Whatever Computes Ltd.
Mailing List Policy Agreement
1.0
Definitions.
1.1 "Provider" is the provider of the Mail List Management
service, In this case Whatever Computes Ltd.
1.2 "User" means the person who activates the Whatever Computes Ltd. account and
performs the administrative functions over a mailing list.
1.3 "User Data" means all User preferences, recipient email addresses,
scheduled messages, or other data entered into the Whatever Computes Ltd. software.
1.4 "List Server" means the data storage and software services provided to
the User including but not limited to the mail sending service and the recipient
list administration service.
1.5 "Physical Server" means the serving computers, hardware and operating
system, and software necessary to operate and support the List Server in
accordance with this Agreement.
2.0 Scope of Services. We will provide you with the following specific
services:
2.1 Provider is not responsible for User Data. The User is ultimately and
solely responsible for the backup of User Data.
2.2 List Server Connection and Access. We will provide connection of the List
Server System to the Internet, including all telecommunications equipment and
connections for the List Server to provide access on a 24-hour-a-day,
7-day-a-week basis, with the exception of scheduled maintenance outages and
interruption to Physical Server Connection and Access beyond our control caused
by, for example, acts of nature/God, third-party equipment or transmission failures,
or security breaches.
2.3 Hardware, Equipment and Software. You are responsible for and must
provide all telephone, computer, hardware and software equipment and services
necessary to access us. We make no representations, warranties, or assurances
that your equipment will be compatible with our service.
3.0 Payment Terms. Except for the "Trail period" you agree to the following
payment terms in consideration for the services provided:
3.1 Service Fee. You will pay us a monthly Service Fee for the services we
provide under this Agreement according to our current Price Schedule, which is
available on our web site or upon
request. The Service Fee will be automatically billed until the account is
cancelled, regardless of account activity. The Service Fee may be billed to up
to five days prior to the start of the month in which service is activated. If
you first begin using our services after the first of the month, we will prorate
your first month's Service Fee. The Service Fee is subject to adjustment, with
notice, according to the current Price Schedule.
3.2 Cancellation. It is the User's responsibility to inform the Provider of
any service changes or cancellations by contacting admin@whatevercomputes.com In the
event you cancel your service, you will be charged in full for the entire month
in which you canceled your service. If you have pre-paid for services and
received a discount, no refund will be issued for pre-paid fees.
3.3 Breach. In the event we terminate this Agreement because of a breach, you
will be charged in full for the entire month in which the breach occurred. If
you have pre-paid for services and received a discount, no refund will be issued
for pre-paid fees.
3.4 Tax. These fees are exclusive of any and all federal, provincial/state
tax, use, value added, excise, duty and any other taxes assessed with respect
to the services provided under this Agreement.
4.0 Representations and Warranties. Our obligations under this Agreement are
conditioned upon the following representations and warranties:
4.1 Compliance with Law. You represent and warrant that you will comply with
all applicable provincial/state and federal laws in your performance of this Agreement and
in the use and operation of the List Server, including laws governing
technology, software and trade secrets.
4.2 Authority to Contract. You represent and warrant that you have full
authority and right to enter into this Agreement and that there are no
conflicting claims relating to the rights granted by this Agreement.
4.3 Non-Infringement. You represent and warrant that your performance of this
Agreement and use of the List Server, shall not infringe the copyright,
intellectual property right, or other proprietary rights of any third party.
4.4 Our Performance. We represent and warrant that our services shall be
performed in a professional and workmanlike manner, and the computer servers
will be operated in accordance with our obligations as defined by this
Agreement.
4.5 Disclaimer of Warranties. EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS WARRANTIES CONTAINED
ABOVE, WE MAKE NO WARRANTY RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND
ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS-IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND,
EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR OF NON-INFRINGEMENT.
5.0 You expressly agree that use of our List Server is at your own risk.
Neither we, our employees, affiliates, agents, third-party information
providers, merchants, licensors or the like, warranty that our service will not
be interrupted or error free; nor do we make any warranty as to the correctness
of information sent from our service, or the resulting recipients of said
information, unless otherwise expressly stated in this Agreement.
5.1 Under no circumstances, including negligence, will we, our officers,
agents or anyone else involved in creating, producing or distributing our
service be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential
damages that result from the use of or inability to use our service. We will
further not be liable for results from mistakes, omissions, interruptions,
deletions of files, errors, defects, delays and operation, or transmission or
failure of performance whether or not limited to acts of nature, communication
failure, theft, destruction or unauthorized access to our records, programs or
services. You acknowledge that this paragraph shall apply to all content on or
sent via the List Server.
5.2 You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any claim resulting from
your use or distribution of electronic mail services through the service
provided through this Agreement.
5.3 Your exclusive remedy for all damages, losses and causes of actions
whether in contract or tort (including negligence or otherwise) will not (a)
exceed the actual dollar amount which you paid during the 12-month period prior
to the date the cause of action arose, or (b) include any incidental,
consequential, extemporary or punitive damages of any kind, including without
limitation, loss of data, file, profit, good will, time, savings or revenue.
6.0 Term and Termination. The following describes the effective date,
duration and methods of termination:
6.1 Effective Date. The Effective Date of this Agreement is the last date
appearing below.
6.2 Duration. This Agreement will commence on the Effective Date and continue
on a month-to-month basis.
6.3 Termination for Convenience. Subject to Section 3.3, you may terminate
this Agreement at any time for your convenience by providing us with advance
written notice of 30 Days from the first of the month.
6.4 Breach or Default. The following constitute a breach or default of this
Agreement:
a. your failure to pay the current month's Service Fee by the tenth day of
the following month,
b. your violation of Section 8.1 or 8.2,
c. your violation of Sections 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3.
6.5 Special Lien on Personal Property. We retain a special lien on all of
your personal property in our possession to secure any payment amount you may
owe us under this Agreement.
7.0 Ownership
Rights. We acknowledge that all right, title and interest in the User
Data shall be solely owned by the User. We own or have licensed all
server software. In the event that we elect, at our option, to provide
custom software to you, this software will be licensed to you for use
only with a Whatever Computes Ltd. List Server on a non-exclusive basis
according to the terms of this Agreement.
8.0 Unsolicited Email and Acceptable Use Policy
8.1 Activities Subject to Immediate Deactivation. Any List Server that is
used for Illegal, Abusive or Unethical Activity may be immediately deactivated
by us without warning to you. Illegal, Abusive or Unethical Activities include,
but are not limited to, unsolicited email as described in sections 8.2,
pornography, obscenity, nudity, violations of privacy, hacking, computer virus,
gambling, or promotion of gambling, and any harassing or harmful materials or
uses, as determined by us. You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any
claim resulting from your publications or use of Illegal, Abusive or Unethical
materials. Although we will make reasonable efforts to alert you to such
activities and allow you an opportunity to cure them within a 12-hour period
after discovery, we are not required to give notice before deactivating your use
of our services if, in our discretion, your use is or results in Illegal,
Abusive or Unethical activities. If a List Server is disabled, the regular
monthly fees still apply.
8.2 Unsolicited Electronic Mail. You are expressly prohibited from sending
unsolicited bulk mail messages ("junk mail" or "spam"). This includes, but is
not limited to, the sending of bulk-mailing of commercial advertising,
information announcements, and political tracts. Such material may only be sent
to those who have specifically requested it or "Opted IN". Malicious or threatening email is
also prohibited. We reserve the right to immediately deactivate your use of our
service if we determine, in our sole discretion, that this activity has taken
place.
8.2.1 Housing or Collection of Addresses. The List Server may not be used to
collect, or to facilitate the collection of, e-mail addresses without the
permission of the corresponding e-mail address recipients. Additionally,
addresses collected without permission may not be uploaded to or housed on the
List Server. We reserve the right to immediately deactivate your use of our
service if we determine, in our sole discretion, that this activity has taken
place.
8.2.2 Forging Identity. The List Server may not be used to represent other
people or organizations. All Email sent from our List servers will come ONLY
from Domains that you as the user are legally entitled to use through
ownership or proof of legal registration as may be found from the "who
is" server of the appropriate registration body. We reserve the right to immediately deactivate your use
of our service if we determine, in our sole discretion, that this activity has
taken place.
8.3 Complaints Received. If we determine, at our sole discretion, that you
have violated our acceptable use policies found here or on our policy site at www.whatevercomputes.com/policy and we received complaints of your
violations from either recipients of your messages, their system administrators,
or their internet service providers, we may impose a service charge of fifty CAN. dollars
(CAN $ 50) per individual complaint. You hereby authorize us to make
such charges automatically, without further authorization from you.
8.4 Liability for Unsolicited Email. Use of our system to send unsolicited
email or other abuse of our system can result in damage to our reputation, our
systems being blocked from sending messages to recipients, and other harm to our
business. As such, you are liable for any such harm, and will be subject to
civil action to collect damages to compensate us for such harm.
8.5 Use of Servers Located in the Province of Saskatchewan. Our system utilizes
mail servers located in the province of Saskatchewan in Canada. Violation of our
AUP policies
using our mail servers subject you to penalties under Canadian Telecommunications
Act and those of other countries. Not specifically stated herein.
9.0 Miscellaneous.
9.1 Public Nature of Internet. Please understand that all information
submitted on the List Server shall be considered publicly accessible. Important
and private information should be protected by you. For example, we are not
liable for protection or privacy of messages, email addresses, or other
information transferred through the Internet or any other network provider that
you may use.
9.2 Privacy of Recipients' Email Addresses. Whatever Computes Ltd. does not supply
list owners with email addresses, nor does Whatever Compute Ltd. divulge or Sell
recipients' email
addresses to third parties. with out the expressed written consent of such
persons.
9.3 Governing Law and Attorneys' Fees. This Agreement will be interpreted and
applied in accordance with the laws of the province of Saskatchewan, without regard
to the conflicts of law provisions. In any action or proceeding to enforce
rights under this Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover
costs and legal fees, whether or not a suit is actually filed.
9.4 Excessive CPU Usage. List Servers which use, in our discretion, CPU
processing capacity on the Physical Server in excess of the designed processing
capacity will be subject to immediate deactivation.
9.5 Age. You certify that you are at least 18 years of age.
9.6 Transfer. This Agreement is not transferable
9.7 This agreement becomes
part of the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) that governs all users of Whatever
Computes Ltd and that of any of its subsidiary businesses or companies services. Your
use of our service constitutes your acceptance of this policy and that of the
AUP as found on our policy site at www.whatevercomputes.com/policy
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