Acceptable Use Policy
of Alliance Business Solutions.COM
Servers
Terms of Service: Your Rights and Responsibilities
Alliance Business Solutions
(referred hereinafter as 'Alliance
Business Solutions', 'Alliance
Servers', 'Alliance', 'our',
'we' and 'us') is a internet
and business solutions firm.
All accounts on our web servers,
including single-domain, reseller
and resold accounts, are subject
to the terms and conditions
described in this document.
Under the terms of this agreement,
your placement of information
on our servers is an acknowledgement
that you have read, understand,
and agree to be by terms and
conditions below.
1. User Conduct
Our services may only be used for lawful purposes -- any use of
these services which violates any laws which may apply to Alliance
Business Solutions, your local jurisdiction, or any jurisdiction
that you or your site may be subject to is strictly prohibited.
This means that while using the service, you may not:
Post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory,
obscene, libellous, offensive, indecent, profane, or otherwise objectionable
information of any kind, including without limitation any transmissions
constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal
offensive, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any
law and restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying
the Internet.
2. Resource Usage, Illegal content and Adult-Oriented Sites
Users may not initiate the following on our servers:
Run any process that requires more than 8Mb of memory space, more
than 30 CPU seconds, or use more than 5% of all available system
resources at any time.
Run any type of interactive real-time chat applications that require
server resources. Remotely-hosted services are fully allowed. Run
stand-alone, unattended server-side processes at any point in time
on the server.
This includes any and all daemons, such as IRCD. Run any software
that interfaces with an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) network.
Run any site with adult-oriented content, including but not limited
to any nude or pornographic material, except on servers where we
specifically allow adult material.
Pornography and sex-related merchandising is prohibited on all
Alliance Business Solutions.com servers except on servers where
we specifically allow adult material. This includes equally sites
that LINK to such content.
Databases are only to be used for Alliance Business Solutions-hosted
web sites, and no outside usage of our hosted databases is allowed.
Examples of Unacceptable content or links:
Pirated software
Hacker programs or archives
Warez sites
ILLEGAL COPYRIGHTED MP3's OR linking to or hosting them.
Also prohibited are sites that promote any illegal activity or
present content that may be damaging to Alliance Business Solutions.com
servers or any other server on the internet. Links to such materials
are also prohibited.
Alliance Business Solutions reserves to the right to the final
decision on what constitutes abuse.
3. Zero Tolerance Spam Policy
We take a zero tolerance stance against sending of unsolicited
e-mail, commonly known as spam. Any user who sends out spam will
have their account terminated without notice; this includes reseller
and resold accounts.
Alliance Business Solutions reserves the right to require changes
or disable as necessary any web site, account, database, or other
component that does not comply with this policy, at its sole discretion.
Alliance Business Solutions also reserves the right to make any
such modifications in an emergency at our sole discretion.
4. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Alliance Business
Solutions from any and all liability, penalties, losses, damages,
costs, expenses, attorneys' fees, causes of action or claims caused
by or resulting indirectly from your use of the service which damages
either you, Alliance Business Solutions, or any other party or parties
without limitation or exception. This indemnification and hold harmless
agreement extends to all issues associated with your account, including
but not limited to domain name selection and Web site content.
5. Refusal or discontinuation of service
Alliance Business Solutions reserves the right to refuse or discontinue
service to anyone at Alliance Business Solutions' sole discretion.
Alliance Business Solutions may deny you access to all or part of
the service without notice if you engage in any conduct or activities
that Alliance Business Solutions in its sole discretion believes
violates any of the terms and conditions in this agreement. Alliance
Business Solutions shall have no responsibility to notify any third-party
providers of services, merchandise, or information, nor any responsibility
for any consequences resulting from such discontinuance or lack
of notification. You agree that Alliance Business Solutions has
the right to monitor the service electronically from time to time
and to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy the law,
or to protect itself or its subscribers. Alliance Business Solutions
reserves the right to refuse to post or to remove any information
or materials, in whole or in part, that, in its sole discretion,
are unacceptable, undesirable, or in violation of this agreement.
Alliance Business Solutions also reserves the right to refuse refunds
in cases where Alliance Business Solutions believes abuse has taken
place.
6. No warranties
Alliance Business Solutions makes no warranties or representations,
except the money back guarantee policy as advertised, of any kind
for the services being offered. The service is provided on an "as
is" and "as available" basis without warranties of
any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to
warranties of title, non-infringement, or implied warranties of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No advice or
information given by Alliance Business Solutions or its agents or
employees shall create a warranty. Alliance Business Solutions provides
no warranty that the service will be uninterrupted or error free
or that any information, software or other material accessible on
the service is free from viruses or other harmful components. Under
no circumstances shall Alliance Business Solutions be liable for
any direct, indirect, special, punitive, or consequential damages
that result in any way from your use of or inability to use the
service, or for third parties' use of the service to access your
Web space, or to access the Internet or any part thereof, or your
or any third parties' reliance on or use of information, services,
or merchandise provided on or through the service, or that result
from mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion of files, errors,
defects, delays in operation or transmission, or any failure of
performance. If you are dissatisfied with Alliance Business Solutions
service or any of its terms, conditions, rules, policies, guidelines,
or practices, you’re sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue
using the service.
You understand that by placing information on Alliance Business
Solutions' servers that such information becomes available to all
Internet users and that Alliance Business Solutions has no way of
limiting or restricting access to such information or protecting
such information from copyright infringement. You assume total responsibility
and risk for your use of Alliance Business Solutions' servers and
the Internet. It is solely your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy,
completeness, and usefulness of all opinions, advice, services and
other information, and the quality and merchantability of all merchandise
provided through Alliance Business Solutions or on the Internet
generally.
Your use of the service is at your sole risk. Alliance Business
Solutions is not responsible for files and data residing on your
account. You agree to take full responsibility for files and data
transferred and to maintain all appropriate backup of files and
data stored on Alliance Business Solutions servers.
You agree not to interfere with the operation of the system. You
further agree not to interfere with the proper operation of other
systems reachable through the Internet, including any attempt at
unauthorized access. You agree to adhere to system policies as published
by Alliance Business Solutions, including restrictions on services
available with each service type, restrictions on certain features,
and all other policies.
Alliance Business Solutions reserves the right to monitor any and
all communications through or with our facilities. You agree that
Alliance Business Solutions is not considered a "secure communications
medium" for the purposes of the ECPA, and that no expectation
of privacy is afforded.
7. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
THE SERVICES, ALLIANCE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS WEB-HOSTING, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES DISPLAYED OR OFFERED
ON THE ALLIANCE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS WEB-HOSTING, AND ALL TEXT, GRAPHICS,
LINKS AND APPLICATIONS ARE PROVIDED TO CLIENT ON AN 'AS IS' BASIS
AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. ALLIANCE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS WEB-HOSTING
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO EACH
OF THE FOREGOING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR ARISING FROM
A COURSE OF DEALING. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING,
ALLIANCE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS WEB-HOSTING SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY
WARRANTY THAT (1)THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE;
(2) DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED; (3) THERE ARE NO VIRUSES OR OTHER
HARMFUL COMPONENTS; AND (4) THE SECURITY METHODS EMPLOYED WILL BE
SUFFICIENT.
8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT SHALL ALLIANCE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS WEB-HOSTING BE LIABLE
FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOSS OF DATA, PROFITS, USE OF THE ALLIANCE
BUSINESS SOLUTIONS WEB-HOSTING SITE OR ANY ALLIANCE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
WEB-HOSTING PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT,
PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT
OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES PROVIDED HEREUNDER.
IN NO EVENT SHALL ALLIANCE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS WEB-HOSTING CUMULATIVE
LIABILITY EXCEED AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN FIFTY DOLLARS ($50 USD).
9. Account-Holder Identification Information
You agree that you as the person legally responsible for all use
of this account, are at least 18 years of age. If you are under
18 years of age, you need to have parental consent in order to sign
up, and the account must be ordered by a parent or guardian, in
their own name. You agree to supply Alliance Business Solutions
with a current and truthful name, postal address and telephone number
for our records, and you have a continued obligation to keep this
information current. You also agree that you are an authorized user
of any credit card that you supply to us, and you understand and
agree that we have an obligation to fully investigate any possible
fraudulent credit card use.
10. Violation of the Terms and Conditions
As an account holder and/or reseller, you are responsible for your
client's account's. If one of your clients is in violation of the
terms and conditions, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate
the account at our sole discretion, depending on the severity of
the violation and will inform you at the email address provided
to us at the signup. If your account reseller or otherwise is in
violation of the terms and conditions, the same rules apply. If
you or any of your customers violate these terms within the 30-days
money back guarantee we will suspend or close the account and you
forfeit any payments made before the 30-days money back guarantee
period.
11. Payment & Other Information
you agree to supply appropriate payment for the services received
from Alliance Business Solutions, in advance of the time period
during which such services are provided. You agree that until and
unless you notify Alliance Business Solutions of your desire to
cancel any or all services received, those services will be billed
on a recurring basis.
12. Agreement Acknowledgement
This agreement supersedes any written, electronic, or oral communication
you may have had with Alliance Business Solutions or any agent or
representative thereof, and constitutes the complete and total agreement
between the parties. In the event that any provision of this agreement
is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, all other provisions
shall remain in full force and effect and said provision shall be
reformed only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable.
Alliance Business Solutions reserves the right to change this Usage
Policy at any time without prior notification.
By placing and continuing to maintain or place information on Alliance
Business Solutions' servers you are stating and acknowledging that
you have read the aforementioned terms and conditions and that you
understand such terms and conditions and agree to be bound by them.
13. Money Back Guarantee
Each hosting or reseller plan includes a full 30-days money back
guarantee from day one of accepting these conditions (AUP).
If you are not completely satisfied with our services within the
refund time period of 30 days, you will be given a full refund of
the contract amount excluding overages or any setup fee's that may
apply. No refund is available after that period. This policy does
not apply to any additional services such as overages, disk space,
bandwidth, maintenance fees, etc.
Accounts cancelled/terminated by Alliance Business Solutions for
violating our Acceptable Usage Policy do not qualify for the 30-day
money back guarantee. Only first-time accounts are eligible for
a refund. For example, if you've had an account with us before,
cancelled and signed up again, you will not be eligible for a refund.
This is to protect our refund guarantee from being abused. To receive
a full refund, contact our customer service department Here
14. Resellers
Resellers and their clients are bound by these same Policies, Guidelines
and Disclaimers. By reselling and purchasing Alliance Business Solutions.com
Services, you hereby agree that Alliance Business Solutions.com
Shall not be held liable for any promises or failure of same that
Reseller's extend to their clients, including but not limited to,
quality of service, financial obligations, financial losses or any
other claim NOT provided to Reseller in writing by Alliance Business
Solutions.com. It is the legal duty and obligation of the Reseller
to provide these policies and guidelines to its entire client's.
Unlimited Traffic Availability* means
That you have at your disposal all you need, actual bandwidth allowed
is found in Features of each plan.
15. Payment of Fees
Payments of Webhosting fees are due on the first day of the service
period. Payments not received by Alliance Business Solutions main
accounts office by the fifth day of the service period will be subject
to service interruption and subsequent reconnect fees. Services
interrupted due to lack of payment will be subject to a $30.00 reconnect
fee for each hosting account and maximum $250.00 reconnect fee for
dedicated or co-located server.
16. Over usage charges for bandwidth and space
Over usage fees can occur on all hosting accounts. Account Holder
is responsible for these overuse charges. Account Holder may request
a temporary suspension on their account so to not exceed this limit
or any set limit. Hosting Bandwidth overcharges are in the amount
of $3.00/GB on all plans when exceeding your plan limit, or $1.50
per GB if prepaid. All bandwidth over usage will be rounded up to
the nearest GB and charged to the customer the next billing period.
Account Holders may view their usage accounts via their web site
statistics program. Statistics are updated on a daily basis. Alliance
Business Solutions may at their discretion disconnect service from
clients who are seriously exceeding their plans bandwidth limits
for that month and have the right to charge customer credit cards
accordingly. Alliance Business Solutions will make attempt to contact
owner prior to disconnection or charging there card in event of
a problem via email, or phone. Alliance Business Solutions may request
a down payment from account holders severely over their monthly
limits and use this as a deposit for future over usage payments.
17. Technical Support and NOT normal support issues.
We will endeavour to help our customers as much as possible with
problems they might arise. This is what we call "normal support
issues" and this goes as far as major problem that effects
the whole server and our current customer base. If a customer requires
specific technical help that we deem outside our scope of "normal
support issues" we will make a charge of $75.00 per hour or
part hour for our technicians to investigate the problem and advise
or fix which ever is the case, this includes reinstalling customer
database's that they may need reinstalling from a backup.
We will advise a customer as much as possible in resolving there
problems and if support is required that falls outside "normal
support issues" then please email support with a detailed a
possible the requirement and authorisation to charge your card accordingly.
Normal support issues can be requested via our helpdesk system
here.
18. Proper Termination of
Account
If you no longer need Alliance
Business Solutions services,
then you agree to take the
proper actions to cancel your
account by visiting our customer
helpdesk or by notifying us
at least 3 days prior to your
ending term, with proper identification
and instructions.
By applying for an account
you are agreeing to these
terms and conditions stated
above.
19. Refusal of Service:
We reserve the right to refuse,
cancel, or suspend service
at our sole discretion.
20.Privacy:
No information provided by
you to us is sold to any outside
3rd party for any reason.
All data is encrypted and
Clients volunteer their own
information, opinions about
our services.