MessageVision
DOCUMENT DELIVERY SERVICE
AGREEMENT
This Document Delivery Service Agreement ("Agreement")
sets forth the terms and conditions under which MessageVision
will provide facsimile transmission ("fax") services to
successful applicants for new accounts and other parties
("Clients").
The terms and conditions in this Agreement, together with
the terms and conditions in any MessageVision Price Declaration
then in effect for a Client, and any Application for New
Account previously submitted by a Client, constitute the
entire agreement between MessageVision and its Clients, and
supersede all prior agreements and understandings between
MessageVision and its Clients relating to the same subject
matter.
The use of MessageVision services by any Client confirms
its acceptance of the terms and conditions herein, and its
agreement to be bound thereby.
MessageVision SERVICES
MessageVision offers fax services through its www.messagevision.com
website (together with other websites owned and operated
by MessageVision) ("Services"). Individually, these Services
are:
- Outbound faxing services
- Inbound faxing services
Clients may request one or both types of Service from MessageVision.
CLIENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Client represents and warrants that it will use MessageVision
Services for lawful purposes only, and that its use of such
Services will be in compliance with all federal, state and
local laws and regulations applicable thereto, including
without limitation all provisions relating to intellectual
property, defamation, privacy, International communications,
exportation of data, business regulation and consumer protection.
Client further represents and warrants that it will not
use MessageVision Services to transmit any threatening, abusive,
defamatory, obscene, indecent, profane, hateful, or otherwise
unlawful, harmful, or objectionable information of any kind,
including without limitation the sending of certain unsolicited
advertisements in violation of the federal Telephone Consumer
Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. § 227, and the sending of
any information that encourages conduct that would constitute
a criminal offense, infringe third party rights, give rise
to civil liability, or violate any federal, state, local,
or other law.
Client further represents and warrants that it will not
use the Services to distribute any documents, information,
property, or other material that is protected by copyright
or other intellectual property right without first obtaining
any and all authorizations lawfully required to do so.
Client further represents and warrants that it will not
use the Services to obtain unauthorized access to any other
computer systems, or to interfere with any other party's
use or enjoyment of any other services or property.
Client acknowledges that MessageVision expressly forbids
the unlawful use of its Services, that Client has full responsibility
to ensure that all applicable laws and regulations are adhered
to in using the Services.
Client further acknowledges that MessageVision does not
(i) make any endorsement or representation concerning the
accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice or statement
transmitted for any Client, (ii) assume any liability for
any harassing, offensive, obscene or unlawful material distributed
for any Client, or (iii) assume any liability for any material
transmitted for any Client that violates any third party's
legal rights, including without limitation any copyright
or other intellectual property rights.
Client further acknowledges that it is responsible for maintaining
the security of the Client's MessageVision Account
identification and other confidential information relating
to its MessageVision account, and for all charges resulting
from use of its MessageVision account, including unauthorized
use prior to notifying MessageVision of such use and taking
all reasonable steps to prevent its further occurrence.
BILLING TERMS, CHARGES AND PAYMENT
Client agrees to pay all charges for the use of MessageVision
Services on or before the date on which payment is due, based
on the prices and terms then in effect for each Client. All
charges will be exclusive of sales and other taxes, unless
otherwise required by law.
MessageVision may change prices or institute new charges
for Services at any time. MessageVision also may establish
specific volume or other requirements for Outbound Services
provided to Clients, and require Clients to pay a monthly
maintenance fee to continue those Services. Notice of all
such changes and new requirements and charges will be sent
to Clients via e-mail. For account holders, such notice will
be sent to the e-mail address listed as the "Primary Contact" in
the account holder's Application for New Account. Use of
Services after receiving such notice shall constitute acceptance
by Client of the price changes or new charges applicable
to such Services.
If the payment method for any MessageVision Services is
by credit or debit card and payment is not received by MessageVision
from the card issuer or its agents, Client agrees to pay
all amounts due upon demand by MessageVision. Further, when
such payment method is used, each time MessageVision Services
are used, Client agrees that MessageVision is authorized
to charge the amount due to the designated credit or debit
card. Client further agrees that MessageVision may (at its
option) combine one or more charges in submitting same to
said credit card issuer for payment. Client further agrees
that MessageVision may submit charges for monthly Service
fees each month, without further authorization by Client,
until Client provides notice (in accordance with any MessageVision'
verification procedures then in effect) that this authorization
has been terminated and another method of payment has been
chosen. Such notice will not affect charges submitted prior
to the time when such notice is received or can reasonably
be acted upon. Client further agrees that it will promptly
notify MessageVision of any changes to: (a) the account number
or expiration date of the card used to pay for Services;
and (b) Client's billing address. Client must also promptly
notify MessageVision if that card is canceled for any reason,
including without limitation for loss or theft.
OWNERSHIP OF INBOUND FAX NUMBERS
Client acknowledges that it is not the owner of any inbound
fax number assigned by MessageVision to Client's account,
and that ownership of any and all such numbers is vested
solely in MessageVision.
Client further acknowledges that MessageVision shall, in
its sole discretion, select and assign fax numbers to Client's
account for use in connection with any Services provided
by MessageVision. The selection and assignment of such numbers
will be based on available inventory, and Client will have
no right to choose or change those numbers or to retain any
previously assigned numbers.
Client further acknowledges that MessageVision may from
time to time decide to change the inbound fax numbers assigned
to Client (whether because of an area code split or any other
reason), and also that following the termination of any Client
account, or the discontinuation or suspension of Services
to any Client for any reason, any and all such numbers may
be reassigned immediately to one or more other Clients for
use in connection with Services provided to them.
Client further acknowledges that MessageVision will not
be liable for any damages arising out of or relating to any
reassignment of numbers by MessageVision, regardless of the
reason for such reassignment, including without limitation
any consequential or special damages.
PRIVACY POLICY
MessageVision is committed to protecting the confidentiality
of information it obtains from its Clients. Set forth below
are the procedures applicable to such information, which
Client acknowledges and to which it consents.
In the course of providing Services to Clients, MessageVision
obtains or gains access to certain information relating to
our Clients, those to whom they send faxes, and those from
whom they receive faxes. This information may include, for
example, names, addresses, telephone numbers, facsimile numbers
and messages, e-mail addresses, billing addresses, credit
card numbers, IP addresses, domain types, and browser types.
MessageVision utilizes reasonable and appropriate protections
to ensure that this information is not misused or accessed
without authorization. For example, at MessageVision, access
to this information is restricted to those employees and
contractors who need to use the information in order to perform
legitimate business tasks relating to the Services or to
systems maintenance, internal security or related matters.
Despite these efforts, however, it is impossible to guarantee
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MessageVision does not sell, lease or otherwise disclose
any of this information to third parties without our Clients'
consent, except as authorized by law. For example, MessageVision
may disclose such information to law enforcement officers
and agencies, other government officials, or other parties
in response to criminal or civil subpoenas.
MessageVision also does not sell or resell any lists of
its Clients, or of the recipients of the faxes transmitted
for our Clients.
Questions regarding MessageVision' Privacy Policy may be
directed by e-mail to privacy@messagevision.com or
by U.S. Mail or overnight delivery to the following business
address: MessageVision, Attn: Privacy Compliance Officer,
1401 N. Tustin Ave. Suite 230, Santa Ana, CA 92705.
MESSAGE CONTENT AND FAX NUMBERS
Client acknowledges that MessageVision does not control
or provide either the content of the information MessageVision
transmits on behalf of its Clients, or the fax numbers to
which such information is transmitted. MessageVision is a
passive provider of Services that Clients use to send and
receive information of their own choosing to and from persons
and entities they themselves select. MessageVision does not
review or monitor the contents of the faxes sent or received
by its Clients, and does not decide the fax numbers to which
such information is sent. Except as stated above, MessageVision
does not disclose to third parties such information or numbers.
Client acknowledges, however, that MessageVision may access
certain fax numbers and content for technical purposes, such
as to ensure that faxes are routed correctly, conform to
MessageVision system requirements, do not cause disruptions
to the Services or MessageVision systems generally, or for
other similar reasons.
CLIENT COMMUNICATIONS
MessageVision communicates with its Clients in a number
of ways, in the course of which it acquires certain information
from those Clients. Set forth below are the procedures applicable
to such information, which Client acknowledges and to which
it consents.
When a Client contacts a MessageVision client care representative
by telephone, e-mail, fax, or letter, to request information,
report a problem, or provide feedback, MessageVision may
keep a record of that contact in its files. The client care
representative may ask for the Client's name, e-mail address,
or other information in order to create a record of the communication
and, if necessary, send a reply. The staff in MessageVision'
client care group have access to these records to better
serve Clients' needs.
When a Client visits the MessageVision website (including
without limitation any websites owned and operated by MessageVision)
MessageVision may track the Client's traffic pattern, including
which web pages the Client views while using the site. For
this purpose "cookies" may be written to Clients' computer
hard drives. Information gathered in this manner may be used
to enhance or modify the Services, identify Client preferences,
determine the usefulness of the site, compile demographic
information on site users, and diagnose problems with MessageVision
servers and software. The use of such "cookies" does not
enable third parties to access any Client's customer information.
MessageVision may send Clients periodic e-mails containing
information about the company, administrative notices about
Client accounts, Service features, Service usage tips, information
about third party products and services that are likely to
be of interest to MessageVision Clients, and Client satisfaction
questions. Clients may "opt-out" from receiving information
about third party products and services by sending an email
to opt-outofthirdparty@MessageVision.com.
Clients with free Outbound user accounts may only "opt-out" from
receiving such information by terminating their MessageVision
accounts.
ACCOUNT TERMINATION
Clients may terminate their account and discontinue the
use of MessageVision Services at any time for any reason.
Clients desiring to do so may send an e-mail to terminateMessageVisionaccount@MessageVision.com.
The termination of any account shall not relieve Clients
of the obligation to pay for any Services provided prior
to the date notice of termination is received by MessageVision.
MessageVision may terminate the account of any Client, and
discontinue providing services to any Client, at any time
for any reason. Reasons for such action may include, without
limitation, nonpayment for Services, failure of a credit
card issuer to honor a Client request for payment for Services,
Client use of Services to engage in conduct that unlawful,
interferes with other Clients' use of the Services, is harmful
to MessageVision or third parties, violates this Agreement,
or violates or may violate any law or regulation.
Client acknowledges and agrees that MessageVision shall
not be liable for any damages suffered by Client arising
out of or relating to MessageVisions termination
of its account, or the discontinuation of any Services by
MessageVision.
MODIFICATIONS TO AGREEMENT
MessageVision may amend this Agreement at any time by posting
the Agreement in amended form on its website, www.MessageVision.com.
Set forth below are the procedures applicable to such amendments,
which Client acknowledges and to which it consents.
Client is responsible for reviewing the MessageVision website
at regular intervals to determine whether any amendments
have been made to the Agreement.
In addition, MessageVision will notify accounts holders
when the Agreement has been amended by sending notice of
such amendment to such account holder at the e-mail address
listed as the "Primary Contact" in the account holder's Application
for New Account.
Use of MessageVision Services after the amended Agreement
is posted to the MessageVision website and, for account holders,
after notice of such amendment has been sent to their Primary
Contact's e-mail address, shall be pursuant to the Agreement
as so amended.
BILLING DISPUTES
All disputes regarding bills for Services must be detailed,
in writing, and submitted with appropriate documentation
along with payment of all undisputed amounts due. With respect
to any invoice that has been paid, Client shall have an additional
thirty (30) calendar days to claim the existence of a dispute
with respect to such invoice. Absent such claim, all such
invoices shall be deemed correct.
Complete Documentation of all billing disputes must be sent
to: MessageVision, Attn: Controller, 1401 N. Tustin Ave.
Suite 230, Santa Ana, CA 92705, or by facsimile to (714)
734-1040, with duplicate notification to follow by U.S. Mail
or overnight delivery.
An amount will not be considered "in dispute" until Client
has provided MessageVision with written notification thereof
and complete documentation with respect to same. If resolution
of a billing dispute cannot be resolved through normal operational
procedures both parties agree to immediately attempt to resolve
the dispute through the Informal Dispute Resolution procedure.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
With the limited exceptions set forth below, Client agrees
to arbitrate all disputes with MessageVision arising out
of or relating to this Agreement, any transactions hereunder,
the provision of any Services, or the payment or nonpayment
for any Services provided ("Dispute").
Prior to commencing arbitration with respect to any such
Dispute, either party shall first give notice of that Dispute
to the other party. That notice shall specifically describe
the Dispute, reference this provision, and designate an executive
level officer to conduct negotiations with the other party
in a good faith effort to resolve the Dispute. Within five
(5) business days, the other party shall designate an executive
level officer to engage in such negotiations, which shall
be conducted thereafter with alacrity.
If the Dispute is not resolved through this informal dispute
resolution procedure, either party may commence binding arbitration
with respect to such Dispute. Such arbitration shall be conducted
under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association
("AAA") and at the office of the AAA located in Orange County,
California. The arbitration will be held in accordance with
the rules set forth herein, and otherwise under the AAA Rules.
Either party may initiate such arbitration by providing
a written demand for arbitration (with a copy to the other
party), a copy of this Agreement, and the administrative
fee required by the AAA rules to the AAA in Orange County,
California. The remaining cost of the arbitration, including
arbitrator's fees, shall be shared equally by the parties
unless the arbitration award provides otherwise. Each party
shall bear the cost of preparing and presenting its case.
The parties agree to undertake all reasonable steps to expedite
the arbitration process.
One arbitrator will be appointed in accordance with the
AAA Rules within thirty (30) calendar days of the submission
of the demand for arbitration. The arbitrator shall designate
the time and place in Orange County, California for the hearing
within thirty (30) calendar days of his or her appointment.
MessageVision and Client agree that the arbitrator's authority
to grant relief shall be subject to the provisions of this
Agreement, the USAA, and the ABA-AAA Code of Ethics for Arbitrators
in Commercial Disputes. The arbitrator shall not be authorized
to award, nor shall Client or MessageVision be entitled to
receive, any punitive, incidental, consequential, exemplary,
reliance or special damages, including damages for lost profits.
The arbitrator's decision shall follow the plain meaning
of the Agreement and shall be final, binding, and enforceable
in a court of competent jurisdiction.
Alternatively, where the Dispute involves the nonpayment
of charges for Services provided, and is otherwise within
the jurisdiction of the Small Claims Court division of the
Superior Court of the State of California for Orange County,
and where the amount in dispute does not exceed the jurisdictional
limit for such matters to be heard in such court, either
party may file suit in such court to resolve such Dispute
in that forum instead of by arbitration before the AAA.
Any other litigation brought by Client against MessageVision,
whether in aid of arbitration or otherwise, shall be brought
only in the United States District Court for the Central
District of California, or the Superior Court of the State
of California for Orange County.
The laws of the State of California, excluding its conflicts
of law rules, shall govern in the resolution of any Dispute,
and on all other matters arising out of or relating to this
Agreement and any Services provided to Client.
NONWAIVER
The failure of either party any time, or from time to time,
to require performance of any obligation under this Agreement
shall in no manner affect the right of either party to enforce
any provision of this Agreement at a subsequent time and
shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach
of that same provision.
FORCE MAJEURE
Neither Client nor MessageVision shall be liable to the
other for any delay or failure to perform any part of this
Agreement if such delay or failure is caused by a Force Majeure
Event. The party claiming relief under this Section shall
notify the other in writing of the existence of the Force
Majeure Event and shall be excused on a day-by-day basis
to the extent of such prevention, restriction or interference
until the cessation of the Force Majeure Event.
A "Force Majeure Event" means an unforeseeable event (other
than a failure to comply with payment obligations) beyond
the reasonable control of a party, including without limitation
an act of God, fire, flood, war, civil disorder, labor strike,
sabotage, service capacity limitation, material shortages
or unavailability or other delay in delivery not resulting
from the responsible party's failure to timely act in connection
therewith, lack of or delay in transportation, and changes
in government codes, ordinances, laws, rules, regulations
or restrictions.
NOTICES AND CONSENT
Any notice required hereunder to be delivered to MessageVision
shall be delivered by either e-mail to Client's sales representative
at MessageVision at sales@MessageVision.com,
or by U.S. Mail or overnight delivery to MessageVision, MessageVision,
Attn: Privacy Compliance Officer, 1401 N. Tustin Ave. Suite
230, Santa Ana, CA 92705.
Any notice required hereunder to be delivered to Client
shall be delivered by either e-mail to the e-mail address
listed for Client's "Primary Contact" in Client's
application for New Account, or by U.S. Mail or overnight
delivery to the address listed for Client's "Primary Contact" in
such application.
In any matter requiring the prior consent of either MessageVision
or Client, such consent will be deemed given only if given
in writing by a duly authorized representative of either
MessageVision or Client, and will not be unreasonably denied.
INDEMNIFICATION
Client shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless MessageVision,
its officers, directors, employees and agents from any and
all damages, claims and expenses, including reasonable attorney's
fees, arising out of or relating to Client's use of MessageVision'
Services, including without limitation Client's breach of
this Agreement, use of any Client account, placement or transmission
of any message, information, software or other content, infringement
of any intellectual property or other right of any third
party, or violation of any laws or regulations pertaining
to the sending of unsolicited advertisements.
MessageVision shall provide reasonable notice of any claim,
action or demand for which indemnification is sought, but
any failure to do so shall not compromise MessageVision'
right to indemnification hereunder in the absence of any
actual prejudice to Client.
As a condition for MessageVision to provide Services to
Client hereunder, Client agrees that under no circumstances,
including negligence, shall MessageVision or any officer,
director, employee or agent of MessageVision, be liable for
any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential
damages that result from the use of or inability to use the
Services, or that result from any mistakes, omissions, interruptions,
deletion of files, errors, defects, delays in operation or
transmission, or failures of performance relating to the
use of the Services.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
MessageVision SERVICES AND PRODUCTS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS." MessageVision
MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES
RELATING TO THE CONDITION, USE, MERCHANTABILITY, SECURITY,
ACCURACY, OR FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE THEREOF. MessageVision
ALSO DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT ITS SERVICES WILL
BE UNINTERRUPTED OR WITHOUT ERROR.
CLIENT'S USE OF MessageVision SERVICES AND PRODUCTS IS AT
CLIENTÆS OWN RISK. CLIENT ASSUMES FULL RESPONSIBILITY
FOR ANY RISK OF LOSS RESULTING THEREFROM.
CLIENT'S EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF MessageVision
SERVICES AND PRODUCTS, AND ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT,
ARE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNTS ACTUALLY PAID BY CLIENT FOR SUCH
SERVICES AND PRODUCTS. CLIENT HEREBY WAIVES ANY CLAIMS IT
MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE FOR ANY OTHER REMEDIES, AND RELEASES
MessageVision AND EACH OF ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES
AND AGENTS FROM ANY AND ALL OBLIGATIONS, LIABILITIES AND
CLAIMS IN EXCESS OF THIS LIMITATION.
CLIENT WILL NOT RELY ON ANY REPRESENTATION RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT OR THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY MessageVision THAT
IS MADE BY ANY PERSON OTHER THAN AN AUTHORIZED OFFICER OF
MessageVision.
SEVERABILITY
If any provision contained in this Agreement shall be held
invalid under law, then all other provisions contained herein
that can be given effect without such invalid provision shall
be given effect.
BINDING AGREEMENT
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall
be binding upon, MessageVision, its Clients and their respective
successors and assigns.
CONVENIENCE ONLY
The captions of sections in this Agreement are for convenience
only and do not limit or modify the terms and conditions
of this Agreement or any provision herein.
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