PLEASE READ THIS UNIVERSAL TERMS OF SERVICE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY, AS IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.

1. OVERVIEW

This Universal Terms of Service Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into by and between RackNine, an Alberta corporation ("RackNine") and you, and is made effective as of the date of your use of this website ("Site") or the date of electronic acceptance.  This Agreement sets forth the general terms and conditions of your use of the Site and the products and services purchased or accessed through this Site (individually and collectively, the “Services”), and is in addition to (not in lieu of) any specific terms and conditions that apply to the particular Services.

Whether you are simply browsing or using this Site or purchase Services, your use of this Site and your electronic acceptance of this Agreement signifies that you have read, understand, acknowledge and agree to be bound by this Agreement, along with the following policies and the applicable product agreements, which are incorporated herein by reference:

 

 

 

 

The terms “we”, “us” or “our” shall refer to RackNine.  The terms “you”, “your”, “User” or “customer” shall refer to any individual or entity who accepts this Agreement, has access to your account or uses the Services.  Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to confer any third-party rights or benefits.

RackNine may, in its sole and absolute discretion, change or modify this Agreement, and any policies or agreements which are incorporated herein, at any time, and such changes or modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting to this Site.  Your use of this Site or the Services after such changes or modifications have been made shall constitute your acceptance of this Agreement as last revised.  If you do not agree to be bound by this Agreement as last revised, do not use (or continue to use) this Site or the Services.  In addition, RackNine may occasionally notify you of changes or modifications to this Agreement by email.  It is therefore very important that you keep your shopper account (“Account”) information current.  RackNine assumes no liability or responsibility for your failure to receive an email notification if such failure results from an inaccurate email address.

2. ELIGIBILITY; AUTHORITY

This Site and the Services are available only to Users who can form legally binding contracts under applicable law.  By using this Site or the Services, you represent and warrant that you are (i) at least eighteen (18) years of age, (ii) otherwise recognized as being able to form legally binding contracts under applicable law, and (iii) are not a person barred from purchasing or receiving the Services found under the laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction.

If you are entering into this Agreement on behalf of a corporate entity, you represent and warrant that you have the legal authority to bind such corporate entity to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, in which case the terms "you", "your", "User" or "customer" shall refer to such corporate entity.  If, after your electronic acceptance of this Agreement, RackNine finds that you do not have the legal authority to bind such corporate entity, you will be personally responsible for the obligations contained in this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the payment obligations. RackNine shall not be liable for any loss or damage resulting from RackNine’s reliance on any instruction, notice, document or communication reasonably believed by RackNine to be genuine and originating from an authorized representative of your corporate entity. If there is reasonable doubt about the authenticity of any such instruction, notice, document or communication, RackNine reserves the right (but undertakes no duty) to require additional authentication from you.  You further agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement for transactions entered into by you, anyone acting as your agent and anyone who uses your account or the Services, whether or not authorized by you.

3. ACCOUNTS; TRANSFER OF DATA ABROAD

Accounts.  In order to access some of the features of this Site or use some of the Services, you will have to create an Account. You represent and warrant to RackNine that all information you submit when you create your Account is accurate, current and complete, and that you will keep your Account information accurate, current and complete.  If RackNine has reason to believe that your Account information is untrue, inaccurate, out-of-date or incomplete, RackNine reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to suspend or terminate your Account.  You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs on your Account, whether authorized by you or not, and you must keep your Account information secure, including without limitation your customer number/login, password, Payment Method(s) (as defined below), and shopper PIN.  For security purposes, RackNine recommends that you change your password and shopper PIN at least once every six (6) months for each Account .  You must notify RackNine immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your Account. RackNine will not be liable for any loss you incur due to any unauthorized use of your Account. You, however, may be liable for any loss RackNine or others incur caused by your Account, whether caused by you, or by an authorized person, or by an unauthorized person.

Transfer of Data Abroad.  If you are visiting this Site from a country other than the country in which our servers are located, your communications with us may result in the transfer of information (including your Account information) across international boundaries.  By visiting this Site and communicating electronically with us, you consent to such transfers.

4. AVAILABILITY OF WEBSITE/SERVICES

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and our other policies and procedures, we shall use commercially reasonable efforts to attempt to provide this Site and the Serviceson a twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week basis. You acknowledge and agree that from time to time this Site may be inaccessible or inoperable for any reason including, but not limited to, equipment malfunctions; periodic maintenance, repairs or replacements that we undertake from time to time; or causes beyond our reasonable control or that are not reasonably foreseeable including, but not limited to, interruption or failure of telecommunication or digital transmission links, hostile network attacks, network congestion or other failures. You acknowledge and agree that we have no control over the availability of this Site or the Service on a continuous or uninterrupted basis, and that we assume no liability to you or any other party with regard thereto.

 

 

5. GENERAL RULES OF CONDUCT

You acknowledge and agree that:

  1. Your use of this Site and the Services , including any content you submit, will comply with this Agreement and all applicable local, state, national and international laws, rules and regulations.
  2. You will not collect or harvest (or permit anyone else to collect or harvest) any User Content (as defined below) or any non-public or personally identifiable information about another User or any other person or entity without their express prior written consent. 
  3. You will not use this Site or the Services in a manner (as determined by RackNine in its sole and absolute discretion) that:
    • Is illegal, or promotes or encourages illegal activity;
    • Promotes, encourages or engages in child pornography or the exploitation of children;
    • Promotes, encourages or engages in terrorism, violence against people, animals, or property;
    • Promotes, encourages or engages in any spam or other unsolicited bulk email, or computer or network hacking or cracking;
    • Violates the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 or similar legislation, or promotes, encourages or engages in the sale or distribution of prescription medication without a valid prescription;  
    • Infringes on the intellectual property rights of another User or any other person or entity;
    • Violates the privacy or publicity rights of another User or any other person or entity, or breaches any duty of confidentiality that you owe to another User or any other person or entity;
    • Interferes with the operation of this Site or the Services found at this Site;
    • Contains or installs any viruses, worms, bugs, Trojan horses or other code, files or programs designed to, or capable of, disrupting, damaging or limiting the functionality of any software or hardware; or
    • Contains false or deceptive language, or unsubstantiated or comparative claims, regarding RackNine or RackNine’s Services.
  4. You will not copy or distribute in any medium any part of this Site or the Services , except where expressly authorized by RackNine.
  5. You will not modify or alter any part of this Site or the Services found at this Site or any of its related technologies.
  6. You will not access RackNine Content (as defined below) or User Content through any technology or means other than through this Site itself, or as RackNine may designate.
  7. You agree to back-up all of your User Content so that you can access and use it when needed. RackNine does not warrant that it backs-up any Account or User Content, and you agree to accept as a risk the loss of any and all of your User Content.
  8. You will not re-sell or provide the Services for a commercial purpose, including any of RackNine’s related technologies, without RackNine's express prior written consent.

  9. You agree to provide government-issued photo identification and/or government-issued business identification as required for verification of identity when requested.

  10. You are aware that RackNine may from time-to-time call you about your account, and that, for the purposes of any and all such call(s), you do not have any reasonable expectation of privacy during those calls; indeed you hereby consent to allow RackNine, in its sole discretion, to record the entirety of such calls regardless of whether RackNine asks you on any particular call for consent to record such call.  You further acknowledge and agree that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any such recording(s) may be submitted as evidence in any legal proceeding in which RackNine is a party.

RackNine reserves the right to modify, change, or discontinue any aspect of this Site or the Services, including without limitation prices and fees for the same, at any time.

6. YOUR USE OF RACKNINE CONTENT AND USER CONTENT

In addition to the general rules above, the provisions in this Section apply specifically to your use of RackNine Content and User Content posted to RackNine’s corporate websites (i.e., those sites which RackNine directly controls or maintains).  The applicable provisions are not intended to and do not have the effect of transferring any ownership or licensed rights (including intellectual property rights) you may have in content posted to your hosted websites.

RackNine Content. Except for User Content, the content on this Site and the Services , including without limitation the text, software, scripts, source code, API, graphics, photos, sounds, music, videos and interactive features and the trademarks, service marks and logos contained therein (“RackNine Content”), are owned by or licensed to RackNine in perpetuity, and are subject to copyright, trademark, and/or patent protection in the United States and foreign countries, and other intellectual property rights under United States and foreign laws. RackNine Content is provided to you “as is”, “as available” and “with all faults” for your information and personal, non-commercial use only and may not be downloaded, copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any purposes whatsoever without the express prior written consent of RackNine. No right or license under any copyright, trademark, patent, or other proprietary right or license is granted by this Agreement. RackNine reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the RackNine Content, this Site and the Services, and this Agreement do not transfer ownership of any of these rights.

User Content. Some of the features of this Site or the Services may allow Users to view, post, publish, share, store, or manage (a) ideas, opinions, recommendations, or advice (“User Submissions”), or (b) literary, artistic, musical, or other content, including but not limited to photos and videos (together with User Submissions, “User Content”).  User Submissions include, but are not limited to, forum posts, content submitted in connection with a contest, product reviews or recommendations, or photos to be incorporated into a social media event or activity. User Content includes all content submitted through your Account.  By posting or publishing User Content to this Site or to the Services, you represent and warrant to RackNine that (i) you have all necessary rights to distribute User Content via this Site or via the Services, either because you are the author of the User Content and have the right to distribute the same, or because you have the appropriate distribution rights, licenses, consents, and/or permissions to use, in writing, from the copyright or other owner of the User Content, and (ii) the User Content does not violate the rights of any third party.

Security. You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with the security-related features of this Site or the Services found at this Site (including without limitation those features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any RackNine Content or User Content) or enforce limitations on the use of this Site or the Services found at this Site, the RackNine Content or the User Content therein.

7. RACKNINE'S USE OF USER CONTENT

The provisions in this Section apply specifically to RackNine’s use of User Content posted to RackNine’s corporate websites (i.e., those sites which RackNine directly controls or maintains).  The applicable provisions are not intended to and do not have the effect of transferring any ownership or licensed rights (including intellectual property rights) you may have in content posted to your hosted websites.

Generally.  You shall be solely responsible for any and all of your User Content or User Content that is submitted through your Account, and the consequences of, and requirements for, distributing it.

With Respect to User Submissions.  You acknowledge and agree that:

  1. Your User Submissions are entirely voluntary.
  2. Your User Submissions do not establish a confidential relationship or obligate RackNine to treat your User Submissions as confidential or secret.
  3. RackNine has no obligation, either express or implied, to develop or use your User Submissions, and no compensation is due to you or to anyone else for any intentional or unintentional use of your User Submissions.
  4. RackNine may be working on the same or similar content, it may already know of such content from other sources, it may simply wish to develop this (or similar) content on its own, or it may have taken / will take some other action.

RackNine shall own exclusive rights (including all intellectual property and other proprietary rights) to any User Submissions posted to this Site, and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of any User Submissions posted to this Site for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you or to anyone else.

With Respect to User Content (Other Than User Submissions). 

If you have a website or other content hosted by RackNine, you shall retain all of your ownership or licensed rights in User Content.

By posting or publishing User Content to this Site or through the Services, you authorize RackNine to use the intellectual property and other proprietary rights in and to your User Content to enable inclusion and use of the User Content in the manner contemplated by this Site and this Agreement.  You hereby grant RackNine a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable (through multiple tiers), and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, combine with other works, display, and perform your User Content in connection with this Site, the Services and RackNine’s (and RackNine’s affiliates’) business(es), including without limitation for promoting and redistributing all or part of this Site in any media formats and through any media channels without restrictions of any kind and without payment or other consideration of any kind, or permission or notification, to you or any third party. You also hereby grant each User of this Site a non-exclusive license to access your User Content (with the exception of User Content that you designate “private” or “password protected”) through this Site, and to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, combine with other works, display, and perform your User Content as permitted through the functionality of this Site and under this Agreement. The above licenses granted by you in your User Content terminate within a commercially reasonable time after you remove or delete your User Content from this Site. You understand and agree, however, that RackNine may retain (but not distribute, display, or perform) server copies of your User Content that have been removed or deleted. The above licenses granted by you in your User Content are perpetual and irrevocable.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, RackNine shall not use any User Content that has been designated “private” or “password protected” by you for the purpose of promoting this Site or RackNine’s (or RackNine’s affiliates’) business(es). 

8. PRODUCT CREDITS

In the event you are provided with a product credit (“Credit”), whether for redemption of the purchase of a specific product or for free with the purchase of another product (“Purchased Product”), you acknowledge and agree that such Credit is only valid for one (1) year and is only available with a valid purchase and may be terminated in the event the product purchased is deleted, cancelled, transferred or not renewed.The Credit will expire one (1) year from date of purchase of the Purchased Product if the Credit has not been redeemed.  In the event that the Credit is redeemed, after the initial subscription period, the product will automatically renew at the then-current renewal price until cancelled. If you wish to cancel the automatic renewal of the product, you may do so by visiting your Account and turning off the auto-renewal feature, or by contacting customer service.  In the event your Purchased Product includes a free domain name, if you cancel the Purchased Product, the list price for the domain name will be deducted from the refund amount. The list price is the price of the domain name listed on GoDaddy’s website and is not subject to any promotion, discount, or other reduction in price. For Credits issues for free with another Purchased Product, you acknowledge and agree that we may swap your Credit for a similar product, in our sole discretion. 

9. MONITORING OF CONTENT; ACCOUNT TERMINATION POLICY

RackNine generally does not pre-screen User Content (whether posted to a website hosted by RackNine or posted to this Site).  However, RackNine reserves the right (but undertakes no duty) to do so and decide whether any item of User Content is appropriate and/or complies with this Agreement. RackNine may remove any item of User Content (whether posted to a website hosted by RackNine or posted to this Site) and/or terminate a User’s access to this Site or the Services found at this Site for posting or publishing any material in violation of this Agreement, or for otherwise violating this Agreement (as determined by RackNine in its sole and absolute discretion), at any time and without prior notice. RackNine may also terminate a User’s access to this Site or the Services found at this Site if RackNine has reason to believe the User is a repeat offender.  If RackNine terminates your access to this Site or the Services found at this Site, RackNine may, in its sole and absolute discretion, remove and destroy any data and files stored by you on its servers.

10. ADDITIONAL RESERVATION OF RIGHTS

RackNine expressly reserves the right to deny, cancel, terminate, suspend, lock, or modify access to (or control of) any Account or Services (including the right to cancel or transfer any domain name registration) for any reason (as determined by RackNine in its sole and absolute discretion), including but not limited to the following: (i) to correct mistakes made by RackNine in offering or delivering any Services (including any domain name registration), (ii) to protect the integrity and stability of, and correct mistakes made by, any domain name registry, (iii) to assist with our fraud and abuse detection and prevention efforts, (iv) to comply with court orders against you and/or your domain name or website and applicable local, state, national and international laws, rules and regulations, (v) to comply with requests of law enforcement, including subpoena requests, (vi) to comply with any dispute resolution process, (vii) to defend any legal action or threatened legal action without consideration for whether such legal action or threatened legal action is eventually determined to be with or without merit, or (viii) to avoid any civil or criminal liability on the part of RackNine, its officers, directors, employees and agents, as well as RackNine’s affiliates, including, but not limited to, instances where you have sued or threatened to sue RackNine.

RackNine expressly reserves the right to review every Account for excessive space and bandwidth utilization, and to terminate or apply additional fees to those Accounts that exceed allowed levels.

RackNine expressly reserves the right to terminate, without notice to you, any and all Services where, in RackNine's sole discretion, you are harassing or threatening RackNine and/or any of RackNine's employees.

11. NO SPAM; LIQUIDATED DAMAGES

No Spam.  We do not tolerate the transmission of spam. We monitor all traffic to and from our web servers for indications of spamming and maintain a spam abuse complaint center to register allegations of spam abuse. Customers suspected to be using our products and services for the purpose of sending spam are fully investigated. If we determine there is a problem with spam, we will take the appropriate action to resolve the situation. 

We define spam as the sending of Unsolicited Commercial Email (UCE), Unsolicited Bulk Email (UBE) or Unsolicited Facsimiles (Fax), which is email or facsimile sent to recipients as an advertisement or otherwise, without first obtaining prior confirmed consent to receive these communications. This can include, but is not limited to, the following:

        i.      Email Messages

       ii.      Newsgroup postings

      iii.      Windows system messages

      iv.      Pop-up messages (aka "adware" or "spyware" messages)

       v.      Instant messages (using AOL, MSN, Yahoo or other instant messenger programs)

      vi.      Online chat room advertisements

     vii.      Guestbook or Website Forum postings

    viii.      Facsimile Solicitations

      ix.      Text/SMS Messages

We will not allow our servers and services to be used for the purposes described above. In order to use our products and services, you must not only abide by all applicable laws and regulations, which include the Can-Spam Act of 2003 and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, but you must also abide by this no spam policy. Commercial advertising and/or bulk emails or faxes may only be sent to recipients who have "opted-in" to receive messages. They must include a legitimate return address and reply-to address, the sender's physical address, and an opt-out method in the footer of the email or fax. Upon request by us, conclusive proof of opt-in may be required for an email address or fax number.

If we determine the account, products, or services in question are being used in association with spam, we may re-direct, suspend, or cancel any account, web site hosting, domain registration, email boxes, or other applicable products or services. In such event, at our election, we may require you to respond by email to us stating that you will cease to send spam and/or have spam sent on your behalf and to require a non-refundable reactivation fee to be paid before the site, email boxes, and/or services are reactivated. 

We encourage all customers and recipients of email generated from our products and services to report suspected spam. Suspected abuse can be reported by email or through our Spam Abuse Complaint Center on the Web.    Web: report abuse. 

Liquidated Damages.  You agree that we may immediately terminate any Account which we believe, in our sole and absolute discretion, is transmitting or is otherwise connected with any spam or other unsolicited bulk email. In addition, if actual damages cannot be reasonably calculated then you agree to pay us liquidated damages in the amount of $1.00 for each piece of spam or unsolicited bulk email transmitted from or otherwise connected with your Account.

12. TRADEMARK AND/OR COPYRIGHT CLAIMS

RackNine supports the protection of intellectual property.  If you would like to submit (i) a trademark claim for violation of a mark on which you hold a valid, registered trademark or service mark, or (ii) a copyright claim for material on which you hold a bona fide copyright, please refer to RackNine’s Trademark and/or Copyright Infringement Policy referenced above and available here.

13. LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

This Site and the Services found at this Site may contain links to third-party websites that are not owned or controlled by RackNine. RackNine assumes no responsibility for the content, terms and conditions, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites. In addition, RackNine does not censor or edit the content of any third-party websites. By using this Site or the Services found at this Site, you expressly release RackNine from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party website. Accordingly, RackNine encourages you to be aware when you leave this Site or the Services found at this Site and to review the terms and conditions, privacy policies, and other governing documents of each other website that you may visit.

14. DISCLAIMER OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE AND THE SERVICES FOUND AT THIS SITE SHALL BE AT YOUR OWN RISK AND THAT THIS SITE AND THE SERVICES FOUND AT THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”, “AS AVAILABLE” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS”. RACKNINE, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND ALL THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, STATUTORY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. RACKNINE, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT (I) THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR CONTENT OF THIS SITE, (II) THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR CONTENT OF ANY SITES LINKED (THROUGH HYPERLINKS, BANNER ADVERTISING OR OTHERWISE) TO THIS SITE, AND/OR (III) THE SERVICES FOUND AT THIS SITE OR ANY SITES LINKED (THROUGH HYPERLINKS, BANNER ADVERTISING OR OTHERWISE) TO THIS SITE, AND RACKNINE ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SAME.

IN ADDITION, YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE PROVIDED BY RACKNINE, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ITS CALL CENTER OR CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES), AND THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS  WILL (I) CONSTITUTE LEGAL OR FINANCIAL ADVICE OR (II) CREATE A WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THIS SITE OR THE SERVICES FOUND AT THIS SITE, AND USERS SHOULD NOT RELY ON ANY SUCH INFORMATION OR ADVICE.

THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMER OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, AND SHALL SURVIVE ANY TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR YOUR USE OF THIS SITE OR THE SERVICES FOUND AT THIS SITE.

15. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT SHALL RACKNINE, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES,  AGENTS, AND ALL THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS, BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING ANY THAT MAY RESULT FROM (I) THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR CONTENT OF THIS SITE, (II) THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR CONTENT OF ANY SITES LINKED (THROUGH HYPERLINKS, BANNER ADVERTISING OR OTHERWISE) TO THIS SITE, (III) THE SERVICES FOUND AT THIS SITE OR ANY SITES LINKED (THROUGH HYPERLINKS, BANNER ADVERTISING OR OTHERWISE) TO THIS SITE, (IV) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, (V) THIRD-PARTY CONDUCT OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, (VI) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL CONTENT, PERSONAL INFORMATION, FINANCIAL INFORMATION OR OTHER INFORMATION AND DATA STORED THEREIN, (VII) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF SERVICES TO OR FROM THIS SITE OR ANY SITES LINKED (THROUGH HYPERLINKS, BANNER ADVERTISING OR OTHERWISE) TO THIS SITE, (VIII) ANY VIRUSES, WORMS, BUGS, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE, WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR FROM THIS SITE OR ANY SITES LINKED (THROUGH HYPERLINKS, BANNER ADVERTISING OR OTHERWISE) TO THIS SITE, (IX) ANY USER CONTENT OR CONTENT THAT IS DEFAMATORY, HARASSING, ABUSIVE, HARMFUL TO MINORS OR ANY PROTECTED CLASS, PORNOGRAPHIC, “X-RATED”, OBSCENE OR OTHERWISE OBJECTIONABLE, AND/OR (X) ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF THIS SITE OR THE SERVICES FOUND AT THIS SITE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT RACKNINE IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

IN ADDITION, YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS SITE OR THE SERVICES FOUND AT THIS SITE MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES, OTHERWISE SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE PERMANENTLY BARRED.

IN ADDITION, YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL RACKNINE’S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY EXCEED $10,000.00 U.S. DOLLARS.

THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, AND SHALL SURVIVE ANY TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR YOUR USE OF THIS SITE OR THE SERVICES FOUND AT THIS SITE.

16. INDEMNITY

You agree to protect, defend, indemnify and hold harmless RackNine and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and third party service providers from and against any and all claims, demands, costs, expenses, losses, liabilities and damages of every kind and nature (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) imposed upon or incurred by RackNine directly or indirectly arising from (i) your use of and access to this Site or the Services found at this Site; (ii) your violation of any provision of this Agreement or the policies or agreements which are incorporated herein; and/or (iii) your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any intellectual property or other proprietary right.  The indemnification obligations under this section shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement or your use of this Site or the Services found at this Site.

17. DISCONTINUED SERVICES; END OF LIFE POLICY

RackNine reserves the right to cease offering or providing any of the Services at any time, for any or no reason, and without prior notice. Although RackNine makes great effort to maximize the lifespan of all its Services, there are times when a Service we offer will be discontinued or reach its End-of-Life ("EOL"). If that is the case, that product or service will no longer be supported by RackNine, in any way, effective on the EOL date.

Notice and Migration. In the event that any Service we offer has reached or will reach EOL, we will attempt to notify you thirty or more days in advance of the EOL date. It is your responsibility to take all necessary steps to replace the Service by migrating to a new Service before the EOL date, or by entirely ceasing reliance on said Service before the EOL date. In either case, RackNine will either offer a comparable Service for you to migrate to for the remainder of the term of your purchase, a prorated in-store credit, or a prorated refund, to be determined by RackNine in its sole and absolute discretion. RackNine may, with or without notice to you, migrate you to the most up-to-date version of the Service, if available. You agree to take full responsibility for any and all loss or damage arising from any such migration.

No Liability. RackNine will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of any of the Services we may offer or facilitate access to.

18. FEES AND PAYMENTS

 

You acknowledge and agree that your Payment Method may be charged by one of our affiliated entities, Wild West Domains, LLC, Wild West Domains Canada, Inc., Universal Domains and Hosting Services India Pvt Ltd, or Europe Domains Hosting Services, Ltd. If, during your purchase, your payment was identified as being processed in the United States, your transaction will be processed by Wild West Domains, LLC, 14455 N. Hayden Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85260; if your payment was identified as being processed in Canada, your transaction will be processed by Wild West Domains Canada, Inc., 2900-550 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 043; if your payment was identified as being processed in the United Kingdom, your transaction will be processed by Europe Domains Hosting Services, Ltd., 5 New Street Square, London EC4A3TW; if your payment was identified as being processed in India, your transaction will be processed by Universal Domains and Hosting Services India Pvt Ltd, Flat 101, Sai Krishna Enclave, 6-1-132/99, Plot No. 99, Skanagiri, Padmaraonagar 50061.  

(A) GENERAL TERMS, INCLUDING AUTOMATIC RENEWAL TERMS

You agree to pay any and all prices and fees due for Services purchased or obtained at this Site at the time you order the Services.  All prices and fees are non-refundable unless otherwise expressly noted in the Refund Policy section below, even if your Services are suspended, terminated, or transferred prior to the end of the Services term.  RackNine expressly reserves the right to change or modify its prices and fees at any time, and such changes or modifications shall be posted online at this Site and effective immediately without need for further notice to you.  If you have purchased or obtained Services for a period of months or years, changes or modifications in prices and fees shall be effective when the Services in question come up for renewal as further described below. 

Except as prohibited in any product-specific agreement, you may pay for Services by utilizing any of the following “Payment Methods”: (i) by providing a valid credit card, (ii) by using RackNine’s “Good As Gold Prepaid Services” (defined below); (iii) via an electronic check from your personal or business checking account, as appropriate (and as defined below); (iv) by using PayPal (as defined below), (v) by using an International Payment Option (as defined below) or (vi) via in-store credit balances, if applicable (and as defined below), each a “Payment Method”.  For Services that offer “Express Checkout”, clicking the Express Checkout button will automatically place an order for that Service and charge the primary Payment Method on file for your Account.  Confirmation of that order will be sent to the email address on file for your Account.  Your Payment Method on file must be kept valid if you have any active Services in your Account.

You acknowledge and agree that where refunds are issued to your Payment Method, RackNine's issuance of a refund receipt is only confirmation that RackNine has submitted your refund to the Payment Method charged at the time of the original sale, and that RackNine has absolutely no control over when the refund will be applied towards your Payment Method’s available balance.  You further acknowledge and agree that the payment provider and/or individual issuing bank associated with your Payment Method establish and regulate the time frames for posting your refund, and that such refund posting time frames may range from five (5) business days to a full billing cycle, or longer. 

In the event a refund is issued to your Payment Method and the payment provider, payment processor or individual issuing bank associated with your Payment Method imposes any limitations on refunds, including but not limited to, limitations as to the timing of the refund or the number of refunds allowed, then RackNine, in its sole and absolute discretion, reserves the right to issue the refund either (i) in the form of an in-store credit; or (ii) via issuance of a RackNine check, which will be sent to the mailing address on file for your Account.  RackNine also has the right, but not the obligation, to offer an in-store credit for customers seeking refunds, even if there are no limitations on refunds imposed by the Payment Method.  For the avoidance of doubt, any and all refunds processed via the issuance of either in-store credits or a RackNine check are solely within RackNine’s discretion and are not available at customer request.

If you are being billed on a monthly basis, your monthly billing date will be based on the date of the month you purchased the Services unless that date falls after the 28th of the month, in which case your billing date will be the 28th of each month. 

IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT YOU DO NOT EXPERIENCE AN INTERRUPTION OR LOSS OF SERVICES, MOST SERVICES OFFER AN AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OPTION.  THE AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OPTION AUTOMATICALLY RENEWS THE APPLICABLE SERVICE FOR A RENEWAL PERIOD EQUAL IN TIME TO THE MOST RECENT SERVICE PERIOD, EXCEPT FOR DOMAIN NAMES WHICH WILL RENEW FOR THE ORIGINAL SERVICE PERIOD.  FOR EXAMPLE, FOR PRODUCTS OTHER THAN DOMAINS, IF YOUR LAST SERVICE PERIOD IS FOR ONE YEAR, YOUR RENEWAL PERIOD WILL BE FOR ONE YEAR.  WHILE THE DETAILS OF THE AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OPTION VARY FROM SERVICE TO SERVICE, THE SERVICES THAT OFFER AN AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OPTION TREAT IT AS THE DEFAULT SETTING.  THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU DISABLE THE AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OPTION, RACKNINE WILL AUTOMATICALLY RENEW THE APPLICABLE SERVICE WHEN IT COMES UP FOR RENEWAL AND WILL TAKE PAYMENT FROM THE PAYMENT METHOD YOU HAVE ON FILE WITH RACKNINE AT RACKNINE’S THEN CURRENT RATES, WHICH YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE MAY BE HIGHER OR LOWER THAN THE RATES FOR THE ORIGINAL SERVICE PERIOD.  IN ORDER TO SEE THE RENEWAL SETTINGS APPLICABLE TO YOU AND YOUR SERVICES, SIMPLY LOG INTO YOUR ACCOUNT MANAGER FROM THIS SITE AND FOLLOW THE STEPS FOUND HERE.  YOU MAY ENABLE OR DISABLE THE AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OPTION AT ANY TIME.  HOWEVER, SHOULD YOU ELECT TO DISABLE THE AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OPTION AND FAIL TO MANUALLY RENEW YOUR SERVICES BEFORE THEY EXPIRE, YOU MAY EXPERIENCE AN INTERRUPTION OR LOSS OF SERVICES, AND RACKNINE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY REGARDING THE SAME.

IN ADDITION, RACKNINE MAY PARTICIPATE IN “RECURRING BILLING PROGRAMS” OR “ACCOUNT UPDATER SERVICES” SUPPORTED BY YOUR CREDIT CARD PROVIDER (AND ULTIMATELY DEPENDENT ON YOUR BANK’S PARTICIPATION).  IF YOU ARE ENROLLED IN AN AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OPTION AND WE ARE UNABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY CHARGE YOUR EXISTING PAYMENT METHOD, YOUR CREDIT CARD PROVIDER (OR YOUR BANK) MAY NOTIFY US OF UPDATES TO YOUR CREDIT CARD NUMBER AND/OR EXPIRATION DATE, OR THEY MAY AUTOMATICALLY CHARGE YOUR NEW CREDIT CARD ON OUR BEHALF WITHOUT NOTIFICATION TO US.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH RECURRING BILLING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS, IN THE EVENT THAT WE ARE NOTIFIED OF AN UPDATE TO YOUR CREDIT CARD NUMBER AND/OR EXPIRATION DATE, RACKNINE WILL AUTOMATICALLY UPDATE YOUR PAYMENT PROFILE ON YOUR BEHALF. RACKNINE MAKES NO GUARANTEES THAT WE WILL REQUEST OR RECEIVE UPDATED CREDIT CARD INFORMATION. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT IT IS YOUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO MODIFY AND MAINTAIN YOUR ACCOUNT SETTINGS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO (I) SETTING YOUR RENEWAL OPTIONS AND (II) ENSURING YOUR ASSOCIATED PAYMENT METHOD(S) ARE CURRENT AND VALID.  FURTHER, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOUR FAILURE TO DO SO, MAY RESULT IN THE INTERRUPTION OR LOSS OF SERVICES, AND RACKNINE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY REGARDING THE SAME. 

If for any reason RackNine is unable to charge your Payment Method for the full amount owed for the Services provided, or if RackNine receives notification of a chargeback, reversal, payment dispute, or is charged a penalty for any fee it previously charged to your Payment Method, you agree that RackNine may pursue all available lawful remedies in order to obtain payment, including but not limited to, immediate cancellation, without notice to you, of any domain names or Services registered or renewed on your behalf.  RackNine also reserves the right to charge you reasonable "administrative fees" or "processing fees" for (i) tasks RackNine may perform outside the normal scope of its Services, (ii) additional time and/or costs RackNine may incur in providing its Services, and/or (iii) your noncompliance with this Agreement (as determined by RackNine in its sole and absolute discretion).  Typical administrative or processing fee scenarios include, but are not limited to (i) customer service issues that require additional personal time or attention; (ii) UDRP actions(s) in connection with your domain name(s) and/or disputes that require accounting or legal services, whether performed by RackNine staff or by outside firms retained by RackNine; (iii) recouping any and all costs and fees, including the cost of Services, incurred by RackNine as the results of chargebacks or other payment disputes brought by you, your bank or Payment Method processor. These administrative fees or processing fees will be billed to the Payment Method you have on file with RackNine.

RackNine may offer product-level pricing in various currencies; however, transaction processing is supported only in U.S. dollars and a select number of the currency options displayed on this Site ("Supported Currency" or “Supported Currencies”). If the currency selected is a Supported Currency, then the transaction will be processed in the Supported Currency and the pricing displayed during the checkout process will be the actual amount processed and submitted to your bank for payment. If the currency selected is not a Supported Currency, then the transaction will be processed in U.S. dollars and the pricing displayed during the checkout process will be an estimated conversion price at the time of purchase. In either case (whether the currency selected is a Supported Currency or not), if the transaction is processed in a currency that differs from the currency of your bank account, you may be charged exchange rate conversion fees by your bank.  In addition, due to time differences between (i) the time you complete the checkout process, (ii) the time the transaction is processed, and (iii) the time the transaction posts to your bank statement, the conversion rates may fluctuate, and RackNine makes no representations or warranties that (a) the amount submitted to your bank for payment will be the same as the amount posted to your bank statement (in the case of a Supported Currency) or (b) the estimated conversion price will be the same as either the amount processed or the amount posted to your bank statement (in the case of a non-Supported Currency), and you agree to waive any and all claims based upon such discrepancies (including any and all claims for a refund based on the foregoing). In addition, regardless of the selected currency, you acknowledge and agree that you may be charged Value Added Tax ("VAT"), Goods and Services Tax ("GST"), or other localized fees and/or taxes, based on your bank and/or the country indicated in your billing address section.

 

 

(B) REFUND POLICY

Products and Services available for refunds are described here (“Refund Policy”). 

In the event you purchase a product that includes a free domain name, if you cancel the product, the list price for the domain name will be deducted from the refund amount. The list price is the price of the domain name listed on RackNine’ website and is not subject to any promotion, discount, or other reduction in price.

 

(C) GOOD AS GOLD PREPAID SERVICES

Service Details

By using Good As Gold Prepaid Services, you may transfer funds to RackNine in order to fund your Good As Gold Prepaid Services account (“Good As Gold Account”).  You may then use your Good As Gold Account to purchase any Services.  You may fund your Good As Gold Account by providing (i) a paper check (from your personal or business checking account, as appropriate), (ii) a money order, or (iii) a wire transfer.  All payments must be for the full amount required at purchase.    

You acknowledge that funds transferred to your Good As Gold Account will be held by RackNine and will not accrue or pay interest for your benefit. To the extent any interest may accrue, you understand and agree that RackNine shall be entitled to receive and keep any such amounts to cover costs associated with Good As Gold Prepaid Services.

You acknowledge that all transactions using Good As Gold Prepaid Services will be conducted in U.S. dollars.

Your Good As Gold Account must be funded on an initial basis with no less than funds equivalent to $100.00 U.S. dollars.

All paper checks and money orders may be delayed up to ten (10) business days until the money is credited, which may delay your use of the Services, and any paper check or money order that does not clear will result in a $25.00 processing fee by RackNine, which may be debited from your Good As Gold Account.  The $25.00 processing fee is in addition to any fee(s) your bank may charge you.

Wire transfers may be initiated in foreign currency to fund your Good As Gold Account, however the natural currency of the Wild West Domains bank account is U.S. Dollars.  Foreign currency wires will be automatically converted and deposited in U.S. Dollars.  Please note that exchange rate fees may apply.  You agree that you will be responsible for all wire transfer fees, both incoming and outgoing, associated with your Good As Gold Account. Any non-U.S. wire transfers may be subject to fees by your bank, intermediary banks, or RackNine’s bank, which may reduce the amount of the money received by RackNine’s bank and subsequently funded into your Good As Gold Account. Customers funding a Good As Gold Account with a wire of $1,000.00 or more shall not be subject to a $20.00 wire transfer processing fee from RackNine. You hereby expressly authorize RackNine (i) to reduce your Good As Gold Account by the amount of wire transfer fees RackNine incurs in order to receive your funds; and/or (ii) to charge a twenty-dollar ($20.00) service fee (“Service Fee”) in connection with the termination of your Good As Gold Account.  All fees are subject to change at any time, and such changes shall be posted online and effective immediately without need for further notice to you.

You can verify the remaining funds in your Good As Gold Account at any time by logging into “Manage Your Account” or through the shopping cart on the RackNine website. Should you decide to terminate your Good As Gold Account (or should RackNine opt to terminate your Good As Gold Account because you have breached an obligation under the Good As Gold Service Agreement), then the balance in your Good As Gold Account will be refunded, net the Service Fee.

Additional funds may be added to your Good As Gold Account at any time. The preferred minimum increment for funds transfers and checks is $100.00.

Your Use of Good As Gold Prepaid Services

Use of funds in your Good As Gold Account can only be made through the RackNine purchase process at RackNine’s website. Purchases may not be made unless there are sufficient, available funds in your Good As Gold Account at the time of purchase to cover the entire purchase amount, including any related fees as set forth herein or in other relevant agreements.

You will be able to access your Good As Gold Account activity and records from the “Manage Your Account” link on RackNine’s website. Your Good As Gold Account will show purchases and the amount of funds remaining in your Good As Gold Account. RackNine reserves the right at all times to disclose any information about your Good As Gold Account as RackNine deems necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part from your Good As Gold Account, in the sole and absolute discretion of RackNine.

(D) PAY BY CHECK (ELECTRONIC CHECK)

By using RackNine’s pay by check option (“Pay By Check”), you can purchase RackNine Services using an electronic check (from your personal or business checking account, as appropriate). In connection therewith, you agree to allow Certegy Check Services, Inc. (“Certegy”) to debit the full amount of your purchase from your checking account (“Checking Account”), which is non-refundable. Certegy will create an electronic funds transfer (“EFT”) or bank draft, which will be presented to your bank or financial institution for payment from your Checking Account. The Checking Account must be at a financial institution in the United States, and the check must be payable in U.S. dollars.

It is your responsibility to keep your Checking Account current and funded. You acknowledge and agree that (i) Certegy reserves the right to decline a transaction for any reason (including, but not limited to, payments that fail to go through as a result of your Checking Account no longer existing or not holding available/sufficient funds) and (ii) in such event, neither Certegy nor RackNine shall be liable to you or any third party regarding the same.  If for any reason Certegy is unable to withdraw the full amount owed for the Services provided, you agree that Certegy and RackNine may pursue all available lawful remedies in order to obtain payment (plus applicable fees).  RackNine is not responsible for the actions of Certegy.  You agree that if the EFT or bank draft is returned unpaid, you will pay a service charge in accordance with the fees provided below, or as otherwise permitted by law. These fees may be debited from your Checking Account using an EFT or bank draft.  All fees are in U.S. Dollars.

GoDaddy and its service providers, including but not limited to Certegy Check Services, Inc. and Complete Payment Recovery Services, Inc., may provide you with notices, including those regarding changes to these terms of service, including by, but not limited to, email, regular mail, SMS, MMS, text message, postings on the services, or other reasonable means now known or hereafter developed. Such notices may not be received if you violate these terms of service by accessing the services in an unauthorized manner. Your agreement to these terms of service constitutes your agreement that you are deemed to have received any and all notices that would have been delivered had you accessed the services in an authorized manner. You further expressly authorize GoDaddy and its Service Providers, including but not limited to Certegy Check Services, Inc. and Complete Payment Recovery Services, Inc., and their affiliates to contact you, via auto-dialer, pre-recorded messages, or any other method, on any of your mobile phone numbers or emails. You further acknowledge that email addresses you provide are not shared, accessed by others and are not employer-related email addresses.

United States, including District of Columbia:

AK

Alaska

$25.00

AL

Alabama

$30.00

AR

Arkansas

$25.00

AZ

Arizona

$25.00

CA

California

$25.00

CO

Colorado

$20.00

CT

Connecticut

$20.00

DC

District of Columbia

$15.00

DE

Delaware

$40.00

FL

Florida
  • For face value of check $0.01 - $50.00, $25.00
  • For face value of check $50.01 - $300.00, $30.00
  • For face value of check $300.01 or more, greater of $40.00 or 5% of face value of check.

GA

Georgia
  • Greater of $30.00 or 5% of face value of check

HI

Hawaii

$30.00

IA

Iowa

$30.00

ID

Idaho
  • Lesser of $20.00 or face value of check

IL

Illinois

$25.00

IN

Indiana

$20.00

KS

Kansas

$30.00

KY

Kentucky

$25.00

LA

Louisiana
  • Greater of $25.00 or 5% of face value of check

MA

Massachusetts

$25.00

MD

Maryland

$35.00

ME

Maine

$25.00

MI

Michigan

$25.00

MN

Minnesota

$30.00

MO

Missouri

$25.00

MS

Mississippi

$40.00

MT

Montana

$30.00

NC

North Carolina

$25.00

ND

North Dakota

$30.00

NE

Nebraska

$25.00

NH

New Hampshire

$25.00

NJ

New Jersey

$25.00

NM

New Mexico

$20.00

NV

Nevada

$25.00

NY

New York

$20.00

OH

Ohio
  • Greater of $30.00 or 10% of face value of check

OK

Oklahoma

$25.00