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TOS (Terms of Service)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: *All Payments To Raq4Less.com Are
Non-Refundable*
Raq4Less.com ("The Company") agrees to furnish services to the
Subscriber, subject to the following
TOS (Terms of Service).
Use of Raq4Less.com Service constitutes acceptance and agreement to
Raq4Less.com's AUP as well
as Raq4Less.com's TOS (Terms
of Service).
All provisions of this contract are subject to the
TOS (Terms of Service) of Raq4Less.com, Inc. and
AUP (Acceptable Use Policy). The
AUP may be changed from time to time at the discretion of the Company.
Subscriber understands that change to the
AUP by the Company shall not be grounds for early contract termination or
non-payment.
This Agreement shall be construed in all respects in accordance with the laws
of the state of Ohio, county of Highland applicable to contracts enforceable in
that state. Venue will be Highland County, Ohio
Disclosure to Law Enforcement: The
AUP
specifically prohibits the use of our service for illegal
activities. Therefore, Subscriber agrees that the Company may disclose any and
all subscriber information including assigned IP numbers, account history,
account use, etc. to any law enforcement agent who makes a written request
without further consent or notification to the Subscriber. In addition
Raq4Less.com shall have the right to terminate all service set forth in this
Agreement.
Service Rates:
Subscriber acknowledges that the nature of the service furnished and the
initial rates and charges have been communicated to Subscriber. Subscriber is
aware that the Company may prospectively change the specified rates and charges
from time to time.
Payment:
Establishment of this service is dependent upon receipt by the Company of
payment of stated charges. Subsequent payments are due on the first day of the
month for that month's service. In order to maintain the lowest possible
pricing, ALL payments must be received on the First day of each month. The above
applies to all accounts and services provided by Raq4Less.com.
Late Payments and Fees:
Credit cards that are declined for any reason are subject to a $5.00
declination fee. Service will be interrupted on accounts that are past due 5
days. Accounts that are past due by 10 days will be cancelled and the server
made available for a New Customer. Service interrupted for nonpayment is subject
to a $49 reconnect charge. Accounts that incur a Service Interruption twice
within a 12 month period will be required to make a "Last Month" Deposit equal
to one monthly rental PRIOR to reconnection the second time. Accounts not paid
by due date are subject to a $20 late fee. Accounts that are not collectable by
Raq4Less.com will be turned over to an outside collection agency for collection.
If your account is turned over for collection, you agree to pay the company a
"Processing and Collection" Fee of $150.
Refund and Disputes:
All payments to Raq4Less.com, Inc. are nonrefundable. This includes the one
time setup fee and subsequent charges regardless of usage. All overcharges or
billing disputes must be reported within 60 days of the time the dispute
occurred. If you dispute a charge to your credit card issuer that, in
Raq4Less.com's sole discretion is a valid charge under the provisions of the
TOS
and /or AUP, you agree to
pay Raq4Less.com an "Administrative Fee" of $150.
Failure to Pay:
The Company may temporarily deny service or terminate this Agreement upon the
failure of Subscriber to pay charges when due. Such termination or denial will
not relieve Subscriber of responsibility for the payment of all accrued charges,
plus reasonable interest and any collection fees.
Account Cancellation:
If you desire to cancel your account, please follow the proper procedure to
do this as outlined in this TOS.
All requests for canceling accounts must be made in writing with at least 30
days notice but not more than 60 days prior written notice and sent to
Raq4Less.com Attn: Cancellations, You MUST fax the cancellation request to
925-226-1412. You must include all account information to cancel. Raq4less.com
is not responsible for faxes sent but not received by Raq4less.com. Account
cancellations are NOT permitted via email notice.
Subscriber acknowledges that the service provided is of such a nature that
service can be interrupted for many reasons other than the negligence of the
company and that damages resulting from any interruption of service are
difficult to ascertain. Therefore, subscriber agrees that the company shall not
be liable for any damages arising from such causes beyond the direct and
exclusive control of the company. Subscriber further acknowledges that the
company's liability for its own negligence may not in any event exceed an amount
equivalent to charges payable by subscriber for services during the period
damages occurred. In no event shall the company be liable for any special or
consequential damages, loss or injury.
Raq4less.com reserves the right to cancel any account it views as a problem
account by providing customer a 60 day notice via the contact email address on
record with Raq4less.com. While Raq4less.com has never had to use this option,
it is a necessary part of the TOS.
New Domain Accounts:
All new dedicated server accounts involving new domains will be set up and
entered into our DNS servers within 3 to 5 business days. Due to unforeseen
complications, however, this process may sometimes require up to 7 business
days. If the new domain is registered by the account holder, there will be no
handling fee. If the domain is registered by Raq4Less.com, Inc. on behalf of the
account holder a handling fee will be incurred.
Transfer of Domains:
New dedicated server accounts which involve the transfer of a domain from
another provider to Raq4Less.com, Inc. will require a minimum of seven (7) days
to be set up and entered into our DNS servers. In some cases, such transfers may
take up to sixty (60) days. Due to the unpredictable nature of the transfer
process, no guarantees are made regarding the amount of time a specific transfer
may take. If the transfer of the domain is done by Raq4Less.com, Inc. on behalf
of the account holder a handling fee will be incurred. If the customer cancels
service during the transfer period for any reason, all charges are considered
earned.
Support Boundaries:
Raq4Less.com, provides technical support to our subscribers via our online
support desk database. We limit our technical support to our area of expertise.
The following is our guidelines when providing support: Raq4Less.com provides
support related to your server physical functioning. Raq4Less.com does not offer
tech support for application specific issues such as cgi programming, html or
any other such issue. Raq4Less.com does not provide technical support for YOUR
customers. If you can email, we encourage you to email
support@Raq4Less.com for assistance. If you are able to get online and
have other questions, the answers may be on our home page at
http://www.Raq4Less.com/Support/SupportCenter/ - we encourage you to
check there first. Lastly, the Help files in the program you are using may have
the answer to your question so please do investigate these resources before
calling tech support.
SPAM and Unsolicited Commercial Email (UCE):
Raq4Less.com takes a zero tolerance approach to the sending of Unsolicited
Commercial Email (UCE) or SPAM over our network. Very simply this means that
customers of Raq4Less.com may not use or permit others to use our network to
transact in UCE. Customers of Raq4Less.com may not host, or permit hosting of,
sites or information that is advertised by UCE from other networks. Violations
of this policy carry severe penalties, including termination of service.
Violation of Raq4Less.com's SPAM policy will result in severe penalties. Upon
notification of an alleged violation of our SPAM policy, Raq4Less.com will
initiate an immediate investigation (within 48 hours of notification). During
the investigation, Raq4Less.com may restrict customer access to the network to
prevent further violations. If a customer is found to be in violation of our
SPAM policy, Raq4Less.com may, at its sole discretion, restrict, suspend or
terminate customer's account. Further, Raq4Less.com reserves the right to pursue
civil remedies for any costs associated with the investigation of a
substantiated policy violation. Raq4Less.com will notify law enforcement
officials if the violation is believed to be a criminal offense.
First violations of this policy will result in an "Administrative Fee" of
$250 and your account will be reviewed for possible immediate termination. A
second violation will result in an "Administrative Fee" of $500 and immediate
termination of your account. Users who violate this policy agree that in
addition to these "Administrative" penalties, they will pay "Research Fees" not
to exceed $150 per hour that Raq4Less.com personnel must spend to investigate
the matter. PLEASE, DO NOT SPAM from your server.
As our Customers are ultimately responsible for the actions of their clients
over the Raq4Less.com network, it is advisable that Customers develop a similar,
or stricter, policy for their clients.
Network
IP Address Ownership:
If Raq4Less.com assigns Customer an Internet Protocol address for Customer's
use, the right to use that Internet Protocol address shall belong only to
Raq4Less.com, and Customer shall have no right to use that Internet Protocol
address except as permitted by Raq4Less.com in its sole discretion in connection
with the Services, during the term of this Agreement. Raq4Less.com shall
maintain and control ownership of all Internet Protocol numbers and addresses
that may be assigned to Customer by Raq4Less.com, and Raq4Less.com reserves the
right to change or remove any and all such Internet Protocol numbers and
addresses, in its sole and absolute discretion. Our allocation of IP addresses
is limited by ARIN's new policies. These new policies state that use of IP
addresses for IP based virtual hosts will not be accepted as justification for
new IP addresses. What this means to you is that you MUST use name-based hosting
where possible. We will periodically review IP address usage, and if we find
that clients are using IP addresses where name-based hosting could be used, we
will revoke authorization to use those IP addresses that could be used with
name-based hosting.
Bandwidth Usage:
Customer agrees that bandwidth usage shall not exceed the number of megabytes
per month for the Services ordered by Customer on the Order Form (the "Agreed
Usage"). Raq4Less.com will monitor Customer's bandwidth. Raq4Less.com shall have
the right to take corrective action if Customer's bandwidth usage exceeds the
Agreed Usage. Such corrective action may include the assessment of additional
charges, disconnection or discontinuance of any and all Services, or termination
of this Agreement, which actions may be taken is in Raq4Less.com's sole and
absolute discretion. If Raq4Less.com takes any corrective action under this
section, Customer shall not be entitled to a refund of any fees paid in advance
prior to such action. In the event that a customer exceeds the included
allocation, Raq4Less.com may, at its sole discretion, collect a deposit, in an
amount determined by Raq4Less.com, against customer's credit card on file with
Raq4Less.com. Payments for Bandwidth used over and above your servers
Allocation, will be charged against the customer's credit card on file with
Raq4less.com on the last calendar day of the month.
System and Network Security:
Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of
the Raq4Less.com Network. Violations of system or network security may result in
civil or criminal liability. Raq4Less.com will investigate occurrences, which
may involve such violations and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement
authorities in prosecuting Users who are involved in such violations. These
violations include, without limitation:
Accessing data not intended for such User or logging into a server or
account, which such User is not authorized to access.
Attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or
to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization.
Attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including,
without limitation, via means of overloading, "flooding", "mail bombing" or
"crashing".
Forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any
e-mail or newsgroup posting.
Taking any action in order to obtain services to which such User is not
entitled.
Notification of Violation:
Raq4Less.com is under no duty to look at each customer's or user's activities
to determine if a violation of the
AUP has occurred, nor do we assume any responsibility through our
AUP to monitor or police Internet-related activities.
First violation: Any User, which Raq4Less.com determines to have violated any
element of this Acceptable Use Policy, shall receive an email, warning them of
the violation. The service may be subject at Raq4Less.com's discretion to a
temporary suspension pending a User's agreement in writing, to refrain from any
further violations.
Second Violation:
Users that Raq4Less.com determines to have committed a second violation of
any element of this Acceptable Use Policy shall be subject to immediate
suspension or termination of service without further notice.
We reserve the right, to drop the section of IP space involved in Spam or
Denial-of-Service complaints if it is clear that the offending activity is
causing great harm to parties on the Internet. In particular, if open relays are
on your network or a customer's network, or if denial of service attacks are
originating from your network. In certain rare cases, we may have to do this
before attempting to contact you. If we do this, we will contact you as soon as
is feasible.
Suspension of Service or Cancellation:
Raq4Less.com reserves the right to suspend network access to any customer if
in the judgment of the Raq4Less.com network administrators the customer's server
is the source or target of the violation of any of the other terms of the
AUP or for any other reason which Raq4Less.com chooses. If inappropriate
activity is detected, all accounts of the Customer in question will be
deactivated until an investigation is complete. Prior notification to the
Customer is not assured. In extreme cases, law enforcement will be contacted
regarding the activity. The customer will not be credited for the time the
customer's machines were suspended.
Raq4Less.com reserves the right to amend its policies at any time. All
Sub-Networks, resellers and managed servers of Raq4Less.com must adhere to the
above policies. Failure to follow any term or condition will be grounds for
immediate Cancellation. You will be held responsible for the actions of your
clients in the matter described on these Terms and conditions. Therefore, it is
in your best interest to implement a similar or stricter Terms and conditions or
otherwise called Acceptable Terms of use policy.
Indemnification: Raq4Less.com wishes to emphasize that in agreeing to the
Raq4Less.com Acceptable Use Policy (
AUP) and Terms of Service (
TOS), customer indemnifies Raq4Less.com for any violation of the Acceptable
Use Policy ( AUP) and Terms
of Service (
TOS) that results in loss to Raq4Less.com or the bringing of any claim
against Raq4Less.com by any third-party. This means that if Raq4Less.com is sued
because of a customer's or a customer of a customer's activity, the customer
will pay any damages awarded against Raq4Less.com, plus all costs and attorney's
fees.
Miscellaneous Provisions:
You must provide us with, and keep current, good contact information for you.
E-mail, fax, and telephone contacts are used, in that order of preference.
A waiver by the Company of any breach of any provision of this Agreement by
Subscriber shall not operate as or be construed as a continuing or subsequent
waiver thereof or as a waiver of any breach of any other provision thereof.
Subscriber shall not transfer or assign this Agreement without the prior
written consent of the Company. Company may assign Agreement at anytime without
consent from or notice to Subscriber. Company reserves right to cancel customers
rights under this contract at anytime without further obligation.
Raq4Less.com takes no responsibility for any material input by others and not
posted to the Raq4Less.com Network by Raq4Less.com. Raq4Less.com is not
responsible for the content of any other websites linked to the Raq4Less.com
Network; links are provided as Internet navigation tools only. Raq4Less.com
disclaims any responsibility for any such inappropriate use and any liability to
any person or party for any other person or party's violation of this policy.
Raq4Less.com is not responsible for any damages your business may suffer.
Raq4Less.com does not make implied or written warranties for any of our
services. Raq4Less.com denies any warranty or merchantability for a specific
purpose. This includes loss of data resulting from delays, non-deliveries, wrong
delivery, and any and all service interruptions caused by Raq4Less.com.
Responsibility for Content:
You, as Raq4Less.com's customer, are solely responsible for the content
stored on and served by your Raq4Less.com server.
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