Management Specialties is a Web Hosting Provider. User accounts on our
Internet servers are subject to compliance with the terms and conditions
set forth below. Under the terms of this agreement, your placement or placement on your behalf of information on
Management Specialties' servers is an acknowledgement that you have read and
understood this agreement, and that you agree to be bound by the terms
and conditions below. If you do not wish to be bound by these terms and
conditions, you should not proceed to place any information of any kind yourself or on your behalf
on Management Specialties' servers.
1. USER CONDUCT
Management Specialties' services may only be used for lawful purposes.
Any use of these services which violates any local, state, federal, or
international laws which may apply to Management Specialties, your local jurisdiction, or any
jurisdiction that you or your site may be subject to is strictly
prohibited.
While using the service, you may not:
- Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the
Internet;
- Post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous,
defamatory, obscene, offensive, indecent, pornographic, profane, or
otherwise objectionable information of any kind, including without
limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that
would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or
otherwise violate any local, state, federal or international law,
including without limitation the U.S. export control laws and regulations,
and laws protecting intellectual property including copyright, trademark,
trade secret, misappropriation and anti-dilution laws;
- Post, publish, transmit, reproduce or distribute any information
or software which contains a virus or other harmful component;
- Post, publish, transmit, reproduce, distribute or in any way exploit
any information, software, or other material obtained through the service
for commercial purposes (other than as expressly permitted by the provider
of such information, software, or other material)
2. INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Management Specialties
from any and all liability, penalties, losses, damages, costs, expenses,
attorneys' fees, causes of action or claims caused by or resulting
indirectly from your use of the service which damages either you, Management Specialties,
or any other party or parties without limitation or exception. This
indemnification and hold harmless agreement extends to all issues
associated with your account, including but not limited to domain name
selection and Web site content.
3. REFUSAL OR DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE
Management Specialties reserves the right to refuse or discontinue service to anyone at
Management Specialties' sole discretion. Management Specialties may deny you access to all or part of the service
without notice if you engage in any conduct or activities that Management Specialties in its
sole discretion believes violates any of the terms and conditions in this
agreement. Management Specialties shall have no responsibility to notify any third-party
providers of services, merchandise, or information, nor any responsibility
for any consequences resulting from such discontinuance or lack of
notification. You agree that Management Specialties has the right to monitor the service
electronically from time to time and to disclose any information as
necessary to satisfy the law, or to protect itself or its subscribers. Management Specialties
reserves the right to refuse to post or to remove any information or
materials, in whole or in part, that, in its sole discretion, are
unacceptable, undesirable, or in violation of this agreement.
4. NO WARRANTIES
Management Specialties makes no warranties or representations of any kind for the services
being offered. The service is provided on an "as is" and
"as available" basis without warranties of any kind, either
express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of title,
noninfringement, or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a
particular purpose. No advice or information given by Management Specialties or its agents or
employees shall create a warranty. Management Specialties provides no warranty that the
service will be uninterrupted or error free or that any information,
software or other material accessible on the service is free from viruses
or other harmful components. Under no circumstances shall Management Specialties be liable for
any direct, indirect, special, punitive, or consequential damages that
result in any way from your use of or inability to use the service, or for
third parties' use of the service to access your Web space, or to access
the Internet or any part thereof, or your or any third parties' reliance on
or use of information, services, or merchandise provided on or through the
service, or that result from mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion
of files, errors, defects, delays in operation or transmission, or any
failure of performance. If you are dissatisfied with Management Specialties service or any of
its terms, conditions, rules, policies, guidelines, or practices, your sole
and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the service.
You understand that by placing information on Management Specialties' servers that such
information becomes available to all Internet users and that Management Specialties has no way
of limiting or restricting access to such information or protecting such
information from copyright infringement. You assume total responsibility
and risk for your use of Management Specialties' servers and the Internet. It is solely your
responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, completeness, and usefulness of
all opinions, advice, services and other information, and the quality and
merchantability of all merchandise provided through Management Specialties or on the Internet
generally.
5. ECPA NOTICE
Management Specialties reserves the right to monitor any and all
communications through or with our facilities. You agree that Management Specialties
is not considered a "secure communications medium" for the purposes of the
ECPA, and that no expectation of privacy is afforded.
6. IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
You agree that you as the person legally responsible for use of this
account, are at least 18 years of age. You agree to supply Management Specialties with a
current and truthful name, postal address and telephone number for our
records, and you have a continued obligation to keep this information
current. You also agree that you are an authorized user of any credit card
that you supply to us and agree that we have an obligation to fully
investigate any possible fraudulent credit card use.
7. NO INTERFERENCE WITH OPERATION OF SYSTEM
You agree not to maliciously or intentionally interfere with the proper
operation of the system, including but not limited to defeating
identification procedures, obtaining access beyond that which you are
authorized for, and impairing the availability, reliability, or quality of
service for other customers. You further agree not to interfere with the
proper operation of other systems reachable through the Internet, including
any attempt at unauthorized access. You agree to follow the Acceptable Use
Policy of any network or service you connect to.
You agree to adhere to system policies as published online by Management Specialties, including
restrictions on services available with each account type, restrictions on
certain features, and all other policies designed to protect and enhance
the quality and reliability of service at Management Specialties. You agree to abide by any
and all future Management Specialties policy decisions.
8. SECURITY
You agree that the security of your account is solely your own
responsibility. You further agree that if you believe the security of your
account has been compromised in any way, you will notify Management Specialties immediately by
telephone at 763-792-3512 and in writing by registered mail return receipt
requested to Management Specialties, PO Box 152962, Cape Coral, FL 33915.
You shall be held fully responsible for any misuse or compromise to your
account for which Management Specialties is not properly notified.
You agree that if any
security violations are believed to have occurred in association with your
account, Management Specialties has the right to suspend access to the account pending an
investigation and resolution. You also agree that Management Specialties has the right to
cooperate in any government or legal investigation regarding any aspect of
our services, including services sold to you. Any use of our system to
engage in software piracy or other violations of law will result in account
suspension and be immediately reported to the appropriate authorities.
9. BACKUP OF DATA
Your use of the service is at your sole risk. Management Specialties is not responsible for
files and data residing on your account. You agree to take full
responsibility for files and data transferred and to maintain all
appropriate backup of files and data stored on Management Specialties servers.
10. TRANSMITTAL OF MATERIALS
You agree not to transmit unsolicited or prohibited advertising or other
harassing or illegal materials through electronic mail, Usenet postings,
or other Internet media. The use of Management Specialties or any other service with
reference to services obtained through Management Specialties,
for unsolicited mass mailings,
postings, or other activities considered an annoyance to others, commonly
referred to as "spamming" is strictly prohibited and may cause
your services to be terminated immediately and without warning and you will
be held fully responsible for any damages to you, Management Specialties, or any other party or
parties resulting from any such conduct.
11. PAYMENT
You agree to supply appropriate payment for the services received from
Management Specialties, in advance of the time period during which such services are provided.
You agree that all setup fees are non-refundable once setup is completed.
You agree that until and unless you notify Management Specialties of your
desire to cancel any or all services 90 days prior to renewal via email, those services will be billed
on a recurring basis.
You agree that if you are paying by credit card, prepayments will be billed
and charged automatically, and that Management Specialties may apply the amount due to
the provided card at any time. You agree that pro-rated refunds for unused
time periods will be not provided in the event of account
termination.
- You agree a late payment fee of $10 will be assessed if payment is not received by due date for Hosting invoices.
- If a payment is past due an interest fee of 1.5% monthly will be applied.
- You agree to pay any collection and attorney fees.
12. PRIOR AGREEMENTS
This agreement supersedes any written, electronic, or oral communication
you may have had with Management Specialties or any agent or representative thereof, and
constitutes the complete and total agreement between the parties.
13. SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this agreement is determined to be invalid or
unenforceable, all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect
and said provision shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to make
it enforceable.
14. JURISDICTION
This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida.
15. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
By using and continuing to maintain or place information on Management Specialties' servers you
are stating and acknowledging that you have read the aforementioned terms
and conditions and that you understand such terms and conditions and agree
to be bound by them.
16. STRATEGIC PARTNER
Management Specialties is a strategic partner of Pair Networks. All references to Management Specialties
also apply to Pair Networks.
Other Information
This is our account service contract. It is fairly standard
legalese. Although it may sound harsh, rest assured that we have nothing
but good intentions towards our customers. Like all of our policies, the
contract is designed to maximize the efficiency and quality of our service
for all customers.
Please note that this contract can only be modified by Management Specialties or its authorized partners.
Last contract update: Sep 25, 2009