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Ottawa-Host.com Terms of Service
TERMS OF SERVICE
Terms Of Service

 
By signing up for service with Ottawa-Host.com, or upon viewing our website, you must agree to the following Terms of Service.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: *All Payments To Ottawa-Host.com Are Non-Refundable*(Unless specifically specified otherwise)

Ottawa-Host.com. ("The Company") agrees to furnish services to the Subscriber, subject to the following TOS (Terms of Service).

Use of Ottawa-Host.com constitutes acceptance and agreement to Ottawa-Host's AUP  as well as Ottawa-Host.com's TOS (Terms of Service).

All provisions of this contract are subject to the TOS (Terms of Service) of Ottawa-Host.com. 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.
 

  1. Disclosure to Law Enforcement: 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 Ottawa-Host.com shall have the right to terminate all service set forth in this Agreement.

     

  2. Refund and Disputes: All payments to Ottawa-Host.com are nonrefundable (Unless specifically stated otherwise). 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. Please note, users are responsible for terminating their subscription payments if paying with PayPal. Ottawa-Host.com will not refund any payments made (Unless specifically stated otherwise). If you dispute a charge to your credit card issuer that, in Ottawa-Host's sole discretion is a valid charge under the provisions of the TOS and /or AUP, you agree to pay Ottawa-Host.com an "Administrative Fee" of not less than $50 and not more than $150.

     

  3. 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.

     

  4. 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.

     

  5. Support Boundaries: Ottawa-Host, provides 24 x 7 technical support to our subscribers (except for few holidays and short company meetings when we close our center.) We limit our technical support to our area of expertise. The following is our guidelines when providing support: Ottawa-Host.com provides support related to your server or virtual site physical functioning. Ottawa-Host.com does not offer tech support for application specific issues such as cgi programming, html or any other such issue. Ottawa-Host.com does not provide technical support for YOUR customers. If you can email, we encourage you to email admin@Ottawa-Host.com for assistance. If you are able to get online and have other questions, the answers may be on our home page at http://www.Ottawa-Host.com - we encourage you to check there 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 contacting Tech Support.

     

  6. SPAM and Unsolicited Commercial Email (UCE): Ottawa-Host.com 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 Ottawa-Host.com may not use or permit others to use our network to transact in UCE. Customers of Ottawa-Host.com 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.

     

    1. Violation of Ottawa-Host.com's SPAM policy will result in severe penalties. Upon notification of an alleged violation of our SPAM policy, Ottawa-Host.com will initiate an immediate investigation (within 48 hours of notification). During the investigation, Ottawa-Host.com may restrict customer access to the network to prevent further violations. If a customer is found to be in violation of our SPAM policy, Ottawa-Host.com may, at its sole discretion, restrict, suspend or terminate customer's account. Further, Ottawa-Host.com reserves the right to pursue civil remedies for any costs associated with the investigation of a substantiated policy violation. Ottawa-Host.com will notify law enforcement officials if the violation is believed to be a criminal offense.

       

    2. First violations of this policy will result in an "Administrative Fee" of $10 and your account will be reviewed for possible immediate termination. A second violation will result in an "Administrative Fee" of $100 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 $75  per hour that Ottawa-Host.com personnel must spend to investigate the matter. PLEASE, DO NOT SPAM from your account.

       

    3. As our Customers are ultimately responsible for the actions of their clients over the Ottawa-Host.com network, it is advisable that Customers develop a similar, or stricter, policy for their clients.


    IMPORTANT NOTICE:
    If your site results in our IP Space being blacklisted, we will immediately terminate your account and send to collection an administrative fee of 500 USD.

     

  7. Network

     

    1. 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"). Ottawa-Host.com will monitor Customer's bandwidth and disk usage. Ottawa-Host.com 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 Ottawa-Host.com's sole and absolute discretion. If Ottawa-Host.com 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.>

       

    2. System and Network Security: Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Ottawa-Host.com Network. Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability. Ottawa-Host.com 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:

       

      1. Accessing data not intended for such User or logging into a server or account, which such User is not authorized to access.

         

      2. Attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization.

         

      3. Attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including, without limitation, via means of overloading, "flooding", "mail bombing" or "crashing".

         

      4. Forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or newsgroup posting.

         

      5. Taking any action in order to obtain services to which such User is not entitled.


     

  8. Notification of Violation:

     

    1. Ottawa-Host.com 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.

       

    2. First violation: Any User, which Ottawa-Host.com 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 Ottawa-Host.com's discretion to a temporary suspension pending a User's agreement, to refrain from any further violations.

       

    3. Second Violation: Users that Ottawa-Host.com 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.

       

    4. We reserve the right, to drop the section of IP or hosting 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.


     

  9. Suspension of Service or Cancellation: Ottawa-Host.com reserves the right to suspend network access to any customer if in the judgment of the Ottawa-Host.com 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 Ottawa-Host.com 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.
     

  10. Ottawa-Host.com reserves the right to amend its policies at any time. All customers, resellers and managed servers of Ottawa-Host.com 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.
     

  11. Indemnification: Ottawa-Host.com wishes to emphasize that in agreeing to the Ottawa-Host.com Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) and Terms of Service (ToS), customer indemnifies Ottawa-Host.com for any violation of the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) and Terms of Service (ToS) that results in loss to Ottawa-Host.com or the bringing of any claim against Ottawa-Host.com by any third-party. This means that if Ottawa-Host.com is sued because of a customer's or a customer of a customer's activity, the customer will pay any damages awarded against Ottawa-Host.com, plus all costs and attorney's fees associated with the issue.

     

  12. Miscellaneous Provisions: You must provide us with, and keep current, good contact information for you. E-mail, fax, and telephone contacts are used, in that order of preference.

     

    1. 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.

       

    2. 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.

       

    3. Ottawa-Host.com takes no responsibility for any material input by others and not posted to the Ottawa-Host.com Network by Ottawa-Host.com. Ottawa-Host.com is not responsible for the content of any other websites linked to the Ottawa-Host.com Network; links are provided as Internet navigation tools only. Ottawa-Host.com 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.

       

    4. Ottawa-Host.com is not responsible for any damages your business may suffer. Ottawa-Host.com does not make implied or written warranties for any of our services. Ottawa-Host.com 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 Ottawa-Host.com.

       

    5. It is absolutely forbidden to host IRC servers on Virtual Server Accounts. Virtual Server Accounts found hosting this material will be subject to immediate cancellation without refund.

       

  13. Responsibility for Content: You, as Ottawa-Host.com's customer, are solely responsible for the content stored on and served by your Ottawa-Host.com server.
     

  14. Abuse Towards Our Staff or Network Staff: Abuse Towards our staff or our network staff will not be tolerated, If you use foul language, threaten us, or anything we may find offensive, we may suspend your account, or if we decide it needs to be delete it and offer no refund. Per Our AUP and TOS, We offer No Refunds (Unless speccifically stated otherwise).


Ottawa-Host.com - Website Hosting and Design in Ottawa, Ontario