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READ CAREFULLY. THIS SERVICE
AGREEMENT IMPOSES OBLIGATIONS
UPON YOU.
This agreement represents the
complete agreement and
understanding between Time
Sensitive Axcess Network
Division of Time Sensitive
Express Systems Inc.(hereinafter
referred to as AxcessNet) and
you, the customer.
1. General.
The AxcessNet DSL service
provides you with access to the
Internet (hereinafter referred
to as the Service). You have to
agree to this Service Agreement
before your order will be
accepted and processed by
AxcessNet. If, after your order
is accepted by AxcessNet, you
decide to cancel your
subscription to the Service
before installation has been
completed, pursuant to Section 4
of this Service Agreement you
will be charged a cancellation
fee to cover the costs that we
incur in processing your order.
This Service Agreement between
AxcessNet and you sets out
duties and responsibilities
associated with providing you
with the Service through a
designated account (the
"Account"). For the purposes of
this Service Agreement, "you"
means you and every person you
authorize to use the Service. By
accessing the Service, you agree
to the terms and conditions
contained in this Service
Agreement. If you do not wish to
be bound by these terms and
conditions, you may not access
or use the Service.
AxcessNet may modify this
Service Agreement at any time,
including modification of
prices, and such modification
shall be effective immediately
upon posting of the modified
Service Agreement at http://www.axcessnet.net/terms.html.
You agree to review this Service
Agreement periodically to be
aware of such modifications and
your continued use of the
Service shall be deemed to be
your acceptance of the modified
Service Agreement. If you do not
agree to any modification of
this Service Agreement, you must
immediately stop using the
Service.
2. Use Subject to AxcessNet's
Policies.
You are solely responsible for
all access to the Service
through your Account. You agree
to comply with and use the
Service in accordance with
AxcessNet's policies respecting
the Service as provided from
time to time, including this
Service Agreement and the
Acceptable Use Policies at
http://www.axcessnet.net/aup.html,
as well any policies to which
you are directed when
registering for or using the
Service, and with any applicable
laws. You agree to hold
AxcessNet, its affiliates and
its agents harmless from all
liabilities and expenses related
to any violation of this Service
Agreement by you or any user of
your Account, or in connection
with your or their use of the
Service. While using the
Service, you may not post,
transmit or otherwise distribute
information constituting or
encouraging conduct that would
constitute a criminal offense or
give rise to civil liability, or
otherwise use the Service in a
manner which is contrary to law
or to AxcessNet's policies or
would serve to restrict or
inhibit any other user from
using or enjoying the Service or
the Internet. Without limiting
the foregoing, you agree not to
use the Service or any equipment
provided in connection with the
Service, for operation of an
Internet Service Provider's
business nor for resale purpose.
3. Fees and Charges.
The Service is provided in
accordance with the monthly
rates and installation fees, if
any, identified to you upon
placing your order for the
Service. Rates and fees do not
include applicable taxes, the
cost of your phone line or any
long distance charges. Fees and
charges for partial months of
Service use will be prorated.
Separate and additional rates
and fees may apply to the lease
of the Service modem as
specified by AxcessNet. You
agree to pay all such fees and
charges, including applicable
taxes, incurred in connection
with the provision of and/or use
of the Service in accordance
with the rates and terms
established by AxcessNet for the
Service or to which you are
directed to review when using
the Service. AxcessNet reserves
the right to alter its fees and
rates, as outlined in Section 1
of this Service Agreement.
All customers are required to
pay the installation charge,
Service modem deposit and the
first and last months' service
charges on their first bill. All
customers are required to pay
the full first bill before the
order will be processed.
Unless otherwise stated, any
amount under this Service
Agreement must be paid within 30
days of the date of invoice, in
advance of provision of Service.
Invoice(s) will be sent by email
only. Amounts not paid when due
will bear interest at the lesser
of 18% per annum or the maximum
amount permitted by law.
Returned cheques and declined
payments are subject to a $25.00
handling fee.
A refundable security deposit
may be required for accounts
opened without a valid Credit
card and can range from a
minimum of $50.00 to a maximum
of two month's estimated
billing. Interest will not be
paid on your deposit.
4. Refund/Cancellation Policies.
Once your order has been placed
for the Service and AxcessNet
has accepted your order, you
will have entered into a binding
contract with AxcessNet. If you
subsequently cancel your order
prior to activation of the
Service you will be charged a
cancellation fee equal to the
higher of $50 or the full
installation fee of the Service
ordered as liquidated damages
for preparatory Service rendered
by AxcessNet. If you have a
month-to-month contract with
AxcessNet, you may discontinue
your Service at any other time
by returning a completed
cancellation form to AxcessNet
one month in advance of the date
of Service cancellation, subject
to the cancellation fee for any
non-returned Service modem as
specified in Section 20 of this
Service Agreement, which will be
charged as liquidated damages.
If you have a fixed term
contract with AxcessNet, you may
discontinue your Service at any
other time by returning a
completed cancellation form to
AxcessNet one month in advance
of the date of Service
cancellation, subject to (1) the
cancellation fee for any
non-returned Service modem as
specified in Section 20 of this
Service Agreement, which will be
charged as liquidated damages
and (2) the cancellation fee for
early termination of contract
which is equivalent to 50% of
the total service charge of the
remaining term. If you cancel
the Service during a billing
period, your charges for the
Service will be pro-rated for
the last month of provision of
the Service.
5. AxcessNet DSL Service.
The Service is accessed through
a designated account (the "
Account") which will be
established for you by AxcessNet.
The Basic Residential Service
includes:
DSL Internet access as per
package subscribed
3 AxcessNet e-mail addresses and
5 MB personal web space
The Basic Business Service
includes:
DSL Internet access as per
package subscribed
5 e-mail addresses
Optional services may also be
purchased at a fee specified by
AxcessNet or may be included in
special packages.
6. Service Availability.
The Service is only available
for use on Bell Canada telephone
lines. You acknowledge and agree
that the telephone number check
you completed upon placing your
order is only a preliminary,
geographical check to determine
if the Service is available in
your geographical area. Due to
the nature of the Service
technology, AxcessNet reserves
the right to deem the Service
unavailable to you up to,
including, and after the
installation. AxcessNet assumes
no liability whatsoever for any
claims, damages, losses or
expenses arising out of or
otherwise relating to the
unavailability of the Service in
you geographical area, even
where such unavailability occurs
after installation of the
Service.
7. Minimum System Requirements
of Your Equipment.
It is your responsibility to
ensure that your computer system
meets the current minimum system
requirements indicated at
http://www.axcessnet.net/sysreq.html
as being necessary to use the
Service. From time to time, the
minimum system requirements may
change. Accordingly, your
computer equipment may cease to
be adequate to access the
Service. In such event, your
sole remedy will be to terminate
this Service Agreement in
accordance with its terms.
8. Software and Documentation
Supplied.
Any software or documentation
supplied by AxcessNet or its
agents to you to access the
Internet shall remain the
property of AxcessNet or its
agents, as applicable. You shall
take appropriate steps to
protect same against loss or
damage. The use by you of any
such software and documentation
in connection with the Service
shall be subject to the terms
and conditions of an associated
Software License Agreement. A
copy of the applicable Software
License Agreements will either
be included with the software or
will be presented during the
registration or installation
process. It is your
responsibility to ensure that
you review and agree to the
terms and conditions of the
applicable Software License
Agreements before installing or
using the software or
documentation.
9. Installation Appointments.
In no event will AxcessNet be
responsible for any claims,
damages, losses or expenses,
including without limitation
lost wages or missed work, in
the event that an installation
appointment for the Service is
missed, either by AxcessNet or
by any third party installer.
It is your responsibility to
create data backups before the
installation. AxcessNet or its
agents will not be held
responsible for any loss of
data.
10. Performance Levels.
Speed is a function of the
bottlenecks experienced upon the
wider network architecture of
the Internet itself. As such
AxcessNet does not guarantee the
maximum Service performance
(throughput speeds) levels but
will make every reasonable
effort to ensure the highest
possible quality of service is
always delivered. You understand
that any content that you may
access through the Service may
be subject to "caching" at
intermediate locations on the
Internet.
11. Technical Support Policies.
AxcessNet shall make technical
support services available to
you as follows:
Help will be provided for
supported systems only as
identified in Sections 5 and 7
above Responsibilities will
cover installation and on-going
technical support with the
following qualifications:
Technical Support Services will
assist in configuring software
at the network layer, including:
Control Panel, Network icon
parameters (TCP/IP only), and
Dial-up networking parameters;
Technical Support Services will
not assist in supporting other
protocols and solving
LAN-related problems or
multi-provider configurations;
Technical Support Services will
not debug hardware conflicts
such as IRQ, RAM, and IO port
assignment problems;
Technical Support Services will
assist in configuring the
Netscape Communications and/or
Microsoft Internet Explorer
browser software, mail and news
reader;
Technical Support Services will
not assist in configuring
Plug-ins;
Technical Support Services will
not cover network technical
support; support is only for the
primary computer DSL service was
installed on.
12. Security and Privacy.
AxcessNet will not be
responsible for any corrupted
files or viruses which affect
the user of the Service. It is
your responsibility to safeguard
your system, through appropriate
means (e.g. using commercially
available software), from theft,
unauthorized use or system
corruption. Any detriment caused
to the network as a result of
your failure to properly secure
your system may result in the
immediate termination of your
Service. AxcessNet cannot ensure
or guarantee privacy for users
of the Service. It is therefore
recommended that the Service not
be used for the transmission of
confidential information. Any
such use shall be at your sole
risk and AxcessNet, its
affiliates and its agents shall
be relieved form all liability
in connection therewith.
13. Service Bandwidth Resale
Prohibited.
Resale of bandwidth or any other
part of the Service for any
purpose is strictly forbidden.
Failure to comply with this
condition will result in
immediate cancellation of the
Service, including your
AxcessNet Account, at
AxcessNet's discretion.
14. IP Address / Host Name.
Any IP address assigned to you
by AxcessNet is the property of
AxcessNet at all times. IP
addresses will change each time
your Service modem or system is
powered off, or any time at the
discretion of AxcessNet without
prior notice to you. AxcessNet
assumes no liability whatsoever
for any claims, damages, losses
or expenses arising out of or
otherwise relating to any change
in IP Addressing.
15. Change in Telephone Service.
If a change in your local
telephone service is requested
from your local phone company,
it is your sole responsibility
to advise AxcessNet of the
changes. This includes moves,
regardless of whether your phone
number changes or not, changes
to your phone number, and any
other changes that may occur to
your local telephone service.
Any applicable cancellation
and/or re-installation charges
will be charged to your account.
16. Customer Services.
If you have any questions
regarding the terms and
conditions of this Service
Agreement, you may contact Time
Sensitive Axcess Network
Division of Time Sensitive
Express Systems Inc PO BOX 307
STN: Saint-Charles Kirkland
Quebec H9H 0A4, e-mail info@axcessnet.net
(514) 630-9701 Fax: (514)
697-3490
17. Customer Information.
Your messages may be the subject
of unauthorized third party
interception and review. An
individual with Internet access
can cause damage, incur expenses
and enter into contractual
obligations while on the
Internet. All such matters are
your responsibility. AxcessNet
has no obligation to monitor the
Service. However, you agree that
AxcessNet reserves the right to
monitor the Service
electronically from time to time
and to disclose any information
necessary to satisfy any laws,
regulations or other
governmental request or as
necessary to operate the Service
or to protect itself or others.
18. No Liability for Content.
Be aware that some content,
products or services ("Content")
available with or through the
Service may be offensive to you
or may not comply with
applicable laws. You understand
that neither AxcessNet nor any
of its affiliates attempt to
censor or monitor any such
Content. You understand,
however, that such Content may
be subject to "caching" at
intermediate locations on the
Internet when being accessed
through the Service. You assume
total responsibility and risk
for access to or use of such
Content and for use of the
Internet. AxcessNet and its
affiliates assume no liability
whatsoever for any claims or
losses arising out of or
otherwise relating to access to
or use of such Content.
19. You Can Best Control the
Risk and Therefore Are
Responsible.
The fees charged by AxcessNet
reflect the allocation of risk
herein and the limited recourse
to AxcessNet provided for in
this Service Agreement.
AxcessNet will not assume any
responsibility for your acts or
omissions or those of any
individual who uses your
Account, including without
limitation responsibility for
any charges you incur when
making purchases or conducting
other transactions with the
Service. As between AxcessNet
and you, you are better able to
put in place physical and
procedural impediments to the
inappropriate use of and to
supervise your Account. Account
and password protection shall be
your responsibility. Any
detriment that is caused to the
network as a result of a failure
to properly secure your computer
system may result in the
termination of the Service.
20. The Service Modem.
(a) As outlined in Section 3 of
this Service Agreement, separate
and additional charges may apply
to the lease of the Service
modem as may be specified by
AxcessNet from time to time. The
leased Service modem will always
remain the property of AxcessNet.
As such, if the Service is
cancelled or terminated for any
reason, the Service modem must
be returned to the office(s) of
AxcessNet at the Customer's
expense with all materials
intact and in the original box.
The refundable deposit on the
modem as specified on the
registration form/on-line sign
up form is required for all
modem rentals. If the modem is
not received by the date that
the Service is terminated, a
cancellation fee will apply.
(b) You agree to use and
maintain the Service modem, and
all other hardware and software
delivered to you, in compliance
with the applicable operating
instructions provided by
AxcessNet. You also agree to
return such materials, at your
own risk, in good repair and
working order. Until returned to
and received by AxcessNet, you
bear the entire risk of theft
of, damage to or destruction of
these materials. All of your
obligations in respect of the
Service modem, and all other
hardware and software delivered
to you, will survive the
expiration or termination of
this Service Agreement to the
extent required for their full
observance and performance.
(c) With respect to the Service
modem, the following
non-refundable cancellation fees
will apply:
(i) if the Service modem is
returned in accordance with
paragraph (a) above, no
cancellation fee will apply and
deposit paid will be refunded;
(ii) if the Service modem is not
returned in accordance with
paragraph (a) above, a
cancellation fee of $200.00 will
apply.
21. Limited Warranty.
The Service and any software or
other deliverables provided by
AxcessNet and/or its agents are
provided "as is" and "as
available" without warranties or
conditions of any kind. Neither
AxcessNet nor its affiliates
warrant the uninterrupted use or
operation of the Service or any
deliverable provided under this
Service Agreement. The entire
risk as to the quality and
performance of the Service is
with you. Further, neither
AxcessNet nor its affiliates
warrant that any data or files
sent by or to you will be
transmitted in uncorrupted form
or within a reasonable period of
time, that such data or files
will not be intercepted, that
other users will not gain access
to any of your computer
equipment, or that any Content
or other material accessible
through the Service is free of
viruses or other harmful
components, or will not be
subject to "caching" at
intermediate locations on the
Internet when being accessed
through the Service.
AxcessNet MAKES NO EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
KIND WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF
TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS
OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH
REGARD TO THE SERVICE OR ANY
MERCHANDISE, INFORMATION,
CONTENT OR SERVICE PROVIDED ON
THE INTERNET AND ALL
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, OR
CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED ARE, TO THE EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW,
HEREBY EXCLUDED.
22. Limitation of Liability.
In the event of any breach by
AxcessNet, its affiliates or its
agents, including any breach of
a fundamental term or any
negligence, your exclusive
remedy shall be to receive from
AxcessNet payment for actual and
direct damages to a maximum
amount equal to the fees paid
hereunder by you to AxcessNet
during the last two months
immediately preceding the
relevant breach. Other than the
foregoing remedy, under no
circumstances shall AxcessNet,
its affiliates or its agents be
liable to you or any third party
for:
(i) any direct, indirect,
special, or consequential
damages, including loss of
profits and loss of business
opportunities, that result in
any way from this Service
Agreement, including your use of
the Service or access to the
Internet, or any part thereof,
or your reliance on or use of
information, services or
merchandise provided on or
through the Service, or that
result from mistakes, omissions,
interruptions, deletion or
corruption of files, errors,
defects, delays in preparations,
or transmission, or failure of
performance, or
or
(ii) any losses or expenses
(including legal fees) arising
out of, or in connection with
any allegation, claim, suit or
other proceeding based upon a
contention that the use of the
Service by you or a third party
through your Account infringes
the intellectual property rights
or contractual rights of any
third party.
In addition, AxcessNet, its
affiliates or its agents are not
liable for:
(i) any act or omission of a
telecommunications carrier whose
facilities are used in
establishing connections to
points which AxcessNet does not
directly serve
(ii) defamation or copyright
infringement arising from
material transmitted or received
over AxcessNet's or its
affiliates facilities; or (iii)
infringement of patents arising
from combining or using
customer- provided facilities
with AxcessNet's or its
affiliates facilities.
23. Termination and Account
Suspension.
This Service Agreement may be
terminated by you by returning a
completed cancellation form to
AxcessNet. If you suspend or
cancel your phone line, this
Service Agreement will remain in
effect and billing for the
Service will continue until such
time that a cancellation form is
received by AxcessNet from you.
The Service will be terminated
one month after the completed
cancellation form is received by
AxcessNet. AxcessNet may suspend
or restrict the Service, at any
time without notice, or
terminate the Service Agreement
if:
(i) the operations or efficiency
of the Service is impaired by
the use of your Account or the
Service; or
(ii) any amount is past due from
you to AxcessNet; or
(iii) there has been or is any
breach of any term or condition
of this Service Agreement.
In the event of an Account
suspension for any of the above
reasons, a service charge (in
the amount of $75.00) will be
applied to your Account. If
there is or has been an
inadvertent misuse of your
Account which impairs the
operations or efficiency of the
Service, AxcessNet reserves the
right to suspend your Account
until the problem has been
corrected, without any reduction
in your rate for the Service. If
your Account is suspended and
the outstanding problem has not
been resolved within 30 days
from your last bill date, the
Service may be disconnected. If
so, the applicable installation
fee will apply if you wish to
resume your subscription to the
Service.
AxcessNet shall have no
responsibility to notify any
third party providers of
services, merchandise or
information of such termination
or suspension. Any termination
of this Service Agreement shall
not relieve you from any amounts
owing or other liability
accruing hereunder prior to the
time that such termination
becomes effective.
24. Information.
You hereby acknowledge that
AxcessNet and its affiliates may
retain and use any information,
comments or ideas conveyed by
you relating to the Service
(including any products and
services made available on the
Service). This information may
be used to provide you with
better service. AxcessNet will
open and maintain a customer
file which will be kept at its
office.
25. Miscellaneous.
This Service Agreement,
including any and all documents
and AxcessNet's policies
referenced herein, constitutes
the entire agreement between
AxcessNet and you pertaining to
the subject matter hereof.
AxcessNet failure to insist upon
or enforce strict performance of
any provision of this Service
Agreement shall not be construed
as a waiver of any provision or
right. If any of the provisions
contained in this Service
Agreement are determined to be
void, invalid or otherwise
unenforceable by a court of
competent jurisdiction, such
determination shall not affect
the remaining provisions
contained herein. Where any
provision of this Service
Agreement conflicts with an
applicable tariff, the tariff
shall supercede this Service
Agreement only in respect of the
conflicting provision. This
Service Agreement shall be
governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the
province or territory in which
your designated billing address
is located and the federal laws
of Canada applicable therein.
AxcessNet may assign its rights
and obligations under this
Service Agreement to any
affiliated entity without your
prior written consent. The
parties have required that this
Service Agreement and all
documents relating there to be
drawn up in English. Les parties
ont demandé que cette convention
ainsi que tous les documents qui
s'y rattachent soient rédigés en
anglais.
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