CoroNet Service Contract
CoroNet is a Web Presence Provider. Clients using our services are subject to compliance with the terms and
conditions set forth below.
Under the terms of this agreement, your placement of information on CoroNet website (www.coronet.co.za) is an
acknowledgement that you have read and understood this agreement, and that you agree to be bound by the terms and
conditions below. If you do not wish to be bound by these terms and conditions, you should not proceed to place any
information of any kind on www.coronet.co.za .
1. COMMENCEMENT, TERM AND TERMINATION
1. This Agreement shall commence on the date that the provision of the Services are first made available to You,
and shall endure for an indefinite period thereafter, on the same terms and conditions as set out in this
Agreement, until terminated by either Party giving the other Party 30 days prior written notice.
2. By making use of the Services, You acknowledge that You have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this
Agreement.
Cancellation policy.
2. CHARGES
1. Service charges are provided either on a quarterly, bi-annual or an annual basis, and are calculated in
accordance with CoroNet's rate schedule. Billing administration for the hosting service has been contracted to
Spaceacre (www.spaceacre.com).
2. A valid debit order must be submitted to Spaceacre within 7 days of Your placing an order for the Services. A
rejected debit order will accrue an additional handling fee of R35 per rejection.
3. Should You choose to pay cash, the only method of payment available would be annually in advance by direct
deposit into Spaceacre's nominated bank account. The charge for the subscriber's entitlement to use the service on
an annual basis is payable in full in advance by the subscriber to Spaceacre within 21 days of placing the
order.
4. Spaceacre shall be entitled (without obligation) to suspend the Services on non-payment of applicable charges
which are due and payable by You.
5. In the event of a legal dispute between the Parties, You will be obliged to continue paying the charges as
they become due and payable in terms of this Agreement.
6. CoroNet reserves the right to adjust Service charges at their sole discretion. A change in charges will be
effective immediately and will be recovered from you as soon as possible thereafter.
3. REFUND POLICY
1. Spaceacre will offer a refund for the Services if Your written request for termination is received within 7
days of its receipt of Your initial order. The onus is on You to ensure that Spaceacre receives Your termination
request.
2. Any cost(s), which Spaceacre may have incurred directly or indirectly as a result of the initial order are
non-refundable. Such items include without limitation domain name(s) registrations, man-hours, and traffic
volume.
3. Refunds will be made by electronic bank transfer to a legitimate bank account. If You have any questions
regarding our refund policy please call (+27) 21 423 6882 , or e-mail Your question to
billing@spaceacre.com .
4. USE AND SECURITY OF YOUR ACCOUNT
1. You recognise and understand that the security of Your account is Your sole responsibility. You confirm by
this Agreement that CoroNet shall be entitled to rely on the fact that any person that has access to the Services
via Your account shall be deemed to do so in Your name and with Your consent.
2. You undertake to notify CoroNet immediately in writing if You have cause to believe the security of Your
account has been compromised.
3. You shall be held fully responsible for any misuse of or compromise to Your account of which CoroNet is not
notified in writing.
4. CoroNet reserves the right to suspend access to Your account, pending a full investigation and resolution
thereof, if any security violations are reasonably believed to have occurred in association with Your account.
5.CoroNet further reserves the right to cooperate with any lawful investigation regarding any aspect of Your use
of the Services.
6. Any use of the Services to engage in software piracy or other violations of law will result in account
suspension, and will be immediately reported to the appropriate authorities.
5. USER CODE OF CONDUCT AND PROHIBITED ACTIVITY
1. The Services may only be used in accordance with this Agreement, and for lawful purposes. Use of the Services
which violates this Agreement, or any applicable laws, is strictly prohibited.
2. You undertake to adhere to systems and acceptable use policies as published online by CoroNet (which may be
amended from time to time), including restrictions on aspects of the Services associated with each account type,
restrictions on certain features, and all other policies designed to protect and enhance the quality and
reliability of the Services at CoroNet. You undertake to abide by all current and future CoroNet policy
decisions.
3. You understand and acknowledge that by using the Services to make information available via the Internet or
any of its protocols, such information may become available to all Internet users, and that CoroNet assumes no
obligation or liability in limiting or restricting access to such information, or protecting such information from
infringement.
4. You assume total responsibility and risk for Your use of the Services and the Internet. It is Your sole
responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, completeness, and usefulness of all opinions, advice, products and
services, and any other information, and the quality of all merchandise provided through CoroNet or on the Internet
generally.
5. According to Herbalife regulations, you need to check with your upline Herbalife President team member
whether you may use the CoroNet websites.
While using the Services, You may not (nor may You authorise or permit any third party to) knowingly and
intentionally:
1. Use the Services in any manner prohibited by relevant legislation, including the Electronic Communications
and Transactions Act 25 of 2002;
2. Post, access or transmit any unlawful information (including without limitation abusive, defamatory, obscene,
or like infringing information of any kind; any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would
constitute a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any national or international
law, including without limitation laws protecting intellectual property including copyright, trademark, trade
secret, misappropriation and anti-dilution laws);
3. Post, publish, transmit, reproduce or distribute any information or software which contains a virus or other
harmful component;
4. Post, publish, transmit, reproduce, distribute or in any way exploit any information, software, or other
material obtained through the Services for commercial purposes (other than as expressly permitted by the provider
of such information, software, or other material);
5. Cause damage to or otherwise interfere with the proper operation of any other information systems accessible
via the Internet, including any attempt at unauthorised access of restricted forums or resources;
7. Avoid or contravene the Acceptable Use Policy of any network or service You connect to via the Internet;
or
8. Make use of the Services for the transmission or facilitation of spam (which may be declared so by CoroNet in
its sole and unfettered discretion, following an investigation into Your use of the Services for qualities
including the transmission or facilitation of the transmission of information which is characterised as being
unsolicited (whether of not being of a commercial or promotional nature), or where a single or similar message is
transmitted or facilitated in bulk, and considered to be an annoyance or hindrance to others), whether by email,
Usenet postings, fax, sms or any other communication mechanism relying on the Services.
Any breach of this clause will constitute a material breach of this Agreement, and shall, without
derogating from any other right of recourse available to it, entitle CoroNet to immediately suspend the
Services.
6. YOUR WARRANTIES
1. You undertake to only use the Services, any customer-premises hardware and any associated software (where
applicable) in accordance with CoroNet or supplier instructions and/or software license in effect from time to
time.
2. You undertake to indemnify and keep CoroNet indemnified from any claim howsoever arising (lawful or
otherwise), brought by any third party resulting from Your use of the Services. You undertake to pay all costs,
damages, awards, fees (legal fees on an attorney-and-ownclient scale, whether incurred prior to, during or after
the institution of legal proceedings) and judgments finally awarded against CoroNet arising from such claims.
3. You undertake at all times to acquaint Yourself with and abide by applicable legislation and regulation, and
accordingly indemnify CoroNet against any and all damages or loss occasioned by Your non-compliance hereof.
7. DOMAIN NAMES
1. You hereby confirm and warrant that You are the owner of, or are otherwise authorised or entitled to use a
trade or service mark associated with any domain name(s) used or applied for and used in conjunction with the
Services.
2. You warrant that Your application for, and where applicable, use, of a domain name(s), in connection with the
Services, will not infringe the rights of any other person(s), whether in statute or at common law.
3. You indemnify CoroNet and hold it harmless against any and all claims or losses arising out of any action
brought by a third party whose rights in respect of a logo, business name or trade mark have been infringed by
You.
4. If You request that CoroNet registers domain name(s) for and on Your behalf, You acknowledge that:
a. CoroNet does not guarantee that the domain name(s) you request is/are available for registration, or that the
use of such domain name(s) will not infringe any third party rights;
b. CoroNet is not a domain name provider, but a mere third-party agent acting on your instructions, to the
extent that those instructions are possible and lawful;
c. The registration of the domain name(s) and its/their future availability and use is subject to the terms and
conditions of use of the domain name(s) provider;
d. CoroNet charges an additional service fee for the administrative processes involved in applying for, and
where applicable, maintaining the registration of a domain name(s) on Your behalf;
e. The registration and maintenance of the use of the domain name(s) may be subject to Alternate Dispute
Resolution procedures here and internationally, and you acknowledge that Your rights in and use of the domain
name(s) may be subject to the determinations of juristic Panels constituted in accordance with the terms and
conditions of such procedures, and
f. Any fees and associated charges incurred in the process of applying for, renewal and maintenance of
registration of the domain name(s), including any administrative work performed by CoroNet following a dispute to
the domain name(s) are for Your account, and are non-refundable.
5. Any Internet Protocol (IP) address allocated by CoroNet to You shall at all times remain the sole property of
CoroNet, and You will have a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use such IP address for the duration of
this Agreement.
6. If this Agreement is terminated, for whatever reason, Your license to use the IP address shall immediately,
automatically, and without prejudice, terminate.
8. DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICES, MONITORING, NOTIFICATION
1. CoroNet reserves the right to refuse or discontinue all or part of the Services at its sole discretion if You
engage in any conduct or activity that CoroNet in its sole discretion believes violates any of the terms and
conditions in this Agreement, or is detrimental to its interests hereunder.
2. You acknowledge that CoroNet has the right to monitor Your use of the Services from time to time in
accordance with applicable legislation, and to disclose any information as is necessary in compliance with the
law.
3. CoroNet assumes no obligation to act as an information content monitor, but reserves the right to refuse to
post, or to remove from publication, any information or materials, in whole or in part, that, in its sole
discretion, are unacceptable, undesirable, or in violation of law or of this Agreement.
4. CoroNet shall have no obligation, on discontinuation of provision of the Services, to notify any third-party
providers of services, merchandise or information, nor shall it be liable for any consequences resulting from such
discontinuance or lack of notification.
9. NO WARRANTIES
1. Other than as set out in this Agreement, CoroNet, its employees and agents make neither express nor implied
warranties or representations of any kind in respect of the Services, including without limitation warranties of
title, non-infringement, or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. The
Services are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. All warranties that are implied or residual in common
law are hereby expressly excluded.
2. Without limitation to the generality of the above clause, CoroNet does not warrant that the Services
available to You:
a. will be preserved or sustained in their entirety;
b. will be suitable for any purposes;
c. will be free of errors, defects, bugs or viruses of any kind;
and CoroNet assumes no liability, responsibility or obligation with regard to any of the exclusions as set out
in this clause.
10. EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY
1. Under no circumstances shall CoroNet be liable to You or any third party for any direct, indirect, special,
punitive, consequential or incidental loss or damage (including without limitation damage to property, business, or
goodwill, or loss of profit, revenue or anticipated savings) that result directly or indirectly from Your use of or
inability to use the Services, or for third parties' use of the Services, or Your or any third parties' reliance on
or use of information, services, or products provided together with, on or through the Services, or that result
from mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion of files, errors, defects, delays in operation or
transmission, or any failure of performance.
2. Subject to the above clause, the entire liability of CoroNet, and Your exclusive remedy for damages related
to or arising from this Agreement, whether in contract or in delict, will not exceed the average aggregate of the
charges paid by You to CoroNet during the 3 months directly preceding the claim.
3. CoroNet reserves the right from time to time to suspend access to or provision of the Services for
maintenance and repair work to its systems and infrastructure. In such instances and where possible, CoroNet shall
endeavour to provide due notice in advance of any restriction of or limitation to the Services. Any liability for
any loss or damage arising from such restriction or limitation, whether direct or consequential, is hereby
excluded, and the provisions of the first Exclusion of Liability clause above shall apply with the necessary
changes to such restriction or limitation.
11. INDEMNIFICATION
1. You agree, without limitation or exception, to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless CoroNet from any and all
liability, penalties, losses, damages, costs, expenses, attorneys' fees (on an attorney-and-own-client costs scale
basis), causes of action or claims caused by or otherwise resulting indirectly from Your use of the Services which
causes damage, either to You, CoroNet, or any other third party.
2. This indemnification extends to all issues associated with Your account, including but not limited to domain
name(s) selection and web site content.
12. CLIENT INFORMATION, FINANCIAL INFORMATION, RIGHT OF USE
1. You warrant that all information provided by You to CoroNet, including without limitation all Your
identification and contact information, is true and correct, and that should such information change, You will
notify CoroNet thereof within 30 days of such change.
2. You further warrant that You are the authorised user of any financial information provided (including without
limitation any current account or credit card information) provided to CoroNet, and that CoroNet has the right to
investigate and pursue any possible fraudulent use thereof.
13. VIRUS SCANNING, SPAM FILTERING, PERMANENT DELETION AND BACKUP OF DATA
1. Your use of the Services is at Your sole risk. CoroNet is not responsible for the security or integrity of
any information stored with CoroNet and associated with Your account.
2. You undertake full responsibility for the integrity of all files and information communicated via the
Services, and You will ensure and maintain appropriate backup facilities of files and information stored on CoroNet
servers.
3. You acknowledge that, upon the termination of this Agreement for whatsoever purpose, CoroNet shall be
entitled to permanently remove your information from its servers within a reasonable period, following notice to
You. If You have not made alternative arrangements acceptable to CoroNet for the safe transfer or further storage
of Your information, CoroNet accepts no liability for the permanent deletion thereof.
4. As a responsible party facilitating access to the Internet and associated protocols, CoroNet has a virus
scanning and spam filter activated by default. In the unlikely event that “false positives” (a legitimate message
mistakenly marked as spam) occur, CoroNet will not be held liable for any direct, indirect or consequential loss,
should legitimate information incorrectly be identified as spam or a virus, and filtered out, and the provisions
set out in clause 1 of the Exclusion of Liability provision above will apply, with the necessary changes.
14. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
1. You acknowledge that, by virtue of this Agreement, you acquire no interest or any other right in the
Intellectual Property of CoroNet or its affiliates, and that all such Intellectual Property is and shall remain the
exclusive property of the Party to which it belongs.
2. If You become aware of any actual, threatened or suspected infringement of such Intellectual Property, You
undertake to immediately notify CoroNet thereupon in writing.
15. GENERAL
1. Choice of Law, Jurisdiction: This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the Republic of
South Africa. Both Parties consent to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Magistrates Court, with regard to any
proceedings in connection with the Agreement, but You acknowledge that CoroNet shall be entitled to institute
proceedings in the High Court of South Africa.
2. Incorporation by Reference: This Agreement shall be interpreted as including by incorporation by reference
the Acceptable Use Policy and Privacy Policy as published from time to time on the CoroNet website.
3. Pre-Contractual Negotiations: This Agreement supersedes any written, electronic, or oral communication You
may have had prior to the conclusion of this Agreement with CoroNet, or any agent or representative thereof, and
this Agreement constitutes the complete and total Agreement between the Parties.
4. Acting as Principal: Each Party warrants that, in entering into this Agreement, it acts as a principal and
not as an agent for any undisclosed principal.
5. Domicilium Citandi Et Executandi: The Parties choose their addresses as provided for the purposes of this
Agreement as their respective addresses for all purposes, including without limitation for the delivery of notices.
Each Party shall be entitled to vary its address in writing to the other Party. Any communication shall be deemed
to have been received on the 7 th day following despatch thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, a
communication actually received by a Party shall be adequate notice, notwithstanding that it was not sent to the
other Party's chosen address.
6. Unilateral Amendment: CoroNet shall be entitled to unilaterally amend the terms of this Agreement insofar as
they relate to the applicable charges from time to time, which shall then become effective as from the date CoroNet
notifies You thereof. Further, CoroNet shall be entitled to unilaterally vary the terms of this Agreement upon a
change in the law as it applies to the telecommunications sector in general, in order to continue to offer its
Services to all then current clients.
7. No Variation: Subject to the aforegoing provision, no acceptance by You of information offered by CoroNet,
its agents or employees, shall constitute an agreement expanding or diluting the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, unless such offer and acceptance is explicitly intended to vary this Agreement in an addendum, and is
signed by an authorised representative of CoroNet.
8. Indulgence: An indulgence granted by either Party shall not constitute a waiver or abandonment of any of that
Party's rights in this Agreement, and that Party shall not be precluded from exercising any right against the other
Party which may have arisen in the past, or which may arise in the future.
9. Waiver: A waiver by either Party of any provision of this Agreement shall not be binding against that Party
unless expressed in writing and signed by the Party giving it, and in that event such waiver will only be effective
in that specific instance and for that specific purpose.
10. Severability: If any provision of this Agreement is determined by a Court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, said
provision shall be performed to the maximum extent possible so as to obtain the intended result, and CoroNet shall
be entitled to review, correct and communicate a reformed provision only to the extent necessary to give intended
effect to the original provision.
11. Surviving Clauses: Upon the termination or cancellation of this Agreement or any clauses hereof for any
reason, those clauses which are intended to continue and survive such termination or cancellation (including
without limitation, the clause describing Intellectual Property provisions) shall so continue and survive.
12. Assignment: You will not be entitled to cede or assign this Agreement or any part thereof without the prior
written consent of CoroNet and this Agreement shall be binding on Your respective successors and assigns. CoroNet
shall be entitled to assign its rights and obligations without Your consent to an entity which acquires all or
substantially all of the assets of CoroNet, provided that such assignment does not relieve such assignee of its
obligations under this Agreement.
13. Representations: Neither Party shall without the prior written consent of the other Party refer to itself as
an authorised representative of the other Party, nor use the other Party's logos, trade or service marks.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, CoroNet is hereby authorised to identify You as it's customer for reasonable
marketing and/or publicity announcements.
A note to you, our customer:
This is our account service contract. It is fairly standard legalese and necessary to protect all role players,
including our clients, in an international market. Although it may sound harsh, rest assured that we have nothing
but good intentions towards our customers. Like all of our policies, the contract is designed to maximise the
efficiency and quality of our service for all clients.
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