Ohiomuni.net, Inc.
SERVICE AGREEMENT
Terms and Conditions
This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions under which "ohiomuni.net"
will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide service by which you
will gain Internet services.
The Service:
Provider will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide you with
service by which you will gain Internet Services for a single connection
at your address, for a period of 3 years commencing on date of initial
connection.
No representation, warranty, term or condition other than as specifically
set forth in this Agreement shall be binding on Provider or any of its
contractors relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.
You acknowledge and agree that Provider obtains access to the Internet
as a contractor or subcontractor of ISP Alliance, Inc.. You acknowledge
that:
(1)all rights and protections afforded to Provider in this Agreement
shall extend as well to ISPA such that ISPA may assert any and all
rights of Provider against you just as if through which Provider acts
as a contractor or subcontractor of ISPA.
General Subscription Obligation:
You are signing this Agreement on behalf of yourself , and any person
who accesses the Service through your address. You assume responsibility
to ensure that all such other users understand this Agreement and comply
with its terms.
The Service is provided to you. You may not transfer your subscription
or your rights and obligations under this Agreement to any other entity.
Payment Terms:
You agree to pay any initiation fee and a monthly recurring fee for
the Service if applicable. The schedule of fees and charges is set forth
in the proposal. You agree to pay all applicable federal, state, and
local fees of taxes.
Initiation fees are due at initiation of service. Monthly charges are
payable within 15 days of billing, or a late charge of 5% will be assessed
against the unpaid balance. Provider may charge a reasonable service
fee for all returned checks. Failure to pay all bills within 30 days
of billing will cause disconnection.
If you discontinue the Service or are disconnected, you agree to pay
a reconnect charge before reconnection.
You will be responsible for all expenses (including reasonable attorney's
fees) incurred by Provider in collecting any unpaid amounts in accordance
with this agreement.
User Back Up Recommendation:
In order to install certain materials which may be provided to you
in connection with the Service or may be required to make use of the
Service, it may be necessary to open your computer. When software is
installed on your computer, the system files may be modified. Provider
does not warrant that the opening of the computer or the installation
of software will not disrupt the normal operations of the computer or
cause the loss of files. For these and other reasons, provider recommends
that you back up all files prior to installation.
Installation and Access (if necessary):
Provider may schedule one or more installation visits with you. Following
installation, you will provide us with reasonable access to the premises
to inspect, repair, and maintain Provider's equipment. Upon termination
of your purchase of the Service, you will return the equipment or provide
us with access to your premises to remove it.
Ownership and Use of Equipment and Software:
Any equipment supplied and installed by Provider under this Agreement
shall at all times remain the property of Provider or its third party
contractors and must be returned to Provider in good condition at the
termination of service. If the equipment is not returned to provider
in good condition immediately upon termination, you will be charged
and you agree to pay an amount as reasonable determined by Provider
for its replacement. Provider grants you a limited, nonexclusive license
to use any software provided and installed by Provider or use in connection
with the Service only. The license terminates upon termination of this
Agreement, disconnection or discontinuance of the Service. Upon termination,
discontinuance or disconnection, you will promptly destroy all such
software and any copy you have made.
Service and Performance:
Provider will make reasonable efforts to assure that the Service is
available to you 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. It is possible, however
that there will be interruptions of service. If an outage condition
is known sufficiently in advance, Provider may attempt to provide you
with electronic mail notification.
Customer Use:
You agree to abide by the policies of the Service as they are electronically
posted and modified from time to time. You agree not to use the Service
or any equipment or software provided by Provider:
- For any illegal purpose
- To achieve unauthorized access to any computer systems
- To achieve unauthorized access or distribution with regard to any
software, data, or material protected by copyright, patent, trademark,
or trade secret.
- To copy, distribute or sublicense any software provided by Provider,
except that you make one copy of each software program for backup
or archival purposes only.
- For excessive data transfer which interferes with the experience
of other users.
- To interfere with access to the Internet by other parties or disrupt
the network used by Provider.
- To harass, threaten, embarrass or cause distress, unwanted attention
or discomfort upon another users.
- To post or transmit any unsolicited advertising, promotional materials
or other forms of solicitation to other customers, except in those
areas that are designated for such a purpose.
- To post or transmit any sexually explicit, hateful, vulgar, threatening,
abusive, harassing, defamatory, or racially, ethnically or otherwise
objectionable material.
In the event of your violation of any of the above, Provider reserves
the right, in its sole discretion, take any one or more of the following
actions:
- Remove those materials that violate these policies.
- Hold you liable for any damages resulting from the violation of
these policies.
- Terminate this Agreement and your continued purchase of the Service.
Charges for On-Line Services/Internet Transactions:
Through use of the Service, you may access certain information, products,
and services from persons other that Provider for which there is a charge,
including certain on-line services such as America On-line and Compuserve.
You agree that all such fees or charges for on-line services, products,
or information are your sole responsibility and not the responsibility
of provider.
You are also advised that you are solely responsible for protecting
the security of your credit card or other financial information for
unwanted or unauthorized charges for Internet-based transaction.
Provider does not endorse or warrant any third party products, services
or content that are distributed or advertised over the service.
Limitation of Liability; No Warranties
Damage, Loss, or Destruction of Software Files and/or Data. Provider
assumes no responsibility whatsoever for any damage to or loss or destruction
of any of your software, files, data, or peripherals which may result
from your use of the Service, or from the installation, maintenance,
or removal of the Service, equipment or software. Provider does not
warrant that any data or files sent by or to you will be transmitted
in uncorrupted form or within a reasonable period of time.
No Warranties/Limitation of liability. Provider makes no warranty,
express or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties
of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. All equipment,
software, and services are supplied as is. In no event shall provider
be liable for any indirect or consequential losses or damages arising
in any manner out of the installation, maintenance, failure, removal
or use of the equipment, software or service.
No Liability for Unauthorized Access. Provider treats private communications
on or through its network as strictly confidential and does not access,
use, or disclose the contents of private communications. However, the
applicable telecommunications network is a shared network used by subscribers
to telecommunications services. Since the network is shared and beyond
the network the Internet does not provide security, others may access
or monitor your traffic. Provider does not warrant that any data or
files sent or received by you over the network, or communications directed
to or received for outside the network, will not be subject to unauthorized
access by others to that other users will not gain access to your computers.
Provider has no responsibility and assumes no liability for such acts
or occurrences.
No liability for viruses. Provider makes no representation or warranty
that any software installed on the computer or which you may download
for the Internet, on-line service provider, or other information provider
does not contain any virus or other damaging or destructive attribute.
Provider has no responsibility and assumes no liability for such acts
or occurrence.
No liability for Content. While Provider supplies access to the Internet,
it is not the publisher of any information provided by others through
the Internet. Provider does not review, censor, or monitor and is not
in any manner responsible for any programs or content sent or accessed
over the Internet or made available by any individual, user, information
provider, on-line service, or content provider. Such content or programs
may include, but are not limited to, programs or content of an infringing,
inaccurate, abusive, profane or sexually offensive nature. All content
from other parties accessed via the Service is accessed by you and those
you have authorized, all at your own risk, and Provider assumes no liability
whatsoever for any claims, losses actions, damages, suits or proceedings
arising our of or otherwise relating to such content accessed using
the Service.
Infringement:
While provider believes strongly in copyright law and other laws that
protect the rights of persons transmitting communications within and
outside of its network, Provider in most instances merely provides carriage
of materials contained in electronic communications, browser software,
and access to networks and liabilities or costs (including legal fees)
arising out of or in connection with any allegation, claim, suit or
other proceeding based upon a contention that the use of the equipment,
software, or Service by you or a third party infringes the copyright,
patent, trademark, trade secret or other industrial or intellectual
property rights or contractual rights of any third party.
Assignment:
Neither this Agreement nor any of your rights or obligations hereunder
shall be assigned by you, in whole or in part, or by operation of law
or otherwise, without the prior consent of Provider. Any attempt to
sublicense, assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights of you herein,
by any means or in any form, without the prior written consent of Provider
shall be null and void. Provider may assign this Agreement to any party
controlled by, or under common control with Provider.
Amendment:
No additional terms, consent, waiver, alteration or modification of
any provision of this Agreement shall be binding unless in writing and
signed by an authorized representative of both parties.
Waiver and Severability:
Failure by either party to enforce at any time any of the provisions
of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such provision nor
in any way affect the validity of this Agreement of any part thereof
the right of the other party thereafter to enforce the provisions hereof.
The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and any provision of
this Agreement that is determined to void or unenforceable by a court
of competent jurisdiction shall not affect the enforceability of the
remaining provisions herein, and the remaining provisions shall be enforced
as if this Agreement was originally written without the invalid provision.
Force Majeure:
Neither party shall be liable for any delay or failure in performance
of this Agreement if caused by an act of God or any factor beyond the
control of the party, or as a result of a third party other than Provider
or you, including, but not limited to, (a) failure of the other party
to comply with its obligations and responsibilities hereunder or to
provide materials or information specified herein or (b) failure in
operation of the relevant portion of the Internet due to a technology
failure (other than arising out of the neglect or mishandling by either
party hereunder). In any such event, the date of the party's performance
shall be deferred for a period of time equal to the time lost by reason
of such act of God or other factor beyond control, provided that the
delayed party shall cooperate with the other party in minimizing any
adverse impact of such occurrence.
Notices:
All notices required by or relating to this Agreement shall be in writing
and shall be sent to the parties to this agreement at their address
set forth below or to such other address as either party may substitute
by written notice to each other.
Entire Agreement:
This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all proposals
and prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, and any other
communications between the parties relating to the subject matter of
this Agreement. In the case of any conflict between this Agreement and
the any of the Exhibits hereto, the terms and conditions of this Agreement
shall control and govern.
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