Terms of Service (TOS) for Dedicated Server, VPS, Web Hosting and Subscription Users
This Terms of Service Agreement (“TOS Agreement”) constitutes a valid, binding and enforceable legal contract by and between you, the “Subscriber”, and powerpc.com, POWERPC.com.
1. Provision of Service: Acceptance of this TOS Agreement and Acceptance of POWERPC.com’s Acceptable Use Policy:
POWERPC.com’s provision of service to Subscriber, and Subscriber’s acceptance and use of said service, constitute Subscriber’s acceptance of, and agreement to, this TOS Agreement as well as Subscriber’s acceptance of, and agreement to, POWERPC.com’s Acceptable Use Policy (“POWERPC.com’s AUP”) — which is herewith made a part of this TOS Agreement. This TOS Agreement, including POWERPC.com’s AUP, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties, and supersedes any prior agreements between the parties.
2. Cancellation of Service:
POWERPC.com reserves the right to cancel this TOS Agreement and to permanently disconnect the service that POWERPC.com provides to Subscriber hereunder at anytime without further obligation. Subscriber may cancel this TOS Agreement and the service that POWERPC.com provides to Subscriber here under by requesting cancellation via opening a help ticket through account contact at least seven (7) days prior to Subscriber’s next monthly billing date. POWERPC.com will not honor notice of cancellation by any other means of communication. Subscriber must be current on all payments and must have all account information available at the time of such request for said requested cancellation to become effective. It is Subscriber’s responsibility to separately confirm that POWERPC.com has timely received notice of requested cancellation, and Subscriber must make arrangements to pick up any server computer that it owns for removal from POWERPC.com’s facility.
3. Disconnection of Service:
Not by way of limitation of POWERPC.com’s right to, at any time for any reason, cancel this TOS Agreement and permanently disconnect the service that POWERPC.com provides to Subscriber, POWERPC.com also reserves the right to temporarily disconnect (suspend) the service that POWERPC.com provides to Subscriber (or any one of them, if Subscriber has more than one account or server):
For Subscriber’s failure to timely pay any fee or amount due to POWERPC.com, in which case POWERPC.com will first send Subscriber an email indicating that Subscriber’s account is overdue and advising Subscriber that the service that POWERPC.com provides to Subscriber may be terminated if payment is not made within 24 hours; and/or
If POWERPC.com determines, in its sole judgment, that Subscriber is in violation of this TOS Agreement (which includes POWERPC.com’s AUP), and POWERPC.com believes that Subscriber can timely and appropriately cure said violation. If, in POWERPC.com’s sole discretion, a potential violation is detected, the service (including all services on all server computers of Subscriber, if Subscriber uses more than one) that POWERPC.com provides to Subscriber may be terminated, without notice to Subscriber, until POWERPC.com’s investigation is complete, which investigation POWERPC.com shall attempt to complete within a reasonable time period.
Subscriber will not be credited, under any circumstances, for any time that the service that POWERPC.com provides to Subscriber is suspended, interrupted or terminated.
4. POWERPC.com Not Obligated To Review Activities or Notify of Violations:
POWERPC.com is under no obligation to review Subscriber’s and/or any of Subscriber’s Sub-User’s (the term “Subscriber’s Sub-User” is defined below) activities to determine if a violation of this TOS Agreement (which includes POWERPC.com’s AUP) has occurred. Further, POWERPC.com does not assume any responsibility by virtue of this TOS Agreement (which includes POWERPC.com’s AUP) to monitor, enforce or police Internet-related activities or to notify Subscriber of any actual or suspected violations.
5. Amendment:
POWERPC.com reserves the right to amend, and may amend, from time to time, within its sole discretion, the terms and conditions of this TOS Agreement (including POWERPC.com’s AUP). POWERPC.com will provide notice of such amendment(s) by posting such amendment(s) on POWERPC.com’s website at http://www.POWERPC.com/vbulletin/, and Subscriber’s use of POWERPC.com’s services after POWERPC.com posts such amendment(s) on its website shall constitute Subscriber’s acceptance of any/all such amendments. Amendment(s) shall not constitute grounds for Subscriber’s early cancellation of this TOS Agreement or the service, nor grounds for Subscriber’s non-payment for the service that POWERPC.com provides to Subscriber after the effective date of such amendment(s), and Subscriber shall continue to be bound by the terms and conditions of this TOS Agreement, as amended, for any service provided by POWERPC.com to Subscriber thereafter. It is Subscriber’s responsibility to review, from time to time, this TOS Agreement (including POWERPC.com’s AUP), as published on POWERPC.com’s website, for any amendment(s).
6. Assignment:
Subscriber may not transfer or assign this TOS Agreement without the prior written consent of POWERPC.com. POWERPC.com may transfer and assign this TOS Agreement, the Service and all of POWERPC.com’s rights, titles and interests thereunder at any time without consent from or notice to Subscriber.
7. Waiver:
Waiver by POWERPC.com of Subscriber’s breach of any term or condition of this TOS Agreement (including POWERPC.com’s AUP) shall not operate as or be construed as a continuing or subsequent waiver thereof or as a waiver of any breach of any other term or condition of this TOS Agreement (including POWERPC.com’s AUP).
8. Compliance with law:
Inasmuch as the service that POWERPC.com provides to Subscriber is controlled and operated by POWERPC.com from its facilities in the United States, Subscriber shall comply with all U.S. local, state, federal and national laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations that apply to Subscriber’s use of the service that POWERPC.com provides to Subscriber, as well as with all laws in all other jurisdictions that apply to Subscriber’s use of the service that POWERPC.com provides to Subscriber.
9. Choice of Law / Jurisdiction / Venue / Statute of Limitations:
This TOS Agreement shall be construed in all respects in accordance with the laws of the state of Kansas applicable to contracts enforceable in that state. By entering into this TOS Agreement and accepting and using POWERPC.com’s services hereunder, Subscriber submits to jurisdiction and venue in the courts of Sedgwick County, Kansas, for any dispute(s) related to or rising out of this TOS Agreement. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, any claim or cause of action arising out of this TOS Agreement and/or related to the service that POWERPC.com provides, or is to provide, to Subscriber must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
10. Responsibilities:
Subscriber Shall Defend and Indemnify POWERPC.com: Subscriber shall fully defend, indemnify, pay and hold harmless POWERPC.com and its managers, members, employees, affiliates, attorneys, agents, contractors and licensors (such POWERPC.com related parties collectively referred to under this Section 10.A. as “POWERPC.com-related party”) for any Subscriber violation(s) of this TOS Agreement (which includes POWERPC.com’s AUP) and for any violation(s) by a sub-subscriber of, client of, customer of, reseller of, user of, sub-user of, or similar party related to, Subscriber (collectively referred to as a “Subscriber’s Sub-User”), that results in any loss, damage, cost or expense to POWERPC.com or an POWERPC.com-related party, or in any claim made or threatened against POWERPC.com or an POWERPC.com-related party by any third-party. If POWERPC.com or an POWERPC.com-related party is sued (or if a suit is threatened against POWERPC.com or an POWERPC.com-related party) because of Subscriber’s or a Subscriber’s Sub-User’s act or omission, Subscriber shall pay any and all damages awarded against POWERPC.com and any POWERPC.com-related party immediately upon such award (whether or not any appeal is available/taken), plus any and all of POWERPC.com’s and any POWERPC.com-related party’s expenses and costs (including POWERPC.com’s and any POWERPC.com-related party’s reasonable attorneys’ fees) related thereto;
POWERPC.com Not Liable: The service that POWERPC.com provides to, or is to provide to, Subscriber is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, and Subscriber’s use of said service is at Subscriber’s sole risk. In no case shall POWERPC.com or any of its managers, members, employees, affiliates, attorneys, agents, contractors or licensors be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, exemplary, special or consequential damages, losses, costs or expenses, including, but not limited to, loss of profits, loss of data, loss or damage to goodwill, or loss of use of data or other intangible losses, or for any claim(s) related thereto, even if said party has been advised of the possibility of such damages, losses, costs, expenses or claims, arising from or related to:
Subscriber’s or Subscriber’s Sub-Users’ use or inability to use the service (whether from Service Faults or otherwise) that POWERPC.com provides to, or is to provide to, Subscriber;
Any destruction, damage, taking, unavailability or other loss of Subscriber’s or any Subscriber’s Sub-User’s system, server or data;
The cost to procure any substitute service;
Any unauthorized access or use of Subscriber’s account; or
Any third party conduct or other matter relating to the service;
Content Responsibility: POWERPC.com takes no responsibility or accountability for, and Subscriber is entirely responsible and accountable for, any and all Subscriber and third-party data, information and content transmitted by (via email, uploading, posting or otherwise), stored on, inputted to/through, linked to/through and/or served by, Subscriber’s server computer (or any server computer internally assigned to Subscriber) at POWERPC.com’s premises and/or using the service that POWERPC.com provides to Subscriber;
Subscriber’s Responsibility to Enforce: It is Subscriber’s responsibility to ensure that Subscriber and all of Subscriber’s Sub-Users continuously adhere to the terms and conditions contained in this TOS Agreement (including POWERPC.com’s AUP), and Subscriber is, and will be held, responsible for Subscriber’s acts and omissions and for the acts and omissions of Subscriber’s Sub-Users related thereto. It is in Subscriber’s best interest to implement a similar policy of acceptable use and compliance among Subscriber’s Sub-Users;
Subscriber’s Network / Security: Subscriber is solely responsible for ensuring that its network and the network(s) of Subscriber’s Sub-User(s) are configured in a secure manner. Subscriber is solely responsible for any intrusions into, or security breaches of, any of its server computers, networks or systems. Subscriber is solely responsible and accountable for, and POWERPC.com shall not be responsible or accountable for, any/all activities that occur on or through Subscriber’s service computers, networks and systems, including any and all acts or omissions by, or attributable to, any third party, using the service that POWERPC.com provides to Subscriber;
Subscriber’s Responsibility to Backup System/Data – Deletion of System/Data: POWERPC.com is not responsible for, and Subscriber is solely responsible for, backing up Subscriber’s system/data, including any/all system/data of any Subscriber’s Sub-User, related to Subscriber’s server computer (or any server computer internally assigned to Subscriber) at POWERPC.com’s premises and/or to the service that POWERPC.com provides to Subscriber. Any server computer owned by Subscriber on POWERPC.com’s premises or otherwise under POWERPC.com’s possession or control will be considered abandoned and forfeited thirty (30) days after cancellation of this TOS Agreement for non-payment, at which time, POWERPC.com will delete any and all Subscriber and Subscriber’s Sub-User system/data. For any server computer not owned by Subscriber but that is or may be internally assigned to Subscriber, POWERPC.com will delete any and all Subscriber and Subscriber’s Sub-User system/data immediately upon cancellation of this TOS Agreement for non-payment.;
Subscriber’s Responsibility To Insure: POWERPC.com is not responsible for, and Subscriber is solely responsible for, fully insuring Subscriber’s and Subscriber’s Sub-Users’ system/data against destruction, damage, taking, unavailability or other loss, and POWERPC.com is not responsible for, and Subscriber is solely responsible for, fully insuring any/all server computers, components and equipment owned or controlled by Subscriber against loss and damage during shipment, handling, placement and use, whether said server computer/equipment is in POWERPC.com’s possession or control or otherwise;
Subscriber’s Responsibility For Server/Equipment: Subscriber is solely responsible for packaging and removing from POWERPC.com’s premises/control any/all servers and equipment owned or controlled by Subscriber. Subscriber shall pay POWERPC.com a $20.00 handling fee plus all shipping costs per package for any server/equipment which is shipped The Subscriber is responsible for insuring any/all shipments. Any server or equipment not removed within 30 days after cancellation of this TOS Agreement for any reason will be considered abandoned and forfeited.
11. Subscriber Contact Information, Updates & ID:
Subscriber shall, at http://www.POWERPC.com/account, provide POWERPC.com with, and shall update POWERPC.com immediately upon any change(s) with, accurate, current and complete contact information (including email, fax, telephone and street address contacts) so that POWERPC.com may register Subscriber, charge payments to Subscriber and otherwise contact Subscriber as may be required from time to time in the course of this TOS Agreement. In addition, Subscriber agrees to provide photo identification to POWERPC.com prior to Subscriber’s preliminary visit, if any, to POWERPC.com’s data center.
12. Age/ Legal Authority:
If Subscriber is an individual, Subscriber must be eighteen (18) years of age or older in order to enter into this TOS Agreement to subscribe to the service that POWERPC.com provides to Subscriber, and Subscriber herewith assures POWERPC.com that Subscriber meets said age requirement. If Subscriber is an entity, Subscriber herewith assures POWERPC.com that it has all the legal authority necessary to enter into this TOS Agreement to subscribe to the service POWERPC.com provides to Subscriber.
13. Payment Information:
Service Rates: The nature of the service that POWERPC.com provides to Subscriber, and the rates and fees thereof, have been communicated to Subscriber by POWERPC.com. POWERPC.com may amend its rates and fees from time to time, at POWERPC.com’s discretion, by posting said change(s) on POWERPC.com’s website at http://www.POWERPC.comservers.net/vbulletin/, which rate change shall become effective as outlined in said posting;
Payment: POWERPC.com may charge Subscriber a one-time, pre-agreed set-up fee before POWERPC.com establishes any service for Subscriber. Subscriber shall thereafter pay, on each monthly anniversary date thereafter, an ongoing service charge in advance for POWERPC.com’s continued provision of the service that POWERPC.com provides to Subscriber. Subscriber agrees that POWERPC.com may automatically charge Subscriber’s credit card each month, and may process Subscriber’s payment as early as five (5) days before the due date, to ensure that POWERPC.com receives payment on or before the due date;
Invoicing: POWERPC.com does not send out invoices automatically. If Subscriber requires an invoice he may log into his account and obtain an invoice.
Refunds and Disputes: All payments made to POWERPC.com by Subscriber or on Subscriber’s behalf are nonrefundable – including the one-time set-up fee, if any, as well as any/all subsequent monthly charges (regardless of usage). Overcharges or billing disputes must be reported to POWERPC.com within thirty (30) days of occurrence, otherwise Subscriber shall have waived all claims related thereto. If Subscriber disputes a charge to its credit card issuer, which charge POWERPC.com deems, in its sole discretion, to be valid under the terms and conditions of this TOS Agreement, Subscriber shall pay POWERPC.com, in addition to said disputed charge, an Administrative Fee of not less than $50.00 and not more than $150.00;
Payment Declination/Rejection Charge: Should Subscriber’s credit card or any payment be declined or rejected for any reason, POWERPC.com may charge Subscriber a $15.00 administrative fee per occurrence;
Additional Charges for Failure to Timely Pay: Without limiting POWERPC.com’s right to, at any time for any reason, cancel this TOS Agreement and permanently disconnect the service that POWERPC.com provides to Subscriber, should POWERPC.com suspend the service that POWERPC.com provides to Subscriber because of Subscriber’s failure to timely pay any fee or amount due to POWERPC.com, Subscriber may be required to pay POWERPC.com, in addition to any fees and amounts due a $20.00 late fee.. Suspension of service does not relieve Subscriber of any responsibilities.
14. Service and Support:
Support & Support Boundaries: Within POWERPC.com’s field of service and ability, POWERPC.com offers 24 hours/day x 7 days/week technical support to Subscriber, except during a few holidays and company meetings when we temporarily close our facility. Subscriber’s server computer(s) housed at POWERPC.com’s facility is(are) unmanaged, and POWERPC.com offers only that the service provided by POWERPC.com to Subscriber’s server computer(s) is online and remotely accessible. POWERPC.com does not offer technical support for application-specific issues, and POWERPC.com shall not provide technical support to Subscriber’s Sub-Users. Subscriber should contact POWERPC.com by opening a help ticket with the support desk for technical assistance at http://crm.POWERPC.comservers.net. In the event POWERPC.com needs to ship out of POWERPC.com’s premises any failed component of a server owned or controlled by Subscriber for any reason, a $20.00 handling fee per shipment plus all shipping costs will be applied;
Service Faults / No POWERPC.com Liability / No Warranty: POWERPC.com does not guarantee that the service that POWERPC.com provides, or is to provide, to Subscriber is or will be free from errors, omissions, corruption, attack, viruses, interference, loss, hacking, security intrusion, delays, non-delivery, wrong delivery or any other causes of interruption or damage (collectively “Service Faults”). As a reminder of, and not as a limitation of, POWERPC.com’s limitation of liability under Section 10.B. above, in no case shall POWERPC.com or any of its managers, members, employees, affiliates, attorneys, agents, contractors or licensors be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, exemplary, special or consequential damages, losses, costs or expenses, including, but not limited to, loss of profits, loss of data, loss or damage to goodwill, or loss of use of data or other intangible losses, or for any claim(s) related thereto, even if said party has been advised of the possibility of such damages, losses, costs, expenses or claims, arising from or related to the following:
Subscriber’s or Subscriber’s Sub-Users’ use or inability to use the service (whether from Service Faults or otherwise) that POWERPC.com provides to, or is to provide to, Subscriber,
Any destruction, damage, taking, unavailability or other loss of Subscriber’s or any Subscriber’s Sub-User’s system, server or data,
The cost to procure any substitute service,
Any unauthorized access or use of Subscriber’s account or
Any third-party conduct or other matter relating to the service.
POWERPC.com AND ITS MANAGERS, MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, ATTORNEYS, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS AND LICENSORS HEREWITH EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. NO REQUEST OR ADVICE FROM SUBSCRIBER TO POWERPC.com, IN ANY FORM OF MEDIA, SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY. SUBSCRIBER IS SOLELY REPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO SUBSCRIBER’S NETWORK AND SYSTEM AND FOR ANY LOSSES THAT RESULT FROM SUBSCRIBER’S USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICE THAT POWERPC.com PROVIDES, OR IS TO PROVIDE, TO SUBSCRIBER;
Facility Access: Visits to POWERPC.com’s facility must be scheduled at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the visit. Should Subscriber need emergency access to Subscriber’s server computer, Subscriber must contact POWERPC.com technical support and request access at least fifteen (15) minutes prior to the emergency visit. Subscriber shall pay any/all related charges (such as for a security pass, property pass, time and assistance provided by POWERPC.com, etc.). and Subscriber shall submit a photo ID for POWERPC.com’s records prior to Subscriber’s initial visit to POWERPC.com’s facility. Guided tours for prospective clients (non-subscribers) are permitted, at the sole discretion of POWERPC.com, only during regular business hours, Monday-Friday, and should be scheduled at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance;
IP Address Allocation / Ownership: If POWERPC.com assigns Subscriber an Internet Protocol (“IP”) address and/or number(s) for Subscriber’s use, the right to use that IP address/number shall belong solely to POWERPC.com, and Subscriber shall have no right to use that IP address/number except as permitted by POWERPC.com in its sole discretion in connection with the services provided by POWERPC.com to Subscriber during the term of this TOS Agreement. POWERPC.com shall maintain and control ownership of all IP addresses and numbers that may be assigned to Subscriber by POWERPC.com, and POWERPC.com reserves the right to change or remove any and all such IP addresses/numbers, in its sole and absolute discretion. POWERPC.com’s allocation of IP addresses/numbers is limited by the policies, as they exist from time to time, of the American Registry for Internet Numbers (“ARIN”), including policies providing that the use of IP addresses or numbers for IP-based virtual hosts are not acceptable as justification for new IP addresses or numbers. Pursuant to ARIN’s policies, as they exist from time to time, Subscriber must use name-based hosting whenever possible. POWERPC.com will periodically review IP address usage, and if POWERPC.com finds that Subscriber and/or Subscriber’s Sub-Users are using IP addresses or numbers where name-based hosting could be used, POWERPC.com will revoke authorization for the use of those IP addresses/numbers. All IP addresses/numbers that are allocated to Subscriber must be utilized within forty-eight (48) hours of allocation, otherwise POWERPC.com may retract said unused IP address or number without prior notification to Subscriber.
15. Unauthorized Use of Account:
Subscriber shall not reveal Subscriber’s account information to anyone, Subscriber shall protect and maintain the confidentiality and security of Subscriber’s account, Subscriber shall not use anyone else’s account, and Subscriber shall immediately notify POWERPC.com of any unauthorized use of Subscriber’s account or any other breach of security. Subscriber is solely responsible and accountable for, and POWERPC.com shall not be responsible or accountable for, any/all activities that occur on or through Subscriber’s account, including any and all acts or omissions by, or attributable to, any third party, using the service that POWERPC.com provides to Subscriber.
16. Disclosure of Subscriber’s Information to Law Enforcement and to Third Parties:
Subscriber herewith acknowledges and agrees that the POWERPC.com may disclose any and all Subscriber information, including, but not limited to, Subscriber contact information, assigned IP addresses/numbers, account history, account use, etc., to any law enforcement agent who requests it, without further consent or notification to Subscriber. In addition, as may be allowed by ARIN policies from time to time, POWERPC.com will provide any third party with Subscriber contact information (including the name, telephone number, email address and other contact information of Subscriber). POWERPC.com shall apply the terms of this section to any/all of Subscriber’s Sub-Users, and Subscriber shall notify all of Subscriber’s Sub-Users of these terms,
17. SPAM / Unsolicited Commercial Email (UCE) / Unsolicited Bulk Email (UBE):
DO NOT SPAM FROM YOUR ACCOUNT. Subscriber may not use or permit others to use the service that POWERPC.com provides to Subscriber to transmit (including by email, uploading, posting or other transmission), originate, pass through or otherwise transact any SPAM, UCE and/or UBE. Violations of this policy carry, as well as possible suspension or cancellation of service, additional penalties and/or remedies, including, but not limited to:
POWERPC.com reserves the right to drop the section of any IP space involved in any SPAM/ UCE/ UBE or Denial of Service (DOS) complaints if POWERPC.com determines, in its sole discretion, that the offending activity is causing, or may cause, harm to other parties on the Internet (particularly if open relays are on Subscriber’s network or on a Subscriber’s Sub-User’s network, or if DOS attacks are originating from Subscriber’s network);
Subscriber will pay “Research Fees” of $175.00 per hour to compensate POWERPC.com for employee time spent investigating Subscriber’s violation. POWERPC.com reserves the right to pursue civil remedies for any costs associated with the investigation of a substantiated violation;
First violations of POWERPC.com’s SPAM/ UCE/ UBE policy will result in an “Administrative Fee” of $250.00; a second violation will result in an “Administrative Fee” of $500.00, and immediate cancellation of Subscriber’s service; and
POWERPC.com may notify law enforcement officials if the violation is believed to be a criminal offense;
POWERPC.com’s remedies are cumulative and they may be exercised concurrently or separately at any time.
Lack of action by POWERPC.com with respect to any remedy shall not serve as a waiver of that or any other remedy at any time;
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
A Subscriber hosting websites or services on Subscriber’s server computer supporting spammers or resulting in any of POWERPC.com’s IP space to be listed in any of the various Spam Databases or black hole lists will have its service immediately disconnected. Such suspended service will not be reconnected until such time that Subscriber agrees to remove ANY and ALL traces of the offending material immediately upon reconnection, and agrees to allow POWERPC.com access to its server computer(s) to confirm that all material has been COMPLETELY removed.
Because Subscriber is ultimately responsible for the actions and omissions of Subscriber’s Sub-Users, it is advisable that Subscriber develop a similar policy for its Sub-Users.
18. Compliance with POWERPC.com’s AUP:
POWERPC.com’s AUP is an integral part of this TOS Agreement, and Subscriber agrees to comply with POWERPC.com’s AUP, and to take reasonable steps to ensure that Subscriber’s Sub-Users comply with POWERPC.com’s AUP at all times. POWERPC.com’s AUP applies to Subscriber and to each/all of Subscriber’s Sub-Users and to each/all server computer, network, device and/or system under Subscriber’s control or assigned to Subscriber related to the service POWERPC.com provides to Subscriber. Subscriber is, and will be held, responsible and accountable for any and all activity and/or omission by, or attributable to, any third party directly or indirectly using or benefiting from POWERPC.com’s services that violates any of the terms of POWERPC.com’s AUP;
POWERPC.com reserves the right to investigate actual, suspected or alleged violations of POWERPC.com’s AUP, which includes the right to access data, information, contents and records on, or associated with, any server computer(s) of, or assigned to, Subscriber. POWERPC.com shall not be in default of this TOS Agreement if POWERPC.com’s investigation causes Subscriber to incur downtime or requires the sequestering of all or a portion of the Subscriber’s server computers;
POWERPC.com may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in investigating and/or prosecuting Subscriber and/or Subscriber’s Sub-Users who are involved in any violation of POWERPC.com’s AUP. Subscriber shall assist POWERPC.com to comply with all laws, ordinances, regulations and rules related to the service POWERPC.com provides to Subscriber. Subscriber shall cooperate and comply with any/all civil or criminal investigations regarding activity through, and data, information, contents and records on, or associated with, any server computer(s) of, or assigned to, Subscriber, including, without limitation, discovery orders, subpoenas, freeze orders, search warrants, information requests, wire taps, electronic intercepts and surveillance, preservation requests, and any other order from a court or government entity (each an “Investigation”). Without limiting any other right of POWERPC.com, POWERPC.com reserves the right to comply with any Investigation without notice to Subscriber;
Without limiting POWERPC.com’s right to, at any time for any reason, cancel this TOS Agreement and permanently disconnect the service that POWERPC.com provides to Subscriber, POWERPC.com may also, in its sole discretion, take any one or more of the following remedies for a violation of POWERPC.com’s AUP:
Disable access to Subscriber’s content that violates POWERPC.com’s AUP;
Remove DNS records from Subscriber’s server computer(s);
Block email or any other network services;
Effect IP address null routing;
Take direct action against Subscriber’s Sub-Users;
Charge Subscriber for remedial actions, and recover any and all expenses from Subscriber in connection with any violation of POWERPC.com’s AUP attributable to Subscriber.
POWERPC.com’s remedies are cumulative and they may be exercised concurrently or separately at any time.
Lack of action by POWERPC.com with respect to any remedy shall not serve as a waiver of that or any other remedy at any time;
19. IRC:
If Subscriber runs IRC on our standard network, POWERPC.com will disconnect the service that POWERPC.com provides to Subscriber until Subscriber agrees to be moved to POWERPC.com’s IRC network
20. POWERPC.com’s Remedies Cumulative / No Waiver:
POWERPC.com’s remedies under this TOS Agreement are cumulative, and they may be exercised concurrently or separately at any time. Lack of action by POWERPC.com with respect to any remedy shall not serve as a waiver of that or any other remedy at any time
21. POWERPC.com’s Trademarks:
All trademarks, service marks, logos, product names and service names of POWERPC.com comprise the trademarks of POWERPC.com, and Subscriber shall not, and shall not allow any third party to, display or use in any manner said trademarks without POWERPC.com’s prior written permission.
22. Colocation Servers/Equipment and Insurance:
Not by way of limitation of the other provisions of this TOS Agreement, particularly the provisions of Sections 10.G and 10.H., POWERPC.com is not responsible for, and Subscriber is solely responsible for, fully insuring Subscriber’s and Subscriber’s Sub-Users’ colocation system/data against destruction, damage, taking, unavailability or other loss, and POWERPC.com is not responsible for, and Subscriber is solely responsible for, fully insuring any/all colocation server computers, components and equipment owned or controlled by Subscriber against loss and damage during shipment, handling, placement and use, whether said server computer/equipment is in POWERPC.com’s possession or control or otherwise. Subscriber is solely responsible for packaging and removing from POWERPC.com’s premises/control any/all colocation servers and equipment owned or controlled by Subscriber. Subscriber shall pay POWERPC.com a $20.00 handling fee plus shipping costs per package for any server/equipment that Subscriber requests POWERPC.com to ship. Any colocation server or equipment not removed within thirty (30) days after cancellation of this TOS Agreement for any reason will be considered abandoned and forfeited.
POWERPC.com’s AUP / Please Checks All
- You may not upload any material that violates or infringes on the copyright, intellectual property rights or trademark rights of any individual or organization.
- IRC, video, Myspace and Youtube alike websites/servers are allowed.
- Piracy, hacking, cracking, phreaking, warez, pyrotechnics, exploitive software or text that educates or encourages this activity and/or use are not allowed. Terrorist site, manual, instruction, education or any terrorist related are not allowed.
- You may not upload ROMs and Emulators. This is non-negotiable.
- You may not publish any material that is grossly offensive, including , exploitation of children, blatant expressions of bigotry, hatred, harassment, defamation, or invasion of privacy. This includes material that defames, abuses, harasses or threatens any person or group.
- Spam is not allowed, and you may not reference POWERPC.com in any unsolicited email that you send.
- You may not use your service in the commission of any crime that violates the laws of local, state, and federal government of the United States of America.
- Pornography and sex-related merchandising are permitted provided it is legal in the states of Kansas and Missouri and the country of the United States of America. This includes sites that may infer sexual content, or links to pornography elsewhere. Nude “art” is permitted.
- You are solely and fully responsible for the contents of your account. Any and all repercussions will be borne solely by you as the account holder.
- In no event will POWERPC.com. be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of the use of or inability to use POWERPC.com’s services or any content thereon. This disclaimer applies, without limitation, to any damages or injury, whether for breach of contract, tort, or otherwise, caused by any failure of performance; error; omission; interruption; deletion; defect; delay in operation or transmission; computer virus; file corruption; communication line failure; network or system outage; or theft, destruction, unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of any record.
- Services include a 14 day money back guarantee. No refund on special, trial or coupon.
- Data Backup is the responsibiliy of all clients.
- All data, account or any related product/service/addon will be terminated after 10 days of overdue non-payment.
- A billing dispute of any kind does not exempt you from paying current and future bills. Billing disputes resolved in the customer’s favor will receive account credit for overpayment.
- We reserve the right to terminate any account without warning or notice if any of the above restrictions are violated and to examine the contents of any account at any time.
- We are not liable for any damage or loss of data due to insufficient cooling, heating, bandwidth or acts of God. This includes colocation, dedicated server, web hosting or vps services.