HOSTING
POLICIES
Terms of
Service (TOS) and Acceptable Use Policies (AUP)
The Basics (but not limited to)
in plain English:
1. Nothing illegal! - No spamming,
illegal pornography, warez, serial numbers, cracks, codes, stolen MP3's
etc...
2. No Server abuse.
3. We bill monthly - no long-term
contracts.
4. If you violate any of the above
policies, OnTime Host will cancel your account (we always contact you first).
5. 30 day money back guarantee does
not apply to dedicated, co-located, VPS and Virutozzo Included accounts.
You lose your 30 day money back guarantee if you violate our AUP/TOS.
6. No IRC on the OnTime Host networks.
The Legal Version
Acceptable Use Policies (AUP)
(for all accounts)
OnTime Host has certain ethical, legal and moral responsibilities consisting
with the use of its servers and equipment involved in the services of web
site hosting, marketing and design. OnTime Host reserves the right to suspend,
deny or cancel a subscriber's access to any or all services provided by
OnTime Host whenever OnTime Host decides the services it has rendered have
been inappropriately used. Use of OnTime Host's service constitutes acceptance
and agreement to our policies.
Web Site, Server, and Network
Content/Use Provisions
(for all accounts)
All services provided by OnTime Host and its underlying service providers
may be used for lawful purposes only. Transmission, storage, or presentation
of any information, data or material in violation of any United States
federal, state or city law is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited
to: copyrighted material, material we judge to be threatening or obscene,
material protected by trade secret and other statutes, material that would
cause harm to minors, threats and harassment, forgery, fraud, unfriendly
network disruptions, and distribution of viruses. The subscriber agrees
to indemnify and hold harmless OnTime Host from any claims resulting from
the use of the service which damages the subscriber or any other party.
The subscriber also agrees that OnTime Host may disclose, without subscribers
consent, any and all information related to the subscriber and their service
with OnTime Host to any law enforcement agent who makes a written request.
OnTime Host is not responsible for
any material input by anyone other then OnTime Host and/or posted to the
OnTime Host network by anyone other then OnTime Host. This includes the
content and links on websites hosted by OnTime Host. OnTime Host disclaims
any liability and responsibility relating to inappropriate use or inappropriate
content of anything hosted by OnTime Host that OnTime Host did not solely
create and post to the OnTime Host network.
Spamming:
OnTime Host its users from sending
unsolicited e-mail messages (“spamming”), including, but not limited to:
Posting the same, or similar, messages to one or more Usenet or other newsgroups,
forums, e-mail mailing lists or other similar groups or lists; Posting
any Usenet or other newsgroup, forum, e-mail mailing list or other similar
group, or list articles which are off-topic or otherwise violate the rules
of the charter or other owner-published FAQ or description of the group
or list; Sending unsolicited e-mail, including commercial advertisements
and informational announcements to Internet users, or any unsolicited e-mail
that could reasonably be expected to provoke complaints; Using e-mail to
engage in harassment, whether through language, frequency or messages.
Continuing to send someone e-mail after being asked to stop is considered
harassment; Sending e-mail with falsified or obscured header or information
designed to hinder the identification of the location of what is advertised;
Collecting replies to either (i) unsolicited e-mail messages or (ii) messages
that were either sent through another provider which violate these rules
or those of the other provider. OnTime Host allows only COI (Closed-Loop
Opt-In) mailing lists. More information on COI can be found here. Users
who send bulk e-mail to “opt-in” list must have a method of confirming
or verifying subscriptions and be able to show evidence of subscriptions
for users who complain about unsolicited e-mail. The Company’s receipt
of complaints from Internet users related to e-mails received due to users
use of “opt in” list shall be a violation of this AUP.
Any user that gets any of OnTime
Host's IPs listed on any legitimate Spam Block or Black hole list such
as but not limited to SpamCop or Spamhaus will be billed a $100 charge
to subscribers account and additionally a $100 per hour administrative
charge to remove the block and protect our IP ranges and mail servers.
Pornography:
Pornography is prohibited on any
OnTime Host server. OnTime Host will be the sole arbiter as to what constitutes
a violation of this provision but in general if its legal for all ages
to see, its ok, if you have to be 18 or 21 to view, then its not ok. OnTime
Host also reserves the right not to host sites that it considers, in its
sole discretion, to be religiously or racially offensive or inflammatory.
OnTime Host will not host warez sites or anything related to, promoting,
or offering warez, serial numbers, cracks, illegal mp3's or anything else
that would considered illegal by the laws governing the citizens of the
United States and the state of Arizona and the city of Phoenix, Arizona.
With the few exceptions listed above
and below, we support the uncensored flow of information and ideas over
the internet. We do not actively monitor the information that our subscribers
transmit and receive, however, we do react immediately to any alleged violations
of any of our policies in which case we reserve the right to monitor anything
on our network and any packet of information that traverses our network.
Bandwidth usage for dedicated
and co-located servers: (for dedicated and co-location accounts) Subscriber
agrees to pay for all bandwidth they use that is above the amount included
in their package, at the current rate which is listed on OnTime Host's
dedicated server page. Subscriber may elect to have their bandwidth capped
at any amount at their choice, or they may elect to have no cap and simply
pay for the additional bandwidth used above what is included in subscribers
package.
Background-running Programs:
(for virtual accounts) We may allow programs to run continuously in the
background. These are considered on an individual basis and an extra charge
may be incurred based on system resources used and operational maintenance
needed.
IP address's: (Applies to
dedicated and co-location subscribers only, does not apply to virtual accounts.)
All IPs that are assigned to OnTime Host's subscribers must be used under
the authorized use stipulations within 24 hours of being assigned the IP.
Authorized use stipulations are taken from ARIN, the organization that
manages IPs in the United States. There are to be no unused IP's on OnTime
Host's networks, except those in reserve for OnTime Host to assign its
subscribers on an as needed basis. subscribers are only allocated IPs that
they will use within 24 hours. Subscribers are not allowed to keep IP's
in reserve. Ips are assigned by opening a S.A.M support ticket and requesting
the IP. Usually turn around time is 15 minutes.
OnTime Host assigns and allows its
subscribers to use IP addresses that are owned or are given to OnTime Host
to use. OnTime Host retains ownership of all IPs assigned to subscribers.
Name-Based hosting must be used where possible as per ARIN rules.
Server Abuse Issues: (for
all accounts) Any attempts to undermine or cause harm to OnTime
Host servers or the servers of its underlying service providers or a subscriber
of OnTime Host or its underlying service providers is strictly prohibited.
Network Security: (for
all accounts) Subscribers are prohibited from violating or attempting
to violate the security of the OnTime Host network or any of its other
subscribers, and should a violation take place, civil or criminal liability
may result. OnTime Host will investigate any alleged violations and cooperate
fully with law enforcement. Violations include but are not limited to the
attempt to login to any machine which the subscriber is not exclusively
paying for, interfering with any service by DDos attacking, mail bombing
or anything else that would be detrimental to the services that OnTime
Host provides, attempting to probe or scan or test the vulnerability of
any machine on the OnTime Host network, forging any IP address, and taking
any action in an attempt to receive services that the subscriber is not
paying for. A violation of any of the above may result in immediate removal
from the network.
Any sub-networks or re-seller networks
of OnTime Host must adhere to all of these policies.
Terms of Service (TOS)
Right To Refuse Service and Cancel
Accounts:
(for all accounts)
OnTime Host reserves the right not to accept accounts for hosting for any
reason it deems appropriate. We also reserve the right to cancel an account
at anytime, for any reason, other than those stated specifically in this
policy statement, with 10 days notice. Accounts that violate any of the
policies specifically stated herein, including late payment or non-payment
of fees owed, may be canceled with no notice.
Communication
(for all accounts)
Our primary means of communications with clients, including for billing
purposes and technical support is by e-mail. You must supply us with your
current e-mail address so that we may contact you at any time. We cannot
be held responsible for not notifying you of account cancellation if you
do not supply us with your correct and current e-mail address. You should
check your e-mail regularly to make sure you do not miss an important notice.
We do have a toll free number for subscribers to call.
Technical Support
(for all accounts)
Technical Support is available 24/7/365 from our website under the technical
support section (see S.A.M. which is our help desk and billing system,
forum, and the Users Guides/Tutorials). Priority is given to the ticketing
system (S.A.M.) in ALL cases. Toll free phone technical support is available
at 1-602-595-0343 24/7. Free included support category tickets are limited
to a quantity of 40 per month. All other categories including network or
server down are unlimited. For all virtual and non-virtual accounts, tech
support covers connecting to the server, setup, email, path, uploading
files issues and more but does dot included troubleshooting and editing
your PERL or other scripts or databases. OnTime Host has a PERL expert
on hand to assist you if needed at $75/hour. For dedicated accounts, tech
support is limited to initial setup, and thereafter only network related
issues - the dedicated account holder must be or have someone be the system
administrator for their computer. OnTime Host can support and administrate
your computer but that service is not included in the price of the dedicated
server. For information on what it would cost to have OnTime Host be the
system administrator on your dedicated server, call us at 1-877-373-1125
or email Sales@OnTimeHost.Com. For all Co-Located computers, tech support
is limited to initial setup and thereafter network problems only. The Co-Located
account holder must be or have someone be the systems administrator for
their computer. OnTime Host can support and administrate your computer
but that service is not included in the price of the Co-Located server.
For information on what it would cost to have OnTime Host be the sysadmin
on your Co-Located server, call us at 1-877-373-1125. Our standard hourly
rate is currently $125 per hour.
Note: In actual practice,
and as time permits, we do assist in technical support beyond what is stated
above and we even offer one-on-one personalized training.
Deactivation
(for all accounts)
If any of these terms or conditions are not followed it will result in
grounds for account deactivation. We reserve the right to remove any account
without notice if any of the terms or conditions stated herein are violated.
If such an occurrence takes place, the fees for that month's service will
not be refunded to the subscriber. Fees for the entire month are due if
the account is active for any amount of time, even just one day during
that month.
If we deem it necessary to cancel
an account for any reason other than those specifically stated in this
document, we will give you a 10-day notice of cancellation by e-mail.
OnTime Host reserves the right to
make any changes to its policies and Hosting plans, pricing, bandwidth
providers, IP's, and features offered at any time as necessary and in no
way implies fitness of purpose warranties. OnTime Host reserves the right
to refuse service to anyone. OnTime Host reserves the right to determine
what violates any of OnTime Host's policies.
Payment Policies
(for all accounts)
All charges are in U.S. Dollars. All order forms are done via encrypted
SSL on the OnTime Host website. All accounts are set up on a pre-pay basis.
Setup fees are charged for all new accounts and major account changes and
are non-refundable. All pricing is guaranteed for the term of pre-payment.
The subscriber is responsible for all money owed on the account from the
time it was established to the time that the subscriber notifies OnTime
Host in writing for a request for termination of services (see cancellation
by subscriber section below for details on how to cancel). All payment
is in U.S. currency and must be prepaid with Visa, MC, Amex or Discover,
Pay Pal, wire transfer ($5 fee for wires under $200), or cashier's check
or money order mailed 1 week in advance of due date. Subscribers may prepay
multiple months in advance with a discount applying for pre-payments of
12 months, however, all multiple month prepayments are non-refundable unless
OnTime Host cancels the subscribers account. A subscriber who prepays and
then wants to downgrade their hosting package can do so, but will not be
eligible for a refund of any prepaid monies, or a reduction in monthly
charges until the prepaid period is up.
There is a $5 late fee for all payments
that are not on time. This includes all credit card payments that do not
go through as of the due date of the monthly payment because of the card
being declined, expired, no longer good, or any other problem. It is the
subscribers responsibility to update OnTime Host in S.A.M. for any changes
in their credit card information including expiration dates. This is done
through the customers access to our billing system S.A.M. The subscriber
authorizes OnTime Host to use whatever means necessary to effect payment
for overdue accounts or cancellation fees, if any. This includes making
the charge to the subscribers credit card, even if the subscriber does
not usually pay by credit card. If a subscriber is late 3 times consecutively,
the late fee will be $50 and will increment by $50 for each consecutive
month subscriber is late thereafter, indefinitely.
For subscribers who pay by credit
card, once a service is 10 days overdue for payment, service will be interrupted
if prior arrangements with OnTime Host have not been made. For subscribers
who pay by Pay Pal, once a service is 3 days overdue for payment, service
will be interrupted if prior arrangements with OnTime Host have not been
made. For subscribers who pay by wire transfer, there will be a $5 fee
for all wire transfers under $200 and once a service is 3 days overdue
for payment, service will be interrupted if prior arrangements with OnTime
Host have not been made. For subscribers who pay by check, once a service
is 2 days overdue for payment, service will be interrupted if prior arrangements
with OnTime Host have not been made.
If subscribers service has been disconnected
for lack of payment as per our payment policies and subscriber wishes to
reconnect service, there will be a $100 reconnect fee.
OnTime Host reserves the right to
turn over any debts owed to OnTime Host to a collection agency or to attorneys
in that order.
Refunds and Disputes
(for all accounts)
All payments to OnTime Host are non-refundable and non pro-rateable. This
includes the setup-fees and all subsequent monthly recurring charges and
any one time fees. If you dispute a charge made to your credit card by
OnTime Host and it is found that the charge was valid, you agree to pay
OnTime Host a $100 administration fee.
Transfer of Service
(for all accounts)
Subscriber shall not transfer ownership of their service with OnTime Host
to any other person or entity without prior written consent from OnTime
Host. If OnTime Host agrees to allow the transfer of service, the new subscriber
must agree to the OnTime Host TOS and AUP.
Hacked Server Policy
(for all accounts)
When a server gets hacked, any recent backups that have been made will
very likely contain the hack. It is generally not known when a hack was
made to the server, and therefore any nightly or weekly backups will likely
contain the hack. For this reason OnTime Host does not generally permit
subscribers to restore data from backups once a server has been known to
be hacked. It is neither in the best interest of the client, nor OnTime
Host and the network to use the suspect data. If the data from the backup
is needed, the standard procedure is for the subscriber to purchase the
old hard drive and have it shipped to the subscriber. If for some reason
any of the backed up data is allowed to be used, and the server is hacked
again (within one week of the data being used), the subscriber will be
billed hourly for all work to redo the server again. If the subscribers
server has initiated a DDos attack on the OnTime Host network, and the
subscriber uses any of the backed up data after the server has been restored,
and the subscribers server initiates another ddos attack within one weeks
time, the subscriber agrees to pay an immediate $500 fine in addition to
all hourly fees associated with restoring the network and all of the credits
that OnTime Host might have to pay its subscribers in order to meet its
SLA. This is generally not a risk that a subscriber will want to take.
Service Rates
(for all accounts)
Subscriber acknowledges that the initial costs and specifications of the
service that the subscriber is subscribing to have been disclosed to the
subscriber. OnTime Host reserves the right to change pricing and specifications
of its service at any time due to market fluctuations, cost to provide
service, changes in cost of hardware etc... When changes are made to pricing
or specifications of the service OnTime Host is providing that result in
lower pricing or in better specifications, OnTime Host will make every
effort to pass those changes on to the subscriber, however, in some circumstances
additional fees will apply. When changes are made to pricing or specifications
of the service OnTime Host is providing that result in higher pricing or
in lower specifications, OnTime Host will make every effort NOT to pass
those changes on to the subscriber. OnTime Host is not obligated to change
the rates and specifications of subscribers existing service for any reason
at any time, and it will be at the sole discretion of OnTime Host and based
on financial evaluations of what is required to keep OnTime Host a profitable
operating company, able to provide the highest quality services to the
subscribers.
30 Day Money Back Guarantee (MBG)
(for virtual accounts only) All
virtual and reseller web hosting plans (this does not include dedicated,
co-located and VPS/VDS/Virtuozzo Included plans) come with a 30 day money
back guarantee. If you are not completely satisfied within the first 30
days, your monthly rental will be refunded. OnTime Host does not refund
setup fees. 30 day money back guarantee does not apply to spammers (unsolicited
emailers legal or not), adult sites, or server abusers. Any account on
OnTime Host servers that is caught spamming (sending any unsolicited email
legal or not), violating any of OnTime Host's hosting policies, or abusing
the server in any way will automatically forfeit the right to any refunds
of any monies including the MBG. Annual pre-payments receive a discount
and forfeit their right to the money back guarantee.
Cancellation initiated by subscriber
(for all accounts) Subscribers must
notify OnTime Host in writing via opening a S.A.M ticket using category
"Change Service" when they wish to cancel their accounts and must include
in that ticket the date they wish to cancel. Cancellation must be initiated
at least 30 days before the cancellation date but not more then 60 days
before the cancellation date requested (after the first month of service).
Subscriber is responsible for and must pay in full all fees during the
30 days including any monthly recurring fees. OnTime Host will not pro-rate
any charges. Notification to OnTime Host of the transfer of the subscribers
domain name from internic or associated organization to another hosting
provider does not constitute a cancellation as these are often forged without
the subscribers knowledge. Email is not acceptable for the written notice
of cancellation to OnTime Host as email and its sources may be forged.
Term (length) of service
(for all accounts)
All hosting packages are month to month billing with the minimum
being 1 month. OnTime Host does not pro-rate monthly billing fees. OnTime
Host does not require any long-term contracts for any of its services.
Service Level Agreement
(for all accounts)
OnTime Host guarantees 99.9% network uptime as a general rule excluding
scheduled maintenance and internet wide vulnerabilities (things like linux
slapper, sql sapphire and others that have taken large parts of the internet
down due to thing far beyond the control of OnTime Host), although we average
99.99% uptime. Some clients may have different uptime agreements based
on their packages. In the event the network uptime guarantee is not met
OnTime Host will refund 5% of the clients monthly package amount for every
2 hours of downtime after the guarantee is not met, up to and not to exceed
the full monthly amount. Network is considered unreachable if there is
100% packet lost between OnTime Host and its backbone providers. OnTime
Host cannot provide any guarantees beyond its backbone providers. Downtime
is measured starting 10 minutes past notification of network failure via
S.A.M. our help desk ticketing system, or by telephoning OnTime Host in
the event that S.A.M. is not reachable. End of the downtime is when there
is no longer 100% packet loss between OnTime Host and its backbone providers.
Customer is responsible to notify Billing@OnTimeHost.Com within 7 days
of the incident if customer believes they are entitled to a claim.
Subscriber acknowledges that the
service provided is of such a nature that service can be interrupted for
many reasons other than the negligence of the company and that damages
resulting from any interruption of service are difficult to ascertain.
Therefore, subscriber agrees that the company shall not be liable for any
damages arising from such causes beyond the direct and exclusive control
of OnTime Host. Subscriber further acknowledges that the company's liability
for its own negligence may not in any event ever exceed an amount equivalent
to charges payable by subscriber for services during the period damages
occurred. In no event shall the company be liable for any special or consequential
damages, loss or injury.
Indemnification
(for all accounts)
Subscribers agrees that it shall defend, indemnify, save and hold OnTime
Host harmless from any and all demands, liabilities, losses, costs and
claims, including reasonable attorney's fees asserted against OnTime Host,
its agents, its subscribers, officers and employees, that may arise or
result from any service provided or performed or agreed to be performed
or any product sold by subscriber, it's agents, employees or assigns. Subscribers
agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless OnTime Host against liabilities
arising out of; (1) any injury to person or property caused by any products
sold or otherwise distributed in connection with OnTime Host's server;
(2) any material supplied by subscriber infringing or allegedly infringing
on the proprietary rights of a third party; (3) copyright infringement
and (4) any defective products sold to subscriber from OnTime Host's server.
This means if OnTime Host is sued because of a subscriber or a subscriber
of an OnTime Host's subscriber's activity, the subscriber will pay for
any and all damages and associated court costs and attorneys fees that
OnTime Host incurs. The failure of OnTime Host or its suppliers to enforce
this AUP, for whatever reason, shall not be construed as a waiver of any
right to do so at any time. You agree that if any portion of this Policy
is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion will be construed consistent
with applicable law as nearly as possible, and the remaining portions will
remain in full force and effect
Disclaimer
(for all accounts)
OnTime Host will not be responsible for any damages your business may suffer.
OnTime Host makes no warranties of any kind, expressed or implied for any
service we provide. OnTime Host disclaims any warranty or merchantability
or fitness for a particular purpose. This includes loss of data resulting
from delays, non-deliveries, wrong delivery, lack of customer backups,
lack of data integrity and any and all service interruptions caused by
OnTime Host and its employees. Subscriber acknowledges that the service
that is provided can be interrupted for reasons other then the negligence
of OnTime Host. Subscriber agrees that OnTime Host cannot be held liable
for any damages arising from any disruption of service that is outside
the direct and exclusive control of OnTime Host. Subscriber also acknowledges
that the absolute limit of any liability for anything for any reason to
any subscriber at all can never exceed an amount equivalent to the charges
payable by the subscriber to OnTime Host during the period in which damages
are alleged to have occurred. OnTime Host reserves the right to revise
its policies at any time without notice. Subscribers must adhere to the
policies and changes as they are made.
ManageIT, SecureIT, RecoverIT
Services Addendum
(for all accounts)
Disclaimer: All security procedures applied to your server represent a
good faith effort by OnTime Host to ensure the security of your server
by eliminating or minimizing common security risks. These security procedures
do not replace or eliminate the need for regular software and system updates
as well as security-minded system policies. SecureIT services are a one
time install/modification to a server. Any ongoing maintenance or administration
of the installs/modification are the responsibility of the customer.
Operations: The security procedures
applied to your server are often intended to restrict access to or usability
of certain system functions which are commonly used to compromise servers.
These procedures may alter the way the server behaves in certain instances.
OnTime Host has made every effort to ensure that its security procedures
provide the maximum level of security while minimizing the impact to server
usability however OnTime Host accepts no responsibility for any complications
associated with our security procedures.
Liability: OnTime Host accepts
no responsibility for the continued security of your server. By accepting
the terms of this agreement you acknowledge that you understand that no
server is ever immune to being compromised and furthermore agree that OnTime
Host will not be held responsible for data-loss, financial damages, server
down-time or any other ramification resulting from your server being compromised
or abused. RecoverIT services are a one time process. With RecoverIT services,
OnTime Host agrees to make its best effort to restore the clients data
to the extent outlined by the level of RecoverIT services purchased. The
ability of OnTime Host to restore customers data is limited to the integrity
of the customers data and the participation of the customer is assisting
OnTime Host with customers setup and proprietary information. Although
OnTime Host agrees to make its best effort to restore all of the customers
data exactly as it was, OnTime Host makes no guarantee or warranty that
the purchase of RecoverIT services will in any way guarantees that all
of the customers data will be able to be restored exactly as it was before
the need for recovery.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND GOVERNING
LAW
(for all accounts)
This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the City of Phoenix, Arizona, and to the extent such courts have
jurisdiction, by the State of Arizona or the United States District Courts
located in Arizona. The parties hereby agree that the appropriate forum
for any disputes arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby shall be the city court of Phoenix, Arizona, the state courts of
the State of Arizona, and the United States District Courts located in
Arizona, and the parties hereby irrevocably consent to the exclusive and
personal jurisdiction of such courts. . |