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CityStar® Group, Inc. agrees to provide you ("User") with those services ("Service") set forth on the Application subject to User's compliance with the terms and conditions below.

PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING THE SERVICE. BY ACCESSING THE SERVICE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE.

SERVICE DESCRIPTION: As a World Wide Web service provider, CityStar provides dedicated server computers which are integrated into the Internet. These server computers shall send and receive information in relationship to the World Wide Web. Customer, by ordering services from CityStar® Online, states that it wishes to connect to the World Wide Web utilizing the hardware and software resources of CityStar® Online to establish an Internet web presence on one of CityStar's server computers.

CONDITIONS: The application for service constitutes a binding contract between CityStar® Online and the Customer and does not extend to any other person or entity. Customer may not resell to third parties, and is bound by the terms under this Agreement. Cancellations after the application is received and webspace is set-up will still hold the Customer responsible for costs incurred by CityStar® concerning the set-up of the web space.

WARRANTIES: With respect to the service to be provided herein, the Customer acknowledges that CityStar® Online makes absolutely no warranties whatsoever, express or implied. As a result, the Customer agrees that CityStar® Online shall not be liable to the Customer for any claims or damages which may be suffered by the Customer, including, but not limited to, losses or damages resulting from the loss of data as the result of delays, non-deliveries, or service interruptions.

INFORMATION: The utilization of any data or information received by the Customer from the utilization of the service to be provided by CityStar® is at the Customer's sole and absolute risk. CityStar® specifically disclaims and denies any responsibility for the completeness, accuracy or quality of information obtained through the services to be provided hereby.

DOMAIN NAME: If CityStar® shall acquire an Internet Domain Name on behalf of the Customer, then in such case the Customer hereby waives any and all claims which it may have against CityStar, for any loss, damage, claim or expense arising out of or in relation to the registration of such Domain Name in any on-line or off-line network directories, membership lists or registration lists, or the release of the Domain Name from such directories or lists following the termination of the providing of this service by CityStar® for any reason.

UNILATERAL SERVICE REVOCATION: In the event that CityStar® may at any time believe that the service is being utilized for unlawful purposes by the Customer or in contravention with the terms and provisions herewith, CityStar® may immediately discontinue such service to the Customer without liability. Payments on accounts that are terminated for abuse are not refundable under any circumstances.

INDEMNIFICATION: The Customer shall indemnify and hold harmless CityStar® from any and all loss, cost, expense, and damages on account of any and all manner of claims, demands, actions, and proceedings that may be initiated against CityStar on the grounds that the web space content violates any copyright, proprietary right of any person, state and federal regulations, or contains any matter that is libelous or scandalous.

DMCA NOTICE: Copyright holders who believe that an infringement has occurred within our systems should consult CityStar's established procedures for submitting a removal request.


Warranty Disclaimer

THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES SET FORTH ARE EXCLUSIVE AND NO OTHER WARRANTY IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.

CityStar® Group, Inc. exercises no control whatsoever over the content of the information passing through CityStar® Group, Inc.'S system. Use of any information obtained via CityStar® Group, Inc. is at User's risk. Neither CityStar® Group, Inc. nor any of its affiliates, its licensers, its contractors or their respective employees warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted or error free; nor does CityStar® Group, Inc. make any warranty as to the results from use of the Service.

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ANY WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION GIVEN BY CityStar® Group, Inc., ITS AFFILIATES, ITS LICENSERS, ITS CONTRACTORS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY. NEITHER CityStar® Group, Inc. NOR ITS AFFILIATES, ITS LICENSERS, ITS CONTRACTORS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES WARRANTS THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE OR THAT ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE OR OTHER MATERIAL ACCESSIBLE ON THE SERVICE IS FREE OF VIRUSES, CANCELBOTS, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

Limitation of Liability

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL CityStar® Group, Inc., ITS AFFILIATES, ITS LICENSERS, ITS CONTRACTORS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT IN ANY WAY FROM USER'S USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE OR TO ACCESS THE INTERNET OR ANY PART THEREOF, OR USER'S RELIANCE ON OR USE OF INFORMATION, SERVICES OR MERCHANDISE PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICE, OR THAT RESULT FROM MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DELETION OF FILES, ERRORS, DEFECTS, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO ALTERATION OF OR USE OF USER'S ACCOUNT, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION. IN THE EVENT CityStar® Group, Inc. IS FOUND LIABLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, CityStar® Group, Inc.'S LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE UNUSED BALANCE OF USER'S SUBSCRIPTION PAYMENT PRO-RATED TO REFLECT THE CURRENT TERM.

If User is dissatisfied with the Service or with any terms, conditions, rules, policies, guidelines or practices of CityStar® Group, Inc. in operating the Service, User's sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Service.

Indemnification

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, User agrees to indemnify and hold CityStar® Group, Inc., its affiliates, its licensers, its contractors or their respective employees harmless against any and all liability, loss, claim, judgment, damage and expense including without limitation attorney's fees and cost of litigation) incurred or suffered by CityStar® Group, Inc., its licensers, its affiliates, its contractors, or their respective employees as the result of any and all use of User's account whether authorized or not authorized or as a result of the negligence, willful misconduct, or breach of any of the terms of this Agreement by User, including but not limited to claims, liabilities, losses, damage, judgment and expense which arise out of alleged injury or death of any person or damage to property of every kind and description. User shall promptly notify CityStar® Group, Inc. in writing of any claim of which it is obligated under this indemnity. User shall have the right to assume the defense of any such claim. User and CityStar® Group, Inc. shall confer as to and agree on the legal counsel(s) to be selected in any such defense.

Age Limit

User represents to CityStar® Group, Inc. that he or she is 18 years of age or older. User understands that certain materials available from Service provided under the terms of this Agreement may not be suitable for individuals under the age of 18.

Sexually Explicit Materials

User understands that the Internet contains unedited materials some of which are sexually explicit or may be offensive. User accesses such materials at his or her own risk. CityStar® Group, Inc. has no control over and accepts no responsibility whatsoever for such materials.

Prohibited Uses

User may not:

  • send unsolicated email, (known as 'spam') to anyone residing on our servers or through our servers, or when dialed into the network. The following types of email sent constitute as spam: Forged email To/From address other than from the actual sender or to the actual recipient. Message subject not related to the email body. Email not requested by the recipient. Emails sent in bulk by sender. Mail bombs.
  • restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Internet;
  • post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, profane, or otherwise objectionable information of any kind, including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any local, state, national or international law, including without limitation the U.S. export control laws and regulations;
  • post on webspace provided any sexually explicit materials or materials that may be offensive.
  • post or transmit any information or software which contains a virus, cancelbot, trojan horse, worm or other harmful component;
  • post, publish, transmit, reproduce, distribute or in any way exploit any information, software or other material obtained through the Service for commercial purposes (other than as expressly permitted by the provider of such information, software or other material);
  • upload, post, publish, transmit, reproduce, or distribute in any way, information, software or other material obtained through the Service which is protected by copyright, or other proprietary right, or derivative works with respect thereto, without obtaining permission of the copyright owner or rightholder;
  • upload, post, publish, transmit, reproduce, transmit or distribute in any way any component of the Service itself or derivative works with respect thereto;
  • send unsolicited advertising or promotional materials to other network users (See section titled "MESSAGING");
  • allow users to run Maillist, Listserv or any form of auto-responds from User's account;
  • run or activate processes while User is not logged in;
  • violate the security of any computer network, crack passwords or security encryption codes, transfer or store illegal material including that deemed threatening or obscene, or engage in any kind or illegal activity;
  • attempt to defeat any idle timer or system tool intended to enforce the part-time and personal nature of User's connection, including the use of pingbots and other methods of avoiding timing disconnection (See section titled "LIMITATIONS OF DIAL-UP SERVICES"); or
  • violate any of the rules, regulations and policies of those networks and computer systems accessed via User's account.

CityStar® Group, Inc. has no obligation to monitor the Service. However, User agrees that CityStar® Group, Inc. has the right to monitor the Service electronically from time to time and to disclose any information as may be necessary to satisfy any law, regulation or other governmental request, to operate the Service properly, or to protect itself or its subscribers. CityStar® Group, Inc. will not intentionally monitor or disclose any private E-mail message unless required by law. CityStar® Group, Inc. reserves the right to refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, that, in its sole and absolute discretion, are unacceptable, undesirable, or in violation of this Agreement. CityStar® Group, Inc. reserves the right to suspend access to the Service for User's account. The account's suspension may be rescinded within the sole and absolute discretion of CityStar® Group, Inc. following payment of a reconnection charge, to be determined by CityStar® Group, Inc. in its sole and absolute discretion.

Messaging

User agrees to limit their use of the CityStar® Group, Inc. service, specifically regarding the use of CityStar® Group, Inc.'s electronic (email) services, to the following restrictions:

Unauthorized Use of Relay Servers

User agrees that any unauthorized use of any email server located throughout the Internet for the purposes of relaying or distributing messages is prohibited.

Fraudulent Addressing

User agrees that the purposeful distribution of any email message where the return address, originator's address, or any other identifiable aspect of the message has been purposefully altered, is prohibited. User may not purposefully misrepresent the origination information of any email messages sent while using the CityStar® Group, Inc. service.

Fraudulent Content

User agrees to be held responsible for the distribution of fraudulent materials.

VIOLATION OF ANY OF THESE TERMS WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE TERMINATION OF SERVICES. FURTHERMORE, VIOLATION OF ANY OF THESE TERMS, RELATING TO THE TERMS DESCRIBED WITHIN THIS "MESSAGING" SECTION OF THIS DOCUMENT, WILL RESULT IN THE IMMEDIATE PENALTY OF $200. CityStar® Group, Inc. RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHARGE USER'S CREDIT CARD, IF ON FILE FOR USE IN PAYMENT OF CityStar® Group, Inc. SERVICES, A ONE-TIME FEE OF $200 PER VIOLATION OF THESE TERMS. IN THE EVENT USER PRE-PAYS FOR THEIR CityStar® Group, Inc. SERVICE VIA CASH, CHECK, OR MEANS OTHER THAN CREDIT CARD, CityStar® Group, Inc. RESERVES THE RIGHT TO INVOICE AND HOLD USER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ONE-TIME FEE OF $200 PER VIOLATION OF THESE TERMS. USER ALSO AGREES TO THE IMMEDIATE TERMINATION OF CityStar® Group, Inc. SERVICES FOR VIOLATION OF ANY OF THESE TERMS.

Local Service

Local access dial-up numbers may not be available in all areas. You are solely responsible for determining if use of a particular dial-up number will cause you to incur long-distance, toll, or other charges. CityStar® is not responsible for any long-distance, toll or other telecommunications charges you incur.

Limitation of Web Hosting Services

Although CityStar® Group, Inc. advertises "Unlimited Bandwidth" in regards to some of its services there are several limitations applied. The sole purpose of these limitations are intended of unncessary use of CityStar® Group, Inc. services by any such User, which restricts system availability for other such Users. These limitations apply only to Hosting offered by CityStar® Group, Inc..

Restricted Content

You agree not to post any of the following restricted contents: Illegal, Abusive or Unethical Activities include, but are not limited to, pornography, obscenity, nudity, violations of privacy, hacking, computer virus, gambling, or promotion of gambling, and any harassing or harmful materials or uses, as determined by us. You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any claim resulting from your publications or use of Illegal, Abusive or Unethical materials.

Bandwidth Restrictions

Although we advertise unlimited bandwidth for certain types of Web hosting accounts, we reserve the right to inform you that you must transfer your website if an excessive amount of bandwidth is being used. If the request is not met within 5 days, we do reserve the right to remove the website from our system.

Limitation of Dial-Up Services

Although CityStar® Group, Inc. advertises "Unlimited Access" in regards to some of it's Dial-Up services, there are several limitations applied. The sole purpose of these limitations are intended to limit the amount of unnecessary use of CityStar® Group, Inc. services by any such User, which restricts overall CityStar® Group, Inc. system availability for other such Users. These limitations apply only to Dial-Up access services offered by CityStar® Group, Inc.

Idle Timeout

User agrees to have their online session automatically terminated after ten (10) minutes of consecutive inactivity. Inactivity is defined as less than 500 bytes of data transferred between User's modem and the CityStar® Group, Inc. service.

Maximum Single Session

User agrees to have an online session automatically terminated after five (5) hours of consecutive time, regardless of data transferred during such specific online session.

Minimum Re-Connect Limit

User understands they cannot log back onto the CityStar® Group, Inc. system for a time period of one (1) minute following the termination of their previous online session, regardless of the reason for the previous session's termination.

Multiple, Concurrent Online Sessions

User agrees to maintain no more than one (1) concurrent online session for each PPP/ISDN account purchased.

Dedicated Access Restriction

User agrees to not use the service as a dedicated connection. The determination of what a dedicated connection is shall be at the sole determination of CityStar® Group, Inc. Service is provided as an unlimited service provided that you may not use the provided connection as a dedicated connection.

ISDN Access Restriction

User agrees that for all ISDN Accounts that they will be limited to 300 channel hours of access per month. If the customer exceeds the 300 channel hour limit, their account will be temporarily disabled until the first of the next month.

Terms of Payment

A credit card User agrees to allow CityStar® Group, Inc. to bill his or her card on each successive billing date without obtaining User's permission after the initial charge. A credit card User shall notify CityStar® Group, Inc. of any changes in credit card number or expiration date. If the card is not honored for any reason, CityStar® Group, Inc. will attempt to notify the card holder by using the telephone information given at sign-up or by E-mail. CityStar® Group, Inc. will call the card holder, and if alternative billing has not been established, the account will be terminated. 

If payment is by check, payment due dates are indicated on User's invoice. Dishonored checks are subject to a collection fee to be determined by CityStar® Group, Inc. in its sole and absolute discretion and User's account may be suspended until the account is current. If payment is not received , service will be terminated and a late fee of $5.00 will be added to charges for additional Service.

CityStar® Group, Inc. maintains the right to terminate Service for any unpaid charges. Accounts in default are subject to an interest charge of 1.5% per month on the outstanding balance. Termination of Service shall not relieve User from the obligation to satisfy outstanding invoices. In the event of early cancellation, there is a $5.00 minimum charge for dialup Internet access. In the event CityStar® Group, Inc. utilizes an attorney to collect any unpaid amounts, User shall be responsible for the payment of all of CityStar® Group, Inc.'s attorneys' fees and costs in the collection of these sums.

CityStar® Group, Inc. reserves the right to change prices at any time without prior notice to its customers or the public. Price changes will not be retroactive for existing customers, regardless of the length of their existing service subscription.

Right to Cancel

CityStar® Group, Inc. reserves the right to cancel Service for any reason without prior notice. Pre-paid service is non-refundable. Cancellations after the first of the month will be charged for that month.

User must notify CityStar® Group, Inc. via telephone or in writing to cancel Service. Cancellations shall not be honored by electronic mail. In the event of cancellation, User will be issued a unique cancellation number. Fees for any setup, shipping and handling, and monthly service charges placed by CityStar® Group, Inc. are non-refundable.

No Confidentiality

Information transmitted through CityStar® Group, Inc. and through the Internet in general is not confidential. CityStar® Group, Inc. can not and shall not guarantee privacy or protection of any User. CityStar® Group, Inc. reserves the right to monitor any User's transmissions when deemed necessary for providing proper service and/or to protect the rights and property of CityStar® Group, Inc.

Domain Registration and Hosting Customer Information

Because of the nature of Internet domain registrations, domain registration and hosting customers' information is, by default, public information. Unless required by court order, subpoena or other legal request, or upon the advice of counsel, CityStar® Group, Inc. may publish Web hosting and/or domain registration customer's name and other information in one or more directories which may be accessed by other Internet users. In addition, unless User notifies CityStar® Group, Inc. to the contrary as provided above, CityStar® Group, Inc. may make such information available to third parties from time to time. User understands further that merchants on the Internet may have access to such information and may make it available to third parties in accordance with their normal practices unless User notifies those merchants directly that User does not wish such information to be made available.

Non-transferable

The right to use the Service is not transferable. Accounts are for User's use only. User shall be responsible for the confidentiality of User's password. Loaning User's account to others, connecting a system used by multiple persons, group use of user log-ins, and consuming more than one modem line are explicitly prohibited. If User has multiple accounts, then User shall be limited to one log-in session per system account at any time. Violation of those terms shall constitute theft of Service and may be prosecuted under civil and criminal law.

Purchases on the Service

If User wishes to make purchases on the Service, User may be asked by the merchant or information or service provider from whom User is making the purchase to supply certain information, including credit card or other payment mechanism information. User agrees that all information User may provide any merchant or information or service provider on the Service for purposes of making purchases shall be accurate, complete and current. The merchants and information and service providers offering merchandise, information and services on the Service set their own prices and may change prices or institute new prices at any time. User agrees to pay all charges incurred by users of User's account and credit card or other payment mechanism at the prices in effect when such charges are incurred. User shall also be responsible for paying any applicable taxes relating to purchases on the Service.

No System Backup

CityStar® Group, Inc. does not and will not perform system backups on any User's E-mail account(s). CityStar® Group, Inc. shall not be held responsible for any lost E-mail data, email attachments, or any E-mail message contents, regardless of the reasoning for data loss or system causes. Except as otherwise set forth herein, CityStar® Group, Inc. will not provide historical data, to any party for any reason, regarding any system or Internet activity.

Although CityStar® Group, Inc. does perform scheduled system backups on Web sites, CityStar® Group, Inc. shall not be held responsible for any lost Web data, web files, or any website contents, regardless of the reasoning for data loss or system causes.

Failure to Comply With Terms and Conditions

CityStar® Group, Inc. may deny User access to all or part of the Service without notice if User engages in any conduct or activities that CityStar® Group, Inc. in its sole discretion believes violates any of the terms and conditions in this Agreement. If CityStar® Group, Inc. denies User access to the Service because of such a violation, User shall not have the right (1) to access through CityStar® Group, Inc. any materials stored on the Internet, (2) to obtain any credit(s) otherwise due to User, and such credit(s) shall be forfeited, (3) to access third party services, merchandise or information on the Internet through CityStar® Group, Inc., and CityStar® Group, Inc. shall have no responsibility to notify any third-party providers of services, merchandise or information nor any responsibility for any consequences resulting from lack of notification.

Miscellaneous

User agrees to remain signed into the network only when actually making use of same, and to disconnect when idle for significant periods of time (more than 20 minutes). User also agrees to not remain connected to CityStar® Group, Inc.'s system for periods exceeding (7) seven hours, in any single continuous session. User authorizes CityStar® Group, Inc. to enforce these restrictions by appropriate software and network measures, automated and manual.

User agrees to notify CityStar® Group, Inc. if User moves or otherwise changes his or her mailing address or phone number, and to list a truthful name, postal address and telephone number on the forms User supplies to CityStar® Group, Inc.

In the event that any portion of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable, the unenforceable portion shall be construed in accordance with applicable law as nearly as possible to reflect the original intentions of the parties and the remainder of the provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

CityStar® Group, Inc.'s failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provisions of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of this Agreement.

CityStar® Group, Inc. may modify this Agreement from time to time by placing a notice of such modification on our website, and User's continued use of the Service following notice of such modification shall be deemed to be User's acceptance of any such modification. It is User's responsibility to check this online area regularly to determine whether this Agreement has been modified. If User does not agree to any modification of this Agreement, User must immediately stop using the Service.

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado without regard to its conflicts of law provisions. Any cause of action User may have with respect to the Service must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises or such claim or cause of action is barred.

CityStar® Group, Inc. shall not be liable or deemed to be in default for any delay or failure in performance under this Agreement or interruption of service resulting directly or indirectly from acts of God, civil or military authority, acts of public enemy, war, riots, civil disturbances, insurrections, accidents, dire, explosions, earthquakes, floods, the elements, strikes, labor disputes, shortages of suitable parts, materials, labor or transportation or any cause beyond the reasonable control of CityStar® Group, Inc.

Venue for litigation of any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of, in connection with, or in relation to this Agreement, or the breach thereof, naming CityStar® Group, Inc. as the defendant, shall be proper only in a venue determined by CityStar® Group, Inc.

In any action between CityStar® Group, Inc. and User to enforce any of the terms of this Agreement, CityStar® Group, Inc. shall be entitled to recover expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees.

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between User and CityStar® Group, Inc. with respect to the Service.

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