Terms
of Usage
Glasstree,
Inc. Web Hosting - hereafter referred to as Glasstree - provides
Internet web page hosting, programming and development.
Glasstree's
general policy is to act as a provider of internet presence. Glasstree
has various ethical concerns regarding the use of its servers
as detailed in the following Terms of Usage agreement below. Glasstree
reserves the right to suspend or cancel a customer's access to
any or all services provided by Glasstree if it is decided that
the account has been inappropriately used as defined by this agreement.
PLEASE
READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. BY ORDERING ONE OF OUR HOSTING
PLANS, YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT
AND ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS
AGREEMENT. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF
THIS AGREEMENT. Glasstree reserves the right to reject this agreement
for any reason or no reason, prior to acceptance thereof by Glasstree.
Activation of the services shall indicate Glasstree's acceptance
of this Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, Glasstree will provide to customer the services selected.
Usage
Policy.
Under this agreement, the customer shall comply with Glasstree's
then current "Terms of Usage Policy", as amended, modified
or updated from time to time by Glasstree, which currently can
be viewed at http://www.glasstree.com/hosting_terms.asp,
and which is incorporated in this agreement for reference. Glasstree
may amend, modify or update this agreement or The Terms of Usage
Policy at our sole discretion, and customer shall be bound by
any such amendment, modification or update. Glasstree may, but
is under no obligation to, provide notice of any amendment, modification
or update of this agreement or the The Terms of Usage Policy.
Glasstree
does not intend to systematically monitor the content which is
uploaded to, stored on or distributed or disseminated by any customer
via our services (the "Customer Content"). Accordingly,
under this agreement, the client will be responsible for all content
and activities surrounding or related to any content distributed
via Customer Content. Not withstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this agreement, Glasstree may immediately take corrective
action, including removal of all or a portion of the customer
content and place a hold on the customer's account in the event
of any violation of The Terms of Usage Policy. In the event Glasstree
takes corrective action due to a violation of The Terms of Usage
Policy, Glasstree shall not refund to customer any fees paid in
advance of such corrective action. Customer hereby agrees that
Glasstree shall have no liability to customer or any of customer's
customers due to any corrective action that Glasstree may take
(including, without limitation, discontinuation of Services).
Cancellation
Policy & Term of Agreement.
The initial term of this agreement is determined in the original
order form or request (the "Initial Term"). The Initial
Term shall commence on the day the account is setup on our servers
and notification about such services and been sent to the customer
via e-mail. After the initial term, this agreement shall automatically
renew for successive terms of equal length as the initial term,
unless terminated or cancelled by either party as provided in
this section. The initial term and all successive renewal periods
shall be referred to, collectively, as the "Term".
Glasstree, Inc reserves the right to cancel any subscription in writing with cause. This notification can be via e-mail, fax transmission, or 1st class mail.
Important Notes:
Cancellation requests received after the required cancellation time frame (30 days prior to the annual anniversary date) will become effective at the next annual anniversary date. All cancellations must be submitted in writing via fax transmission, 1st class mail or by an authorized e-mail account.
Billing
and Payment.
All fees for the services shall be in accordance with Glasstree's
fee schedule then in effect, the terms of which are incorporated
herein by reference, and shall be due at the times provided therein.
Fee Structure: Fees will become due with as a anniversary billing mode (daily) or monthly anniversary mode. Glasstree reserves the right to charge your account up to 21 days prior to the due date.
Late Fees: Glasstree will assess a 1.5% late fee on any unpaid balances over 30 days.
Credit Card Chargebacks: If the customer submits a chargeback Glasstree will secure the following remedies.
- A chargeback fee of $50.00 will become immediately due and payable.
- A minimum research fee of $200 will become immediately due and payable.
- Beyond 2 hours of research time Glasstree will bill the customer in half hour increments at a rate of $93.50 per hour. All hours will be recorded and submitted to the customer for payment which will become immediately due on the date of the invoice.
- Each chargeback will incur the above referenced expenses.
Check by Phone Payment NSF or Cancellation: If the customer either cancels the check or submits a check which is returned for any reason Glasstree, Inc. will secure the following remedies:
- A minimum service fee of $35.00 will become immediately due and payable.
- If an alternate payment has not been made with 24 hours Glasstree will assess a collection fee of $200 or double the check amount whichever is greater, which will become immediately due and payable.
- Beyond 2 hours of research time Glasstree will bill the customer in half hour increments at a rate of $93.50 per hour. All hours will be recorded and submitted to the customer for payment which will become immediately due on the date of the invoice.
- Each check cancellation or NSF will incur the above referenced expenses.
If fees are not paid to Glasstree for open contracts or service fees the customer understands that Glasstree works with an external collection agency for purposes of debt collection. Glasstree reserves the right to use our internal attorney or an external collection agency in an attempt to collect on balances due. The customer acknowledges that additional fees will be required for debt collection. The current debt collection fees range between 30-35% above the amounts due. If court proceedings become necessary all attorney fees as well as court courts will be the responsibility of the customer.
CPU
Usage.
Customer agrees that customer shall not use excessive amounts
of CPU processing on any of Glasstree's servers. Any violation
of this policy may result in corrective action by Glasstree, including
assessment of additional charges, disconnection or discontinuance
of any and all services, or termination of this agreement, which
actions may be taken in Glasstree's sole and absolute discretion.
If Glasstree 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.
Bandwidth
Usage.
Customer agrees that bandwidth and disk usage shall not exceed
the number of megabytes per month for the Services ordered by
customer. Glasstree will monitor customer's bandwidth and disk
usage. The bandwidth provided for each account is as follows:
75MB account is provided up to 7,500 MB and the 100 MB account
is provided up to 10,000 MB Glasstree shall have the right to
assess additional fees if the customer's bandwidth or disk usage
exceeds the agreed usage amounts.
Additional
Usage.
Customer shall be responsible for the security and confidentiality
of any customer information (including, without limitation, customer
credit card numbers) that customer may receive as a result of
its web site or online store.
Prohibited
Content
Any type of pornographic materials, hate materials, racial materials,
or unlawful practices, MP3's, Warez or other illegal content and
materials are strictly prohibited and grounds for immediate termination
of account.
Customer
represents and warrants to Glasstree that the customer owns or
has the right to use the customer content and material contained
therein, including all text, graphics, sound, music, video, programming,
scripts and applets, and the use, reproduction, distribution and
transmission of the customer content and any information and materials
contained therein does not, and will not, (i) infringe or misappropriate
any copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or any other proprietary
right of a third party, or violate any criminal laws or constitute
false advertising, unfair competition, defamation, an invasion
of privacy, violate a right of publicity or violate any other
law or regulation.
Disclaimer
of Warranty.
The customer agrees to use all Services and any information obtained
through or from Glasstree, at customer's own risk. Customer acknowledges
and agrees that Glasstree exercises no control over, and accepts
no responsibility for, the content of the information passing
through Glasstree's host computers, network hubs and points of
presence or the Internet. THE SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
ARE PROVIDED ON AN AS IS, AS AVAILABLE BASIS. NONE OF GLASSTREE,
SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS, OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE
EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, AFFILIATES, AGENTS,
SUPPLIERS, THIRD-PARTY INFORMATION PROVIDERS, MERCHANTS, LICENSORS
OR THE LIKE (EACH, A "GLASSTREE PERSON") MAKE ANY WARRANTIES
OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, FOR THE SERVICES OR ANY EQUIPMENT GLASSTREE
PROVIDES. NO GLASSTREE PERSON MAKES ANY WARRANTIES THAT THE SERVICES
WILL NOT BE INTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR DO ANY OF THEM MAKE
ANY WARRANTIES AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE
USE OF THE SERVICES OR AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR CONTENT
OF ANY INFORMATION, SERVICES OR MERCHANDISE CONTAINED IN OR PROVIDED
THROUGH THE SERVICES. GLASSTREE IS NOT LIABLE, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS
ANY LIABILITY, FOR THE CONTENT OF ANY DATA TRANSFERRED EITHER
TO OR FROM CUSTOMER OR STORED BY CUSTOMER OR ANY OF CUSTOMER'S
CUSTOMERS VIA THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY GLASSTREE. NO ORAL ADVICE
OR WRITTEN INFORMATION GIVEN BY ANY GLASSTREE PERSON, WILL CREATE
A WARRANTY; NOR MAY YOU RELY ON ANY SUCH INFORMATION OR ADVICE.
The terms of this section shall survive any termination of this
Agreement.
Indemnification.
Customer agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Glasstree,
subsidiaries and affiliated companies, and each of their respective
officers, directors, employees, shareholders and agents (each
an "indemnified party" and, collectively, "indemnified
parties") from and against any and all claims, damages, losses,
liabilities, suits, actions, demands, proceedings (whether legal
or administrative), and expenses (including, but not limited to,
reasonable attorney's fees) threatened, asserted, or filed by
a third party against any of the indemnified parties arising out
of or relating to customer's use of the services, any violation
by customer of The Terms of Usage Policy, any breach of any representation,
warranty or covenant of customer contained in this agreement or
any acts or omissions of customer. The terms of this section shall
survive any termination of this agreement.
Under
no circumstances, including negligence, shall any Glasstree Person
be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential
or punitive damages, or loss of profits, revenue, data or use
by customer, any of its customers, or any other third party, whether
in an action in contract or tort or strict liability or other
legal theory, even if Glasstree has been advised of the possibility
of such damages. No Glasstree Person shall be liable to customer,
any of its customers, or any other third party, for any loss or
damages that result or are alleged to have resulted from the use
of or inability to use the services, or that results from mistakes,
omissions, interruptions, deletion of files, loss of data, errors,
viruses, defects, delays in operations, or transmission or any
failure of performance, whether or not limited to acts of God,
communications failure, theft, destruction or unauthorized access
to Glasstree's records, programs, equipment or services.
This
limitation of liability reflects an informed, voluntary allocation
between the parties of the risks (known and unknown) that may
exist in connection with this agreement. The terms of this section
shall survive any termination of this agreement.
All provisions of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan. Customer consents and agrees that venue shall be in Kalamazoo County, Michigan for any action brought with regard to this Agreement and that the courts in Kalamazoo County, Michigan shall have personal jurisdiction over Customer to the extent that personal jurisdiction may be necessary to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement.
Force
Majeure.
Glasstree shall not be liable for failure or delay in performing
it obligations hereunder if such failure or delay is due to circumstances
beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation,
acts of any governmental body, war, insurrection, sabotage, embargo,
fire, flood, strike or other labor disturbance, interruption of
or delay in transportation, unavailability of, interruption or
delay in telecommunications or third party services (including
DNS propagation), failure of third party software or hardware
or inability to obtain raw materials, supplies or power used in
or equipment needed for provision of the services.
Entire
Agreement; Severability.
This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the parties,
and supercedes all previous representations, understandings or
agreements. If any provision of this agreement shall be held by
a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable,
or void, the remainder of this agreement shall remain in full
force and effect.
Customer
hereby represents that he, she or it is either, an individual
entering this agreement for his or her personal use and is over
18 years of age, or a corporation, limited partnership or other
legal entity, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the state of its organization and the person
acting on behalf of customer is duly authorized to accept, execute
and deliver this agreement on behalf of customer.
Glasstree
has zero tolerance for UBE/UCE (unsolicited bulk email/unsolicited
commercial email). This policy protects our customers as well
as the internet community from the negative effects of "spam"
related activity. Glasstree defines UBE/UCE as unsolicited broadcast
or commercial email that is sent to addresses that do not affirmatively
and verifiably request such material from that specific sender.
Our
Policies:
Glasstree customers, and customers of Glasstree customers or any
user of bandwidth and/or services on our network (herein described
as 'users') are prohibited from sending UBE/UCE. Users may be
asked to produce records that verify that explicit affirmative
permission was obtained from a recipient before a mailing was
sent. Glasstree may consider the lack of such proof of explicit
affirmative permission of a questionable mailing UBE/UCE at its
sole discretion.
Valid
complaints received by Glasstree may lead to immediate termination
or suspension of the service. Glasstree may block traffic without
prior notice to and from the IP address involved in the UBE/UCE
complaint until the problem is resolved and preventative measures
have been implemented to prevent the violation from recurring.
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