Terms Of Use
These Terms of Service (the “Agreement”) are an agreement between DatastiQ Digital Marketing Agency (“DatastiQ” or “us” or “our”) and you (“User” or “you” or “your”).
This Agreement sets forth the general terms and conditions of your use of the products and services made available by DatastiQ and of the DatastiQ.com website (collectively, the “Services”).
By using the Services, you agree to be bound by this Agreement. If you do not agree to abide by the terms of this Agreement, you are not authorized to use or access the Services.
By registering for or using the Services, you represent and warrant that:
You are eighteen (18) years of age or older. The Services are intended solely for Users who are eighteen (18) years of age or older. Any registration, use of or access to the Services, by anyone under eighteen (18) is unauthorized and is a violation of this Agreement.
If you use the Services on behalf of another party you agree that you are authorized to bind such other party to this Agreement and to act on such other party’s behalf with respect to any actions you take in connection with the Services.
It is your responsibility to provide accurate, current, and complete information on the registration forms, including an email address that is different from the domain you are signing up under. If there is ever an abuse issue or we need to contact you, we will use the primary email address we have on file. It is your responsibility to ensure that the contact information for your account, including any domain accounts is accurate, correct and complete at all times. DatastiQ is not responsible for any lapse in the Services, including without limitation, any lapsed domain registrations due to outdated contact information being associated with the domain. If you need to verify or change your contact information, please contact our sales team via email or update your contact information through the DatastiQ Billing and Support System.
Providing false contact information of any kind may result in the termination of your account. In dedicated server purchases or certain other cases, you may be required to provide government issued identification and possibly a scan of the credit card used for verification purposes. Failure to provide the information requested may result in your order being denied.
You agree to be fully responsible for all use of your account and for any actions that take place through your account. It is your responsibility to maintain the confidentiality of your password and other information related to the security of your account. Any dedicated IP order in addition to those provided with a hosting package may be subject to IP justification. We reserve the right to deny any dedicated IP request based on insufficient justification or current IP utilization.
Transfers
Our Transfers Team will make every effort to help you move your website to us. Transfers are provided as a courtesy service for up to 10 cPanel accounts (additional migrations are available at our standard hourly admin rate). We must be able to obtain a FULL cPanel backup from your current host and the compressed account size shall not exceed 1 GB.
We do not make any guarantees regarding the availability, possibility, or time required to complete an account transfer. Each hosting company is configured differently, and some hosting platforms save data in an incompatible or proprietary format, which may make it extremely difficult, if not impossible, to migrate some or all account data. In some cases we may not be able to assist you in a transfer of data from an old host. The free transfer service towards DatastiQ is available for thirty (30) days from your sign up date.
Transfers outside of the thirty (30) day period will incur a charge; please contact a member of our Technical department to receive a price quote. In no event shall DatastiQ be held liable for any lost or missing data or files resulting from a transfer to or from DatastiQ. You are solely responsible for backing up your data in all circumstances.
DatastiQ Content
User Content
You may be able to upload, store, publish, display and distribute information, text, photos, videos and other content on or through the Services (collectively, “User Content”). User Content includes any content posted by you or by users of any of your websites hosted through the Services (“User Websites”). You are solely responsible for any and all User Content and any transactions or other activities conducted on or through User Websites. By posting or distributing User Content on or through the Services, you represent and warrant to DatastiQ that (i) you have all the necessary rights to post or distribute such User Content, and (ii) your posting or distribution of such User Content does not infringe or violate the rights of any third party.
You may not however use your /home/ directory as a location to place backups. Including cPanel/WHM/Third Party applications. All websites are automatically backed-up nightly in third party locations. If you would like to conduct your own backups you MUST, it advisable that you download it your local machine. DatastiQ reserves the right to remove any files that violate this policy under our sole discretion. User’s that violate this policy are subject to immediate suspension and/or termination.
Solely for purposes of providing the Services, you hereby grant to DatastiQ a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide right and license to: (i) use, reproduce, publicly perform, publicly display, modify, translate, excerpt (in whole or in part), publish and distribute User Content; and (ii) make archival or back-up copies of User Content and User Websites. Except for the rights expressly granted herein, DatastiQ does not acquire any right, title or interest in or to the User Content, all of which shall remain solely with you.
DatastiQ exercises no control over, and accepts no responsibility for, User Content or the content of any information passing through DatastiQ’s computers, network hubs and points of presence or the Internet. DatastiQ does not monitor User Content. However, you acknowledge and agree that DatastiQ may, but is not obligated to, immediately take any corrective action in DatastiQ’s sole discretion, including without limitation removal of all or a portion of the User Content or User Websites, and suspend or terminate any and all Services without refund if you violate the terms of this Agreement. You hereby agree that DatastiQ shall have no liability due to any corrective action that DatastiQ may take.
Third Party Providers
DatastiQ may offer certain third party products and services. Such products and services may be subject to the terms and conditions of the third party provider. Discounts, promotions and special third party offers may be subject to additional restrictions and limitations by the third party provider. You should confirm the terms of any purchase and the use of goods or services with the specific third party provider with whom you are dealing.
DatastiQ does not make any representations or warranties regarding, and is not liable for, the quality, availability, or timeliness of goods or services provided by a third party provider. You undertake all transactions with these third party providers at your own risk. We do not warrant the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding third party providers. DatastiQ is not an agent, representative, trustee or fiduciary of you or the third party provider in any transaction.
DatastiQ as Reseller or Licensor
Third Party Websites
Prohibited Persons (Countries, Entities, And Individuals)
The Philippine Government, prohibits local companies from engaging in all or certain commercial activities with certain sanctioned countries (each a “Sanctioned Country”) and certain individuals, organizations or entities, including without limitation, certain “Specially Designated Nationals” (“SDN”) listed by OFAC. If you are located in a Sanctioned Country or are listed as an SDN, you are prohibited from registering or signing up with, subscribing to, or using the Services. Unless otherwise provided with explicit permission, DatastiQ also does not register, and prohibits the use of any of our Services in connection with, any Country-Code Top Level Domain Name (“ccTLD”) for any Sanctioned Country.
Account Security and DatastiQ Systems
It is your responsibility to ensure that scripts/programs installed under your account are secure and permissions of directories are set properly, regardless of the installation method. When at all possible, set permissions on most directories to 755 or as restrictive as possible. Users are ultimately responsible for all actions taken under their account. This includes the compromise of credentials such as user name and password.
You are required to use a secure password. If a weak password is used, your account may be suspended until you agree to use a more secure password. Audits may be done to prevent weak passwords from being used. If an audit is performed, and your password is found to be weak, we will notify you and allow time for you to change or update your password before suspending your account.
The Services, including all related equipment, networks and network devices are provided only for authorized customer use. DatastiQ may, but is not obligated to, monitor our systems, including without limitation, to ensure that use is authorized, to facilitate protection against unauthorized access, and to verify security procedures, survivability, and operational security. During monitoring, information may be examined, recorded, copied and used for authorized purposes. By using the Services, you consent to monitoring for these purposes.
Any account found connecting to a third party network or system without authorization from the third party is subject to suspension. Access to networks or systems outside of your direct control requires the express written consent of the third party. DatastiQ may, at our discretion, request documentation to prove that your access to a third party network or system is authorized. Any account that is found to be compromised may be disabled and/or terminated. If you do not clean up your account after being notified by DatastiQ of an ongoing issue, we reserve the right to keep your account disabled. Upon your request, DatastiQ may clean-up your account for an additional fee.
DatastiQ reserves the right to migrate your account from one data center to another in order to comply with applicable data center policies, local law or for technical or other reasons without notice.
HIPAA Disclaimer. We are not “HIPAA compliant.”
Compatibility with the Services
You agree to cooperate fully with DatastiQ in connection with DatastiQ’s provision of the Services. It is solely your responsibility to provide any equipment or software that may be necessary for your use of the Services. To the extent that the performance of any of our obligations under this Agreement may depend upon your performance of your obligations, DatastiQ is not responsible for any delays due to your failure to timely perform your obligations.
You are solely responsible for ensuring that all User Content and User Websites are compatible with the hardware and software used by DatastiQ to provide the Services, which may be changed by DatastiQ from time to time in our sole discretion.
You are solely responsible for backing-up all User Content, including but not limited to, any User Websites. DatastiQ does not warrant that we back-up any User Content, and you agree to accept the risk of loss of any and all User Content.
Billing and Payment Information
Multiple Accounts
Prepayment
Autorenewal
Unless otherwise provided, you agree that until and unless you notify DatastiQ of your desire to cancel the Services, you will be billed automatically on a recurring basis to prevent any disruption to your Services, specially when you selected the recurring payment scheme using PayPal, your credit card or other billing information on file with us.
Taxes
Late Payment
Domain Payments
It is solely your responsibility to notify DatastiQ’s Billing department via a support ticket created from https://www.DatastiQ.com/plan/ after purchasing a domain. Domain renewal notices are provided as a courtesy reminder and DatastiQ is not responsible for a failure to renew a domain or a failure to notify a customer about a domain’s renewal. Domain renewals are billed and renewed thirty (30) days before the renew date.
Fraud
Invoice Disputes
Money-back Guarantee
DatastiQ offers a thirty (30) day money- back guarantee for DatastiQ’s hosting services only. Subject to the terms described in Section 13 below, if you are not completely satisfied with these hosting services and you terminate your account within thirty (30) days of signing up for the Services, you will be given a refund of the amount paid for hosting. This money-back guarantee only applies to fees paid for hosting services and does not apply to administrative fees, install fees for custom software or other setup fees, or to any fees for any other additional services.
Cancellations and Refunds
Payment Method
No refunds will be provided if you use any of the following methods of payment: GCash, Bank transfers, Western Union payments, checks and money orders. If you use any of these payment methods, any applicable credit will be posted to your hosting account instead of a refund.
Money-back Guarantee
Refund Eligibility
Non-refundable Products and Services
Cancellation Process
You may terminate or cancel the Services by giving DatastiQ written notice via the cancellation form provided. In such event: (i) you shall be obligated to pay all fees and charges accrued prior to the effectiveness of such cancellation and (ii) DatastiQ may, in our sole discretion, refund all pre-paid fees for basic hosting services for the full months remaining after the effectiveness of such cancellation (i.e. no partial month fees shall be refunded) less any setup fees, applicable taxes and any discount applied for prepayment, provided that you are not in breach of this Agreement.
Once we receive your cancellation form and have confirmed all necessary information with you via email, we will inform you in writing (typically email) that your account has been canceled. Your cancellation confirmation will contain a ticket/tracking number in the subject line for your reference and for verification purposes. You should immediately receive an automatic email with a tracking number stating that “Your request has been received.” DatastiQ will confirm your request and process your cancellation shortly thereafter. If you do not hear back from us, or do not receive the automatic confirmation email within a few minutes after submitting your cancellation form, please contact us immediately. We require all cancellations to be done through the online form in order to (a) confirm your identity, (b) confirm in writing that you are prepared for all of your files and emails to be removed, and (c) document the request. This process aims to reduce the likelihood of mistakes, fraudulent/malicious requests, and to ensure that you are aware that your files, emails, and account may be removed immediately and permanently after a cancellation request is processed.
Cancellations for shared accounts will be effective on the account’s renewal date.
Domains
Domain renewals are billed and renewed thirty (30) days before the renewal date. It is your responsibility to notify DatastiQ’s Billing department via a support ticket created from https://www.DatastiQ.com/plan/ to cancel any domain registration at least thirty (30) days prior to the renewal date. No refunds will be given once a domain is renewed. All domain registrations and renewals are final.
Foreign Currencies
Exchange rate fluctuations for international payments are constant and unavoidable. All refunds are processed in Philippine Peso and will reflect the exchange rate in effect on the date of the refund. All refunds are subject to this fluctuation and DatastiQ is not responsible for any change in exchange rates between the time of payment and the time of refund.
Termination
DatastiQ may terminate your access to the Services, in whole or in part, without notice in the event that: (i) you fail to pay any fees due; (ii) you violate this Agreement; (iii) your conduct may harm DatastiQ or others or cause DatastiQ or others to incur liability, as determined by DatastiQ in our sole discretion; or (iv) as otherwise specified in this Agreement. In such event, DatastiQ shall not refund to you any fees paid in advance of such termination, and you shall be obligated to pay all fees and charges accrued prior to the effectiveness of such termination. Additionally, DatastiQ may charge you for all fees due for the Services for the remaining portion of the then current term.
When transferring out or unsubscribing to DatastiQ, we will provide minimal support as we are limited only to the platforms we have access and control. All web designs, digital products, free licenses and web master services tagged to cloud web hosting will cease upon the termination of your subscription to DatastiQ.
CPU, Bandwidth and Disk Usage
Permitted CPU and Disk Usage
VPS Managed Services
Bandwidth Usage
Price Change
DatastiQ reserves the right to change prices, the monthly payment amount, or any other charges at any time. We will provide you with at least thirty (30) days’ notice before charging you with any price change should your existing service is affected. It is your sole responsibility to periodically review billing information provided by DatastiQ through the user billing tool or through other methods of communication, including notices sent or posted by DatastiQ.
Coupons
Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT WILL DatastiQ ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST DATA ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, OR ANY USER CONTENT, USER WEBSITES OR OTHER MATERIALS ACCESSED OR DOWNLOADED THROUGH THE SERVICES, EVEN IF DatastiQ IS AWARE OR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, DatastiQ’S LIABILITY TO YOU, OR ANY PARTY CLAIMING THROUGH YOU, FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER, AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO DatastiQ FOR THE SERVICES IN THE THREE (3) MONTHS PRIOR TO THE INITIAL ACTION GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY. THIS IS AN AGGREGATE LIMIT. THE EXISTENCE OF MORE THAN ONE CLAIM HEREUNDER WILL NOT INCREASE THIS LIMIT.
Indemnification
Independent Contractor
Governing Law; Jurisdiction
Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the formation of this Agreement or the breach of this Agreement, including any claim based upon an alleged tort, shall be governed by the substantive laws of the Philippines. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply to this Agreement.
Disclaimer
Backups and Data Loss
Limited Warranty
Disclosure to Law Enforcement
Entire Agreement
Headings
Changes to the Agreement or the Services
DatastiQ reserves the right to modify, change, or discontinue any aspect of the Services at any time.
Severability
Waiver
Assignment; Successors
Force Majeure
Third-Party Beneficiaries
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