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This Web Hosting Agreement (this "Agreement") is between Scot Andre, dba: NameStand.com,
a sole-proprietorship formed under the laws of the State of Florida with its principal mailing
address at Suite 2313, 411 Walnut Street, Green Cove Springs, FL 32043. NameStand.com and the person (individual or legal person)
whose signs NameStand.com's service order and set up form (the "Order") incorporating this
Agreement by reference ("Customer"). This Agreement governs Customer's use of
NameStand.com's Web hosting service.
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Services
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, and contingent on Customer's satisfaction of
NameStand.com's credit approval requirements, NameStand.com agrees to provide the web
hosting services described in the Order for the fees stated in the Order.
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Term
The initial service term of the Agreement shall begin on the date that NameStand.com
generates an e-mail message to Customer announcing the activation of the Customer's account
(the "Service Commencement Date") and shall continue for the number of months stated in the
Order (the "Initial Term"). Upon expiration of the Initial Term, this Agreement shall
automatically renew for the same length as the Initial Term (each a "Renewal Term") unless
NameStand.com or Customer provides the other with written notice of non-renewal at least
thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or then-current Renewal Term,
as applicable. The Initial Term and any Renewal Term may be referred to collectively
in this Agreement as the "Term."
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Payments
Fees are payable in advance on the first day of each billing cycle. Customer's billing
cycle shall be monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually as indicated on the Order,
beginning on the Service Commencement Date. NameStand.com may require payment for
the first billing cycle before beginning service. If the Order provides for credit/debit
card billing, Customer authorizes NameStand.com to bill subsequent fees to the credit/debit
card five days prior to, on, or after the first day of each successive billing cycle during the
Term of this Agreement; otherwise NameStand.com will invoice Customer via electronic mail
to the Primary Customer Contact listed on the Order. Invoiced fees may be issued on or
before the 1st day of each billing cycle, and the fees shall be considered due on the invoiced
date.
Payments must be made in United States dollars. Customer is responsible for providing
NameStand.com with changes to billing information (such as credit card expiration, change in
billing address). At its option, NameStand.com may accrue charges to be made to a
credit/debit card until such charges exceed $10.00. NameStand.com may charge interest
on overdue amounts at the lesser of 1.5% per month or the maximum non-usurious rate under
applicable law. NameStand.com may suspend the service without notice if payment for the
service is overdue. Fees not disputed within sixty (60) days of due date are conclusively
deemed accurate. Customer agrees to pay NameStand.com's reasonable reinstatement fee
following a suspension of service for non-payment, and to pay NameStand.com's reasonable costs
of collection of overdue amounts, including collection agency fees, attorney fees and court costs.
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Fee Increases
NameStand.com may increase its fees for services effective the first day of a Renewal Term by
giving notice to Customer of the new fees at least thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of the
Renewal Term, and if Customer does not give a notice of non-renewal as provided in Section 2
above, the Customer shall be deemed to have accepted the new fee for that Renewal Term and any
subsequent Renewal Terms (unless the fees are increased in the same manner for a subsequent
Renewal Term).
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Taxes
At NameStand.com's request Customer shall remit to NameStand.com all sales, VAT or similar
tax imposed on the provision of the services (but not in the nature of an income tax on
NameStand.com), regardless of whether NameStand.com fails to collect the tax at the time
the related services are provided.
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Early Termination
Customer acknowledges that the amount of the fee for the service is based on Customer's
agreement to pay the fee for the entire Initial Term, or Renewal Term, as applicable. In
the event NameStand.com terminates the Agreement for Customer's breach of the Agreement in
accordance with Section 9 (Termination), or Customer terminates the service other than in
accordance with Section 9 (Termination) for NameStand.com's breach, the unpaid fees for each
billing cycle remaining in the Initial Term or then-current Renewal Term, as applicable, are
due on the business day following termination of the Agreement.
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Law/AUP
Customer agrees to use the service in compliance with applicable law and NameStand.com's
Acceptable Use Policy posted at (the "AUP"), which is
hereby incorporated by reference in this Agreement. Customer agrees that NameStand.com
may, in its reasonable commercial judgment consistent with industry standards, amend the
AUP from time to time to further detail or describe reasonable restrictions and conditions on
Customer's use of the Services. Amendments to the AUP are effective on the earlier of
NameStand.com's notice to Customer that an amendment has been made, or the first day of any
Renewal Term that begins subsequent to the amendment. Customer agrees to cooperate with
NameStand.com's reasonable investigation of any suspected violation of the AUP. In the
event of a dispute between NameStand.com and Customer regarding the interpretation of the
AUP, NameStand.com's commercially reasonable interpretation of the AUP shall govern.
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Customer Information
Customer represents and warrants to NameStand.com that the information he, she or it has
provided and will provide to NameStand.com for purposes of establishing and maintaining the
service is accurate. If Customer is an individual, Customer represents and warrants to
NameStand.com that he or she is at least 18 years of age. NameStand.com may rely on
the instructions of the person listed as the Primary Customer Contact on the Order with regard
to Customer's account until Customer has provided a written notice changing the Primary Customer
Contract.
Important Note: ICANN requires that contact information for Domain Name
Registration be correct and up-to-date at all times. They may suspend and/or terminate
Domain Name Registration at any time, without notice for violations of this policy.
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Indemnification
Customer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless NameStand.com, NameStand.com's affiliates,
and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, and employees from and against any and
all claims, demands, liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, fines, punitive
damages, amounts in interest, expenses and disbursements of any kind and nature whatsoever
(including reasonable attorneys fees) brought by a third party under any theory of legal liability
arising out of or related to the actual or alleged use of Customer's services in violation of
applicable law or the AUP by Customer or any person using Customer's log on information,
regardless of whether such person has been authorized to use the services by Customer.
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Disclaimer of Warranties
NameStand.com does not warrant or represent that the services will be uninterrupted,
error-free or completely secure. To the extent permited by applicable law NameStand.com
disclaims any and all warranties including the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness
for a particular purpose, and non-infringement to the extent permitted by applicable law,
all services are provided on an "AS IS" basis.
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Limitation of Damages
With the sole exception of UCE/SPAM as listed below, neither party shall be liable to the other
for any lost profits, or any indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive loss or
damage of any kind, or for damages that could have been avoided by the use of reasonable
diligence, arising in connection with the agreement, even if the party has been advised or should
be aware of the possibility of such damages.
Notwithstanding anything else in the agreement to the contrary, the maximum aggregate liability
of NameStand.com and any of its employees, agents or affiliates, under any theory of law
(including breach of contract, tort, strict liability, and infringement) shall be a payment of
money not to exceed the amount payable by Customer for three months of service.
The customer will be charge $25.00 for each SPAM complaint regarding the customer's accounts and
domains received and verified. If it is determined that the customer has sent UCE or SPAM
from our network or servers, the customer will reimburse NameStand.com the amount of any fees
incurred to us by up-stream providers and the sum of $500.00 plus $0.25 per e-mail sent.
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Suspension/Termination
Suspension of Service. Suspension of Service. Customer agrees that
NameStand.com may suspend services to Customer without notice and without liability if:
- NameStand.com reasonably believes that the services are being used in violation of the AUP;
- Customer fails to cooperate with any reasonable investigation of any suspected violation of the AUP;
- NameStand.com reasonably believes that the suspension of service is necessary to protect its
network or its other customers; or
- as requested by a law enforcement or regulatory agency. Customer shall pay
NameStand.com's reasonable reinstatement fee if service is reinstituted following a suspension
of service under this subsection
Termination of Service. The Agreement may be terminated by Customer prior to the
expiration of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term without further notice and without liability if
NameStand.com fails in a material way to provide the service in accordance with the terms of the
Agreement and does not cure the failure within ten (10) days of Customer's written notice describing
the failure in reasonable detail. The Agreement may be terminated by NameStand.com prior to
the expiration of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term without further notice and without liability
as follows:
- upon ten (10) days notice if Customer is overdue on the payment of any amount due under the Agreement;
- Customer materially violates any other provision of the Agreement, including the AUP, and
fails to cure the violation within ten (10) days of a written notice from NameStand.com describing
the violation in reasonable detail;
- upon one-half (1/2) days notice if Customer's Service is used in violation of a material term
of the AUP more than once, or
- upon one (1) days notice if Customer violates Section 5 (Customer Information) of this Agreement.
Either party may terminate this agreement upon ten (10) days advance notice if the other party
admits insolvency, makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, files for bankruptcy or
similar protection, is unable to pay debts as they become due, has a trustee or receiver appointed over
all or a substantial portion of its assets, or enters into an agreement for the extension or
readjustment of all or substantially all of its obligations.
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Requests for Customer Information
Customer agrees that NameStand.com may, without notice to Customer,
- report to the appropriate authorities any conduct by Customer or any of Customer's
customers or end users that NameStand.com believes violates applicable law, and
- provide any information that it has about Customer or any of its customers or end users
in response to a formal or informal request from a law enforcement or regulatory agency or
in response to a formal request in a civil action that on its face meets the requirements
for such a request.
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Backup Copy
Customer agrees to maintain a current copy of all content hosted by NameStand.com
nothwithstanding any agreement by NameStand.com to provide back up services.
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Changes to NameStand.com's Network
Upgrades and other changes in NameStand.com's network, including, but not limited to
changes in its software, hardware, and service providers, may affect the display or
operation of Customer's hosted content and/or applications. NameStand.com reserves
the right to change its network in its commercially reasonable discretion, and NameStand.com
shall not be liable for any resulting harm to Customer.
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Notices
Notices to NameStand.com under the Agreement shall be given via electronic mail to the
e-mail address posted for customer support on http://www.namestand.com.
Notices to Customer shall be given via a posting on NameStand.com's website or
optionally by electronic mail to the individual listed as the Primary Customer Contact on
the Order or as listed by the Customer provided contact information in the customer's account.
Notices are deemed received on the day posted or transmitted, or if that day is not a
business day, on the first business day following the day delivered. Customer may change
his, her or its notice address by a notice given in accordance with this Section.
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Force Majeure
NameStand.com shall not be in default of any obligation under the Agreement if the failure to
perform the obligation is due to any event beyond NameStand.com's control, including, without
limitation, significant failure of a portion of the power grid, significant failure of the
Internet, natural disaster, war, riot, insurrection, epidemic, strikes or other organized labor
action, terrorist activity, or other events of a magnitude or type for which precautions are not
generally taken in the industry.
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Governing Law/Disputes
The Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of FL, exclusive of its
choice of law principles, and the laws of the United States of America, as applicable. The
Agreement shall not be governed by the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods.
The exclusive venue for all disputes arising out of or relating to the agreement shall be the
State and Federal Courts in Collier County, FL, and each party agrees not to
dispute such personal jurisdiction and waives all objections thereto.
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Miscellaneous
Each party acknowledges and agrees that the other party retains exclusive ownership and rights in
its trademarks, service marks, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, and other intellectual
property. Neither party may use the other party's name or trade mark without the other
party's prior written consent. The parties intend for their relationship to be that of
independent contractors and not a partnership, joint venture, or employer/employee.
Neither party will represent itself to be agent of the other. Each party acknowledges that
it has no power or authority to bind the other on any agreement and that it will not represent to
any person that it has such power or authority.
This Agreement may be amended only by a formal written agreement signed by both parties.
The terms on Customer's purchase order or other business forms are not binding on
NameStand.com unless they are expressly incorporated into a formal written agreement signed
by both parties.
A party's failure or delay in enforcing any provision of the Agreement will not be deemed a
waiver of that party's rights with respect to that provision or any other provision of the
Agreement. A party's waiver of any of its right under the Agreement is not a waiver of
any of its other rights with respect to a prior, contemporaneous or future occurrence, whether
similar in nature or not.
The captions in the Agreement are not part of the Agreement, but are for the convenience of
the parties.
The following provisions will survive expiration or termination of the Agreement: Fees,
indemnity obligations, provisions limiting liability and disclaiming warranties, provisions
regarding ownership of intellectual property, these miscellaneous provisions, and other provisions
that by their nature are intended to survive termination of the Agreement.
There are no third party beneficiaries to the Agreement. Neither insurers nor the customers
of resellers are third party beneficiaries to the Agreement.
Customer may not transfer the Agreement without NameStand.com's prior written consent.
NameStand.com's approval for assignment is contingent on the assignee meeting
NameStand.com's credit approval criteria. NameStand.com may assign the Agreement in
whole or in part.
This Agreement together with the Order, and constitutes
the complete and exclusive agreement between the parties regarding its subject matter and supercedes
and replace any prior understanding or communication, written or oral.
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