| Please note that while
these are the current terms and conditions, IW Link / Internet
Webvertisenet
reserves the right to revise our policies at any time. Additionally, IW Link
/ Internet Webvertisenet reserves the right to discontinue service for
any account that we determine is being inappropriately or unlawfully
used, and reserves the right to refuse service at our discretion.
Web Site Content
Management
Web site construction and management is the responsibility of the
client. IW Link / Internet Webvertisenet is not responsible for web
site management or files lost or damaged by users. Backup of all site
files is recommended, and should be maintained by the client on a
machine outside of the IW Link / Internet Webvertisenet network. A fee
of $100 is required should a client request any files from our back up
systems, which are intended for disaster retrieval only. IW Link / Internet
Webvertisenet
does not guarantee that the files contained in our backup systems will
be the most current copy of a client's web site.
System Updates
IW Link / Internet Webvertisenet updates systems in real-time.
Therefore, any updates made to the system may not be immediate. These
processing times may be changed at any time without notice. If a client
or IW Link / Internet Webvertisenet support personnel (authorized by a
client) make any modifications to an account account, the client is
responsible to ensure that these updates have occurred.
Policy Violation
If an account is used unlawfully or is in violation of the user policy, IW Link
/ Internet Webvertisenet reserves the right to terminate the account
without notice and without refunds. Files that violate the user policy
are subject to deletion without notice. Clients violating the User
Policy will be held responsible for damages to IW Link / Internet
Webvertisenet,
including but not limited to, IW Link / Internet Webvertisenet systems,
servers, connectivity, reputation, business, service, network,
operations, or equipment. Determining what constitutes a policy
violation is the sole discretion of IW Link / Internet Webvertisenet,
and includes, but is not limited to, the following:
Spam
Sending unsolicited commercial email (a.k.a. "spam"),
cross-posting messages to a large number of usenet groups, posting
obscene or threatening messages while using or referring to an IW Link /
Internet Webvertisenet email address or web site URL is prohibited. The
use of IW Link / Internet Webvertisenet servers as a mail drop for
responses to activities described above is also prohibited. Accounts
canceled due to spam will be billed a "clean up" fee of $500.
System Abuse
Includes, but is not limited to, excessive use of CPU resources or disk
space, installing IRC bots, CGI scripts sharing with domains outside of IW Link
/ Internet Webvertisenet, or other CGI scripts that use a
disproportionate amount of system resources. IW Link / Internet
Webvertisenet
will determine what constitutes system abuse.
Software/Multimedia
Distribution
Accounts cannot to be used to distribute "cracked" versions of
copyrighted software (a.k.a. warez), serial numbers for copyrighted
software or copyrighted multimedia files (i.e. music files or MP3's).
Sites that contain links to pirated software or illegal contraband are
also prohibited.
Adult Content
Sites containing adult material, links to adult material, or
adult-oriented merchandise are not permitted. The final determination of
what constitutes "adult content" is made by IW Link / Internet
Webvertisenet.
Security Violation
Attempts to manipulate IW Link / Internet Webvertisenet servers or
client web sites are prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to,
attempting to gain unauthorized access to IW Link / Internet
Webvertisenet
servers, mail bombing, or other means of deliberately overloading
systems.
Log Files
Log files will be deleted periodically. It is recommended that clients
who wish to maintain logs covering extended periods download the log
files monthly.
Membership and Hosting
Fees
Membership and hosting-related fees are required before service is
activated. Membership fees are non-refundable.
Domain name registration
fees
Domain name registration fees are not included in the fees charged by IW Link
/ Internet Webvertisenet.. The client will be billed by the registrar
directly, and is responsible for timely domain name registration
payment.
Billing Cycle
Most Services are billed on an annual (12 month) basis. The minimum contract
is 3 months. A billing cycle change can be made at any time, provided
there are more than 10 days remaining in the current billing cycle.
Changes can be made by phone, email, walk-in, or though the web members
section.
Renewal
IW Link / Internet Webvertisenet Renewal and charges are billed
automatically.
Clients who prepay by
credit card must keep their billing information current. Ten days prior
to the end of the billing cycle, IW Link / Internet Webvertisenet will
begin applying hosting charges against the credit card on file. In the
event of failure, a notice will be sent to the billing contact by email.
An attempt will be made to process the charges everyday until the end of
the billing cycle. If the credit card is charged successfully, you will
receive an email of confirming payment. If the process continues to fail
and the billing cycle ends, the account will be canceled.
For clients paying by
check or money order, payments are due within 14 days of the first
renewal notification. Checks returned due to insufficient funds are
subject to a $20 processing fee.
Cancellation
IW Link / Internet Webvertisenet reserves the right to cancel service
of an account at any time without notice and without a refund, in the
event that:
1) The account violates our posted policy.
2) Payment for hosting fees is not received.
An account can be
canceled voluntarily at any time by contacting us by email
or by telephone at (323) 357-1880 . Changes can be made by phone, email,
walk-in, or though the web members section. Accounts can be terminated at the
end of the current billing cycle, or immediately. The contents of a
canceled web site may be deleted at any time subsequent to account
termination. Web site files for canceled accounts are removed from the
server 24 hours after the cancellation date, and are NOT retrievable.
Account Reactivation
If an account was canceled by request or due to delinquent payment, a
non-refundable reactivation fee of $25.00 will be added to any
outstanding fees. An account that was canceled due to a policy violation
cannot be reactivated. An account terminated due to policy violation
involving unsolicited bulk email (spam), will be charged a $500 clean up
fee.
Refund
Set up fees, hosting prepayments and monthly fees associated with
additional features are non-refundable.
Indemnification/Disclaimer
IW Link / Internet Webvertisenet web site properties may contain
technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes to the IW Link /
Internet Webvertisenet web site properties may be made periodically.
Every good faith effort will be made to keep the web site content
accurate and up to date. IW Link / Internet Webvertisenet reserves the
right to make improvements and/or change our web site at any time
without notice.
USE OF IW Link / Internet
Webvertisenet
WEB HOSTING SERVICE IS AT THE CLIENT'S SOLE RISK. IW Link / Internet
Webvertisenet
SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS, AS AVAILABLE" BASIS.
Neither IW Link / Internet Webvertisenet, its employees, affiliates,
third party services, merchant licensors or the like, warrant that IW Link
/ Internet Webvertisenet web hosting service will not be interrupted or
error free. IW Link / Internet Webvertisenet will make every good faith
effort to ensure that its web servers are available to as many Internet
users as possible and that there is minimal interruption of service as
possible
Under no circumstance
will IW Link / Internet Webvertisenet, its partners, its employees, or
its affiliates be liable for any claims, any action either direct,
indirect, special, incidental, or consequential, or any damages either
punitive or alleged to have resulted, including loss of profits, from
the use of or inability to use IW Link / Internet Webvertisenet
service, from service interruptions, from customer errors or problems
with their Internet connectivity, from the client's equipment or
available technology, from unauthorized access to IW Link / Internet
Webvertisenet servers, from communication failure, from bandwidth congestion or
interruptions, or from acts of God
The client also agrees to
indemnify and hold IW Link / Internet Webvertisenet harmless against
any liabilities arising out of defective products sold to customers from
IW Link / Internet Webvertisenet servers, personal injury or property
damage caused by products or services sold or distributed from IW Link /
Internet Webvertisenet servers, any material that infringes or
allegedly infringes on the rights of a third party available from IW Link
/ Internet Webvertisenet servers, and any material that libels or
allegedly libels a third party available from IW Link / Internet
Webvertisenet servers.
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