Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) and
Terms of Service (TOS)
Naija Tech Web Solutions trading as Nigerian Web Hosting issues
this document.
The company shall be known throughout this document as Nigerian
Web Hosting.
Nigerian Web Hosting agrees to provide the client web hosting for
an annual fee. Nigerian Web Hosting will never require clients to
advertise for Nigerian Web Hosting on their website in any way shape
or form unless agreed upon such as a non-profit organization receiving
complimentary hosting. Clients are allowed to use the service for
business/commercial or personal websites or content.
Content:
All services provided by Nigerian Web Hosting may be used for lawful
purposes only. Transmission, storage, or presentation of any information,
data or material in violation of any Nigeria,United Kingdom or USA
(or any other country) law is prohibited. This includes, but is
not limited to: copyrighted material, material that is threatening
or obscene, material that is "adult only" content, or
material protected by trade secrets and other statue. The subscriber
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Nigerian Web Hosting from
any claims resulting from the use of the service which damages the
subscriber or any other party.
Adult Content:
Pornography and sex-related merchandising are prohibited on any
server. This includes sexual content, or direct links to adult content
elsewhere. This is also true for sites that promote any illegal
activity or content that may be damaging to our servers or any other
server on the Internet. Links to such materials are also prohibited.
Nigerian Web Hosting will be the sole arbiter as to what constitutes
a violation of this provision.
Examples of non-acceptable content or links:
- Pirated software
- Hacking programs or archives
- Warez Sites
- Porn
- Spamming Software
Background-running Programs:
We do not allow background-running programs. This includes any IRC
related software such as bouncers and bots. In certain cases we
may allow programs to run continually in the background, these are
considered on a one to one basis and an extra charge will be incurred
based on system resources used and operational maintenance needed.
Banned Scripts:
You are free to use any scripts you wish provided they do not affect
the normal operations of the server and they are not mentioned specifically
below. Scripts that are commonly known for causing server disruption
include large cgi-based message forums, auctions, and banner exchanges.
In the event a script affects normal server and/or administrative
operations, Nigerian Web Hosting reserves the right to disable the
account pending client cooperation and resolution.
Scripts we do not allow include:
- Chat servers/scripts of any kind are strictly prohibited.
- Formmail is not allowed on our servers.
You can use formmail scripts but they must be upto date and not
running with the filename "formmail". Any files named
"formmail" will be deleted without notice.
Distribution and/or Transmission of Obscene or Indecent Speech or
Materials:
Violation of indecency and obscenity laws can result in criminal
penalties.
Intellectual Property Rights:
Material accessible to you through Nigerian Web Hosting's Services
may be subject to protection under any Nigeria,United Kingdom or
USA (or any other country) copyright laws, or laws protecting trademarks,
trade secrets or proprietary information. Except when expressly
permitted by the owner of such rights, you must not use the Nigerian
Web Hosting Service in a manner that would infringe, violate, dilute
or misappropriate any such rights, with respect to any material,
which you access or receive through the Nigerian Web Hosting Network.
If you use a domain name in connection with the Nigerian Web Hosting
Service or similar service, you must not use that domain name in
violation of any trademark, service mark, or similar rights of any
third party.
Network Security:
Customers may not use the Nigerian Web Hosting Network with an attempt
to circumvent user authentication or security of any host, network,
or account. This includes, but is not limited to, accessing data
not intended for the customer, logging into a server or account
the customer is not expressly authorized to access, password cracking,
probing the security of other networks in search of weakness, or
violation of any other organization's security policy. Customers
may not attempt to interfere or deny service to any user, host,
or network. This includes, but is not limited to, flooding, mail
bombing, or other deliberate attempts to overload or crash a host
or network. Nigerian Web Hosting will cooperate fully with investigations
of violations of systems or network security at other sites, including
cooperating with law enforcement authorities in the investigation
of suspected criminal violations. Users who violate system or network
security may incur criminal or civil liability.
Defamation:
Defamatory speech distributed over the Internet can result in civil
liability for the defamer.
Refusal of Service:
Nigerian Web Hosting reserves the right at its sole discretion to
refuse or cancel service. Violation of any of Nigerian Web Hosting's
Rules and Regulations could result in a warning, suspension, or
possible account termination. Accounts terminated due to policy
violations will not be refunded. Free domains which have been granted
for customers paying annually are released to the customer at the
end of there hosting period. Domains terminated due to policy violations
will not be released to the customer.
Spam Or Unsolicited E-Mail:
You must not use the Nigerian Web Hosting Network, Nigerian Web
Hosting equipment or any Nigerian Web Hosting email address in connection
with the transmission of spam, flames, mail bombs, or substantially
similar, unsolicited email messages. Your domain may not be referenced
as originator, intermediary, or reply-to address in any of the above.
This prohibition extends to the sending of unsolicited mass mailings
from another service that in any way implicates the use of the Nigerian
Web Hosting Network, Nigerian Web Hosting equipment or any Nigerian
Web Hosting email address. A message is considered unsolicited if
it is posted in violation of a newsgroup charter or if it is sent
to a recipient who has not requested or invited the message. For
purposes of this provision, merely making one's email address accessible
to the public will not constitute a request or invitation to receive
messages.
If you are found to have spammed, Nigerian Web Hosting reserves
the right to disable your domain without warning. In addition, Nigerian
Web Hosting may impose a £100 penalty for each spam policy
violation. Nigerian Web Hosting solely reserves the right to refuse
or cancel service to known spammers. Lastly, Nigerian Web Hosting
reserves the right to determine what violates this policy. As such,
any violation may result in cancellation of services without refund.
Abuse:
Any attempts to undermine, slander, libel, threaten, or cause harm
to a Nigerian Web Hosting server, customer, employee, or the company
directly is strictly prohibited and is grounds for immediate termination
without refund. In addition, we will pursue all attempts to the
fullest extent of the law.
Indemnification:
Customer agrees that it shall defend, indemnify, save and hold Nigerian
Web Hosting (or it's employee's/owners) harmless from any and all
demands, liabilities, losses, costs and claims, including reasonable
legal fees asserted against Nigerian Web Hosting, its agents, its
customers, officers and employees, that may arise or result from
any service provided or performed or agreed to be performed or any
product sold by customer, it's agents, employees or assigns. Customer
agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Nigerian Web Hosting
against liabilities arising out of; (1) any injury to person or
property caused by any products sold or otherwise distributed in
connection with Nigerian Web Hosting server; (2) any material supplied
by customer infringing or allegedly infringing on the proprietary
rights of a third party and (3) copyright infringement. Customer
agrees to limit the liability of Nigerian Web Hosting to the amount
paid for service.
Free Domain Offer:
When this offer is being run and you have a valid promo code:
The terms & conditions for our free domain name offer are plain
and simple. We will register the domain name for 1 year (2 years
for .uk domains) on your behalf. All we ask is that you stay hosting
with us for a minimum of 3 months. If you decide to leave before
3 months and you want to take the domain with you we will only release
it once you have paid our normal domain registration fee. If you
stay for 3 months or longer and then decide to leave you are free
to take the domain at no charge.
Refunds Policy:
You may cancel your account at any time before your annual billing
date, and you will not be billed for the next year.
If you are paying annually for web site hosting services, we will
issue a pro-rata refund for months not used.
All domain registration fees are non-refundable, in whole or in
part, even if your domain name registration is suspended, cancelled
or transferred prior to the end of your then current registration
term.
We do not offer any kind of "money back" guarantee.
Disclaimer:
Nigerian Web Hosting will not be responsible for any damages your
business may suffer. Nigerian Web Hosting makes no warranties of
any kind, expressed or implied for services we provide. Nigerian
Web Hosting disclaims any warranty or merchantability or fitness
for a particular purpose. This includes loss of data resulting from
delays, non-deliveries, wrong delivery, and any and all service
interruptions caused by Nigerian Web Hosting and its employees.
Nigerian Web Hosting makes no "uptime" guarantees.
Nigerian Web Hosting keeps backups of key server systems only and
these backups are not available for customer use. Nigerian Web Hosting
can accept no responsibility for any loss of data or consequences
arising from this. Nigerian Web Hosting always advises clients to
back up their site data regularly for their own protection.
Nigerian Web Hosting furthermore expects that its customers who
provide hosting services (resellers) to others will ensure its customers
fully comply with all applicable laws concerning the privacy of
online communications and any other policy of Nigerian Web Hosting.
A customer's failure to comply with those laws will violate this
policy.
If a customer provides hosting services (resellers) to others and
decides to cancel their reseller hosting account with Nigerian Web
Hosting then Nigerian Web Hosting will not be responsible for maintaining
hosting for the resellers customers.
All communications (emails, verbal or written) are between Nigerian
Web Hosting and the client. These communications are private and
are therefore not to be shared with any other parties.
Finally, Nigerian Web Hosting wishes to emphasize that in accepting
services, customers indemnify Nigerian Web Hosting for the violation
of any law or Nigerian Web Hosting policy, that results in loss
to Nigerian Web Hosting or the bringing of any claim against Nigerian
Web Hosting. This means that if Nigerian Web Hosting is sued because
of activities of the customer that violate any law, or this policy,
the customer will pay any damages awarded against Nigerian Web Hosting,
plus costs and reasonable legal fees.
Failure to comply with any of our terms & conditions will result
in grounds for immediate account deactivation.
Nigerian Web Hosting reserves the right to change, edit, or update
the policies contained in this document at any time for any reason
without notice.
Contact information
If you have any questions regarding these Terms of Use, or if you
have any other questions regarding the site, please contact webmaster@nigerianwebhosting.com
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