NOTE: IT Plaza has a zero tolerance policy for spam
(unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail), pornography, and copyright infringement.
Any sites found to contain, promote, or link to such content are subject
to immediate removal from our service. To report a violation of this
agreement, please e-mail
info@cpu-hosting.com.
This Terms of Service Agreement explicitly states the terms and conditions
governing the use of the services, including technology and content,
of CPU Hosting (the PROVIDER). By signing up for a CPU Hosting account,
you (the USER) accept these terms and conditions and acknowledge that
your use of the PROVIDER’s services is subject to certain limitations
set forth below. If you do not accept this agreement, do not complete
the sign-up process.
The PROVIDER reserves the right to amend or change the Terms of Service
Agreement at any time without prior notice, provided that the current
Terms of Service Agreement is made available to the USER through the
PROVIDER’s Web site, and that the USER can terminate the USER’s
obligations under this agreement by deleting the USER’s account
with the PROVIDER.
This agreement incorporates the PROVIDER’s Privacy Policy and
Billing Policy as part of its terms.
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1. Services
The PROVIDER provides users like the USER with various tools and services
related to the Internet. Functionalities and features may include, but
are not limited to: Web site hosting and related tools; communications
tools, such as e-mail or instant messaging; online payment processing
and other commerce capabilities; Web site promotion and enhancement
features; and statistical reporting tools specific to the USER’s
Web site or other services.
The PROVIDER reserves the right to delete or modify tools, features,
services, fees, conditions of service and the terms of this Agreement
at any time. When possible, the PROVIDER will give the USER thirty (30)
days’ notice if such changes will result in reduced services or
increased fees. The PROVIDER will announce changes in a newsletter or
by e-mailing the address provided by the USER.
The USER expressly assumes all risk for use of the PROVIDER's services,
technology, or content.
a. Termination
This agreement is effective when the USER clicks the
"Submit" button and continues until the USER or the PROVIDER
terminates it as follows:
Termination for Cause by the PROVIDER. At any time and without notice,
the PROVIDER may delete the USER’s site or files or discontinue
service in whole or in part for any breach of this Agreement by the
USER or
(i) if necessary for security reasons or for continued operation of
the PROVIDER’s service,
(ii) to comply with applicable laws or regulations,
(iii) in the case of commercial services and tools, if a the USER is
not engaged in a legitimate business (as determined by the PROVIDER
in its sole discretion),
(iv) if the PROVIDER receives notices that the USER’s use of the
PROVIDER's services violate any third-party right, or
(v) if the USER’s credit card expires or the USER fails to make
payments.
If the PROVIDER terminates this Agreement for cause, the USER will
remain liable for the full monthly charge for the month during which
service is terminated.
Termination Without Cause by the PROVIDER. At any time and without
notice, the PROVIDER may, in its discretion, delete the USER’s
site or files or discontinue service in whole or in part, without cause.
In such a case, the USER may be entitled to a refund under the terms
of the Billing Policy.
If the PROVIDER terminates this Agreement for any reason, the USER
agrees not to sign up for or use the PROVIDER's services again without
the PROVIDER's prior written approval.
Termination by the USER. The USER may terminate this agreement at any
time and for any reason by calling Customer Service at 1-866-541-4278
(International customers please call 1-239-541-2075). The USER will
be liable for the full monthly charge for the month during which the
USER terminated the Agreement and for all usage-based fees through the
termination date of this Agreement.
b. Use of Bandwidth, Server Disk Space,
and Other Resources
The PROVIDER may place limits the amount of bandwidth,
server disk space, and other system resources used by the USER for various
services, and may halt or limit services if the USER’s account
exceeds such limits. The PROVIDER may allow paid upgrades to increase
such limits.
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2. Restrictions and Prohibitions
on Content and Use of Services and Technologies
The PROVIDER may terminate USER accounts and delete USER’s files
at any time, without notice, for conduct that violates these guidelines
or for any other reason. The USER agrees not to do or participate in
any of the following nonexclusive list of UNACCEPTABLE content and behaviors
on the PROVIDER:
Content that contains or contains links to nudity, pornography, adult
content, sex, or extreme violence, or material that is otherwise objectionable,
in the opinion of the PROVIDER.
Content that condones, promotes, contains, or links to warez, cracks,
hacks, viruses, worms, harmful code, Trojan horses and/or their associated
utilities, or other piracy-related information, whether for educational
purposes or not.
Content that has been promoted through the sending of unsolicited email
(spamming) or mail fraud schemes, or pages that promote or condone the
sending of unsolicited email. Those who use the PROVIDER's resources,
including e-mail addresses, for spam are also subject to prosecution
to the fullest extent of the law.
Content that commits acts of copyright, trademark, patent, trade name,
trade secret or other intellectual property infringement or violates
any other third party right.
Content that is racist, or otherwise extremely offensive to others,
including content which aggravates, harasses, threatens, defames or
abuses others.
Content that exploits children under 18 years of age.
Content that holds the PROVIDER up to public scorn or ridicule.
Content that contains, links to, or participates in pyramid schemes,
gambling, raffles, lotteries, and so forth.
Content that posts or discloses personal identification information
or private information of individuals under the age of 13 or in connection
with materials directed toward individuals under the age of 13 without
verifiable parental consent.
Content that provides, sells, or offers to sell the following: controlled
substances, illegal drugs and drug contraband, pirated materials, pornography
or sexual products or services, programs to attack others, illegal goods,
escort services, instructions on making, assembling, or obtaining illegal
goods or weapons, information used to break copyright or trademark violations,
to destroy others' property, or to illegally harm any people or animals.
Content that takes part in, or allows any third party to take part
in, the following: reverse engineering, reverse compiling or otherwise
deriving the underlying source code or structure or sequence of the
Technology; individual passwording of USER sites or pages; altering
copyright notices and attributes (unless permitted in writing by the
author/owner); and such practices.
To report violations of the above restrictions, please e-mail info@cpu-hosting.com.
The PROVIDER does not actively monitor the content of USER sites, but
will investigate complaints of a violation of third-party rights, including
copyright and other intellectual property rights.
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3. Indemnification, Disclaimers,
Warranties
The PROVIDER warrants that if a USER is dissatisfied with the PROVIDER's
service, technology, or content, upon notice from the USER, the PROVIDER
will terminate the Agreement and, upon the USER's request, will refund
unused portions of any fees paid for future months and services, less
balances due to the PROVIDER. Upfront setup fees and any domain fees
will not be refunded. For more information, see 1.b. above.
The USER agrees to indemnify the PROVIDER and its partners, parent,
subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents and
representatives against any and all liabilities, claims, cost, and expenses,
including attorneys' fees, arising from the USER’s use of the
PROVIDER services. This expressly includes the USER’s responsibility
for any and all liability arising from the violation or infringement
of proprietary rights or copyrights and any libelous or unlawful material
contained within the USER’s files, messages, or other communications.
a. Content
The PROVIDER shall not be held responsible for the content of Web pages,
e-mail messages, or any other files or communications created, transmitted,
or maintained by the USER using any PROVIDER service, tool or feature.
The opinions and views expressed by any USER do not reflect those of
the PROVIDER or its partners, parent, affiliates or subsidiaries and
the PROVIDER does not review site pages, messages, or any other files
or communications for content before they are posted. The PROVIDER does
not verify, endorse or otherwise take responsibility for the content
of any USER site pages, messages, or any other files or communications.
The USER is solely responsible for all contents of all site pages, messages,
or any other files or communications the USER controls through any services,
tools or features provided by the PROVIDER, and can be held legally
liable for those contents.
Neither the PROVIDER nor its partners, parent, affiliates or subsidiaries
make any guarantee as to the accuracy, correctness or completeness of
any information disseminated by the USER and are not responsible for
any errors or omissions arising from the use of such information; any
failures, delays, or interruptions in the delivery of any content or
services contained on PROVIDER's servers; or losses or damages arising
from the use of the content or services provided by the PROVIDER.
The PROVIDER may link to, or include on its Web site, resources and
information provided by third parties. Neither the PROVIDER nor its
partners, parent, affiliates or subsidiaries make any guarantee as to
the reliability of this information, nor does the inclusion of this
information imply a recommendation of these services.
b. Services and Reliability
The USER is responsible for regularly monitoring and creating backups
of the USER’s own files and agrees to use the PROVIDER’s
resources and infrastructure at the USER’s own risk.
Neither the PROVIDER nor its partners, parent, affiliates or subsidiaries
make any warranty with respect to any content, information, services
or products provided through or in conjunction with the PROVIDER’s
services.
The PROVIDER is also not liable to the USER or any third party for
any damage, direct or incidental, that could occur as the USER uses
the PROVIDER’s services.
The PROVIDER is not responsible for the delivery or quality of any
goods or services sold or advertised through the PROVIDER network of
web sites, its affiliates or through the USER sites.
The PROVIDER does not guarantee that its security procedures will prevent
the loss of, alteration of, or improper access to the USER’s information.
For more information, read the PROVIDER Privacy Policy.
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4. Liabilities
The USER is solely responsible for the conduct of the USER’s
business and all other matters under the USER’s control. IN NO
EVENT SHALL THE PROVIDER, ITS PARENT, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, CONTRACTORS,
SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES OR LICENSORS,
OR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN PRODUCING, CREATING OR DELIVERING THE
PROVIDER'S SERVICE, TECHNOLOGY OR CONTENT, BE LIABLE TO THE USER IN
ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER FOR LOSS OF OR INACCURACY OF DATA, GOODS, REVENUES,
PROFITS, SERVICES, OR TECHNOLOGY OR FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, EVEN IF THE PROVIDER HAS
BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE USER HEREBY WAIVES
ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE PROVIDER AND ITS PARENT, SUBSIDIARIES,
DIVISIONS, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES AND LICENSORS ARISING
OUT OF THE USER’S USE OF THE PROVIDER SERVICE.
The PROVIDER and its parent, subsidiaries and affiliates shall not
be liable for any damages that result from the USER’s failure
to perform the USER’s responsibilities in connection with this
Agreement or that result from any cause beyond the PROVIDER's control.
The aggregate liability of the PROVIDER and its parent, subsidiaries
and affiliates arising from this Agreement for any action or claim is
limited to any amounts the USER has paid to the PROVIDER during the
term of this Agreement.
In jurisdictions not allowing the limitation or exclusion of liability
for incidental or consequential damages, the PROVIDER's liability shall
be limited to the extent permitted by law.
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5. The PROVIDER’s
Rights
a. USER Files and Accounts
The PROVIDER reserves the right to delete USER files and accounts that
breach this Agreement at any time. The PROVIDER and its parent, subsidiaries
and affiliates shall not be liable for any foreseeable, unforeseeable,
direct, or indirect consequence of such deletion. The PROVIDER reserves
the right to communicate with the USER at any time in the event that
important messages need to be communicated.
b. Proprietary Rights
The PROVIDER retains all proprietary rights, including, but not limited
to, services, technology, all content, text, design, graphics, sound,
and so forth on its Web sites. The USER acknowledges that all content
and technology available on the PROVIDER sites is protected by U.S.
and international copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, or
any other proprietary rights and laws and that the USER is permitted
to use content and technology and its compilation, collection, selection,
arrangement, assembly, and coordination only as expressly authorized
by the PROVIDER. The USER agrees not to copy, reproduce, or create derivative
works of the services, technology, content, text, design, graphics and
other features of the PROVIDER sites.
The PROVIDER claims no proprietary rights or intellectual property
rights in USER's content, including, but not limited to, text, software,
music, sound, photographs, video, and graphics supplied by the USER
for use in conjunction with the PROVIDER services.
c. Trademarks and Service marks
The PROVIDER's graphics, logos, and service names used to identify the
PROVIDER's products or services are the trademarks of the PROVIDER.
The USER agrees not to use the PROVIDER trademarks in connection with
the USER’s, or any third party's, products or services in a way
that discredits or ridicules the PROVIDER or infringes upon the PROVIDER’s
intellectual property rights. All other brands and names used on the
PROVIDER are the property of their respective owners.
d. Traffic Statistics
The PROVIDER reserves the right to include traffic generated
by all Web sites it hosts in its overall accounting of page views, unique
users and other usage measures. This includes providing Web traffic
measurement companies with all URLs hosted by the PROVIDER for use in
projecting the PROVIDER’s overall traffic.
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6. Closing Agreements
This Acceptable Use Policy and any disputes arising out of or related
to the Service and the PROVIDER Sites shall be governed by, and construed
and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida.
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