Terms of Service
The following terms of service (these "Terms of
Service" or this “Agreement”) govern the
provision by Domino Developer Network, Inc.
("DDN") to the customer executing this
online transaction ("Customer"), of the
products and services described in (i) the Order
Form submitted in connection with this online
transaction (the “Order Form”), (ii) the Service
Level Agreement (as in effect from time to time and
set forth on DDN’s website, the “SLA”) governing the
Customer’s limited right to recover certain service
credits and (iii) DDN’s technical support
descriptions (collectively clauses (i) through
(iii), the "Products and Services"). These
Terms of Service shall be effective as of the date
that Customer executes its online transaction and
thereby accepts these Terms of Services (the
“Effective Date”). These Terms of Service hereby
incorporate by reference the SLA, DDN’s Acceptable
Usage Policy (as in effect from time to time as set
forth on DDN’s website, the “AUP”) and the Order
Form each of which is made a part of these Terms of
Service and collectively referred to herein as the
“Agreement.” Customer’s use of DDN’s website, the
network, and the Products and Services is also
subject to Customer’s acceptance and compliance with
these Terms of Service, the AUP, the SLA and the
Order Form. Capitalized terms used herein without
being defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed
to such capitalized term in the SLA or AUP, as
applicable.
DDN HEREBY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AMEND, ALTER,
MODIFY, REPLACE OR SUSPEND, FROM TIME TO TIME IN ITS
SOLE DISCRETION, ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE SLA, THE
AUP AND ITS PRIVACY POLICY (AS IN EFFECT FROM TIME
TO TIME AS SET FORTH ON DDN’S WEBSITE, THE “PRIVACY
POLICY”). CURRENT COPIES OF DDN’S SLA, AUP AND
PRIVACY POLICY MAY BE REVIEWED OR PRINTED BY
CUSTOMER AT THE LEGAL SECTION OF DDN’S WEBSITE.
CUSTOMER HEREBY REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT HAS
READ, UNDERSTOOD AND ACCEPTED THE TERMS OF THE SLA,
AUP AND PRIVACY POLICY.
By submitting an Order Form online or by using DDN’s
website, the network (as defined in the SLA),
products or services, Customer hereby agrees to the
terms and conditions of the Agreement.
1. Services and Monthly Commitments
DDN agrees to provide the Products and Services in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement beginning on the Effective Date. DDN may
perform additional technical, supplemental, or
professional services (other than the Products and
Services) for Customer at either DDN’s published
pricing rates or at rates mutually agreed to in
writing between Customer and DDN. Also, DDN may
perform remedial services as provided for in the AUP
at the pricing set forth therein and without
obtaining Customer’s consent in advance. If a
Customer subscribes for any Product and Service for
a term other than on a month-to-month basis, then
each month of such term Customer shall pay DDN the
greater of (i) the actual fees and expenses payable
by Customer for the Products and Services for which
Customer has subscribed for such term (based on all
actual licensing and usage of such Products and
Services on a monthly basis) and (ii) the Minimum
Monthly Commitment. For purposes of this Agreement,
“Minimum Monthly Commitment” shall be determined
each month and shall mean with respect to each
Product and Service subscribed for by Customer other
than on a month-to-month basis, the greater of (A)
the amount specified as the “Minimum Monthly
Commitment” in the Order Form associated with the
subscription for such Products and Services and (B)
the highest aggregate monthly amount paid or payable
by Customer with respect to all Products and
Services subscribed to for a term other than on a
month- to-month basis, during the current term for
which Customer subscribed for such Products and
Services. If for any month Customer’s aggregate
monthly fees and expenses actually paid or payable
by Customer for the Products and Services for which
Customer has subscribed for such term (based on all
actual licensing and usage of such Products and
Services on a monthly basis) does not exceed the
Minimum Monthly Commitment, then Customer shall pay
the Minimum Monthly Commitment in lieu of the
charges that would otherwise be due with respect to
such Products and Services. All payments made by
Customer with respect to such Products and Services
shall be credited first towards the Minimum Monthly
Commitment.
2. Term and Renewal
Unless Customer agrees to a one-year term or
unless otherwise stated in an Order Form or any
service description, the initial term (“Initial
Term”) of this Agreement shall be month-to-month,
commencing on the Effective Date and shall
automatically renew (A) in the case of a
month-to-month term, the first day of each month for
successive one-month periods unless cancelled or
terminated earlier pursuant to the express terms of
this Agreement or (B) in the case of a one-year
term, each yearly anniversary of the Effective Date
for successive one-year periods unless cancelled or
terminated earlier pursuant to the express terms of
this Agreement (in each case, a “Renewal Period”).
Customer agrees to be bound by the service term
selected on the Order Form or via applicable
promotional codes. DDN may cancel or elect not to
renew the Products and Services for any reason or no
reason at all by delivering to Customer a written
notice of non-renewal at least five (5) days prior
to the expiration of the Initial Term or the
then-current Renewal Period, as applicable.
3. Customer Cancellation or Non-Renewal
In order to cancel or elect not to renew any
Product or Service, Customer must either (i) submit
an online service cancellation request (a
“Cancellation Notice”) by completing the
cancellation form provided for on DDN's website
(www.dominodeveloper.net) at least two (2) days
prior to expiration of the Initial Term or the
then-current Renewal Term or (ii) submit to DDN’s
billing department a written notice specifying
Customer’s election to cancel or not renew the
Products and Services at least two (2) days prior to
expiration of the Initial Term or the then-current
Renewal Term.
CUSTOMER AKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT NO PRODUCT OR
SERVICE WILL BE CANCELLED, ALL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
SHALL CONTINUE TO RENEW AND CUSTOMER WILL CONTINUE
TO BE BILLED FOR ALL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES UNLESS
CUSTOMER CANCELLS THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AS
PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 3.
4. Termination
DDN may immediately terminate this Agreement at
any time, and without liability, upon the occurrence
of any of the following events (“DDN Termination”):
(i) Customer’s failure to pay any overdue amount
within ten days after written notice by DDN is given
to Customer or (ii) Customer’s material breach or
violation of any provision of this Agreement (other
than such violations set forth in clauses (iii),
(iv) and (v) below) that is not cured within ten
(10) days of Customer’s receipt of written notice
from DDN referencing such breach or violation; (iii)
Customer ceasing to do business in the normal
course, becoming or being declared insolvent or
bankrupt, being the subject of any proceeding
relating to liquidation or insolvency which is not
dismissed within ninety (90) calendar days, or
making an assignment for the benefit of its
creditors; (iv) Customer’s violation of the AUP or
the Privacy Policy; or (v) DDN determines in its
sole discretion that Customer continues to host
content that may subject DDN to legal liability (in
which case, DDN may terminate or modify the Products
and Services to avoid such liability).
Customer may terminate this Agreement with respect
to all, and not less than all, of the Products and
Services without liability (except for Charges due
through the effective date of such termination) upon
the occurrence of a material breach by DDN of its
obligations to provide the Products and Services
according to the terms of this Agreement that is not
cured within ten (10) business days after written
notice from Customer describing such breach in
detail is received by DDN (“Customer Termination”).
In the event of a Customer Termination, Customer
shall pay (1) all outstanding amounts payable
through the effective date of such termination and
(2) if the Products and Services include software
for which DDN does not then provide general customer
support, Customer shall pay to DDN an amount equal
to DDN's cost of such software for the entire
Initial Term and any applicable Renewal Periods. If
Customer terminates this Agreement for any reason
other than a Customer Termination, Customer shall
pay to DDN an amount equal to all unpaid Charges
through the effective date of such termination and
(A) in the case of any Product and Service
subscribed for on a month-to-month basis, all
Charges for the Products and Services through the
remainder of the Initial Term or the then-current
Renewal Term, as applicable and (B) in the case of
any Product and Service subscribed for other than on
a month-to-month basis, all Charges for the Products
and Services through the remainder of the Initial
Term or the then-current Renewal Term, as
applicable, calculated based upon the then-current
Minimum Monthly Commitment payable by Customer upon
the date of termination.
CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
CUSTOMER WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO ANY REFUND OR
CREDIT IN THE EVENT THAT ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE THAT
IS PROVIDED ON THE BASIS OF A ONE-YEAR TERM IS
TERMINATED, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE, PRIOR TO THE
EXPIRATION OF THE ONE-YEAR TERM. CUSTOMER HEREBY
WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO ANY SUCH REFUND OR CREDIT.
Upon termination of this Agreement, DDN and Customer
shall have no obligations to each other, except as
provided for in this Agreement. Upon termination of
this Agreement, Customer shall (i) pay all Charges
and other amounts due and owing to DDN under these
Terms of Service, (ii) immediately remove from DDN's
premises all property owned by Customer, including,
but not limited to, immediately removing all of
Customer’s data from the network (including all
servers owned or operated by DDN), and (iii) return
to DDN all software, access keys, and any other
property provided to Customer by DDN under this
Agreement. Any physical property of Customer not
removed from DDN’s premises within forty- five (45)
days after such termination shall become the
property of DDN, which may, among other things,
dispose of such property without the payment of any
compensation to Customer. Sections 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8
shall survive the expiration, cancellation and
termination of this Agreement for any reason.
5. Payment
Customer agrees to pay all charges, fees,
penalties, early cancellation charges, reconnection
fees, service interruption fees, installation fees
and other amounts due under this Agreement
(collectively “Charges”) in US dollars. Each
Customer that is a Texas resident agrees to pay all
taxes applicable to its account. Except as otherwise
provided for herein, all Charges for the Products
and Services, and for any additional services
described herein, shall be invoiced to the Customer
and paid in advance of the Initial Term and each
Renewal Term (but may include any applicable
pro-rated amounts for partial months of for Products
and Services provided on a month-to-month basis) and
shall be due and payable upon receipt. Any
additional one-time charges, including early
cancellation charges, accrued interest, late fees,
service reinstatement fees, and any usage-based
charges (installation or set-up fees) shall be
invoiced in arrears and appear on either regular
monthly invoices or separate invoices. Server rental
charges are incurred immediately at signup and are
prorated by 3 days to allow for server provisioning
and delivery. Customer also shall pay to DDN all
expenses incurred by DDN in exercising any of its
rights under this Agreement or applicable law with
respect to the collection of a payment default,
including attorneys' fees, court costs, and
collection agency fees. If Customer fails to pay any
past due amount within five (5) days after written
notice by DDN is given to Customer, DDN may
suspend performance under this Agreement and if such
past due amounts remain unpaid for an additional
five (5) days thereafter, DDN may terminate this
Agreement. DDN may charge interest on any invoice
amounts that are overdue by more than ten (10) days
at the lesser of (a) 1.5% per month or (b) the
maximum non-usurious rate under applicable law.
Customer shall be deemed to have accepted as
conclusively accurate any invoice that it has not
disputed in a writing delivered to DDN within sixty
(60) days of the invoice date. Customer may withhold
the disputed portions of payments that are properly
and timely disputed hereunder as long as it timely
pays all undisputed charges that are outstanding.
The parties shall work together in good faith to
resolve any such disputed charge. In the event that
this Agreement is terminated by DDN for any reason
constituting “DDN Termination” (as defined above) or
by Customer for any reason other than “Customer
Termination” (as defined above), all Charges under
the Agreement, including all remaining monthly or
yearly fees due for the remaining portion of the
Initial Term and each applicable Renewal Period,
shall accelerate and are immediately due and
payable. All set-up fees, monthly service fees and
usage fees are non-refundable. Customer shall not be
entitled to any refunds or credits, pro-rated or
otherwise, in the event of early termination of this
Agreement by DDN according to the terms herein.
6. Indemnification
Customer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
DDN, its subsidiaries, their affiliates and each of
their respective directors, officers, employees,
shareholders and agents (each an "Indemnified
Party") against any losses, claims, damages,
liabilities, penalties, actions, proceedings,
judgments, or any and all costs thereof
(collectively, "Losses") to which an
Indemnified Party may become subject and which
Losses arise out of, or relate to the Agreement ,
Customer’s use of the Products and Services, breach
of any confidentiality obligation or any alleged
infringement of any trademark, copyright, patent or
other intellectual property right and will reimburse
an Indemnified Party for all legal and other
expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees
incurred by such Indemnified Party, in connection
with investigating, defending, or settling any Loss,
whether or not in connection with pending or
threatened litigation in which such Indemnified
Party is a party.
7. Disclaimers, Limitation on Company Liability
DDN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR (i) ANY INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR FOR
ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR LOSS OF REVENUE RESULTING
FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES BY THE
CUSTOMER OR ANY THIRD PARTIES OR ANY FAILURE OF THE
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OR (ii) ANY LOSS OF DATA OR
CORRUPTION OF DATA, INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA RESULTING
FROM DELAYS, NONDELIVERIES, MISDELIVERIES, SERVICE
INTERRUPTIONS, FAILURE OF THE NETWORK, RECLAIMATION
OF SERVERS BY DDN, FAILURE OF SERVERS, THE RELOADING
OF AN OPERATING SYSTEM OR OTHER SOFTWARE ON A SERVER
OR THE NEGLIGENCE OF DDN. CUSTOMER IS SOLELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFEGUARDING, BACKING UP AND
ARCHIVING ALL DATA OWNED, CONTROLLED OR TRANSMITTED
BY CUSTOMER THAT RESIDES ON THE NETWORK OR ANY
SERVER OWNED OR OPERATED BY DDN.
IN NO EVENT SHALL DDN’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ANY
CLAIM UNDER THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED THE AGGREGATE
AMOUNT PAID BY CUSTOMER TO DDN IN THE BILLING CYCLE
IMMEDIATELY PRECEEDING SUCH CLAIM.
DDN PROVIDES ALL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES “AS IS,”
WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED AND DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
CUSTOMER SHALL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
SELECTION, USE AND SUITABILITY OF THE PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES AND DDN SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY THEREFORE.
NO CLAIM MAY BE ASSERTED BY CUSTOMER AGAINST DDN
MORE THAN TWO (2) YEARS FOLLOWING THE DATE OF THE
EVENT THAT UNDERLIES ANY SUCH CLAIM.
CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE RECEIPT OF
A SERVICE CREDIT AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE SLA
CONSTITUTES CUSTOMER'S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY,
AND DDN’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE LIABILITY, FOR ANY
FAILURE OF THE NETWORK, DDN HARDWARE OR DDN
INFRASTRUCTURE OR THE FAILURE BY DDN TO PROVIDE
CUSTOMER WITH THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OR MANAGED
HOSTING SERVICES PURCHASED BY CUSTOMER IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THIS AGREEMENT WHICH RESULTS FROM A QUALIFIED
NETWORK DOWNTIME EVENT OR ANY OTHER QUALIFIED
DOWNTIME EVENT.
8. Miscellaneous Terms
BANDWIDTH AND DISK USAGE
Customer agrees that bandwidth and disk usage
shall not exceed the number of megabytes per month
for the Products and Services ordered by Customer on
the Order Form (the "Agreed Usage"). DDN
will monitor Customer's bandwidth and disk usage.
DDN shall have the right to take corrective action
if Customer's bandwidth or disk usage exceeds the
Agreed Usage. Such corrective action may include the
assessment of additional charges, disconnection or
discontinuance of any and all Products and Services,
or termination of these Terms of Service, which
actions may be taken by DDN in its sole and absolute
discretion. If DDN takes any corrective action under
these Terms of Service, Customer shall not be
entitled to a refund of any fees paid in advance
prior to such action. Bandwidth usage is measured on
a calendar month basis. Both incoming and outgoing
traffic is counted and applied towards the Agreed
Usage. In the event that Customer exceeds the Agreed
Usage, DDN may, at its sole discretion, collect a
deposit, in the amount of $0.10 per GB from
Customer, or to the extent that Customer has a
credit card on file with DDN, apply such charge
against Customer’s credit card. Data transfer in
excess of the Agreed Usage shall be automatically
billed to Customer. Unused Agreed Usage or bandwidth
allocations cannot be carried over to future months
or applied to other servers.
WAIVER
It is agreed that no waiver by any party hereto of
any breach or default of any of the covenants or
agreements herein set forth shall be deemed a waiver
as to any subsequent and/or similar breach or
default.
SEVERABILITY
If one or more of the provisions contained in this
Agreement are found to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall
not be affected.
FORCE MAJEURE
Neither party shall lose any rights hereunder or
be liable to the other party for damages or losses
on account of failure of performance by the
defaulting party if the failure is occasioned by any
occurrence or contingency beyond its reasonable
control, including war, strike, fire, Act of God,
earthquake, flood, lockout, embargo, governmental
acts or orders or restrictions, failure of
suppliers, or any other reason where failure to
perform is beyond the reasonable control of the
nonperforming party; provided that such party shall
use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly
mitigate any damages or losses.
USE OF CUSTOMER'S NAME
Customer agrees that DDN may, upon written consent
by Customer, publicly disclose that DDN is providing
services to Customer and may include Customer’s name
in any promotional materials, such as press releases
or DDN’s web site. Neither party may publicly use
the other party’s logo or other trade or service
mark without that party’s written consent.
NON-SOLICITATION
During the term of this Agreement and for twelve
(12) months following termination of this Agreement,
Customer agrees that it shall not solicit for
employment with Customer (or with any other party)
any employee of DDN or interfere in the employment
relationship between DDN and any of its employees
with whom Customer has had contact in connection
with this Agreement.
OWNERSHIP
DDN shall be the sole owner of all intellectual
property, and all derivatives thereof, that DDN may
develop in the course of providing the Products and
Services. Each party to this Agreement retains
exclusive ownership and rights in its trade secrets,
inventions, copyrights, and other intellectual
property. Upon termination of the Agreement,
Customer agrees to promptly release any Internet
protocol numbers, addresses, or address blocks
assigned to Customer in connection with the Products
and Services.
CUSTOMER HARDWARE
DDN acknowledges and agrees that the hardware
provided by Customer to DDN to be used in connection
with any Products and Services (the “Customer
Hardware”) is the property of Customer and shall be
tagged and identified as such. DDN shall not pledge,
hypothecate or otherwise encumber the Customer
Hardware in any way and upon demand by Customer
shall surrender the Customer Hardware to Customer,
unless Customer fails to remove such Customer
Hardware as provided for in Section 4 above.
THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES
There shall be no third party beneficiaries to the
Agreement, including customers, employees, agents,
or insurers.
ASSIGNMENT
This Agreement shall not be assignable by Customer
without DDN’s prior written consent. DDN may assign
the Agreement in whole or in part upon written
notice to Customer. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and accrue to the benefit of any permitted
assignee, and any such assignee shall agree to
perform the obligations of the assignor.
GOVERNING LAW, JURISDICTION, VENUE
THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY DISPUTE ARISING FROM THE
PERFORMANCE OR BREACH HEREOF SHALL BE GOVERNED BY
AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WITHOUT REFERENCE
TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES AND EXCLUDING ANY
APPLICATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE
INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS. CUSTOMER (I) HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF
THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA LOCATED IN
ALAMEDA COUNTY AND THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE
PURPOSES OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR OTHER PROCEEDING
ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER
HEREOF OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY BROUGHT BY THE CUSTOMER OR DDN OR THEIR
RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, (II) HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF
SUCH SUITS, ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS MAY BE HEARD AND
DETERMINED IN SUCH CALIFORNIA STATE COURT OR, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN THE UNITED
STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF
CALIFORNIA AND (III) TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, AND
AGREES NOT TO ASSERT, BY WAY OF MOTION, AS A
DEFENSE, OR OTHERWISE, IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR
PROCEEDING ANY CLAIM THAT IT IS NOT PERSONALLY
SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE ABOVE-NAMED
COURTS, THAT THE SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IS
BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM, THAT THE VENUE OF
THE SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IS IMPROPER OR THAT
THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF MAY NOT
BE ENFORCED IN OR BY SUCH COURT. A FINAL JUDGMENT
OBTAINED IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR
PROCEEDING REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION 8 SHALL BE
CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER
JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT OR JUDGMENT OR IN ANY MANNER
AS PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE LAW.