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General Terms and Conditions
The Website is operated by BroadbandNet Pty Ltd
("BroadbandNet"). Customer access to and use of the BroadbandNet
website and Services are strictly subject to the terms and conditions
of this agreement.
All access to and use of BroadbandNet and its
services by the Customer is subject to the terms and conditions
contained herein and the BroadbandNet Privacy Statement. Prior to using
or acquiring services from BroadbandNet, the Customer must agree to the
terms and conditions contained herein. Receipt of any services from
BroadbandNet under this, or any other agreement between the Customer
and BroadbandNet, will constitute evidence that the Customer has read,
understood and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this
agreement.
The terms and conditions of this agreement shall
form part of any other agreements between the Customer and BroadbandNet
as varied from time to time, including for the provision of computer
and network services for Internet access.
1. Definitions and Interpretations
1.1 Definitions
(a) "Account" refers to the Internet service account and or any other account created for the Customer by BroadbandNet.
(b) "Customer"
refers to the person or entity applying to receive Service(s) – minors
are specifically excluded unless they have prior written consent of
their parents or guardians and BroadbandNet.
(c) "Service(s)"
refers to the Internet access service and any and all other services
provided by BroadbandNet to the Customer from time to time.
(d) "Website" means www.bbnet.com.au
1.2 All notices must be in writing
sent by post, email, facsimile or hand delivery. The postal addresses
and facsimile numbers of BroadbandNet and the Customer appear on this
application form.
1.3 This agreement commences on the date it is executed by the Customer.
1.4 This agreement shall be interpreted and enforced according to the laws of Western Australia.
1.5 Headings in this agreement are for convenience and do not affect its interpretation.
1.6 Where the terms of this agreement
are inconsistent with the provisions of the Fair Trading Act of Western
Australia, those terms shall be excluded from this agreement.
1.7 Any and all implied warranties,
terms and conditions shall, except where otherwise provided by statute,
be excluded from the agreement.
1.8 If any part of this agreement becomes
unenforceable, that part shall be separated from this agreement so that
all other parts remain effective.
2. Customer Responsibilities
2.1 The
Customer agrees to use the Website and the Service in accordance with
this agreement and any additional agreement to receive specific
Services from BroadbandNet.
2.2 The Customer understands that:
(a) transmission or
storage of data is not necessarily secure or confidential and that the
Customer transmits or stores data at the Customer's own risk;
(b) materials
available on the Internet may be unsuitable for minors and the Customer
must take all reasonable steps to ensure that minors do not access
unsuitable materials on the Internet;
(c) unauthorised use, access to, or modification of, data is a criminal offence; and
(d) BroadbandNet is entitled to remove any content in a personal web space that:
(i) does not adhere to any law or regulation or the rules of the IIA (Internet Industry Association of Australia); or
(ii) offends BroadbandNet standards and policies, without notice to the Customer.
This may include
content which is excessively violent or sexual in nature or involves
children or animals or which is otherwise contrary to any law or social
standard. The issue as to whether any content is compliant with the
above shall be determined by BroadbandNet at its sole discretion.
2.3 The Customer agrees that it will:
(a) provide all
computer and telecommunication hardware and software required to
support the Account, and shall properly acquire, configure and operate
such hardware and software;
(b) be personally
liable for the actions of any other persons who are allowed, either
deliberately, through negligence or otherwise, to gain access to the
Internet through the Customer's account;
(c) abide by all
"Acceptable Use Policies", rules, regulations and security provisions
of all networks and computer systems to which the Customer gains access
while using the Service;
(d) be liable under
State and Federal Law if a minor gains access to inappropriate material
through the use of the Customer's account; and
- indemnify and keep indemnified BroadbandNet in respect of any loss
or damage, suit or proceeding against BroadbandNet by any person in
respect to the use of the Customer's account, including, but not
limited to, transmission of an illegal, fraudulent, copyrighted or
defamatory material;
- if accessing BroadbandNet services on behalf of another person, appropriately authorized to do so;
- represent and warrant at the commencement and at all times
during the term of this agreement, that all information the Customer
has provided to BroadbandNet is true and correct and current; and
- be responsible for checking the BroadbandNet website for
BroadbandNet Customer accounts. BroadbandNet is not required to notify
the Customer when a new bill is made available on the Website.
- be responsible for regularly checking the primary BroadbandNet email account for correspondence from BroadbandNet.
2.4 The Customer agrees that it will not:
- utilise an account
for any fraudulent or criminal activities, including, but not limited
to, transmission of copyrighted materials, illegal, threatening, and
obscene or libelous material, or any instructions which, if
implemented, might cause damage or injury to any person or property;
- not breach the security or integrity of any BroadbandNet
equipment, or use the BroadbandNet equipment, network or resources to
launch an attack on the property of any other organization;
- engage in activities which are regarded as abuse or misuse of
BroadbandNet resources, including but not limited to sending spam or
unsolicited commercial email. What constitutes "abuse" or "misuse" is
determined by BroadbandNet in its sole discretion;
- post to or transmit to or via the Website any content that
interferes with, interrupts, harasses, threatens, menaces, inhibits or
offends any other person;
- seek to change, amend, cancel, alter, assign or otherwise deal
with the Customer account without the prior written consent of
BroadbandNet; or
- knowingly transmit any virus, spam or other disabling feature
to or via the Website or the Internet, or otherwise in connection with
its receipt of the Services.
2.5
Where the Customer is a body corporate, the directors jointly and
severally accept any liabilities arising from the agreement.
2.6 The
Customer agrees that receipt of the Service is exclusive, confidential
and cannot be transferred, assigned and or licensed without the prior
written consent of BroadbandNet. A breach of this sub-section will
include disclosure of a Customer password, negligently leaving a
connected terminal unattended, and/or sharing access with any other
party. Sharing a connection via corporate or residential Local Area
Network (LAN), within a single premise, is acceptable provided the
Customer is responsible for all users on that connection. BroadbandNet
takes no responsibility for the level of performance of the Service
beyond the gateway computer. 2.7 The customer agrees that any reworks carried by BroadbandNet which are not related to the original installation will incur a cost.
2.8 All equipment, including Motorola Subscriber Modules, modems, routers etc carry their respective manufacturers warranties.
3. Provision of Service
3.1 BroadbandNet may in its sole discretion:
(a) deny access to any potential or existing Customer; and/or
(b) examine, modify, delay, restrict access to and
or delete any data stored or passing through the BroadbandNet network
or any BroadbandNet computer.
3.2 Each Customer account is provided with one email
mailbox which is created under the username elected by the Customer.
BroadbandNet will, upon written request from a Customer, make available
up to five (5) additional email mailboxes to each Customer. The maximum
volume of email permitted to be stored in each mailbox will be subject
to limits set by BroadbandNet. If delivery of correspondence to a
mailbox will result in its quote being exceeded, the delivery will
fail. A message indicating the delivery failure may be sent to its
sender. The Customer may purchase additional mailbox space from
BroadbandNet.
3.3 The Customer accepts that any advice provided by
BroadbandNet employees or contractors is provided in good faith. The
Customer agrees that it will not act or rely on any such advice unless
it is done at the sole risk of the Customer. The Customer agrees to
indemnify BroadbandNet and its employees and contractors in full
against any damage or loss howsoever arising or resulting from the
Customer acting upon such advice.
3.4 Any software provided by BroadbandNet to the
Customer will be used by the Customer at the Customer's own risk. The
Customer agrees that it will not hold BroadbandNet or any of its
employees or contractors liable for any loss or damage whatsoever
arising resulting from the use by the Customer of software provided by
BroadbandNet.
3.5 The parties agree that the extent
of any loss or damage suffered by the Customer under this agreement
cannot be properly ascertained. As a genuine pre-estimate of loss or
damage under this agreement, the parties agree that the liability of
BroadbandNet for any breach of this agreement is, if capable of
limitation, limited to the cost to BroadbandNet for supplying the
Service or for re-supplying the Service over the relevant period.
3.6 Subscription to the Service
entitles the Customer to use the facilities except where an exclusion
or restriction has been made or requested. Any non-use by the Customer
of the Services will not absolve the Customer from any responsibilities
under this agreement, including the obligation to pay service fees and
all and any further costs of collection incurred by BroadbandNet.
3.7 BroadbandNet may assign any of its rights under this agreement at any time and without notice to the Customer.
4. Payment Terms
4.1 All Customer accounts must be paid by credit card or direct debit.
4.2 The Customer agrees that:
(a) all monies paid to BroadbandNet are non-refundable and periodic service fees are payable in advance;
(b) any Customer ‘plan fees’ will continue to be
incurred past a renewal date unless BroadbandNet has been provided with
sufficient prior notice in writing by the Customer. Any changes and/or
cancellations must be advised in writing to BroadbandNet Accounts 10
calendar days prior to the end of any billing period;
(c) ‘plan fees’ will continue to accrue during any
period of disconnection or suspension of the Service where such
disconnection or suspension is the result of non-payment or late
payment of monies due;
(d) BroadbandNet may terminate any Customer account for any reason on 7 calendar days notice.
(e) BroadbandNet may at any time schedule periods of
planned interruption to the Service. BroadbandNet will endeavour to
provide at least 24 hours notice to the Customer for any interruption
to the Service for maintenance, changes or improvements to the Service.
4.3 The Customer is responsible for all recurring
fixed and cumulative charges for the account. If the Customer is less
than 18 years of age, the parent or guardian signing this agreement
shall be responsible for all charges related to the minor Customer's
account.
4.4 Where any amounts due to BroadbandNet by the
Customer remain overdue for more than one calendar month, BroadbandNet
may consider this as a repudiation of this agreement by the Customer.
In such an event, BroadbandNet is entitled to terminate this agreement
and cancel the Service without further notice to the Customer. Any sums
paid to prior to the date of cancellation will be non-refundable and
any monies outstanding or otherwise owing by the Customer to
BroadbandNet shall immediately become owing and interest shall be
payable.
4.5 By supplying BroadbandNet with credit card and
or debit card details the Customer hereby authorises BroadbandNet to
debit the relevant credit card and or debit card with valid charges
when due.
4.6 BroadbandNet reserves the right to suspend or
terminate Customer access to the Services upon non-payment or rejection
of any credit card or debit card charges.
4.7 Cheques may be subject to reasonable collection and legal fees, as well as interest allowed by state law.
4.8 BroadbandNet does not accept any responsibility
for the Customer's telephone bills, including those for the cost of
using the Service. While employees of BroadbandNet may provide advice
regarding telephone carrier charges, the Customer must verify this
advice by contacting the carrier (Telstra) directly for confirmation
that calls to the number being dialed for connection to the Service
will be billed (by Telstra) at the rate for local calls.
5. Caller ID
5.1 BroadbandNet may use information obtained
through the Caller ID, Calling Number Display or 'CND' Service to
enhance the way it deals with its customers.
5.2 The only information obtained by BroadbandNet
when the Customer connects to an Internet Access Server is the
Customer's telephone number and the time and duration of the call.
5.3 BroadbandNet uses CND for the following
activities: fraud prevention, control of access to Customers' accounts,
billing, ensuring and supporting the accuracy of BroadbandNet billing
records and for internal management purposes, including call routing.
5.4 BroadbandNet receives CND information regardless
of whether it has been blocked on that number. BroadbandNet will not
disclose Customer confidential information to any third party unless
required to do so by law.
6. General
6.1 Neither party shall be responsible for delays or
failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control, such as
acts of God, acts of war, epidemics, civil insurrection, riot, power
outages, fire, earthquakes and other disasters.
6.2 The terms and conditions of this agreement
supersede any previous agreement or statement of terms and conditions
between BroadbandNet and the Customer.
6.3 By receiving the Services the Customer agrees that it has read, understand and accepts the provisions of this agreement.
6.4 The Customer acknowledges that BroadbandNet may
make and store records of personal information required to establish
the Customer's identity, and records of the Customer's credit
worthiness, credit standing, credit history, or credit capacity
('Personal Information'). The Customer acknowledges that Personal
Information may be disclosed to a credit reporting agency. The Customer
acknowledges that this information may be used to notify credit
providers of any credit default committed by the Customer against
BroadbandNet.
6.5 BroadbandNet may amend this agreement from time to time.
6.6 It is the responsibility of the Customer to
review the BroadbandNet website periodically to ascertain whether the
provisions of this agreement have changed. Any amendments to this
agreement will become effective from the date they are posted on the
Website. The Customer agrees that if it continues to use the Service
after this time it will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by all
amendments.
6.7 If any of the provisions in this agreement are
declared invalid or unenforceable, it will be struck out and the
remaining terms will remain in force.
6.8 If BroadbandNet does not act in relation to a
breach of this agreement by the Customer, BroadbandNet does not waive
its right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches.
6.9 This agreement is governed by the law in force
in the State of Western Australia, and the parties irrevocably submit
to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Western Australia
and courts of appeal from them for determining any dispute concerning
this agreement. BroadbandNet Exit Strategy Should BBNet propose to withdraw from the provision of Broadband Connect Services altogether we will. 1. Provide 40 working day's notice to DCITA. 2. Contact prospective alternative service providers before the planned shutdown; and 3. Provide details of such service providers to customers to allow them to assess their options to either migrate to a new Provider or cancel their Broadband Connect Service; and 4. Ownership of the CPE will remain with the customer.
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