TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This Terms of Service Agreement ("Agreement") is entered
into as of the date on which the Customer first activates
his shopping cart by using the FreeNet Design
services (FreeNet Design is a trading style for
Fastnet Services Ltd.) ("Effective Date") by and between
Fastnet Services Ltd. ("FreeNet Design") and Customer
("Customer").
In consideration of the
mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, and
for other good and valuable consideration, Customer and
Fastnet Services Ltd agree to the foregoing and as follows:
ARTICLE 1-GENERAL
1.1 Overview of Agreement. This Agreement represents the
terms and conditions under which Fastnet Services Ltd shall
provide Customer access to, and use of the FreeNet Design
services subscribed to, which may be amended from time to
time to reflect additional or amended services
ordered by Customer. FreeNet Design services shall be provided
to Customer via the Internet's world wide web. Additional
services and/or deliverables may be procured consistent with
the terms of this Agreement. Any attempt to alter or amend
the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement through
conflicting or inconsistent terms in any other document
shall be void and of no force and effect.
ARTICLE 2-FREENET DESIGN SERVICES
2.1 Equipment. Customer will be responsible for
procuring, at Customer's sole expense, all equipment or
other software, if any, required to use FreeNet Design's
additional products and services.
2.2 Access Rights. All Customers/store owners of
FreeNet Design's service must be at least 18 years of
legal age. During the term of this Agreement, Customer will
have a limited, revocable, non-transferable and
non-exclusive license for Customer's employees ("Authorized
Users") to use the FreeNet Design service and related
documentation solely for Customer's business purposes
consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Fastnet Services will issue to one Authorized User an
individual logon identifier and password ("Administrator's
Logon") for purposes of administering the FreeNet Design
service. Customer acknowledges and agrees that only its
designated Administrator shall be authorized to bind
Customer in connection with any service provided to Customer
under this Agreement. Using Administrator's Logon, the
designated Administrator shall assign each remaining
Authorized User a unique logon identifier and password and
assign and manage the business rules that control each such
Authorized User's access to the FreeNet Design
services. Customer shall use its reasonable efforts to see
that each Authorized User will: (a) be responsible for the
security and/or use of his or her logon identifier; (b) not
disclose such logon identifier to any person or entity; (c)
not permit any other person or entity to use his or her
logon identifier; (d) use the FreeNet Design service
consistent with the assigned business rules; and (e) use the
FreeNet Design service in accordance with the terms
and conditions of this Agreement. Customer will be
responsible for: (f) advising each Authorized User of his or
her obligations under this Agreement and of the license
restrictions set forth in this Agreement; and (g) any and
all costs and expenses incurred through the authorized use
of Customer's Logon. Fastnet Services reserves the
right to deny, suspend or revoke access to the FreeNet
Design service, in whole or in part, if Fastnet
Services believes Customer and/or its Authorized Users
are in breach of this Agreement or are otherwise using or
accessing the FreeNet Design service inconsistent
with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
2.3 Restrictions. Customer agrees that Customer and its
Authorized Users will not: (a) sell, lease, license or
sublicense the
FreeNet Design service; (b) modify,
change, alter, translate, create derivative works from,
reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile the
FreeNet Design service in any way for any reason; (c) provide,
disclose, divulge or make available to, or permit use of the
FreeNet Design service by, any third party; (d) copy
or reproduce all or any part of the
FreeNet Design
service (except as expressly provided for herein); (e)
interfere, or attempt to interfere, with the
FreeNet Design service in any way; (f) engage in spamming, mailbombing, spoofing or any other fraudulent, illegal or
unauthorized use of the
FreeNet Design Service; (g)
knowingly introduce into or transmit through the
FreeNet Design service any virus, worm, trap door, back door,
timer, clock, counter or other limiting routine, instruction
or design; (h) remove, obscure or alter any copyright
notice, trademarks or other proprietary rights notices
affixed to or contained within the
FreeNet Design
service; or (i) engage in or allow any action involving the
FreeNet Design service that is inconsistent with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement. Customer agrees that
no illegal products and/or information will be placed on the
site, nor will there be any links to illegal products or
information placed anywhere within the Customer's site.
While owning, operating and/or ordering Fastnet Services
FreeNet Design service, Customer agrees to abide by
any and all legal rules and regulations set by laws pertaining to his/her business and its
operations. Customer is solely responsible for charging
appropriate taxes for his/her products and/or services as
regulated and observed by local tax laws.
2.4 Audit Rights. Fastnet Services shall have the right,
during the term of this Agreement and for a period of six
(6) months thereafter, upon reasonable notice and at
reasonable times, to access Customer's location and files to
inspect Customer's use of the
FreeNet Design service,
as well as computers and equipment used in connection
therewith. Customer shall cooperate fully with any such
audit or inspection. In the event that any audit shows any
misuse, violation or breach of the
FreeNet Design
service or this Agreement, Fastnet Services shall be entitled
to pursue any remedies available to it under this Agreement
or otherwise at law or in equity.
2.5 Non-Exclusivity. The parties acknowledge and agree
that Fastnet Services is providing access to and use of the
FreeNet Design service to multiple customers and that
such services are non-exclusive and non-transferable.
2.6 Availability. Fastnet Services shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to keep the Shopping Cart Direct service
available on a 24 hour a day, 7 day a week basis, subject to
scheduled downtime for maintenance purposes, unscheduled
maintenance and systems outages. The parties acknowledge
that since the Internet is neither owned nor controlled by
any one entity, Fastnet Services makes no guarantees that any
given user will be able to access the
FreeNet Design
service at any given time, and Fastnet Services shall not be
liable to Customer for failure of accessibility to the
FreeNet Design service. Nor shall Fastnet Services be
held responsible in any way for the loss of any of the
stores' sales, marketing costs or information due to any
technical errors or problems, regardless of the error or
problem's source.
2.7 Fastnet Services Licensors.
2.7.1 Terms and Conditions applicable to services
provided by Fastnet Services Licensors. Customer
acknowledges and agrees that the
FreeNet Design
service may be provided, in some cases, by third party
Licensors to Fastnet Services (hereinafter “Third Party
Licensors”). For all the
FreeNet Design Services that
are provided by Third Party Licensors to Fastnet Services,
Customer agrees with and shall abide by all Third Party
Licensor terms and conditions, if any. Such Third Party
Licensor terms and conditions are available upon request
(the “Additional Terms and Conditions”). Any Additional
Terms and Conditions are in addition to and supplement the
terms and conditions provided in this Agreement. Customer
acknowledges and agrees that it will be subject to all
Additional Terms and Conditions and that all such Additional
Terms and Conditions shall be incorporated into the terms
and conditions of this Agreement as if set forth fully
herein.
2.7.2 Changes to Fastnet Services Licensors. Customer
acknowledges that Fastnet Services may, at its sole
discretion, change any Third Party Licensors that provide
services under this Agreement, or add or delete discrete
services from the
FreeNet Design service. Fastnet Services agrees to use reasonable efforts to prevent any
service interruptions associated with Fastnet Services
decision, if any, to change Third Party Licensors. In the
event that Fastnet Services changes Third Party Licensors,
Fastnet Services may provide Customer with notification of changes
in Third Party Licensors and/or refer Customer to
information that may be posted on
FreeNet Design website
relative to that change which shall become Additional Terms
and Conditions for the purposes of this Agreement. In the
event of such change, Customer shall be entitled to
terminate this Agreement immediately.
ARTICLE 3-FEES; PAYMENT TERMS
3.1 Application and Use Fee. All rates and prices quoted
herein are in U.K. Pounds. Regardless of whether or not you
use the
FreeNet Design services, technologies, tools
and/or products, Fastnet Services will charge you for your
FreeNet Design account. Any and all charges will
appear on your monthly credit card statement. You understand
and agree that the Service provided by Fastnet Services is
billed in advance and all charges represent the next billing
cycle's full service. The first charge will incur after the
Customer is provided with access to the store and it's
admin, regardless of design status, regardless of whether or
not the Customer has begun to upload his/her products and
information into the store, and regardless of whether or not
the Customer has begun to sell any of his/her products
and/or services. Fastnet Services reserves the right to change
billing method and/or billing company at any time. Current
charges are not prorated upon cancellation and/or
termination. on any amounts not paid when due, you agree to
pay interest at the highest rate allowed by law. A Twenty
Pound (£20) collection fee will be charged for all dishonoured cheques. A Fifteen
Pound (£15) fee will be
assessed if a) your credit card denies payment because of an
invalid credit card number or the account has insufficient
funds and/or b) your account is restarted because of
termination due to non-payment and/or c) your account is
cancelled for any other reason. Fastnet Services reserves the
right to cancel the Customer's
FreeNet Design account
immediately if credit card denies payment. If Customer has a
dispute with any accrued charges from Fastnet Services for
services provided by
FreeNet Design, Customer agrees
to resolve the matter exclusively through Fastnet Services.
Customer agrees not to “chargeback” or dispute any charges
from Fastnet Services, in care of
FreeNet Design,
through Customer's credit card provider. Customer shall pay
any applications fees, user fees, including but not limited
to monthly fees, any taxes according to the
FreeNet Design service's then-applicable fee schedule.
Fastnet Services reserves the right to increase or decrease the
monthly service fees, no more than once annually, by a
maximum of £10 per month, without any advance notice to
Customer.
3.2 Free Design. Free Design of website/store for
each customer includes and is limited to creation and design
of logo, graphics and site layout. Free Design does NOT
include the installation of product/company information,
product images, text, or the addition of any new,
unadvertised features and/or tools.
3.3 Late Payments. If Customer fails to pay any fees by
the applicable due date, Fastnet Services will have the right
to: (a) assess late charges in an amount equal to the
greater of five percent (5%) per month or the maximum
allowable under applicable law; and/or (b) suspend access to
any or all of the
FreeNet Design service and/or
performance of the services provided by Fastnet Services
hereunder and/or terminate this Agreement. Any such
suspension or termination will not relieve Customer from
paying any outstanding fees plus interest and late charges.
Customer will be responsible for any costs associated with
collecting such fees including, without limitation, legal
costs, attorneys' fees, court costs and collection agency
fees.
3.4 Taxes. Customer will pay or reimburse Fastnet
Services
for all sales, use, transfer, privilege, excise and all
other taxes and all duties, whether international, national,
state or local, however designated, which are levied or
imposed by reason of the performance by Fastnet Services under
this Agreement, excluding, however, income taxes or gross
receipts taxes which may be levied against Fastnet Services.
Such taxes may be reflected on Customer invoices.
ARTICLE 4-LIMITED WARRANTIES
4.1 Customer Warranty. Customer represents and warrants
to Fastnet Services that: (a) Customer has the authority to
enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations under
this Agreement; (b) Customer and its Authorized Users will
only use the
FreeNet Design service for lawful
purposes and will not violate any law of any country or the
intellectual property rights of any third party; and (c)
Customer warrants that it is not located in a country where
export or re-export of the contents of information received
via the Internet is prohibited. Should Customer receive
notice of any claim regarding the
FreeNet Design
service, Customer shall promptly provide Fastnet Services with
a written notice of such claim.
4.2 Fastnet Services Warranty. Fastnet Services warrants
that: (a) Fastnet Services has the authority to enter into
this Agreement and perform its obligations under this
Agreement; and (b) Fastnet Services will perform the services
required under this Agreement in a professional and
workmanlike manner.
4.3 Disclaimer. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SET FORTH HEREIN,
FASTNET SERVICES MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, WHETHER
EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY REGARDING OR RELATING TO ANY
OF THE SERVICES AND/OR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE FREENET
DESIGN SERVICE PROVIDED TO CUSTOMER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
FASTNET SERVICES SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE AND NON INFRINGEMENT.
ARTICLE 5-LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
FASTNET SERVICES LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY
DIRECT DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WILL NOT EXCEED AN AMOUNT EQUAL
TO THE AMOUNT PAID BY CUSTOMER TO FASTNET SERVICES THROUGH THE
DATE FASTNET SERVICES LIABILITY TO CUSTOMER ACCRUES. IN NO
EVENT SHALL FASTNET SERVICES BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOST PROFITS. ANY CLAIM AGAINST A
STORE/WEBSITE UNDER FREENET DESIGN
SERVICE WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE TRANSFERRED TO THE
STORE/WEBSITE OWNER, AS FASTNET SERVICES WILL NOT BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR OR INVOLVED WITH, IN ANY WAY, ANY CLAIMS OR
SUITS FILED AGAINST ANY STORE/WEBSITE UNDER ITS FREENET
DESIGN SERVICE.
ARTICLE 6-INDEMNIFICATION
Customer agrees to indemnify, defend (at Fastnet Services
sole option and at Customer's sole expense) and hold
harmless Fastnet Services, its managers, directors, officers,
employees, independent contractors and agents, and defend
any action brought against same with respect to any claim,
demand, cause of action, debt or liability, including
reasonable lawyers fees, to the extent that such action
is based upon a claim arising out of or relating to
Customer's use of and/or access to the
FreeNet Design
service or any additional services provided hereunder.
Customer specifically acknowledges that Fastnet Services shall
not be liable to Customer for losses, if any, incurred as a
result of fraudulent or unauthorized misuse of the
FreeNet Design service.
ARTICLE 7-CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
"Confidential Information" will include the terms of this
Agreement, any software provided by Fastnet Services under
this Agreement, the logon identifiers and/or passwords
provided to Customer and each Authorized User, the prices
and fees charged under this Agreement, any other materials
marked confidential by Customer or Fastnet Services and any
other information conveyed under this Agreement that is
identified in writing as confidential at the time of its
conveyance. Each party acknowledges and agrees that: (a) the
Confidential Information constitutes valuable trade secrets
of the party owning such Confidential Information; (b) it
will use Confidential Information solely in accordance with
the provisions of this Agreement; and (c) it will not
disclose, or permit to be disclosed, the Confidential
Information of the other party to any third party without
the disclosing party's prior written consent. Each party
will take all reasonable precautions necessary to safeguard
the confidentiality of the other party's Confidential
Information including, at a minimum, those precautions taken
by a party to protect its own Confidential Information,
which will in no event be less than a reasonable degree of
care. Confidential Information will not include information
that is: (d) publicly available; (e) already in the other
party's possession and not subject to a confidentiality
obligation; (f) obtained by the other party from any source
without any obligation of confidentiality; (g) independently
developed by the other party without reference to the
disclosing party's Confidential Information; or (h) required
to be disclosed by order of a court or other governmental
entity; provided no less than ten (10) days written notice
is given to the party owning such Confidential Information
so that such party may obtain a protective order or other
equitable relief.
ARTICLE 8-PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
8.1 Property Rights. No right (except for the license
granted in Section 2.2), title or interest of intellectual
property or other proprietary rights in and to the
FreeNet Design and/or other products or services made available
under this Agreement is transferred to Customer hereunder.
The unique designs that are created
for the Customer's
FreeNet Design account will belong
exclusively to Fastnet Services, and at no time throughout the
term of this agreement and thereafter will any proprietary
rights of these be given to the Customer. Fastnet Services
and its third party licensors retain all rights, designs,
logos, title and interests, including, without limitation,
all copyright, intellectual property and other proprietary
rights in and to the
FreeNet Design service and/or
other products or services provided under this Agreement.
Customer will retain all right, title and interest to the
documents created only by Customer. Fastnet Services is the
sole owner of all designs used for the stores and
will not be given to the customer at any time. Furthermore,
Fastnet Services has the authorization to change, edit,
update, add, or remove new and/or existing code to the
stores of new and/or existing customers at any time.
8.2 Prohibited Product. Customer agrees that he/she owns
all of the products being sold through his/her website, and
that he/she owns the right to sell and distribute his/her
company's products, and that the sale of the product(s) is
in accordance with local laws and is not against any local law(s) that prohibit the selling of the product(s).
ARTICLE 9-TERM AND TERMINATION
9.1 Term. This Agreement will commence as of the
Effective Date and shall continue thereafter on a month to
month basis for a minimum period of twelve months unless terminated pursuant to Section 2.7.2, 9.2
or 9.3, AFTER WHICH UPON THIRTY (30) DAYS' WRITTEN NOTICE BY CUSTOMER
TO FASTNET SERVICES.
9.2 Termination by Fastnet Services. Fastnet Services shall
have the right, upon seven (7) days written notice to
Customer, to terminate this Agreement if: (a) Customer fails
to timely pay Fastnet Services any amount due to Fastnet
Services under this Agreement; (b) Customer materially
breaches any term or condition this Agreement, provided such
breach is not cured by Customer within thirty (30) calendar
days following Fastnet Services notice to Customer of such
breach; or (c) Customer (i) terminates or suspends its
business activities; (ii) becomes insolvent, makes an
assignment for the benefit of creditors, or becomes subject
to direct control of a trustee, receiver or similar
authority; or (iii) becomes subject to any bankruptcy or
insolvency proceeding under federal or state statutes.
9.3 Termination by Customer. Customer will have the
right, upon thirty (30) days written notice to Fastnet
Services, to terminate this Agreement after the minimum
period of twelve months of Customer's
FreeNet Design account for any reason.
9.4 Obligations upon Termination or Expiration and
Non-Renewal. Upon the expiration and non-renewal or
termination of this Agreement for any reason: (a) Customer's
access to, and use of, the FreeNet Design service will
terminate; (b) Customer will return to Fastnet Services any
and all of the FreeNet Design service's equipment,
software, documentation or other deliverables provided to
Customer by Fastnet Services including any copies thereof held
by Customer; (c) Fastnet Services will deliver to Customer all
Customer documents and other materials stored by Customer on
the FreeNet Design Network; and (d) each party shall
return any and all Confidential Information in its
possession to the party that disclosed such Confidential
Information and provide written verification of same.
9.5 Survival. Any provisions of this Agreement that by
their nature should survive termination of this Agreement
will survive termination of this Agreement, including but
not limited to Section 2.4, and Articles 6, 7, and 8.
ARTICLE 10-MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 Notices. Any written notice required or permitted to
be delivered pursuant to this Agreement will be in writing
and will be deemed delivered: (a) upon delivery if delivered
in person; (b) three (3) business days after deposit in the
United Kingdom mail, registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid; (c) upon transmission if
sent via email, with a confirmation copy sent via
overnight mail; (d) one (1) business day after deposit with
a national overnight courier; (e) upon transmission if sent
via e-mail sent the same day, in each case
addressed, in the case of Customer, the address listed in
Fastnet Services records, or in the case of Fastnet Services
Ltd,
to Suite A, 1080 London Road, Leigh-on-sea, Essex, SS9 3NA,
UK
(or to such other address as may be specified upon notice).
10.2 Assignment. Customer will not assign or otherwise
transfer this Agreement, in whole or in part, nor delegate
or subcontract any of its rights or obligations hereunder,
without Fastnet Services prior written consent, which
consent may be withheld, delayed or conditioned in Fastnet
Services discretion. Fastnet Services will have the right
to assign this Agreement, in whole or in part, to a third
party at any time upon written notice to Customer.
10.3 Force Majeure. Neither party shall have any
liability to the other or to third parties for any failure
or delay in performing any obligation under this Agreement
due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control
including, without limitation, acts of God or nature,
actions of the government, fires, floods, strikes, civil
disturbances or terrorism, or power, communications,
satellite or network failures.
10.4 Waiver. Any waiver or modification of this Agreement
will not be effective unless executed in writing and signed
by an authorized representative of Fastnet Services and
Customer. The parties expressly disclaim the right to claim
the enforceability or effectiveness of: (a) any amendments
to this Agreement that are not executed by an authorized
representative of Fastnet Services and Customer; (b) any oral
modifications to this Agreement; and (c) any other
amendments that are based on course of dealing, waiver,
reliance, or similar legal theory. The parties expressly
disclaim the right to enforce any rule of law that is
contrary to the terms of this Section. The failure of either
party to enforce, or the delay by either party in enforcing,
any of its rights under this Agreement will not be deemed to
be a waiver or modification by such party of any of its
rights under this Agreement.
10.5 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is
held to be unenforceable, in whole or in part, such holding
will not affect the validity of the other provisions of this
Agreement, unless Fastnet Services in good faith deems the
unenforceable provision to be essential, in which case
Fastnet Services will have the right to terminate this Agreement
in accordance with Section 10.2.
10.6 Public Announcements. Customer grants Fastnet
Services
the right to use Customer's name in press releases, product
brochures and financial reports indicating that Customer is
a customer of FreeNet Design.
10.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts, each of which so executed will be deemed to be
an original and such counterparts together will constitute
one and the same agreement.