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Before you begin to access the Internet through Broadview
Networks, you ("you","your", "yourself", and/or "subscriber") must review
the following terms and conditions of Broadview Networks Internet Access
Service (the "Access Service"). These terms and conditions explain Broadview
Networks’ obligations to you, and explain your obligations to Broadview
Networks when you use the Access Service and will constitute a binding
contract between you and Broadview Networks. Broadview Networks is providing
you with the Access Service in consideration of your agreement to abide by
these terms and conditions. Please click on the "Accept" button below to
indicate your agreement with these terms andconditions.
I. Terms of Internet Access Agreement.
1. To make your use of the Access Service as enjoyable as
possible, Broadview Networks has developed Broadview Networks’ Online
Policies, which appear at the end of this Agreement and will continue to be
refined and revised over time. You agree to abide by Broadview Networks’
Online Policies and agree that those policies are incorporated into this
Agreement by reference. Please take the time to familiarize yourself with
those policies.
2. Current account charges, including billing methods,
rates, and surcharges for using the Access Service, may be found in
Broadview Networks’ Online Policies or may be obtained by calling Broadview
Networks Customer Service at 1-800-260-8766.
3. You agree that
Broadview Networks may: (a) revise the terms and conditions of this
Agreement (including Broadview Networks’ Online Policies); (b) revise its
billing rates and account surcharges; and (c) modify the services provided
under this Agreement at any time. Any such revisions and modifications shall
be binding and effective immediately on posting the revised Agreement on
Broadview Networks home page, or on notification to you by e-mail or United
States mail.
4. You agree to review the Agreement (including Broadview
Networks’ Online Policies) periodically to be aware of any such revisions.
If any revision to this Agreement is unacceptable to you, you may terminate
this Agreement at any time by providing Broadview Networks with written
notice by United States mail, or by contacting Broadview Networks customer
service via phone or email. Notice of your termination will be effective on
receipt by Broadview Networks.
5. You agree that, by continuing to use
the Access Service following notice of any revision to the Agreement
(including Broadview Networks’ Online Policies), you accept any such
revisions and agree to abide by any such revisions.
6. Broadview
Networks reserves the right to distribute informative e-mails to its
subscribers on an ad hoc basis that it feels is pertinent to the quality of
its service. These announcements may include information about revisions to
this Agreement (including Broadview Networks’ Online Policies)
and/or modifications to the services provided under this Agreement or
other information about Broadview Networks’ services.
II. Registration Information.
1. You agree to provide Broadview Networks with accurate,
complete registration information, to promptly notify Broadview Networks of
any changes in such information, and to verify such information as Broadview
Networks may request. If you do not provide Broadview Networks with accurate
registration information, you are not authorized to use the Access Service
and your account may be terminated immediately.
2. YOU AGREE THAT BY
USING THE ACCESS SERVICE YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE AT LEAST EIGHTEEN YEARS
OLD AND THAT YOU ARE LEGALLY ABLE TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT.
III. Internet Access Service.
1. Broadview Networks Internet Access Service will provide you
with: (a) unlimited connectivity to the Internet through Broadview Networks
Internet Access Service; (b) no cancellation fees; (c) free customer
technical phone support; and (d) fully licensed Internet access
software. "Unlimited connectivity" is defined as "flat-rate (i.e.
non-metered) access to the Internet via Broadview Networks."
2. The Internet is an international computer network. The Internet is not
owned,operated, or managed by, or in any way affiliated with Broadview
Networks or any of Broadview Networks’ affiliates. Broadview Networks cannot
and does not guarantee that the Access Service will provide Internet access
that is sufficient to meet your needs. You agree that your use of the Access
Service and the Internet is solely at your own risk and is subject to all
applicable local, state, national and international laws and
regulations.
3. You agree that Broadview Networks retains the right, but
not the obligation, to restrict or terminate your Access Service at any
time, if Broadview Networks, in its sole discretion, determines that you are
in violation of this Agreement and/or Broadview Networks’ Online Policies.
You agree that, if Broadview Networks determines that you are in violation
of this Agreement, any restriction or termination of your Access Service
will be effective immediately, without prior notice. You agree that
Broadview Networks will have no liability to you for any restriction or
termination of your Access Service pursuant to such violation.
4.
YOU AGREE THAT IF Broadview Networks TERMINATES YOUR ACCESS ACCOUNT AS A
RESULT OF YOUR VIOLATION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR Broadview Networks’ ONLINE
POLICIES, YOU FORFEIT ANY RIGHT TO A REFUND OF ANY PREPAID ACCOUNT CHARGES,
SUCH FORFEITURE BEING AGREED TO BY YOU AND Broadview Networks AS LIQUIDATED
DAMAGES AND NOT AS A PENALTY. You further agree that Broadview
Networks is under no obligation to forward any email for an
account canceled due to a violation. Broadview Networks reserves the
right to refuse the application or reapplication of anyone whose account
has been canceled for a violation, or anyone whom Broadview Networks
suspects is acting on behalf of someone whose account has been canceled for
a violation. Broadview Networks reserves the right to cancel or suspend all
other accounts belonging to you if one of your accounts was involved in a
violation.
5. Broadview Networks reserves the right to disconnect and/or
temporarily suspend an account from Broadview Networks’ service without
warning if in Broadview Networks’ sole discretion there is a reasonable
suspicion that such disconnection or suspension would prevent or interrupt a
violation of this Agreement or Broadview Networks’ Online
Policies.
6. Subject to the provision of the Digital Millennium Copyright
Act and any otherapplicable laws and regulations, Broadview Networks
reserves the right to remove or block access to, either permanently or
temporarily, any files which Broadview Networks suspects or which a third
party alleges are associated with a violation of the law, this Agreement or
Broadview Networks’ Online Policies or with the account responsible for such
violation. This includes but is not limited to blocking access to Usenet
news articles.
7. Broadview Networks reserves the right to refuse
"smarthosting" connectivity and other similar services and procedures to any
user who owns or operates an open mail relay.
8. Broadview Networks
reserves the right to remove, either permanently or temporarily, any e-mail
that has been left on Broadview Networks servers for a period of 45 days or
more.
9. If the connection to Broadview Networks’ Access Service has no
activity from the user for a period of 20 minutes, then Broadview Networks
may disconnect services and end the session.
10. You are responsible
for verifying that the phone number your computer isdialing in order to
access the Internet through Broadview Networks is a local access number. Any
telephone charges associated with your access to the Internet through
Broadview Networks are solely your responsibility. Broadview Networks DOES
NOT REIMBURSE OR PAY AND SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF YOUR TELEPHONE
CHARGES FOR ANY REASON.
11. You are responsible for obtaining and
maintaining any communicationsequipment necessary to connect to Broadview
Networks, including modems, computer hardware and software, and long
distance or local telephone service. You are responsible for ensuring that
such equipment or service is compatible with Broadview Networks’
requirements. In addition, you are responsible for maintaining the security
of your account, password, files, network and user access, and any
information you disseminate through Broadview Networks services or other
Internet services, and for all use of your account with or without
your knowledge or consent, including, without limitation, any use of
your account by minors.
12. By using the Access Service you agree
that neither Broadview Networks nor its affiliates shall be held responsible
or liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss, liability or damage of any
nature caused, or alleged to have been caused, by your use of, or reliance
on, any content, goods, or services available on or through the Access
Service.
IV. Content of Communications.
1. The Access Service provides you access to information,
communications,software, photos, video, graphics, music, sounds, services
and other materiallocated both on Broadview Networks’ computer servers and
on the Internet ("Content"). As a matter of policy, Broadview Networks
does not pre-screen Content placed on Broadview Networks computer servers
by any of its subscribers. Moreover, Broadview Networks does not have
the practicalability to monitor, review, or restrict access to Content on
Broadview Networks servers prior to its transmission or to monitor all
communications between parties. The Internet also provides access to
individuals and organizations who are not Broadview Networks subscribers.
Broadview Networks does not have the capability to monitor, review, or
restrict any Content made available by third parties on the Internet, to
edit or remove any Content that is not on Broadview Networks’ own servers,
nor to monitor all communications between parties. You agree that you shall
be responsible for and bear all risk associated with the
accuracy, completeness, reliability or usefulness of any Content available
to you on or through the Access Service and for all your communication on
the Access Service.
2. You agree that notwithstanding anything herein to
the contrary, Broadview Networks has the right, but not the obligation, to
remove Content from Broadview Networks computer servers which Broadview
Networks, in its sole discretion, determines to be in violation of this
Agreement or Broadview Networks’ Online Policies.
3. You acknowledge
that you may receive or be exposed to Content, goods orservices which you
consider to be improper, inaccurate, misleading, defamatory,obscene or
otherwise offensive. You agree that Broadview Networks will not be liable
for any action or inaction with respect to any such Content posted on or
through the Access Service and the Internet.
V. Copyright and Other Rights.
1. The Access Service provides access to Content that is
protected bycopyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights
("Rights") of variousthird parties.
2. You agree that your use of
Content shall be governed by all applicable lawsand regulations, and by the
specific restrictions placed on such Content by theowners or licensors of
the Rights in such Content.
3. You agree not to upload, download,
display, perform, transmit or otherwisedistribute on or through the Access
Service any material (including, withoutlimitation, any Content to which you
have access through the Access Service)that is subject to another party’s
Rights, without that party’s express permissionor unless otherwise
authorized by law. You acknowledge and agree that anysuch unauthorized
conduct: (a) may result in termination of this Agreement, and; (b) may expose
you to civil or criminal liability. WITHOUT LIMITING THEFOREGOING IN ANY
WAY, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND ACCEPT THAT Broadview Networks SHALL HAVE THE
RIGHT, IN APPROPRIATE CIRCUMSTANCES, TO RESTRICT AND/OR TERMINATE YOUR
ACCESS SERVICE IF YOU REPEATEDLY ENGAGE IN COPYRIGHT OR TRADEMARK
INFRINGEMENT OR OTHER VIOLATIONS OF THE RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES.
4.
You agree that by posting or transmitting or otherwise distributing material
toany public area (such as public chat rooms, message boards,
newsgroups,webspace or software libraries), you are requesting and
authorizing Broadview Networks to make that material available to other
Internet users and that such access will result in copies of such material
being transmitted to others. To the extent that such material is subject to
any Rights of yours or a third party, you automatically (a) grant, and/or
represent that owner of any such material has expressly authorized you to
grant, Broadview Networks a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable,
non-exclusive, world-wide, right and license to reproduce,
publish, distribute, perform and display such material (in whole or in
part), or (b) represent that the publication, distribution, performance and
display of such material (in whole or in part) by Broadview Networks, is
otherwise authorized by law.
5. With respect to any material stored on a
Broadview Networks system at your direction, you acknowledge and agree that
in the event that Broadview Networks receives appropriate notice that such
material infringes the Rights of a third party, has actual knowledge of such
infringement, or is aware of facts or circumstances from which infringement
is apparent, Broadview Networks shall have the right immediately to remove
or block access to such material. Under such circumstances, however, you
shall have the right to notify Broadview Networks that such material has
been removed or access denied as a result of a mistake or misidentification
of the material. Broadview Networks’ policy with respect to such notices is
explained in more detail in Broadview Networks’ Online Policies. You also
acknowledge and agree that, under appropriate circumstances, Broadview
Networks shall have the right to remove or block your access to allegedly
infringing Content provided by third parties.
VI. Rights in Broadview Networks Access Service Software and
Other Materials.
1. Your use of the Access Service gives you limited rights to
use the softwarethrough which you access Broadview Networks Internet Access
Service and the Internet (the "Access Service Software"). Broadview Networks
grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable, limited license or
sublicense to use the Access Service Software solely for the purpose of
connecting to the Access Service in accordance with this Agreement. Upon the
termination of this Agreement for any reason, your license or sublicense to
use such Access Service Software shall automatically terminate.
2.
You acknowledge that Broadview Networks and its licensors have Rights in
the Access Service, including, without limitation, the Access Service
Software and related documentation, certain Content provided by Broadview
Networks or its licensors, the "look and feel" of the Access Service, Access
Service names, subscriber interfaces, and other features.
3. You
agree not to copy, modify, adapt, reproduce, translate, distribute,
reverseengineer, decompile, or disassemble any Content or any aspect of the
AccessService that is owned by or in which Broadview Networks or its
licensors have Rights, including, without limitation, the Access Service
Software.
VII. NO WARRANTIES.
1. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE ACCESS SERVICE, THE
ACCESS SERVICE SOFTWARE, AND THE INTERNET IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN
RISK. YOU AGREE THAT THE ACCESS SERVICE AND THE ACCESS SERVICE SOFTWARE
IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS," "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY
KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, UNLESS SUCH WARRANTIES ARE LEGALLY
INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION.
2. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH DISCLAIMERS
ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED BY LAW, Broadview Networks DISCLAIMS ANY AND
ALL LOSS, DAMAGE OR LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF
THE ACCESS SERVICE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY LOSS, DAMAGE OR
LIABILITY RELATING TO: (A) LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA; (B) LOSS OF OR DAMAGE
TO SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE; (C) ACCESS DELAYS OR ACCESS INTERRUPTIONS; (D)
COMPUTER VIRUSES; (E) NON-DELIVERY OR MIS-DELIVERY OF DATA; (F) THE
NEGLIGENT ACTS AND/OR OMISSIONS OF Broadview Networks OR Broadview Networks
SUBSCRIBERS; (G) ANY DEFECTS, FAILURES, ERRORS, OMISSIONS,
OR MISSTATEMENTS IN ANY AND ALL INFORMATION, GOODS, OR SERVICES OBTAINED
ON OR THROUGH THE ACCESS SERVICE, (8) ANY FAILURE OF ACCESS SERVICE SOFTWARE
TO BE YEAR 2000 COMPLIANT; AND; (9) LOSS OR LIABILITY RESULTING FROM
ACTS BEYOND Broadview Networks’ CONTROL.
3. You agree that Broadview
Networks’ entire liability, and your exclusive remedy, with respect to your
use of the Access Service, your use of the Access Service Software, and any
breach of this Agreement is solely limited to the amount you paid to use the
Access Service. Because some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation
of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such states,
Broadview Networks’ liability is limited to the extent permitted by
law.
4. You may not rely on oral or written information or advice given
by Broadview Networks’ officers, directors, employees, agents,
authorized representatives, subcontractors or affiliates and/or their
officers, directors, employees, agents, authorized representatives, or
subcontractors or affiliates to create a warranty or increase the scope of
warranty already established in these terms and conditions. Your rights and
Broadview Networks’ responsibilities are limited to the warranties that are
expressed in these written terms and conditions that have been established
by Broadview Networks to govern the use of the Access Service.
VIII. Indemnification.
1. You agree to defend, release, indemnify, and hold Broadview
Networks, its affiliated companies and licensors, and its and their
respective officers, directors,employees, agents, authorized
representatives, and subcontractors harmlessfrom all liabilities, claims and
expenses, including without limitation reasonableattorneys fees, arising
from breach of the Agreement by use of, or in connectionwith the posting or
transmission of any Content or other material by or throughyour account on
the Access Service.
2. You agree that Broadview Networks has the right,
but not the obligation, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense
and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you
pursuant to Paragraph 1 of this section. In such event, you shall have no
further obligations pursuant to Paragraph 1 of this section.
IX. Termination.
1. You agree that, notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, you or Broadview Networks may terminate this Agreement for any
reason at any time.
2. You agree that your only right with respect to
any dissatisfaction with (a) anyagreement term, policy, or practice of
Broadview Networks in operating the Access Service, (b) any Content
available on or through the Access Service or change therein, or (c) amount
or type of fees or billing methods, or change therein, is to terminate this
Agreement as set forth in Paragraph 1 of this section.
3. You agree that
Broadview Networks has the right, but not the obligation, to delete all
program, data, or other files on Broadview Networks computer servers that
are associated with your account at the time of termination.
4. Only the
person whose name is on the account shall have the right to changethe user
id(s) and/or password(s) for the account, and/or cancel an existingaccount.
Some restrictions may apply to your selection of user id.
5. The
following fees and charges are non-refundable: Web andPublishing/Development
Fees, Domain registration fees, Static IP charges, SubClass C charges and
Class C charges, and any shipping and handling charges.
X. Miscellaneous.
1. You agree that this Agreement and Broadview Networks’ Online
Policies (which are incorporated by reference) comprise the entire
understanding between Broadview Networks and you, and supersede any prior
agreements or correspondence between you and Broadview Networks and/or any
postings or other notices from Broadview Networks with respect to the
subject matter of this Agreement.
2. You agree that, if any portion
of this Agreement (including Broadview Networks’ Online Policies) is held
invalid or unenforceable, that portion will be construed consistent with
applicable law as nearly as possible to reflect the original intentions of
the parties, and the remaining portions will remain in full force and
effect.
3. The Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of
New York,excluding its conflicts of law rules. You and Broadview Networks
each submit to the exclusive subject matter jurisdiction, personal
jurisdiction, and venue of the courts of the State of New York and the
federal courts located in the State of New York.
XI. Acceptance by User.
1. I accept the terms of this Internet Access Agreement and
agree to be boundby its terms.
Broadview Networks’ Online Policies
Broadview Networks’ dedication to customer service means that
Broadview Networks strives to maintain an Internet Access Service ("Access
Service") that provides Broadview Networks customers with an enjoyable
Internet experience, and an experience that is free from interference by
persons who use the Access Service in an improper or unlawful manner.
Broadview Networks’ Online Policies address frequently asked questions
regarding proper online conduct. These policies include information on:
Broadview Networks Account Charges; the content of the material that you may
find on or through the Access Service; goods and services available online
through the Access Service; and procedures for reporting
complaints regarding a person’s online conduct.
Broadview Networks’
Online Policies, including the following list of Prohibited/Abusive
Activities, are part of your subscriber agreement. Please note that if you
engage in any such activities, Broadview Networks may suspend or terminate
your account.
As explained in your subscriber agreement, your use of
Broadview Networks Internet Access Service must be governed by all
applicable laws and regulations, including all applicable local, state,
national, and international laws and regulations. In addition to other
applicable laws, this includes all laws relating to copyright, trademark,
trade secrets, obscenity, defamation, rights of privacy and publicity, false
advertising, and fraud.
In addition to such laws and regulations, when
using the Access Service youmust use your best efforts to avoid interfering
with any other person’s use andenjoyment of the Access Service. You must
also ensure that your use of theAccess Service is governed by generally
accepted rules of proper Internet conduct.
Please use your best
judgment, be respectful of other subscribers, and take thetime to review the
activities listed below. These activities are not proper Internet conduct and
are prohibited activities on the Access Service. Following these rules will
ensure that everyone has an enjoyable Access Service experience.
1. PROHIBITED/ABUSIVE ACTIVITIES.
For purposes of the Prohibited/Abusive Activities, the term
"content" meansinformation or material of any type capable of being posted
or transmitted on orthrough the Access Service, including material in print,
graphic, pictorial audio, oraudio-visual form.
When using the Access
Service:
(a) Defamation. You agree not to post or transmit any content
in violation of any applicable law of libel or defamation in the United
States or elsewhere.
(b) Fraud. You agree not to post or transmit any
fraudulent content on or throughthe Access Service. This includes any
content that you know or have reason toknow is false, and that you intend
for others to rely on.
(c) False Advertising. You agree not to post or
transmit on or through the Access Service any advertising or promotional
materials that contain false, deceptive, ormisleading statements, claims, or
representations.
(d) Unsolicited Advertising. You agree not to post or
transmit any unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, or other forms
of solicitation to other subscribers, individuals, or entities, except in
those areas (e.g., classified advertisement areas) that are designated for
such a purpose. You further agree not to involve or associate Broadview
Networks in any way with the posting or transmission of unsolicited
advertising, promotional materials, or other forms of solicitation,
including but not limited to unsolicited advertisements sent from another
service provider advertising an Broadview Networks-hosted web page, and
unsolicited advertisements sent from another service provider which
request that replies be sent to an Broadview Networks email
address.
(e) Copyright Violations. You agree not to post or transmit on
or through the Access Service any content that infringes another person’s or
entity’s copyright in all or any part of the content.
(f) Trademark, Service Mark, and Trade Dress Violations.
You agree not to post or transmit on or through the Access Service any
content that infringes, dilutes or otherwise violates another person’s
rights in its trademarks, service marks, trade dress, or other indicia of origin.
(g) Trade Secret Violations. You agree not to post or transmit on or through the
Access Service any content that reveals trade secrets or other confidential
or proprietary information belonging to another person or other
entity.
(h) Obscenity. You agree not to post or transmit any obscene or
pornographic content, including, but not limited to, child pornography, on or
through the Access Service.
(i) Harassment, Threats, and Abuse. You
agree not to use the Access Service to harass, intimidate, threaten, or abuse
any person or entity, by any means, including the use of vulgar, hateful,
racially or ethnically offensive, sexually harassing, or otherwise
objectionable content.
(j) False Pretenses. You agree to not use the
Access Service to impersonate any person, including but not limited to, an
Broadview Networks official or an information provider, guide, or host, or
communicate under a false name or a name that you are not entitled or
authorized to use in all forms of online communication, including, but not
limited to, screen names, subscriber profiles, chat dialogue, and message
posting.
(k) Chain Letters. You agree to not post or transmit chain
letters, or letters or messages that offer a product or service based on the
structure of a chain letter, on or through the Access Service.
(l)
Inappropriate Content. You agree not to post or transmit on or through
the Access Service content that is patently inappropriate material under
the circumstances -- e.g., content or topics not related to the topics
focused on by the participants in a particular news group or mailing
list.
(m) Scrolling. You agree not to cause the screen to "scroll"
faster than other subscribers or users are able to type to it, or any action
to a similar disruptive effect on or through the Access Service.
(n)
Disruptive Activities. You agree not to use the Access Service to disrupt
the normal flow of online dialogue, or otherwise act in a manner that
negatively affects use of the Internet by other subscribers, users,
individuals, or entities.
(o) Violations of Service Providers’ Rules.
You agree to not use the Access Service to violate any operating rule,
policy, or guideline of any other online service provider or interactive
service.
(p) Multiple Access. You agree that this Agreement is not
transferable. You agree not to simultaneously access the Access Service for
more than one session at any time.
(q) Abuse of Broadview Networks
Procedures. You agree not to make false or unverified complaints against any
Broadview Networks subscriber, or otherwise abuse any of Broadview
Networks Complaint Response Procedures.
(r) Systems Abuse. You agree
not to abuse Broadview Networks’ system, or any other system accessible
through the Internet via Broadview Networks, by causing any harm to the
system so that it inhibits or negatively impacts the ability of other users
to effectively use such system. You further agree not to compromise or
attempt to violate security at Broadview Networks or elsewhere, including
but not limited to, attempted access of any data, server, or account that
you are not expressly authorized to access.
(s) SPAM. You agree not to
post or cross post, regardless of content, copies of the same message to 20
or more newsgroups.
(t) Support Abuse. You agree not to harass, threaten
or abuse authorized representatives of Broadview Networks, including but not
limited to tech support representatives, customer relations representatives,
and sales representatives, or otherwise abuse Broadview Networks’ support
services.
(u) Inappropriate software, products, and services. You agree
not to post, transmit, promote, or otherwise make available any software,
product or service that is illegal, violates the rights of Broadview Networks
or a third party, or is designed to violate this Agreement. Such software,
products or services include, but are not limited to, programs designed to
send unsolicited advertisements (i.e. "spamware"), services which send
unsolicited advertisements, programs designed to initiate "denial of
service" attacks, mail bomb programs, and programs designed to gain
unauthorized access to networks on the Internet.
(v) Reselling. You agree
not to resell Broadview Networks services or products >without an express
written agreement with Broadview Networks to do so.
(w)The service is
used in a manner which constitutes violation of any tariff, regulation,
treaty or law (including, without limitation, copyright, privacy, criminal
and international law.);
(x)The service is used in a manner which is
intended to abuse or to violate the privacy or property rights
of others;
(y)The service is used to attempt to break security, or in
fact, to break security of any computer network, or to access an account
which does not belong to Customer;
(z)Customer agrees to immediately
notify Broadview Networks of any unauthorized use of your account, and/or
any breach, or attempted breach, of security know to you;
(aa)Customer agrees that posting commercial messages to a USENET
group requires that commercial postings have been approved by the
specific USENET group in its charter;
(bb)Forging electronic mail
headers (addresses), or any other method used to disguise Customers
identity, is strictly prohibited;
(cc)Mail-bombing, which is sending mass
amounts of email to one recipient or system, with the intent to render said
system dysfunctional;
(dd)Non-authorized relays through any third party
systems is strictly prohibited;
(ee)Syn-flood attacks, that is to
overburden a recipient computer system by sending a high volume of spurious
data which effectively impedes functionality, or totally disables recipient
system(s), and any other methods of denial of service, are strictly
prohibited;
(ff)The service is used to facilitate primarily a business
involving the sale or distribution of pornographic messages or images.
2. CONTENT OF ONLINE MATERIAL.
Broadview Networks Internet Access Service provides access to
information, communications, software, photos, video, graphics, music,
sounds, services and other material located both on Broadview Networks
computer servers and on the Internet ("Content"). You should be aware that
the Internet contains Content, goods and services that you may find
improper, inaccurate, misleading, defamatory, obscene or otherwise
offensive. Such Content may not be appropriate for you or for any minors who
may be accessing the Internet through your account.
As a matter of
policy, Broadview Networks does not pre-screen Content placed on Broadview
Networks computer servers by any of its subscribers. Moreover, Broadview
Networks does not have the practical ability to monitor, review, or restrict
access to Content on Broadview Networks servers prior to its transmission or
to monitor all communications between parties. Thus, there may be Content on
Broadview Networks servers which may violate Broadview Networks rules, and
you may receive offensive and unsolicited Content that Broadview Networks
cannot control.
Broadview Networks retains the right to remove Content
from Broadview Networks servers that violates its subscriber agreement
(including these On-Line Policies). In particular, Broadview Networks
reserves the right to remove or block access to material if it receives
appropriate notice that such material infringes the proprietary rights of a
third party, has actual knowledge of such infringement, or is aware of facts
or circumstances from which infringement is apparent. However, the Access
Service provides access to users who are not a part of Broadview Networks
Access Service and Broadview Networks does not have the capability to
monitor, review, remove or restrict access to any Content made available by
third parties on the Internet.
Accordingly, Broadview Networks cannot be
responsible for any conduct, Content, goods, and services available on or
through the Access Service. Broadview Networks suggests that concerned
parents consider using one of the commercially available software programs
capable of restricting access to sexually explicit material on the Internet.
However, no parental control software is perfect. Your use of such software
is solely at your own risk. Broadview Networks makes no warranties or
representations as to the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any
parental control software or service.
3. PRIVACY OF COMMUNICATIONS.
Broadview Networks intends to respect its subscribers’ privacy
and will not randomly monitor or disclose the contents of private e-mail or
private chat room communications. However, you agree that Broadview Networks
has the right, but not the obligation, to monitor or disclose the contents
of private communication, if Broadview Networks, in its sole discretion,
reasonably believes that such action is necessary: (a) to comply with
applicable law or valid legal process; (b) to protect Broadview Networks
rights or property; or (c) in emergencies when a person’s physical safety is
at issue.
In addition, Broadview Networks reserves the right under
appropriate circumstances to disclose the identity of a subscriber to third
parties in response to a valid legal subpoena and to otherwise cooperate
with legitimate police inquiries and lawful civil proceedings.
4. ONLINE GOODS AND SERVICES.
Broadview Networks does not control or take responsibility for
any Content, goods, or services which independent third parties may make
available on or through the Access Service. Subscribers may receive blind
opportunity advertisements, pyramid schemes, and other "get rich quick"
schemes on or through the Access Service. These should be avoided or
approached with ample skepticism. Please remember that Broadview Networks
does not endorse, warrant, or guarantee the accuracy, completeness,
usefulness, quality, or availability of any such Content, goods, or
services, and your use thereof is solely at your own risk.
You should use your best judgment and exercise caution when purchasing a
product or service through the Access Service. Broadview Networks will not be
a party to, or in any way be responsible for, monitoring any purchases or
other transactions between you and any other persons providing Content,
goods, or services on or through the Access Service. Broadview Networks
assumes no responsibility for any such transactions and will not mediate
disputes relating to such transactions. Broadview Networks disclaims any
responsibility for any such transactions even where the Access Service
features or displays a link with a particular World Wide Web site.
5. ACCOUNT CHARGES.
Your monthly account charges are payable in advance. However,
no cancellation fees will apply if you terminate your account. If you
terminate your account, you will receive a prorated refund for any access
time credited to your account. However, if your account is terminated by
Broadview Networks because of violations of Broadview Networks’ subscriber
agreement (including these Online Policies), you will not be entitled to a
prorated refund, such forfeiture being agreed to you and Broadview Networks
as liquidated damages and not as a penalty.
You are responsible for
all activities and charges associated with your account. If any unauthorized
charges are made on or through your account, you are responsible for such
charges until you notify Broadview Networks of a breach of security by
calling Broadview Networks at 1-877-779-8810 and change your password.
Please be advised that the contact person or listed owner of the Broadview
Networks Internet Account is solely responsible for activities conducted
through, on or with their Broadview Networks Internet Account, including
activities by other persons (including minors) whether or not authorized by
such contact person or listed owner. If you, or someone to whom you have
given access to your account, violates the Broadview Networks Internet
Access Agreement, your account may be terminated.
If you pay by credit card, you expressly authorize Broadview Networks
to charge the credit card account number associated with your Account for any Access Service
charges that accrue from month to month. You reauthorize Broadview Networks
to charge your designated credit card account each time you use the Access
Service. This authorization will remain valid until you terminate your
authorization in writing. Broadview Networks may immediately terminate your
account, in Broadview Networks’ sole discretion, for declined credit
cards, returned checks, or any other non-payment of account
charges.
A billing cycle will begin on the date you purchase the Access
Service and will continue for one month from that date. A new billing cycle
will begin on the anniversary date of the day of the month on which you
purchased the Access Service.
If you pay other than by credit card,
your account charges are due on your receipt of an invoice, and payment of
your account charges must be received by Broadview Networks prior to the
first day of each billing cycle. Only accounts with monthly invoices of more
than $50.00 can be invoiced. Your account will be considered to be in
default if payment of your account charges is not received within fifteen
(15) days after the date of your invoice. If your accounts is still unpaid
thirty (30) days after the date of your invoice, you may have your Access
Service interrupted or terminated.
If any instrument received in payment
is returned to Broadview Networks unpaid, your account will be considered to
be in default, and in addition to the amount due, you will be subject to a
returned check charge of $25.00. If your account is canceled or interrupted
for non-payment, you must continue to pay your monthly account charges. Only
your written request to terminate your account will relieve you of your
obligation to pay your monthly account charges.
If your account is in
default, you are subject to an interest charge of 1.5 percent per month, or
the maximum allowable rate under state law. If you default on your account,
you agree to pay Broadview Networks its reasonable expenses,
including attorneys’ fees and collection agency fees, incurred in
enforcing Broadview Networks rights under Broadview Networks Internet Access
Agreement.
6. Broadview Networks’ COMPLAINT RESPONSE PROCEDURES.
Broadview Networks’ dedication to customer service means that
Broadview Networks takes seriously and attempts to respond to all complaints
about its subscribers’ use of the Internet. This means complaints by both
Broadview Networks subscribers and complaints by other Internet users.
Broadview Networks believes that its customers should be able to enjoy full
use of the Internet without interference by persons who use the Internet in
an improper or unlawful manner.
Broadview Networks will follow the
Complaint Response Procedures described below to respond to complaints from
subscribers and others about Broadview Networks
subscribers.
Broadview Networks will respond to any complaint that
involves online activities that are Prohibited/Abusive Activities. In
particular, Broadview Networks will respond to complaints that material
stored on its system at the direction of one of its subscribers or for
system caching purposes or to which Broadview Networks provides a link or
other reference infringes another person’s copyright as provided for in the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (a "Copyright Complaint") or otherwise
violates the criminal or civil laws of the United States, the several states
or a foreign country.
How to Submit a Complaint:
1. Form of Complaint
Complaints may be submitted by e-mail (abuse@Broadviewnet.net),
fax, or mail.
2. What Information Should be Submitted
A. General Complaints
(i) The IP address used to commit
the infraction.
(ii) The date on which the infraction was
committed.
(iii) The time at which the infraction was committed (if
applicable).
(iv) The time zone relevant to (b) and (c) above (if
applicable).
(v) Some evidence of the infraction.
E-mail with full
header information provides all of the above criteria. Syslog files Usually
provide all but (iv). Other situations will require different methods of
providing the above.
B. Copyright Complaints.
If a complaining
party wishes to make a Copyright Complaint, it should submit the following
information:
(i) Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be
infringed (or if multiple works are claimed to be infringed at a single site,
a representative list of such works).
(ii) Identification of the
material that is claimed to be infringing or in the case of a reference or
link, identification of the reference or link to the allegedly infringing
material. Please provide information sufficient to locate such material or
reference or link on Broadview Networks’ system
(iii) The address,
telephone number, and/or email address of the complaining party or its
client.
(iv) A statement that the complaining party or its client has a
good faith belief that use of the allegedly infringing material is
not authorized by the copyright owner, the owner’s agent or the
law.
(v) A statement that the information being given is
accurate.
(vi) If the complaining party is not the copyright owner, a
statement, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is
authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
(vii) A physical
or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner
of an allegedly infringed exclusive right.
(viii) If the material is stored on Broadview Networks’ system for
caching purposes, a statement confirming that the material has been removed
or access-disabled from the originating site or that a court has ordered such
removal or disabling.
If Broadview Networks receives a Copyright Complaint
containing the information specified above, it shall promptly remove or
block access to such materials.
C. Subscriber Counter Notice
However, if the complaint arises out of a claim that the
infringing material was stored on Broadview Networks’ system at the direction
of one of its subscribers, Broadview Networks shall attempt to notify the
relevant Broadview Networks subscriber of the action taken. If the
subscriber believes in good faith that the material was removed or access
blocked as a result of a mistake or misidentification, that subscriber may
send a counter notice to Broadview Networks’ agent. Such counter notice
should include the following:
(i) Identification of the material that has
been removed or to which access has been blocked and the location on the
Broadview Networks system where the material appeared.
(ii) A
statement under penalty of perjury that the subscriber has a good faith
belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or
misidentification.
(iii) The subscriber’s name, address and telephone number
(iv) A statement that the subscriber consent to the jurisdiction
of the U.S. District Court for the federal district in which the
subscriber resides and that the subscriber will accept service of process
from the complaining party or its agent.
(v) The subscriber’s physical or electronic signature.
Upon receipt of such an appropriate counter notice, Broadview Networks
shall promptly replace the removed material and/or cease disabling access
to it unless Broadview Networks first receives appropriate notice from the
complaining party that it has filed a law suit seeking a court order to restrain
the subscriber from engaging in the allegedly infringing activity.
Liability for Misrepresentations.
Please note that any person who knowingly misrepresents to
Broadview Networks that material is infringing shall be liable to Broadview
Networks and/or the alleged infringer for any damages (including costs and
attorneys’ fees) suffered or incurred by Broadview Networks and/or the
alleged infringer as a result of Broadview Networks’ relying on such
misrepresentation and removing or disabling access to such
material.
Similarly, any person who knowingly misrepresents to Broadview
Networks that the material was removed or access blocked by mistake or
misidentification shall be liable to Broadview Networks and/or the copyright
owner or its authorized licensee for any damages (including costs and
attorneys’ fees) suffered or incurred by Broadview Networks and/or the
copyright owner or its authorized licensee as a result of Broadview
Networks’ relying on such misrepresentation and replacing such removed or
blocked material.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE POLICIES, YOU
CAN CALL Broadview Networks CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT
1-800-260-8766.
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