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| These GM
Servers Terms of Service (this " Agreement ")
and GM Servers's Acceptable Use Policy ("
AUP ") govern your purchase and use of all GM
Servers services (collectively, the " Services "),
as described in the Order Form(s) submitted by you and
accepted by GM Servers. You must register and
accept the terms of this Agreement and the AUP in order
to use the Services. BY CLICKING ON THE "I ACCEPT"
BUTTON BELOW, AND/OR REGISTERING FOR AND USING THE SERVICES,
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT AND
THE AUP AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF THIS AGREEMENT AS WELL AS ALL POLICIES AND GUIDELINES
OF THE AUP, WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE.
GM Servers may modify any of the terms and conditions
contained in this Agreement and the AUP, at any time in
its sole discretion. Any modifications are effective upon
posting of the revisions on the GM Servers web
site (the " Site "). Your continued use of the
Services following GM Servers's posting of any
modifications constitutes your acceptance of the modifications.
If you do not agree to the terms of any modification,
do not continue to use the services and immediately notify
GM Servers of your termination of this Agreement
in the manner described in Section 1.1 below. |
| Term and
Payment for Services |
Term:
This Agreement will be for an " Term " of 1
month from the date the Services are first provided by
GM Servers. This Agreement will be automatically
renewed (the " Renewal Term ") at the end of
the Initial Term or any Renewal Term for a period of thirty
(30) days unless you provide GM Servers with written
notice of termination at least 30 days before the end
of the Initial Term or Renewal Term, whichever is then
applicable. To schedule your account for cancellation,
please login to MyGM Servers and submit a ticket
under the category "Cancellation Request" from
the pulldown menu. This will ensure that your account
is processed for cancellation and will generate an email
that will be sent to you regarding full details of your
request as well as the offline date of your server. We
cannot be held responsible for continued invoicing if
the above method is not followed. |
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Termination:
This Agreement may be terminated: (i) by you or GM
Servers during any Renewal Term, without cause, by giving
the other party 30 days prior written notice; (ii) by
GM Servers in the event of nonpayment by you as
provided in Section 1.4 below; and (iii) by Server Beach,
at any time, without notice, if, in GM Servers's
sole judgment, you are in violation of any terms or conditions
of the AUP. If you terminate this Agreement, or if GM
Servers terminates this Agreement for your breach, before
the end of the Initial Term or the Renewal Term, whichever
is then applicable, you will be required to pay immediately
all fees and costs accrued before the termination date,
all monthly recurring fees for each month remaining in
the term and any other amounts you owe to GM Servers
under this Agreement. |
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Charges:
You will pay all charges for your use of the Services
at the then current GM Servers prices. You are
responsible for paying all federal, state, and local sales,
use, value added, excise duty and any other taxes assessed
with respect to the Services, other than taxes based on
GM Servers's net income. |
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Payment:
You will pay all charges for the first month of service
in advance on the first day of the Initial Term. You will
pay all subsequent charges for Services in advance on
the aniversary day of each month according to the then
current price for the Services." You must pay for
the Services by credit card. You authorize GM
Servers to charge your credit or debit card to pay for
any charges that may apply to your account. You must notify
GM Servers of any changes to your card account
(including, applicable account number or cancellation
or expiration of the account), your billing address, or
any information that may prohibit GM Servers from
charging your account. Your failure to fully pay any fees
and taxes within 72 hours from the applicable due date
is a material breach of this Agreement, justifying GM
Servers to suspend its performance and terminate this
Agreement. If GM Servers terminates for your material
breach, you will be required to pay immediately all fees
and costs accrued before the termination date, all monthly
recurring fees for each month remaining in the term and
any other amounts you owe to GM Servers under
this Agreement. You are responsible for any costs GM
Servers incurs in enforcing collection, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, court costs and collection agency fees.
To reinstate Services, you must pay for 3 months of Service
in advance on the first day such Services are reinstated
and any fees associated with reinstating Services. |
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Refund
and Disputes:
All payments to GM Servers are 15/30
days refundable. This includes any applicable setup
fees and subsequent charges regardless of usage. |
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Use of
Services:
Acceptable Use Policies. The AUP governs the general policies
and procedures for use of the Services. The AUP is posted
on the site at (or such other location as GM Servers
may specify) and may be updated from time to time. BY
USING THE SERVICES, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS
OF THE AUP AND ANY MODIFICATIONS TO THE TERMS. GM
Servers MAY TERMINATE YOUR ACCOUNT WITHOUT NOTICE FOR
ANY VIOLATION OF THE AUP OR THIS AGREEMENT. |
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Domain
Names:
Upon registering your domain name, you are bound by the
terms of the registration service's then current domain
name policy and the policies of the national DNS registration
authorities. GM Servers will not refund any fees
you paid with respect to the registration of a domain
name you are unable to use. All new webhosting accounts
involving new domains will be set up and entered into
our DNS servers within 3 to 5 business days. Due to unforeseen
complications, however, this process may sometimes require
up to 7 business days. If the new domain is registered
by you, there will be no handling fee. If the domain is
registered by GM Servers on your behalf a handling
fee will be incurred. New webhosting accounts which involve
the transfer of a domain from another provider to GM
Servers will require a minimum of seven (7) days to be
set up and entered into our DNS servers. In some cases,
such transfers may take up to sixty (60) days. Due to
the unpredictable nature of the transfer process, no guarantees
are made regarding the amount of time a specific transfer
may take. If the transfer of the domain is done by GM
Servers on your behalf, a handling fee will be incurred.
If you cancel service during the transfer period for any
reason, all charges are considered earned. |
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Security:
You are solely responsible for any security breaches affecting
servers or accounts under your control. If your server
is responsible for or involved in an attack on or unauthorized
access into another server or system, GM Servers
will shut it down immediately. You will pay any charges
resulting from the cost to correct security breaches affecting
GM Servers or any of its other customers. |
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Backups:
You are solely responsible for any and all backups of
your data. GM Servers may not be held accountable
for any loss of data due to hardware or software failure.
GM Servers highly recommends daily backups for
your protection. |
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Intellectual
Property Rights Your Warranties and Representations to
GM Servers:
You warrant, represent, and covenant to GM Servers
that: (a) you are at least 18 years of age if an individual,
(b) you possess the legal right and ability to enter into
this Agreement; (c) you will use the Services only for
lawful purposes and in accordance with this Agreement
and all applicable policies and guidelines, including
the AUP; and (d) your content does not and will not infringe
or violate any right of any third party (including any
intellectual property rights) or violate any applicable
law, regulation or ordinance. |
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IP Numbers:
GM Servers will maintain and control ownership
of all Internet protocol (" IP ") numbers and
addresses that GM Servers may assign to you. GM
Servers may, in its sole discretion, change or remove
any and all IP numbers and addresses.
GM Servers may provide you access to other
third party software and/or services ("Third Party
Products ") through reseller relationships GM
Servers has established with certain commercial vendors,
including without limitation, Microsoft Corporation
("Third Party Vendors"). Unless otherwise
notified, Customer understands that product support
for Third Party Products is provided by GM Servers
and not by the Third Party Vendor. Neither GM
Servers nor any Third Party Vendor makes any representations
or warranties, express or implied, regarding any Third
Party Products. CUSTOMER EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES AND
AGREES THAT USE OF THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS IS AT CUSTOMER'S
SOLE RISK AND SUCH THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS ARE PROVIDED
"AS IS" AND WITHOUT REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND FROM GM Servers OR ANY THIRD PARTY
VENDOR, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY
OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
LACK OF VIRUSES, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF RESPONSES
OR RESULTS, CORRESPONDENCE TO DESCRIPTION, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT
OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED
BY APPLICABLE LAW, NEITHER GM Servers NOR ANY
THIRD PARTY VENDOR WILL BE LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
DAMAGES, WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL,
ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE ANY THIRD PARTY
PRODUCT. CUSTOMER AGREES TO OBSERVE THE TERMS OF ANY
LICENSE AND/OR APPLICABLE END USER SUBSCRIBER AGREEMENT
FOR THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS AND THAT CUSTOMER SHALL BE
FULLY LIABLE TO THIRD PARTY VENDORS AND GM Servers
WITH RESPECT TO ANY IMPROPER USE OF SUCH THIRD PARTY
PRODUCTS OR VIOLATION OF LICENSE AGREEMENTS WITH THEM
AND/OR APPLICABLE END USER SUBSCRIBER AGREEMENTS.
You shall not (i) remove, modify or obscure any copyright,
trademark or other proprietary rights notices that appear
on any Third Party Product or that appear during use
of any Third Party Product; or (ii) reverse engineer,
decompile, or disassemble any Third Party Product, except
and only to the extent that such activity is expressly
permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation.
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Enforcement
Actions:
GM Servers reserves the right to suspend
or terminate the Service immediately or take any other
corrective action it deems appropriate in its sole discretion
if in the sole judgment of GM Servers your server
is the source or target of any violation of the AUP
or for any other reason which GM Servers chooses.
If inappropriate activity is detected, all of your accounts
in question will be deactivated until an investigation
is complete. Prior notification to you is not assured.
In some cases, law enforcement will be contacted regarding
the activity. These rights of action, however, do not
obligate GM Servers to monitor or exert editorial
control over the information made available for distribution
via the Services. If GM Servers takes corrective
action because of a possible violation, GM Servers
will not refund to you any fees you paid in advance
of the corrective action. |
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Disclosure
Rights:
The AUP specifically prohibits the use of our service
for illegal activities. Therefore, you agree that GM
Servers may disclose any and all of your information including
assigned IP numbers, account history, account use, etc.
to any law enforcement agent who makes a written request
without further consent or notification to you. In addition,
GM Servers shall have the right to terminate all
service set forth in this Agreement. |
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Disclaimed
Warranties:
GM Servers exercises no control over, and accepts
no responsibility for, the content of the information
passing through GM Servers's host computers, network
hubs and points of presence, or the Internet. USE OF THE
SERVICES OR ANY INFORMATION THAT MAY BE OBTAINED THEREFROM
IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. ALL SERVICES PERFORMED UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT ARE PERFORMED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT
WARRANTY AGAINST FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE INCLUDING, ANY
FAILURE BECAUSE OF COMPUTER HARDWARE OR COMMUNICATION
SYSTEMS. GM Servers DOES NOT MAKE AND DISCLAIMS,
AND YOU WAIVE ALL RELIANCE ON, ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR
WARRANTIES, ARISING BY LAW OR OTHERWISE, REGARDING THE
SERVICES, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR
ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE
OR USAGE IN TRADE. GM Servers DOES NOT WARRANT
THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR
COMPLETELY SECURE. |
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Limitation
and Exclusion of Liability-Limitations:
IN NO EVENT WILL GM Servers OR ITS SUPPLIERS
HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, OR ALTERATION,
THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OF INFORMATION DISTRIBUTED OR MADE
AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION VIA THE SERVICES THROUGH ACCIDENT,
FRAUDULENT MEANS OR DEVICES. NEITHER GM Servers
NOR ITS SUPPLIERS WILL HAVE LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO
GM Servers'S OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT,
OR OTHERWISE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,
OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES EVEN IF GM Servers HAS BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THESE DAMAGES. THE LIABILITY
OF GM Servers AND ITS SUPPLIERS TO YOU FOR ANY
REASON AND UPON ANY CAUSE OF ACTION IS LIMITED TO THE
AMOUNT YOU ACTUALLY PAID TO GM Servers UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT DURING THE 3 MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE
DATE ON WHICH THE CLAIM ACCRUED. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES
TO ALL CAUSES OF ACTION IN THE AGGREGATE, INCLUDING BREACH
OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY,
MISREPRESENTATIONS, AND OTHER TORTS. THE FEES FOR THE
SERVICES SET BY GM Servers UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
HAVE BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE BASED UPON THIS ALLOCATION
OF RISK. ACCORDINGLY, YOU RELEASE GM Servers AND
ITS SUPPLIERS FROM ANY AND ALL OBLIGATIONS, LIABILITIES,
AND CLAIMS IN EXCESS OF THE LIMITATION STATED IN THIS
SECTION 6.1. |
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Interruption
of Service:
GM Servers and its suppliers are not liable for
any temporary delay, outages or interruptions of the Services.
Further, GM Servers is not liable for any delay
or failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement,
where the delay or failure results from any act of God
or other cause beyond its reasonable control (including,
any mechanical, electronic, communications or third-party
supplier failure). |
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Indemnification:
In agreeing to the GM Servers AUP and this Agreement,
you agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless GM
Servers, its employees, directors, partners, representatives
and affiliates, for any violation by you or your customers
of the AUP or this Agreement that results either in loss
to GM Servers or the bringing of any claim against
GM Servers by any third-party. For example, if
GM Servers is sued because of your or your customer's
activity related to the Services, you will pay any damages
awarded against GM Servers, its employees, directors,
partners, representatives and affiliates, plus all costs
and attorney's fees. |
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MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS:
GM Servers and you agree that, except as otherwise
expressly provided in this Agreement, the Order Form(s)
or the terms and conditions of use of any third party
software products, there shall be no third party beneficiaries
to this Agreement, including but not limited to the insurance
providers for either party or your customers. THIS AGREEMENT
IS MADE UNDER AND WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS (EXCEPT
THAT BODY OF LAW CONTROLLING CONFLICTS OF LAW) AND SPECIFICALLY
EXCLUDING FROM APPLICATION TO THIS AGREEMENT THAT LAW
KNOWN AS THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE INTERNATIONAL
SALE OF GOODS. EXCLUSIVE VENUE FOR ALL DISPUTES ARISING
OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE THE STATE
AND FEDERAL COURTS IN TEXAS, AND EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY
CONSENTS TO SUCH PERSONAL JURISDICTION AND WAIVES ALL
OBJECTIONS THERETO. In the event any provision of this
Agreement is held by a tribunal of competent jurisdiction
to be contrary to the law, the remaining provisions of
this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. The
waiver of any breach or default of this Agreement will
not constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach or default,
and will not act to amend or negate the rights of the
waiving party. You may not sell, assign or transfer its
rights or delegate its duties under this Agreement either
in whole or in part without the prior written consent
of GM Servers, and any attempted assignment or
delegation without such consent will be void. GM
Servers may assign this Agreement in whole or part. GM
Servers also may delegate the performance of certain Services
to third parties. All notices, demands, requests or other
communications required or permitted under this Agreement
shall be deemed given when delivered personally, sent
by facsimile upon confirmation, sent and received by return
receipt email, or upon receipt of delivery of overnight
mail. You and GM Servers are independent contractors
and this Agreement will not establish any relationship
of partnership, joint venture, employment, franchise or
agency between you and GM Servers. This Agreement,
including all documents incorporated herein by reference,
constitutes the complete and exclusive agreement between
the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof,
and supersedes and replaces any and all prior or contemporaneous
discussions, negotiations, understandings and agreements,
written and oral, regarding such subject matter. |
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Survival:
All provisions of this Agreement relating to your warranties,
intellectual property rights, limitation and exclusion
of liability, your indemnification obligations and payment
obligations will survive the termination or expiration
of the Agreement. |
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