TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS outlined apply to the supply
of all services offered by the service provider, in this case, RacCal.com
(hereafter referred to as "SP"). You must read these terms
and conditions before accessing the SP service as you will be deemed
to have accepted them and be bound by them when the SP service is
used.
The SP may vary the Terms and Conditions or any provision thereof
at any time by giving notice via the Website, save that SP shall
have the right to vary any provisions of Terms and Conditions without
giving notice to the customer where such change is necessary to
comply with any statutory, regulatory or insurance requirement (including
changes to the Act) coming into force after the date of this Contract.
1 Definitions.
1.1 In these conditions the following expressions shall have the
following meaning unless the context otherwise requires:
"ADSL Service" The Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
broadband service and agreement between the Customer and/or the
End User and the SP and subject to a 12 month contract;
"ADSL 'Wires Only' Service" The Asymmetric Digital Subscriber
Line broadband 'self install' service and agreement between the
Customer and/or the End User and the SP and is subject to a 2 month
contract. This 'self install' product requires additional Equipment;
"Act" The Telecommunications Act 1984;
"Additional Charges" The charges levied for the Additional
Services by the SP, from time to time as published on the Price
List on the Website;.
"Additional Services" Other hosting and mail or other
internet related service or services that are offered by the SP
from time-to-time;
"ASP" Active Server Pages for website development and
hosting services;
"Associated Company" Other associated companies;
"Athene" A dedicated or virtual server web and mail hosting
service;
"BT" British Telecommunications plc (Registered in England
No. 1800000) whose registered office is at 81 Newgate Street, London
EC1A 7AJ;
"Call" A signal transmitted over a telecommunications
network which is used by the originator of the signal for the purpose
of connection to the Internet;
"Charges" The standard charges levied by the SP from time
to time as published on the Price List on the Website;
"Conditions" The Standard Terms and Conditions (including
the schedules) for the provision by the SP of the services described
in this Contract;
"Contract" The agreement (including the schedules) between
the Customer and the SP for the provision and use of the SP Service;
"Customer" Any person or organisation with which the SP
enters into a agreement subject to these Conditions;
"Customer and End Customer/User Support and Sales Ordering
Telephone Number" Is an 0871 or Premium rate telephone number
provided by the SP to the Customer to enable the Customer and the
Customer's End Users to access the SP Support and Sales Ordering
Service;
"Dial-up Service" Connection to the SP network to access
the Internet using an 0845 local rate number or any other number
provided by the SP. (All calls are charged at the network providers
set rate);
"Domain Name" A Domain Name activated in the SP Service;
"Domain Release Fee" (currently) A £29.37 (£25+VAT)
administration charge made by the SP for the release of a Domain
Name registered via the SP Service and/or attached to the IPS Tag;
"Domain Renewal Fee" The annual charges, payable in advance,
for a domain activated in the SP Service and/or using the SP DNS;
"Domain Services" Domain registration, domain renewal,
domain release and other domain services performed by SP from time
to time;
"DNS" The Domain Name System servers used by the SP from
time to time;
"SP" Service Provider - An Internet Service Provider offering
Internet services as advertised from time to time. In this instance
RacCal.com;
"SP Network" The telecommunications and IP network operated
by the Service Provider;
"SP Service" Any Service offered by the SP;
"SP Support Service" The online support services to be
provided to the Customer and End-Users by the SP as specified in
Clause 6 herein;
"Email" Electronic mail;
"End User" Any person or organisation with whom the Customer
enters into an agreement whether alone or in conjunction with a
third party and which is subject to these Conditions;
"Equipment"ADSL modem or router provided by the SP for
the use with the ADSL 'Wires Only' service only;
"CGI" Common Gateway Interface for websites;
"ICSTIS" The governing body for regulating Premium Rate
Numbers and Services
"IP Number" Internet Protocol number as registered with
RIPE allocation authority for identifying a users access to the
SP network
"FRIACO" Flat Rate Internet Access Call Origination service
and number used for accessing the Internet free of any per minute
telephone call charges;
"Front Page Extensions" Web hosting service for the storing
and provision of websites;
"FTP" File Transfer Protocol for uploading material to
the Internet;
"Internet" A global communications network;
"Internet Access Account" A Customer or End User connecting
to the Internet using the Telephone Number provided by the SP Network
for accessing the Service;
"IPS Tag" 'MINX' the IPS tag identifying domains controlled
by the SP;
"Nominet UK" The recognised naming authority over the
.UK Domain Name register;
"Online Payment Facility" The Mercury and WorldPay secure
online credit/debit card and Direct Debit payment system or such
alternative payment system or method as deemed suitable by the SP
from time to time;
"Package" The bundled Package Services;
"Package Services" Individual additional value added services
which may be subject to their own terms and conditions as defined
from time to time;
"PHP" Personal Home Page for website hosting;
"POP 3" An Email relay system and services;
"Premium Rate Number" A telephone call costing (currently)
50p or 75p per minute or any other rates set by ICSTIS
"Price List" A list of the current prices for the SP Services
available from the Website;
"Registrar" The Domain Name registrar that is accredited
by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN");
"Registrar Renewal Fees" The fee required from time to
time by a Registrar for the renewal of Domain Name for a further
period;
"Sales Ordering Service" The online telephone service
supplied by the SP where Additional Services can be ordered and
paid for;
"SMTP" Simple Mail Transfer Protocol for relay email messages
"SQL" Standard Query Language for website hosting and
other services;
"Supported Software List" The list of software and applications
that are supported by the SP from time to time as published on the
Website;
"Telephone Number" An 0845 local rate and 0870/0871 national
rate, 0800 freephone and any other number that is provided by the
SP
"Website" The website and relevant links or other such
internet address which may be adopted by the SP from time to time;
"WorldPay" WorldPay Limited (Registered in Jersey No.
69490) whose registered office is situated at 12-14 David Place,
St. Helier, Jersey, JE2 4TD;
1.2 Any reference to these Conditions or to any provision of a statute
shall be construed as a reference to that provision as amended,
re-enacted or extended at the relevant time.
1.3 The headings in the Terms and Conditions are for convenience
only and shall not affect the interpretation of the Terms and Conditions.
1.4 Any typographical, clerical or other error or omission in any
sales literature, quotation, Price List, acceptance of offer, invoice
or other document or information issued by the SP shall be subject
to correction without any liability on the part of the SP.
1.5 Reference to the singular shall include the plural and vice
versa.
2 Dial-up and Identification for accessing services online
2.1 The login ID and password are unique to the Customer. The Customer
accepts that it is their sole responsibility for maintaining the
confidentiality of their login ID and password. The Customer must
notify the SP of any change of any login ID or password that it
believes that may have been compromised.
2.2 The SP shall maintain and control ownership of all IP numbers
and addresses that may be assigned to the Customer or the End User
by the SP, and the SP reserves, in its sole discretion, the right
to change or remove any and all such IP numbers and addresses.
2.3 Local rate Dial-up internet connection service is via accessing
the SP network using an 0845 local rate number, charged at the associated
telecommunications company tariff from time-to-time. You agree that
the SP is not held responsible for a 3rd party connections to the
SP network
2.4 FRIACO Dial-up internet connection service is via accessing
the SP network using an 0800/0844 Freephone or any other telephone
number provided from time-to-time is charged at the associated telecommunications
company tariff from time-to-time. You agree that the SP is not held
responsible for a 3rd party connections to the SP network
2.5 Although the SP will attempt to provide the Customer or End
User with the best possible service, the SP cannot guarantee that
the Service will never be faulty. The SP warrants that all reported
faults are dealt with in a timely and professional manner.
2.6 The Customer is responsible for all its, and that of its End
User's, use of the SP Service through the use of its log-in ID and
password. Any unauthorised use of the SP Service and/or of the Customer's
log-in ID and password must be notified to us immediately.
2.7 The SP shall have the right at any time, in its sole discretion,
to make modifications, additions or deletions to the SP Service.
Any changes to these Conditions shall be published on the Website.
2.8 The SP shall have the right, from time to time, to change the
Customer's log-in ID and/or password and/or Telephone Number in
order to comply with any legal or regulatory obligation, or for
the purpose of essential network maintenance, enhancement, modernisation
or other work deemed necessary to the operation of the SP Service,
any such changes shall be notified via the Website.
2.9 The Customer expressly permits the SP to use and store information
relating to any End User or of any call routed through the SP Network
including, without limitation, information as to the origin, destination,
duration, route and time of calls, for the purpose of collating
statistics there from which will be of assistance to the SP in its
network and business planning.
3 ADSL Service & ADSL 'Wires Only' Service
3.1 The ADSL Service and ADSL 'Wires Only' Service is intended to
provide the Customer or the End User with high speed network access
to the Internet and will be provided to Customer or the End User
at the premises as specified on the relevant service application
form. The ADSL Service is provided on a minimum 12 months contract
and the ADSL 'Wires Only' Service is provided on a minimum 2 months
contract.
3.2 The contract for the ADSL Service and the ADSL 'Wires Only'
Service starts when the SP receives the duly completed order from
the Customer or End User.
3.3 Before the SP can be certain that the ADSL Service or the ADSL
'Wires Only' Service can be provided to the Customer or End User
the following tasks need to be completed by the SP:
3.3.1 successfully complete a line test and survey; and
3.3.2 if applicable, order the Equipment needed for the Customer
or the End User to use the service; and
3.3.3 successfully activate the ADSL Service or the ADSL 'Wires
Only' Service as appropriate.
3.4 If the SP cannot provide the Customer or the End User with the
ADSL Service or the ADSL 'Wires Only' Service because one of the
above cannot be successfully completed the SP will notify the Customer
or the End User as soon as reasonably possible.
3.5 If the SP needs to arrange the installation of the equipment
by a BT engineer at the Customers or End User's premises the SP
may give some advice on the preparation of the premises. As a minimum,
the Customer or End User will need to provide a BT PSTN phone line
and a suitable location for the BT equipment.
3.6 If access to install the BT equipment on someone else's premises
is required in order to provide the Customer or End User with the
ADSL Service or the ADSL 'Wires Only' Service, then the Customer
or End User will need to make any necessary arrangements prior the
visit by the BT engineer.
3.7 When the BT equipment is being installed at the Customer or
End User premises the normal expectation is that the Customer or
End User will be likely to lose their telephone service for between
a few minutes and two hours. This is because the existing connection
needs to be replaced to allow access to the ADSL Service.
3.8 Although the SP will use all reasonable efforts to ensure installation
of the ADSL Service or the ADSL 'Wires Only' Service by the date
agreed, all dates are estimates and the SP cannot guarantee that
it will meet any target date.
3.9 To ensure that the ADSL 'Wires Only' Service remains safe and
secure, any equipment connected to or used with the ADSL 'Wires
Only' Service must be used in accordance with all relevant instructions
and all safety and security procedures supplied.
3.10 In the event that the Customer or End User have purchased the
additional Equipment direct from the SP, the Equipment will be pre-configured
and ready for use when delivered. The Customer or End User is expected
to install the Equipment by following the instructions provided.
Technical support is available subject to Clause 6. All Equipment
is tested prior to delivery, however if on inspection the Equipment
is found to be faulty, the Customer or End User will be expected
to first telephone the SP using the Customer and End User Support
and Sales Ordering Telephone Number and if the fault cannot be fixed
remotely the SP may advise the Customer or End User to contact the
Equipment supplier direct for further diagnostic checks to rectify
the problem.
3.11 The Equipment comes with a 12 months return to base warranty
as well as support from the manufacturer and telephone support by
the SP subject to Clause 6. In the event that the equipment is found
to be faulty, the Customer or End User must obtain an authorised
returns number from the manufacturer before the Equipment is returned
to the manufacturer (not to the SP) intact and in the original packaging.
Failure to do this may result in the manufacturer refusing to accept
the returned Equipment.
3.12 The SP will not be held responsible if the Customer, End User
or 3rd party engineer installs the Equipment incorrectly.
3.13 In the event that the a fault is reported by the Customer or
End User and where the SP did not supply the equipment, the SP may
request that the Customer or End User contacts the supplier of the
equipment in order to check it is functioning correctly and that
it has been correctly configured. In the event that the fault falls
outside the responsibility of the SP or where no fault is found,
the SP reserves the right to charge the Customer or End User for
any costs incurred by the SP at its applicable man-hour rate.
3.14 If the Customer or End User has ordered the ADSL Service or
the ADSL 'Wires Only' Service as part of a Package, then if for
any reason the ADSL Service or the ADSL 'Wires Only' Service is
suspended or terminated, the associated Package Services, including
the Domain Name Services, will also be suspended or terminated.
In the event that the Customer or End User requests the continuation
of any of the Package Services then the Customer or End User will
need to re-apply online for the Additional Services to be activated
subject to the Price List. For the avoidance of doubt any associated
Domain Names that were registered as part of a Package and are consequently
released or transferred to another ISP will be subject to the Domain
Release Fee.
3.15 The SP may from time to time include a domain name as part
of a Package. In the event that a Customer or End User chooses a
Package that includes a domain name then the domain name must be
registered at the time the Customer or End User orders the Package
and no allowance will be made if this option is not required at
the time of order. If the Customer or End User subsequently makes
a request for a domain name then this will be charged at the current
price.
3.16 The SP may from time to time need to temporarily suspend the
ADSL Service or the ADSL 'Wires Only' Service for operational reasons,
repairs, planned maintenance or upgrades. In this event the SP will
give the Customer or End User as much notice as possible.
3.17 From time to time the SP may need to alter code, access numbers
or technical specification associated with the ADSL Service or the
ADSL 'Wires Only' Service for operational reasons and in this event
the SP will endeavour to give the Customer or End Use as much notice
as is reasonably practical. The technical specification will normally
only be changed where this will not materially affect the performance
of the ADSL Service or the ADSL 'Wires Only' Service.
3.18 The SP may from time to time give the Customer or End User
instructions regarding health and safety issues about the use of
or the use on the ADSL Service or the ADSL 'Wires Only' Service
to ensure the quality of the service we provide to you and other
customers and the Customer or End User agrees to observe and abide
by these instructions.
3.19 Although the SP will attempt to provide the Customer or End
User with the best possible service, the SP cannot guarantee that
the ADSL Service or the ADSL 'Wires Only' Service will never be
faulty. The SP warrants that all reported faults are dealt with
in a timely and professional manner.
3.20 A set-up and monthly or annual subscription fee is required
before the ADSL Service or the ADSL 'Wires Only' Service is activated.
The set-up and monthly or annual fee is non-refundable. The Customer
or End User agree that the application is accurate and complete.
4 Additional Services
4.1 Additional Services may be made available by the SP from time
to time to the Customer and the End User and these include but are
not limited to Front Page Extensions, CGI, PHP, SQL, ASP, ODBC,
Athene hosting services, SMTP & POP3 Mail Services and other
Internet related products and services. Such Additional Services
shall be subject to Additional Charges levied by the SP from time
to time.
4.2 The Customer and the End Users shall pay for the Additional
Services online and agree to use the Online Payment Facility or
such alternative payment system as deemed suitable by the SP from
time to time, such alternative payment system to be determined solely
by the SP.
4.3 If the Customer or End User places an order for Additional Services,
then the Customer or End User accepts full responsibility for the
order and the accuracy of the information provided to the SP and
no allowance will be made for orders cancelled once the SP has provided
or set-up the requested Additional Service. The Customer and End
User agrees that if an Additional Service is ordered by the Customer
or the End User that binds the SP contractually to a minimum contract
period for the Additional Service then the Customer and End User
agrees to indemnify the SP for all monies due by the SP for the
remaining period of the said contract in the case of default or
cancellation by the Customer or End User.
5 Domain Name Service
5.1 The Customer and/or End User agree to provide the following
Nominet or any other Registrar required information for the domain
registration process:
5.1.1 the Domain Name requiring registration;
5.1.2 the full name (or the name of the authorised person for contact
purposes if the domain holder is an organisation, association, or
corporation), legal status of the registrant, postal address, email
address, voice telephone number, and fax number (if available).
5.1.3 information supplied to the SP for Domain Name registration
is true, complete and accurate, and that incomplete applications
can be refused;
5.1.4 it will notify the SP of any changes in circumstances immediately;
5.1.5 Domain Names are offered on a first come, first served basis,
and that the SP does not accept liability under any circumstance
if a Domain Name you intend registering has already been taken or
is refused for any reason by the registrant;
5.1.6 The SP shall not be liable to the Customer or End User for
any direct, indirect or consequential loss suffered by any applications
not being completed;
5.1.7 Domain Names are offered subject to approval by the SP and
the SP may at any time reject an application for any reason;
5.1.8 While a Domain Name that has been registered via the SP Service,
the Domain Name must be held on the SP DNS servers and can only
be used for services offered by the SP;
5.1.9 any fees associated with the maintenance of the Domain Name
i.e. Registrar Renewal Fees are the sole responsibility of the Customer
or End User;
5.1.10 The SP also reserve the right to charge a Domain Release
Fee if the Customer or End User should decide to transfer a Domain
Name, registered by the SP on behalf of the Customer or End User,
to another Internet Service Provider or if the Customer or End User
requests that the DNS be altered in such a way as to make the domain
usable with another Internet Service Provider's system;
5.1.11 it will be bound to Nominet UK and other registrants Terms
& Conditions and if ever a dispute should arise the Customer
and/or End User agree for the disputing parties to follow the code
and practices of the registrants Dispute Resolution;
5.1.12 by registering and using a Domain Name within the ".uk"
Top Level Domain, the Customer and/or End User agrees to enter into
a contract of registration with Nominet UK on the following terms
and conditions at http://www.nominet.org.uk/nominet-terms.html.
This is a separate contract to any arrangement the Customer or End
User may have with the SP;
5.1.13 if the Customer or End user request the release of any Domain
Name, registered under the SP Service, from our IPS Tag, then the
SP will not release the IPS Tag until the administration fee (currently
£25+VAT) is received by the SP in cleared funds;
5.1.14 The SP shall have the unconditional and irrevocable right
to disclose the identity and address of the Customer and/or any
End User to third parties in the event of any complaint being received
by the SP in connection with the provision of the Service, or relating
to any information of whatever nature being transmitted by the Customer
or any User via the SP Network;
5.1.15 The SP gives no warranty or guarantee to the Customer or
End User regarding the security of any data stored in connection
with the provision of the Service against unauthorised access or
use. In the event that the Customer or End User discovers any such
unauthorised access or use it shall immediately notify the SP of
the same whereupon the SP undertakes to take all reasonable steps
to prevent such activity, which shall, where necessary, include
alerting the proper authorities;
5.1.16 that the SP service may at any time and without notice to
the Customer and/or End User vary the storage capacity for the hosting
of web sites, Email and any other Additional Services;
5.1.17 it shall comply with all legal and regulatory requirements
relating to the activities it is conducting.
5.2 In the event that the Customer or End User contracts with the
SP for the Domain Name registration service, the SP shall use reasonable
endeavours to procure the registration of such a Domain Name as
the Customer or End User may request.
5.3 The SP shall not be liable in the event that such requested
Domain Name is not available and/or registrable or in the event
that the relevant Domain Name regulatory authority suspends, revokes
or refuses any registration of such Domain Name.
5.4 The SP shall not act as agent for or on behalf of the Customer
or End User in any dealings with regulatory authorities.
5.5 The Customer and/or End User acknowledge that it shall at all
times be responsible for the reoccurring Domain Renewal Fee.
5.6 The SP will not be responsible for the payment of Registrar
Renewal Fees for any Domain Name not attached to the IPS Tag.
5.7 The SP requires both official written confirmation and payment
of the Domain Release Fee in cleared funds from the registrant before
the release of any IPS Tag is made or control of any Domain Name
is relinquished by the SP.
5.8 In the event that the SP receives a bona fide request from the
legal registrant of a Domain Name with notification in the required
format and with clear instructions that the Domain Name is to be
transferred from the direct control of the SP to another Internet
Service Provider, then no modification shall be made to the DNS
records for the Domain Name before the SP passes control of the
Domain Name to the receiving Internet Service Provider. Deletion
of any associated records on the SP servers and the SP Service may
commence without notice.
5.9 The registration and use of any Domain Name is subject to the
terms and conditions of use applied by the relevant naming authority
from time to time.
5.10 The SP shall not be liable to the Customer and/or End User
for any direct, indirect or consequential loss, damage cost or expense
including without limitation any loss of profit, business or anticipated
savings suffered by the Customer and/or End User on account of a
failure to obtain or loss of a Domain Name.
5.11 An application for the registration of a Domain Name cannot
be treated as having been successful until the Customer and/or End
User has been notified that the requested Domain Name has been registered
and an entry has been made by the relevant naming authority in their
'whois' database. The Customer and/or End User agree not to take
any action in respect of a requested Domain Name until notification
has been received from the SP.
5.12 The registration of a Domain Name does not confer any legal
rights to a Domain Name or its use and any disputes between the
Customer and/or End User and a third party are to be settled using
normal legal methods. The Customer and/or End User agrees that the
SP will not be drawn into any such argument or dispute in any circumstances
unless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing and signed by
an officer of the SP.
5.13 The SP shall not be obliged to inform the Customer of any direct
request by the registrant of a Domain Name for the release of the
IPS Tag or release of control of a Domain Name.
5.14 The Customer and/or End User agrees that the transfer of Domain
Name registrations may be refused if there is a dispute concerning
the Domain Name or the Domain Name holder's identity.
5.15 Failure by the SP to deliver or perform the Domain Services
as a result of non-delivery or non-performance of services by any
related third party shall not give the Customer and/or End User
any right to delay any payment to the SP or to make any claim whatsoever
against the SP.
5.16 The Customer and/or End User agree to provide accurate information
and further agree that any of the following actions or in-actions
shall constitute a material breach of this Contract and shall be
a sufficient basis for cancellation of the relevant Domain Name
registration and associated Additional Services:
5.16.1 provision of inaccurate or unreliable information by the
Customer and/or End User;
5.16.2 failure to promptly update information provided to us by
the Customer and/or End User, or
5.16.3 failure to respond for over fourteen (14) calendar days to
the SP inquires concerning the accuracy of contact details associated
with the relevant Domain Name registration by the Customer and/or
End User;
5.17 In the event that the Customer is acting as an applicant's
or End User's agent, the Customer agrees to inform the applicant
or End User of this Domain Name Policy and the full Terms and Conditions
included herein, and agrees that it has the applicant's or End User's
full authority to accept such Terms and Conditions on the applicant's
or End User's behalf.
6 Support Service
6.1 The SP shall provide the Customer with a Customer and End User
Support and Sales Ordering Telephone Number. This may be a premium
rate number that is regulated by ICSTIS , and charged at the current
rate as displayed on the SP web site
6.2 When the Customer or End User contacts the SP Support Service
it shall provide detailed information on the fault and the relevant
usernames and passwords to assist SP in resolving the problem.
6.3 The SP shall provide the SP Support Service between the hours
of 8.00 am to 12 midnight Monday to Friday and 9.00 am to Midnight
Saturday and Sunday and shall use its reasonable endeavours to respond
to any request for the support services within eight (8) normal
hours of receipt of a request by a Customer or End User save for
all public holidays and over the Christmas and New Year period where
the SP shall operate a skeleton staff.
6.4 The SP shall have no liability to Customers or End Users in
respect of any advice given as part of the SP Support Service.
6.5 The SP Support Service is provided by the SP subject to the
Supported Software List as published from time to time.
7 Payment Terms and Security
7.1 The charges for using the SP Service are published by the SP
from time to time on the Website. The SP may vary these charges
at any time. All Payments made by the Customer and/or End Users
shall be made free from any and all withholdings and set-offs.
7.2 All fees and charges payable hereunder shall be exclusive of
any VAT for which the Customer and/or End User shall be additionally
liable at the applicable rate from time to time.
7.3 Any sums due to the SP which are not paid by the Customer or
End User on the date due for payment shall accrue interest at the
rate of 4% above Base Rate from time to time of the NatWest Bank
from the date such sums become due until the date of actual payment.
7.4 Charges for the SP Services and any other charges that are levied
on a recurring basis shall, when they become due, be charged to
the Customer's and/or End User's credit card/debit card or such
other Online Payment Facility as appropriate. Where for any reason
payment of any recurring charge is not paid when it falls due, the
SP may exercise its rights under
Clauses 8, 9 and 10
7.5 The SP accepts payment online via a secure server using the
Online Payment Facility in pounds sterling by Visa, Delta, MasterCard,
Eurocard, Switch or Solo. The Customer or End User's financial payment
details and the Customer or End User's registration information
will be encrypted to minimise the possibility of unauthorised access
or disclosure whilst it is on the site or being transmitted across
the Internet.
7.6 The Customer and End User may be subject to the SP credit management
procedures from time to time. The SP may, at any time, require the
Customer or End User to pay a deposit or provide a guarantee as
security against payment of future bills.
7.7 The Customer and End User may receive a discount if a service
is paid for annually in advance. In the event that the monthly subscription
for the same or similar service is subsequently reduced, the Customer
or End User will not entitled to any credit or refunds in relation
to the period that has been paid for in advance.
7.8 If the Customer or End User discovers that its details have
been compromised it should:
7.8.1 inform its credit card company and the SP of the unauthorised
use as soon as it is discovered; and
7.8.2 co-operate with the credit card company and the SP, and if
necessary, the police in relation to unauthorised use.
7.9 The Customer shall keep the SP informed immediately of any changes
in circumstances or payment instructions.
8 Cancellation and Refund Policy
8.1 The Customer may cancel the Service by providing 30 days written
notice before the date it wishes the SP Service to terminate, such
notice is to be sent by Email to the SP email address as advertised
form time to time
8.2 If a payment falls due during the above 30 day notice period
the SP still require payment.
8.3 Cancellation of any Additional Service is subject to the terms
and conditions of the individual Additional Services.
8.4 On cancellation any refund to the Customer or End User shall
be at the sole discretion of the SP and may be subject to a reasonable
administration fee.
9 Suspension
9.1 The SP Service may be suspended at anytime (including peak times)
by the SP by giving notice to the Customer and without prejudice
to the SP rights of termination under Clause 10 in the event of
the following and that the Customer has not remedied such problems
during the notice period:
9.1.1 Failure by the Customer to make any payment to be made to
the SP on its due date for payment; or
9.1.2 If the Customer does anything which jeopardises the SP Service
or any network to which the Customer is from time to time connected;
or
9.1.3 If the Customer's credit limit has been exceeded; or
9.1.4 If the Customer is otherwise in material breach of these conditions,
which includes, without limitation any act of fraud.
9.2 Any such suspension shall not affect the liability of the Customer
to pay the Charges and/or any other amounts payable to the SP.
9.3 The End User account or the Customer's Service may be suspended
at anytime (including peak times) by the SP without notice and without
prejudice to the SP rights of termination under Clause 10 in the
event of the following:
9.3.1 Failure by the Customer to make any payment to be made to
the SP on its due date for payment; or
9.3.2 If the End User does anything which jeopardises the SP Service
or any network to which the End User is from time to time connected;
or
9.3.3 If the End Users credit limit has been exceeded; or
9.3.4 If the End User is otherwise in material breach of these Conditions,
which includes, without limitation any act of fraud; or
9.3.5 If, at any time, the End User cancels the FuturePay agreement.
9.4 During any period of suspension of the Customer's Service the
SP reserves the right:
9.4.1 to refuse to release the control or IPS Tag of any associated
Domain Name; or
9.4.2 to not suspend an End User's Service as long as the SP is
receiving payment in cleared funds from that End User for services
provided and until such time as the End User can be migrated to
another SP Service account if applicable.
10 Termination
10.1 Notwithstanding any other rights the SP or the Customer may
have under these Conditions, the SP may terminate the Contract by
giving at least 7 days prior written notice and in the event that
the other party has not remedied such problem during the notice
period if:
10.1.1 the Customer convenes a meeting of its creditors, or a proposal
is made for a voluntary arrangement within Part I of the Insolvency
Act 1986, or a proposal is made for any other composition scheme
or arrangement with (or assignment for the benefit of) its creditors;
or
10.1.2 the Customer is unable to pay its debts within the meaning
of section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986; or
10.1.3 a trustee, receiver, administrative receiver or similar officer
is appointed in respect of all or any part of the business or assets
of the Customer; or
10.1.4 a petition is presented or a meeting is convened for the
purpose of considering a resolution or other steps are taken for
the winding-up of the Customer's business or for the making of an
administration order (otherwise than for the purpose of an amalgamation
or reconstruction); or
10.1.5 a bankruptcy petition is presented against the Customer or
it has a bankruptcy order or an interim order made against it under
the Insolvency Act or (in Scotland) becomes bankrupt or is sequestrated;
or
10.1.6 the Customer ceases, or threatens to cease, to carry on business;
or
10.1.7 any attachment order is made against the Customer or any
distress, diligence, execution or other legal process is levied
on any property of the Customer; or
10.1.8 the Customer fails in any respect to comply with the conditions;
or
10.1.9 The Customer is in breach any of the terms in Clause 12 below;
or
10.1.10 The SP reasonably apprehends that any of the events mentioned
above is about to occur.
11 Consequences of Termination
11.1 The Customer agrees that the SP may terminate their account
and those of its End Users (including username and password) and
delete all email addresses, emails, web space and other data stored
on any servers controlled by the SP provided that for the payment
of a reasonable fee that all the data is transferred to the order
of the Customer or his agent. Such fee to be determined solely by
the SP.
11.2 The SP reserves the right to refuse to release the control
or IPS Tag of any associated Domain Name.
12 Indemnity
12.1 The Customer agrees to indemnify the SP, and its officers,
directors and employees, immediately on demand, against all claims,
liability, damages, costs and expenses, including legal fees, arising
out of any breach of these conditions by the Customer, or any of
its End Users, or any other liabilities arising out of the Customer's
or any of its End User's use of the SP Service.
12.2 The Customer agrees that the SP shall not be liable in contract,
tort, negligence, statutory duty or otherwise, for any loss or damage
whatsoever arising from or in any way connected with this Contract,
including, without limitation, damage for loss of business, loss
of profits, business interruption, loss of business information,
or any other pecuniary loss (even where we have been advised of
the possibility of such loss or damage).
13 Acceptable Use Policy
13.1 The Customer accepts responsibility for any content transferred
by it or any of its End Users through the SP Network (including,
but not limited to, Email, web pages, newsgroups or chat services).
13.2 The Customer and its End Users shall not use the SP Network
or the SP Service to do any of the following:
13.2.1 publish, post, send, link to, distribute or disseminate defamatory,
infringing, obscene, or otherwise unlawful material or information,
the suitability of such content or material to be determined solely
by the SP;
13.2.2 publish, post, send, transmit, link to, distribute or disseminate
any information that is obtained in breach of confidence;
13.2.3 publish, post, send, transmit, link to, unsolicited or unauthorised
advertising, promotional materials, spam, bulk Email, chain letters,
multilevel/pyramid schemes, or any other form of solicitation.
13.2.4 publish, post, send, transmit, link to, distribute or disseminate
material which constitutes a violation or infringement of any person,
firm or company or the rights thereof (including, but not limited
to, third party intellectual property rights or confidentiality);
13.2.5 publish, post, send, transmit, link to, distribute or disseminate,
make available or upload files or software that contains a virus
or corrupt data or other harmful feature;
13.2.6 publish, post, send, transmit, link to, distribute or disseminate
mass emailing programs or cross-posting of messages to a large number
of Usenet groups;
13.2.7 threaten, harass, stalk, abuse, disrupt or otherwise violate
the rights (including rights to privacy or security) of others;
13.2.8 engage in illegal or unlawful activities;
13.2.9 make available or upload files that contain software or other
material, data or information not owned by or licensed to the Customer
or the End User (as appropriate);
13.2.10 disrupt or otherwise abuse the SP Service or the SP Network
by, including but not limited to, excessive use of CPU resources,
excessive use of disk space, excessive use of email storage space,
excessive use of web storage space, hacking of the SP Network, the
SP Service and systems, the running of packet sniffers or port scanners,
the installation and continuous use or running of programs, such
as IRC bots and the reselling of CGI scripts;
13.2.11 falsify the true ownership of software or other material
or information contained in a file that the Customer or End User
makes available via the SP Network or the SP Service;
13.2.12 forge or block headers and/or addresses or any other action
the purpose of which is to hide the Customer's or End User's true
identity or discredit a third party;
13.2.13 obtain access, through whatever means, to restricted areas
of the SP Network or the SP Service;
13.2.14 use the SP Network or the SP Service in such a way that
the whole or part of it is interrupted, damaged, rendered less efficient
or such that the effectiveness or functionality of the SP Network
or the SP Service is in any way impaired;
13.2.15 impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation
with anyone or entity;
13.2.16 violate any other law or regulation whilst accessing and
using the SP Network or the SP Service;
13.2.17 interfere with computer networking or elecommunications
services to any user, host or network, including, without limitation,
denial of service attacks, flooding of a network, overloading a
service, improper seizing and abuse of operator privileges and attempts
to "crash" a host.
13.3 The SP reserves the right at its sole discretion to allow the
Customer or End User to send legitimate bulk Email via the SP Network
or the IP Service subject to the following provisions:
13.3.1 That a prior written application by the Customer or End User
is made to the SP;
13.3.2 In the event that the SP agrees to grant permission to the
Customer or End User to send legitimate bulk Email via the SP Network
or the SP Service, it is the sole responsibility of the Customer
or End User to obtain written permission from the SP prior to the
sending of the bulk Email;
13.3.3 A sample of the content or material to be included in the
bulk Email should be provided for the prior approval of the SP;
13.3.4 To allow the SP to determine the date and time of the sending
of the bulk Email;
13.3.5 The SP reserves the right to make a reasonable charge for
the transmission of bulk Email via the SP Network or the SP Service
13.4 The sending of unauthorised bulk Email via the SP Network or
the SP Service will be chargeable and such charge to be determined
solely by the SP. The SP reserves the right to pursue compensation
in cases where abuse of the SP Network or the SP Service results
in any form of service denial and/or blacklisting by outside agents
or networks.
13.5 Whilst the SP cannot review all transmissions by the Customer
or End User, the SP reserves the right at its sole discretion and
without prior notice to review, remove or otherwise block any material
that the Customer and/or End User post or terminate the Customer
or End User account in the SP Service as appropriate for violating
the above provisions.
13.6 The SP reserves the right to charge the Customer or End User
a reasonable fee for misuse of the SP Service or the SP Network
to include, without limitation, clear up fees for the removal of
material uploaded by either the Customer or its End User.
13.7 The Customer and/or End User is solely responsible for the
security of any device connected to the SP Service or the SP Network,
including any data stored on that device. The Customer and End User
are solely responsible for keeping a copy of their scripts/files/data
as backup on a remote system (not on the SP servers or the SP Service).
The SP is not responsible for any lost or deleted scripts, files,
information, software or data whatsoever.
13.8 Excessive use of Email resources due to relaying, receiving,
or running an open relay will result in immediate suspension of
the SP Service or termination of the End User account as appropriate
and without notice. This policy applies to all Email interfaces,
including web forms and CGI scripts.
13.9 The Customer and End User are solely responsible for any information
that is published on the web or other Internet services. The Customer
and End User must ensure that the recipient of the content is appropriate.
For example, Customer and End User must take appropriate precautions
to prevent minors from receiving inappropriate content. The SP and
its employees reserve the right to refuse to post or to remove any
information or materials, in whole or in part, that it, in its sole
discretion, deems to be offensive, indecent, or otherwise inappropriate
regardless of whether such material or its dissemination is unlawful.
13.10 Should any violation of the SP Acceptable Use Policy occur,
the SP reserves the right to terminate the Customer or End User
account in the SP service as appropriate, without notice and without
refund. The Customer will be held responsible without limitation
for any damages to, including but not limited to, the SP, Network,
or the SP Service, servers, connectivity, reputation, business,
operations, or equipment.
13.11 The SP reserves the right to change this Acceptable Use Policy
at its sole discretion and without prior notice.
14 Data Protection
14.1 The SP may retain the Customer and End User's personal data
for the following purposes:
14.1.1 provision of the SP Service and Additional Services;
14.1.2 keeping of a record for a reasonable period after termination
of the SP Service or Additional Services;
14.1.3 operation and enforcement of these Conditions;
14.1.4 technical maintenance and support;
14.1.5 providing information about the SP Service Additional Services;
14.1.6 legal compliance; or
14.1.7 transferring it to another company in the event of a sale
of the SP or an Associated Company.
14.2 Without limitation, the Customer and its End User's expressly
authorise the SP to use its personal data and other financial information
in connection with any investigation, including by disclosing it
to any third party whom the SP consider has a legitimate interest
in any investigation or its outcome.
15 General Provisions
15.1 The Contract and/or obligations under the Contract may be assigned
to any third party or Associated Company without the consent of
the Customer.
15.2 The SP may assign the benefit of the Contract to any holding
company or subsidiary company, as which terms are defined in section
736 of the Companies Act 1985.
15.3 This Contract constitutes the entire agreement between the
SP and the Customer.
15.4 Any notice required, or permitted to be given, by either party
to the other under these conditions may be given by Email or by
conventional mail at the relevant addresses provided to each other
hereunder. Any such notice sent by Email shall be deemed served
upon receipt by the party posting the same of an acknowledgement,
and if posted using conventional mail, 48 hours after posting.
15.5 No waiver by the SP of any breach of any provision of this
Contract shall be considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach
of the same or any other provision.
15.6 If any provision of these conditions is held by any competent
authority to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, the
validity of the other provisions of these conditions and the remainder
of the provision in question shall not be affected.
15.7 Both parties acknowledge that no joint venture, partnership,
employment or agency relationship exists between them as a result
of this Contract or otherwise.
15.8 Where two or more persons or bodies corporate are stated to
be the Customer, each of those persons or bodies corporate as the
case may be shall be jointly and severally liable for the performance
of the obligations of the Customer set out in this Contract.
15.9 The SP reserves the right to send a monthly Email to the Customer
informing them of changes to the SP Service, Additional Services
and of any new services that may become available from time to time.
15.10 In the event of any change in the Customer's or End User contact
details (postal address, email address, or phone number), the Customer
shall supply the SP with updated details.
15.11 These main body Conditions shall apply in respect of each
Additional Service in addition to the special terms relating to
such Additional Service.
15.12 This Contract shall be governed by English law and the parties
agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
16 Variation of Terms and Conditions
16.1 The SP may vary any of these terms and/or Conditions from time
to time by publishing such variations on the Website.
16.2 The Customer will review the Website at least once every 30
days to check whether any variations have been made.
16.3 The Customer's continued use of the SP Service will constitute
the Customer's acceptance of the variation of Terms and Conditions.
17 Disclaimer
17.1 The SP Service is provided on an "as is" and "as
available" basis, and the SP makes no warranties or representations,
whether express or implied, in relation to it, including, but not
limited to, implied warranties that the Services will be uninterrupted,
timely, secure or error-free.
17.2 In no circumstance will the SP be liable for any claims resulting
from the use or inability to use the SP Service - including, but
not limited to, service interruptions, client errors, Internet connectivity
problems, miscommunications, unauthorised access to the SP Servers
or the SP Network, Registrar/Nominet problems, WorldPay problems,
DNS caching problems, Internet bandwidth congestion, power failures,
vandalism, and natural disasters or failure of any services provided
by third party companies and their associated systems and services.
17.3 The SP excludes all liability of any kind for the information
or any other material published or otherwise made available by the
Customer, its End User or any other person on any web site that
the Customer or End User may establish using the SP Service or the
SP Network.
18 Copyright Notice
18.1 The documents and information on this Web site are copyrighted
materials of Affinity Braodband and its information providers. Affinity
Broadband reserves all its rights. RacCal.com and the "Raychie"
logo are trademarks of RacCal.com. All rights reserved.
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