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TERMS & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
Chatsubo.net, LLC. ("Chatsubo") is pleased to
provide you, the subscriber (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a
"Member") with the services you have selected (the "Service"). By
establishing an account or using the Service, you agree to be bound by
Chatsubo's Terms and Conditions (the "Terms and Conditions"), which are
incorporated into the Chatsubo's service agreements by reference. Should you
have any questions regarding the agreements or terms, please call Chatsubo's
support center at 206.801.5728 ("Support").
I. General Terms of Agreement.
(a) For each type of Service you
purchase from Chatsubo, these Terms and Conditions are incorporated by
reference into a service agreement which, along with Chatsubo's other policies
and procedures posted on its Web site, comprise the entire agreement
between Chatsubo and the Member. The service agreement for your Service
describes what Chatsubo will and will not deliver as a standard part of your
Internet service. Together, the Terms and Conditions and applicable
service agreement are hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement."
(b) At all times, Chatsubo reserves the
right to direct Members to use certain numbers to access the Service or to
restrict use of specific access numbers. Usernames, passwords, and email
addresses are Chatsubo's property and Chatsubo may alter or replace them at any
time.
II. Registration and Account Charges.
(a) YOU AGREE THAT BY USING THE INTERNET
SERVICE YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE AT LEAST EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD AND THAT
YOU ARE LEGALLY ABLE TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON.
(b) You must provide Chatsubo with an
accurate and complete legal name, address, telephone number, and credit
card number or debit card number, as the case may be. You agree to
promptly notify Chatsubo of any changes in such information within thirty (30)
days of such change. If you do not provide Chatsubo with accurate registration
information, you are not authorized to use the Service and your account
may be terminated immediately.
(c) Current account charges, including
billing methods, rates, and surcharges for using the Service, may be
obtained on Chatsubo's Web site or by calling Support. Your monthly account
charges are payable in advance. A billing cycle will begin on the date the
Service is configured and will continue to the end of that month. A new
billing cycle will begin on first of the day of the next month and
continue to be billed on the first of each month thereafter. If you pay
for the Service through a prepayment plan, automatic billing described
above shall only apply to the charges not paid under the prepayment plan.
(d) If your account is terminated before
completion of a billing cycle or your term of service, you will owe the
full amount for such billing cycle. If your account is terminated after
the billing cycle or initial term of service, the termination will take
place on the first day of the following month if notice is received by the
28th of the month in which your account is to be terminated.
(e) If you have any questions regarding
charges to your credit card you should contact Support. All charges are
considered valid unless disputed in writing within sixty (60) days of the
billing date. Adjustments will not be made for charges that are more than
sixty (60) days old. Chatsubo is not responsible for any charges or expenses
(e.g., for overdrawn accounts, exceeding credit card or debit card limits,
etc.) resulting from charges billed by Chatsubo.
(f) You are responsible for all
activities and charges associated with your account. If any unauthorized
charges are made on or through your account, you are responsible for such
charges until you notify Chatsubo of a breach of security by calling Support
and by changing your password. Please be advised that the contact person
or listed owner of a Chatsubo Internet account is solely responsible for
activities conducted through, on or with their Chatsubo Internet account,
including activities by other persons (including minors) whether or not
authorized by such contact person or listed owner. If you, or someone to
whom you have given access to your account, violates the terms of this
Agreement, Chatsubo shall have the authority to terminate your account.
(g) If you pay by credit card, you
expressly authorize Chatsubo to charge the credit card account number
associated with your account for any Service charges that accrue from
month to month. This authorization will remain valid until you terminate
your authorization in writing. Chatsubo may immediately terminate your
account, at Chatsubo's sole discretion, for declined credit cards, debit cards
or any other non-payment of account charges.
(h) Delinquent accounts may be suspended
or cancelled at Chatsubo's sole discretion; however, charges will continue to
accrue until the account is cancelled. Chatsubo shall have the right to bill
an additional charge to reinstate a suspended account.
(i) If any instrument received in
payment is returned to Chatsubo unpaid, your account will be considered to be
in default, and in addition to the amount due, you will be subject to a
returned check charge of Twenty-Five and No/100 Dollars ($25.00). If your
account is canceled or interrupted for non-payment, you must continue to
pay your monthly account charges. Only your written request to terminate
your account will relieve you of your obligation to pay your monthly
account charges.
(j) If your account is in default, you
agree to pay Chatsubo its reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees and
collection agency fees incurred in enforcing Chatsubo rights under this
Agreement.
III. Prohibited Network Abuse
Activities.
(a) Prohibited activities on or in
connection with the Service include, but are not limited to, the
activities listed below. For purposes of the Prohibited Network Abuse
Activities, the term "content" means information or material of any type
capable of being posted or transmitted on or through the Internet,
including material in print, graphic, pictorial, audio, or audio-visual
form.
(b) When using the Service you agree not
to:
(i) post or transmit any content in
violation of any applicable law of libel or defamation in the United
States or elsewhere.
(ii) post or transmit any fraudulent
content on or through the Service. This includes content that you know or
have reason to know is false and that you intend for others to rely on.
(iii) post or transmit on or through the
Service any advertising or promotional materials that contain false,
deceptive, or misleading statements, claims, or representations.
(iv) post or transmit or sponsor any
unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, or other forms of
solicitation to other Members, individuals, or entities, except in those
areas that are designated for such a purpose. You further agree not to
involve or associate Chatsubo in any way with the posting or transmission of
unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, or other forms of
solicitation, including but not limited to unsolicited advertisements sent
from another service provider advertising a Chatsubo-hosted web page, and
unsolicited advertisements sent from another service provider which
request that replies be sent to a Chatsubo email address.
(v) post or transmit on or through the
Service any content that infringes another person's or entity's copyright
in all or any part of the content.
(vi) post or transmit on or through the
Service any content that infringes, dilutes or otherwise violates another
person's rights in its trademarks, service marks, trade dress, or other
indicia of origin.
(vii) post or transmit on or through the
Service any content that reveals trade secrets or other confidential or
proprietary information belonging to another person or other entity.
(viii) post or transmit any obscene or
pornographic content, including, but not limited to, child pornography, on
or through the Service.
(ix) use the Service to harass,
intimidate, threaten, or abuse any person or entity, by any means,
including the use of vulgar, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive,
sexually harassing, or otherwise objectionable content.
(x) use the Service to impersonate any
person, including but not limited to, an agent or employee of Chatsubo or an
information provider, guide, or host, or communicate under a false name or
a name that you are not entitled or authorized to use in all forms of
online communication, including, but not limited to, screen names,
subscriber profiles, chat dialogue, and message posting.
(xi) use the Service to disrupt the
normal flow of online dialogue, or otherwise act in a manner that
negatively affects use of the Internet by other Members, users,
individuals, or entities.
(xii) use the Service to violate any
operating rule, policy, or guideline of any other online service provider
or interactive service.
(xiii) make false or unverified
complaints against Chatsubo or any Chatsubo Member, or otherwise abuse any of
Chatsubo's complaint policies or procedures.
(xiv) abuse Chatsubo's system, or any other
system accessible through the Internet via Chatsubo, by causing any harm to
the system so that it inhibits or negatively impacts the ability of other
users to effectively use such system. You further agree not to compromise
or attempt to violate security at Chatsubo or elsewhere, including but not
limited to, attempted access of any data, server, or account that you are
not expressly authorized to access.
(xv) post or cross post, regardless of
content, copies of the same message to twenty (20) or more newsgroups.
(xvi) post, transmit, promote, or
otherwise make available any software, product or service that is illegal,
violates the rights of Chatsubo or a third party, or is designed to violate
this Agreement. Such software, products or services include, but are not
limited to, programs designed to send unsolicited advertisements (i.e. "spamware"),
services which send unsolicited advertisements, programs designed to
initiate "denial of service" attacks, mail bomb programs, and programs
designed to gain unauthorized access to networks on the Internet.
(xvii) operate a mail server with an
open mail relay.
(c) Further, using a personal account
for high volume or commercial use (e.g., revenue generation, advertising,
etc.) is prohibited. You will be notified if your email or web content or
other files on Chatsubo's servers approach or exceed the disk storage limit
for your account. It will then be your responsibility to delete enough old
email or web content or other files to come back to within the disk
storage limit. If you fail to do so, your account could become unusable
for sending or receiving mail or performing other tasks. You may establish
a commercial or high-volume account by contacting your Chatsubo sales
representative.
(d) If you receive communications via
the Internet or the Service that appear threatening or abusive, you should
first contact the appropriate criminal or civil authorities with a
complaint. Chatsubo can only research alleged threatening or abusive
communications complaints that are received from the appropriate
authorities.
IV. Internet Service.
(a) The Internet is an international
computer network. The Internet is not owned, operated, or managed by, or
in any way affiliated with Chatsubo or any of Chatsubo's affiliates. Chatsubo cannot
and does not guarantee that the Service will provide Internet access that
is sufficient to meet your needs. You agree that your use of the Service
and the Internet is solely at your own risk and is subject to all
applicable local, state, national and international laws and regulations.
(b) YOU AGREE THAT IF CHATSUBO TERMINATES
YOUR ACCESS ACCOUNT AS A RESULT OF YOUR VIOLATION OF ANY TERM OF THIS
AGREEMENT, YOU FORFEIT ANY RIGHT TO A REFUND OF ANY PREPAID ACCOUNT
CHARGES, SUCH FORFEITURE BEING AGREED TO BY YOU AND CHATSUBO AS LIQUIDATED
DAMAGES AND NOT AS A PENALTY. You further agree that Chatsubo is under no
obligation to forward any email for an account canceled due to a
violation. Chatsubo reserves the right to refuse the application or
reapplication of anyone whose account has been canceled for a violation,
or anyone whom Chatsubo suspects is acting on behalf of someone whose account
has been canceled for a violation. Chatsubo reserves the right to cancel or
suspend all other accounts belonging to you if one of your accounts was
involved in a violation.
(c) Subject to the provision of the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act and any other applicable laws and
regulations, Chatsubo reserves the right to remove or block access to, either
permanently or temporarily, any files which Chatsubo suspects or which a third
party alleges are associated with a violation of the law, this Agreement
or with the account responsible for such violation. This includes but is
not limited to blocking access to Usenet news articles.
(d) By using the Service you agree that
neither Chatsubo nor its affiliates shall be held responsible or liable,
directly or indirectly, for any loss, liability or damage of any nature
caused, or alleged to have been caused, by your use of, or reliance on,
any content, goods, or services available on or through the Service.
V. Email Service
a) Chatsubo provides
mailboxes, email service and temporary storage of incoming Internet
e-mail. All users are encouraged to read their mail periodically and to
NOT leave incoming mail on a Chatsubo server for extended periods. Chatsubo may
delete mailboxes and email stored on Chatsubo servers without notice based on
the following schedules:
i) Email messages (read or unread) that
are left in a Chatsubo server "IN-BOX" for three (3) months are subject to
deletion without notice.
ii) "Access" accounts (dialups/DSL/etc.)
whose primary mailbox is unread for six (6) months may remain active for
purposes of "access," however, incoming email to the primary mailbox for
said accounts is subject to continuing immediate deletion without notice.
iii) For Mailboxes (email accounts) with
mail that has not been read for six (6) months, the mailbox itself is
subject to removal without notice. (Mailboxes or email accounts whose
email is "forwarded" to another email address and read elsewhere are
exempt from this policy.)
(b) At no additional cost to you, Chatsubo
provides spam filtering services that you can turn on or off. You should
note, however, that spam filtering is never perfect and some spam will
slip through no matter what we do. CHATSUBO MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR
WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF ITS SERVICE WILL BE SPAM-FREE OR SUBSTANTIALLY
SPAM-FREE. CHATSUBO'S EFFORTS TO REDUCE YOUR RECEIPT OF SPAM IS ON A
BEST-EFFORTS BASIS.
VI. Content of Communications.
(a) The Service provides you access to
information, communications, software, photos, video, graphics, music,
sounds, services and other material located both on Chatsubo's computer
servers and on the Internet (the "Content"). As a matter of policy, Chatsubo
does not pre-screen Content placed on Chatsubo's computer servers by any of
its subscribers. Moreover, Chatsubo does not have the practical ability to
monitor, review, or restrict access to Content on Chatsubo's servers prior to
its transmission or to monitor all communications between parties. The
Internet also provides access to individuals and organizations that are
not Chatsubo Members. Chatsubo does not have the capability to monitor, review, or
restrict any Content made available by third parties on the Internet, to
edit or remove any Content that is not on Chatsubo's own servers, nor to
monitor all communications between parties. You agree that you shall be
responsible for and bear all risk associated with the accuracy,
completeness, reliability or usefulness of any Content available to you on
or through the Service and for all your communication on the Service.
(b) You agree that notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, Chatsubo has the right, but not the
obligation, to remove Content from Chatsubo's computer servers that Chatsubo, in
its sole discretion, determines to be in violation of this Agreement.
VII. Copyright, Privacy and Other
Rights.
(a) The Service provides access to
content that is protected by copyrights, trademarks, and other
intellectual property rights ("Rights") of various third parties.
(b) You agree that your use of Content
shall be governed by all applicable laws and regulations, and by the
specific restrictions placed on such Content by the owners or licensors of
the Rights in such Content.
(c) You agree not to upload, download,
display, perform, transmit or otherwise distribute on or through the
Service any material (including, without limitation, any Content to which
you have access through the Service) that is subject to another party's
Rights, without that party's express permission or unless otherwise
authorized by law. You acknowledge and agree that any such unauthorized
conduct: (i) may result in termination of this Agreement, and; (ii) may
expose you to civil or criminal liability. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING
IN ANY WAY, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND ACCEPT THAT CHATSUBO SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT, IN
APPROPRIATE CIRCUMSTANCES, TO RESTRICT AND/OR TERMINATE YOUR SERVICE IF
YOU REPEATEDLY ENGAGE IN COPYRIGHT OR TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT OR OTHER
VIOLATIONS OF THE RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES.
(d) You agree that by posting,
transmitting or otherwise distributing material to any public area (such
as public chat rooms, message boards, newsgroups, web space or software
libraries), you are requesting and authorizing Chatsubo to make that material
available to other Internet users and that such access will result in
copies of such material being transmitted to others. To the extent that
such material is subject to any Rights of yours or a third party, you
automatically (i) grant, and/or represent that owner of any such material
has expressly authorized you to grant, Chatsubo a royalty-free, perpetual,
irrevocable, non-exclusive, world-wide, right and license to reproduce,
publish, distribute, perform and display such material (in whole or in
part), or (ii) represent that the publication, distribution, performance
and display of such material (in whole or in part) by Chatsubo, is otherwise
authorized by law.
(e) With respect to any material stored
on a Chatsubo system at your direction, you acknowledge and agree that in the
event that Chatsubo receives appropriate notice that such material infringes
the Rights of a third party, has actual knowledge of such infringement, or
is aware of facts or circumstances from which infringement is apparent,
Chatsubo shall have the right immediately to remove or block access to such
material. Under such circumstances, however, you shall have the right to
notify Chatsubo that such material has been removed or access denied as a
result of a mistake or misidentification of the material. You also
acknowledge and agree that, under appropriate circumstances, Chatsubo shall
have the right to remove or block your access to allegedly infringing
Content provided by third parties.
(f) Chatsubo respects its subscribers'
privacy and will not randomly monitor or disclose the contents of private
email or private chat room communications. However, you agree that Chatsubo
has the right, but not the obligation, to monitor or disclose the contents
of private communication, if Chatsubo, in its sole discretion, reasonably
believes that such action is necessary: (i) to comply with applicable law
or valid legal process; (ii) to protect Chatsubo rights or property; (iii) in
emergencies when a person's physical safety is at issue; (iv) to research
network abuse complaints; or (v) to protect Chatsubo's network infrastructure.
(g) Chatsubo reserves the right to disclose
the identity of a member to third parties in response to a valid legal
subpoena and to otherwise cooperate with legitimate police inquiries and
lawful civil proceedings.
VIII. WEB SITE USAGE.
(a) Chatsubo's site on the Internet with its
home pages in the domain "chatsubo.net" or any other site operated by Chatsubo
(for purposes of this section, the "Web Site") is a complimentary
information service offered by Chatsubo at no charge to users.
(b) Chatsubo may provide links on the Web
Site to other web sites which are not under its control. In general, any
web site which has an address (or URL) which does not contain "chatsubo.net"
is such a web site. These links are provided for convenience only and are
not intended as an endorsement by Chatsubo of the organization or individual
operating the Web Site or a warranty of any type regarding the web site or
the information on the web site.
(c) You may provide a hypertext link to
the Web Site on another web site, provided that: (i) the link must be
clearly marked "Chatsubo," (ii) the appearance, position and other aspects of
the link may not be such as to damage or dilute the goodwill associated
with Chatsubo's name and trademark(s), (iii) the appearance, position and
other aspects of the link may not create the false appearance that an
entity is associated with or sponsored by Chatsubo, (iv) the link, when
activated by a user, must display this Web Site full-screen and not within
a "frame" on the linked Web Site, and (v) Chatsubo may, in its sole
discretion, revoke consent to link to its Web Site at any time. All other
hypertext links to the Web Site must be approved in writing by Chatsubo.
d) Depending on the type of Service you
purchase from Chatsubo, you may have the right to create your own web page.
Chatsubo is in no way responsible to you or any other Members for the Content
posted on or to these web pages. Further, Chatsubo will not monitor any of the
Content or information posted on these web pages.
(e) Your posting of material on the Web
Site or providing material to Chatsubo to use on the Web Site will be deemed
to be a grant by you to Chatsubo of a license to the material to include the
material on the Web Site and to reproduce, publish, distribute, perform,
display, and transmit the material and to prepare derivative works as may
be reasonably necessary to do so, and you waive all rights of attribution
and integrity with respect to the material.
IX. CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE LICENSE AND
FREEWARE.
(a) Chatsubo may grant to each Member a
limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable and non-assignable license to use
the Chatsubo configuration software, its associated documentation, and any
updates thereto (the "Licensed Program") in order to access and utilize
the Service. Each Member agrees to use the Licensed Program solely in
conjunction with the Service and for no other purpose. Chatsubo may modify the
Licensed Program at any time, for any reason, and without providing notice
of such modification to a Member.
(b) Chatsubo may provide Members with copies
of free software ("freeware") from time to time for the beneficial use of
its Members. Chatsubo dos not promote or make any recommendations concerning
the use of the freeware as a substitute for software currently used by
such Member or otherwise. The use of the freeware may be subject to
copyright laws or certain intellectual property restrictions and it is the
Members responsibility to ascertain the requirements of use from each
freeware's owner.
X. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
In addition to the disclaimer of
warranties and limitation of liability contained in your service
agreement, the following disclaimer of warranties and limitation of
liability apply:
(a) EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED AS BEING OFFERED BY CHATSUBO, CHATSUBO DOES NOT
CONTROL ANY MATERIALS, INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES ON THE INTERNET.
THE INTERNET CONTAINS UNEDITED MATERIALS, SOME OF WHICH ARE SEXUALLY
EXPLICIT OR MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO YOU. CHATSUBO HAS NO CONTROL OVER AND ACCEPTS
NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCH MATERIALS. YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND
RISK FOR USE OF THE SERVICE AND THE INTERNET AND ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE
FOR EVALUATING THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, AND USEFULNESS OF ALL SERVICES,
PRODUCTS, AND OTHER INFORMATION, AND THE QUALITY AND MERCHANTABILITY OF
ALL MERCHANDISE PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR THE INTERNET.
(b) THE SERVICE, THE LICENSED SOFTWARE
AND THE FREEWARE (THE "PRODUCTS") ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS
AVAILABLE" BASIS. CHATSUBO DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ANY OF THE PRODUCTS WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
CHATSUBO MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND WAIVES ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT,
MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING ANY
MERCHANDISE, INFORMATION, OR SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGH THE PRODUCTS OR THE
INTERNET GENERALLY. NO ADVICE FOR INFORMATION GIVEN BY CHATSUBO OR ITS
REPRESENTATIVES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY. CHATSUBO AND ITS AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES
ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY COSTS OR DAMAGES ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY
FROM YOUR USE OF THE PRODUCTS OR THE INTERNET INCLUDING ANY INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, MULTIPLE, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES. IN ANY EVENT, CHATSUBO's CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO ANY MEMBER FOR ANY
AND ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE USE OF ANY OF THE PRODUCTS SHALL NOT EXCEED
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SERVICE FEES PAID DURING A ONE YEAR PERIOD. (c) EXCEPT
TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH DISCLAIMERS ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED BY LAW, CHATSUBO
DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LOSS, DAMAGE OR LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING
TO YOUR USE OF THE PRODUCTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY LOSS,
DAMAGE OR LIABILITY RELATING TO: (A) LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA; (B) LOSS
OF OR DAMAGE TO SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE; (C) ACCESS DELAYS OR ACCESS
INTERRUPTIONS; (D) COMPUTER VIRUSES; (E) NON-DELIVERY OR MIS-DELIVERY OF
DATA; (F) THE NEGLIGENT ACTS AND/OR OMISSIONS OF CHATSUBO OR CHATSUBO SUBSCRIBERS;
(G) ANY DEFECTS, FAILURES, ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR MISSTATEMENTS IN ANY AND
ALL INFORMATION, GOODS, OR SERVICES OBTAINED ON OR THROUGH THE INTERNET
SERVICE, (H) ANY FAILURE OF INTERNET SERVICE SOFTWARE TO BE YEAR 2000
COMPLIANT; AND; (I) LOSS OR LIABILITY RESULTING FROM ACTS BEYOND CHATSUBO's
CONTROL.
(c) You may not rely on oral or written
information or advice given by Chatsubo's officers, directors, employees,
agents, authorized representatives, subcontractors or affiliates and/or
their officers, directors, employees, agents, authorized representatives,
or subcontractors or affiliates to create a warranty or increase the scope
of warranty already established in these terms and conditions. Your rights
and Chatsubo's responsibilities are limited to the warranties that are
expressed in these written terms and conditions that have been established
by Chatsubo to govern the use of the Service.
XI. Indemnification.
(a) You agree to defend, release,
indemnify, and hold Chatsubo, its affiliated companies and licensors, and
their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, authorized
representatives, and subcontractors harmless from all liabilities, claims
and expenses, including without limitation reasonable attorneys fees,
arising from breach of the Agreement by use of, or in connection with the
posting or transmission of any Content or other material by or through
your account on the Service.
(b) You agree that Chatsubo has the right,
but not the obligation, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive
defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by
you pursuant to Paragraph (a) of this Section. In such event, you shall
have no further obligations pursuant to Paragraph (a) of this Section.
XII. Termination.
(a) You agree that, notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, you or Chatsubo may terminate this Agreement
for any reason. You may terminate your account at any time by providing
notice of intent to terminate to Chatsubo by: (i) registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested addressed to Chatsubo.net, LLC., 9708 1st Ave NW,
Seattle, WA 98117; or (ii) by
calling your account representative, or (iii) by going to Chatsubo's web site and using the
Account Service Center. Email termination of your account will not be
accepted. Only the person whose name is on the account shall have the
right to change user identification(s) and/or password(s) for the account,
and/or cancel an existing account. Chatsubo may provide termination notice to
you by: (i) email addressed to your email account or by U.S. Mail or
courier service to the address you provided for the Service. All notices
to you shall be deemed effective on the first calendar day following the
date of electronic mailing or on the fourth calendar day following the
date of first-class mailing or deposit with a commercial courier service.
(b) You agree that Chatsubo retains the
right, but not the obligation, to restrict or terminate your service at
any time, if Chatsubo, in its sole discretion, determines that you are in
violation of this Agreement. You agree that, if Chatsubo determines that you
are in violation of this Agreement, any restriction or termination of your
Service will be effective immediately, without prior notice. You agree
that Chatsubo will have no liability to you for any restriction or termination
of your Service pursuant to such violation.
(c) You agree that your only right with
respect to any dissatisfaction with (i) any agreement term, policy, or
practice of Chatsubo in operating the Internet Service, (ii) any Content
available on or through the Internet Service or change therein, or (iii)
amount or type of fees or billing methods, or change therein, is to
terminate this Agreement as set forth in Paragraph (a) of this Section.
(d) To cancel dial-up service with Chatsubo,
you must call Support or cancel online through the Account Service Center,
http://www.chatsubo.net/, with your username and you must obtain a
cancellation confirmation number to validate your request.
To cancel any other service with Chatsubo,
you must fax or mail a written request signed by an authorized person
representing your home or business account. This request must specify the
specific product or service you wish to cancel and the requested
termination date, and you must obtain a cancellation confirmation number
to validate your request.
(e) You agree that Chatsubo has the right,
but not the obligation, to delete all program, data, or other files on
Chatsubo's computer servers that are associated with your account at the time
of termination.
XIII. Miscellaneous.
(a) You agree that this Agreement
comprises the entire understanding between Chatsubo and you, and supersede any
prior agreements or correspondence between you and Chatsubo and/or any prior
postings or other notices from Chatsubo with respect to the subject matter of
this Agreement.
(b) Any controversy or claim arising out
of or relating to this Agreement or breach thereof shall be settled by
final and binding arbitration in Seattle, Washington, in accordance with
the rules then in effect of the American Arbitration Association, and
judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitration may be entered in any
court having jurisdiction. In reaching a decision, the arbitrator shall
have no authority to change or modify any provision of this Agreement,
including, without limitation, the liquidated damages provisions.
Notwithstanding the rules then in effect of the American Arbitration
Association, if only one arbitrator is appointed, then the arbitrator
shall, in all cases, be an attorney-at-law, or if more than one arbitrator
is appointed, then at least one of the arbitrators shall be an
attorney-at-law.
(c) The Service is offered without
regard to race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender, age,
sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, or any other legally
protected status.
(d) This Agreement is governed by the
laws of the State of Washington, without regard to principles concerning
choice of law. You agree that proper venue for any action arising out of
or in connection with this Agreement shall be King County, Washington, or
if such action is brought in federal court, the District of
Washington.
(e) You agree that, if any portion of
this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion will be
construed consistent with applicable law as nearly as possible to reflect
the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining portions will
remain in full force and effect.
(f) Chatsubo may revise, amend, or modify
this Agreement, its billing rates and account surcharges, the Service, and
any other user policies and agreements, at any time and in any manner.
Notice of any revision, amendment, or modification will be posted on
Chatsubo's web site and/or on Member's start pages and/or by email and/or in
our various publications and mailings to Members. You agree that by
continuing to use the Service following notice of any revision to the
Agreement, Chatsubo's billing rates, Chatsubo's account surcharges, the Service,
or any other user policies or agreements, you accept any such revisions
and agree to abide by any such revisions. If any revision to this
Agreement, Chatsubo's billing rates, Chatsubo's account surcharges, the Service,
or any other user policies or agreements, is unacceptable to you, you may
terminate this Agreement under the terms of this Agreement.
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