Acceptable Use Policy
1. Introduction
Exchanging email with other Internet users is generally a matter of common
sense and courtesy.
“The majority” of AsOne customers are able to use their
own sense of what is appropriate to guide their behaviour. From time
to time however, eMail of unwelcome types (collectively known, along
with other unwelcome activity, as net abuse) is sent and received.
It is not always obvious whether such eMail is innocent, inadvertent,
or intentional, however, certain activities will result in action
being taken by AsOne as described in Section 7 of this document.
AsOne provides eMail services as part of the package of Internet
access services. AsOne reserves the right to change this Acceptable
Use Policy for services at its sole discretion and without prior notice.
Any decision made by AsOne in relation to this AUP and its services
shall be final on all matters.
2. What Constitutes NET ABUSE?
Net abuse is an abuse of Internet facilities and not necessarily abuse on the
Internet. To qualify as net abuse, an act must interfere with the net-use
of an individual or group of individuals in some specific way. Net abuse
also includes activities that are illegal or dishonest.
Under the terms of this AUP, net abuse includes, but is not limited
to, the following:
a. Chain Letters and Pyramid-Selling Schemes
Such messages work in much the same way as their paper-based cousins. The most
common example of this in eMail is MAKE MONEY FAST. In addition to being
a waste of resources, such messages are illegal in certain countries.
b. Unsolicited Commercial E-mail (UCE)
Unsolicited Commercial E-mail is advertising material received by e-mail without
the recipient either requesting such information or otherwise expressing
an interest in the material advertised.
Since many Internet users use a dial-up connection and pay for their
online time, it costs them money to receive e-mail. Receipt of unsolicited
commercial advertising therefore costs them money and is particularly
unwelcome.
It should be noted that a user has not expressed an interest by the
mere act of posting a news article in any particular newsgroup, unless
of course they have made a specific request for information to be
eMailed to them.
c. Unsolicited Bulk eMail (UBE)
UBE is similar to the above UCE but not attempting to sell anything. Its sole
purpose is usually to annoy.
d. Forged headers and / or Addresses
Forging headers or messages means sending eMail such that its origin appears
to be another user or machine, or a non-existent machine.
It is also considered forgery to arrange for any replies to the e-mail to be
sent to some other user or machine.
However, in either case, if the other user or the administrators of the other
machine has granted prior permission to you, then there is no problem.
e. eMail Bombing
eMail bombing is the sending of multiple eMail, or one large eMail, with the
sole intent of annoying and / or seeking revenge on a fellow Internet user.
It is wasteful of shared Internet resource as well as serving no value to
the recipient.
Due to the time taken to download it, sending long eMail to sites
without prior agreement can amount to denial of service, or access
to eMail at the receiving site. Note that if binary attachments are
added to the eMail this may increase the size considerably. If prior
arrangement has not been made, the mail will be extremely unwelcome.
f. Denial of Service Attacks
Denial of Service is any activity designed to prevent a specific host on the
Internet from making full and effective use of their facilities. This includes,
but is not limited to:
• eMail bombing an address in such a way to make their Internet
access impossible, difficult, or costly.
• Opening an excessive number of eMail connections to the same host.
• Intentionally sending eMail designed to damage the receiver's systems
when interpreted; for example, sending malicious programs or viruses attached
to an eMail.
• Using an SMTP relay without authorisation to do so.
g. Mailing List Subscriptions
You must not subscribe anyone, other than a user on your own host, to a mail
list or similar service without their permission.
h. Illegal Content
You must not send via eMail any item which it is illegal to send or possess.
This includes material which is prohibited under the various Acts of Parliament
dealing with material sent over a public telecommunications network, notably
the telephone system. This includes but is not limited to:
• Content that contains or contains links to nudity, pornography,
adult content, sex, extreme violence, or foul language
• Content that condones, promotes, contains, or links to warez, cracks,
hacks, their associated utilities, or other piracy-related information, whether
for educational purposes or not.
• Content that is racist, or otherwise extremely offensive to others, including
content which aggravates, harasses, threatens, defames, or abuses others.
• Sites that exploit images of children under 18 years of age.
• Content that posts or discloses personal identification information or
private information of individuals under the age of 13 or in connection with
materials directed toward individuals under the age of 13 without verifiable
parental consent.
• Content that provides, sells, or offers to sell the following: controlled
substances, illegal drugs and drug contraband, alcohol, weapons, pirated materials,
pornography or sexual products, programs to attack others, illegal goods, escort
services, instructions on making, assembling, or obtaining illegal goods or weapons,
information used to break copyright or trademark violations, to destroy others'
property, or to harm any people or animals.
i. Breach of Copyright or Intellectual Property
You must not send Copyrighted material or Intellectual Property via eMail unless
you have permission to do so.
j. Postmaster eMail
All AsOne Clients are required to accept and read e-mail addressed to your
default email account (usually admin@<yourdomain>). Mail addressed
to the postmaster must not be "bounced" or ignored.
3. System and Network
AsOne Clients agree to not:
• Use of any applications that may disrupt the stable operation
of AsOne’s network and/or servers.
• Introduce malicious programs into the network or server (e.g. viruses,
worms, Trojan horses, etc.).
• Attempt to breach or disrupt Internet communication. Security breaches
include, but are not limited to, accessing data of which Client is not an intended
recipient or logging into a server or account Customer is not expressly authorised
to access.
• Execute any form of network monitoring (e.g. packet sniffer) which will
intercept data not intended for Client server.
• Attempt to circumvent user authentication or security of any host, network,
or account ("cracking").
• Attempt to interfere with or deny service to any user or any host (e.g.
Denial of Service Attacks).
• Use of any program/script/command, or sending messages of any kind, designed
to interfere with a users terminal session, via any means, locally or via the
Internet.
• Attempt to create an "active" full time connection on a Company
provided Dial-up account by using artificial means with software, programming,
or any other method.
4. Investigation
AsOne has in place a procedure for handling your complaints about material
stored and/or accessed via our service. If you wish to make such a complaint,
please ensure that you make your complaint by eMail to abuse@asone.co.uk.
If you do not use this facility, AsOne cannot guarantee that your complaint
will be dealt with promptly.
AsOne reserves the right to investigate suspected violations of this
AUP. When aware of possible violations, AsOne may initiate an investigation,
which may include gathering information from the user involved and
the complaining party, if any, and examination of material on our
servers. Much of this AUP reflect acts that may constitute breaches
of United Kingdom legislation or regulations and may in some cases
carry criminal liability.
During an investigation, we may suspend the account involved and/or
remove the material involved from our servers. Such action may include
temporary or permanent removal of material from our servers, warnings
to the user responsible, and the suspension or termination of the
account responsible. AsOne will determine what action will be taken
in response to a violation on a case-by-case basis.
The Client acknowledges that AsOne may be required by current or
future law or regulation, including but not limited to the Regulatory
of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, to access, monitor, store, take
copies of, or otherwise deal with the Client’s data stored on
or transmitted by the Service. Without limitation, the Client expressly
authorises AsOne to use personal data and other account information
in connection with any such investigation, including disclosure to
any third party authority that is considered to possess a legitimate
interest in any such investigation or its outcome.
AsOne reserves the right to terminate the Service with immediate
effect and without further obligation or liability to the Client for
any violation of this AUP as required by any law enforcement organisation
or by the Courts.
5. Webspace
The Client shall not use personal and/or corporate website for the publication
and distribution of spamming software, lists of personal or corporate eMail
addresses (except where each and every addressee has given their express
permission) or any personal data except where such data is in strict accordance
with the Data Protection Act 1984, regulations made pursuant to the Act and
subsequent legislation.
The Client shall not use unsolicited eMail messages or cause such
to be used in order to draw attention to, promote or otherwise advertise
its website.
The Client shall not publish, hold or cause to be held or accessed
via its website material that is of an illegal nature and/or contrary
to the terms of AsOne’s standard Terms and Conditions.
6. Mailing Lists
Any mailing lists used by the Client must be “opt in” mailing lists
generated for there own customers and must contain an un-subscription function
that must be acted upon. Purchased mailing lists from marketing web sites must
be verified as “opt” in mailing lists as proven by the Client;
otherwise it will be considered a breach of this AUP.
7. Actions will AsOne Take if this AUP is breached:
Serious net abuse via AsOne accounts will result in the following action:
First offence
• The Client will be contacted and informed of the offending breach.
• Information will be provided to the Client about how to rectify the situation.
• If AsOne cannot contact the Client and if the Client fails to contact
AsOne after 2 days, the offence will escalate to “second offence” status
and AsOne will proceed with the second offence procedure.
• If it is deemed that the Client is causing a serious breach to this AUP,
AsOne reserves the right to go to the Second Offence procedure immediately without
prior warning.
Second offence
• The offending account will be suspended and access will not be available
to the Client.
• The Client will be required to contact AsOne Customer Support, provide
evidence to the Customer Support manager that there will be no further breaches
of the Conditions of Use and Acceptable Use Policies from the Account.
• The Client must provide in writing the steps that they have undertaken
to prevent this from happening again.
• If the Client fails to contact Customer Support within 14 days, the account
may be terminated.
• Under no circumstances will any refund be made for the period the account
is suspended for breach under this AUP.
• Should it, in the sole opinion of AsOne, be considered necessary, then
a public announcement will be made and this will include the disclosure of the
Client’s identity.
Third offence
• The Client’s account will be terminated immediately.
• No refund of monies paid for the account will be made.
• Should it, in the sole opinion of AsOne, be considered necessary, then
a public announcement will be made and this will include the disclosure of the
Client’s identity.
8. Definitions
See definitions as found in Section I of AsOne’s standard Terms and Conditions
as found at www.asone.co.uk/terms_conditions.htm
Terms and Conditions
Section 1: AsOne Standard Terms and Conditions
Clause 1.1 Definition of Terms
Clause 1.2 Provision of Service
Clause 1.3 Payment and Term
Clause 1.4 Client’s Obligations
Clause 1.5 Warranties
Clause 1.6 Term and Termination
Clause 1.7 Consequences of Termination
Clause 1.8 Renewal
Clause 1.9 Confidentiality
Clause 1.10 Cancellations
Clause 1.11 Force Majeure
Clause 1.12 Data Protection
Clause 1.13 Liability
Clause 1.14 Data Backup
Clause 1.15 General Usage Policy
Clause 1.16 Intellectual Property Rights
Clause 1.17 Suspension of Services
Clause 1.18 Notices
Clause 1.19 Variation
Clause 1.20 Indemnity
Clause 1.21 Rights of Third Parties
Clause 1.22 Severability
Clause 1.23 Waiver
Clause 1.24 General
Clause 1.25 Assignment
Clause 1.26 Law and Jurisdiction
Clause 1.27 Entire Document
Section 2. Print Terms and Conditions
Clause 2.1 Proofing Procedure
Clause 2.2 Sizing
Clause 2.3 Colour
Clause 2.4 Paper Stock
Section 3. Internet Terms and Conditions
Clause 3.1 Hosting Packages
Clause 3.2 Internet Domain Name Registrations
Clause 3.3 Internet Domain Name Transfers
Clause 3.4 Search Engine Submission and Placement
Clause 3.5 Web Hosting
Clause 3.6 Website Construction
Clause 3.7 AsOne Shopping Mall
Clause 3.8 Newsgroups
Clause 3.9 Product Promotions and Special Offers
Clause 3.10 Search Engine Submission Software
Clause 3.11 Website Statistics Package
Clause 3.12 Advanced Access Package
Clause 3.13 Anti-Virus Software
Clause 3.14 Content Management Software
Clause 3.15 Online Payment Providers
Clause 3.16 Optimisation
Clause 3.17 Data-backup services
Section 4. Hardware & Software
Section 5. ADSL
Section 6. Marketing & Advertising
Revisions
No revisions.
Introduction: Use of Terms and Conditions
The following are the legal terms and conditions of an agreement between you
and AsOne. The Service Contract (defined below), these terms and conditions
and the Acceptable Use Policies (defined below) constitute and set out the
entire agreement (“the Contract”) between the Client (defined
below) and AsOne (defined below) relating to the subject matter in the Contract.
If there is any inconsistency between these documents they shall take precedence
in that priority order. The Contract supersedes and replaces all prior communications,
drafts, contracts, representations, warranties, undertakings and agreements
of whatever nature whether oral or written, between the parties to the Contract.
Use of AsOne services by the Client implies agreement with these Terms and
Conditions and therefore these terms and conditions apply even in the absence
of a signed Service Order, Purchase Order or Service Contract. Agreement
of theses Terms and Conditions implies the client understands and agrees
to be bound by AsOne’s interpretation of the Terms and Conditions.
If the Client has any doubt whatsoever, they should request a written explanation
of the section or clause in question within 30 days.
Section 1: AsOne Standard Terms and Conditions
Clause 1.1 Definition of Terms
1.1.1 In this Agreement the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“ Act” means the Telecommunications Act 1984; and
“ Acceptable Use Policy” means an acceptable use policy (also referred
to herein as General Usage Policy) posted on AsOne’s website found at www.asone.co.uk/terms_conditions.htm?terms=aup
from time to time applicable to all aspects of services provided by AsOne; and
“ Agreement” means this document, and, where the context so requires,
any Service Order, Application Form, Acceptable Use Policy, AsOne’s Price
List and/or the Service Description; and
“ Apparatus” means any telecommunications apparatus required for
the provision of the Service and installed by or on behalf of AsOne(including
by a `sub-contractor) at the Client’s Premises; and
“ Business Day” means any day (other than Saturday, Sunday or English
public holiday) on which the banks in England are open for a full range of banking
transactions; and
" AsOne" means AsOne of 8b Kayley Industrial Estate, Richmond Street,
Ashton Under Lyne OL7 0AU; and
“ AsOne System” means the telecommunication and/ or Internet system
run by AsOne and or its service providers; and
" AsOne Equipment" means any equipment that is supplied by or on behalf
of AsOne to the Client or installed at the Client’s Site for the purpose
of providing the Service including AsOne’s software, hardware, cables,
hubs and such other equipment supplied by AsOne, its agents or its sub-contractors
for the provision of the Service which have not been purchased and paid for by
the Client; and
“ AsOne Software” means the installation software and/or other software
necessary to facilitate the use of the Service supplied by AsOne; and
“ AsOne Website” means the website at http://www.asone.co.uk or at
such other URL as AsOne may determine from time to time; and
“ Charges” means without limitation the Set-up Charge and the Service
Charge and any other applicable Charges as outlined in the AsOne Price List;
and
" Client" means the person, firm, or company whose Application / Service
Order is accepted by AsOne; and
“ Commencement” means that point in time when the Client’s
account is set-up on AsOne’s internal provisioning system and hosting equipment
configured to provide a Service to the Client; and
“ Components” means all components of the system within AsOne’s
and/or any third party’s premises that provide dedicated Internet access
to the Customer and which are necessary for the supply of the Service, but excludes
the Customer’s Equipment; and
“ Confirmation Letter” means a letter or any other form of document
issued by AsOne confirming and accepting the Customer’s order for the Service.
" Conditions" means the standard terms and conditions for the Supply
of Services set out or referred to on the Application / Service Order; and
" Confidential Information" means any and all information which relates
to the business affairs, products, developments, trade secrets, know-how, personnel,
clients and suppliers of either party or information which may reasonably be
regarded as the confidential information of the disclosing party; and
“ Connectivity” means the connection to the Internet using the dial-up
telephone number, ADSL connection, or other connection to the Internet as specified
by AsOne and informed to the Client by AsOne from time to time; and
" Contract" or “Service Contract” means the related Server
Contract, Web Development Contract or any other provision of Service as stated
on the Application Form/ Service Order/Purchase Order relating to the particular
Services requested and Contracts shall be construed accordingly; and
“ Dial-Up Platform” means the access number to be used by the Client
to connect to the Internet or to the AsOne account as specified by AsOne; and
" Domain Name" means the domain name(s) requested by the Client to
be registered on the Client’s behalf as outlined on the Application or
any alternative domain name offered by AsOne; and
“ Client’s Equipment” means the telecommunications, , electronic
and all equipment and facilities located at the Customer’s premises including
but not limited to Customer-owned PC’s.
“ Client’s Website” means the website belonging to the Client
which is hosted by AsOne pursuant to the Contract; and
" Force Majeure" means any cause affecting the performance by a party
of its obligations arising from acts, events, omissions, or happenings beyond
its reasonable control. Including (but not limited to) wars, riots, embargoes,
strikes, lockouts, acts of god, insurrection, or civil commotion or any other
causes or circumstances beyond the parties reasonable control; and
“ Input Material” means all materials, data, images, and information
necessary for the Client’s use of the Service; and
" Installation Date" means the proposed installation date for the Service
as defined in the relevant Service Order/ Application Form; and
“ Intellectual Property Rights” means any current and future intellectual
property rights including copyrights, trademarks, trade names, domain names,
rights and logos and get-up, service marks, inventions, Confidential Information,
trade secrets and know-how, design rights, patents, utility models, semiconductor
topography, all rights of whatsoever nature in computer software and data, rights
in databases, privacy rights; and all intangible rights and privileges of a nature
similar, analogous or allied to any of the above existing anywhere throughout
the world and all renewals, revivals and extensions of them and rights of action
in respect of them howsoever including the right to sue for past infringement
and the right to apply for, prosecute and obtain patent, design right, trademark
and other protection throughout the world or any invention claimed in any patent
or patent application including the right to claim priority; and
" Internet" means the worldwide TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet
Protocol) network formed of an interconnection of companies, organisations and
institutions, private and public networks; and
“ Keyword Selection Policy” means the guidelines for the selection
of Internet Keywords (“Keywords”) as dictated to AsOne by the Registrar
or the body responsible for the granting of the Keywords; and
“ Licence” means any licence required for AsOne to provide the Service
or to run AsOne’s System; and
" Name" shall mean the name assigned to the Client in relation to the
provision of the Service including but not limited to any mailbox and domain
names; and
“ Oftel” means Office of Telecommunications or the Director General
of Telecommunications; and
“ Offending Material” means any material, data, images or information
(including without limitation, the Input Material) which is (1) in breach of
any law, regulation, code of practice or acceptable use policy; or (2) abusive,
indecent, defamatory, obscene or menacing or otherwise offensive; or (3) in breach
of confidence, copyright or other intellectual property rights, privacy or any
other right of any third party; and
“ Order Form” means the agreement or relevant order form or such
other appropriate form for the Service issued by AsOne that the Client completes
and sends to AsOne; and
“ Package” means any AsOne products bundled together (e.g. where
the domain name is acquired and other services added free of charge as required
by the Client as defined on the Service Order); and
“ Party” means a party to the Contract and “Parties” shall
be construed accordingly; and
“ Personnel” means the employees, agents or sub-contractors of the
respective Party; and
“ Premises” means any sites owned or occupied by the Client at which
the Service is, or will be, provided, as specified in a Service Order; and
“ Price List” means the list of fees payable by the Client in respect
of the Services of which a copy can be requested from AsOne in writing to the
address shown above; and
“ Processing” means any use of messages or calls or data including
sending, receiving, uploading, downloading and posting on web-sites or elsewhere;
and
“ Protocols” means the protocols and standards defined in the following
Internet documents: RFC 009, RFC 1122, RFC 1123, RFC 1250 and any existing or
future protocols and standards as appropriate; and
“ Registry” means the relevant registry or naming authority responsible
for the registration of domain names that includes (without limitation) the Nominet
UK and the Network Solutions Inc.
“ Server” means the server of certain specifications selected by
the Customer in the Order Form and confirmed by AsOne in the Confirmation Letter.
“ Services” means the AsOne service selected by the Client in the
Service Order; and
“ Service Charge” means the Charges for the Service set out in the
applicable Service Order, Service Description and/or in any AsOne price list
as in force from time to time; and
“ Service Commencement Date” means the date on which AsOne agrees
to start providing Service as set out in the Service Order; and
“ Service Description” means an AsOne document as in force from time
to time which contains a description of the Service, and which may set out additional
terms and conditions; and
“ Service Order” means a AsOne Service Order/Application Form/Purchase
Order; and
“ Set-up Charge” means AsOne’s charge for setting-up the Service
(including any installation charge) set out in the Service Order, Service Description
and/or AsOne Price List as in force from time to time; and
“ Software” means any device supplied by AsOne to support the usability
of its services as used by the Client;
“ Standard Charges” means the standard charges for the Service as
set out in the Order Form or otherwise as set out on AsOne’s Website or
in AsOne’s brochures; and
" Terms and Conditions" means these terms and conditions including
any Schedules hereto; and
“ Work” means any work carried out by AsOne(or its sub-contractor)
at the Premises for the purpose of installing, maintaining, repairing, moving,
replacing or removing any Apparatus in order to comply with any of its obligations
under this Agreement.
1.1.2 References to Clauses are references to clauses in the Agreement.
1.1.3 Clause headings are for ease of reference and do not form part of nor
shall they affect the interpretation of these Terms and Conditions.
1.1.4 References to each party include their permitted assigns and successors
by operation of law.
1.1.5 A person who is not a party to a Contract has no rights under the Contract
(Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any Term of these Terms and Conditions.
1.1.6 Words importing the singular include the plural, words importing any
gender include every gender and words importing persons include bodies corporate
and unincorporated and in each case vice versa.
1.1.7 References to any statute, statutory provision or other enactment and
any British or other standard include a reference to that statute, provision,
enactment or standard as from time to time amended, extended or re-enacted.
1.1.8 The words “include” or “including” are to be
construed without limiting the generality of any preceding words.
Clause 1.2 Provision of Service
1.2.1 AsOne will provide the Service to the Client in accordance with the provisions
of this Agreement upon a Service Order or Application having been duly signed
by the Client and returned to AsOne and subject to the further provisions
of this Agreement.
1.2.2 The Client may request AsOne to supply Service to the Client by completing
and forwarding an Application to AsOne or by submitting an online Application
via AsOne’s website. AsOne, in its absolute discretion, may accept the
Client request by processing the request including the raising of an invoice
(pro-forma or otherwise) for services.
1.2.3 AsOne will endeavour to provide the Service in a timely manner but (in
particular where AsOne are dependent on another operator to provide the Service
and/or due to technical reasons) cannot guarantee to do so, and AsOne will
have no liability for any failure to meet such date.
1.2.4 The Client acknowledges that once the acquisition of a domain name has
occurred as outlined on the Service Order AsOne is deemed to have fully executed
its contractual obligations to the Client.
1.2.5 AsOne possesses the right to change service providers at any time without
consulting the Client and the Client empowers AsOne to act as its agent and
have full authority to select, change or remove sub agents when deemed necessary.
1.2.6 Where paid for by the Client, AsOne provides a Service Level Agreement
(SLA). AsOne will endeavour to provide service availability, over the 12-month
period, of better than 99.5%, as measured by AsOne’s management systems.
Service availability calculation shall exclude scheduled service interruptions
and all interruptions deemed to be caused (directly or indirectly) by the Client
or its representative or any third party or by failure or malfunction of any
equipment or facilities not owned or provided by or not within the control
of AsOne.
1.2.6.1 AsOne endeavours to respond to faults, as specified in the Service
Contract, relating to paid services provided by AsOne within twelve (12) business
hours from the time the fault is reported to and accepted by AsOne. AsOne endeavours
to resolve identified faults within 24 business hours from the time the fault
is reported.
1.2.6.2 The service unavailability calculation will be measured from the point
of outage as confirmed by AsOne, to the point at which service is restored.
1.2.6.3 Scheduled service interruptions will be notified to the Client. AsOne
endeavours to minimise interruptions of the service during the business day.
Notification will be sent to an eMail address designated by the Client. The
Client must enter this eMail into the AsOne mailing list.
1.2.6.4 If, in the event this service level is not attained based on the parameters
as outlined in the Service Contract and as measured by AsOne’s management
systems, the Client will be granted service credits not to exceed 10% of the
annual contract value pro-rated on a monthly basis (for the avoidance of doubt
a month meaning one calendar month.) The Client agrees to claim the Service
Credit within 7 days from the restoration of the service in writing to AsOne
FAO the Service Credits.
1.2.7 AsOne shall provide the Services using all reasonable care and skill
subject to payment by the Client of all amounts payable hereunder on the dates
specified herein or on the Application.
1.2.8 The Client accepts that AsOne reserves the right to subject the Client
to a credit check and has sole discretion over whether or not the Client may
utilise AsOne’s services based on the results of that check. The Client
also accepts that if the credit check does not meet AsOne’s requirements,
whatsoever they may be at the time, that AsOne may request the Client to pay
annual in advance or a deposit in line with the estimated annual charges that
the Client may incur by using the service. The Client accepts that this credit
check may impact their credit rating and that this information may be shared
with other related companies or subcontractors from time to time.
1.2.9 The Client acknowledges that AsOne cannot provide advice or technical
support for any aspect of the Client’s own network and therefore the
Client acknowledges that costs may be incurred by the Client for any technical
consultation provided by a third party enabling the compatibility of the Client’s
own network to work to specification with the services as provided by AsOne
as outlined on the Service Order.
1.2.10 The Client shall do all things and provide all such information as is
reasonably required by AsOne to provide the Services in accordance with these
Terms and Conditions.
Clause 1.3 Payment and Term
1.3.1 Any agreement shall commence on the date of acceptance by AsOne of the
Application submitted by the Client and shall be paid on an annual basis
for an initial contract period of one year (unless otherwise specified) and
annually thereafter, unless and until terminated by either party by providing
60 days written notice with no termination earlier than the end of the initial
contract period or annual renewal period.
1.3.2 The fees payable to AsOne in respect of the Services are specified in
the AsOne Price List. If a credit card or debit card is on file with AsOne,
the Client acknowledges that AsOne will automatically take payment via that
device 14 days from the date of invoice. If payment is not received via this
process (i.e.: credit card or debit card is no longer valid, credit card or
debit card has expired, etc.) AsOne will inform the Client via eMail, fax or
letter and the Client acknowledges that the invoice (pro-forma or otherwise)
is to be paid by other means and that AsOne reserves the right to pursue any
outstanding invoice (pro-forma or otherwise) through the appropriate legal
channels.
1.3.3 All Charges are due in advance (whether disputed or not) or within 14
days of invoice (unless specified otherwise in the application or on the invoice.)
The Client acknowledges that AsOne reserves the right to suspend the customer’s
entire account in the event of non-payment for any overdue invoice (pro-forma
or otherwise.)
1.3.4 The Client may be required to pay for Services by Direct Debit or Credit
Card on a non-invoiced basis. AsOne will notify the Client if this is the case.
1.3.5 All Charges are exclusive of VAT and any other applicable purchase tax,
import, and all other duties. Any failure by the Client to pay any fees due
under these Terms and Conditions on the date specified shall be deemed to be
a "material breach" of these Terms and Conditions.
1.3.6 In the event of a material breach as described above, AsOne’s normal
terms for collection of payment apply.
1.3.7 The Client acknowledges that he shall provide AsOne with such amount
in cash or by way of guarantee as AsOne may specify from time to time as a
non-refundable payment of Charges for the remaining balance on the Contract.
If the deposit is not provided within seven days of request, AsOne will have
the right to disconnect the Service. Interest is not payable on deposits.
1.3.8 If the Client is overdue with any payments hereunder, then without prejudice
to AsOne's other rights and remedies, the Client shall be liable to pay to
AsOne a flat fee of £15 for each correspondence, AsOne’s solicitors
and court fees, as well as interest on the amount payable at an annual rate
of 5% above the prevailing base rate of Barclays Bank plc, which interest shall
accrue on a daily basis from the date payment becomes overdue until AsOne has
received payment of the overdue amount together with all interest.
1.3.9 The Client accepts that if any services provided by AsOne are disconnected
because of non-payment or because of any breach of contract or Acceptance of
Use Policies, AsOne has the right to charge the Client a reconnection fee equal
to one month’s fees with a minimum payment of £50 plus VAT for
each reconnection unless specifically stated otherwise in these terms and conditions.
1.3.10 The Client acknowledges responsibility for informing AsOne of all billing
address changes and any changes relating to the Client’s ability to be
contacted and further confirms that AsOne must be informed of any changes on
the account including but not limited to address changes or contact person
changes and that AsOne possesses the right to charge a £15 administration
fee per change (if not notified in advance) and that AsOne will not be held
responsible for any disruption or lack of service which result from a lack
of notification by Client to AsOne regarding such changes.
1.3.11 The Client accepts that if any renewal fees for domain names remain
unpaid for a period of 14 days past their due date ownership of the domain
names will pass to AsOne. Where such domain name is a UK domain (e.g. .co.uk)
AsOne reserves the right to detag the domain in accordance with the outlines
set forth by Nominet UK.
Clause 1.4 Client’s Obligations
1.4.1 The Client shall:
1.4.1.1 supply AsOne with such information as AsOne or its sub-contractor may
reasonably request in order to carry out any Work; and
1.4.1.2 grant or procure so that AsOne or its sub-contractor are granted all
necessary authority at all reasonable times and on reasonable notice (except
in the case of an emergency) to carry out the Work and install, keep, and maintain
any Apparatus at the Premises; and
1.4.1.3 provide appropriate space, ducting, suitable and safe working environment
and electrical power for AsOne or its sub-contractor to install and maintain
the Apparatus at the Premises at no cost; and
1.4.1.4 not alter, adjust, or interfere with the Apparatus or allow any of
Client employees or agents to do so; and
1.4.1.5 ensure that the Apparatus is kept safe and not interfered with by any
third party.
1.4.1.6 warrant to AsOne that the Client has obtained copyright for material
including but not limited to images and logos supplied to AsOne.
Clause 1.5 Warranties
1.5.1 In performing AsOne’s duties under this Agreement, AsOne shall,
at all times use its reasonable endeavours to exercise reasonable care of a
competent ISP (Internet Service Provider). The Client acknowledges that neither
AsOne, nor any other party, has control over the Internet and service interruptions
may occur due to circumstances beyond or at times within AsOne’s reasonable
control such as internal and/or external system malfunctions or failures of
third parties. The Client therefore acknowledges that AsOne shall not be held
liable in any way for losses as a result of such service interruptions regardless
of their nature.
1.5.2 The Client further acknowledges that AsOne shall in no way be held liable
for any service outage or disruption that occurs as a result of any of AsOne’s
suppliers’ failure to provide a service. For clarification, if any of
AsOne’s suppliers enters administration, liquidation, is wound up or
for any reason fails to provide a service to AsOne that impacts the Client,
AsOne shall not be held liable. In the event AsOne selects an alternative supplier
in order to restore the service to the Client, the Client acknowledges that
any increase in the costs to AsOne as a result of the supplier change will
be passed on to the Client.
1.5.3 The Client acknowledges that the Client is responsible for all domain
names and packages purchased on behalf of a third party, and AsOne will not
be held liable for any implications resulting from AsOne’s effort to
contact the Client at the contact details held on the account within AsOne’s
system through domain names held on the Client’s account.
1.5.4 The Client acknowledges that it is not possible for AsOne to provide
a 100% fault-free Service. AsOne expressly reserves the right to disconnect
availability of Internet access for the purpose of necessary or scheduled maintenance.
Access to e-mail may also be adversely affected by conditions and performances
outside AsOne's control including without limitation the breakdown of transmission
and telecommunication links or provisions of services by AsOne’s selected
service providers. Sometimes AsOne will need to suspend the Service for maintenance,
scheduled or unscheduled. While AsOne will try to maintain the Service 24 hours
a day, seven days a week, AsOne cannot guarantee to do so. AsOne will always
try to repair reported faults and/or restore the Service as soon as reasonably
practical.
1.5.5 The Client warrants to AsOne that the Client has obtained and will maintain
all such approvals, way leaves, and licences as may be necessary to perform
AsOne’s obligations under this Agreement or to allow AsOne to do so and
that the Client will comply generally with all applicable laws and regulations.
1.5.6 No other warranties or representations, expressed or implied, are given
by either party under this Agreement and any implied warranties are expressly
excluded.
1.5.7 The Client warrants that it will comply with the provisions of the end-user
licence relating to all aspects of Services in which an Application has been
provisioned.
1.5.8 The Client warrants that it will comply in every respect with the provisions
of AsOne's General Usage Policy.
Clause 1.6 Term and Termination
1.6.1 This Agreement may be terminated by either party by providing 30 days
written notice with no termination earlier than the initial contract period
or annual renewal period.
1.6.2 If the Client terminates this Agreement during the initial period of
one year, other than because AsOne has increased its Charges or materially
changed the terms of this Agreement to the Client’s detriment, or if
the Agreement is terminated by AsOne under 1.6.3 below, the Client must pay
AsOne the applicable Charges for the remainder of the initial contract period.
1.6.3 Either party may terminate this Agreement or the Service provided under
it forthwith by notice to the other if:
1.6.3.1 the other party commits a material breach of this Agreement and, in
the case of a breach capable of being remedied, fails to remedy it within a
reasonable time of being given written notice from the other party to do so;
or
1.6.3.2 the other party commits a material breach of this Agreement which cannot
be remedied under any circumstances; or
1.6.3.3 the other fails to pay any Charges when due; or
1.6.3.4 the other party passes a resolution for winding up (other than for
the purpose of solvent amalgamation or reconstruction), or a court makes an
order to that effect; or
1.6.3.5 the other party ceases to carry on its business or substantially the
whole of its business; or
1.6.3.6 the other party is declared insolvent, or convenes a meeting of or
makes or proposes to make any arrangement or composition with its creditors;
or a liquidator, receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, manager,
trustee or similar officer is appointed over any of its assets; or
1.6.3.7 the bandwidth used for traffic to and from the web site is exceeded
beyond AsOne’s considered acceptable use and is deemed by AsOne to affect
the performance of other Clients' Business Websites. Notwithstanding any other
remedies it may have under these Terms and Conditions or in law, AsOne, in
the event that the acceptable bandwidth is exceeded, may elect to charge the
Client an additional monthly fee as set out in the AsOne Price List or Service
Order.
1.6.4 If any of the events detailed above occur as a result of AsOne’s
default, AsOne may by giving notice to the Client to disconnect the Service
or any part of it without prejudice to AsOne’s right to terminate this
Agreement. Where the Service or any part of it is disconnected under this paragraph,
the Client must pay the Charges for the Service until this Agreement is terminated.
1.6.5 Any rights to terminate this Agreement shall be without prejudice to
any other accrued rights.
1.6.6 On termination of this Agreement for any reason:
1.6.6.1 AsOne shall have the right immediately to remove any Apparatus from
the Premises; and
1.6.6.2 all amounts owing for the Service shall be due and payable in full
on demand whether or not then due and Client shall have no right to withhold
or set off such amounts; and
1.6.6.3 AsOne may delete all e-mail, Websites, and other data stored on the
Service by the Client and re-use the e-mail addresses, domain names not held
by the Client and subject to Clause1.6.6.4, and Business Web-spaces. AsOne
shall not exercise this right for six weeks in the case of termination by AsOne
other than for breach by Client; and
1.6.6.4 AsOne shall transfer any domain names held by the Client to another
ISP at a Charge as specified in the AsOne Price List.
Clause 1.7 Consequences of Termination
1.7.1 Upon the termination of any Agreement for any reason whatsoever:
1.7.1.1 the Client shall promptly return to AsOne all copies of the Software
in his possession; and
1.7.1.2 AsOne may cease to host the Web Site with immediate effect; and
1.7.1.3 each party shall on request promptly return any documents or papers
relating to the business of the other party (including any of the other party's
Confidential Information) which it then has in its possession or control.
Clause 1.8 Renewal
1.8.1 AsOne will automatically renew the Client’s contract each year
after the initial one year contract period unless the Client notifies AsOne
in writing at least 30 days prior to the end of the contract period instructing
AsOne to do otherwise.
1.8.2 The Client acknowledges in the event AsOne is not informed at least 30
days prior to the end of the contract period of the Client’s wishes not
to renew, AsOne will automatically raise and forward an Invoice (pro-forma
or otherwise) to the Client for the renewal for a further year. If a credit
card or debit card is on file with AsOne, the Client acknowledges that AsOne
will automatically take payment via that device 14 days from the date of invoice.
1.8.3 If payment is not received via this process (i.e.: credit card or debit
card is no longer valid, credit card or debit card has expired, etc.) prior
to the end of the contract period, AsOne will inform the Client via eMail,
fax or letter and the Client acknowledges that the invoice (pro-forma or otherwise)
is to be paid prior to the end of the contract period and that AsOne reserves
the right to pursue any outstanding invoice (pro-forma or otherwise) through
the appropriate legal channels.
1.8.4 AsOne will use its reasonable endeavours to ensure that the Domain Name,
Existing Domain Name, Internet Keyword or any other AsOne product will be automatically
renewed after expiry of the initial or any subsequent two-year registration
period provided always that this Agreement remains in force up to the date
of expiry of such period.
1.8.5 In consideration for renewal of the AsOne package by AsOne and prior
to the renewal date, the Client shall pay to AsOne the annual renewal fee set
out in the Price List.
1.8.6 Whilst AsOne will use all reasonable endeavours to ensure that the Domain
Name, Existing Domain Name, Internet Keyword or any other AsOne product is
renewed at the relevant renewal date, the Client acknowledges that it is not
possible for AsOne to guarantee such renewal and that AsOne shall not be liable
for any failure to renew the Domain Name or the Existing Domain Name.
1.8.7 The Client acknowledges that in the event the Client fails to remit payment
or fails to instruct AsOne not to renew the AsOne package, AsOne reserves the
right to renew the Domain Name or any associated Domain Names under it own
IPS tag and reserves the right to change the Admin, Technical and Billing contacts
to a AsOne representative and that AsOne will, at that point, become the rightful
owner of the Domain Name.
1.8.8 The Client also acknowledges that in the event the Client fails to remit
payment or fails to instruct AsOne not to renew the AsOne package, AsOne reserves
the right to offer an alternative domain name to the Client if payment is received
during AsOne’s debt recovery process.
Clause 1.9 Confidentiality
1.9.1 The Client shall ensure that its employees, agents, and sub-contractors
shall, keep confidential and not, without AsOne’s prior written consent,
use or disclose to any third party any material or information relating to
the Agreement and/or AsOne’s business which the Client may acquire
in the course of or in accordance with the Agreement.
1.9.2 Nothing in Clause 1.9.1 will be taken to prevent the Client from disclosing
any information:
1.9.2.1 in Client’s possession (with full right to disclose) before disclosed
by AsOne; or
1.9.2.2 which is or becomes public knowledge other than by breach of this clause;
or
1.9.2.3 which the Client may independently develop or receive from a third
party (with full right to disclose)
1.9.3 AsOne reserves the right (but does not assume the obligation) to inspect
any material which the Client processes using the Service to ensure AsOne’s
compliance with the Agreement and any legal requirements.
1.9.4 The Client and AsOne may disclose such material if requested or required
to do so by the police or any other competent authority.
1.9.5 If requested to do so by a third party AsOne may disclose such material
during the course of an action for the infringement of their rights which AsOne
reasonably believes to arise from the Client’s use of the Service. AsOne
may modify or remove any material that infringes this Agreement.
1.9.6 The Client hereby agrees that AsOne may record or monitor the Client’s
calls to AsOne for quality and contractual purposes.
1.9.7 Where the Client uses the Service to post material on a Web Site (including
chat-rooms and other facilities), the Client grants to AsOne and its licensors
and assigns a royalty-free, irrevocable licence to use, edit, copy, republish
and distribute such material through the Service (for any purpose.) AsOne may
remove any material that appears on any page of AsOne’s own Web Site.
1.9.8 All information, drawings, specification, documents, contracts, design
material and all other data, which either party may have disclosed and may
from time to time disclose to the other party relating to its business, Clients,
prices, services, requirements, the Software, the Web Site, the Services and
these Terms and Conditions, including any technical specifications (the "Confidential
Information"), are proprietary and confidential to the disclosing party.
Clause 1.10 Cancellations
1.10.1 The Client understands that there is no cancellation policy in place
meaning that, from the time the Client submits the signed Service Order to
AsOne, the Client waives any right to cancel the services purchased unless
specified otherwise within this document.
Clause 1.11 Force Majeure
1.11.1 Neither party shall be liable for any delay in performing or failure
to perform its obligations hereunder to the extent that and for so long as
the delay or failure results from any cause or circumstance whatsoever beyond
its reasonable control (an "event of force majeure"), provided
the same arises without the fault or negligence of such party and the affected
party notifies the other party within two (2) working days of becoming aware
of the same of such event of force majeure and the manner and extent to which
its obligations are likely to be prevented or delayed, and provided also
that the occurrence of any such event of force majeure shall not have the
effect of discharging or postponing the affected party's payment obligations
hereunder.
1.11.2 If any event of force majeure occurs, the date(s) for performance of
the obligation(s) affected shall be postponed for so long as is made necessary
by the event of force majeure provided that if any event of force majeure continues
for a period of or exceeding 60 days, the non-affected party shall have the
right to terminate any agreement governed by these Terms and Conditions forthwith
on written notice to the affected party. Each party shall use its reasonable
endeavours to minimise the effects of any event of force majeure
Clause 1.12 Data Protection
1.12.1 Unless indicated otherwise on the relevant Application/ Service Order
form, the Client hereby agrees to allow AsOne to collect and process data
and information regarding the Client’s use of the Service and to provide
this to sub-contractors and/or companies affiliated with AsOne for the purposes
of marketing AsOne’s (or AsOne’s affiliated companies’)
services, or other related services, or for any other purpose connected with
the Agreement. In particular, but without limitation, if the Service is provided
to the Client following a third party referral, the Client agrees that AsOne
may provide them with such reasonable information as they request regarding
the installation of the Service and AsOne’s provision of the same to
the Client. AsOne will provide the Client on request with details of all
such information held by AsOne, and will modify any information that the
Client advises is incorrect.
1.12.2 Subject to and in accordance with relevant data protection legislation,
the Client hereby consents to allow AsOne to collect data regarding AsOne’s
use of the Services and to provide such data to any governmental or regulatory
body for the purpose of AsOne’s compliance with any applicable laws and
regulations.
1.12.3 Each party shall for the duration of any Agreement governed by these
Terms and Conditions comply with the provisions of the Data Protection Act
1998, (including the data protection principles set out in that Act) and any
similar or analogous laws, regulatory requirements or codes of practice governing
the use, storage or transmission of personal data and shall not permit anything
to be done which might cause or otherwise result in a breach by either party
of the same.
1.12.4 AsOne possesses the right to communicate with the Client regularly via,
but not limited to, electronic means.
1.12.5 AsOne may, from time to time, send Client information relating to the
services of other companies that AsOne feels may be of interest to the Client.
If the Client does not want to receive such information, it is to inform AsOne
in writing.
1.12.6 AsOne has the right to deny Customer Support to the Client if the Client
fails to demonstrate to the AsOne representative upon receipt of a phone call
or e-mail by AsOne that they are indeed the Client and therefore authorised
to request that changes be made on the account. The Client acknowledges that
it may not always be possible for AsOne to guarantee that breaches will not
occur and therefore agrees to cooperate with AsOne staff in its requests for
Client authentication.
Clause 1.13 Liability
1.13.1 Nothing in this Agreement shall restrict or exclude either party’s
liability for fraud, death or personal injury.
1.13.2 The Client shall not be entitled to any liquidated compensation or refund
payments for unavailability of or interruptions to the Service.
1.13.3 AsOne shall not be liable to the Client nor to any third party under
this Agreement in contract, tort or otherwise for any direct or indirect loss
of profit, anticipated savings, business, contracts, revenue, time, goodwill
or loss of or harm to data or other content or for any other indirect or consequential
loss.
1.13.4 AsOne shall not be liable in respect of any goods or services purchased
or obtained or any transactions entered into by the Client through the Service
with third parties. Further AsOne shall have no liability to the Client in
respect of any third party Internet criminal activity (including without limitation
as a result of computer ‘hackers’) or in respect of billing, payment,
or other information that passes between AsOne over the Internet (including
by e-mail) in relation to the provision of the Service.
1.13.5 The Client acknowledges that AsOne shall not be liable to the Client
in respect of any loss or damage arising from the Clients use of or reliance
upon any advice or information provided by AsOne’s Client Services team.
1.13.6 Subject to the other provisions of this Clause, any liability AsOne
may have to the Client in contract, tort, or otherwise in connection with the
supply or non-supply of the Services and this Agreement shall be limited in
each calendar year to damages equal to the Charges paid by the Client in that
calendar year.
Clause 1.14 Data Backup
1.14.1 Whilst AsOne shall use its reasonable endeavours to ensure that backup
copies of the Client’s Web Site and all Client data contained in the
Web Site are made at reasonable intervals, the Client shall be solely responsible
for the backup of such data and AsOne shall not be liable for any damages,
loss, costs or other expenses arising out of or in connection with any loss
of data by the Client which are due to the failure of the Client or AsOne
to back up such data. Additional Backup may be purchased (see AsOne’s
Price List).
Clause 1.15 General Usage Policy
1.15.1 The Client agrees to adhere to AsOne’s General Use Policy so as
to ensure a safe, functional, and trusted environment for AsOne Clients to
publish their information on the Web and will comply with all parts of this
clause as well as with the Acceptable Use Policy as found at www.asone.co.uk/terms_conditions.htm?terms=aup
1.15.2 The parties acknowledge and agree that the Client shall have full editorial
control over the contents of the Web Site and the Client warrants that the
Web Site (including where the Client engages in any form of electronic communication
through a discussion forum, via the Web Site or otherwise with any end-user)
shall not:
1.15.2.1 be in breach of the laws of England and Wales or the country of establishment
of the Client or any end-user of the Web Site, or any international conventions,
codes or regulations applicable to the Internet including but not limited to
infringement of copyright and other Intellectual Property Rights, defamation,
theft, fraud, drug-trafficking, money laundering and terrorism; or
1.15.2.2 include any obscene or inflammatory language; or
1.15.2.3 include any defamatory material; or
1.15.2.4 promote sexually explicit materials; or
1.15.2.5 promote violence, sadism, cruelty or incite racial hatred; or
1.15.2.6 promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality,
disability, sexual orientation or age; or
1.15.2.7 promote illegal activity.
1.15.3 The Client shall indemnify and keep AsOne indemnified against all proceedings,
losses, liabilities, damages (including legal costs), Charges and expenses
of whatsoever nature arising out of or in connection with any action or claim
that the content of the Web Site violates the provisions noted above.
1.15.4 Clients in breach of this policy will be contacted by AsOne and given
the opportunity to remove the content in question before having services suspended.
The Client accepts that repeated infractions may cause the cancellation of
service without refund of any fees.
1.15.5 The Client agrees to comply with all applicable legal and regulatory
requirements and any applicable licence; and
1.15.5.1 not use the Service in a way which could cause it to be interrupted,
damaged or otherwise impaired or which violates AsOne’s rights (including
intellectual property rights) or those of any third party (including copyright,
confidence, privacy or other rights); and
1.15.5.2 not knowingly intercept or attempt to intercept any message that passes
over AsOne’s System or attempt to access any unauthorised component of
the Service; and
1.15.5.3 only connect to AsOne’s System or the Apparatus, telecommunications
equipment that is approved for use by AsOne and complies with all relevant
legislation, standards, and licence requirements; and
1.15.5.4 comply with all reasonable instructions AsOne gives the Client relating
to the use of AsOne’s System or Apparatus; and
1.15.5.5 pay the applicable Charges as set out in the Service Order or Applications
and comply with any additional obligations specified in the Service Description,
Service Order or any applicable Acceptable Use Policy.
1.15.6 AsOne does not support unsolicited e-mail messages sent by users of
AsOne’s system (also known as junk e-mail or SPAM) other than to the
Client’s own Clients. Users sending unsolicited e-mail messages from
AsOne’s system or posting SPAM in Usenet Newsgroups will have all services
temporarily suspended. The Client will then be contacted by AsOne and informed
of the suspension before having services reinstated. The Client accepts that
repeated infractions may cause the cancellation of service without refund of
any fees.
1.15.7 The Client agrees to access AsOne's services using its published fully
qualified domain name and not the underlying IP address and acknowledges that
AsOne reserves the right to change the underlying IP address of any of its
services without prior notice.
1.15.8 AsOne may, at its sole discretion, run manual or automatic systems to
check compliance with these Terms and Conditions. The Client acknowledges that
these checks may include, but are not limited to, scanning for open mail relays,
smurf amplifiers and insecure formmail scripts. By accessing the Internet via
AsOne’s services, the Client is deemed to have granted permission for
these checks.
1.15.9 The Client is required to accept e-mail addressed to "postmaster" at
the Client’s e-mail address utilising the domain name(s) on the Client’s
account. For example, if the Client has the domain name "mybusiness.co.uk",
then the Client shall accept and read all e-mail addressed to postmaster@mybusiness.co.uk.
The Client will be deemed to have read any and all such postmaster-addressed
e-mail. The Client acknowledges that AsOne may take action on the basis of
this assumption that may impact the Client’s account.
Clause 1.16 Intellectual Property Rights
1.16.1 The Client agrees and acknowledges that the copyright and any other
intellectual property rights shall be owned by AsOne except that the intellectual
property rights in any material proprietary to the Client or any third party
(the "Content") which has been incorporated into the Web Site by
the Client shall be owned by the Client or the relevant third party respectively.
1.16.2 Subject to the exceptions set out in Clause 16.1 the Client hereby assigns
to AsOne for the sum of £1 (receipt of which is hereby acknowledged)
the whole of the Client's present and future right, title and interest in the
Intellectual Property Rights to the Web Site.
1.16.3 Each party agrees to execute any additional documents reasonably necessary
to effect and evidence the other party's rights under Clauses 16.1 and 16.2
(at such other party's request) and not to do or omit to do any act that would
or might prejudice the other party's rights.
1.16.4 The Client warrants that it has obtained for itself and for AsOne all
necessary consents, approvals and licences for use of the Content in the Business
Web Site.
1.16.5 In the event that the use of the Content infringes the intellectual
property rights of any third party, the Client will immediately replace the
infringing part at its own expense with non-infringing material.
1.16.6 The Client agrees to indemnify and keep AsOne indemnified and defend
it at its own expense from and against:
1.16.6.1 any and all claims that the Content or any act or omission by the
Client, its employees, agents and representatives infringes any copyright,
trademark or other intellectual property rights of any third party; and
1.16.6.2 any infringement by the Client, its employees, agents and representatives
of AsOne's intellectual property rights howsoever arising and shall compensate
AsOne for any loss, damages and other expenses arising out of or in connection
with such infringement.
Clause 1.17 Suspension of Services
1.17.1 AsOne may disconnect the provision of Service without liability on its
part, and with as much prior notice as reasonably possible (except in the
case of paragraph (a) below in which case AsOne may do so without prior notice:)
(a) if necessary for operational reasons or for the purposes of carrying out
Work at the Premises or maintaining or upgrading the Service or AsOne’s
System; or
(b) if obliged to comply with an order, instruction, or request of an emergency
service organisation or a governmental or other competent authority.
1.17.2 Where service is suspended due to breach of these terms or the General
Usage policy AsOne reserves the right to charge an administration fee of £50
for the reestablishment of services.
Clause 1.18 Notices
1.18.1 Except as expressly stated herein to the contrary, all notices and other
communications required or permitted to be given under these terms and conditions
shall be in writing and shall be delivered or transmitted to the intended
recipient's address as specified above or such other address as either party
may notify to the other for this purpose from time to time. Any notice shall
be treated as having been served on delivery if delivered by hand, two working
days after posting if sent by pre-paid registered mail, on delivery if sent
by courier and on confirmation of transmission if sent by facsimile. For
the avoidance of doubt, notice under these Terms and Conditions shall not
be validly served if sent by E-mail. This clause does not affect the responsibility
of the Client to regularly review AsOne’s website for any alterations/amendments
to the terms and conditions which would be binding on the client
Clause 1.19 Variation
1.19.1 Except as explicitly stated in this Agreement, the terms of the Agreement
may only be changed or modified by AsOne on behalf of both parties. AsOne
may change the technical specification of the Service at any time, provided
this does not detrimentally affect its performance.
1.19.2 The Client accepts the obligation to review these terms and conditions
every two weeks and, unless AsOne is informed in writing otherwise, the Client
accepts that as part of the Agreement, the revised terms and conditions will
indeed supersede, in whole or in part thereof, the previous terms and conditions
deeming the revised terms and conditions to be in force until the end the contract
period.
1.19.3 AsOne may amend this Agreement at any time, with immediate effect, in
order to comply with any law, regulation or ruling of any other Governmental
or regulatory body.
Clause 1.20 Indemnity
1.20.1 Client shall indemnify AsOne against all third party claims and losses,
liabilities, costs and expenses (including without limitation reasonable
legal expenses) that AsOne may incur as a result of any breach of AsOne’s
obligations under this Agreement or misuse of the Services (whether by Client
or not) provided that this indemnity shall not apply to the extent that any
claim or part of a Claim directly results from any wrongful or negligent
acts or omissions by AsOne.
Clause 1.21 Rights of Third Parties
1.21.1 Except as expressly provided to the contrary, a person (“third
party”) who is not a party to this Agreement has no right under the Contracts
(Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any provision of this Agreement
notwithstanding that any such provision may purport to confer or may be construed
as conferring a benefit on such third party. This does not affect any right
or remedy of any such third party that exists or is available apart from that
Act.
1.21.2 For the avoidance of doubt, AsOne may and shall, as it deems fit, sub-contract
part or all of its obligations under these Terms and Conditions.
Clause 1.22 Severability
1.22.1 Should any provision of this Agreement be held by any competent court
or authority to be invalid or unenforceable such provision shall (without
prejudice to the remaining provisions) have no effect but the parties shall
use all reasonable endeavours to replace the invalid or unenforceable provision
by a valid provision, the effect of which shall be as close as possible to
the intended effect of the invalid or unenforceable provision.
Clause 1.23 Waiver
1.23.1 Failure or delay by either party to enforce any of its rights under
this Agreement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any such right nor prevent
that party from exercising or enforcing that same right or any other right
on a later occasion.
Clause 1.24 General
1.24.1 These Terms and Conditions contain all the terms agreed between the
parties regarding its subject matter and supersede any prior agreement, understanding
or arrangement between the parties, whether oral or in writing. No representation,
undertaking or promise shall be taken to have been given or be implied from
anything said or written in negotiations between the parties prior to any
agreement governed by these Terms and Conditions except as expressly stated
in these Terms and Conditions. Neither party shall have any remedy in respect
of any untrue statement made by the other upon which that party relied in
entering into any Agreement (unless such untrue statement was made fraudulently)
and that party's only remedies shall be for breach of contract as provided
in these Terms and Conditions.
1.24.2 Provisions of these Terms and Conditions that either are expressed to
survive its termination or from their nature or context it is contemplated
that they are to survive such termination, shall remain in full force and effect
notwithstanding such termination.
1.24.3 The relationship of the parties is that of independent contractors dealing
at arm's length. Except as otherwise stated in these Terms and Conditions,
nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall constitute the parties as partners,
joint ventures or co-owners, or constitute either party as the agent, employee
or representative of the other, or empower either party to act for, bind or
otherwise create or assume any obligation on behalf of the other, and neither
party shall hold itself out as having authority to do the same.
1.24.4 The parties shall at the requesting party's reasonable expense do and
execute all such further acts and things as are reasonably required to give
full effect to the rights given and the transactions contemplated by these
Terms and Conditions.
1.24.5 AsOne may make alterations to these Terms and Conditions at any time
without warning to the Client.
Clause 1.25 Assignment
1.25.1 AsOne may assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement at any time. Client
may not assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement or any part of it without
AsOne’s written consent.
Clause 1.26 Law and Jurisdiction
1.26.1 The construction, validity, and performance of these Terms and Conditions
shall be governed by English law, and the parties submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the English courts to resolve any dispute between them.
Clause 1.27 Entire Document
1.27.1 This Agreement and any documents referred to herein contain the entire
understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.
Section 2. Print Terms and Conditions
Clause 2.1 Proofing Procedure
2.1.1 Due to the nature accosts involved in the print process AsOne follow
strict proofing procedures. The client acknowledges that they understand the
proofing procedure.
2.1.2 Any changes made to the artwork after proof signoff are chargeable at £30
per sheet or per PDF if supplied digitally.
2.1.3 Print projects must be paid for in full before going to press.
2.1.4 Once a print job has been printed no changes can be made without AsOne
requiting the entire project to ensure all changes are accounted for.
2.1.5 No refunds can be given under any circumstances after a job had been
printed.
Clause 2.2 Sizing
2.2.1 All sizes for business stationary are based on standard sizes unless
otherwise stated.
2.2.2 AsOne make every effort to keep finished paper sizes within 2mm of the
standard sizes. Due to the nature of the print finishing process this may not
always be possible.
Clause 2.3 Colour
2.3.1 Jobs printed on digital colour presses cannot be guaranteed for colours
or shades.
2.3.2 Jobs printed on Litho presses will use the pantone colour matching system.
2.3.3 For accurate colour matching the client agrees to supply or choose a
pantone colour.
2.3.4 Colours may vary from one paper stock to another.
Clause 2.4 Paper Stock
2.4.1 AsOne reserves the right to substitute paper stock for the nearest equivalent
if the chosen stock becomes unavailable.
Section 3. Internet Terms and Conditions
Clause 3.1 Hosting Packages
3.1.1 The Client acknowledges that the fees paid for any AsOne hosting package
are allocated to the setup of the space and required dns details.
3.1.2 The Client further acknowledges that once the setup of the space has
occurred as outlined on the Service Order AsOne is deemed to have fully executed
its contractual obligations to the Client.
Clause 3.2 Internet Domain Name Registrations
3.2.1 On payment of the appropriate fee by the Client as specified in the AsOne
Price List, AsOne shall apply for registration of the Domain Name requested
by the Client on the Service Order.
3.2.2 The registration of the Domain Name shall, at all times, be subject to
the terms and conditions from time to time in force of the relevant naming
authority or registration agent which terms and conditions are hereby included
into these Terms and Conditions. The terms and conditions of the naming authority
and registration agent currently used by AsOne can be viewed online at the
following URL's:
3.2.2.1 For International TLD's (.com, .biz, .info, .net, .org, etc.): http://www.asone.co.uk/terms_conditions.htm
3.2.2.2 For UK TLD's (.co.uk, etc.): http://www.asone.co.uk/terms_conditions.htm
3.2.2.3 For ICANN Domains (.uk.com, .uk.net, .gb.com, .gb.net, etc.)
http://www.asone.co.uk/terms_conditions.htm
3.2.3 The Client acknowledges that AsOne will endeavour to inform the Client
of any changes in the relevant naming authorities or registration agents by
posting of such change on the AsOne website http://www.asone.co.uk/terms_conditions.htm
The Client acknowledges sole responsibility for the Client’s own awareness
of and compliance with such terms and conditions.
3.2.4 The Client agrees and acknowledges that AsOne shall not be liable in
any way for any acts, omissions, or errors of the naming authority or registration
agent in relation to the registration (or non-registration, as the case may
be) of the Domain Name.
3.2.5 Whilst AsOne will use all reasonable endeavours to obtain the Domain
Name for the Client, the Client acknowledges that AsOne shall not be liable
for such registration where the Domain Name is or becomes unavailable for any
reason whatsoever.
3.2.6 In the event that the Domain Name requested by the Client is unavailable
or becomes unavailable between AsOne’s receipt of the Service Order for
registration and the date the application is processed by the registration
agent or naming authority, AsOne will offer an alternative Domain Name to the
Client and upon the Client's approval of such alternative Domain Name, AsOne
shall register that alternative Domain Name in accordance with the provisions
of this Clause. For the avoidance of doubt, the unavailability of the Domain
Name or any replacement domain name shall not affect the validity of the relevant
Agreement or the Client's obligation to pay the charges related to the Service
Order.
3.2.7 AsOne shall not be liable for any delay in activating the Domain Name
on the AsOne Server nor for any cost incurred by the Client as a result of
such delay and the Client's obligation to pay the fees set out in the Service
Order shall not be affected by any such delay.
3.2.8 The Client warrants that the Domain Name does not infringe any intellectual
property rights of any third party, including but not limited to trade marks
registered or otherwise used by any third party and the Client shall indemnify
and keep AsOne indemnified in respect of any loss, damages, costs or other
expenses arising out of or in connection with any breach by the Client of this
Clause.
3.2.9 The Client agrees, as a condition of any Agreement, to be bound by the
dispute policy used from time to time by the relevant naming authority or registration
agent, which policy can be found in the terms referred to in this Clause above.
3.2.10 The Client acknowledges that AsOne will use its own entity as the Administrative,
Technical, and Billing contact with the respective registrar unless otherwise
informed to the Client.
3.2.11 The Client acknowledges that AsOne shall have the right to cancel, disconnect,
or transfer the Domain Name at any time upon receipt of a court order or arbitration
award requiring such cancellation, suspension, or transfer.
Clause 3.3 Internet Domain Name Transfers
3.3.1 At the Client's request, AsOne shall host an Existing Domain Name owned
by the Client (the "Existing Domain Name") always provided that
the Client shall be solely responsible for the transfer of the Existing Domain
Name to the AsOne server on or after the receipt of the Service Order and
for any fees payable to any third party in relation to such transfer. In
order to effect the transfer, the Client shall request his current ISP or
any other relevant third party:
3.3.1.1 in the case of UK TLD's to modify the IPS Tag as required by AsOne;
and
3.3.1.2 in the case of international TLD's to replace the name servers, admin,
technical and billing contact with the relevant details per AsOne’s instruction.
3.3.2 The transfer of the Domain Name shall, at all times, be subject to the
terms and conditions from time to time in force of the relevant naming authority
or registration agent which terms and conditions are hereby included into these
Terms and Conditions. The terms and conditions of the naming authority and
registration agent currently used by AsOne can be viewed online at the following
URL's:
3.3.2.1 For International TLD's (.com, .biz, .info, .net, .org, etc.): http://www.asone.co.uk/terms_conditions.htm
3.3.2.2 For UK TLD's (.co.uk, etc.): http://www.asone.co.uk/terms_conditions.htm
3.2.2.3 For ICANN Domains (.uk.com, .uk.net, .gb.com, .gb.net, etc.)
http://www.asone.co.uk/terms_conditions.htm
3.3.3 The Client acknowledges that AsOne will endeavour to inform the Client
of any changes in the relevant naming authorities or registration agents by
posting of such change on the AsOne website http://www.asone.co.uk/terms_conditions.htm
The Client acknowledges sole responsibility for the Client’s own awareness
of and compliance with such terms and conditions.
3.3.4 The Client acknowledges responsibility for the transfer to AsOne or duplication
of the Client’s website before the domain name is released from the previous
ISP and, in the event that the website is lost as a result of the transfer,
the Client agrees to provide AsOne with a copy of the website to be uploaded
on the Client’s web space and that the Client will not hold AsOne liable
for any loss whatsoever of any of the Client’s material in the transfer
process.
3.3.5 On termination of this Agreement, the Client may transfer the Domain
Name or any Existing Domain Name to any third party server subject to completion
by the Client of a transfer form and payment by the Client of any outstanding
fees for the domain name or any related service.
3.3.6 AsOne shall not be liable for any delay in such transfer and the Client's
obligation to pay the fees set out in any Service Order shall not be affected
by any such delay.
3.3.7 AsOne reserves the right not to release the Domain Name or the Existing
Domain Name to another ISP if the Client, at the time of termination, is in
breach of any of the Client’s obligations including payment of any outstanding
fees relating to the Domain Name in question.
Clause 3.4 Search Engine Submission and Placement
3.4.1 The client acknowledges that fees paid for search engine submission are
designated to the submission of agreed domain names to the various search
engines as outlined on the purchase order.
3.4.2 Payment guaranteed that the application will be looked at by the search
engines but does NOT guarantee acceptance.
3.4.3 Due to the nature of the service, participating search engines may withdraw
at any time.
3.4.4 Search engine placement packages only guarantee first page placement
as long as the kitty has sufficient funds remaining.
3.4.5 The cost of a bid for top position can change daily. Wile AsOne will
endeavour to maximise exposure the client acknowledges that their budget will
affect the final performance.
Clause 3.5 Web Hosting
3.5.1 The Client agrees to comply with this Web Hosting related Acceptable
Use Policy ("AUP") as part of the Client’s agreement with
AsOne. By using the AsOne web hosting facility, the Client agrees to comply
with this AUP, and AsOne may terminate the Client’s account and/or
withdraw this facility and any other facilities associated with AsOne’s
services (in either case in whole or in part) should the Client fail to comply
with this policy. This policy has been written on a common sense basis and
has been designed to protect the interests of those companies and individuals
who wish to benefit from what the Internet has to offer and:
3.5.1.1 the Client may not maintain web space above that limit in which the
Client has contracted. The Client is prohibited from maintaining a mailbox
above the specified storage size as dictated by the AsOne Package specified
on the Service Order. The Client should ensure that unneeded e-mail is periodically
deleted so that the Client does not exceed the mailbox limit. If this limit
is exceeded, the Client may not be able to receive mail; and
3.5.1.2 while it is acceptable for the Client to extend the amount of CGI scripts
provided by AsOne, it is understood that no support can be offered for third
party scripts. Any additional CGI scripts found to be functioning in an offensive
or destructive manner or found to be using excessive processing power or memory
will be removed from the website without notice and the Client accepts that
AsOne reserves the right to remove any CGI scripts that, in AsOne’s opinion,
are causing or could cause a detrimental effect on AsOne’s systems or
to other users of the internet; and
3.5.1.3. the Client will be issued with a user name and password in order to
access the account. The Client must take all reasonable steps to maintain the
confidentiality of this user name and password. If the Client reasonably believes
that this information has become known to any unauthorised person, the Client
agrees to immediately inform AsOne and the password will be changed; and
3.5.1.4 the Client is responsible for all use and content of the Client’s
hosted space. AsOne does not accept responsibility for any content that the
Client places on to the Client’s hosted web site. AsOne reserves the
right to investigate suspected violations of the AUP. When AsOne becomes aware
of possible violations, an investigation may be initiated, which may include
gathering information from the Client and the complaining party, if any, and
examination of material on AsOne servers. Much of the AUP reflect acts that
may constitute breaches of legislation or regulations and may in some cases
carry criminal liability; and
3.5.1.5 during an investigation, AsOne may require the Client to divulge information
relating to its activities and how they may have impacted on AsOne’s
services so as to compromise the security or tamper with AsOne’s system
resources or accounts on AsOne computers or at any other site. Use or distribution
of tools designed for compromising security is prohibited. Examples of such
tools include: password-guessing programs, cracking tools or network probing
tools; and
3.5.1.6 unsolicited advertising mailings, whether commercial or informational,
are strictly prohibited. The Client may send advertising material only to addresses
that have specifically requested it. AsOne will not forward mail to the Client
if the account was terminated for bulk mailing or unsolicited advertising.
Violations of this AUP can sometimes result in massive numbers of e-mail responses.
If the Client receives so much e-mail that AsOne resources are adversely affected,
AsOne may shut down the Client’s account; and
3.5.1.7 clients for whose web pages are generating Internet traffic above that
level for which has been contracted, the Client will be informed and offered
the opportunity to upgrade the capacity of the web space for a fee outlined
in the AsOne Price List; and
3.5.1.8 AsOne will investigate complaints regarding inappropriate material
and content on its network and may, at AsOne’s sole discretion, require
that the material be removed or otherwise take action as outlined above. Criteria
for determining whether a page in inappropriate include the system resources
consumed by the page and applicable laws; and
3.5.1.9 the Client may not use World Wide Web pages within or outside AsOne’s
network to violate any part of AsOne’s General Usage Policies, or to
attempt to disrupt the content and sites or Internet experiences of other users;
and
3.5.1.10 reselling AsOne hosted web space is expressly prohibited; and
3.5.1.11. AsOne reserves the right to remove any web page (in whole or in part)
on AsOne’s servers, at any time and for any breach of this policy. AsOne
will not accept any responsibility occasioned for any loss caused as a result
of such removal; and
3.5.1.12 AsOne will provide access to the Client’s web space on its servers
for uploading of the Client's third party designed websites. AsOne will provide
assistance to the Client in so much as completing the uploading of any such
website. The Client acknowledges that because there are so many design packages
available on the market, and the numerous methods of web design, AsOne does
not guarantee that the Client’s website will function correctly when
uploaded to the AsOne server. Though AsOne will make efforts to assist the
Client in remedying these instances, the Client acknowledges that AsOne will
in no way be responsible for providing a remedy to fix the Client’s site.
The Client acknowledges that AsOne cannot, under any circumstances, offer assistance
with respect to third party CGI scripts not directly provided by AsOne.
3.5.1.13 AsOne reserves the right to amend, alter or modify this policy at
any time and in any manner. AsOne may notify you by e-mail of this, but the
Client agrees to review the policy regularly and the Client’s continued
use of the Service two weeks after any change will constitute acceptance of
the change.
Clause 3.6 Website Construction
3.6.1 AsOne shall assist the Client with the construction of and/or development
of a Web Site in accordance with the options selected by the Client on the
Service Order.
3.6.2 The Client agrees to pay a non refundable deposit of 10% or £100
(whichever is the greater) before construction begins.
3.6.3 Should the client wish to terminate the project at any time notice must
be given in writing.
3.6.4 Any and all expenses incurred by AsOne must be cleared within 30 days
of termination.
3.6.5 Should the invoice not be cleared within 30 days of termination refer
to clause 1.3.8
3.6.6 Any information, designs, concepts ideas or correspondence digital or
printed remain the property of AsOne.
3.6.7 Upon payment of final invoice all file that make up the viewable website
become the property of the client.
3.6.8 All working files including but not limited to source material, scripts,
code etc, remain the property of AsOne unless previously agreed in writing
and signed by one or both partners.
3.6.9 Intellectual copyright including database structure, scripting methods
remain the property of AsOne
3.6.10 Any information, images of files supplied by the client remain the copyright
of the client.
3.6.11 No agreement is made by AsOne to grant exclusive services. AsOne reserves
the right to use all or part of an existing site, experience or concept to
construct a new website for themselves or another client while respecting a
clients copyright on images, files and corporate ID or branding.
3.6.12 The client acknowledges that after sign off of initial layouts changes
to the design and site structure may incur extra charges.
3.6.13 The client acknowledges that after sign off of the final site changes
to the design and site structure may incur extra charges.
3.6.14 All text must be supplied in word format. AsOne do not accept responsibility
for misleading incorrect text including terms and conditions.
3.6.15 Where it has been previously agreed by AsOne to input text it is acknowledged
that the client must check the text for accuracy and warrant by means of final
sign off that the information has been checked, verified and approved by the
client.
Clause 3.7 AsOne Shopping Mall
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Clause 3.8 Newsgroups
3.8.1 By using the AsOne network and services to access newsgroups or Internet
chat rooms, the Client agrees to comply with this Clause. AsOne may terminate
the Client’s account should the Client fail to comply and the Client
acknowledges that this Clause is included to protect the interests of those
companies and individuals who wish to benefit from what the Internet provides.
AsOne reserves the right to investigate suspected violations of this Clause.
When AsOne becomes aware of possible violations, it may initiate an investigation,
which may include the gathering of information from the Client and the complaining
party, if any, as well as the examination of material on the AsOne servers.
The Client accepts that most of this Clause relates to acts that may constitute
breaches of legislation or regulations and may, in some cases, carry criminal
liability.
3.8.2 During an investigation, AsOne may suspend the Client’s account.
If AsOne believes that a violation of this Clause has occurred, it will take
responsive action and may involve and will cooperate with law enforcement bodies
and/or injured third parties if a criminal violation is suspected. Such action
may include the cancellation of newsgroup postings, warnings to the user responsible,
and the suspension or termination of the account responsible. AsOne will determine
what action will be taken in response to a violation on a case-by-case basis.
Violations of this Clause could also subject the Client to criminal liability.
Certain UK regulatory authorities have wide investigative powers, which may
require AsOne to disclose information about its users. Indirect or attempted
violations of this Clause, and actual or attempted violations by a third party
on the Client’s behalf, shall be considered violations of the policy
by the Client.
3.8.3 AsOne reserves the right to discontinue access to any newsgroup at any
time and for any reason.
3.8.4 Newsgroup news articles posted using AsOne services must comply with
the written charter/FAQ of the newsgroup to which they are posted. If a newsgroup
does not have a charter or FAQ, its title may be considered sufficient to determine
the user who does not wish to receive it. AsOne recognises that e-mail is an
informal medium; however, the Client must refrain from sending further e-mails
to a user after receiving a request to stop.
3.8.5 Unsolicited advertising mailings, whether commercial or informational,
are strictly prohibited. The Client may send advertising material only to addresses
that have specifically requested it. AsOne will not forward e-mail of accounts
that have been terminated for bulk mailing or unsolicited advertising.
3.8.6 Chain letters are unsolicited by definition and may not be propagated
using AsOne’s services.
3.8.7 The Client may not send, distribute, or reply to mail-bombs. Mail-bombing
is understood as either e-mailing copies of a single message to many users,
or sending large or multiple files or messages to a single user with malicious
intent.
3.8.8 Violations of this Clause can sometimes result in massive numbers of
e-mail responses. If the Client receives so much e-mail that AsOne resources
are adversely affected, AsOne may shut down the Client’s account.
3.8.9 AsOne is not responsible for the content of any newsgroup posting, whether
or not a newsgroup subscriber made the posting.
3.8.10 If a post is found to violate one of the policies above, or to contain
unlawful material (including, without limitation, direct threats of physical
harm, hardcore and child pornography and copyrighted, trademarked and other
proprietary material used without proper authorisation), AsOne may require
that the post be removed and may take action as outlined above.
3.8.11 AsOne reserves the right to amend, alter or modify this policy at any
time and in any manner. AsOne may notify the Client by e-mail of this, but
the Client acknowledges that that AsOne’s terms and conditions must be
reviewed regularly by the Client and that the Client’s continued use
of the Service two weeks after any change constitutes acceptance of the change.
Clause 3.9 Product Promotions and Special Offers
3.9.1 The Client acknowledges that products or services subscribed to by the
Client during a promotional offer will be subject to the below:
3.9.1.1 where a product or service is offered under a promotion at a discounted
price or for free for the first year, the product will be charged at the full
price for all subsequent years as set out on the AsOne Price List in force
on the commencement date of the current contract period.
3.9.1.2 where a product or service is offered free on a trial basis for a specified
period of time (30 days, 60 days, 90 days or other), the Client agrees to provide
written notice on company letterhead prior to the end of the trial period informing
AsOne of the Client’s intention not to continue with the service offered
under the trial and the Client agrees to return all or any hardware (modems,
routers etc.) if applicable before the expiration of the trial period by registered
post. The Client further acknowledges that in cases where notice is not served
within the specified period, AsOne will raise an invoice (pro-forma or otherwise)
for a further year’s service and collect payment via the payment details
held on the Client’s account and that the client accepts AsOne’s
standard terms and conditions.
3.9.1.3 where a product or service is offered free on a trial basis for a specified
period of time, the Client acknowledges that upon completion of the trial period,
payment will be taken and the contract term set to commence for a further year’s
time or longer based on the attributes and services offered under the promotion.
Clause 3.10 Search Engine Submission Software
3.10.1 Search Engine Submission software is provided to the Client based on
the understanding that all Search Engines operate independently of AsOne.
Therefore, AsOne cannot guarantee any ranking or specific result when the
Client uses this software. However, it is essential that the Client regularly
submit the web site to the Search Engines, within each search engines own
guidelines, so as to support the chances of obtaining better rankings.
3.10.2 AsOne acknowledges that it will make every effort to update the Search
Engines Submission software at regular intervals so as to limit obsolescence
but confirms that this may not always meet the expectations of the marketplace
an/or the Client.
3.10.3 The Client accepts that the Client is responsible for using the software.
The Client acknowledges that AsOne will not proactively operate the software
on behalf of the customer for the sake of maximising the customers search engine
rankings.
Clause 3.11 Website Statistics Package
3.11.1 The Client acknowledges that the AsOne Statistics Package is a tool
designed to provide the customer with an indication regarding the performance
of the Client’s website and that AsOne will not be liable for any generated
reports that do not accurately reflect the true statistics.
3.11.2 The Client acknowledges that any updates to the website that involve
uploading to the current website in which the Statistics Package relates could
overwrite the code that drives the statistical reports and that it is the Client’s
responsibility to ensure that after each upload, the statistics package has
not been overwritten and in the event it has been overwritten, AsOne will not
be responsible for the loss, whether of information or financial in nature,
incurred by the Client.
3.11.3 The Client acknowledges that the Statistics Package is sufficient for
websites that receive less than 30,000 hits per year and that AsOne has the
right to cancel, disconnect, or instruct the Client to pay an additional fee
for the Statistics Package in the event this restriction is broken.
3.11.4 The Client acknowledges responsibility for downloading the statistics
compiled by the Statistics Package at least every two months and that AsOne
will not be responsible for savings statistics any longer than two months.
Clause 3.12 WebMail
3.12.1 The Client acknowledges that the WebMail Package is designed to provide
Client access to the Client’s AsOne eMail account without the use of
the designated eMail client.
3.12.2 The Client acknowledges that the amount of e-mail saved is not to exceed
25Mb at any one time unless extra storage has been purchased. If this is exceeded,
the Client understands that AsOne reserves the right to delete e-mail held
on the account starting from the oldest until the account is within the specified
limits or, the customer can purchase more space on the server for a fee as
outlined in the AsOne Price List.
Clause 3.13 Anti-Virus Software
3.13.1 The Client acknowledges that AsOne will, at its own discretion, update
its anti-virus program from time to time so that the programs will continue
to detect all viruses that are both known to AsOne and analysed for detection
purposes by AsOne at the first date of release of each such update.
3.13.2 The Client acknowledges that AsOne makes no warranties, conditions,
undertakings or representations, express or implied, statutory or otherwise
in relation to the provision of the anti-virus software.
3.13.3 AsOne hereby excludes all implied terms, conditions, and warranties.
The Client acknowledges that AsOne does not warrant that the software will
meet the Client’s requirements or that the operation of the software
will be error free or uninterrupted or that defects in the software will be
corrected.
3.13.4 The Client hereby acknowledges that the fee paid for the software reflects
the allocation of risk in this agreement and also that it is not in AsOne’s
control how the Client uses the software.
3.13.5 The Client agrees to use the software at its own risk and in no event
shall AsOne be liable to the Client for any direct, consequential, incidental
or special damage or loss of any kind (except personal injury or death resulting
from AsOne's negligence) including, but not limited to, loss of profits, loss
of contracts, business interruptions, loss of or corruption of data or the
Client’s inability to use the software, however caused and whether arising
under contract or tort, including negligence or otherwise except as expressly
provided herein.
3.13.6 The Client acknowledges that, as viruses are regularly created and distributed
around the Internet, the anti-virus software provided by AsOne is intended
to detect only specific known viruses and AsOne does not warrant that the software
will detect all viruses present on the Client’s computer systems, e-mail,
or networks at any given time. In addition, false virus detections might occur
and, if in any doubt, the Client should contact AsOne to assess if a positive
detection is correct.
3.13.7 The Client acknowledges that in the event a virus is detected in an
e-mail, either incoming and/or outgoing, the e-mail will be quarantined and
destroyed, after which the sender and/or receiver shall be notified that a
virus was detected and destroyed.
3.13.8 If any exclusion, disclaimer or other provision contained in this agreement
is held to be invalid for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction and
AsOne becomes liable thereby for loss or damage that may lawfully be limited,
such liability whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise,
will not exceed the total fees paid by the Client dating back to the commencement
of the current 12-month contract preceding such liability arising.
3.13.9 The Client shall indemnify AsOne and keep AsOne indemnified against
all and any losses, costs, damages, liabilities, claims, demands and expenses
suffered or incurred by AsOne arising out of or connected with any third party
claims which arise from the Client’s provision of the services. The Client
shall maintain in force at all times insurance sufficient to cover its losses.
3.13.10 The Client acknowledges that only e-mail sent via the Anti Virus Software
will be scanned and that any use of SMTP mail on the Client’s account
may result in inbound and/or outbound e-mail not being scanned by the software
given the nature of how SMTP mail operates.
Clause 3.14 Content Management Software
3.14.1 The client acknowledges that, if AsOne, following a review of the Client’s
website, finds that it is unable to convert the Client’s website for
the license fee (if any) as paid or quoted, an additional payment of a supplemental
license fee may be required as a condition prior to the converting of the Client’s
website. Any agreement between the Client and AsOne relating to the grant of
the software license based on the payment of such a supplemental license fee
will also be incorporated in these terms.
3.14.2 The Client acknowledges that in the event the Client uses the content
management software to make alterations to the Client’s website, AsOne
shall be in no way liable for any subsequent effect this may have on the HTML
(or other web design oriented) coding. The Client also acknowledges that they
are to take due care and understand any possible consequences that may occur
when making changes to the HTML (or other web design oriented) coding before
using content management software.
3.14.3 It is the Client’s responsibility to ensure that the Client make
a back-up copy of the web site before making any modifications using the content
management software as AsOne will not be able to reinstate any previous versions.
3.14.4 The Client acknowledges that Content Manager is a tool that can be used
to edit static HTML within the Client’s website but that any other design
formats apart from static HTML (for example Flash, ASP, Cold Fusion etc) cannot
be manipulated within the software.
Clause 3.15 Online Payment Providers
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See relevant Payment providers website for more information.
Clause 3.16 Optimisation
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Clause 3.17 Data-backup services
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Section 4. Hardware & Software
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Section 5. ADSL
The Client acknowledges that the contact for ADSL is between the client and
the supplier.
Section 6. Marketing & Advertising
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