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SIHOLA TERMS OF SERVICE
These Terms of Service constitute the agreement ("Agreement") between Sihola. ("we," "us" or "Sihola") and the user ("you," "user" or "Customer") of Sihola's residential and small business communications services and any
related products or services ("Service"). This Agreement governs both the Service and any devices, such as an IP phone,
Multimedia Terminal Adapter, Analog Telephone Adapter or any other IP
connection device ("Device" or "Equipment"), used in conjunction with the Service. If you purchased Equipment from a retail
store, dealer or other provider other than Sihola, you are a "Retail Customer" for purposes of this Agreement.
BY ACTIVATING OR USING THE SERVICE, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE OF LEGAL
AGE TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND
FULLY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
1. EMERGENCY SERVICES - 911 DIALING
PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION REGARDING 911 VERY CAREFULLY. BY ACTIVATING
AND PAYING FOR THE SERVICE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE TO THE LIMITATIONS
OF SIHOLA 911 EMERGENCY DIALING SERVICE, AND UNDERSTAND THE DISTINCTIONS
BETWEEN SUCH SERVICE AND TRADITIONAL 911 or E911 CALLS.
1.1 Non-Availability of Traditional 911 or E911 Dialing Service. The Service does not support traditional 911 or E911 access to emergency services
in all locations. Where we do not offer traditional 911 or E911
access, we offer a feature known as "911 Dialing" which is a limited emergency calling service available only on Sihola-certified
Devices or Equipment. The 911 Dialing feature may not work at all
when used in conjunction with a Soft Phone, Virtual Numbers or
Subscriber provided Customer Premise Equipment. Our 911 Dialing
feature is not automatic; you must separately take affirmative
steps, as described in this Agreement and on our website, to register
the address where you will use the Services in order to activate
the 911 Dialing feature. You must do this for each Sihola phone
number that you obtain. The 911 Dialing feature of the Service
is different in a number of important ways from traditional 911
or E911 service as described on our website page for 911 Dialing
under "Features," and below. YOU SHALL INFORM ANY HOUSEHOLD RESIDENTS, GUESTS AND OTHER THIRD
PERSONS WHO MAY BE PRESENT AT THE PHYSICAL LOCATION WHERE YOU UTILIZE
THE SERVICE OF (I) THE NON-AVAILABILITY OF TRADITIONAL 911 OR E911,
AND (II) THE IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES IN AND LIMITATIONS OF THE SIHOLA
911 DIALING FEATURE AS COMPARED WITH TRADITIONAL 911 OR E911 DIALING.
The documentation that accompanies each Device that you purchase
should include a sticker concerning the potential non-availability
of traditional 911 or E911 dialing (the "911 Sticker"). It is your responsibility, in accordance with the instructions that accompany
each Device, to place the 911 Sticker on each Device that you use
with the Service. If you did not receive a 911 Sticker with your
Device, or you require additional 911 Stickers, please contact
our customer care department at 1-800-953-2099.
1.2 Registration of Physical Location Required. Sihola 911 Emergency Dialing is not available in all areas. For each phone number
that you use for the Service, you must register with Sihola the
physical location where you will be using the Service with that
phone number, that location must be within the geographic serving
area of a Public Safety Answering Point ("PSAP") to which Sihola has enabled for this service. . For purposes of the 911 Dialing
feature, you may only register one location at a time for each
phone line you use with the Service. When you move the Device to
another location, you must register your new location. If you do
not register your new location, any call you make using the 911
Dialing feature may be sent to an emergency center near your old
address. You will register your initial location of use when you
subscribe to the Service. Thereafter, you may register a new location
by following the instructions from the "911" registration link on your Sihola web account dashboard features page If you
fail to activate and properly configure 911 Emergency Dialing,
the Service will not support 911 Emergency Dialing, and you acknowledge
and agree to this requirement.
1.3 Confirmation of Activation Required. Your 911 Dialing feature will not be activated for any phone line that you are
using with the Service, unless and until you receive an email from
us confirming that the 911 Dialing feature has been activated for
that phone line.
1.4 How Emergency Personnel are Contacted. We contract with a third party to use the address of your registered location
to determine the nearest emergency response center and then forward
your call to a general number at that center. When the center receives
your call, the operator will not have your address and may not
have your phone number. You must therefore provide your address
and phone number in order to get help. Some local emergency response
centers may decide not to have their general numbers answered by
live operators 24 hours a day. If we learn that this is the case,
we will send your call instead to a national emergency calling
center and a trained agent will contact an emergency center near
you to dispatch help. You hereby authorize us to disclose your
name and address to third-party service providers, including, without
limitation, call routers, call centers and public service answering
points, for the purpose of dispatching emergency services personnel
to your registered location.
1.5 Service Outages.
(a) Service Outages Due to Power Failure or Disruption.911 Dialing does not function
in the event of a power failure or disruption. If there is an interruption
in the power supply, the Service, including 911 Dialing, will not
function until power is restored. Following a power failure or
disruption, you may need to reset or reconfigure the Device prior
to utilizing the Service, including 911 Dialing.
(b) Service Outages Due to Internet Outage or Suspension or Termination of Broadband
Service or ISP Service. Service outages or suspensions or terminations
of service by your broadband provider or ISP will prevent all Service,
including 911 Dialing, from functioning.
(c) Service Outage Due to Suspension or Termination of Your Sihola Account. Service
outages due to suspension or termination of your account will prevent
all Service, including 911 Dialing, from functioning.
(d) Service Outages Due to ISP or Broadband Provider Blocking of Ports or Other
Acts. Your ISP or broadband provider or other third party may intentionally
or inadvertently block the ports over which the Service is provided or
otherwise impede the usage of the Service. In that event, provided that
you alert us to this situation, we will attempt to work with you to resolve
the issue. During the period that the ports are being blocked or your
Service is impeded, and unless and until the blocking or impediment is
removed or the blocking or impediment is otherwise resolved, your Service,
including the 911 Dialing feature, may not function. You acknowledge
that Sihola is not responsible for the blocking of ports by your ISP
or broadband provider or any other impediment to your usage of the Service,
and any loss of service, including 911 Dialing, that may result. In the
event you lose service as a result of blocking of ports or any other
impediment to your usage of the Service, you will continue to be responsible for payment
of the Service charges unless and until you terminate the Service in
accordance with this Agreement.
(e) Other Service Outages. If there is a Service outage for any reason, such outage
will prevent all Service, including 911 Dialing, from functioning. Such
outages may occur for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited
to, those reasons described elsewhere in this Agreement.
1.6 Re-Activation Required. If You Change Your Number or Add or Port New Numbers. 911 Dialing does not function
if you change your phone number or if you add or port new phone
numbers to your account, unless and until you successfully register
your location of use for each changed, newly added or newly ported
phone number.
1.7 Network Congestion; Reduced Speed for Routing or Answering 911 Dialing
Calls. There may be a greater possibility of network congestion and/or reduced speed
in the routing of a 911 Dialing call made utilizing the Service as compared
to traditional 911 dialing over traditional public telephone networks.
1.8 Possible Lack of Automatic Number Identification. It may or may not be possible for the local emergency personnel to automatically
obtain your phone number when you use 911 Dialing. Our system is
configured to send the automatic number identification information;
however, one or more telephone companies, not us, route the traffic
to the emergency response center and that center may not be capable
of receiving and passing on that information. As a result, the
operator who answers your 911 Dialing call may not be able to automatically
obtain your phone number and call you back if the call is not completed
or is not forwarded, is dropped or disconnected, if you are unable
to speak to tell the operator your phone number, or if the Service
is not operational for any reason.
1.9 NoAutomated Location Identification. In most service areas, it is not possible at this time to transmit to the local
emergency response center the address that you registered for 911 Dialing.
You will need to state the nature of your emergency promptly and clearly,
including your location (and possibly your telephone number), as the
operator will not have this information. Emergency personnel will not
be able to find your location if the call is not completed or is not
forwarded, is dropped or disconnected, if you are unable to speak to
tell the operator your location, or if the Service is not operational
for any reason.
1.10 Disclaimer of Liability and Indemnification. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT EVEN IN THOSE AREAS IN WHICH SIHOLA OFFERS 911 SERVICE,
SIHOLA CANNOT AND DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE SERVICE WILL OPERATE
AS INTENDED. THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW WITH ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY THAT
YOU HAVE FUNCTIONING 911 SERVICE IS TO TEST THE SYSTEM; SIHOLA
IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO MAKE TEST CALLS TO THE 911 SYSTEM AND CANNOT
AUTHORIZE YOU TO DO SO. YOU MAY WISH TO CALL THE NON-EMERGENCY
NUMBER OF YOUR LOCAL POLICE OR FIRE DEPARTMENT TO FIND OUT IF THEY
ARE ABLE TO HELP YOU OBTAIN SUCH PERMISSION. We do not have any
control over whether, or the manner in which, calls using our 911
Dialing service are answered or addressed by any local emergency
response center. We disclaim all responsibility for the conduct
of local emergency response centers and the national emergency
calling center. We rely on third parties to assist us in routing
911 Dialing calls to local emergency response centers and to a
national emergency calling center. We disclaim any and all liability or responsibility in the event such third party data
used to route calls is incorrect or yields an erroneous result.
Neither Sihola nor its officers or employees may be held liable
for any claim, damage, or loss, and you hereby waive any and all
such claims or causes of action, arising from or relating to our
911 Dialing service unless such claims or causes of action arose
from our gross negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct.
You shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Sihola, its officers,
directors, employees, affiliates and agents and any other service
provider who furnishes services to you in connection the Service,
from any and all claims, losses, damages, fines, penalties, costs
and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys fees) by,
or on behalf of, you or any third party relating to the absence,
failure or outage of the Service, including 911 Dialing, incorrectly
routed 911 Dialing calls, and/or the inability of any user of the Service to be able to use 911
Dialing or access emergency service personnel.
1.11 Alternate 911 Arrangements. If you are not comfortable with the limitations of the 911 Dialing service SIHOLA
RECOMMENDS THAT YOU MAINTAIN AN ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF ACCESSING TRADITIONAL
911 or E911 EMERGENCY SERVICES in the event of a service interruption
for any reason or Terminating the Service.
2. SERVICE
2.1 Term.
(a) Monthly Term. Service is offered on a monthly basis for a term that begins on
the date that Sihola activates your Service and ends on the day
before the same date in the following month. Subsequent terms of
this Agreement automatically renew on a monthly basis unless you
give us written notice of non-renewal at least ten (10) days before
the end of the monthly term in which the notice is given. You are
purchasing the Service for full monthly terms, meaning that if
you attempt to terminate Service prior to the end of a monthly
term, you will be responsible for the full month's charges to the
end of the then-current term, including, without limitation, unbilled
charges, plus a termination fee, if applicable, all of which will
immediately become due and payable. You will also be responsible
for the next full month's charges in the event that you do not
provide the requisite ten-days notice of termination prior to the
expiration of the then-current term. Expiration of the term or termination of Service will not excuse
you from paying all accrued and unpaid charges due under this Agreement
(b) Other Term Commitments. If you accept an equipment upgrade or other promotion,
such as a free month of service, a rebate or other incentive, there
may be a term commitment associated with the benefit you accepted.
Your term begins the date you activate the new equipment or accept
the promotion and ends on the last day of the commitment period.
The commitment period will be disclosed as part of the promotion.
If you terminate service prior to the end of the commitment period,
you agree to pay Sihola a recovery fee for the promotion and/or
promotion you accepted. Recovery fees are cumulative and in addition
to any other charges or fees you may owe Reseller and any fees
or charges Sihola requires upon termination of service. Each recovery
fee is an amount equal to the difference between the price you
paid and the regular price of the good or service at the time you
accepted the equipment or promotion.
2.2 Use of Service and Device. If you subscribe to Sihola's service, the Service and Device are provided to
you solely for your use. You shall not resell or transfer the Service
or the Device to another party without our prior written consent.
You are prohibited from using the Service or the Device for auto-dialing,
continuous or extensive call forwarding, telemarketing (including,
without limitation, call center activities, charitable or political
solicitation or polling), fax or voicemail broadcasting or fax
or voicemail blasting. We reserve the right to (1) immediately
terminate or modify your Service if we determine, in our sole and
absolute discretion, that you have at any time used the Service
or the Device for any of the aforementioned or similar activities
or (2) charge an administrative fee of US$100.00 per day of service
during which Customer engaged in prohibited activities, if Sihola
determines, in its sole discretion, that Subscriber's Service is/was being used for such prohibited activities or in any other manner prohibited
by this Agreement.
You acknowledge and agree that you are fully responsible for all use
on your account, and you accept full liability and responsibility for
the actions of anyone who uses the Service via your account with or without
your permission. You should safeguard your usernames and passwords, as
well as the identifier of the Equipment (referred to as the "MAC address") which Sihola uses to authenticate usage on your account. Some of your calls
may be transmitted over the public Internet, and you acknowledge that
you are aware that the Internet is not a secure network, and that third
parties may be able to intercept, monitor, or corrupt information you
transmit over the Internet.
2.3 Use of PBX Connect Service. If you subscribe to Sihola's PBX Connect services, the Service is provided
to you as a small business user. You shall not resell or transfer
the Service to another party without our prior written consent.
You are responsible for supplying, operating and supporting the
standard SIP based Customer Premise Equipment for use with the
Service. We reserve the right to immediately terminate or modify
your Service if we determine, in our sole and absolute discretion,
that you have at any time used the Service for any of the aforementioned
or similar activities.
2.4 Prohibited Uses.
(a) Unlawful. You shall use the Service and the Device only for lawful purposes. We reserve
the right to immediately terminate your Service if, in our sole and absolute
discretion, we determine that you have used the Service or the Device
for an unlawful purpose. In the event of such termination, you will be
responsible for the full month's charges to the end of the current term,
including, without limitation, unbilled charges, plus a termination fee,
if applicable, all of which will become immediately due and payable upon
termination of your Service. If we believe that you have used the Service
or the Device for an unlawful purpose, we may forward the relevant communication
and other information, including your identity, to the appropriate authorities
for investigation and prosecution. You hereby consent to our forwarding
of any such communications and information to these authorities. In addition,
Sihola will provide information in response to law enforcement requests, subpoenas, court orders, to protect it's rights and property
and in the case where failure to disclose the information may lead to
imminent harm to the customer or others.
(b) Inappropriate Conduct. You shall not use the Service or the Device in any way that is threatening,
abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent,
invasive of another's privacy, or any similar behavior. We reserve
the right to immediately terminate your Service if, in our sole
and absolute discretion, we determine that you have used the Service
or the Device in any of the aforementioned ways. In the event of
such termination, you will be responsible for the full month's
charges to the end of the current term, including, without limitation,
unbilled charges, plus a termination fee, if applicable, all of
which will become immediately due and payable upon termination
of your Service. If we believe that you have used the Service or
the Device in any of the aforementioned ways, we may forward the
relevant communication and other information, including your identity,
to the appropriate authorities for investigation and prosecution.
You hereby consent to our forwarding of any such communications and information to these
authorities. In addition, Sihola will provide information in response
to law enforcement requests, subpoenas, court orders, to protect
it's rights and property and in the case where failure to disclose
the information may lead to imminent harm to the customer or others
2.5 Use of Service and Device by Customers Outside the United States. We allow use of the Service inside or outside of the United States; we do not
presently offer support for use of Service in any countries other than
the United States and Canada. If you use the Service or the Device outside
of the United States or Canada, you will be solely responsible for any
activity that violates the laws of the country where you do so, and/or
violates the export laws of the United States and/or the import laws
of that other country. We reserve the right to terminate your Service
immediately if we determine, in our sole and absolute discretion, that
you have used the Service or the Device outside of the United States
or Canada in a way or manner that could potentially adversely affect
Sihola, its officers, or vendors.
2.6 Copyright; Trademark; Unauthorized Usage of Device; Firmware or Software.
(a) Copyright; Trademark. The Service and Device and any firmware or software used to provide the Service
or provided to you in conjunction with providing the Service, or embedded
in the Device, and all Services, information, documents and materials
on our websites are protected by trademark, copyright or other intellectual
property laws and international treaty provisions. All of our websites,
corporate names, service marks, trademarks, trade names, logos and domain
names (collectively "marks") are and will at all times remain our exclusive property. Nothing in this Agreement
grants you the right or license to use any of our marks.
(b) Unauthorized Usage of Device; Firmware or Software. Other than for PBX Connect customers, you have not been granted any license
to use the firmware or software used to provide the Service or
provided to you in conjunction with providing the Service, or embedded
in the Device, other than a nontransferable, revocable license
to use such firmware or software in object code form (without making
any modification thereto) strictly in accordance with the terms
and conditions of this Agreement. Other than for PBX Connect customers,
you expressly agree that the Device is exclusively for use in connection
with the Service and that we will not provide any passwords, codes
or other information or assistance that would enable you to use
the Device for any other purpose. We reserve the right to prohibit
the use of any interface device that we have not provided to you.
You hereby represent and warrant that you possess all required
rights, including software and/or firmware licenses, to use any
interface device that we have not provided to you. In addition, you shall indemnify
and hold us harmless against any and all liability arising out
of your use of such interface device with the Service. You shall
not reverse compile, disassemble or reverse engineer or otherwise
attempt to derive the source code from the binary code of the firmware
or software.
2.7 Tampering with the Device or Service. You shall not change the electronic serial number or equipment identifier of
the Device or to perform a factory reset of the Device without our prior
written consent. We reserve the right to terminate your Service if we
believe, in our sole and absolute discretion, that you have tampered
with the Device. In the event of such termination, you will remain responsible
for the full month's charges to the end of the current term, including,
without limitation, unbilled charges, plus a termination fee, if applicable,
all of which will immediately become due and payable. You shall not attempt
to hack or otherwise disrupt the Service or make any use of the Service
that is inconsistent with its intended purpose.
2.8 Theft of Service. You shall notify us immediately, in writing or by calling our customer support
line, if the Device is stolen or if you become aware at any time that
your Service is being stolen, fraudulently used or otherwise being used
in an unauthorized manner. When you call or write, you must provide your
account number and a detailed description of the circumstances of the
Device theft, fraudulent use or unauthorized use of Service. Failure
to do so in a timely manner may result in the termination of your Service
and additional charges to you. Until such time as we receive notice of
the theft, fraudulent use or unauthorized use, you will be liable for
all use of the Service using a Device stolen from you and any and all
stolen, fraudulent or unauthorized use of the Service.
2.9 Return of Device (Does Not Apply to PBX Connect Customers)
(a) Retail Customers. A Retail Customer may only return the Device to the retail store, dealer or
other provider from which the Retail Customer purchased the Device. All
returns will be subject to the return policy of such retail store, dealer
or other provider. We will not accept any Device returned to us from
a Retail Customer.
(b) Non-Retail Customers. Non-Retail Customers may return the Device to us within fourteen (14) days of
the termination of Service to receive a credit for the $39.99 termination
fee (See Section 3.6) provided that:
• the Service is terminated within the first thirty (30) days following
the activation of the Service;
• the Device is in original condition, reasonable wear and tear excluded;
• the original proof of purchase are returned with the Device, together
with the original packaging, all parts, accessories, and documentation;
• prior to returning the Device to us, you obtain a valid return authorization
number from our customer care department, which can be reached at billing@sihola.com or 1-800-953-2099; and
• you pay all costs of shipping the Device back to us.
If you disconnect multiple lines, we will issue you a credit for all
termination fees upon receipt of all Devices in accordance with the requirements
set forth above.
If you receive cartons or Devices that are visibly damaged, you must
note the damage on the carrier's freight bill or receipt and keep a copy.
In such event, you must keep the original carton, all packing materials
and parts intact in the same condition in which they were received from
the carrier and contact our customer care department immediately at billing@sihola.com
or 1-800-953-2099.
2.10 Number Transfer on Service Termination. Upon the termination of your Service, we may, in our sole and absolute discretion,
release to your new service provider the telephone number that you ported
(transferred or moved over) to us from your previous service provider
and used in connection with your Service if:
• such new service provider is able to accept such number;
• your account has been properly terminated;
• your account is completely current, including payment for all charges
and applicable termination fees; and
• you request the transfer upon terminating your account.
2.11 Service Distinctions. The Service is not a telecommunications service and we provide it on a best
efforts basis. Important distinctions exist between telecommunications
service and the Service offering that we provide. The Service is
subject to different regulatory treatment than telecommunications
service. This treatment may limit or otherwise affect your rights
of redress before regulatory agencies. Sihola will not be responsible
to you for any delay, failure in performance, loss, or damage due
to fire, explosion, power blackout, earthquake, volcanic action,
flood, the weather elements, strike, embargo, labor disputes, civil
or military authority, war, acts of God, acts or omissions of carriers
or suppliers, acts of regulatory or governmental agencies, or other
causes beyond our reasonable control. Sihola will act in good faith
to minimize disruptions to your use of and access to Service
(a) Electrical Power. You acknowledge that the services will not function in the absence of electrical
power.
(b) Internet Access. You acknowledge that the services will not function if there is an interruption
of end user’s broadband or high-speed internet access service.
(c) Suspension of Your Account. You acknowledge and understand that a Service outage due to suspension of your
account as a result of billing issues or any other reason, including,
but not limited to, those reasons described elsewhere in this Agreement,
will prevent all service, including Emergency 911 Dialing.
2.12 Ownership and Risk of Loss. You will own the Device and bear all risk of loss of, theft of, casualty to
or damage to the Device, from the time it is shipped to you until
the time (if any) when it is returned to us in accordance with
this Agreement.
2.13 No 0+ or Operator Assisted Calling; May Not Support x11 Calling. The Service does not support 0+ or operator assisted calling (including, without
limitation, collect calls, third party billing calls or calling
card calls). The Service may not support 311, 511 and/or other
x11 (other than certain specified dialing such as 911 and 411,
which are provided for elsewhere in this Agreement) services in
one or more (or all) service areas.
2.14 No Directory Listing. The phone numbers you obtain from us will not be listed in any telephone directories.
Phone numbers transferred from your local phone company may, however,
be listed. As a result, someone with your phone number may not
be able to utilize a reverse directory to lookup your address.
2.15 Incompatibility With Other Services.
(a) Home Security Systems. The Service may not be compatible with home security systems. You may be required
to maintain a telephone connection through your local exchange
carrier in order to use any alarm monitoring functions for any
security system installed in your home or business. You are responsible
for contacting the alarm monitoring company to test the compatibility
of any alarm monitoring or security system with the Service.
(b) Certain Broadband and Cable Modem Services. You acknowledge that the Service presently is not compatible with prior versions
of the AOL broadband service and there may be other services with
which the Service may be determined to be incompatible. You further
acknowledge that some providers of broadband service may provide
modems that prevent the transmission of communications using the
Service. We do not warrant that the Services will be compatible
with all broadband services and expressly disclaim any express
or implied warranties regarding the compatibility of the Service
with any particular broadband service.
(c) Other Non-Voice Systems. You acknowledge that the services are not set up to function with outdialing
systems including medical monitoring equipment, TTY equipment,
and entertainment or satellite television systems. You have no
claim against Sihola for interruption or disruption of such systems
by the services.
2.15 Local Number Portability.
(a) Number Transfer on Service Activation. If you transfer to Sihola an existing phone number which is currently subscribed
to a carrier other than Sihola, the following terms and conditions
apply:
(i) You hereby authorize Sihola to notify your local telephone company of your decision
to switch your local services to Sihola and to transfer your telephone
number, and represent that you are authorized to take this action;
(ii) You acknowledge and agree that you must successfully install and activate your
Equipment prior to the date that the number switch becomes effective;
and
(iii) Sihola has the right to refuse to import a number if, in its sole discretion,
it does not have the infrastructure to support the number. You
remain solely responsible for any charges you incur with the telephone
company from which the number is being transferred during the period
of the transfer, regardless of delays in completing the transfer
caused by any reason by any party
(b) Number Transfer on Service Termination. Upon termination of the Service, Sihola may, at its sole discretion, release
a telephone number that was ported in from a previous service provider
to my people by you and used in connection with your Service provisioned
by my people to your new service provider, if such new service
provider is able to accept such number, and provided that
(i) your account has been terminated;
(ii) your my sihola account is completely current including payment for all charges
and termination fees, if any; and
(iii) you request the transfer upon terminating your account.
3. CHARGES; PAYMENTS; TAXES; TERMINATION
3.1 Billing. When the service is activated, you must provide us with a valid email address
and a credit or debit card number from a card issuer that we accept.
We reserve the right to stop accepting credit or debit cards from
one or more issuers. If your credit or debit card expires, you
close your account, your billing address changes, or your credit
or debit card is cancelled and replaced on account of loss or theft,
you must advise us at once. We will bill all charges, applicable
taxes and surcharges monthly in advance (except for usage-based
charges, which will be billed monthly in arrears, and any other
charges which we decide to bill in arrears) to your credit or debit
card, including but not limited to:
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• activation fees;
• monthly Service fees;
• international usage charges;
• advanced feature charges;
• equipment purchases;
• termination fees; and
• shipping and handling charges.
The amount of such fees and charges shall be published on our website and may
change from time to time. Notification of monthly invoices will be
sent to you via your email address on file with us. We reserve the
right to bill at more frequent intervals if the amount you owe to
us at any time exceeds $25. Any usage charges will be billed in increments
that are rounded up to the nearest minute except as otherwise set
forth in the rate schedules found on our website.
You understand that it is difficult for Sihola to distinguish between credit
and debit cards. You agree to waive your rights under Regulation
E to receive ten days advance notice from Sihola regarding the amount
that Sihola will debit from your account. Sihola may send you messages
about your billing from time to time, but Sihola is not obligated
to do so. Sihola may change or cease its messages at any time without
notice to you
3.2 Billing Disputes. You must notify us in writing within seven days after receiving your credit
or debit card statement if you dispute any Sihola charges on that
statement or you will be deemed to have waived any right to contest
such charges. All notices of disputed charges should be sent to:
Customer Care Billing Department 2380, Buford Dr. Ste. 106-167 Lawrenceville,
GA 30043 -or- emailed to billing@sihola.com
3.3 Payment and Collection.
(a) Payment. We only accept payment by credit or debit card. Your subscription to the Service
authorizes us to charge your credit or debit card.
This authorization will remain valid until 30 days
after we receive written notice from you terminating
our authority to charge your credit or debit card,
whereupon we will charge your credit or debit card
for the termination fee, if applicable, and any other
outstanding charges and terminate your Service. We
may terminate your Service at any time in our sole
and absolute discretion if any charge to your credit
or debit card is declined or reversed, your credit
or debit card expires and you have not provided us
with a valid replacement credit or debit card or in
case of any other non-payment of account charges.
(b) Collection. If your Service is terminated, you will remain fully liable to us for all charges
pursuant to this Agreement and any and all costs we incur to collect
such amounts, including, without limitation, collection costs and attorney's
fees.
3.4 Termination; Discontinuance of Service. We reserve the right to suspend or discontinue the Service generally, or to
terminate your Service, at any time in our sole and absolute discretion.
If we discontinue the Service generally, or terminate your Service without
a stated reason, you will only be responsible for charges accrued through
the date of termination, including a pro-rated portion of the final month's
charges. If your Service is terminated on account of your breach of any
provision of this Agreement, you will be responsible for the full month's
charges to the end of the current term, including, without limitation,
unbilled charges, plus the termination fee, if applicable, all of which
will immediately become due and payable.
3.5 Taxes. You are responsible for all applicable federal, state, provincial, municipal,
local or other governmental sales, use, excise, value-added, personal
property, public utility or other taxes, fees or charges now in force
or enacted in the future, that arise from or as a result of your subscription
or use or payment for the Service or a Device. Such amounts are in addition
to payment for the Service or Devices and will be billed to your credit
card as set forth in this Agreement. If you are exempt from payment of
such taxes, you must provide us with an original certificate that satisfies
applicable legal requirements attesting to tax-exempt status. Tax exemption
will only apply from and after the date we receive such certificate.
3.6 Termination Fee (Does Not Apply to PBX Connect Customers). You will be charged a termination
fee of $39.99 per voice line if your Service is terminated for any
reason during the first twelve months following the activation of
your Service.
3.7 Money Back Guarantee; Limitations and Conditions.
(a) Residential and Small Business Customers. We offer a 30-day money back guarantee from the date of activation of your Service
(different periods apply for Retail Customers depending
on the applicable offer details contained in the
advertising or online content of the retail store
or dealer that sold the Retail Customer the Equipment).
The money back guarantee applies only to the first-ordered
line per account, not to additional or secondary
lines. We will refund the activation fee, the monthly
charge for the first month of Service, shipping charges
and the termination fee provided that:
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• you have not exceeded 250 minutes of usage;
• you cancel your Service within the applicable period;
• you return the Device to us in original condition, normal wear and
tear excluded, within 14 days after the cancellation of your Service;
• the Device is returned in the original packaging with the UPC or
bar code intact and is accompanied by all components, accessories,
parts, manuals, registration cards and other documentation; and
• prior to returning the Device to us, you obtain a valid return authorization
number from our customer care department, which can be reached at support@Sihola.com
or 1-800-953-2099.
Federal excise taxes and any other applicable taxes cannot be refunded. You will
be responsible for any charges for international usage, payphone
calls to Sihola toll free numbers and directory assistance. We reserve
the right to terminate or revoke this money back guarantee at any
time, without prior notice.
(b) PBX Connect Money Back Guarantee. We offer PBX Connect subscribers a 30-day money back guarantee from the date
of activation of Service. The money back
guarantee applies only to the first-ordered
service package, not to additional or secondary
orders. We will refund the activation fee
and monthly charge for first month of Service
provided that:
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• your minutes of usage to not exceed 25% of your plans free minutes; and
• you cancel your Service within the 30-day period.
Federal excise taxes and any other applicable taxes cannot be refunded. You will
remain responsible for any charges for international usage, payphone
calls to Sihola toll free numbers and directory assistance. We reserve
the right to terminate or revoke this money back guarantee at any
time, without prior notice.
3.8 Payphone Charges. If you use our "Toll Free Plus" feature or any toll free feature that we offer in the future, we will be entitled
to recover from you any charges imposed on us either directly or indirectly
in connection with toll free calls made to your number. We may recover
these amounts by means of a per-call charge, rounded up to the next cent,
or in such other fashion as we deem appropriate for the recovery of these
costs.
3.9 Charges for Directory Calls (411). We will charge you $0.99 for each call made to Sihola directory assistance.
4. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION; WARRANTIES
4.1 Limitationof Liability. We will not be liable for any delay or failure to provide the Service, including
911 Dialing, at any time or from time to
time, or any interruption or degradation
of voice quality that is caused by any
of the following:
• an act or omission of an underlying carrier, service provider, vendor or other
third party;
• equipment, network or facility failure;
• equipment, network or facility upgrade or modification;
• force majeure events such as (but not limited to) acts of God, acts
of nature, strikes, fire, war, riot, acts of terrorism and government
actions;
• equipment, network or facility shortage;
• equipment or facility relocation;
• service, equipment, network or facility failure caused by the loss
of power to you;
• outage of, or blocking of ports by, your ISP or broadband service provider
or other impediment to usage of the Service caused by any third party;
• any act or omission by you or any person using the Service or Device
provided to you; or
• any other cause that is beyond our control, including, without limitation,
a failure of or defect in any Device, the failure of an incoming or outgoing
communication, the inability of communications (including, without limitation,
911 Dialing) to be connected or completed, or forwarded. Our aggregate
liability under this agreement will in no event exceed the Service charges
with respect to the affected time period.
4.2 Disclaimer of Liability for Damages. IN NO EVENT WILL SIHOLA, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES OR AGENTS
OR ANY OTHER SERVICE PROVIDER WHO FURNISHES SERVICES TO YOU IN CONNECTION
WITH THE SERVICE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY
OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PERSONAL INJURY, WRONGFUL
DEATH, PROPERTY DAMAGE, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFITS,
OR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, INCLUDING INABILITY TO ACCESS EMERGENCY SERVICE
PERSONNEL THROUGH THE 911 DIALING SERVICE OR TO OBTAIN EMERGENCY
HELP. THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH HEREIN APPLY TO CLAIMS FOUNDED IN
BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, PRODUCT LIABILITY, TORT AND
ANY AND ALL OTHER THEORIES OF LIABILITY AND APPLY WHETHER OR NOT
WE WERE INFORMED OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF ANY PARTICULAR TYPE OF DAMAGES.
4.3 Indemnification and Survival.
(a) Indemnification. You shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Sihola, its officers, directors,
employees, affiliates and agents and any other service provider who furnishes
services to you in connection with the Service, from any and all claims,
losses, damages, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (including, without
limitation, attorneys fees) by, or on behalf of, you or any third party
or user of the Service, relating to the Services, including, without
limitation, 911 Dialing, or the Device.
(b) Survival. The provisions of this Agreement that by their sense and context are intended
to survive the termination or expiration
of this Agreement shall survive.
4.4 No Warranties on Service. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS OF THE SERVICE OR DEVICE
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OR ANY WARRANTY ARISING
BY USAGE OF TRADE, COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR ANY
WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICE WILL MEET CUSTOMER'S REQUIREMENTS. WITHOUT
LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE OR DEVICE
WILL BE WITHOUT FAILURE, DELAY, INTERRUPTION, ERROR, DEGRADATION OF VOICE QUALITY OR LOSS OF CONTENT, DATA OR INFORMATION. NEITHER SIHOLA NOR
ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES OR AGENTS, OR ANY OTHER
SERVICE PROVIDER OR VENDOR WHO FURNISHES SERVICES DEVICES, OR PRODUCTS
TO CUSTOMER IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE, WILL BE LIABLE FOR UNAUTHORIZED
ACCESS TO OUR OR YOUR TRANSMISSION FACILITIES OR PREMISES EQUIPMENT OR
FOR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, OR ALTERATION, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OF, CUSTOMER'S
DATA FILES, PROGRAMS, PROCEDURES OR INFORMATION THROUGH ACCIDENT, FRAUDULENT MEANS OR DEVICES OR ANY OTHER METHOD, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH
DAMAGE OCCURS AS A RESULT OF SIHOLA'S OR ITS SERVICE PROVIDER'S OR VENDORS'
NEGLIGENCE. STATEMENTS AND DESCRIPTIONS CONCERNING THE SERVICE OR DEVICE,
IF ANY, BY SIHOLA OR SIHOLA'S AGENTS OR INSTALLERS ARE INFORMATIONAL
AND ARE NOT GIVEN AS A WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
4.5 Device Warranties (Does Not Apply to PBX Connect Customers).
(a) Limited Warranty. Except as set forth herein, if you received the Device new from us and the Device
included a limited warranty at the time of receipt, you must refer to
the separate limited warranty document provided with the Device for information
on the limitation and disclaimer of certain warranties. Remedies for
breach of any such warranties will be limited to those expressly set
forth in such documentation.
(b) No Warranty. If your Device did not include a limited warranty from us at the time of receipt,
you are accepting the Device "as is". You are not entitled to replacement, repair or refund in the event of any defect.
(c) Retail Customer Limited Warranty. For Retail Customers only, we will provide a limited warranty on the Device
as to manufacturing defects only
for a period of one (1) year from
the date of purchase. This Retail
Customer limited warranty does not
apply to any defect or failure other
than a manufacturing defect, and,
without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, does not apply to
any defect caused by damage in transit,
retailer handling or Retail Customer
handling. A Retail Customer's sole
remedy for any breach of this Retail Customer limited warranty is to obtain a repaired or replacement
Device, by following the return procedures
set forth in Section 2.9. Retail
Customer must include with the returned
Device a letter stating that the
Retail Customer is returning the
Device for warranty repair or replacement
and stating the nature of the defect.
The Retail Customer limited warranty
will also apply in lieu of the limited
warranty included with the Device
if such included limited warranty
is less favorable to Retail Customer than that contained herein.
(d) Disclaimer. OTHER THAN WARRANTIES AS TO THE DEVICE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THE DOCUMENTATION
PROVIDED WITH THE DEVICE AND THE
RETAIL CUSTOMER LIMITED WARRANTY
EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, WE MAKE
NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM
ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS OF THE DEVICE FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT
OR ANY WARRANTY ARISING BY USAGE
OF TRADE, COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE
OF PERFORMANCE OR ANY WARRANTY THAT
THE DEVICE OR ANY FIRMWARE OR SOFTWARE IS "ERROR FREE" OR WILL MEET CUSTOMER'S REQUIREMENTS. THE FOREGOING WILL NOT BE DEEMED TO LIMIT
ANY DISCLAIMER OR LIMITATION OF WARRANTY
SET FORTH IN THE DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED
WITH THE DEVICE. DEVICE WARRANTIES
DO NOT APPLY TO PBX CONNECT CUSTOMERS.
4.6 No Third Party Beneficiaries. No provision of this Agreement provides any person or entity not a party to
this Agreement with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, or cause
of action or creates any other third party beneficiary rights.
4.7 Content. You will be liable for any and all liability that may arise out of the content
transmitted by you or to any person, whether authorized or unauthorized,
using your Service or Device (each such person, a "User"). You shall assure that your and your User's use of the Service and content
comply at all times with all applicable laws, regulations and written
and electronic instructions for use. We reserve the right to terminate
or suspend your Services and remove your or your Users' content from
the Service, if we determine, in our sole and absolute discretion, that
such use or content does not conform with the requirements set forth
in this Agreement or interferes with our ability to provide Services
to you or others. Our action or inaction under this Section will not constitute any review or approval of your or Users' use or content.
5. MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Governing Law. The Agreement and the relationship between you and us are governed by the laws
of the State of GA without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
To the extent court action is initiated to enforce an arbitration award
or for any other reason consistent with Section 5.2, you shall submit
to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within
the state of GA and waive any objection as to venue or inconvenient forum.
5.2 Mandatory Arbitration and No Jury Trial. Any dispute or claim between you, any member of your household or any guest
or employee of you and us arising out of or relating to the Service
or Device will be resolved by arbitration before a single arbitrator
administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance
with its Commercial Arbitration Rules. The arbitration will take
place in GA. The arbitrator's decision will follow the plain meaning
of the relevant documents, and will be final and binding. Without
limiting the foregoing, the parties agree that no arbitrator has
the authority to: (i) award relief in excess of what this Agreement
provides; or (ii) award punitive or exemplary damages. Judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction thereof. All claims shall be arbitrated individually.
You shall not bring, or join any class action of any kind in court
or in arbitration or seek to consolidate or bring previously consolidated
claims in arbitration. THIS ARBITRATION PROVISION CONSTITUTES A WAIVER
OF ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND AN AGREEMENT TO BE SUBJECT TO JURISDICTION
IN, AND CONDUCT ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGS IN, GA.
5.3 Time for Filing Claims. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or
cause of action arising out of or related
to use of the Service or the Agreement
must be filed with the AAA within one year
after such claim or cause of action arose
or be forever barred.
5.4 No Waiver of Rights. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement will
not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
5.5 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including any future modifications as may occur within the terms
of the Agreement, and the rates for Services found on our website
constitute the entire agreement between you and Sihola and govern
the use of the Service by you, members of your household, guests
and employees. This Agreement supersedes any prior agreements between
you and Sihola and any and all prior or contemporaneous statements,
understandings, writings, commitments, or representations concerning
its subject matter.
5.6 Severability. If any part of this Agreement is legally declared invalid or unenforceable,
all other parts of this Agreement will remain valid and enforceable.
Such invalidity or non-enforceability will not invalidate or render
unenforceable any other portion of this Agreement.
6. FUTURE CHANGES TO THIS AGREEMENT We may change the terms and conditions of this Agreement from time to time.
Notices will be considered given and effective
on the date posted on www.sihola.com. Such
changes will become binding on you on the
date they are posted to our website and
no further notice by us is required upon
your continued use of the Service. The
Agreement as and when posted supersedes
all previously agreed to electronic and
written terms of service, including, without
limitation, any terms included with the
packaging of the Device and also supersedes
any written terms provided to Retail Customers
in connection with retail distribution,
including, without limitation, any written
terms enclosed within the packaging of the Device.
7. PRIVACY
Sihola Service utilizes, in whole or in part, the public Internet and
third party networks to transmit voice and other communications. Sihola
is not liable for any lack of privacy which may be experienced with regard
to the Service. Please refer to our Privacy Policy at www.Sihola.com for additional information.
Last Updated: July 19, 2006. Copyright 2006 Sihola. All rights reserved.
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