TERMS
OF SERVICE
USACONNEX.
("USACONNEX") agrees to provide you ("User") with Internet
Access ("Service") subject to User's compliance with the
terms and conditions below.
PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING THE
SERVICE. BY ACCESSING THE SERVICE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND
BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO
BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS
OR USE THE SERVICE.
Please note: USACONNEX reserves the right to makes changes to this agreement without prior notification. USACONNEX may also suspend or cancel a USER's account without cause or notification. USACONNEX may also change the services available to new or existing USER without notification.
Warranty Disclaimer:
THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES SET FORTH ARE EXCLUSIVE AND NO
OTHER WARRANTY IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.
USACONNEX exercises no control whatsoever over the content
of the information passing through USACONNEX's system. Use
of any information obtained via USACONNEX is at User's risk.
Neither USACONNEX nor any of its affiliates, its licensers,
its contractors or their respective employees warrant that
the Service will be uninterrupted or error free; nor does
USACONNEX make any warranty as to the results from use of
the Service.
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE"
BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE,
NONINFRINGEMENT, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ANY WARRANTIES ARISING
FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION
GIVEN BY USACONNEX, ITS AFFILIATES, ITS LICENSERS, ITS CONTRACTORS
OR THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY. NEITHER
USACONNEX NOR ITS AFFILIATES, ITS LICENSERS, ITS CONTRACTORS
OR THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES WARRANTS THAT THE SERVICE
WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE OR THAT ANY INFORMATION,
SOFTWARE OR OTHER MATERIAL ACCESSIBLE ON THE SERVICE IS
FREE OF VIRUSES, CANCELBOTS, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES OR OTHER
HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
Limitation of Liability UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL USACONNEX,
ITS AFFILIATES, ITS LICENSERS, ITS CONTRACTORS OR THEIR
RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT
RESULT IN ANY WAY FROM USER'S USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE
THE SERVICE OR TO ACCESS THE INTERNET OR ANY PART THEREOF,
OR USER'S RELIANCE ON OR USE OF INFORMATION, SERVICES OR
MERCHANDISE PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICE, OR THAT
RESULT FROM MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DELETION
OF FILES, ERRORS, DEFECTS, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION,
ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION
LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS
TO ALTERATION OF OR USE OF USER'S ACCOUNT, WHETHER FOR BREACH
OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION.
IN THE EVENT USACONNEX IS FOUND LIABLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE
UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, USACONNEX's LIABILITY
SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE UNUSED BALANCE OF USER'S SUBSCRIPTION
PAYMENT PRO-RATED TO REFLECT THE CURRENT TERM.
If User is dissatisfied with the Service or with any terms,
conditions, rules, policies, guidelines or practices of
USACONNEX in operating the Service, User's sole and exclusive
remedy is to discontinue using the Service By sending an
email to sales@USACONNEX.com It is mandatory that an email
be sent so that the cancellation gets handled properly,
failure to send an email to cancel service may cause your
account to continue incurring charges.
Indemnification: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein contained, User agrees to indemnify and hold USACONNEX,
its affiliates, its licensers, its contractors or their
respective employees harmless against any and all liability,
loss, claim, judgment, damage and expense including without
limitation attorney's fees and cost of litigation) incurred
or suffered by USACONNEX, its licensers, its affiliates,
its contractors, or their respective employees as the result
of any and all use of User's account whether authorized
or not authorized or as a result of the negligence, willful
misconduct, or breach of any of the terms of this Agreement
by User, including but not limited to claims, liabilities,
losses, damage, judgment and expense which arise out of
alleged injury or death of any person or damage to property
of every kind and description. User shall promptly notify
USACONNEX in writing of any claim of which it is obligated
under this indemnity. User shall have the right to assume
the defense of any such claim. User and USACONNEX shall
confer as to and agree on the legal counsel(s) to be selected
in any such defense.
Age Limit: User represents to USACONNEX 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. USACONNEX has no control over and accepts
no responsibility whatsoever for such materials.
Prohibited Uses:
User may not:
Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying
the Internet;
Post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous,
defamatory, obscene, pornographic, profane, or otherwise
objectionable information of any kind, including without
limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging
conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise
to civil liability, or otherwise violate any local, state,
national or international law, including without limitation
the U.S. export control laws and regulations;
Post on web space provided any sexually explicit materials
or materials that may be offensive.
Post or transmit any information or software which contains
a virus, cancelbot, trojan horse, worm or other harmful
component;
Post, publish, transmit, reproduce, distribute or in any
way exploit any information, software or other material
obtained through the Service for commercial purposes (other
than as expressly permitted by the provider of such information,
software or other material);
Upload, post, publish, transmit, reproduce, or distribute
in any way, information, software or other material obtained
through the Service which is protected by copyright, or
other proprietary right, or derivative works with respect
thereto, without obtaining permission of the copyright owner
or right holder;
Upload, post, publish, transmit, reproduce, transmit or
distribute in any way any component of the Service itself
or derivative works with respect thereto;
Send unsolicited advertising or promotional materials to
other network users (See section titled "MESSAGING");
Allow users to run Maillist, Listserv or any form of auto-responds
from User's account;
Run or activate processes while User is not logged in;
Violate the security of any computer network, crack passwords
or security encryption codes, transfer or store illegal
material including that deemed threatening or obscene, or
engage in any kind or illegal activity;
Attempt to defeat any idle timer or system tool intended
to enforce the part-time and personal nature of User's connection,
including the use of pingbots and other methods of avoiding
timing disconnection (See section titled "LIMITATIONS OF
DIAL-UP SERVICES"); or
Violate any of the rules, regulations and policies of those
networks and computer systems accessed via User's account.
USACONNEX has no obligation to monitor the Service. However,
User agrees that USACONNEX has the right to monitor the
Service electronically from time to time and to disclose
any information as may be necessary to satisfy any law,
regulation or other governmental request, to operate the
Service properly, or to protect itself or its subscribers.
USACONNEX will not intentionally monitor or disclose any
private E-mail message unless required by law. USACONNEX
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. USACONNEX reserves the right
to suspend access to the Service for User's account. The
account's suspension may be rescinded within the sole and
absolute discretion of USACONNEX following payment of a
reconnection charge, to be determined by USACONNEX in its
sole and absolute discretion.
Messaging:
User agrees to limit their use of the USACONNEX service,
specifically regarding the use of USACONNEX's electronic
(email) services, to the following restrictions:
Unauthorized Use of Relay Servers:
User agrees that any unauthorized use of any email server
located throughout the Internet for the purposes of relaying
or distributing messages is prohibited.
Fraudulent Addressing:
User agrees that the purposeful distribution of any email
message where the return address, originator's address,
or any other identifiable aspect of the message has been
purposefully altered, is prohibited. User may not purposefully
misrepresent the origination information of any email messages
sent while using the USACONNEX service.
Fraudulent Content:
User agrees to be held responsible for the distribution
of fraudulent materials.
VIOLATION OF ANY OF THESE TERMS WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE
TERMINATION OF SERVICES. FURTHERMORE, VIOLATION OF ANY OF
THESE TERMS, RELATING TO THE TERMS DESCRIBED WITHIN THIS
"MESSAGING" SECTION OF THIS DOCUMENT, WILL RESULT IN THE
IMMEDIATE PENALTY OF $200. USACONNEX RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO CHARGE USER'S CREDIT CARD, IF ON FILE FOR USE IN PAYMENT
OF USACONNEX SERVICES, A ONE-TIME FEE OF $200 PER VIOLATION
OF THESE TERMS. IN THE EVENT USER PRE-PAYS FOR THEIR USACONNEX
SERVICE VIA CASH, CHECK, OR MEANS OTHER THAN CREDIT CARD,
USACONNEX RESERVES THE RIGHT TO INVOICE AND HOLD USER RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE ONE-TIME FEE OF $200 PER VIOLATION OF THESE TERMS.
USER ALSO AGREES TO THE IMMEDIATE TERMINATION OF USACONNEX
SERVICES FOR VIOLATION OF ANY OF THESE TERMS.
Limitation of Web Hosting Services:
Although USACONNEX advertises "Unlimited Bandwidth" in regards
are several limitations applied. The sole purpose of these
limitations are intended of unncessary use of USACONNEX
services by any such User, which restricts system availability
for other such Users. These limitations apply only to Hosting
offered by USACONNEX.
Restricted Content:
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.
Bandwidth Restrictions:
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. If the
request is not met within 5 days, we do reserve the right
to remove the website from our system.
Limitation of Dial-Up Services:
USACONNEX offers unlimited access for it's Dial-Up services,
there are several limitations applied. The sole purpose
of these limitations are intended to limit the amount of
unnecessary use of USACONNEX services by any such User,
which restricts overall USACONNEX system availability for
other such Users. These limitations apply only to Dial-Up
access services offered by USACONNEX.
Idle Timeout:
User agrees to have their online session automatically terminated
after ten (10) minutes of consecutive inactivity. Inactivity
is defined as less than 500 bytes of data transferred between
User's modem and the USACONNEX service.
Maximum Single Session:
User agrees to have an online session automatically terminated
after six (6) hours of consecutive time, regardless of data
transferred during such specific online session.
Minimum Re-Connect Limit:
User understands they cannot log back onto the USACONNEX
system for a time period of one (1) minute following the
termination of their previous online session, regardless
of the reason for the previous session's termination.
Multiple, Concurrent Online Sessions:
User agrees to maintain no more than one (1) concurrent
online session for each PPP/ISDN account purchased.
Terms of Payment:
A credit card User agrees to allow USACONNEX 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 USACONNEX of any changes in credit card
number or expiration date. If the card is not honored for
any reason, USACONNEX will attempt to notify the card holder
by using the telephone information given at sign-up or by
E-mail. USACONNEX 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 due dates are indicated
on User's invoice. Dishonored checks are subject to a collection
fee to be determined by USACONNEX 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 the charges for additional Service.
USACONNEX 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
USACONNEX utilizes an attorney to collect any unpaid amounts,
User shall be responsible for the payment of all of USACONNEX'S
attorneys' fees and costs in the collection of these sums.
USACONNEX 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.
Right to Cancel:
USACONNEX reserves the right to cancel Service for any reason
without prior notice. Pre-paid service is non-refundable.
USACONNEX will not refund any shipping or handling fees.
Cancellations after the first of the month will be charged
for that month.
User must notify USACONNEX via emailing billing@usaconnex.com
or in writing to cancel Service. Cancellations must be sent
by electronic mail, even if you have called. Fees for any
setup, shipping and handling, and monthly service charges
placed by USACONNEX are non-refundable.
No Confidentiality:
Information transmitted through USACONNEX and through the
Internet in general is not confidential. USACONNEX can not
and shall not guarantee privacy or protection of any User.
USACONNEX reserves the right to monitor any User's transmissions
when deemed necessary for providing proper service and/or
to protect the rights and property of USACONNEX.
Customer Information:
Unless required by court order, subpoena or other legal
request, or upon the advice of counsel, USACONNEX will not
publish or sell user information. User understands further
that merchants on the Internet may gain access to such information
and may make it available to third parties in accordance
with their normal practices.
Non-transferable:
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. Violation of those terms shall constitute
theft of Service and may be prosecuted under civil and criminal
law.
Purchases on the Service:
If User wishes to make purchases on the Service, User may
be asked by the merchant or information or service provider
from whom User is making the purchase to supply certain
information, including credit card or other payment mechanism
information. User agrees that all information User may provide
any merchant or information or service provider on the Service
for purposes of making purchases shall be accurate, complete
and current. The merchants and information and service providers
offering merchandise, information and services on the Service
set their own prices and may change prices or institute
new prices at any time. User agrees to pay all charges incurred
by users of User's account and credit card or other payment
mechanism at the prices in effect when such charges are
incurred. User shall also be responsible for paying any
applicable taxes relating to purchases on the Service.
No System Backup:
USACONNEX does not and will not perform system backups on
any User's E-mail accounts. USACONNEX 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, USACONNEX will not provide historical data,
to any party for any reason, regarding any system or Internet
activity.
USACONNEX does not and will not perform system backups on
any User's personal web site accounts. USACONNEX shall not
be held responsible for any lost web data, web files, or
any web site contents, regardless of the reasoning for data
loss or system causes. Except as otherwise set forth herein,
USACONNEX will not provide historical data, to any party
for any reason, regarding any system or Internet activity.
Failure to Comply With Terms and Conditions:
USACONNEX may deny User access to all or part of the Service
without notice if User engages in any conduct or activities
that USACONNEX in its sole discretion believes violates
any of the terms and conditions in this Agreement. If USACONNEX
denies User access to the Service because of such a violation,
User shall have not right (1) to access through USACONNEX
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 USACONNEX, and USACONNEX
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.
Miscellaneous:
User agrees to remain signed into the network only when
actually making use of same, and to disconnect when idle
for significant periods of time (more than 10 minutes).
User also agrees to not remain connected to USACONNEX's
system for periods exceeding (8) eight hours, in any single
continuous session. User authorizes USACONNEX to enforce
these restrictions by appropriate software and network measures,
automated and manual.
User agrees to notify USACONNEX if User moves or otherwise
changes his or her mailing address or phone number, and
to list a truthful name, postal address and telephone number
on the forms User supplies to USACONNEX.
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.
USACONNEX's 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.
USACONNEX 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 California 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.
USACONNEX 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 the reasonable
control of USACONNEX.
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 USACONNEX as the
defendant, shall be proper only in a venue determined by
USACONNEX.
In any action between USACONNEX and User to enforce any
of the terms of this Agreement, USACONNEX shall be entitled
to recover expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between
User and USACONNEX with respect to the Service.