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hostingataplus is a Web Presence Provider. User accounts on our Internet servers are subject to compliance with the terms and conditions set forth below. Under the terms of this agreement, your placement of information on hostingataplus's servers is an acknowledgment that you have read and understood this agreement, and that you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions below. If you do not wish to be bound by these terms and conditions, you should not proceed to place any information of any kind on hostingataplus.com servers.

1. USER CONDUCT

hostingataplus services may only be used for lawful purposes. Any use of these services which violates any local, state, federal, or international laws which may apply to hostingataplus, your local jurisdiction, or any jurisdiction that you or your site may be subject to is strictly prohibited.

While using the service, you may not:

Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Internet;
Post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, offensive, indecent, pornographic, profane, or offer,or advertise the sale of firearms, Promote terrorism in any way, otherwise objectionable information of any kind, including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any local, state, federal or international law, including without limitation the U.S. export control laws and regulations, and laws protecting intellectual property including copyright, trademark, trade secret, misappropriation and anti-dilution laws;
Post, publish, transmit, reproduce or distribute any information or software which contains a virus or other harmful component;
Post, publish, transmit, reproduce, distribute or in any way exploit any information, software, or other material obtained through the service for commercial purposes (other than as expressly permitted by the provider of such information, software, or other material);
Legal Adult sites are acceptable.
2. INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless hostingataplus 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, hostingataplus, 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.

3. REFUSAL OR DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE

hostingataplus reserves the right to refuse or discontinue service to anyone at hostingataplus's sole discretion. hostingataplus may deny you access to all or part of the service without notice if you engage in any conduct or activities that hostingataplus in its sole discretion believes violates any of the terms and conditions in this agreement. hostingataplus 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 hostingataplus 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. hostingataplus 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.

4. NO WARRANTIES

hostingataplus makes no warranties or representations 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, noninfringement, or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No advice or information given by hostingataplus or its agents or employees shall create a warranty. hostingataplus 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 hostingataplus 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 hostingataplus's service or any of its terms, conditions, rules, policies, guidelines, or practices, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the service.

You understand that by placing information on hostingataplus's servers that such information becomes available to all Internet users and that hostingataplus 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 hostingataplus's 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 hostingataplus or on the Internet generally.

5. ECPA NOTICE

hostingataplus reserves the right to monitor any and all communications through or with our facilities. You agree that hostingataplus is not considered a "secure communications medium" for the purposes of the ECPA,(THE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS PRIVACY ACT OF 1986) (Visit http://www.etext.org/CuD/Papers/ecpa.layman), and that no expectation of privacy is afforded.

6. IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION

You agree that you as the person legally responsible for use of this account, are at least 18 years of age. You agree to supply hostingataplus 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 agree that we have an obligation to fully investigate any possible fraudulent credit card use.

7. NO INTERFERENCE WITH OPERATION OF SYSTEM

You agree not to maliciously or intentionally interfere with the proper operation of the system, including but not limited to defeating identification procedures, obtaining access beyond that which you are authorized for, and impairing the availability, reliability, or quality of service for other customers. 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 follow the Acceptable Use Policy of any network or service you connect to.

You agree to adhere to system policies as published online by hostingataplus, including restrictions on services available with each account type, restrictions on certain features, and all other policies designed to protect and enhance the quality and reliability of service at hostingataplus. You agree to abide by any and all future hostingataplus policy decisions.

8. SECURITY

You agree that the security of your account is solely your own responsibility. You further agree that if you believe the security of your account has been compromised in any way, you will notify hostingataplus immediately by email at webmaster@hostingataplus.com and in writing by registered mail return receipt requested to hostingataplus, 491 W 350 N - Winanac, Indiana 46996. You shall be held fully responsible for any misuse or compromise to your account for which hostingataplus is not properly notified. You agree that if any security violations are believed to have occurred in association with your account, hostingataplus has the right to suspend access to the account pending an investigation and resolution. You also agree that hostingataplus has the right to cooperate in any government or legal investigation regarding any aspect of our services, including services sold to you. Any use of our system to engage in software piracy or other violations of law will result in account suspension and be immediately reported to the appropriate authorities.

9. BACKUP OF DATA

Your use of the service is at your sole risk. hostingataplus 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 backups of files and data stored on hostingataplus servers.

10. TRANSMITTAL OF MATERIALS

You agree not to transmit unsolicited or prohibited advertising or other harassing or illegal materials through electronic mail, Usenet postings, or other Internet media. The use of hostingataplus or any other service with reference to services obtained through hostingataplus, for unsolicited mass mailings, postings, or other activities considered an annoyance to others, commonly referred to as "spamming" is strictly prohibited and may cause your services to be terminated immediately and without warning and you will be held fully responsible for any damages to you, hostingataplus, or any other party or parties resulting from any such conduct.

11. PAYMENT

You agree to supply appropriate payment for the services received from hostingataplus, in advance of the time period during which such services are provided. You agree that all setup fees (if any) are non-refundable once setup is completed. You agree that until and unless you notify hostingataplus of your desire to cancel any or all services received, those services will be billed on a recurring basis. You agree that if you are paying by credit card, prepayments will be billed and charged automatically, and that hostingataplus may apply the amount due to the provided card at any time. Any and all domain name registration fees are non-refundable. In cases where domain registration is provided free of charge by hostingataplus in conjunction with a web hosting account, you agree to pay hostingataplus a nominal domain registration fee of the current domain charge per year of associated domain name registration should you cancel service prior to the completion of the originally ordered term of web hosting service. Accounts with past due balances are subject to suspension and/or termination without warning.

12. PRIOR AGREEMENTS

This agreement supersedes any written, electronic, or oral communication you may have had with hostingataplus or any agent or representative thereof, and constitutes the complete and total agreement between the parties.

13. SEVERABILITY

If 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.

14. JURISDICTION

This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Indiana.

15. ACKNOWLEDGMENT

By placing and continuing to maintain or place information on hostingataplus's 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.

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The above terms of service may sound harsh, but rest assured that we have nothing but good intentions towards our customers. Like all of our policies, the contract is designed to maximize the efficiency and quality of our service for all customers, as well as satisfy our lawyers.

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