18% Annual
Percentage Rate (1.5% Monthly) with a minimum $10.00 charge
per invoice on all past due invoices. This rate will
accrue after a 15 day grace period on the amount due at the
time the fee is applied.
2. RESELLER ACCOUNTS
If are delinquent in payments to Net
Star your client's account may be suspended or canceled.
You will hold Net Star Telecommunication completely
harmless for any complications, loss of revenue or any
other liability that may arise.
If you purchase services through a
reseller who in turns pays Net Star, the reseller must
pay all amounts owing for your account. If the reseller
fails to pay Net Star any amounts due—whether or not you
have paid the reseller—your account will be subject to
suspension or cancellation until you or the reseller has
paid all amounts due.Net Star may charge for taxes and
other applicable fees.
3. REFUNDS AND DISPUTES
All
payments to Net Star Telecommunications Inc. are
nonrefundable. This includes the one time activation fee
and subsequent charges regardless of usage. All
overcharges or billing disputes must be reported within
45 days of the time the dispute occurred. Early
cancellation of a service which has been prepaid for any
term may be prorated but will be left up to the
discretion of the company. ALL PAYMENTS TO COMPANY ARE
NONREFUNDABLE. Any considerations for hardship cases can
be sent to
customercare@netstartel.com and will be forwarded to the
proper parties.
4. CANCELLATION
POLICY
Customers
must provide a (30) day notice, there are no
refunds for unused portions of services. It is your
responsibility to contact Net Star to cancel your
service. Net Star may suspend or terminate service at
any time. Account
Cancellation: all requests for canceling accounts can be
made in writing, fax or by phone. Cancellation by
writing must be mailed to (Net Star Telecommunication
Inc. attn.: billing/cancellations,
2100 West Loop South Suite 1210 Houston, TX 77027
713-554-7100). If you wish to cancel
by phone, call 713-554-7100 ext. 319. You must have all account
information to cancel. For your convenience we have
provided a online fax
authorization form, please complete the form before
faxing.
If you
are under contract you are responsible for the full
terms or early termination fees associated with that
contract.
Our aim is to keep all our customers happy with our
quality Internet Service please let us know when you
call, If there is anything we can do to retain your
business.
5. UNAUTHORIZED ACTIVITY
Any attempt to access or modify unauthorized
computer system information or to interfere with normal
system operations, whether on the equipment of Net Star
or of any computer system or network that accessed by
our services, will result in suspension of your access.
Unauthorized activities include guessing or using
passwords other than your own, accessing information
that does not have public permission, and accessing any
system on which you are not welcome. Net Star prosecutes
unauthorized usage.
Net Star reserves the right to change and otherwise
modify it's services, rates, usage policy or these Terms
and Conditions. These Terms and Conditions supersede all
previous representations, understandings or agreements.
Use of Net Star services constitutes acceptance of these
Terms and Conditions and agreement to abide by our
Common Sense Acceptable Use Policy.
6.
INDEMNIFICATION STATEMENT
Net
Star exercises no control whatsoever over the content of
the information passing through it. Net Star
specifically denies any responsibility for the accuracy,
quality or content of information obtained through our
services. Net Star makes no warranties of any kind,
whether expressed or implied, for our services.
Subscriber agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Net
Star from any damage claims resulting from use of our
services. Net Star may only be used for lawful purposes.
Transmission of any material in violation of any federal
or state regulation is prohibited. Any unauthorized
attempt to access and/or modify information or normal
system operations, whether on the equipment of Net Star
or of any system that is accessed by way of Net Star
services is prohibited. We only provide access. You must
take responsibility for your actions on our system and
the systems you access through us. You must comply with
whatever rules or acceptable usage policies are
appropriate for the systems you access. If you are
offended by information you find on those systems, your
responsibility is to avoid whatever you find offensive.
You must take responsibility for the statements you make
in e-mail, chat or discussion forums, web pages, and
news groups. If you act irresponsibly or your actions
endanger our system, we may suspend your access at any
time.
7. ACCEPTABLE
USE POLICY
Chat Rooms are for entertainment, networking
and finding new friends. Be aware that anyone could be
in any room at any time, including children. Please
conduct yourself with this in mind. Adult chat areas are
available at other sites, if you are looking for this
type of interface, please connect to them over the net.
Chat rooms here have a blocking word list and also log
offenders. Persistent attempts at violating this rule
will be removed from access and asked to take their
business elsewhere. This is not to censor anyone, only
to protect Net Star, and the difficulty that can be
caused by such behavior.
Mailing Lists will be limited, as
well as the number of recipients of any individual
mailing. This is a necessary precaution to prevent
spamming. No one wants a flood of unsolicited mail and
the time online it consumes to download. If you
experience e-mail problems that appear to be related to
this limitation and you have a need to exceed the
limits, please contact Net Star and make arrangements to
get a mailing out. Commercial accounts will be given
greater leeway on this limit.
Mailbox Size will be limited to
5mb. When this is reached the system will return the
mail to sender. Please do not keep your e-mail stored on
the server. Beware of opening mail from unknown sources,
especially attachments. Malicious files and applications
can be executed on your system this way.
News Server has all 30,000 + news
groups available. Net Star is in no way responsible for
unsupervised access by minors. Please monitor your
children when on the "net". Flooding, or spamming of any
news groups will result in immediate revocation of
services and forfeiture of any outstanding account
balances. Please do not waste our time and resources, we
can track down the parties responsible no matter what
masking techniques used.
After Five Hours online you will be
disconnected. There is nothing preventing you from
reconnecting. You will be disconnected after twenty
minutes of inactivity. Use of software to create
activity to circumvent this will be detected and you
will still be disconnected and support personal
notified. These steps are necessary to prevent abuse and
people from monopolizing the resources. Everyone is
entitled to have an opportunity to gain access. If you
want dedicated access contact Net Star and your account
will be upgraded.
This
limitation only applies to Dialup 56K Accounts. ALL DSL
Accounts include unlimited usage.
Your Account is for your exclusive
and individual use only. Multiple concurrent logins of
the same account are not allowed. Beyond the fact that
allowing others to use your account is prohibited,
consider that you become responsible for the charges
incurred by someone else you have allowed to use your
account. For this reason you should protect your account
and password as you would any other personal resource
such as your telephone or credit card.
Each
customer will be held accountable as to how they use
their web sites and access accounts.. Please pay close
attention to the Acceptable Use Policy for this site. We
will bill $100 for any spam or bulk email sent to each
user. The accessed rate will be $100 for each email sent
to each user that was unsolicited.
See extended policies @
netstartel.net/netstar_legal.htm
8. SPAMMING
SPAM, BULK MAIL, AND NEWS GROUP POSTINGS
The transmission of unsolicited or prohibited
advertising or other content through electronic mail or
inappropriate Usenet postings is forbidden. The use of
AND/OR reference to your account in unsolicited mass
mailing or postings (commonly known as "Spam") by any
client of Net Star Telecommunications shall also be
grounds for permanent removal of your account without
refund..
This policy is stringently enforced. The practices
described here can permanently destroy an online
reputation overnight and easily taints any organization
associated with the guilty party.
What is Spam?
Spam is sending e-mail to people who do not know you;
many times referred to as unsolicited e-mail. If you
send information to your friends, people who know you,
or people that have requested information you are
generally safe. Bulk mailing is almost always considered
as spam. Posting advertisements to inappropriate news
groups is also considered as Spam.
SUSPENSION OF SERVICE
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate any user
account for any reason.
Some Examples of What May Result in Account Termination:
Violation of the policy on spam and/or unsolicited mail
already mentioned above. Breaching, or attempting to
breach security on any system or network without the
written authorization of those responsible for said
system or network. Forging Web Pages, E-mail or news
articles. That is, attempting to make pages, articles or
E-mail appear to come from someone or somewhere they do
not. If a user's presence on our systems jeopardizes our
primary purpose, we may suspend or terminate the user's
account.
There WILL BE NO WARNINGS for breach of this policy.
Net Star Telecommunications reserves the right to update
and/or modify this policy as Net Star Telecommunications
sees fit. By having a Net Star Telecommunications and
your provider or host you are agreeing to abide by this
policy and you are agreeing to be responsible for any
and all damages to the Net Star Telecommunications
domain related in any way to your violation of this
policy. Net Star Telecommunications applies no warranty
or guaranty to the function of this site and you agree
to hold Net Star Telecommunications harmless and exempt
from any claims related to the serviceability or
function of this site.
Commercial Advertising, E-mail, Spamming, or the sending
of unsolicited e-mail, directing a person to your Web
Site is STRICTLY prohibited. Net Stat
Telecommunications will be the sole arbiter as to what
constitutes a violation of this provision.
Server abuse: Any attempt to undermine or cause harm to
our server at Net Star Telecommunications server is
strictly prohibited.
Failure to follow any term or condition will be grounds
for immediate web page deactivation or access account
deactivation.
Any complaints should be directed to
info@netstartel.com
please make sure to send us the name of the web page
that the spam originated from.
9. COPYRIGHT
Materials contained in this Site are
the copyrighted property of Net Star Telecommunications,
Inc., 10640 Haddington Houston Texas, 77043. All rights
reserved. Net Star Telecommunications neither warrants
nor represents that your use of materials displayed in
this Site will not infringe rights of third parties not
owned by or affiliated with Net Star Telecommunications.
You may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse,
reproduce, repost or use the copyrighted materials on
this Site for public or commercial purposes, including
the text, images, audio and video, without the express
written consent of Net Star Telecommunications. You are
hereby authorized to view, download, print and
distribute individual pages from this Site subject to
the following conditions:
a. The copyrighted materials on this
Site may be used for informational purposes only.
Except as specifically authorized by
Net Star Telecommunications, the copyrighted materials
on this Site may only be used for non-commercial,
personal purposes.
Any copy or distribution of the
copyrighted materials on this Site, or portion thereof,
must include this copyright notice, and all other
copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the
materials.
Use, duplication or disclosure by the
United States Government is subject to the restrictions
set forth in DFARS 252.227-7013 (c)(1)(ii) and FAR
52.227-19. Export of any information herein may be
restricted and may require export licenses under
applicable federal statutes.
b. Trademarks and Patents Any
product, process or technology referred to in this Site
may be the subject of other intellectual property rights
reserved by Net Star Telecommunications, and may not be
licensed hereunder. Each individual component of this
Site may contain other proprietary notices and copyright
information pertaining to that individual component.
c. Disclaimer EVERYTHING ON THIS SITE
IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR ARISING
FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE TRADE OR PRACTICE. Some
jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied
warranties, so the above disclaimer may not apply to
you. In addition, the materials contained in this Site
could contain technical inaccuracies or typographical
errors. Changes are periodically added to the
information herein. Net Star Telecommunications may make
improvements and/or changes in the product(s), technical
specifications, and product promotions described in this
Site at any time without notice. Net Star
Telecommunications also assumes no responsibility, and
shall not be liable for, any damages to, or viruses that
may infect, your computer equipment or other property on
account of your access to, use of, or browsing within
this Site, or your downloading of any materials, data,
text, images, video, or audio from this Site. In no
event shall Net Star Telecommunications be liable for
any incidental or consequential damages, lost profits,
or lost data or any indirect damages, even if Net Star
Telecommunications A has been informed of the
possibility thereof.