NetAxxs agrees to provide, and you the customer or client agrees to
receive, access to the web hosting and related services according
to the following agreement of Terms and Conditions:
1.0 General
Definitions
1.1 The
"client" or "customer" is the person or entity who is applying to
receive, or who is receiving, web hosting or related services from
NetAxxs.
1.2 The
"reseller" is the person or entity who is applying to receive, or
who is receiving, web hosting or related services from NetAxxs for
the purpose of reselling to their own clients or customers.
1.3 "You" or
"your" means you the client, customer or reseller.
1.4 "We", "us"
or "our" means NetAxxs (ABN: 59 952 141 989) www.netaxxs.com.au
1.5
“Intellectual Property” means all copyrights, computer
code scripts, database rights, patents, registered and unregistered
design rights, trademarks and service marks and applications for
any of the foregoing, together with all trade secrets, know-how,
rights to confidence and other intellectual and industrial property
rights in all parts of the world.
1.6
“Product” means any hardware or third-party
software/applications provided or required by NetAxxs to fulfil
this Agreement, or any software or Intellectual Property supplied
by NetAxxs.
1.7
“Project” means the provision of consulting services
and products by NetAxxs to the Client relating to the creation,
modification, development or design of a website or similar product
that may be accessed and viewed online through a recognised
web browser.
1.8
“Retained Copyright” means any computer codes or
scripts written, compiled or modified by NetAxxs
in HTML, XTML, Python, zope, plone, mySQL, CSS, CGI, Perl, Java,
ASP or any other computer language and incorporated into the
website.
1.9
“Third Party Copyright” means Intellectual Property
owned by third parties in software used by NetAxxs in creation of
the website.
1.10 “Code and
Script License(s)” refers to Open Source license(s) meaning
“GNU General Public License (GPL)”
that all computer code or script written, compiled or utilised by
NetAxxs is licensed under GNU. Please refer to
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt
1.11
“Website” means a compilation of one or more webpages
being a combination of text, data, images and/or other material
accessible via standard online communications or the Internet.
1.12
“Technical Services and Products” refers to the
provision of any technical services and/or products utilised by
NetAxxs in
order to fulfil the agreement outlined in the Schedule.
2.0 General
2.1 NetAxxs
will provide you with at least one login name and password,
allowing you to access our Web based control panel for use to
configure various aspects and features of your service.
2.2 You must
adopt appropriate measures to ensure the security of your login
name, password and data.
2.3 NetAxxs
provides web hosting related services exclusively and makes no
effort to edit, control, monitor or restrict the content of data
other than as necessary to provide such services.
2.4 You must
use the web hosting services in a manner consistent with any and
all applicable laws of the State of Victoria and the Commonwealth
of Australia.
2.5 NetAxxs
will not be held responsible for any previous terms and conditions
or service level agreements that the client may have with another
provider.
2.6 NetAxxs
will not be held responsible for any damages arising from the use
of our or by your inability to use our services including all
software for any reason.
2.7 While we
shall make every reasonable effort to protect data stored on our
server(s), NetAxxs will not be held responsible for any customer's
data, files, or directories residing on our equipment. The customer
is solely responsible for maintaining data, file, and directory
structure backups.
2.8 You are
responsible for developing, installing and maintaining your data.
You must have appropriate and compatible equipment, software and
internet access to upload your data to our systems.
2.9 You are
solely responsible for dealing with person(s) that access your
data, and must not refer any complaints or inquires in relation to
your data to us.
2.10 The customer is
required to provide NetAxxs with correct and up to date contact
details for billing and technical notification purposes. We will
take no responsibility for disruption to services due to inability
to contact the customer.
3.0 Payment
3.1 You agree
to pay NetAxxs the required fees for related web hosting services.
Extra fees may be charged for additional services as per prices
indicated at www.netaxxs.com.au
3.2 All hosting
and related services such as domain registration, ssl certificates,
IP addresses etc... provided by NetAxxs must be paid in
advance.
3.3 Website
development and design work undertaken by NetAxxs are based on
individual quotes, by signing the quote you agree to the terms of
the payment schedule set out in the quote.
3.4 NetAxxs
will be entitled to invoice the Client on an interim basis –
this being at least monthly - for progress payments for any
services performed or products supplied during the previous month
(or during any earlier period which has not previously been
invoiced under this agreement) together with such expenses as the
Client is required to reimburse NetAxxs.
3.5 The Client
will be required to reimburse NetAxxs for all expenses incurred by
NetAxxs on the Client’s behalf, or in carrying out its
obligations under this Agreement.
3.6 The Client
will pay NetAxxs for the cost of any Products (including any
licensing that NetAxxs is required to pay to obtain a
sub-license in favor of the Client for any third party software)
together with NetAxxs’s own charge that it levies for
handling and/or obtaining any relevant sub-licenses.
3.7 NetAxxs is
entitled to charge for any constultancy and/or research, and the
client agrees to pay in full any costs relating to
research in order to provide the products as services
required to fulfill the obligations set out in the Schedule.
3.8 Account
renewal notices for web related services will be forwarded by
electronic mail to your nominated email address no earlier than 30
days prior to the account becoming due, and again on the due date
of payment.
3.9 All
invoices rendered by NetAxxs are payable within ten (10) days from
the date of invoice. The Client agrees to pay NetAxxs in full
within this specified time period unless otherwise agreed upon in
writing by NetAxxs.
3.10 Where an account
becomes more than 10 days overdue, the client's service will be
automatically deactivated pending payment. A re-activation fee may
be applied to the client's account in addition to any outstanding
amounts. Reactivation of service will only occur when the full
outstanding amount, including any additional fee(s), is paid.
3.11 You agree to pay all
government taxes, duties and levies, including GST (Goods and
Services Tax) in addition to the fees payable to NetAxxs for web
hosting and related services, The GST will be calculated by
multiplying those fees by the prevailing GST rate. You agree to pay
the amount of GST at the same time and in the same manner as the
fees payable to NetAxxs.
3.12 All prices quoted by
NetAxxs are in Australian dollars and inclusive of GST.
3.13 Accounts may be paid
by Cheque, Money Order or Direct Deposit Transfer.
3.14 If paying by Cheque or
Money Order, You must make them payable to 'NetAxxs' and ensure
your domain name or invoice number is printed clearly on the
reverse of the Cheque or Money Order. A remittance notice must also
be enclose for identification purposes. All payments should be
posted to: NetAxxs, PO Box 1220, Wangaratta, VIC 3676.
3.15 If paying by Direct
Deposit Transfer our banking details are:
Account Name: K Vincent & D Fregon T/A NetAxxs
Account No: 58839
BSB No: 803 070
Bank: WAW Credit Union (NAB) Wangaratta
Your domain name or invoice number is your identification; you must
send an acknowledgement of payment via email to accounts or posting
a remittance notice to: NetAxxs, PO Box 1220, Wangaratta, VIC
3676.
4.0 Development and
Design
4.1 All requests for
development and/or design must be made in writing, with dot points
clearly stating the client's request(s). A quote will then be
prepared based on the written request(s) and information provided
by the client.
4.2 A clear
definition of a clients request(s) must be provided in writing and
any documentation to support the project must also be supplied by
the client in writing before NetAxxs prepares the quote. Any
information added to orginal request(s) or project brief will
result in the quote being invalid and a new quote will be
required.
4.3 At no time
will NetAxxs be held to any agreement(s) or client request(s) made
verbally. Projects to be completed by NetAxxs - including, but not
limited to, any modifications or amendments - must be approved in
writing by the client, before work can commence.
4.4 NetAxxs has the right
to refuse delivery of any additional requirements or
modification(s) to the website that are not specified in the
schedule
4.5 The Client must look at
prioritising their requirements based on the feedback from NetAxxs
regarding progress, before or during each milestone, stage or phase
if necessary.
4.6 NetAxxs must identify
and inform the client of any changes concerning the project that
may have a direct effect on the estimated timelines and costs.
4.7 NetAxxs shall be
entitled to provide the technical services and products remotely
from its own premises. If NetAxxs is required to attend the
client’s premises for any reason in accordance with this
Agreement, the client may be required to reimburse NetAxxs for
reasonable transport and/or accommodation expenses incurred by
NetAxxs in such a visit.
4.8 NetAxxs holds the right
to charge for quotations should any client request(s) result in
software or applications research.
4.9 NetAxxs will not be
held responsible for any incorrect interpretation of clients
concept or vision.
4.10 All code development
by NetAxxs is produced under an Open Source license, please refer
to the code itself, and if not explicitly stated, the code is GPL
(General Public License). For more information in regards to GPL
please refer to the following link www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt
4.11 Once the Project has,
in the opinion of NetAxxs, been completed, NetAxxs will notify the
Client in writing and provide the Client with an opportunity to
test and accept the Website.
4.12 The Client shall have
fourteen (14) days after the notification from NetAxxs to test and
accept in writing the Website.
4.13 If within fourteen
(14) days the Client determines by written notification to NetAxxs
that the Website does not comply with
the Project Specification as delineated in the Schedule, NetAxxs
agrees to carry out the necessary modifications without
extra
charge.
4.14 If after fourteen (14)
days the Client has not provided written notification to NetAxxs
that the Website does or does not
comply with the Project Specification, NetAxxs shall consider that
the Website does comply with the Project Specification and the
Client has accepted the Website.
5.0 Website
Conditions
5.1 Our websites are
built for xhtml compliant browsers. The layout may change in older
browsers. All websites are optimised to work as effectively as is
possible in all major browsers.
5.2 Domain
names are legally owned by your business and not by NetAxxs. All
domain name registration is subject to availability and
registration rules.
5.3 NetAxxs
will not be held responsible for backup of any data unless
otherwise requested and agreed upon in writing.
5.4 NetAxxs is
not responsible for issues created by clients in management
areas.
5.5 Search
engine rankings are out of the control of NetAxxs and therefore the
Customer agrees that no guarantees can be given by NetAxxs in
respect to such rankings.
5.6 NetAxxs
cannot be responsible for image quality. All logos and branding
must be provided in a professional, electronic and editable
format
5.7 All text
must be supplied in digital format (i.e. MS Word, Open Office,
plain text).
5.8 Website
Management Software requires the latest version of Firefox or
Internet Explorer Browser (both free) and an internet
connection.
5.9 Support is
provided via online tutorials or through our Frequently Asked
Questions. Personal support is available, the
standard charge being $88 per hour, in 15 minute increments.
6.0 Domain
Names
6.1 You can
register your domain name(s) online via the NetAxxs website
www.netaxxs.com.au/domains
6.2 If you
choose to register a domain name(s) through NetAxxs, then you
acknowledge and agree that you are responsible for the payment of
registration fee(s) to register the domain name(s) with the
applicable domain name registrar.
6.3 NetAxxs
does not offer refunds for domain name(s) registrations for any
reason, including misspelling of the domain name.
6.4 Any fee(s)
relating to the registration of a domain name(s) must be paid in
advance.
7.0 Trademarks and
Copyrights
7.1 The
customer warrants that it has the right to use the applicable
trademarks of the customer, and grants to NetAxxs the rights to use
such trademarks, if any, in connection with promotion of,
referencing of, cataloguing of, or indexing of clients hosted by
NetAxss, this includes the publication of your domain name on any
sites owned or maintained by NetAxxs.
7.2 You hereby agree
to take full responsibility of content and that any material
submitted for publication with NetAxxs through web hosting services
received by the client will not violate or infringe any copyright,
trademark, patent, statutory, common law or proprietary rights of
others, or contain anything libellous or harmful. NetAxxs will not
be held responsible or liable for any content on NetAxxs
servers.
8.0 Intellectual Property and the
Granting of Licences
8.1 Unless otherwise agreed
upon in writing by NetAxxs, the copyright and all other rights
relating to any software, images, source code, scrpits provided to
the Client by, or on behalf of, NetAxxs in accordance with, or to
this Agreement (the “Intellectual Property”), will
remain the property of NetAxxs or where applicable under 'GNU
General Public License (GPL)'. For more details please refer to:
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt
8.2 Upon
payment in full for the services performed, and/or the products
supplied by, or on behalf of, NetAxxs in accordance with this
Agreement, NetAxxs grants the Client a non-exclusive and
non-transferable perpetual license to use the Intellectual Property
for the Client’s website only. In the case of the third party
software, NetAxxs will obtain a sub-license in favor of the Client
in similar terms.
8.3 NetAxxs
warrants to the Client that to the best of its knowledge, it has
the right to grant the licenses referred to in this Agreement, and
the use by the Client of any software provided by NetAxxs will not
infringe the rights of any third party.
8.4 The Client
agrees that NetAxxs has the right to use their website and any
supplied images, text, source code, scripts or Intellectual
Property in the promotion of NetAxxs and its subsidiary companies
services and products.
9.0 Hardware,
Equipment, and Software
9.1 You are
responsible for and must provide all telephone, computer, hardware
and software equipment and services necessary to access our web
hosting services, including the knowledge base to be able to us
such equipment. NetAxxs makes no representations, warranties, or
assurances that your equipment will be compatible with our
services.
10.0 Warranties and
Indemnity
10.1 NetAxxs
will provide the client with web hosting and related services as
displayed on the NetAxxs website located at
www.netaxxs.com.au
NetAxxs services including and without limitation, all text,
graphics, links, and applications are provided on an "AS IS, AS
AVALIABLE" basis. We give no warranty, express or implied, for the
web hosting services provided. This expressly includes any
reimbursement for losses of income due to disruption of services by
NetAxxs or its providers.
10.2 NetAxxs does not
warrant that:
a) the service will be uninterrupted or error free;
b) the service will meet your requirements; or
c) the service will be free from external intruders (hackers),
virus or worm attack, denial of service attack, or other persons
having unauthorised access to the services or our systems.
10.3 You
warrant that:
a) you have the power to enter into and observe your obligations
under this agreement;
b) you have not relied on any representation made by us or upon any
descriptions or illustrations or specifications contained in any
document supplied by us;
c) you will conduct such tests and computer virus scanning as may
be necessary to ensure that data uploaded by you onto, or
downloaded by you from, our systems does not contain any computer
virus and will not in any way, corrupt the data or systems of any
person;
d) you will keep secure any passwords used with our service.
11.0
Liability
11.1 NetAxxs
shall under no circumstances be held liable for damages of any
kind, resulting from loss or corruption of data, loss of revenue or
profits, use of the NetAxxs site or any NetAxxs products or
services, or for any incidental, indirect, punitive, or
consequential damages in connection with this agreement or in
connection with any NetAxxs products or services. In no event shall
NetAxxs cumulative liability exceed an amount greater then the
costs of one years fee for annual hosting services.
11.2 The Client
hereby indemnifies NetAxxs against any loss or damage arising
directly or indirectly from any unauthorized use of
a) the facilities to which NetAxxs has been granted remote access,
provided that such unauthorised use has not arisen as the result of
any material breach by NetAxxs.
b) photographs, images, text, or other Intellectual Property not
under copyright ownership of the Client.
11.3 Under no
Circumstances, and under no legal theory, tort, contract, or
otherwise, shall NetAxxs be liable :
a) to the Client or any other person for any indirect, special,
incidental, or consequential damages of any character including,
without limitation, damages for loss of goodwill, work
stoppage,
computer failure or malfunction, or any and all other commercial
damages or losses. In no event will NetAxxs be liable for any
damages even if the Client shall have been informed of the
possibility of such damages, or for any claim by any third
party.
b) for legal expenditure, fines or otherwise arising out of the
unauthorised use of photographs, images, text, or other
Intellectual Property not under copyright ownership of the Client,
either provided by the Client to NetAxxs, or used by the Client on
the Website provided by NetAxxs. Furthermore, the Client does
hereby agree to pay any legal expenditure, fines or otherwise
incurred by NetAxxs as a result of any unauthorised use.
11.4 NetAxxs shall be
responsible for checking work (code, scripts) carefully for
accuracy in all respects, with full testing of products and
components.
11.5 NetAxxs is not
responsible for any delays, errors, omissions or extra costs
resulting from faults in the internet, fax, telephone, cable,
satellite network or from incompatibility between the sending and
receiving equipment.
11.6 NetAxxs will not
be held responsible for any incorrectinterpretation of the Clients
requirements or requests. It is the sole responsibility of the
Client to ensure that their requirements set out in the schedule
are fully understood.
12.0 Suspensions and
Termination
12.1 This agreement
commences on the date specified on the web based control panel as
the date that we accepted your order for web hosting services and
continues until terminated in accordance with this agreement.
12.2 Either party may
terminate this agreement at any time by providing the other party
with written notice. Cancellation of any services will not take
effect until such notice is received.
12.3 Immediate
deactivation of services will take place upon receipt of the
cancellation notice unless a specified date for deactivation has
been requested within the written notice.
12.4 The service
(including any files, hosting space, databases or other related
items) will be deleted from NetAxxs servers. It is the
responsibility of the client to ensure that all required data is
backed up by the client prior to deletion.
12.5 If we provide
you with a copy of your Data, then we are entitled to charge you an
additional fee calculated at our hourly rate or part thereof for
the time taken to recover and provide you with that data.
12.6 You remain
liable to pay all fees and charges set out in this agreement during
any period of suspension or cancellation or denial of access.
12.7 Payments made
for web hosting services are not refundable. All prepaid accounts
will be forfeited.
12.8 NetAxxs reserves
the right to suspend web hosting services and any other services
provided without notice for any unpaid or partially paid balances.
The Client is responsible for any legal fees incurred during the
collection of any unpaid amounts.
12.9 Spamming (the
practice of sending unsolicited, unwelcome mass mailings to people)
is strictly prohibited. Any client found to be Spamming will have
their web hosting and any other services immediately terminated and
find themselves billed for any unpaid balances as well as for any
damages that occur as a result of the act of spamming.
13.0 Resellers (In addition
to current NetAxxs terms & conditions)
13.1 NetAxxs will not
be held responsible for any clients of the reseller, your clients
are your responsibility as a reseller and we provide hosting
services to you the reseller only.
13.2 The reseller
agrees to maintain all payments for web hosting and related
services for their clients, this being the sole responsibility of
the reseller, see clause 3.0 for payment terms and conditions.
14.0 Change
14.1 NetAxxs reserves
the right to modify these terms and conditions in any way and as
required. Continued usage of our web hosting services indicates you
accept the Terms and Conditions in their amended form.
15.0 Additional Terms
15.1 Agreement with,
and acceptance of, Privacy Policy and Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
is implied by your acceptance of these Terms & Conditions.
Details of the Privacy Policy and Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) can
be found below this section.
16.0 Agreement
16.1 By using NetAxxs
web hosting services, you acknowledge that you have read the
abovementioned agreement, and you agree to its terms and conditions
and all policies posted on the NetAxxs website located at the
following URL www.netaxxs.com.au or any other site owned or
maintained by NetAxxs.
End of Terms
and Conditions.
Acceptable Use Policy
(AUP)
One important aspect of the internet is that no one party owns or
controls it. This fact accounts for much of the internets openness
and value, but it also places a high premium on the judgement and
responsibility of those who use it to distribute information to
others. NetAxxs does not review, edit, censor, or take
responsibility for any information that clients may create. When
users place information on the internet, they have the same
liability as other authors for copyright infringement, defamation,
and harmful speech.
This Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) is designed to make clear exactly
which activities must not be engaged in whilst using services
provided by NetAxxs. The policy will in no way restrict your
activities provided you act in a considerate and law abiding
manner.
Acceptance of changes
NetAxxs may from time to time vary the Acceptable Usage Policy,
charges and conditions outlined in this agreement. Notice of such
changes can be viewed on the NetAxxs website located at the
following URL www.netaxxs.com.au Continued usage of our web hosting
services indicates you accept the Acceptable Use Policy in their
amended form.
NetAxxs will be the sole arbiter as to what constitutes a violation of this provision. Content that does not meet these standards will be removed without prior notice to the subscriber.
Obscene Speech or
Materials
Using the NetAxxs servers to advertise, transmit, store, post,
display, or otherwise make available child pornography or obscene
speech or material. NetAxxs is required by law to notify law
enforcement agencies when it becomes aware of the presence of child
pornography on or being transmitted through NetAxxs servers.
Housing of any of the following files is considered a violation of the terms of service:
IRC - We currently do not allow IRC, Egg Drops, BNC, or IRC bots to be operated on our servers or network. Files with references to IRC or any likeness thereof are prohibited. Also any program that acts like an IRC server or that provides chat functions that run as background processes are not allowed.
Proxies - We do not allow proxy servers of any kind, whether for personal or business use. Files with references to any proxy or likeness thereof are prohibited.
PortScanning - We do not allow any kind of portscanning to be done on or from our servers or network.
Commercial Advertising - Email - Spamming, i.e. the sending of unsolicited email, from any Netaxxs server or any server located on the Netaxxs network is STRICTLY prohibited. Netaxxs will be the sole arbiter as to what constitutes a violation of this provision. This also includes Optin Optout mail programs and mail that either directly or indirectly references a domain contained within an account at Netaxxs. In addition to termination of any account found to be in violation there will also be a $100 penalty fine applied for every valid spam complaint processed by Netaxxs staff.
ShoutCast Servers - We do not allow Shoutcast Servers on shared, reseller or VPS packages.
Background Running Programs - We do not allow any kind of background running programs or processes on shared or reseller packages. (The aforementioned restriction does not apply to VPS or dedicated platforms).
PHP Shell - PHP Shells or any likeness thereof are prohibited. Files with any reference to PHP Shells or likeness thereof are prohibited.
Server Abuse - Any attempts to undermine or cause harm to a Netaxxs server or subscriber of Netaxxs is strictly prohibited including, but not limited to:
- Logging into a server or account that you are not authorized to access
- Accessing data or taking any action to obtain services not intended for you or your use
- Attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of any system, subsystem or network
- Tampering, hacking, modifying, or otherwise corrupting or breaching security or authentication measures without proper authorization
- Transmitting material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots or other computer programming routines or engines with the intent or effect of damaging, destroying, disrupting or otherwise impairing a computer's functionality or the operation of the System
- Interfering with, intercepting or expropriating any system, data or information
- Interfering with service to any user, host or network including, without limitation, by means of overloading, "flooding," "mailbombing," or "crashing" any computer system
You will be held responsible for all actions performed by your account whether it be done by you or by others.
All sub-networks of Netaxxs and all dedicated servers must adhere to the above policies.
Limitations on Use Limitations on Use
Any shared hosting account using 10% or more of the server CPU or memory can be suspended and/or terminated. Any other account type using excessive server CPU or memory, the definition of which is at Netaxxs sole discretion, can be suspended and/or terminated. In the case of VPS accounts, the threshold for "excessive" use will always be above any RAM and/or CPU allocations guaranteed under the respective VPS service plans. Excessive CPU/memory use restrictions do not apply to dedicated servers. Any account that uses excessive amounts of bandwidth can and will be subjected to bandwidth throttling. Background Processes. Unauthorized background processes on shared/reseller packages can result in immediate termination of the account. Netaxxs maintains the right to cancel accounts at its discretion. Any processes which potentially breach security or may otherwise disrupt network services can be terminated, and the associated account suspended, at Netaxxs' sole discretion, and without limiting the applicability of any other of these Terms of Service.
Any shared hosting account using 10% or more of the server CPU or memory can be suspended and/or terminated. Any other account type using excessive server CPU or memory, the definition of which is at Netaxxs' sole discretion, can be suspended and/or terminated. In the case of VPS accounts, the threshold for "excessive" use will always be above any RAM and/or CPU allocations guaranteed under the respective VPS service plans. Excessive CPU/memory use restrictions do not apply to dedicated servers. Any account that uses excessive amounts of bandwidth can and will be subjected to bandwidth throttling. Background Processes. Unauthorized background processes on shared/reseller packages can result in immediate termination of the account. Netaxxs maintains the right to cancel accounts at its discretion. Any processes which potentially breach security or may otherwise disrupt network services can be terminated, and the associated account suspended, at Netaxxs' sole discretion, and without limiting the applicability of any other of these Terms of Service.
End of
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
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