Website Hosting Policy
Spam
Sending or aiding (by promoting the sale or use of "Bulk
Email" software or services) in the sending of unsolicited
bulk email (a.k.a. "spam"), cross-posting messages to a large
number of usenet groups, posting obscene or threatening
messages while using or referring to an Omnis Network email
address or website URL is prohibited. The use of Peach State
Hosting servers as a mail drop for responses to activities
described above is also prohibited. Linking to providers of
the activities listed above is also prohibited. Accounts
canceled due to spam will be billed a clean-up fee of $500.
Renewal
Peach State Hosting renewal charges are billed automatically.
Clients who prepay by credit card must keep their billing
information current. At the beginning of your next payment
cycle, Peach State Hosting will begin applying hosting charges
against the credit card on file. In the event of processing
failure, a notice will be sent to the billing contact by
email. If after 5 days payment has not been made the account
will be suspended and another notice will be emailed. If after
another 5 days payment has not been made, the account will be
canceled.
Refunds
Hosting prepayments are nonrefundable. You must request
cancellation prior to the start of your next billing cycle to
prevent charges from being assessed.
30 Money Back Guarantee
30 Day Money Back Guarantee applies to any hosting fees paid
within the first 30 days. Refund must be requested and the
account must be cancelled within the first 30 days of service.
If cancelling an account in accordance with the Money Back
Guarantee any promotions received in concert with the hosting
account will not be fulfilled. This includes but is not
limited to any domain name registration provided free of
charge with hosting service. If cancelling an account in
accordance with the Money Back Guarantee the refund applicable
will be reduced by any applicable domain name registration
fees.
Cancellation
Peach State Hosting reserves the right to cancel service of an
account at anytime without notice and without a refund, in the
event that:
1. The account violates our posted policy.
2. Payment for hosting fees is not received.
An account can be canceled voluntarily at anytime by
contacting our support department. The contents of a canceled
website may be deleted at anytime subsequent to account
termination. Website files for canceled accounts are removed
from the server 24 hours after the cancellation date and are
NOT retrievable except from the tape backup (See Website
Content Management below).
Security
Attempts to manipulate Peach State Hosting servers or client
websites are prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to,
attempting to gain unauthorized access to Peach State Hosting
servers, mail bombing, or other means of deliberately
overloading systems.
System Abuse
This includes, but is not limited to, excessive use of CPU
resources or disk space, installing IRC bots, CGI scripts
sharing with domains outside of Peach State Hosting, mass
emails (i.e. 500 or more email messages per day), or using
disproportionate amount of system resources for CGI Scripts.
Peach State Hosting will determine what constitutes system
abuse.
Software/Multimedia Distribution
Accounts cannot to be used to distribute "cracked" versions of
copyrighted software (a.k.a. warez), serial numbers for
copyrighted software or copyrighted multimedia files (i.e.
music files or MP3s). Sites that contain links to pirated
software or illegal contraband are also prohibited.
Policy Violation
If an account is used unlawfully or is in violation of the
user policy, Peach State Hosting reserves the right to
terminate the account without notice and without refunds.
Files that violate the user policy are subject to deletion
without notice. Clients violating the User Policy will be held
responsible for damages to Peach State Hosting, including but
not limited to, Peach State Hosting systems, servers,
connectivity, reputation, business, service, network,
operations or equipment and may be assessed a $500 clean-up
fee. Determining what constitutes a policy violation is the
sole discretion of Peach State Hosting.
Website Content Management
Peach State Hosting is not responsible for website management
or files lost or damaged by users. Website construction and
management is the responsibility of the client.
Client-maintained backup of all site files is recommended and
should be maintained outside of Peach State Hosting's
facilities. System backups are intended to be used in the
event of system failures and are not intended to be accessed
to restore files to individual sites. A fee of $100 is
applicable should a client require any files from our backup
systems. We cannot guarantee that the files contained in our
backup systems will be the most current copies available for a
given site. Tape backups are rotated frequently so retrevial
requests should be made within one week of deletion to ensure
files are available for restoration.
Adult Content
Sites containing adult material, links to adult material or
adult-oriented merchandise are not permitted. The final
determination of what constitutes "adult content" is made by
Peach State Hosting.
System Updates
Peach State Hosting updates systems in real time as queued
batch processes. Therefore, any updates made to the system may
not be immediate. These processing times may be changed at
anytime without notice. If a client or Peach State Hosting
support personnel (authorized by a client) makes any
modifications to a hosting account, the client is responsible
to ensure that these updates occurred.
Log Files
Log files will be deleted on a periodic basis. Users are
responsible for downloading their log files. It is recommended
that clients who wish to maintain a history of their log files
download them monthly.
Indemnification/Disclaimer
Peach State Hosting does not guarantee that our services will
be uninterrupted and will not be held liable for any claims
resulting from the use or the inability to use Peach State
Hosting services including, but not limited to, service
interruptions, Internet connectivity problems, unauthorized
access to Peach State Hosting servers, domain name registrar
problems, DNS caching, Internet bandwidth congestion, power
failures and natural disasters. By using Peach State Hosting
services, the client agrees to indemnify and hold Peach State
Hosting harmless against any liabilities arising out of
defective products sold to customers from Peach State Hosting
servers, personal injury or property damage caused by products
or services sold or distributed from Peach State Hosting
servers, any material that infringes or allegedly infringes on
the rights of a third party available from Peach State Hosting
servers, and any material that libels or allegedly libels a
third party available from Peach State Hosting servers.
Note: Peach State Hosting reserves the right to revise our
policies at anytime.
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