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Terms
of Service
1.Order, Acceptance and Service
a. When
Accepted by Atomic PC, the Order submitted by Customer creates a
contract between Customer and Atomic PC, consisting of the Order,
the applicable Service Description and these Terms of Service. An
Order is "Accepted" by Atomic PC when (i) with respect to Orders
submitted online, Atomic PC provides Services in response to the
Order or bills Customer for payment and (ii) with respect to Orders
reduced to writing and signed on an approved Atomic PC form, when
an authorized representative of Atomic PC executes and delivers
such form signed by Customer.
b. Atomic PC will provide, and Customer will purchase and
pay for, the Services specified in the Order for the service fees
specified in the Order and the applicable Service Description (the
"Service Fees").
c. In connection with any Hosting Services, Customer will
not use storage space in excess of the storage limits established
for the Services in the Service Descriptions, plus any storage space
purchased by Customer. If Customer uses storage space in excess
of such amounts, Atomic PC may, without limiting its other rights
or remedies, assess Customer with additional fees.
d. In connection with any Hosting Services, if Customer’s
actual bandwidth usage in any month exceeds the limit in the Service
Description, Customer will pay Atomic PC such additional fees as
may be specified in the Service Description.
2. Fees, Taxes and Payment.
Customer will pay to Atomic PC the Service Fees in the manner set
forth in the Order. Atomic PC may increase the Service Fees (i)
in the manner permitted in the Service Description and (ii) at any
time on or after expiration of the Initial Term by providing ten
(10) days prior written notice thereof to Customer. The Service
Fees do not include any applicable sales, use, revenue, excise or
other taxes imposed by any taxing authority with respect to the
Services or any software provided hereunder (excluding any tax on
Atomic PC’s net income). All such taxes will be added to Atomic
PC’s invoices for the Service Fees as separate charges to be paid
by Customer. All fees are fully earned when due and non-refundable
when paid. Unless otherwise specified, invoices for the Service
Fees and related charges shall be due and payable within 30 days
after the date of the invoice. Any amounts payable to Atomic PC
not paid when due will bear interest at the rate of one and one
half percent (1.5%) per month or the maximum rate permitted by applicable
law, whichever is less. If Atomic PC collects any payment due at
law or through an attorney at law or under advice therefrom or through
a collection agency, or if Atomic PC prevails in any action to which
the Customer and Atomic PC are parties, Customer will pay all costs
of collection, arbitration and litigation including, without limitation,
all court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. If any check is
returned for insufficient funds, Atomic PC may impose a processing
charge of $25.
3.Term and Termination.
a. Hosting Services will commence on the Effective Date indicated
in the Order and continue for the duration of the Initial Term.
Thereafter, the Order will automatically renew for successive periods
(i) of twelve months (with respect to Non-Prepaid Plans) or (ii)
as specified in the Service Description (with respect to Prepaid
Plans) unless the Order is earlier terminated in accordance with
its terms, or either party gives written notice to the other party
of non-renewal at least 30 days prior to expiration of the then-current
term.
b. Either party may terminate this Agreement immediately upon
the occurrence of any one or more of the following events: (i) the
other party fails to pay when due any amounts required to be paid
under this Agreement; (ii) the other party breaches any material
term or provision of this Agreement (other than a breach described
in subsection (i) above), and if capable of cure, such breach remains
uncured 30 days after the non-breaching party gives written notice
thereof to the breaching party; or (iii) the other party becomes
insolvent, makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors,
institutes or becomes subject to any proceeding under any bankruptcy
or similar laws for the relief of debtors, or seeks the appointment
of, or becomes subject to the appoint of, any trustee or receiver
for all or any portion of such party’s assets.
c. Atomic PC may terminate this Agreement (i) if the Services
are prohibited by applicable law, or become impractical or unfeasible
for any technical, legal or regulatory reason, by giving Customer
as much prior notice as reasonably practicable or (ii) immediately
by giving written notice to Customer, if Atomic PC determines in
good faith that Customer’s use of the Customer Web site or the Customer
Content violates the Acceptable Use Policy.
d. Upon termination of this Agreement for any cause or reason
whatsoever, neither party shall have any further rights or obligations
under this Agreement, except as expressly set forth herein. The
provisions of Sections 3(d), 3(e), 4, 8, 10, 11, 13 and 15 of this
Agreement shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement
for any cause or reason whatsoever, and, notwithstanding the expiration
or termination of this Agreement, the parties shall each remain
liable to the other for any indebtedness or other liability theretofore
arising under this Agreement. Termination of this Agreement and
retention of pre-paid fees and charges shall be in addition to,
and not be in lieu of, any other legal or equitable rights or remedies
to which Atomic PC may be entitled.
e. With respect to Non-Prepaid Plans, within 30 days after
the termination of this Agreement, Customer will pay the Termination
Charge to Atomic PC unless (i) Atomic PC terminated the Order under
Section 3(c) or (ii) Customer terminated the Order under Section
3(b). With respect to Prepaid Plans, Customer will pay the Termination
Charge as provided in the Service Description. The parties agree
that the Termination Charge constitutes consideration for Atomic
PC’s time, effort and expense in preparing and reserving the capacity
to perform its obligations hereunder, as actual damages are difficult
to ascertain. If Customer terminates the Order in accordance with
Section 3(b), or if Atomic PC terminates the Order under Sections
3(c)(i) or 12(c), Atomic PC shall return to Customer, and Customer
shall accept, as Customer’s sole and exclusive remedy for Atomic
PC’s breach of the Order, any Service Fees paid in advance by Customer
hereunder attributable to Services not yet rendered as of the date
of termination.
4. Customer’s Representations and Warranties.
Customer hereby represents and warrants to Atomic PC, and agrees
that during the Term Customer will ensure that: (a) Customer is
the owner or valid licensee of the Customer Content and each element
thereof, and Customer has secured all necessary licenses, consents,
permissions, waivers and releases for the use of the Customer Content
and each element thereof, including without limitation, all trademarks,
logos, names and likenesses contained therein, without any obligation
by Atomic PC to pay any fees, residuals, guild payments or other
compensation of any kind to any Person; (b) Customer’s use, publication
and display of the Customer Content will not infringe any copyright,
patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary or intellectual
property right of any Person, or constitute a defamation, invasion
of privacy or violation of any right of publicity or any other right
of any Person, including, without limitation, any contractual, statutory
or common law right or any "moral right" or similar right however
denominated; (c) Customer will comply with all applicable laws,
rules and regulations regarding the Customer Content and the Customer
Web site and will use the Customer Web site only for lawful purposes;
(d) Customer has used its best efforts to ensure that the Customer
Content is and will at all times remain free of all computer viruses,
worms, trojan horses and other malicious code; and (e) Customer
will use the Services only for business purposes and not for any
family, household or personal use.
5.License to Atomic PC.
Customer hereby grants to Atomic PC a non-exclusive, royalty-free,
worldwide right and license during the Term to do the following
to the extent necessary in the performance of Services under the
Order: digitize, convert, install, upload, select, order, arrange,
compile, combine, synchronize, use, reproduce, store, process, retrieve,
transmit, distribute, publish, publicly display, publicly perform
and hyperlink the Customer Content; and make archival or back-up
copies of the Customer Content and the Customer Web site). Except
for the rights expressly granted above, Atomic PC is not acquiring
any right, title or interest in or to the Customer Content, all
of which shall remain solely with Customer.
6. Atomic PC’s Acceptable Use Policy.
Customer will abide by, and utilize the Services and the Customer
Web site only in accordance with, the Acceptable Use Policy (the
"Acceptable Use Policy") that Atomic PC posts on its Web site, as
such Acceptable Use Policy may be changed by Atomic PC from time
to time. The Acceptable Use Policy is hereby incorporated herein
and made a part hereof by this reference. Customer shall impose
the Acceptable Use Policy on its customers and End Users to the
extent necessary to ensure their compliance. Customer shall familiarize
itself with the Acceptable Use Policy and periodically access Atomic
PC’s Web site to determine if Atomic PC has made any changes thereto.
7. Customer’s Responsibilities.
a. Customer is solely responsible for the quality, performance
and all other aspects of the Customer Content and the goods or services
provided through the Customer Web site.
b. Customer will cooperate fully with Atomic PC in connection
with Atomic PC’s performance of the Services. Customer must provide
any equipment or software that may be necessary for Customer to
use the Services. Delays in Customer’s performance of its obligations
under this Agreement will extend the time for Atomic PC’s performance
of its obligations that depend on Customer’s performance on a day
for day basis. Customer will notify Atomic PC of any change in Customer’s
mailing address, telephone, e-mail or other contact information.
c. Customer assumes full responsibility for providing End
Users with any required disclosure or explanation of the various
features of the Customer Web site and any goods or services described
therein, as well as any rules, terms or conditions of use.
d. Customer will provide Atomic PC with a registered domain
name for the Customer Web site, or, upon Customer’s request and
subject to the terms and conditions set forth below, Atomic PC will
register an Internet domain name on behalf of Customer with a registrar
approved by ICANN. Atomic PC’s registration of any domain name is
subject to (i) Atomic PC receiving from Customer all information
needed from Customer in order to complete such registration, and
(ii) such domain name not being in violation of any applicable law,
rule or regulation or the policies of the applicable registration
service. Registration of a domain name is subject to availability
of such domain name for registration, and Atomic PC will not be
responsible if a domain name is not available for any reason. Atomic
PC will also not be responsible for any infringement of third-party
rights caused by its registration of a domain name for Customer.
Customer waives any claims it may have against Atomic PC for, and
hereby releases Atomic PC of and from, any loss, damage, liability
or expense arising out of, or relating to, the registration of such
domain name in any online or offline network directories, membership
lists or registration lists, or the release of the domain name from
such directories or lists following the termination of services
by Atomic PC for any reason. Customer will reimburse Atomic PC for
all costs and expenses incurred by Atomic PC in registering or maintaining
a domain name for Customer, including, without limitation, all fees
charged by the applicable registrar. Customer acknowledges that
its rights to any domain name registered by Atomic PC are not being
granted by Atomic PC but are subject to the rules and regulations
of the applicable registrar and applicable law. Customer agrees
to be bound by the terms and policies of the applicable registrar
and the policies of the national DNS registration authorities to
which Customer becomes subject upon registration of the domain name.
Customer’s inability to use a domain name shall not entitle Customer
to a refund by Atomic PC of any fees paid with respect to the registration
of such unusable domain name. The domain name for the Customer Web
site shall be the property of Customer.
e. Because the Hosting Services permit Customer to electronically
transmit or upload content directly to the Customer Web site, Customer
shall be fully responsible for uploading all content to the Customer
Web site and supplementing, modifying and updating the Customer
Web site. Customer is also responsible for ensuring that the Customer
Content and all aspects of the Customer Web site are compatible
with the hardware and software used by Atomic PC to provide the
Hosting Services, as the same may be changed by Atomic PC from time
to time. Specifications for the hardware and software used by Atomic
PC to provide the Hosting Services will be available on Atomic PC’s
Web site. Customer shall periodically access Atomic PC’s Web site
to determine if Atomic PC has made any changes thereto. Atomic PC
shall not be responsible for any damages to the Customer Content,
the Customer Web site or other damages or any malfunctions or service
interruptions caused by any failure of the Customer Content or any
aspect of the Customer Web site to be compatible with the hardware
and software used by Atomic PC to provide the Hosting Services.
f. Unless the applicable Service Description provides otherwise,
Customer is solely responsible for making back-up copies of the
Customer Web site and Customer Content.
8. Atomic PC Intellectual Property.
a.Atomic PC hereby grants to Customer a non-exclusive, non-transferable,
royalty-free license, exercisable solely during the term of this
Agreement, to use applicable Atomic PC Technology solely for the
purpose of accessing and using the Services. Customer may not use
the Atomic PC Technology for any purpose other than accessing and
using the Services. Except for the rights expressly granted above,
this Agreement does not transfer from Atomic PC to Customer any
Atomic PC Technology, and all rights, titles and interests in and
to the Atomic PC Technology shall remain solely with Atomic PC.
Customer shall not, directly or indirectly, reverse engineer, decompile,
disassemble or otherwise attempt to derive source code or other
trade secrets from any of the Atomic PC Technology
b. Atomic PC’s trademarks, tradenames, service marks, logos,
other names and marks, and related product and service names, design
marks and slogans are the sole and exclusive property of Atomic
PC. Customer may not use any of the foregoing in any advertising,
publicity or in any other commercial manner without the prior written
consent of Atomic PC. Atomic PC shall maintain and control ownership
of all Internet protocol numbers and addresses that may be assigned
by Atomic PC to Customer. Atomic PC may, in its sole discretion,
change or remove any and all such Internet protocol numbers and
addresses.
c. Any feedback, data, answers, questions, comments, suggestions,
ideas or the like which Customer sends to Atomic PC relating to
the Services will be treated as being non-confidential and non-proprietary.
Atomic PC may use, disclose or publish any ideas, concepts, know-how
or techniques contained in such information for any purpose whatsoever.
9. Limited Warranty.
a. Atomic PC represents and warrants to Customer that the
Services will be performed (i) in a manner consistent with industry
standards reasonably applicable to the performance thereof; (ii)
at least at the same level of service as provided by Atomic PC generally
to its other customers for the same services; and (iii) in compliance
in all material respects with the applicable Service Descriptions.
Customer will be deemed to have accepted such Services unless Customer
notifies Atomic PC within 30 days after performance of any Services
of any breach of the foregoing warranties. Customer’s sole and exclusive
remedy, and Atomic PC’s sole obligation, for breach of the foregoing
warranties shall be for Atomic PC, at its option, to re-perform
the defective Services at no cost to Customer, or, in the event
of interruptions to the Services caused by a breach of the foregoing
warranties, issue Customer a credit in an amount equal to the current
monthly Service Fees pro rated by the number of hours in which the
Services have been interrupted.
b. The foregoing warranties shall not apply to performance
issues or defects in the Services (i) caused by factors outside
of Atomic PC’s reasonable control; (ii) that resulted from any actions
or inactions of Customer or any third parties; or (iii) that resulted
from Customer’s equipment or any third-party equipment not within
the sole control of Atomic PC.
c. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 9, Atomic
PC MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES OR ANY SOFTWARE PROVIDED UNDER
THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY
RIGHTS, AND Atomic PC HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS THE SAME. WITHOUT
LIMITING THE FOREGOING, ANY THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE PROVIDED TO CUSTOMER
HEREUNDER IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY CONDITION OR WARRANTY
WHATSOEVER. Atomic PC DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE OR COMPLETELY SECURE.
10. Limitation of Liability.
a.IN NO EVENT WILL Atomic PC’S LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH
THE SERVICES, ANY SOFTWARE PROVIDED HEREUNDER OR ANY ORDER, WHETHER
CAUSED BY FAILURE TO DELIVER, NON-PERFORMANCE, DEFECTS, BREACH OF
WARRANTY OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE AGGREGATE SERVICE FEES PAID TO
Atomic PC BY CUSTOMER DURING THE 12-MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING
THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY.
b. Atomic PC CANNOT GUARANTEE CONTINUOUS SERVICE, SERVICE
AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME, INTEGRITY OF DATA, INFORMATION OR CONTENT
STORED OR TRANSMITTED VIA THE INTERNET. Atomic PC WILL NOT BE LIABLE
FOR ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, OR ANY CORRUPTION, ERASURE, THEFT,
DESTRUCTION, ALTERATION OR INADVERTENT DISCLOSURE OF, DATA, INFORMATION
OR CONTENT TRANSMITTED, RECEIVED OR STORED ON ITS SYSTEM.
c. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED BELOW, NEITHER PARTY SHALL
BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY TO THE OTHER PARTY OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR
ANY LOST PROFITS OR REVENUES, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA OR COSTS
OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS, LICENSES OR SERVICES OR SIMILAR
ECONOMIC LOSS, OR FOR ANY PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR SIMILAR DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE, WHETHER FORESEEABLE
OR NOT, UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR OTHER RIGHT HEREUNDER, ARISING OUT
OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE OF ANY
ORDER, OR (EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTIONS 11 AND 12) FOR ANY CLAIM
AGAINST THE OTHER PARTY BY A THIRD PARTY, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER
IT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH CLAIM OR DAMAGES.
d. The limitations contained in this Section 10 apply to all
causes of action in the aggregate, whether based in contract, tort
or any other legal theory (including strict liability), other than
claims based on fraud or willful misconduct. The limitations contained
in Section 10(c) shall not apply to liability arising on account
of a party’s breach of Section 13 or to Customer’s indemnification
obligations under Section 11.
11.Indemnification of Atomic PC.
a. Customer shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Atomic
PC, its affiliates and their respective present, former and future
officers, directors, employees and agents, and their respective
heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns (collectively
the "Atomic PC Indemnitees"), from and against any and all losses,
damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation,
amounts paid in settlement and reasonable attorneys’ fees) which
any of the Atomic PC Indemnitees may suffer, incur or sustain resulting
from or arising out of (i) Customer’s breach of any representation,
warranty, or covenant contained in the Agreement, (ii) the Customer
Content, the Customer Web site or any End User’s use of the Customer
Content or the Customer Web site, (iii) violation by Customer or
any of its officers, directors, employees or agents of the Acceptable
Use Policy or any applicable law, (iv) claims or actions of third
parties alleging misappropriation of trade secrets or infringement
of patents, copyrights, trademarks or other intellectual property
rights arising from the use, display or publication of Customer’s
domain names, the Customer Web site, the Customer Content, or the
use of the Services in combination with hardware, software or content
not provided by Atomic PC, (v) claims or actions by third parties
relating to or arising out of Customer’s use of the Services, and
(vi) any failure of the Customer Content or any aspect of the Customer
Web site to be compatible with the hardware or software used by
Atomic PC to provide the Services, including any damage to Atomic
PC’s servers or other hardware caused thereby.
12. Indemnification of Customer.
a. Subject to Section 10, Atomic PC shall, at its own expense,
indemnify, defend and hold Customer harmless from any claim or suit
alleging that the Services infringe any United States patent, copyright
or trademark existing on the Effective Date, or that Atomic PC has
knowingly misappropriated any trade secret or other intellectual
property right of any other Person, including any losses, damages
or expenses arising from any such claim or suit. Customer agrees
to cooperate with and assist Atomic PC in the defense or settlement
of any such claim or suit. Customer shall be reimbursed for all
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing any cooperation
or assistance requested by Atomic PC, but Atomic PC will not be
liable for any costs or expenses incurred without its prior written
authorization.
b. Promptly after receipt by Customer of a threat of any claim
or suit, or a notice of the commencement or filing of any claim
or suit, against which Customer may be indemnified hereunder, Customer
shall give written notice thereof to Atomic PC, provided that failure
to give or delay in giving such notice to Atomic PC shall not relieve
Atomic PC of any liability it may have to Customer hereunder, except
to the extent that the defense of such claim or suit is prejudiced
thereby. Atomic PC shall have sole control of the defense, and of
all negotiations for settlement, of such claim or suit. Subject
to the foregoing, Customer may participate in the defense of any
such claim or suit at Customer’s own expense.
c. If an injunction, decree or judgment is, or Atomic PC believes
in its sole discretion is likely to be, entered providing that Customer
may not use the Services as contemplated in this Agreement without
violating the intellectual property rights of a third party, Atomic
PC may, at its sole option and expense, either (i) procure for Customer
the right to use the Services or affected part thereof as provided
in this Agreement; (ii) replace the Services or affected part thereof
with other non-infringing services or modify the Services or affected
part thereof so as to be non-infringing; or (iii) terminate this
Agreement upon written notice to Customer.
d. Notwithstanding Section 12(a), Atomic PC assumes no liability
for infringement claims arising from (i) use of the Services with
third-party products or services where the third-party products
or services cause the infringement, (ii) any modification of the
Services not authorized by Atomic PC in writing, (iii) the Customer
Content, the Customer Web site or any content, data or information
provided or supplied by an End User, or (iv) Customer’s use of any
third-party software provided hereunder. THE FOREGOING DEFENSE AND
INDEMNIFICATION PROVISIONS STATE THE ENTIRE LIABILITY AND OBLIGATION
OF Atomic PC, AND THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF CUSTOMER, WITH RESPECT
TO ANY ACTUAL OR ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT OF ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHT BY THE SERVICES PROVIDED HEREUNDER.
13. Confidentiality; Non-Solicitation.
a. Each party will not, without the prior written consent
of the other party, use or disclose to any Person any Proprietary
Information of the other party disclosed or made available to it,
except for use of such Proprietary Information as required in connection
with the performance of its obligations or use of the Services hereunder.
Subject to Section 13(b), each party will (i) treat the Proprietary
Information of the other party as secret and confidential, (ii)
limit access to the Proprietary Information of the party to those
of its employees who require it in order to effectuate the purposes
of this Agreement, and (iii) not disclose the Proprietary Information
of the other party to any other Person without the prior written
consent of the other party.
b. Notwithstanding Section 13(a), the following shall not
be considered Proprietary Information: (i) any information that
the receiving party can demonstrate by written documentation was
within its legitimate possession prior to the time of disclosure
by the disclosing party; (ii) any information that was in the public
domain prior to disclosure by the disclosing party as evidenced
by documents that were published prior to such disclosure; (iii)
any information that, after disclosure by the disclosing party,
comes into the public domain through no fault of the receiving party,
(iv) any information that is disclosed to the receiving party without
restriction by a third party who has legitimate possession thereof
and the legal right to make such disclosure; or (v) any information
that, two years after expiration or termination of this Agreement,
does not constitute a trade secret under applicable law.
c. Each party acknowledges that disclosure of any aspect of
the Proprietary Information of the other party shall immediately
give rise to continuing irreparable injury to the other party inadequately
compensable in damages at law, and, without prejudice to any other
remedy available to the other party, shall entitle the other party
to injunctive or other equitable relief. Upon expiration or termination
of this Agreement for any reason, each party shall promptly return
to the other party all Proprietary Information of the other party
(including all copies thereof) in its possession or control.
d. During the term of this Agreement and for two years following
expiration or termination of this Agreement, Customer will not,
directly or indirectly, solicit or recruit the services of any employee
of Atomic PC performing services under this Agreement, while such
employee is employed by Atomic PC and for a period of six months
after such employee has left the employment of Atomic PC.
13.Optional Services.
a. In connection with any Optional Services: Customer must
provide Atomic PC with any information, login identifications, passwords
or other information or access to facilities that Atomic PC may
reasonably require to provide the Optional Services Atomic PC will
have no responsibility for any delays or increased costs or expenses
associated with Customer’s failure to provide any of such information.
If Customer does not provide any such information or access requested
by Atomic PC within fifteen (15) days of Atomic PC’s request therefor,
Atomic PC may terminate the Order and retain any Service Fees paid.
b. If Customer requested that Atomic PC perform the Optional
Services by a particular deadline or that Atomic PC achieve some
particular result or outcome, Atomic PC will use commercially reasonable
best efforts to perform the Services by any such deadline and achieve
the result requested by Customer; provided, however, that (i) Atomic
PC’s ability to perform the Services is subject to Customer’s provision
of information and access as provided above and (ii) Atomic PC has
no liability or obligation to complete the Services by any deadline
or achieve any particular outcome of result.
c. If Customer wishes to convey documents or files to Atomic
PC, Customer should deliver to Atomic PC a copy or duplicate of
such documents or files and not the original copy. Atomic PC will
not return to Customer any documents or files conveyed to Atomic
PC.
15.Miscellaneous.
a. Independent Contractor.
Atomic PC and Customer are independent contractors and nothing contained
in this Agreement places Atomic PC and Customer in the relationship
of principal and agent, master and servant, partners or joint venturers.
Neither party has, expressly or by implication, or may represent
itself as having, any authority to make contracts or enter into
any agreements in the name of the other party, or to obligate or
bind the other party in any manner whatsoever.
b.Governing Law; Jurisdiction.
Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement,
the formation of this Agreement or the breach of this Agreement,
including any claim based upon or arising from an alleged tort,
shall be governed by the substansive laws of the State of Georgia,
except that all arbitration and related proceedings conducted pursuant
to Section 15(c) below, including without limitation confirmation
proceedings, shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9
U.S.C. §§ 1, et. seq. The United Nations Convention on Contracts
for the International Sale of Goods does not apply to this Agreement.
ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING CONCERNING THIS AGREEMENT MUST BE
BROUGHT IN A GEORGIA STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED IN FULTON COUNTY,
GEORGIA, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO
THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS (AND OF THE APPROPRIATE
APPELLATE COURTS THEREFROM) IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING
AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING
OF THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH
COURT OR THAT ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING WHICH IS BROUGHT
IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.
c. Mandatory Arbitration.
Notwithstanding Section 15(b) above, each party agrees that any
dispute between the parties arising out of this Agreement or in
any manner relating to the Services must be submitted by the parties
to arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules
of the American Arbitration Association, as administered by Resolutions
Resources Corp. of Atlanta, Georgia (or such other recognized provider
of arbitration services agreed upon by both parties) before a single
arbitrator, appointed in accordance with such rules. Any such arbitrator
must render a reasoned opinion in writing only where the amount
in dispute exceeds $100,000. Judgment upon the award may be entered
in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Any such arbitration will
be held in Atlanta, Georgia. Any action filed by either party in
any court in violation of this Section should be dismissed pursuant
to this Section.
d. Headings.
The headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of
this Agreement.
e. Entire Agreement; Amendments.
This Agreement, including documents incorporated herein by reference,
supersedes all prior discussions, negotiations and agreements between
the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and this
Agreement constitutes the sole and entire agreement between the
parties with respect to the matters covered hereby. In case of a
conflict between this Agreement and any purchase order, service
order, work order, confirmation, correspondence or other communication
of Customer or Atomic PC, the terms and conditions of this Agreement
shall control. No additional terms or conditions relating to the
subject matter of this Agreement shall be effective unless approved
in writing by any authorized representative of Customer and Atomic
PC. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by another
agreement in writing executed by the parties hereto; provided, however,
that these Terms of Service may be modified from time to time by
Atomic PC in its sole discretion, which modifications will be effective
upon posting to Atomic PC's Web site.
f. Severability.
All rights and restrictions contained in this Agreement may be exercised
and shall be applicable and binding only to the extent that they
do not violate any applicable laws and are intended to be limited
to the extent necessary so that they will not render this Agreement
illegal, invalid or unenforceable. If any provision or portion of
any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be illegal, invalid
or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, it is the
intention of the parties that the remaining provisions or portions
thereof shall constitute their agreement with respect to the subject
matter hereof, and all such remaining provisions or portions thereof
shall remain in full force and effect.
g. Notices.
All notices and demands required or contemplated hereunder by one
party to the other shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have
been duly made and given upon date of delivery if delivered in person
or by an overnight delivery or postal service, upon receipt if delivered
by facsimile the receipt of which is confirmed by the recipient,
or upon the expiration of five days after the date of posting if
mailed by certified mail, postage prepaid, to the addresses or facsimile
numbers set forth below the parties’ signatures. Either party may
change its address or facsimile number for purposes of this Agreement
by notice in writing to the other party as provided herein. Atomic
PC may give written notice to Customer via e-mail to the Customer's
e-mail address as maintaned in Atomic PC's billing records.
h. Waiver.
No failure or delay by any party hereto to exercise any right or
remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any
single or partial exercise of any right or remedy by any party preclude
any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right or remedy. No express waiver or assent by any party hereto
to any breach of or default in any term or condition of this Agreement
shall constitute a waiver of or an assent to any succeeding breach
of or default in the same or any other term or condition hereof.
i. Assignment; Successors.
Customer may not assign or transfer this Agreement, or any of its
rights or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent
of Atomic PC. Any attempted assignment in violation of the foregoing
provision shall be null and void and of no force or effect whatsoever.
Atomic PC may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement,
and may engage subcontractors or agents in performing its duties
and exercising its rights hereunder, without the consent of Customer.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit
of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns.
j. Limitation of Actions.
No action, regardless of form, arising by reason of or in connection
with this Agreement may be brought by either party more than two
years after the cause of action has arisen.
k.Counterparts.
If this Agreement is signed manually, it may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original
and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
If this Agreement is signed electronically, Atomic PC’s records
of such execution shall be presumed accurate unless proven otherwise.
l.Force Majeure.
Neither party is liable for any default or delay in the performance
of any of its obligations under this Agreement (other than failure
to make payments when due) if such default or delay is caused, directly
or indirectly, by forces beyond such party’s reasonable control,
including, without limitation, fire, flood, labor disputes, accidents,
acts of God, war or terrorism, interruptions of transportation or
communications, supply shortages or the failure of any third party
to perform any commitment relative to the production or delivery
of any equipment or material required for such party to perform
its obligations hereunder.
m.No Third-Party Beneficiaries.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, nothing
in this Agreement is intended, nor shall anything herein be construed
to confer any rights, legal or equitable, in any Person other than
the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Customer acknowledges and
agrees that Microsoft, and any supplier of third-party supplier
that is identified as a third-party beneficiary in the Service Description,
is an intended third-party beneficiary of the provisions set forth
in this Agreement as they relate specifically to its products or
services and shall have the right to enforce directly the terms
and conditions of this Agreement with respect to its products or
services against Customer as if it were a party to this Agreement.
n. Government Regulations.
Customer may not export, re-export, transfer or make available,
whether directly or indirectly, any regulated item or information
to anyone outside the United States in connection with this Agreement
without first complying with all export control laws and regulations
which may be imposed by the United States government and any country
or organization of nations within whose jurisdiction Customer operates
or does business.
o.Marketing.
Customer agrees that during the term of this Agreement Atomic PC
may publicly refer to Customer, orally and in writing, as a customer
of Atomic PC. Any other public reference to Customer by Atomic PC
requires the written consent of Customer.
p.Telephone Monitoring.
To ensure Atomic PC’s customers receive quality service, Atomic
PC randomly selects phone calls for monitoring. These calls, between
Atomic PC’s customers and employees, are evaluated by supervisors.
This is to guarantee that prompt, consistent assistance and accurate
information is delivered in a professional manner. Atomic PC has
been properly licensed by the Georgia Public Service Commission
to use such service observing equipment.
16. Definitions.
For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings
specified below:
a."Agreement" means each contract created between Atomic
PC and Customer for the provision of Services consisting of an Order,
the applicable Service Description and these Terms of Service.
b. "Customer Content" means all data, graphics, text, names,
marks, logos, hypertext links to other Web sites and other information
incorporated in, transmitted through or published or displayed on
the Customer Web site.
c. "Customer Web site" means Customer’s site on the World
Wide Web portion of the Internet that Atomic PC hosts under this
Agreement.
d. "End User" means any Person who accesses or uses the Customer
Web site via the Internet.
e. "Atomic PC Technology" means Atomic PC’s proprietary technology,
including, without limitation, Atomic PC services, software tools,
hardware designs, algorithms, software (in source code and object
code forms), user interface designs, architecture, class libraries,
objects and documentation (both printed and electronic), network
designs, know-how, trade secrets and any related intellectual property
rights throughout the world (whether owned by Atomic PC or licensed
to Atomic PC from a third party), and also including any derivatives,
improvements, enhancements, updates, modifications or extensions
of Atomic PC Technology conceived, reduced to practice or developed
during the term of this Agreement by either party.
f. "Person" means any individual, partnership, joint venture,
corporation, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association
or organization, or government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
g. "Proprietary Information" means all technical, business
and other information of a party (i) that is not generally known
to the public, (ii) that derives value, economic or otherwise, from
not being generally known to the public or to other Persons who
can obtain value from its disclosure or use, and (iii) which information
is subject to efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances
to maintain the secrecy thereof. h."Order" means the Order
submitted by the Customer to Atomic PC for Services, whether such
Order is submitted online through Atomic PC’s Web site or on a written
Order form.
i. "Prepaid Plan" means Hosting Service provided by Atomic
PC to Customer where the Order provides that the Customer must pay
for the Hosting Service in advance for the Initial Term. "Non-Prepaid
Plan" means any Hosting Service provided by Atomic PC to Customer
that is not a Prepaid Plan.
j. "Termination Charge" means, with respect to Non-Prepaid
Customers only, as of any date of calculation, an amount equal to
one hundred percent (100%) of the fees that would become due over
the balance of the then-current Term. "Terms of Service" means these
Terms of Service, as the same may be modified, altered or amended
from time to time by Atomic PC.
k. "Service" means either Hosting Service or Optional Service.
"Hosting Service" means the Service provided by Atomic PC in response
to an Order whereby Atomic PC provides the Customer with specified
connectivity, storage space and bandwith for the hosting of a Customer
Web site as more particularly described in the applicable Service
Description.
l. "Optional Service" means any additional Service (other
than Hosting Service) Atomic PC may provide in response to an Order,
as more particularly described in the applicable Service Description.
m. "Service Description" means the applicable documents made
available by Atomic PC to Customer to describe the applicable Services
at the time the Order is accepted by Atomic PC.
n. "Term" means the duration of any Agreement between Atomic
PC and Customer. With respect to Hosting Services, the "Initial
Term" is the initial term specified in the Order and the "Renewal
Term" is the period of time beginning on the expiration of the Initial
Term for any renewal period as specified in Section 3. With respect
to Optional Services, the "Term" begins when Atomic PC accepts the
Order and ends on the first to occur of (i) Atomic PC’s completion
of performance, or (ii) the earlier termination of the Order in
any manner permitted by these Terms of Service.
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