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(TOS) Terms of Service & AUP (Acceptable Use Policy)
Definition:
Provisioning: To supply
with provisions. Provision:
the act or process of providing. Provide: to supply or make available (something
wanted or needed). Offplanet, Inc provides high-speed Internet connections, for
the purpose of providing content or applications to the World Wide Web(Internet).
Provision of Services:
Offplanet owns, controls, Leases, or is affiliated with entities (herein called
“Offplanet Affiliates”) having leasehold interests in certain office and storage
space (herein called “Premises”), which may be suitable for the provisioning, placement
and operation of certain telecommunication equipment, computer equipment, cabling
and connections (herein called “Connections”). Connections to be referred to herein
as a “Terminal Facility”
Intention: It is the purpose of
this agreement to provide to CLIENT high speed Internet connections, Through Offplanet
Inc’s network, located at the Terminal Facility.
License to Occupy, Permissible Use & Relocation Provisions:
This document shall comprise a complete and binding agreement between the Parties
only upon execution by Offplanet and Client of a provisioning Schedule pertaining
to an individual Terminal Facilities. Each provisioning Schedule and any amendments
thereto, when dated and subscribed by the Parties, shall incorporate the terms and
conditions of this Agreement. Each provisioning Schedule shall have attached thereto
the following Exhibits unless otherwise noted: General Description of Work Tasks
& Special Terms & Conditions, identified as “Exhibit 1”; Generally Accepted Rules
of Conduct, identified as “Exhibit 2”; provisioning Schedule, identified as “Exhibit
3”. References in this Agreement to rights or obligations of Offplanet shall refer
to the right and obligations of Offplanet n the appropriate provisioning Schedule
for the Terminal Facility to which it pertains. In the event of any other conflict
or inconsistency between this provisioning Agreement and the terms set forth in
a provisioning Schedule, terms of the provisioning Schedule shall in all cases prevail,
but only for the Terminal Facility identified in the conflicting or inconsistent
provisioning Schedule. Client acknowledges that it has been granted only a license
to occupy the Space and that it has not been granted any real property interests
in the Space. Except as expressly provided in this paragraph, Client shall utilize
the Space only for provisioning, interconnection of the Equipment to the network
services of Offplanet. All interconnections and cross connections must go through
Offplanet. If Client requires telecommunication services that Offplanet is unable
or unwilling to provide (after having been given a reasonable opportunity by Client
to provide the required services) Client shall have the right to interconnect the
Equipment to facilities of the dominant local exchange carrier (LEC). Client must
obtain the prior written consent of Offplanet before allowing the Equipment to be
interconnected with the LEC network, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
and any consent not given or denied within 45 business days after such written notice
shall be deemed to be granted.
Termination & Renewal:
Following the expiration of the Term for each Provided Internet Connection or failure
of the Parties to enter into any renewal periods, Client’s license shall continue
in effect on a month-to-month basis for up to three months, upon the same terms
and conditions specified herein, unless terminated by either Client or Offplanet
upon fifteen days prior written notice. This agreement shall be terminated after
90 days following the expiration of the Term. Upon termination or expiration of
the Term for each Provided Internet Connection, Client agrees to remove the Equipment
and other property that has been installed by Client or Client’s agents. Client
agrees to reimburse Offplanet for all reasonable repair or restoration costs associated
with damages and/or destruction caused by Client’s personnel, agents, suppliers/contractors
or visitors during the Term or as a consequence of Client’s removal of the Equipment
or property installed in the Space. In the event such Equipment or property has
not been removed within Thirty- (15) days of the effective termination or expiration
date, the Equipment shall be deemed abandoned and Client shall lose all rights and
title thereto. Unless otherwise specified, Offplanet will handle all equipment installation
and disassembly which shall be in compliance with their specifications. In the event
the Terminal Facility becomes the subject of a taking by eminent domain by any authority
having such power, Offplanet shall have the right to terminate this Agreement. Offplanet
shall attempt to give Client reasonable advance notice of the removal schedule.
Client shall have no claim against Offplanet for any relocation expenses, any part
of any award that may be made for such taking or the value of any unexpired term
or renewal periods that result from a termination by Offplanet under this provision,
or any loss of business from full or partial interruption or interference due to
any termination. However, nothing contained in this Agreement shall prohibit Client
from seeking any relief or remedy against the condemning authority in the event
of an eminent domain proceeding or condemnation that affects the Space.
Prices & Payment Terms:
Client shall pay Offplanet monthly recurring fees (“Recurring Fees”), which shall
include charges for use, connection fees as well as cross-connect fees (“Cross Connect
Fees”), and Bandwidth charges (“Bandwidth Charges”), if applicable. Client also
shall be charged non-recurring fees for build-out of Space (“Build-Out Charges”),
including cross-connect installation fees and/or Dispatch Labor Charges where applicable.
If Client requests that Offplanet provide services not delineated herein or in the
provisioning schedules at any time during the Term, Client agrees to pay Offplanet
price for such services at the time services are rendered. Prices do not include
taxes, except as specifically stated herein. Client agrees to pay or reimburse Offplanet
for any applicable taxes that are levied based on the transaction hereunder, exclusive
of taxes on Offplanet income and real estate taxes on the Terminal Facility. Any
such charges shall be invoiced and payable within the payment terms of this Agreement.
Offplanet agrees to provide Client with reasonable documentation to support invoiced
amounts for taxes within thirty days of receipt of a Client’s written notice. The
provisioning fee, electric charges and/or bandwidth charges shall be increased by
any increases incurred by Offplanet and required under the lease relevant to the
Premises on which the provisioning equipment is located. Client shall pay to Offplanet
its pro rata share of any increases based on the number of square feet of the provisioned
connections compared to the number of square feet leased by Offplanet under the
applicable lease. Offplanet shall notify Client of any such increase as soon as
feasible, but not less than 30 days. Client shall not have the right to approve
or disapprove any rate increases for rack space or Bandwidth charges in relation
with any increases incurred by Offplanet. All Recurring Fees shall be for a set
amount, for a set period and shall be due without further invoicing or reminder
process each month commencing on the first day of the Term as identified in the
provisioning Schedule and thereafter, on the first day of each month. Charges for
partial months will be prorated accordingly. All recurring fees shall be invoiced
and payable net ten (10) days from the 1st day of the month for which payment is
to be applied. Late payments shall be subject to late charges if payment is not
received within the payment term period. Charges delineated in the provisioning
Schedule for build-out and implementation of the provisioning service shall be invoiced
and paid by Client when invoiced. Offplanet may require payment up to fifty percent
of the “Build-Out Fees” prior to commencing construction.
Additional Terms Governing Use of Provisioning Connections or
Equipment Space & Installation of Equipment:
Before beginning any delivery, installation, replacement or removal work, Client
must obtain Offplanet’s written approval of Client’s choice of suppliers and contractors,
which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or unduly delayed. Offplanet may
request additional information before granting approval and may require scheduling
changes and substitution of suppliers and contractors as conditions of its approval.
Approval by Offplanet is not an endorsement of Client’s supplier or contractor,
and Client will remain solely responsible for the selection of the supplier or contractor
and all payments for any such work. Client’s use of the provisioning connection,
space, installation of equipment and access to the terminal facility shall at all
times be subject to Client’s adherence to the generally accepted industry standards,
security rules, and rules of conduct established by Offplanet for the terminal facility.
Client agrees not to erect any signs or devices to the exterior portion of the space.
Offplanet shall not arbitrarily or discriminatorily require Client to relocate the
equipment; however, upon 30 days prior written notice or, in the event of an emergency,
such time as may be reasonable, Offplanet reserves the right to change the location
of the provisioning connection or the terminal facility to a site which shall afford
comparable environmental conditions for the equipment and comparable accessibility
to the equipment. Offplanet and Client will work together in good faith to minimize
any disruption of Client’s services as a result of such relocation. Offplanet shall
be responsible for the cost of improving the provisioning connection and space to
which the equipment may be relocated, and for relocation of equipment interconnected
to Offplanet services, except that Offplanet shall not be responsible for relocating
facilities installed in violation of Section 2 above.
Insurance:
Client agrees to maintain, at Client’s expense, during the entire time of this Agreement
any Insurance coverage they deem necessary. Offplanet is not responsible for any
liability for lack of any type of insurance coverage not carried by Client.
Default:
If Client fails to perform its obligations, or fails to pay for services rendered
hereunder, Offplanet, at its sole discretion, with Written or Email notice, will
issue a default notice letter to Client demanding the default condition to be cured.
If the default condition is not remedied within the time period specified in the
notice letter, which shall not be less than five (5) calendar days, Offplanet may
then, without the necessity of any further notice, discontinue performance and terminate
this Agreement and pursue any other remedies available at law or in equity. Offplanet’s
failure to exercise any of its rights hereunder shall not constitute or be construed
by Client as being a waiver of any past, present, or future right or remedy. At
any time during the term of this Agreement, Offplanet may, at Offplanet’s sole discretion,
immediately terminate this Agreement if Client is not then maintaining the equipment
solely for the purpose of originating and/or terminating telecommunications transmissions
carried over the Offplanet network or as otherwise set forth in the Provisioning
of Services paragraph of this Agreement, or pursuant to the terms and conditions,
if any, contained in any Provisioning Schedule identified herewith. If Client commits
an act of default under any Provisioning Schedule to which this Agreement pertains,
Offplanet may declare Client to be in default of any and all other Provisioning
Schedules in effect without the necessity of showing separate failures, acts or
omissions by Client. If Client commits an act of default with respect to the purchase
of telecommunications services from Offplanet, which would entitle Offplanet under
its separate tariffs and agreements to terminate its services to Client, then Offplanet
shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement and all Provisioning Schedules & Addendums
to which this Agreement pertains.
Late Charges: Invoicing is normal
Net 10, invoices are all due on the first 1st day of billing month: Client failure
to pay in timely manner shale under this ‘Late Charges’ result in one of the following:
$100.00 Late Fee Penalty for every 5 Days Late; Or 10% Late Fee Penalty: Offplanet’s
failure to exercise any of its rights hereunder shall not constitute or be construed
by Client as being a waiver of any past, present, or future right or remedy provided
here-in.
Warranties, Remedies & Disclaimers:
Offplanet shall, at Offplanet’s expense, defend Client against any and all claims
that the Provided Connection used by Client hereunder infringes upon any third party’s
property or ownership rights. Offplanet shall, at Offplanet’s sole-option either
(I) settle any such claim, (II) secure valid rights for Client’s continued use,
or (III) furnish equivalent Provisioning that is not infringing and that can be
used to satisfy the original specifications in Offplanet’s determination. This warranty
and remedy by Offplanet shall be valid only if Client gives Offplanet prompt written
notice upon Client’s receipt of any such claim, Client provides Offplanet with all
pertinent information in its possession relative to such claim and Offplanet shall
have sole control over the settlement of defense of such claim. The Provided Connections
(Provisions) is accepted “as is” by Client. Client acknowledges that Offplanet has
made no representation as to the fitness of the Provision connections for Client’s
intended purpose. Except for the warranties set forth in this article, there are
no warranties, whether express, implied, oral, or written, with respect to the provisioning
or services covered or furnished pursuant to this agreement, including but not limited
to, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
Moreover, the remedies provided in this article are exclusive and in lieu of all
other remedies.
Force Majeure:
Neither Party shall be liable to the other Party under this Agreement for any failure
nor delay in performance that is due to causes beyond its reasonable control, including
but not limited to, acts of god or nature, governmental actions, fires, civil disturbances,
interruptions of power, transportation problems, Acts of War, Acts of Crackers,
Hackers or any other malicious or natural entity.
Assignment/Transfer:
Client shall not assign or transfer the rights or obligations associated with this
Agreement, in whole or in part, without Offplanet’s prior written consent.
Indemnification/Release:
In no event shall Offplanet, its Affiliates, Client, or any of their respective
officers or employees, be liable, one to the other, for any loss of profit or revenue
or for indirect, incidental, special, punitive, or exemplary damages incurred or
suffered by each other, arising from or pertaining to Client’s use or occupancy
of the space or provisioned connection including (without limitation) damages arising
from interruption of electrical power or HVAC services. Client shall indemnify and
hold harmless Offplanet, Offplanet Affiliates, and their respective officers and
employees, servants, and agents from and against any and all claims, costs, expenses,
or liability (including reasonable attorney’s fees) arising out of Client’s use
of the provisioned service or Client’s operation of the Equipment within the terminal
facility. Each party shall be liable to the other for damage to property and death
or injury to persons if such damage, loss or injury is caused by the negligent or
willful acts or omissions of such party or its officers, employees, servants, agents,
affiliates or contractors, or by the malfunction of any equipment supplied or operated
by said party.
Governing Law and Venue:
The laws of the State of Florida shall govern the terms of this Agreement. The parties
hereto stipulate and agree that the exclusive venue for the resolution of all disputes
concerning this Agreement shall be Brevard County, Florida .
Arbitration & Attorneys Fees:
The parties agree that any controversy or claim between them arising out of or relating
to this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration. Such arbitration
shall be conducted in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules then in force
of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitration award shall be final and
binding on both parties. Judgment upon such arbitration award may be entered in
any court having jurisdiction. The Parties agree that should either party bring
action for enforcement, interpretation or otherwise under this Agreement the prevailing
party in such action shall be entitled to its attorney’s fees and costs including
those incurred in any appeal.
Entire Agreement:
This Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between the parties and no other
representations or statements will be binding upon the parties. If any part of this
Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining terms
and conditions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
Clerical or Typographical Errors:
This Agreement has been prepared with care and consideration to the Parties. Any
Clerical or Typographical errors including but not limited to, spelling errors,
grammatical errors, Clerical errors, Alignment errors or Typographical errors; shall
not be construed to divert, change, or misinterpret the intentions of this Agreement.
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP):
Email: No spamming.
Web Content: All content
must be of a legal nature as per Federal, State, Provincial and Local statutes.
It is the Clients responsibility to know and understand any applicable Statutes
or Laws governing the Client.
Network Control: Packet
sniffing: No “packet sniffing”, “hacking”, or other actions that may be observed
as being of malicious nature, to be solely determined by Offplanet, Inc.
Trespassing: No trespassing.
You may only access your own equipment space with an Offplanet, Inc. Employee or
Officer.
Caching: Client expressly
(I) grants to Offplanet, Inc. a license to cache the entirety of Customer’s Web
Site(s), at Offplanet, Inc`s discretion including content supplied by third parties,
Provisioned by Offplanet, under this Agreement and (II) agrees that such caching
is not an infringement of any of Customer intellectual property rights or any third
party’s intellectual property rights.
IP Address Ownership: Offplanet,
Inc. shall maintain and control all IP numbers and addresses that may be assigned
to Customer by Offplanet, Inc. Offplanet, Inc. reserves, in its sole discretion,
the right to change or remove any and all such IP numbers and addresses.
Confidential Information:
Each party acknowledges that, in the course of the performance of this Agreement,
it may have access to customer information and communications, including proprietary
information claimed to be unique, secret, or confidential, and which constitutes
the exclusive property and trade secrets of the other party ("Confidential Information").
Each party agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information
and to use the Confidential Information only to the extent necessary for legitimate
business uses in connection with this Agreement. Upon request of either party or
on termination or expiration of this Agreement, each party shall return the Confidential
Information of the other party then in its possession. Nothing in this Agreement
shall prohibit or limit either party’s use of information which (a) is now, or hereafter
becomes, publicly known or available through lawful means; (b) is rightfully in
receiving party’s possession, as evidenced by receiving party’s records; (c) is
disclosed to the receiving party without confidential or proprietary restriction
by a third party who rightfully possesses and rightfully discloses the information;
(d) is independently developed by the receiving party without any breach of this
Agreement; (e) is the subject of a written permission to disclose provided by the
disclosing party; or (f) is required by law to be disclosed.
VOIP SERVICES:
911/E911 SERVICE INFORMATION
Terms & Conditions 911 - Emergency call service typically used for delivering emergency
calls to a public safety access point. PSAP: Public Safety Answering Point, VOIP:
Voice over IP Due to recent pursuant FCC rulings and regulations, all customers
who are using Offplanet Voice Services as their primary residential or business
telephone carrier must activate 911 Emergency Services on at least one of their
DIDs (PHONE NUMBERS). Enhanced 911, the portion of our 911 service which delivers
physical address information to your local PSAP is not guaranteed. It is possible
that your physical address information may not be passed to the PSAP dispatcher.
On occasions such as this you will be required to give the dispatcher the location
of your emergency in order to receive emergency service assistance. It is recommended
that you always give the dispatcher the location of your emergency Due to the nature
of VOIP networks we cannot guarantee your emergency call will go through. Loss of
power, Internet access and or several other conditions may cause 911 to be inoperable.
We have no control over those types of situations and therefore are not liable.
The specific DID you are purchasing e911 service for; your caller ID value must
be set to the 10 digit number only. Therefore, by agreeing to these Terms & Conditions
you the customer agree to have the outbound Caller ID number set to the DID you
have e911 service for when making an outbound 911 emergency call. Agents, employees,
carriers, 911 providers, and any anyone else associated with Offplanet Voice Services
is not held liable for emergency calls failing, even if it is determined that it
is the fault of Offplanet Voice Services or it's associates, shareholders, partners
and affiliates. Client agrees to not hold Offplanet or its associates, shareholders,
partners and affiliates liable. We reserve the right to make changes to our site,
services, policies and these Terms & Conditions at any time. You acknowledge and
understand that the Service does not function in the event of interruption of your
broadband or high speed Internet access service.
B: Late Fee: LATE FEES: 10% or
50.00 which ever is greater.
C: NO WARRANTIES WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS,
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE,
INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. D:
THE ENTIRE LIABILITY OF US AND YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ALL CLAIMS OR
DAMAGES OF WHATEVER NATUREARISING FROM OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE AGREEMENT ON
THE PROVISION OF SERVICE (INCLUDING THE FAILURE TO PRSERVICE), INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DELAYS, TORTUOUS CONDUCT, REPRESENTATIONS,
ERRORS, OR OTHER DEFECTS, WHETHER CAUSED BY ACT OF COMMISSION OR OMISSION (INCLUDING
DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE CLAIMS) and WHETHER OR NOT SUCH DAMAGES ARE ASSERTED IN
AN ACTION BROUGHT IN CONTRACT, IN TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY
OR PURSUANT TO SOME OTHER THEORY AND WHETHER OR NOT SUCH ARE FORSEEN OR UNFORSEEN
SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE LESSER OF (1) AMOUNTS PAID TO US UNDER THE AGREEMENT OR
(II) REFUNDS IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE PROPORTIONAL MONTHLY CHARTO YOU FOR THE PERIOD
OF SERVICE DURING WHICH ANY MISTAKE, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELAY, ERROR, OR DEFECT
ISERVICE OR EQUIPMENT, OR ANY OTHER EVENT OR ACTION GIVING RISE TO ANY CLAIM, OCCURS.
THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITAPPLIES TO ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS, ACTIONS, LIABILITIES,
COSTS OR ATTORNEYS' FEES ARISING IN WHOLE OR IWARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, DEFECTS
IN MATERIALS, WORKMANSHIP OR DESIGN, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITOF CONTRACT, OR
ANY OTHER BASIS OF LIABILITY FROM US. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL LOSSES,
DAMAGES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS AND EXPENSES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SERVICES
BY YOU. YOU’RE USERS, OR ANY OTHER ENTITY USING THE ACCOUNT WITH OR WITHOUT YOUR
KNOWLEDGE OR(Continued) CONSENT. SOME JURISDICTION MAY NOT ALLOW A LIMITATION ON
LIABILITY FOR NEGLIGENCE THAT CAUSES DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY, AND WE LIMIT OUR
LIABILITY IN SUCH ONLY TO THE DEGRRE ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW
TOS and AUP Changes:
All provisions are subject to the TOS (Terms of Service) and
AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) of Offplanet Inc. The AUP or TOS may be changed from
time to time at the discretion of the Company. Subscribers understand that changes
to the AUP or TOS by the Company shall not be grounds for early contract termination
or non-payment. It is Recommended that Subscribers return to this page often to
review any posible Changes.
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