Terms & Conditions - Hosting Terms
These Terms of Service act as a fully binding agreement between Nationhost.co.uk (“Nationhost”) and each of its customers (“Customer”). The Acceptable Use Policy and Customer Support Policy form integral parts of our Terms of Service, and acceptance of these terms implies acceptance of the contents of those policy documents also. 1. General 1.1 The Customer Support System (“The Customer Area”) is located by logging in with your customer account details at at: http://Nationhost.co.uk/ . Nationhost shall primarily communicate with Customer through The Customer Area, and/or by electronic mail to the contact e-mail address as specified by Customer within The Customer Area. 1.2 Notice of any events or changes involving Customer’s service or this agreement shall be considered given at the time that such notice is posted in a prominent location within The Customer Area, or is sent by e-mail to Customer. 1.3 Nationhost will never sell or disclose Customer’s contact information or customer lists to any third party, unless required by law or specifically authorised by Customer. 1.4 All customers must maintain the accuracy of their contact information within The Customer Area. Failure to do so may result in suspension of service. Nationhost is not responsible for any inability by Customer to access or use The Customer Area. 1.5 Nationhost may make changes to these Terms of Service at any time, and such changes will take effect thirty (30) calendar days after notice of the changes is given to Customer. 1.6 If Customer does not agree with these Terms of Service, Customer must discontinue use of their services immediately and contact Nationhost to cancel their account.
2. Acceptable Use and Refusal of Service 2.1 Nationhost reserves the right to refuse or terminate service to anyone, at any time and for any reason, including but not limited to violation of Nationhost's Acceptable Use Policy. 2.2 Should Nationhost terminate Customer’s service for a reason other than violation of the Acceptable Use Policy, Nationhost will issue Customer a refund for the remaining paid period of service. 2.3 Under no circumstances is Nationhost responsible for any damages resulting from termination of service. 2.4 Click here to view our Acceptable Use Policy
3. Payments, Pricing and Cancellation 3.1 Payments are due as advised to Customer and Nationhost usually despatches e-mail invoices five (5) calendar days prior to the payment due date. 3.2 A reminder will be sent one (1) day before the due date if payment has not already been recieved. 3.3 If cleared payment is not received by three (3) calendar days after the due date, Customer’s account will be suspended, and may incur a reactivation fee at Nationhost.co.uk's discretion. 3.4 Accounts may be deleted if they have spent eight (8) or more calendar days in a suspended state. 3.5 A £30.00 service charge applies to all returned cheques, cashier’s cheques, or money orders. 3.6 Customer may cancel an account or service at any time, but is responsible for fees remaining. 3.7 For month-to-month billing, Customer is responsible for the current month’s charges. 3.8 Prepaid accounts are not refundable if Customer chooses to terminate the account before the paid period has expired. 3.9 If any invoice or portion thereof is disputed, the invoice must still be paid in full by the due date. Any credits issued in resolution of the dispute will be applied to the subsequent month’s invoice. 3.10 Nationhost may modify account or service pricing at any time. Increases will take effect thirty (30) calendar days after notice has been provided to Customer. Customer may choose to cancel the account or service to avoid a price increase. Such price increases will not affect the pricing for any account originally purchased under a 'guaranteed price for life' special offer, so long as the account in question has never been in a suspended state due to late payment.
4. Legal 4.1 Customer is responsible for complying with all applicable laws of any countries from which Customer uses the Internet to communicate, and applicable laws in force at the location of the server on which his accounts are hosted (details of exact location are available on request from Nationhost) and additionally all applicable laws in force in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 4.2 Customer may not participate in or support any illegal activities through the use of their service. 4.3 Nationhost does not control the content of network traffic to or from their services or network.
5. Indemnity 5.1 Nationhost's services are provided as-is, and are to be used at Customer’s own risk. 5.2 Nationhost provides no warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, including warranties of salability or fitness for any particular purpose. 5.3 Nationhost is not responsible for hardware or software damage, loss of wages or data, or any other financial or personal loss resulting from the use of, or inability to use, the service. 5.4 Any liabilities are strictly limited to the amount of the fee(s) paid for services rendered. 5.5 Customer is responsible for all actions taken or caused to be taken in Customer’s use of the service. 5.6 Customer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Nationhost's officers, employees, agents, and associates from any cause of action originating from use of the service.
6. Security, Back-Ups, and Support 6.1 Due to the insecure nature of much of the global Internet, Nationhost strongly suggests that credit card numbers or other personal information never be sent through e-mail or any other Internet service, unless proper encryption is used. 6.2 Customer is fully liable and responsible for the security and integrity of their own services. Nationhost will not be held liable for any security breaches that may occur. 6.3 Customer agrees to fully indemnify and hold harmless Nationhost from any legal or financial claims that may result from a breach in the security of Customer’s services. 6.4 Data is backed up for disaster recovery purposes only. Nationhost is not responsible for Customer's data held on their servers. Customer is responsibile for maintaining their own back-ups of their data in case of data loss from Nationhost's servers. 6.5 Nationhost.co.uk guarantees a response of less than 24 hours to support tickets. But, under normal circumstances, this wait will be significantly shorter. 6.6 Click here to view our customer support policy. If any portion of this agreement is found to contradict applicable laws, the remaining portions will remain in full force. Any and all disputes regarding or resulting from this agreement will be governed by the laws and courts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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