Terms and Conditions
- Do-it-Yourself Website
- Done4U Website
- Done4U Ecommerce Website
- Custom Website
Date:
6 October 2005
These
are the standard terms and conditions of supply of the Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree
Website Design and Hosting Services (Do-It-Yourself Website, Done4U
Website, Done4Uecommerce Website and Custom Website) (the "Services",
each individually a "Service") offered from time to
time on Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree's web site at http://www.registerfree.com/
("Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree Web Site").
Please
read these terms and conditions carefully. It is a condition of your
use of the Services that you ("you") comply with
these terms and conditions.
1.
Terms and Amendment Procedure
1.1
This agreement comprises:
1.1.1
the terms and conditions of this agreement;
1.1.2
the Acceptable Use Policy and the Privacy Policy (as each is
respectively referred to in clause 4);
1.1.3
the Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree Quote for Service, if sent to you (the "Quote");
and
1.1.4
written confirmation by Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree to you of receipt of payment by
you of the charges applicable to the Services ("Payment
Confirmation")
1.2
This agreement commences on the date upon which Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree confirms
to you by email or any other written medium that a Service has been
commenced ("Commencement Date").
1.3
We may vary these terms or the terms of the operation of any Service,
at any time by a general notice on a page of the Internet referred to
on the home page of the Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree Web Site at
http://www.registerfree.com/policies/.
Changes other than price changes will become effective upon
publication of the notice.
Where
we vary the charges for any Service, we will notify you of these
variations either by a general notice on a page of the Internet
referred to on the home page of the Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree Web Site at
http://www.registerfree.com/policies/,
or, by written notice to you. Where we vary any charges for the
Services, we will give at least 30 days notice of the change by
either of the preceding means, and the new prices will apply at the
end of that period.
We
may at any time and without prior notice or liability to the Customer
to alter the Services in the course of the Services ongoing
development.
1.4
If you use a Service after publication of any change in accordance
with clause 1.3, your use will constitute acceptance of the amended
terms.
1.5
These terms constitute the agreement in its entirety and supersede
all prior agreements.
1.6
Any reference in this agreement to Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree's "Supplier"
is a reference to any third party service provider of Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree (a
"Supplier"), if and to the extent a Supplier is
supplying any part of the Services to you on behalf of Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree.
2.
Services
2.1
Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree will use reasonable efforts to provide to you the
Services described on the Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree Website in relation to the
relevant website services you have purchased (Do-It-Yourself Website,
Done4U Website, Done4Uecommerce Website and Custom Website).
2.2
You agree to provide Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree with such contact information as
Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or its Supplier may reasonably require in order to
provide the Services to you ("Service Contact Information").
You further agree to provide Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree with any updates to such
Service Contact Information, as may be required from time to time.
2.3
You shall at all times keep your password and log-in details
("Password Details") secure. You agree that
Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree cannot and does not know whether you have given access
to your account and to the Services to other people (whether
knowingly or not). You therefore agree that you are totally
responsible for:
2.3.1
when and how your account with Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree is used (including,
without limitation, if your accounts and/or the Services are
terminated pursuant to clause 12 (if applicable)); and
2.3.2
the actions of the people (if any) you allow to access, or transmit
information through the systems of Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or its Supplier, or
otherwise utilise the Services.
2.4
You agree that Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree may from time to time require you to
provide your Password Details to Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree. You acknowledge that
if you fail to provide such Password Details to Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree if
requested by Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree, Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree reserves the right not to
provide any assistance to you in connection with the Services.
2.5
You agree that you are solely responsible for any of your data and
content, as supplied by you and/or third parties ("Your
Content") and for any other files (including, without
limitation, email files, if applicable), residing on the Supplier's
servers.
2.6
You agree that you are solely responsible for the back-up of Your
Content and any other files (including, without limitation, email
files, if applicable) unless otherwise agreed with Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree.
2.7
The Services provided to you under this agreement are provided in
accordance with the data transfer bandwidth limits and/or disk space
limits, as published on the Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree Web Site from time to time
("Agreed Megabytes"). Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree may monitor your
usage of the Services to ensure that you are complying with the
Agreed Megabytes. If data transfer bandwidth usage and/or disk space
usage exceeds the Agreed Megabytes, you agree that Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree may
require you to purchase any additional data transfer bandwidth and/or
disk space and your failure to do so may result in the Services
ceasing to operate or function. In addition you also agree that if at
any time your data transfer bandwidth usage and/or disk space usage
exceeds the Agreed Megabytes, Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or its Supplier may
suspend any and all Services, or, in the case of Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree,
terminate this agreement. In the event that any such action is taken
by Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or its Supplier (as the context requires), you agree
that you shall not be entitled to a refund of any fees paid in
advance of such corrective action.
2.8
You agree that Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or its Supplier may be required to
perform maintenance to maintain the continuous operation of the
Supplier's servers, which maintenance may affect the operation or
functioning of the Services. We will attempt to provide you with
notice of the maintenance downtime, except when circumstances beyond
the control of Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or its Supplier prevent either Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or its Supplier (as the context requires) from doing so. You also
agree that Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or its Supplier may also be required to
suspend the Services, or disconnect or deny you access to the
Services, in accordance with clause 12.1.2.
2.9
You agree that Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or its Supplier shall maintain and
control ownership of all IP numbers and addresses that may be
assigned to you by Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree's Supplier, and you further agree
that Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or its Supplier may, at their sole discretion,
change or remove any and all such IP numbers and addresses.
2.10
You expressly grant to Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree and its Supplier a licence to
cache the entirety of your Web Site, including Your Content, hosted
by Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree's Supplier under this agreement. You agree that you
shall be responsible for obtaining any agreements and/or consents
required of any third party in connection with the grant of this
licence to Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree and its Supplier. You also agree that any
such caching is not an infringement of any of your intellectual
property rights or any third party's intellectual property rights.
2.11
You agree that Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree's Supplier may from time to time add,
remove or vary any software with respect to the Service/s, or
otherwise add, remove or vary any functionality with respect to the
Service/s ("Services Change"). You hereby consent to
any Services Change that may be undertaken by Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree's Supplier
from time to time. Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree will use all reasonable commercial
endeavours to provide you with 60 days' notice of any Services Change
that would constitute a non-backwards compatible change.
2.12
You may from time to time request Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree to provide you with
Your Content, where Your Content has been provided by you to
Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree in hard copy, and where you provided Your Content to
Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree together with a stamped, self-addressed envelope. You
agree that nether Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or its Supplier will otherwise be
required to provide you with copies of Your Content.
2.13
You agree to take all necessary or desirable steps to ensure that any
content (including, without limitation, any content pertaining to the
Services that is or could be unsuitable for children is labelled
appropriately and is presented in a way that complies with all
relevant laws and industry policy.
3.
Billing and Payment
3.1
You must pay for the Services in accordance with the prices and
charges contained in the Quote or as set out on the Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree
Website (as applicable, and as amended from time to time in
accordance with clause 1.3). Those fees and charges may include one
or more of:
3.1.1
a fixed non-refundable build fee, payable in advance;
3.1.2
a monthly or annual recurring fee, payable in advance;
3.1.3
custom build fees, payable in accordance with the Quote, 50%
non-refundable in advance and 50% on completion; and
3.1.4
other customisation fees, payable on a time and materials basis in
arrears.
3.2
You must pay all prices and charges for the Services and other
amounts incurred by you or any designated users or incurred as a
result of any use of the Services (whether authorised or not) in
accordance with the billing provisions specified in the Payment
Confirmation. You agree to keep your billing and account information
up to date and to notify Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree of any changes to such
information from time to time.
3.3
Prices and charges published on Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree's Web Site or set out in
the Quote are inclusive of any government taxes or charges unless
otherwise stated.
3.4
You consent to Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or its Supplier obtaining a credit
reporting agency report containing personal information about you (as
well as information concerning commercial creditworthiness and
activities) for the purpose of assessment by Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree of an
application for credit (whether commercial or personal) or for the
purpose of the collection of payments that are overdue.
3.5
If we have invoiced you in arrears for any Services, and you fail to
pay the charges in any invoice by the due date specified in any
applicable billing provisions (as referred to in clause 3.2 above) or
the invoice ("Unpaid Charges"), in addition to any
other rights under this agreement Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree may:
3.5.1
charge you interest and you agree to pay, on demand by Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree,
interest on the Unpaid Charges at the Applicable Rate from the date
the Unpaid Charges became due until those Unpaid Charges are paid to
Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree in full.
3.5.2
suspend or terminate the Service.
For
the purposes of this clause, "Applicable Rate" means
the Reserve Bank's Official Cash Rate (as published in the Australian
Financial review at the time the Unpaid Charges become due)
3.6
You agree that in the event of any action being taken by Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree
to recover any overdue amount due to it under this agreement or the
Proposal, as evidenced for example by, without limitation, your
credit card company notifying Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree of you disputing the
payment of, or refusing to pay such charge, or where your credit card
payment has been declined or reversed, any costs incurred by
Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree in recovering the debt (including, without limitation,
any legal expenses (on a solicitor/client basis), collection agency
charges or any other reasonable associated costs incurred by
Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree) are payable by you to Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree and shall be
recoverable by Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree as a separate debt.
4.
AUP and Privacy Policy
4.1
You agree to comply with Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree's Acceptable Use Policy located
at http://www.registerfree.com/policies/acceptableusepolicy.php,
as varied from time to time by Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree in accordance with clause
1.3 ("AUP"). In addition, you agree that neither
you, nor any other person whom you permit to use the Services either
undertakes, or attempts to undertake, any of the following additional
prohibited activities:
4.1.1
use or access any websites, or include in Your Content, any
pornography, nudity and sex-related merchandising ("Adult
Material") of any sort, including by means of creating or
maintaining any links to websites containing any Adult Material;
4.1.2
create, use or maintain, or access any MP3 files or any MP3 websites,
unless expressly permitted by Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree and/or its Supplier;
4.1.3
create, use or maintain, or access websites that promote illegal
activities (including, without limitation, warez, hacking, serial
numbers, cracks or information that violates any law whatsoever);
4.1.4
create, use or maintain, or access any website whose primary purpose
is file distribution or mirroring another website;
4.1.5
promote a website hosted by the Supplier through unsolicited email or
spamming, irrespective of whether the unsolicited email or spam is
sent through the Supplier's email servers or not;
4.1.6
distribute copyrighted software, warez (also known as pirated
software), MP3 files or Emulators/ROMs.
(each
an "Additional Prohibited Activity")
4.2
If we receive notice of, or otherwise become aware that you have
failed to comply with any provision of this AUP, or undertake or
attempt to undertake any Additional Prohibited Activity, in addition
to any other rights of Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree under this agreement, you agree
that Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or its Supplier may immediately take corrective
action, including suspension of any and all Services, or, in the case
of Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree, terminating this agreement. In the event that any
such corrective action due to a violation of the AUP occurs, or, due
to you or any other person whom you permit to use the Services
undertaking or attempting to undertake any Additional Prohibited
Activity, Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree shall not refund to you any fees paid to
Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree prior to such corrective action.
4.3
You agree to comply with Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree's Privacy Policy located at
http://www.registerfree.com/privacy/,
as varied from time to time by Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree from time to time in
accordance with clause 1.3 ("Privacy Policy").
4.4
You agree that Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree may disclose your account and other
information in accordance with the AUP and Privacy Policy.
5.
Your Warranties
You
warrant that:
5.1
you have not entered into this agreement or obtained any Services on
the basis of, or in reliance on, any statement or representation
(whether made orally or in writing and regardless of the medium used)
made by either Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or its Supplier concerning this agreement
or any of the Services, other than any statement or representation
contained in this agreement;
5.2
you are at least 18 years of age;
5.3
your use of the Services will not at the Commencement Date or
thereafter, infringe the intellectual property or other proprietary
rights of Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree, its Supplier or any third party;
5.4
you will conduct such tests and computer virus scanning as may be
necessary to ensure that any data uploaded or downloaded to and from
the Server of Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree's Supplier by you does not contain any
computer virus and will not in any way, corrupt the data or systems
of any person (including, without limitation, Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or its
Supplier); and
5.5
you will otherwise at all times use the Services in accordance with
this agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the AUP or the
Privacy Policy).
6.
Our General Disclaimer of Warranties
6.1
To the extent permitted by law, neither Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree nor its
Supplier, nor any employees, affiliates, agents, suppliers,
third-party information providers, merchants, licensors nor the like
(each a "Relevant Party") of either Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or
the Supplier, make any warranties of any kind, either expressed or
implied, statutory or otherwise, relating in any way to the subject
matter of this agreement, including, but not limited to, warranties
of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, or
non-infringement for the Services or any equipment provided, and all
such warranties are hereby excluded.
6.2
Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree agrees to use all reasonable efforts to provide the
Services to you. However, you acknowledge to, and agree with,
Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree, that nothing in this agreement shall constitute an
express or implied warranty or guarantee by any Relevant Party of
either Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or its Supplier:
6.2.1
that the Services will be uninterrupted, error free or not subject to
delays (technical or otherwise);
6.2.2
that the Services will be free from external intruders (hackers),
virus or worm attack, denial of service attack, or other persons
having unauthorised access to the services or systems of Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree
or its Supplier;
6.2.3
concerning the results or success that may be obtained from the use
of the Services;
6.2.4
concerning any increase in revenue, profit or goodwill that may be
obtained as a consequence of you using the Services (including, for
the avoidance of doubt, any increase in revenue, profit or goodwill
in connection with any products and/or services that you may
determine to offer for supply, or supply via your web site, the
Internet or otherwise ("Your Products and Services"));
6.2.5
as to the accuracy, reliability, completeness or content of the
Services, any information services or merchandise contained in or
provided through the Services, or, for the avoidance of doubt, any
information provided by Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or its Supplier in any advice,
report or communication to you or any other party.
6.3
You acknowledge and agree that no Relevant Party exercises any
control over, and accepts no responsibility for, the content of the
information (including, without limitation, Your Content) passing
through the Supplier's host computers, network hubs and points of
presence or the Internet, nor, for any of Your Products and Services
(if applicable).
6.4
You further agree that no Relevant Party shall be liable for:
6.4.1
Your Content or loss of any of Your Content or files (including,
without limitation, email files, if applicable) transferred either to
or from you or stored or backed-up by you or any of your customers
via the Services; and/or
6.4.2
any damage to or loss to Your Content as a result of any request by
you pursuant to clause 2.11.
7.
Indemnity
You
will indemnify and defend Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree and its Supplier and all
directors, officers, employees, and agents of Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree and its
Supplier (each an "Indemnified Party") from and
against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, suits,
actions, demands, proceedings (whether legal or administrative) and
expenses (including but not limited to reasonable legal fees)
incurred by any Indemnified Party arising out of, or directly or
indirectly relating to:
7.1
Your Products and Services (if applicable); and/or
7.2
any breach of this agreement by you; and/or
7.3
the use of the Services by you; and/or
7.4
any Services Change (as contemplated by clause 2.10); and/or
7.5
the implementation of the AUP by Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree, any action taken by
Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree in accordance with the AUP, or, any breach or violation
of the AUP; and/or
7.6
any action taken by Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or its Supplier in connection with
you undertaking or attempting to undertake any Additional Prohibited
Activity.
Such
claims shall include, but shall not be limited to, claims based upon
trademark, service mark, trade name, copyright and patent
infringement, trademark dilution, tortious interference with contract
or prospective business relations, unfair competition, restrictive
trade practices, misleading statement, misleading or deceptive
conduct, breach of contract, defamation or injury to reputation, or
other injuries or damage to business.
8.
Limitation of Liability
8.1
You agree that neither Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree nor its Supplier shall be liable
for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, or
loss of profits, revenue, data or use, suffered by you or any third
party, whether in an action in contract, tort or strict liability or
other legal theory, even if Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or its Supplier (as the case
may be) has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
8.2
Subject to clause 8.1, you further agree that the aggregate liability
of Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree and its Supplier for any damages, losses and causes
of actions whether in contract or tort (including negligence or
otherwise) shall not exceed the actual dollar amount paid by you for
the Service which gave rise to such damages, losses and causes of
actions.
8.3
You agree that where any statute implies any term into this
agreement, and that statute avoids or prohibits provisions in a
contract excluding or modifying the application of or liability under
such a term, then the term will be taken to be included in this
agreement. However, the liability of Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree and its Supplier
for any breach of the term will, if permitted by that statute, be
limited, at our option, to the re-supply of the services again; or
payment of the cost of having the services supplied again.
8.4
We acknowledge that some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or
limitation of warranties or incidental or consequential damages, so
that the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. In
such jurisdictions, the liability of Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree and its Supplier
(and the liability of any director, officer, employee, agent,
affiliate, content provider or service provider of Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree and
its Supplier) shall be limited to the greatest extent permitted by
applicable law.
9.
Intellectual Property
9.1
You acknowledge that all right, title and interest in any and all:
9.1.1
technology, including the software;
9.1.2
any documentation and material that is part of or provided with the
Services; and
9.1.3
any know-how, trademarks or service marks of Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or its
Supplier,
(collectively,
"Our Intellectual Property") is vested in Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree, its Supplier and/or the licensors of Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or its Supplier
(as the context requires).
9.2
Unless otherwise specifically provided in this agreement, you agree
that you shall have no right, title, claims or interest in or to Our
Intellectual Property.
9.3
You may not copy, modify or translate any of Our Intellectual
Property or related documentation, or decompile, disassemble or
reverse engineer any of Our Intellectual Property, to use it other
than in connection with the Services, or grant any other person or
entity the right to do so.
9.4
Unless otherwise specifically permitted by this agreement, you are
not authorised to distribute or to authorise others to distribute any
of Our Intellectual Property in any manner without the prior written
consent of Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree and/or its Supplier (as the context
requires); provided, however, that nothing in this clause 9.4 shall
preclude you from using Our Intellectual Property as incorporated in
the Services. This clause 9.4 shall not operate to extinguish,
restrict, vary, waive or affect in any manner whatsoever any right,
title or interest which you may now have or hereafter acquire in, or
in relation to, the third-party software that is part of or provided
with the Services solely to the extent such third-party licensors
publicly provide such rights, title or interest in the third-party
software to you.
10.
Confidential Information
You
acknowledge that, in the course of the performance of this agreement,
you may have access to customer information and communications,
including proprietary information claimed to be unique, secret, or
confidential, and which constitutes the exclusive property and trade
secrets of Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or its Supplier ("Confidential
Information"). You agree to maintain the confidentiality of
the Confidential Information and to use the Confidential Information
only to the extent necessary for legitimate business uses in
connection with this agreement. Upon request of Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or on
termination or expiration of this agreement, you shall return the
Confidential Information of Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or its Supplier then in your
possession to Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or its Supplier. Nothing in this agreement
shall prohibit or limit your use of information which (a) is now, or
hereafter becomes, publicly known or available through lawful means;
(b) is rightfully in your possession, as evidenced by your records;
(c) is disclosed to you without confidential or proprietary
restriction by a third party who rightfully possesses and rightfully
discloses the information; (d) is independently developed by you
without any breach of this agreement; (e) is the subject of a written
permission to disclose provided by Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree and/or its Supplier
(as the context requires); or (f) is required by law to be disclosed.
11.
Force Majeure
Neither
Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree nor its Supplier shall be liable for failure or delay in
performing its obligations under this agreement if such failure or
delay is due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control,
including, without limitation, acts of any governmental body, war,
insurrection, sabotage, embargo, fire, flood, strike or other labour
disturbance, interruption of or delay in transportation,
unavailability of or interruption or delay in telecommunications or
third party services, failure of third party software or inability to
obtain raw materials, supplies, or power used in or equipment needed
for provision of the Services.
12.
Suspension or Termination of this agreement
12.1
In addition to any other rights of suspension under this agreement,
Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or its Supplier may from time to time without notice to
you suspend a Service, or disconnect or deny you access to any
Service:
12.1.1
if you fail to comply with any provision in this agreement (including
failure to pay charges due, or, for the avoidance of doubt, any
provision in the AUP or Privacy Policy), or do, or allow to be done,
anything which in our opinion may have the effect of jeopardising the
operation of the Service, until the breach (if capable of remedy) is
remedied to the satisfaction of Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or its Supplier (as the
context requires);
12.1.2
during any technical failure, modification or maintenance involved in
the Service provided that we will use reasonable endeavours to
procure the resumption of the Services as soon as reasonably
practicable.
Notwithstanding
any suspension of any Service under this clause 12.1, you shall
remain liable for all charges due at the commencement of the
suspension period throughout the period of suspension.
12.2
In addition to any other rights under this agreement, you agree that
Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree may without notice to you remove, amend or alter your
data upon being made aware of:
12.2.1
any court order, judgment, determination or other finding of a court
or other competent body, that the data is illegal, defamatory,
offensive or in breach of a third party's rights;
12.2.2
if directed to do so by the Australian Broadcasting Authority under a
"take down notice", in accordance with the Broadcasting
Services Amendment (Online Services) Act 1999 (as amended or replaced
from time to time) if we determine (acting reasonably) that such Act
applies to you; or
12.2.3
an outside party or outside device disrupting or attempting to
disrupt the Services.
12.3
In addition to any other rights of termination under this agreement.
Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree may terminate this agreement and cease providing the
Services to you at any time on 30 days written notice to you. You may
terminate this agreement and cease obtaining any Services from
Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree, or, terminate any Service/s being provided by Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree to you, on 30 days' written notice to Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree in accordance
with the process specified by Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree from time to time.
12.4
In addition to clause 12.3, and, in addition to any other rights of
termination under this agreement, Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree may terminate this
agreement and cease providing the Services to you at any time on
written notice to you if Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree has at any time suspended any
Service or disconnected or denied access to any Service under clause
12.1.1.
12.5
Where Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree supplies a Service to you through a Supplier,
Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree may terminate and replace such Supplier at any time
without notice to you. Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree will, however, endeavour to
replace such Supplier:
12.5.1
with no or minimal disruption to the supply of the Services; and
12.5.2
on substantially the same terms as are set out in this agreement.
12.6
Where Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree is unable to comply with clause 12.5.2, you may
terminate your agreement with Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree and cease obtaining any
Service/s from Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree within 30 days' of being notified of the
new terms on which Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree intends to supply the relevant
Service/s to you. Where you terminate your agreement with Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree under this clause 12.6, Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree will refund you any fees
previously paid by you on a pro rata basis.
12.7
In addition to any other obligation under this agreement, if you
terminate any Service or, either Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or you terminate this
agreement:
12.7.1
you must pay all outstanding charges (including, without limitation,
data transfer bandwidth over-usage charges and/or disk space
over-usage charges) to Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree immediately;
12.7.2
other than if the termination occurs under clause 12.6, you must pay
any charges that Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree incurs from its Supplier in relation to
any charges that Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree's Supplier incurs in connection with
migrating your data or retrieving any of your emails following
termination of this agreement;
12.7.3
any licence issued to or by you in relation to the Services will
cease from the date of termination; and
12.7.4
Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree or its Supplier may delete all data, including Your
Content or files (including, without limitation, email files, if
applicable) from any storage media without any liability to you
whatsoever.
13.
Cancellation
13.1
You may cancel a Service/Services in accordance with this clause 13.
This clause 13 shall not apply where you terminate this agreement and
cease obtaining the Services from Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree pursuant to clause
12.6.
13.2
You may cancel a Service/s in accordance with clause 12.3. Where you
cancel a Service/s in accordance with clause 12.3, you will be
required to pay Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree a cancellation fee equal to an
administrative fee which shall be either a fee of AUD$25, or, a fee
equivalent to the Plan Cost payable with respect to the Services for
two months, which Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree may deduct from any payments you have
previously paid Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree with respect to the Service/s.
13.3
Where you have cancelled any Service/s pursuant to clause 13.2,
subject to your payment of the applicable cancellation fee as
specified in clause 13.2, and any payments required by clause 12.7,
Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree will refund you for any other payments you have
previously paid to Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree with respect to the Service/s being
cancelled unless otherwise expressed to the contrary in this
agreement (including, without limitation, pursuant to clauses 2.6 or
4.1).
14.
Miscellaneous
14.1
The law in force in Victoria, Australia governs this agreement and
the transactions contemplated by this agreement.
14.2
In the event it is necessary for Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree to enforce its rights
under this agreement, you agree to pay all fees incurred by Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree (including, but not limited to, legal fees and collection agency
fees).
14.3
This agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of you,
your respective successors and assigns. You may not resell any
Services or assign your rights and obligations under this agreement
without the prior written consent of Melbourne IT Ltd trading as RegisterFree.
14.4
A provision of, or a right created under this agreement, may not be
waived except in writing signed by the party granting the waiver, or
varied except in writing signed by the parties.
14.5
If any provision of this agreement is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable, or void, the remainder of
this agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
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