Designing Out Loud Acceptable Use Policy

The benefits or rights conferred by this agreement are nontransferable. Use of hosting is limited to the individual or business whose name appears on the account.

Customer agrees to use all hosting services in a manner consistent with any and all applicable laws. In the event that services are not used in accordance with all applicable laws including but not limited to local, state, and federal laws, Designing Out Loud reserves the right to cooperate with any and all law enforcement agencies.

Designing Out Loud, at its sole business judgment, may terminate this agreement immediately or suspend Customer's access to hosting services upon any breach of this agreement by Customer, including, but not limited to, refusal or failure to pay for services provided, or by sole judgment Designing Out Loud that Customer may be performing activities harmful to Designing Out Loud or its Customers, employees, vendors, business relationships, or any other users of the Internet.

Customer agrees to pay Designing Out Loud all charges relating to the use of Designing Out Loud services according to rates and prices at the time service commences.

Customer will authorize any and all charges by Designing Out Loud for services rendered. Designing Out Loud considers "services rendered" to include all hosting services provided up to and including one calendar month from the current date.

Failure to use Designing Out Loud hosting services does not relieve Customer of payment obligations.

In the event the Customer defaults on this agreement, Designing Out Loud may suspend or revoke Customer's service and the Customer may have to resume service at the price Designing Out Loud is charging to new Customers. Additionally, Customer will be charged a $25.00 reactivation fee. Customer agrees to pay Designing Out Loud 's reasonable attorney's fees and court costs, where permitted, in collecting the amount remaining in the Customer's account as stated in the invoice provided by Designing Out Loud to Customer.

Designing Out Loud may assign this agreement, its rights here under and its ownership of said service and commitment at any time without notice.

In addition to any price specified herein, Customer shall pay the gross amount of any present or future sales, use, excise, value-added or other similar taxes applicable to the price, sales or delivery of any products or services furnished here under or to their use by Customer.

In the event of cancellation of service, Customer is responsible for the full current month's charges. Cancellation of services must occur on or before the 28th day of a given month, or Customer will be charged for the following month's service.

Designing Out Loud services are provided on an "as is, as available" basis. No warranties, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, those of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, are made with respect to Designing Out Loud or any information or software therein. This in no way includes any reimbursement for losses of income due to disruption of service by Designing Out Loud or its providers.

Neither Designing Out Loud nor its service or information providers are responsible for any damages arising from Customer's use of Designing Out Loud services or by Customer's inability to use Designing Out Loud’s hosting services.

Customer is in default of this agreement if: 1. Customer fails to abide by any present or Designing Out Loud term of service; 2. Designing Out Loud does not receive a monthly payment on or before its due date; or 3. Any material statement or information given by Customer to Designing Out Loud is false.

This agreement and the rights and duties of the parties shall be governed by and interpreted according to the laws of the State of New York.

Designing Out Loud may modify these terms and conditions upon notice published online. Customer's use of Designing Out Loud services after such notice shall constitute the Customer's acceptance of the modifications to this agreement.

Non-enforcement of any section of this agreement does not constitute consent and Designing Out Loud reserves the right to enforce this agreement at its sole discretion.

This agreement is a contract between Designing Out Loud and Customer, and grants no rights to any third parties.

Each and every provision set forth in this agreement is independent and severable from the others, and no restriction will be rendered unenforceable by virtue of the fact that, for any reason, any other or others of them may be unenforceable in whole or in part.

This agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, inducements and conditions, express or implied, oral or written, of any nature whatsoever with respect to the subject matter hereof.