1. General:
1.1. IMAP, Inc. (referred to in this document as “I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS”) provides each of its
services (“Services”) to you under the terms set forth in certain agreements with you, each of which incorporates this Terms of Service Agreement (referred to in this document as “TOS”) by reference. Any reference to “this TOS” shall be interpreted to mean this TOS and any agreement in which it is incorporated. The I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS Legal Infringement Policy and Privacy Policy are both hereby incorporated into this TOS by reference. Please carefully read the TOS, the Legal Infringement Policy, the Privacy Policy, and each agreement that is applicable to you.
1.2. If we provide or resell certain software or services to you, you understand and agree that you may be bound by additional terms and conditions imposed by applicable third party resellers or licensors, which are also incorporated herein by reference.
1.3. Your use of the Services constitutes your agreement to abide by the laws of the United
States and of the state and country in which you reside, including, but not limited to, all intellectual property laws, tariff regulations, export controls, treaties, and international laws.
1.4. If you do not agree to abide by this TOS, you are prohibited from using the Services.
This TOS is not a complete representation of all of our policies or the implementation
of our policies.
1.5. We may periodically change, modify, or update this TOS without notice to you. Your
continued use of the Services after we post a changed, modified, or updated TOS serves as your acceptance of those updated policies. Please refer to this TOS regularly to remain updated about our current policies.
1.6. This TOS was updated on or about March 2, 2009.
2. Restrictions: You agree that you will not use the Services to:
2.1. Violate any applicable state or federal law and regulation, including, but not limited
to, any copyright, trademark, patent, anti-piracy, or other intellectual property law or
regulation, or encourage or enable others to violate any such law or regulation.
2.2. Transmit, distribute, post, store, or otherwise traffic in information, software, or
materials that is offensive, abusive, inappropriate, malicious, or detrimental, including, but not limited to, those that:
2.2.1. Are pornographic, obscene, fraudulent, or discriminatory, including any containing nudity, erotica, profanity, or obscenities.
2.2.2. Encourage, glorify, or promote illegal activity, violence, cruelty, discrimination, network marketing, or Ponzi-type schemes.
2.2.3. Exploit children, facilitate phishing, hacking, or identity theft, or defame,
threaten, harass any person or group, or attempt to impersonate the identity of a third party.
2.2.4. Infringe upon a third party business, contractual, privacy, or fiduciary right.
2.2.5. Contain malicious code of any type.
2.2.6. Make or facilitate any form of computer, server, or network attack or
disruption.
2.2.7. Compromise, disrupt, or degrade the normal and proper operation of any
computer or internet system, including I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS’s systems.
2.3. Send or post any offensive, abusive, inappropriate, malicious, or detrimental e-mails,
forum postings, or instant messages, including, but not limited to, any types of spam or
mail-bombs.
3. Use:
3.1. You represent and warrant that the account information that you provided to I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS
to open your I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS account, including your name, business name, address, e-mail
address, and credit card information, is complete and accurate. In addition, you agree
to update your account information no more that fifteen (15) days after any of your
account information changes.
3.2. By providing us with your e-mail address, you agree that we may send you servicerelated
or other notices by e-mail rather than by postal mail.
3.3. You agree to maintain the confidentiality of your account, and to not share your
account password, security question answers, or any other confidential information
about your account with others.
3.4. If you provide us with a business name for your account, we will consider that business
to be the owner of the account and may require certain change authorizations from an
officer (if a corporation), authorized member (if a limited liability company), partner
(if a partnership), or owner (if a sole proprietorship) of the business. If you do not
provide us with a business name for your account, we will consider you to be the owner
of the account and we may require certain change authorizations from you.
3.5. You understand and agree that (a) I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS or any applicable licensor retains all
rights, title, and interest in and to any computer programming, formatting code,
operating instructions, or other software used in providing the Services to you
(“Programming”) and (b) that you will not reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile,
or otherwise attempt to derive any source code of the Programming.
4. Forum Postings: You understand and agree that:
4.1. All postings to the I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS Forum (“Forum”) are public, not private, communications.
You are solely responsible for the content of your Forum postings and you warrant and
represent that you your postings will not infringe or violate the rights of any third
party.
4.2. I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS may monitor the use of the Forum and the content posted there.
4.3. All submissions, suggestions, concepts, ideas, and content you post to the Forum may
be used by I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS for any purpose whatsoever, whether commercial or otherwise,
throughout the universe.
4.4. By posting material to the Forum you automatically grant to I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS an irrevocable,
perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use, translate, reproduce, publish,
distribute, sub-license, sell, and/or create derivative uses of such material anywhere,
for any purpose, and in any form, medium, or technology now known or later
developed throughout the universe.
4.5. I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS may remove or block access at any time to any Forum posting that we
consider, in our sole discretion, to be a violation of this TOS or the Forum Rules (found
at http://forum.I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS/faq.php). However, we have no obligation to take such
action, even if you consider the post to be objectionable or offensive.
4.6. I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS may prohibit you from further participation in the Forum if it determines, in
its sole discretion, that you have violated this TOS or the Forum Rules or that your
behavior is otherwise unacceptable.
4.7. I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS does not endorse, has no control over, is not responsible for, and does not
guarantee the accuracy of information posted on or the quality of any goods or services
sold on any external or third-party website that may be linked to or accessible from a
Forum posting.
4.8. Any policy or statement contained in any Forum posting (including posting made by
I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS employees) which sets forth policies and/or procedures different than those
contained in I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS’s published policies and agreements shall be null and void.
5. Fees and Billing:
5.1. You agree to pay for the Services that you select. The fees may include setup fees,
monthly fees, quarterly fees, annual fees, usage fees, web traffic fees, late fees, and
other fees.
5.2. Applicable setup fees and the fees due for your first service term (first month, first
quarter, or first year, etc.) are both due on your initial Services start date. I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS
may change the pricing for new Services at any time and for existing services at the
beginning of any new billing period.
5.3. Dial-up customers will be billed for toll-free and local number access in one minute
increments at a rate of $0.10 per minute. These charges are for line-usage only and
dial-up customers may incur additional charges for other I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS Services. Also, dialup
customers may also incur charges for services provide by third parties (such as hotel
usage charges).
5.4. Payments must be received on or before the due date to ensure uninterrupted services.
I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS may charge your account late fees for overdue payments. In addition, your
equipment, domains, web content, or other assets may be retained by I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS as
collateral for unpaid charges and penalties until such charges and penalties are paid in
full.
5.5. You are liable for all unpaid amounts due on your account, even if your Services are
terminated or cancelled partway through a billing cycle. I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS may charge you
interest on unpaid balances at the rate of 1.5% per month or the maximum rate
allowed by law. I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS may use a third-party service to collect unpaid amounts and
may charge you attorneys, collection, or other reasonable fees incurred to collect
unpaid balances.
5.6. I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS will not return to you any fees you pay for Services, except that if you are
not satisfied with the shared hosting Services or Web Image Services, I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS will
refund all fees you paid for these Services for the first thirty (30) days after your initial
start date for these Services. This refund policy is not applicable to dedicated server
Services.
5.7. If you dispute a charge, you must pay the whole amount to avoid service interruption
and notify billing@imapwebsolutions.com about the disputed amount. If I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS validates your claim, your account will be credited with the validated amount.
5.8. You specifically understand and agree that for each “chargeback” you initiate to your
credit card for fees paid to I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS that you will be liable to I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS (and I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS
may collect from you) a “chargeback fee” in the amount of thirty five dollars ($35.00).
5.9. You will be liable for all unfunded term commitments on your account. For example, if
you signed up for one (1) year of service and cancel your account (or your account is
terminated) after five (5) months, the unpaid fees for the remainder of your term
commitment will automatically accelerate and you will immediately become liable for
all unpaid charges on your account.
5.10. Charges for bundled Services will be “unbundled” if a portion of the bundle of Services
is terminated. For example, if you received a free domain name registration when you
initiated web hosting and you terminate your web hosting Services before the end of
your initial term, you will be charged at that time for the previously bundled domain
name registration.
5.11. You understand and agree that you are responsible for any network bandwidth,
memory over usage, or other overage charges you incur for using the Services, even if
such overages arise due to your failure to protect your password or account privacy.
5.12. I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS will not review or accept any billing error claims submitted more than ninety
(90) days after disputed charges were incurred.
5.13. I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS accepts payment by credit card, check, or wire transfer. However,
customers paying by check or wire transfer will incur an additional processing fee of
$5.00 for each payment and customers paying by wire transfer will also incur a wire
transfer fee of $10.00 for each payment.
6. Term and Termination:
6.1. This TOS will and the agreement governing the specific I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS Service you establish
will become effective when:
6.1.1. For I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS “click-through” agreements, when you “Accept” online the
agreement into which this TOS is incorporated.
6.1.2. For I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS agreements you physically sign, when you affix your signature
and return the executed agreement to I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS.
6.1.3. For I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS agreements you sign electronically, when the electronic signature
process is complete.
This TOS will remain in effect until its termination by either party under its terms.
Termination of this TOS will automatically terminate each agreement into which it is
incorporated.
6.2. Unless your account is terminated under the terms of this TOS, if you pay for your
account by credit card your account will be automatically renewed on the anniversary
date (monthly, quarterly, annually, or otherwise, whichever is applicable)
(“Anniversary Date”) of the start or last renewal date of your account and your credit
card will be charged at that time for Services to be provided through your next
Anniversary Date.
6.3. You may terminate this TOS at any time upon thirty (30) days written notice to
I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS. Instructions for such notification may be obtained by contacting the
I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS Billing Department at 877.275.8763. You understand and agree that except
as otherwise set forth in this TOS or any agreement in which it is incorporated, that no
refunds or reimbursements, either in full or pro-rata, will be paid to you at any time.
6.4. I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS may terminate this TOS at anytime for any reason without compensation to
you upon fourteen (14) days written notice to the address or e-mail address currently
on file with I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS. Also, I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS may refuse to open a new account for any
person or entity.
6.5. I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS may terminate this TOS immediately and without notice or obligation to you
if (a) payment for Services is not received by the Anniversary Date of the start or last
renewal date of your account or (b) we determine, in our sole discretion, that you have
violated this TOS.
6.6. You understand and agree that upon termination of this TOS that I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS has the
right to immediately bar your access to or delete any and all content related to your
website or account.
7. Limitations:
7.1. IN NO EVENT WILL I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS’S LIABILITY TO YOU IN THE AGGREGATE FOR ANY AND
ALL BREACHES, DEFAULTS, OR CLAIM OF LIABILITY UNDER THIS TOS OR AN AGREEMENT
INCORPORATED INTO THIS TOS OR FOR AN AGREEMENT INTO WHICH THIS TOS IS
INCORPORATED BE EQUAL TO AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN THE FEES PAID BY YOU TO
I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS DURING THE ONE (1) CALENDAR MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING THE DATE OF
THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH CLAIM OF LIABILITY.
7.2. IN NO EVENT WILL I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS, ITS PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SHAREHOLDERS,
DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, CONTRACTORS OR EMPLOYEES BE LIABLE TO YOU UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES FOR ANY THIRD PARTY, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT,
MULTIPLE, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, ANY LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF USE, OR INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS) ARISING OUT OF,
OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS TOS OR AN AGREEMENT INCORPORATED INTO THIS TOS
OR FOR AN AGREEMENT INTO WHICH THIS TOS IS INCORPORATED WHETHER BASED IN
CONTRACT, WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORT, BREACH OF ANY STATUTORY
DUTY, THE FAILURE OF ANY LIMITED OR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY TO ACHIEVE ITS ESSENTIAL
PURPOSE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE GROUNDS, EVEN IF
I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THESE LIMITATIONS ARE AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF THIS TOS
AND WITHOUT SUCH LIMITATIONS I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS WOULD NOT ENTER INTO THIS TOS.
7.3. You agree to indemnify, defend by counsel reasonably accepted to I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS, and
protect and hold I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities,
losses, costs, damages, expenses, including consultants' and attorneys' fees and court
costs, demands, causes of action, judgments, etc. directly or indirectly arising out of
or related to the Services.
7.4. Nothing in this TOS shall be construed as creating a joint venture, partnership, agency,
employment, franchise, or other relationship between you and I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS. Also, neither
party to this TOS shall have the right, power or authority to create any obligations or
duty, express or implied, on behalf of the other.
7.5. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE FREE OF ERRORS, BE
UNINTERRUPTED, OR WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED
ON AN “AS IS” BASIS AND WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS, AND
INDEMNITIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE,
NON-INFRINGEMENT OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY ARISING FROM THE COURSE OF
PERFORMANCE OR COURSE OF DEALING. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT WE WILL
NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY TEMPORARY DELAY, OUTAGE, OR INTERRUPTION OF THE
SERVICES, AND YOU HAVE NOT ENTERED INTO THIS TOS IN RELIANCE UPON ANY
WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION EXCEPT THOSE SPECIFICIALLY SET FORTH HEREIN. ALL
SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THIS TOS WILL BE DEEMED ACCEPTED WHEN DELIVERED.
8. Miscellaneous:
8.1. This TOS may not be assigned by you without our express written consent. I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS may
assign any or all of its rights and obligations to others at any time.
8.2. This TOS is the final expression of the agreement between you and I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS regarding the
Services. This TOS may not be modified or amended, nor may it be modified by custom
and usage of trade or course of dealing, except by an instrument in writing and signed by
you and I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS.
8.3. I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS’s waiver of your breach of any portion of this TOS shall not operate or be
construed as its waiver of any subsequent breach of the same provision or any other
portion of this TOS and no remedy available to I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS hereunder is exclusive of any
other remedy available to I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS hereunder or otherwise available at law or in equity.
8.4. If any provision of this TOS or its application is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to
be invalid, unenforceable, or void, the remainder of this TOS shall remain in full force and
effect enforced to fullest extent consistent with applicable law.
8.5. You agree that you will not solicit I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS employees as your employees or contractors.
You represent and warrant that you have full power to enter into this TOS and any
agreement into which this TOS is incorporated by reference.
8.6. The section headings contained herein are for reference purposes and convenience only
and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this TOS.
8.7. I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS shall not be deemed to be in default of or to have breached any provision of this
TOS as a result of any delay, failure in performance or interruption of the Services,
resulting directly or indirectly from acts of God, acts of civil or military authority, civil
disturbance, war, strikes or other labor disputes and disturbances, fire, transportation
contingencies, shortages of facilities, fuel, energy, labor or materials, or laws,
regulations, acts or order of any government agency or official thereof, other
catastrophes, or any other circumstances beyond our reasonable control.
8.8. This TOS shall be binding on you and I-MAP WEBSOLUTIONS and your or its successors and assigns, and
shall be governed by the laws of the state of Kansas without giving effect to such laws'
provisions regarding conflict of laws. Any action arising out of or related to this TOS shall
be brought in the Kansas state courts located in Johnson County, Kansas, USA or the
Federal court located in Kansas City, Kansas, USA and each party consents to the
jurisdiction and venue of these courts. Each party expressly disclaims application of the
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods to this TOS.
8.9. Sections 1.2, 3.2, 3.5, 4.1-4.8, 5.1, 5.4-5.6, 5.8-5.12, 6.3, 6.6, 7.1-7.5, 8.3, 8.5, 8.6, 8.8,
and 8.9 shall survive termination of this TOS.