
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
1. INTERPRETATION
1.1 Definitions
In these Conditions unless otherwise stated:-
"Act" means the Telecommunications Act 1984;
"Additional Charges" means any charges payable to the Company for
services not included in the Specified Service, details of which can be found
on the Company's website through http://www.clarionwebhosting.com and which
are payable in accordance with Clause 5 and which may vary from time to time;
"Agreement" means any contract for the provision of Services by
the Company to the Customer which incorporates these Conditions;
"Amendment Notice" means any notice of variations to the Charges
in respect of the Services as may be issued from time to time:
"Charges" means the charges payable by the Customer for the provision
of the Services details of which can be found on the Company's Website through
http://www.clarionwebhosting.com which may vary from time to time;
"Company" means Intelligent Silicon Limited, a company registered
in England and Wales under number 03963366 whose registered office is currently
situated at 23 Hlaf Acres, Bishops Stortford, Herts, CM23 2QP;
"Commencement Date" means the date upon which the Company confirms
acceptance of the Customer's offer to pay for the Services in accordance with
these Conditions;
"Credit/Debit Card" means any credit card or debit card issued by
financial institutions which is acceptable to the Company and include but
are not limited to Master Card, American Express, Switch Card, Delta Card
and Visa Card.
"Duration Period" is the period commencing on the Commencement Date
and expiring on the date the Agreement is terminated in accordance with Clause
8 of these Conditions;
"Equipment" means the computer software provided by the Company
in respect of the Specified Service;
"Naming Organisation" means Nominet UK (http://www.nic.uk) for .uk
and Schlund + Partner AG as ICANN accredited Registrar (http://www.icann.org)
for .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz and .name domains or such other Naming Organisation
as the Company may specify to the Customer from time to time;
"ICANN" means Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers;
"Initial Registration Period" means the period of two years for
.uk and one year for .com, .net, .org, .info and .biz domains commencing on
and including the date of the application for Registration;
"Intellectual Property Rights" means all or any registered or unregistered
intellectual property rights in any part of the world, including but not limited
to patents, design rights, copyrights, topographical rights, know-how, rights
in inventions and ideas and rights to confidence together with any right to
apply for any such intellectual property rights and the benefit of any applications
for any such intellectual property rights;
"Order" means a request made by the Customer to the Company for
Services to be supplied subject to these Conditions;
"Registration" means an application by the Company acting as agent
for the Customer to register domain name(s) with the Naming Organisation;
"Renewal Period" depends on the Services ordered by the Customer
and can range from 3 months to 2 years.
"Service" and "Services" means the providing of a Dedicated
Server, the Registration of domain name(s) and/or hosting the domain name(s)
of the Customer;
"Specified Service" means the Service ordered by the Customer.
"UDRP" means Uniform Domain Names Dispute Resolution Policy;
"Working Day" means a day other than a Saturday or Sunday on which
the Clearing Banks in the United Kingdom are open to the public for the transaction
of business.
1.2 References
In this Agreement, references to "this Agreement" are references
to this Agreement together with any document referred to or incorporated herein;
"Clauses" are references to clauses to this Agreement; "Persons"
include a reference to anybody corporate, unincorporated association or partnership;
the singular shall include the plural and vice versa; "Third Party"
is a person who is not a party to this Agreement; references to a statute,
statutory instrument, regulation, order or licence is a reference to that
statute, statutory instrument, regulation, order or licence as substituted,
varied or re-enacted from time to time, unless the context otherwise requires.
1.3 Include
The words "include" and "including" are to be construed
without limitation.
1.4 Headings
The headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect
the interpretation of these Conditions.
2. TERMS OF CONTRACT
2.1 Incorporation of Conditions
These Conditions shall apply to and be incorporated into any Agreement between
the Company and the Customer relating to the Services.
2.2 Conflict
Subject to any special conditions agreed between the Company and the Customer,
these general Terms and Conditions shall apply and shall prevail over any
other term of this Agreement. No variation or waiver or addition to this Agreement
shall be binding on the Company, unless and until it is confirmed in writing
by the Company.
3. SUPPLY OF THE SERVICES
3.1
The Company agrees to supply the Services to the Customer on the following
conditions, though please note that these conditions are not an offer to provide
service but merely a statement of the terms on which we would provide them.
(a) the Company shall (subject to Clause 4.1) supply the Services to the Customer
as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event no later than 30 days from
the Commencement Date of the Agreement; (b) the Company shall inform the Customer
of any delay in the delivery of the Services as soon as reasonably practicable;
(c) the Company shall provide a full refund of the Charges (subject to Clause
4.1) to the Customer if it is unable to supply the Services within 30 days
from and including the Commencement Date of the Agreement; and
3.2 Risk and Title
(a) risk in any Equipment shall pass to the Customer on delivery; and (b)
the Company shall retain ownership of the Equipment for the Duration Period
of this Agreement.
3.3 Warranty
The Company warrants to the Customer that the Services will be provided using
reasonable care and skill but at all times this will be subject to downtime
caused by routine or emergency maintenance by the Customer or occasioned by
third parties. The Company will not be liable to the Customer or any third
party for any losses whatsoever caused by such downtime.
4. REGISTRATION OF DOMAIN NAME(S)
4.1
The Company does not accept responsibility nor does it make any warranty that
the domain names(s) requested by the Customer will be accepted for registration
in the register of the Naming Organisation nor will it be liable for any costs
of the Customer incurred if the application for Registration is unsuccessful.
The Company does not accept responsibility for any liability to third parties
for breach of their Intellectual Property Rights in relation to the domain
name(s) requested by the Customer.
4.2
Upon successful Registration the Company will host the Customer's domain name(s)
for the Initial Registration Period and for such time as it remains validly
registered to the Customer subject to such rules of the respective Naming
Organisation as may be in force from time to time.
4.3
Notwithstanding Clause 4.2, the Company reserves the right to suspend or cancel
any application for Registration or refuse to host a domain name(s) in the
circumstances set out in Clause 11.1 of this Agreement.
4.4
The Company agrees that for the Duration Period of this Agreement and in consideration
of the payment of the Charges by the Customer it will renew the registration
of domain name(s), Hosting fees, Additional services for the Renewal Period.
4.5
The Customer acknowledges that any disputes arising out of the use of its
domain name(s) requested by the Customer will be resolved for .uk domains
in accordance with the Nominet UK Dispute Resolution Service which can be
accessed http://www.nic.uk/ref/drs.html and for .com, .net and .org as well
as .info, .biz and .name domains in accordance with the UDRP which can be
accessed http://www.icann.org/udrp/udrp.htm which may impose restrictions
on the termination or transfer of a domain name(s) with its current host during
or pending the settlement of such a dispute. The Company agrees to act as
mediator for the Customer.
4.6
Subject to Clause 17 the Customer shall be permitted to transfer his domain
name(s) to another host other than the Company upon termination of this Agreement
in accordance with Clause 8.
5. CHARGES
5.1
All accounts are payable on demand. In the absence of demand, payment in full
for the goods supplied shall be made by the Buyer to the Seller on or before
the fourteenth day following the date of the invoice. The Seller shall also
be entitled to charge such reasonable costs as it may incur in recovering
any overdue balances.
5.2
The Company shall be entitled to issue an invoice for the Charges on the Commencement
Date or as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable. The invoice shall
be entered into the Customer's administration menu and the Customer shall
be responsible for checking receipt. The Company will if required provide
invoices through the postal system but subject to payment of the Company's
Additional Charges that are in force from time to time.
5.3
The Customer agrees to pay for the IP Driver packages 12 months in advance,
IP Driver Developer package 1 months in advance, .co.uk/.org.uk/.me.uk domains
24 months in advance, .com/.net/.org/.info/.biz and other domains 12 months
in advance, except when noted otherwise.
5.4
Payment of the Charges can only be made by a valid Credit/Debit Card and the
Customer shall provide details of the same when he makes an Order for the
Services.
5.5
The Company shall be entitled to vary the Charges from time to time with effect
from the date specified in the Amendment Notice. The Company shall issue an
Amendment Notice no later than 6 weeks prior to the date that any variation
of the Charges shall come into force.
5.6
The Customer shall no later than 6 weeks from the date of deemed receipt of
the Amendment Notice send a counter notice to the Company accepting or rejecting
the terms of the Amendment Notice. In the event that the Customer specifies
in the counter notice acceptance of the terms of the Amendment Notice or fails
to send a counter notice within the specified period then the terms of the
Amendment Notice shall apply as from and including the date specified in the
Amendment Notice and this agreement for Services shall be deemed to be varied
accordingly. In the event that the counter notice rejects the terms of the
Amendment Notice then until such date as this Agreement has been terminated
in accordance with this clause the Customer will be charged the Charges as
varied from and including the date in the Amendment Notice. Upon receipt of
the Amendment Notice the Customer has the right to terminate this Agreement
with effect from the date in the Amendment Notice, such notice of termination
to be received by the Company no later than 14 days before the date in the
Amendment Notice.
5.7
The Customer acknowledges that the Charges are exclusive of any telecommunication
charges. All telecommunication charges incurred by the Customer in connection
with the use of the Services remain solely at all times the responsibility
of the Customer. The Company does not accept liability or responsibility for
any such charges.
5.8
If the Charges are not paid in accordance with the Company's invoice, the
Company shall be entitled so far as is permitted by law and without prejudice
to any other rights it may have to charge interest on the outstanding amount
(both before and after judgement) at the rate of 6% above the base rate from
time to time of Abbey National Bank plc, 21 Prescot Street, London, E1 8BR
from and including the due date but excluding the date the outstanding amount
is paid in full.
5.9
Neither the Company or the Customer shall be entitled to set off a credit
against any amount owed to it by the other under the terms of this Agreement
or under any other agreement prior to completion of this Agreement.
5.10
Upon termination of this Agreement the Customer shall be bound to pay any
outstanding amount of the Charges in respect of the Services received up to
and including the date of termination and the Company agrees to refund in
full the difference between the Charges for the Services received up to the
date of termination and the amount actually received by the Company from the
Customer. The customer acknowledges that invoices relating to domain name
registrations, shipping & handling of software and additional traffic
are non-refundable.
5.11
All prices exclude VAT @17.5% except where shown.
5.12
The volume of included data transfer is limited, depending on the chosen package.
In the case that no volume limit of data transfer has been defined for a package,
the volume is limited to six (6) GB (Gigabytes). The volume of data transfer
is the sum of all transfers resulting from the customers package. The additional
volume of data transfer will be charged at the following rates: £0.010
per MB (Megabyte). The Company may modify the prices giving fifteen (15) days
notice.
5.13
Any customer withdrawing payments via bank or credit card (referred to as
"chargeback") in a way the company believes is unfair shall incur
a punitive fine of £20. The same punitive fine will be incurred if payments
made are then rejected by our bank.
5.14
Internal domain transfers will incur the same charges as domain registrations.
5.15
Customer accounts that are not settled by 20 days after due date will be passed
to a debt recovery agency and will incur an administration fee of £25.00.
6. CUSTOMER OBLIGATIONS
6.1
The Customer shall:-
6.1.1
Keep full security copies of the Customer's computer programs data base and
computer records on a daily basis or more frequently if required by best computing
practice;
6.1.2
Obtain the consent of individuals whose personal data are to be held on the
register of the Naming Organisation and promptly notify the Company of any
changes to the Customer's registered details including (but not limited to):-
(a) name and address of the Customer; (b) name, postal address, e-mail address,
telephone and fax number of the technical contact and administrative contact
of the Customer's domain name(s) and in any event provide such information
within 15 days of a request for such information from the Company.
6.1.3
In order to maintain the data-transfer volume restrictions, check all email
accounts in regular intervals and download the email stored therein. The Company
may, should the capacity of the Customer's email boxes be exceeded at any
time, return all subsequently received emails to the senders without notice
to the Customer. Email accounts that have not been used for a period exceeding
two (2) months (i.e., the account has not been accessed by the Customer and
email has not been downloaded for a period of two month) are subject to suspension
by The Company. Upon such suspension, The Company will send a notification
to the Customer's primary contact email address, announcing the suspension
of the account. Failure to respond to such notice with a request for reinstatement
of the account may, at The Company's sole discretion, lead to the termination
of the subject account and the email box may be deleted from The Company's
servers. In such cases, The Company takes no responsibility for the loss of
any data and/or emails still located in such account and the Customer's has
no recourse against The Company for any damages resulting from the loss of
such data.
6.1.4
Notwithstanding Clause 20.5, keep confidential all passwords received from
the Company for the purpose of the Services and notify the Company immediately
upon becoming aware that a password has become known to an unauthorised third
party.
6.1.5
Only make use of the Services for a legitimate and lawful purpose.
6.1.6
Complete its own tests for computer viruses in accordance with best computing
practice prior to each and every operational use of the Services.
6.1.7
Ensure that the Customer's home page created from the Equipment supplied by
the Company contains the full name and address of the Customer.
6.1.8
Allow the Company to access the Customer's home page to check for any infringements
of the Customer's obligations under this Agreement.
6.1.9
Ensure that it complies at all times with all relevant laws and obligations
including but not limited to any licence under the Act which is applicable
to the Customer and all related laws in any territory in which the Customer
is situated or in which the Customer's Website may be accessed or made available.
The Customer must also obtain any relevant consents and approvals for the
installation and use of the Equipment. The Company will have no liability
under this Agreement for failure to comply with its obligations in any case
where the Customer does not comply with any such relevant laws or obligations
or does not obtain such consents or approvals.
6.2
The Customer shall NOT:-
6.2.1
modify or alter the Equipment without the prior consent of the Company;
6.2.2
send, transmit, make available, copy, retransmit, broadcast or publish (whether
directly or indirectly) in whatever form any data, information or contractual
rights, material or statement which infringes the Intellectual Property Rights
or contractual or statutory rights of any person or legal entity or the laws
or statutory regulations relating to defamation, contempt, blasphemy, infringement
of privacy or personal data rights and any equivalent or related laws in any
territory in which they are or may be accessed or made available;
6.2.3
make use of the Services to send or cause to be sent or forwarded electronic
mail without the express or assumed agreement of the respective recipient.
This shall include but not be limited to not sending large numbers of electronic
mails with the same content which is commonly referred to as "spamming";
6.2.4
Use of the IMAP account as a "virtual drive", i.e., to store files
as attachments or in any other manner, is strictly prohibited. IMAP accounts
may be used for no purpose other that in the context of normal email traffic.
6.2.5
use the Services to obtain or offer or permit to be offered for profit or
otherwise any material, images, displays or services which are erotic or pornographic
including but not limited to any other material, images, displays or services
which are offensive, illegal or immoral or which is in breach of any legal
obligation;
6.2.6
arrange its home page(s) in a way that leads to a risk of or causes an excessive
load on the server provided by the Company in connection with the Services;
6.2.7
exceed the relevant data transfer volume applicable to the Specified Service
unless the Customer has agreed with the Company to pay Additional Charges
as may vary from time to time for the data transfer volume exceeding the agreed
level in the Specified Service.
6.2.8
use the Services in a manner which infringes a third party's copyright or
other intellectual property rights of whatsoever nature.
6.3
Without prejudice to any other rights of the Company arising from this Agreement
or otherwise, the Customer will indemnify the Company against all claims,
losses, liabilities, expenses, fines and penalties of whatsoever nature made,
incurred or imposed as a result of a breach by the Customer of the terms of
this clause.
7. LIABILITY
7.1
To the extent permitted by law, the Company shall not be liable to the Customer
save as expressly provided for in this Agreement and shall have no other obligations,
duties or liabilities whatsoever in contract, tort or otherwise to the Customer.
7.2
So far as is permitted by law and subject to Clause 3.3 the Company makes
no warranty to the Customer as to the quality of the Services or Equipment
or the fitness for purpose of the Equipment and in any event, the Company
shall only be liable for material breaches of its obligations under this Agreement
and to the extent of 100 GBP per breach.
7.3
Neither party shall have any liability to the other in respect of any breach
of this Agreement for loss of revenue, business, anticipated savings or profits
or any loss of use or value of any equipment or for any indirect or consequential
loss howsoever arising, save as set out in Clause 7.3, 7.4 and 7.5 below.
7.4
Nothing in this Agreement shall:- (a) exclude or restrict the Company for
liability in respect of the death or personal injury or fraud resulting from
the negligence of the Company, its employees or agents; (b) exclude the conditions
and warranties implied by Section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 and where
the Customer deals as a consumer, the conditions implied by sections 13 to
15 inclusive of the said Act and by sections 3 and 4 of the Supply of Goods
and Services Act 1982; or (c) where the Customer deals as a consumer, affect
the Customer's statutory rights.
7.5
The Customer will indemnify the Company for all loss of revenue, business
profits, costs and expenses arising from any failure by the Customer to use
the Services in accordance with this Agreement or failure to return (if required
under the terms of this Agreement) the Equipment in good condition and against
any fines or penalties imposed by any regulatory, advertising or trading body
or authority in connection with the use of the site by the Customer.
7.6
The Company disclaims all liabilities in connection with the following :
• loss of material uploaded
• incompatibility of the site with any of the Customer's equipment,
software or telecommunications links
• technical problems including errors or interruptions of the site
• unsuitability, unreliability or inaccuracy of the site.
7.7
The Company will indemnify the Customer for claims made against the Customer
by third parties for breach of their Intellectual Property Rights if such
breach has been caused by the act, omission or otherwise of the Company, its
employees or agents.
7.8
Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Company from pursuing payment
of a debt against the Customer.
7.9
Where the Customer accesses this site from locations outside the United Kingdom,
the Customer does so on the Customer's own initiative and is responsible for
compliance with local laws.
8. TERMINATION
8.1
Either party may at any time by giving notice in a written and signed summary
document, terminate this agreement without compensation to the other party
if the other party shall become bankrupt, or if a body corporate pass a resolution
or the court shall make an order that one party be wound up, otherwise than
by way of amalgamation or reconstruction, or if a receiver or manager on behalf
of a creditor shall be appointed, or if circumstances shall arise which entitles
the court to make a winding up order.
8.2
The Company shall have the right to terminate this Agreement without reason
upon giving 14 days written notice to the Customer and termination shall occur
at the expiry of the notice period. The Customer shall have the right to terminate
this Agreement any time giving written notice to the Company. Termination
shall occur at the reception time of the notice.
8.3
Termination or expiry of this Agreement for whatever reason shall not prejudice
or affect any right of action or remedy which shall have occurred or shall
accrue thereafter to either of the parties.
8.4
The Company reserves the right to terminate this Agreement without notice
upon any of the following events:- (a) the Charges and/or Additional Charges
are outstanding for more than 20 calendar days; (b) the Customer is in breach
of his obligations as set out in Clause 6.1.4, 6.1.5, 6.1.7, 6.1.9, 6.2.2,
6.2.3, 6.2.4, 6.2.5, 6.2.6, 6.2.7, 6.2.8 and 12; (c) the Customer fails, despite
prior warning to remedy a breach of Clause 6.2.7.
8.5
Should the customer not receive email confirmation of their termination within
14 days of their request date the customer is responsible for contacting the
company to ensure the termination has been received.
9. Effect of Termination
9.1
On termination or expiry of this Agreement for whatever reason the following
provisions shall apply:- (a) the Equipment and all copies thereof, which is
the subject matter of this Agreement will be returned to the Company in good
condition if required under Clause 12.6, and in any event in no worse condition
than at the commencement of this Agreement; (b) in the event that the Equipment
is not returned by the Customer to the Company in good condition, the Company
shall be entitled to compensation equal to the value of the cost of repairing
the Equipment or if such Equipment cannot be repaired the cost of replacing
the Equipment; (c) the non-exclusive licence pursuant to Clause 12 granted
to the Customer in respect of the Equipment by the Company shall be revoked
with immediate effect; (d) the Customer shall pay immediately all Charges
and/or Additional Charges outstanding under this Agreement to the Company
within 14 Working Days. (e) the Customer shall pay all amounts (if any) as
and when such amounts shall fall due under the indemnity given in Clause 7.4;
(f) the Customer shall be responsible for renewing the Registration of his
domain name(s) and finding a new host for the respective domain name(s); (g)
the Company shall without prior notice cease hosting a domain name(s) 30 days
from and including the expiry date of notice to terminate given under Clause
8.2 or 30 days from the date of termination if earlier notwithstanding that
the Customer has not found an alternative host for the respective domain name(s).
10. CONSUMER'S CANCELLATION RIGHTS
10.1
Any Customer buying as a consumer has the unreserved right to cancel this
Agreement at no cost and without any reason within 7 days from either:- (a)
the date the contract is formed; or (b) the date that confirmation that the
contract is formed is received from the Company whichever is the later.
10.2
The Customer may exercise the right of cancellation by notifying the Company
in writing at the Company's address shown in Clause 1.1 by sending a fax to
the Company at +44 (0) 1603 886061.
10.3
The Customer will no longer have this right once the Company has commenced
provision of the Services with the Customer's consent. The Customer shall
be deemed to have given such consent by accepting these Terms and Conditions.
11. LIMITATION OF SERVICE
11.1
The Company shall be entitled to suspend such access to the Services as it
deems necessary by the Customer or any third party to all or any party of
the Services if the Customer is in breach of any of Clauses: 5, 6.1.4, 6.1.5,
6.1.7, 6.1.9, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4, 6.2.5, 6.2.6 and 12. This Clause shall
not be construed in any way as limiting the termination rights of the Company
as provided by Clause 8.
11.2
In the case of Clause 6.2.6 the Company's right to suspend access to the Services
in accordance with Clause 11.1 also applies if the Customer reaches the relevant
data transfer volume but does not exceed it.
11.3
If access to the Services is suspended as a result of downtime caused by routine
or emergency maintenance by the Customer the Services shall be reconnected
as quickly as practicable after, in the opinion of the Company, such circumstances
giving rise to the need to suspend have ceased to exist.
11.4
Following the suspension of Services (other than for the reasons referred
to in Clause 11.3) the Customer shall be obliged to apply for reconnection
of access to the Services but the Company shall not be obliged to reconnect
access to the Services. On receipt of an application to reconnect the Company
may do one of the following:- (a) reconnect as soon as reasonably practicable
subject to payment of all Charges and/or Additional Charges and any amounts
due under Clause 7.5; (b) specify additional reasonable terms required by
the Company prior to agreeing access to the Services; (c) refuse to allow
access to the Services on the basis that the breach or instruction or event
which led to the suspension of access is unremedied or still remains as the
case may be.
11.5
The Customer will pay any Additional Charges as may be required from time
to time by the Company for reconnection to the Services.
11.6
If the breach or instruction or event which led to the suspension of Services
remains or the Customer refuses to accept the additional terms referred to
in Clause 11.4(b), the Company shall be entitled to terminate without notice;-
(a) in the case of non payment of any Charges or Additional Charges, if such
amounts remain outstanding for more than 20 calendar days; or (b) in the case
of any other event leading to suspension of access to the Services, if it
remains unremedied or additional terms are not accepted within 14 days of
the suspension.
11.7
The Company does not give any warranties in connection with the provision
of goods supplied by a third party for the provision of the Services but shall,
if applicable, assign to the Customer the benefit of any licence, warranty,
guarantee or indemnity given by the third party supplying any Equipment to
the Company.
12. LICENCE AGREEMENT
12.1
In consideration of and subject to payment of the Charges by the Customer
upon the Commencement Date of this Agreement, the Company grants to the Customer
on and from the Commencement Date until the termination of this Agreement
in accordance with Clause 8 of these Conditions, a non exclusive licence to
use the Equipment and ancillary documentation in accordance with this Clause
12.
12.2
The Customer shall receive from the Company a non-exclusive licence to utilise
the Equipment for the Duration Period of the Agreement in accordance with
the Terms and Conditions of this Agreement. Should the client be authorised
by the Company to have the use of multiple Equipment the following user conditions
shall apply to each item of Equipment. Equipment shall cover the original
software program and all duplicates (copies) hereof as well as sections of
the program if these are connected with other programs. A software program
shall include but not be limited to machine-readable instructions, audio visual
contents and the appropriate licence materials. The licence regulations of
the respective Equipment manufacturer shall also apply. The Software is delivered
to the Customer by mail and may be ordered via customers control panel for
a period of six (6) months after the commencement of the 1&1 Services.
12.3
The Customer shall undertake to ensure that everyone who uses the Equipment
shall observe this licence agreement. The Customer may simultaneously use
the Equipment only on one computer i.e. a stand alone computer which is not
networked. A "use" of the Equipment occurs, if the Equipment is
located in the primary memory or in the storage medium of a computer. Equipment
that is installed in a net server only for the purpose of program distribution
will not be considered as being used.
12.4
The royalties received by the Company shall depend on the frequency of use
(for example, number of users), resources (for example, processor size) or
a combination of both. If access to Equipment is controlled by a licence management
program, copies may be made and stored on all machines that come under the
licence management program. However, the use may not exceed the total number
of admissible users or resources. Some Equipment which is intended for use
at home or mobile use, may be stored on a primary and another computer. However,
the Equipment may not actively be used on both computers at the same time.
12.5
The client may take such back up copies of the Equipment as is necessary in
accordance with best computing practice. Manuals may be printed out on paper
for use in the Customer's security procedures. The client shall not be entitled
to use, copy, process or transfer the Equipment in a way other than that described
herein to convert the Equipment into another form (Reverse-Assemble-Reverse-Compile)
or in any other way translate the Equipment, if such conversion is not indispensably
provided for by express legal regulations. The client shall not be entitled
to rent out or lease the Equipment or assign or sub-licence the Equipment
except or expressly agreed under Clause 17 of this Agreement.
12.6
The Customer may be required at the Company's discretion to return to the
Company all Equipment, contingent copies as well as all written documentation
and advertising materials supplied in connection with the Equipment within
14 Working Days of termination of this Agreement. The Client shall remove
all stored programs from the Customer's computer system provided the Customer
is not legally obliged to keep the programs for a longer period. This Clause
shall not prejudice or affect any other right of action or remedy or obligation
which shall have occurred or shall accrue thereafter to either of the parties.
13. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
13.1
All Intellectual Property Rights of the Company in any Equipment and ancillary
documentation shall at all times for the Duration Period of this Agreement
remain vested in the Company.
14. DATA PROTECTION
14.1
All information, mail messages and other data stored on the Company's computer
system will be treated as private and solely the property of the Customer
at all times and will not be duplicated, copied, reproduced or viewed publicly
in any way except with express or implied permission of the Customer and/or
for the purpose of the Company's back up services and/or providing the Customer
with the Services and/or for the Company's own internal purposes such as market
research.
14.2
The Company expressly points out to the Customer that by entering into this
Agreement the Customer acknowledges and agrees that once the Customer's unencrypted
data passes onto the Internet, it is not secure and is open to unscrupulous
use. The Company cannot accept responsibility or liability for any data or
information that becomes available by such means against the wishes of the
Customer and the Company recommends the use of encryption for transfer of
sensitive data or information.
14.3
The Customer accepts that the Company will put its name on its mailing list
for receipt of product information and other advertising material from the
Company unless it informs the Company in writing that it does not wish to
receive such material.
14.4
The Customer accepts that the register of the Naming Organisation will include
the Customer's name and address, administrative partner and technical partner
and other details relating to them. This information (if it refers to individuals)
is personal data for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1984. The Customer
accepts that the Naming Organisation may allow other organisations and members
of the public to access the data for the purpose of obtaining information
about the registration of the domain name(s) or any other related purpose.
15. FORCE MAJEURE
15.1
The Company shall not be liable for any failure in performing its obligations
under this Agreement due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control.
16. INSURANCE
16.1 Obligation to Insure
The Customer shall take out and maintain at its own cost insurance against
any property loss insuring the Equipment for its full replacement value against
all usual risks until returned if applicable to the Company.
17. COMPLAINTS
The Customer should address any complaints concerning the provision of the
Services to the Company at the Company's address shown in Clause 1.1 or by
sending a fax to the Company at +44 (0) 1603 886061.
18. ASSIGNMENT
Neither this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned
or transferred or sub-contracted by the Customer in part or in whole to a
third party, without the prior consent of the Company such consent not to
be unreasonably withheld. The Company may on providing notice to the Customer
assign this Agreement in part or in whole to any third party.
19. THIRD PARTY RIGHTS
Nothing in this Agreement shall be taken as granting any rights expressly
or impliedly whether contractual or statutory to persons other than the Company
and the Customer, whether by virtue of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties)
Act 1999 or otherwise.
20. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PLACING ORDERS
The following information is provided to Customers in compliance with EU Directive
No. 2000/31/EC (the e-Commerce Directive):
20.1
The following are the steps to be taken by the Customer to place an order
using the Company's site. Orders may only be placed in English. Orders will
be acknowledged via email within 24 hours Monday to Friday from placing the
order.
1. Click Buy
2. Complete Payment Details
3. Await confirmation email.
20.2
The Customer may check to see whether an order has been placed by sending
an email to info@clarionwebhosting.com.
20.3
Once an order has been placed it will be filed by the Company and will be
accessible to the Customer.
20.4
This site is owned and operated by Intelligent Silicon Ltd a company registered
in England and Wales (Co. Reg. No 03963366) whose registered office is at
23 Half Acres, Bishops Stortford, CM23 2QP.
20.5
The Customer may contact the Company by calling 01603 886060 or by writing
to us at PO Box 8823, Bishops Stortford, CM23 2WY.
20.6
Our VAT number is GB 796 6524 72.
21. GENERAL
21.1
No delay, neglect or forbearance on the part of either party in enforcing
against the other party any terms or conditions of this Agreement shall either
be or be deemed to be a waiver in or in any way prejudice any right of that
party under this Agreement, unless such waiver shall be in writing.
21.2
Any notice, invoice or other document which may be given by either party under
this Agreement shall be deemed to have been duly given if sent by first class
post, or where the parties expressly agree by electronic mail or facsimile
transmission, to such person and such address as either party shall nominate
for this purpose from time to time.
21.3
No item of Equipment is to be used by any person other than by the Customer
or his employee/agent.
21.4
This Agreement shall be construed and governed in all respects in accordance
with the Law of England and Wales and the English Courts shall have exclusive
jurisdiction in respect of any disputes arising hereunder.
21.5
Each party shall treat as confidential all information received by it from
the other party relating to the other party's business, customers, strategies
and plans, and such information may only be used for the purpose of this Agreement
and may only be disclosed in strict confidence to its professional advisers
or any person to whom disclosure is required by law, to its employees or subcontractors
where reasonably necessary for the purposes envisaged by this Agreement, and
where otherwise specifically permitted by this Agreement.
22. PRICE PROMISE/MONEY BACK GUARANTEE DURATION:
22.1
Price promise and/or Money Back Guarantee claims must be received within 60
days from the initial date of registration.
22.2
The 30 Day Money Back Guarantee is exclusive of costs incurred for Account
Setup.