- Services. Host agrees to perform and provide to Customer services (collectively, the “Services”) consisting of (i) electronic access to a digital information processing, transmission and storage system (“Server”) to store, host and, if indicated on the Order(s) (defined below), backup the Customer Content (defined below) and the associated website(s), electronic mail program(s), virtual private server(s), file site(s) and similar programs or sites (collectively, the “Site”) described in one or more Order(s); (ii) making the Site available on demand by Customer to Customer’s end users via the global computer communications network (“Internet”) as set forth herein; and (iii) providing technical support to Customer with respect thereto as described in Section 3(c). Except as may be otherwise agreed to by the parties in an addendum to this Agreement, the Services shall not include any e-commerce or transaction processing services. Details pertaining to the Services provided hereunder shall be set out in Host’s standard ordering document(s) referencing these Terms (each an “Order”). Completed Orders will be binding only when signed by both parties or when transmitted to Host by Customer and acknowledged and accepted in writing (including electronically) by Host. The parties may enter into additional Orders for additional Services from time to time.
- Host Materials. In connection with performance of the Services, Host may make available to Customer and certain of Customer’s end users certain materials, including, without limitation, software (in object code or source code form), development tools or utilities necessary to operate and maintain the Site, data, documentation or information developed or provided by Host or its suppliers under this Agreement (collectively, the “Host Materials’).
- Customer Content
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Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, as between the parties, Customer shall be solely responsible for providing, updating, uploading and maintaining the Site and any and all files, pages, data, works, information or materials on, within, displayed, linked or transmitted to, from or through the Site or the Services, including, without limitation, trade or service marks, images, photographs, illustrations, graphics, audio clips, video clips, email or other messages, the content of any bulletin boards or chat forums, metatags, domain names (including those provided by Customer or registered on behalf of Customer in connection with the Services) and text, and further including all updates, upgrades, modifications and other versions of any of the foregoing, other than the Host Materials (“Customer Content”). As between the parties, Customer will manage, renew, create, delete, edit and otherwise control the Customer Content. Customer agrees that it is the sole responsibility of Customer to ensure that the information it and third parties (including, without limitation, Customer’s end users) accessing the Internet through Customer’s use of the Services complies with all applicable laws and regulations and the Host’s Acceptable Use Policy (the “AUP”), available at http://www.careservtech.com/legal/, which may be updated by Host from time to time and which are incorporated herein by this reference. Host may change the web site address for the AUP upon electronic notice to Customer. Customer agrees that it has received, read and understands the current AUP.
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Customer further agrees that, to the extent applicable to Customer, it will (x) maintain a Designated Agent for takedown notices pursuant to the terms of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (“DMCA”); (y) take expeditious action to remove from the Site and the Services allegedly infringing material contained in the Customer Content and of which it actually becomes aware; and (z) respond and act expeditiously to Hosts’ requests with respect to any network abuse, actual or potential violations of the AUP and actions needed to be undertaken for Customer’s or Host’s compliance with the DMCA, including, without limitation, promptly providing Host with any end user information requested by Host, to the extent known to or held by Customer. Without limitation of the foregoing, Host will have the right to remove, without prior notice to Customer, any Customer Content that, in Host’s sole opinion, does not comply with the AUP or could otherwise subject Host to potential liability. Host will use reasonable efforts to notify Customer following any removal of any Customer Content from the Hosting Service’s network.
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In the event that any virus or destructive element is found in or furnished with any Customer Content, Customer will use best efforts, upon learning that such situation exists, to eliminate immediately the virus or destructive element. Customer will notify Host as to the existence of any such virus or destructive element immediately upon discovery thereof, and Host will have the right to take any steps it deems necessary to eliminate the virus or destructive element and to be reimbursed by Customer for its costs relating to any such commercially reasonable steps.
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Host will implement reasonable and appropriate technical and organizational measures in accordance with the standards generally prevailing in the internet hosting industry to help secure the Customer Content against accidental or unlawful loss, access, or disclosure and will maintain a disaster recovery plan in effect at all times during the term of this Agreement. Customer agrees that the obligations of Host under this Section 1(a)(iv) are (x) Host’s only responsibility with respect to the security and handling of Customer Content, except as otherwise required by applicable law or as otherwise may be agreed to by Host in writing; and (ii) in lieu of, and not in addition to, the confidentiality terms of Section 9 with respect to the Customer Content. Customer agrees that Host may transmit or disclose the Customer Content to third parties in accordance with Customer’s directions.
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