Terms of Service

You must accept the terms of this Agreement in order to use the Services.

NOTWITHSTANDING, BY USING THE SERVICES, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED HEREIN AS WELL AS ALL ACCEPTABLE USE POLICIES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE.

The Terms and Conditions set forth herein constitute the full and complete agreement between you and Canhost Inc. , (doing business as and hereinafter referred to as ” Canhost Inc. “) Your agreement to be bound by these terms is acknowledged by your use of the Canhost Inc. pages Web Site, Hosting Services, Support Services and any Canhost Inc. software made available to you. The terms contained herein supersede and replace any other agreement or negotiation between you and Canhost Inc. whether oral, written or otherwise including any statements made by any representative of Canhost Inc. at any time.

FEES:

Canhost Inc. charges the following fees where applicable. All such fees are subject to change with 30 days notice of next billing cycle. Not all fees are applicable to all accounts.

Set-Up Fee

This is a one-time fee that may that be charged in connection with the establishment of a new account.

Service Fee

This is the fee for your monthly, annual, bi-annual, or greater web hosting services.

Domain Registration Fee

This is the fee for the registration of a domain name and is non-refundable. .CA domains have a five day exemption from this policy during the “Add Grace” period where a .CA registrant may request a refund.

Other Service Related Fees

These are fees for additional services that you may choose to add to your account.

Fee Alteration

Canhost Inc. also reserves the right to alter, change, amend or delete fees at its sole discretion. Canhost Inc. further reserves the right to institute new services and charge fees in association with the provision of such new services as it deems appropriate.

Special Rates

Canhost Inc. reserves the right to offer subsequent promotional rates which may or may not be more favorable than the terms under which you entered this agreement. Any such periodic special rates shall not affect the then existing rights and responsibilities of each party. Canhost Inc. also reserves the right to change the rate charged for any such fee under this agreement with 30 days notice.

Payment of Fees

Canhost Inc. accepts payment by Credit Card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express), and by personal check, cashier’s check, or wire transfer. In addition, Canhost Inc. may from time to time allow additional forms of payment; however, the offering of a particular form of payment does not obligate Canhost Inc. to continue to offer that form of payment in the future. The current list of payment options will be displayed during the order process. If you have any questions concerning the current available payment options contact us.

Payment by Credit Card and Check

Prior to activation of your user account and at any applicable time thereafter you agree to allow Canhost Inc. to charge your provided credit card or bank account. You also agree at stated regular intervals the agreed service fee amount for the stated period (together with any Canhost Inc. set-up charges, registration fees, or any other charges outlined herein) may be applicable. You further authorize Canhost Inc. to charge your credit card or bank account for all subsequent period fees at (or a reasonable period in advance of) the commencement of any such subsequent period. You agree to maintain current valid existing credit card or bank account information with Canhost Inc. for the purpose of satisfying the Canhost Inc. charges as they become due. Refusal or rejection of any such charge or any portion thereof is grounds for account suspension and termination at the sole option of Canhost Inc. under Paragraph 8 herein. An administrative fee of $25.00 may be charged for the refusal, rejection or return of any such charge for any reason whatsoever or any portion thereof. In addition, refusal, rejection or return of any such charge for any reason whatsoever or any portion thereof is grounds for account suspension and termination at the sole option of Canhost Inc. under Paragraph 8 herein.

Payment by Check, Wire Transfer

Activation

Prior to activation of your user account you agree to submit a check payable against a bank located within Canada. Canhost Inc. is under no obligation to initiate service until the proceeds of such check have been cleared by such financial institution and have been received by Canhost Inc.. Invoices will be submitted to the email address on file for you and you agree to receive such invoices via email. Payments for subsequent fees are due and payable immediately upon invoice and in no instance later than the expiration of the last day of the previous period without regard to any invoice. It is your responsibility when paying by check to make sure that your payment is received by Canhost Inc.. An administrative fee of $25.00 may be charged for the refusal, rejection or return of any such check for any reason whatsoever or any portion thereof. In addition, refusal, rejection or return of any such check for any reason whatsoever or any portion thereof is grounds for account suspension and termination at the sole option of Canhost Inc. under Paragraph 8 herein.

Service Interruption

It is recommended that in order to avoid any service interruption that you submit your payment to Canhost Inc. a sufficient time before the expiration of the current service period so that it reaches Canhost Inc. in advance of the renewal date.

WEB HOSTING SERVICES:

Web Hosting Services

For the term of the agreement as set forth herein Canhost Inc. agrees to provide Web Hosting Services according the plan selected by you upon activation of your account. Canhost Inc. reserves the right to change, amend and otherwise alter the services provided with equivalent or otherwise equal services without prior notice to you. The specifics of any particular offer are contained within the offer itself as published on the Canhost Inc. website at the time you create your account and remain in effect throughout the term of your agreement. The specifics of all current offers are located within the Canhost Inc. Website located at www.canhost.ca. Web Hosting Services shall be defined as server space and data transfer allowances for the purposes of displaying a business or personal website.

DOMAIN REGISTRATION AND OTHER SERVICES:

At Customer’s request, Canhost Inc. may also acquire a Second-Level Domain Name (“Domain Name”) on behalf of any Customer. Canhost Inc. is an authorized domain name reseller and utilizes eNom for all domain registration services. Canhost is a direct registrar for .ca registrations on behalf of CIRA (Canadian Internel Registration Authority ). Your purchase of domain name registration services is specifically subject to your agreement to the terms of this agreement and also the eNom DOMAIN REGISTRATION AGREEMENT which is incorporated fully into this agreement and made available to you at eNom’s webpage. As well as CIRA DOMAIN REGISTRATION AGREEMENT which is incorporated fully into this agreement and made avalible to you at CIRA Webpage

Ownership

Canhost Inc. will not own or otherwise control any domain name registered on your behalf under this paragraph. Canhost Inc. provides the Domain Registration Service only as a convenience to you and you hereby waive any and all claims which you may have, or which may later arise, against Canhost Inc. for any and all damages, losses, claims or expenses arising out of or related to the acquisition, registration and use of the Domain Name. You hereby agree to pay any reasonable costs incurred by Canhost Inc. to register and maintain the Domain Name on your behalf by Canhost Inc. under the payment provisions of this agreement elsewhere herein.

Other Services

Canhost Inc. offers a listing of additional services in conjunction with its Domain Registration and Web Hosting Services. The terms of these services are governed by this agreement.

Third Party Licensing

Any Registered Name Holder that intends to license use of a domain name to a third party is nonetheless the Registered Name Holder of record and is responsible for providing its own full contact information and for providing and updating accurate technical and administrative contact information adequate to facilitate timely resolution of any problems that arise in connection with the Registered Name. A Registered Name Holder licensing use of a Registered Name according to this provision shall accept liability for harm caused by wrongful use of the Registered Name, unless it promptly discloses the identity of the licensee to a party providing the Registered Name Holder reasonable evidence of actionable harm.

ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY:

Canhost Inc. strictly enforces compliance with its Acceptable Use Policy which may be found on the Canhost Inc. Website located at www.canhost.ca. The terms of the Acceptable Use Policy are incorporated into this agreement as though they were fully set forth at length herein. You agree to maintain your website in full compliance with the terms of the Acceptable Use Policy. Failure to so comply is cause for immediate suspension and termination under paragraph (8) herein. Canhost Inc. reserves the right to refuse to provide service to anyone at their sole option.

LICENSE:

Canhost Inc., subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, hereby grants you a non-exclusive, limited, personal, license to use the Canhost Inc. Web Hosting Service for the term of the agreement as set forth herein. Your rights under this agreement may be assigned only upon prior notice and express approval by Canhost Inc.. Any other assignment is null and void.

OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CONFIDENTIALITY:

Canhost Inc. Proprietary Information

It is understood and agreed that during the term of this agreement and thereafter you may come into possession of information which is the confidential and proprietary information of Canhost Inc. including but not limited to the Canhost Inc. customer service and maintenance tools. You acknowledge that all right and title to any such Canhost Inc. intellectual property shall remain the sole property of Canhost Inc. and that you have no right, title or interest therein. You further agree not to provide access to the Canhost Inc. services to any third party. You agree that you are not to assist any third party or to instigate yourself in any way to use, translate, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, modify, reproduce, rent, lease, lend, license, distribute, market or otherwise dispose of any portion of the Canhost Inc. Services. Any and all right or title to any engineering, coding, programming or customer service work-around or other modification of the Canhost Inc. service shall also remain the sole property of Canhost Inc.

Canhost Inc. Confidential Information

During the term of this agreement you may have access to certain information and materials relating to the Canhost Inc. business, customers, software technology and marketing which Canhost Inc. treats as confidential (hereinafter “Confidential Information”). You agree to at all times during the term of this agreement and otherwise as set forth herein: (i) hold in confidence, and not disclose or reveal to any person or entity, any “Confidential Information” without the express prior written consent of Canhost Inc.; and (ii) not use or disclose any of the “Confidential Information” for any purpose at any time, other than pursuant to your rights under this agreement for the purpose intended. These obligations shall continue indefinitely for so long as the Confidential Information is a trade secret under applicable law and shall continue for three (3) years following termination of this Agreement with respect to Confidential Information, which does not rise to the level of a trade secret.

Account Information

You are the sole owner of any information that you post within your account area. Canhost Inc. does not normally review or edit the information posted within your account. Notwithstanding the above Canhost Inc. specifically reserves all right to edit, change, remove or delete any information posted in violation of this policy, the Canhost Inc. Acceptable Use Policy or any applicable law, order or public policy. Canhost Inc. is not your partner, associate, or agent with respect to any information placed by you on the Canhost Inc. servers.

TERM:

The initial term of this agreement shall be the period selected by you at the commencement of your account. Periodic accounts (monthly, annual, biannual) are automatically renewed and are charged in the same manner you selected at the commencement of your account. Any Additional services are renewed for the same period as the corresponding hosting service. A listing of all the presently available plans is available on the Canhost Inc. website located at www.canhost.ca.

SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION:

At the sole option of Canhost Inc. for any reason set forth herein or in the event that you breach any term of this agreement including but not limited to Section 1 (Payment of Fees) or any violation of the Canhost Inc. Acceptable Use Policy, Canhost Inc. may suspend your account by deactivating any access by you and by web users to any information contained on the Canhost Inc. servers related to your account while maintaining the information and data related to your account upon the Canhost Inc. servers. Suspension shall specifically include the disabling of your hosted domain and any access to information or data related to your account. In the event of any such suspension you will be notified. At the option of Canhost Inc. you may be given an opportunity to correct such breach or violation. Upon being notified of an opportunity to correct such breach or violation, if such breach or violation is not corrected the account may be terminated under section 8.2. Service charges will continue to accrue on suspended accounts as if they were not suspended. You will remain responsible for the payment of any such charges during any such period of suspension.

Termination

This agreement and all of its terms shall remain in full force and effect until it is terminated. Termination shall include the removal of any and all of your information from the Canhost Inc. servers. Such information or data may or may not be made available to you by Canhost Inc. after any such termination. This agreement may be terminated either (a) after a period of suspension as set forth in section 8.1 or (b) except as otherwise stated herein by either party upon 45 days notice in advance of a renewal period for any reason.

Fees

In the event of termination under section 8.2(a) there will be no refund provided to you. In addition, Canhost Inc. may charge you an additional termination fee not to exceed $100.00 at its sole option. The assessment of this termination fee shall not affect the rights of Canhost Inc. to recover from your losses, damages, indemnity, defense costs, expert costs, collection costs and attorney’s fees or other costs of any kind as may be applicable under B.C. Law

INFORMATION USAGE AND COMMUNICATIONS:

Personal Information

You hereby consent and agree that as to any information which Canhost Inc. may collect from you and maintain with respect to you, including but not limited to your account information, dates of service, billing address, billing records, usage statistics, site statistics, services purchased, domain name purchases, correspondence to or from Canhost Inc. concerning you or your account, or other information which in Canhost Inc. sole judgment is reasonable, Canhost Inc. may disclose such information to public or private third parties as applicable law may require or permit. The decision as to whether to disclose such information as may be required, permitted or otherwise reasonable shall be within the sole discretion of Canhost Inc. and may include but shall not be limited to (1) compliance with court order, subpoena or other request of any Federal, Provincial or Municipal government, (2) compliance with the Canhost Inc. Terms of Service or other policies.

Contact

During and after the term of this agreement you agree to receive periodic emails, telephone calls, or SMS messages containing commercial offers from Canhost Inc. and certain approved marketing partners in regards to Canhost Inc. or such partner products and services. We may also contact you concerning your account, system conditions, changes, updates and schedules.

Personal Details

You agree to provide and at all times during the term of this agreement maintain true and accurate account information on file with Canhost Inc. specifically including your Name, Address, Email address, telephone number, billing information and any other account information requested at any time during the sign up process. You further agree that the failure to provide or maintain such accurate information is a material breach of this agreement and subjects your account to suspension and termination as set forth in section eight (8) herein.

Policy

You agree to the terms of the Canhost Inc. Privacy Policy located at www.canhost.ca.

NOTICE:

Method

Any notice under this agreement shall be given by Canhost Inc. to you via email at the address provided by you to Canhost Inc. at the commencement of this agreement or as Canhost Inc. is subsequently advised. Notice to you at this address is deemed sufficient regardless of your receipt of such email. If you wish to update your email address you should do so by contacting customer service via customer service.

Contact

Any notice by you to Canhost Inc. shall be made by telephone to a customer service representative at 1-877-604-4678 during Canhost Inc. regular business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time and is effective only upon receipt by Canhost Inc. of any such notice. Such notice may also be sent via Canada Post to the following Address:

Canhost Inc
105 – 1405 Saint Paul St
Kelowna, BC
V1Y 2E4

SURVIVAL:

Sections 1, 3 through 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, and 15 through 21, inclusive, of this agreement shall survive the termination of this agreement and shall remain in full force and effect after any such termination.

WARRANTIES AND LIMITATIONS:

Control

Canhost Inc. makes every reasonable effort to maintain operation of the Canhost Inc. service; however, because many events and circumstances are beyond the control of Canhost Inc., Canhost Inc. does not in any way warrant or otherwise guarantee the availability of the Canhost Inc. system or servers and, notwithstanding the SLA, is not responsible for any delay or loss of data, lack of connection, slow connection, or any other such issues whether due to the active or passive negligence of Canhost Inc..

Basis

THE Canhost Inc. SERVICE IS PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN “AS IS” BASIS, AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Information

In general, Canhost Inc. has no control over information contained on the Internet. Information obtained by you from the Internet may be inaccurate, offensive or in some cases even illegal. Canhost Inc. accepts no responsibility for any information which you receive from the Internet. You accept full responsibility to verify the truth and accuracy, legality and ownership of the information that you obtain from the Internet as well as the reputation of the individuals with whom you may deal. Canhost Inc. provides no warranty for any goods or services which you obtain over the Internet nor the compatibility of any such services with the Canhost Inc. system.

Damages

You specifically hereby waive any claim for damages of any kind whether direct, indirect, special, exemplary, punitive, incidental or consequential, loss of profits or loss of business as the result of any action taken in response to any claim of copyright infringement without regard to whether or not the material claimed to have been infringing is later found to be infringing.

Remedy

THE TOTAL SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AVAILABLE TO YOU AS THE RESULT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT, NEGLIGENCE, OR ANY ACTION OR FAILURE TO ACT WHETHER INTENTIONAL OR OTHERWISE SHALL BE THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SERVICE FEES PAID BY YOU TO Canhost Inc. IN THE THREE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PROCEEDING ANY ALLEGATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO SUCH REMEDY. IN NO EVENT SHALL L Canhost Inc. BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS OR LOSS OF BUSINESS AS THE RESULT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR INACTION WITHOUT REGARD TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF ANY SUCH DAMAGES.

INDEMNITY:

Third Party Claims

You agree to fully defend and indemnify and hold harmless Canhost Inc. of and from any and all third party claims, causes of action, demands, costs, damages including both direct and consequential damages, specifically including attorneys fees and costs, expert fees and costs and mediation and arbitration fees and costs incurred (whether paid or not) as the result of any breach or claim of breach of this agreement or your negligence whether active or passive or any negligence of Canhost Inc. in any way related to your use of the Canhost Inc. service or any portion thereof.

Copyright/Intellectual Property Violation

You agree to fully defend and indemnify and hold harmless Canhost Inc. of and from any and all third party claims, causes of action, demands, costs, damages including both direct and consequential damages, specifically including attorneys fees and costs, expert fees and costs and mediation and arbitration fees and costs incurred (whether paid or not) as the result of any violation or claimed violation of any copyright or other intellectual property right of any third party which is in any way related to your use of the Canhost Inc. service or any portion thereof. Choice of counsel remains exclusively that of Canhost Inc..

Confidentiality Responsibility

You agree that upon the assignment of your user ID and password that you will maintain the confidentiality of your account information and assume all responsibility of and from any loss, theft or other destruction of any data as the result of any access to your account via the use of your user ID. You further agree to defend and indemnify and hold harmless Canhost Inc. of and from any and all third party claims, causes of action, demands, costs, damages including both direct and consequential damages, specifically including attorneys fees and costs, expert fees and costs and mediation and arbitration fees and costs incurred (whether paid or not) as the result of any claim for damages in any way related to the disclosure of your confidential User ID and Password information. Choice of counsel remains exclusively that of Canhost Inc..

FORCE MAJEURE:

Either party to this agreement shall be excused from any delay or failure in performance hereunder caused by reason of any occurrence or contingency beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to, acts of God, earthquake, labour disputes and strikes, riots, war, and governmental requirements. The obligations and rights of the party so excused shall be extended on a day-to-day basis for the period of time equal to that of the underlying cause of the delay.

ASSIGNMENT:

Your rights under this agreement may be assigned only upon prior notice and express approval by Canhost Inc.. Canhost Inc. may assign its rights hereunder to any person or entity who shall become a principal owner, or shareholder of Canhost Inc.. Any other attempted transfer or assignment of rights hereunder shall be null and void ab initio.

SEVERABILITY:

If any term, clause or provision hereof is held invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the validity or operation of any other term, clause or provision and such invalid term, clause or provision shall be deemed to be severed from the Agreement.

CHOICE OF LAW:

This Agreement shall be interpreted under the laws of the Province of British Columbia without regard to any conflict of laws or provisions. Any action between the parties to this agreement for the breach of this agreement or any action or claim in any way relating thereto shall be enforced in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Kelowna. The parties to this agreement hereby consent to jurisdiction in that court and agree to accept service by mail and hereby waive any defense of any kind related to jurisdiction or venue.

NO AGENCY:

Notwithstanding any other provision of this agreement, Canhost Inc. is not your agent, partner or associate in any respect.

AMENDMENT:

Canhost Inc. reserves the right to change or modify any of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, any Addendum and any policy or guideline incorporated by reference at any time and from time to time in its sole discretion, and to determine whether and when any such changes apply to both existing or future customers. Any changes or modification will be effective upon posting of the revisions on the Canhost Inc. Web site. Your continued use of Services following Canhost Inc. ‘s posting of any changes or modifications will constitute your acceptance of such changes or modifications.

REQUIRED NOTICES:

Copyright Infringement Claims

Any notice concerning any claim of copyright infringement should be addressed to Canhost Inc., COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT CLAIM, 105 – 1405 Saint Paul St, Kelowna BC, V1Y 2E4 Telephone 1-877-604-4678 Facsimile 1-888-864-7708

Domain Name Dispute

Any notice concerning any Domain Name Dispute should be addressed to Canhost Inc., DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE, 105 – 1405 Saint Paul St, Kelowna BC, V1Y 2E4 Telephone 1-877-604-4678 Facsimile 1-888-864-7708