PRIVACY STATEMENT
Your privacy is of great concern to us at by DESIGN.
The information we collect on this site is only used for its stated
purpose. We do not sell or share any of the information we collect
with any third parties. The information we collect is used in the
6 ways listed below.
1. All of our web sites do not request any personal
information or collect any information that personally identifies
you or allows you to be personally contacted, unless otherwise specified
by a separate privacy policy.
2. Our online store collects only relevant information
persuant to verifiying your identity when submitting credit card
information, and ensuring the product is shipped to the proper location.
This information will not be used to contact you with anything aside
from your purchase.
3. We use your IP address to help diagnose problems
with our server and to administer our Web site. We use the IP address
and other generic information (Browser and Operating System Version)
to generate statistics for our hosted websites.
4. This site makes chat rooms, forums, message boards,
and/or news groups available to its users. Please remember that
any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public
information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose
your personal information.
5. This site has security measures in place to protect
the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control.
The only logged information is accessable only to administrators
with logins to our internal servers.
6. This site contains links to other sites. ZTNet is not responsible
for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.
POLICY STATEMENT
All designs whether graphical or web design are
property of By Design until the client has paid in full for the
project. Unless otherwise noted, we will guarantee the quality of
our work for 30 days from the date product(s) were purchased.
Hosting fees are non-refundable. Cancellation requires
a 30 day notice description to hosting@bydesign.ws.
Web design projects may require a written contract
signed and dated by client and employee of By Design.
Once a website is paid in full, the client is assigned
the rights of the website's content and material. The layout and
the design cannot be used without by DESIGN's written permission
as it is copyrighted by By Design. By Design's signature will be
added to any website unless negotiated otherwise.
Payment for setup of web hosting and at least one
month's monthly web hosting fee is required before activation of
account.
by DESIGN reserves the right to cancel any website
hosting plan if payment is not received within 30 days of the due
date. We agree to provide you with hosting services set forth at
the time of signup and you agree to abide by the restrictions made.
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account immediately,
without notice. If you do not wish to be bound by the terms and
conditions of using our service, then you may choose not access
the service.
by DESIGN is not responsible for website data that
is overwritten by a client doing his/her own website modifications.
Warranty Disclaimer
Though we currently have a 99.5% uptime running rate, no warranty's
are made regarding the service. We do not guarantee that the service
will be uninterrupted or error free. We exercise no control whatsoever
over the content of information that is passed through our system.
The service is provided on an "as is" basis.
Responsibility of Use
Under no circumstance shall we be held liable for your actions while
you are hosting your website in regards to copyrighted materials.
In the event of a court order, we may provide any and all information
that they request of us to them.
Limitation of Liability
Under no circumstances shall we, our agents, our providers, or employees
be liable for any damages, which result in any way from user's use
or inability to use the service or any part thereof. This includes
all direct and indirect damages, special, punitive or consequential
damages that may result from errors, delays in the service, deletion
of files, viruses, theft, or alteration of a user's computer. In
the event that we are found liable under any circumstance under
the terms of this agreement, our liability shall be limited to the
unused balance of user's subscription payment pro-rated to reflect
the current term.
Restrictions of Use
User understands that the following restrictions are applied to
the service:
User May Not:
Send SPAM, or bulk email that is unsolicited.
Post offensive, threatening, or SPAM, when using the newsgroups.
Post or transmit viruses or any harmful component to others.
Post anything that is protected by copyright without permission.
Attempt to violate the security of any computer network.
Engage in any illegal activity.
Share their account information with any other person.
System Backups
We do not and will not perform system backups on any User's E-mail
account(s). We shall not be held responsible for any lost E-mail
data, email attachments, or any E-mail message contents, regardless
of the reasoning for data loss or system causes. Except as otherwise
set forth herein, we will not provide historical data, to any party
for any reason, regarding any system or Internet activity.
by DESIGN accepts checks & money orders but
only for semi annual or annual payments. Month to month is not available
for any methods besides credit cards or cash.
Refunds will be only given upon request in the first
seven (7) days of service if the user states that they were not
happy with the service provided and provides a reason for cancellation.
Refunds are only available for credit card transactions.
Any billing disputes done through the bank will
result in immediate cancellation of your hosting account. Please
direct all billing disputes to our billing department. For any accidental
disputes, if you wish to get your service reinstated you will have
a $15.00 per dispute reinstatement fee. Email billing@bydesign.ws
ONLY for any billing questions.
If a check payment is returned for any reason a
$25.00 returned check fee will apply.
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel your service one of three ways.
By mail to:
66 West Street
Leominster, MA 01453
By Phone to: 978-840-3344 or by fax to: 978-840-3288
Please include your name, address, return phone
number, hosting username, and email address as well as a request
to cancel service and the date you want the cancellation to occur.
Miscellaneous
In the event that any portion of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable,
the unenforceable portion shall be construed in accordance with
applicable law as nearly as possible to reflect the original intentions
of the parties and the remainder of the provisions shall remain
in full force and effect.
Our failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance
of any provisions of this Agreement shall not be construed as a
waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct
between parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision
of this Agreement.
We may modify this Agreement from time to time by
placing a notice of such modification on our website, and User's
continued use of the Service following notice of such modification
shall be deemed to be User's acceptance of any such modification.
It is User's responsibility to check this online area regularly
to determine whether this Agreement has been modified. If User does
not agree to any modification of this Agreement, User must immediately
stop using the Service.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Massachusetts without
regard to its conflicts of law provisions. Any cause of action User
may have with respect to the Service must be commenced within one
(1) year after the claim or cause of action arises or such claim
or cause of action is barred.
We shall not be liable or deemed to be in default
for any delay or failure in performance under this Agreement or
interruption of service resulting directly or indirectly from acts
of God, civil or military authority, acts of public enemy, war,
riots, civil disturbances, insurrections, accidents, dire, explosions,
earthquakes, floods, the elements, strikes, labor disputes, shortages
of suitable parts, materials, labor or transportation or any cause
beyond our reasonable control.
Venue for litigation of any dispute, controversy,
or claim arising out of, in connection with, or in relation to this
Agreement, or the breach thereof, naming us as the defendant, shall
be proper only in a venue determined by us.
In any action between us and User to enforce any
of the terms of this Agreement, We shall be entitled to recover
expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
between User and us with respect to the Service.
5/27/2001
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