Internet Member Agreement

2)  Accountability

You must be considered an adult (18, 19 or 21 where applicable) in order to use the service. Using your account for any purposes not complying with Federal or local laws may result in account termination, penalties and additional fees, in addition to possible law enforcement action.

You are responsible for any fee related to products andservices purchased from CompUSnet. CompUSnet will not be a party for products and services purchased from any other supplier or provider.

You are responsible for maintaining accurate and up to date your account information, including your name, address, phone number, credit or charge card numbers and expiration dates and any other payment information. You must promptly inform CompUSnet of any loss, theft, or unauthorized disclosure or use of your Internet account, password, or any credit or charge card number provided to CompUSnet.

You acknowledge and agree that the company may update its membership database using USPS provided information.

YOU AGREE TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS THE COMPANY, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS FROM ANY CLAIMS, EXPENSES, INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH: 1) ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT BY YOU, 2) YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, SOFTWARE PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY AND ITS SUPPLIERS, AND THE INTERNET; AND, 3) ANY IMPROPER OR ILLEGAL USE BY YOU OR ANYONE WHO USES YOUR ACCOUNT WITH YOUR DIRECT OR INDIRECT PERMISSION.

3)  Fees

You are responsible for paying all fees and charges for access usage associated with your username. By authorizing the company to charge a credit or charge card, or debit a bank account by electronic funds transfer for service fees and charges, you are authorizing the company to continue charging the account during your membership.

CompUSnet may change the service rate at any time and member authorizes CompUSnet to charge the new fee schedule upon notice, as required by applicable laws.

If you believe you have been billed erroneously, you must contact CompUSnet within 60 days of that charge date. NO refund, full or partial is permitted, following the 60-day grace period.

4)  Termination

You have the right to terminate your membership at any time without cause. On the other hand, CompUSnet may also terminate your account without cause. If you show dissatisfaction with CompUSnet policies, services, practices and guidelines, your only recourse is to use your right to terminate your account.

Initial fees paid are non-refundable and monthly accounts cannot receive any refund or partial refund upon cancellation. Prepaid yearly accounts receive refund prorated at the rate of $19.95 per month. This refund/credit  can be exchanged for other products/services. No cash refund allowed.

No other refund other than mentioned above is allowed.

CompUSnet may terminate account in case of agreement or policies violation or for conduct that may result in harm to other CompUSnet members or deteriorate the quality of service offered by CompUSnet.

In case of termination, the company shall not be responsible for any damages arising from your service discontinuance.

A fee of $10 for reconnection may be applied and only waived at CompUSnet discretion.

A fee of $10 for account cancellation may apply in certain cases, as CompUSnet may see it fit with the situation, that is, if cancellation is causing the company to pay additional unnecessary fees.

In case of chargeback, a fee of $25 will be applied against the account. 

5)  Use

CompUSnet service is intended to be used for lawful purposes, such as use of newsgroups, electronic mail, Internet browsing. Your residential account may not be used for operating a web server, mail server, ftp server or any other such commercial usage.

Use of your account in an unethical manner, that is, during the absence of legitimate browsing or emailing activities is prohibited and is in violation of your membership internet usage rights. This is an act, which results in a lower service quality to other members and as such may be subject to penalties.

The following acts are a breach of your membership service purpose:

• CompUSnet service is intended to be used for lawful purposes, such as use of newsgroups, electronic mail, Internet browsing. Your residential account may not be used for operating a web server, mail server, ftp server or any other such commercial usage.
• Use of your account in an unethical manner, that is, during the absence of legitimate browsing or emailing activities is prohibited and is in violation of your membership internet usage rights. This is an act, which results in a lower service quality to other members and as such may be subject to penalties.
• Keeping account active in absence of your actual interaction with a browser and/or email member
• Continued and excessive account usage
• The use of automated methods in order to artificially keep your account active and defeat our system which limits inactivity
• The use of your account by more than one person at a time or more than one location at a time
• The use of your account to mass email unsolicited emails through unlawful Spamming methods and therefore resulting in a disservice to other members

As a result of such violations, CompUSnet may seek the following remedies:

• Automatically question you and seek clarification
• Automatically disconnect your session
• Cancel your account
• Automatically charge your account an additional monthly fee per each additional simultaneous usage of your id, whether intentionally or unintentionally. CompUSnet holds you fully responsible for your account username and passwords usage and it is your responsibility to remedy by inquiring password change in case of account access by others beyond your control
• Charge your account a $50/day penalty for unintentional spamming (mass, 50 or more, emailing of unsolicited messages) using CompUSnet email server, domain, or in connection with CompUSnet’s trademarks, or for posting to newsgroup more than twenty-five times per day, whether for personal or commercial purposes. Any deliberate violations will result in a $500 penalty automatically charged to your account.

Your personal membership account cannot be used for commercial purposes or to run a business (except within your account limitations). CompUSnet provides such commercial accounts and if you desire to obtain any business service, check our business solutions web pages, or contact us by phone.

CompUSnet provides you with telephone numbers and it is your responsibility to make sure you are dialing into the service on a local dial tone. Any telephone number could be subject to change or interruptions at CompUSnet’s discretion or beyond CompUSnet’s control.

You reserve the right to access our network for Internet activity purposes. Any other type of access to our network is prohibited and is a violation of the law and will be subject to prosecution.

In using your personal web space, you are fully responsible for all copyright breaches resulting from your usage of copyrighted or licensed materials, such as software, literature, images and others. CompUSnet holds no responsibility in this matter and you may be subject to legal liability.

In addition to the penalties outlined above for unauthorized usage of the service, CompUSnet may cancel your membership and seek legal prosecution to compensate for violations of this agreement.

6)  Other information

CompUSnet does not endorse or stand behind the truthfulness or reliability of opinions, advice or statements given or made by anyone other than CompUSnet officers.

Opinions, advice and all other information expressed by anyone on the Service, represent their own views.

You agree not to use the service to send, store, or submit for public posting any obscene, sexually explicit, or illegal material (including material the transmission of which violates any applicable law, or material, which violates Internet standards or customs. The company reserves the right to review and remove any material submitted for display or placed on the Internet, excluding private mail. CompUSnet may remove any material that CompUSnet believes violates this Agreement, any policies or guidelines posted by CompUSnet, or any Internet Standards or customs, or is harmful to other Members, to third party providers, or to the Service or the business interest of CompUSnet. You are responsible of such material even if the claim arises after termination of membership.

CompUSnet will comply with the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, as amended, (“ECPA”) relating to private e-mail sent or received through the service, as well as personal information members have provided. CompUSnet will only disclose their contents either to the writer or to the recipient. CompUSnet may only alter content if required by recipient and may delete mail after certain time limits established by CompUSnet. CompUSnet will have no responsibility for retaining or delivering e-mail that are located in a Member’s online box at the time of that Member’s termination of the service.

You may not submit copyrighted material to public posting areas without the specific authority of the Copyright owner.

You acknowledge that submitting materials, you are granting CompUSnet the permission to use the Submission as if it were public domain. You are irrevocably granting anyone else permission to reproduce and/or redistribute all or parts of your submission in any form for non-commercial purposes.

7)  Software

CompUSnet provides legal copies of Internet connection and browsing software that may be used only in conjunction with CompUSnet service. Any other usage is prohibited. In case of account cancellation, CompUSnet provided software must be uninstalled and disposed of properly.

8)  Notices

All notices and account changes must be received in writing, either by US mail or by E-mail to service@compusnet.com. Any notice by a member will not change the terms of this agreement, unless authorized by an officer of CompUSnet.