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Web Hosting Agreement
Domains:
www.yourname.com
Company Name, with its place of
business for the purpose of this agreement at
Street
Address, City, State, Zip Code,Country. In consideration of the mutual
covenants herein, the parties agree to the
following,
which shall apply during the term of this
agreement:
1. DEFINITIONS:
A.
"Plans" means proposals for offering various services to
be provided by Generix Host, as listed online at: http://www.generixhost.com/hosting/plans.php B.
"Customer" means an end user who is utilizing services
provided by Generix Host.
2.
PRICES
A. All prices for Plans provided
by Generix Host to Customer are US
dollars. B. Customer shall be responsible for
paying all taxes of any nature which become due with
regard to Generix Host services, except for taxes on
Generix Host income, irrespective of which party may
be responsible for reporting or collecting such
taxes.
3. ORDER ACCEPTANCE,
PAYMENT
A. All orders are
subject to acceptance by Generix Host. An order will
be deemed accepted by Generix Host when Email or
written confirmation of the order is sent to Customer.
Generix Host may refuse to accept any order, or
delay acceptance pending fulfillment of conditions
Generix Host may choose to impose. Such refusal or
such conditions may not be unreasonable, however, and
Generix Host agrees to provide Customer with
reasonable notice via Email or fax of any intent to
delay or decline the acceptance of any
order. B. Payment and Terms: Payment
shall be made in US dollars to Generix Host into the
account designated by Generix Host, or as may
otherwise be agreed in writing by the parties. Payments
are due upon presentation of invoice. If due to bank
charges, transfer fees, or the like, Generix Host
should receive less than its invoice amount,
Generix Host will re-invoice Customer for the
shortfall. Should payment in full of any invoice (aside
from such shortfalls) not be received by
Generix Host within thirty (30) days after
presentation, Generix Host will impose a debt
service charge amounting to one percent (1%) of the
overdue balance for each month or fraction thereof the
overdue amount remains unpaid. In the event that any
amount remains unpaid forty-five (45) days after
presentation of invoice, Generix Host may
discontinue, withhold, or suspend services to Customer
and/or its customer(s) to whom such unpaid amounts
relate.
4. DUTIES OF
Generix Host
Generix Host will
acquire, on request, an Internet Domain Name on behalf
of the Customer. In such case the Customer hereby must
waive in writing prior to acquisition of said domain
name, any and all claims which it may have against
Generix Host for any loss, damage, claim or expense
arising out of, or in relation to, the registration of
such Domain Name in any on-line or off-line network
directories, membership lists or registration lists, or
the release of the Domain Name from such directories or
lists following the termination of services by
Generix Host for any reason. Any costs of
Generix Host in obtaining or maintaining a domain
name for Customer or its customers shall be immediately
reimbursed to Generix Host upon invoice from
Generix Host to Customer.
5. RULES
AND REGULATIONS
Generix Host may impose
reasonable rules and regulations regarding the use of
its services from time to time. Customer shall impose
such rules and regulations on its customers to the
extent necessary to ensure compliance.
6.
LIMITATION OF Generix Host's OBLIGATIONS AND
LIABILITY
A. Generix Host
will utilize its best efforts to maintain acceptable
performance of services contracted for services, but
Generix Host makes absolutely no warranties
whatsoever, express or implied, including warranty of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
Generix Host cannot guarantee continuous service,
service at any particular time, or integrity of data
stored or transmitted via its system or via the
Internet. Generix Host will not be liable for the
inadvertent disclosure of, or corruption or erasure of,
data transmitted or received or stored on its system.
Generix Host shall not be liable to Customer or any
of its customers for any claims or damages which may be
suffered by Customer or its customers, including, but
not limited to, losses or damages of any and every
nature, resulting from the loss of data, inability to
access Internet, or inability to transmit or receive
information, caused by, or resulting from, delays,
non-deliveries, or service interruptions whether or not
caused by the fault or negligence of
Generix Host. B.
Generix Host may discontinue servicing any Plan, or
may require fulfillment of conditions Generix Host
may choose to impose as a prerequisite for continuing to
service any Plan. Such discontinuation or requirement
may not be unreasonable, however, and Generix Host
agrees to provide Customer with reasonable notice via
Email and fax of any such intent to discontinue or
impose conditions. C. Services
provided by Generix Host to Customer shall be deemed
accepted for all purposes thirty days after
presentation of invoice for such services, if no written
claim or objection regarding such services has been
received by Generix Host within the 30-day period.
No claim related to such accepted services shall be
raised. D. Generix Host
liability to Customer, and any end user of any Plan or
other Generix Host services is limited to the amount
paid to and received by Generix Host for services
not accepted. In no event shall Generix Host be
liable to Customer, or any end user or any other entity
for any special, consequential, or other damages,
however caused, whether for breach of contract,
negligence or otherwise, even if Generix Host has
been advised of the possibility of such
damage. E. Customer will take all
necessary measures to preclude Generix Host from
being made a party to any lawsuit or claim regarding
Generix Host services provided to any Customer or
end user. Customer hereby agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless Generix Host from any and all claims of
whatever nature brought by any of Customer's customers
against Generix Host in excess of the remedy set
forth in paragraph 7(D).
7. PROPERTY
RIGHTS
Generix Host owns all right,
title and interest in Generix Host's trade names,
service marks, inventions, copyrights, trade secrets,
patents, and know-how relating to the design, function,
or operation of Plans and of the hardware and software
systems and resources necessary to provide the
individual service elements of which they consist. This
agreement does not constitute a license to Customer to
use Generix Host's trade names or service
marks.
8. RELATIONSHIP OF THE
PARTIES
The relationship between
Generix Host and Customer is that of vendor and
vendee. They shall not be construed as being joint
ventures, franchiser/franchisee, or employer/employee.
This agreement is a commercial agreement between
businesses, not a consumer agreement. Customer has no
authority, apparent or otherwise, to contract for or on
behalf of Generix Host, or in any other way legally
bind Generix Host in any fashion, nor shall Customer
be authorized to make any representations about
Generix Host or its services other than to set forth
Generix Host's responsibilities as outlined in this
agreement.
9.
DISPUTES
The parties shall attempt to
resolve all disputes arising out of this agreement in a
spirit of cooperation without formal proceedings. Any
dispute which cannot be so resolved (other than the
collection of money due on unpaid invoices) and other
than the injunctive relief referred to in paragraph 10
shall be subject to arbitration upon written demand of
either party. Arbitration shall take place at another location if the parties
so agree. The arbitration shall take place before an
arbitration panel chosen as follows: The parties shall
each choose an arbitrator, and the two arbitrators shall
choose a third arbitrator and determine the third
arbitrator's compensation. Each party shall have one
veto over the choice of the third arbitrator. The three
arbitrators shall schedule an informal proceeding, hear
the arguments, and decide the matter by secret majority
vote. Unless the arbitrators decide otherwise, each
party shall pay the costs of its own arbitrator, and
shall pay half of the other costs of the arbitration
proceeding. Each party shall have the right to have the
proceedings transcribed. The arbitrators shall not have
the authority to award punitive damages or any other
form of relief not contemplated in the contract. The
majority of arbitrators shall render a written opinion
setting forth the basis on which they arrived at the
decision regarding each issue submitted to arbitration;
the dissenting arbitrator, if any, shall not issue a
dissenting opinion. Regarding each issue submitted to
arbitration, the decision shall be final and binding
only to the extent it is accompanied by a written
explanation of the basis upon which it was arrived at.
Judgment upon the award, if any, rendered by the
arbitrators may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction thereof.
Should any legal action
permissible under this agreement be instituted to
enforce the terms and conditions of this agreement, in
particular the right to collect money due on unpaid
invoices, the prevailing party shall be entitled to
recover reasonable attorney's fees and expenses incurred
at both the trial and appellate
levels.
10. TERM,
TERMINATION:
This agreement shall run
until the end of the current calendar year. It shall
automatically be renewed on an annual basis unless
terminated in one of the following
ways: A. By either party, by
notifying the other in writing by November 30 of any
given year that this agreement will not be
renewed.
B. By Generix Host,
upon thirty (30) days' written notice, if Customer
breaches any material and substantial provision of this
agreement and has not cured by the end of the 30
days. C. By Generix Host, upon
sixty (60) days' written notice,
if 1. Generix Host provides
Customer with written notice of the specific
reasons for its belief in this regard,
and
2. Customer has not cured by
the end of the 60 days. D. By
Generix Host, immediately upon giving written notice
to Customer, in the event that
1. Any bank draft or check delivered by Customer to
Generix Host in payment for Products is returned
unpaid and Customer fails to remedy such
nonpayment
within five business days;
2.
Customer becomes more than sixty (60) days in arrears in
payment of its account with
Generix Host; 3. There are
instituted bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against
Customer, which are not vacated within sixty (60) days
from the date of filing; 4.
Customer institutes voluntary bankruptcy or insolvency
proceedings, or otherwise admits insolvency;
or 5. Customer makes an assignment
of all or part of its assets for the benefit of
creditors. E. By Generix Host
immediately, if Customer attempts to assign all or any
part of this Agreement without Generix Host's prior
written approval; F. By
Generix Host immediately, if Customer fails to
cause Generix Host to be informed in writing
immediately on the happening of any event specified in
this section;
G. By Customer,
immediately upon giving written notice to
Generix Host, if 1. There are
instituted bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against
Generix Host, which are not vacated within sixty
(60) days from the date of filing;
2. Generix Host institutes voluntary bankruptcy or
insolvency proceedings, or otherwise admits
insolvency;
3. Generix Host
makes an assignment of all or part of its assets for the
benefit of creditors; or 4.
Generix Host fails to cause Customer to be informed
in writing immediately on the happening of any event
specified in this section.
The provisions
of paragraph survive any termination of this
agreement.
11.
NON-ASSIGNABILITY
Customer's rights and
obligations under this agreement may not be transferred
or assigned directly or indirectly without the prior
written consent of Generix Host, which consent shall
not be unreasonably refused.
12. PARTIAL
INVALIDITY
If any provision of this
agreement is held to be invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, then the remaining provisions shall
nevertheless remain in full force and effect.
Generix Host and Customer agree to renegotiate in
good faith any term held invalid and to be bound by
mutually agreed substitute
provision.
13. APPLICABLE LAW,
JURISDICTIONAL MATTERS
This agreement
takes effect when accepted by Generix Host in
Massachusetts. It is to be governed by and construed
under the laws of the Country. The federal and state courts
of the country shall have exclusive
jurisdiction to adjudicate any non-arbitrable dispute
arising out of this agreement. Customer hereby expressly
consents to (1) the jurisdiction of the courts of
country and (2) service of process being effective
upon it by registered mail sent to the address set forth
at the beginning of this document, as may be changed
from time to time by written notice actually received by
Generix Host. To the extent permissible by the law
of Customer's jurisdiction, Customer waives any
requirement that service of process or of any documents
be made upon it pursuant to the provisions of the Hague
Convention.
14.
NOTICES
Except with respect to service
of process as set forth in paragraph, all notices may be
sent by email, fax, or express mail to the email
address, fax number, or address most recently provided
and will be effective upon transmission. Evidence of
successful transmission shall be
retained.
15. ENTIRE AGREEMENT;
MODIFICATIONS
This agreement sets forth
the entire agreement and understanding between the
parties and merges all prior discussion between them.
Generix Host may make changes to this agreement upon
thirty (30) days' written notice to Customer, advising
of the change and the effective date thereof.
Utilization of Generix Host services by Customer
and/or its Customers following the effective date of
such change shall constitute acceptance by Customer of
such change(s). Otherwise, this agreement may not be
modified except by the of written consent of both
parties. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto,
intending to be legally bound hereby, and in
consideration of the covenants and agreements contained
herein, do hereby execute this instrument, with each
party warranting their ability to enter into this
agreement for the person or entity herein named as a
party hereto.
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