We agree
to provide you with those services set forth at the time of signup and you
agree to abide by the restrictions made below. In the event of any violation
of the below terms and conditions of using our service, we reserve the right
to suspend or terminate your account immediately, without notice. If you do
not wish to be bound by the below terms and conditions of using our service,
then you may not access the service.
Warranty Disclaimer
No warranty's are made
regarding the service. We do not guarantee that the service will be
uninterrupted or error free. We exercise no control whatsoever over the
content of information that is passed through our system. The service is
provided on an "as is" basis.
Responsibility of Use
User shall assume all
responsibility for all content distributed, accessed, or viewed while
connected to our service. Under no circumstance shall we be held liable for
your actions while you are using the service. In the event of a court order,
we may provide any and all information that they request of us to them.
Limitation of Liability
Under no circumstances
shall we, our agents, our providers, or employees be liable for any damages,
which result in any way from user's use or inability to use the service or
any part thereof. This includes all direct and indirect damages, special,
punitive or consequential damages that may result from busy signals, errors,
delays in the service, deletion of files, viruses, theft, or alteration of a
user's computer. In the event that we are found liable under any
circumstance under the terms of this agreement, our liability shall be
limited to the unused balance of user's subscription payment pro-rated to
reflect the current term.
Age Limit
User
represents to us that he or she is 18 years of age or older. User
understands that certain materials available from Service provided under the
terms of this Agreement may not be suitable for individuals under the age of
18.
Sexually Explicit
Materials
User
understands that the Internet contains unedited materials some of which are
sexually explicit or may be offensive. User accesses such materials at his
or her own risk. We have no control over and accept no responsibility
whatsoever for such materials.
Restrictions of Use
User
understands that the following restrictions are applied to the service:
User
May Not:
· Send SPAM, or bulk email when dialed into the network.
· Post offensive, threatening, or SPAM, when using the
newsgroups.
· Use their personal FTP site for business sites.
· Post or transmit viruses or any harmful component to
others.
· Transmit anything that is protected by copyright without
permission.
· Attempt to violate the security of any computer network
· Engage in any illegal activity.
Dialup Restrictions
User
agrees to allow provider to force a 10 minute idle timeout and 5 hour
maximum session on their dial-up account. Attempts to defeat the idle timer
using a ping bot or system tool, or the use of a redialer to automatically
reconnect once disconnected is prohibited. Inactivity is defined as less
than 500 bytes of data transferred between User's modem and the service.
User
understands that unlimited service does not mean dedicated service.
Dedicated service shall be defined as an average of more than 15 channel
hours a day, based on a 30 day calendar month usage report. User may be
blocked and forced to upgrade to continue service if their unlimited account
is used as a dedicated connection.
User
understands that some services may be offered as limited. Once the user has
reached their limit, they shall not have access to the internet until the
1st of the next month. User will not be given and may not purchase more than
one limited account in an attempt to get unlimited access on a limited
service. If user wants unlimited, they must purchase an unlimited account.
The
right to use the Service is not transferable. Accounts are for User's use
only. User shall be responsible for the confidentiality of User's password.
Loaning User's account to others, connecting a system used by multiple
persons, group use of user log-ins, and consuming more than one modem line
are explicitly prohibited. If User has multiple accounts, then User shall be
limited to one log-in session per system account at any time.
Email Restrictions
· User agrees that Port 25 (SMTP) is blocked for all outgoing
mail servers except our own.
· User may not send to more than 25 recipients at a time.
· User may not send more than 100 emails per hour period.
· User may not send from an email address that is not their
own.
· User may not send an email that is over 10 MB in size.
· User may not forge message headers to hide the origin of
their email.
· Provider may block certain attachment types used in
transmitting viruses.
· Email is kept on the server for only 60 days.
Hosting Restrictions
· User may not run any daemons on the server.
· User may not run any program that sends out bulk email
through the hosting server.
· User may not run any formmail.pl program earlier than
version 1.92
Although
we advertise unlimited bandwidth, we reserve the right to inform you that
you must transfer your website if an excessive amount of bandwidth is being
used. User may not purchase more than 1 hosting package and link them
together in an attempt to get around our bandwidth or website size
restrictions. We currently do not allow websites that exceed 15 GB of
bandwidth per month to host on our servers. If the request is not met within
5 days, we do reserve the right to remove the website from our system.
You
agree not to post any of the following restricted contents: Illegal, Abusive
or Unethical Activities include, but are not limited to, pornography,
obscenity, nudity, violations of privacy, hacking, computer virus, gambling,
or promotion of gambling, and any harassing or harmful materials or uses, as
determined by us. You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any claim
resulting from your publications or use of Illegal, Abusive or Unethical
materials.
We
reserves the right to refuse to post or to remove any information or
materials, in whole or in part, that, in its sole and absolute discretion,
are unacceptable, undesirable, or in violation of this Agreement.
Right to Cancel CresComm Internet reserves the right to
cancel Service for any reason without prior notice. PRE-PAID SERVICE IS
NON-REFUNDABLE. CresComm Internet will not refund any shipping or handling
fees. Cancellations after the first of the month will be charged for that
month.
Cancellations shall not be honored by
electronic mail. Fees for any setup, shipping and handling, and monthly
service charges placed by CresComm Internet are non-refundable.
By using CresComm Internet service you agree
to the following cancellation policy: Customers wishing to
cancel their service must send or fax a signed written notice stating they
wish to cancel their service. Send notice to: CresComm Services, Inc., PO
Box 9505, Tacoma, WA 98490-0505. Fax: 253-475-8510
Be sure to include full name, address, phone
number with area code and best time to reach you. An email will be returned
with a cancellation confirmation number which will be your receipt of
cancellation.
Without a cancellation confirmation number,
your account will be considered to be active and charges made to your
account will be considered valid.
System Backups
We do
not and will not perform system backups on any User's E-mail account's. We
shall not be held responsible for any lost E-mail data, email attachments,
or any E-mail message contents, regardless of the reasoning for data loss or
system causes. Except as otherwise set forth herein, we will not provide
historical data, to any party for any reason, regarding any system or
Internet activity.
Although
we do perform system backups on hosting content, we shall not be held
responsible for any lost web data, web files, or any website contents,
regardless of the reasoning for data loss or system causes. User should
always keep their own backup of their website. Except as otherwise set forth
herein, We will not provide historical data, to any party for any reason,
regarding any system or Internet activity.
We do
not perform backups on the mysql databases. We shall not be held responsible
for any lost data. User should always keep their own backup of their
database content.
No Confidentiality
Information transmitted through us and through the Internet in general is
not confidential. We can not and shall not guarantee privacy or protection
of any User. We reserve the right to monitor any User's transmissions when
deemed necessary for providing proper service and/or to protect the rights
and property of our company.
Privacy Policy
We do
not share or disclose your personal information to anybody outside of
CresComm Services, Inc. Information will only be used by our billing
department and support staff to maintain your account with us.
Terms of Payment A credit card
User agrees to allow "CresComm Services, Inc. (parent company)" to bill his
or her card on each successive billing date without obtaining User's
permission after the initial charge. A credit card User shall notify
CresComm Internet of any changes in credit card number or expiration date.
If the card is not honored for any reason, CresComm Internet will attempt to
notify the card holder by using the telephone information given at sign-up
or by E-mail. CresComm Internet will call the card holder, and if
alternative billing has not been established, the account will be
terminated. Restoring the account will be subject to a setup fee of $10.00.
If payment is by check,
payment is
due no later than the 25th of the month before your billing
period begins. Dishonored checks are
subject to a $35.00 collection fee to be determined by CresComm Internet in
its sole and absolute discretion and User's account may be suspended until
the account is current. If payment is not received service will be
terminated and a setup fee of $10.00 will be added to charges for additional
Service.
CresComm Internet accepts PayPal. Please use
info@crescomm.net as the
when making payments.
CresComm Internet maintains the right to
terminate Service for any unpaid subscriptions. Accounts in default are
subject to an interest charge of 2.5% per month on the outstanding balance.
Termination of Service shall not relieve User from the obligation to satisfy
outstanding invoices. In the event CresComm Internet utilizes an attorney to
collect any unpaid amounts, User shall be responsible for the payment of all
of CresComm Internet's attorneys' fees and costs in the collection of these
sums.
CresComm Internet reserves the right to
change prices at any time without prior notice to it's customers or the
public. Price changes will not be retroactive for existing customers,
regardless of the length of their existing service subscription
Failure to Comply With
Terms and Conditions
We may
deny User access to all or part of the Service without notice if User
engages in any conduct or activities that we in our sole discretion believes
violates any of the terms and conditions in this Agreement. If we deny User
access to the Service because of such a violation, User shall not have the
right (1) to access through us any materials stored on the Internet, (2) to
obtain any credit(s) otherwise due to User, and such credit(s) shall be
forfeited, (3) to access third party services, merchandise or information on
the Internet through us, and we shall have no responsibility to notify any
third-party providers of services, merchandise or information nor any
responsibility for any consequences resulting from lack of notification.
Phone Charges
ALWAYS confirm with your local telephone company, that the number
you intend to use is a local call, or falls within your local calling plan.
CresCommNet , division of CresComm Services, Inc. utilizes many alternate
local carriers whose assigned exchanges may not appear in your telephone
directory maps. CresCommNet is not responsible for any phone
charges incurred by users of our service.
Miscellaneous
In the
event that any portion of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable, the
unenforceable portion shall be construed in accordance with applicable law
as nearly as possible to reflect the original intentions of the parties and
the remainder of the provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
Our
failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provisions of
this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right.
Neither the course of conduct between parties nor trade practice shall act
to modify any provision of this Agreement.
We may
modify this Agreement from time to time by placing a notice of such
modification on our website, and User's continued use of the Service
following notice of such modification shall be deemed to be User's
acceptance of any such modification. It is User's responsibility to check
this online area regularly to determine whether this Agreement has been
modified. If User does not agree to any modification of this Agreement, User
must immediately stop using the Service.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of Washington without regard to its conflicts of law provisions.
Any cause of action User may have with respect to the Service must be
commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises or
such claim or cause of action is barred.
We shall
not be liable or deemed to be in default for any delay or failure in
performance under this Agreement or interruption of service resulting
directly or indirectly from acts of God, civil or military authority, acts
of public enemy, war, riots, civil disturbances, insurrections, accidents,
dire, explosions, earthquakes, floods, the elements, strikes, labor
disputes, shortages of suitable parts, materials, labor or transportation or
any cause beyond our reasonable control.
Venue
for litigation of any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of, in
connection with, or in relation to this Agreement, or the breach thereof,
naming us as the defendant, shall be proper only in a venue determined by
us.
In any
action between us and User to enforce any of the terms of this Agreement, We
shall be entitled to recover expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees.
This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between User and us with respect
to the Service.
If you have
any questions regarding this Policy, please contact us at:
info@crescomm.net.
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Disclaimer, the anti-virus pre-filtering option is a first line of
defense and is not intended to replace any anti-virus software that would be
installed on your computer. CresComm Services, Inc. strongly recommends that
all users install and maintain an anti-virus software program to protect
their computer from viruses. Viruses can infect your computer from many
different avenues (e.g.; websites and shared files), so you are best
protected by having multiple layers of protection. CresComm Services, Inc.
in no way assumes ANY liability for viruses received through email or any of
our services even if you have opted for server level anti-virus filtering.