TOS/AUP
The-Webhosts (“The Company”) agrees to furnish services to the Subscriber, subject to the following TOS (Terms of Service).
Use of The-Webhosts Service constitutes acceptance and agreement to The-Webhosts’s AUP as well as The-Webhosts’s TOS (Terms of Service).
All provisions of this contract are subject to the TOS (Terms of Service) of The-Webhosts and AUP (Acceptable Use Policy). The AUP may be changed from time to time at the discretion of the Company. Subscriber understands that change to the AUP by the Company shall not be grounds for early contract termination or non-payment.
This Agreement shall be construed in all respects in accordance with the laws of the United States. The AUP specifically prohibits the use of our service for illegal activities. Therefore, Subscriber agrees that the Company may disclose any and all subscriber information including assigned IP numbers, account history, account use, etc. to any law enforcement agent who makes a written request without further consent or notification to the Subscriber. In addition The-Webhosts shall have the right to terminate all service set forth in this Agreement.
Service Rates: Subscriber acknowledges that the nature of the service furnished and the initial rates and charges have been communicated to Subscriber. Subscriber is aware that the Company may prospectively change the specified rates and charges from time to time. The promotional offer is contingent upon Company achieving and maintaining its cost of service goals including but not limited to rates charged to company by its suppliers.
Payment: Establishment of this service is dependent upon receipt by the Company of payment of stated charges. Subsequent payments are due on the anniversary date of the month for that month’s service. The above applies to all accounts and services provided by The-Webhosts.
Payments and Fees: Credit cards that are declined for any reason are subject to a $1.00 declination fee. If a check or money order is declined or stopped payment on, there will be a $30.00 decline fee, per instance. Service will be interrupted on accounts that go past their due date. Service interrupted for nonpayment is subject to a $20 reconnect charge. Accounts not paid by due date are subject to a $7.95 late fee. Accounts that are not collectable by The-Webhosts may be turned over to an outside collection agency for collection. If your account is turned over for collection, you agree to pay the company a “Processing and Collection” Fee of not less than $50 nor more than $150. If you desire to cancel your account, please follow the proper procedure to do this as outlined in this TOS. If you make arrangements prior to cut off date we will not interrupt service.
Refund and Disputes: All payments to The-Webhosts are nonrefundable. This includes the one time setup fee and subsequent charges regardless of usage. All overcharges or billing disputes must be reported within 60 days of the time the dispute occurred. If you dispute a charge to your credit card issuer that, in The-Webhosts’s sole discretion is a valid charge under the provisions of the TOS and /or AUP, you agree to pay The-Webhosts an “Administrative Fee” of not less than $50 and not more than $150.
Failure to Pay: The Company may temporarily deny service or terminate this Agreement upon the failure of Subscriber to pay charges when due. Such termination or denial will not relieve Subscriber of responsibility for the payment of all accrued charges, plus reasonable interest and any collection fees.
Account Cancellation: All requests for canceling accounts must be made in writing with at least 30 days notice but not more than 60 days prior notice via cancelation form. You must have all account information to cancel.
Subscriber acknowledges that the service provided is of such a nature that service can be interrupted for many reasons other than the negligence of the company and that damages resulting from any interruption of service are difficult to ascertain. Therefore, subscriber agrees that the company shall not be liable for any damages arising from such causes beyond the direct and exclusive control of the company. Subscriber further acknowledges that the company’s liability for its own negligence may not in any event exceed an amount equivalent to charges payable by subscriber for services during the period damages occurred. In no event shall the company be liable for any special or consequential damages, loss or injury.
New Domain Accounts: All new webhosting accounts involving new domains will be set up and entered into our DNS servers within 1 day. Accounts are usually set up in 15 minutes, but we are putting in 1 day in case of unexpected problems. If the new domain is registered by the account holder, there will be no handling fee.
Transfer of Domains: New webhosting accounts which involve the transfer of a domain from another provider to The-Webhosts will require a minimum of seven (7) days to be set up and entered into our DNS servers. Due to the unpredictable nature of the transfer process, no guarantees are made regarding the amount of time a specific transfer may take. If the customer cancels service during the transfer period for any reason, all charges are considered earned.
Support Boundaries: The-Webhosts, provides 24 x 7 technical support to our subscribers. There are a few holidays that we limit our customer service to emergencies only. We limit our technical support to our area of expertise. The following is our guidelines when providing support: The-Webhosts provides support related to your server or virtual site physical functioning. The-Webhosts does not offer tech support for application specific issues such as cgi programming, html or any other such issue. The-Webhosts does not provide technical support for YOUR customers. If you can email, we encourage you to email http://the-webhosts.com/?q=contact for assistance. If you are able to get online and have other questions, the answers may be in our FAQ’s, our Online Manual is located in our Manual or try our Support Forum -We encourage you to check these first. Lastly, the Help files in the program you are using may have the answer to your question so please do investigate these resources before sending in a support ticket. We only offer phone support if you are unable to get help via the trouble ticket system, FAQ’s and the forum.
SPAM and Unsolicited Commercial Email (UCE): The-Webhosts takes a zero tolerance approach to the sending of Unsolicited Commercial Email (UCE) or SPAM over our network. Very simply this means that customers of The-Webhosts may not use or permit others to use our network to transact in UCE. Customers of The-Webhosts may not host, or permit hosting of, sites or information that is advertised by UCE from other networks. Violations of this policy carry severe penalties, including termination of service.
Violation of The-Webhosts’s SPAM policy will result in severe penalties. Upon notification of an alleged violation of our SPAM policy, The-Webhosts will initiate an immediate investigation (within 48 hours of notification). During the investigation, The-Webhosts may restrict customer access to the network to prevent further violations. If a customer is found to be in violation of our SPAM policy, The-Webhosts may, at its sole discretion, restrict, suspend or terminate customer’s account. Further, The-Webhosts reserves the right to pursue civil remedies for any costs associated with the investigation of a substantiated policy violation. The-Webhosts will notify law enforcement officials if the violation is believed to be a criminal offense.
First violations of this policy will result in an “Administrative Fee” of $300 and your account will be reviewed for possible immediate termination. A second violation will result in an “Administrative Fee” of $600 and immediate termination of your account. Users who violate this policy agree that in addition to these “Administrative” penalties, they will pay “Research Fees” not to exceed $250 per hour that The-Webhosts personnel must spend to investigate the matter. PLEASE, DO NOT SPAM from your account.
As our Customers are ultimately responsible for the actions of their clients over the The-Webhosts network, it is advisable that Customers develop a similar, or stricter, policy for their clients.
Network
IP Address Ownership: If The-Webhosts assigns Customer an Internet Protocol address for Customer’s use, the right to use that Internet Protocol address shall belong only to The-Webhosts, and Customer shall have no right to use that Internet Protocol address except as permitted by The-Webhosts in its sole discretion in connection with the Services, during the term of this Agreement. The-Webhosts shall maintain and control ownership of all Internet Protocol numbers and addresses that may be assigned to Customer by The-Webhosts, and The-Webhosts reserves the right to change or remove any and all such Internet Protocol numbers and addresses, in its sole and absolute discretion. Our allocation of IP addresses is limited by ARIN’s new policies. These new policies state that use of IP addresses for IP based virtual hosts will not be accepted as justification for new IP addresses. What this means to you is that you MUST use name-based hosting where possible. We will periodically review IP address usage, and if we find that clients are using IP addresses where name-based hosting could be used, we will revoke authorization to use those IP addresses that could be used with name-based hosting.
Bandwidth and Disk Usage: Customer agrees that bandwidth and disk usage shall not exceed the number of megabytes per month for the Services ordered by Customer on the Order Form (the “Agreed Usage”). The-Webhosts will monitor Customer’s bandwidth and disk usage. The-Webhosts shall have the right to take corrective action if Customer’s bandwidth or disk usage exceeds the Agreed Usage. Such corrective action may include the assessment of additional charges, disconnection or discontinuance of any and all Services, or termination of this Agreement, which actions may be taken is in The-Webhosts’s sole and absolute discretion. If The-Webhosts 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.
System and Network Security: Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the The-Webhosts Network. Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability. The-Webhosts will investigate occurrences, which may involve such violations and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting Users who are involved in such violations. These violations include, without limitation:
Accessing data not intended for such User or logging into a server or account, which such User is not authorized to access.
Attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization.
Attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including, without limitation, via means of overloading, “flooding”, “mail bombing” or “crashing”.
Forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or newsgroup posting.
Taking any action in order to obtain services to which such User is not entitled.
Notification of Violation:
The-Webhosts is under no duty to look at each customer’s or user’s activities to determine if a violation of the AUP has occurred, nor do we assume any responsibility through our AUP to monitor or police Internet-related activities.
First violation: Any User, which The-Webhosts determines to have violated any element of this Acceptable Use Policy, shall receive an email, warning them of the violation. The service may be subject at The-Webhosts’s discretion to a temporary suspension pending a User’s agreement in writing, to refrain from any further violations.
Second Violation: Users that The-Webhosts determines to have committed a second violation of any element of this Acceptable Use Policy shall be subject to immediate suspension or termination of service without further notice.
We reserve the right, to drop the section of IP space involved in Spam or Denial-of-Service complaints if it is clear that the offending activity is causing great harm to parties on the Internet. In particular, if open relays are on your network or a customer’s network, or if denial of service attacks are originating from your network. In certain rare cases, we may have to do this before attempting to contact you. If we do this, we will contact you as soon as is feasible.
Suspension of Service or Cancellation: The-Webhosts reserves the right to suspend network access to any customer if in the judgment of the The-Webhosts network administrators the customer’s server is the source or target of the violation of any of the other terms of the AUP or for any other reason which The-Webhosts chooses. If inappropriate activity is detected, all accounts of the Customer in question will be deactivated until an investigation is complete. Prior notification to the Customer is not assured. In extreme cases, law enforcement will be contacted regarding the activity. The customer will not be credited for the time the customer’s machines were suspended.
The-Webhosts reserves the right to amend its policies at any time. All Sub-Networks, resellers and managed servers of The-Webhosts must adhere to the above policies. Failure to follow any term or condition will be grounds for immediate Cancellation. You will be held responsible for the actions of your clients in the matter described on these Terms and conditions. Therefore, it is in your best interest to implement a similar or stricter Terms and conditions or otherwise called Acceptable Terms of use policy.
Indemnification: The-Webhosts wishes to emphasize that in agreeing to the The-Webhosts Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) and Terms of Service (TOS), customer indemnifies The-Webhosts for any violation of the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) and Terms of Service (TOS) that results in loss to The-Webhosts or the bringing of any claim against The-Webhosts by any third-party. This means that if The-Webhosts is sued because of a customer’s or a customer of a customer’s activity, the customer will pay any damages awarded against The-Webhosts, plus all costs and attorney’s fees.
Miscellaneous Provisions: You must provide us with, and keep current, good contact information for you. E-mail and telephone contacts are used, in that order of preference. All correspondence is done by email, so please make sure if there is any email change that you contact us.
A waiver by the Company of any breach of any provision of this Agreement by Subscriber shall not operate as or be construed as a continuing or subsequent waiver thereof or as a waiver of any breach of any other provision thereof.
Subscriber shall not transfer or assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company. Company may assign Agreement at anytime without consent from or notice to Subscriber. Company reserves right to cancel customers rights under this contract at anytime without further obligation.
The-Webhosts takes no responsibility for any material input by others and not posted to the The-Webhosts Network by The-Webhosts. The-Webhosts is not responsible for the content of any other websites linked to the The-Webhosts Network; links are provided as Internet navigation tools only. The-Webhosts disclaims any responsibility for any such inappropriate use and any liability to any person or party for any other person or party’s violation of this policy.
The-Webhosts is not responsible for any damages your business may suffer. The-Webhosts does not make implied or written warranties for any of our services. The-Webhosts denies any warranty or merchantability for a specific purpose. This includes loss of data resulting from delays, non-deliveries, wrong delivery, and any and all service interruptions caused by The-Webhosts.
IRC Servers: The-Webhosts subscribers are not permitted to run IRC servers on our Servers.
We do NOT allow Warez or any other type of copyrighted material to be stored or put up for download on our servers.
The-Webhosts’s Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”) is provided to give our customers and users a clear understanding of what The-Webhosts expects of them while using our service. All users of The-Webhosts’s Internet services: those who access some of our Services but do not have accounts, as well as those who pay a service fee to subscribe to the Services, must comply with this AUP and our TOS (Terms of Service).
Use of The-Webhosts Service constitutes acceptance and agreement to The-Webhosts’s AUP as well as The-Webhosts’s TOS (Terms of Service)
We support the uncensored flow of information and ideas over the Internet and do not actively monitor subscriber activity under normal circumstances. Similarly, we do not exercise editorial control over the content of any web site, e-mail transmission, newsgroups, or other material created or accessible over or through the services, except for certain proprietary Web sites. However, in accordance with our TOS (Terms of Service), we may remove any materials that, in our sole discretion, may be illegal, may subject us to liability, or which may violate this TOS or AUP. The-Webhosts may cooperate with legal authorities and/or third parties in the investigation of any suspected or alleged crime or civil wrongdoing. Your violation of this AUP may result in the suspension or immediate termination of either your The-Webhosts account.
This document is intended to provide a basic understand of The-Webhosts’s Acceptable Use Policy. The following are guidelines for the establishment and enforcement of The-Webhosts’s AUP:
Ensure reliable service to our customers. Ensure security and privacy of our systems and network, as well as the networks and systems of others Comply with existing laws. Maintain our reputation as a responsible service provider encourage responsible use of the Internet and discourage activities which reduce the usability and value of Internet services. Preserve the value of Internet resources as a conduit for free expression and exchange of information. Preserve the privacy and security of individual users. The The-Webhosts intends to provide its customers access to everything the Internet has to offer. While the The-Webhosts is firmly committed to the principles of free speech, certain activities that may be damaging to the resources of both the The-Webhosts and the Internet and cannot be permitted under the guise of free speech. The resources of the The-Webhosts and the Internet are limited, and abuse of these resources by one user has a negative impact on the entire community.
We do not routinely monitor the activity of accounts except for measurements of system utilization and the preparation of billing records. However, in our efforts to promote good citizenship within the Internet community, we will respond appropriately if we become aware of inappropriate use of our service.
You may not use your dedicated server or virtual site to publish material, which The-Webhosts determines, at its sole discretion, to be unlawful, indecent or objectionable. For purposes of this policy, “material” refers to all forms of communications including narrative descriptions, graphics (including photographs, illustrations, images, drawings, logos), executable programs, video recordings, and audio recordings. NO ADULT orientated material may be stored on your dedicated server or virtual site.
If a The-Webhosts account is used to violate the AUP or our TOS, we reserve the right to terminate your service without notice. We prefer to advise customers of inappropriate behavior and any necessary corrective action, however, flagrant violations of the AUP will result in immediate termination of service. Our failure to enforce this policy, for whatever reason, shall not be construed as a waiver of our right to do so at any time.
As a member of our network community, you must use your Internet access responsibly. If you have any questions regarding this policy, please contact us at support@the-webhosts.com.
VIOLATIONS OF The-Webhosts ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
The following constitute violations of this AUP:
Illegal use: The-Webhosts’s services may not be used for illegal purposes, or in support of illegal activities. The-Webhosts reserves the right to cooperate with legal authorities and/or injured third parties in the investigation of any suspected crime or civil wrongdoing.
Harm to minors: Use of the The-Webhosts service to harm, or attempt to harm, minors in any way, including, but not limited to child pornography.
Threats: Use of the The-Webhosts service to transmit any material (by e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise) that threatens or encourages bodily harm or destruction of property.
Harassment: Use of the The-Webhosts service to transmit any material (by e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise) that harasses another.
Fraudulent activity: Use of The-Webhosts service to make fraudulent offers to sell or buy products, items, or services, or to advance any type of financial scam such as “pyramid schemes,” “ponzi schemes,” and “chain letters.”
Forgery or impersonation: Adding, removing or modifying identifying network header information in an effort to deceive or mislead is prohibited. Attempting to impersonate any person by using forged headers or other identifying infrmation is prohibited. The use of anonymous remailers or nicknames does not constitute impersonation.
Unsolicited commercial e-mail / Unsolicited bulk e-mail (SPAM) Use of the The-Webhosts service to transmit any unsolicited commercial or unsolicited bulk e-mail is expressly prohibited. Violations of this type will result in the immediate termination of the offending The-Webhosts account. We will not tolerate the use of our equipment or resources to do mass mailing of any type, especially spamming. We also will not tolerate any of our clients allowing any another entity or third party to send spam on their behalf, whether it is from our servers or not. This includes companies that claim to email only targeted audiences on their lists. Please understand that most companies that make a claim to email only targeted audiences normally end up emailing people who really don’t want to hear what you have to say or offer. There will be no exceptions to our spaming policies, and we will act swiftly and positively to take what we and/or applicable Federal and State Laws consider to be spamers offline immediately and permanently without further notice. We will also initiate or assist in prosecution whenever applicable.
E-mail / News Bombing: Malicious intent to impede another person’s use of electronic mail services or news will result in the immediate termination of the offending The-Webhosts account.
E-mail / Message Forging: Forging any message header, in part or whole, of any electronic transmission, originating or passing through the The-Webhosts service is in violation of this AUP.
Usenet SPAMing: The-Webhosts has a zero tolerance policy for the use of its network for the posting of messages or commercial advertisements, which violate the rules, regulations, FAQ or charter of any newsgroups or mailing list. Commercial messages that are appropriate under the rules of a newsgroup or mailing list or that are solicited by the recipients are permitted.
Unauthorized access: Use of the The-Webhosts service to access, or to attempt to access, the accounts of others, or to penetrate, or attempt to penetrate, security measures of The-Webhosts’s or another entity’s computer software or hardware, electronic communications system, or telecommunications system, whether or not the intrusion results in the corruption or loss of data, is expressly prohibited and the offending The-Webhosts account is subject to immediate termination.
Copyright or trademark infringement: Use of the The-Webhosts service to transmit any material (by e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise) that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or other proprietary rights of any third party, including, but not limited to, the unauthorized copying of copyrighted material, the digitization and distribution of photographs from magazines, books, or other copyrighted sources, and the unauthorized transmittal of copyrighted software.
Collection of personal data: Use of the The-Webhosts service to collect, or attempt to collect, personal information about third parties without their knowledge or consent.
Network disruptions and unfriendly activity: Use of the The-Webhosts service for any activity which affects the ability of other people or systems to use The-Webhosts Services or the Internet. This includes “denial of service” (DOS) attacks against another network host or individual user. Interference with or disruption of other network users, services or equipment is prohibited. It is the Member’s responsibility to ensure that their network is configured in a secure manner. A Subscriber may not, through action or inaction, allow others to use their network for illegal or inappropriate actions. A Subscriber may not permit their network, through action or inaction, to be configured in such a way that gives a third party the capability to use their network in an illegal or inappropriate manner. Unauthorized entry and/or use of another company and/or individual’s computer system will result in immediate account termination. The-Webhosts will not tolerate any subscriber attempting to access the accounts of others, or penetrate security measures of other systems, whether or not the intrusion results in corruption or loss of data.
Fraud: Involves a knowing misrepresentation or misleading statement, writing or activity made with the intent that the person receiving it will act upon it.
Infringement of Copyright, Patent, Trademark, Trade Secret, or Intellectual Property Right: Distribution and/or posting of copyrighted or the aforementioned infringements will not be tolerated.
Distribution of Viruses: Intentional distributions of software that attempts to and/or causes damage, harassment, or annoyance to persons, data, and/or computer systems are prohibited. Such an offense will result in the immediate termination of the offending account.
Inappropriate Use of Software: Use of software or any device that would facilitate a continued connection, i.e. pinging, while using The-Webhosts services could result in suspension service.
Third Party Accountability: The-Webhosts subscribers will be held responsible and accountable for any activity by third parties, using their account, that violates guidelines created within the Acceptable Use Policy.
Security
You are responsible for any misuse of your account, even if the inappropriate activity was committed by a friend, family member, guest or employee. Therefore, you must take steps to ensure that others do not gain unauthorized access to your account. In addition, you may not use your account to breach security of another account or attempt to gain unauthorized access to another network or server. Your password provides access to your account. It is your responsibility to keep your password secure. Sharing your password and account access with unauthorized users is prohibited. You should take care to prevent others from using your account since you will be held responsible for such use. Attempting to obtain another user’s account password is strictly prohibited, and may result in termination of service. You must adopt adequate security measures to prevent or minimize unauthorized use of your account. You may not attempt to circumvent user authentication or security of any host, network or account. This includes, but is not limited to, accessing data not intended for you, logging into or making use of a server or account you are not expressly authorized to access, or probing the security of other networks. Use or distribution of tools designed for compromising security is prohibited. Examples of these tools include, but are not limited to, password guessing programs, cracking tools or network probing tools. You may not attempt to interfere with service to any user, host or network (“denial of service attacks”). This includes, but is not limited to, “flooding” of networks, deliberate attempts to overload a service, and attempts to “crash” a host. Users who violate systems or network security may incur criminal or civil liability. The-Webhosts will cooperate fully with investigations of violations of systems or network security at other sites, including cooperating with law enforcement authorities in the investigation of suspected criminal violations.
Network Performance
The-Webhosts accounts operate on shared resources. Excessive use or abuse of these shared network resources by one customer may have a negative impact on all other customers. Misuse of network resources in a manner which impairs network performance is prohibited by this policy and may result in termination of your account.
You are prohibited from excessive consumption of resources, including CPU time, memory, disk space and session time. You may not use resource-intensive programs which negatively impact other customers or the performances of The-Webhosts systems or networks. The-Webhosts reserves the right to terminate or limit such activities.
REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF The-Webhosts AUP
The-Webhosts requests that anyone who believes that there is a violation of this AUP direct the information to the Abuse Department at support@the-webshosts.com.
If available, please provide the following information:
The IP address used to commit the alleged violation
The date and time of the alleged violation, including the time zone or offset from GMT
Evidence of the alleged violation
E-mail with full header information provides all of the above, as do system log files. Other situations will require different methods of providing the above information. The-Webhosts may take any one or more of the following actions in response to complaints:
Issue written or verbal warnings
Suspend the Member’s newsgroup posting privileges
Suspend the Member’s account
Terminate the Member’s account
Bill the Member for administrative costs and/or reactivation charges
Bring legal action to enjoin violations and/or to collect damages, if any, cause by violations
REVISIONS TO THIS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
The-Webhosts reserves the right to revise, amend, or modify this AUP, our TOS (Terms of Service) and our other policies and agreements at any time and in any manner. Notice of any revision, amendment, or modification will be posted in accordance with our TOS (Terms of Service).
Server Abusers
We maintain our servers with all customers in mind and we reserve the right to refuse business to anyone at any time. We rarely have to in force this policy and when we do it is for all of our customers benefit. Anyone found in violation of TOS/AUP will not receive a refund for services.