INTERNET ACCESS
Computech Terms and Conditions for User Accounts
This agreement represents the complete agreement and
understanding between Seevers Computech, Inc. dba Computech System Mart,
(hereinafter called Computech) and the account holder (hereinafter called User)
and supersedes any other written or oral agreement. Upon notice published
on-line via Computech, Computech may modify these terms and conditions, amplify
them, and/or modify the prices, as well as discontinue or change the services
offered.
If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please notify our customer
service department at (614) 687-6210 so we may initiate the termination of your
user account. If you have any questions about the Computech Terms and Conditions
for Use, please call the Computech customer service department.
Section #1 - Provision of Services
1.1 Computech will provide services on its computing and network systems to
individual Users in exchange for payment of fees and compliance with the terms
and conditions of this document.
1.2 Computech services are defined as the use by the User of computing,
telecommunications, Computech software, and information services provided by
Computech. These services also include the provision of access to computing,
telecommunications, software, and information services provided by others via
the Internet.
1.3 Computech may also provide computer software and programs with its user
accounts. However, Computech does not provide a warranty, either expressed or
implied, as to the usability or behavior of these programs.
1.4 Computech provides access to the USENET discussion groups (newsgroups). Some
of the discussions contain language, pictures or other material about subjects
intended for Adult audiences. Account holders less than 18 years old must have a
parent or legal guardian agree to these conditions to indicate acceptance and
knowledge of this.
1.5 Computech provides connectivity to the Internet and allows personal web
pages to be placed on the World Wide Web per the terms and conditions outlined
in sections 2,3 and 7 of this agreement. If a web site published under a
personal account utilizes an excessive amount of bandwidth (excessive shall be
defined as more than 1024MB of throughput per month) Computech reserves the
right to request that the account be converted to a commercial site or be
removed from the system all together.
1.6 Computech will publish a notice of fee increases on-line before such
increases will take effect.
Section 2 - Use of Material
2.1 Public Domain materials (e.g., images, text, and programs) may be downloaded
or uploaded using Computech services. Account holders may also re-distribute
materials in the public domain. The User assumes all risks regarding the
determination of whether the material is in the public domain.
2.2 As provided by United States federal law and by International treaties,
copyrighted materials (e.g., images, text, and programs) may not be uploaded
using Computech services without the permission of the copyright holder. Except
as expressly permitted, materials under copyright may not be distributed to
others. Copyrighted material may not be changed nor can the author attribution
notices nor the copyright notices be modified.
2.3 Note that some materials available on the Internet are called "SHAREWARE."
These materials may be downloaded and used, but they are copyrighted materials.
The copyright holder usually gives permission to use the material for
examination. If you choose to continue using the materials, the copyright holder
requests that you register your usage and may ask that you pay a license fee.
Section 3 - Use of Services
3.1 Computech user accounts are for individual users and the User therefore
agrees not to share the password of the account. The User acknowledges that
Computech will terminate the account after appropriate notification if the User
does not comply.
3.2 The User agrees to maintain a secure password to the account. Secure
passwords are those that are between 6 and 8 characters long, contain upper and
lower case letters, and numbers or other characters, and can not be found in
direct or reverse order in a dictionary, without regard to the language of the
dictionary.
3.3 The User agrees not to use any process, program, or tool via Computech
services for guessing the passwords of Users on Computech or other systems. The
User agrees not to use Computech services to make unauthorized attempts to
access the systems and networks of others.
3.4 The User agrees to use the services provided by Computech as permitted by
applicable local, state, and federal laws. The User agrees, therefore, not to
use these services to conduct any business or activity or solicit the
performance of any activity that is prohibited by law.
3.5 The User acknowledges that Computech is a commercial entity. Computech may
be used by Users to conduct legal businesses. These businesses should, however,
not impinge upon the use of Computech services by other Users. Computech
services should not be used to send unsolicitied advertising or promotional
materials to other network users. Electronic mail and appropriate USENET
newsgroups may be used in the conduct of legitimate businesses.
3.6 The User is permitted to establish a personal web site on Computech's
server. A personal web site may not be used to do business, including but not
limited to selling a product, service or good, advertising, or any other type of
electronic publishing that Computech may deem to be of a commercial nature. It
the User wishes to publish such a web site, it must be done using one of
Computech's commercial presence accounts. Furthermore, bandwidth, or the number
of visits or hits that a site take are not monitored on personal accounts;
however, users who have personal sites that exhibit high usage, which shall be
defined as personal web sites that transmit in excess of 1024 megebytes of data
per month, may, at Computech's sole discretion, be asked to upgrade the site to
a commercial account or remove the site from Computech's server.
3.7 The User acknowledges that Computech may, at its sole discretion, disable or
remove any material published on a users web site, that Computech deems
inappropriate. Computech may also disable a site that is experiencing excessive
usage as defined in section 1.5 of this agreement, while the User is contacted
to determine if the User wishes to convert the site to a commercial web site or
discontinue the use of Computech's services.
Section 4 - Indemnification
4.1 The User acknowledges that Computech makes an honest effort to keep the
information available on Computech's systems accurate. However, Computech can
make no warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, regarding the
quality, accuracy, or validity for the data and/or information available. Use of
information obtained from or through Computech is at the risk of the User.
4.2 The User also acknowledges that the information available through the
interconnecting networks may not be accurate. Computech has no ability or
authority over the material. Computech can make no warranty of any kind, either
expressed or implied, regarding the quality, accuracy, or validity of the data
and/or information residing on or passing through these networks. Use of
information obtained from or through Computech services is at the risk of the
User.
4.3 The User agrees to indemnify and hold Computech harmless from any claims,
including attorney's fees, resulting from the User receiving Computech services
which cause direct or indirect damage to the User or another party.
Section 5 - Payment of fees and penalties
5.1 The Computech billing cycle is in 30-day periods, starting with the first
day of each calendar month and ending on the last day of each calendar month.
Users will be billed in advance for each months usage during the first week of
each month (i.e. User would be billed during the first week of January for
January's access). A Users initial billing will be prorated to put the User on
the calendar month cycle (i.e. a User who signs up on the 15th of the month
would be prorated and billed for the remaining 15 days of that month). After the
initial billing the User would be billed on the monthly cycle.
5.2 Computech user accounts paid by cash, check, or money order are billed
semi-annually (six months) or annually (twelve months) in advance. Accounts
paying by cash or check will not be activated until payment is received. User
will receive notice via e-mail at least two weeks prior to the expiration of the
pre-payment in the form of an invoice. User must pay the invoice prior to the
expiration of the account to avoid service interruption.
5.3 Delinquent accounts are those that are unpaid after the due date, or those
whose charges are refused by the User's credit card company, or direct checking
account debits that are refused by the User's bank.
5.4 Accounts that are delinquent are put on "accounting lock" and may not be
used. Computech accounts continue to accrue charges while they are locked.
5.5 Accounts that are on accounting lock will only be "unlocked" after the
Computech Accounting department has cleared the account and the account is paid
in full. Accounts will only be unlocked during the hours of 9am-5pm
Monday-Friday, Eastern Time.
5.6 The User acknowledges full responsibility for the account until payment in
full is made.
Section 6 - Account Cancellations
6.1 Cancellation requests for Computech accounts must be received in writing via
fax or postal service at the office of Computech. Such requests must be received
before the 25th of each month in order to be processed so that the customer is
not billed for the next usage period.
6.2 In no event, other than the willful termination of an account by Computech,
will a prorated refund be given to User.
6.3 All Computech accounts must be paid in full before the transaction will be
considered complete.
6.4 Computech reserves the right to terminate any account at any time with or
without cause or reason. In the event that Computech would choose to take this
action User understands and agrees that Users only compensation would be a
prorated refund for the current period that User has already paid.
Section 7 - Abuse of Services
7.1 Any use of Computech system resources that disrupts the normal use of the
system for other Computech users is considered to be abuse of system resources
and is grounds for administrative intervention.
7.2 Modification, alteration, reverse engineering, decompilation, dissasembly or
creation of derived works based on Computech proprietary installation software
or associated setup utilities is an abuse of Computech services.
7.3 Depending on the nature and the severity of the abuse, the user may receive
an E-mail warning or, if severe enough, have their account suspended by
Computech without prior notice. If the misuse is unintentional, the suspension
may be rescinded following discussion with Computech. If the misuse is
intentional, the suspension may be rescinded at the discretion of the Customer
Service Manager. Occasionally, unintentional misuse is misclassified as
intentional misuse. Customers who believe their activity has been misclassified
may appeal to the Customer Service Manager. Examples of system misuse can
include, but are not limited to, the following:
7.4 Personal dial-up unlimited accounts are for the unlimited usage of ONE
person only, with reasonable attended unlimited use. Reasonable unlimited use is
defined as one person sitting at a computer using the service, and does NOT
include leaving systems idle for excessive periods of time, leaving systems
online for others' use as file servers, etc. Users may not use "keep-alive"
programs or other time-out defeating programs to intentionally keep the
connection up even though no person is using the system.
7.5 Computech Personal WWW pages are for personal use only. They may not be used
for the advertising or promotion of a product, good, service, company, or
person(s).
7.6 Sending unwanted or large amounts of unwanted e-mail messages, posting
commercial advertisements in USENET newsgroups, or making large numbers of
article posts to inappropriate newsgroups (behavior commonly referred to as
"spamming") through Computech electronic mail or USENET news servers.
7.7 User will not attempt to vandalize any portion of Computech's or other
systems connected to the Internet. "Vandalism" means any malicious attempt to
harm, destroy or disrupt the service in any manner. This includes, but is not
limited to, hacking attempts, transmitting computer viruses, unauthorized use of
User accounts, the execution of programs that result in unwarranted network
traffic or server utilization which may or may not disrupt the network load, the
transmission or execution of worms, trojan horses or any other computer program
code or data which may possibly damage or disrupt the system(s). If user has any
question as to whether or not a computer program is hazardous or considered
inappropriate, please contact Computech at (614) 687-6210 prior to running or
installing the program.
7.8 Use of profanity, sexually explicit language, or sexually explicit material
on World Wide Web homepages stored in a Computech user account, or in electronic
mail stored or transmitted through Computech computer systems is strictly
prohibited. Any material that is adult in nature must be in compliance with the
Telecommunications Decency Amendment of the 1996 Telecommunications Act.
7.9 Use of copyrighted materials without permission of the copyright holder on
World Wide Web homepages stored via a Computech user account.
7.10 Violations of any of the Computech conditions of use are unethical and may
be criminal offenses. You are expected to report to Computech any information
you may have concerning instances in which the conditions of use have been or
are being violated. When Computech becomes aware of possible violations, we will
initiate an investigation. At the same time, in order to prevent further
unauthorized activity, Computech may suspend access to services to the
individual account in question. Confirmation of violations may result in
cancellation of the individual account and/or criminal prosecution. The account
suspension may be rescinded at Computech's discretion.
Section 8 - Indemnity
The Customer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Computech from any and all
claims resulting from the Customer's use of Computech's services which cause
damage to the Customer or a third party.
Section 9 - Disclaimer
Computech makes no warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, for the
services it provides. Computech also disclaims any warranty of merchantability
or fitness for a particular purpose. Computech will not be responsible for any
direct, indirect or consequential damages which may result from the use of its
services including loss of data resulting from delays, non-delivery or
interruption in service.
Section 10 - General
These Terms and Conditions supersede all previous representations,
understandings or agreements and shall prevail notwithstanding any variance with
terms and conditions of any order submitted. The customer's signature below
constitutes agreement to and acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
This agreement shall be interpreted, construed and enforced in all respects in
accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio. Each party irrevocably consents
to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Ohio and the federal courts
situated in the State of Ohio, in connection with any action to enforce the
provisions of this agreement, to recover damages or other relief for breach or
default under this agreement, or otherwise arising under or by reason of this
agreement.
In the event that any portion of this agreement is held to be unenforceable, the
unenforceable portion shall be construed in accordance with applicable law as
nearly possible to reflect the original intentions of the parties and the
remained of the provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
Computech's failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any
provision of this agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision
or right. Neither the course of conduct between parties nor trade practice shall
act to modify any provision of this agreement.