MakoSolutions, LLC VPS Terms of Service

MakoSolutions, LLC provides web hosting services to subscribers around the world. The following terms of service are designed to provide the highest level of service available.

Content
All services provided by MakoSolutions, LLC are to be used for lawful purposes only. Transmission, storage, or presentation of any information, data or material in violation of any United States Federal, State or Local law is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to: copyrighted material, material we judge to be threatening or obscene, material that jeopardizes national security, or material protected by trade secret or other laws. The subscriber agrees to indemnify and hold harmless MakoSolutions, LLC, from any claims resulting from the subscriber's use of MakoSolutions's services which damages the subscriber or any other party.

Examples of prohibited content or links include (but are not limited to):

MakoSolutions, LLC will be the sole arbiter as to what constitutes a violation of this provision. Content that does not meet these standards will be removed without prior notice to the subscriber.

Housing of any of the following files is considered a violation of the terms of service:

IRC - We currently do not allow IRC, Egg Drops, BNC, or IRC bots to be operated on our servers or network. Files with references to IRC or any likeness thereof are prohibited.

Proxies - We do not allow proxy servers of any kind, whether for personal or business use. Files with references to any proxy or likeness thereof are prohibited.

PortScanning - We do not allow any kind of portscanning to be done on or from our servers or network.

Commercial Advertising - Email -

Server Abuse - Any attempts to undermine or cause harm to a MakoSolutions server or subscriber of MakoSolutions is strictly prohibited including, but not limited to:

You will be held responsible for all actions performed by your account whether it be done by you or by others.
All sub-networks of MakoSolutions, LLC and all dedicated servers must adhere to the above policies.

Bandwidth Measurement and Overage Fees
As of August 11, 2004 all bandwidth listings consist of the sum of incoming and outgoing bandwidth allowance. Incoming and outgoing bandwidth allowances are calculated on a 50/50 split of incoming to outgoing bandwidth based on the total bandwidth, therefore the incoming and outgoing bandwidth allowances are each half of the total listed bandwidth. Any bandwidth usage exceeding either the incoming or outgoing bandwidth total will be billed at the rate of $0.75 per GB over.

Dedicated Server Support
Basic support and maintenance of dedicated servers is provided at the discretion of MakoSolutions, LLC In the case of erroneous instances or support issues extending beyond what we determine to be within the realm of reasonable assistance, support is priced as follows:

Scheduled Maintenance and Downtime
MakoSolutions will use its commercially reasonably efforts to provide services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Subscriber acknowledges that from time to time the services may be inaccessible or inoperable for various reasons, including periodic maintenance procedures or upgrades ("Scheduled Downtime"); or service malfunctions, and causes beyond MakoSolutions's control or which are not reasonably foreseeable by MakoSolutions, including the interruption or failure of telecommunications or digital transmission links, hostile network attacks, or network congestion or other failures. MakoSolutions will provide at least 48 hours advance notice to the subscriber for Scheduled Downtimes, and will use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize any other disruption, inaccessibility and/or inoperability of its web servers. MakoSolutions has no responsibility for downtime resulting from a user's actions. Also, the 100% network uptime guarantee does not apply for shared accounts.

Refunds
Refunds will be posted for FULL months only, with the exception of plans including a 30 day money back guarantee (shared hosting only). Virtual Dedicated, Virtual Private, and Dedicated servers are not included for the 30 Day Money Back Guarantee. Notice of cancellation must be given before the month in question begins. Setup fee is NON refundable. $14.95 will be deducted from the money refunded if the user's domain was registered via MakoSolutions, LLC's free domain registration method.

Any violation of MakoSolutions, LLC's Terms of Service Agreement shall result in no refund.

Account Setup, Termination, and Billing:
The account will be charged on the day the order is processed, regardless of the account billing date. The account will not be charged again until the next month's billing cycle. Billing dates are anniversary based (every month).

Check Orders: Accounts for subscribers who wish to pay by check will be setup when the check is received by MakoSolutions, LLC

Disabling of accounts due to overdue payment: Accounts will be disabled if payment is not received within 48 hours of the invoice date. If your account has been disabled, you may be charged a reconnection fee of up to $50 in order to re-enable your account.

Termination of accounts due to overdue payment: If the account is not paid within 5 days of the invoice date, the account will be terminated and all information within the account will be deleted.

Cancellation Procedure: Valid proof of account ownership will be required to terminate an account. This includes, but is not limited to, billing information in the form of a partial credit card number or other payment information, or the billing password. Non-secure information, such as the contact email address or account billing address, is not sufficient as a security verification.

Free Domain Name Registration: MakoSolutions will register any available .com, .org, or .net domain for free upon creation of a new Enterprise account. The free domain offer does not apply to existing accounts, or to orders that did not request the free domain registration at the time the order was placed.

Free registration is for the first year only, subsequent renewals are $15 per year that the domain is renewed for.

Courtesy Services for Customers
All services such as backup and Cpanel are provided for the courtesy of the subscriber. It is the sole responsibility of the subscriber to maintain the subscriber's own backup of any data. MakoSolutions, LLC is not responsible for lost data or for lost data due to third party software that is not maintained by MakoSolutions, LLC programming staff. (Cpanel is not associated with MakoSolutions, LLC)

Limitation of Damages
Recovery of damages from MakoSolutions may not exceed the amount of fees it has collected on the account.

General
Terms Of Service are subject to change without any prior notification.

These Terms of Service are a legally binding contract between the subscriber and MakoSolutions, LLC

By opening an account, the subscriber agrees to the above-stated terms.

Anything not listed in the Terms of Service is open to interpretation and change by MakoSolutions, LLC administrators without prior notice.

All prices, with the exception of the 30-day money back guarantee, are nonrefundable and nonnegotiable.

The 30-day money back guarantee does not pertain to Virtual Dedicated and Full Dedicated server plans.

Any violation of these Terms of Service will result in termination of the account. MakoSolutions, LLC maintains the right to terminate accounts without prior notification.

We reserve the right to remove any account with 15 days prior notice.

Dispute Resolution
Any dispute between MakoSolutions and a subscriber shall be determined by arbitration conducted by the American Arbitration Association pursuant to its commercial arbitration rules. The arbitrator shall decide any dispute in accordance with Delaware law, without the application of choice of law principles. Each party shall bear its own expenses and legal fees for the arbitration. The arbitration shall be conducted in New Castle County, Delaware, unless both parties agree in writing to a different location. The arbitration award is enforceable as a judgment of any court having proper jurisdiction.