KVC
Terms of Service Agreement |
KVC, agrees to furnish services to the
"Subscriber," subject to the following TOS (Terms of Service).
Use of KVC Services constitutes
acceptance and agreement to both KVC's TOS (Terms of Service) and KVC's AUP (Acceptable
Use Policy). The TOS and AUP may be changed from time to time at the discretion of the
Company. Subscriber understands that changes to the TOS and / or the AUP by KVC shall not
be grounds for early contract termination or non-payment by the Subscriber.
1. Term:
Ongoing until thirty days written notice
is given by either of the parties.
2. Service Cancellation:
A. KVC does not issue refunds except for
balances on quarterly and annual payments as specified below.
B. Service may be cancelled with 30 days
by sending cancellation requests must be on company letterhead to the attention of
"KVC Billing" and signed by the billing contact on record with KVC and include
the KVC customer name and server IP address.
C. All annual plans can be cancelled with
the standard 30 days notice. Subscriber will be refunded the difference between what the
Subscriber has paid and what the Subscriber would have paid under the KVC monthly payment
terms, including any setup fees that would have applied.
3. Fees:
A. KVC does not extend credit to
Subscribers. All services must be paid for in advance of service delivery. Subscribers
will automatically be charged an amount equal to their next monthly service fees when they
exceed their monthly transfer allotments, bandwidth commitments, or other pre-paid
services and the charges will be reconciled at the end of the month.
B. Monthly fees and charges for extra
metered services are automatically billed to your account on the monthly anniversary of
the start of service. Subscriber is responsible for monitoring transfer, bandwidth
utilization, and other metered services.
C. In order to prevent service
interruption in the event that metered utilization exceeds pre-paid service level
Subscribers must keep a valid credit card on file with KVC.
D. Customers paying by credit card are
charged the first business day prior to their account due date, allowing a minimum grace
period of 48 hours after the first charge attempt before their service is interrupted.
Charge attempts are made once per day. If a charge attempt is denied, there will be a
$9.99 declined credit card fee for each unsuccessful attempt. It is the responsibility of
the customer to maintain current billing information to prevent these fees. If a
successful charge cannot be made upon final notice, service will be terminated pending
customer response. Customers may reactivate their accounts within 3 business days after
termination for a $49.99 fee.
E. Customers paying by PayPal, bank
transfer or check must have all dues submitted prior to account due dates. Annual Payment
is required in order to pay by check. There is a $500.00 minimum transaction amount on all
bank transfer transactions. Custom billing requests will incur a $24.99 fee. Returned
checks will result in termination of service and will incur a $50.00 returned check
charge, in addition to any service reestablishment fees applicable in order to reconnect
terminated service.
F. All invoices are due upon receipt and
will be considered overdue 10 days past the date received. A late fee of 1% per month will
be charged on any overdue invoices
G. All fees described above must be paid
in addition to the cost of services ordered to establish or maintain a customer account.
KVC does not issue refunds or credits except as explicitly specified within the Terms of
Service.
4. Adherence to Acceptable Use Policy
(AUP):
A. Subscriber agrees not to allow KVC
equipment and services to be used for activities specifically prohibited by the KVC
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). It is the Subscriber's responsibility to review this
agreement prior to executing this contract. The AUP may be updated from time to time and
it is the Subscriber's responsibility to regularly check for updates.
Subscribers must not allow KVC resources
to be used for SPAM or Unsolicited Commercial Email (UCE), hosting of content advertised
by UCE, perpetration of security breaches or hacking, network attacks, illegal activities,
child pornography, fraudulent activity, Trademark or Copyright infringement, virus
distribution, and like activities.
B. Subscriber agrees to compensate KVC
for any expenses KVC may incur resulting from Subscriber's violation of the posted AUP,
including any fines, fees, legal expenses, and labor for investigation and resolution. The
cost of any investigations will be charged to the Customer at $99 per hour during normal
business hours. Emergency investigations are charged double-time at $198 / hour with a one
hour minimum.
C. Subscriber is responsible for any
activity conducted on their server, including unauthorized activity by hackers. This
includes any AUP violations or bandwidth or transfer usage caused by hackers. KVC will
endeavor to assist Subscriber but KVC is not responsible for protecting Subscribers from
hackers and their actions and use of Subscriber's server.
D. KVC does not monitor Subscriber
content and activities but reserves the right to disable service or remove content pending
investigation of possible AUP violations without first giving notice.
E. KVC does not issue refunds for
terminating service due to suspected AUP violations.
5. Ownership of Data, Software, Hardware
and IP addresses:
All software, hardware and IP addresses
provided by KVC are leased to the Subscriber and remain the property of KVC. KVC reserves
the right to change any network infrastructure, software, hardware and IP addresses at its
sole discretion.
Subscriber will provide and transmit to
the system software, data and content to be uploaded to the servers and accessed by the
general public via the Internet. Upon termination of this agreement, Subscriber agrees to
remove all uploaded software, data and content prior to the termination date of the
contract. KVC will not be responsible for providing access or copies of the software, data
or content stored on the system after the final termination date.
6. Service Levels:
A. KVC may interrupt service to perform
maintenance. KVC will use its best efforts to inform Subscriber before interrupting
service to insure that access loss is minimized. In the event of equipment malfunction or
failure, KVC will provide its best efforts to repair the system as quickly as possible.
B. Subscriber is responsible for
maintaining security patches and performing back-ups unless those services are
specifically contracted to KVC. In the event that KVC suspects that server security has
been breached, KVC reserves the right to disable the server in order to facilitate
investigation and recovery in coordination with Subscriber.
C. Subscriber agrees that KVC shall not
be responsible for any service interruptions.
7. Requirements for using Microsoft
software:
A. Subscribers with more than five
authenticated users of the Microsoft Windows Server Operating Systems are required to
lease an authenticated license from KVC.
B. Subscriber may not change the KVC
administration account password without first providing the new password to KVC.
Subscriber agrees to facilitate KVC's need to demonstrate to Microsoft appropriate
licensing and utilization of Microsoft software.
C. Subscriber cannot remove, or obscure
any copyright, trademark or proprietary rights notices that appear on the Microsoft
software products or that appear during use of Microsoft software products.
D. Subscriber cannot reverse engineer,
decompile or disassemble the Microsoft Software Products.
E. Microsoft does not provide a warranty
to the product or have any liability for damages that arise from the use of Microsoft
software products provided by KVC.
F. Microsoft does not provide product
support.
8. Limitation of Liability,
Indemnification:
A. Upon the discovery of facts which
reasonably indicate that KVC has breached the terms of this agreement or otherwise failed
to perform its obligations under this Agreement, been negligent, or otherwise breached
legal duty, Subscriber shall promptly notify KVC of such facts and follow up any such
verbal notification with a written notice within 30 days of such discovery. The failure to
give the foregoing notices shall constitute an irrevocable waiver of all claims and causes
of action. Subscriber must commence any legal action against KVC with respect to this
Agreement within 12 months after the incident giving rise to the claim or cause of action,
regardless of when the incident is discovered. If proper notification is given to KVC as
requested by Subscriber anytime during the twelve (12) month period following such
notification, KVC shall at its sole discretion and option (i) revise or repeat free of
charge the service affected by the failure of performance, negligence or breach, or, (ii)
terminate this Agreement and pay Subscriber for all incidents, problems, and/or failures
up to a maximum of all sums paid to KVC for service fees. Payment will be made via company
check from KVC. The remedies set forth in this paragraph are Subscriber's sole and
exclusive remedies should KVC breach the above express warranty or otherwise fail to
perform its obligation under this Agreement, be negligent or in breach of legal duty.
B. The parties acknowledge and agree that
KVC shall not be held liable for any consequential damages, including without limitation
loss of use or loss of profits, incurred by Subscriber, Subscriber's Subscriber or
customer or its subsidiaries or successors, regardless of whether such damages are
sustained based upon as alleged breach of contract, negligent act, or omission.
C. KVC is not responsible for data or
content maintained and distributed by KVC facilities. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN
"AS IS" BASIS AND CUSTOMER'S USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT ITS OWN RISK. KVC DOES
NOT MAKE, AND HEREBY DISCLAIMS, ANY AND ALL OTHER EXPRESS AND/OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, NONINFRINGEMENT AND TITLE, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING,
USAGE, OR TRADE PRACTICE. KVC DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED,
ERROR-FREE, OR COMPLETELY SECURE.
10. Miscellaneous:
A. The parties agree that any and all
disputes, claims or controversies arising out of or relating to this agreement that are
not resolved by their mutual agreement shall be submitted to final and binding arbitration
before the Delhi Jurisdiction, or its successor, pursuant to the Indian Arbitration Act.
Either party may commence the arbitration process called for in this agreement by filing a
written demand for arbitration with Delhi Jurisdiction, with a copy to the other party.
The arbitration will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Delhi Jurisdiction
Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures in effect at the time of filing of the demand
for arbitration. The parties will cooperate with Delhi Jurisdiction and with one another
in selecting an arbitrator from Delhi Jurisdiction panel of neutrals, and in scheduling
the arbitration proceedings. The parties covenant that they will participate in the
arbitration in good faith, and that they will share equally in its costs. The provisions
of this Paragraph may be enforced by any Court of competent jurisdiction, and the party
seeking enforcement shall be entitled to an award of all costs, fees and expenses,
including attorneys fees, to be paid by the party against whom enforcement is ordered.
B. No delay, failure or discontinuance
(whether partial or total) of any party in exercising any right, power, privilege or
remedy thereunder shall effect or operate as a waiver or any other such right, power,
privilege or remedy.
C. The agreement contains the sole and
entire agreement of the parties with respect to the services to be provided by KVC, and
any and all prior or contemporaneous communications, negotiations, commitments, and
understandings related thereto are hereby merged herein.
D. This Agreement shall be construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the India, as applied to Indian residents with
respect to transactions entered into and to be performed entirely within India.
E. All written communications shall be
directed to the Subscriber using the contact information provided to KVC at the time of
order unless otherwise instructed in writing by Subscriber. All fees due KVC should be
mailed to KVC. Subscriber has reviewed the current Acceptable Use Policy and this Terms of
Service and Subscriber and KVC hereby agree by making use of the KVC service.
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