or from the Customer site, Customer shall be fully responsible
for uploading all content and supplementing, modifying and updating the Customer
site, and/or Customer’s allocated portion of the Site. Customer is also responsible
for ensuring that the Customer Content and all aspects of the Customer site are
compatible with the hardware and software used by Company to provide the Primary
Services, as the same may be changed by Company from time to time. Specifications
for the hardware and software used by Company to provide the Primary Services will
be available on the Site. Customer shall periodically access the Site to determine
if Company has made any changes thereto. Company shall not be responsible for any
damages to the Customer Content, the Customer site or other damages or any malfunctions
or service interruptions caused by any failure of the Customer Content or any aspect
of the Customer site to be compatible with the hardware and software used by Company
to provide the Primary Services.
(f)
Unless the applicable Service Description provides otherwise, Customer is solely
responsible for making back-up copies of the Customer site and Customer Content.
8.
Term and Termination (Non-Renewal).
(a)
Primary Services will commence on the Effective Date indicated in the original Order
and will automatically renew for successive one month periods on the anniversary
date of delivery of services, unless the Order is terminated in accordance with
its terms or either party gives written notice to the other party of non-renewal
at least 15 days prior to expiration of the then-current term.
(b)
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 5 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.
(c)
Company may terminate this Agreement (i) at any time, with or without cause, upon
15 days prior written notice to Customer; (ii) immediately, by giving written notice
to Customer, 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 (iii) immediately, by giving
written notice to Customer, if Company determines in good faith that Customer’s
use of the Services or the Customer Content violates the Acceptable Use Policy.
(d)
Customer may terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without cause, upon 15
days prior written notice to Company. Notification of cancellation/termination must
be presented to Company in writing and sent via the Customer Support link available
in the
First
Stream Administration Center
; via Fax at 702-940-1089 or postal mail. The 15 day cancellation period will commence
upon receipt of written cancellation notification.
The effective date of such termination must occur prior to the next recurring
Service Fee payment date scheduled by Company.
Any failure to comply with the foregoing will cause Customer to pay the next
recurring Service Fee scheduled by Company, which payment will be non-refundable.
(e)
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
6, 7, 8(d), 10, 11, 12, 14 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 arising
prior to the termination or expiration of 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 Company may be
entitled.
(f)
If Customer terminates the Order in accordance with
Section 8(b)(ii) or 8(b)(iii), Company shall return to Customer,
and Customer shall accept, as Customer’s sole and exclusive remedy for Company’s
breach of the Agreement, any Service Fees paid in advance by Customer hereunder
attributable to Services not yet rendered as of the date of termination. If Customer
terminates the Order in accordance with Section
8(d), the effective date of such termination must be in accordance with
such section and must occur prior to the next recurring Service Fee payment date
scheduled by Company. Any failure to
comply with the foregoing will cause Customer to pay the next recurring Service
Fee scheduled by Company, which payment will be non-refundable.
9.
Limited Warranty.
(a)
Company represents and warrants to Customer that the Services will be performed
in compliance in all material respects with the applicable Service Descriptions.
Customer will be deemed to have accepted such Services unless Customer notifies
Company within 30 days after performance of any Services of any breach of the foregoing
warranty. Customer’s sole and exclusive remedy, and Company’s sole obligation, for
breach of the foregoing warranty shall be for Company, 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 warranty, 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. Company may provision the Services
from any of its data centers and may from time to time re-provision the Services
from different data centers.
(b)
The foregoing warranty shall not apply to performance issues or defects in the Services
(i) caused by factors outside of Company’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 Company.
(c)
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 9, COMPANY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES OR ANY
COMPANY TECHNOLOGY 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 COMPANY 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. COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE OR COMPLETELY SECURE.
10. Limitation
of Liability.
(a)
BECAUSE ELECTRONIC DATA PROVIDED ON OR WITHIN THE SERVICES CAN BE CORRUPTED OR LOST
REGARDLESS OF WHAT PROTECTIONS ARE PROVIDED, AND BECAUSE SUCH SERVICES ARE SUBJECT
TO POTENTIAL INFILTRATION, HACKING OR OTHER INTRUSION OR INTERRUPTION BY THIRD PARTIES,
COMPANY CANNOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR LOST DATA OR ANY LOST PROFITS OR OTHER DAMAGES
RELATED THERETO. CUSTOMER IS THEREFORE EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN INDEPENDENT BACKUP COPIES
OF ANY DATA STORED ON A SERVER STORED WITH COMPANY. AS A RESULT, THE FOLLOWING LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL BASIS FOR ANY CLAIM AGAINST COMPANY,
AND WILL APPLY TO ANY LOSSES CAUSE BY THE ACTIONS, OMISSIONS, OR NEGLIGENCE OF COMPANY
OR ITS AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES.
(b)
IN NO EVENT WILL COMPANY’S LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES, ANY COMPANY
TECHNOLOGY 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 COMPANY BY CUSTOMER DURING THE 12-MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY
PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY.
(c)
COMPANY CANNOT GUARANTEE CONTINUOUS SERVICE, SERVICE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME, INTEGRITY
OF DATA, INFORMATION OR CONTENT STORED OR TRANSMITTED VIA THE INTERNET. COMPANY
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.
(d)
customer acknowledges and agrees that certain
services, including, without limitation the registration, hosting and administration
of customer’s domain name, are provided by
third parties
unrelated to company. because company
has no control over such third parties or their services, customer hereby acknowledges
and agrees that company is not responsible or liable for the services provided by
such parties, and accordingly is not responsible or liable for any terms and conditions, privacy policies, services or actions taken by such third parties, or for any damages
and/or losses arising therefrom, including, without limitation, any damages or losses
incurred by customer as a result of any inability to use, transfer, re-direct, market, promote, sell products or services from or otherwise exploit any domain name (or
associated website) registered, hosted or administered by any such third party. customer further acknowledges and agrees
that customer’s sole and exlusive remedy for any damages or losses incurred thereby
in connection with services provided by any such third party shall be to terminate
this agreement.
(e)
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN, 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 SECTION 11) 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.
(f)
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(d) shall not apply to Customer’s indemnification
obligations under Section 11.
11. Indemnification
of Company. Customer shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Company,
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 “Company Indemnities”),
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 Company Indemnities 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 site or any End User’s
use of the Customer Content or the Customer 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 site, the Customer Content, or the use of the Services in combination
with hardware, software or content not provided by Company, (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 site to be
compatible with the hardware or software used by Company to provide the Services,
including any damage to Company’s servers or other hardware caused thereby.
12. Confidentiality;
Non-Solicitation.
(a)
Customer will not, without the prior written consent of Company, use or disclose
to any Person any Proprietary Information of Company disclosed or made available
to it, except for use of such Proprietary Information as required in connection
with the performance of its obligations or use of the Services hereunder. Subject
to Section 12(b), Customer
will (i) treat the Proprietary Information of Company as secret and confidential,
(ii) limit access to the Proprietary Information of Company to those of its employees
who require it in order to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement, and (iii)
not disclose the Proprietary Information of Company to any other Person without
the prior written consent of Company.
(b)
Notwithstanding Section 12(a),
the following shall not be considered Proprietary Information: (i) any information
that Customer can demonstrate by written documentation was within its legitimate
possession prior to the time of disclosure by Company; (ii) any information that
was in the public domain prior to disclosure by Company as evidenced by documents
that were published prior to such disclosure; (iii) any information that, after
disclosure by Company, comes into the public domain through no fault of Customer,
(iv) any information that is disclosed to Customer 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.
(c)
Customer acknowledges that disclosure of any aspect of the Proprietary Information
of Company shall immediately give rise to continuing irreparable injury to Company
inadequately compensable in damages at law, and, without prejudice to any other
remedy available to Company, shall entitle Company to injunctive or other equitable
relief. Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason, Customer
shall promptly return to Company all Proprietary Information of Company (including
all copies thereof) in its possession or control.
(d)
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 Company performing services under this Agreement,
while such employee is employed by Company and for a period of six months after
such employee has left the employment of Company.
13. Optional
Services. In connection with any Optional Services:
(a)
Customer must provide Company with any information, login identifications, passwords
or other information or access to facilities that Company may reasonably require
to provide the Optional Services. Company
will have no responsibility for any delays or increased costs or expenses associated
with Customer’s failure to provide any such information. If Customer does not provide
any such information or access requested by Company within fifteen (15) days of
Company’s request therefore, Company may terminate the Order and retain any Service
Fees paid.
(b)
If Customer requested that Company perform the Optional Services by a particular
deadline or that Company achieve some particular result or outcome, Company will
use commercially reasonable efforts to perform the Services by any such deadline
and achieve the result requested by Customer; provided, however, that (i) Company’s
ability to perform the Services is subject to Customer’s provision of information
and access as provided above, and (ii) Company has no liability or obligation to
complete the Services by any deadline or achieve any particular outcome or result.
(c)
If Customer wishes to convey documents or files to Company, Customer should deliver
to Company a copy or duplicate of such documents or files and not the original copy.
Company will not return to Customer any documents or files conveyed to Company.
(d)
Company will have no liability or responsibility
for any damage, loss of data, loss of use or other loss occurring in connection
with Company’s provision of Optional Services requested by Customer.
14. Miscellaneous.
(a)
Independent Contractor. Company and Customer are independent contractors and nothing contained in this Agreement places Company and Customer in the relationship of principal and agent, master and servant, partners or joint ventures. 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.
(b)
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 or arising from an alleged tort, shall be governed
by the substantive laws of the State of
Nevada
. 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 14(C) BELOW MUST BE BROUGHT IN A NEVADA STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED
IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, 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.
(c)
Mandatory Arbitration. Notwithstanding
Section 14(b) above, each party agrees that any dispute between the parties
arising out of this Agreement or in any manner relating to the Services (except
for any claims for injunctive relief) must be submitted by the parties to arbitration.
The arbitration shall be administered by an arbitrator or arbitration service agreed upon by the parties. If the parties are unable to agree upon an arbitrator or arbitration
service, the arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association.
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
Las Vegas,
Nevada
. Any action filed by either party in any court in violation of this Section should
be dismissed pursuant to this Section.
(d)
Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of
this Agreement.
(e)
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 Company, 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 Company. 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 Company in its sole discretion,
which modifications will be effective upon posting to the Site. Should any additional
or modified provisions of this Agreement be found to be unenforceable or unconscionable,
it is the express intent of the parties that the Agreement on the date of the Order
shall be binding on both Company and the Customer.
(f)
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.
(g)
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. Company may give written notice to Customer via e-mail
to the Customer’s e-mail address as maintained in Company’s billing records.
(h)
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.
(i)
Assignment; Successors. Customer may not assign or transfer this Agreement,
or any of its rights or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent
of Company. Any attempted assignment in violation of the foregoing provision shall
be null and void and of no force or effect whatsoever. Company 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.
(j)
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 one
year after the cause of action has arisen.
(k)
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, Company’s records of such execution shall be presumed accurate unless proven otherwise.
(l)
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.
(m)
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.
(n)
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.
(o)
Marketing. Customer agrees that during the term of this Agreement Company
may publicly refer to Customer, orally and in writing, as a customer of Company.
Any other public reference to Customer by Company requires the written consent of
Customer.
(p)
Electronic Signatures. Customer acknowledges
and agrees that by clicking on the "I AGREE" button (or similar buttons or links
as may be designated by Company to show Customer’s acceptance of this Agreement),
Customer is entering into a legally binding contract. Customer hereby agrees to
the use of electronic communication in order to enter into contracts, place orders and create other records and to the electronic delivery of notices, policies and
records of transactions initiated or completed as a result of Customer’s agreement
to this Agreement. Furthermore, Customer hereby waives any rights or requirements under any laws or regulations in any jurisdiction which require an original (non-electronic)
signature or delivery or retention of non-electronic records, to the extent permitted
under applicable mandatory law.
15. Definitions. For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
(a)
“Agreement” means each
contract created between Company and Customer for the provision of Services consisting
of an Order, the applicable Service Description and these Terms of Service.
(b)
“Company Technology” means
Company’s proprietary technology, including, without limitation, Company 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 owned
by Company or licensed to Company from a third party), and also including any derivatives,
improvements, enhancements, updates, modifications or extensions of Company Technology
conceived, reduced to practice or developed during the term of this Agreement by
either party.
(c)
“Customer Content” means
all data, graphics, text, names, marks, logos, hypertext links to other websites
and other information uploaded to the Site or Customer site, or otherwise incorporated
in, transmitted through or published or displayed by Customer in connection with
its use of the Service or the Site, or any Customer site.
(d)
“Customer site” means Customer’s
website on the World Wide Web, or such other site or location, including, without
limitation, any Customer server or data storage location, from which Customer provides
any product or service, or from or on which Customer otherwise uses the Services.
(e)
“End User” means any Person
who accesses or uses the Services provided to Customer through any Customer site
or otherwise.
(f)
“Order” means the Order
submitted online through the Site by the Customer to Company for Services.
(g)
“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.
(h)
“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.
(i)
“Service” or “Services”
means Primary Service and/or Optional Service. “Primary
Service” means the Service provided by Company in response to
an Order whereby Company provides the Customer with specified e-mail, webcasting,
instant messaging, blogging, podcasting and/or other digital media management products
or services, and any associated storage and bandwidth, as more particularly described
in the applicable Service Description. “Optional
Service” means any additional Service (other than Primary Service) Company may provide in response to an Order, as more particularly described in the
applicable Service Description.
(j)
“Service Description” means
the applicable documents or website descriptions made available from time to time
by Company to describe the applicable Services.
(k)
“Term” means the duration
of any Agreement between Company and Customer. With respect to Primary 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
8. With respect to Optional Services, the “Term” begins when Company accepts
the Order and ends on the first to occur of (i) Company’s completion of performance,
or (ii) the earlier termination of the Order in any manner permitted by these Terms
of Service.
(l)
“Terms of Service” means
these Terms of Service, as the same may be modified, altered or amended from time
to time by Company.
16. Express Agreement.
YOU
EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT AND UNDERSTAND THE RIGHTS,
OBLIGATIONS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET
FORTH
HEREIN. BY CONTINUING TO USE THE SERVICES, YOU EXPRESSLY CONSENT TO BE BOUND BY
ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND GRANT TO COMPANY THE RIGHTS SET
FORTH
HEREIN
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