Web Hosting and Electronic Commerce Agreement
Carefully read the following terms and conditions of this agreement. By accessing
and using the web hosting and electronic commerce services and associated software
of SkyHop.com, Inc. (“SkyHop”), you (“Customer”) indicate
the acceptance of the following terms and conditions and you agree to be bound
by them. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT ACCESS OR
USE THE SkyHop WEB HOSTING AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE SERVICES or associated software
and promptly return the complete package including the software to SkyHop.
This agreement constitutes the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement
between you and SkyHop with respect to the SkyHop web hosting and electronic
commerce services and associated software and SUPERSEDES ANY PROPOSAL OR PRIOR
AGREEMENT, oral or written, and any other communications relating to the subject
matter of this agreement.
Now, therefore, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein, SkyHop
and Customer agree as follows:
1.Order Acceptance, Payment.
A.All orders are subject to acceptance by SkyHop. An order will be deemed
accepted by SkyHop when SkyHop sends written confirmation of the order
to Customer.
B.SkyHop shall charge Customer’s credit card for the applicable set-up
fees and monthly fees according to the Package(s) (as defined below) selected
by Customer and provided by SkyHop. Such fees and charges shall include,
without limitation, the fees for connectivity, design services, and charges
by any and all third parties whose materials are included as part of the Package(s).
SkyHop reserves the right to change the amount of, or basis for determining,
any fees or charges and institute new fees and charges upon prior notice to
Customer. Customer must provide SkyHop with a valid credit card number to
which SkyHop will automatically charge all SkyHop fees as they become
due. All monthly fees and set-up fees shall be due in advance of the month incurred
and all additional charges shall be due at the end of the month in which such
charges are incurred. Except as provided in Section 3, the set-up fees are nonrefundable
and SkyHop does not issue pro rata refunds for fees paid in advance. If payment
by Customer’s credit card is denied, or Customer’s charge is returned
to SkyHop for any reason, including charge back or Customer otherwise fails
to make any payments owing to SkyHop, SkyHop may, at SkyHop’s
discretion, suspend or terminate access to the SkyHop Services and/or terminate
this Agreement. Customer’s right to use the SkyHop Services are subject
to any limits established by SkyHop or by the issuer of Customer’s
credit card. Interest charges of 1% per month (or the highest rate permitted
by law if lower than 1% per month) will accrue daily on any unpaid balance,
which is more than thirty (30) days overdue. Customer shall be responsible for
any and all taxes related to this Agreement. SkyHop may charge you for certain
taxes and other applicable fees.
2.SkyHop Services.
A.During the term of this Agreement, SkyHop shall provide software services
to Customer according to the Package(s) accepted by Customer (the “SkyHop
Services”). “Package” means one of SkyHop business and/or
electronic commerce service offerings, as can be found on SkyHop’s Web
site at http://www.SkyHop.com. The specific Package to be provided to Customer
shall be established by correspondence between SkyHop and Customer. Such Package
shall be deemed incorporated by reference into this Agreement, as if fully set
forth herein. SkyHop and Customer shall retain copies of such Package(s) for
future reference.
B.At Customer’s request, SkyHop will acquire an Internet Second-Level
Domain Name (“Domain Name”), from the Contracted Registrar on behalf
of Customer. Customer’s request for and/or acceptance of a Domain Name
obtained by SkyHop shall in all cases constitute Customer’s waiver
of any and all claims which Customer may have, or which may later arise, against
SkyHop or its third party providers, for any and all damages, losses, claims
or expenses arising our or related to the acquisition, registration and/or use
of the Domain Name. Any cost incurred by SkyHop to obtain and/or maintain
the Domain Name on behalf of Customer shall be charged to Customer by SkyHop.
Request for and acceptance of a domain name requires SkyHop to supply the
domain name to the Contracted Registrar, which in turns supplies the Domain
Name to third parties. SkyHop will be the sole billing and technical contact
for the Domain Name.
3.Limited 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee.
SkyHop offers a thirty (30) day money back guarantee on each Package. If Customer
is not completely satisfied with the SkyHop Services provided under such Package
within the first thirty (30) days, Customer may cancel this Agreement by notifying
SkyHop by calling the number listed in Section 8C or writing to the address
listed in Section 8C. In such case, Customer will receive a full refund of any
amounts paid pursuant to this Agreement, except for set-up fees, which are nonrefundable.
After the initial thirty (30) day period, the SkyHop Services shall be deemed
accepted for all purposes, provided no written claim has been received by SkyHop
within such thirty (30) day period.
4.Third Party Providers.
In order to access and use the SkyHop Services, Customer may be required
to subscribe to other SkyHop services offered under separate agreements,
including, but not limited to, the SkyHop Internet Access Agreement. This
Agreement does not in any way modify the terms of such agreements. In addition,
Customer acknowledges that in order to access certain of the SkyHop Services,
Customer may have to agree to and execute agreements with third party providers
who may charge Customer fees and charges which are in addition to the fees and
charges imposed by SkyHop.
5.Rules and Regulations.
From time to time SkyHop may impose reasonable rules and regulations regarding
the use of the SkyHop Services. Such rules and regulations are called acceptable
use policies and are posted on SkyHop’s web site at http://www.SkyHop.com/policies/.
All such acceptable use policies are incorporated by reference into this Agreement
as if fully set forth herein.
6.License Grant.
During the term of this Agreement, SkyHop grants to Customer a non-exclusive,
personal, non-transferable license to access and use the SkyHop Services
solely on and as part of SkyHop’s World Wide Web site and servers.
SkyHop may modify the SkyHop Services at any time for any reason and may
provide modified versions of the SkyHop Services to Customer.
7.Intellectual Property Rights.
Customer acknowledges and agrees that the SkyHop Services constitute confidential
and proprietary information of SkyHop and its licensors and embodies trade
secrets and intellectual property of SkyHop and its licensors protected under
United States copyright and other laws and international treaty provisions.
Customer further acknowledges that all right, title, and interest in and to
all parts of the SkyHop Services, including, without limitation, associated
intellectual property rights, are and shall remain with SkyHop and its licensors.
Customer shall not, and shall cause its employees and agents not to, disclose
or transfer any portion of the SkyHop Services to any third party. Customer
further agrees not to translate, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, modify,
reproduce, rent, lease, lend, sublicense, distribute, remarket or otherwise
dispose of any portion of the SkyHop Services. Customer hereby acknowledges
that, if SkyHop at any time or from time to time performs any customizations
or modifications to SkyHop Services, all rights and interests to such customizations
or modifications shall be the sole property of SkyHop.
8.Term and Termination.
A.This Agreement shall have an initial term of one (1) month and shall thereafter automatically renew for successive one (1) month periods. This Agreement and Customer’s access to the SkyHop Services shall terminate as follows: (i) Either party may terminate upon thirty (30) days prior notice; (ii) SkyHop may immediately and without prior notice terminate upon a violation by Customer of SkyHop’s acceptable use policies; (iii) SkyHop may terminate immediately and without prior notice in accordance with Section 1; and (iv) SkyHop may terminate immediately if, after 15 days prior notice to Customer, Customer has failed to correct any breach of this Agreement.
B.Upon any termination in accordance with Section 8(A)(i), SkyHop shall permit
Customer forty-eight (48) hours to download or otherwise copy any of Customer’s
information and data residing on SkyHop’s facilities prior to removing
such information and data from SkyHop’s facilities. Upon termination
by SkyHop under Sections 8(B)(ii), (iii) or (iv), SkyHop may immediately
remove all of Customer’s data and information from SkyHop’s facilities
and Customer shall have no right to copy or download such data or information,
and, in such event, all such information and data, including all copyrighted
or copyrightable material therein, shall then become the property of SkyHop.
In cases where Customer’s account has been cancelled, and Customer is
requesting reactivation, SkyHop, at it’s option, may reactivate the
same account, only if the account had been cancelled less than sixty (60) days
prior. After sixty (60) days, Customer will be required to set up a new account.
C.To cancel an SkyHop web hosting, domain name services or electronic commerce
services, Customer should call the SkyHop number at 301-791-1236 or send
a request
via mail to SkyHop.com, Inc., P.O. Box 2033, Hagerstown, MD 21742
Attention: Web Hosting Cancellations. For assurance of delivery, SkyHop recommends
that requests for cancellation are sent via certified mail.
D.Sections 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 shall survive any termination
of this Agreement.
9.Exclusion of Warranties.
SkyHop PROVIDES THE SkyHop SERVICE ON AN “AS IS” BASIS, AND
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, whether express or implied, including, but
without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability, or fitness for
a particular purpose.
While SkyHop makes reasonable efforts to maintain the SkyHop service,
many factors are not within SkyHop’s control. Therefore, SkyHop
does not warrant, and is not responsible for (even if caused by the negligence
of SkyHop) any loss of data, delays, non-delivery or misdelivery of information,
lack of access, slows response time, or service interruptions or errors. Loss,
delay or non-delivery of data can be due to but not limited to SkyHop’s
own negligence, viruses or other third parties. Customer’s data is defined
as any data held by SkyHop and includes account information, web hosting
data, email and domain name services. This disclaimer and waiver shall apply
equally to any and all third party providers. SkyHop provides no warranty
to customer regarding the accuracy of usage statistics, which SkyHop may
provide in its discretion. Further, no advice or information given by an SkyHop
representative shall create a warranty or serve as an amendment to this agreement.
SkyHop has the right to change prices, or add or delete product features
of any existing product or service. The right to change products or services
extends to any software supporting a product or service. SkyHop reserves
the right to change prices or material features at any time upon 30 days prior
notice. SkyHop reserves the right to institute new fees or new material features
at any time upon 30 days prior notice. SkyHop has the right to discontinue
products or services and the right to remove or reassign IP addresses of a customer’s
web site. SkyHop also has the right to deactivate a customer’s service
with a thirty (30) day notice. Except for certain products and services specifically
identified as being offered by SkyHop, SkyHop does not control any materials,
information, products, or services on the Internet. The Internet contains unedited
materials, some of which are sexually explicit or may be offensive to you. SkyHop
has no control over and accepts no responsibility for such materials. You assume
full responsibility and risk for use of the services and the Internet and are
solely responsible for evaluating the accuracy, completeness, and usefulness
of all services, products, and other information, and the quality and merchantability
of all merchandise provided through the service or the Internet.
10.Limitation of Liability and Damages.
THE TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF SkyHop TO CUSTOMER SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE
AMOUNT PAID TO SkyHop BY CUSTOMER HEREUNDER DURING THE THREE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY
PRECEDING A CLAIM IN WHICH SkyHop IS LIABLE TO CUSTOMER. IN NO EVENT SHALL
SkyHop BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS OR LOSS OF BUSINESS, REGARDLESS OF
WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES ARE BASED UPON BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE AND
WHETHER OR NOT SkyHop HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
11.Confidentiality.
Customer acknowledges that by reason of its relationship with SkyHop, it
may have access to certain information and materials relating to SkyHop’s
business, customers, software technology and marketing which SkyHop treats
as confidential (collectively “Confidential Information”). Customer
shall: (i) hold in confidence, and not disclose or reveal to any person or entity,
any Confidential Information without the clear and express prior written consent
of a duly authorized representative of SkyHop; and (ii) not use or disclose
any of the Confidential Information for any purpose at any time, other than
for the limited purpose of performance under this Agreement. These obligations
shall continue indefinitely for so long as the Confidential Information is a
trade secret under applicable law and shall continue for two (2) years following
termination of this Agreement with respect to Confidential Information, which
does not rise to the level of a trade secret.
12.Indemnification.
Customer shall indemnify and hold SkyHop harmless against all third party
claims, demands, suits, actions, judgments, losses, costs, damages (direct,
indirect and consequential), attorney’s fees and expenses that Company
may sustain or incur by reason of any breach or alleged breach of any term or
condition of this Agreement (including reasonable attorney’s fees) and
for any act or omission of Customer or its clients which are in any way related
to the SkyHop Service.
13.Export Control.
Customer agrees not to export or re-export any portion of the SkyHop Service
outside of the United States. Customer further agrees to comply with all United
States and other applicable laws, rules and regulations relating to the export,
re-export or transshipment of the SkyHop Services.
14.Force Majeure.
Either party shall be excused from any delay or failure in performance hereunder
caused by reason of any occurrence or contingency beyond its reasonable control,
including but not limited to, acts of God, earthquake, labor disputes and strikes,
riots, war, and governmental requirements. The obligations and rights of the
party so excused shall be extended on a day-to-day basis for the period of time
equal to that of the underlying cause of the delay.
15.Miscellaneous.
Customer may not assign its rights or delegate any of its duties under this
Agreement without our prior written consent of SkyHop, and any attempted
assignment or delegation without such consent shall be void. If one or more
provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable,
the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall
not be affected or impaired thereby. Nothing in this Agreement or in the understanding
of the parties construes upon the parties the status of partners or joint ventures.
SkyHop may subcontract any work, obligations or other performance required
of SkyHop under this Agreement without consent of Customer. Other than the
termination of this agreement, all notices provided hereunder sent by email,
mail or certified mail to SkyHop, will be effective upon transmission. SkyHop
has the right to amend the Agreement from time to time, and will do so by posting
the new Agreement on the SkyHop web site under the Terms and Conditions at
the Policies and Agreements page.
This Agreement is governed by Maryland law without regard to conflict of law provisions. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this agreement, or the breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration, and administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration Rules. Any such arbitration will be governed by Maryland law and will be held in Annapolis, Maryland. The arbitrator will be an expert in the field of Internet services. The arbitrator()s award shall be final and binding and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. There shall be no class action arbitration pursuant to this agreement.
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