123 Reg Dedicated Server Agreement
The 123 Reg Dedicated Server Agreement governs the terms and conditions in which You (“Customer”, “You” or “Your”) purchase a new Dedicated Server through 123 Reg Limited ("123 Reg").
You hereby agreed to this Agreement. The terms in this policy are supplemental to 123 Reg's General Terms and Conditions and Acceptable Use Policy and You will be bound to all of these when carrying out business with 123 Reg.
This Agreement is divided into the two following Parts:
Part 1: are General Dedicated Server Terms and Conditions
Part 2: are “Add ons” Terms and Conditions
Part 1 – General Dedicated Server Terms and Conditions
1. Scope of the Agreement
1.1 This Agreement governs the provision of Dedicated Server services to You by 123 Reg may require limited access to your Server as and when necessary without further notice to you.
2. Service Delivery
2.1 Every reasonable effort is made by 123 Reg to maintain the uninterrupted operation of Your Services. Despite this, due to a number of circumstances that are beyond 123 Reg's control, you acknowledge that given the nature of such services, 123 Reg cannot guarantee that the Services, when delivered via the internet, will be uninterrupted or error free.
2.2 To the fullest extent permitted by law and save as provided elsewhere in the Agreement, the Services are provided by 123 Reg 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, 123 Reg gives no warranty or representation that:
2.2.1 the Services will meet the Client's requirements;
2.2.2 the Services will be provided on an uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free basis;
2.2.3 any results obtained from use of the Services will be accurate, complete or current; or
2.2.4 The Services provided will be compatible with any files or software You install or upload to the Server.
2.3 If You upgrade or rebuild (i.e. restore the default settings) Your Services at any time during the term of the Services You acknowledge that the Virtual Server reboots immediately. As such, 123 Reg will not be liable for any loss of data or other consequences of such action.
2.4 Migration of Servers. You acknowledge and agree that, in the normal course of business, it may be necessary for us to migrate our servers. As a result, even if you have a dedicated IP, you may be assigned a different IP number(s). We do not warrant that you will be able to consistently maintain your given IP number(s)
3. Fees and Billing
3.1 The Services shall be charged in accordance with the fees set by 123 Reg as set out in the Order Confirmation. These may be varied from time to time and published on the 123 Reg website.
3.2 Customers will be required to pay a £49 set-up fee upon purchase of a Dedicated Server.
3.3 When the Services are renewed in accordance with the Agreement, the fees will be charged at the last invoice raised.
3.4 Upon purchase of a Dedicated Server, Customers may choose between a Windows or Linux operating system. Customers who change their operating system from their initial selection upon purchase will lose their data.
3.5 Customers who purchase a Dedicated Server with Windows Server 2008 operating system acknowledge that payment is made out to 123 Reg Ltd and not Microsoft and additional costs may apply.
3.6 Customers may change their billing periods from monthly to yearly only via their Control Panel.
3.7 In the event that Customers change their billing periods from monthly to yearly, Customers will be billed immediately. This may affect Customers' billing periods and it is the responsibility of the Customer to ensure they are aware of any changes and funds are available on the next billing date.
4. Expiry and Cancellation
4.1 Customers acknowledge that where an expiry date is displayed in the Customer's Control Panel, the VPS and its associated services will automatically suspend 7 days after expiry and shall be cancelled and deleted 14 days after expiry.
4.2 Customers may terminate their contract with 123 Reg Ltd by contacting Support via telephone on +443454502310.
4.3 Customers acknowledge and understand that upon cancellation their data is automatically removed on the date of cancellation and it is their responsibility to ensure that a full back up has been made by them prior to cancelling.
4.4 In the event that Customers cancel their 123 Reg services mid-way through their contract with us, they will not be entitled to any refunds for the remaining amounts or any other related amounts.
4.6 In the event that Customers wish to continue with using 123 Reg but have set their contract to cancel by a specified date, Customers may reactivate their services with us prior to the specified date by contacting support on +443454502310.
5. Appropriate Usage of the Services
5.1 The terms governing the appropriate use of Your Services and the Server can be found in the Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP").
5.2 In addition to the AUP and these terms, all Customers who are found to have used more than 50Mbps bandwidth as an average in a week may be subject to a reduction in their bandwidth allowance to 50Mbps.
6. Support
6.1 The 24-hour, 7 seven days a week Support offered by 123 Reg relates to hardware and network support only.
6.2 123 Reg does not provide phone or e-mail support or other technical assistance for the administration of the Virtual Server or otherwise related to the Services.
6.3 You acknowledge that 123 Reg's Support does not cover software or any other content uploaded or installed by You or third parties authorised to access Your Services including the operating system.
6.4 123 Reg provides telephone support between the hours of 9am and 7pm., Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays). Ticket support is also available between the hours of 9am and 5pm, Saturday to Sunday.
7. Your Additional Responsibilities
7.1 By hosting information on a Server, depending on the configuration of the Server, You acknowledge that such information may be accessible to all Internet users. 123 Reg does not limit or restrict access to this information, nor do We protect any of this information from copyright infringement or other wrongful activity taken by third parties. As such, You assume full responsibility and risk for Your use of the Server.
7.2 It is Your sole responsibility to assess and determine the accuracy, completeness and quality of the Services provided to You by 123 Reg.
7.3 The 123 Reg VPS is an unmanaged server and therefore, it is Your sole responsibility to ensure that Back Ups of Your data is taken.
8. Remedies & Limitations
8.1 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 LIMITED TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FEES PAID BY YOU TO 123 Reg IN THE TWELVE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING ANY ALLEGATION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED ACTIONS.
8.2 In no event shall 123 Reg be liable for any loss of profits, loss of business, or any indirect, special, exemplary, punitive, incidental or consequential damages as the result of any such action or inaction without regard to the likelihood of any such damages.
8.3 123 Reg is not responsible for any delay, lack of connection, slow connection, loss of data, loss of usability, or any other similar issues, due, but not limited to, any of the following:
8.3.1 the active or passive negligence of 123 Reg, You or any third party;
8.3.2 downtime due to scheduled maintenance;
8.3.3 an upgrade, downgrade or other alteration to Your Services or the Virtual Server;
8.3.4 hardware failure, (including issues caused by other users on hardware);
8.3.5 Incompatibility; or
8.3.6 Your error.
8.4 123 Reg may limit or deny access to Your Services and its systems if, in 123 Reg's judgment and sole discretion, such action is required to prevent damage to the network (including, but not limited to, software and stored data) or to ensure the integrity or security of the network.
Part 2 - Add-on Terms and Conditions
1. Add-ons
1.1 A 123 Reg Add-On is an optional addition to your 123 Reg VPS Plan. Following the successful request to receive 123 RegAdd-Ons, 123 Reg will endeavour to affect your Add-on to your VPS Plan within 24 hours of you receiving your order confirmation. However in the event that this is not possible due to unforeseen circumstances shall not be held responsible for any resulting loss.
1.2 123 Reg Add-ons can be purchased via the Customer’s Control Panel and the 123 Reg website.
1.3 Customers acknowledge and understand that should Add-ons be cancelled, 123 Reg cannot guarantee the continuing functionality of the Customer’s services associated with their server.
1.4 Hosting control panels
1.4.1 123 Reg offers Customers a variety of hosting control panels to use such as Plesk, Microsoft Windows and cPanel. a) Plesk – Plesk control panel is provided and governed by Parallel’s Terms and Conditions. b) Windows – The Windows control panel is provided and governed by Microsoft’s Terms and Conditions. c) cPanel – The cPanel Add-on is provided by cPanel Inc and governed by cPanel’s Terms and Conditions.
1.4.2 Customers accept and acknowledge that all payments for the various hosting control panel Add-ons are made directly to 123 Reg, not Parallels, Microsoft, cPanel or any other third party association or otherwise.
1.4.3 Customers accept that simply switching between the different control panels does not constitute a cancellation of the existing licence purchased and they must contact Customer Support to actively cancel their existing licence.
1.5 IP Addresses
1.5.1 Customers are limited to purchasing a maximum of additional 10 IP addresses per Dedicated Server purchased from 123 Reg.
1.5.2Customers acknowledge that 123 Reg shall only offer additional IP addresses for use as a secondary name server or for use with an SSL certificate.
1.5.3 IP addresses Customers purchase through 123 Reg must also comply with the RIPE Allocation and Assignment Policies. Further information can be found on the following link.