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Internet
Access Service Service Agreement
This
is a legal agreement between you and AcupoftheNet.com ("AcupoftheNet.com")
for the use of the AcupoftheNet.com on-line gateway and Internet access
service and related features (the "Service"). If you do not
agree to the terms and conditions in this Agreement, do not register for
or use the Service. By completing the registration and using the Service,
you signify your agreement with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. If you do not agree to all of the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, please return the client software and all associated materials
to AcupoftheNet.com.
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The
Service. The Service consists of dial-up Internet Protocol
("IP") connectivity to the AcupoftheNet.com on-line gateway,
as well as access or connectivity to any of the information sources or
services which may be provided by AcupoftheNet.com or be available
from other service providers participating in or connected to
AcupoftheNet.com's Service. Some of these additional services may be
provided without charge to users of AcupoftheNet.com's Service, but
separate charges may be applicable to some of these other services.
These charges may appear on your bill from AcupoftheNet.com, or they
may be billed to you separately by the providers of such services.
Some other providers may also have additional registration or
eligibility requirements in order to use their services. By posting
updated versions of this Agreement on the Service or otherwise
providing notice to you, AcupoftheNet.com may modify the terms of this
Agreement or prices for the Service, and may discontinue or revise any
or all other aspects of the Service in its sole discretion and without
prior notice. All such changes shall become effective upon posting of
the revised Agreement on the Service, as to Service used by you after
the date of such changes. The updated, on-line version of this
Agreement shall supersede any prior paper or disk-based copies of this
Agreement that may have been included in any browser software or
related materials provided by AcupoftheNet.com.
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Term.
This Agreement for the use of the Service will be in effect from the
date your completed registration is accepted by AcupoftheNet.com. This
Agreement and your use of the Service may be terminated by either you
or AcupoftheNet.com at any time by written notice to the other, or by
AcupoftheNet.com at any time with or without notice for your
non-payment or other default. The provisions of paragraphs 4-9 and all
obligations of and restrictions on you and any user of your account
with respect to the Service shall survive any termination of this
Agreement.
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Service
Rates and Charges. The rates and charges for the Service shall be as
set forth in your registration package or otherwise in accordance with
AcupoftheNet.com's rate schedule as in effect from time to time, a
copy of which will be available on-line on the Service or otherwise
shall be provided to you upon request. Rates and charges, and other
terms and conditions of the Service, are subject to change by
AcupoftheNet.com from time to time by notice to you provided on the
Service or otherwise. You will be invoiced monthly for usage of the
Service and for any other services utilized by you or other users of
your account which are billed for by AcupoftheNet.com in connection
with the Service (including any applicable taxes), either directly by
AcupoftheNet.com or through your designated credit card company. If
paid by credit card, the terms of the applicable credit card agreement
will apply. Otherwise, payment for the Service and any such other
services billed for by AcupoftheNet.com, including any applicable
taxes, must be received by AcupoftheNet.com or its billing agent
within thirty 30 days after the date of the invoice, and if any
payment due hereunder is not made within thirty (30) days after the
invoice date, late charges of one and one-half percent (1 1/2%) per
month shall be due and payable with respect to such payment.
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Early
Account Termination. You are responsible for, and will be charged, a
$25.00 setup fee, upon early cancellation of service (under 30 days).
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Other
Responsibilities of User. You agree that you will be the only user of
your account ID and password and that you will not transfer or
disclose either your account ID or password to any other person
(except that you may at your own risk and on your own responsibility
permit other members of your family or business associates to access
the Service using your account ID and password), and that you will be
responsible for all usage of the Service and any other services
accessed through the Service on your account whether or not authorized
by you. You agree to pay the applicable fees as set forth in your
billing statement by the due date, and to pay any interest or late
fees incurred for late payment of the required fees. You agree not to
transmit or publish on or over the Service any information, software
or other content which violates or infringes upon the rights of any
others or to use the facilities and capabilities of the Service to
conduct any business or activity or solicit the performance of any
activity which is prohibited by law. You agree to comply with all
applicable laws, rules and regulations in connection with the Service.
You acknowledge that you are aware that certain content, services or
locations of the Service or of other parties that may be accessible
through the Service may contain material that is unsuitable for minors
(persons under 18 years of age). You agree to supervise usage of the
Service by any minors whom you permit to use the Service.
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Limitation
of Warranties and Liability; Disclaimer of Warranties. YOU EXPRESSLY
AGREE THAT USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. NEITHER
AcupoftheNet.com NOR ANY OF ITS UNDERLYING SERVICE PROVIDERS,
INFORMATION PROVIDERS, LICENSORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS WARRANT THAT
THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR DOES
AcupoftheNet.com OR ANY OF ITS UNDERLYING SERVICE PROVIDERS,
INFORMATION PROVIDERS, LICENSORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS MAKE ANY
WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE SERVICE. THE
SERVICE IS DISTRIBUTED ON AN "AS IS", "AS
AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE OR OTHERWISE, OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES (IF ANY) WHICH ARE
IMPLIED BY AND INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION, OR MODIFICATION
UNDER THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO THIS SERVICE AGREEMENT, ALL SUCH
WARRANTIES BEING EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. NEITHER AcupoftheNet.com NOR
ANY OF ITS UNDERLYING SERVICE PROVIDERS, INFORMATION PROVIDERS,
LICENSORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT OR SPECIAL DAMAGES SUFFERED BY YOU
OR ANY OTHER PARTY AS A RESULT OF THE OPERATION OR MALFUNCTION OF THE
SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PARTIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL ALSO APPLY TO ALL CONTENT OR OTHER
SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE. YOU AGREE THAT YOU WILL NOT IN
ANY WAY HOLD AcupoftheNet.com RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SELECTION OR
RETENTION OF, OR THE ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF, THIRD PARTIES IN CONNECTION
WITH THE SERVICE (INCLUDING THOSE WITH WHOM AcupoftheNet.com MAY
CONTRACT TO OPERATE VARIOUS AREAS ON THE SERVICE).
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Remedies
of User. Your sole and exclusive remedy for any failure or
non-performance of the Service (including any associated software or
other materials supplied in connection with the Service) shall be for
AcupoftheNet.com to use commercially reasonable efforts to effectuate
an adjustment or repair of the Service and, in the event such downtime
exceeds twenty-four consecutive hours, to receive a pro-rata refund or
credit of or against any charges otherwise payable for the Service for
the period of Service downtime.
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Limitation
of Liability. In the event that a court should hold that the
limitations of liabilities or remedies available as set forth in this
Agreement, or any portions thereof, are unenforceable for any reason,
or that any of your remedies under this Agreement fail of their
essential purpose, you expressly agree that under no circumstances
shall AcupoftheNet.com's total liability to you or any party claiming
by, through or under you for any cause whatsoever, and regardless of
the form of action, whether in contract or in tort, including
negligence, in the aggregate, exceed the amount of charges paid by you
for use of the Service under this Agreement during the twelve-month
period preceding the date such claim first arose.
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Indemnification
by User. You shall indemnify and hold harmless AcupoftheNet.com and
any of its underlying service providers, information providers,
licensors, employees or agents from and against any and all claims,
demands, actions, causes of action, suits, proceedings, losses,
damages, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees,
arising from or relating to your use of the Service, or any act,
error, or omission of you or any user of your account in connection
therewith, including, but not limited to, matters relating to
incorrect, incomplete, or misleading information; libel; invasion of
privacy; infringement of a copyright, trade name, trademark, service
mark, or other intellectual property; any defective product or any
injury or damage to person or property caused by any products sold or
otherwise distributed through or in connection with the Service; or
violation of any applicable law.
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Use
of Materials, Marks and Information.
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You
may use, copy and distribute the materials found on the Service
for internal, noncommercial, informational services only. All
copies that you make of the material must bear any copyright,
trademark or other proprietary notice which pertain to the
material being copied. Except as authorized in this paragraph, you
are not being granted a license under any copyright, trademark,
patent or other intellectual property right in the material or the
products, services, processes or technology described therein. All
such rights are retained by AcupoftheNet.com, its affiliates
and/or any third party owner of such rights.
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The
AcupoftheNet.com company names and logos and all related product
and service names, design marks and slogans are the property of
AcupoftheNet.com or its affiliates. You are not authorized to use
any AcupoftheNet.com name or mark in any advertising, publicity or
in any other commercial manner without the prior written consent
of AcupoftheNet.com.
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Any
feedback, data, answers, questions, comments, suggestions, ideas
or the like, which you send to AcupoftheNet.com will be treated as
being nonconfidential and nonproprietary. AcupoftheNet.com assumes
no obligation to protect such information from disclosure and will
be free to reproduce, use, and distribute the information to
others without restriction. AcupoftheNet.com will also be free to
use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in such
information for any purpose whatsoever including but not limited
to developing, manufacturing and marketing products and services
incorporating such information. may also use your status as
a subscriber to the Service for the purpose of marketing to you
other AcupoftheNet.com
products and services.
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Endorsements.
All product and service marks contained on or associated with the
Service that are not AcupoftheNet.com marks are the trademarks of
their respective owners. References to any names, marks, products or
services of third parties or hypertext links to third party sites or
information do not necessarily constitute or imply AcupoftheNet.com's
endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation of the third party,
information, product or service.
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Browser
Software. If any Internet browser or other software has been provided
to you for use with the Service, you agree to be bound by and to
comply with the terms and conditions of the separate software license
which is applicable to and was provided to you along with such
software.
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Personal
Web Pages. AcupoftheNet.com may make personal Web pages available as
an optional feature of its AcupoftheNet.com Service. If you subscribe
to such feature the following provisions of this Section shall apply
(in addition to the other provisions of this Agreement:
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AcupoftheNet.com
may provide a listing/link to users' personal Web pages on its
AcupoftheNet.com Service gateway or other mechanisms. By
subscribing to the personal Web page feature, you authorize and
grant AcupoftheNet.com the right to use your name, Web site
address and similar information in such listing or directory sites
or applications. You may use the complete address (URL) granted to
you as part of the personal Web page feature (which may have names
or marks of AcupoftheNet.com embedded therein) so long as you are
obtaining the personal Web page feature from AcupoftheNet.com
hereunder, but only for the purpose of identifying the location of
your personal Web site on AcupoftheNet.com's Service. Otherwise,
you shall not utilize the name or any marks of AcupoftheNet.com or
any of its affiliates in any press releases, promotional materials
or other commercial manner without the express prior written
approval of AcupoftheNet.com in each instance.
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Ownership
of all graphics, text or other information or content materials
supplied or furnished by you for incorporation into or delivery
through your personal Web site shall remain with you (or the party
which supplied such materials to you). Ownership of any software
developed or modified by AcupoftheNet.com and all graphics, text
or other information or content materials supplied or furnished by
AcupoftheNet.com for incorporation into your personal Web site,
shall remain with AcupoftheNet.com (or the party which supplied
such materials to AcupoftheNet.com), and may be used only while
you are obtaining the personal Web page feature from
AcupoftheNet.com. The domain name and address (URL) granted to you
for use with the personal Web page feature shall remain the
property of AcupoftheNet.com, shall be used by you only so long as
you are obtaining the personal Web page feature from
AcupoftheNet.com hereunder, and may be subject to change by
AcupoftheNet.com or the InterNIC or other applicable Internet
domain name registry or granting authority from time to time.
AcupoftheNet.com reserves the right to approve subscriber Uniform
Resource Locator (URL's) that will be used in conjunction with a
AcupoftheNet.com registered domain name and personal Web page
feature. URL's registered using a AcupoftheNet.com owned domain
name are non transferable by subscribers upon account termination
and will be retained by AcupoftheNet.com.
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You
acknowledge and agree: (i) that the primary function of
AcupoftheNet.com's personal Web page feature as it relates to your
personal Web site is to facilitate access by end users to the
information provided through your personal Web site; (ii) that
AcupoftheNet.com has no proprietary, financial, or other interest
in any of the content or information that may be described in or
made available through your personal Web site; and (iii) that you
are solely responsible for the content, quality, performance, and
all other aspects of the information or other content contained in
or provided through your personal Web site. You warrant that you
will own or have the right to use and offer all such information
or other content in the manner in which the same will be used,
offered or provided in connection with your personal Web site. You
shall indemnify and hold harmless AcupoftheNet.com from and
against any and all claims, demands, actions, causes of action,
suits, proceedings, losses, damages, costs, and expenses,
including reasonable attorneys fees, arising from or relating to
your personal Web site or an end user's use thereof, or any act,
error, or omission of yours in connection therewith, including,
but not limited to, matters relating to incorrect, incomplete, or
misleading information; libel; invasion of privacy; infringement
of a copyright, trade name, trademark, service mark, or other
intellectual property; or violation of any applicable law.
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General.
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AcupoftheNet.com
shall not be responsible for any delay in delivery or performance
of any of its duties hereunder due to acts of God, acts or
omissions of any regulated telephone network or any other
occurrence commonly known as force majeure.
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Your
right to use the Service is not transferable and is subject to any
limits established by AcupoftheNet.com, and by your credit card
company if billing is through a credit card.
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No
action, regardless of form, arising out of the Service or this
Agreement may be brought by you or any party claiming by, through
or under you more than one year after the cause of action has
arisen.
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This
Agreement and the Service shall be governed by the laws of the
State of Georgia, without regard to its conflicts of laws
provisions. If any provision or provisions hereof shall be held to
be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and
enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be in any way
affected or impaired thereby.
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This
Agreement and any modifications published by AcupoftheNet.com over
the Service constitute the entire and only agreement between you
and AcupoftheNet.com with respect to the Service and supersede all
other communications and agreements with regard to the subject
matter hereof. Your use of the Service is also governed by
AcupoftheNet.com's Acceptable Use Policies applicable to the
Service, which are available on-line via the Service and which are
subject to change by AcupoftheNet.com from time to time.
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You
are responsible for and must provide all telephone and other
equipment, software (other than any browser software that may be
provided by AcupoftheNet.com) and services necessary to access the
Service, including any interexchange (interLATA) long distance
service which must be provided by the carrier or other provider of
your choice.
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