Terms and conditions for ICUK ADSL Services:
Where the context admits: "We", "Us" & "Our" includes
ICUK Computing Services Limited of: 240a Pampisford Road, Croydon,
Surrey CR2 6DB United Kingdom or any party acting on ICUK's implicit
instructions. "You" & "Your" includes the person
purchasing the Services or any party acting on the customer's instructions.
ICUK Computing Services Limited is referred to as “ICUK”.
The Customer's use of the Service (as defined below) and/or
acceptance of these Terms and Conditions ("Conditions")
constitute the Customer's agreement to be bound by these Conditions.
These Conditions must be read in conjunction with those of ICUK which
may be subject to change from time to time. It is the Customer's
responsibility to ensure that they comply with the latest edition
of the Acceptable Usage Policy (AUP) in force at any given time.
These Conditions, together with those of ICUK AUP, explain the responsibilities
of ICUK to the Customer and the Customer's responsibilities to ICUK and to
other users of the Service ("Users"). The AUP in particular outlines
what ICUK considers to be unacceptable use of the Internet by our customers
so that ICUK can take appropriate steps against abusers of the Internet.
The AUP and the Application Form are an integral part of these Conditions
and, unless otherwise expressly stated, all references to Conditions include
reference to the AUP and to the Application Form. If you are a Consumer,
you must be 18 years or older to register for the Service.
1. Definitions
Please note some terms used in these Conditions have a certain meaning:
"Access Line" means the telecommunications circuit that the
Customer uses to obtain telecommunications services over the public
switched telephone network at the Premises as notified by the Customer
to ICUK;
"Act" means the Telecommunications Act 1984;
"Agreement" means these Conditions together with the applicable
Application Form and AUP;
"Application Form" means the form that the Customer signs
to apply for the Service;
"Carrier" means any supplier of telecommunications services
to ICUK for the Service;
"Commencement Date" means the date when the Customer first
receives the live Service.
"Confidential Information" means any information of a confidential
nature obtained under or in connection with this Agreement including,
but not limited to, any information regarding the existence of errors
or viruses found in the Service and all other information which ICUK
characterises as confidential at the time of its disclosure either in
writing or orally. Confidential Information does not include information
which the Customer can demonstrate: (a) is previously rightfully known
to the Customer without restriction at the time of disclosure; (b) is
or becomes, from no act or omission on the Customers part, generally
known in the relevant industry or public domain; (c) is disclosed to
the Customer by a third party as a matter of right and without restriction
at the time of disclosure; or (d) is independently developed by the
Customer without access to the Confidential Information.
"Customer" means the person who orders the Service and person
shall be taken to include bodies corporate or unincorporate. ICUK may
accept instructions from another person who ICUK reasonably believes
is acting with the Customer's authority or knowledge.
"Customer Apparatus" means apparatus belonging to the Customer
not forming part of the Equipment but which may be connected to the
Equipment;
"Equipment" means any apparatus or equipment provided by
ICUK or any third party to the Customer at the Premises to enable provision
of the Service;
"Minimum Period of Service" means
(a) For customers ordering ICUK - The minimum period of service is
thirty (30) days.
(b) For customers ordering ICUK ADSL Standard services - The minimum
period of service will be one (1) month from the commencement date.
(c) Cooling Off Period - If you are a consumer (that is to say, you
are not purchasing the Service(s) wholly or in part for your business
or you are not a business or using a business service provided by us),
you have the right, in addition to your other rights, to cancel the
contract and receive a refund, subject to any third party costs incurred
during the provisioning of your order. You must inform us in writing
(email acceptable) via the cancellation procedure within the
"Contact Us" section of the website within seven working
days of entering into the contract if you wish to exercise this right." The
cooling off period shall not apply in the event the service is activated
within 7 working days of customer order and full termination charges
shall be levied.
"Physical Characteristics" (a) For customers wishing ICUK
to manage the connection only - Means an existing standard British Telecommunications
analogue telephone line which does not have any incompatible services
enabled upon it, as detailed in the Service description. (b) For customers
wishing ICUK to manage the connection, installation and equipment:
- For Home customers - An existing standard British Telecommunications
analogue telephone line which does not have any incompatible
services enabled upon it, as detailed in the Service description.
- For
Business customers - means one (1) wall mounted power socket
within two (2) metres of the master phone socket and an existing standard
British Telecommunications analogue telephone line which does
not have any incompatible services enabled upon it, as detailed in
the Service description;
"ICUK System" means the telecommunication system which ICUK
runs and, for the purpose of this Agreement, any apparatus leased
by, or otherwise obtained by, ICUK from a third party
"Premises" means the Customer's premises where the Service
is to be received
"Service" means the installation, connection and supply of
a telecommunications circuit capable of supporting ADSL services
at the Premises and the provision of telecommunication services over
such circuit as detailed in our website
"Standard Tests" means the tests carried out by ICUK or any
third party to determine whether the Service is ready
"Term" is defined in clause 3.
2. Provision of The Service
2.1 The Service is described on the web site of ICUK.
2.2 The provisions of the Application Form are binding on ICUK, once ICUK confirms
to the Customer in writing acceptance of the Customer's order. The Customer
agrees to receive the Service and pay the fees for the Service as specified
in this Agreement.
2.3 ICUK will provide the Service to the Customer in accordance with the Conditions
of this Agreement and with reasonable skill and care. It is technically impracticable
to provide the Service or the telecommunications services free of faults and
ICUK does not undertake to do so.
2.4 ICUK will use its reasonable endeavours to provide a prompt and continuing
Service but will not be liable for any loss of data resulting from delays,
non-deliveries, missed deliveries, or service interruptions caused by events
beyond the control of ICUK, or by errors or omissions of the Customer.
2.5 ICUK exclude all and any warranties and conditions of any kind, whether
express or implied, in respect of the Service and any content or data obtained
or downloaded from it or the accuracy of information received through it.
2.6 To use the Service, the Customer needs to supply ICUK with certain details
on the Customer's Application Form. ICUK will respect the privacy of this information
and will comply with applicable data protection legislation in respect of it.
2.7 The Customer must have an Access Line with the Physical Characteristics
in order to receive the Service. If the Customer changes from the Physical
Characteristics, ICUK cannot be held responsible if the Customer is no longer
able to receive the Service.
2.8 The Customer acknowledges that the Service will depend upon the characteristics
of the Customer's Access Line and that where the Carrier so determines it may
not be possible to supply the Service. In this event ICUK shall have the right
to terminate this Agreement without liability to the Customer.
2.9 From time to time certain Points of Presence (PoPs), servers, or the whole
or part of the Network may be closed down for routine repair or maintenance
work. ICUK or its authorised representative shall give as much notice as in
the circumstances is reasonable and ICUK shall endeavour to carry out such
works during the scheduled maintenance periods as published from time to time.
2.10 ICUK may occasionally have to interrupt the Service or change the technical
specification of the Service for operational reasons or because of an emergency.
ICUK will give the Customer as much notice as possible of any planned interruption
of the Customer's Service. In these circumstances The Customer shall have no
claim against ICUK for any such interruption.
2.11 ICUK will correct reported faults as soon as possible. Should the Customer
encounter a fault with the Service the Customer should report the fault to
the ICUK ADSL helpdesk. Technical Support contact information including availability
times is available on the web site of ICUK.
2.12 ICUK may include links from time to time from the Service to other Internet
sites. ICUK have no control over the content of such sites and disclaims any
liability in respect of the Customer's use of such sites. The Customer may
wish to use one of the available filtering software products to help prevent
access to certain web content.
2.13 The Customer acknowledges that the Service shall be provided by ICUK at
the Premises and that under these Conditions the Customer cannot require ICUK
to transfer the Service or Equipment to another location. In the event the
Customer requests the Equipment to be moved to another location within the
Premises, ICUK reserve the right to accept or reject such request and the decision
of ICUK shall be final. Any expense incurred in such move of the Equipment
within the Premises shall be incurred by the Customer.
2.14 Except as otherwise expressly permitted in these Conditions, and in addition
to other restrictions herein, the Customer may not:
2.14.1 redistribute, encumber, sell rent, lease, sub-license, copy or use the
Service or otherwise transfer rights to the use of the Service to any third
party, whether in whole or in part;
2.14.2 disclose Service features, errors or viruses to any third party without
the prior written consent of ICUK;
2.14.3 use the Service except in conjunction with ICUK recommended operating
environment, notified by ICUK; or
2.14.4 modify the Service without ICUK prior written consent.
2.15 ICUK reserves the right to remove e-mail from ICUK servers that is left
for a period of more than four months.
2.16 ICUK reserves the right to change the Customer's password at any time
at its sole discretion.
3. Term
3.1 This Agreement will commence on the Commencement Date and shall continue
for a term equivalent to the subscription period paid by the Customer until
the expiry of that subscription period or the Agreement is terminated in accordance
with the terms hereof ("the Term") subject to the provisions of paragraph
13.1
3.2 The Minimum Period of Service does not prevent ICUK from suspending or
terminating the Service under paragraphs 12 and 13 of this Agreement.
4. Fees
4.1 ICUK shall provide the Customer with the Service for the fees
as set out on the Application Form. These fees are payable in advance from
the start of the Minimum Period of Service. Payment will be due on the date
specified on the invoice. ICUK accept major credit and debit cards, or if
preferred BACS (although initial setup costs need to be paid using a card).
4.2 Subject to our discretion we will invoice you with credit terms of 30 days
net, on an Annual basis only. ICUK may charge interest on all outstanding amounts
on a daily basis at the rate of 3% per annum above the base lending rate of
Barclays Bank plc in force from time to time, from the date of the invoice
until the date of actual payment or judgement has been enforced. Additionally,
ICUK reserves the right to terminate the provision of service to the Customer
immediately if the Customer is in default of payment. Such termination is without
prejudice to the rights of either party accrued prior to the date of termination.
4.3 The installation fee as specified on the Application Form is payable in
advance by credit card
4.4 All fees are subject to change from time to time in the event that the
Carrier increases its fees to ICUK. ICUK will contact you in the event of any
such increases.
4.5 In addition to the fee set out on the Application Form, ICUK shall be entitled
to charge the Customer for the reasons given.(a) Internal Relocation - If a
customer wants to relocate the main phone socket from one room/floor to another
within the same building.(b) Abortive Visit Charge - Abortive visits include
attendance to incorrect address provided by the customer, site does not meet
requirements specified by BT or End User is not available.(c) Administration
Charges - Where The Customer provide illegible, materially incomplete or incorrect
order details.(d) Reworking Charge - If the Customer consents to a Carrier
engineer making good any existing non-Carrier installed wiring to make it fit
for installation of the Service.(e) Order Cancellation - If the customer requests
the cancellation of the ICUK ADSL service five (5) or less days prior to the
arranged installation date. For the latest pricing information on the above
please contact the ICUK's sales department.
5. Access
5.1 The Customer hereby irrevocably gives permission to ICUK and its employees,
agents or contractors to:
5.1.1 execute any works on the Premises for, or in connection with, the installation,
maintenance, adjustment repair, alteration, moving, replacement, renewal or
removal of the Equipment;
5.1.2 keep and operate the Equipment installed on, under or over the Premises;
5.1.3 enter the Premises to inspect any telecommunication apparatus kept on,
under or over the Premises or elsewhere for the purposes of the ICUK System.
The permission set out above shall continue in force after cancellation or
termination of this Agreement until such time as ICUK have removed all Equipment
from the Premises.
5.2 The Customer must allow ICUK or any Carrier to have access to the Premises
at all reasonable hours for the purpose of testing or maintaining any of the
Equipment and/or the Service and provide a safe and suitable environment for
such access visits.
6. Installation
6.1 When ICUK manages the connection only:
6.1.1 ICUK will only arrange for the ADSL service to be provided on
the customer's telephone line. It is the customer's responsibility
to connect the necessary micro-filter and ADSL equipment.
6.2 When ICUK manage the connection, installation and equipment:
6.2.1 ICUK shall attempt to provide and install or procure the provision and
installation of the Equipment at the Premises so that the Service can be provided
on or before any installation date specified or agreed to by ICUK. Any installation
date given is an estimate only and shall not be liable for any failure to meet
such installation date.
6.2.2 ICUK shall supply the Customer with the relevant information to enable
the Customer to suitably prepare the Premises for delivery and installation
of the Equipment. The Customer shall at the Customer's expense provide suitable
accommodation, facilities and environmental conditions for the Equipment and
all necessary electrical and other installations and fittings.
6.2.3 ICUK shall use its reasonable endeavours to comply with the Customer's
reasonable requests in respect of installation but ICUK or its contractors'
or agents' decision on the routing of cables and wires and the positioning
of outlets and other apparatus constituting the Equipment or part thereof shall
be final and binding.
6.2.4 A secure electricity supply is required at the Premises for the installation,
operation and maintenance of the Equipment at such points and with such connections
as specified by ICUK. Unless otherwise agreed, this power supply is to be provided
by the Customer. ICUK shall not be responsible for interruption or failure
of the Services caused by a failure of such power supply.
6.2.5 The Customer acknowledge that during the installation of the Equipment
for the provision of the Service the Customer's Access Line may suffer a temporary
loss of service which shall be reinstated following installation and/or interference
to any other Customer Apparatus or services used in connection with the Access
Line (e.g. Access Line security systems) without any liability to ICUK.
7. ICUK Equipment
This section applies to customers requiring
ICUK to manage the connection, installation and equipment. Customers wishing
ICUK to manage the connection only can ignore this section as they must procure,
install and manage their own equipment.
7.1 The Customer agrees not to do or allow anything to be done to the Premises
that may cause damage to, or interfere with, the Equipment or prevent easy
access to it.
7.2 The Customer shall procure at the Customer's own expense all permissions,
licences, registrations and approvals necessary for ICUK to deliver, install
and maintain the Equipment for the provision of the Services.
7.3 Following the installation of the Equipment Standard Tests shall be carried
out by ICUK to ensure that the Service is ready for use. If the Service is
not ready for use, ICUK shall either repair or replace, at its sole option,
the Equipment or any part thereof and repeat the Standard Tests. The Customer
shall be entitled to use the Services following ICUK informing the Customer
of successful completion of the Standard Tests.
7.4 The Equipment shall remain the property of ICUK or the supplier of such
equipment (including any Carrier) and the Customer shall at all times make
clear to third parties that the same is the property of ICUK or a third party
supplier of such equipment. ICUK may modify, substitute, renew or add to the
Equipment from time to time at its absolute discretion.
7.5 The Customer shall be responsible for ensuring at all times the safekeeping
and proper use of the Equipment after delivery and installation at the Premises.
The Customer shall be liable to ICUK for any loss or damage to the Equipment
(except where it can be shown that such loss or damage was caused by our negligence
or due to fair wear and tear). The Customer will notify ICUK immediately of
any such loss or damage in particular (without prejudice to the generality
of the foregoing) the Customer undertakes:
7.5.1 to keep the Equipment at the Premises and not to move it;
7.5.2 to comply with all instructions as ICUK may notify to the Customer and/or
with the manufacturer's instructions and not to use the Equipment except in
accordance with such written instructions and in accordance with the law and
any applicable licence granted there under;
7.5.3 not to cause the Equipment to be repaired or otherwise maintained except
by an authorised representative of ICUK;
7.5.4 not to cause any attachments other than those approved for connection
under the Act to be fitted to the Equipment except in accordance with such
written authorisation as may be notified by ICUK to the Customer from time
to time;
7.5.5 not to do anything nor to allow to subsist any circumstances likely to
damage the Equipment or detract from or impair its performance or operation
and not to add, modify, or in any way interfere with or impair the performance
of the Equipment; and
7.5.6 not to attempt to sell, transfer, dispose of, let, mortgage, charge,
modify, extend, repair, service, tamper with, remove or interfere with the
Equipment or suffer any distress, seizure or execution to be levied against
or of the Equipment or otherwise do anything prejudicial to ICUK or the owner
of such Equipment's rights in the Equipment; and
7.5.7 not to remove, tamper with or obliterate any identification mark(s) affixed
to the Equipment or to any part thereof showing that it is the property of
ICUK or other third party supplier of such equipment.
7.5.8 to permit ICUK and its employees, agents or contractors to inspect or
test the Equipment at all reasonable times;
7.6 The Customer shall be liable for any loss or damage howsoever caused (including
but not limited to lightning or electrical damage) to any part of the Equipment
or any of its own property within the Premises (except in so far as it can
be shown that such loss or damage is attributable to the negligent act or omission
of ICUK). The Customer will notify ICUK immediately of any such loss or damage.
7.6.1 The Customer undertake to indemnify ICUK against any and all such loss
or damage referred to in this clause 7.6.
7.6.2 Wilful destruction or abuse of the Equipment may result in additional
charges being payable by the Customer to ICUK.
8. Customer Apparatus
8.1 The Customer shall be responsible for the repair and maintenance
of any Customer Apparatus used in order to obtain or use the Service.
8.2 The Customer shall ensure that such Customer Apparatus complies with any
applicable law. The Customer shall immediately disconnect any such apparatus
if such apparatus does not, or ceases to, conform to applicable standards (if
any) for the time being in force. ICUK reserves the right to disconnect any
apparatus used by the Customer if the Customer does not fulfil their obligations
under this Clause or if, in the opinion of ICUK, such apparatus may cause the
death of or personal injury to any person, or damage to property, or materially
impair the quality of any telecommunication service provided by means of ICUK
, and the Customer agrees to disconnect such apparatus at the request of ICUK.
9. The Customer's Use of The Service
9.1 The Customer must NOT use the Service:
9.1.1 in a way that does not comply with the Conditions or any legislation
or that is in any way unlawful or fraudulent; or
9.1.2 in connection with the carrying out of a fraud or criminal offence against
any telecommunications operator; or
9.1.3 to send, encourage the receipt of, upload, download, use or re-use any
material which is abusive, indecent, defamatory, obscene or menacing, or in
breach of copyright, confidence, privacy or any other rights or which may contain
viruses or other similar programs, or which cause overloads to the ICUK System;
or
9.1.4 to send or procure the sending of unsolicited advertising or promotional
material; or
9.1.5 in a way that does not comply with any instructions given by ICUK for
reasons of health, safety or the quality of the Carrier's telecommunications
services or the ICUK System; or
9.1.6 attempt to use the Service in a way that modifies, decompiles, translates,
reverse engineers, reconfigures, disassembles or otherwise alter or attempt
to modify or reconfigure the Service or any Equipment or software or copy any
manual or documentation relating to the Service except to the extent applicable
law specifically prohibits such restrictions;.
9.1.7 distribute copies of the licensed programs or their documentation to
others;
9.1.8 rent, lease or grant its rights to the licensed programs;
9.1.9 ship or transmit (directly or indirectly) any copies of the licensed
programs or any technical data in the licensed programs or its media or any
direct product thereof to any entity or country destination
9.2 The Customer will co-operate with ICUK reasonable requests for information
regarding the Customer's use of the Service and supply such information without
delay.
9.3 Where the Customer uses the Service to reach networks and services not
operated by ICUK, the Customer will abide by the acceptable use policies or
terms and conditions imposed by the operators of those networks and services.
9.4 The Customer warrants that:
9.4.1 it, as the registered user of the account, will keep the username and
password secure and not let them become public knowledge and that the password
will not be stored anywhere on a computer in plain text.
9.4.2 if the password becomes known to any other unauthorised user it will
inform ICUK or its authorised representative immediately;
9.4.3 any breach of these obligations shall entitle ICUK to immediately terminate
the Service to the Customer without notice.
9.5 Use by others: The Customer acknowledges that ICUK is unable to exercise
control over the content of information passing over the ICUK network or via
the Service, and ICUK hereby excludes all liability of any kind for the transmission
or reception of infringing information of whatever nature.
10. Domain Names & Internet Protocol Addresses
10.1 The Customer confirms and warrants that it is the owner of,
or that the Customer has been and is duly authorised by the owner to use,
any trade mark or name requested or allocated as its domain name.
10.2 The Customer acknowledges that ICUK cannot guarantee that any domain name
the Customer requests will be available or approved for use.
10.3 ICUK has the right to require the Customer to select a replacement domain
name and may suspend the relevant service associated with the domain name if,
in the opinion of ICUK, there are reasonable grounds for ICUK to believe Customer's
current choice of domain name is, or is likely to be, in breach of the provisions
of this Agreement and law.
10.4 If the Service includes the registration of an Internet domain name the
Customer acknowledges and agrees that:
10.4.1 ICUK does not represent, warrant or guarantee that any domain name applied
for by the Customer or on its behalf will be registered in its requested name
or is capable of being registered by it or that the use of such domain name
by it will not infringe any third party rights. Accordingly, the Customer should
take no action in respect of its requested domain name(s) until it has been
notified that its requested domain name has been duly registered and ICUK will
not be liable for any such action taken by the Customer.
10.4.2 The registration of the domain name and its ongoing use by the Customer
is subject to the relevant naming authority's terms and conditions of use and
the Customer undertakes to ICUK that it will comply with such terms and conditions.
The Customer hereby irrevocably waives any claims it may have against ICUK
in respect of any decision of a naming authority to refuse to register a domain
name and, without limitation, the Customer acknowledges and agrees that any
administration or other charge paid by the Customer in respect of the registration
of the domain name is non-refundable in any event.
10.4.3 ICUK accepts no responsibility in respect of the use of a domain name
by the Customer and any dispute between the Customer and any other individual
or organisation regarding a domain name must be resolved between the parties
concerned and ICUK will take no part in any such dispute. ICUK reserves the
right on becoming aware of such a dispute concerning a domain name at its sole
discretion and without giving any reason, to either suspend or cancel the relevant
service associated with the domain name and/or to make such representations
to the relevant naming authority as it deems appropriate.
10.5 Any Internet Protocol address allocated by ICUK to the Customer shall
at all times remain the sole property of ICUK and the Customer will have a
non-transferable licence to use such address for the duration of this Agreement.
If this Agreement is terminated for whatever reason, the Customer's licence
to use the Internet Protocol address shall automatically terminate and thereafter
it will not use such address.
11. Software Agreement
11.1 ICUK and its suppliers own the licensed programs and the documentation
provided with this Agreement, both of which are protected by copyright laws.
The Customer's right to use the licensed programs and documentation is limited
to the terms and conditions described below:
11.2 The Customer may:
11.2.1 use the enclosed licensed programs on the number of users specified
in the Service to which the Customer subscribes;
11.2.2 physically transfer the licensed programs from one computer to another
provided that the licensed programs are used on no more that the number of
users specified and that the Customer removes any copies of the licensed programs
from the computer from which the licensed programs are being transferred;
11.2.3 make copies of the licensed programs solely for the purposes of backup.
The copyright notice must be reproduced and included on a label on any backup
copy.
12. Breach of Conditions
12.1 ICUK shall investigate any suspected or alleged breach of these
Conditions or any suspected compromise to it's network systems or security
and in doing so ICUK will act reasonably and fairly at all times.
12.2 ICUK reserve the right to take any action ICUK deem appropriate and proportionate
to the breach of the Conditions.
12.3 If ICUK decide that the Customer has breached the Conditions, ICUK will
use reasonable endeavours to ensure that the Customer is made aware of the
breach without suspension or termination of the Service. However it may be
necessary, due to the severity of the breach, to suspend or end the Service
whilst details of the breach are investigated further. ICUK reserve the right
to suspend or end the Customers Account at it's sole discretion without refund,
and make an additional charge for all reasonable costs incurred due to investigating
and dealing with the misuse and/or blocking access to any component(s) of the
Service.
12.4 The Customer must notify ICUK immediately in writing of any allegation
of infringement of any intellectual property rights prompted by its use of
the Service. The Customer may not make an admission relating to an alleged
infringement. The Customer must allow ICUK, or at ICUK's election, the Carrier
to conduct all negotiations and proceedings and give ICUK or the Carrier all
reasonable assistance in doing so. The Customer must allow any part of the
Service to be modified so as to avoid continuation of the alleged infringement.
13. Term and Termination
13.1 The Customer may end this Agreement after the Minimum Period
of Service by giving ICUK not less than thirty (30) days written notice expiring
no earlier than the end of the Minimum Period of Service. If a Customer wishes
to end this Agreement before the end of the Minimum Period of Service, ICUK
shall be entitled to charge the Customer fees which would have been payable
by the Customer for the balance of the Minimum Period of Service.
13.2 In addition, if a Customer using ICUK ADSL wishes to end this Agreement
before one (1) month has elapsed since the Commencement Date, ICUK shall be
entitled to charge a termination fee.
13.3 The Customer may do so by writing to ICUK indicating the Customer's intention
to cancel and either(a) send it to ICUK.
13.4 ICUK may end this Agreement immediately upon written notice to the Customer
if:
13.4.1 it becomes unlawful for (i) ICUK or the Carrier supporting the Service
to continue to provide the Service; or (ii) ICUK or the Carrier supporting
the Service is required to cease the Service by a competent regulatory authority;
or
13.4.2 the Carrier supporting the Service ceases to do so for whatever reason
or materially changes the terms of its provision of telecommunications services
to ICUK for the Service beyond the reasonable control of ICUK; or
13.4.3 The Customer (or a third party acting on the Customer's behalf or instruction)
fail to comply with any of the material Conditions or conditions of this Agreement
including the Customer's obligation to pay and the Customer does not remedy
such failure within fifteen (15) days of a request to do so.
13.4.4 The Customer take (or cause or permit a third party to take) any action
in breach of ICUK rights to the Confidential Information.
13.5 The provisions of this Agreement regarding Confidential Information and
limitation of liability shall survive the termination of the Agreement.
13.6 Upon termination of this Agreement the Customer shall immediately stop
using the Service and the Customer's right to use Service shall immediately
terminate.
14. Disclaimer of Warranties
14.1 THE SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE CUSTOMER "AS IS",
WITHOUT WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
ICUK DISCLAIMS AND EXCLUDES ALL SUCH WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION THAT THE SERVICE IS FREE
OF DEFECTS AND VIRUSES, OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
OR NON-INFRINGING OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. FURTHER, ICUK DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES THAT MIGHT ARISE FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE OR
TRADE PRACTICE. THE CUSTOMER ACCEPTS ALL RISKS AND LIABILITIES ASSOCIATED
WITH THE CUSTOMER'S USE OF THE SERVICE.
15. Limitation on Liability
15.1 Nothing in this Agreement shall exclude or limit liability
for(a) death or personal injury resulting from the negligence of either party
or their servants, agents or employees or(b) fraud.
15.2 ICUK shall not be liable in contract, tort, pre-contract or other representations
(other than fraudulent or negligent misrepresentations) or otherwise arising
out of or in connection with this Agreement for:
15.2.1 any economic losses (including, without limitation, loss of revenues,
profits, contracts, business or anticipated savings); or
15.2.2 any loss of goodwill or reputation; or
15.2.3 any special, indirect or consequential losses or any destruction of
data, in any case, whether or not such losses were within the contemplation
of the parties at the date of this Agreement, suffered or incurred by that
party arising out or in connection with the provisions of, or any matter under
this Agreement.
15.3 Subject to paragraphs 15.1 and 15.2 ICUK liability to the Customer in
contract, tort, negligence, pre-contract or other representations arising out
of or in connection with this Agreement or the performance or observation of
its obligations under this Agreement shall be limited in aggregate to £250.
15.4 Each provision of this paragraph 15 excluding or limiting liability shall
be construed separately, applying and surviving even it for any reason any
other provision does not remain in force, notwithstanding the expiry or termination
of this Agreement.
15.5 The Customer is solely responsible for any liability arising out of any
content provided by the Customer and/or any material to which other users can
link to through such content. Any data included in the Equipment upon installation
by ICUK is for testing use only and ICUK hereby disclaim any and all liability
arising there from.
16. Indemnity
16.1 The Customer agrees to indemnify and hold ICUK harmless for
all liabilities, loss, claims and expenses that may arise from (a) any breach
of these Conditions by the Customer; and (b) any transmission or receipt
of any content or message which the Customer has requested or made using
the Service.
17. Data Protection/Personal Details
17.1 ICUK may retain the Customer's personal data, and the Customer
authorise ICUK to use their personal data, for the following purposes:
17.1.1 provision of the Service to the Customer;
17.1.2 keeping of a record for a reasonable period after termination of the
Customer's Service;
17.1.3 operation and enforcement of these Conditions;
17.1.4 technical maintenance;
17.1.5 providing the Customer with information about other services ICUK offer,
subject to the Customer's right to opt out of receiving such information on
the Application Form;
17.1.6 transferring it to another company in the event of a sale of ICUK; and
17.1.7 legal compliance including disclosing it to any third party who ICUK
reasonably consider has a legitimate interest in any such investigation or
its outcome.
17.2 It is the Customer's responsibility to keep the personal data that the
Customer provide to ICUK up to date. ICUK may send notices or other information
to the Customer at the address the Customer give ICUK. The Customer should
notify ICUK immediately of any change to the Customer's personal data by sending
ICUK.
18. Confidentiality
18.1 The Customer must at all times, both during the term of the
Agreement and for a period of two (2) years after its termination, keep in
confidence all Confidential Information using at least the same standard
of care the Customer uses with their own confidential information, but in
any event no less than reasonable care. The Customer may not use or disclose
any Confidential Information other than for purposes and activities specifically
permitted by the Agreement. The Customer may only disclose Confidential Information
to an employee or contractor under binding obligations of confidentiality
substantially similar to those set forth in this Agreement on a "need
to know" basis. If the Customer is legally compelled to disclose any
Confidential Information, then, prior to such disclosure, the Customer must:
18.1.1 immediately notify ICUK to allow ICUK an opportunity to contest the
disclosure;
18.1.2 assert the privileged and confidential nature of the Confidential Information;
and
18.1.3 co-operate fully with ICUK in protecting against any such disclosure
and/or obtaining a protective order narrowing the scope of such disclosure
and/or use of the Confidential Information. In the event that such protection
is not obtained the Customer may disclose the Confidential Information only
to the extent necessary to comply with applicable legal requirements.
19. Notices
19.1 Any notice required or permitted under the Agreement must be
in English and in writing. The Customer must send any such notice to ICUK.
19.2 Any notice to be sent to the Customer will be sent to the address which
the Customer provided on the Application Form or such other address as the
Customer shall have given written notice of as the billing address.
20. Assignment
20.1 ICUK reserves the right to assign or sub-contract any or all
of its rights and obligations under this Agreement without the Customer's
further consent to such assignment or sub-contract.
20.2 The Customer may not sell, lease, sub-licence, assign or otherwise transfer,
whether in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, the Agreement
or any rights or obligations therein without the prior express written consent
of ICUK.
21. Matters Beyond The Parties' Reasonable Control
21.1 If either party is unable to perform any of its obligations under this
Agreement because of a matter beyond that party's reasonable control including,
but not limited to, lightning, flood, exceptionally severe weather, fire, explosion,
war, civil disorder, industrial disputes, or acts of local or central Government
or other competent authorities or acts or omissions of third party telecommunications
service providers, that party shall have no liability to the other for such
failure to perform its obligations.
22. Proprietary Rights
22.1 All title, interests, and rights (including intellectual property rights)
in the Service remain in ICUK and/or its suppliers. The Customer acknowledge
such title, interest and rights and the Customer shall not take any action
to jeopardise, limit or interfere in any manner with ICUK (or any third party
supplier's) title, interests or rights with respect to the Service including,
but not limited to, using its trademarks or trade name.
22.2 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 the Customer under this Agreement gives the
Customer no rights to such content. If the Customer wishes to use such content,
the Customer must ensure that he has the appropriate consent or licence of
the content owner.
23. Amendment of These Conditions
23.1 ICUK reserve the right to add to and/or amend the Conditions
at any time. Such changes shall be notified to the Customer by posting on
the Legal section of the ICUK's Web site. Changes in this manner shall be
deemed to have been accepted if the Customer continues to use the Service
after a period of two weeks from the date of posting on the Web site.
24. Miscellaneous
24.1 The Agreement will constitute the entire agreement between
the parties concerning the subject matter of these Conditions. It will supersede
all prior and contemporaneous agreements, communications and representations
(except for fraudulent or negligent misrepresentations) whether oral or written,
between the parties relating to the subject matter of these Conditions, and
all past courses of dealing or industry custom. The Agreement will prevail
over any other conflicting written instrument or other notice the Customer
may submit to ICUK.
24.2 Any amendment to the Agreement must be in writing and signed by an authorised
representative of each party.
24.3 The Agreement shall be governed by the laws of England and the parties
submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of England.
24.4 In the event of a dispute between the parties, the parties will attempt
in good faith to resolve the dispute or claim arising out of or relating to
the Agreement promptly through negotiations between the respective representatives
of the parties who have authority to settle the same.
24.5 If any provision of the Agreement (whether in part or in whole) is held
by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable
the remaining provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
24.6 Any waiver of any breach of any provision of the Agreement will not constitute
a waiver of any prior, concurrent or subsequent breach of the same or any other
provisions of the Agreement. A waiver of a provision or breach of a provision
of the Agreement will only be effective if made in writing and signed by an
authorised representative of the waiving party.
24.7 The licence granted under the Agreement will not create a partnership,
joint venture, agency relationship or franchise relationship.
24.8 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, nothing in this
Agreement will create or confer any rights or other benefits whether pursuant
to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 or otherwise in favour
of any person other than the Customer or ICUK.
24.9 The headings to the sections of these Conditions are for convenience only
and have no substantive meaning. |