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TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE FOR END-USERS
This Agreement
("Agreement") is between VoIP Provider (“Provider”)
and the End-User ("End-User") of the VoIP voice
service. Any Provider services or products
("Services") made available to
End-User shall be governed by the terms and conditions herein.
By activating the Services, End-User
acknowledges receiving, reading and understanding this Agreement
and accepts the terms
and conditions herein. End-User acknowledges that they are of
legal age to enter into this
Agreement.
1. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
The terms and
conditions stated herein are in lieu of and replace any and all
terms and conditions
set forth in any documents issued by End-User, including,
without limitation,
purchase orders and specifications. Any
additional, different, or conflicting terms and conditions
on any such document issued by End-User at any time are hereby
objected to by Provider,
and any such documents shall be wholly inapplicable to any sale
made or service rendered
hereunder and shall not be binding in any way on Provider. No
waiver or amendment to
this contract or these terms and conditions shall be binding on
Provider, unless made in writing
expressly stating that it is such a waiver or amendment and
signed by a duly authorized representative
of Provider.
2. TERM.
The term of this
Agreement ("Term") begins on the date that End-User
purchases Services and continues
monthly for the duration of the service period. At the end of
the current Term, the Term
is automatically renewed unless End-User provides Provider,
prior to the end of the current
Term, notification of intention to terminate the service.
End-User agrees to pay for Services
for the duration of the Term. Expiration of the Term does not
alleviate End-User of responsibility
for paying all unpaid, accrued charges due hereunder.
3. LIMITATIONS FOR 911 EMERGENCY DIALING.
a. 911 .
End-User acknowledges
that Provider’s Services do not support traditional 911
emergency dialing, whereby
calls are automatically routed to an emergency 911 operator
with the caller address appearing on the operator’s computer.
Provider does offer
limited 911 services, in which end user 911 dialed calls are
routed to the nearest Public
Safety Answering Point office (PSAP). Typically these calls are
answered by the front
desk of the PSAP and then routed to an emergency operator at
that location. However,
some PSAP’s will not accept calls in this manner. End-User
agrees to notify, as
appropriate, any of its users of the Services who may place
calls using End-User’s phone
services. Provider advises End-User to maintain an alternative
means of accessing
traditional 911 services such as traditional telephone services
or cellular phone
services.
b. Outages due to Electrical, Internet or other
General Failures. End-User
acknowledges that the
Services will not function in the absence of electrical power,
access to the Internet or
other general failures associated with the VOIP network. End-
User acknowledges that the
Services will not function if there is an interruption of
End-User’s broadband or high-speed Internet access service.
c.
Non-Voice Systems. End-User
acknowledges that the Services are not set up to function
with out-dialing systems including home security systems,
medical monitoring equipment,
satellite television systems and some facsimile systems. By
consenting to these
terms and conditions, End-User waives any claim against Provider
for interruption or
disruption of such systems by the Services.
4. EQUIPMENT.
In offering the
Services, Provider may supply Equipment to End-User. All
Equipment shipments
are F.O.B. Provider’s facility. Provider’s liability for
delivery shall cease, and
title (if applicable) and all risk of loss or damage shall pass
to End-User upon delivery
to carrier. End-User will be provided with manufacturer's
warranty from the date
of purchase of Equipment or Service. End-User shall be required
to obtain authorization
from Provider to return any Equipment. Provider will replace
Equipment only if the
Equipment is deemed to be defective and covered under the
warranty. Provider
will not cover replacement for lost, stolen, mistreated or
modified equipment.
Equipment returned by End-User that is not covered under
warranty may be
refused by Provider, and End-User will be responsible to pay
return shipping charges.
5. BILLING, CHARGES AND PAYMENT.
a. PAYMENT. Upon
purchase of the Service, End-User must provide a valid credit
card number from an
accepted issuer (American Express, Discover, MasterCard or
Visa). End-User authorizes Provider to charge the End-User
credit card number for all charges arising
from End-User's use of the Services. End-User agrees to notify
Provider of any change
to the credit card information including, but not limited to,
changes in account number,
expiration date or billing address. Provider shall not be
responsible for any charges
made by the credit card issuer to End-User's credit card account
for exceeding credit
limit, insufficient funds or other reasons.
b. CREDIT TERMS. All
Services provided to End-User and covered by the Agreement
shall at all times be
subjected to credit approval or review by Provider. End-User
will provide such
credit information or assurance as is requested by Provider at
any time. Provider, in
its sole discretion and judgment, may discontinue credit at any
time without notice.
c. BILLING. Provider
will send or make available to End-User a monthly on-line
invoice for the
Services and bill all charges invoiced to End-User's account to
the End-User credit
card. Such charges shall include activation fees, monthly
service fees, shipping charges,
disconnection fees, equipment charges, toll charges, taxes and
any other applicable
charges. Monthly service fees are paid in advance of each
month's service; toll
charges and any other applicable charges are billed at the end
of each month's service.
Provider reserves the right to charge the End-User credit card
for toll charges at
any time if End-User's cumulative toll charges for the current
month exceed two hundred
and fifty dollars ($250.00). Billing for monthly service fees
commences upon purchase
of the Services, and the first month's monthly service fee shall
be prorated to take
into account any partial month that may occur as the result of
the date monthly service
fees are initiated. Thereafter, billing for monthly phone
services will occur in advance
of the month the Services are provided, whereas billing for any
toll or longdistance charges
will occur in arrears.
d. LATE/NON-PAYMENT. If
any charges for the Services are due but unpaid for any reason
including, but not limited to, non-payment or declined End-User
credit card charges,
Provider may suspend or terminate the Services and all accrued
charges shall be
immediately due. Provider may charge End-User interest (1.5% per
month) on those charges
and a late fee of 10% of the past-due balance. If End -ser fails
to pay Provider within
30 days of billing date, Provider has the right to disconnect
the Services without notice
and/or send to collection. Upon disconnect, End-User agrees to
immediately pay all
amounts owed to Provider. Provider reserves the right to charge
End-User a $50.00 re-establishment
of service fee. Upon disconnect a valid credit or debit card
will be required to
reinstate service. If payment is not made in full within 60
days, Provider has the
right to repossess the End-User unit to offset monies owed
without liability for damage
or trespass.
e. TAXES. Prices
for the Services do not include any applicable customs duties,
sales, use, value
added, excise, federal, state, local, public utility or other
similar taxes. All such
taxes shall be paid by End-User and will be added to any amounts
otherwise charged to
End-User unless End-User provides Provider with an appropriate
exemption certificate.
If any amounts paid for the Services are refunded by Provider,
applicable taxes may
not be refundable. At the present time, under the terms of
Provider’s VoIP phone
service, federal excise taxes are applicable, as are sales taxes
on the ATA should End-User
choose to purchase.
f. CREDITS. End-User
acknowledges and agrees that the Services are provided "as
is, where is."
Credit allowances are under the sole discretion of Provider.
g. DISCOUNTS. From
time to time in its sole discretion, Partner may offer
promotions or
discounts of activation or other fees. Any promotion or discount
codes must be entered
by End-User upon purchase of the Services. End-User shall not be
entitled to a subsequent
credit for such promotions or discounts, if not requested at the
time of account
creation or change of service.
h. BILLING DISPUTES. End-User
must dispute any charges for the Services within thirty (30)
days of receipt of the monthly on-line invoice or End-User
waives any objection.
6. TOLLS.
If applicable,
every call to or from Equipment using the Services that
originates or terminates in
the Public Switched Telephone Network ("PSTN") is
subject to the then-applicable toll charges
that are associated with the respective Plan ordered by
End-User. Every call to or from Equipment
using the Services that originates or terminates with a SIP
service provider that is not
affiliated or associated with Provider will also count as PSTN
minutes and be subject to the then-applicable
toll charges that are associated with the respective Plan
ordered by End-User. As
applicable, domestic long distance calls are billed in six (6)
second increments. As applicable,
calls to a phone number outside the United States and Canada to
a non-Provider account
will be charged at the current rates published on the Provider
related website. The duration
of each call from the US to international destination is to be
calculated in six (6) second
increments after a thirty (30) second minimum. As applicable,
calls to Mexico are rounded
to the minute.
7. TELEPHONE NUMBER.
Telephone numbers
provided by Provider ("Number") to the End-User shall
be leased and not sold.
End-User is not to use the Number with any other device other
than the Equipment without
the express written permission of Provider. Provider reserves
the right to change, cancel
or move the Number at its sole discretion. If, however, the
End-User chooses to ‘port’ their
existing phone number into the Provider VoIP service, the
End-User shall also be able to ‘port’
the number out of the Provider network upon termination of
service if the End-User has maintained
an account in good standing with Provider.
8. LOST, STOLEN, ALTERED OR BROKEN EQUIPMENT.
End-User shall not
modify the Equipment in any way without the express written
permission of Provider.
End-User shall not use the Equipment except with the Services
provided hereunder. Except
as otherwise provided for hereunder, End-User is responsible for
all lost, stolen or broken
Equipment and may be required to purchase a replacement to
continue service. Replacement
charges will be based on the fair retail price of equipment,
plus applicable shipping
costs and taxes. End-User shall immediately notify Partner of
any lost or stolen Equipment
and shall cooperate with Provider in all reasonable aspects to
eliminate actual or potential
unauthorized use of the Equipment. At Provider’s sole option,
failure to report lost or stolen
equipment in a timely manner will cause End-User to be
responsible for all service fees accrued
until the time that Provider is informed of the loss or theft
and can effect a termination
of the Services.
9. PROHIBITED USES.
Any use of the
Services or any other action that causes a disruption in the
network integrity of Provider
or its vendors, whether directly or indirectly, is strictly
prohibited and could result in termination
of the Services. End-User understands that neither Provider nor
its vendors are responsible
for the content of the transmissions that may pass through the
Internet and/or the Services.
End-User agrees that it will NOT use the Services in ways that
violate laws, infringe the
rights of others, or interfere with the users, services, or
equipment of the network. End-User agrees and represents that it
is purchasing the Services and/or the Equipment for its own
internal use
only, and shall not resell, transfer or make a charge for the
Services or the Equipment
without the advance express written permission of Provider. Use
of service shall not include
certain activities including, but not limited to, any
autodialing, continuous or extensive call
forwarding, continuous connectivity, fax broadcast, fax
blasting, telemarketing or any other
activity that would be inconsistent with residential or small
business usage, unless specifically
agreed to otherwise in writing by Provider and End-User.
10. UNLIMITED MINUTE USAGE PLANS; CHANGES TO THE
AGREEMENT, SERVICES OR PLAN.
Provider reserves
the right to review usage of unlimited minute usage plans to
ensure that there is
no end-user abuse of such plans. End-User agrees to use
unlimited minute plans for normal
voice calls and will not employ methods or devices to take
advantage of unlimited plans by
using service excessively or for means not intended by Provider.
Provider may terminate service
immediately if, in its sole discretion, End-User is abusively
using the unlimited minute plan.
Provider reserves the right to make changes to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, the Services
and/or the Plan ("Change of Service"). In the event of
a Change of Service, Provider will
post to the website currently located at http://voice.Partner.com/Terms.
Notice will be considered
received by End-Users and such changes will become binding to
End-Users, on the date
the changes are posted to the website ("Change Date"),
and no additional notice will be required.
Provider will post all changes thirty (30) days in advance of
the effective date of change,
with the exception of international calling rates, which require
only 24 hours notice. If
End-User does not send Partner notification of its desire to
terminate this agreement or uses the
Service after the Change Date, End-User is deemed to have
accepted and consented to the change
of terms and conditions of the Service. If End-User does not
consent to the change of service
and terminates this agreement, End-User will be responsible for
any sums due hereunder
in addition to any applicable Disconnection Fee. End-User may
request a Plan change
at anytime, subject to any applicable change of service fee and
additional terms and conditions.
For a Plan change to a plan that requires a purchase of the
Equipment, an equipment
charge may apply. Provider may decrease prices for the Services
or Plans without providing
any prior notice to End-User.
11. TERMINATION.
End-User agrees to
provide Provider with thirty (30) days notice of termination.
End-User shall be
responsible for the full monthly service fee for the month
during which the notice of termination
of service is provided to Provider. Provider reserves the right,
at its sole discretion,
to suspend, terminate or change the Services without advanced
notice for any reason,
including without limitation, misuse of the Services in any way,
End-User's breach of this
Agreement, End-User's failure to pay any sum due hereunder,
suspected fraud or other activity
by End-User that adversely affects the Services, Provider,
Provider’s network or other End-Users’
use of the Services. Provider reserves the right to determine,
at its sole discretion, what
constitutes misuse of the Services and End-User agrees that
Provider’s determination is final
and binding on End-User. Provider may require an activation fee
to change or resume a terminated
or suspended account.
12. PRIVACY.
Provider utilizes
the public Internet and third party networks to provide voice
and video communication
services. Accordingly, Provider cannot guarantee the security of
voice and video
communications of End-User. Provider is committed to respecting
End-User's privacy. Once
End-User chooses to provide personally identifiable information,
it will only be used in the
context of the End-User's relationship with Provider. Provider
will not sell, rent, or lease End-Users'
personally identifiable information to others. Unless required
by law or subpoena or if
End-User's prior permission is obtained, Provider will only
share the personal data of End- User
with business partners that are acting on Provider’s behalf to
complete the activities described
herein. Such Provider entities and/or national or international
business partners are governed
by Provider’s privacy policies with respect to the use of this
data. Upon the appropriate
request of a government agency, law enforcement agency, court or
as otherwise required
by law, Provider may disclose personally identifiable
information.
13.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT.
Provider will make
available technical support to End-Users via telephone and
e-mail for the Services
and the Equipment provided. Support for other applications and
uses is not provided or implied
unless agreed to in writing by Provider and End-User.
14. BREACH.
In the event of
End-User's breach of the terms of the Agreement, including
without limitation, failure
to pay any sum due hereunder, End-User shall reimburse Provider
for all attorney, court,
collection and other costs incurred by Provider in the
enforcement of Provider’s rights hereunder
and Provider may keep any deposits or other payments made by En-
User.
15. INDEMNIFICATION.
End-User agrees to
defend, indemnify and hold Provider, its affiliates and its
vendors harmless from
any claims or damages relating to this Agreement.
16. DISCLAIMER OF CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
In no event shall
Provider or its vendors be liable for any special, incidental,
indirect, punitive or
consequential damages or for any damages, including but not
limited to loss of data, loss of revenue
or profits, or arising out of or in connection with the use or
inability to use services or products
provided hereunder whether due to a breach of contract, breach
of warranty, the negligence
of Provider or its vendors or otherwise.
17. WARRANTY AND LIABILITY LIMITATIONS.
Provider makes no
warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to,
and implied warranties
of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Neither
Partner nor its vendors
will be liable for unauthorized access to Provider’s or
End-User’s transmission facilities or
premise equipment or for unauthorized access to or alteration,
theft or destruction of End-User’s data files, programs,
procedures or information through accident, fraudulent means or
devices, or and other method,
regardless of whether such damage occurs as a result of Provider’s
or its vendors’ negligence. Any claim against Provider must be
made within 90 days of
the event of the claim and Provider has no liability thereafter.
Provider’s liability is limited to
repair, replacement, credit or refund. Provider may elect to
provide a refund in lieu of credit,
replacement or repair. All warranties cover only defects arising
under normal use and do
not include malfunctions or failures resulting from misuse,
abuse, neglect, alteration, modification,
improper installation, or repairs by anyone other than Provider.
In no event shall Provider’s
total liability hereunder exceed the amounts paid by the
End-User to Provider in the prior
twelve (12) months from the date of claim.
18. EXPORT COMPLIANCE.
End-User agrees to
comply with U. S. Export laws concerning the transmission of
technical data and
other regulated materials via the Services. End-User agrees to
comply with applicable local,
state and federal regulations governing the locality in which
the Equipment and Services are
used.
19. PHONE NUMBERS AND WEB PORTAL DISCONTINUANCE.
Upon expiration,
cancellation or termination of the Services, End-User shall
relinquish and discontinue
use of any Numbers, voice mail access numbers and/or web portals
assigned to End-User
by Provider or its vendors.
20. SOFTWARE COPYRIGHT.
Any software used
by Provider in connection with the Services and any software
provided to End-User
in conjunction with providing the Services are protected by
copyright law and international
treaty provisions. End-User may not copy the software or any
portion of it.
21. SURVIVAL.
The provisions of
section 4, 5, 14, 15, 16 and 17 shall survive any termination of
the Agreement.
22. NOTICES.
Provider
communicates with its End-Users primarily via email. Notices to
End-User shall be sent to
the email address specified by End-User at the time of
registration for the Services or as subsequently
specified by End-User ("Email Address"). End-User is
responsible for notifying Provider
of any Email Address changes. End-User agrees that sending a
message to the Email Address
is the agreed upon means of providing notification. Email is
used to communicate important
information about the Services, billing, changes to the Services
and other information.
The information is time-sensitive in nature. It is required that
End-User read any email
sent to the Email Address in a timely manner in order to avoid
any potential interruption in
the Services provided hereunder.
23. FORCE MAJEURE (EVENTS BEYOND OUR CONTROL).
Provider shall not
be liable for any delay in performance directly or indirectly
caused by or resulting
from acts of God, fire, flood, accident, riot, war, government
intervention, embargoes,
strikes, labor difficulties, equipment failure, late delivery by
suppliers or other difficulties
of Provider that may occur in spite of Provider’s best
efforts.
24. GOVERNING LAW / RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES.
a. Mandatory Arbitration.
Any dispute or
claim between End-User and Provider arising out of or relating
to the Service or
Equipment provided in connection with this Agreement shall be
resolved by arbitration
before a single arbitrator administered by the American
Arbitration Association
in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules . The
arbitrator's decision
shall follow the plain meaning of the relevant documents, and
shall be final and
binding. Without limiting the foregoing, the parties agree that
no arbitrator has the
authority to: (i) award relief in excess of what this Agreement
provides; or (ii) award
punitive or exemplary damages. Judgment on the award rendered by
the arbitrators may be
entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. All claims
shall be arbitrated
individually and Customer will not bring, or join any class
action of any kind in
court or in arbitration or seek to consolidate or bring
previously consolidated claims in
arbitration. Customer acknowledges that this arbitration
provision constitutes a waiver
of any right to a jury trial.
b. Governing Law.
The Agreement and
the relationship between you and Partner shall be governed by
the laws of the State
of California without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
End-User and Partner agree to submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts located within
the state of California. The failure of Provider to exercise or
enforce any right or
provision of the Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such
right or provision. If any
provision of the Agreement is found by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid,
the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to
give effect to the
parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other
provisions of the Agreement
remain in full force and effect. End-User agrees that regardless
of any statute or law
to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or
related to use of the
Service or the Agreement must be filed within one (1) year after
such claim or cause of
action arose or be forever barred.
25. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
The terms and
conditions of this Agreement constitute the entire agreement
with regard to this sale
and expressly supersede and replace any prior or contemporaneous
agreements, written or oral,
relating to the Services. This agreement shall be binding upon
the heirs, successors, and assigns
of Provider and End-User. |