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Dedicated Server Terms of Service
1. General Terms
The following Terms of
Service, Acceptable Use Policy and accompanying policies (collectively the
"TOS", “contract” or the "Agreement") constitute a binding, legal
agreement between Proaxxs Web Solutions (“Proaxxs. LLC”, the "Company", “us” or
"we") and the customer (the "Customer" or "you") which shall govern the
terms and conditions of services provided by the Company. The Company
agrees to provide services to the Customer in accordance with the terms
and conditions set forth in the Agreement.
1.1 Definition of Terms.
All services provided by Proaxxs, LLC are henceforth referred to as the
"Service". All accounts, whether they be shared web hosting, reseller web
hosting, dedicated server, server management, or any other product or
service offered by Proaxxs, LLC, are governed under the Agreement and subject
to all terms and conditions. In all parts of the Agreement, singular
refers to plural and masculine refers to feminine as applicable.
1.2. Modifications to
this Agreement. We reserve the right to change the Agreement at
anytime, in whole or in part, at any time. Where you disagree with the
updated agreement, you will be able to cancel and terminate services at
the end of your current billing period. If you reject the updated
agreement and fail to contact us within seven (7) days giving notice of
your rejection in writing, it will be assumed that you acknowledge and
agree to the updated Agreement and agree to be bound by the updated terms.
You acknowledge that any changes or modifications shall not constitute
grounds for non-payment.
1.3. Transfer of Rights
and Assignation. Under no circumstances shall the Customer transfer
their rights under this agreement to any other individual or third-party
without the direct written consent of the Company. The company shall be
entitled in its absolute discretion to assign the whole or any part of
this agreement.
1.4. Severability.
Every provision set out in a separate paragraph will be construed as a
separate and independent provision severable from all or any of the other
provisions. The headings are for convenience only and will not affect the
validity or construction thereof.
1.5. Accepted Methods of
Notification. Where you are required to give notice to us under this
agreement, all notifications must be made in writing and delivered via our online members area, by sending a ticket to the proper
department. Notification given in any other form, for example, over the
telephone or informal email to an employee or company director will not be
accepted.
1.6. Jurisdiction. This contract and agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Wyoming, County of Laramie, in the
United States of America and the parties submit to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of the Courts of the said State, County and Country.
1.7. Timeframes. All
dates and times are given in good faith but no liability is accepted for
damage or loss caused by delay.
1.8.
Marketing Rights.
Client agrees that
Proaxxs may refer to Client, or Client's business in Proaxxs marketing
materials, the Proaxxs website, and communication to Proaxxs' current and
prospective clients. Client grants Proaxxs a limited license and
permission to use any Client trade name and/or trademark for such, and
only for such, purposes.
1.9. Limitation of
Liability. Neither party shall be liable for any indirect, incidental,
special, punitive, or consequential damages, or any loss of profits,
revenue, data, or data use. Our maximum liability for any damages whether
in contract or delict will not exceed the fees which you have paid to us
or are payable to us for this order, and if such damages result from your
use of the software or technical support, the liability shall be limited
to the fees paid or payable for the software or technical support.
2. Order Acceptance
2.1. Request for
provision of services. Proaxxs, as a company dealing in online
ecommerce, makes available to you an order form for the purpose of
ordering services. During the order process, you will be assigned a unique
order ID and your payment will be taken and/or your payment details
stored. This does not constitute acceptance of your order. Your order is
only accepted when you receive an email or other communication from us
informing you that your order has been accepted and your service is now in
the process of being provisioned. Your order may be rejected at any point
prior and for a period of up-to twenty-four (24) hours following this, in
cases where we believe your order represents too high a risk, we do not
have the stock to fulfill your order or where you placed the order
improperly – for example, ordering a service with a promotion (including
coupon codes or other automatic discounts) which has expired. The company
will be the sole judge in deciding what constitutes placing an order
improperly.
2.2.
Proof of identity and payment. As Proaxxs operates in industries with
high-fraud risks, we perform extensive checks on all orders. As part of
this, we may require you to fill out a PayPal or 2co Authorization Form,
before actual server deployment begins. These checks are carried out in
full compliance with our privacy policy. Proaxxs will refuse and refund
orders where we deem the order to be too high a risk, where our requests
for supporting documentation and/or evidence are ignored or refused, or
where we believe the documentation or evidence provided is not legitimate.
Proaxxs co-operates fully with local and international law enforcement
agencies and reports all instances of fraud or suspected fraud. For
clients using 2co as a method of payment, there will be a small additional
processing fee added to your periodic payment.
2.3. Substitution and
upgrades. Due to parts availability or other concerns, when you order
a service from Proaxxs, the entire service or components of the service
purchased may be replaced and/or substituted for components of equal
performance or value. Components may also be upgraded with components
which are of greater value and / or represent faster or improved
performance. Where we decide to upgrade or substitute all or part of your
service, there will be no change to the monthly fee or setup fees charged.
The company will be the sole judge as to what constitutes ‘equal
performance or value’. The service specification listed on our website
and/or in any advertisement should be considered the minimum specification
which Proaxxs will provide where an order has been placed by you and
accepted by us.
2.4. Incorrect or
Inaccurate Information. We endeavor to make all the information on
our websites and in our advertisements as accurate as possible. Proaxxs
however does not warrant that the information provided is complete,
reliable, current, or error-free. If an error is found within fourteen
(14) days of accepting your order, we will contact you as quickly as
possible and allow you to either cancel your order or re-confirm your
order with the correct information. Where we do not receive a response
from you within seventy-two (72) hours, we will cancel your order and
refund you via the means payment was taken.
2.5. Contract Period.
Unless otherwise agreed in writing, all services are provided on a month
to month basis. The minimum contract period is one (1) month. The contract
and billing period start from the date the service is ordered by you from
us.
3. Billing and Refund Policy
3.1. Payment Policy. When you place an order with Proaxxs, we will, typically, bill you a few days before your invoice is due. If payment method has expired, not authorized or declined by our processing company, we will notify you via E-mail. We request that you update your account promptly. If your invoice
becomes past due (from the invoice Due Date) then Proaxxs reserves the right to suspend service or terminate your service until payment is received.
All fees for Service provided by the Company are due in advance on the first day of each billing cycle. An invoice for Services due will be generated on your account and dispatched to your primary account e-mail address approximately five (5) days prior to your actual due date. Within those five (5) days, the
Customer must login to the billing center and make full payment of all due amounts. It shall be the Customer's responsibility to ensure that full payment is received prior to the designated invoice due date. Reminder invoices and/or notices are not guaranteed.
All invoices must be paid
in full not later than 11:59 PM Central Standard Time (EST) on the
designated invoice due date. If we do not receive full payment on any
given invoice before the designated invoice due date, the Customer's
account will become delinquent.
All delinquent accounts are
subject to immediate suspension or disconnection of all provided Services,
not just the Service that is past due or delinquent. All Services
suspended or disconnected for non-payment are subject to a $25 late fee and a mandatory
reconnection charge of $25.00 USD per service suspended or disconnected.
Any account that remains delinquent for more than twenty-four (24) hours
following suspension or disconnection of services is subject to immediate
cancellation of all Services provided. In the event of cancellation for
non-payment, all Services provided by Proaxxs will be terminated, and all
associated data will be permanently lost. The customer acknowledges that
Proaxxs is not responsible for any damages or losses due to cancellation
for non-payment.
All invoices that remain
unpaid after seven (7) days of the designated invoice due date will be
referred to our collections agency. The collections agency used by Proaxxs
may vary from time to time. In the event your account is referred to the
collection agency, you agree to pay a "Collections Fee" of not less than
$50.00 USD and not more than $150 USD, in addition to the original amount
due and any reconnection charges. If civil litigation is deemed necessary
to collect a past due balance, the Customer agrees to pay all of our court
and solicitors fees, in addition to the collections fee, original amount
due, and any reconnection charges. The Customer agrees to a place of venue
of the Company's choosing.
3.2. Refunds Policy.
Except as specified elsewhere in this agreement, all payments to Proaxxs
are final and non-refundable. This includes the one-time setup fee and all
subsequent charges or fees regardless of usage. Refunds will be made where
we are legally obligated to do so. We may also provide refunds at our
discretion. If you believe you have been overcharged or falsely billed,
you must communicate these concerns to our Billing Department within
twenty-eight (28) days of such overcharge or false billing.
3.3. Bank Assisted
Disputes (“Chargeback”), Payment Disputes or Payment Reversals.
Initiation of any complaint or Bank Assisted Dispute (chargeback) against
us constitutes a severe breach of this agreement. A "complaint or
chargeback" shall be defined as initiating any form of complaint or
chargeback with PayPal, your credit card issuer or bank. Upon receipt of a
complaint or chargeback, or threat thereof, Proaxxs will immediately
suspend or disconnect all Services provided to the Customer. If we do not
hear from you within twenty-four (24) hours of such suspension, we will
immediately cancel and terminate all Services provided, not just the
Service that is being disputed. We will then initiate proceedings with our
collections agency to collect and recover the full amount for services. In
the event our collections agency is involved, the Customer agrees to pay a
"Collections Fee" of not more than $150.00 USD in addition to the total of
all charged back services. Please note that threats of a complaint or
chargeback will be treated the same as an actual complaint or chargeback
4. Cancellation Policy
4.1. Cancellation Policy.
You may cancel your Services with Proaxxs at anytime by providing the
Company with not less than seven (7) days prior written notice of your
intent to cancel Services. All cancellation requests must be submitted to
us via our online ticketing system, must be submitted to the
cancellation/billing
department, and must contain all information requested. Cancellation
requests received not meeting these conditions will not be accepted.
We must emphasize that if
you do not cancel a Service at least seven (7) days prior to your next
scheduled due date for that Service, it will be assumed that you intend to
renew the Service for an additional billing cycle, and you will be
responsible for payment of the next generated invoice. Your account is NOT
canceled until you submit a cancellation request to the cancellation
department via the help desk in the members center. Your account will
continue to incur monthly charges until this is done, or 30 - 60 days
after last payment - After this time period, your account(s) will be
terminated and removed from our servers. We will then send a final invoice
notice. If we do not hear back from you within 72 hours to make
arrangements for payment, your account will incur additional fees, and
sent to collections. NO EXCEPTIONS.
We may at our discretion
accept cancellation requests less than seven (7) days prior to your next
scheduled renewal date.
We require that cancellations of service
are done via our help desk to (a) confirm your identity, (b) confirm in
writing you are prepared for all files/emails to be removed, and (c)
document the request. This process reduces the likelihood of mistakes,
fraudulent/malicious requests, and ensures you are aware that the files,
emails, and account may be removed immediately after a cancellation
request is processed.
NOTE: Not canceling through our ticketing system, or canceling your
paypal subscription, or moving your service elsewhere, is NOT a valid
method of cancellation--nor is Proaxxs even aware if such occurs.
4.2. Free Domain Names. If you register any domain name as part of a "Free Domain Name" promotion in connection with the registration, Subscriber's refund will be reduced by $15 per domain name. Subscriber will retain full ownership and control of any such domain names.
4.3. Canceled or Abandoned Servers. If server is canceled or abandoned by subscriber, Proaxxs shall have the right to terminate, or take complete control and possession of said server. In the case of abandonment, Proaxxs shall take possession in any way we see fit. If abandonment of server creates excessive work load on
Proaxxs staff due to abandoned clients, Proaxxs may levy fees to subscriber for actual work performed to handle abandoned clients.
5. Uptime/SLA Agreement
5.1. Service Level
Agreement. Proaxxs guarantees network and power uptime at least 99.9%
on our Gold dedicated network, and 99.7% on our Bronze dedicated network.
This excludes scheduled maintenance, reboots, self-inflicted downtime,
acts of God, backbone issues, DDoS attacks, hardware failure, downtime on
individual servers, service failures, labor strikes, or other conditions
out of the company's control. In the unlikely event that we fail to meet
our network uptime guarantee, we will issue a prorated credit to your
account to be credited to your next invoice.
6. Support Policy
6.1. Sales, Billing and
Network/Hardware Support. Unless Proaxxs managed services is offered,
all services provided by the company to the
customer are “unmanaged” unless server management service is purchased.
This means that the customer is responsible for all software,
configuration and operating system updates and maintenance. The company is
not obligated to assist or provide technical support for any software
issues. The company will have the sole decision on what constitutes a
software issue. For the purposes of sales questions, billing enquiries and
technical support related to the server hardware or network, the company
provides access to a support helpdesk, accessible from our
support site. Any Customer requiring assistance beyond our
normal support policy will be notified that the request falls outside our
normal support policy. Requests outside our normal support policy will be
billed in advance at the rate of $65.00 USD per hour, with a minimum of
one (1) hour in one (1) hour increments.
6.2. Customers with
server management packages. Where a server management service is
purchased, the company will assist with issues that are covered under that
support policy. You should refer to the information provided to you prior
to purchase, either on our website or via electronic mail, for service
level agreements and details of what is and is not covered under your
particular service
6.3. Withdrawal and
limitations of Support Services. We reserve the right to withhold,
limit and/or withdraw technical support services for dedicated servers
which are being used to host sites which the company in its sole
discretion believes are unsuitable for the service being provided, where
the hosting of such sites requires significant additional technical
support to be provided, and/or results in a higher risk of the server,
server software, and/or network being exploited and/or attacked. We will
always limit our technical support services to our areas of expertise.
6.4. Support Abuse.
Abuse or disrespect directed towards our staff or network staff will never
be tolerated. If you are disrespectful, use foul language, threaten us, or
do anything else we may find offensive, you will be considered in severe
breach of this agreement. Violations of this policy carry heavy penalties
including, but not limited to, warning, extended suspension or
disconnection of all Services provided, or cancellation of all Services
provided. Prior to un-suspension or disconnection of a Service suspended
or disconnected for violation of this policy may be subject to an
"Administrative Charge" of $50.00 USD. As per this agreement, no refunds
will be offered in the event that cancellation is considered.
7.
Miscellaneous Provisions
7.1. Operating System
Reloads. In the unlikely event that you require a reimage or reinstall
of your operating system (OS), or you wish to change the operating system
installed on your server, you must request an Operating System Reload. OS
Reloads may attract a one-time non-refundable fee of not less than $40.00 USD and not more than $100.00 USD per reload. OS reinstall can take 24-48 hours or more depending on os. All OS Reload requests must
be submitted using our online ticketing system.
7.2. Software Licenses.
The Customer acknowledges that any licenses provided by the Company are
only valid for the period of time that the Customer retains Service with
the Company. In the event the Customer cancels Services, all software
licenses will be retained by us and not transferred to the customer.
7.3. Server Reboot
Requests. In the event that you require a manual reboot of your
dedicated server with the Company, you must submit your request via our helpdesk by submitting a ticket to the reboot department.
7.4. Server Root
Passwords. The Company strongly advises that you keep your current
server root password up-to-date with the Company at all times. While this
is optional, it will help to avoid delays in support, disconnection for
abuse issues, and other complications. If you ordered a managed server, we
will in no way be responsible for any server related issues if you change
your root password and have not informed us of such.
7.5. Forum Posts & Reviews. We have a zero tolerance policy for posting negative feedback on any public forum or review site about our company and/or our employees before submitting a ticket to our 'Feedback' department to discuss your issue will result in immediate account termination without any refund. Although it is
your right to post feedback without discussing your issue with us first, it is undoubtedly unfair and unprofessional not to, which is not the type of client we want to deal with. We have the utmost respect for all of our clients, and are more than fair with all of our clients. We will do anything and everything possible to keep all of our clients satisfied. But
in the unlikely event you are not satisfied, all that we ask is to discuss your issue with our Feedback department first. So if you are the type of person to run to the forums or review site at the first chance you get to complain, please do not sign up with us.
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