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Taco Truffles Media Terms of Service

Please read these Terms of Service carefully before using any paid services provided by Taco Truffles Media. If you are under the age of 18, your parent or guardian must accept this agreement on your behalf.

  1. Introduction
  2. Compliance With the Law
  3. Hosting Services
    1. Prohibited Uses of Services and Products
    2. General Use
    3. System and Network
    4. Billing
    5. Mail
    6. Customer Support
    7. Bandwidth & Utilization
    8. Terms and Termination
    9. Indemnification of Provider/Relationship of Parties
    10. Security/Software
    11. Violation
    12. Confidentiality
    13. Refusal of Service
    14. Disclaimer
    15. Domain Registration Agreement
  4. Graphic Design, Web Site Design and Web Mastering Services
    1. Service Contract
    2. Source Material and Content
    3. Reasonable Time of Completion
    4. Web Site Hosting
    5. Other Services
    6. Material Return Policy
    7. Intent and Fair Use
    8. Copyright and Trademarks
    9. Customer Contact and Billing Information
  5. Online Workshops, Audio Tips and Other Exclusive Content
  6. Workshops, Seminars, Mentor Sessions & Events

By using any free or fee-based service provided by Taco Truffles Media, you, the User or registered Member of MusicHosting.net ("you"), agree to the terms, conditions, notices and guidelines contained in this Terms of Service Agreement ("Agreement") and all modifications thereto. Your continued use of or intitiation of any of the following services following the posting of changes to this Agreement will signify your acceptance of such changes. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO COMPLY WITH THIS AGREEMENT, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS SITE OR THE SERVICES IT OFFERS.

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1. Introduction. This document (the “Agreement”) sets forth the principles, guidelines and requirements of the Taco Truffles Media, a Goodyear, AZ company (the "Company") doing business as MusicHosting.net governing the use by the customer ("Customer") of Company's services and products ("Services and Products"). These Terms of Service have been created to promote the integrity, security, reliability and privacy of Company's facilities, network, and Customer data contained within. The Company believes it provides the best services in the industry, and provides the following policies in the best interests of the Company and the Company's Customers. The Company retains the right to modify these Terms of Service at any time and from time to time and any such modification shall be automatically effective as to all customers when adopted by Company and published at http://www.MusicHosting.net/legal/service.asp. Company shall be the sole and final arbiter as the interpretation of the following. By utilizing the Company's services and products, the Customer agrees to be bound by the terms herein outlined.

Questions or comments regarding this document should be forwarded to the Company at the following address: info@musichosting.net

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2. Compliance with the Law. Customer shall not post, transmit, re-transmit or store material on or through any of Services or Products which, in the sole judgment of the Company (i) is in violation of any local, state, federal or non-United States law or regulation, (ii) is threatening, obscene, indecent, defamatory or that otherwise could adversely affect any individual, group or entity (collectively, "Persons") or (iii) violates the rights of any person, including rights protected by copyright, trade secret, patent or other intellectual property or similar laws or regulations including, but not limited to, the installation or distribution of "pirated" or other software products that are not appropriately licensed for use by Customer. The Customer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company from any claims resulting from the use of the services which damages the Customer or any other party. Customer shall be responsible for determining what laws or regulations are applicable to its use of the Services and Products.

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3. Hosting Service. The Following terms of this Section, "Section 3", of the Agreement applies to Customer that uses any of the Company's Hosting or related communication services, including but not limited to Web Site Hosting, Domains and Email Services:

3.1 Prohibited Uses of Services and Products
In addition to the other requirements of these Terms of Service, Customer may only use the Services and Products in a manner that, in the Company's sole judgment, is consistent with the purposes of such Services and Products. If Customer is unsure of whether any contemplated use or action is permitted, please contact the Company as provided above. By way of example, and not limitation, uses described below of the Services and Products are expressly prohibited.

3.2 General

3.2.1. Pornography & pornographic related merchandising are prohibited under all the Company's services. This includes sites that include links to pornographic content elsewhere. Further examples of unacceptable content or links include MLM and doorway pages, pirated software, "hacker" programs, archives of "Warez Sites", game rooms or MUDs, IRC Bots, Egg Drop programs, any kind of illegal software or shareware. In addition, sites offering online gambling, casino functionality, sportsbook betting (including offshore), and internet lotteries are prohibited.

3.2.2. Violations of the rights of any Person protected by copyright, trade secret, patent or other intellectual property or similar laws or regulations, including, but not limited to, the installation or distribution of "pirated" or other software products that are not appropriately licensed for use by Customer.

3.2.3. Actions that restrict or inhibit any Person, whether a customer of Company or otherwise, in its use or enjoyment of any of the Company's Services or Products.

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3.3 System and Network

3.3.1. Introduction of malicious programs into the Company's network or server (e.g., viruses and worms).

3.3.2. Effecting security breaches or disruptions of Internet communication. Security breaches include, but are not limited to, accessing data of which Customer is not an intended recipient or logging into a server or account that Customer is not expressly authorized to access. For purposes of this Section 3.3.2., "disruption" includes, but is not limited to, port scans, flood pings, packet spoofing and forged routing information.

3.3.3. Executing any form of network monitoring which will intercept data not intended for the Customer's server.

3.3.4. Circumventing user authentication or security of any host, network or account.

3.3.5. Interfering with or denying service to any user other than Customer's host (for example, denial of service attack).

3.3.6. Using any program/script/command, or sending messages of any kind, designed to interfere with, or to disable, a user's terminal session, via any means, locally or via the Internet.

3.3.7. Creating an "active" full time connection on a Company-provided account by using artificial means involving software, programming or any other method.

3.3.8. Any attempt to circumvent or alter monitoring, bandwidth tracking or utilization reporting, or other actions which have the effect of complicating the normal operational procedures of the Company, including but not limited to altering, removing or in any way modifying or tampering with Company created log files.

3.3.9. Any action which the Company determines, in its own judgment, will reflect poorly on the Company or negatively impact its operations.

3.3.10. Any action which the Company deems to be an unacceptable use of resources, business practice or otherwise unacceptable to the Company.

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3.4 Billing

3.4.1. Furnishing false or incorrect data on the order form, contract or online application, including fraudulent use of credit card numbers.

3.4.2. Attempting to circumvent or alter the processes any billing procedures or procedures to measure time, bandwidth utilization, or other methods to document "use" of the Company's Services and Products.

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3.5 Mail

3.5.1. Sending unsolicited commercial email messages (UCE), including the sending of "junk mail" or other advertising material to individuals who did not specifically request such material, who were not previous customers of Customer or with whom Customer does not have an existing business relationship ("email spam").

3.5.2. Sending UCE referencing an email address for any domain hosted by the Company;

3.5.3. Sending UCE referencing a domain hosted by the Company;

3.5.4. Sending UCE referencing an IP address hosted by the Company;

3.5.5. Posting advertisements on IRC, ICQ, or any other public chat system containing an email address hosted by the Company, a domain hosted by the Company, an IP address belonging to the Company;

3.5.6. The Company will be the sole arbiter as to what constitutes a violation of these provisions.

3.5.7. Harassment, whether through language, frequency or size of messages.

3.5.8. Unauthorized use, or forging, of mail header information.

3.5.9. Solicitations of mail for any other E-mail address other than that of the poster's account or service with the intent to harass or to collect replies.

3.5.10. Creating or forwarding "chain letters" or other "pyramid schemes" of any type.

3.5.11. Use of unsolicited email originating from within the Company's network or networks of other Internet Service Providers on behalf of, or to advertise, any service hosted by the Company, or connected via the Company's network.

3.5.12. Activities deemed to be unsolicited marketing efforts or otherwise harassing in any way.

3.5.13. Customer will be charged a minimum $300.00 service charge for each instance of a verifiable UCE that is reported to the Company and faces immediate account suspension and/or termination, as well as further penalties.

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3.6 Customer Support
The Company promotes a mutually-professional relationship with its customers. Abusive, threatening, obscene or otherwise harassing communications with agents of the Company, via telephone, email, online chat or other means will result in immediate account termination not withstanding any other terms of this agreement.  Violation of this or any section of this Agreement will result in refund ineligibility.

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3.7 Bandwidth & Utilization
In addition to the other terms of this agreement, which apply to all plans, bandwidth and utilization, by its nature, is subject to a number of differing and/or additional terms.

3.7.1. The Company provides the space and transfer limitations in good faith to our Customers so that they may create their Websites without the fear of running over their  Web traffic allocation. While most Customers will use the space and traffic for their legitimate Web site needs, we recognize that others may try to take advantage of our offer and use the space and traffic in ways for which it is not intended. In the best interests of our Customers and in an effort to maintain the integrity of our service, the following common sense rules will apply:

3.7.1.1. Customer's site must use and store only the information and data that relates to the Website, at the IP address provided by the Company.

3.7.1.2. Customer may not resell or give away Web space under a domain name, nor may Customer build Websites that house "sub domain" Websites on behalf of other companies, groups or individuals. Customers who wish to resell the Company's Web space should utilize the Company's Reseller Program;

3.7.1.3. Customer may not use Customer's Website to store Web pages, files or data for other IP addresses or domain names, nor may Customer use its Website as a repository for file, data or "Warez group" download transfers. The Company reserves the right to make this determination, in its sole and absolute discretion;

3.7.1.4. The Company's "traffic” and “storage" offer is to provide the Company's customers with storage space and bandwidth for active Web pages and cannot be used as a "storage space" for electronic files. An example of sites that fall under "electronic storage" are large archives of images, compressed files, movies, or sound files. The Company permits up to 15 megabytes of archive storage, e.g. avi or wav files, images, compressed files, shareware, games, programs, etc.. All HTML pages MUST be linked to files (HTML, .jpg, .gif, etc.) stored on Company's server and vice versa.

3.7.1.5. The storage and distribution of MP3 format files not trademarked or copyrighted by Customer via the Company network is prohibited.

3.7.1.6. The Company does not permit sites where 20% or more of the monthly traffic is from file downloads, or sites that use more than 10% of system resources, or sites which in the Company's view are detrimental to the enjoyment of the Company services by the Company's other Customers, or are in the sole and final judgment of the Company, detrimental to network or business operations.

3.7.1.7.  The following Monthly Data Transfer Maximums are in place.  The Company reserves the right to bill the Customer automatically for transfer utilization in excess of the following guidelines.  The billable rate is $10 per gigabyte of overage.

3.7.1.7.1.  Basic Plan/Piano 150MB- The Monthly Data Transfer Maximum for the Basic Plan is 3 gigabytes per month.

3.7.1.7.2.  WebMaster Plan/Moderato 250MB - The Monthly Data Transfer Maximum for the WebMaster Plan is 5 gigabytes per month.

3.7.1.7.3.  WebMasterDB Plan/Forte 500MB - The Monthly Data Transfer Maximum for the WebMasterDB Plan is 7 gigabytes per month.

3.7.1.7.4.  Developer Basic Plan - The Monthly Data Transfer Maximum for the Developer Basic Plan is 10 gigabytes per month.

3.7.1.7.5.  Semi-Dedicated Plan - The Monthly Data Transfer Maximum for the Semi-Dedicated Plan is 20 gigabytes per month.

3.7.2.  The following Mail Box Size Maximums are in place.  The Company calculates Mail Box Size utilization by domain name rather than by email user.  The company reserves the right to block incoming email messages, by domain,  to Customers currently at the Mail Box Size Maximum.

3.7.2.1.  Basic Plan/Piano 150MB - The Mail Box Size Maximum for the Basic Plan is 1 megabyte.

3.7.2.2.  WebMaster Plan/Moderato 250MB- The Mail Box Size Maximum for the WebMaster Plan is 4 megabytes.

3.7.2.3.  WebMasterDB Plan/Forte 500MB - The Mail Box Size Maximum for the WebMasteDB plan is 10 megabytes.

3.7.2.4.  Developer Basic Plan - The Mail Box Size Maximum for the Developer Basic Plan is 20 megabytes.

3.7.2.5.  Developer Advanced Plan - The Mail Box Size Maximum for the Developer Advanced Plan is 30 megabytes.

3.7.2.6. Semi-Dedicated Plan - The Mail Box Size Maximum for the Semi-Dedicated Plan is 40 megabytes.

The Company may take whatever steps necessary to provide its services, and to provide for the enjoyment of such services by all of the Company Customers, and to ensure that certain Customers do not utilize services to the detriment of other Customers. Customers with Websites that do not comply with these simple rules, or who seek to take advantage of the Company unlimited storage or traffic plan in any other way, will, at the discretion of the Company, have their sites canceled and/or removed from the servers and have service charges assessed at the discretion of the Company.

The Company will be the sole and final arbiter as to Websites or usages of resources that constitute violation or intent to violate our policies. Those Customers found in violation of these policies are subject to a $300.00 service charge for each instance of violation, exclusive of charges for the bandwidth and/or other resources utilized. Websites which the Company must suspend or cancel due to violation of these rules are not eligible to receive a refund for unused service, and are subject to charges for bandwidth and usage of resources at twice the standard rate for such resources. Acceptance of these Terms of Services, and/or use of Company's services constitutes an acceptance of any fines, penalties or service charges which might arise out of violation of these policies.

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3.8 Terms and Termination
For the purposes of Section 3.8 of this agreement, the term "Thirty Day Guarantee Period" shall be defined as the period extending from the date a Customer signs up his or her first domain with the Company through the thirtieth (30) day following the initial signup of the first domain enrolled.

3.8.1. All cancellations must be received by the Company a minimum of five (5) days prior to the next billing date of the domain being cancelled. 

3.8.1.1. If the Customer notifies the Company fewer than five (5) days before the next billing date of the domain being cancelled, the charges incurred as a result of that renewal will not be refunded.

3.8.1.2. Cancellations requested within the Thirty Day Guarantee Period are eligible for a full refund, less setup fees and add-on-service fees which are non-refundable. Cancellations requested outside the Thirty Day Guarantee Period are not eligible for a refund in part or in full. 

3.8.1.3. Cancellation requests will only be accepted via email at info@musichosting.net.  Any other form of cancellation request in not acceptable.

3.8.2. Customer will not receive a refund for any other reason, including but not limited to: late cancellation, slow connection caused by Customer's ISP/network, Customer's ignorance, InterNIC delays, account termination for violation of policies.

3.8.3. By submitting a credit card or ACH information on the order form, Customer agrees to authorize all recurring charges to the account and any other balances incurred due to overages of limits, additions of extras to the account, service charges and/or any other fees, and to be bound to the terms of this Agreement.

3.8.4. Customer will not receive a refund for any setup fees or any fees other than the monthly recurring hosting fees past the "Thirty Day Guarantee."

3.8.5. Customer will be charged a $35 domain reactivation fee for each site suspended due to a billing-related issue.

3.8.6. Customer shall pay the fees and other charges for Products and Services ordered from Company as published on the Plan Comparison Chart at time of order. Company reserves the right to change rates without notice; any changes in price will take effect upon renewal of the existing hosting account, immediately for new purchases.

3.8.6.1. Customer agrees that the Company reserves the right to change its fees, features, and discount offerings and the Customer agrees to be bound by any changes of fee, feature, and/or discount.

3.8.7. The Company reserves the right to terminate this agreement, and to delete the Website from its hardware, immediately upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

3.8.7.1. Non payment of any charges due from Customer;

3.8.7.2. Breach of any term or condition of this agreement by Customer;

3.8.7.3. Commencement of any lawsuit or proceeding against Customer arising from or relating to its use of the Website, whether or not such suit names the Company as a party or seeks any recovery from the Company.

3.8.7.4. Payment for any charges is due at the time of signup and renewal respectively will be automatically billed to the customers credit card. All payments must be in U.S. Dollars.

3.8.7.4.1.  Customer agrees to pay billed amount according to card issuer agreement.  IP address captured during signup process or any email correspondence from Customer authorizing hosting and domain services serves as legally binding indicator of agreement.

3.8.7.5.  Accounts which have balances outstanding shall be deemed to be in default and subject to termination of service. Customer shall be responsible for all costs of collection, including reasonable attorney's fees and court costs, in event of a default for nonpayment of any amounts due the Company.

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3.9 Indemnification of Provider/Relationship of Parties

3.9.1. Customer agrees to indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any lawsuit, claim, charge, or expense, including reasonable attorney fees and costs of defense, for any matter arising from or relating to Customer's Website provided hereunder.

3.9.2. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to create a relationship between the Company and Customer in the nature of a partnership, joint venture, editor/publisher or otherwise. Both parties acknowledge and agree that the Company has no interaction with the data or substance of Customer's Website, except as necessary to maintain the Website.

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3.10 Security/Software

3.10.1. Customer agrees to take all steps reasonable, necessary, and prudent to protect Customer's login ID and password.

3.10.2. Customer agrees not to attempt to undermine or cause harm to any server, software, system or customer of the Company.

3.10.3. Customer agrees to maintain Customers' computing equipment responsibly, including running virus software.

3.10.4. Uploading a virus to a Company server will result in account termination, service charges and/or prosecution.

3.10.5. Customer acknowledges that the Company cannot provide technical support for any software and/or script that the Customer installs, other than variable name changes. Customer also acknowledges that the Company does not supply technical support for Microsoft FrontPage, other than initial configuration. The Company supplies technical support for Web hosting issues only. The Company shall be the sole arbiter as to what constitutes a "Web host" issue.

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3.11 Violation
Any attempt to undermine or cause harm to the Company server or another customer's Web presence is strictly prohibited. Any violation of the above Terms of Service will result in grounds for account termination, with no refunds given; the Company reserves the right to remove any account without prior notice. Violation of these Terms of Service may result in legal action, service charges or a combination thereof.

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3.12 Confidentiality
Customer acknowledges that by reason of their relationship, both the Customer and the Company may have access to certain products, information and materials relating to the other party’s business, which may include business plans, customers, software technology, and marketing plans that are confidential and of substantial value to either party, respectively, and which value would be impaired if such information were disclosed to third parties. Consequently, both the Company and the Customer agree that it will not use in any way for its own account or for the account of any third party, nor disclose to any third part, any such information revealed to it by either party, as the case may be.

The Customer and the Company further agrees that each will take every appropriate precaution to protect the confidentiality of such information. In the event of termination of this agreement, there shall be no use or disclosure by either party of any such confidential information in its possession, and all confidential documents shall be returned to the rightful owner, or destroyed. The provisions of this section shall survive the termination of the agreement for any reason. Upon any breach or threatened breach of this section, either party shall be entitled to injunctive relief, which relief will not be contested by the Customer or the Company.

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3.13 Refusal of Service

3.13.1. The Company reserves the right to refuse or cancel service in its sole discretion with no refunds.

3.13.2. If any of these Terms of Service are failed to be followed it will result in grounds for immediate account deactivation.

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3.14 Disclaimer

3.14.1. USE OF THE COMPANY’S SERVICES AND PRODUCTS IS AT CUSTOMER’S SOLE RISK. NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, RESELLERS THIRD PARTY INFORMATION PROVIDERS, MERCHANTS LICENSERS OR THE LIKE, MAKE ANY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, THAT THE COMPANY’S SERVICES AND PRODUCTS WILL NOT BE INTERRUPTED OR BE ERROR FREE; NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MIGHT BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE COMPANY’S SERVICES AND PRODUCTS OR AS TO THE ACCURACY, OR RELIABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION SERVICE OR MERCHANDISE CONTAINED OR PROVIDED THROUGH THE COMPANY’S SERVICE, UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT. THIS INCLUDES LOSS OF DATA, WHETHER RESULTING FROM DELAYS, ON DELIVERIES, WRONG DELIVERY, AND ANY AND ALL SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS CAUSED BY THE COMPANY AND ITS EMPLOYEES OR OTHER CAUSES.

3.14.2. THE SOLE CUMULATIVE LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY FOR ALL CLAIMS MADE BY THE CUSTOMER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY, REGARDLESS OF FORM, INCLUDING ANY CAUSE OF ACTION BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR STRICT LIABILITY, SHALL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ALL FEES AND CHARGES PAID TO THE COMPANY BY THE CUSTOMER.

3.14.3. The Company reserves the right to revise or change these Terms of Service at any time.

3.14.4. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects under the laws of the State of Arizona applicable to contracts made, accepted and performed wholly in Arizona, without application to principles of conflict of laws, and the Customer and the Company agree that the sole venue and jurisdiction for any disputes arising from this Agreement shall be the appropriate federal or state court located in the City of Goodyear, AZ.

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3.15 Domain Registration Agreement
For domain name registrations obtained by the Customer through the Company, in addition to this Agreement and notwithstanding any other term of this Agreement, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Registration Agreement of Aplus Net, Inc. ("APN") as amended from time to time (the "APN Agreement") and which may be viewed at http://www.names4ever.com/, and you agree to be bound by all policies of and all agreements between APN and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers or Network Solutions, Inc. as amended from time to time.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you agree that any dispute with respect to your domain name will be subject to the provisions of the domain dispute policy located at http://www.names4ever.com/ as such policy is amended and revised from time to time.

3.15.1. Customer acknowledges that all fees billed for domain registration will be billed directly to the Customer's credit card by Taco Truffles Media and that

3.15.2. By registering a domain name through the Company, the Customer is establishing a relationship with APN separate from the Company and this Agreement.

3.15.3. The Company is the domain name hosting business.  All customer accounts are setup with the understanding that the Customer will transfer authoritative DNS control of the domain hosted to the Company, i.e., the Company requires the Customer to update the domain name registration of any domain hosted by the Company  to list the Company's domain name servers as the hosting entity.  The Company does not provide extended access to its network through non-authoritative DNS means for any purpose other than initial account setup.  Third-level domains are provided for 30 days after account creation and may not be used as a primary means of access to an assigned web space.

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4. Graphic Design, Web Site Design and Web Mastering Services
For the purposes of Section 4 of this agreement, the term "Design" shall be defined as the services performed by Taco Truffles Media on a contractual basis.

The Following terms of this Section, "Section 4", of the Agreement applies to Customer that uses any of the Company's Design or related services, including but not limited to Web Site Design, Graphic Design, Web Mastering and Site Maintenance.

4.1 Service Contract
No service will be performed until full payment and all required materials as outlined in Company Checklist, provied by the Company representative upon intiation of Design services, are received and a provided copy of this Service Agreement is returned completed and signed.

4.2 Source Material and Content
Company is not responsible for any materials that are damaged by mail or corruption of files through electronic transfer. It is industry practice to retain copies of your materials at your location in case they are lost or damaged. Company will not issue any refund or credit for lost or damaged submissions.

4.2.1. Packages sent in flat envelopes have a tendency to arrive damaged. All mailed materials must be sent in a single box, as USPS Priority Mail. Packages sent through Airborne Express, United Parcel Service ("UPS"), or any other carrier will not be accepted.

4.2.2. Any materials received after the initial submission of the project will be considered additional work for hire and will incur additional Design fees.

4.2.3. Communication with third parties (Graphic Designers, Other ISPs, Web Masters, etc.) on your behalf will incur additional fees. Company is not responsible for any delays caused by missing or additional services provided by third parties. Company is not responsible for any fees generated by 3rd party services or Agents.

4.2.4. All materials submitted by Customer or any 3rd Party Agent, on behalf of Customer, are assumed to be accurate and complete. Requested changes to Customer materials after initial submission will incur additional fees for HTML and/or Graphic Design work.

4.2.5. If supplied materials are not to Company specifications (as outlined in the Company Project Submission Guidelines), or are otherwise substandard, your project will be delayed and there may be additional charges for services rendered to complete the project. Additionally, incomplete submissions may incur additional charges.

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4.3 Reasonable Time of Completion
Upon initiating Design services, 15 business days is the Reasonable Time of Completion. This period begins when payment is received. Company does not guarantee time of completion and can extend the period of Reasonable Time of Completion at its sole discretion.

4.3.1. If Customer is not satisfied by the end of this period, only 50% of the full amount will be refunded. All materials provided by the Customer will be returned only by request. Both parties will also consider the project unusable and agree not to use any part of the project for commercial or promotional use.

4.3.2. If 30 days from the initiation of Design Services all of the required materials are not received, full payment is forfeit by Customer and the project will automatically be considered completed by Company and Customer.

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4.4 Web Site Hosting
Web Site Hosting is optional and is not included with any Design services. If Customer requires Company to provide Web Hosting, the first month and any set up fees are waived as a courtesy. By using Company's Hosting Services, Customer accepts the Terms of Service as outlined at the Company web site: http://www.MusicHosting.net/legal. Customer is also responsible for hosting fees after the free trial period is over. Additional terms apply:

4.4.1. Any fees pertaining to redirecting or reserving a Domain Name(s) are not included, as such services are provided by a third party.

4.4.2. Customer is responsible for renewing and paying any fees to maintain ownership of Domain Name(s).

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4.5 Other Services
Web Mastering, Site Maintenance and any future Re-Design of project to be produced are not included. In addition to the other terms of Section 4, which apply to all Design services, by its nature, is subject to a number of differing and/or additional terms.

4.5.1. Support of customer created scripts and files, and/or modifications by Customer or 3rd Party Agent/Web Master to files developed/created by Company are not included in the scope of this agreement.

4.5.2. Education, Training, Software and Computer support are not included as any part of Company Services. However, online documentation and support areas are provided free of charge at the Company site.

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4.6 Material Return Policy

4.6.1. Company will not return any materials unless requested by Customer at the time of submission (Phase I). Upon this request, materials must be clearly marked or tagged "return" with an enclosed list.

4.6.2. Company will provide a CD-ROM of produced web site and any additional materials created to finish the project, for a nominal one-time material fee.

4.6.3. Company will only archive the project created and all digital files created to complete the project free of charge. This archive is stored onsite. All other materials will be destroyed.

4.6.4. Only at the request of the Customer, Company will archive all materials for a nominal annual fee.

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4.7 Intent and Fair Use

4.7.1. Customer agrees to use created project only for the promotion and sale of related products to Artist - i.e. CDs & Merchandise. MP3 files and other downloads for sale, and FTP or Software Archives are not considered fair use. The Company Terms of Service is also binding and covers additional points of fair use pertaining to Company hosting the Customer's web site. See Section 3 of this Terms of Service document for full explanation.

4.7.2. Customer agrees to follow and enforce the Terms of Use and Privacy Polices that are contained within their own web site, as provided by Company. Customer agrees not to post or make available for download photos or any other media pornographic in nature, whether or not in a password protected section of their web site. Company will be the sole arbiter in determining what is in violation of this policy and will terminate service without refund or notice to Customer if a violations occurs.

4.7.3. Customer agrees to uphold COPA (Child Online Protection Act) and other similar laws, by preventing access to materials and any interactive areas that may be considered harmful, dangerous or otherwise offensive, to Parents of children under the age of 18. The splash and/or home page on Customer web site must be visibly marked with the "Parental Advisory" mark if Customer site contains said material. The site must also contain age verification or a mechanism to obtain, in writing, permission from Parents, before granting access to said materials and interactive areas to underage visitors.

4.7.4. Company is not responsible for any Legal action or fees that are caused as a result of any violation of this Agreement. Customer will be held solely responsible for any violation of this policy.

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4.8 Copyright and Trademarks

4.8.1. Domain names are the intellectual property of the Customer.

4.8.2. Customer Copyrights and Trademarks will remain the property of the Customer.

4.8.3. Company is not responsible for any materials provided that are not rightfully owned, copyrighted or trademarked by the Customer, as stated in the Millennium Copyright Act of 1999.

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4.9 Customer Contact and Billing Information

4.9.1. In order to help Company provide better Customer Service and accurate billing, Customer must provide current and truthful contact information upon initiation of any service.

4.9.2. Any fraudulent information provided by Customer will result in termination of service without notice and forfeits any refund for unused services.

4.9.3. Customer is responsible for keeping current contact and billing information with Company. Company is not responsible for any lapse in service or billing errors caused by fraudulent or incorrect Customer information.

4.9.4. After an initial 15-day grace period, Company will apply a 5% late fee to any unpaid, past due, or delinquent accounts on a month-by-month basis.

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5. Online Workshops and Other Paid Access to Exclusive Content
For the purposes of Section 5 of this agreement, the term "Exclusive Content" shall be defined as Online Workshops and Paid Access to Exclusive Content.

The Following terms of this Section, "Section 5", of the Agreement applies to Customer that pays for access, including but not limited to Online Workshops, Audio Tips, Articles, and other Exclusive Content.

* You can listen to the audio workshops on the MusicHosting.net site as much as you like during a 30 day period from when your Activation Notice is emailed to you, unless otherwise noticed.

* You may only access Exclusive Content on the same computer and web browser you activated your account from.

* Any offers in conjunction with paid access to Exclusive Content, including but not limited to consulting and written critiques are subject to change and must be initiated by thee Customer within the 30 day period Customer subscribes or signs up for Exclusive Content. Critiques are emailed or faxed to Customer only.

* Customer's free pass is valid to one of any Company sponsored offline event, workshop or conference. This free pass is in the Customer's name and cannot be transferred or sold to any third party and is only valid up to one year.

* There are no refunds under any circumstances to Exclusive Content.

*If you signed up for web hosting as part of a special offer, you agree to the Hosting Terms of Service as posted at this site (http://www.MusicHosting.net/legal). Customer is responsible for transferring any existing domain(s) and existing site(s) to the appropriate servers. There is no set up fee for hosting. However, additional fees may apply if you need assistance transferring your files, secondary domains, URL and email forwarding services.

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6. Workshops, Seminars, Mentor Sessions & Events
For the purposes of Section 5 of this agreement, the term "Attendee," "Attendees" or "Registrant" shall be defined as any Customer and all other members of Customer's group that are registered for an "Event." The term "Event" shall be defined as any Workshop, Seminar, Mentor Session held in person and attended by Registrants. Please note that a "Registration" is an application to attend any Event and does not guarantee admission.

The Following terms of this Section, "Section 4", of the Agreement applies to any Event attended by Customer and fellow Registrants, whether Registration and Payment are processed through this web site, by phone, fax, email or postal service.

6.1 Personal Conduct:
We reserve the right to remove and exclude any attendee for disruptive behavior, and/or verbal or physical abuse for the remainder of the event, without refund.

6.2 Notice of Liability:
During the course of any Event, Staff is not responsible for any theft, damage or loss to personal items/equipment. Staff is not responsible or liable for any injury or legal actions that result from your behavior at this event.

6.3 Identification:
All attendees must visibly wear their badge, while attending all conference events – Workshops, Mentor Sessions, Critiques and Exhibit Hall.

6.4 Replacement Badges:
If you loose your badge, a new one may be issued under the same name for $25. A second occurrence will result in an additional $75 charge.

6.5 Recording:
No recording of any kind is permitted during any sponsored Events, Workshops, Critiques and Mentoring Sessions, you will be removed immediately without question and agree to pay a fine of $5,000.

6.6 Note Taking:
All attendees agree not to trade, sell or distribute freely in any form, whether physical or electronic, any notes taken during any workshop, seminar, conference or sponsored event. Any violation will result in banning from future events and Attendee agrees to pay a fine of $5,000 for each occurrence.

6.7 Promotion: All attendees are encouraged to promote their music to every attendee, exhibitor, staff or speaker at this event. However, you are restricted from selling any item or services related or unrelated to your music career unless you have registered as an exhibitor for the conference. If we are notified that you are trying to promote or solicit any of the aforementioned services you will immediately forfeit your pass and will be removed from the seminar.

6.8 Badge Use:
Only people who are registered for the conference may attend the events and perform in the live show critiques. You are not allowed to give your badge to anyone to attend any event function or performance. If you do, you will forfeit your badge for the remainder of the conference.

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