Terms of Service
(Last Update February 11, 2008)
- Order, Acceptance and Service.
- When Accepted by Cre8ive Industries (“Cre8ive”),
the Order submitted by Customer creates a contract between
Customer and Cre8ive, consisting of the Order, the applicable
Service Description and these Terms of Service. An Order is
“Accepted” by Cre8ive when (i) with respect to Orders submitted
online, Cre8ive provides Services in response to the Order
or bills Customer for payment and (ii) with respect to Orders
reduced to writing and signed on an approved Cre8ive form,
when an authorized representative of Cre8ive executes and
delivers such form signed by Customer.
- Cre8ive will provide, and Customer will purchase
and pay for, the Services specified in the Order for the service
fees specified in the Order and the applicable Service Description
(the “Service Fees”).
- In connection with any Hosting Services, Customer
will not use storage space in excess of the storage limits
established for the Services in the Service Descriptions,
plus any storage space purchased by Customer. If Customer
uses storage space in excess of such amounts, Cre8ive may,
without limiting its other rights or remedies, assess Customer
with additional fees.
- In connection with any Hosting Services, if Customer’s
actual bandwidth usage in any month exceeds the limit in the
Service Description, Customer will pay Cre8ive such additional
fees as may be specified in the Service Description.
- Fees, Taxes and Payment. Customer will pay to Cre8ive
the Service Fees in the manner set forth in the Order. Cre8ive
may increase the Service Fees (i) in the manner permitted in
the Service Description and (ii) at any time on or after expiration
of the Initial Term by providing ten (10) days prior written
notice thereof to Customer. The Service Fees do not include
any applicable sales, use, revenue, excise or other taxes imposed
by any taxing authority with respect to the Services or any
software provided hereunder (excluding any tax on Cre8ive’s
net income). All such taxes will be added to Cre8ive’s invoices
for the Service Fees as separate charges to be paid by Customer.
All fees are fully earned when due and non-refundable when paid.
Unless otherwise specified, invoices for the Service Fees and
related charges shall be due and payable within 30 days after
the date of the invoice. If any invoice is not paid within 45
days after the date of the invoice, Cre8ive may charge Customer
a late fee of $15 for such invoice; in addition any amounts
payable to Cre8ive not paid when due will bear interest at the
rate of one and one half percent (1.5%) per month or the maximum
rate permitted by applicable law, whichever is less. If Cre8ive
collects any payment due at law or through an attorney at law
or under advice therefrom or through a collection agency, or
if Cre8ive prevails in any action to which the Customer and
Cre8ive are parties, Customer will pay all costs of collection,
arbitration and litigation, including, without limitation, all
court costs and Cre8ive’s reasonable attorneys’ fees. If any
check is returned for insufficient funds Cre8ive may impose
a processing charge of $25.
- Term and Termination.
- Hosting Services will commence on the Effective
Date indicated in the Order and continue for the duration
of the Initial Term. Thereafter, the Order will automatically
renew for successive one month periods unless the Order is
earlier terminated in accordance with its terms or either
party gives written notice to the other party of non-renewal
at least 30 days prior to expiration of the then-current term.
- Either party may terminate this Agreement immediately
upon the occurrence of any one or more of the following events:
(i) the other party fails to pay when due any amounts required
to be paid under this Agreement; (ii) the other party breaches
any material term or provision of this Agreement (other than
a breach described in subsection (i) above), and if capable
of cure, such breach remains uncured 30 days after the non-breaching
party gives written notice thereof to the breaching party;
or (iii) the other party becomes insolvent, makes an assignment
for the benefit of its creditors, institutes or becomes subject
to any proceeding under any bankruptcy or similar laws for
the relief of debtors, or seeks the appointment of, or becomes
subject to the appoint of, any trustee or receiver for all
or any portion of such party’s assets.
- Cre8ive may terminate this Agreement (i) if the
Services are prohibited by applicable law, or become impractical
or unfeasible for any technical, legal or regulatory reason,
by giving Customer as much prior notice as reasonably practicable
or (ii) immediately by giving written notice to Customer,
if Cre8ive determines in good faith that Customer’s use of
the Customer Web site or the Customer Content violates the
Acceptable Use Policy.
- Upon termination of this Agreement for any cause
or reason whatsoever, neither party shall have any further
rights or obligations under this Agreement, except as expressly
set forth herein. The provisions of Sections 3(d), 4, 8, 10,
11, 13 and 15 of this Agreement shall survive the expiration
or termination of this Agreement for any cause or reason whatsoever,
and, notwithstanding the expiration or termination of this
Agreement, the parties shall each remain liable to the other
for any indebtedness or other liability theretofore arising
under this Agreement. Termination of this Agreement and retention
of pre-paid fees and charges shall be in addition to, and
not be in lieu of, any other legal or equitable rights or
remedies to which Cre8ive may be entitled.
- With respect to Non-Prepaid Plans, within 30
days after the termination of this Agreement, Customer will
pay the Termination Charge to Cre8ive unless (i) Cre8ive terminated
the Order under Section 3(c) or (ii) Customer terminated the
Order under Section 3(b). With respect to Prepaid Plans, Customer
will pay the Termination Charge as provided in the Service
Description. The parties agree that the Termination Charge
constitutes consideration for Cre8ive’s time, effort and expense
in preparing and reserving the capacity to perform its obligations
hereunder, as actual damages are difficult to ascertain. If
Customer terminates the Order in accordance with Section 3(b),
or if Cre8ive terminates the Order under Sections 3(c)(i)
or 12(c), Cre8ive shall return to Customer, and Customer shall
accept, as Customer’s sole and exclusive remedy for Cre8ive’s
breach of the Order, any Service Fees paid in advance by Customer
hereunder attributable to Services not yet rendered as of
the date of termination.
- Customer’s Representations and Warranties. Customer
hereby represents and warrants to Cre8ive, and agrees that during
the Term Customer will ensure that: (a) Customer is the owner
or valid licensee of the Customer Content and each element thereof,
and Customer has secured all necessary licenses, consents, permissions,
waivers and releases for the use of the Customer Content and
each element thereof, including without limitation, all trademarks,
logos, names and likenesses contained therein, without any obligation
by Cre8ive to pay any fees, residuals, guild payments or other
compensation of any kind to any Person; (b) Customer’s use,
publication and display of the Customer Content will not infringe
any copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary
or intellectual property right of any Person, or constitute
a defamation, invasion of privacy or violation of any right
of publicity or any other right of any Person, including, without
limitation, any contractual, statutory or common law right or
any “moral right” or similar right however denominated; (c)
Customer will comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations
regarding the Customer Content and the Customer Web site and
will use the Customer Web site only for lawful purposes; (d)
Customer has used its best efforts to ensure that the Customer
Content is and will at all times remain free of all computer
viruses, worms, trojan horses and other malicious code; and
(e) Customer will use the Services only for business purposes
and not for any family, household or personal use.
- License to Cre8ive. Customer hereby grants to Cre8ive
a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide right and license during
the Term to do the following to the extent necessary in the
performance of Services under the Order: (a) digitize, convert,
install, upload, select, order, arrange, compile, combine, synchronize,
use, reproduce, store, process, retrieve, transmit, distribute,
publish, publicly display, publicly perform and hyperlink the
Customer Content; and (b) make archival or back-up copies of
the Customer Content and the Customer Web site. Except for the
rights expressly granted above, Cre8ive is not acquiring any
right, title or interest in or to the Customer Content, all
of which shall remain solely with Customer.
- Cre8ive’s Acceptable Use Policy. Customer will
abide by, and utilize the Services and the Customer Web site
only in accordance with, the Acceptable Use Policy (the “Acceptable
Use Policy”) that Cre8ive posts on its Web site, as such Acceptable
Use Policy may be changed by Cre8ive from time to time. The
Acceptable Use Policy is hereby incorporated herein and made
a part hereof by this reference. Customer shall impose the Acceptable
Use Policy on its customers and End Users to the extent necessary
to ensure their compliance. Customer shall familiarize itself
with the Acceptable Use Policy and periodically access Cre8ive’s
Web site to determine if Cre8ive has made any changes thereto.
- Customer’s Responsibilities.
- Customer is solely responsible for the quality,
performance and all other aspects of the Customer Content
and the goods or services provided through the Customer Web
site.
- Customer will cooperate fully with Cre8ive in
connection with Cre8ive’s performance of the Services. Customer
must provide any equipment or software that may be necessary
for Customer to use the Services. Delays in Customer’s performance
of its obligations under this Agreement will extend the time
for Cre8ive’s performance of its obligations that depend on
Customer’s performance on a day for day basis. Customer will
notify Cre8ive of any change in Customer’s mailing address,
telephone, e-mail or other contact information.
- Customer assumes full responsibility for providing
End Users with any required disclosure or explanation of the
various features of the Customer Web site and any goods or
services described therein, as well as any rules, terms or
conditions of use.
- Customer will provide Cre8ive with a registered
domain name for the Customer Web site, or, upon Customer’s
request and subject to Cre8ive’s Domain Name Registration
Terms and Conditions, the provisions of which are incorporated
herein by this reference, Cre8ive will register an Internet
domain name on behalf of Customer.
- Because the Hosting Services permit Customer
to electronically transmit or upload content directly to the
Customer Web site, Customer shall be fully responsible for
uploading all content to the Customer Web site and supplementing,
modifying and updating the Customer Web site. Customer is
also responsible for ensuring that the Customer Content and
all aspects of the Customer Web site are compatible with the
hardware and software used by Cre8ive to provide the Hosting
Services, as the same may be changed by Cre8ive from time
to time. Specifications for the hardware and software used
by Cre8ive to provide the Hosting Services will be available
on Cre8ive’s Web site. Customer shall periodically access
Cre8ive’s Web site to determine if Cre8ive has made any changes
thereto. Cre8ive shall not be responsible for any damages
to the Customer Content, the Customer Web site or other damages
or any malfunctions or service interruptions caused by any
failure of the Customer Content or any aspect of the Customer
Web site to be compatible with the hardware and software used
by Cre8ive to provide the Hosting Services.
- Unless the applicable Service Description provides
otherwise, Customer is solely responsible for making back-up
copies of the Customer Web site and Customer Content.
- Cre8ive Intellectual Property.
- Cre8ive hereby grants to Customer a non-exclusive,
non-transferable, royalty-free license, exercisable solely
during the term of this Agreement, to use applicable Cre8ive
Technology solely for the purpose of accessing and using the
Services. Customer may not use the Cre8ive Technology for
any purpose other than accessing and using the Services. Except
for the rights expressly granted above, this Agreement does
not transfer from Cre8ive to Customer any Cre8ive Technology,
and all rights, titles and interests in and to the Cre8ive
Technology shall remain solely with Cre8ive. Customer shall
not, directly or indirectly, reverse engineer, decompile,
disassemble or otherwise attempt to derive source code or
other trade secrets from any of the Cre8ive Technology.
- Cre8ive shall maintain and control ownership
of all Internet protocol numbers and addresses that may be
assigned by Cre8ive to Customer. Cre8ive may, in its sole
discretion, change or remove any and all such Internet protocol
numbers and addresses.
- Any feedback, data, answers, questions, comments,
suggestions, ideas or the like which Customer sends to Cre8ive
relating to the Services will be treated as being non-confidential
and non-proprietary. Cre8ive may use, disclose or publish
any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in such
information for any purpose whatsoever.
- Limited Warranty.
- Cre8ive represents and warrants to Customer that
the Services will be performed (i) in a manner consistent
with industry standards reasonably applicable to the performance
thereof; (ii) at least at the same level of service as provided
by Cre8ive generally to its other customers for the same services;
and (iii) in compliance in all material respects with the
applicable Service Descriptions. Customer will be deemed to
have accepted such Services unless Customer notifies Cre8ive
within 30 days after performance of any Services of any breach
of the foregoing warranties. Customer’s sole and exclusive
remedy, and Cre8ive’s sole obligation, for breach of the foregoing
warranties shall be for Cre8ive, at its option, to re-perform
the defective Services at no cost to Customer, or, in the
event of interruptions to the Services caused by a breach
of the foregoing warranties, issue Customer a credit in an
amount equal to the current monthly Service Fees pro rated
by the number of hours in which the Services have been interrupted.
Cre8ive may provision the Services from any of its data centers
and may from time to time re-provision the Services from different
data centers.
- The foregoing warranties shall not apply to performance
issues or defects in the Services (i) caused by factors outside
of Cre8ive’s reasonable control; (ii) that resulted from any
actions or inactions of Customer or any third parties; or
(iii) that resulted from Customer’s equipment or any third-party
equipment not within the sole control of Cre8ive.
- EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION
9, CRE8IVE MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES OR ANY SOFTWARE
PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS,
AND CRE8IVE HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS THE SAME. WITHOUT LIMITING
THE FOREGOING, ANY THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE PROVIDED TO CUSTOMER
HEREUNDER IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY CONDITION OR WARRANTY
WHATSOEVER. CRE8IVE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL
BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE OR COMPLETELY SECURE.
- Limitation of Liability.
- IN NO EVENT WILL CRE8IVE’S LIABILITY IN CONNECTION
WITH THE SERVICES, ANY SOFTWARE PROVIDED HEREUNDER OR ANY
ORDER, WHETHER CAUSED BY FAILURE TO DELIVER, NON-PERFORMANCE,
DEFECTS, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE AGGREGATE
SERVICE FEES PAID TO CRE8IVE BY CUSTOMER DURING THE 12-MONTH
PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH
LIABILITY.
- CRE8IVE CANNOT GUARANTEE CONTINUOUS SERVICE,
SERVICE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME, INTEGRITY OF DATA, INFORMATION
OR CONTENT STORED OR TRANSMITTED VIA THE INTERNET. CRE8IVE
WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, OR ANY
CORRUPTION, ERASURE, THEFT, DESTRUCTION, ALTERATION OR INADVERTENT
DISCLOSURE OF, DATA, INFORMATION OR CONTENT TRANSMITTED, RECEIVED
OR STORED ON ITS SYSTEM.
- EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED BELOW, NEITHER PARTY
SHALL BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY TO THE OTHER PARTY OR ANY OTHER
PERSON FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR REVENUES, LOSS OF USE, LOSS
OF DATA OR COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS, LICENSES
OR SERVICES OR SIMILAR ECONOMIC LOSS, OR FOR ANY PUNITIVE,
INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SIMILAR DAMAGES
OF ANY NATURE, WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR NOT, UNDER ANY WARRANTY
OR OTHER RIGHT HEREUNDER, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
WITH THE PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE OF ANY ORDER, OR (EXCEPT
AS PROVIDED IN SECTIONS 11 AND 12) FOR ANY CLAIM AGAINST THE
OTHER PARTY BY A THIRD PARTY, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT HAS
BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH CLAIM OR DAMAGES.
- The limitations contained in this Section 10
apply to all causes of action in the aggregate, whether based
in contract, tort or any other legal theory (including strict
liability), other than claims based on fraud or willful misconduct.
The limitations contained in Section 10(c) shall not apply
to liability arising on account of a party’s breach of Section
13 or to Customer’s indemnification obligations under Section
11.
- Indemnification of Cre8ive. Customer shall defend,
indemnify and hold harmless Cre8ive, its affiliates and their
respective present, former and future officers, directors, employees
and agents, and their respective heirs, legal representatives,
successors and assigns (collectively the “Cre8ive Indemnitees”),
from and against any and all losses, damages, costs, liabilities
and expenses (including, without limitation, amounts paid in
settlement and reasonable attorneys’ fees) which any of the
Cre8ive Indemnitees may suffer, incur or sustain resulting from
or arising out of (i) Customer’s breach of any representation,
warranty, or covenant contained in the Agreement, (ii) the Customer
Content, the Customer Web site or any End User’s use of the
Customer Content or the Customer Web site, (iii) violation by
Customer or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents
of the Acceptable Use Policy or any applicable law, (iv) claims
or actions of third parties alleging misappropriation of trade
secrets or infringement of patents, copyrights, trademarks or
other intellectual property rights arising from the use, display
or publication of Customer’s domain names, the Customer Web
site, the Customer Content, or the use of the Services in combination
with hardware, software or content not provided by Cre8ive,
(v) claims or actions by third parties relating to or arising
out of Customer’s use of the Services, and (vi) any failure
of the Customer Content or any aspect of the Customer Web site
to be compatible with the hardware or software used by Cre8ive
to provide the Services, including any damage to Cre8ive’s servers
or other hardware caused thereby.
- Indemnification of Customer.
- Subject to Section 10, Cre8ive shall, at its
own expense, indemnify, defend and hold Customer harmless
from any claim or suit alleging that the Services infringe
any United States patent, copyright or trademark existing
on the Effective Date, or that Cre8ive has knowingly misappropriated
any trade secret or other intellectual property right of any
other Person, including any losses, damages or expenses arising
from any such claim or suit. Customer agrees to cooperate
with and assist Cre8ive in the defense or settlement of any
such claim or suit. Customer shall be reimbursed for all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing any cooperation
or assistance requested by Cre8ive, but Cre8ive will not be
liable for any costs or expenses incurred without its prior
written authorization.
- Promptly after receipt by Customer of a threat
of any claim or suit, or a notice of the commencement or filing
of any claim or suit, against which Customer may be indemnified
hereunder, Customer shall give written notice thereof to Cre8ive,
provided that failure to give or delay in giving such notice
to Cre8ive shall not relieve Cre8ive of any liability it may
have to Customer hereunder, except to the extent that the
defense of such claim or suit is prejudiced thereby. Cre8ive
shall have sole control of the defense, and of all negotiations
for settlement, of such claim or suit. Subject to the foregoing,
Customer may participate in the defense of any such claim
or suit at Customer’s own expense.
- If an injunction, decree or judgment is, or Cre8ive
believes in its sole discretion is likely to be, entered providing
that Customer may not use the Services as contemplated in
this Agreement without violating the intellectual property
rights of a third party, Cre8ive may, at its sole option and
expense, either (i) procure for Customer the right to use
the Services or affected part thereof as provided in this
Agreement; (ii) replace the Services or affected part thereof
with other non-infringing services or modify the Services
or affected part thereof so as to be non-infringing; or (iii)
terminate this Agreement upon written notice to Customer.
- Notwithstanding Section 12(a), Cre8ive assumes
no liability for infringement claims arising from (i) use
of the Services with third-party products or services where
the third-party products or services cause the infringement,
(ii) any modification of the Services not authorized by Cre8ive
in writing, (iii) the Customer Content, the Customer Web site
or any content, data or information provided or supplied by
an End User, or (iv) Customer’s use of any third-party software
provided hereunder. THE FOREGOING DEFENSE AND INDEMNIFICATION
PROVISIONS STATE THE ENTIRE LIABILITY AND OBLIGATION OF CRE8IVE,
AND THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF CUSTOMER, WITH RESPECT TO ANY
ACTUAL OR ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT OF ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHT BY THE SERVICES PROVIDED HEREUNDER.
- Confidentiality; Non-Solicitation.
- Each party will not, without the prior written
consent of the other party, use or disclose to any Person
any Proprietary Information of the other party disclosed or
made available to it, except for use of such Proprietary Information
as required in connection with the performance of its obligations
or use of the Services hereunder. Subject to Section 13(b),
each party will (i) treat the Proprietary Information of the
other party as secret and confidential, (ii) limit access
to the Proprietary Information of the party to those of its
employees who require it in order to effectuate the purposes
of this Agreement, and (iii) not disclose the Proprietary
Information of the other party to any other Person without
the prior written consent of the other party.
- Notwithstanding Section 13(a), the following
shall not be considered Proprietary Information: (i) any information
that the receiving party can demonstrate by written documentation
was within its legitimate possession prior to the time of
disclosure by the disclosing party; (ii) any information that
was in the public domain prior to disclosure by the disclosing
party as evidenced by documents that were published prior
to such disclosure; (iii) any information that, after disclosure
by the disclosing party, comes into the public domain through
no fault of the receiving party, (iv) any information that
is disclosed to the receiving party without restriction by
a third party who has legitimate possession thereof and the
legal right to make such disclosure; or (v) any information
that, two years after expiration or termination of this Agreement,
does not constitute a trade secret under applicable law.
- Each party acknowledges that disclosure of any
aspect of the Proprietary Information of the other party shall
immediately give rise to continuing irreparable injury to
the other party inadequately compensable in damages at law,
and, without prejudice to any other remedy available to the
other party, shall entitle the other party to injunctive or
other equitable relief. Upon expiration or termination of
this Agreement for any reason, each party shall promptly return
to the other party all Proprietary Information of the other
party (including all copies thereof) in its possession or
control.
- During the term of this Agreement and for two
years following expiration or termination of this Agreement,
Customer will not, directly or indirectly, solicit or recruit
the services of any employee of Cre8ive performing services
under this Agreement, while such employee is employed by Cre8ive
and for a period of six months after such employee has left
the employment of Cre8ive.
- Optional Services. In connection with any Optional
Services:
- Customer must provide Cre8ive with any information,
login identifications, passwords or other information or access
to facilities that Cre8ive may reasonably require to provide
the Optional Services Cre8ive will have no responsibility
for any delays or increased costs or expenses associated with
Customer’s failure to provide any of such information. If
Customer does not provide any such information or access requested
by Cre8ive within fifteen (15) days of Cre8ive’s request therefore,
Cre8ive may terminate the Order and retain any Service Fees
paid.
- If Customer requested that Cre8ive perform the
Optional Services by a particular deadline or that Cre8ive
achieve some particular result or outcome, Cre8ive will use
commercially reasonable best efforts to perform the Services
by any such deadline and achieve the result requested by Customer;
provided, however, that (i) Cre8ive’s ability to perform the
Services is subject to Customer’s provision of information
and access as provided above and (ii) Cre8ive has no liability
or obligation to complete the Services by any deadline or
achieve any particular outcome or result.
- If Customer wishes to convey documents or files
to Cre8ive, Customer should deliver to Cre8ive a copy or duplicate
of such documents or files and not the original copy. Cre8ive
will not return to Customer any documents or files conveyed
to Cre8ive.
- Cre8ive will have no liability or responsibility
for any damage, loss of data, loss of use or other loss occurring
in connection with Cre8ive’s provision of Optional Services
requested by Customer.
- Miscellaneous.
- Independent Contractor. Cre8ive and Customer
are independent contractors and nothing contained in this
Agreement places Cre8ive and Customer in the relationship
of principal and agent, master and servant, partners or joint
venturers. Neither party has, expressly or by implication,
or may represent itself as having, any authority to make contracts
or enter into any agreements in the name of the other party,
or to obligate or bind the other party in any manner whatsoever.
- Governing Law; Jurisdiction. Any controversy or
claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the formation
of this Agreement or the breach of this Agreement, including
any claim based upon arising from an alleged tort, shall be
governed by the substantive laws of the State of Georgia, except
that all arbitration and related proceedings conducted pursuant
to Section 15(c) below, including without limitation confirmation
proceedings, shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act,
9 U.S.C. §§ 1, et. seq. . The United Nations Convention on Contracts
for the International Sale of Goods does not apply to this Agreement.
ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING CONCERNING THIS AGREEMENT THAT
IS NOT SUBJECT TO MANDATORY ARBITRATION PURSUANT TO SECTION
15(C) BELOW MUST BE BROUGHT IN A GEORGIA STATE OR FEDERAL COURT
LOCATED IN FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS
(AND OF THE APPROPRIATE APPELLATE COURTS THEREFROM) IN ANY SUCH
SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY
NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH
SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT ANY SUCH
SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING WHICH IS BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT
HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.
- Mandatory Arbitration. Notwithstanding Section
15(b) above, each party agrees that any dispute between the
parties arising out of this Agreement or in any manner relating
to the Services must be submitted by the parties to arbitration
in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American
Arbitration Association, as administered by Resolutions Resources
Corp. of Atlanta, Georgia (or such other recognized provider
of arbitration services agreed upon by both parties) before
a single arbitrator, appointed in accordance with such rules.
Any such arbitrator must render a reasoned opinion in writing
only where the amount in dispute exceeds $100,000. Judgment
upon the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction
thereof. Any such arbitration will be held in Atlanta, Georgia.
Any action filed by either party in any court in violation of
this Section should be dismissed pursuant to this Section.
- Headings. The headings herein are for convenience
only and are not part of this Agreement.
- Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement, including
documents incorporated herein by reference, supersedes all prior
discussions, negotiations and agreements between the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof, and this Agreement
constitutes the sole and entire agreement between the parties
with respect to the matters covered hereby. In case of a conflict
between this Agreement and any purchase order, service order,
work order, confirmation, correspondence or other communication
of Customer or Cre8ive, the terms and conditions of this Agreement
shall control. No additional terms or conditions relating to
the subject matter of this Agreement shall be effective unless
approved in writing by any authorized representative of Customer
and Cre8ive. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except
by another agreement in writing executed by the parties hereto;
provided, however, that these Terms of Service may be modified
from time to time by Cre8ive in its sole discretion, which modifications
will be effective upon posting to Cre8ive's web site.
- Severability. All rights and restrictions contained
in this Agreement may be exercised and shall be applicable and
binding only to the extent that they do not violate any applicable
laws and are intended to be limited to the extent necessary
so that they will not render this Agreement illegal, invalid
or unenforceable. If any provision or portion of any provision
of this Agreement shall be held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable
by a court of competent jurisdiction, it is the intention of
the parties that the remaining provisions or portions thereof
shall constitute their agreement with respect to the subject
matter hereof, and all such remaining provisions or portions
thereof shall remain in full force and effect.
- Notices. All notices and demands required or contemplated
hereunder by one party to the other shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly made and given upon date of
delivery if delivered in person or by an overnight delivery
or postal service, upon receipt if delivered by facsimile the
receipt of which is confirmed by the recipient, or upon the
expiration of five days after the date of posting if mailed
by certified mail, postage prepaid, to the addresses or facsimile
numbers set forth below the parties’ signatures. Either party
may change its address or facsimile number for purposes of this
Agreement by notice in writing to the other party as provided
herein. Cre8ive may give written notice to Customer via e-mail
to the Customer’s e-mail address as maintained in Cre8ive’s
billing records.
- Waiver. No failure or delay by any party hereto
to exercise any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a
waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of
any right or remedy by any party preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy.
No express waiver or assent by any party hereto to any breach
of or default in any term or condition of this Agreement shall
constitute a waiver of or an assent to any succeeding breach
of or default in the same or any other term or condition hereof.
- Assignment; Successors. Customer may not assign
or transfer this Agreement, or any of its rights or obligations
hereunder, without the prior written consent of Cre8ive. Any
attempted assignment in violation of the foregoing provision
shall be null and void and of no force or effect whatsoever.
Cre8ive may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement,
and may engage subcontractors or agents in performing its duties
and exercising its rights hereunder, without the consent of
Customer. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors
and permitted assigns.
- Limitation of Actions. No action, regardless of
form, arising by reason of or in connection with this Agreement
may be brought by either party more than two years after the
cause of action has arisen.
- Counterparts. If this Agreement is signed manually,
it may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument. If this Agreement is
signed electronically, Cre8ive’s records of such execution shall
be presumed accurate unless proven otherwise.
- Force Majeure. Neither party is liable for any
default or delay in the performance of any of its obligations
under this Agreement (other than failure to make payments when
due) if such default or delay is caused, directly or indirectly,
by forces beyond such party’s reasonable control, including,
without limitation, fire, flood, acts of God, labor disputes,
accidents, acts of war or terrorism, interruptions of transportation
or communications, supply shortages or the failure of any third
party to perform any commitment relative to the production or
delivery of any equipment or material required for such party
to perform its obligations hereunder.
- No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as otherwise
expressly provided in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement
is intended, nor shall anything herein be construed to confer
any rights, legal or equitable, in any Person other than the
parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Customer acknowledges
and agrees that Microsoft, and any supplier of third-party supplier
that is identified as a third-party beneficiary in the Service
Description, is an intended third-party beneficiary of the provisions
set forth in this Agreement as they relate specifically to its
products or services and shall have the right to enforce directly
the terms and conditions of this Agreement with respect to its
products or services against Customer as if it were a party
to this Agreement.
- Government Regulations. Customer may not export,
re-export, transfer or make available, whether directly or indirectly,
any regulated item or information to anyone outside the United
States in connection with this Agreement without first complying
with all export control laws and regulations which may be imposed
by the United States government and any country or organization
of nations within whose jurisdiction Customer operates or does
business.
- Marketing. Customer agrees that during the term
of this Agreement Cre8ive may publicly refer to Customer, orally
and in writing, as a customer of Cre8ive. Any other public reference
to Customer by Cre8ive requires the written consent of Customer.
- Telephone Monitoring. To ensure Cre8ive’s customers
receive quality service, Cre8ive randomly selects phone calls
for monitoring. These calls, between Cre8ive’s customers and
employees, are evaluated by supervisors. This is to guarantee
that prompt, consistent assistance and accurate information
is delivered in a professional manner. Cre8ive has been properly
licensed by the Georgia Public Service Commission to use such
service observing equipment.
- Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the
following terms have the meanings specified below:
- “Agreement” means each contract created between
Cre8ive and Customer for the provision of Services consisting
of an Order, the applicable Service Description and these
Terms of Service.
- “Customer Content” means all data, graphics,
text, names, marks, logos, hypertext links to other Web sites
and other information incorporated in, transmitted through
or published or displayed on the Customer Web site.
- “Customer Web site” means Customer’s site on
the World Wide Web portion of the Internet that Cre8ive hosts
under this Agreement.
- “End User” means any Person who accesses or uses
the Customer Web site via the Internet.
- “Cre8ive Technology” means Cre8ive’s proprietary
technology, including, without limitation, Cre8ive services,
software tools, hardware designs, algorithms, software (in
source code and object code forms), user interface designs,
architecture, class libraries, objects and documentation (both
printed and electronic), network designs, know-how, trade
secrets and any related intellectual property rights throughout
the world (whether owned by Cre8ive or licensed to Cre8ive
from a third party), and also including any derivatives, improvements,
enhancements, updates, modifications or extensions of Cre8ive
Technology conceived, reduced to practice or developed during
the term of this Agreement by either party.
- “Person” means any individual, partnership, joint
venture, corporation, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated
association or organization, or government or any agency or
political subdivision thereof.
- “Proprietary Information” means all technical,
business and other information of a party (i) that is not
generally known to the public, (ii) that derives value, economic
or otherwise, from not being generally known to the public
or to other Persons who can obtain value from its disclosure
or use, and (iii) which information is subject to efforts
that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain the
secrecy thereof.
- “Order” means the Order submitted by the Customer
to Cre8ive for Services, whether such Order is submitted online
through Cre8ive’s Web site or on a written Order form.
- “Prepaid Plan” means Hosting Service provided
by Cre8ive to Customer where the Order provides that the Customer
must pay for the Hosting Service in advance for the Initial
Term. “Non-Prepaid Plan” means any Hosting Service provided
by Cre8ive to Customer that is not a Prepaid Plan.
- “Termination Charge” means, with respect to Non-Prepaid
Customers only, as of any date of calculation, an amount equal
to one hundred percent (100%) of the fees that would become
due over the balance of the then-current Term.
- “Terms of Service” means these Terms of Service,
as the same may be modified, altered or amended from time
to time by Cre8ive.
- “Service” means either Hosting Service or Optional
Service. “Hosting Service” means the Service provided by Cre8ive
in response to an Order whereby Cre8ive provides the Customer
with specified connectivity, storage space and bandwith for
the hosting of a Customer Web site as more particularly described
in the applicable Service Description. “Optional Service”
means any additional Service (other than Hosting Service)
Cre8ive may provide in response to an Order, as more particularly
described in the applicable Service Description.
- “Service Description” means the applicable documents
made available by Cre8ive to Customer to describe the applicable
Services at the time the Order is accepted by Cre8ive.
- “Term” means the duration of any Agreement between
Cre8ive and Customer. With respect to Hosting Services, the
“Initial Term” is the initial term specified in the Order
and the Term continues beyond the Initial Term for any renewal
period as specified in Section 3. . With respect to Optional
Services, the “Term” begins when Cre8ive accepts the Order
and ends on the first to occur of (i) Cre8ive’s completion
of performance, or (ii) the earlier termination of the Order
in any manner permitted by these Terms of Service.