» TOS (Terms Of Service)

Akira Web agrees to furnish services to the Subscriber, subject to the following TOS (Terms of Service).

Use of Akira Web Service constitutes acceptance and agreement to Akira Web's AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) as well as Akira Web's TOS (Terms of Service).

All provisions of this contract are subject to the TOS (Terms of Service) of Akira Web. and AUP (Acceptable Use Policy). The AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) may be changed from time to time at the discretion of Akira Web. Subscriber understands that change to the AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) by Akira Web shall not be grounds for early contract termination or non-payment.

This Agreement shall be construed in all respects in accordance with the laws of the state of Nebraska, county of Scotts Bluff applicable to contracts enforceable in that state. Venue will be Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska

1. Disclosure to Law Enforcement: The AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) specifically prohibits the use of our service for illegal activities. Therefore, Subscriber agrees that Akira Web may disclose any and all subscriber information including assigned IP numbers, account history, account use, etc. to any law enforcement agent who makes a written request without further consent or notification to the subscriber. In addition Akira Web shall have the right to terminate all service set forth in this agreement.
   
   

2. Service Rates: Subscriber acknowledges that the nature of the service furnished and the initial rates and charges have been communicated to subscriber. Subscriber is aware that Akira Web may prospectively change the specified rates and charges from time to time. The promotional offer is contingent upon Akira Web achieving and maintaining its cost of service goals including but not limited to rates charged to Akira Web by its suppliers.
   
   

3. Payment: Establishment of this service is dependent upon receipt by Akira Web of payment of stated charges. Subsequent payments are due on the anniversary date of the month for that month's service. All accounts and services provided by Akira Web are subject to the current tax rate as imposed by the City of Scottsbluff, State of Nebraska which is currently 8.25%. 80% of the monthly service charge is subject to the 8.25% tax rate, while the remaining 20% of the monthly service charge is not taxed. 100% of the setup fee is subject to the 8.25% tax rate. The above applies to all accounts and services provided by Akira Web.
   
   

4. Payments and Fees: Credit cards that are declined for any reason are subject to a $1.00 declination fee. Service will be interrupted on accounts that reach 10 days past due. Service interrupted for nonpayment is subject to a $25 reconnect charge. Accounts not paid by due date are subject to a $5 late fee. Accounts that are not collectable by Akira Web may be turned over to an outside collection agency for collection. If your account is turned over for collection, you agree to pay Akira Web a "Processing and Collection" Fee of not less than $25 and not more than $100. If you desire to cancel your account, please follow the proper procedure to do this as outlined in this TOS (Terms of Service).
   
   

5. Refund and Disputes: All payments to Akira Web. are non refundable. This includes the one time setup fee and subsequent charges regardless of usage. All overcharges or billing disputes must be reported within 60 days of the time the dispute occurred. If you dispute a charge to your credit card issuer that, in Akira Web's sole discretion is a valid charge under the provisions of the TOS (Terms of Service) and /or AUP (Acceptable Use Policy), you agree to pay Akira Web an "Administrative Fee" of not less than $25 and not more than $100.
   
   

6. Failure to Pay: Akira Web may temporarily deny service or terminate this Agreement upon the failure of Subscriber to pay charges when due. Such termination or denial will not relieve Subscriber of responsibility for the payment of all accrued charges, plus reasonable interest and any collection fees.
   
   

7. Account Cancellation: Requests for canceling accounts may be made in writing with at least 30 days notice but not more than 60 days prior written notice and sent to:
   
   Akira Web Attn: Cancellations
   PO Box 2521
   Scottsbluff, Ne 69361
   
   
   Akira Web's preferred method of cancellation is via the members section of your Akira Web account. Please log into the members section at http://www.akiraweb.com/clogin.php and you can request to have your account cancelled there via the online cancellation form.
   
   You must have all account information to cancel.
   
   

8. Subscriber acknowledges that the service provided is of such a nature that service can be interrupted for many reasons other than the negligence of Akira Web and that damages resulting from any interruption of service are difficult to ascertain. Therefore, subscriber agrees that Akira Web shall not be liable for any damages arising from such causes beyond the direct and exclusive control of Akira Web. Subscriber further acknowledges that Akira Web's liability for its own negligence may not in any event exceed an amount equivalent to charges payable by subscriber for services during the period damages occurred. In no event shall Akira Web be liable for any special or consequential damages, loss or injury.
   
   

9. New Domain Accounts: All new web hosting accounts involving new domains will be set up and entered into our DNS servers within 3 to 5 business days. Due to unforeseen complications, however, this process may sometimes require up to 7 business days. If the new domain is registered by the account holder, there will be no handling fee. If the domain is registered by Akira Web, on behalf of the account holder a handling fee will be incurred.
   
   

10. Transfer of Domains: New web hosting accounts which involve the transfer of a domain from another provider to Akira Web. will require a minimum of seven (7) days to be set up and entered into our DNS servers. In some cases, such transfers may take up to sixty (60) days. Due to the unpredictable nature of the transfer process, no guarantees are made regarding the amount of time a specific transfer may take. If the transfer of the domain is done by Akira Web. on behalf of the account holder a handling fee will be incurred. If the customer cancels service during the transfer period for any reason, all charges are considered earned.
    
    

11. Support Boundaries: Akira Web, provides 24 x 7 technical support to our subscribers (except for few holidays and short company meetings when we close our center.) We limit our technical support to our area of expertise. The following is our guidelines when providing support: Akira Web provides support related to your accounts physical functioning. Akira Web does not offer tech support for application specific issues such as cgi programming, html or any other such issue. Akira Web does not provide technical support for YOUR customers. If you can email, we encourage you to email support@akiraweb.com for assistance. If you are able to get online and have other questions, the answers may be on our home page at http://www.akiraweb.com/support/ - we encourage you to check there first. Lastly, the Help files in the program you are using may have the answer to your question so please do investigate these resources before calling tech support.
    
    

12. SPAM and Unsolicited Commercial Email (UCE): Akira Web takes a zero tolerance approach to the sending of Unsolicited Commercial Email (UCE) or SPAM over our network. Very simply this means that customers of Akira Web may not use or permit others to use our network to transact in UCE. Customers of Akira Web may not host, or permit hosting of, sites or information that is advertised by UCE from other networks. In addition, it is not acceptable to transmit bulk email through remote SOCKS, HTTP or other similar proxies who in turn make a SMTP (TCP port 25) connection to the destination mail servers. This technique may result in account suspension or termination. Violations of this policy carry severe penalties, including termination of service. In order to prevent unnecessary blacklisting due to spam we reserve the right to occasionally sample bulk email being sent from servers.
    
    

    1. Violation of Akira Web's SPAM policy will result in severe penalties. Upon notification of an alleged violation of our SPAM policy, Akira Web will initiate an immediate investigation (within 48 hours of notification). During the investigation, Akira Web may restrict customer access to the network to prevent further violations. If a customer is found to be in violation of our SPAM policy, Akira Web may, at its sole discretion, restrict, suspend or terminate customer's account. Further, Akira Web reserves the right to pursue civil remedies for any costs associated with the investigation of a substantiated policy violation. Akira Web will notify law enforcement officials if the violation is believed to be a criminal offense.
       
       

    2. First violations of this policy will result in an "Administrative Fee" of $100 and your account will be reviewed for possible immediate termination. A second violation will result in an "Administrative Fee" of $250 and immediate termination of your account. Users who violate this policy agree that in addition to these "Administrative" penalties, they will pay "Research Fees" not to exceed $100 per hour that Akira Web personnel must spend to investigate the matter. PLEASE, DO NOT SPAM from your account.
       
       

    3. As our Customers are ultimately responsible for the actions of their clients over the Akira Web network, it is advisable that Customers develop a similar, or stricter, policy for their clients.

    
    IMPORTANT NOTICE:
    BEGINNING IMMEDIATELY, anyone hosting web sites or services on their account that support spammers or cause any of our IP space to be listed in any of the various Spam Databases will have their account immediately removed from our network. The account will not be reconnected until such time that you agree to remove ANY and ALL traces of the offending material immediately upon reconnection and agree to allow us access to the account to confirm that all material has been COMPLETELY removed. Severe violations may result in immediate and permanent removal of the account from our network without notice to the customer. Any account guilty of a second violation WILL be immediately and permanently removed from our network without notice.
    
    

13. Network
    
    

    1. IP Address Ownership: If Akira Web assigns Customer an Internet Protocol address for Customer's use, the right to use that Internet Protocol address shall belong only to Akira Web, and Customer shall have no right to use that Internet Protocol address except as permitted by Akira Web in its sole discretion in connection with the Services, during the term of this Agreement. Akira Web shall maintain and control ownership of all Internet Protocol numbers and addresses that may be assigned to Customer by Akira Web, and Akira Web reserves the right to change or remove any and all such Internet Protocol numbers and addresses, in its sole and absolute discretion. Our allocation of IP addresses is limited by ARIN's new policies. These new policies state that use of IP addresses for IP based virtual hosts will not be accepted as justification for new IP addresses. What this means to you is that you MUST use name-based hosting where possible. We will periodically review IP address usage, and if we find that clients are using IP addresses where name-based hosting could be used, we will revoke authorization to use those IP addresses that could be used with name-based hosting.
       
       

    2. Bandwidth and Disk Usage: Customer agrees that bandwidth and disk usage shall not exceed the number of megabytes per month for the Services ordered by Customer on the Order Form (the "Agreed Usage"). Akira Web will monitor Customer's bandwidth and disk usage. Akira Web shall have the right to take corrective action if Customer's bandwidth or disk usage exceeds the Agreed Usage. Such corrective action may include the assessment of additional charges, disconnection or discontinuance of any and all Services, or termination of this Agreement, which actions may be taken is in Akira Web's sole and absolute discretion. If Akira Web takes any corrective action under this section, Customer shall not be entitled to a refund of any fees paid in advance prior to such action. In the event that a customer exceeds the included allocation, Akira Web may, at its sole discretion, collect a deposit, in an amount determined by Akira Web, against customer's credit card on file with Akira Web.
       
       

    3. System and Network Security: Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Akira Web Network. Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability. Akira Web will investigate occurrences, which may involve such violations and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting Users who are involved in such violations. These violations include, without limitation:
       
       

       1. Accessing data not intended for such User or logging into a server or account, which such User is not authorized to access.
          
          

       2. Attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization.
          
          

       3. Attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including, without limitation, via means of overloading, "flooding", "mail bombing" or "crashing".
          
          

       4. Forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or newsgroup posting.
          
          

       5. Taking any action in order to obtain services to which such User is not entitled.

    
    

14. Notification of Violation:
    
    

    1. Akira Web is under no duty to look at each customer's or user's activities to determine if a violation of the AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) has occurred, nor do we assume any responsibility through our AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) to monitor or police Internet-related activities.
       
       

    2. First violation: Any User, which Akira Web determines to have violated any element of this AUP (Acceptable Use Policy), shall receive an email, warning them of the violation. The service may be subject at Akira Web's discretion to a temporary suspension pending a User's agreement in writing, to refrain from any further violations.
       
       

    3. Second Violation: Users that Akira Web determines to have committed a second violation of any element of this AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) shall be subject to immediate suspension or termination of service without further notice.
       
       

    4. We reserve the right, to drop the section of IP space involved in Spam or Denial-of-Service complaints if it is clear that the offending activity is causing great harm to parties on the Internet. In particular, if open relays are on your network or a customer's network, or if denial of service attacks are originating from your network. In certain rare cases, we may have to do this before attempting to contact you. If we do this, we will contact you as soon as is feasible.

    
    

15. Suspension of Service or Cancellation: Akira Web reserves the right to suspend network access to any customer if in the judgment of the Akira Web network administrators the customer's account is the source or target of the violation of any of the other terms of the AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) or for any other reason which Akira Web chooses. If inappropriate activity is detected, all accounts of the Customer in question will be deactivated until an investigation is complete. Prior notification to the Customer is not assured. In extreme cases, law enforcement will be contacted regarding the activity. The customer will not be credited for the time the customer's machines were suspended.
    
    

16. Akira Web reserves the right to amend its policies at any time. All Sub-Networks, resellers and accounts of Akira Web must adhere to the above policies. Failure to follow any term or condition will be grounds for immediate Cancellation. You will be held responsible for the actions of your clients in the matter described on these Terms and conditions. Therefore, it is in your best interest to implement a similar or stricter Terms and conditions or otherwise called Acceptable Terms of use policy.
    
    

17. Indemnification: Akira Web wishes to emphasize that in agreeing to the Akira Web AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) and TOS (Terms of Service), customer indemnifies Akira Web for any violation of the AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) and TOS (Terms of Service) that results in loss to Akira Web or the bringing of any claim against Akira Web by any third-party. This means that if Akira Web is sued because of a customer's or a customer of a customer's activity, the customer will pay any damages awarded against Akira Web, plus all costs and attorney's fees.
    
    

18. Miscellaneous Provisions: You must provide us with, and keep current, good contact information for you. E-mail, fax, and telephone contacts are used, in that order of preference.
    
    

    1. A waiver by Akira Web of any breach of any provision of this Agreement by Subscriber shall not operate as or be construed as a continuing or subsequent waiver thereof or as a waiver of any breach of any other provision thereof.
       
       

    2. Subscriber shall not transfer or assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of Akira Web. Akira Web may assign agreement at anytime without consent from or notice to subscriber. Akira Web reserves right to cancel customers rights under this contract at anytime without further obligation.
       
       

    3. Akira Web takes no responsibility for any material input by others and not posted to the Akira Web Network by Akira Web. Akira Web is not responsible for the content of any other web sites linked to the Akira Web Network; links are provided as Internet navigation tools only. Akira Web disclaims any responsibility for any such inappropriate use and any liability to any person or party for any other person or party's violation of this policy.
       
       

    4. Akira Web is not responsible for any damages your business may suffer. Akira Web does not make implied or written warranties for any of our services. Akira Web denies any warranty or merchantability for a specific purpose. This includes loss of data resulting from delays, non-deliveries, wrong delivery, and any and all service interruptions caused by Akira Web.
       
       

    5. It is absolutely forbidden to run IRCd servers/services on web hosting accounts. Web hosting accounts found doing so will be subject to immediate cancellation without refund.
       
       

19. Responsibility for Content: You, as Akira Web's customer, are solely responsible for the content stored on and served by your Akira Web account.