Echo
Ridge Wifi Current Terms of Agreement
1. Computer Equipment
Echo Ridge reisdents are responsible for providing
wireless device to connect to the network.
2. Equipment Provided
We, or our agent or contractor may provide User with a radio, an antenna,
and certain software (collectively the "Equipment"). We may
also provide a user manual that contains instructions for setting up
and using the Equipment. The Equipment provided by us, if installed
and used properly, allows the User to access and use the Internet.
3. Services
Services provided by us are for the sole use of the User and not for
resale of any kind without the prior written consent from us, which
may be given at its sole discretion. In the event the User attempts
to resell the Services, we may, at our sole discretion, increase the
fees associated with the Services, or terminate the Services.
4. Billing
Currently not applicable at Echo Ridge, User agrees to pay all charges
to User’s
account, including recurring fees, applicable taxes and charges to
recover taxes
paid, in accordance with billing terms in effect at the time the fee
or charge becomes payable. User agrees to provide us with accurate
and complete billing information, including User’s legal name,
address, telephone number and credit card information. User agrees
to report to us all changes to this information within thirty (30)
days of any change, including any change in the expiration date of
User’s credit card. The recurring fee is due and payable in advance
of the respective billing period for which the User has purchased Services,
with the first payment due and payable on the activation date of the
Services. User agrees to pay a fee for processing unpaid checks or
rejected credit cards. Activation and usage fees are non-refundable.
The initial payment may include non-recurring installation charges
including, but not limited to equipment and activation fees. Delinquent
accounts are subject to immediate termination or suspension of Services
at the sole discretion of us. If payment is not received by us within
fifteen (15) days from the date payment is due, User’s account
is considered delinquent and User will be subject to a late payment
fee of 1.5% per month of the outstanding balance on User’s account
or dollars, whichever is greater (not to exceed the maximum rate
permitted by law). User is also responsible for all attorney and collection
fees arising from our efforts to collect any unpaid balance.
5. Intended Use of the Services
User acknowledges and agrees that the Services are for personal use
and agrees not to use the Services in a manner prohibited by any federal
or state law or regulation. User further agrees to adhere to our Acceptable
Use Policy ("AUP") which is available on our Account Management
website. Transmission of any material in violation of federal or state
law or regulation, including, but not limited to any copyrighted material,
material protected by a trade secret or material or messages that are
unlawful, harassing, libelous, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar,
obscene or otherwise objectionable in any manner or nature or that
encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise
to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state,
national or international law or regulation, is prohibited.
User acknowledges that there is content on the Internet or otherwise
available through the Services which may be offensive, or which may
not be in compliance with all local laws, regulations and other rules.
We assume no responsibility for and exercises no control over the content
contained on the Internet or is otherwise available through the Services.
All content accessed or received by the User is used by User at his
or her own risk, and we and our employees shall have no liability resulting
from the access or use of such content by the User.
6. System and Network Security
Users may not attempt to circumvent user authentication or security
of any host, network, or account (also known as "cracking").
This includes, but is not limited to, accessing data not intended for
the User, logging into a server or account the User is not expressly
authorized to access, or probing the security of other networks.
Users may not attempt to interfere with service to any user, host,
or network ("denial of service attacks"). This includes,
but is not limited to, "flooding" of networks, deliberate
attempts to overload a service, and attempts to "crash" a
host.
Users may not use any kind of program/script/command, or send messages
of any kind, designed to interfere with a user's terminal session,
via any means, locally or by the Internet.
Users who violate systems or network security may incur criminal or
civil liability. We will cooperate fully with investigations of violations
of systems or network security at other sites, including cooperating
with law enforcement authorities in the investigation of suspected
criminal violations.
Users understand that there are certain security risks by utilizing
wireless 802.11b networks. We are committed to maintaining a public
network for ease of use and make no guarantees or representations regarding
the security of our network. We recommend the use of personal firewall
software and a VPN client to attach to private networks. As an option,
we support routable IP addresses to all connection types to support
a corporate VPN. Additional information about personal firewalls, VPN’s,
and other security precautions can be found on our FAQ website.
7. Privacy; Monitoring the Services
We are under no obligation to monitor the services, but we may do so
from time to time and we may disclose information regarding User’s
use of the Services for any reason and at our sole discretion in order
to satisfy applicable laws, regulations, governmental requests, or
in order to operate and deliver the Services in an effective manner,
or to otherwise protect us and our Users.
8. IPAddresses IP
addresses are normally assigned on a dynamic basis and there is little
or no assurance that the User will be assigned the same (or even similar)
IP address between sessions.
IP addresses are normally assigned on a dynamic basis and there is
little or no assurance that the User will be assigned the same (or
even similar) IP address between sessions.
9. Restrictions
Users agree not to run any servers in conjunction with the Services,
including but not limited to, electronic mail, NAT, DHCP and DNS servers.
In the event any User attempts to utilize a server on the network,
we may, at our sole discretion, increase the fees associated with the
Services, or terminate the Services.
10. Term / Cancellation
User agrees to maintain Services for the duration of the Initial Term.
After the Initial Term, Services shall automatically renew for successive
periods equivalent to the Initial Term. User may terminate the Services
at the end of the Initial Term or at any time during any renewal term
by providing not less than thirty (30) days written notice to us. Termination
notice must be sent to the address located on our FAQ website.
11. Reconnect Fee
If the Services are terminated due to non-payment and/or breach of
the Terms and Conditions or ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY, User agrees to pay
a reconnection fee, if Services are reactivated.
12. Disclaimer of Liability
THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY US ARE PROVIDED "AS IS." WE MAKE
NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR ANY WARRANTY REGARDING THE RELIABILITY OR SUITABILITY
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF ITS SERVICES. USER UNDERSTANDS AND ACKNOWLEDGES
THAT WE EXERCISE NO CONTROL OVER THE NATURE, CONTENT OR RELIABILITY
OF THE INFORMATION AND/OR DATA PASSING THROUGH OUR NETWORK. NO ORAL
OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY US, ITS DEALERS, AGENTS OR
EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY AND USER MAY NOT RELY ON ANY SUCH
INFORMATION OR ADVICE. WE MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED
OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE QUALITY, ACCURACY OR VALIDITY OF THE INFORMATION
AND/OR DATA RESIDING ON OR PASSING THROUGH ANY NETWORK. USE OF ANY
INFORMATION AND/OR DATA OBTAINED FROM OR THROUGH SERVICES PROVIDED
BY US WILL BE AT USER’S OWN RISK. USER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WE ARE
NOT LIABLE FOR ANY ERRORS OR INTERRUPTION IN THE INSTALLATION PROCESS
OR IN PROVIDING THE SERVICES, WHETHER WITHIN OR OUTSIDE THE CONTROL
OF US. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE USER HOLD US OR ANY OF OUR
AGENTS, CONTRACTORS OR REPRESENTATIVES RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY FORM OF
DAMAGES OR LOSSES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES) SUFFERED FROM, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO ERRORS, DELAYS, LOSS OF INFORMATION, DELAYS IN THE INSTALLATION
OR PROVISIONING PROCESS, OR INTERRUPTIONS IN THE SERVICES CAUSED BY
THE USER, US OR A THIRD PARTY’S NEGLIGENCE, FAULT, MISCONDUCT
OR FAILURE TO PERFORM. USER UNDERSTANDS THAT TELECOMMUNICATION AND/OR
NETWORK ACCESS SERVICES MAY BE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE FOR SCHEDULED
OR UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND FOR OTHER REASONS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE
OF THE DIRECT CONTROL OF US. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES DO ANY SUCH ERRORS,
DELAYS, INTERRUPTIONS IN SERVICES OR LOSS OF INFORMATION NULLIFY OR
MODIFY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE OR
TERMINATE SERVICES TO A USER AT ANY TIME WITHOUT CAUSE. THE INTERNET
CONTAINS UNEDITED MATERIALS, WHICH MAY BE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT, OR MAY
BE OFFENSIVE TO YOU OR OTHERS ACCESSING THE SERVICES. WE HAVE NO CONTROL
OVER SUCH MATERIALS AND ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCH MATERIALS.
13. User Complaint Resolution
In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Services or to receive
further information regarding the use of the Services, User should
contact us at the address and phone number listed on our website.
14. Outbound E-Mail Redirection
In order to provide consistent outbound e-mail delivery, we may (dependent
on the equipment located on-site) intercept and redirect User's outbound
e-mail. Part of the redirection includes spam filtering via SpamAssassin
(http://spamassassin.apache.org/index.html). If our server detects
spam, User's e-mail recipient(s) will receive an e-mail with subject "SUSPECTED
SPAM" along with an attachment of the original message. This
type of spam filtering is required by most hotel chain Internet standards.
15. Entire Agreement
The Services Order Confirmation and Acknowledgement Terms and Conditions,
the Terms and Conditions, the Acceptable Use Policy and the Privacy
Policy contain the entire agreement and understanding concerning the
Services and supersede all prior negotiations, proposed agreements,
and all other agreements, whether electronic, written or oral. The
Terms and Conditions may be modified at any time by us and the latest
version of the Terms and Conditions may be found on our FAQ website.
A printed version of these Terms and Conditions and of any notice given
in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative
hearings based upon or relating to the Terms and Conditions to the
same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents
and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.
16. Assignment and Successors in Interest
All of the Terms and Conditions shall be binding upon, inure to the
benefit of, and be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted
assigns of User. Except as specifically stated herein, neither these
Terms and Conditions nor any of the rights, interests or obligations
of User or us shall be assigned or delegated without the prior written
consent of us. Any unauthorized assignment or delegation shall be null
and void. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we may assign or otherwise
transfer its rights and obligations to any affiliate (whether by purchase
of stock or assets, merger, operation of law, or otherwise) of that
portion of its business related to the subject matter hereof.
17. Venue/Choice of Law
These Terms and Conditions shall be construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Indiana (excluding rules regarding conflicts of
law) and the United States of America.
18. Severability
In the event that it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction
as a part of a final non-appealable judgment that any provision of
these Terms and Conditions (or part thereof) is invalid, illegal, or
otherwise unenforceable, such provision will be enforced as nearly
as possible in accordance with the stated intention of the parties,
while the remainder of the Terms and Conditions will remain in full
force and effect.
19. Indemnification
User shall indemnify and hold us harmless against any and all claims,
losses, damages and liabilities sustained by User resulting from, rising
out of, or connected with any breach of, or non-fulfillment of any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by or other obligation
of User contained in these Terms and Conditions.
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