TERMS AND CONDITIONS, Jalbum Hosting (<username>jalbum.net)
Valid as of 28 August 2007
1.1
These
conditions ("Jalbum hosting conditions") shall apply to the hosting
service ("the Service") made available by Jalbum AB ("Jalbum")
556704-8938, Armfeltsgatan 18, 115 34 Stockholm, Sweden, and such
physical individual or legal entity that subscribes to this service
("the Subscriber").
1.2
Jalbum's
service offerings will from time to time consist of different Services.
Jalbum's service portfolio from time to time is described at the Jalbum
web page (Jalbum.net) and can further be detailed by Jalbum's customer
service.
1.3
For each particular Service, specific terms and conditions may apply, as further advised by Jalbum ("Specific Terms").
1.4
At this
time, Jalbum is providing two types of accounts to which the Subscriber
may be connected, a free account or paid accounts. These accounts are
subject to different the Terms as advised on this web page from time to
time. The free account may, however, only be used for Jalbum generated
content, and may further contain elements of advertisement. A
subscriber may only have one free account at a time.
1.5
The
Subscriber subscribes to the Services by filling in the electronic
subscription agreement on Jalbum's web page, or, as applicable, by
activating the Service through the Jalbum client ("the Order"). An
agreement pertaining to the Services will be considered binding when
Jalbum electronically has confirmed the Order ("the Agreement"). The
Agreement consists of the Order and these Terms. The Subscriber may at
any time subscribe to additional Services by submitting additional
Orders to Jalbum.
1.6
In the
event of a conflict between the agreement documents, they shall prevail
in the following order: 1. The Order, 2. These Terms. These Terms can
be downloaded from the Jalbum web page at http://jalbum.net/hosting/legal/.
1.7
The Subscriber shall, where applicable, be of legal age as defined in applicable legislation.
1.8
The
Service will be made available at such time as defined by Jalbum. In
the event that the Subscriber is a consumer, the Consumer may choose to
have the Service made available after the end of the 14 day cooling off
period, if requested by the Consumer. Otherwise, the Services will be
made available immediately upon Jalbum's confirmation of the
subscription.
1.9
If the
Service has not been made available within 3 working days from the date
of the Order, the Subscriber is entitled to terminate this Agreement,
and Jalbum will then repay all fees paid by the Subscriber in relation
to the Service.
2.
Equipment, software and connection
2.1
The
Services to be provided hereunder requires the Subscriber to be
connected to the Internet, and having the necessary equipment. Such
connection and equipment shall be arranged, maintained and paid for by
the Subscriber.
2.2
The
Subscriber may not use any software in relation to the Services which
may cause disturbances in the Services, such as malicious scripts or
similar. Should such disturbances occur, the Subscriber should
immediately remove such software.
2.3
The
Subscriber is aware of that upgrading or changes to the Services may
result in changes to the technical requirements for utilising the
Services, and that the Subscriber is responsible for meeting such
requirements from time to time.
2.4
Jalbum is
constantly developing and improving its Services, technically and
commercially. Jalbum reserves the right to carry out upgrades or change
the Services and/or the equipment and platforms used by Jalbum to
provide the Services. Jalbum undertakes to inform the Subscriber -
through its web page - in reasonable time prior to launching any major
upgrades or changes to the Services. In the event that such a upgrade
or change would significantly limit the possibilities of the Subscriber
to continue to use the Service/-s as intended, the Subscriber shall be
entitled to terminate this Agreement within 14 days after such a
upgrade or change was launched. The Subscriber shall be considered to
accepted the upgrade and/or change after the lapse of the above
mentioned 14 day period, or if the Services are used by the Subscriber
within that time.
3.1
The Subscriber shall pay the fees set forth in the Order and on the Jalbum web page.
3.2
In the
event that the Subscriber is of the opinion that the fees charged are
wrong, the Subscriber shall notify Jalbum within reasonable time,
normally within two months after the due date of such payment. If no
such notification is received by Jalbum within the aforesaid time, the
Subscriber shall no longer be entitled to raise any objections in
relation thereto.
4.1
Jalbum will not sell any personal data or otherwise allow it to be used by any third parties for advertising purposes.
4.2
By
providing the personal data necessary to enter into this Agreement,
Subscribers who are physical individuals shall be considered to have
given consent to the treatment of personal data set forth below. It is
voluntary to provide the personal data to Jalbum, but the Subscriber
acknowledges that the Agreement cannot be executed unless the
Subscriber provides mandatory information (including, where applicable,
personal identification numbers).
4.3
Jalbum is
responsible for its customer register. Information will be registered
pertaining to the Subscriber as a basis for the Subscriber's connection
to the Services, the provision of the Services, agreement
administration, customer profiling and market analyses (such as reasons
for the Subscriber's cancellation of the Agreement, and information
about the utilised services), for market and product development
purposes, marketing purposes and payment of fees. Jalbum shall be
entitled to register information about usage of the Services for the
purposes of being able to provide the Services, for calculation of fees
and if needed to abide to decisions by governmental agencies and courts.
4.4
For the
purposes of providing the Services and in order to manage the Agreement
(e.g. payment of fees), personal data may be transferred to parties
co-operating with Jalbum, and to other countries, also outside the EES
area. Jalbum may also use such information in conjunction with other
registers, to the extent necessary to maintain its customer register
updated.
4.5
The
Subscriber may at any time revoke the Subscriber's consent to use the
personal data as aforesaid. The Subscriber acknowledges that Jalbum
shall be entitled to cancel the Agreement if the consent is revoked.
4.6
The
Subscriber is entitled to request information from Jalbum in relation
to the processing of the personal data, and also to receive of a copy
of the personal data pertaining to the Subscriber held by Jalbum.
5.
Transfer of the subscription
5.1
The
Subscription may not be transferred, nor may the Subscriber give anyone
else the right to use the Subscriber's subscription to the Service/-s,
without the consent by Jalbum. The Subscriber may further not transfer
any rights or obligations stemming out the Agreement.
5.2
In the
event of the death of the Subscriber, the estate may cancel this
Agreement, through a written notification to Jalbum. The cancellation
will take effect within two weeks after receipt of such notification.
5.3
Jalbum is
entitled to transfer its rights and obligations under the Agreement to
an entity that will fulfil Jalbum's obligations in relation to the
Subscriber.
6.
Disturbances and interruptions
6.1
Upon
occurrence of disturbances or interruptions relating to the Services,
Jalbum shall commence error diagnostics within reasonable time after
notification from the Subscriber. Normally, Jalbum will commence such
error diagnostics at the latest after one working day after
notification. Jalbum is not under obligation to correct any errors that
are caused by circumstances outside Jalbum's reasonable control, such a
disturbances relating to the internet service provider, or equipment or
software not included in the Services.
6.2
In the
event of such disturbances and/or interruptions makes the Service/-s
unavailable to the Subscriber, the Subscriber may request that a
corresponding deduction of the Service fees are made. Such deduction
will be carried out through reduction of the payable Service fees for
the next, up-coming period.
7.1
Jalbum
will not provide any telephone support. However, Jalbum will to a
limited extent provide e-mail support and support through Jalbum's web
forum.
7.2
Jalbum
will continuously maintain its software, its equipment and the Jalbum
web page. Jalbum reserves the right to temporarily shut down the
Services during such maintenance. In the event that such shut down will
last longer than five hours, Jalbum will normally notify its
Subscribers in advance, through e-mail or messages posted on its web
page.
8.1
The Subscriber may only use the Service/-s for its own use.
8.2
The
Subscriber shall be solely responsible for its (and its affiliates',
subsidiaries' and representatives') use of the Services. In the event
that that the Subscriber becomes aware of use of the Services in
conflict with the provisions of this Agreement, it shall immediately
ensure that such prohibited use ceases, and shall further notify Jalbum.
8.3
The
Subscriber is not allowed to use the Service/-s to store and/or use
executable files including without limitation .exe and disk images
including without limitation .ing, .bin, .cue, .iso, .mrg, .toas, and
.dmg files.
8.4
The
Subscriber shall abide to applicable legislation and rules,
instructions from Jalbum, and generally accepted ethical and moral
standards when using the Service/-s (including without limitation discrimination
or incitement to racial hatred, or sexually oriented material and child pornography).
The Subscriber may not use the
Service/-s such that Jalbum or any third party is inflicted with any
damage. In the event that the Subscriber becomes aware of that
Service/-s is used in violation of the a foregoing, the Subscriber
shall immediately notify Jalbum and take such reasonable steps as can
be required in order to ensure that such usage ceases.
8.5
The
Subscriber may not without proper authorisation access or try to access
other Service/-s or other resources through the Service/-s, nor without
authorisation try to access, use, destroy, distort or disclose any
information belonging to Jalbum or any third party.
8.6
The
Subscriber shall indemnify and hold Jalbum harmless for any damage
inflicted by the Subscriber, or any affiliate, subsidiary or
representative of the Subscriber.
8.7
If Jalbum
has reasonable cause to suspect violations against applicable
legislation or rules, Jalbum's instructions, this Agreement or
generally accepted ethical and/or moral standards, Jalbum shall be
entitled, without prior notice and without assuming any liability
whatsoever, to disconnect the Subscriber from the Service/-s. Jalbum
shall further be entitled to take the necessary measures needed in
order to prevent further distribution of prohibited information,
including without limitation by accessing the Service accounts of the
relevant Subscriber and deleting or transferring such information.
Jalbum shall further be entitled to access such information that are
stored, processed or distributed through the Service/-s and to transfer
the same to the relevant governmental agencies or courts.
8.8
The
Subscriber shall be solely responsible for all information the
Subscriber stores, processes or distributes through the Service/-s. The
Subscriber undertakes to ensure that the Subscriber does not distribute
information such that it will be considered to be an infringement of
any third party's intellectual property rights, or which can be
considered to constitute slander or libel, encourages criminal
activities, or contains information that could be classified as child
pornography, violence or discrimination against race or sex.
9.
Intellectual property rights, links
9.1
All rights to the Jalbum Service/-s are vested with Jalbum or its rights holders.
9.2
The
Subscriber or its rights holders, as the case may be, will remain the
owner of any data provided by the Subscriber in relation to the
Service/-s.
9.3
Jalbum
shall be entitled to create links to the Subscriber's web pages, and/or
user-generated content, unless the Subscriber has notified Jalbum that
it will not allow such links. Jalbum shall bear any costs in relation
to extra bandwidth, if any, if traffic is significantly increased as a
result of such links.
10.
Limitation of liability
10.1
Aside
from what is explicitly set forth herein, Jalbum shall not be liable
for any failures, errors, interruptions or disturbances in relation to
the Service/-s.
10.2
Jalbum shall not be liable for loss of data or information.
10.3
Jalbum
shall not be liable for any other indirect or consequential losses in
relation to this Agreement. Under no circumstances shall Jalbum's
aggregate liability hereunder exceed the fees paid by the Subscriber
during the six months immediately preceding the occurrence of the
damage.
10.4
Any
claims for damages against Jalbum in relation to this Agreement shall
be made within reasonable time after the damage occurred. Reasonable
time shall normally not exceed three months. If no such claims are made
within the aforementioned time, Jalbum's liability shall cease.
10.5
Jalbum
shall not be liable for any damages in relation to circumstances that
reasonably are outside Jalbum's control, including without limitation
circumstances constituting force majeure, and acts and omissions of
third parties.
10.6
Jalbum
has provided other companies access to its web page, where such
companies are marketing and selling their products and services.
Further, Jalbum's web page contain links to other web pages that are
not controlled by Jalbum. Jalbum is not responsible for such third
parties, their products or services, and explicitly disclaims any
liability in relation thereto.
11.1
This
Agreement will become valid when approved by Jalbum as set forth in
section 1 above, and shall thereafter remain in force during such time
as is detailed in the Order.
11.2
The
Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time, upon a one
month notice period. Jalbum shall be entitled to retain any fees paid
by the Subscriber, regardless of the cause of such termination, unless
otherwise set forth herein.
11.3
Termination of the Agreement or a particular Service shall be made in writing.
12.
Termination, disconnection and cooling-off period
12.1
Jalbum
shall be entitled to immediately and until further notice disconnect
the Subscriber from the Service/-s, or otherwise limit or reduce the
Subscribers' rights to use the Service/-s, in the event that the
Subscriber fails to comply to the provisions set forth herein, or
otherwise significantly misused the Service/-s. Regardless of such
disconnection, the Subscriber shall in any event be liable to pay any
and all fees in accordance with this Agreement.
12.2
Jalbum
is entitled to immediately terminate this Agreement in relation to the
Service/-s in the event that the Subscriber fails to comply to the
provisions set forth herein, or otherwise significantly misused the
Service/-s.
12.3
In the
event of such failure to comply to the provisions set forth in the
Agreement is of less significance, Jalbum shall be entitled to
terminate the Agreement with immediate effect, should the Subscriber
fail to make the necessary corrections within 14 days after having
received a written notice to that effect.
12.4
Jalbum
shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement with immediate effect, in
the event that the Subscriber is declared bankrupt or it otherwise can
be assumed that the Subscriber is insolvent.
12.5
The
Subscriber is entitled to terminate this Agreement in the event that
Jalbum have not fulfilled its obligations to initiate error correction
measures as set forth herein, within reasonable time.
12.6
The
Subscriber is entitled to withdraw from the Agreement in the event that
the Subscriber notifies Jalbum, within the 14 day cooling-off period
immediately after Jalbum's acceptance of the Order. The right to
withdraw will how ever not apply in the event that Jalbum has offered
the Subscriber to commence providing the Service/-s during the cool-off
period and such an offer has been accepted by the Subscriber, in which
case the Subscriber shall be considered to have waived its rights in
this respect.
12.7
In the
event that Jalbum has not started to provide the Service/-s within
reasonable time, and provided that the Subscriber has reminded Jalbum
in relation thereto, the Subscriber shall be entitled to terminate this
Agreement with immediate effect.
12.8
In the
event that a Subscriber does not prolong the Subscriber's agreement
with Jalbum pertaining to the Service/-s, or, for free accounts, fails
to show any activity on the account for a period of excess of six
months, and provided further that the Subscriber fails to remove the
contents on the Subscriber's account, Jalbum shall be entitled to
remove such contents and close the account. However, Jalbum shall,
prior to such removal, make reasonable efforts to contact the
Subscriber over the e-mail address provided by the Subscriber and
available to Jalbum. The Subscriber shall then have the option to
prolong the Subscriber's agreement with Jalbum (to the extent
applicable subject to payment of the then current fees), or, as the
case may be in relation to free accounts, to reactivate the account, or
remove the contents. If the Subscriber has not either prolonged the
agreement with Jalbum (or reactivated the account), or removed the
contents within 30 days after such e-mail notification, Jalbum shall be
entitled to remove the contents without assuming any liability in
relation thereto.
13.1
Jalbum
shall be entitled to make such changes to the Service/-s that are not
significant for the continued use of the Service/-s, without prior
notice to the Subscriber.
13.2
Jalbum
shall be entitled to change the price and/or other terms and conditions
applicable to the Service/-s. The current terms and conditions shall
always be available on Jalbum's web page. In the event of that
significant changes, Jalbum shall inform the Subscriber through e-mail
or through postings at its web site 30 days prior to such change.
13.3
If a
change in accordance with section 13.2 consists of increased fees, or
would entail changes that would be materially detrimental to the
Subscriber, Jalbum shall notify the Subscriber through e-mail, and the
Subscriber shall then be entitled to terminate the Agreement, with
effect from when the change is effected. If the Subscriber uses the
Service/-s after such changes having been implemented, such use shall
be deemed to constitute an acceptance of the change.
14.
Applicable law and disputes
14.1
This Agreement and all circumstances pertaining to it shall exclusively be governed by the substantial laws of Sweden.
14.2
Any
disputes arising out of this Agreement or the relationship between the
parties hall be solved through amicable negotiations in good faith
between the parties. In the event that the parties cannot agree, either
party may refer such a dispute to the t courts of Sweden.