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THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES THE TERMS UNDER WHICH Domain-Maniac.com OFFERS YOU ACCESS
TO OUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.
Terms of Service
Domain-Maniac.com provides service to You subject to
the following Terms and Conditions, hereinafter referred to as Terms of Service
("TOS").
Definitions
For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
a. "Domain-Maniac.com", "We", "Us", and "Our" refer to Interlink Network Group, Inc., doing business as Domain-Maniac.com.
b. "Customer", "You", "Your" and "Yourself" refer to the Person or entity utilizing the Service.
c. "Agreement" means each contract created between Domain-Maniac.com and Customer for the provision of Services consisting
of an Order, the applicable Service Description and these Terms of Service.
d. "System" and "Our Site" means the Domain-Maniac.com web site located at the URL
http://www.domain-maniac.com/ and any Domain-Maniac.com Technology used in providing Service.
e. "Customer Content" and "Your Content" means all data, graphics, text, names, marks, logos, hypertext links to
other Web sites and other information incorporated in, transmitted through or published or displayed on Your Web site.
f. "Customer Web site" and "Your Web site" means Your site on the World Wide Web portion of the
Internet that Domain-Maniac.com hosts under this Agreement.
g. "End User" means any Person who accesses or uses Your Web site via the Internet.
h. "Domain-Maniac.com Technology" means Domain-Maniac.com’s proprietary technology, including, without limitation,
Domain-Maniac.com services, software tools, hardware designs, algorithms, software (in source code and object code forms), user
interface designs, architecture, class libraries, objects and documentation (both printed and electronic), network designs,
know-how, trade secrets and any related intellectual property rights throughout the world (whether owned by Domain-Maniac.com
or licensed to Domain-Maniac.com from a third party), and also including any derivatives, improvements, enhancements, updates,
modifications or extensions of Domain-Maniac.com Technology conceived, reduced to practice or developed during the term of this
Agreement by either party.
i. "Person" means any individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, trust,
unincorporated association or organization, or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
j. "Proprietary Information" means all technical, business and other information of a party (i) that is not generally
known to the public, (ii) that derives value, economic or otherwise, from not being generally known to the public or to other
Persons who can obtain value from its disclosure or use, and (iii) which information is subject to efforts that are reasonable
under the circumstances to maintain the secrecy thereof.
k. "Order" means the Order submitted by the Customer to Domain-Maniac.com for Services, whether such Order is submitted online through
Domain-Maniac.com’s Web site, submitted through an e-mail request or on a written Order form.
l. "Prepaid Plan" means Hosting Service provided by Domain-Maniac.com to Customer where the Order provides that the Customer must pay
for the Hosting Service in advance for the Initial Term. "Non-Prepaid Plan" means any Hosting Service provided by Domain-Maniac.com
to Customer that is not a Prepaid Plan.
m. "Termination Charge" means, with respect to Non-Prepaid Customers only, as of any date of calculation, an amount equal to
one hundred percent (100%) of the fees that would become due over the balance of the then-current Term.
n. "Terms of Service" means these Terms of Service, as the same may be modified, altered or amended from time to time by Domain-Maniac.com.
o. "Service" means any service provided by Domain-Maniac.com. "Domain Registration Service" means the Service provided by Domain-Maniac.com in response
to an Order whereby Domain-Maniac.com secures an Internet domain name on behalf of the Customer. "Hosting Service" means the Service provided
by Domain-Maniac.com in response to an Order whereby Domain-Maniac.com provides the Customer with specified connectivity, storage space and bandwith
for the hosting of a Customer Web site as more particularly described in the applicable Service Description. "Optional Service" means
any additional Service (other than Hosting Service) Domain-Maniac.com may provide in response to an Order, as more particularly described in
the applicable Service Description.
p. "Service Description" means the applicable documents made available by Domain-Maniac.com to Customer to describe the applicable Services at
the time the Order is accepted by Domain-Maniac.com.
q. "Term" means the duration of any Agreement between Domain-Maniac.com and Customer. With respect to Hosting Services, the "Initial Term" is
the initial term specified in the Order and the "Renewal Term" is the period of time beginning on the expiration of the Initial Term
and ending on the termination of expiration of the Order in accordance with its terms. With respect to Optional Services, the "Term"
begins when Domain-Maniac.com accepts the Order and ends on the first to occur of (i) Domain-Maniac.com’s completion of performance, or (ii) the
earlier termination of the Order in any manner permitted by these Terms of Service.
1. Contract and Acceptance
Upon the use of the web site or the purchase or use of any of the products or services offered by Domain-Maniac.com and subject to the acceptance by Domain-Maniac.com,
this Agreement creates a contract between You and Domain-Maniac.com. Continued use of any of Domain-Maniac.com’s services constitutes Your acceptance of this
contract and Terms of Service.
2. Fees and Payment
a. You agree to pay all Service Fees that You incur through the use of Domain-Maniac.com’s service in the manner specified in the Service
Fees. You further agree to pay any additional usage fees that You may incur including but not limited to bandwidth or storage usage fees.
b. Service Fees do not include any taxes that may be imposed by any taxing authority. You agree to pay any applicable sales, use,
excise or other taxes that may be imposed on any purchases you make from Domain-Maniac.com. Any taxes that Domain-Maniac.com may be required to collect
on behalf of any taxing authority will be listed as separate charges on all invoices.
c. Unless otherwise specified, all invoices for any fees, charges, or taxes are due and payable within 30 days of the date of invoice.
d. All Service Fees are fully earned when due and are non-refundable upon payment.
e. If You provide Domain-Maniac.com credit card, electronic bank draft, or other electronic payment information for the purpose of paying Your
Service Fees, you hereby authorize Domain-Maniac.com to perform these periodic charges to your account and agree to supply Domain-Maniac.com with any
written documentation required to support these charges to your credit card or banking company. You further agree to provide Domain-Maniac.com
written notice to the address in Section 16(f) of any request to terminate the recurring billing of any credit card or bank account
for your Service Fees.
f. You agree to provide to and maintain with Domain-Maniac.com current and accurate billing information including your mailing address and
credit card or banking information.
g. Interest charges will accrue on any amounts payable to Domain-Maniac.com that are not paid when due at the greater of one and one half
percent (1.5%) per month or the maximum rate permitted by law. If a check is returned unpaid, a handling fee of $25 shall be imposed.
h. If it becomes necessary to pursue legal or collection actions to satisfy any outstanding amounts due, You agree to pay all costs of
collection, including but not limited to all court costs, collection and attorneys fees.
i. Domain-Maniac.com reserves the right, in the event that We believe a purchase to be fraudulent in nature, to cancel the purchase, refund
money, and reverse any registrations related to said purchase.
j. Domain-Maniac.com my increase the Service Fees at any time on or after expiration of the initial term of service by providing 10 days
prior written notice to You.
k. Domain-Maniac.com my generally increase or decrease Service Fees and is not required to notify you of any new service offerings, price
promotions or cost savings available to You. It is Your obligation to remain informed as to all of Domain-Maniac.com’s service offerings,
price promotions, and Service Fees to determine if you are eligible for any cost savings.
3. Term and Termination
a. Services will commence on the date of purchase and continue for the duration of the
Initial Term as provided in the Service Fees. With the sole exception of Domain
Registration Services, the Order will automatically renew for successive
periods (i) of twelve months (with respect to Non-Prepaid Plans) or (ii) as
specified in the Service Description (with respect to Prepaid Plans) unless the
Order is terminated earlier in accordance with its terms, or either party gives
written notice to the other party of non-renewal at least 30 days prior to the
expiration of the then-current term.
b. Activation or propagation delays of 24-72 hours may apply to certain Services for the
Service to be fully available. No pro-rata discounts or refunds are given for
such activation delays.
c. Either party may terminate this Agreement immediately if: the other party fails to pay
when due any amounts required to be paid under this Agreement; the other party
breaches any material term or provision of this Agreement and such breach
remains uncured for 30 days after the non-breaching party gives written notice
thereof to the breaching party.
d. Domain-Maniac.com may terminate this Agreement (i) if the services are prohibited by applicable
law, or become impractical or unfeasible for any technical, legal or regulatory
reason, by giving You as much prior notice as reasonably practicable or (ii)
immediately by giving written notice to You, if Domain-Maniac.com determines in
good faith that Your use of the service violates the Acceptable Use Policy.
e. Upon termination of this Agreement for any cause or reason whatsoever, neither party
shall have any further rights or obligations under this Agreement, except as
expressly set forth herein. The provisions of Sections 3(f), 4, 9, 11, 12, 14,
15 and 16 of this Agreement shall survive the expiration or termination of this
Agreement for any cause or reason whatsoever, and, notwithstanding the expiration
or termination of this Agreement, the parties shall each remain liable to the
other for any indebtedness or other liability theretofore arising under this
Agreement. Termination of this Agreement and retention of pre-paid fees and
charges shall be in addition to, and not be in lieu of, any other legal or
equitable rights or remedies to which Domain-Maniac.com may be entitled.
f. In the event that this Agreement covers services for a fixed term and is subject
to early termination by either party for any reason whatsoever,
Domain-Maniac.com may, at its sole discretion, charge a Termination Charge to
You for early termination of this Agreement. The parties agree that the
Termination Charge constitutes consideration for Domain-Maniac.com’s time,
effort and expense in preparing and reserving the capacity to perform its
obligations hereunder, as actual damages are difficult to ascertain. Said
Termination Charges shall be due within 30 days of termination of this
Agreement.
4. Your Representations and Warranties
You hereby represent and warrant to Domain-Maniac.com, and agree that during the Term You will ensure that:
a. You are the owner or valid licensee of Your Content and each element thereof, and
You have secured all necessary licenses, consents, permissions, waivers and
releases for the use of Your Content and each element thereof, including
without limitation, all trademarks, logos, names and likenesses contained
therein, without any obligation by Domain-Maniac.com to pay any fees,
residuals, guild payments or other compensation of any kind to any Person;
b. Your domain name and the use, publication and display of Your Content will not
infringe any copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary or
intellectual property right of any Person, or constitute a defamation, invasion
of privacy or violation of any right of publicity or any other right of any
Person, including, without limitation, any contractual, statutory or common law
right or any "moral right" or similar right however denominated;
c. You will comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations regarding Your
Content and Your Web site and will use Your Web site only for lawful purposes;
You will comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of
technical data exported from the United States or the country in which You
reside;
d. You have used Your best effort to ensure that Your Content is and will at all times
remain free of all computer viruses, worms, trojan horses and other malicious
code; You will not upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any material that
is designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer
software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
e. You will maintain any designated account information including usernames and
passwords in a secure manner to prevent unauthorized use of Your account; You
will notify Us immediately of any unauthorized use of Your account or any other
breach of security;
5. License to Domain-Maniac.com
You hereby grant to Domain-Maniac.com a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide right and license
during the Term to do the following to the extent necessary in the performance
of Services under this Agreement: digitize, convert, install, upload, select,
order, arrange, compile, combine, synchronize, use, reproduce, store, process,
retrieve, transmit, distribute, publish, publicly display, publicly perform and
hyperlink Your Content; and make archival or back-up copies of Your Content and
Your Web site). Except for the rights expressly granted above, Domain-Maniac.com
is not acquiring any right, title or interest in or to Your Content, all of
which shall remain solely with You.
6. Acceptable Use Policy
You will abide by, and utilize the Services and Your Web site only in accordance with, the Acceptable
Use Policy (the "Acceptable Use Policy") that Domain-Maniac.com posts
on its Web site, as such Acceptable Use Policy may be changed by
Domain-Maniac.com from time to time. The Acceptable Use Policy is hereby
incorporated herein and made a part hereof by this reference. You shall impose
the Acceptable Use Policy on Your customers and End Users to the extent
necessary to ensure their compliance. You shall familiarize itself with the
Acceptable Use Policy and periodically access Domain-Maniac.com’s Web site to
determine if Domain-Maniac.com has made any changes thereto.
7. Privacy Policy
Domain-Maniac.com may maintain certain information about You in accordance with the Privacy Policy
(the "Privacy Policy") that Domain-Maniac.com posts on its Web site. The
Privacy Policy is hereby incorporated herein and made a part thereof by this
reference. Pursuant to the Privacy Policy, We may disclose to third-parties
certain information we maintain on Your account, provided that such information
will NOT include personal information, except as specifically authorized by You
or in the good faith belief that such action is reasonably necessary to comply
with the law, legal process, to enforce the TOS, or under any of the other
circumstances set forth in our privacy policy. For more information, please see
Our complete privacy policy at http://www.domain-maniac.com/legal/privacy.html.
8. Your Responsibilities
a. Your are solely responsible for the quality, performance and all other aspects of
Your Content and the goods or services provided through Your Web site.
b. You will cooperate fully with Domain-Maniac.com in connection with
Domain-Maniac.com’s performance of the Services. You must provide any equipment
or software that may be necessary for You to use the Services. Delays in Your
performance of Your obligations under this Agreement will extend the time for
Domain-Maniac.com’s performance of its obligations that depend on Your
performance on a day for day basis. You will notify Domain-Maniac.com of any
change in Your mailing address, telephone, e-mail or other contact information.
c. You assume full responsibility for providing End Users with any required disclosure
or explanation of the various features of Your Web site and any goods or
services described therein, as well as any rules, terms or conditions of use.
d. You will provide Domain-Maniac.com with a registered domain name for Your Web site,
or, upon Your request and subject to the terms and conditions set forth below,
Domain-Maniac.com will register an Internet domain name on Your behalf.
Domain-Maniac.com’s registration of any domain name is subject to (i)
Domain-Maniac.com receiving from You all information needed from You in order
to complete such registration, and (ii) such domain name not being in violation
of any applicable law, rule or regulation or the Domain-Maniac.com Domain
Registration Agreement. Registration of a domain name is subject to
availability of such domain name for registration, and Domain-Maniac.com will
not be responsible if a domain name is not available for any reason.
Domain-Maniac.com will also not be responsible for any infringement of
third-party rights caused by its registration of a domain name for You. You
waive any claims you may have against Domain-Maniac.com for, and hereby release
Domain-Maniac.com of and from, any loss, damage, liability or expense arising
out of, or relating to, the registration of such domain name in any online or
offline network directories, membership lists or registration lists, or the
release of the domain name from such directories or lists following the
termination of services by Domain-Maniac.com for any reason. You will pay to
Domain-Maniac.com all Service Fees incurred by You in registering or
maintaining a domain name for You. You acknowledge that Your rights to any
domain name registered by Domain-Maniac.com are subject to the Domain
Registration Agreement and the ICANN Dispute Resolution Policy. You agree to be
bound by the terms and policies affecting Your domain registration that are
contained at http://www.domain-maniac.com/legal/
and the policies of the national DNS registration authorities to which You
becomes subject upon registration of the domain name. Your inability to use a
domain name shall not entitle You to a refund by Domain-Maniac.com of any fees
paid with respect to the registration of such unusable domain name. The domain
name for Your Web site shall be the property of You.
e. Because the Hosting Services permit You to electronically transmit or upload content
directly to Your Web site, You shall be fully responsible for uploading all
content to Your Web site and supplementing, modifying and updating Your Web
site. You are also responsible for ensuring that Your Content and all aspects
of Your Web site are compatible with the hardware and software used by
Domain-Maniac.com to provide the Hosting Services, as the same may be changed
by Domain-Maniac.com from time to time. Specifications for the hardware and
software used by Domain-Maniac.com to provide the Hosting Services will be
available on Domain-Maniac.com’s Web site. You shall periodically access
Domain-Maniac.com’s Web site to determine if Domain-Maniac.com has made any
changes thereto. Domain-Maniac.com shall not be responsible for any damages to
Your Content, Your Web site or other damages or any malfunctions or service
interruptions caused by any failure of Your Content or any aspect of Your Web
site to be compatible with the hardware and software used by Domain-Maniac.com
to provide the Hosting Services.
f. Unless the applicable Service Description provides otherwise, You are solely
responsible for making back-up copies of Your Web site and Your Content.
9. Domain-Maniac.com Intellectual Property
a. Domain-Maniac.com hereby grants to You a non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free license,
exercisable solely during the term of this Agreement, to use applicable
Domain-Maniac.com Technology solely for the purpose of accessing and using the
Services. You may not use the Domain-Maniac.com Technology for any purpose
other than accessing and using the Services. Except for the rights expressly
granted above, this Agreement does not transfer from Domain-Maniac.com to You
any Domain-Maniac.com Technology, and all rights, titles and interests in and
to the Domain-Maniac.com Technology shall remain solely with Domain-Maniac.com.
You shall not, directly or indirectly, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble
or otherwise attempt to derive source code or other trade secrets from any of
the Domain-Maniac.com Technology.
b. Domain-Maniac.com’s trademarks, trade names, service marks, logos, other names and marks, and
related product and service names, design marks and slogans are the sole and
exclusive property of Domain-Maniac.com. You may not use any of the foregoing
in any advertising, publicity or in any other commercial manner without the
prior written consent of Domain-Maniac.com. Domain-Maniac.com shall maintain
and control ownership of all Internet protocol numbers and addresses that may
be assigned by Domain-Maniac.com to You. Domain-Maniac.com may, in its sole
discretion, change or remove any and all such Internet protocol numbers and
addresses.
c. Any feedback, data, answers, questions, comments, suggestions, ideas or the like
which Customer sends to Domain-Maniac.com relating to the Services will be
treated as being non-confidential and non-proprietary. Domain-Maniac.com may
use, disclose or publish any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained
in such information for any purpose whatsoever.
10. Limited Warranty
a. Domain-Maniac.com represents and warrants to You that the Services will be performed (i) in a
manner consistent with industry standards reasonably applicable to the
performance thereof; (ii) at least at the same level of service as provided by
Domain-Maniac.com generally to its other customers for the same services; and
(iii) in compliance in all material respects with the applicable Service
Descriptions. You will be deemed to have accepted such Services unless you
notify Domain-Maniac.com within 30 days after performance of any Services of
any breach of the foregoing warranties. Your sole and exclusive remedy, and
Domain-Maniac.com’s sole obligation, for breach of the foregoing warranties
shall be for Domain-Maniac.com, at its option, to re-perform the defective
Services at no cost to You, or, in the event of interruptions to the Services
caused by a breach of the foregoing warranties, issue You a credit in an amount
equal to the current monthly Service Fees pro rated by the number of hours in
which the Services have been interrupted.
b. The foregoing warranties shall not apply to performance issues or defects in the
Services (i) caused by factors outside of Domain-Maniac.com’s reasonable
control; (ii) that resulted from any actions or inactions of You or any third
parties; or (iii) that resulted from Your equipment or any third-party
equipment not within the sole control of Domain-Maniac.com.
c. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 9, Domain-Maniac.com MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS
OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES OR
ANY SOFTWARE PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY
WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR
NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS, AND Domain-Maniac.com HEREBY EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMS THE SAME. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, ANY THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE
PROVIDED TO YOU HEREUNDER IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY CONDITION
OR WARRANTY WHATSOEVER. Domain-Maniac.com DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES
WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE OR COMPLETELY SECURE.
11. Limitation of Liability
a. IN NO EVENT WILL Domain-Maniac.com’S LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES,
ANY SOFTWARE PROVIDED HEREUNDER OR ANY ORDER, WHETHER CAUSED BY FAILURE TO
DELIVER, NON-PERFORMANCE, DEFECTS, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE
AGGREGATE SERVICE FEES PAID TO Domain-Maniac.com BY YOU DURING THE 3-MONTH
PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY.
b. Domain-Maniac.com CANNOT GUARANTEE CONTINUOUS SERVICE, SERVICE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME, INTEGRITY
OF DATA, INFORMATION OR CONTENT STORED OR TRANSMITTED VIA THE INTERNET.
Domain-Maniac.com WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, OR ANY
CORRUPTION, ERASURE, THEFT, DESTRUCTION, ALTERATION OR INADVERTENT DISCLOSURE
OF, DATA, INFORMATION OR CONTENT TRANSMITTED, RECEIVED OR STORED ON ITS SYSTEM.
c. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED BELOW, NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY TO THE
OTHER PARTY OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR REVENUES, LOSS OF USE,
LOSS OF DATA OR COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS, LICENSES OR SERVICES
OR SIMILAR ECONOMIC LOSS, OR FOR ANY PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR SIMILAR DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE, WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR NOT,
UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR OTHER RIGHT HEREUNDER, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
WITH THE PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE OF ANY ORDER, OR (EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN
SECTIONS 11 AND 12) FOR ANY CLAIM AGAINST THE OTHER PARTY BY A THIRD PARTY, REGARDLESS
OF WHETHER IT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH CLAIM OR DAMAGES.
d. The limitations contained in this Section 11 apply to all causes of action in the
aggregate, whether based in contract, tort or any other legal theory (including
strict liability), other than claims based on fraud or willful misconduct. The
limitations contained in Section 11(c) shall not apply to liability arising on
account of a party’s breach of Section 14 or to Your indemnification
obligations under Section 12.
12. Indemnification of Domain-Maniac.com
You shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless
Domain-Maniac.com, its affiliates and their respective present, former and
future officers, directors, employees and agents, and their respective heirs,
legal representatives, successors and assigns (collectively the
"Domain-Maniac.com Indemnitees"), from and against any and all
losses, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (including, without
limitation, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable attorneys’ fees) which
any of the Domain-Maniac.com Indemnitees may suffer, incur or sustain resulting
from or arising out of (i) Your breach of any representation, warranty, or
covenant contained in the Agreement, (ii) Your Content, Your Web site or any
End User’s use of Your Content or Your Web site, (iii) violation by You or any
of its officers, directors, employees or agents of the Acceptable Use Policy or
any applicable law, (iv) claims or actions of third parties alleging
misappropriation of trade secrets or infringement of patents, copyrights,
trademarks or other intellectual property rights arising from the use, display
or publication of Your domain names, Your Web site, Your Content, or the use of
the Services in combination with hardware, software or content not provided by
Domain-Maniac.com, (v) claims or actions by third parties relating to or
arising out of Your use of the Services, and (vi) any failure of Your Content
or any aspect of Your Web site to be compatible with the hardware or software
used by Domain-Maniac.com to provide the Services, including any damage to
Domain-Maniac.com’s servers or other hardware caused thereby.
13. Indemnification of Customer
a. Subject to Section 11, Domain-Maniac.com shall, at its own expense, indemnify, defend
and hold You harmless from any claim or suit alleging that the Services
infringe any United States patent, copyright or trademark existing on the
Effective Date, or that Domain-Maniac.com has knowingly misappropriated any
trade secret or other intellectual property right of any other Person,
including any losses, damages or expenses arising from any such claim or suit.
You agree to cooperate with and assist Domain-Maniac.com in the defense or
settlement of any such claim or suit. You shall be reimbursed for all
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing any cooperation or
assistance requested by Domain-Maniac.com, but Domain-Maniac.com will not be
liable for any costs or expenses incurred without its prior written
authorization.
b. Promptly after receipt by You of a threat of any claim or suit, or a notice of the
commencement or filing of any claim or suit, against which You may be
indemnified hereunder, You shall give written notice thereof to
Domain-Maniac.com, provided that failure to give or delay in giving such notice
to Domain-Maniac.com shall not relieve Domain-Maniac.com of any liability it
may have to You hereunder, except to the extent that the defense of such claim
or suit is prejudiced thereby. Domain-Maniac.com shall have sole control of the
defense, and of all negotiations for settlement, of such claim or suit. Subject
to the foregoing, You may participate in the defense of any such claim or suit
at Your own expense.
c. If an injunction, decree or judgment is, or Domain-Maniac.com believes in its sole
discretion is likely to be, entered providing that You may not use the Services
as contemplated in this Agreement without violating the intellectual property
rights of a third party, Domain-Maniac.com may, at its sole option and expense,
either (i) procure for You the right to use the Services or affected part
thereof as provided in this Agreement; (ii) replace the Services or affected
part thereof with other non-infringing services or modify the Services or
affected part thereof so as to be non-infringing; or (iii) terminate this
Agreement upon written notice to You.
d. Notwithstanding Section 13(a), Domain-Maniac.com assumes no liability for infringement claims
arising from (i) use of the Services with third-party products or services
where the third-party products or services cause the infringement, (ii) any
modification of the Services not authorized by Domain-Maniac.com in writing,
(iii) Your Content, Your Web site or any content, data or information provided
or supplied by an End User, or (iv) Your use of any third-party software
provided hereunder. THE FOREGOING DEFENSE AND INDEMNIFICATION PROVISIONS STATE
THE ENTIRE LIABILITY AND OBLIGATION OF Domain-Maniac.com, AND THE EXCLUSIVE
REMEDY OF YOU, WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTUAL OR ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT OF ANY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT BY THE SERVICES PROVIDED HEREUNDER.
14. Confidentiality; Non-Solicitation
a. Each party will not, without the prior written consent of the other party, use or
disclose to any Person any Proprietary Information of the other party disclosed
or made available to it, except for use of such Proprietary Information as
required in connection with the performance of its obligations or use of the
Services hereunder. Subject to Section 13(b), each party will (i) treat the
Proprietary Information of the other party as secret and confidential, (ii)
limit access to the Proprietary Information of the party to those of its
employees who require it in order to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement,
and (iii) not disclose the Proprietary Information of the other party to any
other Person without the prior written consent of the other party.
b. Notwithstanding Section 14(a), the following shall not be considered Proprietary Information:
(i) any information that the receiving party can demonstrate by written
documentation was within its legitimate possession prior to the time of
disclosure by the disclosing party; (ii) any information that was in the public
domain prior to disclosure by the disclosing party as evidenced by documents
that were published prior to such disclosure; (iii) any information that, after
disclosure by the disclosing party, comes into the public domain through no
fault of the receiving party, (iv) any information that is disclosed to the
receiving party without restriction by a third party who has legitimate
possession thereof and the legal right to make such disclosure; or (v) any
information that, two years after expiration or termination of this Agreement,
does not constitute a trade secret under applicable law.
c. Each party acknowledges that disclosure of any aspect of the Proprietary Information
of the other party shall immediately give rise to continuing irreparable injury
to the other party inadequately compensable in damages at law, and, without
prejudice to any other remedy available to the other party, shall entitle the
other party to injunctive or other equitable relief. Upon expiration or
termination of this Agreement for any reason, each party shall promptly return
to the other party all Proprietary Information of the other party (including all
copies thereof) in its possession or control.
d. During the term of this Agreement and for two years following expiration or
termination of this Agreement, You will not, directly or indirectly, solicit or
recruit the services of any employee of Domain-Maniac.com performing services
under this Agreement, while such employee is employed by Domain-Maniac.com and
for a period of one year after such employee has left the employment of
Domain-Maniac.com.
15. Optional Services.
In connection with any Optional Services:
a. You must provide Domain-Maniac.com with any information, login identifications,
passwords or other information or access to facilities that Domain-Maniac.com
may reasonably require to provide the Optional Services Domain-Maniac.com will
have no responsibility for any delays or increased costs or expenses associated
with Your failure to provide any of such information. If You do not provide any
such information or access requested by Domain-Maniac.com within thirty (30)
days of Domain-Maniac.com’s request therefor, Domain-Maniac.com may terminate
the Order and retain any Service Fees paid.
b. If You request that Domain-Maniac.com perform the Optional Services by a
particular deadline or that Domain-Maniac.com achieve some particular result or
outcome, Domain-Maniac.com will use commercially reasonable best efforts to
perform the Services by any such deadline and achieve the result requested by
You; provided, however, that (i) Domain-Maniac.com’s ability to perform the
Services is subject to Your provision of information and access as provided
above and (ii) Domain-Maniac.com has no liability or obligation to complete the
Services by any deadline or achieve any particular outcome of result.
c. If You wish to convey documents or files to Domain-Maniac.com, You should deliver
to Domain-Maniac.com a copy or duplicate of such documents or files and not the
original copy. Domain-Maniac.com will not return to You any documents or files
conveyed to Domain-Maniac.com.
d. Some services offered by Domain-Maniac.com, including but not limited to domain name
parking, redirection, and cloaking, may include banner advertisements or HTML
links placed in the content available through these Services. If you Order or
use any of Domain-Maniac.com’s free Services, you agree to allow Domain-Maniac.com
to place these banners and links in consideration of providing You free
Services. In all cases, if You are paying for a Service that You Order from
Domain-Maniac.com, you will have the option to disable these embedded
advertisements and links if such a feature is present.
16. Miscellaneous
a. Independent Contractor. Domain-Maniac.com and Customer are independent
contractors and nothing contained in this Agreement places Domain-Maniac.com
and Customer in the relationship of principal and agent, master and servant,
partners or joint venturers. Neither party has, expressly or by implication, or
may represent itself as having, any authority to make contracts or enter into
any agreements in the name of the other party, or to obligate or bind the other
party in any manner whatsoever.
b. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. The validity and effect of this Agreement shall be
governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State
of Colorado, without regard to its conflicts of laws principles. The United
Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not
apply to this Agreement. ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING CONCERNING THIS
AGREEMENT MUST BE BROUGHT IN A COLORADO STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED IN
GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS
TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS (AND OF THE APPROPRIATE APPELLATE
COURTS THEREFROM) IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AND IRREVOCABLY
WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH
IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT,
ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR
PROCEEDING WHICH IS BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT
FORUM.
c. Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this
Agreement.
d. Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement, including documents incorporated
herein by reference, supersedes all prior discussions, negotiations and
agreements between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and
this Agreement constitutes the sole and entire agreement between the parties
with respect to the matters covered hereby. In case of a conflict between this
Agreement and any purchase order, service order, work order, confirmation,
correspondence or other communication of Customer or Domain-Maniac.com, the
terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. No additional terms or
conditions relating to the subject matter of this Agreement shall be effective
unless approved in writing by any authorized representative of Customer and
Domain-Maniac.com. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by
another agreement in writing executed by the parties hereto; provided, however,
that these Terms of Service may be modified from time to time by
Domain-Maniac.com in its sole discretion, which modifications will be effective
upon posting to Domain-Maniac.com's Web site.
e. Severability. All rights and restrictions contained in this Agreement may be
exercised and shall be applicable and binding only to the extent that they do
not violate any applicable laws and are intended to be limited to the extent
necessary so that they will not render this Agreement illegal, invalid or
unenforceable. If any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement
shall be held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent
jurisdiction, it is the intention of the parties that the remaining provisions
or portions thereof shall constitute their agreement with respect to the
subject matter hereof, and all such remaining provisions or portions thereof
shall remain in full force and effect.
f. Notices. All notices and demands required or contemplated hereunder by one party to the
other shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly made and given
upon date of delivery if delivered in person or by an overnight delivery or
postal service, upon receipt if delivered by facsimile the receipt of which is
confirmed by the recipient, or upon the expiration of five days after the date
of posting if mailed by certified mail, postage prepaid, to the addresses or
facsimile numbers set forth below the parties’ signatures. Either party may
change its address or facsimile number for purposes of this Agreement by notice
in writing to the other party as provided herein. Shared Customers may give,
and be given, notice by electronic means in certain circumstances as provided
in the Service Description. Notices to Domain-Maniac.com can be sent to:
Interlink Network Group, Inc. P.O. Box 472 Rifle, CO 81650-0472 support@dotManiac.com
g. Waiver. No failure or delay by any party hereto to exercise any right or remedy
hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any right or remedy by any party preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy. No express
waiver or assent by any party hereto to any breach of or default in any term or
condition of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of or an assent to any
succeeding breach of or default in the same or any other term or condition
hereof.
h. Assignment; Successors. Customer may not assign or transfer this Agreement,
or any of its rights or obligations hereunder, without the prior written
consent of Domain-Maniac.com. Any attempted assignment in violation of the
foregoing provision shall be null and void and of no force or effect
whatsoever. Domain-Maniac.com may assign its rights and obligations under this
Agreement, and may engage subcontractors or agents in performing its duties and
exercising its rights hereunder, without the consent of Customer. This
Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
i. Limitation of Actions. No action, regardless of form, arising by reason of
or in connection with this Agreement may be brought by either party more than
two years after the cause of action has arisen.
j. Counterparts. If this Agreement is signed manually, it may be executed in any number
of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument. If this Agreement is
signed electronically, Domain-Maniac.com’s records of such execution shall be
presumed accurate unless proven otherwise.
k. Force Majeure. Neither party is liable for any default or delay in the performance of
any of its obligations under this Agreement (other than failure to make
payments when due) if such default or delay is caused, directly or indirectly,
by forces beyond such party’s reasonable control, including, without
limitation, fire, flood, acts of God, labor disputes, accidents, interruptions
of transportation or communications, supply shortages or the failure of any
third party to perform any commitment relative to the production or delivery of
any equipment or material required for such party to perform its obligations
hereunder.
l. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
Agreement, nothing in this Agreement is intended, nor shall anything herein be
construed to confer any rights, legal or equitable, in any Person other than
the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
m. Government Regulations. Customer may not export, re-export, transfer or
make available, whether directly or indirectly, any regulated item or
information to anyone outside the United States in connection with this
Agreement without first complying with all export control laws and regulations
which may be imposed by the United States government and any country or
organization of nations within whose jurisdiction Customer operates or does
business.
n. Marketing. Customer agrees that during the term of this Agreement
Domain-Maniac.com may publicly refer to Customer, orally and in writing, as a
customer of Domain-Maniac.com. Any other public reference to Customer by
Domain-Maniac.com requires the written consent of Customer.
o. Opt In. Customer hereby grants permission to Domain-Maniac.com to send
communications to Customer via telephone, postal mail, e-mail, facsimile or
by other means. These communications may include but are not limited to
invoices, receipts, renewal notices, service announcements, outage notices,
advertisements, special offers, newsletters or any other information that Domain-Maniac.com
may deem, at Domain-Maniac.com's sole discretion, to be informative or important.
Customer hereby opts-in and provides explicit consent for the use of their contact information
including but not limited to e-mail address, postal address and telephone number for
these communications. As a courtesy, Domain-Maniac.com may provide opt-out instructions on certain
communications to allow Customer to inform Domain-Maniac.com of Customer's communication preferences.
Domain-Maniac.com will attempt to honor the communications preferences indicated by Customer but is
under no obligation to do so nor does Domain-Maniac.com waive any privileges under this provision by receiving
such communication preferences. Domain-Maniac.com does NOT release Customer information to any third-party
except as required for the purchase of certain third-party products or services.
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