SERVICE AGREEMENT
Acelink Communications strives to offer fast, reliable, and affordable
access to the Information Super Highway. Below are the terms of our service
agreement. Please read the Agreement carefully and refer to it if there
are any future questions. Use of our service indicates your acceptance of
the agreement.
ACELINK COMMUNICATIONS MEMBER AGREEMENT
Acelink Communications is an online service provided as an Internet Service
Provider ("ISP"), which is subject to the terms and conditions
of this member agreement ("Agreement"). This Agreement constitutes
the entire agreement between you as an authorized user of Acelink Communications
("you" or "Member"), and the ISP with respect to Acelink
Communications. By using Acelink Communications, you confirm your acceptance
of, and agree to be bound by, this Agreement.
Section 1: Member Information
Section 2: Acelink Communications Usage
Section 3: Operation
Section 4: Member Representations
Section 5: Content
Section 6: Acelink Communications and Independent Content
Providers
Section 7: Ownership
Section 8: No Warranties & Limitation of Liability
Section 9: Charges
Section 10: Statements & Payments
Section 11: Assignment; Household Use; Minors
Section 12: Indemnification
Section 13: Notices; Consent
Section 14: Effective Date
Section 15: General
1. Member Information.
The name, address and payment information that you provide when you join
Acelink Communications, together with information regarding the manner
in which you use Acelink Communications, will not be processed or disclosed
by this ISP except as permitted by this Agreement.
By becoming a Member, you agree that this ISP may share with other parties
both aggregate information and limited individual information gathered
by this ISP in the course of your continuing individual use of Acelink
Communications. "Aggregate information" is information that
describes the habits, usage patterns and/or demographics of Members as
a group but does not describe or reveal the identity of any particular
Member. "Individual information" is information about a Member
that is presented in a form distinguishable from information relating
to other Members but not in a form that personally identifies any Member
or enables the recipient to communicate directly with any Member.
Locator information and individual information will be processed and
stored by this ISP in the United States. You may contact this ISP to determine
whether such information has been accurately recorded and, if not, to
request correction of any inaccuracies in the information recorded by
this ISP.
2. Acelink Communications Usage.
You may send and receive electronic mail ("Email"), engage in
conferences and chats, download and upload files and otherwise use Acelink
Communications as permitted by this Agreement, Acelink Communications's
policies and applicable law. Files that you upload and your activity in
conferences and chats are subject to review, modification and deletion
without notice by the system administrator responsible for the area where
your uploading or other activity takes place (or by an individual designated
by the system administrator for such purpose). Acelink Communications
policies relating to online conduct, storage and deletion of Email and
uploaded files, conferences, bulletin boards ("BBSs") and other
matters are available online. This ISP reserves the right in its sole
discretion to change ACELINK COMMUNICATIONS' policies at any time. Files
uploaded to a BBS may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction
and/or dissemination, and you are responsible for adhering to such limitations
if you download them.
You are responsible for your communications via Acelink Communications.
You may not, under any circumstances, do any of the following: (a) publish,
post, distribute or disseminate defamatory, infringing, obscene or other
unlawful material or information via Acelink Communications; (b) use Acelink
Communications to threaten, harass, stalk, abuse, or otherwise violate
the legal rights (including rights of privacy and publicity) of others;
(c) intercept or attempt to intercept Email; (d) upload files that contain
software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or
by rights of privacy or publicity) unless you own or control the rights
thereto or have received all necessary consents; (e) upload files that
contain a virus or corrupted data; (f) delete any author attributions,
legal notices or proprietary designations or labels in a file that you
upload to a BBS; (g) falsify the source or origin of software or other
material contained in a file that you upload to a BBS; (h) use Acelink
Communications in a manner that adversely affects the availability of
its resources to other Members; (i) download a file that you know (or
reasonably should know) cannot be legally distributed via Acelink Communications
(a file may have been uploaded notwithstanding such illegality); or (j)
act, or fail to act, in your use of Acelink Communications, in a manner
that is contrary to applicable law or regulation. Your failure to observe
any of the foregoing limitations may result in civil or criminal liability,
as well as termination of your membership.
You agree to (a) maintain all equipment required for your access to
and use of Acelink Communications; (b) maintain the security of your Member
identification, password and other confidential information relating to
your Acelink Communications account; and (c) be responsible for all charges
resulting from use of your Acelink Communications account, including unauthorized
use prior to your notifying this ISP of such use and taking steps to prevent
its further occurrence by changing your password. Information on how to
protect the security of your Acelink Communications account (including
changing your password) is available.
Either you or this ISP may terminate your Acelink Communications membership
at any time, with or without cause, upon notice. Account balance must
be paid out for the remainder of the month if terminated by the member
subsequent to the first of the month. This ISP also reserves the right
to terminate or suspend your Acelink Communications membership without
prior notice, but this ISP will confirm such termination or suspension
by subsequent notice.
3. Operation.
This ISP reserves complete and sole discretion with respect to the operation
of Acelink Communications. This ISP may, among other things: (a) monitor
conferences and chats and authorize restrictions on access thereto; (b)
delete Email if it has not been accessed by a Member within the time established
by ISP's policies. This ISP will not review or monitor the contents of
Email except as required or allowed by applicable law or legal process.
4. Member Representations.
You represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age and that
you possess the legal right and ability to enter into this Agreement and
to use Acelink Communications in accordance with this Agreement. You agree
to be financially responsible for your use of Acelink Communications (as
well as for use of your account by others, including minors living with
you) and to comply with your responsibilities and obligations as stated
in this Agreement.
5. Content.
The ISP does not endorse or stand behind the accuracy, truthfulness or
reliability of any information (including statements of opinion or advice)
provided on or by means of Acelink Communications, other than information
provided by authorized Acelink Communications spokespersons. Statements
made in forums, conferences and chats reflect only the views of their
authors. Advice received via Acelink Communications should not be relied
upon for important personal or financial decisions and you should consult
an appropriate professional for specific advice tailored to your situation.
6. Acelink Communications Independent Content Providers.
Third parties that independently provide content and offer services on
Acelink Communications are referred to herein as ICPs. Services provided
by an ICP may be subject to additional charges, terms and conditions as
it so determines. You agree to review any such additional charges, terms
and conditions before using such services and that your use constitutes
your acceptance thereof. You acknowledge that this ISP may provide billing
and collection services for certain online transactions, but that this
ISP is not a party to any transaction involving you and an ICP. You also
agree that this ISP is not liable for any costs or damages arising out
of any dispute between you and an ICP with respect to your use of its
service(s) or purchase of its product(s). This Agreement is for the benefit
of ICPs, as well as the ISP, and they have the right to assert and enforce
its provisions directly on their own behalf.
7. Ownership.
All programs, services, processes, designs, software, technologies, trademarks,
trade names, inventions and materials comprising Acelink Communications,
and all services offered by ICPs, are wholly owned by the ISP and such
ICPs, respectively. This ISP does not possess, claim ownership of or exert
control over individual uploaded files or the intellectual property contained
therein. By uploading a file to a directory, you grant a system administrator
the right to reproduce and distribute all information, software and other
materials in the file. The system administrator may check uploaded files
for viruses and may remove an uploaded file (in his or her sole discretion)
upon determining that the file is inappropriate. The system administrator
will notify you if a file that you have uploaded is removed. As between
this ISP, ICPs and you, you retain at all times full legal responsibility
for software and other material contained in files which you upload to
a directory.
8. No Warranties and Limitation of Liability.
ACELINK COMMUNICATIONS AND ALL ITS SOFTWARE AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED
"AS IS," AND THE ISP MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS
OR WARRANTIES TO YOU REGARDING THE USABILITY, CONDITION OR OPERATION THEREOF.
THE ISP MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES REGARDING GOODS OR SERVICES
PROVIDED BY ICPS. THE ISP DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ACCESS TO OR USE OF ACELINK
COMMUNICATIONS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. THE ISP EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT,
COMPATIBILITY, SECURITY OR ACCURACY.
YOUR USE OF ACELINK COMMUNICATIONS AND ALL OF ITS SOFTWARE AND SERVICES
IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. YOU
ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK OF LOSS RESULTING FROM YOUR DOWNLOADING
AND/OR USE OF FILES OR OTHER MATERIAL (INCLUDING ACELINK COMMUNICATIONS
SOFTWARE) OBTAINED THROUGH ACELINK COMMUNICATIONS. YOU AGREE THAT THIS
ISP, AND PROVIDERS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORK SERVICES FOR ACELINK
COMMUNICATIONS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES (INCLUDING CONSEQUENTIAL
OR SPECIAL DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE ACELINK
COMMUNICATIONS OR ANY OF ITS SOFTWARE OR SERVICES, OR THE ACTIONS OR INACTIONS
OF ICPS OR THE GOODS OR SERVICES THEY PROVIDE, AND YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY
CLAIMS WITH RESPECT THERETO, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACTUAL, TORT OR OTHER
GROUNDS, EVEN IF THIS ISP HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES.
THE ISP'S LIABILITY TO YOU FOR BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT IS LIMITED TO
THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID BY YOU FOR ACCESS TO AND USE OF ACELINK COMMUNICATIONS,
EXCLUSIVE OF PAYMENTS RELATING TO GOODS AND SERVICES PURCHASED FROM ICPS.
YOU HEREBY RELEASE THE ISP FROM ANY AND ALL OBLIGATIONS, LIABILITIES AND
CLAIMS IN EXCESS OF THIS LIMITATION. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW IMPLIED
WARRANTIES TO BE EXCLUDED OR MODIFIED OR LIABILITY TO BE LIMITED, SO NOT
ALL OF THE ABOVE LIMITATION. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION GIVEN BY THIS ISP,
ITS CONTRACTORS, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY.
THIS ISP, ITS CONTRACTORS, OR EMPLOYEES MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICE
IS FREE OF VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
9. Charges
You agree to pay all charges for your use of Acelink Communications at
the prices then in effect for your residence. This ISP reserves the right
to change prices or institute new charges for access to or use of Acelink
Communications at any time upon not less than thirty (30) days' notice
to Members. All changes will be posted online, and you are responsible
for reviewing pricing information posted on Acelink Communications regularly
to obtain timely notice of such changes. Continued use of Acelink Communications
or non-termination of your membership after changes are posted constitutes
your acceptance of the prices as modified by the posted changes. Your
Acelink Communications account balance may include charges incurred for
your purchase of goods and services offered by ICPs. The payment terms
applicable to such charges are as stated herein unless you are otherwise
notified by this ISP or the ICP from which you purchased such goods or
services.
Payment of your Acelink Communications account balance is due monthly
and, unless you have prearranged to pay by check for all monthly member
fees, must be made by the credit or debit card designated by you for Acelink
Communications use and transactions.
Charges are to be paid on a monthly basis in the currency in which billed.
If the payment method for your Acelink Communications account is by credit
or debit card and payment is not received by this ISP from the card issuer
or its agents, you agree to pay all amounts due upon demand by this ISP.
Each time you use Acelink Communications, you agree and reaffirm that
this ISP is authorized to charge your designated card or account. You
agree that this ISP may (at its option) accumulate charges incurred during
your monthly billing cycle and submit them as one or more aggregate charges
during or at the end of each cycle, and that this ISP may delay obtaining
authorization from your card issuer until submission of the accumulated
charge(s). This means that accumulated charges may appear on the statement
you receive from your card issuer.
Your Acelink Communications membership fee is payable in advance and
is non-refundable after the first of the billed month. You agree that
this ISP may submit charges for your membership fee each month without
further authorization from you, until you provide prior notice that you
have terminated this authorization or wish to change your designated card.
Such notice will not affect charges submitted before this ISP reasonably
could act on your notice.
You must promptly notify this ISP of changes to: (a) the account number
or expiration date of your designated card; (b) your billing address.
You must also promptly notify this ISP if your card is canceled (e.g.,
for loss or theft) or if you become aware of a potential breach of security,
such as the unauthorized disclosure or use of your Member identification
or password.
IF YOU ARE USING ACELINK COMMUNICATIONS FROM CERTAIN LOCATIONS OUTSIDE
OF YOUR DIALING AREA, YOU MAY INCUR CHARGES LEVIED BY YOUR LONG DISTANCE
CARRIER TO ACCESS ACELINK COMMUNICATIONS.
10. Statements and Payment.
This ISP can provide you with a statement of charges on your
Acelink Communications account when such charges are incurred and/or paid.
Unless you notify this ISP of any discrepancies or irregularities within
thirty (30) days after they first appear on your account, they will be
deemed accepted by you for all purposes, including resolution of inquiries
made by your card issuer. YOU RELEASE THIS ISP AND ALL ICPS FROM ALL LIABILITY
AND CLAIM OF LOSS RESULTING FROM ANY ERROR OR DISCREPANCY THAT IS NOT
REPORTED TO THIS ISP WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF ITS PUBLICATION DATE.
This ISP reserves the right to suspend or terminate your Acelink Communications
membership without notice upon rejection of any card charges or if your
card issuer (or its agent or affiliate) seeks return of payments previously
made to this ISP when this ISP believes you are liable for the charge.
Such rights are in addition to and not in lieu of any other legal rights
or remedies available to this ISP. For customers paying by check, this
ISP reserves the right to suspend your Acelink Communications membership
without notice upon non-payment of your account within the established
grace period. All checks returned for non-sufficient funds will be charged
a $15.00 return check fee for each occurrence. You agree to pay all amounts
due within five days after the due date. Failure to do so will, at this
ISP's discretion, result in a late charge on all amounts due or termination
of service. This ISP reserves the right to refer your Acelink Communications
account to a third party for collection in the event of ongoing default.
Acelink Communications consulting fees are billed on an hourly or per
job basis and are due upon receipt of invoice. If payment is not received
within four weeks of bill date, Acelink Communications reserves the right
to suspend or terminate your Acelink Communications account.
11. Assignment; Household Use; Minors.
Your Acelink Communications membership is personal. Subject only
to this Section 11, you agree not to assign, transfer or sub license your
rights as a Member. You may allow other members of your household to use
your Acelink Communications account, provided that you hereby agree to
pay all charges that they incur and to be responsible for all other aspects
of their usage. You acknowledge that you are aware that some areas of
Acelink Communications and the Internet itself contain material that is
unsuitable for minors, and you agree to supervise usage by minors whom
you permit to use your Acelink Communications account.
12. Indemnification.
You agree to indemnify the ISP from and against any and all liabilities,
expenses (including attorneys' fees) and damages arising out of claims
based upon use of your Acelink Communications account, including any claim
of libel, defamation, violation of rights of privacy or publicity, loss
of service by other Members and infringement of intellectual property
or other rights.
13. Notices; Consent.
Notices given by this ISP to you will be given by Email via Acelink
Communications, by a general posting on Acelink Communications http://www.acelink.net,
or by conventional mail. In any matter requiring this ISP's prior consent,
such consent will be considered given only if made by in the foregoing
manner by an authorized representative of this ISP. Notices given by you
to this ISP must be given by Email via Acelink Communications, by phone,
or by conventional mail. Notices to Acelink Communications by conventional
mail must be sent to:
ACELINK COMMUNICATIONS
107 Music City Circle Suite 326
Nashville TN 37214
14. Effective Date; Changes to Terms.
This Agreement takes effect on the date on which you first use Acelink
Communications and continues until your Acelink Communications membership
is terminated either by you or by this ISP. THIS ISP RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO CHANGE THIS AGREEMENT AT ANY TIME BY POSTING CHANGES ONLINE. YOU ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING REGULARLY INFORMATION POSTED ONLINE TO OBTAIN
TIMELY NOTICE OF SUCH CHANGES. YOUR NON-TERMINATION OR CONTINUED USE OF
ACELINK COMMUNICATIONS AFTER CHANGES ARE POSTED CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE
OF THIS AGREEMENT AS MODIFIED BY THE POSTED CHANGES.
15. General.
You acknowledge that no joint venture, partnership, employment,
or agency relationship exists between you and ISP, as a result of your
use of Acelink Communications or your membership. You agree not to hold
yourself out as a representative, agent or employee of ISP, and that the
ISP will not be liable by reason of any representation, act or omission
to act by you.
This ISP's performance under this Agreement is subject at all times to
existing laws and legal process and nothing contained in this Agreement
is in derogation of this ISP's right to comply with law enforcement requests
or requirements relating to a Member's use of Acelink Communications or
information provided to or gathered by this ISP with respect to such use.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the ISP and you
with respect to your use of Acelink Communications and your membership,
and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals,
whether oral or written, between the ISP and you with respect thereto.
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