Brainstorm Terms of Use
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All services provided by Brainstorm Computer Systems may be used for lawful purposes only. Transmission, storage, or presentation of any information, data or material in violation of any United States (or any other country) law is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to: copyrighted material, material that is threatening or obscene, or material protected by trade secrets and other statue. The subscriber agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Brainstorm Computer Systems from any claims resulting from the use of the service which damages the subscriber or any other party.
Examples of Non-Acceptable Contents or Links
- Pirated software
- Hacking programs or archives
- Warez Sites
- Illegal MP3's
- Spamming Software
- Vip Poster
- Proxys
Background Running Programs
We do not allow background-running programs. This includes any IRC related software such as bouncers and bots. In certain cases we may allow programs to run continually in the background, these are considered on a one to one basis and an extra charge will be incurred based on system resources used and operational maintenance needed.
Banned Scripts
You are free to use any scripts you wish provided they do not affect the normal operations of the server and they are not mentioned specifically below. Scripts that are commonly known for causing server disruption include large cgi-based message forums, auctions, and banner exchanges. In the event a script affects normal server and/or administrative operations, Brainstorm Computer Systems reserves the right to disable the account pending client cooperation and resolution.
Violation of indecency and obscenity laws can result in criminal penalties.
Intellectual Property Rights
Material accessible to you through Brainstorm Computer Systems's Services may be subject to protection under the United States of America (or any other country) copyright laws, or laws protecting trademarks, trade secrets or proprietary information. Except when expressly permitted by the owner of such rights, you must not use the Brainstorm Computer Systems Service in a manner that would infringe, violate, dilute or misappropriate any such rights, with respect to any material, which you access or receive through the Brainstorm Computer Systems Network. If you use a domain name in connection with the Brainstorm Computer Systems Service or similar service, you must not use that domain name in violation of any trademark, service mark, or similar rights of any third party.
Defamation
Defamatory speech distributed over the Internet can result in civil liability for the defamer.
Refusal of Service
Brainstorm Computer Systems reserves the right at its sole discretion to refuse or cancel service. Violation of any of Brainstorm Computer Systems's Rules and Regulations could result in a warning, suspension, or possible account termination. Accounts terminated due to policy violations will not be refunded. Free domains which have been granted for customers paying annually are released to the customer at the end of there hosting period. Domains terminated due to policy violations will not be released to the customer.
Spam or Unsolicited E-Mail
You must not use the Brainstorm Computer Systems Network, Brainstorm Computer Systems equipment or any Brainstorm Computer Systems email address in connection with the transmission of spam, flames, mail bombs, or substantially similar, unsolicited email messages. Your domain may not be referenced as originator, intermediary, or reply-to address in any of the above. This prohibition extends to the sending of unsolicited mass mailings from another service that in any way implicates the use of the Brainstorm Computer Systems Network, Brainstorm Computer Systems equipment or any Brainstorm Computer Systems email address. A message is considered unsolicited if it is posted in violation of a newsgroup charter or if it is sent to a recipient who has not requested or invited the message. For purposes of this provision, merely making one's email address accessible to the public will not constitute a request or invitation to receive messages.
If you are found to have spammed, Brainstorm Computer Systems reserves the right to disable your domain without warning. In addition, Brainstorm Computer Systems may impose a $50 penalty for each spam policy violation. Brainstorm Computer Systems solely reserves the right to refuse or cancel service to known spammers. Lastly, Brainstorm Computer Systems reserves the right to determine what violates this policy. As such, any violation may result in cancellation of services without refund.
Abuse
Any attempts to undermine, slander, libel, threaten, or cause harm to a Brainstorm Computer Systems server, customer, employee, or the company directly is strictly prohibited and is grounds for immediate termination without refund. In addition, we will pursue all attempts to the fullest extent of the law.
Indemnification
Customer agrees that it shall defend, indemnify, save and hold Brainstorm Computer Systems (or it's employee's/owners) harmless from any and all demands, liabilities, losses, costs and claims, including reasonable legal fees asserted against Brainstorm Computer Systems, its agents, its customers, officers and employees, 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 Brainstorm Computer Systems against liabilities arising out of; (1) any injury to person or property caused by any products sold or otherwise distributed in connection with Brainstorm Computer Systems server; (2) any material supplied by customer infringing or allegedly infringing on the proprietary rights of a third party and (3) copyright infringement. Customer agrees to limit the liability of Brainstorm Computer Systems to the amount paid for service.
Free Domain Offers
When this offer is being ran and you have a valid promo code: The terms & conditions for our free domain name offer are plain and simple. We will register the domain name for 1 year on your behalf. All we ask is that you stay hosting with us for a minimum of 3 months. If you stay for 3 months or longer and then decide to leave you are free to take the domain at no charge. If you do not stay for 3 months you will be required to pay the full price of the domain name before your account can be cancelled.
Refund and Cancellation Policy
For payment, Brainstorm Computer Systems PayPal. Brainstorm Computer Systems invoices exclusively via e-mail. Brainstorm Computer Systems does not send out invoices via postal services.
You may cancel your account at any time and receive a full refund (excluding any setup fees or domain name registrations fees incurred) if cancelled within our forty five (45) day money-back guarantee period. To receive this refund, you may not be on a custom package of any sort. You must be on one of the pre-created packages by Brainstorm Computer Systems that is listed on our site. You may cancel for any reason.
If after forty five (45) days you wish to cancel your hosting account, you will receive no refund of any monies already paid to Brainstorm Computer Systems.
However, if customer cancels fifth teen (15) days before recurring monthly billing date customer will not be billed for the next month and all payments thereafter will be cancelled with immediate effect.
Late Payment
Any account whose payment status is not current as of the start of the next billing period is deemed late. Generally, customers are given a 10 day grace period after which the account is put on suspension.
You will receive a payment reminder everyday from the start of your payment due date. If after 30 days payment has not been received or we have not been contacted regarding payment, your account will be terminated without any further notice. Reactivation of closed accounts due to delinquency incurs a $15 reactivation fee as well as payment of the balance due in full. For late payments please email erik@brainstormpc.com to arrange payment.
Cancellation
You must use only one of following methods to deliver a official written notice of cancellation: Please fill out the entire Cancellation Form. On receipt your account will be pending cancellation within 24 hours. Please include your Name, domain name, username, password and your reason for canceling.
Disclaimer
Brainstorm Computer Systems will not be responsible for any damages your business may suffer. Brainstorm Computer Systems makes no warranties of any kind, expressed or implied for services we provide. Brainstorm Computer Systems 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 Brainstorm Computer Systems and its employees. Brainstorm Computer Systems makes a 99.99% Uptime guarantee.
Brainstorm Computer Systems keeps daily backups of their servers. Brainstorm Computer Systems can accept no responsibility for any loss of data or consequences arising from this. Brainstorm Computer Systems always advises clients to back up their site data regularly for its own protection.
Brainstorm Computer Systems furthermore expects that its customers who provide hosting services (resellers) to others will ensure its customers fully comply with all applicable laws concerning the privacy of online communications and any other policy of Brainstorm Computer Systems. A customer's failure to comply with those laws will violate this policy.
If a customer provides hosting services (resellers) to others and decides to cancel their reseller hosting account with Brainstorm Computer Systems then Brainstorm Computer Systems will not be responsible for maintaining hosting for the resellers customers.
Finally, Brainstorm Computer Systems wishes to emphasize that in accepting services, customers indemnify Brainstorm Computer Systems for the violation of any law or Brainstorm Computer Systems policy, that results in loss to Brainstorm Computer Systems or the bringing of any claim against Brainstorm Computer Systems. This means that if Brainstorm Computer Systems is sued because of activities of the customer that violate any law, or this policy, the customer will pay any damages awarded against Brainstorm Computer Systems, plus costs and reasonable legal fees.
Failure to comply with any of our terms & conditions will result in grounds for immediate account deactivation.
Brainstorm Computer Systems reserves the right to change, edit, or update the policies contained in this document, along with the content on our website at any time for any reason without notice.