PEHosting ("The Company") agrees to furnish services to the Subscriber, subject to the following TOS (Terms of Service).
Use of PEHosting Service constitutes acceptance and agreement to
PEHosting's AUP as well as PEHosting's TOS (Terms of Service).
All
provisions of this contract are subject to the TOS (Terms of Service) of
PEHosting, and AUP (Acceptable Use Policy). The AUP may be changed from time
to time at the discretion of the Company. Subscriber understands that change
to the AUP by the Company shall not be grounds for early contract
termination or non-payment.
This Agreement shall be construed in all
respects in accordance with the laws of the state of Maryland, county of
Montgomery applicable to contracts enforceable in that state. Venue will be
Montgomery County, Maryland.
Disclosure to Law Enforcement: The AUP specifically
prohibits the use of our service for illegal activities. Therefore,
Subscriber agrees that the Company may disclose any and all subscriber
information including assigned IP numbers, account history, account use,
etc. to any law enforcement agent who makes a written request without
further consent or notification to the Subscriber. In addition PEHosting
shall have the right to terminate all service set forth in this
Agreement.
Service Rates: Subscriber acknowledges that the nature
of the service furnished and the initial rates and charges have been
communicated to Subscriber. Subscriber is aware that the Company may
prospectively change the specified rates and charges from time to time.
The promotional offer is contingent upon Company achieving and
maintaining its cost of service goals including but not limited to rates
charged to company by its suppliers.
Payment: Establishment of this service is dependent upon
receipt by the Company of payment of stated charges. Subsequent payments
are due on the anniversary date of the month for that month's service.
Payments and Fees: Credit cards that are declined for
any reason are subject to a $1.00 declination fee. Service will be
deactivated on accounts that reach 10 days past due. Service deactivated
for nonpayment is subject to a $10 reactivation charge. Service will be
deleted on accounts that reach 30 days past due. Re-registration is
required for the deleted service. Accounts that are not collectable by
PEHosting 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.
If you desire to cancel your account, please follow the proper procedure
to do this as outlined in this TOS.
Refund: Refund policy depends on the hosting service
being provided as follows.
-Shared Hosting: Refund will be given
within the 30 days of registration if the TOS is not violated. Refund
will not be given after the 30 days, this includes semiannual and annual
payments.
-Reseller Hosting: Refund will be given
within the 30 days of registration if the TOS is not violated. Refund
will not be given after the 30 days, this includes semiannual and annual
payments.
-Dedicated Hosting: No refunds will be given.
-Refund is not available for SSL Certificates.
-Refund is also
not available for Domain Registration.
Failure to Pay: The Company may temporarily deny service
or terminate this Agreement upon the failure of Subscriber to pay
charges when due. Such termination or denial will not relieve Subscriber
of responsibility for the payment of all accrued charges, plus
reasonable interest and any collection fees.
Account Cancellation: The method of cancellation is via
the members section of your PEHosting.com account. Please log into the
members section at
www.PEHosting.com and you can request to have your server or the
given Web space cancelled there via the online cancellation form.
You
must have all account information to cancel.
Subscriber acknowledges that the service provided is of such
a nature that service can be interrupted for many reasons other than the
negligence of the company and that damages resulting from any
interruption of service are difficult to ascertain. Therefore,
subscriber agrees that the company shall not be liable for any damages
arising from such causes beyond the direct and exclusive control of the
company. Subscriber further acknowledges that the company's liability
for its own negligence may not in any event exceed an amount equivalent
to charges payable by subscriber for services during the period damages
occurred. In no event shall the company be liable for any special or
consequential damages, loss or injury.
Support Boundaries: PEHosting, provides 24 x 7 technical
support to our subscribers (except for few holidays and short company
meetings when we close our center.) We limit our technical support to
our area of expertise. The following is our guidelines when providing
support: PEHosting provides support related to your server or virtual
site physical functioning. PEHosting does not offer tech support for
application specific issues such as cgi programming, html or any other
such issue. PEHosting does not provide technical support for YOUR
customers. If you can email, we encourage you to email
support[at]pehosting.com for
assistance.
SPAM and Unsolicited Commercial Email (UCE): PEHosting takes a zero tolerance approach to the sending of Unsolicited Commercial Email (UCE) or SPAM over our network. Very simply this means that customers of PEHosting may not use or permit others to use our network to transact in UCE. Customers of PEHosting may not host, or permit hosting of, sites or information that is advertised by UCE from other networks. Violations of this policy carry severe penalties, including termination of service.
Violation of PEHosting's SPAM policy will result in severe penalties. Upon notification of an alleged violation of our SPAM policy, PEHosting will initiate an immediate investigation (within 48 hours of notification). During the investigation, PEHosting may restrict customer access to the network to prevent further violations. If a customer is found to be in violation of our SPAM policy, PEHosting may, at its sole discretion, restrict, suspend or terminate customer's account. Further, PEHosting reserves the right to pursue civil remedies for any costs associated with the investigation of a substantiated policy violation. PEHosting will notify law enforcement officials if the violation is believed to be a criminal offense.
First violations of this policy will result in an "Administrative Fee" of $250 and your account will be reviewed for possible immediate termination. A second violation will result in an "Administrative Fee" of $500 and immediate termination of your account. Users who violate this policy agree that in addition to these "Administrative" penalties, they will pay "Research Fees" not to exceed $175 per hour that PEHosting personnel must spend to investigate the matter. PLEASE, DO NOT SPAM from your account.
As our Customers are ultimately responsible for the actions of their clients over the PEHosting network, it is advisable that Customers develop a similar, or stricter, policy for their clients.
Anyone hosting websites or services on their server or
given Web space that support spammers or cause any of our IP space
to be listed in any of the various Spam Databases will have their
account immediately removed from our network. The server or the
given Web space will not be reactivated until such time that you
agree to remove ANY and ALL traces of the offending
material immediately upon reactivation and agree to allow us access
to the server or the given Web space to confirm that all material
has been COMPLETELY removed. Severe violations may result in
immediate and permanent removal of the server or the given Web space
from our network without notice to the customer. Any server or a
given Web space guilty of a second violation WILL be
immediately and permanently removed from our network without notice.
Network
IP Address Ownership: If PEHosting assigns Customer an Internet Protocol address for Customer's use, the right to use that Internet Protocol address shall belong only to PEHosting, and Customer shall have no right to use that Internet Protocol address except as permitted by PEHosting in its sole discretion in connection with the Services, during the term of this Agreement. PEHosting shall maintain and control ownership of all Internet Protocol numbers and addresses that may be assigned to Customer by PEHosting, and PEHosting reserves the right to change or remove any and all such Internet Protocol numbers and addresses, in its sole and absolute discretion. Our allocation of IP addresses is limited by ARIN's new policies. These new policies state that use of IP addresses for IP based virtual hosts will not be accepted as justification for new IP addresses. What this means to you is that you MUST use name-based hosting where possible. We will periodically review IP address usage, and if we find that clients are using IP addresses where name-based hosting could be used, we will revoke authorization to use those IP addresses that could be used with name-based hosting.
Bandwidth and Disk Usage: Customer agrees that bandwidth and disk usage shall not exceed the number of megabytes per month for the Services ordered by Customer on the Order Form (the "Agreed Usage"). PEHosting will monitor Customer's bandwidth and disk usage. PEHosting shall have the right to take corrective action if Customer's bandwidth or disk usage exceeds the Agreed Usage. Such corrective action may include the assessment of additional charges, disconnection or discontinuance of any and all Services, or termination of this Agreement, which actions may be taken is in PEHosting's sole and absolute discretion. If PEHosting takes any corrective action under this section, Customer shall not be entitled to a refund of any fees paid in advance prior to such action. In the event that a customer exceeds the included allocation, PEHosting may, at its sole discretion, collect a deposit, in an amount determined by PEHosting, against customer's credit card on file with PEHosting.
System and Network Security: Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the PEHosting Network. Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability. PEHosting will investigate occurrences, which may involve such violations and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting Users who are involved in such violations. These violations include, without limitation:
Accessing data not intended for such User or logging into a server or account, which such User is not authorized to access.
Attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization.
Attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including, without limitation, via means of overloading, "flooding", "mail bombing" or "crashing".
Forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or newsgroup posting.
Taking any action in order to obtain services to which
such User is not entitled.
Notification of Violation:
PEHosting is under no duty to look at each customer's or user's activities to determine if a violation of the AUP has occurred, nor do we assume any responsibility through our AUP to monitor or police Internet-related activities.
First violation: Any User, which PEHosting determines to have violated any element of this Acceptable Use Policy, shall receive an email, warning them of the violation. The service may be subject at PEHosting's discretion to a temporary suspension pending a User's agreement in writing, to refrain from any further violations.
Second Violation: Users that PEHosting determines to have committed a second violation of any element of this Acceptable Use Policy shall be subject to immediate suspension or termination of service without further notice.
We reserve the right, to drop the section of IP space
involved in Spam or Denial-of-Service complaints if it is clear that
the offending activity is causing great harm to parties on the
Internet. In particular, if open relays are on your network or a
customer's network, or if denial of service attacks are originating
from your network. In certain rare cases, we may have to do this
before attempting to contact you. If we do this, we will contact you
as soon as is feasible.
Suspension of Service or Cancellation: PEHosting
reserves the right to suspend network access to any customer if in the
judgment of the PEHosting network administrators the customer's server
or the given Web space is the source or target of the violation of any
of the other terms of the AUP or for any other reason which PEHosting
chooses. If inappropriate activity is detected, all accounts of the
Customer in question will be deactivated until an investigation is
complete. Prior notification to the Customer is not assured. In extreme
cases, law enforcement will be contacted regarding the activity. The
customer will not be credited for the time the customer's machines were
suspended.
PEHosting reserves the right to amend its policies at any time.
All Sub-Networks, resellers and managed servers of PEHosting must adhere
to the above policies. Failure to follow any term or condition will be
grounds for immediate Cancellation. You will be held responsible for the
actions of your clients in the matter described on these Terms and
conditions. Therefore, it is in your best interest to implement a
similar or stricter Terms and conditions or otherwise called Acceptable
Terms of use policy.
Indemnification: PEHosting wishes to emphasize that in
agreeing to the PEHosting Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) and Terms of
Service (ToS), customer indemnifies PEHosting for any violation of the
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) and Terms of Service (ToS) that results in
loss to PEHosting or the bringing of any claim against PEHosting by any
third-party. This means that if PEHosting is sued because of a
customer's or a customer of a customer's activity, the customer will pay
any damages awarded against PEHosting, plus all costs and attorney's
fees.
Miscellaneous Provisions: You must provide us with, and keep current, good contact information for you. E-mail, fax, and telephone contacts are used, in that order of preference.
A waiver by the Company of any breach of any provision of this Agreement by Subscriber shall not operate as or be construed as a continuing or subsequent waiver thereof or as a waiver of any breach of any other provision thereof.
Subscriber shall not transfer or assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company. Company may assign Agreement at anytime without consent from or notice to Subscriber. Company reserves right to cancel customers rights under this contract at anytime without further obligation.
PEHosting takes no responsibility for any material input by others and not posted to the PEHosting Network by PEHosting. PEHosting is not responsible for the content of any other websites linked to the PEHosting Network; links are provided as Internet navigation tools only. PEHosting disclaims any responsibility for any such inappropriate use and any liability to any person or party for any other person or party's violation of this policy.
PEHosting is not responsible for any damages your business may suffer. PEHosting does not make implied or written warranties for any of our services. PEHosting denies any warranty or merchantability for a specific purpose. This includes loss of data resulting from delays, non-deliveries, wrong delivery, and any and all service interruptions caused by PEHosting.
It is absolutely forbidden to host pornographic content or
IRC servers on all accounts. Any account found hosting this material
will be subject to immediate cancellation without refund.
Responsibility for Content: You, as PEHosting's customer, are solely responsible for the content stored on and served by your PEHosting server or the given Web space.
Free Hosting Packages: We reserve the right to terminate a free hosting account without any prior notice at our sole discretion. We reserve the right to change point limit requirements for free hosting account upgrades without any prior notice at our sole discretion.
Last Updated on 2017-06-27