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Terms of Service
This Agreement ("Agreement") is between Good--Games.Net, and the
party specified in the order form, or any party submitting any type
of information or data. Such party shall be referred to as "you" and
"your". User accounts on our Internet servers are subject to
compliance with the terms and conditions set forth below.
Good--Games.Net will be referred to as Good--Games.Net,
Good--Games.Net or gghost.net throughout the TOS and AUP.
Proceeding to place any kind of information on Good--Games.Net
servers shows your consent to this agreement, and your agreement to
follow the rules described in the TOS and AUP. Signing up with
Good--Games.Net and/or any of its services shows your agreement that
you agree with our TOS [Terms of Service] and AUP [Acceptable Use
Policy]. The AUP is a detailed information agreement that lists what
can and cannot be done with your Good--Games.Net services, rules of
using Good--Games.Net support, etc. The AUP may change frequently
and more often than the TOS.
All parties agree as follows:
Services:
Subject to terms and conditions of this Agreement,
Good--Games.Net will provide you with Internet web hosting, design,
domains, and/or services described in the plan selected and
submitted by you. The specific plans of services to be provided to
you shall be as selected in the order and thereafter as established
through correspondence between you and Good--Games.Net. Custom plans
at Good--Games.Net, of any type and for any service, follow the same
rules as fixed plans. Use of custom plan[s] of any service from
Good--Games.Net shows your consent to the AUP and TOS and your
agreement to abide by the rules in them.
Fees and Payment:
Customer agrees to provide Good--Games.Net with accurate and
complete billing information, including your legal name, address,
telephone number, e-mail address and applicable payment date and to
update this information immediately if any change occurs. Payments
must be submitted in advance of receiving any Good--Games.Net
Services.
Delinquent accounts are those that remain unpaid at the beginning of
the next Payment Interval. The services will be suspended if your
account is delinquent. Notwithstanding any other rights
Good--Games.Net may have in this Agreement, all of your web site
content will be destroyed if the account is delinquent for 14 days.
Good--Games.Net accounts continue to accrue charges while they are
delinquent or if the services are suspended. Payments must be made
through one of the methods listed on our payment page.
You acknowledge that Good--Games.Net will bill prior to the payment
interval you have chosen. You authorize automatic billing by
Good--Games.Net on an ongoing basis during the term of this
Agreement.
Good--Games.Net will publish a notice of fee increases 30 days
before such increases take effect on the Good--Games.Net web site.
If you are a subscriber/customer of more than one Good--Games.Net
service [Hosting, Domain, etc], you will be charged separately for
each service, unless otherwise agreed upon between you and
Good--Games.Net, or notified to you by Good--Games.Net.
If you pay via a credit card, or a similar card for any
Good--Games.Net services, whether it is for a one-time fee or
recurring charges, your credit card billing statement will show
"Paypal" for the charge[s].
Cancellation of Accounts
You may cancel your account by contacting Good--Games.Net.
Cancellation of an account takes effect immediately. Upon
notification of an account cancellation request, the account is
immediately terminated, and no data is saved. Good--Games.Net does
not give refunds on the remaining term left on an account that was
canceled after the charges have been billed. All Good--Games.Net
accounts must be paid in full before the cancellation will be
considered complete. If your account is canceled due to violation of
this Agreement, no refund will be given. Further information can be
found in the TOS below.
Refund Policy:
Accounts are refunded upon request only within the first 30 days
of initial activation. You will be responsible for payment after the
first 30 days. A full refund can be obtained for the first month of
the subscription to any Good--Games.Net services by sending a
request to Good--Games.Net . For refunds regarding duration of use
after the first initial 30 days of the start of subscribing to any
Good--Games.Net service, partial refunds maybe given depending upon
the duration of time the Good--Games.Net service[s] is [are] used,
and only upon Good--Games.Net discretion. Note: Good--Games.Net is
not obligated to entertain any refund requests after the first
initial 30 days of using Good--Games.Net have passed, and may offer
a refund only at its sole Discretion.
Communication Policy:
Forums, email, Trouble Ticket Management, areas and the
Good--Games.Net site network are the official means of obtaining
support for your Good--Games.Net services.
Forums are the official means of announcing the latest News,
Updates and Announcements related to Good--Games.Net and your
Good--Games.Net services. It is your responsibility, as a customer,
to signup with the forums, and the helpdesk, to avail these support
methods. It is also your responsibility to check the forums
frequently for up to date information regarding Good--Games.Net
services.
Rules and guidelines for using these official
communication methods will be kept upto date at the forums.
Content and Customer Responsibility:
You agree that as the person legally responsible for use of this
account, you are at least 18 years of age. If you are under 18 years
of age, you maybe required to have parental consent before using any
of the Good--Games.Net services, and you may also be required to
provide Good--Games.Net with further information if and when
required. You agree to supply Good--Games.Net with a current and
truthful name, postal address and telephone number for our records,
and you have a continued obligation to keep this information
current. You also agree that the authorized use of any credit card
that is supplied to Good--Games.Net will be fully investigated if
any evidence or suspicion of fraudulent use arises.
Good--Games.Net services may only be used for lawful purposes. Any
use of these services which violates any local, provincial, state,
federal, or international laws which may apply to Good--Games.Net ,
your local jurisdiction, or any jurisdiction that you or your
Good--Games.Net services may be subject, to is strictly prohibited.
The security of an account is solely your own responsibility. If you
believe the security of your account has been compromised in any
way, you must notify Good--Games.Net immediately. You agree that if
any security violations are believed to have occurred in association
with any of Good--Games.Net services, Good--Games.Net has the
right to suspend access to the account pending an investigation and
resolution.
Unacceptable activities include, but are not limited to:
1. Spam (unsolicited emailing)
Good--Games.Net will not tolerate spamming, spoofing, passive
spamming, trolling, mail bombing, generating a higher volume of
outgoing mail than a normal user (10% of system resources), chain
letters; and subscribing someone else to an electronic mailing list
without that person's permission. Distribution of mass emailing
programs is also prohibited. All recipients on a mailing list must
have personally subscribed. Mailing lists may not be used to
distribute unsolicited email. If you are repeatedly mail bombed or
attract such behavior, the services will be terminated.
Good--Games.Net may disclose the usernames of accounts responsible
for forged email messages to system administrators or users
requesting the information.
2. Adult Content:
Explicit adult content (pornography) will be grounds for immediate
suspension of your account. Adult medium considered unacceptable
includes but is not limited to, writings, pictures, movies, and or
banners Sites containing only links to adult content will be
immediately suspended. Good--Games.Net will be the sole arbiter as
to what constitutes a violation of this provision.
3. Abusing Rights of others
Examples of unacceptable activities in this regard include but are
not limited to, posting private information about a person without
their consent, infringing intellectual property rights, defaming a
person or business, and knowingly making available code, which will
have a deleterious effect on third party computers or programs.
Good--Games.Net supports free speech on the internet, and we will
not suspend or cancel your account simply because it disagrees with
the views expressed by another individual or group. Where there are
allegations that your on-line activity has violated the legal rights
of a third party, Good--Games.Net will be the sole arbiter as to
what constitutes a violation of this provision.
4. Server Abuse:
Malicious or intentional interference with the proper operation of
the system, including but not limited to defeating identification
procedures, obtaining access beyond that which you are authorized
for, and impairing the availability, reliability, or quality of
service for other customers, will be dealt in a manner deemed fit by
Good--Games.Net . Interference with the proper operation of other
systems reachable through the Internet, including any attempt at
unauthorized access, is unacceptable and will result in e-mail
notification. If not resolved in a timely fashion, Good--Games.Net
reserves the right to immediately suspend the account.
5. Piracy:
Any use of our system to engage in software piracy, copyright
infringement, or other violations of law will result in account
suspension and be immediately reported to the appropriate
authorities. Linking to illegal material is prohibited.
6. IRC:
We currently DO NOT allow IRC or IRC bots to be operated on our
shared servers.
7. Illegal Activity:
Illegality includes, but is not limited to, drug dealing; attempting
without authorization to access a computer system; pirating
(distributing copyrighted material in violation of copyright law,
specifically [but not limited to] MP3s, MPEGs, ROMs, and ROM
emulators); gambling; schemes to defraud; trafficking in obscene
material; sending a message or having content that is obscene, lewd,
lascivious, filthy, or indecent with intent to annoy, abuse,
threaten, or harass another person; threatening bodily harm or
damage to individuals or groups; violating U.S. export restrictions;
stalking; or violating other state or federal law, such as the
Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the Computer Fraud and Abuse
Act, or the Economic Espionage Act. Any illegal activity will result
in immediate account suspension.
Bandwidth Overages:
You are responsible for your own account bandwidth overages, and
will be charged the current "extra" rate for the amount exceeding
your current account plan.
Data Loss:
Good--Games.Net is not responsible for your data loss. Use of the
service is at your sole risk. Good--Games.Net is not responsible
for files and data residing on your account. For server restoration
purposes only, Good--Games.Net may make full back-ups of web sites,
and backups of new/changed data; however, Good--Games.Net makes no
guarantees of any kind, either expressed or implied, as to the
integrity of any back-ups. You are responsible to maintain local
copies of data.
No Warranty:
You agree to use Good--Games.Net services, and any information
obtained through or from Good--Games.Net , at your own risk. You
acknowledge and understand that neither Good--Games.Net nor its
representatives warrant that the services offered or provided will
not be interrupted or error free. Nor does Good--Games.Net make
any warranty or representation as to the results that may be
obtained from the use of the services or as to the accuracy,
reliability, or content of any information service or merchandise
contained in or provided by through the service, unless otherwise
expressed in this Agreement. Good--Games.Net disclaims any
warranties of any kind, including, without limitation, the warranty
of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, whether
expressed or implied, for the service it is offering or providing.
In the event that Good--Games.Net provides you with products in
conjunction with other services, Good--Games.Net also provides
those products "as is" without warranty of any kind, whether express
or implied.
Limited Liability:
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Good--Games.Net
from any and all liability, penalties, losses, costs, attorneys'
fees, damages, expenses, causes of action or claims caused by or
resulting indirectly from your use of the service which damages
either yourself, Good--Games.Net , or any other party or parties
without limitation or exception. This indemnification and hold
harmless agreement extends to all issues associated with your
Good--Games.Net services, including but not limited to domain name
selection and Web site content.
Refusal of Service:
Good--Games.Net reserves the right to refuse, suspend, or
terminate any account that it deems is in violation of this
Agreement.
Privacy:
Good--Games.Net respects your privacy and guards data carefully.
Good--Games.Net currently does not disclose or sell any personally
identifiable information collected online with other companies or
organizations. In the future, should Good--Games.Net decide to
share its customers' personal or online transactional data with
third parties, it will, in advance, provide notification and the
opportunity for its users to indicate whether they would prefer that
the company not provide their information to third parties. Your
information is used for many purposes, including but not limited to:
help maintain accurate accounts, provide the service you've
requested, bill correctly, and answer your inquiries.
Good--Games.Net may also include information about visits to our
sites in aggregated data that does not identify anyone specifically,
in order to help make our sites/services more useful.
Jurisdiction:
Any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this
Agreement will first be presented for resolution by
Good--Games.Net and you. No resolution within 7 days will result in
consultation with an arbitrator specializing in computer law and the
Internet. You hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent, and
submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts
located in California, United States of America.
Notice:
Good--Games.Net has the right to cooperate in any government or
legal investigation regarding any aspect of our services, including
services sold to you. Good--Games.Net reserves the right to modify
this Agreement at any time. All updates to this Agreement will be
posted at Good--Games.Net online forums.
Violations of these Acceptable Uses Policies should be referred
to us via our Ticket Support.
Any changes in the AUP go into effect right away; on the other
hand, any changes to the TOS will go into effect within 30 days of
the change. Customers will be notified, via forums or any "then"
official means of communication, one [1] day prior to the start of
those 30 days.. It is the customers responsibility, even if no
announcement has been made about it, to keep themselves up to date
with the latest TOS and AUP.
If you continue using any of Good--Games.Net services, after
either AUP or TOS has been changed, or both of them changed, you are
expressing your consent and agreeing with abiding by the TOS and
AUP, and to follow any rules set within the AUP and TOS. You also
agree then, after using any of Good--Games.Net services when the
TOS and AUP has been changed, that your use of Good--Games.Net
will not violate the then AUP or TOS. Your continuous use of any of
Good--Games.Net services shows your agreement to abide by the TOS
and AUP.
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