Dialup Internet Access
Services Agreement
NetStar Technologies is an
Independent Sales Representative of Awesomenet. Awesomenet provides the
Service for NetStar Technologies, defined below in Section 1, subject to
your compliance with this Agreement.
1. Service.
1.1 The Service includes:
Internet access; Electronic mail ("email") and a single electronic mail
address; and one Web site (up to 10 megabytes) on Awesomenet's server (regardless
of the number of mailboxes per your account).
1.2. Any means of identification
assigned to you by Awesomenet (including usernames and email addresses)
will remain the property of Awesomenet and at Awesomenet's sole discretion
may be altered or replaced at any time.
1.3. Awesomenet makes any
guarantees as to the continuous availability of the Service or any specific
feature of the Service. Awesomenet reserves the right to change the Service
or any of its features at any time with or without notice.
2. Registration Requirements.
2.1. Member certifies to
Awesomenet that he/she is not a minor. By accepting this Agreement, you
represent that you meet this age requirement. Minors who use the Service
are assumed to have parental or guardian consent to do so.
2.2. You agree to provide
Awesomenet with accurate and complete billing information including your
legal name, address, and telephone number. All changes to this information
must be reported to Awesomenet within 30 days of the change.
2.3. By accepting this Agreement,
you agree that you are responsible for all charges posted to your account
until you cancel the account as specified in Section 11.
3. Fees.
3.1. Setup fees are nonrefundable,
and Awesomenet does not issue pro rated refunds for fees paid in advance.
3.2. Awesomenet offers Unlimited
Internet access subject to the following limitations:
3.2.1. Alternative access,
such as 1-800/888/899 or international roaming, is not included in this
offer but requires payment of additional hourly charges.
3.2.3. LOCAL ACCESS DIALUP
NUMBERS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN ALL AREAS. IT IS YOUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY
TO DETERMINE IF USE OF A PARTICULAR AWESOMENET DIALUP NUMBER WILL CAUSE
YOU TO INCUR LONG-DISTANCE, TOLL OR OTHER CHARGES. AWESOMENET IS NOT RESPONSIBLE
FOR ANY LONG-DISTANCE OR TOLL CHARGES INCURRED BY YOU THROUGH YOUR USE
OF THE SERVICE. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CHARGES
INCLUDING LOCAL AND LONG-DISTANCE TELEPHONE CHARGES FOR CONNECTION TO THE
SERVICE BY YOU AND BY THOSE WHO ACCESSES THE SERVICE THROUGH YOUR ACCOUNT.
3.3. Current prices for Awesomenet
services are posted on Awesomenet's Website at http://www.awesomenet.net/
these prices may also be obtained by calling 1-888-408-8507. Awesomenet
reserves the right to change prices and institute new fees. Awesomenet
may change rates or institute new charges at any time upon 30 days prior
notice. Awesomenet does not issue pro rated fee refunds.
3.4 A service charge, up
to the maximum allowed by the state you reside in, will be assessed to
your account for each check that is returned to Awesomenet for insufficient
funds.
3.5. Payments for all charges
are due within 30 days of the month in which the charges are incurred.
If your account is delinquent, your account may be suspended or canceled
at Awesomenet's sole discretion. If your account incurs charges, which
are denied by your financial institution, Awesomenet reserves the right
to re-bill for those charges, regardless of your account status. If your
account is suspended, regular charges continue to accrue until you cancel
your account. Awesomenet may, at its sole discretion, charge a fee of $10.00
to reinstate a suspended account.
3.6. Interest charges of
3% per month (or the highest rate permitted by law if lower than 3% per
month) will accrue daily on any unpaid balance, which is more than 30 days
old.
3.7. You agree to pay all
sales and use taxes, duties, or levies which are required by law as well
as all attorney and collection fees arising from efforts to collect any
unpaid balance on your account.
3.8. If you believe that
Awesomenet has billed you in error, you must contact the Customer Service
Department (per Section 11) within 60 days of the invoice or transaction
date of the charge. Refunds or adjustments will not be given for any charges
which are more than 60 days old.
4. Use of the Service.
4.1. You and any members
of your household are the only individuals who are authorized to access
the Service through your Awesomenet account. You must not permit anyone
else to access the Service through your account and must ensure that all
authorized users of your account comply with this Agreement. In addition,
there may not be any simultaneous usage of your account or username from
two or more computer systems.
4.2 You are responsible for
maintaining the confidentiality of passwords used by you or members of
your household.
4.3. You are responsible
for all charges assessed as a result of use of your account. However, Awesomenet
will not hold you responsible for charges attributable to an unauthorized
user's access to your account without your permission, provided that you
notify Awesomenet within 24 hours of discovering any such unauthorized
use and the unauthorized use is not attributable to the failure of any
authorized user to exercise reasonable efforts to maintain the confidentiality
of the account or password.
4.4. You are responsible
for providing and maintaining all equipment and other software necessary
to access the Service.
4.5. You will not use the
Service or permit others to use the Service through your account in any
way that violates any law or regulation; subjects Awesomenet to liability;
or is in contravention of Awesomenet's Acceptable Use Policy. You agree
to comply with all Awesomenet security procedures and standards and to
be bound by the terms and conditions of the End User License Agreement
for any software provided to you.
5. Monitoring the Service;
Disclosure of Member Information.
Awesomenet has no obligation
to monitor the Service but may do so and may disclose information regarding
your use of the Service to satisfy laws, regulations or governmental requests;
to operate the Service properly; and, to protect itself and its members.
However, Awesomenet will not disclose member information to outside persons
or entities for the purpose of soliciting Awesomenet members. AWESOMENET,
IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, MAY REMOVE OR REFUSE TO POST ANY INFORMATION OR
MATERIALS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, WHICH ARE UNACCEPTABLE, UNDESIRABLE OR
IN VIOLATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.
6. No Warranties Provided
by Awesomenet.
6.1. Except for certain products
and services specifically identified as being offered by Awesomenet, Awesomenet
does not control any information, products or services on the Internet
and except for such Awesomenet-identified content, all merchandise, information
and services offered, made available, or accessible on the Internet are
by third parties who are not affiliated with Awesomenet.
6.2. YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY
AND RISK FOR USE OF THE SERVICE AND THE INTERNET BY YOU AND YOUR AUTHORIZED
USERS. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS.
AWESOMENET DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE
OR THAT ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE OR OTHER MATERIAL ACCESSIBLE VIA THE
SERVICE IS FREE OF VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
AWESOMENET MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
REGARDING ANY MERCHANDISE, INFORMATION OR SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGH AWESOMENET
OR ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION GIVEN BY AWESOMENET,
ITS EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES OR CONTRACTORS SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY.
6.3 AWESOMENET SHALL NOT
BE LIABLE FOR ANY COSTS OR DAMAGES ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM
USE OF THE SERVICE. IT IS SOLELY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY,
COMPLETENESS, AND USEFULNESS OF ALL OPINIONS, ADVICE, SERVICES, AND OTHER
INFORMATION, AND THE QUALITY AND MERCHANTABILITY OF ALL MERCHANDISE PROVIDED
THROUGH THE SERVICE OR ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY.
6.4. THE INTERNET CONTAINS
UNEDITED MATERIALS, SOME OF WHICH ARE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT OR MAY BE OFFENSIVE
TO YOU OR OTHERS ACCESSING THE SERVICE THROUGH YOUR ACCOUNT. YOU ACCESS
SUCH MATERIALS AND PERMIT OTHERS TO ACCESS SUCH MATERIALS THROUGH YOUR
ACCOUNT AT YOUR OWN RISK. AWESOMENET HAS NO CONTROL OVER AND ACCEPTS NO
RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCH MATERIALS.
7. Your Remedies.
7.1. If you are dissatisfied
with the Service or any of its terms, conditions, rules, policies, guidelines,
or practices, your sole and exclusive remedy is to terminate this Agreement
and discontinue using the Service by canceling your account by one of the
methods outlined in Section 11.
7.2. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
SHALL AWESOMENET, ITS EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES OR CONTRACTORS BE LIABLE FOR
ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
THAT RESULT IN ANY WAY FROM ANY: USE OF YOUR ACCOUNT OR THE SERVICE OR
YOUR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE; ACCESS OF THE INTERNET OR ANY PART THEREOF;
OR, YOUR RELIANCE ON OR USE OF INFORMATION, SERVICES OR MERCHANDISE PROVIDED
ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICE OR THAT RESULT FROM MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS,
DELETION OF FILES, ERRORS, DEFECTS, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION,
OR ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE.
8. Indemnity.
You agree to defend, indemnify,
and hold Awesomenet and its affiliates harmless from any and all liabilities,
costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, related to or
arising from: any violation of this Agreement by you or those who access
the Service through your account; AND, the use of the Service or the Internet
and the placement or transmission of any message, information, software,
or other materials on the Internet by you or by those who have access to
the Service through your account.
9. Term of Agreement.
This Agreement is effective
from your acceptance thereof, which is indicated by your clicking the "Yes"
button at the end of this Agreement or upon establishment of your account.
If you are a current Awesomenet member when this Agreement is activated,
your continued use of the Service constitutes your acceptance of this Agreement.
10. Termination of Agreement.
10.1. You may terminate this
Agreement by using only the methods outlined in Section 11. Your termination
will only be complete upon your receipt of a confirmation number from Awesomenet.
You will receive verbal confirmation if you cancel by telephone, and a
written reply through U.S. mail if you cancel by mail or web form. EMAIL
CANCELLATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Charges to your account will stop accruing
the day you receive your confirmation number. Awesomenet does not issue
pro rated fee refunds.
10.2. Awesomenet may terminate
this Agreement: at any time without cause upon 30 days prior notice; or,
immediately if you or any person who has access to the Service through
your account, commit a material breach of this Agreement, including but
not limited to a breach of any obligation imposed under Section 4 or you
fail to pay any charges within 60 days of the date they accrue.
10.3. Upon termination of
this Agreement all rights granted to you and your authorized users under
this Agreement shall immediately cease and terminate; and, you must destroy
or return to Awesomenet all copies of software and documentation that you
received from Awesomenet.
10.4. Termination of this
Agreement does not release you from the obligation to pay all accrued charges
under this Agreement. 10.5. Awesomenet's right to enforce the provisions
of Sections 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, and 12 shall survive termination of this
Agreement.
11. Notice.
11.1. You may change or cancel
your Awesomenet account by the following methods only: electronic email
sent to sales@awesomenet.net; first-class registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested addressed to Awesomenet, Inc., 3902 Houston Highway,
Victoria, TX 77901; or telephone calls directed to Accounts Customer Service
at 1-888-408-8512.
11.2. Awesomenet may provide
notice to you by the following methods: Electronic mail (email) addressed
to your email account; general posting to Awesomenet's web site at http://www.awesomenet.net;
or by US Mail or courier service at the address you provided Awesomenet
when you registered for the service. All notices or other communications
to you shall be deemed effective on the first (1st) calendar day following
the date of electronic mailing or posting or on the fourth (4th) calendar
day following the date of first-class mailing or deposit with a commercial
courier service.
12. Miscellaneous.
12.1. Awesomenet's failure
to enforce strict performance of any provision of this Agreement shall
not be construed as a waiver.
12.2. This Agreement shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Texas, United States of America, without regard to its conflicts of law
provisions. You consent to the personal jurisdiction of the federal and
Texas state courts having jurisdiction for with respect to all disputes
arising out of this Agreement, your use of the Service or otherwise between
you and Awesomenet. Any cause of action you may have with respect to the
Service must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause
of action arises or such claim or cause of action is barred.
12.3. Any action at law,
suit in equity, or other judicial proceeding concerning, relating to, arising
from, or touching upon in any way, no matter how remotely, the contract
for services between you and Awesomenet and/or your use of and/or Awesomenet's
provision of systems and services thereunder, shall be brought and litigated,
if at all, only in the state court system of the State of Texas. In such
event, you acknowledge the right of the specified court to assert personal
jurisdiction in any such action over you and waive and release now and
forever any defense to that assertion of jurisdiction that might otherwise
exist.
12.4. Neither this Agreement,
nor any of your rights or obligations arising there under, shall be transferable
by you to any third party without Awesomenet's prior written consent.
12.5. This Agreement, the
Rate Chart, the Acceptable Use Policy, and the End-User License Agreement
constitute the entire agreement between you and Awesomenet with respect
to the Service.
12.6. Awesomenet reserves
the right to alter amend or modify this Agreement at any time.
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