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Pctank.co.uk general terms of
service
Pctank.co.uk is a provider
of internet related services including connectivity,
co-location, dedicated and shared server, website
hosting and domain name services. These Conditions
set out the terms under which Pctank.co.uk will
provide Services to the Client (as such terms are
defined below). These Conditions will be
supplemented from time to time by order confirmation
forms setting out specific details relating to
services requested by the Client and, as so
supplemented, will apply to the exclusion of any
other terms and conditions including any which the
Client may attempt to introduce.
To the extent that the Client is deemed to be a
consumer (as defined by the Unfair Contract Terms
Act 1977) then these Conditions will not affect the
rights of the Client as a consumer and will apply to
the extent that applicable law allows.
By logging into your account or updating files
you are deemed to have accepted these terms and
conditions
These Conditions are divided into five parts,
however all parts may not apply in every case:
- Part 1 applies in all cases.
- Part 2 applies where Pctank.co.uk is
to provide software and/or equipment in
connection with the Services.
- Part 3 applies where the Services
include ongoing support and maintenance
services.
- Part 4 applies where the Services
include domain name registration services.
Part 1 : General Provisions
1.Definitions
In these Conditions, the following expressions
will have the following meanings, unless
inconsistent with the context:
- "Agreement"
- the agreement between Pctank.co.uk and the
Client for the provision of Services formed by
these Conditions and the Order Confirmation(s)
- "Ancillary Systems"
- any Software and/or Equipment
- "Associated Company"
- in respect of either party, a subsidiary or
holding company of that party or any subsidiary
of such holding company and the terms
"subsidiary" and "holding company" will have the
meanings given to them by sections 736 and 736A
Companies Act 1985
- "Business Day"
- a day which is not a Saturday or Sunday or
public or bank holiday in England and Wales
- "Business Hours"
- 9am to 5pm on each Business Day
- "Client Materials"
- data, text, images, graphics, videos, logos
and other content and material, hardware or
equipment provided by the Client in connection
with the Agreement for use by Pctank.co.uk in
providing the Services
- "Client"
- as identified on the Order Confirmation(s)
- "Client System"
- the Client's computer system upon which the
Software is loaded or otherwise in connection
with which the Services are provided
- "Conditions"
- these conditions (in four parts) to be read
in conjunction with the Order Confirmation(s)
- "Defect"
- any defect in systems having a material
effect on the Client's use or operation of the
Services or any failure by any Ancillary System
to comply with any term of Part 2 of these
Conditions
- "Domain Services"
- those domain registration and other related
services (if any) provided to the Client by
Pctank.co.uk pursuant to the Agreement, as
described on a relevant Order Confirmation
- "Equipment"
- any hardware, cabling and/or other equipment
provided to the Client by Pctank.co.uk in
connection with the Agreement
- "Fees"
- the charges due to Pctank.co.uk under the
Agreement in relation to the Services, as set
out on the Order Confirmation(s)
-
- "Intellectual Property Rights"
- any and all patents, trade marks, service
marks, copyright, moral rights, rights in
design, know-how, confidential information and
all or any other intellectual or industrial
property rights whether or not registered or
capable of registration and whether subsisting
in the United Kingdom or any other part of the
world together with all or any goodwill relating
to the same
- "Netiquette"
- generally accepted standards and codes of
practice for use of the internet including not
sending bulk unsolicited email, mail bombing or
impersonating another person
- "Order Confirmation"
- the order confirmation form(s) submitted by
Pctank.co.uk to the Client by email or otherwise
in writing for the provision of the Services, in
response to the Client's order or request
- "Pctank.co.uk"
- Pctank.co.uk Communications UK, registered
in England and Wales (Company No. 05306504),
whose registered office is at 5 Roundwood
Avenue, Stockley Park, Uxbridge, UB11 1AY
-
- "Services"
- those development, implementation,
consultancy, hosting and other services (if any)
provided to the Client pursuant to the
Agreement, as described on a relevant Order
Confirmation, together with any Support Services
and Domain Services
- "SLA"
- the level of performance to be provided by
Pctank.co.uk to the Client in respect of the
Services, as set out on the Order
Confirmation(s)
- "Software"
- any communications or other software
provided to or made available to the Client by
Pctank.co.uk in connection with the Agreement,
but excluding Third Party Software
- "Support Services"
- those support and maintenance services
provided to the Client pursuant to the
Agreement, as described on a relevant Order
Confirmation
- "Support Hours"
- the hours during which Pctank.co.uk will
provide the Support Services, as set out on a
relevant Order Confirmation
- "Third Party Software"
- any software identified as third party
software (if any) to be provided to the Client
pursuant to the Agreement, as set out in a
relevant Order Confirmation
- "Use the Software"
- to load the Software onto and store and run
it on the Client System and/or Equipment in
accordance with the terms of the Agreement
2.Interpretation
- 2.1 The headings used in the Agreement
are inserted for convenience only and are not
intended to be part of nor to affect the meaning
or interpretation of any of the Agreement.
- 2.2 In the Agreement the masculine
includes the feminine and the neuter, and the
singular includes the plural and vice versa as
the context shall admit or require.
- 2.3 The expression "person" means any
individual, firm, body corporate, unincorporated
association, partnership, government, state or
agency of a state or joint venture.
- 2.4 In the event of a conflict between
any of these Conditions and any Order
Confirmation, the conflict will be resolved
according to the following order of priority:
these Conditions then the Order Confirmation.
- 2.5 The words "include", "includes",
"including" and "included" will be construed
without limitation unless inconsistent with the
context.
- 2.6 The Agreement (as varied in
accordance with its terms) forms the entire
understanding of the parties in respect of the
matters dealt within it and supersedes all
previous agreements, understandings and
negotiations between the parties.
- 2.7 The parties do not intend that any
of the terms of the Agreement will be
enforceable by virtue of the Contracts (Rights
of Third Parties) Act 1999 by any person not
party to it.
- 2.8 References in these Conditions to
clauses means clauses of these Conditions.
References in these Conditions to the provisions
of statutes or statutory instruments are deemed
to include those provisions as amended or
substituted
3.Service Provision
- 3.1 The Services are described or
referred to on the Order Confirmation(s).
- 3.2 Pctank.co.uk will use its
reasonable endeavours to provide the Services in
accordance with any timescale set out on the
Order Confirmation(s), but will not be liable to
the Client where, using those endeavours, it
fails to meet any timescale.
- 3.3 Pctank.co.uk will not be liable
for any failure to provide the Services
resulting from any breach by the Client or its
employees, agents or subcontractors of the
Agreement.
- 3.4 Pctank.co.uk will not be obliged
to provide any services not referred to on the
Order Confirmation(s). Furthermore, Pctank.co.uk
cannot provide the Services where the Client
makes use of particular systems including
communications systems identified in writing by
Pctank.co.uk.
- 3.5 The terms of the Agreement form
the entire agreement between Pctank.co.uk and
the Client in relation to the Services and all
other understandings, agreements, warranties,
conditions, terms or representations, whether
express or implied, statutory or otherwise, are
excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
The Client may not rely upon any representation
made or given by any employee of Pctank.co.uk
prior to the Agreement being entered into unless
confirmed in the Agreement.
- 3.6 Pctank.co.uk may at any time and
from time to time improve, correct or otherwise
modify all or any of the Services (including
substituting Software and/or Equipment with
software or equipment of similar specification)
provided that such modification does not
materially affect provision of the Services to
the Client. Pctank.co.uk will endeavour to give
the Client reasonable notice of any such
modification, where this is reasonably
practicable.
- 3.7 Pctank.co.uk will, upon
arrangement and provided that no Fees are due
and payable, allow the Client reasonable access
to any co-located server hosted by Pctank.co.uk
as part of the Services during Business Hours.
Access will only be granted to the Client if
Pctank.co.uk is given at least 3 Business Days'
notice in writing that access is required and
acceptance of that request has been confirmed in
writing to the Client by Pctank.co.uk.
- 3.8 Without prejudice to its other
rights and remedies, Pctank.co.uk may at its
sole discretion suspend the provision of the
whole or any part of the Services (temporarily
or permanently) and will have no liability to
provide the Services on the occurrence of any of
the following events:
- 3.8.1 notified or unscheduled upgrade or
maintenance of Pctank.co.uk's IT systems;
- 3.8.2 issue by any competent authority
of an order which is binding on Pctank.co.uk
which affects the Services;
- 3.8.3 if the Client fails to pay any
Fees or any other sums owing to Pctank.co.uk
by the Client when they fall due;
- 3.8.4 if an event occurs and
Pctank.co.uk deem it to be appropriate to
terminate the Agreement;
- 3.8.5 if the bandwidth or computer
memory used by the Client in relation to the
Services exceeds any agreed or stipulated
level and Pctank.co.uk determines in its
sole discretion that suspension is necessary
to protect all and any internet solutions
provided by Pctank.co.uk from time to time;
- 3.8.6 if the size of an email, mailing
list or cron job used by the Client exceeds
any agreed or stipulated size, level or
frequency and Pctank.co.uk determines in its
sole discretion that suspension is necessary
to protect all and any internet solutions
provided by Pctank.co.uk from time to time;
or
- 3.8.7 failure or deficiencies in the
Client System referring but not limited to
hardware, server corruption and security
breaches.
Where Pctank.co.uk suspends provision of the
Services in accordance with clause 3.8.3, it
will only be obliged to recommence provision
during Business Hours and once the Client has
paid all relevant outstanding sums in clear
funds together with any relevant reinstatement
fee (as published from time to time by
Pctank.co.uk) and has accepted any revised
payment terms requested by Pctank.co.uk (such as
payment by direct debit).
- 3.9 The Client will provide to
Pctank.co.uk those Client Materials identified
on the Order Confirmation(s) within a reasonable
time period taking account of the obligations of
Pctank.co.uk under the Agreement.
- 3.10 The Client warrants that the
Client Materials will be accurate in all
material respects and will not knowingly include
material which is illegal, the accessing holding
transmitting or supplying of which would be a
criminal offence or which is otherwise unlawful
or in breach of any applicable law or code of
practice applying to such materials. In
particular, the Client warrants that all
necessary licences, consents and waivers
(including those from rights owners, performers
and other contributors) are obtained and paid
for by the Client. Without prejudice to the
foregoing, Pctank.co.uk may decline to use any
Client Materials on any reasonable grounds.
- 3.11 The Client will supply in a
timely manner all information, instructions,
review and feedback reasonably required by
Pctank.co.uk in connection with the performance
of its obligations under the Agreement and will
appoint a representative who is fully empowered
and authorised to provide the same.
4.Service Delivery
- 4.1 The Client acknowledges that,
given the nature of such services, Pctank.co.uk
cannot guarantee that the Services, when
delivered via the internet, will be
uninterrupted or error free.
- 4.2 To the fullest extent permitted by
law and save as provided elsewhere in the
Agreement, the Services and any Client Systems
and Ancillary Systems are provided by
Pctank.co.uk to the Client on an "as is" and "as
available" basis and no warranty or
representation (express or implied) of any kind
are given in connection with the Agreement
including as to satisfactory quality and fitness
for a particular purpose. In particular,
Pctank.co.uk gives no warranty or representation
that:
- 4.2.1 the Services will meet the
Client's requirements;
- 4.2.2 the Services will be provided on
an uninterrupted, timely, secure or
error-free basis; or
- 4.2.3 any results obtained from use of
the Services will be accurate, complete or
current.
- 4.3 Pctank.co.uk warrants that it will
provide the Services with reasonable care and
skill and in accordance with any SLA.
Pctank.co.uk will not be liable for a breach of
such warranty unless the Client notifies
Pctank.co.uk in writing of such failure within
14 days of the Client becoming aware of the
failure.
- 4.4 If the Client makes a valid claim
against Pctank.co.uk based on a failure by
Pctank.co.uk to comply with the warranty set out
in clause 4.3 Pctank.co.uk may, at its option,
take such steps as it deems necessary to remedy
such failure or refund such part of the Fees as
relates to such Services, provided that the
liability of Pctank.co.uk under such warranty
will in no event exceed one and a quarter times
the amount of the Fees paid to Pctank.co.uk by
the Client (excluding VAT and expenses) in the
12 month period prior to the date on which the
Client makes the claim. If Pctank.co.uk complies
with this clause, it will have no further
liability for a breach of the said warranty.
5.Client's Obligations
- 5.1 The Client agrees that it will:
- 5.1.1 immediately notify Pctank.co.uk on
becoming aware of any unauthorised use of
all or any of the Services and/or relevant
part of the Client System;
- 5.1.2 not use the Services, Ancillary
Systems and/or Client System or allow them
to be used for any unlawful purpose or for
the publication, linking to, issue or
display of any unlawful material (including
any pirated software or any material which
is obscene, pornographic, threatening,
malicious, harmful, abusive, defamatory or
which breaches the rights including
Intellectual Property Rights of any third
party or which is or encourages criminal
acts or contains any virus, worm, trojan
horse or other harmful code) whether under
English law or regulation, the laws or
regulations of the Client's country or any
other place where the results of such
purpose or the material in question can be
accessed;
- 5.1.3 not use the Services, Ancillary
Systems and/or Client System or allow them
to be used for the publication, linking to,
issue or display of any material which in
the absolute discretion of Pctank.co.uk may
harm Pctank.co.uk or any of its Associated
Companies or clients or bring Pctank.co.uk
into disrepute or which calls into question
any action taken by Pctank.co.uk on the
Client's behalf;
- 5.1.4 not use the Services, Ancillary
Systems and/or Client System or allow them
to be used in breach of good Netiquette
practices;
- 5.1.5 remove or prevent access to any
material hosted on any of the Equipment
and/or Client System which causes or is
likely to cause the Client to be in breach
of the Agreement;
- 5.1.6 ensure that it has all necessary
consents, permissions and licences to make
use of the Services including registration
and appropriate consents and approvals under
the Data Protection Act 1998;
- 5.1.7 not provide any technical or other
information obtained from Pctank.co.uk
and/or relating to the Services to any
person which the Client is aware or ought
reasonably be aware may directly or
indirectly lead to a breach of any law or
regulation;
- 5.1.8 not, in breach of good Netiquette
practices, use any service provided by any
third party (including an internet web site
and/or email) for the publication, linking
to, issue or display of any material which
refers to an internet web site hosted by
Pctank.co.uk or any other products or
services offered by Pctank.co.uk from time
to time without Pctank.co.uk's prior written
consent;
- 5.1.9 ensure that all material or data
hosted by Pctank.co.uk on any web site
operated by the Client from time to time or
communicated through such site or using the
Client System is checked for viruses and
other harmful code and has appropriate
security patches applied;
- 5.1.10 save as provided in any Order
Confirmation, be responsible for keeping
regular and full back ups of all material
and data hosted by Pctank.co.uk on any web
site or other system operated by the Client
from time to time including the Client
System and/or Ancillary Systems;
- 5.1.11 comply with any security policy
notified to it from time to time by
Pctank.co.uk and, in particular, ensure that
all passwords and user names provided to it
by Pctank.co.uk are at all times kept
confidential, used properly and not
disclosed to unauthorised people. If the
Client has any reason to believe that any
password or user name has become known to
someone not authorised to use it or is being
or is likely to be used in an unauthorised
way or of any other breach of security then
the Client will inform Pctank.co.uk
immediately;
- 5.1.12 monitor its bandwidth in relation
to the use of Services and report to
Pctank.co.uk any use of bandwidth over and
above those agreed or stipulated levels set
out in the Order Confirmation;
- 5.1.13 be entirely liable for all
activities conducted and charges incurred
under its passwords and user names whether
authorised by it or not and the Client
acknowledges that Pctank.co.uk shall not be
liable for any loss of confidentiality or
for any damages arising from the Client's
inability to comply with these Conditions;
- 5.1.14 not use any part of the
Pctank.co.uk premises except as is
reasonably necessary to inspect and maintain
any co-located server hosted as part of the
Services and the Client shall ensure that
such server is kept in good condition and is
in its original condition upon the
termination of such hosting;
- 5.1.15 ensure that the Client obtains
and maintains insurance over all parts of
the Client System which are located on the
premises of Pctank.co.uk or any of its
Associated Companies and to provide evidence
that such insurance is in place, upon
Pctank.co.uk's demand;
- 5.1.16 not, whilst present at any
Pctank.co.uk premises, do anything which may
be dangerous or a nuisance or inconvenience
or to disturb, threaten or abuse any
Pctank.co.uk personnel or other Pctank.co.uk
clients and the Client shall abide by all
health and safety and other policies as
Pctank.co.uk may notify to the Client from
time to time in relation to any such
premises;
- 5.1.17 ensure that all communication
details which it provides to Pctank.co.uk
are at all times true, current, accurate and
complete. The Client will promptly notify
Pctank.co.uk of any change to such details
and acknowledges that Pctank.co.uk will not
be liable for any loss suffered or incurred
by the Client as a result of its failure to
notify such changes to Pctank.co.uk; and
- 5.1.18 ensure that its systems
(including the Client System) meet any
minimum system specifications notified to
the Client from time to time.
- 5.2 The Client acknowledges that it
has appropriate knowledge of how the internet
functions, the systems and products provided to
it in connection with the Agreement and what
types of use and content are and are not
acceptable, some of which are referred to in
clause 5.1.2. The Client acknowledges that
Pctank.co.uk shall have no obligation to:
- 5.2.1 train the Client on its use of the
Services or any Ancillary System;
- 5.2.2 manipulate any material which the
Client wishes to and/or does post on any web
site or other system it operates (including
any Client System) or any communication
which it issues or sends in connection with
any Services; or
- 5.2.3 validate or vet such material for
usability, legality, content or correctness.
The Client also acknowledges that the services
and products provided by Pctank.co.uk are
standard packages which are not tailored to
specific requirements of the Client, unless
confirmed in writing by Pctank.co.uk to the
contrary.
- 5.3 The Client will promptly provide
to Pctank.co.uk and/or its consultants,
employees and agents such information and
assistance as they may reasonably require in
order to be able to carry out the Services and,
where relevant, deliver and install any
Ancillary Systems.
- 5.4 The Client will procure all
necessary rights from third parties (including
intellectual property licences of computer
software and website content including ringtones
and music) which are from time to time required
in order for Pctank.co.uk to be able legally to
provide the Services.
- 5.5 If, in Pctank.co.uk's opinion, the
Client is in breach of the provisions of clauses
5.1.2 to 5.1.4 then Pctank.co.uk may without
prejudice to its other rights and remedies
immediately by written notice to the Client:
- 5.5.1 suspend provision of the Services;
- 5.5.2 terminate the Agreement; or
- 5.5.3 amend or remove any Client
Materials and/or content appearing on any
website or other system hosted by
Pctank.co.uk on behalf of the Client
(including any Client System or Ancillary
System).
Pctank.co.uk may also notify appropriate public
authorities (governmental or otherwise including
the police or other enforcement authority) of
any such breach, where it deems necessary.
- 5.6 Where as part of the Services the
Client is entitled (having obtained
Pctank.co.uk's prior written consent) to resell
the whole or any part of the Services to a third
party then the Client will:
- 5.6.1 procure such third party's
compliance with and acceptance of these
Conditions;
- 5.6.2 be fully responsible for the acts
and omissions of any such third party; and
- 5.6.3 indemnify Pctank.co.uk for any
losses it suffers as a result of such acts
or omissions.
6.Payment Terms
- 6.1 The Fees are payable to
Pctank.co.uk subject to the following
conditions:
- 6.1.1 Fees payable monthly or yearly
will be paid in advance and will not be
refundable in whole or part if the Agreement
or relevant part is terminated during the
period to which the payment relates;
- 6.1.2 any set up fee will (unless stated
to be included within later payments) be
payable immediately;
- 6.1.3 additional Fees will become
payable if the Client exceeds agreed or
stipulated bandwidth use levels.
- 6.2 Any total sum for the fees set out
in an Order Confirmation is (unless stated in
the Order Confirmation to be a fixed and firm
amount) an estimate of the fees only and not a
fixed price quotation.
- 6.3 Any sums payable by the Client to
Pctank.co.uk under the Agreement are exclusive
of value added tax or any similar taxes, levies
or duties, which will be added to such sums and
be payable by the Client at the appropriate
rate.
- 6.4 The Client agrees to pay
Pctank.co.uk's invoices within 7 days of invoice
due date. If invoices are not settled in full by
then, the Client will without prejudice to its
other rights and remedies (including the right
to suspend the Services under clause 3.8.3) be
liable to pay interest on any sum outstanding
from the due date for payment at the annual rate
of 2% above the base lending rate from time to
time of Barclays Bank plc accruing on a daily
basis until payment is made whether before or
after any judgment.
- 6.5 All sums payable to Pctank.co.uk
under the Agreement must be paid in full with no
set off or deduction.
- 6.6 Pctank.co.uk has a general and
particular lien over the Client System until all
claims and money payable by the Client to
Pctank.co.uk on any account whatsoever have been
received in full clear funds. If the Client
fails to discharge any lien within a reasonable
time from the date of notice of exercise then
the Client System may be sold in or towards
satisfaction of that lien and Pctank.co.uk will
account to the Client for any excess.
- 6.7 Pctank.co.uk may make a search in
relation to the Client with a credit reference
agency (and make other credit enquiries from
time to time), keep a record of that search and
enquiries, and share that information with third
parties. Pctank.co.uk may also make enquiries
about the principle directors/proprietors of the
Client with a credit reference agency.
- 6.8 Where the Client authorises
payment of any of the Fees by credit card then
Pctank.co.uk may deduct other amounts becoming
payable to it under the Agreement under that
credit card without obtaining additional
authorisation from the Client.
- 6.9 Without prejudice to any other of
its rights and remedies, Pctank.co.uk will be
entitled to remove the Client's data from its
systems and any Equipment and/or put the
Equipment to any use other than the Client's if
any amount due under the Agreement is not paid
within 21 days of its due date for payment.
Pctank.co.uk is not required to back up such
data or return the same to the Client prior to
any such removal or following termination of the
Agreement.
7.Confidential Information
- 7.1 Each party will (unless contrary
to law):
- 7.1.1 keep confidential all information
obtained from the other under or in
connection with the Agreement
("Information");
- 7.1.2 not disclose any Information to
any third party without the prior written
consent of the other except to such persons
and to such extent as may be strictly
necessary for the performance of the
Agreement;
- 7.1.3not use any Information otherwise
than for the purposes of the Agreement.
- 7.2 The provisions of clause 7.1 do
not apply to Information which:
- 7.2.1 is or becomes public knowledge
(otherwise than by breach of this clause);
or
- 7.2.2 was in the possession of the party
concerned without restriction as to its
disclosure before receiving it from the
disclosing party; or
- 7.2.3 is received from a third party who
lawfully acquired it and who is under no
obligation restricting its disclosure;
and nothing in this clause 7 prevents either
party from disclosing any Information for a
proper purpose to a public authority or any
regulatory body, or to a court of law in the
United Kingdom or elsewhere in legal
proceedings, or to its senior management, its
auditors, bankers, lawyers or other professional
advisers.
- 7.3 The provisions of this clause 7
will continue to apply notwithstanding
termination of the Agreement.
- 7.4 The Client, by entering into the
Agreement, consents to Pctank.co.uk sending to
the Client by whatever means the Company deems
appropriate (whether by email or otherwise)
information concerning new products and other
services that Pctank.co.uk and its Associated
Companies may from time to time offer.
8.Intellectual Property
- 8.1 The Client acknowledges and agrees
that it will not own or acquire ownership of any
Intellectual Property Rights in or relating to
the Services or created in performing the
Services and that it will have no rights in or
to the Services other than the rights expressly
granted by the Agreement.
- 8.2 The Client will indemnify and keep
Pctank.co.uk indemnified from and against all
costs (including the costs of enforcement),
expenses, liabilities (including any tax
liability), injuries, losses, damages, claims,
demands, legal costs (on a full indemnity basis)
and judgments which Pctank.co.uk incurs or
suffers as a consequence of infringement of any
Intellectual Property Right of any third party
arising directly or indirectly from:
- 8.2.1 the provision by Pctank.co.uk of
Services making use of information or
specifications supplied by the Client;
- 8.2.2 the Client's failure to procure
all necessary rights from third parties
which are from time to time required in
order for Pctank.co.uk to be able legally to
provide the Services; or
- 8.2.3 the use by Pctank.co.uk in
connection with the Agreement of the Client
System and the Client Materials.
- 8.3 No Intellectual Property Rights
created or acquired by Pctank.co.uk will
transfer or be assigned to the Client unless
Pctank.co.uk and the Client have signed a
written assignment document to that effect.
- 8.4 The Client shall keep the
Ancillary Systems in good condition during the
continuance of the Agreement and free of all
charges, liens and encumbrances and protect it
from any and all judicial process.
9.Liability
- 9.1 The provisions of this clause 9
and the provisions of clauses 4 and 24 set out
the entire liability of Pctank.co.uk (including
any liability for the acts or omissions of its
consultants, employees, agents and authorised
representatives) to the Client in respect of:
- 9.1.1 any breach of the Agreement; and
- 9.1.2 any representation, statement or
tortious act or omission including
negligence arising under or in connection
with the Agreement.
- 9.2 Nothing in the Agreement excludes
or limits the liability of Pctank.co.uk for
death or personal injury caused by the
negligence of Pctank.co.uk, fraud or a breach of
section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979.
- 9.3 Subject to clauses 9.2 the total
liability of Pctank.co.uk in contract, tort
(including negligence or breach of statutory
duty), misrepresentation or otherwise, arising
in connection with the performance or
contemplated performance of the Agreement is
limited to:
- 9.3.1 £50,000 for loss of or damage to
tangible property; and
- 9.3.2 for any other kind of loss, one
and a quarter times the amount of sums paid
by the Client to Pctank.co.uk pursuant to
the Agreement (excluding VAT and expenses)
during the preceding 12 month period.
- 9.4 Pctank.co.uk will not be liable to
the Client in contract, tort, misrepresentation
or otherwise (including negligence), for any
indirect or consequential loss or damage, costs,
expenses or other claims for consequential
compensation whatsoever, or for any loss of
profit, loss of business, loss of contract,
depletion of goodwill or otherwise (whether
direct or indirect), and whether or not caused
by the negligence of Pctank.co.uk or its
employees, agents or authorised representatives,
which arises out of or in connection with the
Agreement.
- 9.5 The Client acknowledges that the
allocation of risk in the Agreement reflects the
price paid for the Services and that it is not
within the control of Pctank.co.uk how or for
what purposes they are used.
10.Client Indemnity
The Client will fully indemnify and keep
Pctank.co.uk and its Associated Companies, officers,
partners, employees and agents fully indemnified
from and against all actions, demands, costs (on a
full indemnity basis), losses, penalties, damages,
liability, claims and expenses (including legal
fees) whatsoever incurred by it and arising from any
of the following:
- 10.1 the Client's breach of the
Agreement, negligence or other default;
- 10.2 the operation or break down of
any IT systems owned or used by the Client
including the Client System but not the
Equipment; or
- 10.3 the Client's use or misuse of the
Services.
11.Force Majeure
Neither party is under any liability to the other
party in respect of anything which, apart from this
provision, may constitute a breach of the Agreement
arising by reason of force majeure which means, in
relation to either party, circumstances beyond the
reasonable control of that party including acts of
God, acts of any governmental or supra-national
authority, war or national emergency, riots, civil
commotion, fire, network failure, systems fault,
unauthorised use or access to the IT systems of
Pctank.co.uk or the Client, explosion, flood,
epidemic, lock outs (whether or not by that party),
strikes and other industrial disputes (in each case,
whether or not relating to that party's workforce),
restraints or delays affecting shipping or carriers,
inability or delay in obtaining supplies of adequate
or suitable materials and currency restrictions, to
the extent outside of its reasonable control.
12.Term and Termination
Without prejudice to the remaining provisions of
this clause 12 and any other rights and remedies
available to Pctank.co.uk:
- 12.1 Pctank.co.uk will provide the
Services for the period of 12 months from the
date of the relevant Order Confirmation or,
where different, any other period of supply
stated on the Order Confirmation (such period
being termed the "Initial Period") and will
continue beyond that period, subject to
termination by:
- 12.1.1 the Client upon serving 30 days'
written notice on Pctank.co.uk following
completion of Pctank.co.uk's prescribed
template procedures for terminating the
whole or any part of the Agreement (details
of which can be obtained from Pctank.co.uk's
Customer Services Team); or
- 12.1.2 Pctank.co.uk serving 30 days'
written notice on the Client to expire at
any time after the Initial Period.
- 12.2 Pctank.co.uk may immediately
terminate the Agreement (or at its option, any
part of it) by notice in writing to the Client
if the Client fails to pay to Pctank.co.uk any
sum due under the Agreement on the due date for
payment.
- 12.3 Either party may terminate the
Agreement (or, at its option, any part of it)
forthwith by notice in writing to the other if
the other party:
- 12.3.1 is in material breach of the
Agreement and fails (where the breach is
capable of remedy) to remedy the breach
within 30 days of the receipt of a request
in writing to remedy the breach, such
request setting out the breach and
indicating that failure to remedy the breach
may result in termination of the Agreement;
- 12.3.2 becomes the subject of a
voluntary arrangement under section 1 of the
Insolvency Act 1986;
- 12.3.3 is unable to pay its debts within
the meaning of section 123 of the Insolvency
Act 1986;
- 12.3.4 has a receiver, manager,
administrator or administrative receiver
appointed over all or any parts of its
undertaking, assets or income, has passed a
resolution for its winding-up, or has a
petition presented to any court for its
winding-up or for an administration order;
or
- 12.3.5 has ceased or threatened to cease
to trade.
13.Consequences of Termination
- 13.1 Termination of the Agreement is
without prejudice to the rights and duties of
either party accrued prior to termination.
- 13.2 The clauses of the Agreement
which expressly or impliedly have effect after
termination will continue to be enforceable
notwithstanding termination.
- 13.3 Pctank.co.uk may without notice
remove the Client's data from its systems and
any Equipment after expiry of 5 Business Days
following termination. For the purposes of this
clause, the date of termination will be either
the date that Pctank.co.uk receives signed
authorisation from the Client instructing
cancellation of account or the date of expiry of
notice of termination served in accordance with
these Conditions.
- 13.4 Upon termination of the
Agreement, the Client will forthwith:
- 13.4.1 cease to use the Software,
Equipment and Services;
- 13.4.2 erase the Software from the
Client System and certify to Pctank.co.uk
that this has been done;
- 13.4.3 return to Pctank.co.uk any
hardware or other equipment loaned to the
Client in connection with the Services or
any other materials and equipment owned by
Pctank.co.uk; and
- 13.4.4 pay all outstanding invoices
raised by Pctank.co.uk pursuant to the
Agreement and pay for all work in progress
not previously paid for on a reasonable
pro-rata basis (subject to receipt of an
invoice for the same from Pctank.co.uk).
- 13.5 In the event of termination of
the Agreement by the Client part way through the
Initial Period, the Client remains obliged to
pay for Services comprising the provision of
dedicated server hosting for the remainder of
that period.
- 13.6 Where following termination,
Pctank.co.uk is unable to cancel any
registration of a domain name registered on
behalf of the Client, it may levy a minimum
charge to cover the cost of the domain
registration fee.
- 13.7 Where the Client services include
the purchase of licensing for software by
Pctank.co.uk on behalf of the client, in the
event of termination of the agreement by the
client, Pctank.co.uk are unable to refund any
proportion of the software and/or licensing fees
incurred.
14.Severability
The illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of
any provision of the Agreement will not affect the
legality, validity or enforceability of the
remainder. If any such provision is found by any
court or competent authority to be illegal, invalid
or unenforceable, the parties agree that they will
substitute provisions in a form as similar to the
offending provisions as is possible without thereby
rendering them illegal, invalid or unenforceable.
15.Waiver
- 15.1 The failure or delay by either
party in exercising any right, power or remedy
of that party under the Agreement will not in
any circumstances impair such right, power or
remedy nor operate as a waiver of it. The single
or partial exercise by either party of any
right, power or remedy under the Agreement will
not in any circumstances preclude any other or
further exercise of it or the exercise of any
other right, power or remedy.
- 15.2 Any waiver by either party of a
breach of or default under any of the terms of
the Agreement by the other party is not deemed a
waiver of any subsequent breach or default and
in no way affects the other terms of the
Agreement.
16.Assignment and
Subcontracting
The Client may not assign the benefit or delegate
the burden of the Agreement nor sub-license any of
its rights under the Agreement (including to its
Associated Company) without the prior written
consent of Pctank.co.uk. Any consent provided by
Pctank.co.uk under this clause is given on condition
that the assignee or licensee, as the case may be,
agrees to comply with the terms of the Agreement as
if they were the Client. Pctank.co.uk may
sub-contract or assign any or all of its rights and
obligations under the Agreement.
17.Amendments
No variation or amendment to the Agreement
(including any Order Confirmation) is effective
unless agreed in writing and signed by an authorised
representative of Pctank.co.uk.
18.Notices
Any notice to be given or made by
either party under or in connection with the
Agreement must be in writing and given or made to
the other party at its address stated in the Order
Form or to such other address as either party may
from time to time notify to the other. Every notice,
if so addressed, is deemed to have been duly given
or made, if delivered by hand, upon delivery at the
address of the relevant party, if sent by prepaid
first class post, two Business Days after the date
of posting and if transmitted by facsimile, at the
time of transmission (provided a confirmatory letter
is sent by prepaid first class post) provided that,
where, in accordance with the above provisions, any
notice would otherwise be deemed to be given or made
on a day which is not a Business Day or after 4.00
p.m. on a Business Day, such notice shall be deemed
to be given or made at 9.00 a.m. on the next
Business Day. Pctank.co.uk may additionally serve
notice on the Client under or in connection with the
Agreement by email to the Client by sending an email
to the contact email address stated on the Order
Confirmation(s) or, in the case of a Client for whom
Pctank.co.uk has registered a domain name, to
webmaster@[registered domain name], and in such a
case the email will be deemed sent once transmitted
from Pctank.co.uk's email server.
19.Applicable Law and
Jurisdiction
The construction, performance and
validity of the Agreement will be governed by
English law and the English courts have jurisdiction
to settle any disputes which may arise out of or in
connection with it.
Part 2 : Ancillary Systems
Supply
20.Provision of Software
- 20.1 In these Conditions, the
following expressions will have the following
meanings, unless inconsistent with the context:
- 20.2 In consideration of payment by
the Client of the Fees, Pctank.co.uk will supply
to the Client one copy of the Software and Third
Party Software in object code form.
- 20.3 Pctank.co.uk grants to the Client
the non-exclusive right to Use the Software for
so long as the relevant Services continue to be
provided subject to the remaining terms of these
Conditions.
21.Client's Undertakings
The Client undertakes:
- 21.1 to maintain accurate and
up-to-date records of the number and locations
of all copies of the Software;
- 21.2 to take good care of the
Ancillary Systems; and
- 21.3 not
to provide or otherwise make available the
Software in whole or in part (including program
listings, object and source program listings,
object code and source code) in any form to any
person other than the Client's employees without
the prior written consent of Pctank.co.uk.
22.Copying
The Client may make only so many
copies of the Software as are reasonably necessary
for operational security and to Use the Software.
Such copies and the media on which they are stored
will remain the property of Pctank.co.uk, and the
Client will ensure that all such copies bear
Pctank.co.uk's proprietary notices. The provisions
of Part 2 of these Conditions will apply to such
copies as it applies to the Software.
23.Alterations
- 23.1 Except to
the extent and in the circumstances expressly
required to be permitted by Pctank.co.uk by law,
the Client may not:
- 23.1.1 alter, modify, adapt or translate
the whole or any part of the program
listings, object and source program
listings, object code or source code in the
Software in any way whatsoever;
- 23.1.2 permit the whole or any part of
the Software to be combined with or become
incorporated in any other computer programs;
or
- 23.1.3 decompile, disassemble or reverse
engineer the Software;
nor attempt to do any of these things.
- 23.2 To
the extent that the law applicable to the
Agreement grants the Client the right to
decompile the Software in order to obtain
information necessary to render the Software
interoperable with other computer programs used
by the Client, Pctank.co.uk undertakes to make
that information readily available to the
Client. Pctank.co.uk may impose reasonable
conditions (including a reasonable fee) for
doing so. In order to ensure that the Client
receives the appropriate information, the Client
must first give to Pctank.co.uk sufficient
details of the Client's objectives and the other
computer programs concerned
24.Performance
- 24.1 The Client
acknowledges that:
- 24.1.1 software in general is not
error-free, and agrees that the existence of
such errors will not constitute a breach of
the Agreement; and
- 24.1.2 the Ancillary Systems will
operate only in conjunction with the Client
System and other operating systems that may
be notified by Pctank.co.uk in writing from
time to time.
- 24.2 Pctank.co.uk will use its
reasonable endeavours to check the Software for
the most commonly known viruses prior to
delivery to the Client. However, the Client is
solely responsible for virus scanning the
Software and Pctank.co.uk gives no warranty that
the Software will be free from viruses.
- 24.3 Pctank.co.uk warrants that
(subject to the other provisions of the
Agreement) the Ancillary Systems will as at
delivery be free from material errors which
prevent the Client's use of the Services and
conform in all material respects with any
applicable specification agreed in writing
between the Client and Pctank.co.uk.
Pctank.co.uk will not be liable for a breach of
this warranty:
- 24.3.1 if the error in question has been
caused by any modification variation or
addition to any part of the Ancillary
Systems not performed by Pctank.co.uk, their
incorrect use by the Client, or use with or
in connection with systems with which they
are incompatible; or
- 24.3.2 where the Client does not notify
Pctank.co.uk in writing of a failure within
14 days of becoming aware of the same.
- 24.4 If the Client makes a valid claim
against Pctank.co.uk based on the failure by
Pctank.co.uk to comply with the warranty set out
in clause 24.3 Pctank.co.uk will at its option
take such steps as it deems necessary to remedy
such failure or refund such part of the Fees as
relates to the defective Ancillary Systems.
- 24.5 If
Pctank.co.uk complies with clause 24.4 it will
have no further liability for a breach of the
warranty set out in clause 24.3.
25.Third Party Software
Any Third Party Software is
supplied to the Client on the basis of the relevant
third party's standard licence terms provided to the
Client with the relevant Third Party Software and
with which the Client agrees to comply.
Part 3 - Support Services
26.Provision of Support
Services
- 26.1
Pctank.co.uk will provide the Support Services
to the Client upon the terms and conditions set
out in this Part 3 and Part 1 of these
Conditions.
- 26.2 Pctank.co.uk will only be obliged
to provide the Support Services during Support
Hours.
- 26.3 The obligation of Pctank.co.uk to
provide Support Services will not extend to:
- 26.3.1 rectification of lost or
corrupted data;
- 26.3.2 Ancillary Systems altered
modified or varied by other than
Pctank.co.uk;
- 26.3.3 attendance to faults arising from
the Client's failure to comply with
Pctank.co.uk's instructions with regard to
the use of the Services or any documentation
or manuals provided by Pctank.co.uk, or
operator error or omission; or
- 26.3.4 attendance to faults attributable
to the use or interaction of an Ancillary
System with other software or systems with
which it is not compatible.
- 26.3.5 Pctank.co.uk will charge its
standard employee charge out rates (as
published from time to time by Pctank.co.uk)
in addition to the Fees for the carrying out
any remedial work described in clauses
26.3.1 to 26.
- 26.4 Pctank.co.uk will use its
reasonable endeavours to provide the Support
Services in accordance with the SLA.
- 26.5 Scope of Support
Services: Pctank.co.uk will at no
additional charge to the Customer install the
standard operating system Software on to the
Client System or, where appropriate, the
Equipment.
- 26.6 Pctank.co.uk will operate a
helpline service to assist the Client and its
staff in relation to the Client's use of the
Services and the identification and correction
of Defects. Assistance via this helpline service
may be requested by the Client and provided by
Pctank.co.uk, by telephone, e-mail or helpdesk
ticket system provided by Pctank.co.uk. The
service will be obtained by telephoning,
e-mailing such numbers or addresses or logging
into such ticketing systems, as are notified by
Pctank.co.uk from time to time.
- 26.7 If a
Defect occurs, the following procedure will be
followed:
- 26.7.1 the Client will notify
Pctank.co.uk of the Defect and provide such
information and assistance as Pctank.co.uk
reasonably requires in connection with such
Defect; and
- 26.7.2 Pctank.co.uk will analyse the
Defect and use its reasonable endeavours to
rectify the Defect in question or propose a
solution in connection with the same, within
ten Business Days of being notified of the
same under clause 26.6.
Part 4 - Domain Services
27.Service Provision
- 27.1
Pctank.co.uk will provide the Domain Services to
the Client upon the terms and conditions set out
in this Part 4 and Part 1 of these Conditions.
- 27.2 The Client undertakes and
warrants to Pctank.co.uk that the registration
of any domain name requested by it (a "Requested
Domain"):
- 27.2.1 and the manner in which it is to
be directly or indirectly used will not
infringe any third party rights; and
- 27.2.2 is not being made in bad faith or
could be considered to be an abusive
registration under the ICANN or Nominet
dispute resolution policies, whichever is
appropriate.
The Client also confirms and warrants that any
Requested Domain is not being registered and
will at no time whatsoever be used for any
unlawful purpose.
- 27.3 The Client acknowledges that,
whilst Pctank.co.uk will use its reasonable
endeavours to register a Requested Domain,
Pctank.co.uk will not be obliged to accept any
request to register or continue to process any
registration of a Requested Domain.
- 27.4 The Domain Services are limited
to forwarding the application for registration
to the relevant naming authority, providing
reasonable administration services in relation
to the application and notifying the result of
the application to the Client within a
reasonable period after communication from the
authority. Pctank.co.uk will use reasonable
endeavours to notify the Client of any renewal
dates however Pctank.co.uk accepts no liability
for the loss of registration of any Requested
Domain.
- 27.5 Pctank.co.uk makes no
representations or warranties (expressed or
implied) of any kind (and they are expressly
disclaimed) with respect to availability or
likelihood of registration of any Requested
Domain. The Client acknowledges that
Pctank.co.uk cannot guarantee the reservation or
registration of any Requested Domain and that
the registration of such domain name will be
subject to any registration requirements of the
appropriate registry.
- 27.6 The Client will check that the
domain name as reported on all documents sent to
the Client (such as invoices and e-mail
notifications) is spelt correctly. The Client
will notify Pctank.co.uk of any incorrect
spellings of a Requested Domain promptly and in
any event within 24 hours of receiving such
document.
- 27.7 The Client will at all times
comply with the terms and conditions (from time
to time subsisting) applying to the registration
of domain names published by the relevant naming
authority (including the domain dispute
resolution policy of that authority) and any
other authority having similar force.
- 27.8 If the Client wishes to transfer
ownership of a Requested Domain then it will
procure that all necessary consents to that
transfer are obtained and will deliver up to
Pctank.co.uk, on demand, documentary evidence of
that all such consents have been obtained. The
Client agrees that prior to transferring
ownership of a Requested Domain to another
person (the "Transferee") the Client will
procure that the Transferee agrees in writing to
be bound by the terms of the Agreement. A
Requested Domain will not be transferred until
Pctank.co.uk receives such written assurances as
it requires that the Transferee is bound by the
terms of the Agreement.
- 27.9 Pctank.co.uk will not transfer
ownership of a Requested Domain until all Fees
attributable to the Domain Services which are
due have been paid by the Client to
Pctank.co.uk.
- 27.10 Pctank.co.uk may from time to
time change the registrar that a Requested
Domain is held with, at its discretion and
without notice to the Client.
- 27.11 The Client agrees and
acknowledges that Pctank.co.uk will make
registration information provided by the Client
in relation to the Requested Domain available to
ICANN, Nominet or any other appropriate
registration authority, the registry
administrators, and other third parties as
applicable laws may require or permit including
the police or other enforcement authority. The
Client further acknowledges that Pctank.co.uk
may make publicly available, or directly
available to third party vendors, some, or all,
of the domain name registration information
provided, for purposes of inspection (such as
through the WHOIS service) or other purposes as
required or permitted by ICANN, Nominet and
applicable law. The Client consents to any and
all such disclosures, whether during or after
the term of registration of the Requested
Domain. The Client irrevocably waives any and
all claims and causes of action arising from
such disclosure or use of the domain name
registration information by Pctank.co.uk.
- 27.12
Pctank.co.uk will only allow a domain name owned
or managed by the Client to be attached to the
ISP tag of Pctank.co.uk or any of its Associated
Companies if the Client has an active hosting
account with Pctank.co.uk or one of its
Associated Companies or is holding the domain
name within a Pctank.co.uk holding account.
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