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Oriensoft XpressHost™
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Terms of Services
Version 6.0
(last updated on
8th
August 2006)
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Order, Acceptance and Service.
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When Accepted by Oriensoft XpressHost™, the
Order submitted by Customer creates a contract between Customer
and Oriensoft XpressHost™, consisting of the Order, the
applicable Service Description and these Terms of Service. An
Order is "Accepted" by
Oriensoft XpressHost™ when
(i) with respect to Orders submitted online,
Oriensoft XpressHost™ provisions 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 Oriensoft
XpressHost™ form, when an authorized representative of Oriensoft
XpressHost™ executes and delivers such form signed by Customer.
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Oriensoft XpressHost™ 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").
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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, Oriensoft XpressHost™
may, without limiting its other rights or remedies, assess
Customer with additional fees.
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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 Oriensoft
XpressHost™ such additional fees as may be specified in the
Service Description.
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Fees, Taxes and
Payment. Customer will pay to Oriensoft XpressHost™ the
Service Fees in the manner set forth in the Order. Oriensoft
XpressHost™ 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 Oriensoft
XpressHost™’s net income). All such taxes will be added to
Oriensoft XpressHost™’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 Oriensoft XpressHost™ 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
Oriensoft XpressHost™ collects any payment due at law or through
an attorney / lawyer at law or under advice there from or through a
collection agency, Customer will pay all costs of collection,
including, without limitation, all court costs and reasonable
attorneys’ / lawyer's fees. If any check is returned for insufficient funds,
Oriensoft XpressHost™ may impose a processing charge of $10.
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Term and
Termination.
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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.
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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.
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Oriensoft XpressHost™ 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 Oriensoft XpressHost™ determines in good
faith that Customer’s use of the Customer Web site or the
Customer Content violates the Acceptable Use Policy.
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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 14 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 Oriensoft XpressHost™ may be
entitled.
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With respect to Non-Prepaid Plans, within 30
days after the termination of this Agreement, Customer will pay
the Termination Charge to Oriensoft XpressHost™ unless (i)
Oriensoft XpressHost™ 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
Oriensoft XpressHost™’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 Oriensoft XpressHost™ terminates the Order under Sections
3(c)(i) or 12(c), Oriensoft XpressHost™ shall return
to Customer, and Customer shall accept, as Customer’s sole and
exclusive remedy for Oriensoft XpressHost™’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.
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Customer’s
Representations and Warranties. Customer hereby
represents and warrants to Oriensoft XpressHost™, and agrees that
during the Term Customer will ensure that: 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 Oriensoft XpressHost™ to pay
any fees, residuals, guild payments or other compensation of any
kind to any Person; 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; 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; and 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.
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License to
Oriensoft XpressHost™. Customer hereby grants to
Oriensoft XpressHost™ 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,
Oriensoft XpressHost™ is not acquiring any right, title or
interest in or to the Customer Content, all of which shall remain
solely with Customer.
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Oriensoft
XpressHost™’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 Oriensoft XpressHost™ posts on its Web site,
as such Acceptable Use Policy may be changed by Oriensoft
XpressHost™ 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 Oriensoft XpressHost™’s Web site to
determine if Oriensoft XpressHost™ has made any changes thereto.
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Customer’s Responsibilities.
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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.
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Customer will cooperate fully with Oriensoft
XpressHost™ in connection with Oriensoft XpressHost™’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 Oriensoft
XpressHost™’s performance of its obligations that depend on
Customer’s performance on a day for day basis. Customer will
notify Oriensoft XpressHost™ of any change in Customer’s mailing
address, telephone, e-mail or other contact information.
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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.
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Customer will provide Oriensoft XpressHost™
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, Oriensoft XpressHost™ will register an Internet
domain name on behalf of Customer with a registrar approved by ICANN.
Oriensoft XpressHost™’s registration of any domain name
is subject to (i) Oriensoft XpressHost™ 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 Oriensoft XpressHost™ will not be responsible if a domain
name is not available for any reason. Oriensoft XpressHost™ 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 Oriensoft
XpressHost™ for, and hereby releases Oriensoft XpressHost™ 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
Oriensoft XpressHost™ for any reason. Customer will reimburse
Oriensoft XpressHost™ for all costs and expenses incurred by
Oriensoft XpressHost™ 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 Oriensoft XpressHost™ are not being granted by
Oriensoft XpressHost™ 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 Oriensoft XpressHost™ 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.
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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 Oriensoft XpressHost™ to
provide the Hosting Services, as the same may be changed by
Oriensoft XpressHost™ from time to time. Specifications for the
hardware and software used by Oriensoft XpressHost™ to provide
the Hosting Services will be available on Oriensoft XpressHost™’s
Web site. Customer shall periodically access Oriensoft
XpressHost™’s Web site to determine if Oriensoft XpressHost™ has made any changes thereto.
Oriensoft XpressHost™
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 Oriensoft
XpressHost™ to provide the Hosting Services.
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Unless the applicable Service Description
provides otherwise, Customer is solely responsible for making
back-up copies of the Customer Web site and Customer Content.
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Oriensoft
XpressHost™ Intellectual Property.
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Oriensoft XpressHost™ hereby grants to
Customer a non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free
license, exercisable solely during the term of this Agreement,
to use applicable Oriensoft XpressHost™ Technology solely for
the purpose of accessing and using the Services. Customer may
not use the Oriensoft XpressHost™ Technology for any purpose
other than accessing and using the Services. Except for the
rights expressly granted above, this Agreement does not transfer
from Oriensoft XpressHost™ to Customer any Oriensoft XpressHost™
Technology, and all rights, titles and interests in and to the
Oriensoft XpressHost™ Technology shall remain solely with
Oriensoft XpressHost™. 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 Oriensoft XpressHost™ Technology.
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Oriensoft XpressHost™’s trademarks,
trade names, service marks, logos, other names and marks, and
related product and service names, design marks and slogans are
the sole and exclusive property of Oriensoft XpressHost™.
Customer may not use any of the foregoing in any advertising,
publicity or in any other commercial manner without the prior
written consent of Oriensoft XpressHost™. Oriensoft XpressHost™
shall maintain and control ownership of all Internet protocol
numbers and addresses that may be assigned by Oriensoft
XpressHost™ to Customer. Oriensoft XpressHost™ may, in its sole
discretion, change or remove any and all such Internet protocol
numbers and addresses.
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Any feedback, data, answers, questions,
comments, suggestions, ideas or the like which Customer sends to
Oriensoft XpressHost™ relating to the Services will be treated
as being non-confidential and non-proprietary. Oriensoft
XpressHost™ may use, disclose or publish any ideas, concepts,
know-how or techniques contained in such information for any
purpose whatsoever.
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Limited Warranty.
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Oriensoft XpressHost™ 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 Oriensoft XpressHost™ 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 Oriensoft XpressHost™ within
30 days after performance of any Services of any breach of the
foregoing warranties. Customer’s sole and exclusive remedy, and
Oriensoft XpressHost™’s sole obligation, for breach of the
foregoing warranties shall be for Oriensoft XpressHost™, 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.
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The foregoing warranties shall not apply to
performance issues or defects in the Services (i) caused by
factors outside of Oriensoft XpressHost™’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 Oriensoft XpressHost™.
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EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION
9, Oriensoft XpressHost™ 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 Oriensoft XpressHost™ 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. Oriensoft XpressHost™ DOES NOT
WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE OR
COMPLETELY SECURE.
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Limitation of Liability.
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IN NO EVENT WILL Oriensoft XpressHost™’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 Oriensoft XpressHost™
BY CUSTOMER DURING THE 12-MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE
EVENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY.
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Oriensoft XpressHost™ CANNOT GUARANTEE
CONTINUOUS SERVICE, SERVICE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME, INTEGRITY OF
DATA, INFORMATION OR CONTENT STORED OR TRANSMITTED VIA THE
INTERNET. Oriensoft XpressHost™ 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.
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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.
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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.
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Indemnification of
Oriensoft XpressHost™. Customer shall defend, indemnify
and hold harmless Oriensoft XpressHost™, 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 "Oriensoft
XpressHost™ Indemnities"), from and against any and all
losses, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (including,
without limitation, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable
attorneys’ / lawyers fees) which any of the Oriensoft XpressHost™
Indemnities 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 Oriensoft
XpressHost™, (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
Oriensoft XpressHost™ to provide the Services, including any
damage to Oriensoft XpressHost™’s servers or other hardware caused
thereby.
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Indemnification of Customer.
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Subject to Section 10, Oriensoft XpressHost™
shall, at its own expense, indemnify, defend and hold Customer
harmless from any claim or suit alleging that the Services
infringe any patent, copyright or trademark
existing on the Effective Date, or that Oriensoft XpressHost™
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 Oriensoft
XpressHost™ 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 Oriensoft XpressHost™, but Oriensoft
XpressHost™ will not be liable for any costs or expenses
incurred without its prior written authorization.
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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 Oriensoft XpressHost™, provided that failure to give
or delay in giving such notice to Oriensoft XpressHost™ shall
not relieve Oriensoft XpressHost™ of any liability it may have
to Customer hereunder, except to the extent that the defense of
such claim or suit is prejudiced thereby. Oriensoft XpressHost™
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.
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If an injunction, decree or judgment is, or
Oriensoft XpressHost™ 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, Oriensoft
XpressHost™ 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.
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Notwithstanding Section 12(a),
Oriensoft XpressHost™ 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 Oriensoft XpressHost™ 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 Oriensoft XpressHost™,
AND THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF CUSTOMER, WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTUAL
OR ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT OF ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT BY
THE SERVICES PROVIDED HEREUNDER.
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Confidentiality; Non-Solicitation.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 Oriensoft XpressHost™ performing
services under this Agreement, while such employee is employed
by Oriensoft XpressHost™ and for a period of six months after
such employee has left the employment of Oriensoft XpressHost™.
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Optional Services. In connection
with any Optional Services:
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Customer must provide Oriensoft XpressHost™
with any information, login identifications, passwords or other
information or access to facilities that Oriensoft XpressHost™
may reasonably require to provide the Optional Services
Oriensoft XpressHost™ 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 Oriensoft
XpressHost™ within thirty (30) days of Oriensoft XpressHost™’s
request therefore, Oriensoft XpressHost™ may terminate the Order
and retain any Service Fees paid.
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If Customer requested that Oriensoft
XpressHost™ perform the Optional Services by a particular
deadline or that Oriensoft XpressHost™ achieve some particular
result or outcome, Oriensoft XpressHost™ 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) Oriensoft XpressHost™’s ability to perform the
Services is subject to Customer’s provision of information and
access as provided above and (ii) Oriensoft XpressHost™ has no
liability or obligation to complete the Services by any deadline
or achieve any particular outcome of result.
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If Customer wishes to convey documents or
files to Oriensoft XpressHost™, Customer should deliver to
Oriensoft XpressHost™ a copy or duplicate of such documents or
files and not the original copy. Oriensoft XpressHost™ will not
return to Customer any documents or files conveyed to Oriensoft
XpressHost™.
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Miscellaneous.
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Independent Contractor. Oriensoft
XpressHost™ and Customer are independent contractors and nothing
contained in this Agreement places Oriensoft XpressHost™ and
Customer in the relationship of principal and agent, master and
servant, partners or joint ventures. 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.
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Governing Law; Jurisdiction. The
validity and effect of this Agreement shall be governed by and
construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the India
and are subject to Mumbai Jurisdiction only, without regard to
its conflicts of laws principles. 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 INDIAN COURT LOCATED
IN MUMBAI, STATE MAHARASHTRA, INDIA AND EACH OF THE PARTIES
HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF
SUCH COURTS (AND OF THE APPROPRIATE APPELLATE COURTS THERE FROM)
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.
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Headings. The headings herein are for
convenience only and are not part of this Agreement.
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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 Oriensoft XpressHost™, 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 Oriensoft
XpressHost™. 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 Oriensoft XpressHost™ in its sole
discretion, which modifications will be effective upon posting
to Oriensoft XpressHost™'s Web site.
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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.
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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. Shared Customers may give, and be
given, notice by electronic means in certain circumstances as
provided in the Service Description.
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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.
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Assignment; Successors. Customer may
not assign or transfer this Agreement, or any of its rights or
obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of
Oriensoft XpressHost™. Any attempted assignment in violation of
the foregoing provision shall be null and void and of no force
or effect whatsoever. Oriensoft XpressHost™ 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.
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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.
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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, Oriensoft XpressHost™’s records of such execution shall be presumed
accurate unless proven otherwise.
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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, acts of God, labor
disputes, accidents, 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.
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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.
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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 / India in connection with this
Agreement without first complying with all export control laws
and regulations which may be imposed by the United States /
India
government and any country or organization of nations within
whose jurisdiction Customer operates or does business.
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Marketing. Customer agrees that
during the term of this Agreement Oriensoft XpressHost™ may
publicly refer to Customer, orally and in writing, as a customer
of Oriensoft XpressHost™. Any other public reference to Customer
by Oriensoft XpressHost™ requires the written consent of
Customer.
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Telephone Monitoring. To ensure
Oriensoft XpressHost™’s customers receive quality service,
Oriensoft XpressHost™ randomly selects phone calls for
monitoring. These calls, between Oriensoft XpressHost™’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.
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Definitions. For purposes of
this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified
below:
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"Agreement"
means each contract created between Oriensoft XpressHost™ and
Customer for the provision of Services consisting of an Order,
the applicable Service Description and these Terms of Service.
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"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.
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"Customer Web site"
means Customer’s site on the World Wide Web portion of the
Internet that Oriensoft XpressHost™ hosts under this Agreement.
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"End User"
means any Person who accesses or uses the Customer Web site via
the Internet.
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"Oriensoft
XpressHost™ Technology" means Oriensoft XpressHost™’s
proprietary technology, including, without limitation, Oriensoft
XpressHost™ 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 Oriensoft
XpressHost™ or licensed to Oriensoft XpressHost™ from a third
party), and also including any derivatives, improvements,
enhancements, updates, modifications or extensions of Oriensoft
XpressHost™ Technology conceived, reduced to practice or
developed during the term of this Agreement by either party.
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"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.
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"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.
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"Order" means
the Order submitted by the Customer to Oriensoft XpressHost™ for
Services, whether such Order is submitted online through
Oriensoft XpressHost™’s Web site or on a written Order form.
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"Prepaid Plan" means Hosting Service
provided by Oriensoft XpressHost™ 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 Oriensoft XpressHost™ to Customer
that is not a Prepaid Plan.
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"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.
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"Terms of Service"
means these Terms of Service, as the same may be modified,
altered or amended from time to time by Oriensoft XpressHost™.
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"Service"
means either Hosting Service or Optional Service. "Hosting
Service" means the Service provided by Oriensoft XpressHost™ in
response to an Order whereby Oriensoft XpressHost™ provides the
Customer with specified connectivity, storage space and
bandwidth
for the hosting of a Customer Web site as more particularly
described in the applicable Service Description. "Optional
Service" means any additional Service (other than Hosting
Service) Oriensoft XpressHost™ may provide in response to an
Order, as more particularly described in the applicable Service
Description.
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"Service Description"
means the applicable documents made available by Oriensoft
XpressHost™ to Customer to describe the applicable Services at
the time the Order is accepted by Oriensoft XpressHost™.
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"Term" means
the duration of any Agreement between Oriensoft XpressHost™ 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 and ending
on the termination of expiration of the Order in accordance with
its terms. With respect to Optional Services, the "Term" begins
when Oriensoft XpressHost™ accepts the Order and ends on the
first to occur of (i) Oriensoft XpressHost™’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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