| Acceptable Use Policy and Service Agreement
Integra Communications is a Web Presence Provider. User accounts on
our Internet servers are subject to compliance with the terms and
conditions set forth below. Under the terms of this agreement, your
placement of information on Integra Communications’ servers is an
acknowledgement that you have read and understood this agreement, and
that you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions below. If you do
not wish to be bound by these terms and conditions, you should not
proceed to place any information of any kind on Integra
Communications’ servers.
1. USER CONDUCT. Integra Communications’ services may only
be used for lawful purposes. Any use of these services, which violates
any local, state, federal, or international laws, which may apply to
Integra Communications, your local jurisdiction, or any jurisdiction
that you or your site may be subject to is strictly prohibited.
While using the service, you may not:
A. Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the
Internet;
B. Post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous,
defamatory, obscene, offensive, indecent, pornographic, profane, or
Otherwise objectionable information of any kind, including without
limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that
would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or
otherwise violate any local, state, federal or international law,
including without limitation the U.S. export control laws and
regulations, and laws protecting intellectual property including
copyright, trademark, trade secret, misappropriation and anti-dilution
laws;
C. Post, publish, transmit, reproduce or distribute any information
or software which contains a virus or other harmful component;
D. Post, publish, transmit, reproduce, distribute or in any way
exploit any information, software, or other material obtained through
the service for commercial purposes (other than as expressly permitted
by the provider of such information, software, or other material)
E. Sell or distribute or use in conjunction with our service;
any computer program that is designed to conceal the source or routing
information of bulk unsolicited electronic mail messages in a manner
that falsifies an Internet domain, header information, date or time
stamp, originating e-mail address, or other identifier, or is marketed
by the violator or another person acting in concert with the violator
for use in concealing the source or routing information of bulk
unsolicited electronic mail.
F. Pornography and pornographic related content or merchandising
are prohibited under all of Integra Communications Company's services.
This includes sites that include links to pornographic content
elsewhere. Further examples of unacceptable content or
links include pirated software, "hacker" programs, archives
of "Warez Sites", game rooms or MUDs, Chat Rooms, IRC Bots,
Egg Drop programs, programs designed to send
unsolicited advertisements (i.e. "spamware"), any
kind of illegal software or shareware.
Any misuse of this service will result in the termination (without
notice) of your account.
2. INDEMNIFICATION. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless
Integra Communications from any and all liability, penalties, losses,
damages, costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees, causes of action or claims
caused by or resulting indirectly from your use of the service which
damages either you, Integra Communications, or any other party or
parties without limitation or exception. This indemnification and hold
harmless agreement extends to all issues associated with your account,
including but not limited to domain name selection and Web site content.
3. REFUSAL OR DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE. Integra Communications
reserves the right to refuse or discontinue service to anyone at Integra
Communications’ sole discretion. Integra Communications may deny you
access to all or part of the service without notice if you engage in any
conduct or activities that Integra Communications in its sole discretion
believes violates any of the terms and conditions in this agreement.
Integra Communications shall have no responsibility to notify any
third-party providers of services, merchandise, or information, nor any
responsibility for any consequences resulting from such discontinuance
or lack of notification. You agree that Integra Communications has
the right to monitor the service electronically from time to time and to
disclose any information as necessary to satisfy the law, or to protect
itself or its subscribers. Integra Communications reserves the right to
refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in
part, that, in its sole discretion, are unacceptable, undesirable, or in
violation of this agreement.
4. NO WARRANTIES. Integra Communications makes no warranties or
representations of any kind for the services being offered. The service
is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without
warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not
limited to warranties of title, noninfringement, or implied warranties
of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No advice or
information given by Integra Communications or its agents or employees
shall create a warranty. Integra Communications provides no warranty
that the service will be uninterrupted or error free or that any
information, software or other material accessible on the service is
free from viruses or other harmful components. Under no circumstances
shall Integra Communications be liable for any direct, indirect,
special, punitive, or consequential damages that result in any way from
your use of or inability to use the service, or for third parties’ use
of the service to access your Web space, or to access the Internet or
any part thereof, or your or any third parties’ reliance on or use of
information, services, or merchandise provided on or through the
service, or that result from mistakes, omissions, interruptions,
deletion of files, errors, defects, delays in operation or transmission,
or any failure of performance. If you are dissatisfied with Integra
Communications service or any of its terms, conditions, rules, policies,
guidelines, or practices, your sole and exclusive remedy is to
discontinue using the service. You understand that by placing
information on Integra Communications’ servers that such information
becomes available to all Internet users and that Integra Communications
has no way of limiting or restricting access to such information or
protecting such information from copyright infringement. You assume
total responsibility and risk for your use of Integra Communications’
servers and the Internet. It is solely your responsibility to evaluate
the accuracy, completeness, and usefulness of all opinions, advice,
services and other information, and the quality and merchantability of
all merchandise provided through Integra Communications or on the
Internet generally.
ECPA NOTICE. Integra Communications reserves the right to monitor any
and all communications through or with our facilities. You agree that
Integra Communications is not considered a “secure communications
medium” for the purposes of the ECPA, and that no expectation of
privacy is afforded.
IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION. You agree that you as the person legally
responsible for use of this account, are at least 18 years of age. You
agree to supply Integra Communications with a current and truthful name,
postal address and telephone number for our records, and you have a
continued obligation to keep this information current. You also agree
that you are an authorized user of any credit card that you supply to us
and agree that we have an obligation to fully investigate any possible
fraudulent credit card use.
NO INTERFERENCE WITH OPERATION OF SYSTEM. You agree not to
maliciously or intentionally interfere with the proper operation of the
system, including but not limited to defeating identification
procedures, obtaining access beyond that which you are authorized for,
and impairing the availability, reliability, or quality of service for
other customers. You further agree not to interfere with the proper
operation of other systems reachable through the Internet, including any
attempt at unauthorized access. You agree to follow the Acceptable Use
Policy of any network or service you connect to. You agree to adhere to
system policies as published online by Integra Communications, including
restrictions on services available with each account type, restrictions
on certain features, and all other policies designed to protect and
enhance the quality and reliability of service at Integra
Communications. You agree to abide by any and all future Integra
Communications policy decisions.
8. SECURITY. You agree that the security of your account is solely
your own responsibility. You further agree that if you believe the
security of your account has been compromised in any way, you will
notify Integra Communications immediately by telephone at 727-743-4653
and in writing by registered mail return receipt requested to Integra
Communications, P.O. Box 592633 Miami, Florida 33159. You shall be held
fully responsible for any misuse or compromise to your account for which
Integra Communications is not properly notified. You agree that if any
security violations are believed to have occurred in association with
your account, Integra Communications has the right to suspend access to
the account pending an investigation and resolution. You also agree that
Integra Communications has the right to cooperate in any government or
legal investigation regarding any aspect of our services, including
services sold to you. Any use of our system to engage in software piracy
or other violations of law will result in account suspension and be
immediately reported to the appropriate authorities.
9. BACKUP OF DATA. Your use of the service is at your sole risk.
Integra Communications is not responsible for files and data residing on
your account. You agree to take full responsibility for files and data
transferred and to maintain all appropriate backups of files and data
stored on Integra Communications servers unless a separate, signed
contract for such services is in place.
10. TRANSMITTAL OF MATERIALS. You agree not to transmit unsolicited
or prohibited advertising or other harassing, pornographic
or illegal materials through electronic mail, Usenet postings, or
other Internet media. The use of Integra Communications or any other
service with reference to services obtained through Integra
Communications, for unsolicited mass mailings, postings, or other
activities considered an annoyance to others, commonly referred to as
“spamming” is strictly prohibited and will cause your services to be
terminated immediately and without warning and you will be held fully
responsible for any damages to you, Integra Communications, or any other
party or parties resulting from any such conduct.
11. PAYMENT. You agree to supply appropriate payment for the services
received from Integra Communications, in advance of the time period
during which such services are provided. You agree that all setup fees
are non-refundable once setup is completed. You agree that if you are
paying by credit card, prepayments will be billed and charged
automatically, and that Integra Communications may apply the amount due
to the provided card at any time. Integra Communications agrees that
pro-rated refunds for unused time periods will be provided upon request,
in the event of account termination.
12. PRIOR AGREEMENTS. This agreement supersedes any written,
electronic, or oral communication you may have had with Integra
Communications or any agent or representative thereof, and constitutes
the complete and total agreement between the parties.
13. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this agreement is determined to
be invalid or unenforceable, all other provisions shall remain in full
force and effect and said provision shall be reformed only to the extent
necessary to make it enforceable.
14. JURISDICTION. The laws of the State of Florida shall govern this
agreement.
15. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. By placing, using and continuing to maintain or
place information on Integra Communications’ servers you are stating
and acknowledging that you have read the aforementioned terms and
conditions and that you understand such terms and conditions and agree
to be bound by them.
Comments: Our goal at Integra Communications is to provide our
customers with the most excellent service we possibly can. We will
not compromise our customers for the sake of a user who insists on
violating the rules set forth in our agreement.
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