By using our webhosting services, you agree to comply with our policies. You are expected to use the Internet with respect, courtesy, and responsibility, giving due regard to the rights of other Internet users. We expect you to have a basic knowledge of how the Internet functions, the types of uses which are generally acceptable, and the types of uses which are to be avoided. Common sense is the best guide as to what is considered acceptable use. The following are unacceptable uses:

Illegality in any form, including but not limited to activities such as unauthorized distribution or copying of copyrighted software, violation of U.S. export restrictions, harassment, fraud, trafficking in obscene material, drug dealing, and other illegal activities.

Our Address: abuse@gettinconnectedhosting.com

Under Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(3)(A), the Notification of Claimed Infringement must include the following:

1. Physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed or a representative list if multiple works are involved.
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing that should be removed or access to disabled and information reasonably sufficient to enable the online service provider to locate the material (usually a URL to the relevant page).
4. Information reasonably sufficient to allow the online service provider to contact the complaining party (address, phone number, e-mail address).
5. Statement that the complaining party has "a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law."
6. Statement that the information in the notice is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

Indemnification

CUSTOMER AGREES THAT IT SHALL DEFEND, INDEMNIFY, SAVE AND HOLD GETTIN CONNECTED HOSTING HARMLESS FROM ANY AND ALL DEMANDS, LIABILITIES, LOSSES, COSTS AND CLAIMS, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEY'S FEES ASSERTED AGAINST GETTIN CONNECTED HOSTING, ITS AGENTS, ITS CUSTOMERS, OFFICERS AND EMPLO YEES, THAT MAY ARISE OR RESULT FROM ANY SERVICE PROVIDED OR PERFORMED OR AGREED TO BE PERFORMED OR ANY PRODUCT SOLD BY CUSTOMER, IT'S AGENTS, EMPLOYEES OR ASSIGNS. CUSTOMER AGREES TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS GETTIN CONNECTED HOSTING AGAINST LIABILITIES ARISING OUT OF; (1) ANY INJURY TO PERSON OR PROPERTY CAUSED BY ANY PRODUCTS SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISTRIBUTED IN CONNECTION WITH GETTIN CONNECTED HOSTING; (2) ANY MATERIAL SUPPLIED BY CUSTOMER INFRINGING OR ALLEGEDLY INFRINGING ON THE PROPRIETARY RIGHTS OF A THIRD PARTY; ( 3) COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND (4) ANY DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS SOLD TO CUSTOMER FROM GETTINCONNECTED HOSTING'S SERVER.

Disclaimer

GETTIN CONNECTED HOSTING WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES YOUR BUSINESS MAY SUFFER. GETTIN CONNECTED HOSTING MAKES NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED FOR SERVICES WE PROVIDE. GETTIN CONNECTED HOSTING DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY OR MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THIS INCLUDES LOSS OF DATA RESULTING FROM DELAYS, NON-DELIVERIES, WRONG DELIVERY, AND ANY AND ALL SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS CAUSED BY GETTIN CONNECTED HOSTING AND ITS EMPLOYEES. GETTIN CONNECTED HOSTING RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REVISE ITS POLICIES AT ANY TIME.

System and Network Security

Violations of system or network security are prohibited, and may result in criminal and civil liability. Examples include, but are not limited to the following: unauthorized access, use, probe, or scan of a systems security or authentication measures, data or traffic. Interference with service to any user, host or network including, without limitation, mail bombing, flooding, deliberate attempts to overload a system and broadcast attacks. Forging of any TCP-IP packet header or any part of the header information in an e-mail or a newsgroup posting.


It is a violation for anyone who, including but not limited to, employs posts or programs which consume excessive CPU time or storage space, permits the use of mail services, mail forwarding capabilities, POP accounts, or auto responders other than for their own account; or resale of access to CGI scripts installed on our servers.

Tortious Conduct

No one shall post defamatory, scandalous, or private information about a person without their consent, intentionally inflicting emotional distress, or violating trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights.

Spamming

Sending unsolicited mail messages, including, without limitation, commercial advertising and informational announcements, is expressly prohibited. A user shall not use another site's mail server to relay mail without the express permission of the site or distributing, advertising or promoting software or services that have the primary purpose of encouraging or facilitating unsolicited commercial E-mail or spam.

It is contrary to Gettin Connected Hosting’s policy for customers to use our servers to effect or participate in any of the following activities:

To post to any Usenet or other newsgroup, forum, e-mail mailing list or other similar group or list articles which are off-topic according to the charter or other owner-published FAQ or description of the group or list;

To send unsolicited mass e-mailings, if such unsolicited e-mailings provoke complaints from the recipients;

To engage in any of the foregoing activities using the service of another provider, but channeling such activities through a Gettin Connected Hosting provided server, or using a Gettin Connected Hosting provided server as a maildrop for responses;

To falsify user information provided to Gettin Connected Hosting or to other users of the service in connection with use of a Gettin Connected Hosting service.

When Gettin Connected Hosting becomes aware of an alleged violation of its Acceptable Use Policy, Gettin Connected Hosting will initiate an investigation (within 24-48 hours). During the investigation Gettin Connected Hosting may restrict Customer's access in order to prevent further possible unauthorized activity. If the Customer is found in violation of our SPAM policy, Gettin Connected Hosting may, at its sole discretion, restrict, suspend, or terminate Customer's account and/or pursue other civil remedies. Also, Gettin Connected Hosting reserves the right to pursue civil remedies for any costs associated with the investigation of a substantiated policy violation. If such violation is a criminal offense, Gettin Connected Hosting will notify the appropriate law enforcement department of such violation.

Gettin Connected Hosting does not issue service credits for any outages incurred through service disablement resulting from Policy violations.

The Customer shall be held liable for any and all costs incurred by Gettin Connected Hosting as a result of the customer's violation of these terms and conditions. This is including, but is not limited to, attorney fees and costs resulting from Postmaster responses to complaints from and the cleanup of unsolicited commercial mailings and/or unauthorized bulk mailings and/or news server violations. First violations will result in a Cleanup Fee of $250 and the customer's account will be reviewed for possible immediate termination. A second violation will result in Cleanup Fee of $500 and immediate termination of the customer's account. The Customer who violates this policy agrees to also pay Investigation Fees of no more than $125 per hour that Gettin Connected Hosting personnel must spend to investigate any violations.

Modification

Gettin Connected Hosting reserves the right to add, delete, or modify any provision of this Policy at any time without notice. Reporting Network Abuse Any party seeking to report any violations Gettin Connected Hosting's policy may contact via e-mail: abuse@gettinconnectedhosting.com

GETTIN CONNECTED HOSTING CUSTOMER SERVICE AGREEMENT

This is an agreement between you and Gettin Connected Hosting regarding your use of Gettin Connected Hosting's computer, interactive information, communication and server management service. This Agreement governs the terms and conditions under which Gettin Connected Hosting makes the services offered by Gettin Connected Hosting available to individual consumers through a personal computer or similar access, or to individual consumers or small businesses in connection with the " Gettin Connected Hosting " webhosting or similar services. Under this Agreement, you must comply with Gettin Connected Hosting's then current "Acceptable Use Policy," as updated from time to time by Gettin Connected Hosting, which can be viewed at: http://www.gettinconnectedhosting.com/acceptable_use_policy.htm

1. Gettin Connected Hosting will host an account for you, the purchaser (hereafter referred to as the Account Holder), for the Account Holder's chosen domain name, for the period of time (the Term) corresponding with the payment plan chosen by the Account Holder. This contract will be automatically renewed at the end of the Term and each successive renewal term, unless terminated. We require notification of non-renewal with at least 30 days notice but not more than 60 days prior to the renewal date. To cancel your account, please send a message to billing@gettinconnected.com with all your account information including the reason for the cancellation. If you do not provide this notice, you will be charged for the next terms rate. There are no refunds on a la carte services or dedicated servers.

2. Gettin Connected Hosting's services are provided on an as is, as available basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. Gettin Connected Hosting expressly disclaims any representation or warranty that the Gettin Connected Hosting services will be error-free, secure or uninterrupted. No oral advice or written information given by Gettin Connected Hosting, its employees, licensors of the like, will create a warranty; nor may you rely on any such information or advice. The terms of this Section will survive any termination of this Agreement.

3. The Virtual Web Server Internet account and/or related electronic services can only be used for legal purposes under all applicable international, federal, provincial, and municipal laws. Further, the Account Holder agrees not to store, transmit, link to, advertise or make available any images containing graphic violence or death. Violations of these or any other provisions of this Agreement may result in termination of the services provided by Gettin Connected Hosting, with or without the grant of a notice or cure period, such notice or cure period to be granted at the sole discretion of Gettin Connected Hosting based upon the severity of the violation. Gettin Connected Hosting reserves the right to refuse service if any of the content within, or any links from, the Account Holder's website is deemed illegal, misleading, or obscene, or is otherwise in breach of Gettin Connected Hosting's then current Acceptable Use Policy, in the sole and absolute opinion of Gettin Connected Hosting. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement, the content of the Account Holder's website is the sole responsibility of the Account Holder. The Account Holder agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Gettin Connected Hosting from any and all claims, losses, damages, liabilities, judgments, or settlements, including reasonable attorney's fees, costs, and other expenses incurred by Gettin Connected Hosting, (collectively, Claims) related to or in connection with the content of the Account Holder's website. The terms of this Section will survive any termination of this Agreement.

4. Account Holder acknowledges that the nature of the service furnished and the initial rates and charges have been communicated to the Account Holder. Account Holder is aware that Gettin Connected Hosting reserves the right to change the specified rates and charges from time to time.

5. The Account Holder agrees to follow generally accepted rules of "Netiquette" when sending e-mail messages or posting to newsgroups. Account Holder is responsible for security of its password. Gettin Connected Hosting will not change passwords to any account without proof of identification, which is satisfactory to Gettin Connected Hosting, which may include written authorization with signature. In the event of any partnership break-up, divorce or other legal problems that includes Account Holder, Account Holder understands that Gettin Connected Hosting will remain neutral and may put the account on hold until the situation has been resolved. Under no circumstances will Gettin Connected Hosting be liable for any losses incurred by Account Holder during this time of determination of ownership, or otherwise. The Account Holder agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Gettin Connected Hosting from any and all Claims arising from such ownership disputes. The terms of this Section will survive any termination of this Agreement.

6. The Account Holder agrees not to harm Gettin Connected Hosting, its reputation, computer systems, programming and/or other persons using Gettin Connected Hosting's services. Gettin Connected Hosting reserves the right to select the server for Account Holder's website for best performance. The Account Holder understands that the services provided by Gettin Connected Hosting are provided on a shared server. This means that one website cannot be permitted to overwhelm the server with heavy CPU usage, for example from the use of highly active CGI scripts or chat scripts. If the Account Holder's website overwhelms the server and causes complaints from other users, the Account Holder has outgrown the realm of shared servers, and will need to relocate it's website. Gettin Connected Hosting will refund any unused portion of prepaid services. If the Account Holder refuses to comply with this Section, then Gettin Connected Hosting has the right to terminate the services provided to the Account Holder without any refunds of the unused portion prepaid by the Account Holder. The Account Holder agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Gettin Connected Hosting and any other Account Holder from any and all Claims resulting from the Account Holder's use of the services provided by Gettin Connected Hosting. The terms of this Section will survive any termination of this Agreement.

7. The Account Holder's rights and privileges under this Agreement cannot be sold or transferred without the prior written consent of Gettin Connected Hosting.

8. If the Account Holder sells or resells advertising or webspace to a third party then the Account Holder will be responsible for the contents of that advertising and the actions of that third party. Gettin Connected Hosting has the absolute right to reject any advertising or other third party content that is illegal, offensive or otherwise in breach of the then current Gettin Connected Hosting Acceptable Use Policy. The e-mail distribution by the Account Holder of "SPAM", "JUNK MAIL", or "UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL", is expressly prohibited. If the Account Holder refuses to remove any advertising or other third party content deemed objectionable by Gettin Connected Hosting, Gettin Connected Hosting may terminate the services being provided to the Account Holder.

9. Gettin Connected Hosting will use its best efforts to maintain a full time Internet presence for the Account Holder. The Account Holder hereby acknowledges that the network may, at various time intervals, be down due, but not restricted to, utility interruption, equipment failure, natural disaster, acts of God, or human error. In no event shall Gettin Connected Hosting be liable to the Account Holder for any damages resulting from or related to any failure or delay of Gettin Connected Hosting in providing access to the Internet under this Agreement. In no event shall Gettin Connected Hosting be liable to the Account Holder for any indirect, special or consequential damages or lost profits arising out of or related to this Agreement or the performance or breach thereof. The aggregate, total liability of Gettin Connected Hosting under this Agreement, if any, shall in no event or circumstance exceed the total amount actually paid by the Account Holder hereunder. The terms of this Section will survive any termination of this Agreement.

10. This Agreement applies to all accounts, sub-accounts, and alternative account names associated with your principal account. The Account Holder is responsible for the use of each account, whether used under any name or by any person, and for ensuring full compliance with this Agreement by all users of that account. A Gettin Connected Hosting account may not be transferred without prior written approval from Gettin Connected Hosting. The Account Holder is responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of his/her password. In the event of a breach of security through the Account Holder's account, the Account Holder will be liable for any unauthorized use of the Gettin Connected Hosting services, including any damages resulting there from, until the Account Holder notifies Gettin Connected Hosting's customer service.

11. If Gettin Connected Hosting assigns the Account Holder an Internet Protocol address in connection with the Account Holder's use of the Gettin Connected Hosting services, the right to use that Internet Protocol address will remain with and belong only to Gettin Connected Hosting, and the Account Holder will have no right to use that Internet Protocol address except as allowed by Gettin Connected Hosting in its sole and absolute discretion.

12. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Account Holder and Gettin Connected Hosting with respect to the Gettin Connected Hosting services and supersedes all prior agreements between the Account Holder and Gettin Connected Hosting. Gettin Connected Hosting's failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. In the event that a portion of this Agreement is held unenforceable, the unenforceable portion will be construed in accordance with applicable law as nearly as possible to reflect the original intentions of the parties, and the remainder of the provisions will remain in full force and effect. The terms of this Section will survive any termination of this Agreement.

13. The parties shall attempt to resolve all disputes arising out of this Agreement in a spirit of cooperation and with a problem-solving mindset, without formal proceedings. Any dispute, which cannot be so resolved, shall be subject to binding arbitration upon the written demand of either party. Arbitration shall take place in Atlanta, GA. Should any legal action permissible under this Agreement be instituted to enforce the terms and conditions of this Agreement, in particular the right to collect money due on unpaid invoices, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees and expenses incurred at both the trial and appellate levels. The terms of this Section will survive any termination of this Agreement.

14. The Account Holder agrees to indemnify and hold Gettin Connected Hosting harmless from any and all Claims resulting from or connected with any activities conducted by the Account Holder. The Account Holder and Gettin Connected Hosting will promptly notify the other upon receipt of any Claim or legal action arising out of activities conducted pursuant to this Agreement. The rights and responsibilities established in this paragraph will survive any termination of this Agreement.

15. Gettin Connected Hosting may include the Account Holder's name and contact information in directories of Gettin Connected Hosting service subscribers for the purpose promoting the use of the services by additional potential clients. However, Gettin Connected Hosting is not authorized to print the Account Holder's name, trademarks or other identifying information in any other advertising or promotional materials without the prior written consent of the Account Holder.

16. The interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed according the laws of the state of Georgia (excluding its choice of law rules) and the federal laws of United States applicable therein. The Account Holder hereby consents to personal jurisdiction in the federal and provincial courts of Atlanta , Georgia for any action arising out of or relating to the Account Holder's use of the Gettin Connected Hosting services. The federal and provincial courts of Atlanta , Georgia will have exclusive jurisdiction over all such actions. In any such action, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover all legal expenses incurred in connection with the action, including but not limited to its costs, both taxable and non-taxable, and reasonable attorney's fees. The terms of this Section will survive any termination of this Agreement.

17. Notices required by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered either by personal delivery or by mail. If delivered by mail, notices shall be sent by any express mail service; or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested; with all postage and charges prepaid. All notices and other written communications under this Agreement shall be addressed to the individuals in the capacities indicated below, or as specified by subsequent written notice delivered by the party whose address has changed.

18. Virtual account holders can receive a refund if account is cancelled within the initial 30 days after sign up. In order to qualify for this refund you must have proof of problems from either our support or large periods of downtime.

19. Gettin Connected Hosting may temporarily deny service or terminate this Agreement upon the failure of Account Holder to pay charges when they become due. Such termination or denial will not relieve the Account Holder of responsibility for the payment of all accrued charges, plus reasonable interest and any collection fees.

20. All accounts are subject to verification by our Billing Department.

21. Check/Money Order Payments.

A. New accounts utilizing check/money order payment will not be activated until payment is received.

B. Returned checks will incur a $25 returned check fee.

C. Customers utilizing check/money order payment must have their check or money order payment to us within 10 days of their rebill date. Failure to do so will result in account suspension.

D. International customers that wish to utilize the check/money order payment option must pay via International Money Order and payments must be received within 10 days of their rebill date. Failure to do so will result in account suspension.

22. Billing Information: All account billing information including email and phone, must be valid at all times for the account to remain active. If the billing information provided is inaccurate, 24-hour notice is given to update the information before account suspension. If the account holder is not available by phone (foreign accounts) or no alternate contact email address is given, account will be suspended immediately.

23. You agree that Gettin Connected Hosting may establish limits concerning use of any Gettin Connected Hosting service offered on any Gettin Connected Hosting web site, including without limitation the maximum number of days that e-mail messages will be retained by any Gettin Connected Hosting service, the maximum number of e-mail messages that may be sent from or received by an account on any Gettin Connected Hosting service, the maximum size of an e-mail message that may be sent from or received by an account on any Gettin Connected Hosting service, the maximum disk space that will be allotted on Gettin Connected Hosting's servers on your behalf either cumulatively or for any particular service. You agree that Gettin Connected Hosting has no responsibility or liability for the deletion, corruption or failure to store any messages or other content maintained or transmitted by any Gettin Connected Hosting service. You acknowledge that the features, parameters (for example, the amount of storage available to users) or existence of any Gettin Connected Hosting service may change at any time.

24. You agree that you will not hold Gettin Connected Inc, liable for outages of hosting service due to the service providers of Gettin Connected Inc. These services may not be limited to the hosting of webpages and or email content. You agree that by reading this End User License Agreement, that you are aware that Gettin Connected purchases hosting services from another company for resell and therefore is not to be held responsible for any server outages.

25. Legal Notice. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this agreement, neither Gettin Connected nor any of its employees or agents, warrant that the functions contained in the hosting plan will be uninterrupted or error-free. The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the hosting servers is with the service providers of Getting Connected Inc.. In no event will Gettin Connected be liable to the Client or any third party for any damages, including, but not limited to, service interruptions caused by Acts of God, the Hosting Service or any other circumstances beyond our reasonable control, any lost profits, lost savings or other incidental, consequential, punitive, or special damages arising out of the operation of or inability to operate this hosting plan, failure of any service provider, of any telecommunications carrier, of the internet backbone, of any internet servers, your or your site visitor's computer or internet software, even if Gettin Connected has been advised of the possibility of such damages.