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ALL USERS
ARE REQUIRED TO ADHERE TO CONDITIONS OF ACCEPTABLE USE
Please read this document carefully.
This Agreement outlines the duties and responsibilities of
Internet Lightspeed (“Internet Lightspeed”) in
providing you with Internet access (the “Service”).
This agreement supersedes any and all previous
understandings and agreements entered into by Internet
Lightspeed. In the even that you do not wish to be bound
to these terms and conditions you herby expressly agree
and acknowledge that you shall be prohibited from
accessing or using the Service. Moreover, by accessing or
registering for the Service you formally agree to all of
the terms and conditions stipulated below.
1. Policies
As an Internet Lightspeed subscriber you are responsible
for access to the Service through your designated Internet
Lightspeed account. You further agree to comply with all
of Internet Lightspeed’s policies respecting the Service
as provided to you or to which you shall be directed while
using the Service. You agree that Internet Lightspeed
shall not be responsible for and you hereby agree to hold
Internet Lightspeed free and harmless from any and all
liabilities and expenses related to any violation of this
Agreement by you or any user of your Internet Lightspeed
account, or in connection with the use by you or any user
of your Internet Lightspeed account of the Service. Should
you at any time deposit information, software or other
content, in the public areas of the Service, you hereby
understand and agree that Internet Lightspeed shall have
the right and license (but not the obligation) to edit,
copy, publish, distribute, and translate such information,
software or other content for any use without charge.
Subject to the foregoing right and license, each
subscriber who deposits information, software, or other
content on the Service retains any rights subscribers may
have in such information, software or other content. While
using the Service, you shall not post, transmit or
otherwise distribute information constituting or
encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal
offense or give rise to civil liability, or otherwise use
the Service in a manner which is contrary to law or would
serve to restrict or inhibit any other user from using or
enjoying the Service or the Internet. Subject to the terms
of this Agreement, you may use and display the software on
any machine of which you are the primary user.
Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, Internet
Lightspeed subscriber agrees and understands that while
using the Services of Internet Lightspeed, Internet
Lightspeed reserves the following rights and the following
actions are prohibited and may constitute grounds for
immediate account termination on notice:
a. Posting or transferring any
disruptive software or information including, but not
limited to, “viruses”, “worms”, “cancelbots”
and “Trojan horses”.
b. Transmitting “Spam” mail through Internet
Lightspeed’s mail server or via other mail servers. Spam
is defined as any piece of electronic mail that is sent to
one or more recipients who have not previously solicited
or consented to the transmission of said electronic mail.
Spam complaints received by Internet Lightspeed will be
acted upon quickly and offending accounts will be
terminated at Internet Lightspeed’s discretion. Expenses
incurred by Internet Lightspeed to restore the integrity
of our systems will be charged to the offending person’s
account.
c. Making direct threats of any nature or harassing any
person or institution.
d. Using vulgar or inappropriate language.
e. Advertising or excessive cross posting in unrelated
newsgroups and Spam.
f. Violating international copyright laws or software
licensing agreements (i.e. piracy)
g. Excessive and prolonged load on any of Internet
Lightspeed’s or any anonymous FTP server on the
Internet.
h. Any activities that compromise Internet Lightspeed’s
service to our subscribers.
i. Any use of Internet Lightspeed’s services or the
Internet deemed illegal by Canadian law.
j. Modifying, altering, reverse engineering, decompiling,
disassembling or creating derived works based on Internet
Lightspeed’s proprietary network protocols or software
as provided by Internet Lightspeed.
In addition:
a. Internet Lightspeed reserves the right to remove, at
our discretion; any public posting deemed offensive or
illegal.
b. Internet Lightspeed takes no responsibility for
materials obtained via the Internet or inappropriate use
and or/distribution of said materials.
c. Internet Lightspeed reserves the right to cancel any
account with reasonable notice.
d. This statement of policy is subject to change without
notice. Any major changes will be announced to all members
in a timely fashion.
2. Fees
As an Internet Lightspeed subscriber, you hereby agree to
pay such fees, including all applicable taxes, incurred by
the use of the Service all of which shall be charged to
your Internet account in accordance with the rates and
conditions established by Internet Lightspeed for the
Service and as such rates and conditions may be amended by
Internet Lightspeed from time to time upon reasonable
notice to you. You further undertake and agree to promptly
provide Internet Lightspeed with any modifications to the
credit card or banking information supplied with your
Internet Lightspeed account (i.e. changes to your credit
card expiration date or other similar bank or credit card
information). Finally, you hereby agree and acknowledge
that upon each instance that your credit card
authorization or PAP payment (pre-authorized cheque) are
refused or declined, for any reason, your Internet
Lightspeed account will be charged a fee in the amount of
the current NSF cost plus ($10.00) ten dollars service
charge. If payment is not received within (10) ten working
days of notification of decline, your account will be
cancelled and subject to an additional ($25.00)
twenty-five dollars re-activation fee.
3. Billing
As an Internet Lightspeed subscriber, you shall pay
subscription fees at the beginning of each billing period
along with any excess usage charges from the previous
period. Your initial billing period begins on the date of
first registering with Internet Lightspeed. Your Internet
Lightspeed account will be automatically renewed on the
final day of the account activation period for the plan
for which you originally register. You shall be
responsible for all usage charges on your Internet
Lightspeed account, and as such, you hereby agree to
accept full responsibility for the use of your Internet
account by other users of your Internet Lightspeed
account, as well as to ensure that you are disconnected
from the Service when not in use. Invoices presented are
payable upon receipt by you. Internet Lightspeed reserves
the right to terminate access to Internet Lightspeed’s
Internet service any time and invoice has not been paid
within (14) fourteen days of the invoice being issued.
4. Concurrent Login Sessions
Each Internet Lightspeed user account is intended for one
concurrent connection to the Internet. As such, you hereby
agree that should you, for any reason, abuse this right by
having concurrent log in sessions using a single username
and password, your Internet Lightspeed account will be
automatically disabled, and upon repeat occurrence,
charged an additional fee of ($30.00) thirty dollars for
each occurrence of a concurrent log in session. As between
Internet Lightspeed and yourself, you are better able and
suited to implement the appropriate physical and
procedural impediments to the improper use of and to
supervise your Internet Lightspeed account. As such, you
agree and acknowledge that your Internet Lightspeed
account and password protection shall be your own
responsibility.
5. Plan Changes
You may request a plan change by submitting a request to
the Internet Lightspeed offices which can be reached
through the “Contact” section of Internet
Lightspeed’s website (http://www.lightspeed.ca). The
plan change will take effect only in respect of the next
following billing period unless notification is made
within the first month of an existing plan. Internet
Lightspeed will not charge you for an initial plan change.
For subsequent plan changes, an administrative fee of
$25.00 will be charged to your account.
6. No Liability for Content
The Internet is a largely unregulated medium, and
therefore, some content, products or services offered on
the Internet or through the Service (collectively referred
to as “Content”) may be offensive to you or may not
comply with applicable laws. You agree to be solely
responsible for access to or use of all Content and the
Internet. INTERNET LIGHTSPEED ENCOURAGES ALL OUR
SUBSCRIBERS TO TAKE AN INTEREST IN YOUR CHILDREN’S USE
OF THE INTERNET AND TO LIMIT ACCESS TO THOSE PORTONS OF
THE INTERNET THAT YOU DEEM TO BE UNSUITABLE AND/OR
UNDESIRABLE.
7. Privacy and Security
Internet Lightspeed cannot ensure or guarantee privacy for
users of its services and recommends that its services not
be used for the transmission of confidential information,
including credit card information. Any such use shall be
at the sole risk of the subscriber, and Internet
Lightspeed, its affiliates and related companies shall be
relieved of all liability in connection therewith.
8. Internet Commerce
(“e-commerce”)
When making purchases or other transactions using the
Internet, you may be required to provide personal
information including your credit card account number or
other means of payment. Internet Lightspeed is NOT
responsible for any charges you may incur when making
purchase or other transactions in this manner.
9. Website Hosting
a. Commercial Hosting
In the event that you are an Internet Lightspeed web site
hosting client, you agree that you are solely responsible
for the data stored on your web site. You further agree
that Internet Lightspeed shall not be responsible for the
data stored on your web site and you hereby agree to hold
Internet Lightspeed free and harmless from any and all
liabilities and expenses related to lost, damaged or
corrupted data stored on a website hosted by Internet
Lightspeed. WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU PERFORM REGULAR
BACKUPS OF YOUR WEB SITE (AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK)
PARTICULARLY IF YOU MAKE FREQUENT ADDITIONS OR UPDATES TO
YOUR SITE.
b. Complimentary Personal Web Space
Internet Lightspeed may select to provision customers with
personal web space. This space is for personal (i.e.
non-commercial) use only. While using the personal web
space, you may not post, transmit or otherwise distribute
information constituting or encouraging conduct that would
constitute a criminal offense or give rise to liability,
or otherwise use the space in a manner which would serve
to restrict or inhibit others from using or enjoying the
Internet. Adult material is strictly prohibited. Internet
Lightspeed reserves the right to remove any web site from
their servers containing questionable material. You agree
that you are solely responsible for the data stored on
your web site. You further agree that Internet Lightspeed
shall not be responsible for any data expenses related to
lost, damaged or corrupted data stored on a web site
hosted by Internet Lightspeed. Internet Lightspeed is not
responsible to complete regular back-ups of your web site.
WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU PERFORM REGULAR BACKUPS OF
YOUR WEB SITE (AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK) PARTICULARLY IF YOU
MAKE FREQUENT ADDITIONS OR UPDATES TO YOUR SITE.
10. Email Attachments and Storage
a. Attachments
Email attachments are limited to two (2) megabytes per
message.
b. Storage
Your total email storage capacity using any of Internet
Lightspeed’s services is limited to twenty (20)
megabytes. If a client’s mailbox goes over 20 MBs in
size, new incoming email will bounce back to the sender.
c. Email Virus Protection Service
Internet Lightspeed’s Email Virus Protection Service is
designed and explicitly offered as an additional service
measure. It is not meant to replace the need for virus
scan software on a user’s computer. Viruses are
regularly created and distributed; therefore, this service
is intended to detect specific known viruses. The service
may be unable to detect viruses that are in file
attachments that are password protected, zipped and/or
encrypted. False virus detections may occur.
11. Monitoring
Internet Lightspeed has no real obligation to monitor its
Service. As an Internet Lightspeed subscriber your
participation in on-line communications occurs in
real-time and is not edited, censored, or otherwise
controlled by Internet Lightspeed. Internet Lightspeed
cannot and does not screen content provided by users of
its services. The Customer hereby agrees that Internet
Lightspeed has the right to monitor its Service
electronically from time to time to disclose any
information necessary to satisfy any law, regulation, or
other governmental request, to operate its services
properly, or the protect itself from its subscribers.
Internet Lightspeed will not intentionally monitor (except
for the purposes of testing or security protection) or
disclose any private electronic email message unless
required by law. Internet Lightspeed reserves the right to
refuse to post or to remove any information or materials
in whole or in part, to refuse access to websites that, in
its sole discretion, are unacceptable, undesirable, or
otherwise in violation of these Terms and Conditions
and/or applicable law.
12. Subscriber Records
As an Internet Lightspeed subscriber, you hereby authorize
Internet Lightspeed to collect from any party and to
retain all relevant information relating to your use of
Internet Lightspeed’s Service, and authorize any party
to provide Internet Lightspeed with the same information.
It is Internet Lightspeed’s policy not to disclose
customer information to third parties for sales, marketing
or research purposes.
13. Internet Lightspeed Software and
Documentation
In cases where Internet Lightspeed will be supplying you
with compact discs (CDs), diskettes or other machine
readable medium containing Internet access software (the
“Software”), you hereby acknowledge that
a. the software has not been developed by Internet
Lightspeed;
b. the Software will not be installed, maintained, or
guaranteed by Internet Lightspeed;
c. you shall comply with and your use of the Software
shall be subject to such terms and conditions as are set
out in the License agreements which may be included with
the software or as defined by the various publishers
thereof;
d. If the Software CDs, diskettes or other machine
readable medium proves to be defective, Internet
Lightspeed’s responsibility shall be strictly limited to
the replacement of the relevant CDs, diskettes or other
machine readable medium, from loss or damage.
e. Further to the above limitations Internet Lightspeed is
not required to install, maintain, support, or guarantee
other third party software that you may from time download
with your Internet connection.
14. Proper Equipment
Occasionally, the computer equipment required to access
and use the Service may change. You understand and
acknowledge that it is your own responsibility to ensure
that your computer system meets the current minimum
requirements stated by Internet Lightspeed as being
necessary to use the Service. Accordingly, should your
computer equipment no longer be adequate to access the
Service, you have to upgrade your equipment at your own
cost and expense. You expressly agree and acknowledge that
in the eventuality that you decide not to upgrade and/or
improve your computer equipment, your sole recourse will
be the cancellation of this Agreement as and from the date
of your notice as herein provided in Section 15 below.
15. Limited Warranty
You expressly agree and acknowledge that the use of the
Service is at your sole risk, and in particular without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither Internet
Lightspeed nor any of its information providers,
licensors, employees or agents warrant that the Service
will be uninterrupted or error-free; nor does Internet
Lightspeed or any of its information providers, licensors,
employees or agents make any warranty or representation as
to the results to be obtained from use of the Service. The
Service and any deliverables provided by Internet
Lightspeed or those for whom it is responsible in law are
provided “as is” and “as available” without
warranties or conditions of any kind. Neither Internet
Lightspeed nor anyone else involved in creating, producing
or delivering the Service shall be liable for any direct,
indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages
arising out of the use of the Service or the inability to
us the Service. In addition, you expressly agree and
acknowledge that neither Internet Lightspeed nor any of
its affiliates warrant that any data or files sent by or
to you will be transmitted in uncorrupted for or within a
reasonable period of time, that such data or files will
not be intercepted or that other users will not gain
access to any of your computer equipment, or that any
Content, or other materials accessible on the Service is
free of viruses or other harmful elements or components.
THERE ARE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES, OR CONDITIONS WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WARRANTIES
OF TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) WITH
REGARD TO THE SERVICE OR ANY MERCHANDISE, INFORMATION OR
SERVICE PROVIDED ON THE INTERNET AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES, OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
ARE TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW EXCLUDED
HEREBY.
16. Cancellation
This Agreement may be cancelled by you upon one month
prior notice to Internet Lightspeed as therein provided.
In order to cancel this Agreement, you shall contact
Internet Lightspeed’s Billing Department to give notice
of the cancellation in writing. Once received by Internet
Lightspeed, cancellations will be effective as of the last
day of the then current billing period unless the request
is made within one week of activation. You further
understand and agree that Internet Lightspeed may suspend
or restrict the Service or terminate this Agreement and
the Service at any time by reason of any breach by you of
a term or condition of this Agreement or for any reason.
All user names associated with the Service shall remain
the property of Internet Lightspeed which may, at any time
and at its sole discretion, require you to change your
user name.
17. Limitation of Liability
a. In the event of any breach by Internet Lightspeed, its
affiliates or its agents or those for whom it is
responsible in law, including a breach of a fundamental
term hereof or any negligence on their part, you expressly
agree and acknowledge that your exclusive remedy shall be
to receive from Internet Lightspeed payment for actual and
direct damages up to a maximum amount equal to the lesser
of the total fees paid by you to Internet Lightspeed of
the fees for (3) three months preceding the date of any
such breach.
b. In addition to the limitations set out in paragraph (a)
above, under no circumstances shall Internet Lightspeed,
its affiliates, or those for whom it is responsible in
law, be liable to you or any third party for:
c. any direct, indirect, special or consequential damages,
including loss of profits and loss of business
opportunities, that result or give rise to in any way from
this Agreement including your use of the Service or your
access to the Internet or any part there of, or your
reliance on or use of information, services or merchandise
provided on or through the Service, or that result from
mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion of files,
errors, defects delays in preparations, or transmission,
or failure of performance; or
d. any losses or expenses (including legal fees) arising
our of or in connection with any allegation, claim suit or
other proceeding based upon a contention that the use of
the Service by you or a third party through your Internet
Lightspeed account infringes the intellectual property
rights or contractual rights of any third Party.
18. Amendment
Internet Lightspeed may modify this Agreement
intermittently by reasonable notice to you, and your
continued use of the Service following notice of such
modification shall be deemed to be your acceptance of such
modification. If you do not agree to any modification of
this Agreement, you must immediately stop using the
Service and notify Internet Lightspeed.
19. Dial-Up Service
You understand that this account type is based on
intermittent personal dial-up usage. Internet Lightspeed
reserves the right to discontinue services to any users
who are abusing the system at Internet Lightspeed’s sole
discretion.
20. Customer Communication
Internet Lightspeed reserves the right to communicate with
you at our discretion. The communication can be in the
form of facsimile, mail, telephone and/or electronic mail.
This includes Internet Lightspeed’s on-line newsletter
titled “Internet Lightspeed Insight” which is
distributed via electronic mail to all Internet Lightspeed
subscribers and is posted on the Internet Lightspeed web
site.
21. Internet Lightspeed Forums
Once messages are posted to the Internet Lightspeed Forums
section on the Internet Lightspeed web site they become
the sole property of AI Internet Lightspeed Communications
Inc. Once posted, messages can be removed at the
discretion of Internet Lightspeed management. Messages
containing profanity, racism or threats will be deleted
immediately from the Forums.
22. Miscellaneous
This Agreement, including any and all documents referenced
herein constitute the entire Agreement between Internet
Lightspeed and you pertaining to the subject matter
hereof. Internet Lightspeed’s failure to insist upon or
enforce strict performance of any provision of this
Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any
provisions or right. If any of the provisions contained in
this Agreement be determined to be void, invalid or
otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such a determination shall not affect the
remaining provisions contained herein. This agreement
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the state or province in which your designated
billing address is located and the federal laws of Canada
or the United States as applicable therein. Internet
Lightspeed may assign its rights and obligations under
this Agreement to any affiliated entity without your prior
consent. The parties have required that this Agreement and
all documents relating thereto be drawn up in
English.
Les parties ont demande que cette
convention ainsi que tous les documents que s’y
rattachent soient rediges en anglais. Convention de
services Internet Lightspeed.
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