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The following terms & conditions are operated by Norfolk
Internet for its hosting accounts. Some sections will not apply to
Text-Only.info accounts, as actual hosted content is limited to the text-only
software, but paragraphs related to linking to content still apply:
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Interpretation |
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1.1
Definitions
Unless otherwise stated, the following definitions apply to this
document:
- "we", "us", and "our" are references to Norfolk Internet;
- "you", "your" and "customer" are references to the person paying
for services from Norfolk Internet having entered into this agreement;
- "services" are web hosting, domain registration, reseller rights,
outsourced support, email and other services or facility provided
by us to you;
- "server" is the computer equipment operated by us in connection
to the services provided;
- "order" means a request made by the customer to us for services
to be supplied subject to these conditions;
- "charges" are the charges payable by the customer for the provision
of services details of which can be found on http://www.norfolkinternet.co.uk
and may vary from time to time.
1.2
Include
The words "include" and "including" are to be construed without
limitation.
1.3
Headings
The headings in this document are for convenience only and shall
not affect the interpretation of these conditions.
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| 2.
Ordering process |
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2.1
Order acceptance
We have not accepted a customer application and order until account
setup and you receive the 'welcome' email including all details
specific to your account. Until this time, we reserve the right
to refuse, cancel or reject any order made by the customer. In such
cases, a full refund will be made using the same method as payment
was originally made.
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| 3.
Refunds |
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3.1
Money back guarantee
3.1.1 Where money back guarantees are offered,
customers are entitled to a full refund within 14 days of the initial
order being placed. This will be issued in the same method as originally
used by the customer. Cases involving offline methods of payment
will be refunded using a personal cheque or other online method.
3.1.2
Any money back guarantee does not apply and will not be issued if
more than 50% of allocated data transfer has already been used on
the web hosting account. This money back guarantee does not apply
to domain name registrations or if the account has breached these
terms and conditions prior to cancellation.
3.2
Account cancellations
No refunds will be issued for account cancellations on a monthly
payment schedule. Accounts on a yearly payment schedule are entitled
to a pro rated refund taking only full months into account when
calculating refund due and using the full monthly price for spent
months (without yearly discount). If cancellation of the account
is caused by the customer breaching these terms and conditions no
refund will be issued. No refunds are issued for domain registrations.
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| 4.
Misuse |
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4.1
Spam / Unsolicited Mass E-mail
The sending of Unsolicited Commercial Email (SPAM) through our servers
promoting any website or through third party servers promoting a
website hosted by us can result in the suspension or termination
of the customers web hosting account without refund. Mailing lists
may be operated as long as individuals choose to subscribe to receive
mailings via clear 'opt in' methods and a strict removal procedure
is published in all mailings. 'Safelists' and other advertising
related mailing lists may not be operated. Any complaints received
are taken seriously and will be investigated.
4.2
Chat Rooms
Only the chat room scripts provided for the customer in their control
panel are allowed on our server. Any other scripts found will be
disabled and the account suspended in serious or repeat cases. An
exception to this term is provide for scripts which are FULLY applet
based whereby the applet is downloaded and run from the clients
system.
4.3
Account Use
Under no circumstances must our servers be used for the hosting
or communication of, reference to or linking to any of the following:
4.3.1 nudity, pornography, anything of a sexual,
lewd, or obscene nature;
4.3.2 violations of any copyright or any other
right of any third party;
4.3.3 threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory
statements;
4.3.4 promotion of illegal activities (hacking,
cracking, etc);
4.3.5 information or software containing or about
any kind of virus;
4.3.6 hate speech or hate propaganda;
4.3.7 the collection of personal information for
illegal purposes;
4.3.8 content deemed by us at our sole discretion
to be harmful to us;
4.4
Banned scripts
We do not allow the use of the following scripts on our servers:
- UltimateBBS
- IkonBoard
- All versions of YABB forum
- Proxy scripts
- IRC scripts
- Anonymizer
- Chat rooms not included as standard in the cPanel (see s4.2)
- phpShell and similar command execution scripts
- FormMail
4.5
Resellers
In the event that a resold account is in breach of our misuse terms,
we reserve the right to suspend this account without informing the
reseller. The end user will not be contacted by us and every effort
will be made to inform the reseller (our customer) of our actions
and reasons.
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| 5.
Billing |
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5.1
Payment schedules
The customer agrees to supply appropriate payment for the services
received from us in advance of the time period during which such
services are provided.
5.2
Invoices
Some online orders for hosting are through our payment processor
Paysystems.com, who will provide emailed notification of payment.
Norfolk Internet do not provide invoices directly for these online
orders. Orders made via Natwest Fastpay will recieve an emailed
invoice confirming reciept of funds.
5.3
Bank charges
Customers are responsible for the provision of sufficient funds
in their account and we will not be held responsible for any charges
incurred as a result of overdrawing of the bank account or credit
card or as a result of failed transactions.
5.4
Suspension
We reserve the right to suspend any account after 5 working days
have passed without due payment being received. Any added time for
payment will be at our sole discretion.
5.5
Currencies
All invoices and payments are processed in GB Pound Sterling (£)
with conversions will be made by the credit card company of the
customer. Prices shown in any other currencies on this website or
other promotional material is to be treated as a guide only and
may be inaccurate due to changes in the exchange rates. All customers
are advised to check amounts using accurate recent exchange rates
before ordering.
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Backups |
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6.1
Regularity and policy
Backups are made by us on an occasional basis, however, no guarantee's
are made of any kind as to the regularity or integrity of these
backups. All customers are strongly advised to regularly download
their own backups from their control panel where a zipped archive
is provided daily of all account files and databases.
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| 7.
Resource Use |
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7.1
CPU & Memory
All accounts are monitored for their use of server resources. If
any account is using a high amount of server resources we will contact
the customer to discuss the issue with them. In serious cases where
an account is using a considerably large amount of system resources
(memory, CPU etc.) the account may be suspended or script disabled
without notice to maintain the smooth running of the server.
7.2
Data transfer and webspace allocations
Customers can request a package upgrade or temporary resource increase
at the costs available to view on our website at http://www.norfolkinternet.co.uk.
It is the sole responsibility of the customer to contact us in advance
of requiring extra resources to prevent account suspension. In some
cases, accounts are automatically suspended when their resource
limits have been reached and manual unsuspension is required by
us.
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Customer Responsibility |
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8.1
Contact Information
The customer is responsible for keeping their contact details up
to date in their billing control panel. We cannot be held responsible
for communication mixups as a direct result of the customers failure
to update their details.
8.2
Sensitive data
Customers are responsible for keeping their usernames, passwords
and other sensitive data safe. If a breach is suspected, the customer
is required to request a change of login details by contacting support
staff.
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Contact procedure |
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9.1
If a breach of these terms and conditions is found we will, at our
sole discretion, determine whether it is a serious or minor breach.
If a serious breach of these terms is found we reserve the right
to suspend the account(s) of the customer in question or disable
any part of the account before contacting them. We will however
make an attempt to contact the customer prior to suspension in the
event of a minor breach using the email address we have on record
for your account. If no reply is received within 3 days we will
escalate the status of the breach to a serious breach and may suspend
the account(s).
9.2
In the event that a resold account is the subject of the breach
we will make every effort to contact the reseller before taking
action. In serious cases we may have to suspend or disable part
of the account before contacting the reseller.
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Limitation of Liability & General Terms |
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10.1
We are not responsible for any claimed damages, which may result
from our servers going offline, or being unavailable for any reason.
This includes damages which may result from the corruption or deletion
of data. The customer agrees to indemnify and hold us and our employees
harmless from any claims, damages, including but not limited to
consequential damages resulting from the use of the service which
damages the customer or any other party.
10.2
We will cooperate fully with investigations of violation of systems
or network security at other sites and will cooperate with law enforcement
authorities in the investigation of possible criminal violations.
Customers who violate these terms may incur in criminal or civil
liability.
10.3
For clients with multiple accounts and resellers, we reserve the
right to suspend all accounts should the main account owner violate
these terms and conditions in a manner deemed by us to be extremely
serious.
10.4
In the event that we are unable to contact a reseller account holder
to pursue payment, we reserve the right to contact their customers
to inform them of the situation. We also reserve the right to contact
a resellers customers if they are 'abandoned' by the reseller account
holder.
10.5
We will be the sole arbiter as to what constitutes a violation of
these terms and conditions. The failure by a customer to meet or
follow any of the above terms and conditions is grounds for account
suspension or deactivation.
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| 11.
Modification |
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11.1
We reserve the right to add, delete, or modify these Terms and Conditions,
our hosting packages, prices and website at any time with notice
provided via WWW and announcements in our forum and/or customer
control panel(s). All customers are encouraged to check this document
at least once a month to ensure they are aware of any changes.
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Text-Only.info Additions:
We reserve the right to refuse access to the software and account
for technical or operational reasons, or where it is believed that
server resources are compromised by the account's use.
The software is third-party so is offered for use as-is, with no guarantee
as to its compatibility or suitability for use. We accept no responsibility
for bugs and misoperation or the consequences of such.
We offer no support for the software (known as BETSIE) which is offered
under license via BBC Education. All support issues relating to the
software's operation are to be directed to the authors.
In accordance with the sofware's license agreement, no fees may be
charged for its use. |
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