TERMS AND CONDITIONS 

The following user agreement governs the terms and conditions for use of services provided and software distributed by Beggs Telephone Company, Inc.  Beggs Telephone Company, Inc., (hereinafter known as Provider) reserves the right to modify this agreement from time to time.  Use of the software or services at any time by an authorized user (hereinafter known as User) shall be deemed full and complete acceptance of all Terms and Conditions and applicable fees and charges in effect at the time of such use. 

Provider will provide Internet Service for the use and enjoyment of authorized Users only.  Said Internet Services may be used only for lawful purposes.  User agrees to pay for subscribed services monthly in advance.  Delinquent accounts will be disconnected if not paid by the 20^th of the Month and will be subject to a reconnection fee.  A disconnected account will not be reconnected until all amounts due are paid in full.  Service is for a minimum of one month, billed monthly starting on the 1^st of the month. The User may cancel his/her account upon 15 days advanced written notification of the billing date to the Provider.  Provider reserves the right to change fees for services and to add or delete services at any time.  Provider’s service is limited to authorized Users only, is non-transferable, and may not be resold.  The Login ID, Password, and E-mail address are assigned exclusively to User.  User may not provide User’s Login ID and/or Password to unauthorized persons. 

Provider does not warrant that its service will be uninterrupted or error free.  Provider does not warrant that information, software, or other material accessible through its service is free of viruses, other harmful components, or corruptions.  Provider, its employees, affiliates, and contractors shall be held harmless for any lost profits and direct, indirect, incidental, special, punitive, or consequential damages resulting from reliance on and use of Provider’s software or services. 

User understands that Provider is not responsible for any long distance telephone charges that User incurs as a result of accessing Provider’s service.  This includes but is not limited to User not entering the correct local dial-up number, neglecting to verify that the software has installed a local dial-up number, accessing a website which directs the User’s Browser to a long distance number, or obtaining long distance charges in any other manner. 

User understands that he/she is prohibited by law to transfer, reproduce, distribute, or redistribute information, software, or other material protected by copyright or other proprietary right without first obtaining permission of the copyright owner or holder.  User further understands that Internet and World Wide Web access allows viewing of unedited materials that may be offensive to User and inappropriate for children.  User acknowledges and understands that he/she accesses such materials at his/her own risk and is solely responsible for account access whether use by another is with or without the User’s consent.  Provider does not exert control over or assume any responsibility for User’s access to any such material.  User further agrees to abide by Provider’s Acceptable Use Policy as stated below. 

Provider acknowledges User’s privacy with regard to E-mail transmissions.  However, User understands that Provider retains the right to monitor electronically its services to assure compliance with the Terms and Conditions herein.  Provider also retains the right to disclose any information about the User and his/her use of the Provider’ software or service which is necessary to comply with any law or regulation. 

Provider reserves the right to suspend or discontinue access to all or part of its service without notice if User fails to abide by or violates the Terms and Conditions as set forth in this agreement. 

User may receive free technical support by calling the technical support desk Monday through Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.  An after hours support service is available for a fee. 

ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY 

Beggs Telephone Company, Inc., User Internet Access Accounts are for individual Users and the account holder agrees not to share the password of the account.  The account holder acknowledges that Provider may terminate the account if the account holder shares a password with an unauthorized user. 

Personal dial-up unlimited access accounts are for reasonable unlimited use on ONE computer at a time.    Provider expressly prohibits the concurrent use of an access account by more than one individual at a time.  Reasonable unlimited use is defined as one person sitting at a computer using the service for a period of up to four hours per session.  Users may NOT leave systems idle for excessive periods of time and may NOT leave systems online for others’ use as file servers, etc.   Provider reserves the right to log off Users if the reasonable use time periods have been exceeded or if the access connection has been idle for more than 30 minutes.  

Use of Provider’s resources that disrupts the normal use of the system for other users is unacceptable and will subject the user to immediate disconnection.  Unacceptable uses include but are not limited to the following: 

·          Using Provider’s Internet Service for illegal purposes. 

·          Using Provider’s Internet Service to transmit threatening, obscene, harassing materials. 

·          Using Provider’s Internet Service to interfere with or disrupt network or network users, services, or equipment.  Disruptions include but are not limited to propagation of computer viruses or worms, unauthorized entry to any other machine accessible via the network, and distribution of unsolicited advertising. 

·          Using Provider’s Internet Service to transmit material that is in violation of any Federal, State, or Local regulation including but not limited to material, which is copyrighted, threatening, obscene, libelous, defamatory, or protected by trade secret.