These Terms of Service constitute the
agreement (“Agreement”) between ASAP Business Communications. (“we,” “us”
or “ASAP”) and the user (“you,” “user”, “Customer” or “Subscriber”) of ASAP’s
business services and any related products or services (“Service”).This Agreement governs both the Service and any devices,
such as an IP phone, Multimedia Terminal Adapter, Analog Telephone Adapter,
switch, router or any other IP connection device (“Device” or “Equipment”),
used in conjunction with the Service. If you purchased Equipment from a dealer,
retail store or other provider other than ASAP, you are a “Retail Customer” for
purposes of this Agreement.
BY ACTIVATING OR USING THE
SERVICE, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE OF LEGAL AGE TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT
AND THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND AND FULLY ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
THIS AGREEMENT LISTED BELOW.
1. EMERGENCY SERVICES –
911 DIALING
1.1 Non-Availability of
Traditional 911 or E911 Dialing Service. The Service does not support
traditional 911 or E911 access to emergency services in all locations. Where we
do not offer traditional 911 or E911 access, we offer a feature known as “911
Dialing” which is a limited emergency calling service available only on ASAP-certified
Devices or Equipment. The 911 Dialing feature may not work at all when used in
conjunction with a Soft Phone, Virtual Numbers or Subscriber provided Customer
Premise Equipment. Our 911 Dialing feature is not automatic; you must
separately take affirmative steps, as described in this Agreement and on our
website, to register the address where you will use the Services in order to
activate the 911 Dialing feature. You must do this for each ASAP phone number
that you obtain. The 911 Dialing feature of the Service is different in a number of important ways from traditional 911 or E911
service as described on our website page for 911 Dialing under “Features,” and
below. You shall inform any household residents, guests and other third persons
who may be present at the physical location where you utilize the Service of (i) the non-availability of traditional 911 or E911, and
(ii) the important differences in and limitations of the ASAP Business
Communications 911 Dialing feature as compared with traditional 911 or E911
dialing. The documentation that accompanies each Device that you purchase
should include a sticker concerning the potential non-availability of
traditional 911 or E911 dialing (the “911 Sticker”). It is your responsibility,
in accordance with the instructions that accompany each Device, to place the
911 Sticker on each Device that you use with the Service. If you did not
receive a 911 Sticker with your Device, or you require additional 911 Stickers,
please contact our customer care department at (877)611-ASAP (2727).
1.2 Registration of
Physical Location Required. For each phone number that you use for the Service,
you must register with ASAP Business Communications the physical location where
you will be using the Service with that phone number. When you move the Device
to another location, you must register your new location. If you do not
register your new location, any call you make using the 911 Dialing feature may
be sent to an emergency center near your old address. You will register your
initial location of use when you subscribe to the Service. Thereafter, you may
register a new location by following the instructions from the “911″
registration link on your ASAP Business Communications web account dashboard
features page. For purposes of the 911 Dialing feature, you may only register
one location at a time for each phone line you use with the Service.
1.3 Confirmation of Activation Required. Your
911 Dialing feature will not be activated for any phone line that you are using
with the Service, unless and until you receive an email from us confirming that
the 911 Dialing feature has been activated for that phone line.
1.4 How Emergency
Personnel are Contacted. We contract with a third party to use the address of
your registered location to determine the nearest emergency response center and
then forward your call to a general number at that center. When the center
receives your call, the operator will not have your address and may not have
your phone number. You must therefore provide your address and phone number in
order to get help. Some local emergency response centers may decide not to have
their general numbers answered by live operators 24 hours a day. If we learn
that this is the case, we will send your call instead to a national emergency
calling center and a trained agent will contact an emergency center near you to
dispatch help. You hereby authorize us to disclose your name and address to
third-party service providers, including, without limitation, call routers,
call centers and public service answering points, for the purpose of
dispatching emergency services personnel to your registered location.
1.5 Service Outages. (a)
Service Outages Due to Power Failure or Disruption. 911 Dialing does not
function in the event of a power failure or disruption. If there is an interruption
in the power supply, the Service, including 911 Dialing, will not function
until power is restored. Following a power failure or disruption, you may need
to reset or reconfigure the Device prior to utilizing the Service, including
911 Dialing.
(b) Service Outages Due to Internet Outage or Suspension or Termination of
Broadband Service or ISP Service. Service outages or suspensions or
terminations of service by your broadband provider or ISP will prevent all
Service, including 911 Dialing, from functioning.
(c) Service Outage Due to Suspension or Termination of Your ASAP Business
Communications Account. Service outages due to suspension or termination of
your account will prevent all Service, including 911 Dialing, from functioning.
(d) Service Outages Due to ISP or Broadband Provider Blocking of Ports or Other
Acts. Your ISP or broadband provider or other third party may intentionally or
inadvertently block the ports over which the Service is provided or otherwise
impede the usage of the Service. In that event, provided that
you alert us to this situation, we will attempt to work with you to resolve the
issue. During the period that the ports are being blocked or your Service is
impeded, and unless and until the blocking or impediment is removed or the
blocking or impediment is otherwise resolved, your Service, including the 911
Dialing feature, may not function. You acknowledge that ASAP Business
Communications. is not responsible for the blocking of ports by your ISP
or broadband provider or any other impediment to your usage of the Service, and
any loss of service, including 911 Dialing, that may result. In the event you
lose service as a result of blocking of ports or any other impediment to your
usage of the Service, you will continue to be responsible for payment of the
Service charges unless and until you terminate the Service in accordance with
this Agreement.
(e) Other Service Outages. If there is a Service outage for any reason, such
outage will prevent all Service, including 911 Dialing, from functioning. Such
outages may occur for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to,
those reasons described elsewhere in this Agreement. 1.6 Re-Activation Required
if You Change Your Number or Add or Port New Numbers. 911 Dialing does not function
if you change your phone number or if you add or port new phone numbers to your
account, unless and until you successfully register your location of use for
each changed, newly added or newly ported phone number.
1.7 Network Congestion;
Reduced Speed for Routing or Answering 911 Dialing Calls. There may be a
greater possibility of network congestion and/or reduced speed in the routing
of a 911 Dialing call made utilizing the Service as compared to traditional 911
dialing over traditional public telephone networks.
1.8 Possible Lack of
Automatic Number Identification. It may or may not be possible for the local
emergency personnel to automatically obtain your phone number when you use 911
Dialing. Our system is configured to send the automatic number identification
information; however, one or more telephone companies, not us, route the
traffic to the emergency response center and that center may not be capable of
receiving and passing on that information. As a result, the operator who
answers your 911 Dialing call may not be able to automatically obtain your
phone number and call you back if the call is not completed or is not
forwarded, is dropped or disconnected, if you are unable to speak to tell the
operator your phone number, or if the Service is not operational for any
reason.
1.9 No Automated Location
Identification. In most service areas, it is not possible at this time to
transmit to the local emergency response center the address that you registered
for 911 Dialing. You will need to state the nature of your emergency promptly
and clearly, including your location (and possibly your telephone number), as
the operator will not have this information. Emergency personnel will not be
able to find your location if the call is not completed or is not forwarded, is
dropped or disconnected, if you are unable to speak to tell the operator your
location, or if the Service is not operational for any reason.
1.10 Disclaimer of
Liability and Indemnification. We do not have any control over whether, or the manner in which, calls using our 911 Dialing service are
answered or addressed by any local emergency response center. We disclaim all
responsibility for the conduct of local emergency response centers and the
national emergency calling center. We rely on third parties to assist us in
routing 911 Dialing calls to local emergency response centers and to a national
emergency calling center. We disclaim any and all
liability or responsibility in the event such third party data used to route
calls is incorrect or yields an erroneous result. Neither ASAP Business
Communications nor its officers or employees may be held liable for any claim,
damage, or loss, and you hereby waive any and all such
claims or causes of action, arising from or relating to our 911 Dialing service
unless such claims or causes of action arose from our gross negligence,
recklessness or willful misconduct. You shall defend, indemnify, and hold
harmless ASAP, its officers, directors, employees, affiliates and agents and
any other service provider who furnishes services to you in connection the
Service, from any and all claims, losses, damages, fines, penalties, costs and
expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys fees) by, or on behalf of,
you or any third party relating to the absence, failure or outage of the
Service, including 911 Dialing, incorrectly routed 911 Dialing calls, and/or
the inability of any user of the Service to be able to use 911 Dialing or
access emergency service personnel.
1.11 Alternate 911
Arrangements. If you are not comfortable with the limitations of the 911
Dialing service, you should consider having an alternate means of accessing
traditional 911 or E911 services or terminating the Service.
2. SERVICE
2.1 Term. Service is
offered on a monthly or multi-month basis as is determined in your Service
activation or order form, or via our online ordering process. The term begins
on the date that ASAP activates your Service and ends on the day before the
anniversary date of your Term. Subsequent terms of this Agreement automatically
renew on a monthly basis unless you give us written notice of non-renewal at
least thirty (30) days before the end of the monthly term in which the notice
is given. You are purchasing the Service for full monthly terms, meaning that
if you attempt to terminate Service prior to the end of a monthly term, you
will be responsible for the full month’s charges to the end of the then-current
term, including, without limitation, unbilled charges, plus a termination fee,
if applicable, all of which will immediately become due and payable. You will
also be responsible for the next full month’s charges in the
event that you do not provide the requisite thirty-days
notice of termination prior to the expiration of the then-current term.
Expiration of the term or termination of Service will not excuse you from
paying all accrued and unpaid charges due under this Agreement.
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2.3 Use of Service and ASAP
provided Device. You shall not resell or transfer the Service or the Device to
another party without our prior written consent. You are prohibited from using
the Service or the Device for auto-dialing, continuous
or extensive call forwarding, telemarketing (including, without limitation,
charitable or political solicitation or polling), fax or voicemail broadcasting
or fax or voicemail blasting. We reserve the right to immediately terminate or
modify your Service if we determine, in our sole and absolute discretion, that
you have at any time used the Service or the Device for any of the aforementioned or similar activities.
2.4 Use of Service only.
For Service only customers, you are responsible for supplying, operating and
supporting the Customer Premise Equipment for use with the Service. In
addition, any customer supplied equipment must be pre-approved by ASAP in
writing. You shall not resell or transfer the Service to another party without
our prior written consent. You are prohibited from using the Service for auto-dialing, continuous or extensive call forwarding,
telemarketing (including, without limitation, charitable or political
solicitation or polling), fax or voicemail broadcasting or fax or voicemail
blasting. We reserve the right to immediately terminate or modify your Service
if we determine, in our sole and absolute discretion, that you have at any time
used the Service for any of the aforementioned or
similar activities.
2.5 Prohibited Uses.
(a) Unlawful. You shall use the Service and the Device only for lawful
purposes. We reserve the right to immediately terminate your Service if, in our
sole and absolute discretion, we determine that you have used the Service or
the Device for an unlawful purpose. In the event of such termination, you will
be responsible for the full month’s charges to the end of the current term,
including, without limitation, unbilled charges, plus a termination fee, if
applicable, all of which will become immediately due and payable upon
termination of your Service. If we believe that you have used the Service or
the Device for an unlawful purpose, we may forward the relevant communication
and other information, including your identity, to the appropriate authorities
for investigation and prosecution. You hereby consent to our forwarding of any
such communications and information to these authorities. In addition, ASAP
will provide information in response to law enforcement requests, subpoenas,
court orders, to protect it’s
rights and property and in the case where failure to disclose the information
may lead to imminent harm to the customer or others.
(b) Inappropriate Conduct. You shall not use the Service or the Device in any
way that is threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive,
fraudulent, invasive of another’s privacy, or any similar behavior. We reserve
the right to immediately terminate your Service if, in our sole and absolute
discretion, we determine that you have used the Service or the Device in any of
the aforementioned ways. In the event of such
termination, you will be responsible for the full month’s charges to the end of
the current term, including, without limitation, unbilled charges, plus a
termination fee, if applicable, all of which will become immediately due and
payable upon termination of your Service. If we believe that you have used the
Service or the Device in any of the aforementioned ways,
we may forward the relevant communication and other information, including your
identity, to the appropriate authorities for investigation and prosecution. You
hereby consent to our forwarding of any such communications and information to
these authorities. In addition, ASAP will provide information in response to
law enforcement requests, subpoenas, court orders, to protect it’s rights and property and in
the case where failure to disclose the information may lead to imminent harm to
the customer or others
2.6 Use of Service and
Device by Customers Outside the United States. Although we encourage you to use
of the Service to place calls to foreign countries from within the United
States, we do not presently offer or support the Service in any countries other
than the United States and Canada. If you use the Service or the Device outside
of the United States or Canada, you will be solely responsible for any
violations of local laws and regulations resulting from such use. We reserve
the right to terminate your Service immediately if we determine, in our sole
and absolute discretion, that you have used the Service or the Device outside
of the United States or Canada.
2.7 Copyright; Trademark;
Unauthorized Usage of Device; Firmware or Software.
(a) Copyright; Trademark. The Service and Device and any firmware or software
used to provide the Service or provided to you in conjunction with providing
the Service, or embedded in the Device, and all Services, information,
documents and materials on our websites are protected by trademark, copyright
or other intellectual property laws and international treaty provisions. All of our websites, corporate names, service marks,
trademarks, trade names, logos and domain names (collectively “marks”) are and
will at all times remain our exclusive property. Nothing in this Agreement
grants you the right or license to use any of our marks.
(b) Unauthorized Usage of Device; Firmware or Software. You have not been
granted any license to use the firmware or software used to provide the Service
or provided to you in conjunction with providing the Service, or embedded in
the Device, other than a nontransferable, revocable license to use such
firmware or software in object code form (without making any modification
thereto) strictly in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. You expressly agree that the Device is exclusively for use in
connection with the Service and that we will not provide any passwords, codes
or other information or assistance that would enable you to use the Device for
any other purpose. We reserve the right to prohibit the use of any interface
device that we have not provided to you. You hereby represent and warrant that
you possess all required rights, including software and/or firmware licenses,
to use any interface device that we have not provided to you. In addition, you
shall indemnify and hold us harmless against any and all
liability arising out of your use of such interface device with the Service.
You shall not reverse compile, disassemble or reverse engineer or otherwise
attempt to derive the source code from the binary code of the firmware or
software.
2.8 Tampering with the
Device or Service. You shall not change the electronic serial number or
equipment identifier of the Device or to perform a factory reset of the Device
without our prior written consent. We reserve the right to terminate your
Service if we believe, in our sole and absolute discretion, that you have
tampered with the Device. In the event of such termination, you will remain
responsible for the full month’s charges to the end of the current term,
including, without limitation, unbilled charges, plus a termination fee, if
applicable, all of which will immediately become due and payable. You shall not
attempt to hack or otherwise disrupt the Service or make any use of the Service
that is inconsistent with its intended purpose.
2.9 Theft of Service. You
shall notify us immediately, in writing or by calling our customer support
line, if the Device is stolen or if you become aware at any time that your
Service is being stolen, fraudulently used or otherwise being used in an
unauthorized manner. When you call or write, you must provide your account
number and a detailed description of the circumstances of the Device theft,
fraudulent use or unauthorized use of Service. Failure to do so in a timely
manner may result in the termination of your Service and additional charges to
you. Until such time as we receive notice of the theft, fraudulent use or
unauthorized use, you will be liable for all use of the Service using a Device
stolen from you and any and all stolen, fraudulent or
unauthorized use of the Service.
2.10 Return of Device
(Does Not Apply to Customers who use Devices not provided by ASAP directly)
(a) Retail Customers. A Retail Customer may only return the Device to the
retail store, dealer or other provider from which the Retail Customer purchased
the Device. All returns will be subject to the return policy of such retail
store, dealer or other provider. We will not accept any Device returned to us
from a Retail Customer.
(b) Non-Retail Customers. Non-Retail Customers may return the Device to us
within fourteen (14) days of the termination of Service to receive a credit for
any termination fee (See Section 3.6) provided that:
* the Service is
terminated within the first thirty (30) days following the activation of the
Service;
* the Device is in original condition, reasonable wear and tear excluded;
* the original proof of purchase are returned with the
Device, together with the original packaging, all parts, accessories, and
documentation;
* prior to returning the Device to us, you obtain a valid return authorization
number from our customer care department, which can be reached at 704 527
5100.
* you pay all costs of
shipping the Device back to us.
If you disconnect multiple
lines, we will issue you a credit for all termination fees upon receipt of all Devices
in accordance with the requirements set forth above.
If you receive cartons or Devices that are visibly damaged, you must note the
damage on the carrier’s freight bill or receipt and keep a copy. In such event,
you must keep the original carton, all packing materials and parts intact in
the same condition in which they were received from the carrier and contact our
customer care department immediately at 661 264 9880.
2.11 Number Transfer on
Service Termination. Upon the termination of your Service, we may, in our sole
and absolute discretion, release to your new service provider the telephone
number that you ported (transferred or moved over) to us from your previous
service provider and used in connection with your Service if:
* such new service
provider is able to accept such number;
* your account has been properly terminated;
* your account is completely current, including payment for all charges and
applicable termination fees; and
* you request the transfer upon terminating your account.
2.12 Service Distinctions.
The Service is not a telecommunications service and we provide it on a best efforts basis. Important distinctions exist between
telecommunications service and the Service offering that we provide. The
Service is subject to different regulatory treatment than telecommunications
service. This treatment may limit or otherwise affect your rights of redress
before regulatory agencies.
2.13 Ownership and Risk of
Loss. You will own the Device and bear all risk of loss of,
theft of, casualty to or damage to the Device, from the time it is shipped to
you until the time (if any) when it is returned to us in accordance with this
Agreement.
2.14 No 0+ or Operator
Assisted Calling; May Not Support x11 Calling. The Service does not support 0+ or
operator assisted calling (including, without limitation, collect calls, third
party billing calls or calling card calls). The Service may not support 311,
511 and/or other x11 (other than certain specified dialing such as 911 and 411,
which are provided for elsewhere in this Agreement) services in one or more (or
all) service areas.
2.15 No Directory Listing.
The phone numbers you obtain from us will not be listed in any telephone
directories. Phone numbers transferred from your local phone company may,
however, be listed. As a result, someone with your phone number may not be able
to utilize a reverse directory to lookup your address.
2.16 Incompatibility With Other Services.
(a) Security Systems. The Service may not be compatible with security systems.
You may be required to maintain a telephone connection through your local
exchange carrier in order to use any alarm monitoring functions for any
security system installed in your home or business. You are responsible for
contacting the alarm monitoring company to test the compatibility of any alarm
monitoring or security system with the Service.
(b) Certain Broadband and Cable Modem Services. You acknowledge that the
Service presently may not be compatible with some broadband services
. You further acknowledge that some providers of broadband service may
provide modems that prevent the transmission of communications using the
Service. We do not warrant that the Services will be compatible with all
broadband services and expressly disclaim any express or implied warranties
regarding the compatibility of the Service with any particular
broadband service.
2.17 ASAP provides a
function that allows Users to record individual telephone conversations. The
laws regarding the notice and notification and other related requirements of
recorded conversations vary by state to state, ASAP does not warrant that the
function complies with any such notice and notification and other related
requirements, and you are solely responsible for compliance with all local laws
and regulations in the relevant jurisdiction when using this feature.
3. CHARGES; PAYMENTS;
TAXES; TERMINATION
3.1 Billing. When the
service is activated, you must provide us with a valid email address and a
credit or debit card number from a card issuer that we accept. We reserve the
right to stop accepting credit or debit cards from one or more issuers. If your
credit or debit card expires, you close your account, your billing address
changes, or your credit or debit card is canceled and replaced on account of loss
or theft, you must advise us at once. We will bill all charges, applicable
taxes and surcharges monthly in advance (except for usage-based charges, which
will be billed monthly in arrears, and any other charges which we decide to
bill in arrears) to your credit or debit card, including but not limited to:
* activation fees;
* monthly Service fees;
* international usage charges;
* advanced feature charges;
* equipment purchases;
* termination fees; and
* shipping and handling charges.
The amount of such fees
and charges shall be published on our website and may change from time to time.
Notification of monthly invoices will be sent to you via your email address on
file with us. We reserve the right to bill at more frequent intervals if the
amount you owe to us at any time exceeds $250. Any usage charges will be billed
in increments that are rounded up to the nearest minute except as otherwise set
forth in the rate schedules found on our website.
3.2 Billing Disputes. You
must notify us in writing within seven days after receiving your credit or
debit card statement if you dispute any ASAP charges on that statement or you
will be deemed to have waived any right to contest such charges. All notices of
disputed charges should be sent to:
Customer Care Billing
Department
ASAP Business Communications.
44861 10th
Street West, Lancaster, CA 93534
3.3 Payment and
Collection.
(a) Payment. We only accept payment by Company check, credit or debit card,
unless other payment terms have been explicitly agreed to in writing by ASAP
Business Communications. Your subscription to the Service authorizes us to
charge your credit or debit card. This authorization will remain valid until 30
days after we receive written notice from you terminating our authority to
charge your credit or debit card, whereupon we will charge your credit or debit
card for the termination fee, if applicable, and any other outstanding charges
and terminate you Service. We may terminate your Service at any time in our
sole and absolute discretion if any charge to your credit or debit card is
declined or reversed, your credit or debit card expires
and you have not provided us with a valid replacement credit or debit card or
in case of any other non-payment of account charges.
(b) Collection. If your Service is terminated, you will remain fully liable to
us for all charges pursuant to this Agreement and any and all
costs we incur to collect such amounts, including, without limitation,
collection costs and attorney’s fees.
3.4 Termination;
Discontinuance of Service. We reserve the right to suspend or discontinue the
Service generally, or to terminate your Service, at any time in our sole and
absolute discretion. If we discontinue the Service generally, or terminate your
Service without a stated reason, you will only be responsible for charges
accrued through the date of termination, including a pro-rated portion of the
final month’s charges. If your Service is terminated on account of your breach
of any provision of this Agreement, you will be responsible for the full
month’s charges to the end of the current term, including, without limitation,
unbilled charges, plus the termination fee, if applicable, all of which will
immediately become due and payable.
3.5 Taxes. You are
responsible for all applicable federal, state, provincial, municipal, local or
other governmental sales, use, excise, value-added, personal property, public
utility or other taxes, fees or charges now in force or enacted in the future,
that arise from or as a result of your subscription or use or payment for the
Service or a Device. Such amounts are in addition to payment for the Service or
Devices and will be billed to your credit card as set forth in this Agreement.
If you are exempt from payment of such taxes, you must provide us with an original
certificate that satisfies applicable legal requirements attesting to
tax-exempt status. Tax exemption will only apply from and after the date we
receive such certificate.
3.6 Termination Fee. You
may be charged a termination fee of $9.99 per phone number or device, and the
FULL RETAIL PRICE for each Device supplied by ASAP if your Service is
terminated for any reason during the Term following the activation of your
Service.
3.7 Money Back Guarantee;
Limitations and Conditions.
(a) Money Back Guarantee. We offer Business subscribers a 30-day money back
guarantee from the date of activation of Service. The money back guarantee
applies only to the first-ordered service package, not to additional or
secondary orders. We will refund the activation fee and monthly charge for
first month of Service provided that:
* you have not exceeded
2500 minutes of usage; and
* you cancel your Service within the 30-day period.
Federal excise taxes and
any other applicable taxes cannot be refunded. You will remain responsible for
any charges for usage fees including but not limited to local or international
usage, calls to ASAP toll free numbers and directory assistance. We reserve the
right to terminate or revoke this money back guarantee at any time, without
prior notice.
3.8 Payphone Charges. If
you use our “Toll Free” feature or any toll free
feature that we offer in the future, we will be entitled to recover from you
any charges imposed on us either directly or indirectly in connection with toll
free calls made to your number. We may recover these amounts by means of a
per-call charge, rounded up to the next cent, or in such other fashion as we
deem appropriate for the recovery of these costs.
3.9 ASAP reserves the
right at it’s sole descresion to route 411 calls to a third party that will
provide 411 type services without any Charges for Directory Calls (411).
3.10 Charges for
Conference Bridge Calls. We will charge you per minute for each caller who
calls into your conference bridge. Your Conference Bridge per minute usage fee
will be the lower of (i) 3.9 cents per minute, or
(ii) the per minute Conference Bridge usage fee determined in your Service
Activation Form or online order form. The per minute usage fee will be
calculated based on all participants on the conference bridge, including
on-network and off-network participants.
4. LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION; WARRANTIES
4.1 Limitation of
Liability. We will not be liable for any delay or failure to provide the
Service, including 911 Dialing, at any time or from time to time, or any
interruption or degradation of voice quality that is caused by any of the
following:
* an act or omission of an
underlying carrier, service provider, vendor or other third party;
* equipment, network or facility failure;
* equipment, network or facility upgrade or modification;
* force majeure events such as (but not limited to) acts of God, acts of
nature, strikes, fire, war, riot, acts of terrorism and government actions;
* equipment, network or facility shortage;
* equipment or facility relocation;
* service, equipment, network or facility failure caused by the loss of power
to you;
* outage of, or blocking of ports by, your ISP or broadband service provider or
other impediment to usage of the Service caused by any third party;
* any act or omission by you or any person using the Service or Device provided
to you; or
* any other cause that is beyond our control, including, without limitation, a
failure of or defect in any Device, the failure of an incoming or outgoing
communication, the inability of communications (including, without limitation,
911 Dialing) to be connected or completed, or forwarded.
Our aggregate liability
under this agreement will in no event exceed the Service charges with respect
to the affected time period.
4.2 Disclaimer of
Liability for Damages. IN NO EVENT WILL ASAP, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES OR AGENTS OR ANY OTHER SERVICE PROVIDER WHO FURNISHES
SERVICES TO YOU IN CONNECTION THE SERVICE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY
OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PERSONAL INJURY, WRONGFUL DEATH,
PROPERTY DAMAGE, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFITS, OR DAMAGES ARISING
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, INCLUDING
INABILITY TO ACCESS EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL THROUGH THE 911 DIALING SERVICE
OR TO OBTAIN EMERGENCY HELP. THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH HEREIN APPLY TO CLAIMS
FOUNDED IN BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, PRODUCT LIABILITY, TORT AND
ANY AND ALL OTHER THEORIES OF LIABILITY AND APPLY WHETHER OR NOT WE WERE
INFORMED OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF ANY PARTICULAR TYPE OF DAMAGES.
4.3 Indemnification and
Survival.
(a) Indemnification. You shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless ASAP, its
officers, directors, employees, affiliates and agents and any other service
provider who furnishes services to you in connection with the Service, from any
and all claims, losses, damages, fines, penalties, costs and expenses
(including, without limitation, attorneys fees) by, or on behalf of, you or any
third party or user of the Service, relating to the Services, including,
without limitation, 911 Dialing, or the Device.
(b) Survival. The provisions of this Agreement that by their sense and context
are intended to survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement shall
survive.
4.4 No Warranties on
Service. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS OF THE SERVICE OR DEVICE
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OR ANY WARRANTY ARISING BY
USAGE OF TRADE, COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR ANY WARRANTY THAT
THE SERVICE WILL MEET CUSTOMER’S REQUIREMENTS. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING,
WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE OR DEVICE WILL BE WITHOUT FAILURE, DELAY,
INTERRUPTION, ERROR, DEGRADATION OF VOICE QUALITY OR LOSS OF CONTENT, DATA OR
INFORMATION. NEITHER ASAP NOR ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES OR
AGENTS, OR ANY OTHER SERVICE PROVIDER OR VENDOR WHO FURNISHES SERVICES DEVICES,
OR PRODUCTS TO CUSTOMER IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE, WILL BE LIABLE FOR
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OUR OR YOUR TRANSMISSION FACILITIES OR PREMISES
EQUIPMENT OR FOR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, OR ALTERATION, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION
OF, CUSTOMER’S DATA FILES, PROGRAMS, PROCEDURES OR INFORMATION THROUGH
ACCIDENT, FRAUDULENT MEANS OR DEVICES OR ANY OTHER METHOD, REGARDLESS OF
WHETHER SUCH DAMAGE OCCURS AS A RESULT OF ASAP OR ITS SERVICE PROVIDER’S OR
VENDORS’ NEGLIGENCE. STATEMENTS AND DESCRIPTIONS CONCERNING THE SERVICE OR
DEVICE, IF ANY, BY ASAP OR ASAP’S AGENTS OR INSTALLERS ARE INFORMATIONAL AND
ARE NOT GIVEN AS A WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
4.5 Device Warranties.
(a) Limited Warranty. Except as set forth herein, if you received the Device
new from us and the Device included a limited warranty at the time of receipt,
you must refer to the separate limited warranty document provided with the
Device for information on the limitation and disclaimer of certain warranties.
Remedies for breach of any such warranties will be limited to those expressly
set forth in such documentation.
(b) No Warranty. If your Device did not include a limited warranty from us at
the time of receipt, you are accepting the Device “as is”. You are not entitled
to replacement, repair or refund in the event of any defect.
(c) Disclaimer. OTHER THAN WARRANTIES AS TO THE DEVICE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN
THE DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED WITH THE DEVICE AND THE RETAIL CUSTOMER LIMITED WARRANTY
EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS OF
THE DEVICE FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OR ANY WARRANTY
ARISING BY USAGE OF TRADE, COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR ANY
WARRANTY THAT THE DEVICE OR ANY FIRMWARE OR SOFTWARE IS “ERROR FREE” OR WILL
MEET CUSTOMER’S REQUIREMENTS. THE FOREGOING WILL NOT BE DEEMED TO LIMIT ANY
DISCLAIMER OR LIMITATION OF WARRANTY SET FORTH IN THE DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED
WITH THE DEVICE. DEVICE WARRANTIES DO NOT APPLY TO BUSINESS CUSTOMERS.
4.6 No Third
Party Beneficiaries. No provision of this Agreement provides any person
or entity not a party to this Agreement with any remedy, claim, liability,
reimbursement, or cause of action or creates any other third
party beneficiary rights.
4.7 Content. You will be
liable for any and all liability that may arise out of
the content transmitted by you or to any person, whether authorized or
unauthorized, using your Service or Device (each such person, a “User”). You
shall assure that your and your User’s use of the Service and content comply at all times with all applicable laws, regulations
and written and electronic instructions for use. We reserve the right to
terminate or suspend your Services and remove your or your Users’ content from
the Service, if we determine, in our sole and absolute discretion, that such
use or content does not conform with the requirements set forth in this
Agreement or interferes with our ability to provide Services to you or others.
Our action or inaction under this Section will not constitute any review or
approval of your or Users’ use or content.
4.8 Recording
Conversations. ASAP provides a function that allows a user or Subscriber
to record individual telephone conversations. The laws regarding the notice and
notification requirements of such recorded conversations vary by state to
state. Subscriber is solely responsible for applying the local laws in the
relevant jurisdiction when using this feature.
5. MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Governing Law. The
Agreement and the relationship between you and us is
governed by the laws of the state of California without regard to its conflict
of law provisions. To the extent court action is initiated to enforce an
arbitration award or for any other reason consistent with Section 5.2, you
shall submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located
within the state of California and waive any objection as to venue or inconvenient
forum.
5.2 Mandatory Arbitration
and No Jury Trial. Any dispute or claim between you, any member of your
household or any guest or employee of you and us arising out of or relating to
the Service or Device will be resolved by arbitration before a single
arbitrator administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance
with its Commercial Arbitration Rules. The arbitration will take place in Los
Angeles county, California. The arbitrator’s decision will follow the plain
meaning of the relevant documents, and will be final
and binding. Without limiting the foregoing, the parties agree that no
arbitrator has the authority to: (i) award relief in
excess of what this Agreement provides; or (ii) award punitive or exemplary
damages. Judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in
any court having jurisdiction thereof. REGARDLESS OF ANY STATUTE OR LAW TO THE
CONTRARY, ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SERVICE
MUST BE FILED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION AROSE OR
BE FOREVER BARRED. All claims shall be arbitrated individually. You shall not bring, or join any class action of any kind in court or in
arbitration or seek to consolidate or bring previously consolidated claims in
arbitration. THIS ARBITRATION PROVISION CONSTITUTES A WAIVER OF ANY RIGHT TO A
JURY TRIAL AND AN AGREEMENT TO BE SUBJECT TO JURISDICTION IN, AND CONDUCT
ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGS IN, LOS ANGELES COUNTY CALIFORNIA.
5.3 No Waiver of Rights.
Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement
will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
5.4 Entire Agreement. This
Agreement, including any future modifications as may occur within the terms of
the Agreement, and the rates for Services found on our website constitute the
entire agreement between you and ASAP and govern the use of the Service by you,
members of your business, employees and guests. This Agreement supersedes any
prior agreements between you and ASAP and any and all
prior or contemporaneous statements, understandings, writings, commitments, or
representations concerning its subject matter.
5.5 Severability. If any
part of this Agreement is legally declared invalid or unenforceable, all other
parts of this Agreement will remain valid and enforceable. Such invalidity or
non-enforceability will not invalidate or render unenforceable any other
portion of this Agreement.
6. FUTURE CHANGES TO THIS
AGREEMENT
We may change the terms
and conditions of this Agreement from time to time. Notices will be considered
given and effective on the date posted on www.PhonesByASAP.com. ASAP
will make best efforts to notify Customers in advance via email regarding
changes to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Such changes will become
binding on you on the date they are posted to our website and no further notice
by us is required upon your continued use of the Service. The Agreement as and
when posted supersedes all previously agreed to electronic and written terms of
service, including, without limitation, any terms included with the packaging
of the Device and also supersedes any written terms
provided to Retail Customers in connection with retail distribution, including,
without limitation, any written terms enclosed within the packaging of the
Device.
7. PRIVACY
ASAP Service utilizes, in
whole or in part, the public Internet and third party
networks to transmit voice and other communications. ASAP is not liable
for any lack of privacy which may be experienced with regard
to the Service. ASAP Business Communications. does not sell or share
personal information.
Last Updated: January 1, 2021