Terms & Conditions for the use of Equestrian Websites Services

The Terms below set out the basis on which we will provide services to you. You must read these Terms carefully and, if you wish to proceed, confirm your acceptance of these Terms by clicking on the button marked "Accept" below (online) or signing where appropriate (offline). If you are unsure or are not prepared to agree with any of the Terms please click "Decline" (online). If we agree to provide the Service to you on this basis then we will send you an acknowledgement of order. We will consider any reasonable request for changes to these Terms and our address for this purpose is as set out below. Part A contains the general terms and Part B terms relating to specific services.


Part A

1 DEFINITIONS

1.1 In these Terms, the following words shall (unless the context otherwise requires) have the following meanings:

  • Additional Charges - any charges additional to the Fee that may be invoiced by us to you in accordance with these Terms (whether by virtue of a specific provision or otherwise) which will be calculated on a time and materials basis in accordance with our then current standard rates;
  • Agreement - these Terms and the Order Form;
  • Carrier - any supplier to us from time to time of telecommunications services in respect of the Service;
  • Fees - the amount(s) payable by you (excluding VAT) for the Services set out in Part B;
  • IPR - all patents, copyright, moral rights, design rights, know-how, Confidential Information, database rights, trademarks and service marks together with applications to register any of the above (where applicable);
  • Order Form - the form signed by you in respect of the Services;
  • Party - you and us;
  • Services - the services listed on the Order Form and in respect of each specific terms are set out in Part B and the detailed specifications are set out in the relevant Product Information Sheet displayed on our web site;
  • Start Date - the earliest of the Start Dates set out in Part B;
  • Terms - these terms and conditions consisting of Part A and Part B;
  • Us, we, our - Brian Dowding trading as Equestrian Websites, 66 Cwrt Coch Street, Aberbargoed, Bargoed, Mid-Glam, CF81 9FA, UK;
  • Your, You - the organisation or person requiring the Services whose details are set out in the Order Form;
  • Web Site - www.equestrianwebsites.com;
2 OUR OBLIGATIONS

2.1 We agree to provide to you the Services for the Fees.
2.2 We will use all reasonable endeavours to provide the Services without interruption and materially error free.
2.3 You acknowledge that our obligations may be carried out on our behalf by a Carrier or other sub-contractor or agent.

3 YOUR OBLIGATIONS

3.1 You agree to pay the Fees as shown on the order form upon request.
3.2 You are responsible for the cost of all charges for telephone or cable services you incur while using the Services.
3.3 You agree that all information you have given to us is correct and that you will inform us if it changes. You accept that you will be liable for Additional Charges if you give us incorrect information that we act on.
3.4 You agree to indemnify us and any Carrier against any loss either of us may suffer from your use of the Services.
3.5 You agree that you will:

3.5.1 comply with any reasonable instructions or directions issued by us from time to time in respect of the Services;
3.5.2 conform to such protocols and standards as are issued from time to time in respect of the use of the Internet or the Services;
3.5.3 fully indemnify us against any costs and claims from any third party resulting from your acts or omissions in respect of the Services; and
3.5.4 comply with all applicable legislation (including but not limited to matters arising under the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000).

3.6 You agree that you will not (and you will ensure that your employees, agents and sub-contractors do not):

3.6.1 use the Services for any unlawful purpose or in contravention of any English or other law. This includes but is not limited to:

a.        any act or omission which will or is likely to infringe the intellectual property rights of a third party;

b.        the transmission, display, downloading or uploading of any material or text which is or is likely to be construed as defamatory, offensive, abusive, obscene or which will or is likely to cause unnecessary anxiety or inconvenience to a third party;

c.        use of the Services in any way which is or is likely to violate or infringe the rights of any individual, firm or company in the United Kingdom or elsewhere.

3.6.2 to send or procure the sending of unsolicited advertising or promotional material; or
3.6.3 in a way that does not comply with any instructions given by us for reasons of health, safety or the quality of the Carrier's telecommunications services or our system.
3.6.4 use the Services in anyway that will or is likely to make excessive use of our network (including but not limited to spamming).

3.7 The person signing the Order Form warrants his or her authority to bind you to this Agreement.

4 LIABILITY

4.1 SAVE AS REQUIRED BY LAW WE DO NOT WARRANT THE SERVICES (OR ANY OF THEM) AGAINST FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE. WE DISCLAIM AND YOU WAIVE ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES OR THE EQUIPMENT, ARISING BY LAW OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND ANY OBLIGATION, LIABILITY, RIGHT, REMEDY, CLAIM IN TORT, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAULT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR PRODUCT LIABILITY OF US (WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED) SO FAR AS THE LAW PERMITS.
4.2 You agree that we are not liable in contract or tort (other than fraudulent or negligent misrepresentation) or otherwise arising out of or in connection with these Terms for economic loss (including, without limitation, loss of revenue, profits, contracts, business or anticipated savings), loss of goodwill or reputation, indirect or consequential losses whether or not such losses were within our contemplation, suffered or incurred by you or any third party arising out or in connection with the provisions of the Services (or any part of them).
4.3 Subject to clause 4.4 our total liability to you arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and the performance or observation of our obligations under them shall be limited to the greater of aggregate to the amount paid by you to us in the twelve months prior to the date on which your claim arose and £1,000.
4.4 Nothing in this Agreement shall exclude or limit liability for death or personal injury resulting from our negligence or that of the carrier, our employees or sub-contractors.

5 PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

5.1 All title, rights and interest (including but not limited to ownership and IPR) in the Services remain with us the Carrier and our suppliers. You acknowledge such title, interest and rights and you shall not take any action or omit to take any action which will or is likely to jeopardise, limit or interfere in any manner such title, right or interest.
5.2 Title and related rights in any content accessed through the Service are the property of the applicable content owner and are protected by applicable laws. The right to use granted to you under clause 2.1 gives you no rights to such content. If you wish to use such content, You must ensure that you have the appropriate consent or licence of the content owner.
5.3 You acknowledge that you shall have no rights to any IPR in the Services.

6 TERMINATION

6.1 Independent of any additional rights to terminate set out in Part B, we may terminate or suspend your use of the Services (or any of them) at any time, at our sole discretion, if you breach any term of these Terms.
6.2 Unless terminated as set out elsewhere, this agreement will continue until you give us at least thirty (30) days' written notice. Such notice will terminate this Agreement.
6.3 Upon termination of this agreement your right to use Service shall immediately terminate and you shall immediately stop using the Service.

7 CONFIDENTIALITY

7.1 Each of us shall while we are providing Services under these Terms and thereafter keep secret and confidential all business, technical or commercial information disclosed to one of us by the other or otherwise which belongs to the other its sub-contractors, carriers, telecommunication providers or clients (and shall procure that its agents and/or employees are similarly bound) and shall not disclose the same to any person save to the extent necessary to perform its obligations in accordance with the terms of these Terms or save as expressly authorised in writing to be disclosed by the other.
7.2 The obligation of confidentiality contained in clause 7.1 shall not apply or (as the case may be) shall cease to apply to business, technical or commercial information which:-

7.2.1 at the time of its disclosure by the disclosing Party is already in the public domain or which subsequently enters the public domain other than by the breach of these Terms;
7.2.2 is required to be disclosed under applicable law or order of a court of competent jurisdiction or government department or agency or by the London Stock Exchange, provided that prior to such disclosure the receiving Party shall advise to the disclosing Party of the proposed form of disclosure.

8 GENERAL

8.1 You accept that we may, in accordance with legal requirements, have to disclose information to governmental organisations (including the police) in respect of your use of the Services. Subject to any legal prohibitions to the contrary we will notify you of such disclosure as soon as reasonably possible.
8.2 We may from time to time wish to notify you of additional services provided by us or third parties that we believe may be of interest to you. If you do not want to receive such information please write to us at the address for notice.
8.3 We shall not be liable for any breach of our obligations hereunder resulting from causes beyond our reasonable control including but not limited to fires, strikes (of own or other employees) insurrection, or riots, embargoes or delays in transportation, inability to obtain supplies, acts of local or central Government or other competent authorities or acts or omissions of third party telecommunications service providers.
8.4 Any notice required or permitted under the Terms must be in English and be sent to us at any of the following addresses:

Equestrian Websites, 66 Cwrt Coch Street, Aberbargoed, Bargoed, Mid-Glam, CF81 9FA, UK or +44 (0)1443 879777 or notices@equestrianwebsites.com

Any notice to be sent to you will be sent to the address which you provide when applying for the Services unless you notify us otherwise.

8.5 These Terms do not create a partnership, joint venture, agency or franchise relationship.
8.6 You may not sell, lease, sub-licence, assign or otherwise transfer, whether in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, the rights or obligations (including the Services) arising under these Terms without our prior written consent.
8.7 Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, nothing in these Terms will create or confer any rights or other benefits whether in accordance with the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 or otherwise in favour of any person other than you, us or the Carrier.
8.8 The headings to the sections of these Terms are for convenience only and have no substantive meaning.
8.9 These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales and we both submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
8.10 If and in so far as any part or provision of these Terms is or becomes void or unenforceable it should be deemed not to be and never to have been nor formed a part of these Terms and the remaining provisions of these Terms shall continue in full force and effect. in such an event, we shall meet with you to discuss the void and unenforceable provisions and shall substitute therefore a lawful and enforceable provision which so far as possible results in the same economic effects.
8.11 This Agreement may not be amended, varied, supplemented or otherwise modified unless agreed by us in writing.
8.12 The failure by us to insist on the performance of any of the provisions of these Terms shall not be construed as a waiver or a relinquishment of that our rights to future performance of such provisions and your obligation in respect of such future performance shall continue in full force and effect.
8.13 This Agreement supersedes any previous agreement between us and you in relation to the matters dealt with in it and you acknowledge and agree that you have not entered into this Agreement in reliance upon any representation, or statement or whether oral or written) made or alleged to have been made by us or our agents.

9 FAULTS IN THE SERVICE

9.1 You will immediately upon becoming aware of the same report any fault in the Equipment or the Service to us by e-mail support@equestrianwebsites.com or by telephone +44 (0)1443 879795.
9.2 You acknowledge that occasionally we and/or our Carrier may have to temporarily interrupt the Service or change the specification of the Service for operational reasons or because of an emergency. In these circumstances you shall have no claim against us for any such interruption or change.


Part B - WEB HOSTING

BACKGROUND
  • This section of Part B relates only to Web Hosting Services.
1 DEFINITIONS

1.1 In this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

  • Service - the provision of Web Hosting;
  • Start Date - the date upon which your domain name is transferred to us or registered with us.
2 We agree to provide the Service to you from the Start Date.
3 If you receive notification from us or any third party that any material on your web site is defamatory, in breach of copyright or illegal you will inform us forthwith and, if so requested, remove the same.

Part B - E-MAIL

BACKGROUND
  • This section of Part B relates only to E-mail Services.
1 DEFINITIONS

1.1 In this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

  • Service - the provision of E-mail Services;
  • Start Date - the date upon which your e-mail domain name is transferred to us or registered by us and we provide connection details to you.
2 We agree to provide the Service to you from the Start Date.

Part B - DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION

BACKGROUND
  • This section of Part B relates only to Domain Name Registration and does not take effect if no domain name registration is requested.
1 DEFINITIONS

1.1 In this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

  • Service - the registration of domain names;
  • Start Date - the date acceptable by us of the order form.
2 We agree to register one domain name free of charge if you order any of our other Services. This registration must be one of the suffixes set out on the order form. All other registrations will be charged at the rate set out on our web site.
3 In the event that the domain name you require is not available then we will inform you of this and request alternatives. Domain names will not be transferred unless all outstanding fees and charges have been paid.

Domain Registration (.com, .org, .net)

1 AGREEMENT

In this Service Agreement ("Agreement") "you" and "your" refer to each customer, "we", us" and "our" refer to Tucows.com and "Services" refers to the services provided by us as offered through Equestrian Websites, the Registration Service Provider ("RSP"). This Agreement explains our obligations to you, and explains your obligations to us for various Services. By selecting our Services you have agreed to establish an account with us for such Services. When you use your account or permit someone else to use it to purchase or otherwise acquire access to additional Services or to cancel your Services (even if we were not notified of such authorization), this Agreement covers such service or actions. By using the Services under this Agreement, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to be bound by all terms and conditions of this Agreement and any pertinent rules or policies that are or may be published by us.

2 SELECTION OF A DOMAIN NAME

We cannot and do not check to see whether the domain name you select, or the use you make of the domain name, infringes legal rights of others. We urge you to investigate to see whether the domain name you select or its use infringes legal rights of others, and in particular we suggest you seek advice of competent counsel. You may wish to consider seeking one or more trademark registrations in connection with your domain name. You should be aware that there is the possibility we might be ordered by a court to cancel, modify, or transfer your domain name. You should be aware that if we are sued or threatened with lawsuit in connection with your domain name, we may turn to you to hold us harmless and indemnify us.

3 FEES, PAYMENT AND TERM

As consideration for the services you have selected, you agree to pay us the applicable service(s) fees. All fees payable hereunder are non-refundable unless we provide otherwise. As further consideration for the Services, you agree to: (1) provide certain current, complete and accurate information about you as required by the registration process and (2) maintain and update this information as needed to keep it current, complete and accurate. All such information shall be referred to as account information ("Account Information"). You hereby grant us the right to disclose to third parties such Account Information. The Registrant, by completing and submitting the Domain Name Registration Agreement ("Registration Agreement"), represents that the statements in its application are true and that the registration of the selected Domain Name, so far as the Registrant is aware, does not interfere with or infringe upon the rights of any third party. The Registrant also represents that the Domain Name is not being registered for any unlawful purpose.

4 MODIFICATIONS TO AGREEMENT

You agree, during the period of this Agreement, that we may: (1) revise the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and (2) change the services provided under this Agreement. Any such revision or change will be binding and effective immediately on posting of the revised Agreement or change to the service(s) on our web site, or on notification to you by e-mail or regular mail as per the Notices section of this agreement, Section 20. You agree to review our web site, including the Agreement, periodically to be aware of any such revisions. If you do not agree with any revision to the Agreement, you may terminate this Agreement at any time by providing us with notice by e-mail or regular mail as per the Notices section of this agreement, Section 20. Notice of your termination will be effective on receipt and processing by us. You agree that, by continuing to use the Services following notice of any revision to this Agreement or change in service(s), you abide by any such revisions or changes. You further agree to abide by the ICANN Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy ("Dispute Policy") as amended from timeto time. You agree that, by maintaining the reservation or registration of your domain name after modifications to the Dispute Policy become effective, you have agreed to these modifications. You acknowledge that if you do not agree to any such modifications, you may request that your domain name be deleted from the domain name database.

5 MODIFICATIONS TO YOUR ACCOUNT

In order to change any of your account information with us, you must use your Account Identifier and Password that you selected when you opened your account with us. Please safeguard your Account Identifier and Password from any unauthorized use. In no event will we be liable for the unauthorized use or misuse of your Account Identifier or Password.

6 DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE POLICY

If you reserved or registered a domain name through us, or transferred a domain name to us from another registrar, you agree to be bound the Dispute Policy which is incorporated herein and made a part of this Agreement by reference. The current version of the Dispute Policy may be found at our web site http://www.icann.org/udrp/udrp-policy-24oct99.htm. Please take the time to familiarize yourself with such policy.

7 DOMAIN NAME DISPUTES

You agree that, if the registration or reservation of your domain name is challenged by a third party, you will be subject to the provisions specified in the Dispute Policy in effect at the time of the dispute. You agree that in the event a domain name dispute arises with any third party, you will indemnify and hold us harmless pursuant to the terms and conditions contained in the Dispute Policy. For any dispute, you agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of your domicile, the courts of the geographic location indicated by your WHOIS information for your domain name, and the courts of the United Kingdom.

8 AGENTS

You agree that, if an agent for you (i.e., an Internet Service Provider, employee, etc.) purchased our Services on your behalf, you are nonetheless bound as a principal by all terms and conditions herein, including the Dispute Policy.

9 ANNOUNCEMENTS

We reserve the right to distribute information to you that is pertinent to the quality or operation of our services and those of our service partners. These announcements will be predominately informative in nature and may include notices describing changes, upgrades, new products or other information to add security or to enhance your identity on the Internet.

10 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

You agree that our entire liability, and your exclusive remedy, with respect to any Services(s) provided under this Agreement and any breach of this Agreement is solely limited to the amount you paid for such Service(s). We and our contractors shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages resulting from the use or inability to use any of the Services or for the cost of procurement of substitute services. Because some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such states, our liability is limited to the extent permitted by law. We disclaim any and all loss or liability resulting from, but not limited to: (1) loss or liability resulting from access delays or access interruptions; (2) loss or liability resulting from data non-delivery or data mis-delivery; (3) loss or liability resulting from acts of God; (4) loss or liability resulting from the unauthorized use or misuse of your Account Identifier or Password; (5) loss or liability resulting from errors, omissions, or misstatements in any and all information or services(s) provided under this Agreement; (6) loss or liability resulting from the development or interruption of your Web site or email service. The registrant agrees that we will not be liable for any loss of registration and use of registrant's domain name, or for interruption of business, or any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages of any kind (including lost profits) regardless of the form of action whether in contract, tort (including negligence), or otherwise, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall our maximum liability exceed five hundred ($500.00) dollars.

11 INDEMNITY

You agree to release, indemnify, and hold us, our contractors, agents, employees, officers, directors and affiliates harmless from all liabilities, claims and expenses, including attorney's fees, of third parties relating to or arising under this Agreement, the Services provided hereunder or your use of the Services, including without limitation infringement by you, or someone else using the E-mail Service with your computer, of any intellectual property or other proprietary right of any person or entity, or from the violation of any of our operating rules or policy relating to the service(s) provided. You also agree to release, indemnify and hold us harmless pursuant to the terms and conditions contained in the Dispute Policy. When we are threatened with suit by a third party, we may seek written assurances from you concerning your promise to indemnify us; your failure to provide those assurances may be considered by us to be a breach of your Agreement and may result in deactivation of your domain name.

12 BREACH

You agree that failure to abide by any provision of this Agreement, any operating rule or policy or the Dispute Policy provided by us, may be considered by us to be a material breach and that we may provide a written notice, describing the breach, to you. If within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of such notice, you fail to provide evidence, which is reasonably satisfactory to us, that you have not breached your obligations under the Agreement, then we may delete the registration or reservation of your domain name or terminate your e-mail account without further notice. Any such breach by you shall not be deemed to be excused simply because we did not act earlier in response to that, or any other breach by you.

13 NO GUARANTY

You agree that, by registration or reservation of your chosen domain name, such registration or reservation does not confer immunity from objection to either the registration, reservation, or use of the domain name.

14 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

You agree and warrant that the information that you provide to us to register or reserve your domain name or register for other Services is, to the best of your knowledge and belief, accurate and complete, and that any future changes to this information will be provided to us in a timely manner according to the modification procedures in place at that time. You agree that your use of our Services is solely at your own risk. You agree that such Service(s) is provided on an "as is," "as available" basis. we expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. We make no warranty that the Services will meet your requirements, or that the Service(s) will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error free; nor do we make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from the use of the Service(s) or as to the accuracy or reliability of any information obtained through the our e-mail service or that defects in the Services software will be corrected. You understand and agree that any material and/or data downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of the our e-mail service is done at your own discretion and risk and that you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download of such material and/or data. We make no warranty regarding any goods or services purchased or obtained through the e-mail service or any transactions entered into through the e-mail service. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from us or through the e-mail service shall create any warranty not expressly made herein. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you.

15 REVOCATION

You agree that we may delete your domain name or terminate your right to use other Services if the information that you provided to register or reserve your domain name or register for other Services, or subsequently to modify it, contains false or misleading information, or conceals or omits any information we would likely consider material to our decision to register or reserve your domain name. You agree that we may, in our sole discretion, delete or transfer your domain name at any time.

16 RIGHT OF REFUSAL

We, in our sole discretion, reserve the right to refuse to register or reserve your chosen domain name or register you for other Services, or to delete your domain name within thirty (30) calendar days from receipt of your payment for such services. In the event we do not register or reserve your domain name or register you for other Services, or we delete your domain name or other Services within such thirty (30) calendar day period, we agree to refund your applicable fee(s). You agree that we shall not be liable to you for loss or damages that may result from our refusal to register or reserve, or delete your domain name or register you for other Services.

17 SEVERABILITY

You agree that the terms of this Agreement are severable. If any term or provision is declared invalid or unenforceable, that term or provision will be construed consistent with applicable law as nearly as possible to reflect the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining terms and provisions will remain in full force and effect.

18 NON-AGENCY

Nothing contained in this Agreement or the Dispute Policy shall be construed as creating any agency, partnership, or other form of joint enterprise between the parties.

19 NON-WAIVER

Our failure to require performance by the Registrant of any provision hereof shall not affect the full right to require such performance at any time thereafter; nor shall the waiver by us of a breach of any provision hereof be taken or held to be a waiver of the provision itself.

20 NOTICES

Any notice, direction or other communication given under this Agreement shall be in writing and given by sending it via e-mail or via regular mail. In the case of e-mail, valid notice shall only have been deemed to have been given when an electronic confirmation of delivery has been obtained by the sender, in the case of notice to us or to the RSP to admin@equestrianwebsites.com or, in the case of notice to you, at the e-mail address provided by you in your WHOIS record or as updated from time to time. Mail shall be sent to Equestrian Websites and to you at the mailing address provided in your Affiliate application or as updated from time to time. Any e-mail communication shall be deemed to have been validly and effectively given on the date of such communication, if such date is a business day and such delivery was made prior to 4:00 p.m. (Greenwich meantime) and otherwise on the next business day. Any communication sent via regular mail shall be deemed to have been validly and effectively given 5 business days after the date of mailing.

21 ENTIRETY

You agree that this Agreement, the rules and policies published us and the Dispute Policy are the complete and exclusive agreement between you and us regarding our Services. This Agreement and the Dispute Policy supersede all prior agreements and understandings, whether established by custom, practice, policy or precedent.

22 GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted and enforced in accordance with the LAWS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM applicable therein without reference to rules governing choice of laws. Any action relating to this Agreement must be brought in BLACKWOOD, WALES and you irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of such courts.

23 INFANCY

You attest that you are of legal age to enter into this Agreement.

24 ACCEPTANCE OF AGREEMENT

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO ALL ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS. YOU HAVE INDEPENDENTLY EVALUATED THE DESIRABILITY OF PARTICIPATING IN THE AFFILIATE NETWORK AND ARE NOT RELYING ON ANY REPRESENTATION, GUARANTEE OR STATEMENT OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT.