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This Internet Services Provider Agreement (the "Agreement") is between you (as "Subscriber") and Terranouvs.net Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Florida with a principal place of business at 4325 Sun 'N Lake Blvd., Suite 101, Sebring, FL., 33872. ("Terranovus.net"). By agreeing below, you signify your agreement to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

1. Grant of Rights Upon Terranovus.net's receipt from you of a written order for any Internet access services provided by Terranovus.net, including, without limitation, e-mail, web site hosting, newsgroups, bulletin board services, and any other services which Terranovus.net may offer (collectively, the "Service"), Terranovus.net grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to access, use and/or display the Service on any computer(s) of which you are the primary user. An account for the Service may not be transferred to another party or entity without prior written approval from Terranovus.net, and any such transfer of an account for the Service is subject to any limits established by Terranovus.net.

2. Content You recognize that you are solely responsible for the content of any information you make available by means of the Service, including, without limitation, by posting on a web site or in e-mail, or in a bulletin board service. Terranovus.net has the right to monitor the content which you or other users make by means of the Service, but shall have no obligation to do so. You agree that if Terranovus.net, in its sole discretion, deems any content made available by you to be unlawful, fraudulent, unacceptable, offensive, obscene or otherwise objectionable, Terranovus.net has the right, but not the obligation, to remove or deny access to such content. You expressly agree that Terranovus.net shall not be liable to you for any action Terranovus.net takes to remove or restrict access to such material, nor for any action taken to restrict access to material posted in violation of any law, regulation or rights of a third party, including, but not limited to, rights under the copyright law and prohibitions on libel, slander and invasion of privacy. Terranovus.net has the right to take all reasonable actions to remove or restrict access to any such material, including restriction, suspension or termination of your access privileges to the Service and/or deletion of the objectionable material.

3. Proprietary Materials Material accessible to you through the Service may be the subject of intellectual property rights of third parties, including, without limitation, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets. Except as expressly permitted by the owner of such rights, you may not reproduce, redistribute, retransmit, publish or otherwise transfer, or commercially exploit, any such material.

4. Prohibited Uses

(a) You expressly agree not to use the Service in a manner that is prohibited by any law or regulation, or to facilitate the violation of any law or regulation. You acknowledge that prohibited conduct includes, but is not limited to, use of the Service to invade the privacy of third parties, impersonation of Terranovus.net personnel or other parties or entities, transmitting abusive, profane, libelous, slanderous, threatening or otherwise harassing material via e-mail, USENET, chat services bulletin boards or your personal web page(s). You also agree not to use the Service to (i) solicit other members to patronize services; (ii) violate the security of the Service; or (iii) attempt to utilize another user's account name or persona without authorization from that user.

(b) You agree not to use the Service or any electronic mail address provided to you in connection with the sending of the same or substantially similar unsolicited electronic mail message, whether commercial or not, to a large number of recipients. You agree not to send unsolicited mass mailings from another service that in any way implicates the use of the Service, Terranovus.net equipment or any electronic mail address provided by Terranovus.net. For purposes of this provision, merely making one's e-mail address accessible to the public shall not constitute a request or invitation to receive messages. For each violation by you of this provision, you agree to pay Terranovus.net damages to compensate for the lost goodwill such a violation causes, but, where warranted, such as in the case of an accidental transmission, Terranovus.net may waive all or part of any applicable charge. Payment by you under this provision shall not prevent Terranovus.net from seeking to obtain other legal remedies against you, including other damages or an injunction.

5. System Resources

(a) You acknowledge that Terranovus.net shall not provide more than 50 MB of electronic mail storage per e-mail account and that you are responsible for compliance with this limit. You expressly agree that Terranovus.net shall not be liable to you or any third party for any damages resulting from any reasonable action Terranovus.net takes to enforce this provision, including, without limitation, deleting materials from your storage space.

(b) You acknowledge that you may not use the Service to operate server programs, including, but not limited to, mail servers, IRC servers, ftp servers or web servers. You agree to disconnect from the Service when not actively using the Service and you further agree not to use any technology, method or device to otherwise maintain a constant connection with the Service.

6. Charges and Payment

(a) You are responsible for all charges associated with connecting to the Service, including, without limitation, all telephone access lines, telephone and computer equipment necessary to access the Service.

(b) You are responsible for all activities and charges resulting from use of the Service. You agree to pay all monthly membership fees, connect time charges, surcharges, applicable taxes and other charges you incur regarding the Service at Terranovus.net's price schedule as in effect from time-to-time and as posted on Terranovus.net's web site at www.terranovus.net.

(c) In the event of a breach of security, you will remain liable for any unauthorized use of your account for the Service until you notify Terranovus.net by calling Terranovus.net Customer Service at (863) 471-1183.

(d) Terranovus.net reserves the right to increase fees, surcharges, and monthly membership fees or to institute new fees at any time upon thirty (30) days prior notice. Terranovus.net may reduce these fees at any time without notice to you. In the event that your account for the Service is terminated or canceled, online time credited to your account is not convertible to cash or other form of credit. Terranovus.net shall provide you with a monthly invoice for the Service. In the event that Terranovus.net fails to provide you with a monthly invoice, your responsibility to pay us for services rendered under this agreement remain in effect.If Terranovus.net does not receive the full amount due under each invoice for the Service on the start of service or of the anniversary date, your account will be automatically terminated, and be subject to a $2.00 dollar reconnection fee. You shall also be liable for all attorney and collection fees arising from Terranovus.net's efforts to collect any unpaid balance of your account(s).

(e) In the event of a returned check for insufficient funds, you will be assessed a $15.00 returned check fee. This fee plus the amount of the outstanding balance, plus any reconnect fees that may be applicable, must be received by us before your account will be reconnected.

7. Cancellation
Cancellation of the service as well as the reason for cancellation must be submitted in writing to Terranovus.net, Inc. 4325 Sun ‘n Lake Blvd. Suite 101, Sebring, FL 33872 or e-mailed to cancellation@terranovus.net.

Cancellation will be effective at the end of the current billing period in which notice of cancellation is received. Upon cancellation, Internet access service, and e-mail service will be terminated, and all files stored on Terranovus.net servers will be deleted.

8. User Information

(a) You certify to Terranovus.net that you are not a minor, i.e., that you are at least eighteen (18) years of age; provided, however, that a minor's parent or legal guardian may authorize a minor to use his/her account(s) under supervision of the parent or guardian.

(b) For purposes of identification, billing and marketing, you agree to provide Terranovus.net with accurate, complete, and updated information required by the registration to the Service ("Registration Data"), including your legal name, address, telephone number(s), and applicable payment data (e.g., credit card number and expiration date). You agree to notify Terranovus.net within fourteen (14) days of any changes in your Registration Data. Failure to comply with this provision may result in immediate suspension or termination of your right to use the Service.

(c) You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your passwords, and agree that Terranovus.net will have no obligations with regard thereto.

(d) Terranovus.net reserves the right to reveal any Registration Data or other information in its possession regarding users of the Services in cooperation with a request or investigation by any governmental body or governmental agency.

9. No Expectation of Privacy You acknowledge that transmissions made by means of the Service are not confidential and that your communications may be read or intercepted by others. You acknowledge that by transmitting materials by means of the Service, no confidential, fiduciary, contractually implied or other relationship is created between you and Terranovus.net.

10. Warranty and Indemnification You represent and warrant to Terranovus.net that you will not transmit by means of the Service any materials of any kind which (i) violate, plagiarize, or infringe on the intellectual property or contractual rights of any third party; (ii) are exported in violation of any law, rule, or regulation governing exports from the United States; (iii) contain libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive or otherwise unlawful material; (iv) contain software viruses or any other malicious code designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment. You further represent and warrant to Terranovus.net that your use of the Service will at all times comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations. You hereby agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Terranovus.net and its employees, licensers, independent contractors, providers, subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, the "Affiliates"), from and against any and all liability and costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred by the Affiliates in connection with any claim, whether or not successfully asserted, arising out of any breach by you of the foregoing representations, warranties and covenants, or any other representation, warranty, or covenant provided by you under this Agreement. You shall cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defense of any claim. Terranovus.net reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you and you shall not in any event settle any matter without the written consent of Terranovus.net.

11. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY THE SERVICE (INCLUDING ALL CONTENT, SOFTWARE, FUNCTIONS, MATERIALS AND INFORMATION ACCESSED BY ANY MEANS THEREOF) IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, TERRANOVUS.NET MAKES NO WARRANTIES AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE USE OF THE SERVICES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY INTERRUPTION OF OR ERROR IN THE SERVICES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TERRANOVUS' NEGLIGENCE.

12. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL TERRANOVUS.NET BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT ARE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICES, EVEN IF TERRANOVUS.NET HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT SHALL TERRANOVUS.NET'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, OR CAUSES OF ACTION EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FEES RECEIVED BY TERRANOVUS.NET FROM YOU FOR THE SERVICE.

13. Termination In addition to any other rights of the parties set forth herein, either you or Terranovus.net may terminate this Agreement at any time upon written notice. Terranovus.net also reserves the right to restrict, suspend or terminate the Services in whole or in part, without notice, with respect to any breach or threatened breach of Sections 3 or 4, or based on a breach of any of your warranties set forth in Section 9, or if you fail to pay any invoice within thirty (30) days of the date such invoice is sent. If Terranovus.net terminates your membership pursuant to this Section 12, Terranovus.net reserves the right to deny access to the Service in whole or in part, including, without limitation, removing your web site from the Terranovus.net server, and to refuse to provide the service to you following such termination.

14. Modifications to Agreement Terranovus.net has the right to modify this Agreement. Any modification is effective immediately upon either a posting on the Terranovus.net web site at www.Terranovus.net, or upon notice to you by electronic mail, or U. S. mail. Your continued use of the Service following notice of any modification to this Agreement shall be conclusively deemed an acceptance of all such modification(s). Your only right with respect to any dissatisfaction with any modifications made pursuant to this provision, or any policies or practices of Terranovus.net in providing the Service, including, without limitation, (i) any change in the content of the Service, or (ii) any change in the amount or type of fees for the Service, is to terminate the Service by delivering notice to Terranovus.net. Such notice will be effective upon receipt by Terranovus.net.

15. General This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and Terranovus.net with respect to the Service and supersedes all prior agreements between you and Terranovus.net. Failure by Terranovus.net to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Interpretation and enforcement of this agreement shall be governed by the laws of the state of Florida (excluding its choice of law rules). You consent to personal jurisdiction and venue in the federal and state courts of Highlands County, Florida for any action arising out of or relating to your use of the Service. Such federal and state courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all such actions. In any such action, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover all legal expenses incurred in connection with the action, including, but not limited to, its costs, both taxable and non-taxable, and reasonable attorney's fees. In the event that any portion of this Agreement is held unenforceable, the enforceable portion shall be construed in accordance with applicable law as nearly as possible to reflect the original intentions of the parties, and the remainder of the provisions shall remain in full force and effect.