The Terms and Conditions and the Acceptable User Policy represent the complete agreement and understanding between Oznet Internet Services ABN 66 091 971 587 ( "US" ), and the user, ("You"), and supersede any other written or oral agreement.You acknowledge and agree as follows: 1. Age & Acceptable User Policy You are 18 years of age or older and acknowledge that you have read and You agree with Our Terms and Conditions of Business a copy of which is posted on Our website located at: http://bondinet.com/terms.htm You further acknowledge that the Internet contains unedited materials some of which may be offensive to You. We have no control over and no responsibility whatsoever for such materials. You agree to comply with the Acceptable User Policy which can be found under 9. below. Failure to comply with the Acceptable User Policy may result in suspension or termination of Your Account in Our absolute discretion. We may rescind an account suspension in Our absolute discretion following the payment of a reconnection charge. You acknowledge that although We do not monitor or in any way supervise or control the content and form of any information on the Internet, We reserve the right in our absolute discretion to monitor and access any data or information concerning or arising from Your use of the Services. We further may disclose such data or information as required of US by law, regulation or government request or upon the advice of counsel. 2. Services We provide a comprehensive suite of Internet Services and Internet related applications comprising Internet Access, Virtual Web Hosting, Web Design, Web promotional tools, Registration of Top Level and Regional Domain Names. In addition we have forged strategic alliances with other Industry leaders and offer their products or service either as a standalone or in conjunction with our modular suite of services. These Include Channel Partnership with INA, and Business Partnership with IBM & PSINET to offer Internet related goods and services subject to warranty conditions as set out under 6. below. On this web-site we offer 56k and ISDN Internet Access for the Sydney area only. 2.1 Internet Access Currently at http://www.bondinet.com we only offer ISP access for the Sydney area only.. We will provide you with quality Internet Access at the rates published on our web site, http://www.bondinet.com. Accounts are available 24 hours a day. While our service is of the highest quality, warranty conditions as per 6. below apply. 2.2 Web-hosting Subscribers to our Access Accounts will have 10MB of free space to publish web-pages. This is for a non-commercial purpose which comprises raw disk space. No support is provided in this respect. Commercial Virtual Hosting is available, maintained on quality Servers and Routers for proprietary client Domain Names. This offers state of the art e-commerce features and subject to Our Acceptable User Policy below. Pornography, Nudity and sex-related merchandising is prohibited on all servers. This includes sites that may infer sexual content, or link to adult content elsewhere. This is also true for sites that promote any illegal activity or content that may be damaging to Oznet servers or any other server on the internet. Links to such materials are also prohibited. 2.3. Support Technical Support is available 7 days a week, from 9am to 10pm week days and 10am to 6pm on weekends. We also provides a 24 hours-a-day online support service via Email. Initial Technical Support for Account set-up is provided free of charge. Any additional support beyond the initial set-up is chargeable at prevailing rates. 3. Your Account We shall provide You with all log-ins and passwords required for use of the Services and a user Name Account ("Your Account"). You are responsible for maintaining the secrecy and confidentiality of passwords and are liable for all use of the Services accessed through such passwords, whether authorised by You or not. The cost of connecting to our Service is not inclusive in our price, you undertake to pay for your own phone and other connection fees. You must notify US immediately if You suspect any breach of security, such as loss, theft or unauthorised disclosure or use of Your log-ins or passwords. You acknowledge that the Internet can be unsecured and We do not guarantee privacy or security for any communications or transactions on the Internet. Accounts are for Your use only! Loaning Your Account to others, connecting a system used by multiple persons, group use of user logins, and consuming more than one modem line are explicitly prohibited. If You have multiple accounts, then You are limited to one login session per system account at any time. Violation of this policy will be dealt with as theft of service and may be prosecuted under civil and criminal law. 4. Variation We may vary our prices, discontinue or change Services or otherwise vary the terms of this Agreement and/or the Acceptable User Policy by publishing such variations on our web site (http://bondinet.com). We will announce any changes to this Agreement on our web site at least 1 day before they become effective. Any changes to the Acceptable User Policy are effective upon posting. Your continued use of Your Account indicates Your acceptance of these terms and conditions as varied. 5. Payment Subscription fees are set out on our web page or otherwise provided to You by US. Subscription fees are paid in monthly advance. Failure to use Your Account does not relieve You of Your payment obligations. Unused free hours do not accrue from one month to the next. You are responsible for any and all fixed and cumulative charges in respect of Your Account. The Service fee is due upon set-up of Your Account and on the same (or nearest) day every month thereafter. Additional fees for extra time Usage (Extra Hours) of Your Account will be payable monthly in arrears. If you have indicated that You wish to pay by credit card You agree that we may debit Your nominated credit card for the amount owing to in accordance with this Agreement without reference to You. If the credit card expires or is not honoured for any reason or a cheque provided in payment of Your Account is dishonoured, Your Account may be suspended until the overdue amount is paid. We will attempt to notify You by calling You ONCE using the telephone information given at sign-up, and send an email to your email address on record. Dishonoured cheques and Credit Card Declines are subject to a collection fee. If payment is not received within 48 hours after notification, the Services will be terminated and re-establishment of Your Account will be subject to a reconnection fee. You will remain liable to US for all amounts falling due under this Agreement until you have paid US in full for those amounts. Further, you are liable to pay US interest at the overdraft rate charged from time to time by Our principal bankers plus 1.5% per annum calculated on daily balances of overdue amounts. In addition to any price for the Services, You shall be responsible for the gross amount of any present or future federal, state, municipal or other government sales, use, excise, GST or other similar taxes applicable to the price, sales or delivery of any services furnished under this Agreement or to their use by You. Nothing in this clause affects Our right to terminate this Agreement under clause 8. 6. Exclusion of Warranties & Liability While our service is of the highest quality, at any given time Services may not be available for reasons including, but not limited to, Internet capacity limits, maintenance and upgrade procedures or technical problems. Subject to any rights You may have under the law, the Services are provided on an "AS IS" basis without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied except those warranties which cannot be specifically excluded under the Trade Practices Act 1974. All other terms, conditions, warranties, undertakings, inducements or representations, whether expressed or implied, under statute are hereby expressly excluded and We shall not be liable for any loss or damage of any kind arising out of or in connection with the supply of the Services, suffered by You, Your agents or employees, or any third party, whether the claim be in contract or for negligence or equity and, without limiting the foregoing, We shall not be liable in any circumstances for economic or consequential loss even if We had been advised of such possibility. In relation to every condition and warranty expressed in this Agreement and to the extent that the warranties implied under the Trade Practices Act cannot be excluded, Our liability for any loss arising as a result of or in relation to the supply of the Services, including any economic or consequential loss which may be sustained or incurred, is hereby limited to the supply of the services again, or the payment of the cost of having the services supplied again. You acknowledge that risks, delays and failures in the Services will occur due to factors outside Our control including, but not limited to, communication loads, telecommunications failures or faults, defective equipment used by You, improperly installed software, and the behaviour of other users. Without limiting the above, We exclude all and any responsibility for any such risks, delays or failures. You acknowledge that the Services provide unrestricted access to the Internet without filtering or blocking of any kind. Without limiting the above We exclude all responsibility and liability for content accessible using the Services and for every use of the Services that may be made using Your Account. 7. Indemnity You indemnify US, Our officers, employees, agents, shareholders and other users from and against all liabilities, losses, costs and expenses (including legal costs on an indemnity basis) which arise out of a breach of this Agreement by You or Your use of Your Account, whether authorised or not authorised. 8. Termination -2002 Oznet Internet Services Pty Ltd, ABN 66 091 971 587 OZNET™ is a Trade Mark of Oznet Internet Services All Rights Reserved.
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