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End User Terms of Service
Note: All users are bound by this terms of service.

Crystal Mountain BBS. ("Crystal Mountain BBS") 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.

Terms of Payment

A credit card User agrees to allow Crystal Mountain BBS to bill his or her card on each successive billing date (The 25th of each month) without obtaining User's permission after the initial charge. All Signups will be initially billed to include next months service charge on Monthly plan signups. A credit card User shall notify Crystal Mountain BBS of any changes in credit card number or expiration date. If the card is not honored for any reason, Crystal Mountain BBS will attempt to notify the card holder by using the telephone information given at sign-up or by E-mail. Crystal Mountain BBS will call the card holder, and if alternative billing has not been established, the account will be terminated. Restoring the account will be subject to a setup fee of $10.00.

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 Crystal Mountain BBS 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. In the event of termination for non-payment, the end user upon re-activation of service agrees to pay for the full month of service, or pay the prorated month, a $5.00 late fee, and a setup fee of $10.00 which ever is less expensive.

Crystal Mountain BBS maintains the right to terminate Service for any unpaid subscriptions. Accounts in default are subject to an interest charge of 2.5% per month on the outstanding balance. Termination of Service shall not relieve User from the obligation to satisfy outstanding invoices. In the event Crystal Mountain BBS utilizes an attorney to collect any unpaid amounts, User shall be responsible for the payment of all of Crystal Mountain BBS's attorneys' fees and costs in the collection of these sums.

Crystal Mountain BBS reserves the right to change prices at any time without prior notice to it's customers or the public. Price changes will not be retroactive for existing customers, regardless of the length of their existing service subscription.

Payment must be received by 1:00pm on the last day of the month, or the account will be suspended, and a $5.00 service charge will be applied.

Warranty Disclaimer

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

Crystal Mountain BBS exercises no control whatsoever over the content of the information passing through Crystal Mountain BBS's system. Use of any information obtained via Crystal Mountain BBS is at User's risk. Neither Crystal Mountain BBS 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 Crystal Mountain BBS 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, NO INFRINGEMENT, 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 Crystal Mountain BBS, ITS AFFILIATES, ITS LICENSERS, ITS CONTRACTORS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY. NEITHER Crystal Mountain BBS 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, CANCEL BOTS, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

Limitation of Liability

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL Crystal Mountain BBS, 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 Crystal Mountain BBS IS FOUND LIABLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, Crystal Mountain BBS 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 Crystal Mountain BBS 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 Crystal Mountain BBS, 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 Crystal Mountain BBS, 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 Crystal Mountain BBS 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 Crystal Mountain BBS shall confer as to and agree on the legal counsel(s) to be selected in any such defense.

Age Limit

User represents to Crystal Mountain BBS 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. Crystal Mountain BBS has no control over and accepts no responsibility whatsoever for such materials.

Prohibited Uses

User may not:

Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Internet;

Post or transmit anything in Crystal Mountain BBS's judgment that is 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 Mail list, 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 ping-bots 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.

Crystal Mountain BBS has no obligation to monitor the Service. However, User agrees that Crystal Mountain BBS 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. Crystal Mountain BBS will not intentionally monitor or disclose any private E-mail message unless required by law. Crystal Mountain BBS 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. Crystal Mountain BBS 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 Crystal Mountain BBS following payment of a reconnection charge, to be determined by Crystal Mountain BBS in its sole and absolute discretion.

Messaging

User agrees to limit their use of the Crystal Mountain BBS service, specifically regarding the use of Crystal Mountain BBS'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 Crystal Mountain BBS 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 $275. Crystal Mountain BBS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHARGE USER'S CREDIT CARD, IF ON FILE FOR USE IN PAYMENT OF Crystal Mountain BBS SERVICES, A ONE-TIME FEE OF $275 PER VIOLATION OF THESE TERMS. IN THE EVENT USER PRE-PAYS FOR THEIR Crystal Mountain BBS SERVICE VIA CASH, CHECK, OR MEANS OTHER THAN CREDIT CARD, Crystal Mountain BBS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO INVOICE AND HOLD USER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ONE-TIME FEE OF $275 PER VIOLATION OF THESE TERMS. USER ALSO AGREES TO THE IMMEDIATE TERMINATION OF Crystal Mountain BBS SERVICES FOR VIOLATION OF ANY OF THESE TERMS.

Limitation of Web Hosting Services

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

Restricted Content

Bandwidth Restrictions

Although we advertise unlimited bandwidth, 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 Crystal Mountain BBS 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 Crystal Mountain BBS services by any such User, which restricts overall Crystal Mountain BBS system availability for other such Users. These limitations apply only to Dial-Up access services offered by Crystal Mountain BBS.

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 Crystal Mountain BBS 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 Crystal Mountain BBS 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.

Starnet Access Restrictions (@usa)

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 Crystal Mountain BBS. Service is provided as an unlimited service provided that you may not use the provided connection as a dedicated connection.

UU.net Access Restrictions (@world.net)

User agrees that for all UU.net locations, that they will be limited to 150 hours of access per month. If a customer exceeds the 150 hour limit, there account will be temporarily disabled until the first of the next month.

Right to Cancel

Crystal Mountain BBS reserves the right to cancel Service for any reason without prior notice. Pre-paid service is non-refundable. Crystal Mountain BBS will not refund any shipping or handling fees. Cancellations after the first of the month will be charged for that month.

User must notify Crystal Mountain BBS via telephone or in writing to cancel Service. Cancellations shall be honored by electronic mail. Fees for any setup and monthly service charges placed by user with Crystal Mountain BBS are non-refundable.

If a user cancels an account on a prepayment plan we will refund the user after subtracting the standard monthly rate times the number of months used from the amount paid. I.E. if a user prepays for a year, at $153.00 and a decides to leave after 6 months, the amount refunded would be $63.00 as 6 months X $15.00 = $90.00 and $153.00 - $90.00 = $63.00. This is because we offer a discount for prepaying in advance and by canceling early you nullify the prepay benefit.

No Confidentiality

Information transmitted through Crystal Mountain BBS and through the Internet in general is not confidential. Crystal Mountain BBS can not and shall not guarantee privacy or protection of any User. Crystal Mountain BBS 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 Crystal Mountain BBS.

Customer Information

Unless required by court order, subpoena or other legal request, or upon the advice of counsel, Crystal Mountain BBS may publish User's name and other consumer information in one or more directories which may be accessed by other Internet users. In addition, unless User notifies Crystal Mountain BBS to the contrary as provided above, Crystal Mountain BBS 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

Crystal Mountain BBS does not and will not perform system backups on any User's E-mail account(s). Crystal Mountain BBS 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, Crystal Mountain BBS will not provide historical data, to any party for any reason, regarding any system or Internet activity.

Crystal Mountain BBS does not and will not perform system backups on any web sites. Crystal Mountain BBS 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. Except as otherwise set forth herein, Crystal Mountain BBS will not provide historical data, to any party for any reason, regarding any system or Internet activity.

Failure to Comply With Terms and Conditions

Crystal Mountain BBS may deny User access to all or part of the Service without notice if User engages in any conduct or activities that Crystal Mountain BBS in its sole discretion believes violates any of the terms and conditions in this Agreement. If Crystal Mountain BBS denies User access to the Service because of such a violation, User shall have not right (1) to access through Crystal Mountain BBS 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 Crystal Mountain BBS, and Crystal Mountain BBS 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 10 minutes). User also agrees to not remain connected to Crystal Mountain BBS's system for periods exceeding (8) eight hours, in any single continuous session. User authorizes Crystal Mountain BBS to enforce these restrictions by appropriate software and network measures, automated and manual.

User agrees to notify Crystal Mountain BBS 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 Crystal Mountain BBS.

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.

Crystal Mountain BBS'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.

Crystal Mountain BBS 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 Massachusetts 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.

Crystal Mountain BBS 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 Crystal Mountain BBS.

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 Crystal Mountain BBS as the defendant, shall be proper only in a venue determined by Crystal Mountain BBS.

In any action between Crystal Mountain BBS and User to enforce any of the terms of this Agreement, Crystal Mountain BBS shall be entitled to recover expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees.

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between User and Crystal Mountain BBS with respect to the Service.

*note if you are have a problem paying your invoice due to unexpected circumstances please call us and make arrangements for payment prior to the first of the month.