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Web Hosting Agreement
This Web Hosting Agreement (this “Agreement”) is between web cactus, a Sole Proprietorship under the laws of the Australia with its principal office at 84a Wentworth Ave Mascot 2020 (“web cactus”) and the person (individual or legal person) who completes web cactus’s order form (the “Order”) incorporating this Agreement by reference (“Customer”). This Agreement governs Customer’s use of web cactus’s web hosting service.
Table of Contents
1. Services
2. Term
3. Payments
4. Law/AUP
5. Customer Information
6. Indemnification
7. Disclaimer of Warranties
8. Limitation of Damages
9. Suspension of Services/Termination
10. Request for Customer Information
11. Back Up Copy
12. Notices
13. Force Majeure
14. Miscellaneous
1. Services
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, and contingent on Customer’s satisfaction of web cactus’s credit approval requirements, web cactus agrees to provide the web hosting services described in the Order for the fees stated in the Order.
2. Term
The initial service term of the Agreement shall begin on the date that web cactus generates an e-mail message to Customer announcing the activation of the Customer’s account (the “Service Commencement Date”) and shall continue for the number of months stated in the Order (the “Initial Term”). Upon expiration of the Initial Term, this Agreement shall automatically renew indefinitely for the same length as the Initial Term (each a “Renewal Term”) unless web cactus or Customer provides the other with written notice of non-renewal. Customer’s notice must be given before the end of the Initial or then-current Renewal Term, as applicable, whereas web cactus’s notice must be given at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or then-current Renewal Term, as applicable. The Initial Term and any Renewal Term may be referred to collectively in this Agreement as the “Term.”
3. Payments
(a) Fees.
Fees are payable in advance on the first day of each billing cycle. Customer’s billing cycle shall be monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually as indicated on the Order, beginning on the Service Commencement Date. web cactus will require payment for the first billing cycle before beginning service, unless the ordered service is covered by a free trial period. If the Order provides for credit/debit card billing, Customer authorizes web cactus and it’s authorized retailers to bill subsequent fees to the credit/debit card on or after the first day of each successive billing cycle during the Term of this Agreement; otherwise web cactus will invoice Customer via electronic mail to the Primary Customer Contact listed on the Order. Invoiced fees will be notified to the Primary Customer Contact listed on the Order seven (7) days prior to the invoice due date, and the fees shall be due on the first day of each billing cycle.
Payments must be made in United States dollars. Customer is responsible for providing web cactus with changes to billing information (such as credit card expiration, change in billing address). web cactus may charge interest on overdue amounts at the lesser of 1.5% per month or the maximum non-usurious rate under applicable law. web cactus may suspend the service without notice if payment for the service is overdue. Fees not disputed within sixty (60) days of due date are conclusively deemed accurate. Customer agrees to pay web cactus’s reasonable costs of collection of overdue amounts, including collection agency fees, attorney fees and court costs.
(b) Fee Increases.
web cactus may increase its fees for services effective the first day of a Renewal Term by giving notice to Customer of the new fees at least forty five (45) days prior to the beginning of the Renewal Term, and if Customer does not give a notice of non-renewal as provided in Section 2 above, the Customer shall be deemed to have accepted the new fee for that Renewal Term and any subsequent Renewal Terms (unless the fees are increased in the same manner for a subsequent Renewal Term).
(c) Taxes.
At web cactus’s request Customer shall remit to web cactus all sales, GST or similar tax imposed on the provision of the services (but not in the nature of an income tax on web cactus), regardless of whether web cactus fails to collect the tax at the time the related services are provided.
(d) Early Termination.
Customer acknowledges that the amount of the fee for the service is based on Customer’s agreement to pay the fee for the entire Initial Term, or Renewal Term, as applicable. In the event web cactus terminates the Agreement for Customer’s breach of the Agreement in accordance with Section 9 (Termination), or Customer terminates the service other than in accordance with Section 9 (Termination) for web cactus’s breach, the unpaid fees for each billing cycle remaining in the Initial Term or then-current Renewal Term, as applicable, are due on the business day following termination of the Agreement.
4. Law/AUP
Customer agrees to use the service in compliance with applicable law and web cactus’s Acceptable Use Policy posted at http://webcactus.com.au/aup.htm (the “AUP”), which is hereby incorporated by reference in this Agreement. Customer agrees that web cactus may, in its reasonable commercial judgment consistent with industry standards, amend the AUP from time to time to further detail or describe reasonable restrictions and conditions on Customer’s use of the Services. Amendments to the AUP are effective on the earlier of web cactus’s notice to Customer that an amendment has been made, or the first day of any Renewal Term that begins subsequent to the amendment. Customer agrees to cooperate with web cactus’s reasonable investigation of any suspected violation of the AUP. In the event of a dispute between web cactus and Customer regarding the interpretation of the AUP, web cactus’s commercially reasonable interpretation of the AUP shall govern.
5. Customer Information
Customer represents and warrants to web cactus that the information he, she or it has provided and will provide to web cactus for purposes of establishing and maintaining the service is accurate. If Customer is an individual, Customer represents and warrants to web cactus that he or she is at least 18 years of age. web cactus may rely on the instructions of the person listed as the Primary Customer Contact on the Order with regard to Customer’s account until Customer has provided a written notice changing the Primary Customer Contract. It is the responsibility of Customer to provide a Primary Customer Contact email address which is not part of the Order.
6 Indemnification
Customer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless web cactus, web cactus’s affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, and employees from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, fines, punitive damages, amounts in interest, expenses and disbursements of any kind and nature whatsoever (including reasonable attorneys fees) brought by a third party under any theory of legal liability arising out of or related to the actual or alleged use of Customer’s services in violation of applicable law or the AUP by Customer or any person using Customer’s log on information, regardless of whether such person has been authorized to use the services by Customer.
7. Disclaimer of Warranties
web cactus DOES NOT WARRANT OR REPRESENT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE ENTIRELY UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR COMPLETELY SECURE. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW web cactus DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS.
web cactus PROVIDES A 99.9% SERVICE UPTIME WARRANTY FOR ANY CALENDAR MONTH. web cactus WILL USE A REPUTABLE THIRD PARTY MONITORING COMPANY TO MONITOR THE SERVICE UPTIME. THE DATA FROM THE THIRD PARTY MONITORING COMPANY SHALL AT ALL TIME BE CONSIDERED ACCURATE UNLESS THE THIRD PARTY MONITORING COMPANY ADMITS OTHERWISE IN WRITING. web cactus IS OBLIGED TO RELEASE THE MONITORING DATA TO ANY CURRENT CUSTOMER UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
CUSTOMER CAN REQUEST A REFUND OF THE ENTIRE MONTHS WEB HOSTING FEE FOR ANY CALENDAR MONTH IN WHICH THE SERVICE UPTIME WARRANTY HAS NOT BEEN FULFILLED. THIS MUST BE REQUESTED WITHIN FOURTEEN (14) DAYS OF THE END OF THE CALENDAR MONTH IN WHICH THE SERVICE UPTIME WARRANTY HAS NOT BEEN FULFILLED.
8. Limitation of Damages
NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, OR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND, OR FOR DAMAGES THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY THE USE OF REASONABLE DILIGENCE, ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT, EVEN IF THE PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OR SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILIY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING ELSE IN THE AGREEMENT TO THE CONTRARY, THE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF web cactus AND ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR AFFILIATES, UNDER ANY THEORY OF LAW (INCLUDING BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, AND INFRINGEMENT) SHALL BE A PAYMENT OF MONEY NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAYABLE BY CUSTOMER FOR THREE MONTHS OF SERVICE.
9. Suspension/Termination
(a) Suspension of Service.
Customer agrees that web cactus may suspend services to Customer without notice and without liability if: (i) web cactus reasonably believes that the services are being used in violation of the AUP; (ii) Customer fails to cooperate with any reasonable investigation of any suspected violation of the AUP; (iii) web cactus reasonably believes that the suspension of service is necessary to protect its network or its other customers; (iv) upon three (3) days notice if Customer is overdue on the payment of any amount due under the Agreement, or (v) as requested by a law enforcement or regulatory agency.
(b) Termination.
The Agreement may be terminated by Customer prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term without further notice and without liability if web cactus fails in a material way to provide the service in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and does not cure the failure within ten (10) days of Customer’s written notice describing the failure in reasonable detail. The Agreement may be terminated by web cactus prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term without further notice and without liability as follows: (i) upon eight (8) days notice if Customer is overdue on the payment of any amount due under the Agreement; (ii) Customer materially violates any other provision of the Agreement, including the AUP, and fails to cure the violation within thirty (30) days of a written notice from web cactus describing the violation in reasonable detail; (iii) upon one (1) days notice if Customer’s Service is used in violation of a material term of the AUP more than once, or (iv) uponone (1) days notice if Customer violates Section 5 (Customer Information) of this Agreement. Either party may terminate this agreement upon ten (10) days advance notice if the other party admits insolvency, makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, files for bankruptcy or similar protection, is unable to pay debts as they become due, has a trustee or receiver appointed over all or a substantial portion of its assets, or enters into an agreement for the extension or readjustment of all or substantially all of its obligations.
10. Requests for Customer Information
Customer agrees that web cactus may, without notice to Customer, (i) report to the appropriate authorities any conduct by Customer or any of Customer’s customers or end users that web cactus believes violates applicable law, and (ii) provide any information that it has about Customer or any of its customers or end users in response to a formal or informal request from a law enforcement or regulatory agency or in response to a formal request in a civil action that on its face meets the requirements for such a request.
11. Back Up Copy
Customer agrees to maintain a current copy of all content hosted by web cactus notwithstanding any agreement by web cactus to provide back up services.
12. Changes to web cactus’s Network
Upgrades and other changes in web cactus’s network, including, but not limited to changes in its software, hardware, and service providers, may affect the display or operation of Customer’s hosted content and/or applications. web cactus reserves the right to change its network in its commercially reasonable discretion, and web cactus shall not be liable for any resulting harm to Customer.
13. Notices
Notices to web cactus under the Agreement shall be given via electronic mail to the e-mail address posted for customer support on http://webcactus.com.au/contactus.htm. Notices to Customer shall be given via electronic mail to the individual listed as the Primary Customer Contact on the Order. Notices are deemed received on the day transmitted, or if that day is not a business day, on the first business day following the day delivered. Customer may change his, her or its notice address by a notice given in accordance with this Section.
14. Force Majeure
web cactus shall not be in default of any obligation under the Agreement if the failure to perform the obligation is due to any event beyond web cactus’s control, including, without limitation, significant failure of a portion of the power grid, significant failure of the Internet, natural disaster, war, riot, insurrection, epidemic, strikes or other organized labor action, terrorist activity, or other events of a magnitude or type for which precautions are not generally taken in the industry.
15. Governing Law/Disputes
The Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Netherlands. The Agreement shall not be governed by the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods. EXCLUSIVE VENUE FOR ALL DISPUTES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT SHALL BE THE COURTS IN THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS, AND EACH PARTY AGREES NOT TO DISPUTE SUCH PERSONAL JURISDICTION AND WAIVES ALL OBJECTIONS THERETO.
16. Miscellaneous
Each party acknowledges and agrees that the other party retains exclusive ownership and rights in its trademarks, service marks, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, and other intellectual property. Neither party may use the other party’s name or trade mark without the other party’s prior written consent. The parties intend for their relationship to be that of independent contractors and not a partnership, joint venture, or employer/employee. Neither party will represent itself to be agent of the other. Each party acknowledges that it has no power or authority to bind the other on any agreement and that it will not represent to any person that it has such power or authority. This Agreement may be amended only by a formal written agreement signed by both parties. The terms on Customer’s purchase order or other business forms are not binding on web cactus unless they are expressly incorporated into a formal written agreement signed by both parties. A party’s failure or delay in enforcing any provision of the Agreement will not be deemed a waiver of that party’s rights with respect to that provision or any other provision of the Agreement. A party’s waiver of any of its right under the Agreement is not a waiver of any of its other rights with respect to a prior, contemporaneous or future occurrence, whether similar in nature or not. The captions in the Agreement are not part of the Agreement, but are for the convenience of the parties. The following provisions will survive expiration or termination of the Agreement: Fees, indemnity obligations, provisions limiting liability and disclaiming warranties, provisions regarding ownership of intellectual property, these miscellaneous provisions, and other provisions that by their nature are intended to survive termination of the Agreement. There are no third party beneficiaries to the Agreement. Neither insurers nor the customers of resellers are third party beneficiaries to the Agreement. Customer may not transfer the Agreement without web cactus’s prior written consent. web cactus’s approval for assignment is contingent on the assignee meeting web cactus’s credit approval criteria. web cactus may assign the Agreement in whole or in part.
This Agreement together with the Order and AUP constitutes the complete and exclusive agreement between the parties regarding its subject matter and supercedes and replace any prior understanding or communication, written or oral. |
