Network31
Host Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy
Effective April 1, 2000
1 Agreement. This is an agreement between you and
Network31
Network ("Network31") regarding your use of Network31's computer,
interactive information, communication and transaction service
allowing access to the Internet, bulletin boards, private networks
and other communications services (the "Network31 Service"). This
agreement governs the terms and conditions under which Network31
makes the Network31 Service available to individual consumers through a
personal computer or similar access device and a communications
connection (such as modem, telephone line, or other
telecommunications connection), or to individual consumers or
small businesses in connection with the "Network31 Host" Web
hosting or similar service. Under this agreement, you must comply
with Network31's then-current "Acceptable Use Policy," as updated from
time to time by Network31 which is incorporated in this
agreement by reference.
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY.
BY CLICKING ON THE BUTTON MARKED
"I ACCEPT" BELOW, AND BY ENTERING YOUR SUBSCRIBER
INFORMATION, YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS
OF THIS AGREEMENT AND Network31'S ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, CLICK ON THE BUTTON MARKED
"I DISAGREE," AND YOU WILL NOT BE SIGNED UP TO USE THE
Network31 SERVICE.
2 Amendment. Network31 may modify this agreement
or the Acceptable
Use Policy at any time in its sole discretion. Any modification is
effective immediately upon either a posting on the Network31 Policy
Page, currently located at URL:
"http://www.Network31.net/Policy.html"
, or by a message
from Network31 sent by electronic mail, or by conventional mail. If any
modification to this agreement is unacceptable to you, you may
immediately terminate your subscription as provided in Section 19
below. However, if you do not terminate your registration, or
continue to use the Network31 Service, following notice of any
modification to this agreement, your continued use will mean that
you have accepted that modification.
3 Use of the Service. Under the terms of this agreement,
you may
only use the Network31 Service through the number of communication
channels for which you have purchased service. You may not
connect to the Network31 Service through more than one
telecommunications connection at any given time.
4 Disclaimer. The Network31 Service is provided on an
AS IS, AS
AVAILABLE BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. Network31 EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT THE
Network31 SERVICE WILL BE ERROR-FREE, SECURE OR
UNINTERRUPTED. NO ORAL ADVICE OR WRITTEN INFORMATION
GIVEN BY Network31, ITS EMPLOYEES, LICENSORS OR THE LIKE,
WILL CREATE A WARRANTY; NOR MAY YOU RELY ON ANY SUCH
INFORMATION OR ADVICE. The terms of this Section will survive any
termination of this agreement.
5 Information and Products. You acknowledge that except
for
information products or services clearly identified as being supplied
by Network31, neither Network31 nor any of its suppliers, licensor, or
affiliates ("Affiliates") operates or controls any information, products
or
services accessible through the Network31 Service in any way and that,
except for such Network31 identified information, services or products,
all
merchandise, information and services offered or made available or
accessible through the Network31 Service are offered or made available
or accessible by third parties who are not affiliated with Network31 or
its
Affiliates. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT USE OF THE Network31
SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND YOU AGREE THAT ANY
INFORMATION, SERVICE OR PRODUCT ACCESSIBLE THROUGH
THE SERVICE IS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND BY
Network31 AND ITS AFFILIATES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. The terms of this Section will survive
any termination of this agreement.
6 Commerce on the Web. Through your uses of the Network31
Service,
you may have opportunities to order and purchase merchandise or
services from other subscribers to the Network31 service and users of
other communications outlets such as the Internet. You further
acknowledge that all transactions relating to merchandise or
services offered by you through the Network31 service, including but not
limited to the purchase terms, payment terms, warrantees,
guarantees, maintenance and delivery terms for such transactions
are agreed to solely between you and third party purchasers. Network31
and its affiliates make no warranties or representations
whatsoever with respect to your goods and services, or with
respect to the qualifications of any third party purchaser.
7 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES,
INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, WILL Network31, OR ITS AFFILIATES BE
LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF OR
INABILITY TO USE THE Network31 SERVICE, including but not limited to
reliance on any information obtained on the Network31 Service; or that
result from mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion of files or
e-mail, loss of or damage to data, errors, defects, viruses, delays
in operation, or transmission, or any failure of performance,
whether or not limited to acts of God, communications failure,
theft, destruction or unauthorized access to Network31's records,
programs or services. YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS
PROVISION WILL APPLY WHETHER OR NOT Network31 IS GIVEN
NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND THAT THIS
PROVISION WILL APPLY TO ALL CONTENT, MERCHANDISE OR
SERVICES AVAILABLE FROM Network31 OR ITS AFFILIATES.
The terms of this Section will survive any termination of this agreement.
8 Charges. You are responsible for all charges (for example,
telephone, dial-up or ADSL or ISDN charges) associated with
connecting to the Network31 Service through an available access number.
You are responsible for obtaining or providing all telephone access
lines, telephone and computer equipment (including modem), or
other access device, necessary to access the Network31 Service. You are
responsible for determining whether the access number you use to
connect to the Network31 Service will obligate you to pay telephone use
charges to your telephone company, (whether or not that number is
provided by Network31 or is obtained through a software utility provided
by Network31 for that purpose) Network31 encourages you to contact
your local telephone company to confirm that the call you are making is
not a
toll-charge. You are responsible for all activities and charges
resulting from use of your principal account on the Network31 Service.
You agree to pay Network31 the then-current monthly charges for the
Network31 Service, along with any connect time charges, surcharges,
applicable taxes and other charges incurred by you or other users
of your account via valid credit or other agreed upon method of
payment. You may find information regarding current rates for
using the Network31 Service by viewing Network31's home page at
http://WWW.Network31.net under the section designating the service
you have chosen. The Acceptable Use Policy may contain additional
charges for particular services. Customer agrees that if Network31
does not receive the full amount of Customer's Network31 Service
account balance within 30 days of the invoice date or billing date,
the lesser of an additional 1.5%, or the highest percentage allowed by
law,
of the outstanding balance may be added to your bill as a late charge
each month and will be due and payable immediately.
The specific service you have chosen may offer you the choice of
additional payment terms, including without limitation pre-payment terms.
Network31 reserves the right to increase fees, surcharges, monthly subscription
fees or to institute new fees at any time upon 30 days prior notice.
Network31 may reduce any fees at any time without notice.
In the event that your account is terminated or canceled, on-line time
credited to your account is not convertible to cash or other form of credit.
9 Personal Information. You hereby certify to Network31
that you are not
a minor. (A minor's parent or legal guardian may authorize a minor
to use his/her account(s) under supervision by the parent or
guardian). For purposes of identification, billing and marketing, you
must provide Network31 with accurate, complete, and updated
information required by the registration to the Network31 Service
("Member Registration Data"), including your legal name, address,
telephone number(s), and applicable payment data. You must notify Network31
within 30 days of any changes in your Member Registration Data.
Network31 may require a copy of a state issued form of identification
before making changes to the billing information or registration
data on a Customer's account.
10 Accounts and Passwords. This agreement applies to
all accounts,
sub-accounts, alternative account names associated with your
principal account. You are responsible for the use of each of your
accounts, whether used under any name or by any person, and for
ensuring full compliance with this agreement by all users of that
account. A Network31 Service account may not be transferred without
prior written approval from Network31. You are responsible for
maintaining the confidentiality of your passwords. In the event of a
breach of security through your account, you will be liable for any
unauthorized use of the Network31 Service until you notify Network31
customer service.
11 OFFENSIVE MATERIAL. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT INFORMATION
AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THE Network31 SERVICE MAY
INCLUDE MATERIALS THAT ARE UNEDITED, SEXUALLY EXPLICIT
OR OFFENSIVE TO YOU AND THAT YOUR ACCESS TO SUCH
MATERIALS IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. Network31 AND ITS
AFFILIATES HEREBY DISCLAIM ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR OR
CONTROL OVER SUCH MATERIALS.
12 Dial-Up Access. You hereby acknowledge that Network31
may terminate
any dial-up connection following 30 minutes of inactivity as
determined by Network31. Network31 reserves the right to limit, restrict
or
prioritize access to system resources, including CPU time, memory
and disk space.
13 At-Will Termination. This agreement will become effective
on the
date Network31 receives your first payment, and will remain in effect
billing-month-to-billing-month unless terminated by either party
pursuant to this agreement. You may terminate the agreement and
your subscription at any time for any reason or no reason. Network31 may
immediately restrict, suspend or terminate without notice, your
access to and use of the Network31 Service upon any breach of this
agreement, include the then-current Acceptable Use Policy. Network31
may also terminate the agreement at any time for any reason or no
reason, upon 10 days' prior notice. In the event of any termination
for breach of this agreement, you may not establish a new
subscription with Network31 for one year from the date of termination.
Upon and after termination, Network31 will not be obligated to provide
you with access to any stored e-mail or content related to your
account. Your only right with respect to any dissatisfaction with
any terms, rules, policies, guidelines, or practices of Network31 in
operating the Network31 Service, any change in the content of the Network31
Service, or any change in the amount or type of fees charged in
connection with the Network31 Service, is to terminate this agreement by
delivering notice to Network31, effective the day Network31 receives
notification of termination.
14 IP Addresses. If Network31 assigns you an Internet
Protocol address for
your use of the Network31 Service, the right to use that Internet Protocol
address will belong only to Network31, and you will have no right to use
that Internet Protocol address except as allowed by Network31 in its sole
discretion in connection with the plan you have selected, during
the term of this agreement.
15 Electronic Mail. Network31 may, but is not obligated
to, block any
incoming or outgoing e-mail message that Network31 determines, in its
sole discretion, is unsolicited or otherwise violates the then-current
Acceptable Use Policy. Network31 shall not be responsible for lost,
misdirected or undeliverable e-mail
16 Indemnity. Upon request of Network31, you shall defend,
indemnify and
hold harmless Network31, its officers, directors, employees, agents and
licensees, from any claims, losses, damages, expenses, and fees
including without limitation reasonable attorneys fees, arising out
of or relating to your use of the Network31 Service, including without
limitation any violation by you of Network31's Acceptable Use Policy. The
terms of this Section will survive any termination of this
agreement.
17 Entire Agreement. This agreement constitutes the entire
agreement between you and Network31 with respect to the Network31 Service
and supersedes all prior agreements between you and Network31. Network31's
failure to enforce any provision of this agreement will not be
construed as a waiver of any provision or right. In the event that a
portion of this agreement is held unenforceable, the unenforceable
portion will be construed in accordance with applicable law as
nearly as possible to reflect the original intentions of the parties,
and the remainder of the provisions will remain in full force and
effect.
18 Assignment and Resale. You may not resell the Network31
Service to
any other party. You may not assign this agreement or any of its
rights or obligations without the prior written consent of Network31, and
any such attempted assignment will be void. Subject to the above,
this agreement will be binding upon the parties' respective
successors and permitted assigns.
19 Notices. Any notices in connection with this agreement
must be
sent to each party as follows: if to Network31: Network31 Network
27 Brook Street Butler, New Jersey 07405
hostmaster@Network31.net; if to you: either the e-mail address for
your account, or the address supplied by you as part of the Member
Registration Data. Any notices or communication under this
agreement will be deemed delivered to the party receiving such
communication on the delivery date if delivered personally to the
party; (2) two business days after deposit with a commercial
overnight carrier, with written verification of receipt; (3) five
business days after the mailing date, whether or not received, if
sent by US mail, return receipt requested; (4) on the delivery date
if transmitted by confirmed facsimile or (5) on the delivery date if
transmitted by confirmed e-mail.
20 Force Majeure. Network31 will not be liable in any
amount for failure to
perform any obligation under this agreement if such failure is
caused by the occurrence of any unforeseen contingency beyond
the reasonable control of such party including without limitation
Internet outages, communications outages, fire, flood, war or act
of God.
21 General Terms. Interpretation and enforcement of this
agreement
will be governed by the laws of the state of New Jersey (excluding
its choice of law rules). You hereby consent to personal jurisdiction
in the federal and state courts of Morris County, New Jersey for
any action arising out of or relating to your use of the Network31 Service.
The federal and state courts of Morris County, New Jersey will
have exclusive jurisdiction over all such actions. In any such
action, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover all legal
expenses incurred in connection with the action, including but not
limited to its costs, both taxable and non-taxable, and reasonable
attorney's fees. The terms of this Section will survive any
termination of this agreement.
Network31 Acceptable Use Policy
At Network31 Network, we value our customers and wish to provide
them with a positive Internet experience. Our goal is to offer you the
ability to use and enjoy the network and services provided by Network31
(the "Network31 Service") in order to enrich your business, recreational,
and
family life. To help Network31 offer you the best service possible, all
customers need to follow the same rules and guidelines. These policies
are intended to make the Network31 Service available to all our customers
as
consistently and efficiently as possible. While Network31 does not monitor
your use, you are obligated to adhere to these policies. These policies
are used in conjunction with the terms of service agreement. Violating
any of these policies grants Network31 the authority to take the
appropriate action to restrict or terminate your access to the Network31
Service.
User-Supplied Content. Through the Network31 Service, you may have access
to chat areas, bulletin boards, Web pages, e-mail, USENET, or other
services that enable you to send or post materials ("Content") and
make that Content available to others. You must not submit, publish, or
display on the Network31 Service any defamatory, inaccurate, abusive,
obscene, infringing, or threatening Content, In addition, you may not
submit, publish, or display any Content that violates any federal, state,
or local law. You are solely responsible for the Content you make
accessible through the Network31 Service. Network31 is not obligated to
monitor
the network to examine available Content. You hereby acknowledge that if
Network31 is made aware of Content that is determined to be, in its sole
discretion, unacceptable, undesirable, offensive, indecent, obscene,
excessively violent or otherwise objectionable, Network31 has the right,
but
not the obligation, to edit, remove or deny access to such Content.
When necessary to properly operate the Network31 Service, to protect its
rights or the rights of third parties, or as may be required by law,
regulation, government agency or Court Order, Network31 may electronically
monitor the Network31 Service. Network31 may disclose any content or records
concerning Customer's account as required to satisfy any law,
regulation, governmental request or court order.
Intellectual Property Rights. Material accessible to you through the
Network31 Service may be subject to protection under the United States
or
other copyright laws, or laws protecting trademarks, trade secrets or
proprietary information. Except when expressly permitted by the owner
of such rights, you must not use the Network31 Service in a manner that
would infringe, violate, dilute or misappropriate any such rights, with
respect to any material, which you access or receive through the Network31
Service. If you use a domain name in connection with the
Network31Host or similar service, you must not use that domain name
in violation of any trademark, service mark, or similar rights of any third
party.
Lawful Use. You must use the Network31 Service strictly in accordance with
all federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, and regulations. You may
not use the Network31 Service to assist any other person or entity to violate
any federal, state, or local laws, ordinances, or regulations.
Privacy Policy. Network31 Network collects certain types of information
about our customers, such as contact and financial information,
demographic and profile data, and IP address. The Network31 Network
Privacy Policy demonstrates our commitment protecting the privacy of
our customers and outlines the practices for gathering and
disseminating customer information. The Privacy Policy may be found at
http://www.Network31.net/privacy_policy.html.
Mass Mailings. You must not use the Network31 Service, Network31's
equipment or any Network31 electronic mail address in connection
with the sending of the same, or substantially similar, unsolicited
electronic mail message, whether commercial or not, to more than one recipient.
This prohibition extends to the sending of unsolicited mass mailings from
another
service which in any way implicates the use of the Network31 Service,
Network31's equipment or any Network31 electronic mail address. A message
is considered unsolicited if it is posted in violation of a newsgroup charter
or
if it is sent to a recipient who has not requested or invited the message.
For
purposes of this provision, merely making one's e-mail address
accessible to the public will not constitute a request or invitation to
receive messages. Without limiting the above, you must not use the
Network31 Service, Network31's equipment or any Network31 electronic mail
address in connection with the transmission of the same or substantially
similar
unsolicited message to 50 or more recipients or 15 or more USENETs or
newsgroups in a single day. For each day upon which your email use is
in excess of the limitations in this provision, you must pay Network31
additional service fees for such excess use. You must pay Network31 U.S.
$10
per day if you unintentionally exceed the limitations of this provision.
In
the case of an accidental transmission, Network31 may waive all or part
of the
applicable charge. If you intentionally exceed the limitations of this
provision, you must pay Network31 US $1000 per day. Network31 at its sole
discretion may determine whether your use was unintentional or willful.
Payment under this provision will not prevent Network31 from seeking legal
remedies against you for any damages incurred as a result of such use,
including damages or an injunction.
Storage Capacity. Your storage space and bandwidth utilization on the
Network31 Service must remain within the Storage Space and Bandwidth
Allocations associated with the access plan you have selected. For
personal dial-up accounts, Network31 will provide 2 megabytes of electronic
mail storage. You are responsible for ensuring that stored electronic
mail will not exceed this limit. For Network31Host and similar accounts,
these allocations are set forth in the account plan selected during
registration. Additional storage space and bandwidth may be available
at an additional charge. Please contact Network31 if you are interested.
Traffic and Hits. If you publish any Web page or site using the Network31
Service, the usage of that Web page or site should be consistent with
the access plan you have chosen. For dial-up accounts, Network31 may
suspend or terminate access to your Web page or site if it is
determined that that Web page or site has, on any single day, received
download traffic of fifty megabytes (50,000K) or more.
Third Party Rules, Licenses, and Terms of Service. Through the Network31
Service, you may have access to search engines, subscription Web
services, chat areas, bulletin boards, Web pages, USENET, or other
services that disseminate rules, guidelines or agreements to govern
their use. You must adhere to any such rules, guidelines, or
agreements. In addition, the use of any software or data in connection
with or through the Network31 Service must be in accordance with any
applicable license agreements.
Dial-Up Use. Dial-up access to the Network31 Service is intended for periodic,
active use of electronic mail, USENET newsgroups, file transfers via FTP,
Internet relay chat, interactive games and browsing of the World Wide
Web. You must not use to the Network31 Service to operate server programs,
including, but not limited to, mail, IRC, ftp or Web servers. You must
not use dial-up access to the Network31 Service on a standby or inactive
basis
in order to maintain a connection. The use of automated electronic or
mechanical processes to maintain a constant connection, such as use of
an auto-dialer, persistent checking of e-mail or "pinging" the host, are
prohibited.
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