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Utopia Systems, Inc.TERMS
OF USE
Utopia Web Mail
TERMS OF USE and NOTICES
AGREEMENT BETWEEN USER AND UTOPIA
SYSTEMS, INC, (Utopia)
Utopia Web Mail is offered to
you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of
the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein. Your
use of Utopia Web Mail Sites constitutes your agreement to
all such terms, conditions, and notices. Your use of a particular
Utopia Web Mail Service included within the Utopia Systems
Network may also be subject to additional terms outlined elsewhere
in this agreement (the "Additional Terms").
Additionally, the Utopia Web
Mail Sites may themselves contain additional terms, codes
of conduct or guidelines that govern use of services, including
without limitation, particular features or offers.
PRIVACY AND PROTECTION OF PERSONAL
INFORMATION
UTOPIA will not, under any circumstances
share any public or private information about its customers
with any party outside of UTOPIA. If it were to become necessary
to do so, the customer in question would be notified and asked
for approval.
MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD, AND
SECURITY
If a particular Utopia Web Mail
Site/Service requires you to open an account, you must complete
the registration process by providing us with current, complete
and accurate information as prompted by the applicable registration
form. You then will choose a password and a user name. You
are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality
of your password and account. Furthermore, you are entirely
responsible for any and all activities that occur under your
account. You agree to notify Utopia immediately of any unauthorized
use of your account or any other breach of security. Utopia
will not be liable for any loss that you may incur as a result
of someone else using your password or account, either with
or without your knowledge. However, you could be held liable
for losses incurred by Utopia or another party due to someone
else using your account or password. You may not use anyone
else's account at any time, without the permission of the
account holder.
MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS OF
USE
Utopia reserves the right to
change the terms, conditions, and notices under which the
Utopia Web Mail Sites/Services are offered, including but
not limited to the charges associated with the use of the
Utopia Web Mail Sites/Services. You are responsible for regularly
reviewing these terms and conditions and additional terms
posted on particular websites. Your continued use of the Utopia
Web Mail Sites/Services constitutes your agreement to all
such terms, conditions, and notices.
PAYMENT TERMS
You will be charged for services
in accordance with Utopias Fee Schedule. You will receive
sixty (60) days prior notice of any increase or decrease in
such fees. The current fee schedule is available from http://www.utopiasystems.com/outlook/services.htm
for your review prior to signing up for services offered.
Payment may be by credit card or check and in some cases,
wire transfer.
In the case of credit card payments,
all charges that you incur for the use of our services will
be debited to the credit card number you provide. If this
credit card number expires or if Utopia is otherwise unable
to debit valid charges to this credit card, Utopias
will notify you of this problem and terminate your access
to the Services within thirty (30) days of such notice, unless
you provide Utopia with an alternative method of payment acceptable
to Utopia, in its sole discretion, within such thirty (30)
day period.
Payment for setting up your account
will be due at time of registration. Payments for on-going
services will be based on the services selected and billing
dates for your account. Value-added services, such as disk
space in addition to the base, will be billed monthly based
on your billing date. If payment is made by a credit card,
your account will automatically be charged. Payment shall
be due ten (10) days after the end of the calendar month in
which the Services are provided. The charge for services provided
for part of the month will be charged on a pro-rate basis.
Upon termination of service, all outstanding charges shall
be due immediately.
PERSONAL AND COMMERCIAL USE LIMITATION
Unless otherwise specified, the
Utopia Web Mail Sites/Services are for your personal and commercial
use. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display,
perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works
from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products
or services obtained from the Utopia Web Mail Sites/Services.
LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES
The Utopia Web Mail Sites/Services
may contain links to third party Web sites ("Linked Sites").
The Linked Sites are not under the control of Utopia and Utopia
is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including
without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or
any changes or updates to a Linked Site. Utopia is not responsible
for webcasting or any other form of transmission received
from any Linked Site nor is Utopia responsible if the Linked
Site is not working appropriately. Utopia is providing these
links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any
link does not imply endorsement by Utopia of the site or any
association with its operators. You are responsible for viewing
and abiding by the privacy statements and terms of use posted
at the Linked Sites.
Any dealings with third parties
(including advertisers) included within the Utopia Web Mail
Sites/Services or participation in promotions, including the
delivery of and the payment for goods and services, and any
other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated
with such dealings or promotions, are solely between you and
the advertiser or other third party. Utopia shall not be responsible
or liable for any part of any such dealings or promotions.
NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE
As a condition of your use of
the Utopia Web Mail Sites/Services, you will not use the Utopia
Web Mail Sites/Services for any purpose that is unlawful or
prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may
not use the Utopia Web Mail Sites/Services in any manner which
could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any Utopia Web
Mail Site/Service(s) (or the network(s) connected to any Utopia
Web Mail Site/Service(s)) or interfere with any other party's
use and enjoyment of any Utopia Web Mail Site/Service(s).
You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any Utopia
Web Mail Site/Service, other accounts, computer systems or
networks connected to any Utopia Web Mail Site/Service, through
hacking, password mining or any other means. You may not obtain
or attempt to obtain any materials or information through
any means not intentionally made available through the Utopia
Web Mail Sites/Services.
USE OF SERVICES
The Utopia Web Mail Sites/Services
may contain e-mail services, bulletin board services, chat
areas, news groups, forums, communities, personal web pages,
calendars, photo albums, file cabinets and/or other message
or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate
with others (collectively, "Collaboration Services").
You agree to use the Collaboration Services only to post,
send and receive messages and material that are proper and,
when applicable, related to the particular Collaboration Service.
By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that
when using a Collaboration Service, you will not:
Use the Collaboration Service
in connection with surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain
letters, junk email, spamming or any duplicative or unsolicited
messages (commercial or otherwise).
Defame, abuse, harass, stalk,
threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights
of privacy and publicity) of others.
Publish, post, upload, distribute
or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing,
obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information.
Upload files that contain software
or other material protected by intellectual property laws
(or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control
the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents
to do the same.
Upload files that contain viruses,
Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted files,
or any other similar software or programs that may damage
the operation of another's computer or property of another.
Advertise or offer to sell or
buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless
such Collaboration Service specifically allows such messages.
Download any file posted by another
user of a Collaboration Service that you know, or reasonably
should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.
Falsify or delete any author
attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary
designations or labels of the origin or source of software
or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.
Restrict or inhibit any other
user from using and enjoying the Collaboration Services.
Violate any code of conduct or
other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular
Collaboration Service.
Harvest or otherwise collect
information about others, including e-mail addresses.
Violate any applicable laws or
regulations.
Create a false identity for the
purpose of misleading others.
Use, download or otherwise copy,
or provide (whether or not for a fee) to a person or entity
any directory of users of an Utopia Web Mail Site/Service(s)
or other user or usage information or any portion thereof.
Utopia has no obligation to monitor
the Collaboration Services. However, Utopia reserves the right
to review materials posted to a Collaboration Service and
to remove any materials in its sole discretion. Utopia reserves
the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Collaboration
Services at any time, without notice, for any reason whatsoever.
Utopia reserves the right at
all times to disclose any information as Utopia deems necessary
to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or
governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove
any information or materials, in whole or in part, in Utopia's
sole discretion.
Always use caution when giving
out any personally identifying information about yourself
in any Collaboration Service. Utopia does not control or endorse
the content, messages or information found in any Collaboration
Service and, therefore, Utopia specifically disclaims any
liability with regard to the Collaboration Services and any
actions resulting from your participation in any Collaboration
Service. Managers and hosts are not authorized Utopia spokespersons,
and their views do not necessarily reflect those of Utopia.
Materials uploaded to a Collaboration
Service may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction
and/or dissemination, you are responsible for adhering to
such limitations if you download the materials.
MATERIALS PROVIDED TO UTOPIA
OR POSTED AT ANY SITE
Utopia does not claim ownership
of the materials you provide to Utopia (including feedback
and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit to any Utopia
Web Mail Site/Service or its associated services for review
by the general public (each a "Submission" and collectively
"Submissions"). However, by posting, uploading,
inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you are
granting Utopia, its affiliated companies and necessary contingencies
permission to use your Submission in connection with the operation
of their Internet businesses including, without limitation,
the rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display,
publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat
your Submission; and to publish your name in connection with
your Submission.
No compensation will be paid
with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein.
Utopia is under no obligation to post or use any Submission
you may provide and Utopia may remove any Submission at any
time in its sole discretion.
By posting, uploading, inputting,
providing or submitting your Submission you warrant and represent
that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your
Submission as described in this section including, without
limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post,
upload, input or submit the Submissions.
SOFTWARE AND CONTENT AVAILABLE
THROUGH THE UTOPIA WEB MAIL SITES/SERVICES
All content and software (if
any) that is made available to view and/or download in connection
with the Utopia Web Mail Sites/Services, excluding content
and/or software that may be made available by end-users through
a Collaboration Service, ("Software") is owned by
and is the copyrighted work of Utopia and/or its suppliers
and is protected by copyright laws and international treaty
provisions. Your use of the Software is governed by the terms
of the end user license agreement, if any, which accompanies
or is included with the Software ("License Agreement").
You may not install or use any Software that is accompanied
by or includes a License Agreement unless you first agree
to the License Agreement terms.
For any Software not accompanied
by a license agreement, Utopia Corporation hereby grants to
you, the user, a revocable personal, non-transferable license
to use the Software for viewing and otherwise using the particular
Utopia Web Mail Site/Service in accordance with these Terms
of Use, and for no other purpose provided that you keep intact
all copyright and other proprietary notices. Any reproduction
or redistribution of the content and/or Software is expressly
prohibited by law, and may result in severe civil and criminal
penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent
possible. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, COPYING OR REPRODUCTION
OF THE CONTENT OR SOFTWARE TO ANY OTHER SERVER OR LOCATION
FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR REDISTRIBUTION IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED.
You acknowledge that the Software, and any accompanying documentation
and/or technical information, is subject to applicable export
control laws and regulations of the USA. You agree not to
export or re-export the Software, directly or indirectly,
to any countries that are subject to USA export restrictions.
LIABILITY DISCLAIMER
THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS,
AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE UTOPIA WEB
MAIL SITES/SERVICES MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL
ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY MADE TO THE UTOPIA WEB MAIL
SITES/SERVICES AND TO THE INFORMATION THEREIN. UTOPIA AND/OR
ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES
IN THE UTOPIA WEB MAIL SITES/SERVICES AT ANY TIME. ADVICE
RECEIVED VIA THE UTOPIA WEB MAIL SITES/SERVICES SHOULD NOT
BE RELIED UPON FOR PERSONAL, MEDICAL, LEGAL OR FINANCIAL DECISIONS
AND YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL FOR SPECIFIC
ADVICE TAILORED TO YOUR SITUATION.
UTOPIA CORPORATION AND/OR ITS
RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY,
RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, LACK OF VIRUSES OR
OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION,
SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED
WITHIN THE UTOPIA WEB MAIL SITES/SERVICES FOR ANY PURPOSE.
ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED
GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF
ANY KIND. UTOPIA AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM
ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION,
SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS, INCLUDING
ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WORKMANLIKE EFFORT, TITLE
AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
YOU SPECIFICALLY AGREE THAT UTOPIA
SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION
OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA, ANY MATERIAL OR DATA SENT OR
RECEIVED OR NOT SENT OR RECEIVED, OR ANY TRANSACTIONS ENTERED
INTO THROUGH AN UTOPIA WEB MAIL SITE/SERVICE. YOU SPECIFICALLY
AGREE THAT UTOPIA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY THREATENING,
DEFAMATORY, OBSCENE, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONTENT OR CONDUCT
OF ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY INFRINGEMENT OF ANOTHER'S RIGHTS,
INCLUDING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. YOU SPECIFICALLY AGREE
THAT UTOPIA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONTENT SENT USING
AND/OR INCLUDED IN AN UTOPIA WEB MAIL SITE/SERVICE BY ANY
THIRD PARTY.
IN NO EVENT SHALL UTOPIA AND/OR
ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS
OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED
WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE UTOPIA WEB MAIL SITES/SERVICES,
WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE UTOPIA WEB MAIL SITES/SERVICES
OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE
SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES
AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE UTOPIA WEB MAIL
SITES/SERVICES, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE
UTOPIA WEB MAIL SITES/SERVICES, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT,
TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF UTOPIA
OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW
THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL
OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY
TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE UTOPIA
WEB MAIL SITES/SERVICES, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE,
YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE
UTOPIA WEB MAIL SITES/SERVICES.
GENERAL TERMS REGARDING USE AND
STORAGE
You agree that Utopia may establish
limits concerning use of any service offered on a Utopia Web
Mail Site, including without limitation, the maximum number
of days that e-mail messages will be retained by the service,
the maximum number of e-mail messages that may be sent from
or received by an account on the service, the maximum size
of an e-mail message that may be sent from or received by
an account on the service, the maximum disk space that will
be allotted on Utopia's servers on your behalf, and the maximum
number of times and duration you may access the service in
a given period of time.
You agree that Utopia has no
responsibility or liability for the deletion, corruption or
failure to store any messages or other content maintained
or transmitted by the service. You acknowledge that Utopia
reserves the right to delete accounts that are inactive for
an extended period of time.
UTOPIA MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT
ANY SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE.
SERVICE CONTACT: webmaster@utopiasystems.com
TERMINATION/ACCESS RESTRICTION
Utopia reserves the right, in
its sole discretion, to terminate your access to any or all
Utopia Web Mail Sites/Services and the related services or
any portion thereof at any time, without notice.
Utopia may also terminate or
suspend your access to Utopia Web Mail Site/Service(s) for
inactivity, which is defined as failing to log into a particular
service for an extended period of time, as determined by Utopia.
Utopia shall have no obligation
to maintain any content or to forward any unread or unsent
messages to you or any third party.
SPAM; DAMAGES
Utopia will immediately terminate
any account which it believes, in its sole discretion, is
transmitting or is otherwise connected with any spam or other
unsolicited bulk email. In addition, because damages are often
difficult to quantify, if actual damages cannot be reasonably
calculated then you agree to pay Utopia liquidated damages
of $3 (US Currency) for each piece of spam or unsolicited
bulk email transmitted from or otherwise connected with your
account, otherwise you agree to pay Utopia's actual damages,
to the extent such actual damages can be reasonably calculated.
GENERAL
This agreement is governed by
the laws of the State of Delaware, U.S.A. You hereby irrevocably
consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts
in New Castle County, Delaware, U.S.A. in all disputes arising
out of or relating to the use of the Utopia Web Mail Sites/Services.
Use of the Utopia Web Mail Sites/Services is unauthorized
in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions
of these terms and conditions, including without limitation
this paragraph. You agree that no joint venture, partnership,
employment, or agency relationship exists between you and
Utopia as a result of this agreement or use of the Utopia
Web Mail Sites/Services. You agree to indemnify and hold Utopia,
its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and employees,
harmless from any claim, demand, or damage, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, asserted by any third party due to or arising
out of your use of or conduct on the Utopia Web Mail Sites/Services.
Utopia reserves the right to disclose any personal information
about you or your use of the Utopia Web Mail Sites/Services,
including its contents, without your prior permission if Utopia
has a good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
(1) conform to legal requirements or comply with legal process;
(2) protect and defend the rights or property of Utopia or
its affiliated companies; (3) enforce the terms or use; or
(4) act to protect the interests of its members or others.
Utopia's performance of this agreement is subject to existing
laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement
is in derogation of Utopia's right to comply with governmental,
court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating
to your use of the Utopia Web Mail Sites/Services or information
provided to or gathered by Utopia with respect to such use.
If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid
or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but
not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations
set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision
will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision
that most closely matches the intent of the original provision
and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect.
Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes
the entire agreement between the user and Utopia with respect
to the Utopia Web Mail Sites/Services and it supersedes all
prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether
electronic, oral or written, between the user and Utopia with
respect to the Utopia Web Mail Sites/Services. A printed version
of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form
shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings
based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent
and subject to the same conditions as other business documents
and records originally generated and maintained in printed
form.
The example companies, organizations,
products, people and events depicted herein are fictitious.
No association with any real company, organization, product,
person, or event is intended or should be inferred.
Any rights not expressly granted
herein are reserved.
Rev. November 2001
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