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Web Hosting Agreement
Domains: www.yourname.com
Company Name, with its place of business for the purpose of this agreement at
Street Address, City, State, Zip Code, United States of America ("Customer"). In
consideration of the mutual covenants herein, the parties agree to the following,
which shall apply during the term of this agreement:
1. DEFINITIONS:
A. "Plans" means proposals for offering various services to be provided by
Create-A-Website, as listed online at: http://www.createawebsite.net/hosting/plans.php
B. "Customer" means an end user who is utilizing services provided by
Create-A-Website.
2. PRICES
A. All prices for Plans provided by Create-A-Website to Customer are US dollars.
B. Customer shall be responsible for paying all taxes of any nature which become
due with regard to Create-A-Website services, except for taxes on Create-A-Website income, irrespective of which party may be responsible for
reporting or collecting such taxes.
3. ORDER ACCEPTANCE, PAYMENT
A. All orders are subject to acceptance by Create-A-Website. An order will be
deemed accepted by Create-A-Website when Email or written confirmation of the order is
sent to Customer. Create-A-Website may refuse to accept any order, or delay
acceptance pending fulfillment of conditions Create-A-Website may choose to
impose. Such refusal or such conditions may not be unreasonable, however, and
Create-A-Website agrees to provide Customer with reasonable notice via Email or
fax of any intent to delay or decline the acceptance of any order.
B. Payment and Terms: Payment shall be made in US dollars to
Create-A-Website into the account designated by Create-A-Website, or as may
otherwise be agreed in writing by the parties. Payments are due upon presentation
of invoice. If due to bank charges, transfer fees, or the like, Create-A-Website
should receive less than its invoice amount, Create-A-Website will re-invoice
Customer for the shortfall. Should payment in full of any invoice (aside from such
shortfalls) not be received by Create-A-Website within thirty (30) days after
presentation, Create-A-Website will impose a debt service charge amounting to one percent (1%) of the overdue balance for each month or fraction thereof the
overdue amount remains unpaid. In the event that any amount remains unpaid
forty-five (45) days after presentation of invoice, Create-A-Website may
discontinue, withhold, or suspend services to Customer and/or its customer(s) to
whom such unpaid amounts relate.
4. DUTIES OF CREATE-A-WEBSITE
Create-A-Website will acquire, on request, an Internet Domain Name on behalf of
the Customer. In such case the Customer hereby must waive in writing prior to
acquisition of said domain name, any and all claims which it may have against
Create-A-Website for any loss, damage, claim or expense arising out of, or in
relation to, the registration of such Domain Name in any on-line or off-line network
directories, membership lists or registration lists, or the release of the Domain
Name from such directories or lists following the termination of services by
Create-A-Website for any reason. Any costs of Create-A-Website in obtaining or
maintaining a domain name for Customer or its customers shall be immediately
reimbursed to Create-A-Website upon invoice from Create-A-Website to Customer.
5. RULES AND REGULATIONS
Create-A-Website may impose reasonable rules and regulations regarding the use
of its services from time to time. Customer shall impose such rules and regulations
on its customers to the extent necessary to ensure compliance.
6. LIMITATION OF Create-A-Website's OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITY
A. Create-A-Website will utilize its best efforts to maintain acceptable
performance of services contracted for services, but Create-A-Website makes
absolutely no warranties whatsoever, express or implied, including warranty of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Create-A-Website cannot
guarantee continuous service, service at any particular time, or integrity of data
stored or transmitted via its system or via the Internet. Create-A-Website will not
be liable for the inadvertent disclosure of, or corruption or erasure of, data
transmitted or received or stored on its system. Create-A-Website shall not be
liable to Customer or any of its customers for any claims or damages which may
be suffered by Customer or its customers, including, but not limited to, losses or
damages of any and every nature, resulting from the loss of data, inability to
access Internet, or inability to transmit or receive information, caused by, or
resulting from, delays, non-deliveries, or service interruptions whether or not caused
by the fault or negligence of Create-A-Website.
B. Create-A-Website may discontinue servicing any Plan, or may require
fulfillment of conditions Create-A-Website may choose to impose as a prerequisite for continuing to service any Plan. Such discontinuation or requirement
may not be unreasonable, however, and Create-A-Website agrees to provide
Customer with reasonable notice via Email and fax of any such intent to discontinue or impose conditions.
C. Services provided by Create-A-Website to Customer shall be deemed accepted
for all purposes thirty days after presentation of invoice for such services, if no
written claim or objection regarding such services has been received by Create-A-Website within the 30-day period. No claim related to such accepted
services shall be raised.
D. Create-A-Website liability to Customer, and any end user of any Plan or other
Create-A-Website services is limited to the amount paid to and received by
Create-A-Website for services not accepted. In no event shall Create-A-Website
be liable to Customer, or any end user or any other entity for any special,
consequential, or other damages, however caused, whether for breach of contract,
negligence or otherwise, even if Create-A-Website has been advised of the
possibility of such damage.
E. Customer will take all necessary measures to preclude Create-A-Website from
being made a party to any lawsuit or claim regarding Create-A-Website services
provided to any Customer or end user. Customer hereby agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless Create-A-Website from any and all claims of whatever nature
brought by any of Customer's customers against Create-A-Website in excess of
the remedy set forth in paragraph 7(D).
7. PROPERTY RIGHTS
Create-A-Website owns all right, title and interest in Create-A-Website's trade
names, service marks, inventions, copyrights, trade secrets, patents, and
know-how relating to the design, function, or operation of Plans and of the hardware
and software systems and resources necessary to provide the individual service
elements of which they consist. This agreement does not constitute a license to
Customer to use Create-A-Website's trade names or service marks.
8. RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES
The relationship between Create-A-Website and Customer is that of vendor and
vendee. They shall not be construed as being joint ventures, franchiser/franchisee,
or employer/employee. This agreement is a commercial agreement between businesses, not a consumer agreement. Customer has no authority, apparent or
otherwise, to contract for or on behalf of Create-A-Website, or in any other way
legally bind Create-A-Website in any fashion, nor shall Customer be authorized to
make any representations about Create-A-Website or its services other than to
set forth Create-A-Website's responsibilities as outlined in this agreement.
9. DISPUTES
The parties shall attempt to resolve all disputes arising out of this agreement in a
spirit of cooperation without formal proceedings. Any dispute which cannot be so
resolved (other than the collection of money due on unpaid invoices) and other than
the injunctive relief referred to in paragraph 10 shall be subject to arbitration upon
written demand of either party. Arbitration shall take place in (Wilbraham, MA), or
at another location if the parties so agree. The arbitration shall take place before an
arbitration panel chosen as follows: The parties shall each choose an arbitrator,
and the two arbitrators shall choose a third arbitrator and determine the third
arbitrator's compensation. Each party shall have one veto over the choice of the
third arbitrator. The three arbitrators shall schedule an informal proceeding, hear the
arguments, and decide the matter by secret majority vote. Unless the arbitrators decide otherwise, each party shall pay the costs of its own arbitrator, and shall pay
half of the other costs of the arbitration proceeding. Each party shall have the right
to have the proceedings transcribed. The arbitrators shall not have the authority to
award punitive damages or any other form of relief not contemplated in the contract.
The majority of arbitrators shall render a written opinion setting forth the basis on
which they arrived at the decision regarding each issue submitted to arbitration; the
dissenting arbitrator, if any, shall not issue a dissenting opinion. Regarding each
issue submitted to arbitration, the decision shall be final and binding only to the
extent it is accompanied by a written explanation of the basis upon which it was
arrived at. Judgment upon the award, if any, rendered by the arbitrators may be
entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
Should any legal action permissible under this agreement be instituted to enforce
the terms and conditions of this agreement, in particular the right to collect money
due on unpaid invoices, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable
attorney's fees and expenses incurred at both the trial and appellate levels.
10. TERM, TERMINATION:
This agreement shall run until the end of the current calendar year. It shall
automatically be renewed on an annual basis unless terminated in one of the
following ways:
A. By either party, by notifying the other in writing by November 30 of any given
year that this agreement will not be renewed.
B. By Create-A-Website, upon thirty (30) days' written notice, if Customer
breaches any material and substantial provision of this agreement and has not
cured by the end of the 30 days.
C. By Create-A-Website, upon sixty (60) days' written notice, if
1. Create-A-Website provides Customer with written notice of the specific reasons
for its belief in this regard, and
2. Customer has not cured by the end of the 60 days.
D. By Create-A-Website, immediately upon giving written notice to Customer, in
the event that
1. Any bank draft or check delivered by Customer to Create-A-Website in
payment for Products is returned unpaid and Customer fails to remedy such
nonpayment within five business days;
2. Customer becomes more than sixty (60) days in arrears in payment of its
account with Create-A-Website;
3. There are instituted bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against Customer,
which are not vacated within sixty (60) days from the date of filing;
4. Customer institutes voluntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, or
otherwise admits insolvency; or
5. Customer makes an assignment of all or part of its assets for the benefit of
creditors.
E. By Create-A-Website immediately, if Customer attempts to assign all or any
part of this Agreement without Create-A-Website's prior written approval;
F. By Create-A-Website immediately, if Customer fails to cause
Create-A-Website to be informed in writing immediately on the happening of any
event specified in this section;
G. By Customer, immediately upon giving written notice to Create-A-Website, if
1. There are instituted bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against
Create-A-Website, which are not vacated within sixty (60) days from the date of
filing;
2. Create-A-Website institutes voluntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, or
otherwise admits insolvency;
3. Create-A-Website makes an assignment of all or part of its assets for the
benefit of creditors; or
4. Create-A-Website fails to cause Customer to be informed in writing
immediately on the happening of any event specified in this section.
The provisions of paragraph survive any termination of this agreement.
11. NON-ASSIGNABILITY
Customer's rights and obligations under this agreement may not be transferred or
assigned directly or indirectly without the prior written consent of Create-A-Website, which consent shall not be unreasonably refused.
12. PARTIAL INVALIDITY
If any provision of this agreement is held to be invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, then the remaining provisions shall nevertheless remain in full force and
effect. Create-A-Website and Customer agree to renegotiate in good faith any
term held invalid and to be bound by mutually agreed substitute provision.
13. APPLICABLE LAW, JURISDICTIONAL MATTERS
This agreement takes effect when accepted by Create-A-Website in
Massachusetts. It is to be governed by and construed under the laws of the State
of Massachusetts and the United States of America. The federal and state courts
of the State of Massachusetts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate any
non-arbitrable dispute arising out of this agreement. Customer hereby expressly
consents to (1) the jurisdiction of the courts of Massachusetts and (2) service of
process being effective upon it by registered mail sent to the address set forth at
the beginning of this document, as may be changed from time to time by written
notice actually received by Create-A-Website. To the extent permissible by the
law of Customer's jurisdiction, Customer waives any requirement that service of process or of any documents be made upon it pursuant to the provisions of the
Hague Convention.
14. NOTICES
Except with respect to service of process as set forth in paragraph, all notices may
be sent by email, fax, or express mail to the email address, fax number, or
address most recently provided and will be effective upon transmission. Evidence of
successful transmission shall be retained.
15. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; MODIFICATIONS
This agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between the
parties and merges all prior discussion between them. Create-A-Website may
make changes to this agreement upon thirty (30) days' written notice to Customer,
advising of the change and the effective date thereof. Utilization of Create-A-Website services by Customer and/or its Customers following the
effective date of such change shall constitute acceptance by Customer of such
change(s). Otherwise, this agreement may not be modified except by the of written
consent of both parties. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, and in consideration of the covenants and agreements
contained herein, do hereby execute this instrument, with each party warranting
their ability to enter into this agreement for the person or entity herein named as a
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