Terms of Service for Website Hosting
This is a contract between you ("you" or "your") and Webware Group Inc. It states the terms and conditions which apply to your purchase and use, in any manner, of the Webware Group Inc. web hosting, e-mail and domain services (collectively, the "Services"), as described at http://www.webwaregroup.com (the "Site").
BY USING THE SERVICES, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY AND ABIDE BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY APPLICABLE DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION AGREEMENTS AND ALL POLICIES AND GUIDELINES (ALL AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME) INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HERETO. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR USE OF THE SERVICES BY ANY OF YOUR EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS AND ANY OTHER END USER OF THE SERVICES (COLLECTIVELY, THE "END-USERS"). YOU AGREE TO ENSURE THAT, END-USERS COMPLY WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY APPLICABLE DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION AGREEMENTS AND ALL POLICIES AND GUIDELINES (ALL AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME) INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HERETO.
Webware Group Inc. reserves the right to change or modify this Agreement, and any policy or guideline incorporated by reference at any time and from time to time in its sole discretion, and to determine whether and when any such changes apply to customers. Any changes or modification will be posted by Webware Group Inc., and become effective upon posting of the revisions on the Site. You are responsible for regularly reviewing the Site to obtain timely notice of such changes or modifications. Your continued use of the Services following Webware Group Inc. posting of any changes or modifications will constitute your acceptance of such changes or modifications. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF ANY MODIFICATION, DO NOT CONTINUE TO USE THE SERVICES AND IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1.1 BELOW.
1. Terms and Payment for Services
1.1 Terms and Termination. The Services are provided on a fixed term basis and shall be provided, unless Webware Group Inc. receives additional payment from you, until the last day of the fixed term ("Termination Date"). Either party may at any time terminate this Agreement, prior to the Termination Date, provided that Webware Group Inc. will provide the Services until the Termination Date. Subject to 1.2 below, no credits shall be provided to you for the value of the Services between the date that you notify Webware Group Inc. that you no longer wish to receive the Services and the Termination Date.
Notice of Termination: You must provide Webware Group Inc. with notice of termination by e-mail (from the email account specified by you when first ordering the Services) to sales@Webwaregroup.com. You shall provide Webware Group Inc. with sufficient identification information so that Webware Group Inc. may properly identify you and your account. Any notice of termination will be effective ten (10) days following Webware Group Inc. receipt thereof.
1.2 Liability and Obligations on Termination. Should the Agreement expire or be terminated for any reason, Webware Group Inc. will not be liable to you because of such expiration or termination for compensation, reimbursement or damages on account of the loss of profits or sales (anticipated or actual), goodwill or on account of expenditures, investments, leases or commitments in connection with your business, or for any other reason whatsoever flowing from such termination or expiration. Any termination of this Agreement shall not relieve you of any obligations to pay fees and costs accrued prior to the termination date. Webware Group Inc. shall not be obligated to notify any third party of the termination of your account or provide any termination assistance. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Webware Group Inc. shall have no obligation to forward any email messages, data, information or other content related to your use of the Services, and you acknowledge that all such email messages, data, information and content may be immediately deleted by Webware Group Inc.
1.3 Charges. You agree to pay all fees and charges (and applicable taxes) incurred which relate to your use of the Services, in accordance with the rates, terms and conditions established from time to time by Webware Group Inc. . Such rates, terms and conditions will be posted on the Site or otherwise made available to you by Webware Group Inc. Webware Group Inc. shall begin charging you on the date that you subscribe for the Services, unless otherwise specified by Webware Group Inc. All prices on the Site are net of tax and you shall be responsible for the payment of all federal, provincial, and local sales, use, value added, excise, duty and any other taxes assessed with respect to the Services, other than taxes based on Webware Group Inc. ' net income’.
1.4 Payment. All charges for the Services must be paid in advance according to the then current price applicable to the Services. Webware Group Inc. reserves the right to modify the forms of payment it will accept, at any time, in its sole discretion.
1.5 Credit Card Payment. When you pay for the Services by credit card, you expressly authorize Webware Group Inc. or its agents to charge all fees and charges incurred by you under this Agreement to such credit card, and such authorization will survive termination of this Agreement until there are no charges owing by you under this Agreement. If you use a credit card and Webware Group Inc. does not receive payment from the card issuer, you agree to pay all amounts due, upon demand by Webware Group Inc. You must notify Webware Group Inc. of any changes to your credit card account (including, without limitation, applicable account number or cancellation or expiration of the account), your billing address, or any information that may prohibit Webware Group Inc. from charging your account.
1.6 Failure to Pay. If you fail to pay any fees and taxes within ten (10) days from applicable due date will be deemed a material breach of this Agreement, justifying Webware Group Inc. immediate suspension of its performance of the Services and/or termination of this Agreement. You are responsible for any fees associated with reinstating the Services. Any such termination would not relieve you from paying past due fees. In the event of collection enforcement, you will be liable for any costs associated with such collection, including, without limitation, legal fees, court costs and collection agency fees.
2. Use of Services
2.1 Responsibility for Use. You are responsible for use of the Services and the maintenance of all passwords related to the Services. You are solely responsible and liable for any and all activities that occur in respect of your use of the Services, including without limitation all activities of any users authorized by you or using your passwords. You are also responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of all passwords related to your use of the Services. You agree to immediately notify Webware Group Inc. of any unauthorized use of the Services or your passwords or of any other breach of security and to provide assistance to Webware Group Inc. , as requested, to stop, prevent or remedy any breach of security.
2.2 Applicable Policies and Agreements.
The Webware Group Inc. Acceptable Use Policy (the "Use Policy") governs the general policies and procedures for use of the Services.
The Webware Group Inc. Privacy Policy (the "Webware Group Inc. Privacy Policy") describes how Webware Group Inc. collects, stores, processes and uses information associated with your use of the Services. You hereby consent to the collection, use and disclosure by Webware Group Inc. and its agents of your personal information (whether previously collected or to be collected) for the purposes identified in the Webware Group Inc. Privacy Policy.
All agreements and policies may be updated or amended from time-to-time.
2.3 Material and Product Requirements. You must ensure that all material and data placed on Webware Group Inc. ' equipment is in a condition that is "server-ready," which is in a form requiring no additional manipulation by Webware Group Inc. . Webware Group Inc. will make no effort to validate any of this information for content, correctness or usability. In the event that your material is not "server-ready", Webware Group Inc. has the option at any time to reject this material. Webware Group Inc. will notify you of its refusal of the material and afford you the opportunity to amend or modify the material to satisfy the needs and/or requirements of Webware Group Inc. . Use of the Services requires a certain level of knowledge in the use of Internet languages, protocols and software. This level of knowledge varies depending on the anticipated use and desired content of your web site. You must have the necessary knowledge to create and maintain a web site. It is not Webware Group Inc. ' responsibility to provide this knowledge or customer support.
2.4 Bandwidth, Storage, and E-Mail Use. You agree that use of the Services hereunder will not exceed the bandwidth, storage and E-mail usage limits set out in the Site for the Services ordered by you. If you use any bandwidth or storage space in excess of the agreed upon number of megabytes per month or if you exceed E-Mail storage and attachment size limitations, Webware Group Inc. may, in its sole discretion, assess you with additional charges according to Webware Group Inc.’s then current pricing policy, suspend the performance of the Services, or terminate this Agreement. In the event that Webware Group Inc. elects to take any corrective action, you will not be entitled to a refund of any unused pre-paid fees. If payment for extra usage is not received within two weeks of the invoice date, the expiry date of the account will be adjusted according to the amount outstanding.
2.5 Domain Names. As part of the Services, you will provide Webware Group Inc. with a registered domain name or names or Webware Group Inc. will register such domain name(s) selected by you, provided that such domain name is available for registration and does not violate any registrar's policies, or any law or regulation. You agree to promptly reimburse Webware Group Inc. for any fees paid by Webware Group Inc. to any registrar with respect to the registration and maintenance of such domain name(s). In the event of any dispute or cause of action arising out of or related to your domain name used in connection with the Services, upon your request Webware Group Inc. will attempt to register with the registrar an alternative domain name chosen by you. You agree to be bound by the terms the registrar's then current domain name policy and/or the policies of the national DNS registration authorities to which you become subject upon registration of a domain name. The inability to use a domain name shall not entitle you to a refund by Webware Group Inc. of any fees paid with respect to the registration of such unusable domain name. There is no charge for indefinite parking of domains on Webware Group Inc. servers or to transfer to another service provider. However, in the event a domain that was registered by Webware Group Inc. is transferred to another service provider, and requires manual intervention by Webware Group Inc. support staff to complete the transfer, there will be an administrative transfer cost charged for each domain plus applicable taxes. Domain Parking does NOT include any hosting services. You may not submit your own DNS entries because Webware Group Inc. is NOT a Registrar and hosting services for domain names residing on the Webware Group Inc. system must be provided by Webware Group Inc. Domain name payments are non-refundable. Once a domain name is registered, the WHOIS database stores the information and is kept there for the entire registration term, until the date of renewal. Payment with respect to domain names will NOT be refunded or credited to your credit card. You are responsible for spelling a domain name correctly while submitting it to Webware Group Inc. for registration. Webware Group Inc. will not provide refunds or credits for misspelled domain names.
2.6 Miscellaneous Components. You acknowledge that the hosting Services do not include, without limitation, content design, development, FTP master maintenance, uploading and publishing. These services are provided under separate agreements.
3. Intellectual Property Rights
3.1 You hereby acknowledge and agree that all programs (in object code and source code form), data, services, processes, designs, technologies, materials and all other things comprising the Services are owned by and shall remain the sole property of Webware Group Inc. , its licensors or its suppliers and are protected by applicable copyrights, trade-marks, patents, trade secrets and/or other proprietary rights and laws. Webware Group Inc. shall also maintain and control ownership of all Internet protocol ("IP") numbers and email addresses that may be assigned to you by Webware Group Inc. . Webware Group Inc. reserves, in its sole discretion, the right to change or remove any and all such IP numbers and email addresses at any time.
3.2 Your Content. Webware Group Inc. does not claim ownership of information, materials, software or other content (collectively, the "Content") that you post, upload, input, provide, submit or otherwise transmit to Webware Group Inc. or any third party, using the Services. However, you agree that by posting, uploading, inputting, providing, submitting or otherwise transmitting the Content to Webware Group Inc. or any third party, using the Services, you have thereby granted Webware Group Inc. a royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use, copy, distribute, transmit, display, edit, delete, publish and translate such content to the extent reasonably required by Webware Group Inc. for the purposes of rendering and operating the Services to you under this Agreement or to ensure adherence to or enforce the terms of this Agreement You expressly (a) grant to Webware Group Inc. a license to cache the Content, and (b) agree that such caching is not an infringement of any of your rights or any third party's rights.
4. Enforcement
4.1 Investigation of Violations. Webware Group Inc. may investigate any reported violation of this Agreement, its policies and guidelines or any complaints and take any action that it deems appropriate and reasonable under the circumstance to protect its interests, including without limitation, its systems, servers, facilities, customers and/or third parties. Webware Group Inc. will not access or review the contents of any e-mail or similar stored electronic communications except as required or permitted by applicable law or legal process.
4.2 Actions. Webware Group Inc. reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to restrict or remove from its servers any content that it deems to be in violation of this Agreement, its policies or guidelines, third-party intellectual property rights or any laws. Webware Group Inc. may immediately take action, including, but not limited to, (a) issuing warnings, (b) suspending or terminating the Services, (c) restricting or prohibiting any and all uses of content hosted on Webware Group Inc. systems, and/or (d) disabling or removing: (i) any hypertext links to third-party web sites, (ii) any of your content distributed or made available for distribution via the Services, or (iii) other content not supplied by Webware Group Inc. .It is Webware Group Inc's policy to terminate Services to infringers. The above stated rights of action, however, do not obligate Webware Group Inc. to monitor or exert editorial control over the information made available for distribution via the Services and you acknowledge that Webware Group Inc. has no obligation to censor or monitor use of the Services by you, or any obligation to censor or monitor any content, material or other information sent, received or accessible through the Services. In the event Webware Group Inc. takes action due to such possible violation, Webware Group Inc. shall not be obligated to refund to you any fees paid in advance of such action.
4.3 Disclosure Rights. To comply with applicable laws and lawful governmental requests, to protect Webware Group Inc.'s systems and customers, or to ensure the integrity and operation of Webware Group Inc.'s business and systems, Webware Group Inc. may access and disclose any information it considers necessary or appropriate, including, without limitation, user profile information (i.e., name, e-mail address, etc.), IP address and traffic information, usage history, and content residing on Webware Group Inc. ' servers and systems. Webware Group Inc. also reserves the right to report any activity that it suspects violates any law or regulation to appropriate law enforcement officials, regulators, or other appropriate third parties. To the extent any inconsistency exists between any terms of Webware Group Inc.'s Privacy Policy and Webware Group Inc.'s right to disclose under this section, Webware Group Inc.'s right to disclose under this section will prevail.
5. Warranties and Disclaimers
5.1 Your Warranties and Representations to Webware Group Inc. You warrant, represent, and covenant to Webware Group Inc. that (a) you are at least eighteen (18) years of age; (b) you possess the legal right and ability to enter into this Agreement; (c) you will use the Services only for lawful purposes and in accordance with this Agreement and all applicable policies and guidelines; (d) you will be financially responsible for use of the Services; (e) you have acquired or will acquire all authorization(s) necessary for hypertext links to third-party web sites; (f) you have verified or will verify the accuracy of materials distributed or made available for distribution via the Services, including, without limitation, your Content, descriptive claims, warranties, guarantees, nature of business, and address where business is conducted, and (g) your Content does not and will not infringe or violate any right of any third party (including any intellectual property rights) or violate any applicable law, regulation or ordinance.
5.2 Warranties and Disclaimer. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. Webware Group Inc. DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THE SERVICES, INCLUDING ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. Although Webware Group Inc. will use commercially reasonable measures to maintain the security of the Services, Webware Group Inc. assumes no responsibility for the effectiveness of these security measures provided by Webware Group Inc.
6. Exclusion and Limitation of Liability
6.1 EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT, IN NO EVENT SHALL WEBWARE GROUP INC. , ITS PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, SUPPLIERS, RESELLERS AND DISTRIBUTORS (COLLECTIVELY, THE "WEBWARE GROUP INC. ENTITIES" AND EACH, "WEBWARE GROUP INC. ENTITY") BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OR LOSSES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, OPPORTUNITY, EARNINGS, USE OR DATA, ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SERVICES, REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION AND EVEN IF ONE OR MORE OF THE WEBWARE GROUP INC. ENTITIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES OR LOSSES ARISING FROM OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO DELAYS, ERRORS, INTERRUPTIONS, MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, NON-DELIVERY, INCORRECT DELIVERY, VIRUSES OR DEFECTS IN THE TRANSMISSION OF ANY INFORMATION, MATERIAL OR DATA OVER OR THROUGH WEBWARE GROUP INC. ' SYSTEMS OR NETWORKS OR THE SYSTEMS OR NETWORKS OF THIRD PARTIES.
6.2 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. CIRCUMSTANCES MAY ARISE IN WHICH YOU ARE ENTITLED TO RECOVER DAMAGES FROM ONE OR MORE OF THE WEBWARE GROUP INC. ENTITIES. IN SUCH INSTANCE, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE WEBWARE GROUP INC. ENTITIES FOR DAMAGES IS LIMITED TO THE LESSER OF (A) THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID TO WEBWARE GROUP INC. BY YOU UNDER THIS AGREEMENT DURING THE ONE (1) MONTH IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE ON WHICH SUCH CLAIM ACCRUED OR (B) THE SUM OF FIFTY (CDN$50.00) CANADIAN DOLLARS. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES TO ALL CAUSES OF ACTION IN THE AGGREGATE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TO BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, MISREPRESENTATIONS, AND OTHER TORTS. THE FEES FOR THE SERVICES SET BY WEBWARE GROUP INC. HEREUNDER HAVE BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE BASED UPON THIS ALLOCATION OF RISK. ACCORDINGLY, YOU HEREBY RELEASE THE WEBWARE GROUP INC. ENTITIES FROM ANY AND ALL OBLIGATIONS, LIABILITIES, AND CLAIM IN EXCESS OF THE LIMITATION STATED IN THIS PARAGRAPH.
6.3 Interruption of Service. You hereby acknowledge and agree that Webware Group Inc. and its suppliers will NOT be liable for any delay, outages or interruptions of the Services. Further, Webware Group Inc. shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement, where such delay or failure results from any act of God or other cause beyond its reasonable control (including, without limitation, any mechanical, electrical electronic, communications or third-party supplier failure).
7. Indemnification
7.1 Indemnity to Webware Group Inc. . You hereby release and hold harmless, and agree to indemnify, the Webware Group Inc. Entities against any and all claims, actions, proceedings, suits, liabilities, damages, settlements, penalties, fines, costs or expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and other litigation expenses) incurred by the Webware Group Inc. Entities, arising out of or relating to (a) your violation or breach of any term, condition, representation or warranty of this Agreement, or any applicable policy or guideline; (b) your use the Services; or (c) your violation, alleged violation, or misappropriation of any intellectual property right (including, without limitation, trademark, copyright, patent, trade secrets) or non-proprietary right of a third party (including, without limitation, defamation, libel, violation of privacy or publicity).
7.2 Third Party Beneficiaries. You are hereby notified that the Webware Group Inc. Entities are intended third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement, with a right of enforcement of the exclusions and limitations of liability and the indemnities contained in this Agreement.
8. General Provisions
8.1 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including any domain registration agreements, documents, web sites, rules, terms, policies and guidelines referenced herein, constitutes the entire agreement between Webware Group Inc. and you with respect to the matters referred to in this Agreement and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, whether electronic, oral or written, between Webware Group Inc. and you with respect to such matters.
8.2 No Waiver. The failure of Webware Group Inc. to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between you and Webware Group Inc. nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of this Agreement.
8.3 Severability. In the event that any portion of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalid or unenforceable portion shall be construed in accordance with applicable law as nearly as possible to reflect the original intention of you and Webware Group Inc. , and the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
8.4 Choice of Laws. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario without reference to rules governing choice of laws and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein. You hereby irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario and the federal courts situated in the Province of Ontario in connection with any matter arising under this Agreement. Use of the Services in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of this Agreement, including without limitation this paragraph, is prohibited.
8.5 Successor Sites. All references to Webware Group Inc. web site addresses in this Agreement shall also include any successor or replacement web sites containing substantially similar information as the referenced web site(s).
8.6 Assignment. Webware Group Inc. may at any time assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, without notice to you. You may not assign this Agreement.
8.7 Inurnment. This Agreement will ensure to the benefit of and bind you and Webware Group Inc. and its respective personal and legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns.
8.8 Currency. All monetary amounts expressed in this Agreement are in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise expressly stated.
8.9 Cumulative Rights. The rights, powers and remedies of Webware Group Inc. in this Agreement, including without limitation the right to suspend, restrict or terminate Services, are cumulative and in addition to and not in substitution for any right, power or remedy that may be available to Webware Group Inc. at law or in equity.
8.10 Survival. Any provisions, including without limitation the disclaimers of warranty and limitations and exclusions of liability contained herein, that by their meaning are intended to survive termination of this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
8.11 Independent Contractors. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship exists between Webware Group Inc. and you as a result of this Agreement or use of the Services.
8.12 Headings. The section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.
8.13 Notices. Any notices or other communications sent by Webware Group Inc. to you shall be deemed to have been duly given and delivered to you when delivered by email to the account specified by you when first ordering the Services
Any notices or other communications sent by you to Webware Group Inc. shall be deemed to have been duly given and delivered to Webware Group Inc. when delivered by email to sales@Webwaregroup.com.
Acceptable Use Policy for Website Hosting Services
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USING OUR SERVICES.
THIS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY CONSTITUTES A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND WEBWARE GROUP INC. ("WEBWARE", "WE" OR "US") a provider of retail web hosting, e-mail, electronic commerce, and domain name services ("Services").
A. ACCEPTANCE:
1. YOU AGREE TO REFRAIN FROM THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES OF PROHIBITED CONDUCT;
2. IF YOU ARE ACCEPTING ON BEHALF OF A COMPANY, YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT TO WEBWARE GROUP INC. THAT YOU HAVE FULL AUTHORITY TO BIND SUCH COMPANY; AND
3. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ABIDE BY THIS POLICY PLEASE DO NOT USE OUR SERVICES.
B. PROHIBITED CONDUCT
You will violate this Policy if you engage in the following examples of prohibited activities while using our Services:
(a) Spamming
(i) Sending unsolicited bulk and/or commercial messages over the Internet (known as "spamming")
(ii) Maintaining an open SMTP relay
(b) Facilitating a Violation of this Policy
(i) Advertising, transmitting, or otherwise making available any software, program, product, or service that is designed to violate this Policy, which includes the facilitation of the means to spam, initiation of pinging, flooding, mail bombing, denial of service attacks, and piracy of software
(c) Infringing Intellectual Property Rights
(i) Engaging in any activity that:
(a) infringes or misappropriates the intellectual property rights of others, including copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets, software piracy, and patents held by individuals, corporations, or other entities
(b) violates privacy, publicity, or other personal rights of others
(d) Obscene Speech or Materials
(i) Using Webware Group Inc. Services to advertise, transmit, store, post, display, or otherwise make available child pornography or other forms of pornography or obscene speech or material. Webware Group Inc. shall notify law enforcement agencies when it becomes aware of the presence of child pornography on or being transmitted through Webware Group Inc. Services
(e) Promoting Violence or Injury
(i) Advocating, promoting or providing assistance in carrying out violence or any other unlawful activity against any persons, animals or any governments, businesses or other entities
(ii) Describing or displaying a weapon, or parts of weapons, or manuals for assembling any weapon, including but not limited to firearms, ammunition, explosives, grenades, bombs and caustic or other dangerous substances
(iii) Promoting products or services that involve a significant risk of death or injury to any persons, or damage to business or other entities or property
(f) Defamatory or Abusive Language
(i) Using Webware Group Inc. Services as a means to transmit or post defamatory, harassing, abusive, or threatening language
(g) Forging of Headers
(i) Forging or misrepresenting message headers, whether in whole or in part, to mask the originator of the message
(h) Illegal or Unauthorized Access to Other Computers or Networks
(i) Accessing illegally or without authorization computers, accounts, or networks belonging to another party, or attempting to penetrate security measures of another individual's system (often known as "hacking")
(ii) Engaging in any activity that might be used as a precursor to an attempted system penetration (i.e. port scan, stealth scan, or other information gathering activity)
(i) Distribution of Internet Viruses, Worms, Trojan Horses, or Other Destructive Activities
(i) Distributing information regarding the creation of and sending Internet viruses, worms, Trojan horses, pinging, flooding, mail bombing, or denial of service attacks
(ii) Engaging in activities that disrupt the use of or interfere with the ability of others to effectively use the network or any connected network, system, service, or equipment
(j) Export Control Violations
(i) Exporting encryption software over the Internet or otherwise, to points outside Canada or the United States
(k) Illegal Activities
(i) Engaging in activities that are determined to be illegal, including advertising, transmitting, or otherwise making available ponzi schemes, pyramid schemes, phishing scams, fraudulently charging credit cards, and pirating software
(l) Gambling
(i) Engaging in or promoting gambling
(m) Promoting Intoxicants
(i) Illegally displaying or promoting any type(s) of intoxicant, alcoholic beverage, cigarettes or illegal substance
(n) Instructing others in Prohibited Activities
(i) Providing instructions with respect to any activities listed in (a) through (n) above
(o) Other Activities
(i) Engaging in any other activity, whether lawful or unlawful, that IMAAXX in its sole discretion determines to be harmful to customers, operations, and reputation, goodwill, or customer relations.
C. FAILURE TO ABIDE BY THIS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
Webware Group Inc. reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to restrict or remove from its servers any content that it deems to be in violation of this Acceptable Use Policy or any laws. Webware Group Inc. may immediately take action, including, but not limited to, (a) issuing warnings, (b) suspending or terminating the Service(s), (c) restricting or prohibiting any and all uses of content hosted on Webware Group Inc. systems, and/or (d) disabling or removing: (i) any hypertext links to third-party web sites, (ii) any of your content distributed or made available for distribution via the Services, or (iii) other content not supplied by Webware Group Inc.. It is Webware Group Inc.’s policy to terminate Services to infringers. The above stated rights of action, however, do not obligate Webware Group Inc. to monitor or exert editorial control over the information made available for distribution via the Services and you acknowledge that Webware Group Inc. has no obligation to censor or monitor use of the Services by you, or any obligation to censor or monitor any content, material or other information sent, received or accessible through the Services. In the event Webware Group Inc. takes action due to such possible violation, Webware Group Inc. shall not be obligated to refund to you any fees paid in advance of such action.
Spam Policy for Website Hosting Services
Transmission of any material in violation of any Federal, Provincial or local regulation is prohibited within The United States, Canada and The United Kingdom.
Email:
At Webware Group Inc. and its officer's discretion we reserve the right to revoke web hosting services at any time for abusive conduct on the system and/or the Internet and its resources as a whole. Sending spam (unsolicited email) from a domain or about a domain is considered abuse of the system and will result in the termination of your account.
Webware Group Inc. and its officers are deemed as authority to define abusive conduct to the system, and definitions may periodically change or be amended to previous ones.
It is well known that spamming (sending junk email) generates a very negative response from most of its recipients. Since it is in everyone's best interest to avoid this, we enforce a strict Anti-Spamming Policy. Sending spam from your domain will result in the termination of your account. Our policy also includes unsolicited email that directly relates to your domain but is sent from another source.
If you are intending to use these tactics for your domain, don't waste your time here, go somewhere else. If you are experiencing abuse regarding a domain that appears to be hosted here, please contact us. We are unable to personally answer each complaint, however we investigate all of them and shut down offenders immediately.
We appreciate your cooperation.
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