MICRO-SERV Service Agreement

Terms and conditions 

SERVICES

This Service Agreement (“Agreement”) applies to the purchase of all Services and Products ordered by the Client (“Client”) specified on the Order Form.  MICRO-SERV reserves the right to amend its Service offerings and add, delete, suspend or modify the terms and conditions of the Services at any time, and to determine whether and when any such changes apply to both existing and future customers.

BILLING AND PAYMENT

The Client shall pay the fees and other charges for each Service as provided in the Order Form.  MICRO-SERV reserves the right to change rates by notifying the Client sixty (60) days in advance of the effective date of the change; provided that MICRO-SERV shall not change the rates during the term of any term commitment. Service charges shall be invoiced in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Service Order Form.  The Client will pay a late payment charge equal to 1.5% (or the highest amount permitted by law, whichever is lower) per month or portion thereof on the outstanding balance of any invoice remaining unpaid thirty (30) days after the date upon which payment is due (“Due Date”).  Accounts unpaid thirty (30) days after the Due Date may have Service suspended or terminates.  Such suspension or termination shall not relieve the Client of the Client’s obligation to pay the monthly fee.  The Client agrees to pay MICRO-SERV its reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees and collection agency fees, incurred in enforcing its rights under this Agreement.  The Client shall pay all federal, state, and local sales, use, value added, excise, duty and any other taxes assessed with respect to the Services and the sale of hardware, software or equipment to the Client, except that taxes based on MICRO-SERV’s net income shall be the responsibility of MICRO-SERV

 

TERM

This Agreement shall be for the term specified by the Client on the order form.  This Agreement will be automatically renewed at the end of the initial term for the same term specified by the Client on the order form unless the Client provides sixty (60) days written notice to MICRO-SERV of termination of this Agreement.

 

ACCEPTABLE USES

The Client shall at all times adhere to the MICRO-SERV acceptable use policy located at http://www.micro-serv.com as amended from time to time by MICRO-SERV effective upon positing of the revised policy at the URL.  MICRO-SERV may immediately take corrective action, including disconnection or discontinuance of any and all Services or terminate this Agreement in the event of notice of possible violation by the Client of the MICRO-SERV Acceptable Use Policy.  MICRO-SERV shall not refund to the Client any fees paid in advance of such corrective action.

 

CANCELLATION POLICY

In the event of early cancellation of the Agreement by the Client prior to the end of the term specified in the Order Form, MICRO-SERV shall not refund to the Client any fees paid in advance of such cancellation and the Client will be required to pay any applicable cancellation fee specified in the Order Form.  For security, all cancellation requests must be signed by the primary contact person on the account who must provide the last four digits of the credit card on file with MICRO-SERV.  Any cancellation request shall be effective upon receipt, unless another date is specified in such cancellation request.  Any cancellation by MICRO-SERV or the Client shall not relieve the Client of any obligations to pay fees accrued prior to such cancellation.

 

IP ADDRESS OWNERSHIP

MICRO-SERV shall maintain and control ownership of all IP numbers and addresses that may be assigned to the Client by MICRO-SERV and MICRO-SERV reserves, in its sole discretion, the right to change or remove any and all such IP numbers and addresses.

 

CACHING

The Client expressly grants to MICRO-SERV a license to cache the entirety of the Client’s Web Site, including content supplied by third parties, hosted by MICRO-SERV under this Agreement and agree that such caching is not an infringement of any of the Client’s intellectual property rights or any third parties intellectual property rights.

 

CPU USAGE

The Client agrees that the Client shall not use excessive amounts of CPU processing on any of MICRO-SERV’s servers.  Any violation of this policy may result in corrective action by MICRO-SERV, in its sole discretion, including assessment of additional charges, disconnection or discontinuance of any and all Services, or termination of this Agreement.  In the event the MICRO-SERV elects to take any corrective action, the Client shall not be entitled to a refund of any fees paid in advance or prior to such corrective action.

 

DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION

The Client shall be responsible for all costs and fees associated with the registration of the Client’s domain name including, but not limited to, all costs and fees for moving such domain name.  Under no circumstances shall MICRO-SERV be responsible for this cost.  MICRO-SERV makes no representations concerning and does not guarantee that the Client’s domain name does not infringe upon any trademarks, trade names, Service marks, or other proprietary rights owned by a third party.  The Client agrees to be bound by the terms of InterNIC’s current domain name policy which is available at: http://www.networksolutions.com/legal/Agreement.html.  The inability to use a domain name shall not entitle the Client to a refund by MICRO-SERV of any fees paid with respect to the registration of such usable domain name.

 

E-COMMERCE

The Client will be solely responsible for the development, operation and maintenance of the Client’s online store and products and all contents and materials appearing online or on the Client’s products, including without limitation; the accuracy and appropriateness of content and materials appearing within the store or related to the Client’s products, ensuring that the content and materials appearing within the store or related to the Client’s products do not violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party, and ensuring that the content and materials appearing within the Client’s store or related to the Client’s products are not libelous or otherwise illegal.  The Client will be solely responsible for accepting, processing, and filling any customer orders, and for handling any customer inquiries or complaints arising therefrom.

 

The Client is also responsible for the security of any customer credit card numbers and related customer information the Client may access as a result of conducting electronic commerce transactions through the software.  The Client will keep all such information confidential and will use the same degree of care and security as the Client uses with the Client’s confidential information.

 

SECURITY

The Client acknowledges that MICRO-SERV does not guarantee network security or prevent security incidents. 

 

The Client acknowledges that as a part of the Service MICRO-SERV may change the security configuration or suspend the Client’s Service without notice upon the occurrence of security problems.  The Client agrees not to hold MICRO-SERV liable for any such change or disconnection.

 

MICRO-SERV may, in its sole discretion, take corrective action, including assessment of additional charges, disconnection or discontinuance of any and all Services, or termination of this Agreement, in the event the Client engages in or commits any of the following acts: alter, modify or improperly use, including violations of MICRO-SERV’s Acceptable Use Policy, any portion of the hardware, software or equipment.

 

WARRANTY

The Client acknowledges and agrees that MICRO-SERV exercises no control over, and accepts no responsibility for, the content of the information passing through MICRO-SERV’s host computers, network hubs and points of presence or the Internet.  MICRO-SERV MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT FOR THE SERVICES OR ANY EQUIPMENT MICRO-SERV PROVIDES.  NEITHER MICRO-SERV, ITS EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, THIRD-PARTY INFORMATION PROVIDERS, MERCHANTS, LICENSORS OR THE LIKE, WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL NOT BE INTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE;  NOR DO ANY OF THEM MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR CONTENT OF ANY INFORMATION SERVICED OR MERCHANDISE CONTAINED IN OR PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICES.  MICRO-SERV IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE CONTENT OF ANY DATA TRANSFERRED EITHER TO OR FROM THE CLIENT OR STORED BY THE CLIENT OR ANY OF THE CLIENT’S CUSTOMERS VIA THE SERVICE(S) PROVIDED BY MICRO-SERV.  

 

INDEMNIFICATION

The Client will indemnify, save harmless, and defend MICRO-SERV and all employees, officers, directors and agents of MICRO-SERV (collectively “indemnified parties”) from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, suits, actions, demands, proceedings (whether legal or administrative) and expenses (including but not limited to reasonable attorney’s fees) threatened, asserted, or filed by a third party against any of the indemnified parties arising out of or relating to the use of the Services, including any violations of the MICRO-SERV Acceptable Use Policy.

 

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT SHALL MICRO-SERV BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA OR USE, BY THE CLIENT OR ANY THIRD PARTY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF MICRO-SERV HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  In no event will MICRO-SERV’s liability for any damages, losses and causes of actions whether in contract or tort (including negligence or otherwise) exceed the actual dollar amount paid by the Client for the Service which gave rise to such damages, losses and causes of actions during the 12-month period prior to the date the damage or loss occurred or the cause of action arose.

 

In the event the customer places their own equipment in Micro-Serv’s facilities, then Micro-Serv’s liability for such equipment is limited to the replacement value of such equipment.  Micro-Serv will not have any liability for the loss of data or programs.

 

FORCE MAJEURE

MICRO-SERV shall not be liable for failure of delay in performing its obligations hereunder if such failure or delay is due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, acts of any governmental body, war, insurrection, sabotage, embargo, fire, flood, strike, or other labor disturbance, interruption of or delay in transportation, unavailability, interruption, or delay in telecommunications or third party Services, failure of third party software or inability to obtain raw materials, supplies, or power used in equipment needed for the provision of the Services.

 

GOVERNING LAW

The validity, interpretation, enforceability, and performance of this Agreement shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

 

AMENDMENT OR WAIVER

Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement may not be amended except upon the written consent of the Client and MICRO-SERV.  No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising any right, remedy, or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, or power hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, or power provided herein or by law or in equity.  The waiver by any party of the time for performance of any act or condition hereunder shall not constitute a waiver of the act or condition itself.

 

ASSIGNMENT AND SEVERABILITY

This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Client, MICRO-SERV and our respective successors, and assigns.  The Client may not assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of MICRO-SERV.  If any provision of this Agreement shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable, or void, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full effect.

 

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

This Agreement, and any other documents or Agreements specifically identified in this Agreement, supercedes all previous representations, understandings or Agreements.

 

ACCEPTANCE OF SERVICES

ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT BY MICRO-SERV MAY BE SUBJECT, IN MICRO-SERV’S ABSOLUTE DISCRETION, TO SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF A CREDIT CHECK, ACTIVATION OF SERVICE SHALL INDICATE MICRO-SERV’S ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT.  USE OF THE MICRO-SERV NETWORK CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT.  THE CLIENT REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS TO HAVE FULL AUTHORITY AND RIGHT TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT THERE ARE NO CONFLICTING CLAIMS RELATING TOP THE RIGHTS GRANTED BY THIS AGREEMENT.  THE CLIENT FURTHER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT THE CLIENT IS AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE.