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IMPORTANT
NOTICE:
*All
Payments To Enotch Networks, Inc Are
Non-Refundable* but requests are handled on a case by case basis
Enotch Networks, Inc. ("The
Company") agrees to furnish services to the Customer, subject
to the following TOS (Terms of Service).
Use of Enotch Networks, Inc Service constitutes
acceptance and agreement to Enotch Networks, Inc's
AUP
as well as Enotch Networks, Inc's TOS (Terms of
Service).
All provisions of this contract are subject to the TOS (Terms of
Service) of Enotch Networks, Inc. and
AUP
(Acceptable Use Policy). The
AUP
may be changed from time to time at the discretion of the Company.
Customer understands that change to the AUP by the Company shall
not be grounds for early contract termination or non-payment.
1. Disclosure
to Governmental Agencies and Law Enforcement:
The
AUP
specifically prohibits the use of EnotchNet service for illegal
activities. Therefore, Customer agrees that the Company may
disclose any and all Customer 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 Customer. In addition Enotch Networks, Inc
shall have the right to terminate all service set forth in this
Agreement.
2. Service
Rates:
Customer acknowledges that the nature of the service furnished and
the initial rates and charges have been communicated to Customer.
Customer 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.
3. 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. All
accounts and services provided by Enotch Networks, Inc
are subject to the current tax rate as imposed by the City of New
York which is currently 8.25%.
4. Payments
and Fees:
Credit cards that are declined for any reason are subject to a
$10.00 declination fee. Service will be interrupted on accounts
that reach 10 days past due. Service interrupted for nonpayment is
subject to a $200 reconnect charge and reconnection is at EnotchNet’s
sole discretion. Accounts not paid by due date are subject to a
$7.95 late fee. Accounts that are not collectable by Enotch Networks, Inc
may be turned over to an outside collection agency for collection.
If your EnotchNet account is turned over for collection, you agree to
pay the company a "Processing and Collection" Fee of not
less than $50 nor more than $150. If you desire to cancel your EnotchNet
account, please follow the proper procedure to do this as
outlined in this TOS.
5. Refund
and Disputes:
All payments to Enotch Networks, Inc. are
nonrefundable unless you meet one of the scenarios mentioned in our Billing Policy. This includes the one time setup fee and subsequent
charges regardless of usage. All overcharges or billing disputes
must be reported within 10 days of the time the dispute charge
occurred. If you dispute a charge to your credit card issuer that,
in Enotch Networks, Inc's sole discretion is a
valid charge under the provisions of the TOS, Billing Policy and /or AUP, you
agree to pay Enotch Networks, Inc an
"Administrative Fee" of not less than $50 and not more
than $150.
6. Failure
to Pay:
EnotchNet may temporarily deny service or terminate this Agreement
upon the failure of Customer to pay charges when due. Such
termination or denial will not relieve Customer of responsibility
for the payment of all accrued charges, plus reasonable interest
and any collection fees.
7. Account
Cancellation:
All requests for canceling accounts must be made in writing with
at least 30 days notice but not more than 60 days prior written
notice and sent to Enotch Networks, Inc Attn:
Cancellations,
9811
Avenue k, Brooklyn, NY 11236
or you may email billing (@) enotch.com or fax the cancellation
request to 800-871-3764x201. You must have all account information to
cancel.
8. Customer
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,
Customer agrees that the company shall not be liable for any
damages arising from such causes beyond the direct and exclusive
control of the company. Customer further acknowledges that the
company's liability for its own negligence may not in any event
exceed an amount equivalent to charges payable by Customer for
services during the period damages occurred. In no event shall the
company be liable for any special or consequential damages, loss
or injury.
9. New
Domain Accounts:
All new webhosting accounts involving new domains will be set up
and entered into Enotch DNS servers within 3 to 5 business days. Due
to unforeseen complications, however, this process may sometimes
require up to 7 business days. If the new domain is registered by
the account holder, there will be no handling fee. If the domain
is registered by Enotch Networks, Inc. on
behalf of the account holder a handling fee will be incurred.
10. Transfer
of Domains:
New webhosting accounts which involve the transfer of a domain
from another provider to Enotch Networks, Inc,
Inc. will require a minimum of seven (7) days to be set up and
entered into Enotcht DNS servers. In some cases, such transfers may
take up to sixty (60) days. Due to the unpredictable nature of the
transfer process, no guarantees are made regarding the amount of
time a specific transfer may take. If the transfer of the domain
is done by Enotch Networks, Inc. on behalf of
the account holder a handling fee will be incurred. If the
customer cancels service during the transfer period for any
reason, all charges are considered earned.
11. Support
Boundaries:
Enotch Networks, Inc, provides 24 x 7 technical
support to Enotch Customers (except for few holidays and short
company meetings when we close Enotch Datacenter center.) We
limit Enotch technical support to Enotch area of expertise. The
following is Enotch guidelines when providing support: Enotch Networks, Inc
provides support related to your server, internet access
connection or virtual site physical functioning. Enotch Networks, Inc
does not offer tech support for application specific issues such
as cgi programming, html or any other such issue. Enotch Networks,
Inc does not provide technical support for YOUR customers. If
you can email, we encourage you to email support (at) enotch.com for
assistance. If you are able to get online and have other
questions, the answers may be on Enotch home page at
http://www.enotchnetworks.com/
- we encourage you to check there first. Lastly, the Help files in
the program you are using may have the answer to your question so
please do investigate these resources before calling tech support.
12. SPAM
and Unsolicited Commercial Email (UCE):
Enotch Networks, Inc takes a zero tolerance
approach to the sending of Unsolicited Commercial Email (UCE) or
SPAM over EnotchNet network. Very simply this means that customers of Enotch Networks, Inc
may not use or permit others to use EnotchNet network to transact in
UCE. Customers of Enotch Networks, Inc 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.
a. Violation
of Enotch Networks, Inc's SPAM policy will result
in severe penalties. Upon notification of an alleged violation of EnotchNet
SPAM policy, Enotch Networks, Inc will
initiate an immediate investigation (within 48 hours of
notification). During the investigation, Enotch Networks, Inc
may restrict customer access to the network to prevent further
violations. If a customer is found to be in violation of EnotchNet SPAM
policy, Enotch Networks, Inc may, at its sole
discretion, restrict, suspend or terminate customer's account.
Further, Enotch Networks, Inc reserves the right
to pursue civil remedies for any costs associated with the
investigation of a substantiated policy violation. Enotch Networks, Inc
will notify law enforcement officials if the violation is believed
to be a criminal offense.
b. 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 Enotch Networks, Inc
personnel must spend to investigate the matter. PLEASE, DO NOT
SPAM from your account.
c. As
EnotchNet Customers are ultimately responsible for the actions of their
clients over the Enotch Networks, Inc network, it
is advisable that Customers develop a similar, or stricter, policy
for their clients.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
BEGINNING IMMEDIATELY, anyone hosting websites or services
on their server that support spammers or cause any of EnotchNet IP
space to be listed in any of the various Spam Databases will have
their server immediately removed from EnotchNet network. The server
will not be reconnected until such time that you agree to remove ANY
and ALL traces of the offending material immediately upon
reconnection and agree to allow us access to the server to confirm
that all material has been COMPLETELY removed. Severe
violations may result in immediate and permanent removal of the
server from EnotchNet network without notice to the customer. Any
server guilty of a second violation WILL be immediately and
permanently removed from EnotchNet network without notice.
13.
Network
a. IP
Address Ownership:
If Enotch Networks, Inc assigns Customer an
Internet Protocol address for Customer's use, the right to use
that Internet Protocol address shall belong only to Enotch Networks, Inc,
and Customer shall have no right to use that Internet Protocol
address except as permitted by Enotch Networks, Inc
in its sole discretion in connection with the Services, during the
term of this Agreement. Enotch Networks, Inc shall
maintain and control ownership of all Internet Protocol numbers
and addresses that may be assigned to Customer by Enotch Networks, Inc,
and Enotch Networks, Inc reserves the right to
change or remove any and all such Internet Protocol numbers and
addresses, in its sole and absolute discretion. EnotchNet 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.
b.
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"). Enotch Networks, Inc
will monitor Customer's bandwidth and disk usage. Enotch Networks, Inc
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 Enotch Networks, Inc's
sole and absolute discretion. If Enotch Networks, Inc
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, Enotch Networks, Inc may, at its sole
discretion, collect a deposit, in an amount determined by Enotch Networks, Inc,
against customer's credit card on file with Enotch Networks, Inc.
c. System
and Network Security:
Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the
security of the Enotch Networks, Inc Network.
Violations of system or network security may result in civil or
criminal liability. Enotch Networks, Inc 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:
i. Accessing
data not intended for such User or logging into a server or
account, which such User is not authorized to access.
ii. Attempting
to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or
to breach security or authentication measures without proper
authorization.
iii. Attempting
to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including,
without limitation, via means of overloading,
"flooding", "mail bombing" or
"crashing".
iv. Forging
any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in
any e-mail or newsgroup posting.
v. Taking
any action in order to obtain services to which such User is not
entitled.
14.
Notification
of Violation:
a. Enotch Networks, Inc
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 EnotchNet
AUP
to monitor or police Internet-related activities.
b. First
violation: Any User, which Enotch Networks, Inc
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 Enotch Networks, Inc's
discretion to a temporary suspension pending a User's agreement in
writing, to refrain from any further violations.
c. Second
Violation: Users that Enotch Networks, Inc
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.
d. 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.
15. Suspension
of Service or Cancellation:
Enotch Networks, Inc reserves the right to suspend
network access to any customer if in the judgment of the Enotch Networks, Inc
network administrators the customer's server is the source or
target of the violation of any of the other terms of the
AUP
or for any other reason which Enotch Networks, Inc
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.
16. Enotch Networks, Inc
reserves the right to amend its policies at any time. All
Sub-Networks, resellers and managed servers of Enotch Networks, Inc
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.
17. Indemnification:
Enotch Networks, Inc wishes to emphasize that in
agreeing to the Enotch Networks, Inc
Acceptable
Use Policy (AUP) and Terms of Service (ToS), customer
indemnifies Enotch Networks, Inc for any violation
of the
Acceptable
Use Policy (AUP) and Terms of Service (ToS) that
results in loss to Enotch Networks, Inc or the
bringing of any claim against Enotch Networks, Inc
by any third-party. This means that if Enotch Networks, Inc
is sued because of a customer's or a customer of a customer's
activity, the customer will pay any damages awarded against Enotch Networks, Inc,
plus all costs and attorney's fees.
18. 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. A
waiver by the Company of any breach of any provision of this
Agreement by Customer 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.
b. Customer
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 Customer. Company
reserves right to cancel customers rights under this contract at
anytime without further obligation.
c. Enotch Networks, Inc
takes no responsibility for any material input by others and not
posted to the Enotch Networks, Inc Network by Enotch Networks, Inc.
Enotch Networks, Inc is not responsible for the
content of any other websites linked to the Enotch Networks, Inc
Network; links are provided as Internet navigation tools only. Enotch Networks, Inc
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.
d. Enotch Networks, Inc
is not responsible for any damages your business may suffer. Enotch Networks, Inc
does not make implied or written warranties for any of Enotch.Net services. Enotch Networks, Inc 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 Enotch Networks, Inc.
e. It
is absolutely forbidden to host child pornographic content on Shared/Reseller, Virtual Server Accounts or Dedicated Servers. Accounts found
hosting this material will be subject to immediate suspension/cancellation
without refund.
19. Responsibility
for Content:
You, as Enotch Networks, Inc's customer, are
solely responsible for the content stored on and served by your Enotch Networks, Inc
server.
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