TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
(“AGREEMENT”)
1.0 Services.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, Veraloft LLC
(“Veraloft” or “We”) shall provide the wireless broadband internet
services purchased by customer (“You” or “Customer”) (whether Customer
purchases such services on-line, on an order form or through Veraloft's
telesales department) (“Services”).
Use of the Services shall constitute acceptance of this Agreement.
Customer shall use the Services without the right of resale or
distribution, and strictly in accordance with the applicable law and the
Acceptable Use Policy, which is available at
http://www.pacificanet.com/aup
(collectively, “Policies”
and which form a part of this Agreement). Veraloft reserves the right to
change the Policies upon notice to Customer. If Customer does not agree
to the changed Policies, Customer must terminate this Agreement by
providing Veraloft with written notice within seven (7) days of the date
of the notice of the changed Policies; otherwise any continued use of
the Services shall be deemed to be acceptance of the changed Policies.
If Customer adds additional services on-line or on an additional order
form, such new services will be deemed Services and shall be governed by
the terms of this Agreement. If Customer is an individual, Customer
represents and warrants he or she is at least 18 years old. Customer
shall be solely responsible for the safeguarding of its passwords and
may be unable to access its files in the event any password is lost,
forgotten or misappropriated. Veraloft and its suppliers may, from time
to time and without liability, interrupt Services for maintenance and
other operational reasons, and Customer shall not receive any
compensation (and Veraloft shall have no liability) for such
interruptions. Veraloft reserves the sole and exclusive right to
determine or revise its service area, and the right to discontinue any
Service or product without liability. Customer agrees that IP addresses
are not guaranteed, transferable or provided for further distribution
and Customer is only granted a right to use such IP addresses in
connection with the Services. The
Service and the Products shall be used only by you and by members of
your immediate household living with you at the same address. You
acknowledge that you are entering this Agreement on behalf of all
persons who use the Products and/or Service by means of the Customer
Equipment. You shall have sole responsibility for ensuring that all
other users understand and comply with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and the Policies. You further acknowledge and agree that you
are solely responsible for and liable for any and all breaches of the
terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Policies, whether the
breach is by you or by any other user. You agree to indemnify, defend
and hold harmless Veraloft and its affiliates, suppliers, and agents
against all claims and expenses (including reasonable attorney fees)
arising out of the use of the Service or the Products, or the breach of
this Agreement or the Polices by you or any other user.
2.0 Products and Equipment.
Veraloft may deliver to Customer certain software, hardware and
documentation, including but not limited to CPE (defined below)
(collectively, “Products”).
Veraloft grants to Customer a personal, non-transferable,
non-exclusive, license to use the Products during the Term solely for
Customer's own internal use of the Services in accordance with this
Agreement. Veraloft will use commercially reasonable efforts to
configure any
Veraloft supplied equipment (if any) external to Customer's personal
computer (“CPE”)
to allow Customer to use the Services. Veraloft is not responsible for
the configuration of, or internal equipment for, Customer's personal
computer that may be necessary to make such computer compatible with the
Services. For any CPE that Veraloft supplies, Veraloft may supply new or
recertified equipment. At Veraloft's discretion, any equipment Veraloft
supplies as replacement equipment (e.g., for repair or replacement
purposes) may be new, recertified or refurbished. If any Products
malfunction as a result of Customer's abuse, misuse or reconfiguration
of CPE or other equipment, Veraloft will charge Customer for any
technician visit (if applicable) at its standard rates and the cost of
any replacement equipment. If Veraloft provides any Product or CPE
upgrades to Customer, Customer shall use all such upgrades as provided
by Veraloft. Veraloft and its suppliers shall have no obligation or
liability in connection with any equipment not provided and configured
by Veraloft, or for any abuse, misuse or reconfiguration (including, but
not limited to, the addition of software or other devices on the CPE) of
any equipment by any party other than Veraloft.
3.0 Monitoring.
Veraloft and its suppliers have no obligation to monitor the Services,
but may do so and disclose information regarding use of the Services if
Veraloft or its suppliers, in their sole discretion, believes that it is
reasonable to do so, including to: (i) satisfy laws, regulations, or
governmental or legal requests; (ii) operate the Services properly; or
(iii) protect itself and its other users and customers. Veraloft may
immediately remove Customer's material or information from Veraloft's
servers, in whole or in part, if Veraloft, in its sole and absolute
discretion, determines that such content infringes another party's
property rights, is illegal or that such content violates Veraloft's
Acceptable Use Policy. In addition, Veraloft may immediately disconnect
Customer's service if Veraloft determines that Customer is in violation
of the Acceptable Use Policy.
4.0
Fees and Payments
a.
Fees and
Charges: You agree
to pay all charges and fees associated with the Products and use of the
Service, which charges may include, without limitation, monthly service
fees, charges for the use of Products, installation charges, charges for
service calls and other charges. In addition, you agree to pay all
applicable federal, state and local fees and taxes. Veraloft shall have
the right to change the amount of fees and charges from time to time at
its discretion and upon reasonable advance notice. Monthly service,
equipment and other fees shall be payable monthly in advance.
Installation and other charges will be billed according to our then
current billing policies. Your Veraloft invoice may also contain charges
for other services provided by us or our subsidiaries or affiliates.
b.
Recurring
Payments: If
authorized by you, Veraloft shall charge/debit all amounts payable by
you to Veraloft pursuant to this Agreement to your credit card, debit
card or banking account that you have designated for recurring payments
to Veraloft. By enrolling for recurring payments you authorize us to
continue charging/debiting the designated credit card, debit card or
bank account for all monthly fees (including without limitation monthly
service fees and equipment charges, as well as applicable taxes and
fees) payable to Veraloft, and any other charges incurred by you and
payable to Veraloft pursuant to this Agreement, until the earlier of
your withdrawal of your recurring payment authorization or this
Agreement is terminated. Monthly service fees and equipment fees may be
charged up to thirty (30) days in advance. You agree to inform us
immediately of any change in the information provided in your recurring
payment authorization. If Veraloft does not receive payment from your
credit card issuer, your bank or their agents, you agree to pay all
amounts due upon demand by us.
c.
Late
Payments; Failure to Pay:
You agree to pay Veraloft for any fees or charges due to Veraloft,
including any administrative late fee(s) and related fees, charges and
assessments due to late payments or non-payments. If Veraloft does not
receive any required payment from you by the date on which the payment
is due, or you pay less than the full amount due Veraloft, you may be
charged such fees, charges and assessments and the Service may be
disconnected. If the Service is disconnected, in addition to the rights
and remedies of Veraloft under this Agreement or otherwise, you may be
required to pay a reconnect fee in addition to all past due charges
before the Service is reconnected. Veraloft's late fee practices may be
revised to comply with applicable state or local laws, rules or
regulations. If we are required to use a collection agency or attorney
to collect money owed by you or to assert any other right that we may
have against you, you agree to pay the reasonable costs of collection or
other action. These costs might include, but are not limited to, the
costs of a collection agency, reasonable attorneys' fees and arbitration
or court costs.
d.
Additional
Charges: The
Service will allow you to access the Internet, content providers,
providers of services, on-line services and other information. You
acknowledge that you may incur charges on account of such access or
usage through the Service separate and apart from the amounts charged by
us. In addition, you may incur charges as a result of accessing on-line
services or purchasing or subscribing to other offerings via the
Internet or otherwise. You agree that all charges payable to third
parties, including all applicable taxes, are your sole responsibility.
In addition, you are solely responsible for protecting the security of
credit card, payment, and personally identifiable information provided
in connection with such transactions.
e.
Credit
Inquiries: You
authorize Veraloft to make inquiries and to receive information about
your credit experience from others, enter this information in your file,
and disclose this information concerning you to appropriate third
parties for reasonable business purposes in compliance with applicable
law.
f.
Billing
Errors: Subject to
applicable law, you must notify us of any billing errors or other
requests for refund within sixty (60) days of the date on which the
error occurred.
g.
Account
Access: In order to
protect the privacy of your account information, we may require that you
use a security code or other method, designated in accordance with our
policies, to confirm your identity when requesting or otherwise
accessing account information, making changes to the Service or
performing other functions related to the Service.
5.0
Termination and Expiration
a.
Term:
The term of this Agreement shall commence upon the installation of your
Service, and shall continue on a month to month basis thereafter until
terminated as provided for in this Agreement or until superseded by a
revised version of this Agreement.
b.
Termination
by Customer: You
may terminate this Agreement for any reason at any time by providing
Veraloft with written notice of termination, in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement. In the event of your termination, any
applicable fees and charges will accrue through the date of termination
but all prepaid monthly service fees for Service not received will be
refunded on a pro-rata basis (less any outstanding amounts due Veraloft
for equipment or other applicable fees and charges), subject in each
case to the terms of any special offers or promotions that may be
associated with your purchase of the Services (e.g., special discounted
rates conditioned upon a minimum term commitment may be subject to
retroactive adjustment to standard rates in the event of early
termination).
c.
Termination
by Veraloft: We may
terminate this Agreement (i) at any time without prior notice if you
fail to comply in full with any term of this Agreement, or (ii) for any
other reason upon thirty (30) days notice to you. In the event Veraloft
terminates the Service for any reason other than your violation of this
Agreement, any fees and charges will accrue through the date of
termination but any prepaid monthly service fees for Service not
received will be refunded on a pro-rata basis (less any outstanding
amounts due Veraloft for equipment or other applicable fees and
charges).
d.
Customer
Obligations Upon Termination:
You agree that upon termination of this Agreement:
i.
You will immediately cease use of the Service and the Products,
and uninstall and destroy all copies of any software provided to you
pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise used by you to access the
Service.
ii.
You will pay in full for your use of the Service and the Products
up to the later of the effective date of termination of this Agreement
or the date on which the Service is disconnected and the Products have
been returned. You agree to pay on a pro-rated basis for any use by you
of the Products or Service for a part of a month.
iii.
You shall return the Products to Veraloft, by any method
reasonably requested by us, within 10 days after termination of the
Agreement. Upon our request, you will permit us, and our employees,
agents, contractors, and representatives, to access your premises during
normal business hours or by appointment to remove the Products and other
material provided by Veraloft. If any Product is not returned, you
agree that Veraloft may bill you for the applicable charges, including
without limitation charging your specified means of recurring payments,
if applicable.
e.
Retention of
Rights: Nothing
contained in this Agreement shall be construed to limit Veraloft's
rights and remedies available at law or in equity. Upon termination of
this Agreement for any reason, Veraloft and its suppliers reserve the
right to delete all your data, files, electronic messages or other
Customer information that is stored on Veraloft's or its suppliers'
servers or systems. In addition, you may forfeit your account user name
and all e-mail, IP, and web space addresses. We shall have no liability
whatsoever as a result of the loss of any such data, names or addresses.
f.
Survival:
All obligations of the parties hereunder which, by their terms, would be
expected to survive such termination or which relate to the period prior
to termination shall survive termination of this Agreement.
6.0 Customer Responsibility for Content:
You acknowledge that there is some content and material on the Internet
or otherwise available through the Service which may be offensive to
some individuals, may be unsuitable for children, may violate federal,
state or local laws, rules or regulations or may violate your protected
rights or those of others. We assume no responsibility for this content
or material. All content and material accessed by you or others through
the Service is accessed and used by you or such others at their own
risk. NEITHER VERALOFT NOR ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, OR AGENTS SHALL
HAVE ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR ANY CLAIMS, LOSSES, ACTIONS, DAMAGES,
SUITS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR OTHERWISE RELATING TO ACCESS TO
SUCH CONTENT OR MATERIAL BY YOU OR OTHERS.
7.0 Disclaimers. THE SERVICES AND
PRODUCTS ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS, AND CUSTOMER'S USE THEREOF IS
AT ITS OWN RISK. VERALOFT DOES NOT MAKE, AND HEREBY DISCLAIMS, ANY AND
ALL OTHER EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NONINFRINGEMENT AND TITLE, AND ANY WARRANTIES
ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE PRACTICE. VERALOFT
DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL PERFORM AT A PARTICULAR SPEED,
OR WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR SECURE. SOME
STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS,
SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
8.0 Limitation on Liability. UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL EITHER VERALOFT OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE,
OR FOR ANY LOST REVENUES, LOST PROFITS OR LOSS OF BUSINESS REGARDLESS OF
THE CAUSE OF ACTION, AND WHETHER OR NOT FORESEEABLE. IN NO EVENT SHALL
VERALOFT'S OR ITS SUPPLIERS' CUMULATIVE LIABILITY EXCEED THE FEES PAID
BY CUSTOMER THROUGH THE MONTH IN WHICH THE CLAIM AROSE EVEN IF VERALOFT
IS INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN ADDITION, VERALOFT
AND ITS SUPPLIERS WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, LOSSES,
EXPENSES OR COSTS THAT CUSTOMER SUFFERS AS A RESULT OF: (I) ANY
INTERRUPTION OR FAILURE OF THE SERVICES OR PRODUCTS; (II) THE
DOWNLOADING OR USE OF ANY INFORMATION, DATA OR MATERIALS OBTAINED VIA
THE SERVICES OR FROM THE INTERNET; (III) ANY FAILURE TO COMPLETE A
TRANSACTION ON THE INTERNET OR USING THE SERVICES OR ANY LOSS OF DATA
DUE TO DELAYS, NON-DELIVERIES, MIS-DELIVERIES, OR SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS;
(IV) ANYTHING BEYOND THE REASONABLE CONTROL OF VERALOFT, INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO ANY INTERRUPTION OR FAILURE OF A THIRD PARTY'S SERVICES,
SOFTWARE, EQUIPMENT OR NETWORK; (V) ANY UNAUTHORIZED USE OR MODIFICATION
OF SERVICES OR PRODUCTS OR COMBINATION OF SERVICES OR PRODUCTS WITH
OTHER SERVICES, PRODUCTS OR EQUIPMENT; (VI) VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN
HORSES, OR OTHER UNDESIRABLE DATA OR SOFTWARE; OR (VII) THE ATTEMPT BY
UNAUTHORIZED USERS (E.G., HACKERS) TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO CUSTOMER'S DATA,
WEB-SITE, COMPUTERS, OR NETWORKS.
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION
OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE
LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
9.0 Confidentiality.
Customer acknowledges that the Products contain proprietary and
confidential information of Veraloft and its suppliers. Customer agrees
to not disclose the Products to third parties without the prior written
consent of Veraloft and the suppliers identified to Customer in
Veraloft's response to such notice. Customer shall not copy, modify,
resell or distribute the Products, create or recreate the source code
for the Products, or re-engineer, reverse engineer, decompile,
disassemble or attempt in any way to disable, deactivate or render
ineffective the password protection in the Products. Customer shall not
remove, erase, tamper with or fail to preserve any copyright, trademark,
or other proprietary notice printed or stamped on, affixed to, or
encoded or recorded in the Products.
10.0 Force Majeure.
Neither party shall be responsible for
any failure to perform due to unforeseen circumstances or to causes
beyond such party's reasonable control, including but not limited to
acts of God, changes in governmental laws, rules, regulations or orders,
war, terrorist acts, insurrection, riot, embargoes, acts of civil or
military authorities, fire, floods, accidents, strikes, or shortages of
transportation, facilities, fuel, energy, labor or materials. Customer
acknowledges that certain of Veraloft's suppliers establish the prices
charged to Veraloft based on governmental laws, rules, regulations,
orders and decisions. If any of the prices charged to Veraloft by any of
its suppliers increase as a result of changes to governmental rules,
laws or regulations or pursuant to new decisions or orders issued by
applicable regulatory bodies, Veraloft reserves the right to increase
the price charged to Customer and/or change the terms of service
hereunder, effective thirty days following notice to Customer. If
Customer does not agree to accept the new pricing and/or revised terms,
Customer may terminate the affected Services without penalty within
thirty days of the date of such notice. Any continued use of the
Services thirty days after the notice date shall be deemed acceptance of
the new prices and/or terms.
11.0 General.
The relationship between the parties
created by this Agreement is that of independent contractors and not
partners, joint-venturers or agents. Customer may not assign this
Agreement without the prior written consent of Veraloft, which consent
shall be at Veraloft's sole discretion. Veraloft may assign this
Agreement. This Agreement shall be deemed to have been made in, and
shall be construed pursuant to the laws of the State of California and
the United States without regard to conflicts of laws provisions
thereof. The prevailing party in any legal action taken in relation to
this Agreement shall be entitled to recover its attorney's fees and
costs. Except as expressly provided herein, no modification to this
Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and signed by an
authorized representative of Veraloft. If any provision of this
Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable under any
circumstances, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the
minimum extent necessary so that this Agreement shall otherwise remain
in full force and effect and enforceable. Notices to Customer may be
sent to the facsimile number, email address or address listed on the
applicable order form. Customer consents to receiving all notices
hereunder through electronic means. Notices to Veraloft should be sent
to Veraloft, LLC at 855 Oak Grove, Suite 203, Menlo Park, CA 94025. The
relevant order form, the Policies and these Terms and Conditions contain
the entire understanding of the parties with regard to this matter and
supersede any prior written or oral communications between the parties
with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.