These Terms of Service (the "Agreement") are an agreement between FastFingers.com.au, ("Fast Fingers Hosting" 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 Fast Fingers Hosting and of the FastFingers.com.au 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.
1. Additional Policies and Agreements
- Use of the Services is also governed by the following policies, which are incorporated by reference. By using the Services, you also agree to the terms of the following policies.
- Privacy Policy
- Refund Policy
- Additional terms may also apply to certain Services, and are incorporated by reference herein as applicable. For example, if you register a domain name with us, then the Domain Registration Agreement will also apply to you and would be incorporated herein.
2. Account Eligibility
- 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. Fast Fingers Hosting is not responsible for any lapse in the Services, including without limitation, any lapsed domain registrations due to outdated contact information being associated with the domain.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, you may utilize the Fast Fingers Hosting Support Form to update your contact information. Providing false contact information of any kind may result in the termination of your account.
- 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.
- The Service and any data you provide to Fast Fingers Hosting is hosted in Australia unless otherwise provided. If you access the Service from outside of the Australia, you are voluntarily transferring information (potentially including personally-identifiable information) and content to Australia and you agreeing that our collection, use, storage and sharing of your information and content is subject to the laws of Australia, and not necessarily of the jurisdiction in which you are located.
3. Transfers
Our Transfers Team will make every effort to help you move your website to us. Transfers are provided as a courtesy service. 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 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 Fast Fingers Hosting to receive a price quote. In no event shall Fast Fingers Hosting be held liable for any lost or missing data or files resulting from a transfer to or from Fast Fingers Hosting. You are solely responsible for backing up your data in all circumstances.
4. 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"). However, it is important to note that the posting, sharing, or distribution of any pornographic material is strictly prohibited. Fast Fingers Hosting does not allow the inclusion of explicit or sexually explicit content within the User Content or User Websites and if any is found the account hosting such material will be terminated immediately and no refund offered.
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 Fast Fingers Hosting 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.
Solely for purposes of providing the Services, you hereby grant to Fast Fingers Hosting 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 (for example, in the case of backups). Except for the rights expressly granted herein, Fast Fingers Hosting does not acquire any right, title, or interest in or to the User Content, all of which shall remain solely with you.
Fast Fingers Hosting exercises no control over, and accepts no responsibility for, User Content or the content of any information passing through Fast Fingers Hosting’s computers, network hubs, and points of presence or the Internet. Fast Fingers Hosting does not monitor User Content. However, you acknowledge and agree that Fast Fingers Hosting may, but is not obligated to, immediately take any corrective action in Fast Fingers Hosting’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 Fast Fingers Hosting shall have no liability due to any corrective action that Fast Fingers Hosting may take.
5. Third Party Products and Services
Third Party Providers
Fast Fingers Hosting 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.
Fast Fingers Hosting 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. Fast Fingers Hosting is not an agent, representative, trustee or fiduciary of you or the third party provider in any transaction.
Fast Fingers Hosting as Reseller or Licensor
Fast Fingers Hosting may act as a reseller or licensor of certain third party services, hardware, software and equipment used in connection with the Services ("Non- Fast Fingers Hosting Products"). Fast Fingers Hosting shall not be responsible for any changes in the Services that cause any Non- Fast Fingers Hosting Products to become obsolete, require modification or alteration, or otherwise affect the performance of the Services. Any malfunction or manufacturer's defects of Non- Fast Fingers Hosting Products, either sold, licensed or provided by Fast Fingers Hosting to you will not be deemed a breach of Fast Fingers Hosting obligations under this Agreement. Any rights or remedies you may have regarding the ownership, licensing, performance or compliance of any Non- Fast Fingers Hosting Product are limited to those rights extended to you by the manufacturer of such Non- Fast Fingers Hosting Product. You are entitled to use any Non- Fast Fingers Hosting Product supplied by Fast Fingers Hosting only in connection with your use of the Services as permitted under this Agreement. You shall make no attempt to copy, alter, reverse engineer, or tamper with such Non- Fast Fingers Hosting Product or to use it other than in connection with the Services. You shall not resell, transfer, export or re-export any Non- Fast Fingers Hosting Product, or any technical data derived therefrom, in violation of any applicable law, rules or regulations.
Third Party Websites
The Services may contain links to other websites that are not owned or controlled by Fast Fingers Hosting ("Third Party Sites"), as well as articles, photographs, text, graphics, pictures, designs, sound, video, information, and other content or items belonging to or originating from third parties ("Third Party Content"). We are not responsible for any Third Party Sites or Third Party Content accessed through the Services. Third Party Sites and Third Party Content are not investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy, appropriateness, or completeness by us. If you decide to access Third Party Sites or to access or use any Third Party Content, you do so at your own risk and you should be aware that our terms and policies no longer govern. You should review the applicable third party's terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices of any website to which you navigate.
6. Account Security and Fast Fingers Hosting 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. Fast Fingers Hosting 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. Fast Fingers Hosting may, at our discretion, request documentation to prove that your access to a third party network or system is authorized.
- Any account which causes us to receive an abuse report may be terminated and/or have access to services suspended. If you do not remove malicious content from your account after being notified by Fast Fingers Hosting of an issue, we reserve the right to leave access to services disabled.
- Fast Fingers Hosting 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.
7. Compatibility with the Services
- You agree to cooperate fully with Fast Fingers Hosting in connection with Fast Fingers Hosting'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, Fast Fingers Hosting 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 Fast Fingers Hosting to provide the Services, which may be changed by Fast Fingers Hosting 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. Fast Fingers Hosting does backup periodically but does not guarantee availability of backups. Restoration of backups also may incur a fee.
7. Billing and Payment Information
- Prepayment. It is your responsibility to ensure that your payment information is up to date, and that all invoices are paid on time. You agree to pay for the Services in advance of the time period during which such Services are provided. Subject to applicable laws, rules, and regulations, payments received will be first applied to the oldest outstanding invoice in your billing account.
- Autorenewal. Unless otherwise provided, you agree that until and unless you notify Fast Fingers Hosting of your desire to cancel the Services, you will be billed on an automatically recurring basis to prevent any disruption to your Services, using your credit card or other billing information on file with us.
- Late Payment. All invoices must be paid within ten (10) days of the invoice due date. Any invoice that is outstanding for more than ten (10) days may result in the suspension or termination of Services. Access to the account will not be restored until payment has been received. If you fail to pay the fees as specified herein, Fast Fingers Hosting may suspend or terminate your account and pursue the collection costs incurred by Fast Fingers Hosting, including without limitation, any arbitration and legal fees, and reasonable attorneys' fees. Fast Fingers Hosting will not activate new orders or activate new packages for customers who have an outstanding balance on their account.
- Domain Payments. It is solely your responsibility to notify Fast Fingers Hosting's Billing department after purchasing a domain. Domain renewal notices are provided as a courtesy reminder and Fast Fingers Hosting 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. It is a violation of this Agreement for you to misuse or fraudulently use credit cards, charge cards, electronic funds transfers, electronic checks, or any other payment method. Fast Fingers Hosting may report any such misuse or fraudulent use, as determined in Fast Fingers Hosting's sole discretion, to governmental and law enforcement authorities, credit reporting services, financial institutions and/or credit card companies.
- Invoice Disputes. You have ninety (90) days to dispute any charge or payment processed by Fast Fingers Hosting. If you have any questions concerning a charge on your account, please reach out to our billing department for assistance.
8. Cancellations and Refunds
- Refund Eligibility. Only first-time accounts are eligible for a refund. For example, if you've had an account with us before, canceled and signed up again, or if you have opened a second account with us, you will not be eligible for a refund. Violations of this Agreement will waive your rights under the refund policy.
- Non-refundable Products and Services. There are no refunds on domain name registration and transfer, administrative fees, and install fees for custom software.
- Cancellation Process.You may terminate or cancel the Services by giving Fast Fingers Hosting written notice via a support ticket or email. In such event: (i) you shall be obligated to pay all fees and charges accrued prior to the effectiveness of such cancellation and (ii) Fast Fingers Hosting may, in our sole discretion, refund all 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, provided that you are not in breach of this Agreement.
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 hosting and email accounts will be effective on the account's renewal date unless otherwise requested.
- Domains. Domain renewals are billed and renewed thirty (30) days before the renewal date. It is your responsibility to notify Fast Fingers Hosting's Billing 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 Australian dollars and will reflect the exchange rate in effect on the date of the refund. All refunds are subject to this fluctuation and Fast Fingers Hosting is not responsible for any change in exchange rates between the time of payment and the time of refund.
- Termination. Fast Fingers Hosting 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 Fast Fingers Hosting or others or cause Fast Fingers Hosting or others to incur liability, as determined by Fast Fingers Hosting in our sole discretion; or (iv) as otherwise specified in this Agreement. In such event, Fast Fingers Hosting 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, Fast Fingers Hosting may charge you for all fees due for the Services for the remaining portion of the then current term.
UPON TERMINATION OF THE SERVICES FOR ANY REASON, USER CONTENT, USER WEBSITES, AND OTHER DATA WILL BE DELETED.
9. CPU, Bandwidth and Disk Usage
- Permitted CPU and Disk Usage. All use of hosting space provided by Fast Fingers Hosting is subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Acceptable Use Policy.
- Shared hosting space may only be used for web files, active email and content of User Websites. Shared hosting space may not be used for storage (whether of media, emails, or other data), including, as offsite storage of electronic files, email or FTP hosts. Fast Fingers Hosting expressly reserves the right to review every shared account for excessive usage of CPU, disk space and other resources that may be caused by a violation of this Agreement or the Acceptable Use Policy. Fast Fingers Hosting may, in our sole discretion, terminate access to the Services, apply additional fees, or remove or delete User Content for those accounts that are found to be in violation of Fast Fingers Hosting's terms and conditions.
- Bandwidth Usage. Bandwidth usage is subject to the terms of the plan you purchased.
10. Shared Hosting
Shared accounts may not be used to resell web hosting to others. You may be able to use the affiliate system to refer customers for your financial gain.
11. Price Change
Fast Fingers Hosting reserves the right to change prices 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 on any annual or longer term plans. It is your sole responsibility to periodically review billing information provided by Fast Fingers Hosting through the user billing tool or through other methods of communication, including notices sent or posted by Fast Fingers Hosting.
12. Coupons
Discounts and coupon codes are reserved for first-time accounts or first-time customers only and may not be used towards the purchase of a domain registration unless otherwise specified. If you have previously signed up using a particular domain, you may not sign up again for that domain using another coupon at a later date. Any account found in violation of these policies will be reviewed by our Sales department and the appropriate charges will be added to the account. Coupon abuse will not be tolerated and may result in the suspension or termination of your account. All coupons and discounts are only valid towards the initial purchase and do not affect the renewal or recurring price.
13. Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT WILL FAST FINGERS HOSTING 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 FAST FINGERS HOSTING IS AWARE OR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, FAST FINGERS HOSTING'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 FAST FINGERS HOSTING 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.
14. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Fast Fingers Hosting, our affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (each an "Indemnified Party" and, collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, suits, actions, demands, proceedings (whether legal or administrative), and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney's fees) threatened, asserted, or filed by a third party against any of the Indemnified Parties arising out of or relating to (i) your use of the Services, (ii) any breach or violation by you of this Agreement; or (iii) any acts or omissions by you. The terms of this section shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
15. Disclaimer
Fast Fingers Hosting shall not be responsible for any damages your business may suffer. Fast Fingers Hosting makes no warranties of any kind, expressed or implied for the Services. Fast Fingers Hosting disclaims any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, including loss of data resulting from delays, delivery failures, wrong deliveries, and any and all service interruptions caused by Fast Fingers Hosting or our employees.
16. Backups and Data Loss
Your use of the Services is at your sole risk. Fast Fingers Hosting's backup service runs once a week and overwrites any of our previous backups. Only one week of backups are kept at a time. This service is provided only to shared and reseller accounts as a courtesy and may be modified or terminated at any time at Fast Fingers Hosting's sole discretion. Fast Fingers Hosting does not maintain backups of dedicated accounts. Fast Fingers Hosting is not responsible for files and/or data residing on your account. You agree to take full responsibility for all files and data transferred and to maintain all appropriate backup of files and data stored on Fast Fingers Hosting's servers.
17. Limited Warranty
THE SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE BASIS." EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, FAST FINGERS HOSTING AND OUR AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS AND LICENSORS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, FOR THE SERVICES PROVIDED HEREUNDER. FAST FINGERS HOSTING AND OUR AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS AND LICENSORS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES (I) THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR FREE OR COMPLETELY SECURE; (II) AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES; OR (III) AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR CONTENT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICES. FAST FINGERS HOSTING AND OUR AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS AND LICENSORS ARE NOT LIABLE, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY, FOR THE CONTENT OF ANY DATA TRANSFERRED EITHER TO OR FROM USERS OR STORED BY USERS ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICES. THE TERMS OF THIS SECTION SHALL SURVIVE ANY TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.
18. Disclosure to Law Enforcement
Fast Fingers Hosting may disclose User information to law enforcement agencies without further consent or notification to the User upon lawful request from such agencies. We cooperate fully with law enforcement agencies.
19. Entire Agreement.
This Agreement, including documents incorporated herein by reference, supersedes all prior discussions, negotiations and agreements between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and this Agreement constitutes the sole and entire agreement between the parties with respect to the matters covered hereby.
20. Headings.
The headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Agreement.
21. Changes to the Agreement or the Services
- Fast Fingers Hosting may modify, add, or delete portions of this Agreement at any time. If we have made significant changes to this Agreement, we will post a notice on the Fast Fingers Hosting website for at least thirty (30) days after the changes are posted and will indicate at the bottom of this Agreement the date of the last revision. Any revisions to this Agreement will become effective when posted unless otherwise provided. You agree to any modification to this Agreement by continuing to use the Services after the effective date of any such modification.
- Fast Fingers Hosting reserves the right to modify, change, or discontinue any aspect of the Services at any time.
22. Severability
If any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement is found to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions or portions (unless otherwise specified) thereof shall remain in full force and effect.
23. Waiver
No failure or delay by you or Fast Fingers Hosting to exercise any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy preclude any other or further exercise of any right or remedy. No express waiver of, or assent to, any breach of or default in any term or condition of this Agreement by any party hereto shall constitute a waiver of, or an assent to, any succeeding breach of or default in the same or any other term or condition hereof.
24. Assignment; Successors
You may not assign or transfer this Agreement or any of your rights or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of Fast Fingers Hosting. Any attempted assignment in violation of this Agreement shall be null and void and of no force or effect whatsoever. Fast Fingers Hosting may assign our rights and obligations under this Agreement, and may engage subcontractors or agents in performing our duties and exercising our rights hereunder, without the consent of User. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
25. Third-Party Beneficiaries
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement is intended, nor shall anything herein be construed to confer any rights in any person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, user acknowledges and agrees that any supplier of a third-party product or service that is identified as a third-party beneficiary in the service description, is an intended third-party beneficiary of the provisions set forth in this Agreement as they relate specifically to its products or services and shall have the right to enforce directly the terms and conditions of this Agreement with respect to its products or services against user as if it were a party to this Agreement.