Hosting Policy
This is the Terms and Conditions between BizPartner and all its hosting
services subscribers. BizPartner is a division of Vessel Business Network.
WHEREAS
A. BizPartner is the hosting solutions provider which offers disk space storage
and data transfer services over the Internet through access to its Web Hosting
Server, Virtual Web Server, FTP Server and SMTP & POP Mail Server services;
B. Customer is desirous of accepting BizPartner's hosting service for an agreed
fee for a period of contract period (generally one (1) year) for its own usage
purposes
NOW IT IS AGREED BETWEEN THE PARTIES AS BELOW:
The Internet is neither owned nor controlled by any one entity; therefore,
BizPartner can make no guarantee that any given reader shall be able to access
BizPartner's server at any given time. BizPartner represents that it shall make
every good faith effort to ensure that its server is available as widely as
possible and with as little service interruption as possible.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the
parties agree to the following policies which BizPartner reserves the right to
revise at any time: -
Services allowed - All services provided by BizPartner will not be used
for any purposes related to pirated software, computer viruses, hacking, warez,
pornography, adult sites, gambling, liquor and any harmful, unethical, abusive,
harassing and illegal materials and activities
Spam - Sending unsolicited commercial email (a.k.a. "spam"),
cross-posting messages to a large number of Usenet groups, posting obscene or
threatening messages while using or referring to an BizPartner email address or
web site URL is prohibited. The use of BizPartner's servers as a mail drop for
responses to activities described above is also prohibited. Accounts canceled
due to spam will be billed a "clean up" fee of 0.
Security - Attempts to manipulate BizPartner's servers or client web
sites are prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, attempting to gain
unauthorized access to BizPartner's servers, mail bombing, or other means of
deliberately overloading systems.
System Abuse - Includes, but is not limited to, excessive use of CPU
resources or disk space, installing IRC bots, CGI scripts sharing with domains
outside of BizPartner, or other CGI scripts that use a disproportionate amount
of system resources. BizPartner will determine what constitutes system abuse.
Software/Multimedia Distribution - Accounts cannot to be used to
distribute "cracked" versions of copyrighted software (a.k.a. warez), serial
numbers for copyrighted software or copyrighted multimedia files (i.e. music
files or MP3's). Sites that contain links to pirated software or illegal
contraband are also prohibited.
Policy Violation - If an account is used unlawfully or is in violation of
the user policy, BizPartner reserves the right to terminate the account without
notice and without refunds. Files that violate the user policy are subject to
deletion without notice. Clients violating the User Policy will be held
responsible for damages to BizPartner's, including but not limited to,
BizPartner's systems, servers, connectivity, reputation, business, service,
network, operations, or equipment and may be assessed a 0 clean up fee.
Determining what constitutes a policy violation is the sole discretion of
BizPartner's.
Web Site Content Management - BizPartner's is not responsible for web
site management or files lost or damaged by users. Web site construction and
management is the responsibility of the client. Client-maintained backup of all
site files is recommended, and should be maintained outside of BizPartner's
hosting network. System backups are intended to be used in the event of system
failures and are not intended to be accessed to restore files to individual
sites. A fee of 0 is applicable should a client require any files from our
back up systems. We cannot guarantee that the files contained in our backup
systems will be the most current copies available for a given site
System Updates - BizPartner updates systems in real-time as queued batch
processes. Therefore, any updates made to the system may not be immediate. These
processing times may be changed at any time without notice. If a client or
BizPartner support personnel (authorized by a client) makes any modifications to
a hosting account, the client is responsible to ensure that these updates have
occurred.
Confidentiality - BizPartner shall neither have nor exert any editorial
or other subjective control over the substantive content of information, data
and materials of the Customers unless as requested by customer by e-mail or fax.
However, BizPartner reserves the right to suspend and terminate the Services in
the event of violations of the Services allowed or payment matter.
Log Files - Log files will be deleted on a periodic basis. Users are
responsible for downloading their log files. It is recommended that clients who
wish to maintain a history of their log files download them monthly.
Termination - This is a yearly hosting contract, however, this agreement
may be terminated by either party as follow: -
Customer - within 30 days from our Invoice Date. No refund is allowed after the
30 days period.
BizPartner - may terminate service under this agreement at any time, without
penalty, if the Client fails to comply with the terms of this Agreement or upon
an indication of credit problems including delinquent payments.
Indemnification/Disclaimer - BizPartner does not guarantee that our
services will be uninterrupted and will not be held liable for any claims
resulting from the use or the inability to use BizPartner's Hosting services -
including, but not limited to, service interruptions, Internet connectivity
problems, unauthorized access to BizPartner's servers, domain name registrar
problems, DNS caching, Internet bandwidth congestion, power failures, and
natural disasters.
By using BizPartner services, the client agrees to indemnify and hold BizPartner
harmless against any liabilities arising out of defective products sold to
customers from BizPartner's servers, personal injury or property damage caused
by products or services sold or distributed from BizPartner's servers, any
material that infringes or allegedly infringes on the rights of a third party
available from BizPartner's servers, and any material that libels or allegedly
libels a third party available from BizPartner's servers.
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