
Broadband Terms and Conditions
Where the context admits: "We", "Us" & "Our" includes
ICUK Computing Services Limited of: 240a Pampisford Road, Croydon,
Surrey CR2 6DB United Kingdom or any party acting on ICUK's implicit
instructions. "You" & "Your" includes the person
purchasing the Services or any party acting on the customer's instructions.
ICUK Computing Services Limited is referred to as “ICUK”.
The Customer's use of the Service (as defined below)
and/or acceptance of these Terms and Conditions ("Conditions")
constitute the Customer's agreement to be bound by these Conditions.
These Conditions must be read in conjunction with those of ICUK which
may be subject to change from time to time. It is the Customer's responsibility
to ensure that they comply with the latest edition of the Acceptable
Usage Policy (AUP) in force at any given time.
These Conditions, together with those of ICUK AUP, explain the responsibilities
of ICUK to the Customer and the Customer's responsibilities to ICUK
and to other users of the Service ("Users"). The AUP in particular
outlines what ICUK considers to be unacceptable use of the Internet
by our customers so that ICUK can take appropriate steps against abusers
of the Internet. The AUP and the Application Form are an integral part
of these Conditions and, unless otherwise expressly stated, all references
to Conditions include reference to the AUP and to the Application Form.
If you are a Consumer, you must be 18 years or older to register for
the Service.
1. Definitions
Please note some terms used in these Conditions have a certain meaning:
"Access Line" means the telecommunications circuit that the
Customer uses to obtain telecommunications services over the public
switched telephone network at the Premises as notified by the Customer
to ICUK;
"Act" means the Telecommunications Act 1984;
"Agreement" means these Conditions together with the applicable
Application Form and AUP;
"Application Form" means the form that the Customer signs
to apply for the Service;
"Carrier" means any supplier of telecommunications services
to ICUK for the Service;
"Commencement Date" means the date when the Customer first
receives the live Service.
"Confidential Information" means any information of a confidential
nature obtained under or in connection with this Agreement including,
but not limited to, any information regarding the existence of errors
or viruses found in the Service and all other information which ICUK
characterises as confidential at the time of its disclosure either in
writing or orally. Confidential Information does not include information
which the Customer can demonstrate: (a) is previously rightfully known
to the Customer without restriction at the time of disclosure; (b) is
or becomes, from no act or omission on the Customers part, generally
known in the relevant industry or public domain; (c) is disclosed to
the Customer by a third party as a matter of right and without restriction
at the time of disclosure; or (d) is independently developed by the
Customer without access to the Confidential Information.
"Customer" means the person who orders the Service and person
shall be taken to include bodies corporate or unincorporate. ICUK may
accept instructions from another person who ICUK reasonably believes
is acting with the Customer's authority or knowledge.
"Customer Apparatus" means apparatus belonging to the Customer
not forming part of the Equipment but which may be connected to the
Equipment;
"Equipment" means any apparatus or equipment provided by
ICUK or any third party to the Customer at the Premises to enable provision
of the Service;
"Minimum Period of Service" means
(a) For customers ordering ICUK - The minimum period of service is
thirty (30) days.
(b) For customers ordering ICUK ADSL Standard services - The minimum
period of service will be one (1) month from the commencement date.
(c) Cooling Off Period - If you are a consumer (that is to say, you
are not purchasing the Service(s) wholly or in part for your business
or you are not a business or using a business service provided by us),
you have the right, in addition to your other rights, to cancel the
contract and receive a refund, subject to any third party costs incurred
during the provisioning of your order. You must inform us in writing
(email acceptable) via the cancellation procedure within the
"Contact Us" section of the website within seven working
days of entering into the contract if you wish to exercise this right." The
cooling off period shall not apply in the event the service is activated
within 7 working days of customer order and full termination charges
shall be levied.
"Physical Characteristics" (a) For customers wishing ICUK
to manage the connection only - Means an existing standard British Telecommunications
analogue telephone line which does not have any incompatible services
enabled upon it, as detailed in the Service description. (b) For customers
wishing ICUK to manage the connection, installation and equipment:
- For Home customers - An existing standard British Telecommunications
analogue telephone line which does not have any incompatible services
enabled upon it, as detailed in the Service description.
- For Business customers - means one (1) wall mounted power socket
within two (2) metres of the master phone socket and an existing standard
British Telecommunications analogue telephone line which does not
have any incompatible services enabled upon it, as detailed in the
Service description;
"ICUK System" means the telecommunication system which ICUK
runs and, for the purpose of this Agreement, any apparatus leased by,
or otherwise obtained by, ICUK from a third party
"Premises" means the Customer's premises where the Service
is to be received
"Service" means the installation, connection and supply of
a telecommunications circuit capable of supporting ADSL services at
the Premises and the provision of telecommunication services over such
circuit as detailed in our website
"Standard Tests" means the tests carried out by ICUK or any
third party to determine whether the Service is ready
"Term" is defined in clause 3.
2. Provision of The Service
2.1 The Service is described on the web site of ICUK.
2.2 The provisions of the Application Form are binding on ICUK, once
ICUK confirms to the Customer in writing acceptance of the Customer's
order. The Customer agrees to receive the Service and pay the fees for
the Service as specified in this Agreement.
2.3 ICUK will provide the Service to the Customer in accordance with
the Conditions of this Agreement and with reasonable skill and care.
It is technically impracticable to provide the Service or the telecommunications
services free of faults and ICUK does not undertake to do so.
2.4 ICUK will use its reasonable endeavours to provide a prompt and
continuing Service but will not be liable for any loss of data resulting
from delays, non-deliveries, missed deliveries, or service interruptions
caused by events beyond the control of ICUK, or by errors or omissions
of the Customer.
2.5 ICUK exclude all and any warranties and conditions of any kind,
whether express or implied, in respect of the Service and any content
or data obtained or downloaded from it or the accuracy of information
received through it.
2.6 To use the Service, the Customer needs to supply ICUK with certain
details on the Customer's Application Form. ICUK will respect the privacy
of this information and will comply with applicable data protection
legislation in respect of it.
2.7 The Customer must have an Access Line with the Physical Characteristics
in order to receive the Service. If the Customer changes from the Physical
Characteristics, ICUK cannot be held responsible if the Customer is
no longer able to receive the Service.
2.8 The Customer acknowledges that the Service will depend upon the
characteristics of the Customer's Access Line and that where the Carrier
so determines it may not be possible to supply the Service. In this
event ICUK shall have the right to terminate this Agreement without
liability to the Customer.
2.9 From time to time certain Points of Presence (PoPs), servers,
or the whole or part of the Network may be closed down for routine repair
or maintenance work. ICUK or its authorised representative shall give
as much notice as in the circumstances is reasonable and ICUK shall
endeavour to carry out such works during the scheduled maintenance periods
as published from time to time.
2.10 ICUK may occasionally have to interrupt the Service or change
the technical specification of the Service for operational reasons or
because of an emergency. ICUK will give the Customer as much notice
as possible of any planned interruption of the Customer's Service. In
these circumstances The Customer shall have no claim against ICUK for
any such interruption.
2.11 ICUK will correct reported faults as soon as possible. Should
the Customer encounter a fault with the Service the Customer should
report the fault to the ICUK ADSL helpdesk. Technical Support contact
information including availability times is available on the web site
of ICUK.
2.12 ICUK may include links from time to time from the Service to
other Internet sites. ICUK have no control over the content of such
sites and disclaims any liability in respect of the Customer's use of
such sites. The Customer may wish to use one of the available filtering
software products to help prevent access to certain web content.
2.13 The Customer acknowledges that the Service shall be provided
by ICUK at the Premises and that under these Conditions the Customer
cannot require ICUK to transfer the Service or Equipment to another
location. In the event the Customer requests the Equipment to be moved
to another location within the Premises, ICUK reserve the right to accept
or reject such request and the decision of ICUK shall be final. Any
expense incurred in such move of the Equipment within the Premises shall
be incurred by the Customer.
2.14 Except as otherwise expressly permitted in these Conditions,
and in addition to other restrictions herein, the Customer may not:
2.14.1 redistribute, encumber, sell rent, lease, sub-license, copy
or use the Service or otherwise transfer rights to the use of the Service
to any third party, whether in whole or in part;
2.14.2 disclose Service features, errors or viruses to any third
party without the prior written consent of ICUK;
2.14.3 use the Service except in conjunction with ICUK recommended
operating environment, notified by ICUK; or
2.14.4 modify the Service without ICUK prior written consent.
2.15 ICUK reserves the right to remove e-mail from ICUK servers that
is left for a period of more than four months.
2.16 ICUK reserves the right to change the Customer's password at
any time at its sole discretion.
3. Term
3.1 This Agreement will commence on the Commencement Date and shall
continue for a term equivalent to the subscription period paid by the
Customer until the expiry of that subscription period or the Agreement
is terminated in accordance with the terms hereof ("the Term")
subject to the provisions of paragraph 13.1
3.2 The Minimum Period of Service does not prevent ICUK from suspending
or terminating the Service under paragraphs 12 and 13 of this Agreement.
4. Fees
4.1 ICUK shall provide the Customer with the Service for the fees
as set out on the Application Form. These fees are payable in advance from
the start of the Minimum Period of Service. Payment will be due on the date
specified on the invoice. ICUK accept major credit and debit cards, or if
preferred BACS (although initial setup costs need to be paid using a card).
4.2 Subject to our discretion we will invoice you with credit terms
of 30 days net, on an Annual basis only. ICUK may charge interest on
all outstanding amounts on a daily basis at the rate of 3% per annum
above the base lending rate of Barclays Bank plc in force from time
to time, from the date of the invoice until the date of actual payment
or judgement has been enforced. Additionally, ICUK reserves the right
to terminate the provision of service to the Customer immediately if
the Customer is in default of payment. Such termination is without prejudice
to the rights of either party accrued prior to the date of termination.
4.3 The installation fee as specified on the Application Form is
payable in advance by credit card
4.4 All fees are subject to change from time to time in the event
that the Carrier increases its fees to ICUK. ICUK will contact you in
the event of any such increases.
4.5 In addition to the fee set out on the Application Form, ICUK
shall be entitled to charge the Customer for the reasons given.(a) Internal
Relocation - If a customer wants to relocate the main phone socket from
one room/floor to another within the same building.(b) Abortive Visit
Charge - Abortive visits include attendance to incorrect address provided
by the customer, site does not meet requirements specified by BT or
End User is not available.(c) Administration Charges - Where The Customer
provide illegible, materially incomplete or incorrect order details.(d)
Reworking Charge - If the Customer consents to a Carrier engineer making
good any existing non-Carrier installed wiring to make it fit for installation
of the Service.(e) Order Cancellation - If the customer requests the
cancellation of the ICUK ADSL service five (5) or less days prior to
the arranged installation date. For the latest pricing information on
the above please contact the ICUK's sales department.
5. Access
5.1 The Customer hereby irrevocably gives permission to ICUK and
its employees, agents or contractors to:
5.1.1 execute any works on the Premises for, or in connection with,
the installation, maintenance, adjustment repair, alteration, moving,
replacement, renewal or removal of the Equipment;
5.1.2 keep and operate the Equipment installed on, under or over
the Premises;
5.1.3 enter the Premises to inspect any telecommunication apparatus
kept on, under or over the Premises or elsewhere for the purposes of
the ICUK System. The permission set out above shall continue in force
after cancellation or termination of this Agreement until such time
as ICUK have removed all Equipment from the Premises.
5.2 The Customer must allow ICUK or any Carrier to have access to
the Premises at all reasonable hours for the purpose of testing or maintaining
any of the Equipment and/or the Service and provide a safe and suitable
environment for such access visits.
6. Installation
6.1 When ICUK manages the connection only:
6.1.1 ICUK will only arrange for the ADSL service to be provided on
the customer's telephone line. It is the customer's responsibility to
connect the necessary micro-filter and ADSL equipment.
6.2 When ICUK manage the connection, installation and equipment:
6.2.1 ICUK shall attempt to provide and install or procure the provision
and installation of the Equipment at the Premises so that the Service
can be provided on or before any installation date specified or agreed
to by ICUK. Any installation date given is an estimate only and shall
not be liable for any failure to meet such installation date.
6.2.2 ICUK shall supply the Customer with the relevant information
to enable the Customer to suitably prepare the Premises for delivery
and installation of the Equipment. The Customer shall at the Customer's
expense provide suitable accommodation, facilities and environmental
conditions for the Equipment and all necessary electrical and other
installations and fittings.
6.2.3 ICUK shall use its reasonable endeavours to comply with the
Customer's reasonable requests in respect of installation but ICUK or
its contractors' or agents' decision on the routing of cables and wires
and the positioning of outlets and other apparatus constituting the
Equipment or part thereof shall be final and binding.
6.2.4 A secure electricity supply is required at the Premises for
the installation, operation and maintenance of the Equipment at such
points and with such connections as specified by ICUK. Unless otherwise
agreed, this power supply is to be provided by the Customer. ICUK shall
not be responsible for interruption or failure of the Services caused
by a failure of such power supply.
6.2.5 The Customer acknowledge that during the installation of the
Equipment for the provision of the Service the Customer's Access Line
may suffer a temporary loss of service which shall be reinstated following
installation and/or interference to any other Customer Apparatus or
services used in connection with the Access Line (e.g. Access Line security
systems) without any liability to ICUK.
7. ICUK Equipment
This section applies to customers requiring ICUK to manage the connection,
installation and equipment. Customers wishing ICUK to manage the connection
only can ignore this section as they must procure, install and manage their
own equipment.
7.1 The Customer agrees not to do or allow anything to be done to
the Premises that may cause damage to, or interfere with, the Equipment
or prevent easy access to it.
7.2 The Customer shall procure at the Customer's own expense all
permissions, licences, registrations and approvals necessary for ICUK
to deliver, install and maintain the Equipment for the provision of
the Services.
7.3 Following the installation of the Equipment Standard Tests shall
be carried out by ICUK to ensure that the Service is ready for use.
If the Service is not ready for use, ICUK shall either repair or replace,
at its sole option, the Equipment or any part thereof and repeat the
Standard Tests. The Customer shall be entitled to use the Services following
ICUK informing the Customer of successful completion of the Standard
Tests.
7.4 The Equipment shall remain the property of ICUK or the supplier
of such equipment (including any Carrier) and the Customer shall at
all times make clear to third parties that the same is the property
of ICUK or a third party supplier of such equipment. ICUK may modify,
substitute, renew or add to the Equipment from time to time at its absolute
discretion.
7.5 The Customer shall be responsible for ensuring at all times the
safekeeping and proper use of the Equipment after delivery and installation
at the Premises. The Customer shall be liable to ICUK for any loss or
damage to the Equipment (except where it can be shown that such loss
or damage was caused by our negligence or due to fair wear and tear).
The Customer will notify ICUK immediately of any such loss or damage
in particular (without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing)
the Customer undertakes:
7.5.1 to keep the Equipment at the Premises and not to move it;
7.5.2 to comply with all instructions as ICUK may notify to the Customer
and/or with the manufacturer's instructions and not to use the Equipment
except in accordance with such written instructions and in accordance
with the law and any applicable licence granted there under;
7.5.3 not to cause the Equipment to be repaired or otherwise maintained
except by an authorised representative of ICUK;
7.5.4 not to cause any attachments other than those approved for
connection under the Act to be fitted to the Equipment except in accordance
with such written authorisation as may be notified by ICUK to the Customer
from time to time;
7.5.5 not to do anything nor to allow to subsist any circumstances
likely to damage the Equipment or detract from or impair its performance
or operation and not to add, modify, or in any way interfere with or
impair the performance of the Equipment; and
7.5.6 not to attempt to sell, transfer, dispose of, let, mortgage,
charge, modify, extend, repair, service, tamper with, remove or interfere
with the Equipment or suffer any distress, seizure or execution to be
levied against or of the Equipment or otherwise do anything prejudicial
to ICUK or the owner of such Equipment's rights in the Equipment; and
7.5.7 not to remove, tamper with or obliterate any identification
mark(s) affixed to the Equipment or to any part thereof showing that
it is the property of ICUK or other third party supplier of such equipment.
7.5.8 to permit ICUK and its employees, agents or contractors to
inspect or test the Equipment at all reasonable times;
7.6 The Customer shall be liable for any loss or damage howsoever
caused (including but not limited to lightning or electrical damage)
to any part of the Equipment or any of its own property within the Premises
(except in so far as it can be shown that such loss or damage is attributable
to the negligent act or omission of ICUK). The Customer will notify
ICUK immediately of any such loss or damage.
7.6.1 The Customer undertake to indemnify ICUK against any and all
such loss or damage referred to in this clause 7.6.
7.6.2 Wilful destruction or abuse of the Equipment may result in
additional charges being payable by the Customer to ICUK.
8. Customer Apparatus
8.1 The Customer shall be responsible for the repair and maintenance
of any Customer Apparatus used in order to obtain or use the Service.
8.2 The Customer shall ensure that such Customer Apparatus complies
with any applicable law. The Customer shall immediately disconnect any
such apparatus if such apparatus does not, or ceases to, conform to
applicable standards (if any) for the time being in force. ICUK reserves
the right to disconnect any apparatus used by the Customer if the Customer
does not fulfil their obligations under this Clause or if, in the opinion
of ICUK, such apparatus may cause the death of or personal injury to
any person, or damage to property, or materially impair the quality
of any telecommunication service provided by means of ICUK , and the
Customer agrees to disconnect such apparatus at the request of ICUK.
9. The Customer's Use of The Service
9.1 The Customer must NOT use the Service:
9.1.1 in a way that does not comply with the Conditions or any legislation
or that is in any way unlawful or fraudulent; or
9.1.2 in connection with the carrying out of a fraud or criminal
offence against any telecommunications operator; or
9.1.3 to send, encourage the receipt of, upload, download, use or
re-use any material which is abusive, indecent, defamatory, obscene
or menacing, or in breach of copyright, confidence, privacy or any other
rights or which may contain viruses or other similar programs, or which
cause overloads to the ICUK System; or
9.1.4 to send or procure the sending of unsolicited advertising or
promotional material; or
9.1.5 in a way that does not comply with any instructions given by
ICUK for reasons of health, safety or the quality of the Carrier's telecommunications
services or the ICUK System; or
9.1.6 attempt to use the Service in a way that modifies, decompiles,
translates, reverse engineers, reconfigures, disassembles or otherwise
alter or attempt to modify or reconfigure the Service or any Equipment
or software or copy any manual or documentation relating to the Service
except to the extent applicable law specifically prohibits such restrictions;.
9.1.7 distribute copies of the licensed programs or their documentation
to others;
9.1.8 rent, lease or grant its rights to the licensed programs;
9.1.9 ship or transmit (directly or indirectly) any copies of the
licensed programs or any technical data in the licensed programs or
its media or any direct product thereof to any entity or country destination
9.2 The Customer will co-operate with ICUK reasonable requests for
information regarding the Customer's use of the Service and supply such
information without delay.
9.3 Where the Customer uses the Service to reach networks and services
not operated by ICUK, the Customer will abide by the acceptable use
policies or terms and conditions imposed by the operators of those networks
and services.
9.4 The Customer warrants that:
9.4.1 it, as the registered user of the account, will keep the username
and password secure and not let them become public knowledge and that
the password will not be stored anywhere on a computer in plain text.
9.4.2 if the password becomes known to any other unauthorised user
it will inform ICUK or its authorised representative immediately;
9.4.3 any breach of these obligations shall entitle ICUK to immediately
terminate the Service to the Customer without notice.
9.5 Use by others: The Customer acknowledges that ICUK is unable
to exercise control over the content of information passing over the
ICUK network or via the Service, and ICUK hereby excludes all liability
of any kind for the transmission or reception of infringing information
of whatever nature.
10. Domain Names & Internet Protocol Addresses
10.1 The Customer confirms and warrants that it is the owner of,
or that the Customer has been and is duly authorised by the owner to use,
any trade mark or name requested or allocated as its domain name.
10.2 The Customer acknowledges that ICUK cannot guarantee that any
domain name the Customer requests will be available or approved for
use.
10.3 ICUK has the right to require the Customer to select a replacement
domain name and may suspend the relevant service associated with the
domain name if, in the opinion of ICUK, there are reasonable grounds
for ICUK to believe Customer's current choice of domain name is, or
is likely to be, in breach of the provisions of this Agreement and law.
10.4 If the Service includes the registration of an Internet domain
name the Customer acknowledges and agrees that:
10.4.1 ICUK does not represent, warrant or guarantee that any domain
name applied for by the Customer or on its behalf will be registered
in its requested name or is capable of being registered by it or that
the use of such domain name by it will not infringe any third party
rights. Accordingly, the Customer should take no action in respect of
its requested domain name(s) until it has been notified that its requested
domain name has been duly registered and ICUK will not be liable for
any such action taken by the Customer.
10.4.2 The registration of the domain name and its ongoing use by
the Customer is subject to the relevant naming authority's terms and
conditions of use and the Customer undertakes to ICUK that it will comply
with such terms and conditions. The Customer hereby irrevocably waives
any claims it may have against ICUK in respect of any decision of a
naming authority to refuse to register a domain name and, without limitation,
the Customer acknowledges and agrees that any administration or other
charge paid by the Customer in respect of the registration of the domain
name is non-refundable in any event.
10.4.3 ICUK accepts no responsibility in respect of the use of a
domain name by the Customer and any dispute between the Customer and
any other individual or organisation regarding a domain name must be
resolved between the parties concerned and ICUK will take no part in
any such dispute. ICUK reserves the right on becoming aware of such
a dispute concerning a domain name at its sole discretion and without
giving any reason, to either suspend or cancel the relevant service
associated with the domain name and/or to make such representations
to the relevant naming authority as it deems appropriate.
10.5 Any Internet Protocol address allocated by ICUK to the Customer
shall at all times remain the sole property of ICUK and the Customer
will have a non-transferable licence to use such address for the duration
of this Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated for whatever reason,
the Customer's licence to use the Internet Protocol address shall automatically
terminate and thereafter it will not use such address.
11. Software Agreement
11.1 ICUK and its suppliers own the licensed programs and the documentation
provided with this Agreement, both of which are protected by copyright
laws. The Customer's right to use the licensed programs and documentation
is limited to the terms and conditions described below:
11.2 The Customer may:
11.2.1 use the enclosed licensed programs on the number of users
specified in the Service to which the Customer subscribes;
11.2.2 physically transfer the licensed programs from one computer
to another provided that the licensed programs are used on no more that
the number of users specified and that the Customer removes any copies
of the licensed programs from the computer from which the licensed programs
are being transferred;
11.2.3 make copies of the licensed programs solely for the purposes
of backup. The copyright notice must be reproduced and included on a
label on any backup copy.
12. Breach of Conditions
12.1 ICUK shall investigate any suspected or alleged breach of these
Conditions or any suspected compromise to it's network systems or security
and in doing so ICUK will act reasonably and fairly at all times.
12.2 ICUK reserve the right to take any action ICUK deem appropriate
and proportionate to the breach of the Conditions.
12.3 If ICUK decide that the Customer has breached the Conditions,
ICUK will use reasonable endeavours to ensure that the Customer is made
aware of the breach without suspension or termination of the Service.
However it may be necessary, due to the severity of the breach, to suspend
or end the Service whilst details of the breach are investigated further.
ICUK reserve the right to suspend or end the Customers Account at it's
sole discretion without refund, and make an additional charge for all
reasonable costs incurred due to investigating and dealing with the
misuse and/or blocking access to any component(s) of the Service.
12.4 The Customer must notify ICUK immediately in writing of any
allegation of infringement of any intellectual property rights prompted
by its use of the Service. The Customer may not make an admission relating
to an alleged infringement. The Customer must allow ICUK, or at ICUK's
election, the Carrier to conduct all negotiations and proceedings and
give ICUK or the Carrier all reasonable assistance in doing so. The
Customer must allow any part of the Service to be modified so as to
avoid continuation of the alleged infringement.
13. Term and Termination
13.1 The Customer may end this Agreement after the Minimum Period
of Service by giving ICUK not less than thirty (30) days written notice expiring
no earlier than the end of the Minimum Period of Service. If a Customer wishes
to end this Agreement before the end of the Minimum Period of Service, ICUK
shall be entitled to charge the Customer fees which would have been payable
by the Customer for the balance of the Minimum Period of Service.
13.2 In addition, if a Customer using ICUK ADSL wishes to end this
Agreement before one (1) month has elapsed since the Commencement Date,
ICUK shall be entitled to charge a termination fee.
13.3 The Customer may do so by writing to ICUK indicating the Customer's
intention to cancel and either(a) send it to ICUK.
13.4 ICUK may end this Agreement immediately upon written notice
to the Customer if:
13.4.1 it becomes unlawful for (i) ICUK or the Carrier supporting
the Service to continue to provide the Service; or (ii) ICUK or the
Carrier supporting the Service is required to cease the Service by a
competent regulatory authority; or
13.4.2 the Carrier supporting the Service ceases to do so for whatever
reason or materially changes the terms of its provision of telecommunications
services to ICUK for the Service beyond the reasonable control of ICUK;
or
13.4.3 The Customer (or a third party acting on the Customer's behalf
or instruction) fail to comply with any of the material Conditions or
conditions of this Agreement including the Customer's obligation to
pay and the Customer does not remedy such failure within fifteen (15)
days of a request to do so.
13.4.4 The Customer take (or cause or permit a third party to take)
any action in breach of ICUK rights to the Confidential Information.
13.5 The provisions of this Agreement regarding Confidential Information
and limitation of liability shall survive the termination of the Agreement.
13.6 Upon termination of this Agreement the Customer shall immediately
stop using the Service and the Customer's right to use Service shall
immediately terminate.
14. Disclaimer of Warranties
14.1 THE SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE CUSTOMER "AS IS",
WITHOUT WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
ICUK DISCLAIMS AND EXCLUDES ALL SUCH WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION THAT THE SERVICE IS FREE
OF DEFECTS AND VIRUSES, OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
OR NON-INFRINGING OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. FURTHER, ICUK DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES THAT MIGHT ARISE FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE OR
TRADE PRACTICE. THE CUSTOMER ACCEPTS ALL RISKS AND LIABILITIES ASSOCIATED
WITH THE CUSTOMER'S USE OF THE SERVICE.
15. Limitation on Liability
15.1 Nothing in this Agreement shall exclude or limit liability
for(a) death or personal injury resulting from the negligence of either
party or their servants, agents or employees or(b) fraud.
15.2 ICUK shall not be liable in contract, tort, pre-contract or
other representations (other than fraudulent or negligent misrepresentations)
or otherwise arising out of or in connection with this Agreement for:
15.2.1 any economic losses (including, without limitation, loss of
revenues, profits, contracts, business or anticipated savings); or
15.2.2 any loss of goodwill or reputation; or
15.2.3 any special, indirect or consequential losses or any destruction
of data, in any case, whether or not such losses were within the contemplation
of the parties at the date of this Agreement, suffered or incurred by
that party arising out or in connection with the provisions of, or any
matter under this Agreement.
15.3 Subject to paragraphs 15.1 and 15.2 ICUK liability to the Customer
in contract, tort, negligence, pre-contract or other representations
arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the performance
or observation of its obligations under this Agreement shall be limited
in aggregate to £250.
15.4 Each provision of this paragraph 15 excluding or limiting liability
shall be construed separately, applying and surviving even it for any
reason any other provision does not remain in force, notwithstanding
the expiry or termination of this Agreement.
15.5 The Customer is solely responsible for any liability arising
out of any content provided by the Customer and/or any material to which
other users can link to through such content. Any data included in the
Equipment upon installation by ICUK is for testing use only and ICUK
hereby disclaim any and all liability arising there from.
16. Indemnity
16.1 The Customer agrees to indemnify and hold ICUK harmless for
all liabilities, loss, claims and expenses that may arise from (a) any breach
of these Conditions by the Customer; and (b) any transmission or receipt
of any content or message which the Customer has requested or made using
the Service.
17. Data Protection/Personal Details
17.1 ICUK may retain the Customer's personal data, and the Customer
authorise ICUK to use their personal data, for the following purposes:
17.1.1 provision of the Service to the Customer;
17.1.2 keeping of a record for a reasonable period after termination
of the Customer's Service;
17.1.3 operation and enforcement of these Conditions;
17.1.4 technical maintenance;
17.1.5 providing the Customer with information about other services
ICUK offer, subject to the Customer's right to opt out of receiving
such information on the Application Form;
17.1.6 transferring it to another company in the event of a sale
of ICUK; and
17.1.7 legal compliance including disclosing it to any third party
who ICUK reasonably consider has a legitimate interest in any such investigation
or its outcome.
17.2 It is the Customer's responsibility to keep the personal data
that the Customer provide to ICUK up to date. ICUK may send notices
or other information to the Customer at the address the Customer give
ICUK. The Customer should notify ICUK immediately of any change to the
Customer's personal data by sending ICUK.
18. Confidentiality
18.1 The Customer must at all times, both during the term of the
Agreement and for a period of two (2) years after its termination, keep in
confidence all Confidential Information using at least the same standard
of care the Customer uses with their own confidential information, but in
any event no less than reasonable care. The Customer may not use or disclose
any Confidential Information other than for purposes and activities specifically
permitted by the Agreement. The Customer may only disclose Confidential Information
to an employee or contractor under binding obligations of confidentiality
substantially similar to those set forth in this Agreement on a "need
to know" basis. If the Customer is legally compelled to disclose any
Confidential Information, then, prior to such disclosure, the Customer must:
18.1.1 immediately notify ICUK to allow ICUK an opportunity to contest
the disclosure;
18.1.2 assert the privileged and confidential nature of the Confidential
Information; and
18.1.3 co-operate fully with ICUK in protecting against any such
disclosure and/or obtaining a protective order narrowing the scope of
such disclosure and/or use of the Confidential Information. In the event
that such protection is not obtained the Customer may disclose the Confidential
Information only to the extent necessary to comply with applicable legal
requirements.
19. Notices
19.1 Any notice required or permitted under the Agreement must be
in English and in writing. The Customer must send any such notice to ICUK.
19.2 Any notice to be sent to the Customer will be sent to the address
which the Customer provided on the Application Form or such other address
as the Customer shall have given written notice of as the billing address.
20. Assignment
20.1 ICUK reserves the right to assign or sub-contract any or all
of its rights and obligations under this Agreement without the Customer's
further consent to such assignment or sub-contract.
20.2 The Customer may not sell, lease, sub-licence, assign or otherwise
transfer, whether in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise,
the Agreement or any rights or obligations therein without the prior
express written consent of ICUK.
21. Matters Beyond The Parties' Reasonable Control
21.1 If either party is unable to perform any of its obligations
under this Agreement because of a matter beyond that party's reasonable
control including, but not limited to, lightning, flood, exceptionally
severe weather, fire, explosion, war, civil disorder, industrial disputes,
or acts of local or central Government or other competent authorities
or acts or omissions of third party telecommunications service providers,
that party shall have no liability to the other for such failure to
perform its obligations.
22. Proprietary Rights
22.1 All title, interests, and rights (including intellectual property
rights) in the Service remain in ICUK and/or its suppliers. The Customer
acknowledge such title, interest and rights and the Customer shall not
take any action to jeopardise, limit or interfere in any manner with
ICUK (or any third party supplier's) title, interests or rights with
respect to the Service including, but not limited to, using its trademarks
or trade name.
22.2 Title and related rights in any content accessed through the
Service are the property of the applicable content owner and are protected
by applicable laws. The right to use granted to the Customer under this
Agreement gives the Customer no rights to such content. If the Customer
wishes to use such content, the Customer must ensure that he has the
appropriate consent or licence of the content owner.
23. Amendment of These Conditions
23.1 ICUK reserve the right to add to and/or amend the Conditions
at any time. Such changes shall be notified to the Customer by posting on
the Legal section of the ICUK's Web site. Changes in this manner shall be
deemed to have been accepted if the Customer continues to use the Service
after a period of two weeks from the date of posting on the Web site.
24. Miscellaneous
24.1 The Agreement will constitute the entire agreement between
the parties concerning the subject matter of these Conditions. It will
supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, communications and
representations (except for fraudulent or negligent misrepresentations)
whether oral or written, between the parties relating to the subject matter
of these Conditions, and all past courses of dealing or industry custom.
The Agreement will prevail over any other conflicting written instrument
or other notice the Customer may submit to ICUK.
24.2 Any amendment to the Agreement must be in writing and signed
by an authorised representative of each party.
24.3 The Agreement shall be governed by the laws of England and the
parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of England.
24.4 In the event of a dispute between the parties, the parties will
attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute or claim arising out of
or relating to the Agreement promptly through negotiations between the
respective representatives of the parties who have authority to settle
the same.
24.5 If any provision of the Agreement (whether in part or in whole)
is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid
or unenforceable the remaining provisions of the Agreement shall remain
in full force and effect.
24.6 Any waiver of any breach of any provision of the Agreement will
not constitute a waiver of any prior, concurrent or subsequent breach
of the same or any other provisions of the Agreement. A waiver of a
provision or breach of a provision of the Agreement will only be effective
if made in writing and signed by an authorised representative of the
waiving party.
24.7 The licence granted under the Agreement will not create a partnership,
joint venture, agency relationship or franchise relationship.
24.8 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, nothing
in this Agreement will create or confer any rights or other benefits
whether pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999
or otherwise in favour of any person other than the Customer or ICUK.
24.9 The headings to the sections of these Conditions are for convenience
only and have no substantive meaning. |