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1.
AGREEMENT
This is an agreement between Terranovus.net, Inc. and you to provide
Terranovus.net DSL (“the Service”). By establishing
an account, using the Service or equipment, or indicating agreement
through the software or website, you agree to be bound by this Agreement
and to use the Service in compliance with the Terranovus.net Internet
Service Agreement and Terranovus.net Acceptable Use Policy (“the
Agreements”), which can be found by going to www.terranovus.net.
2. TERM
The initial term of this agreement begins on your account billing start date
and continues for one (1) month. Your account billing start date is the date
you first begin being billed for service, as indicated on your first invoice. The
agreement will continue on a month-to-month basis after the initial term. Terranovus.net
reserves the right to change the price of the Service at any time after the initial
term upon 30 days notice. Prices for other Terranovus.net services may change
at any time upon 30 days notice and will be posted on the Terranovus.net homepage:
www.terranovus.net . Current rates may also be obtained by calling 866-TNNI-NET.
3. THE SERVICE
The Service includes: DSL access ; 10/15/20 e-mail accounts, depending
on the service plan as seen in Schedule 1; 15 MB of Personal web
space on Terranovus.net servers; 1 free 56 kbps unlimited dial up
access plan
The Service
speed can vary depending on location, line quality, inside wiring,
Internet traffic, and other factors, beyond the control of Terranovus.net.
Terranovus.net provides the Service on a “best effort”
standard and does not guarantee upload or download speeds. Some
line stabilization may be necessary for service. Line stabilization
could include the lowering of provisioned line speed. Should the
lowering of line speed occur, Terranovus.net will NOT be able to
increase the line speed, once the connection is stabilized.
The e-mail,
web space, and dial-up service are available under this agreement
after the Activation Date. You are solely responsible for determining
if use of a particular dial-up number will cause you to incur long-distance,
toll, or any other charges. Terranovus.net is not responsible for
any long-distance, toll, or other charges you incur.
4. CANCELLATION
Cancellation of the service must be submitted
in writing thirty (30) days prior to the end of the billing cycle
to Terranovus.net, Inc. 4325 Sun ‘n Lake Blvd. Suite 101,
Sebring, FL 33872. Cancellation of account prior to installation
of services will incur a fee of $99.00.
If you move service to a new residence or switch phone lines within
the same residence during the initial term, you will be charged
$50.00.
Cancellation will be effective at the end of the
current billing period in which notice of cancellation is received. Upon
cancellation, email service will be terminated and all files stored
on Terranovus.net servers will be deleted. DSL equipment is customer’s
property if purchased from Terranovus.net. DSL equipment must be
returned in working order in original packaging if Terranovus.net
provided it free. Failure to return free DSL modem will result
in a charge of $40.00 plus tax.
Terranovus.net, in its discretion, may replace
equipment due to manufacturer’s defect at no cost to you under the following
circumstances: You call the Terranovus.net Technical Support Department
within one year of your original shipping date; The Terranovus.net
Technical Support Department certifies that a defect has occurred
and; You return the equipment in the original packaging (or
equivalent) using an Terranovus.net provided shipping label within
30 days of certification. Upon certification, Terranovus.net
will ship replacement equipment to you. Failure to return
the certified equipment within 30 days of certification shall result
in a charge for the new equipment. Terranovus.net will not
accept the return of equipment without Terranovus.net Technical
Support Department certification and shipping label after 30 days
from the original shipping date. Terranovus.net will not
replace any equipment, including replacement equipment, after one
year from the your original shipping date.
Terranovus.net may terminate this Agreement, your password, your
account, or your use of the Services for any reason, including, without
limitation, if Terranovus.net, in its sole discretion, believes you
have violated the Agreements or if you fail to pay any charges when
due. Termination notice will be by email to the address you provided
for the Service.
5. ACCOUNT REQUIREMENTS
In order to receive the Service:
You must be at least 18 years old and provide a valid credit card;
the Service must be available at your location; you must keep your
telephone service active in order for the Service to work; and you
are responsible for charges for the Service, regardless of the status
of your underlying telephone service.
Changing telephone
service providers will result in substantial interruption of the
Service and will result in fees associated with cancellation and
setting up a new account
Your computer
must meet the following minimum requirements:
For PC:
Pentium-based processor (or equivalent); Windows 98 and 98SE, Windows
Me, Windows NT (4.0 Workstation with Service Pack 3 or higher),
Windows 2000, or Windows XP; 32MB of RAM; 10MB of available hard
disk space; Installed CD-ROM drive; 10/100 Ethernet port or USB
1.0 or 1.1 compliant bus;Operating System CD
For Macintosh:
PowerPC or faster processor; Mac OS 8.5 or higher; 32MB RAM; 10
MB of available hard disk space; Installed CD-ROM drive; 10/100
Ethernet port; Operating System CD
6. PAYMENT
You will be charged a monthly charge as stated
in schedule 1. You must provide accurate billing information including
legal name, address, telephone number, and credit card/billing
information, and report all changes to this information immediately.
You are responsible for any charges to your account. Questions
regarding charges to an account should be directed to Terranovus.net’s
Billing Department at 866-TNNI-NET. All charges are considered
valid unless disputed in writing within thirty (30) days of the
billing date. Adjustments will not be made for charges that are
more than 30 days old.
Charges are billed to your credit card or debit card, as applicable,
each month for the Service. Terranovus.net is not responsible for
any charges or expenses (e.g., for overdrawn accounts, exceeding
credit card limits, etc.) resulting from charges billed by Terranovus.net.
You agree to maintain valid and current credit card information on
file with Terranovus.net at all times.
7. YOUR ACCOUNT,
PASSWORD, AND SECURITY
Upon registration, you will receive a username, password, and account
designation. You are solely responsible for use of the Service.
You must keep your password confidential so that no one else may
access the Services through your account. You must notify Terranovus.net
immediately upon discovering any unauthorized use of your account.
Unless you purchase
a Static IP, you will be allocated a Dynamic IP address. Terranovus.net
reserves the right to timeout inactive connections. Terranovus.net
technical support may be limited to Terranovus.net-provided services,
software and/or unmodified hardware. E-mail accounts exceeding 10MB
in size may be inactivated until you reduce the size of the mail
being stored. Any free Web site exceeding the allotted amount of
disk space may be suspended until you reduce the disk space usage
or purchase additional space. Terranovus.net reserves the right
to change limits at any time upon 30 days’ prior notice.
8. INSTALLATION
Installation may be done by the end user with the Terranovus.net
DSL Router Self Installation Kit which is available for $120.00
or the DLS Modem Self Installation Kit which is available for $40.00.
Use of third party modems and/or routers may be used if they meet
Terranovus.net’s
DSL requirements. Technical support for third party equipment
will not be offered by Terranovus.net and must be obtained by the
original vendor. A list of compatible third party equipment may
be obtained by calling 866-TNNI-NET.
If you are unable
to perform self-installation, configuration of services may be done
by Terranovus.net at the charges stated in schedule 1. A charge
of $75.00 will be assessed for installations that are unable to
be completed due to inadequate system requirements at the customer’s
premises.
The installation,
use, inspection, maintenance, repair, and removal of the Equipment
may result in service outage or potential damage to your computer.
You are solely responsible for backing up all your existing computer
files and data. Terranovus.net and its employees, agents, contractors,
and representatives shall have no liability whatsoever for any damage
to or loss or destruction of any of your hardware, software, files,
data, or peripherals. You assume responsibility for impacts to or
loss of any warranty associated with the opening of your computer
for installation of an internal card (such as a Network Interface
Card) or DSL modem.
You acknowledge
that this is a fixed-location service. Moving to another location
will require the service to be reprovisioned at the new location.
This may result in substantial interruption of the Service and will
result in fees associated with cancellation and setting up a new
account. Early termination charges will apply even if the cancellation
is for reasons of a move to another location.
TERRANOVUS.NET
DOES NOT REPRESENT, WARRANT, OR COVENANT THAT INSTALLATION BY YOU
OR A THIRD PARTY CHOSEN BY YOU WILL ENABLE YOU TO SUCCESSFULLY ACCESS,
OPERATE, OR USE THE SERVICES, NOR THAT SUCH INSTALLATION WILL NOT
CAUSE DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER, DATA, SOFTWARE, FILES, OR PERIPHERALS.
IN ADDITION, TERRANOVUS.NET SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR
ANY DAMAGE, OR FOR THE FAILURE TO PROPERLY INSTALL, ACCESS, USE,
OR OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES BECAUSE OF YOUR INSTALLATION.
THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS IN ADDITION TO AND SHALL
IN NO WAY BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT ANY AND ALL LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
SET FORTH ELSEWHERE IN THIS AGREEMENT.
Terranovus.net
will make its best effort to provide the Service. Because of the
complex nature of broadband services, availability, and the underlying
infrastructure, it may not be possible to provide the Service to
everyone. In its sole discretion, Terranovus.net may cancel the
installation process and refund any money that you have paid. Terranovus.net
will notify you of its intent to cancel as soon as is reasonably
possible. It may take 30 days to determine if Terranovus.net is
able to provide service. Terranovus.net shall have no responsibility
whatsoever for claims arising out of its failure or refusal to complete
the installation or provide the Service.
9. MONITORING
THE SERVICES
Terranovus.net has no obligation to monitor the Residential DSL
Service, but may do so and disclose information regarding use of
the Services for any reason if Terranovus.net, in its sole discretion,
believes that it is reasonable to do so, including to: satisfy laws,
regulations, or governmental or legal requests; operate the Service
properly; or protect itself and its subscribers. Please see our
Privacy Statement. Terranovus.net may immediately remove your material
or information from Terranovus.net’s servers, in whole or
in part, which Terranovus.net, in its sole and absolute discretion,
determines to infringe another’s property rights or to violate
our terms of agreement.
Business Class
DSL Service is monitored 24/7 provided the customer purchases a
static IP address at an additional cost stated in schedule 1.
10. DISCLAIMERS
CERTAIN EQUIPMENT MAY BE SUBJECT TO THIRD PARTY WARRANTIES, WHICH
MAY BE PASSED THROUGH TERRANOVUS.NET TO YOU AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE.
TERRANOVUS.NET WILL COMPLY WITH ALL REASONABLE REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY
TO AFFECT THE PASS-THROUGH OF THE WARRANTY TO YOU. AT ITS SOLE OPTION
WITHIN THE INITIAL TERM, TERRANOVUS.NET OR ITS AGENT MAY REPLACE
A DEFECTIVE MODEM OR GATEWAY ON BEHALF OF THE MANUFACTURER, PROVIDED
YOU FOLLOW ALL APPLICABLE PROCEDURES AND OBTAIN A RETURN MATERIALS
AUTHORIZATION (RMA) NUMBER. THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER DEFECTS
RESULTING FROM ACTS OUTSIDE OF TERRANOVUS.NET’S CONTROL, USE
CONTRARY TO SPECIFICATIONS OR INSTRUCTIONS, OR REPAIR OR MODIFICATION
BY ANYONE OTHER THAN TERRANOVUS.NET OR ITS CONTRACTOR. TERRANOVUS.NET
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY THIS WARRANTY AT ANY TIME. TERRANOVUS.NET
WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY EQUIPMENT DAMAGED BY ANY ACT OF
GOD INCLUDING ANY NATURALLY OCCURRING EVENT SUCH AS LIGHTNING, FLOOD,
OR EARTHQUAKE, OR OTHER EVENTS OUT OF TERRANOVUS.NET’S CONTROL
SUCH AS FIRE, POWER SURGES, OR THE ACTS OF OTHERS.
THE SERVICES
ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”
BASIS. TERRANOVUS.NET DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE OR FREE OF VIRUSES, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
TERRANOVUS.NET MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND WAIVES ALL IMPLIED
WARRANTIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT,
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING ANY
MERCHANDISE, INFORMATION OR SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGH TERRANOVUS.NET
OR THE INTERNET GENERALLY. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION GIVEN BY TERRANOVUS.NET
OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY. TERRANOVUS.NET AND
ITS EMPLOYEES ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY COSTS OR DAMAGES ARISING DIRECTLY
OR INDIRECTLY FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES OR THE INTERNET INCLUDING
ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, MULTIPLE, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE,
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. IN ANY EVENT, TERRANOVUS.NET’S CUMULATIVE
LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE USE OF THE
SERVICES SHALL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SERVICE FEES PAID
DURING A ONE-YEAR PERIOD.
TERRANOVUS.NET
SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR ANY CLAIMS, LOSSES, ACTIONS,
DAMAGES, SUITS, OR PROCEEDINGS RESULTING FROM: OTHER USERS ACCESSING
YOUR COMPUTER; SECURITY BREACHES; EAVESDROPPING; DENIAL OF SERVICE
ATTACKS; INTERCEPTION OF TRAFFIC SENT OR RECEIVED USING THE SERVICES;
YOUR RELIANCE ON OR USE OF THE EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES, OR THE MISTAKES,
OMISSION, INTERRUPTIONS, DELETION OF FILES, ERRORS, DEFECTS, DELAYS
IN OPERATION, TRANSMISSIONS, OR ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE OF THE
EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES; THE USE OF THE EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES BY YOU
OR A THIRD PARTY THAT INFRINGES THE COPYRIGHT, PATENT, TRADEMARK,
TRADE SECRET, CONFIDENTIALITY, PRIVACY, OR OTHER INDUSTRIAL OR INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS, PROPRIETARY RIGHTS, OR CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS OF ANY
THIRD PARTY; 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.
THE FOREGOING LIMITATION APPLIES TO THE ACTS, OMISSIONS, NEGLIGENCE,
AND GROSS NEGLIGENCE OF TERRANOVUS.NET, ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES,
AGENTS, CONTRACTORS, OR REPRESENTATIVES WHICH, BUT FOR THIS PROVISION,
WOULD GIVE RISE TO THE CAUSE OF ACTION AGAINST TERRANOVUS.NET IN
CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL DOCTRINE. YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE
REMEDIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT ARE AS EXPRESSLY SET OUT IN THIS AGREEMENT.
ANY WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS. YOU MAY ALSO HAVE
OTHER RIGHTS, WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE.
11. 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.
12. MISCELLANEOUS
This Agreement, and Terranovus.net’s other Agreements and
policies posted on Terranovus.net’s Web site constitute the
entire agreement between you and Terranovus.net with respect to
your use of the Service. Terranovus.net may revise, amend, or modify
the Agreements at any time and in any manner. Notice of any revision,
amendment, or modification will be posted on Terranovus.net’s
Web site (www.terranovus.net).
Version 2.0
Effective 2/10/2005
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