Please read the following Web Hosting Agreement.
By requesting hosting service
you acknowledge that you agree to and understand
the terms and conditions of using our service.
JKG Computing LLC
WEB HOSTING AGREEMENT
This Web Hosting Agreement
(this "Agreement") sets forth the terms and conditions of your use of
JKG Computing LLC. ("JKGCOMPUTING LLC") for web hosting
services. You certify that you are at least 18 years of age. To
become a JKGCOMPUTING LLC accountholder, you must read and agree to be bound by
all terms and conditions of this Agreement, the fee schedules on the hosting
page (http://www.JKGCOMPUTING LLC/hosting.htm) and any policies that are or may
be published by JKGCOMPUTING LLC. This Agreement will become effective
when accepted by JKGCOMPUTING LLC. By posting notice 30 days in advance
JKGCOMPUTING LLC may modify the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the
prices of its services, as well as discontinue or change the services
offered. You will be bound by the modified Agreement, prices and/or
policies if you continue to use the services.
1. Scope of Services and Your
Obligations
1.1. This Agreement defines
the terms and conditions of JKGCOMPUTING LLC's services as offered by
JKGCOMPUTING LLC and used by you, including the provision of web hosting
services on JKGCOMPUTING LLC‘s dedicated servers and connectivity to the
Internet (the "Services"). JKGCOMPUTING LLC will provide the
Services for the amount of server storage space selected in exchange for payment
of fees and full compliance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. In performing the Services, JKGCOMPUTING LLC maintains control
and ownership of any and all Internet protocol ("IP") numbers and
addresses that may be assigned to you and reserves the right to change or
remove any and all IP numbers and addresses at its sole discretion.
1.2. You are responsible for
producing, electronically uploading and maintaining HTML files, execution
scripts, applets and applications (the "Upload Materials") to your
website, and you hereby warrant that all Upload Materials shall be owned or
properly licensed by you and shall not adversely impact the Services or violate
any rights of any third parties. You are responsible for ensuring that
all Upload Materials will function properly and as intended. You are
responsible for all activity originating from your website, unless proven to be
a victim of outside hacking or address forgery. You assume responsibility
for all material on your website that may be put on by a third party (such as
the usage of Free For All links pages). Use of the Services requires a
certain level of knowledge in the use of Internet languages, protocols, and
software, which can vary depending on your anticipated use and desired content
of your website, and includes, but is not limited to, the following: web
publishing requires knowledge of HTML, properly locating and linking documents,
FTPing web contents, graphics, text, sound, image mapping, etc. You acknowledge
that you have the necessary knowledge to create, modify and maintain your
website. JKGCOMPUTING LLC assumes no responsibility to provide you with
such knowledge.
1.3. In connection with the
Services, JKGCOMPUTING LLC may provide for your use certain tools and software,
including, but not limited to, certain specialty scripting software and/or
certain programming language software for designing websites (collectively, the
"Tools"). These Tools are copyrighted and proprietary property
owned JKGCOMPUTING LLC. To the extent that such Tools are provided to
you, you are granted a nonexclusive, nontransferable license to use the Tools
in object-code form only for your internal use, solely in connection with the
Services provided under this Agreement.
1.4. During the period that
JKGCOMPUTING LLC provides the Services to you, you hereby grant to
JKGCOMPUTING LLC a nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide right and license to
digitally display and host your website and its content, and to use its
trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos and other commercial or
product/service designations in connection with the website and such Services.
1.5. JKGCOMPUTING LLC
reserves the right to monitor its systems electronically and to access and
disclose any information as permitted or required by any law, regulation or
other governmental request to operate its systems properly, to protect itself
or its accountholders or for any other reason it in good faith deems
necessary. JKGCOMPUTING LLC will fully cooperate with law enforcement
authorities in investigating suspected lawbreakers and reserves the right to
report to law enforcement any suspected illegal activity it becomes aware
of. It is not JKGCOMPUTING LLC‘s intention that its Services or
facilities be used in contravention of the Communications Decency Act of 1996
(the "CDA") or any other applicable law.
1.6. You agree to comply with
the requirements of the CDA and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the
"DMCA") and acknowledge that JKGCOMPUTING LLC is a "service
provider" under the DMCA and is therefore immune from liability under the
DMCA, including 17 U.S.C. § 512. Consistent with the DMCA,
JKGCOMPUTING LLC will accommodate standard technical measures used to identify
and protect copyrighted works, and, as further described herein, JKGCOMPUTING LLC
has a policy of terminating accountholders who are repeat copyright infringers.
1.9. Websites are unmodified
forums containing the personal opinions and other expressions of the persons
who post entries on a wide range of topics. Neither the content of
websites located on JKGCOMPUTING LLC’s servers nor the links to other websites
are screened, approved, reviewed or endorsed by JKGCOMPUTING LLC.
JKGCOMPUTING LLC is not a publisher of any of the content of websites, or of
any content that may be available through the links to and from them, and is
acting solely as an Internet web-hosting service provider. The text and
other material on such websites are the opinion of the specific author and are
not JKGCOMPUTING LLC‘s statements of advice, opinion or information.
2. Limited Warranty;
Limitation of Liability; Indemnification
2.1. Limited Warranty.
You acknowledge that the Services are provided "as is." Neither
JKGCOMPUTING LLC, nor any of its employees or agents, warrants that the
Services will be uninterrupted, error free or free from viruses or other
harmful components. JKGCOMPUTING LLC is not responsible for and hereby
disclaims any warranties, either expressed or implied, regarding the quality,
accuracy, or validity of the data and/or completeness, noninfringement,
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose of information available on
its servers or residing on or passing through its interconnecting
networks. Use of information obtained from or through the Services is at
your risk. Under no circumstances will JKGCOMPUTING LLC be liable to you
or any other person for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on
information available on its servers or obtained through the Services.
2.2. Limitation of
Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL JKGCOMPUTING LLC BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS AND DAMAGES RELATED TO CORRUPTION OR DELETION OF
WEBSITE CONTENTS) ARISING OUT OF OR IN RELATION TO THIS AGREEMENT OR YOUR USE
OR INABILITY TO USE JKGCOMPUTING LLC‘S SERVICES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
INOPERABILITY JKGCOMPUTING LLC’S SERVERS), REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION,
WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, EVEN
JKGCOMPUTING LLC HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN
NO EVENT SHALL JKGCOMPUTING LLC’S MAXIMUM LIABILITY EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT
PAID BY YOU TO JKGCOMPUTING LLC FOR THE SERVICES DURING THE PRIOR TWELVE (12)
MONTHS. TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE STATE LAW DOES NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES JKGCOMPUTING LLC’S
LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
2.3. Indemnification.
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold JKGCOMPUTING LLC and its affiliates,
directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against any
liabilities, losses, damages or costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees,
resulting from any third-party claim, action, dispute or demand related to your
use of the Services, your violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement
or from your placement or transmission of any materials or content onto
JKGCOMPUTING LLC’s servers. Such liabilities may include, but are not
limited to, those arising from the following: (a) with respect to your
business, (i) infringement or misappropriation of any intellectual property
rights; (ii) defamation, libel, slander, obscenity, pornography, or violation
of the rights of privacy or publicity; or (iii) spamming, or any other
offensive, harassing or illegal conduct or violation of the acceptable uses
described herein or anti-spam policy; (b) any damage or destruction to
JKGCOMPUTING LLC‘sequipment or to any other accountholder, which damage is
caused by or otherwise results from acts or omissions by you, your
representative(s) or your designees; (c) any personal injury or property damage
arising out of your activities related to the Services, unless such injury or
property damage is caused solely by JKGCOMPUTING LLC’s gross negligence or
willful misconduct; and (d) any other damage arising from your equipment or
your business.
3. Governing Law;
Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury.
THIS AGREEMENT AND ALL RIGHTS
HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA,
WITHOUT REGARD TO SUCH STATE'S POLICIES RELATING TO CONFLICT OF LAWS.