Terms and Conditions
Introduction
These terms and conditions shall have legally binding effect between the Company and the Customer and shall be deemed to have been accepted by the Customer upon placing an Order with the Company.
Definitions
“The Company” means Alpha CC Limited t/a AlphaCloud, a company registered in Ireland with company registration number 106712.
“The Customer” means any person (whether a company, sole trader, individual or partnership) who purchases Services from the Company.
“Order” means an order made by the Customer to the Company to purchase Services from the Company.
“Software” means the software described in the Order “Services” means each and every service provided by the Company to the Customer as set out in the Order.
“Contract Term” means the initial contract term set out in the Order for provision of the Service(s) plus any extension of the term under the operation of this Agreement.
Agreement
In consideration of the payment of the fees set out in the Order the Company will provide the Service(s) to the Customer as set out in the Order in accordance with these terms and conditions and in accordance with the terms of the Service Level Agreement agreed with the Customer.
Contract Term
The Company will provide the Services for the Contract Term specified in the Order and thereafter will continue to provide the Service(s) until the Agreement or the Service is terminated by the Company or the Customer in accordance with the termination provisions set out herein.
Payment terms
Time is of the essence for payment of all invoices. The Company’s usual payment terms are 14 days from invoice. If different payment terms are agreed these will be specified in the
Order.
The Customer acknowledges that Services in respect of which a Contract Term is specified are charged at a rate calculated on the basis of the Contract Term. If the Customer terminates this Agreement or one of the Services provided hereunder prior to the expiry of the Contract Term the Customer will be liable to pay the fees for such Services for the remainder of the Contract Term.
The Customer further acknowledges that the fees shall be payable for the entire calendar month in which the company first provides the Services, irrespective of the calendar date on which the Customer first makes use of the Services.
All payments are quoted exclusive of VAT which will be added in accordance with current VAT law.
Software licences
The Customer’s rights to use the Software are subject to the usage rights granted by the third party software supplier, such as Microsoft, Sage or Adobe. The Customer acknowledges that the usage rights of third party software may vary from product to product and agrees to abide by such rights. The Customer is deemed to accept the usage rights in relation to the Software set out in the Order by placing an Order with the Company.
Hosted Exchange
The Customer will be invoiced monthly in advance for usage. There are three billing methods available and the invoice will reflect the billing method agreed with the Company. If the Customer has agreed to a Company Storage Tariff the Customer will be invoiced the agreed flat price per user multiplied by the number of users on the Hosted Exchange platform during the previous month, plus a fee at the agreed storage price for the actual storage used which is the sum of the total storage used by all of the users plus any public folder storage. The Customer accepts that the number of users may vary from time to time as may the actual storage used. The Customer agrees to pay the per user fees for each mailbox and the per GB storage fee for the actual storage used.
If the Customer has agreed to a User Storage Tariff with hard limits as the billing method the Customer will be invoiced as follows: at the beginning of each month the Customer will be invoiced for the actual mailboxes used on Hosted Exchange in the previous month. The Customer acknowledges that the actual number of mailboxes can vary from month to month depending on the Customer’s usage in adding or removing users from Hosted Exchange. The monthly invoice will set out the mailboxes and the tariff for each mailbox.
If the Customer has agreed to a User Storage Tariff without hard limits as the billing method the Customer will be invoiced as follows: at the beginning of each month the Customer will be invoiced for the actual mailboxes on Hosted Exchange with a charge for each mailbox being based on the actual storage used by that mailbox. Each user will slot into a storage band which will be as follows: 250MB if the storage is less than 250MB; 500MB if the storage is 250MB or more but less than 500MB; 1GB if the user’s storage is greater than 500MB but less than 1GB. Therefore the storage quota increases in 1GB increments. The Customer will be charged for the appropriate storage tariff for each user (i.e. the storage tariff in to which the user’s mailbox falls). The available storage quotas are: 250MB, 500MB, 1GB and therefore up to 25GB with 1GB increments.
Hosted Desktop
The Customer will be invoiced monthly in arrears for this Service. The charges will include the following: (a) a per user per month charge as set out in the order, (b) a charge for company storage based on the actual amount of storage used multiplied by the price per GB (GigaByte) agreed with the Customer and set out in the order and (c) a charge for any additional hosted applications as set out in the Order.
Hosting
The Company shall use reasonable skill and care to ensure continuing up-time of the server(s) hosting the Customer’s applications. However the Customer acknowledges that Internet connections, technical hardware and third party software are used by the Company to fulfil the hosting Service and that 100% reliability cannot therefore be guaranteed. Subject to any terms agreed in a Service Level Agreement, which sets out additional terms under which the Company provides the Service(s), the Company will not be liable for service interruptions or down-time of the Server whether resulting from technical failure or howsoever arising. Where the Customer has ordered a dedicated server or co-located server service from the Company a separate Service Level Agreement provides additional terms and conditions under which the service is provided.
Whilst the Company will use reasonable skill and care to ensure the security of its servers, the Company does not guarantee that its servers or those co-located with the Company will be free from unauthorised users or hackers and exclude any liability that results from such abuse.
Domain Names
The Customer accepts that the registration and on-going use of any domain name(s) in connection with the Services provided by the Company is subject to the relevant naming authority’s terms and conditions.
The Customer is solely responsible for its use of a domain name and must abide by the naming authority’s terms and conditions. Any dispute between the Customer and any other person regarding the rights relating to the domain name is a matter between the Customer and such third party.
Acceptable Usage Policy
The Customer agrees to abide by the following Acceptable Usage Policy (“AUP”). The Customer warrants and undertakes to us that it will not by itself or others:
a) use its web site (where the Company is providing the hosting service for the web site) for unlawful purposes;
b) knowingly or recklessly post, link to or transmit, or permit third party users to post, link to or transmit:
- a. any material that is abusive, threatening, harmful, malicious, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, profane or otherwise unlawful;
- b. any material containing a virus or other hostile computer program;
- c. it will not post, link to or transmit any material that constitutes or encourages a criminal offence, gives rise to civil liability or infringes the intellectual property rights of any third parties.
c) knowingly or recklessly transmit, or permit third party users to transmit unsolicited email in breach of Irish law including the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003
The Company may suspend the Customer’s Service(s) immediately and without notice to the Customer in its sole discretion if in the Company’s opinion the Customer has or has knowingly, recklessly or negligently permitted any breach of the Acceptable Usage Policy, or if it receives any complaint that unsolicited email has been transmitted by the Customer, or by the Customer’s agents or customers, or if any material hosted on the Customer’s web site(s) or server(s) (in respect of which the Company is providing a hosting service) may be unlawful, harmful or defamatory.
The Company may disclose the Customer’s name and address to a complaining third party if in our reasonable discretion it is necessary or appropriate to do so, for example if there is evidence of a prima facie case that the Customer’s web site(s) or server(s) in respect of which the Company is providing a hosting service is infringing the rights of a third party.
Anti-Virus
The Company uses third party anti-virus software to protect the servers and email from viruses. Although all reasonable care is taken by the Company to ensure that the anti-virus software is up to date, the Company makes no warranty as to the effectiveness of its third party anti-virus software and excludes any loss or damage caused by a virus which infects any electronic device, computer, PC, server or network owned or used by the Customer.
Networks
The Company will use reasonable skill and care to ensure that the network provided is protected from being interfered with by unauthorised third parties and that anti-virus software is used to protect the network from viruses. However, the Company uses third party hardware and software for the network configuration and anti-virus software cannot guarantee that the Customer’s network will be free from hackers or viruses.
Exclusion and Limitation of Liability
The fees charged to the Customer under this Agreement are determined on the basis of the following limitations and exclusions of liability.
Subject only to any terms agreed in a Service Level Agreement, which sets out additional terms under which the Company provides the Service(s) and in particular sets out the terms of a Service Credit, the Company excludes and shall not be liable for any damage or loss resulting from
- any technical or other failure resulting in unavailability of the web site or applications hosted by the Company’s servers (or the servers of third parties which the Company, on behalf of the Customer, has engaged to provide the whole or part of a Service);
- unauthorised access to the Company’s servers (or the servers of third parties which the Company, on behalf of the Customer, has engaged to provide the whole or part of a Service);
The Company excludes all representations (other than fraudulent representations) and warranties relating to the Services supplied by the Company under this Agreement, whether imposed by statute or operation of law that are not expressly stated in this Agreement.
If the Customer suffers any loss or damage other than as a result of the matters stated above for which all liability is excluded then the Company’s total liability for any claim in contract, tort, negligence or otherwise arising out of or in connection with the provision of Services under this Agreement to the Customer shall be limited to the total amount of fees paid by the Customer to the Company for the Service upon which the claim is based.
In no event shall the Company be liable for any loss of business, contracts, profits or anticipated savings or for any other indirect or consequential or economic loss whatsoever.
The Customer agrees to indemnify the Company against any and all claims brought against the Company as a result of the Customer, through its web site, domain name or other Services purchased from the Company, infringing the rights of third parties.
Confidentiality
In order to provide the Service(s) the Company will be hosting email and other data on behalf of the Customer. In order to provide the Service(s), respond to support requests and test systems it may be necessary for employees of the Company to have access to such email and data. Each employee who has such access has a confidentiality clause in their Contract of Employment with the Company that prohibits them from disclosing to third parties any confidential information save as required by the general law (Court Order or government authority such as police). The Company warrants that all email and data of the Customer will be treated as confidential and will not be disclosed or supplied to any third party unless the Company is ordered to do so by a Court Order or to comply with a government agency. Notwithstanding this the Company will, upon written request from the Customer to do so and at the sole liability of the Customer, provide such access to the Customer’s data as may be required by a third party nominated by the Customer.
Termination
This Agreement may be terminated by either party giving the other 30 days written notice.
The Customer may terminate a particular Service under this Agreement without terminating the Agreement itself by giving 30 days written notice. If the Customer terminates a Service this Agreement will continue in force in respect of any other Services provided by the Company to the Customer. Furthermore, the obligation of the Customer to pay fees for the Contract Term in respect of the Service terminated continues to subsist in accordance with this Agreement.
If the Agreement or a Service is terminated prior to the expiry of the Contract Term for a Service the Customer is liable to pay the remaining fees for the Service for the full Contract Term.
The Company may terminate this Agreement and/or suspend any and all services to the Customer (including web hosting and email) without notice and with immediate effect if:
- the Customer fails to abide by the Company’s payment terms or is in fundamental breach of this Agreement or
- the Customer manifests an intention not to comply with the terms of this Agreement or not to pay fees due.
Should the Customer request the Company transfer any data held on its behalf in the course of delivering the Services, to a nominated location, the Customer will be liable to pay the Company for the Company’s prevailing labour and material charges for such works.
Either party may terminate this Agreement with immediate effect and without notice if the other party goes into insolvent liquidation or other form of administration or bankruptcy.
General
Notices under this Agreement must be in writing but can be transmitted by email or post. In the case of post notices will be deemed to have been received 2 business days after sending; in the case of email notice will be deemed to have been received on the same business day provided that the email is sent before 5pm.
Any waiver by the Company of any of its rights under these terms and conditions shall not prevent the Company from later enforcing that right or enforcing any of its rights pursuant to these terms and conditions.
If any provision of these terms and conditions is held void, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be severed and the remainder of the provisions hereof shall continue in full force and effect as if the terms and conditions had been agreed with the void provision(s) eliminated..
Neither party will be liable for any breach of its obligations resulting from an Event of Force Majeure.
These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Ireland and the parties hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Ireland.