
By applying for hosting and/or email account(s) at OFFSITE,
Inc, you accept these terms and conditions and acknowledge
that your use of services provided by OFFSITE, Inc. is
subject to certain limitations set forth below. This policy
represents a legal and enforceable contract between the user
and OFFSITE, Inc. If you do not accept this agreement, do
not proceed with the sign-up process.
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Payments and Fees
All accounts must be paid within 5 days of the account
due date. Accounts not paid by the due date will be
suspended and are subject to a $17.95 account
reactivation fee. Accounts that are not collectable by
OFFSITE, Inc. may be turned over to an outside
collection agency for collection. If your account is
turned over for collection, you agree to pay the company
a “Processing and Collection” Fee of not less than $50
nor more than $150. If you require a paper statement a
$2 administrative fee will be added to your invoice.
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Refunds
Refunds will only be issued within the first 30 days of
service. OFFSITE, Inc. reserves the right to deduct
bandwidth fees at a rate of $40/Mbps or $1/MB, whichever
is less, from any amount due. After the first 30 days a
refund will not be issued for any unused period of
service. Refunds will be issued by check within 2 weeks
of the account cancellation. Refund checks will only be
mailed to the account owner at the address provided
during account signup.
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Disputes
All overcharges or billing disputes must be reported
within 60 days of the time the dispute occurred. If you
dispute a charge to your credit card issuer, that in
OFFSITE, Inc.’s sole discretion is a valid charge under
the provisions of the TOS (Terms of Service) and/or AUP
(Acceptable Use Policy), you agree to pay OFFSITE, Inc.
an administrative fee of not less than $50 and not more
than $100.
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Failure to Pay
OFFSITE, Inc. may temporarily deny service or terminate
service upon failure of the customer to pay charges when
due. Such termination or denial will not relieve
customer of responsibility for the payment of accrued
charges, plus reasonable interest and any collection
fees.
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Account Cancellation
Requests for canceling accounts may be made in writing
with at least 30 days notice but not more than 60 days
prior written notice and sent to:
OFFSITE, Inc.
893 Main Street
Manchester, CT 06040
Or you may submit your cancellation request via our
online helpdesk or via email at
support@offsitenow.com.
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Warranties/Disclaimers
OFFSITE, Inc. hosting service is provided on an “as is,
as available” basis. No warranties, express or implied,
including, but not limited to, those of merchantability
or fitness for a particular purpose, are made with
respect to OFFSITE, Inc. hosting service or any
information or software therein. You release OFFSITE,
Inc. from and OFFSITE, Inc. shall have no liability or
responsibility for any direct, indirect, incidental or
consequential damages suffered by you in connection with
your use of or inability to use the OFFSITE, Inc.
services including, but not limited to, damages from
loss of data resulting from delays, non-deliveries, mis-deliveries,
or service interruptions, or due to inadvertent release
or disclosure of information sent by you even if the
same is caused by OFFSITE, Inc. Network’s own
negligence. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, OFFSITE, Inc. disclaims to the full extent
permitted by applicable law any responsibility for (and
under no circumstances shall be liable for) any conduct,
content, goods and services available on or through the
Internet or the OFFSITE, Inc. services. In no event
shall OFFSITE, Inc. aggregate liability exceed the
amount paid by you to OFFSITE, Inc. for OFFSITE, Inc.
services. Use of any information obtained via OFFSITE,
Inc. hosting service is at the user’s own risk. OFFSITE,
Inc. specifically disclaims any responsibility for the
accuracy or quality of information obtained through its
services.
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Security
The Customer is responsible for all use of the
Customer’s account(s) and confidentiality of password(s),
including choosing safe passwords and ensuring file
protections are set correctly. OFFSITE, Inc. will
suspend access or change access to Customer’s account(s)
immediately upon notification by Customer that
Customer’s password has been lost, stolen or otherwise
compromised. OFFSITE, Inc. is not liable for any usage
and or charges prior to OFFSITE, Inc. making the
necessary account alteration. Electronic mail on this
system is as private as we can make it. OFFSITE, Inc.
customers are reminded that no computer network can ever
be considered completely safe from intrusion. E-Mail may
pass through many computer systems, and should not be
considered a secure means of communication unless
encrypted and even encrypted information is only as
secure as the encryption method utilized.
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Data Storage
OFFSITE, Inc. is not responsible for any Customer’s
personal files residing on OFFSITE, Inc.’s equipment.
The Customer is responsible for independent backup of
the Customer’s data that is stored on OFFSITE, Inc.’s
equipment. OFFSITE, Inc. reserves the right to delete
any Customer’s personal files after one or both parties
terminate the service agreement between OFFSITE, Inc.
and the Customer.
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Non-Transferability of
Account
The right to use OFFSITE, Inc. service is not
transferable. Use of OFFSITE, Inc. accounts is expressly
limited to the individual or business whose name appears
on the account.
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Compliance with all
Laws
Customer agrees to use the service in a manner
consistent with any and all applicable laws and
regulations of the United States of America, the State
of Connecticut and the Customer’s locality. Reproduction
or transmission of any material in violation of any
local, state, U.S., or international law or regulation
is prohibited. The Customer agrees that any material to
be reproduced or transmitted on OFFSITE, Inc. service
through customer’s account(s) does not violate or
infringe any copyright, trademark, patent, statutory,
common law or proprietary rights of others, or contain
anything obscene, libelous or threatening. Software
intended to facilitate any such violations or
infringements may not be stored on OFFSITE, Inc.
equipment. The customer shall defend, indemnify and hold
harmless OFFSITE, Inc. from and against any claims,
liabilities and expenses, including attorney fees,
resulting from any Customer’s use of OFFSITE, Inc.’s
services or a Customer’s account in an unlawful manner
or otherwise in violation of or contrary to the
Customer’s Agreement with OFFSITE, Inc. or OFFSITE,
Inc.’s Acceptable Use Policies. At OFFSITE, Inc.’s
discretion, OFFSITE, Inc. may revoke any Customer’s
access to OFFSITE, Inc. services or accounts for
inappropriate usage.
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Cooperation with
Authorities
While we have neither time or interest in reading
traffic directed to or from users of our services, you
are advised that there is no guarantee of privacy,
either explicit or implied. We will cooperate fully with
any request from any law enforcement agency presenting
proper documentation according to the law, and any
Internet Service Provider seeking to investigate
spamming or hacking incidents believed to be connected
with our service.
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Acceptable Use Policy
Users are responsible for regularly reviewing the
OFFSITE, Inc. Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) located on our
website. The Acceptable Use Policy is subject to change,
without prior notice, upon posting to the aforementioned
web address.
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Confidentiality of
Personal Subscriber Information
OFFSITE, Inc. will not release a Customer’s personal
subscriber information, nor a Customer’s billing
information, to any third party except upon presentation
of a valid court order of a government or entity within
our jurisdiction. Customer agrees that OFFSITE, Inc.’s
judgment as to the validity of any court order of
subpoena shall be considered proper and final.
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Right to Suspend or
Cancel Account
OFFSITE, Inc. reserves the right to suspend or cancel
service to a Customer at any time and without notice,
for any reason, including, but not limited to, refusal
or failure to pay for services provided or by sole
judgment of OFFSITE, Inc. that the Customer may be
performing activities harmful to OFFSITE, Inc. or its
customers, employees, vendors, business relationships or
any other users of the Internet.
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Right to Damages
OFFSITE, Inc. reserves the right to collect damages
(software, hardware and man hours) if any harm is done
to OFFSITE, Inc. which requires repair or
reconfiguration of any kind. In the event a Client’s
account is turned over to a collection agency, Client
accepts and acknowledge that the Client will be
responsible for all applicable fees OFFSITE, Inc. incurs
related to the collection of monies due OFFSITE, Inc.
Damages will be billed for downtime due to customer
damage at a minimum of $200 per hour.
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Other
Remedies/Non-Waiver
Nothing contained in these policies shall be construed
to limit action OFFSITE, Inc. may take or remedies
available to OFFSITE, Inc. in any way with respect to
any of the described conduct. OFFSITE, Inc. reserves the
right to take any additional actions OFFSITE, Inc. may
consider appropriate with respect to such conduct,
including without limitation taking action to recover
the costs and expenses of identifying offenders and
removing them from the OFFSITE, Inc. networks and
levying cancellation charges to cover OFFSITE, Inc.’s
costs in the event of disconnection of dedicated access
for the causes outlined above. In addition, OFFSITE,
Inc. reserves at all times all rights and remedies
available to OFFSITE, Inc. with respect to such conduct
at law or in equity. Non-enforcement of any policy or
rule herein does not constitute consent or waiver, and
OFFSITE, Inc. reserves the right to enforce such policy
or rule at its sole discretion.
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Right to Change Service
OFFSITE, Inc. reserves the right to change and without
notice, including, but not limited to, access
procedures, hours of operation, menu structures,
commands, documentation, vendors and services offered.
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Waivers and Limitations
of Liability
Mutual Waivers and Limitations of Liability. By entering
into this Agreement, we both waive important rights. You
agree our maximum liability is limited to a refund or
rebate of charges you have paid or owe to us. We agree
your maximum liability is limited to charges you owe us,
any actual damages caused to our business or property,
and any damages collected from us by a third party
arising out of your use of our products or services.
Neither of us can recover punitive, treble,
consequential, indirect or special damages or attorney’s
fees. Instead of suing in court, you and we agree to
arbitrate disputes arising out of or related to the
Agreements between us—independent arbitration involving
a neutral arbitrator administered by the American
Arbitration Association under arbitration rules
applicable to our industry.
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Digital Millennium
Copyright Act (DMCA) Violation Reporting Guidelines
Reports of DMCA violations must meet the following
criteria:
A. Reports must be
submitted either via fax to (860) 432-1497 or by
mail to the
following address (Reports will not be accepted
via email):
OFFSITE, INC. Technical Support
893 Main Street
Manchester, CT 06040
B. Reports must be
signed by the holder of the infringed copyright
or the holder’s
authorized agent
C. Reports must
clearly and specifically indicate the exact
location (URL), nature,
and extent of each
instance of allegedly infringing content
D. Reports must
clearly and specifically identify the exact
copyrighted material that
is being infringed.
E. Reports must
include sufficient documentation to allow us to
verify with certainty
the copyright status of
the reported material.
F. Reports must
include full and complete contact information
for the copyright holder
and, if applicable,
copyright holder’s authorized agent.
G. Reports must
include the statement “I have a good faith
belief that use of the
copyrighted materials described herein is not
authorized by the copyright holder,
the copyright holder’s agent, or the law. I, the
undersigned, CERTIFY UNDER
PENALTY OF PERJURY that I am the agent
authorized to act on behalf of the
owner of certain intellectual property rights
and the information in this notification is
accurate.”
H. Questions about
the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
and/or its provisions
should be directed to a
legal professional.
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