Terms and Conditions

Q?1. DEFINITIONS

In this Contract :-
We/Us/Our means SAQ. Registered in England and Wales.
You/Your means the person/company/customer with whom SAQ is entering into this contract
Premises means the property at which the service is to be enabled
Duration of Contract means minimum period
Minimum Period means a period of not less than 3 months from the start of the contract
Start Date means the date at which the service is made available to you
The Contract means these terms and conditions, the technical requirements, the price list and the registration details
Registration details means the details provided by you upon registering for the service
Charges means the price payable by you for the Service
Price List means the prices as detailed on our web site or quoted by our sales team which are subject to change without prior notification.
Technical Support means the support provided by SAQ to report faults or obtain assistance
Technical Requirements means the minimum hardware specification to enable SAQ to provide the Service as shown at www.saq.net

Q?2. USE OF THE SAQ SERVICES

2.1 The service shall not be used
(a) In a way that does not comply with the terms of any legislation or any licence applicable to you or that is in any way unlawful or fraudulent or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect;
(b) without prejudice to the generality of (a) above, in connection with the carrying out of a fraud or criminal offence against SAQ and/or its agents (including BT), or any public telecommunications operator;
(c) to send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use or re-use any material which is abusive, indecent, defamatory, obscene or menacing, or in breach of any copyright, confidence, privacy or any other rights;
(d) to send or procure the sending of any unsolicited advertising or promotional material;
(e) in a way that does not comply with any instructions SAQ or its agents (including BT) has given under Clauses 6.7 and 6.11;
(f) in a way that in BT’s reasonable opinion could materially affect the quality of any telecommunications service, including the Service, provided by SAQ;
2.2 SAQ shall have the right to enforce such provisions set out in Clause 2.1 above by suspending or terminating the provision of the Service to you if SAQ knows you are in breach of such obligations.
2.3 You will indemnify SAQ and/or its agents against any claims or legal proceedings that are brought or threatened against SAQ and/or its agents by a third party:
(a) because the Service is used in breach of Clause 2.1 (a) to (f) inclusive; or
(b) in circumstances where you are in breach of Clause 2.2.
2.4 You will notify SAQ of any such claims or proceedings referred to in Clause 2.3 and keep SAQ informed as to the progress of such claims and proceedings.
2.5 Customers who exceed their monthly broadband package quota will automatically have their connection speed reset to 256kbps download for the final duration of that billing period, at the start of the new billing period the connection will be reset back to the customer’s package quota. Customer’s have the option to upgrade to the next package at any point during the billing period for a minimum period of 30 days, prices for the upgrade will be displayed on our web site and any upgrade must be paid for using a credit or debit card in advance. Customers wishing to downgrade following their 30 days may do so using the SAQ customer portal or by calling sales on 01730 77 42 14.

Q?3. CHARGES

3.1 The Charges shall apply from the Start Date. You shall pay the Charges in accordance with the payment terms communicated to you.
3.2 Charges for SAQ broadband service are exclusive of VAT
3.3 SAQ may at any time and from time to time vary the SAQ charges payable after the initial contract period upon giving the Customer at least 30 days prior written notice of such variation.
3.4 All equipment left in our racks more than two weeks after the end of the contract which relates to this equipment will be charged a rental of £4500 per month (or part month)
3.5 Should a BT engineer (SFI – Special Faults Investigation) be required to investigate any service problems at the customers residential or business premises and the problem is found to be end user related (faulty internal wiring, telephone extension cables, or anything beyond the telephone line master socket) , you the subscriber will be liable for any BT Engineer Call Out Charges in full.

Q?4. YOUR DETAILS

4.1 The Registration Details that you provide shall be true, accurate and complete. You agree to inform SAQ of any changes to your Registration Details immediately by e-mail addressed to support@saq.net
4.2 SAQ will respect your personal information and undertakes to comply with all applicable UK Data Protection legislation.
4.3 In relation to your Registration Details, you agree and hereby consent to SAQ passing those details to BT and to such other third parties as may be necessary in order to provide and operate the Service and install the Equipment.
4.4 Other than as required by law, or as permitted under these terms and conditions, SAQ shall not disclose your Registration Details to any third party without your permission.

Q?5. OUR OBLIGATIONS TO YOU

5.1 In consideration of the Charges, SAQ shall provide the Service in accordance with the terms and conditions. You acknowledge that SAQ provision of the Service and its ability to provide the Service is dependent upon BT and its ability to provide all parts of the Service to SAQ. You acknowledge that there may be technical limitations that inhibit the installation of Equipment and/or activation of the Service. SAQ agrees to notify its suppliers of any issues concerning the Service that you bring to SAQ attention.
5.2 SAQ does not accept any responsibility for any defects or errors in either the Service or the Equipment.
5.3 SAQ will endeavour to make available the Service to you by the date that has been agreed with you. However, you acknowledge that dates are for estimate purposes only and therefore SAQ has no liability for any failure to meet any agreed date.
5.4 You acknowledge that SAQ cannot warrant that the Service will be error or interruption free. The Service may be suspended for operational reasons (such as maintenance or Service upgrades) or because of an emergency. Before suspending or interrupting the Service (as aforesaid) SAQ shall give you as much notice as possible.
5.5 The obligations of SAQ to provide the Service shall be conditional upon the Technical Requirements being satisfied. You acknowledge that the Service shall not be available to you outside the Service Availability Area and that:
(a) it will only be available to you if you have a valid contract for the use of a BT analogue direct exchange line which terminates on a master socket forming part of BT’s telecommunications network; and
(b) you have a suitable PC; and
(c) your address falls within the Service Availability Area.
5.6 You acknowledge that it is technically impracticable to provide a fault free Service and SAQ cannot undertake to do so. SAQ shall provide a Helpdesk Facility to enable faults to be reported and resolved.
5.7 Except as may be expressly stated in these terms and conditions, all warranties and conditions, whether express or implied by statute, common law or otherwise (including but not limited to satisfactory quality and fitness for purpose) are hereby excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
5.8 SAQ shall endeavour to provide the Service to you at the Access Option rate selected by you. You acknowledge that due to contention on both the suppliers network and SAQ access link and it’s network, the speed of access may be reduced or variable at certain times of the day.

Q?6. YOUR OBLIGATIONS TO US

6.1 You acknowledge that the SAQ Equipment remains the property of SAQ at all times.
6.2 To allow the installation and use of the necessary Equipment at your Premises, you will at your own expense:
(a) obtain such consents, including consents for any necessary alterations to buildings as may be appropriate;
(b) take up or remove, any fitted or fixed floor coverings, ceiling tiles, suspended ceiling and partition covers, as may be advised as necessary; and
(c) provide any electricity and connection points required by SAQ and its agents.
All such preliminaries must be completed in advance of any installation work.
6.3 You are responsible for the Equipment and must not add to, modify or in any way interfere with it nor allow anyone else (other than someone authorised by SAQ) to do so. You will be liable to SAQ for any loss of or damage to the Equipment, except where such loss or damage is due to fair wear and tear or is caused by SAQ, or anyone acting on SAQ’s behalf.
6.4 You will provide SAQ (or its agents including, without limitation, Suppliers or other third parties acting on SAQ’s behalf), upon production of a valid identity card, with access to your Premises or other premises outside the control of SAQ (or its agents) during reasonable hours on a pre-agreed date so as to enable any assessment and work that may be necessary in order for you to receive the Service and for SAQ to carry out its obligations under the Contract. You will be responsible for any costs incurred by or on behalf of SAQ (where appropriate) if you are not available at the pre-arranged time and date. You acknowledge that SAQ (and/or its agents) will normally only require access during its usual working hours.
6.5 You agree to provide a suitable and safe working environment for the employees of SAQt and its agents at your Premises.
6.6 You agree to co-operate with and comply with the requests SAQ and/or its agents including, without limitation, in respect of any direction they may give as to any changes that may be required to the environment in which the Service is to operate and the configuration/compatibility of any equipment.
6.7 You agree that you will be responsible for any Equipment that may be provided to you for the purpose of receiving the Service and that you will be responsible for all charges necessary to access and use the Service and that you will use any equipment connected or used with the Service in accordance with any instructions, safety and security procedures applicable to it.
6.8 You agree not to remove the Equipment from the Premises and to notify SAQ of any proposed move. You agree to permit SAQ or its agents to access and enter the Premises to re-collect the Equipment in the event of your moving.
6.9 You agree that as part of your wish to take part in the Service, some minor modifications may need to be made to your PC to make it operate with the Service. It is your responsibility to ensure that such modifications do not invalidate the terms of any warranty you may have concerning your PC. SAQ shall incur no liability for any claim that your warranty has been invalidated (if applicable) as a result of work carried out by SAQ or its agents in order to make your PC operate with the Service.
6.10 You will be allocated both a user name and a password in order to access the Service and you will be responsible for keeping your password confidential and agree to take all necessary steps to ensure that it is kept secure and is not disclosed to any unauthorised person.
6.11 You acknowledge that SAQ and/or its agents may give you instructions from time to time which they believe are necessary for health, safety or quality of other telecommunications services provided to you.

Q?7. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

7.1 All title, interests, and rights (including intellectual property rights) in the Service remain in SAQ. You acknowledge such title, interest and rights and you shall not take any action to jeopardise, limit or interfere in any manner with our title, interests or rights with respect to the Service including, but not limited to, using our trademarks or tradename.
7.2 You are the registered owner of your domain name for the Service and can transfer it upon termination of the Agreement to another Internet service provider where a transfer fee of £15 plus VAT per domain name is applicable.

Q?8. AMENDMENT OF THESE CONDITIONS

8.1 SAQ reserves the right to amend the terms of this Agreement or the nature of the Service (where the technical specification of the Service is varied or to coincide with any amendment made by its suppliers) at any time and SAQ will inform you of any such changes through e-mail, newsletter or such other medium, as SAQ considers appropriate.

Q?9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

9.1 Neither party shall be liable to the other, either in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise for direct or indirect loss of profits, business or anticipated savings, nor for any indirect or consequential loss or damage or for any destruction of data arising in relation to this Contract including, without limitation, SAQ’s ability to provide the Service.
9.2 The liability of SAQ in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise in relation to this Contract is limited to the fees paid by you to SAQ in the year (commencing from the Start Date or any anniversary of the Start Date) in which the liability first arose.
9.3 Each provision of this Contract, excluding or limiting liability, operates separately. If any part is held by a court to be unreasonable or inapplicable, the other parts shall continue to apply.

Q?10. MATTERS BEYOND THE PARTIES’ REASONABLE CONTROL

10.1 If either party is unable to perform any obligation under this Contract because of a matter beyond that party’s reasonable control such as lightning, flood, exceptionally severe weather, fire, explosion, war, civil disorder, industrial disputes (whether or not involving that party’s employees), or acts of local or central Government or other competent authorities or events beyond the reasonable control of that party’s suppliers, the party will have no liability to the other for that failure to perform.
10.2 If any of the events detailed in Clause 12.1 continue for more than 3 months either party may serve notice on the other terminating this Contract.

Q?11. TERMINATION

11.1 You may cancel the Service at any time before the Start Date. If you do cancel the Service you must pay SAQ any applicable charges.
11.2 If you decide at any time during the Minimum Period to discontinue or transfer the Service to another property you must pay SAQ all remaining Charges for the Minimum Period. In addition where you request to transfer the Service to another property (subject to availability of the Service at the new property) a new agreement for another minimum period with the associated Charges must be entered into.
11.3 Either party may terminate this Contract immediately, on notice if the other:
(a) commits a material breach of this Contract, which is capable of remedy, and fails to remedy the breach within a reasonable time of a written notice to do so; or
(b) commits a material breach of this Contract which cannot be remedied; or
(c) is the subject of a bankruptcy order, or becomes insolvent, or makes any arrangement or composition with or assignment for the benefit of their creditors, or goes into voluntary (otherwise than for reconstruction or amalgamation), or compulsory liquidation or a receiver or administrator is appointed over their assets; or
(d) the Contract between SAQ and its suppliers enabling SAQ to provide the Service is terminated; or
(e) you no longer have a valid contract for the use of a BT landline as referred to in Clause 5.5(a).
11.4 If any of the events detailed in 11.3 occur as a result of your default, SAQ may suspend the Service without prejudice to its right to terminate this Contract. Where the Service is suspended under this Clause 11.4 you must pay all the Charges due in respect of the Service until this Contract is terminated.
11.5 Either party may terminate their Contract on giving at least 90 days notice to the other in writing to the registered office address of the organisation, such notice to take effect no earlier than the expiry of the Minimum Period. All payments falling due up to and including the termination date are payable in full. (No refunds for periods paid for, but unused, will be made).
11.6 If either party delays in acting upon a breach of this Contract that delay will not be regarded as a waiver of that breach. If either party waives a breach of this Contract that waiver is limited to that particular breach and such waiver shall be in writing signed by the waiving party and notified to the other.
11.7 In the event of termination or cessation of the Contract you agree to permit SAQ or its appointed servants or agents (including BT) upon production of a valid identity card, to access your Premises during reasonable hours to allow the removal of Equipment for the provision of the Service.
11.8 Termination in accordance with this Clause 11 shall not prejudice or affect any right of action or remedy which shall have accrued or shall thereafter accrue to either party and all provisions which are expressed to survive this Agreement or impliedly do so shall remain in full force and effect.

Q?12. MISCELLANEOUS

12.1 The Contract shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English Law and the parties hereby agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts in respect of any dispute or matter arising out of or in connection with the Contract.
12.2 This Contract constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes representations, communications and prior agreements (oral or written). The clause shall not apply to any statement, representation, or warranty made fraudulently, or to any provision of this Contract that was induced by fraud for which the remedies available shall be all those available under the law.
12.3 Any notice or other communication to be given under the Contract must be in writing to the other party and may be delivered or sent by pre-paid first class letter post or fax transmission to be served on the party to their last known address. Any notice or document shall be deemed served if delivered, at the time of delivery; posted, 48 hours after posting; and if sent by facsimile transmission, at the time of transmission.
12.4 This Contract shall not be assigned, sub-contracted, novated, sub-licensed or otherwise disposed of by you. SAQ reserves the right to assign, sub-contract or otherwise transfer its obligations to provide the Service to any third party.
12.5 The illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of any provision in this Contract shall not affect the continuation in force of the remainder of this Contract.
12.6 A person who is not party to this Contract shall have no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any of these terms. This clause does not affect any right or remedy of any person that exists or is available or otherwise than pursuant to that Act.
12.7 All domain names ending in a .uk (with some exceptions) require that you agree to the terms and conditions provided at the following URL: www.nominet.uk/go/terms. An order is confirmation of your acceptance of these terms and any changes to them made with or without notice.
12.8 It is the customer’s responsibility to ensure that they backup any data stored, hosted, sent, or saved on SAQ server, service, or system, SAQ take no responsibility if your data is lost or becomes corrupt. Even if the SAQ remote backup service is subscribed to, it is your responsibility to ensure that you have at least a secondary copy of any data elsewhere.

Q?13. DOCUMENTS

Additional service specific documents relating to their terms and conditions in addition to those contained in our general terms and conditions specified above.

Q?14. IT Support/Managed services

Definitions
Supplier or SAQ – the company supplying the equipment and providing support services, SAQ and its representatives, who’s registered address is Langstone Technology Park, Langstone Road, Havant PO9 1SA.

Customer – the registered company or individual purchasing equipment or services provided by the Supplier, as defined in the agreement section.

Products or products – any goods, services or support provided by the Supplier including, but not limited to, hardware and software items.

Virus – Any malicious software knowingly or unknowingly installed on a computer system designed to be detrimental to the performance of the computer, network or associated systems and services.

Agreement – this contract.
Point of Contract

This contract covers the supply of any Products to the Customer, and becomes valid and binding on acceptance of the order by the Supplier.

Supplier agrees to;

The Supplier shall provide the equipment and support services as required by the Customer, and in accordance with the Terms and Conditions specified in this Agreement.
The Supplier shall take all reasonable steps as necessary to ensure the safety and confidentiality of the Customer’s software, data and documents, including any software, data or documents removed from the Customers’ premises for any purposes. This includes any backup of the Customer’s software, data or documents removed for off-site storage.
The Supplier shall take all reasonable steps as necessary to ensure the security of the Customer’s computer equipment and network.

Customer agrees to;
1.pay all invoices within 30 days of receipt.

2.report any technical problems to the Supplier helpdesk without delay and to provide access to the Supplier and its representatives in the event of a site visit being required.

pay for any spare parts, software, peripherals or sundries on agreement with separate quotation to be provided by the Supplier.

Commencement and Termination

1 This Agreement begins on the date that the Contract Order Form is accepted and signed by duly authorised representatives of the Supplier and the Customer and shall continue thereafter until terminated in accordance with this Agreement.

2 The Customer may terminate this Agreement on:

(a) not less than 30 days if the Supplier materially changes the terms and conditions of this Agreement or increases the charges, to the Customer’s detriment provided that such notice to terminate shall be served on SAQ no later than 28 days from the date the change comes into effect; or

(b) not less than three months’ notice for any other reason.

3 The Customer may terminate the Service on not less than 30 Working Days notice provided that such notice extends the termination date in respect of the Service beyond the Minimum Period.

4 SAQ may terminate this Agreement:

(a) on not less than one month’s notice if SAQ does not receive a Customer Order from the Customer within 6 months of the commencement of this Agreement;

(b) on not less than three months’ notice for any other reason provided that such notice extends the termination date beyond the Minimum Period;

5 SAQ may terminate the provision of a Service on 30 days written notice to the Customer in circumstances where a Site has been demolished, or where the new occupant at a Site does not wish to receive the Customer Service. SAQ agrees not to use the provisions of this sub-clause as a means to terminate this Agreement. If this situation occurs SAQ will work with the Customer in order to explore the feasibility of providing the Service to an alternative Site.

6 If a party is prevented, hindered or delayed in performing an obligation under this Agreement, because of

Force Majeure, for a period exceeding three months, either party may terminate this Agreement by giving not less than one month’s notice.

7 If the Customer terminates the Agreement or a Service during a Minimum Period, other than because SAQ has breached this Agreement or increased its charges or has materially changed the conditions of this Agreement to the Customers detriment or because the Agreement is terminated under Force Majeure, the Customer must pay an Early Termination Charge for a Service.

8 Subject to any Early Termination Charges payable by the Customer, SAQ agrees to repay or credit the Customer with the appropriate proportion of any rental paid in advance for the period ending after the

Customer’s liability to pay rental ceases.

9 If a breach notice is served on the Customer then SAQ may at its sole discretion refuse to accept new

Customer Orders and suspend such other services or facilities applicable to the Service as shall be reasonable in the circumstances:

(a) immediately upon giving notice if the Customer fails to comply with the provisions of this Agreement (following a 30 day remedy period) headed Intellectual Property Rights and SAQ Corporate Marks or Marketing and Misrepresentation; and

(b) for all other breaches detailed in sub-clause 11 below immediately upon giving notice, after the period specified for remedy of the breach in the breach notice expires, if the Customer has not remedied the breach.

The Customer agrees to pay the charges for the Service until this Agreement is terminated.

10 Either party may terminate this Agreement or the Service provided under it immediately, on notice, if the other:

(a) commits a material breach of this Agreement, which is capable of remedy, and fails to remedy the breach within the following periods from the date of the notice from the other party:

(i) 14 calendar days, where there is a failure to pay a sum due under this Agreement; or

(ii) 30 calendar days; or

(iii) a shorter time, reasonably specified in the notice, in the case of Emergency; or

(b) commits a material breach of this Agreement which cannot be remedied; or

(c) is repeatedly in breach of this Agreement (including without limitation repeatedly late in paying sums due under this Agreement); or

(d) has bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings brought against it; or it makes an arrangement with its creditors; or a receiver, an administrative receiver or an administrator is appointed over any of its assets; or it goes into liquidation; or there is a corresponding event under the law of any other country; or

(e) ceases to carry on business.

11 If SAQ terminates this Agreement on the grounds of insolvency specified above, SAQ may communicate directly with End Users to inform them of the termination of the Service and how this will affect the
Liability

The Supplier shall not be held liable for any loss or damage, whatsoever, whether direct, indirect or consequential inclusive of, but not limited to, loss of work time or productivity, financial loss, existing or prospective customer base, computer or network access and/or loss or damage to property, equipment, software, data or premises.
Any product supplied carries the standard manufacturer’s warranties. The Supplier cannot be held liable or responsible, in anyway whatsoever, for any failure of the products supplied, or failure of the products to meet expectations or purposes, or any other reason relating to the supply of the products. The Supplier is not responsible for the cost of labour or other expenses incurred in repairing or replacing defective or non-conforming parts or products.
Any provision of equipment, software, applications or services are undertaken only after taking into account various factors including any limitations of the current system, software, applications or infra-structure; any other technical or design limitations with new software or applications; compatibility issues between hardware components and/or software components. There is no guarantee to any other companies ability to enable their software and/or systems to function correctly after integration. The Supplier cannot be held liable for any losses, whether in contract, tort or otherwise, including financial, goodwill, loss of business or customer base or any other losses due to the failure of the equipment, software or system to function as expected.
Any equipment, or the settlement of any invoice associated with that equipment, any work or travel requested or required whether inside or outside of the manufacturer’s warranty, in order to diagnose or repair any faults, or to report any fault to the manufacturer, shall be chargeable at our standard rates.
If any section or wording of this contract be held legally invalid, then this shall not affect any other section, or wording of the contract, which shall remain valid and binding.

6.Where the Supplier has arranged, supplied, installed or configured any online and/or offsite backup for the Customer’s systems or data, then the provision of such services is subject to the standard Terms and Conditions of the third party company providing the service. The Supplier cannot be held liable for any losses, whether in contract, tort or otherwise, including financial, goodwill, loss of business or customer base, or any other losses, in anyway whatsoever for any failure of any online or offsite back system, or failure of the backup system to meet expectations or purposes, or any other reason relating to the supply of the backup system.

Should any wording or section in this contract be misunderstood or contentious, then the meaning or definition attached to that wording or section shall be the meaning as would have been obtained or understood by any reasonable person of sound mind.

Force Majeure

The Supplier shall not be held liable for any loss or damages, whatsoever, whether direct, indirect or consequential, and inclusive of, but not limited to, loss of work time or productivity, financial loss, existing or prospective customer base, as a direct or indirect result of the Supplier being delayed, prevented or hindered in the performance or meeting of any of its obligations under this agreement by reason of any circumstances beyond its control including, but not limited to, act of God, fire, water, riots, strike, accident, war, etc.

Rates

Our onsite charge is £75 per hour or remote support call charges are £50 per hour, minimum 1 hour charge. Call-out onsite charge of £500 is applicable if same-day or urgent support is requested.
Mileage costs are at the rate of £0.50 per mile based on the round trip from our office in Havant, Hampshire.
The acceptance of any order for equipment or software, or the provision of any support services, will be subject to the terms and conditions set out in this document.

General

All products supplied, whether as new or replacement shall remain the sole property of the Supplier until the associated invoice for the products has been paid in full. Only after all outstanding monies have been paid shall ownership or entitlement pass to the Customer.
Until such time as the property in the products supplied passes to the Customer, the Customer shall hold all such products as the Supplier’s fiduciary agent and bailee, and shall keep the products properly stored, insured and marked as the supplier’s property. Until that time the Customer shall be entitled to use the Products during the normal course of business, but shall account to the Supplier for the proceeds of sale or otherwise of the products, whether tangible or intangible, including insurance proceeds, and shall keep all such proceeds separate from any monies or properties of the customer or other third party.
Until such time as the property in the products supplied passes to the Customer, the Supplier shall be entitled at any time to require the products to be delivered to the Supplier, and if the Customer fails to do so forthwith, to enter upon the premises of the Customer or any third party where the products are stored and repossess the products.
The Customers power of sale or right to use such products that have not passed into their property shall immediately cease if an Administrative Receiver is appointed over all or any part of its assets or if it is adjudicated bankrupt or enters liquidation, whether compulsory or voluntary, or if the Customer makes an arrangement with its creditors, or generally becomes unable to pay its debts within the meaning of the Insolvency Act 1986.
On termination of the Customer’s power of sale or right to use the Products the Customer will immediately hold the products to the order of the Supplier.
Risk shall pass to the Customer at the time the products are dispatched by the Supplier, or any of its own suppliers. The Supplier accepts no liability for the loss or damage caused by the carrier.
This document supersedes and cancels all previous documents relating to the Terms and Conditions for the supply of products or provision of services by the Supplier.
The failure on the part of either party to this agreement to exercise or enforce any rights conferred by this document shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any such right nor operate so as to bar the exercise or enforcement thereof at any time or times thereafter.
These Terms and Conditions may be varied at any time and shall be effective if provided in writing or from the date posted on our website.
This Contract does not create a partnership, joint venture, agency or franchise relationship.
You may not sell, lease, sub-license, assign or otherwise transfer, whether in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, the rights or obligations (including the Services) arising under these Terms and Conditions without our prior written consent from the Supplier.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, nothing in these Terms will create or confer any rights or other benefits whether in accordance with the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 or otherwise in favour of any person other than the Customer or Supplier.
Any cancellation of the order must be within 24 hours of a placement of the order, otherwise a 25% cancellation and re-stocking charge shall be payable subject to our acceptance of such cancellation which shall solely be at the discretion of the Supplier. The notice of cancellation of the order must be in writing either by letter, FAX or E-Mail.
All invoices to be paid in full within 30 days unless prior arrangements have been made to extend the payment time. Any amounts not paid within 30 days shall be subject to interest charged at 8% above the Late Payment Reference Rate as per the Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act 1998 (http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/ukpga_19980020_en_1). All invoices not settled within 30 days will incur charges to cover administration, postage and compensation for debt recovery costs in accordance with the Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act 1998.
Where payment is by an agreed credit account, or payment is made on a staged or installment basis, the Customer agrees that the Supplier is a secured creditor. For this purposes, any invoices or amounts not settled in full on the same day in which the Products are supplied shall be considered as having been provided on an agreed credit account.
The Supplier may require a deposit for any products and services required by the Customer, the deposit will be paid in advance to the Supplier who will deduct the deposit amount from the total final invoice.

Covering Law

Statutory rights remain unaffected.
The laws of England shall govern this contract, and both parties agree to the jurisdiction of the England courts.
This document is binding on both parties, and shall be provided to the Customer on request.

Agreement

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Customer details

Full legal name of business:

Company Registration Number (if applicable):

Registered address:

VAT Registration:

Contact details:

Name:

Position:

Email address:

Address:

Postcode:

Telephone:

Fax:

Out of hours contact number:

Customer Signature

I/we apply for the SAQ IT Support services subject to the current terms and conditions. It is important that you read and understand the terms and conditions that will apply to this Agreement before signing. If there is a term that you do not understand or do not wish to agree to please discuss it with us before signing.

Only sign this document if you wish to be bound by the terms and conditions.

I have read and understood the current terms and conditions for SAQ IT Support Services attached. Please tick □

Signed:

Name:

Position:

Telephone:

Date:

A Partner signing this form must state “signing for self and partners”.

For limited companies and other corporate bodies, this form must be

signed by an authorised person.

What to do with this form

Please return two signed originals of this form to your SAQ Account

Manager.

SAQ Acceptance

Upon acceptance of this application, SAQ will sign this form and return one original to you.

Signed:

Name:

Position:

Date:

Agreement Reference & Version Control

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Q?16. Services FUP (Fair Usage Policy)

SAQ – Fair and acceptable usage policy (FUP / AUP)
What does all this mean?

In a nutshell, the following explains all the uses of SAQ’s Internet services that we consider unacceptable – in other words, unfair usage. SAQ maintains and promotes a policy of fair and acceptable usage at all times, so please ensure that any use of SAQ’s services, by yourself or anyone in your household or place of work, doesn’t in any way contradict the restrictions. You will also find your responsibilities to help keep our network secure listed at the end of this Fair and acceptable usage policy (the ‘Policy’).
Please ensure that anyone using your service to access SAQ’s Internet services agrees with this Policy and is aware of their obligations under it. This extends to your children or members of your household or your employees or office workers or any one accessing the network through your home or office.
You cannot use SAQ’s services for?

1. Unlawful, fraudulent, criminal or otherwise illegal activities
2. Sending, receiving, publishing, posting, distributing, disseminating, encouraging the receipt of, uploading, downloading, recording, reviewing, streaming or using any material which is offensive, abusive, defamatory, indecent, obscene, unlawful, harassing or menacing or a breach of the copyright, trademark, intellectual property, confidence, privacy or any other rights of any person
3. Commercial purposes outside the realms of day to day business and residential activities.
4. Sending or uploading unsolicited emails, advertising or promotional materials, offering to sell any goods or services, or conducting or forwarding surveys, contests or chain letters except to those activities relating to services provided under section 3.
5. Knowingly or negligently transmitting or uploading any electronic material (including, without limit, files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programmes) which is known or likely to cause, interrupt, damage, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software, hardware or telecommunications equipment owned by SAQ or any other Internet user.
6. Activities that invade another’s privacy, cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety to any person
7. Activities that are in breach of any other third party’s rights, including downloading, installation or distribution of pirated software or other inappropriately licensed software, deletion of any author attributions, legal notices or proprietary designations or labels in any file that is uploaded, falsification of the origin or source of any software or other material
8. Anything that may disrupt or interfere with SAQ’s network or services.
9. Launching “denial of service” “DoS” attacks.
10. Granting access to your services to others not residing at the premises at which these services are provided
11. Making excessive use of, or placing unusual burdens on, the network, for example by sharing files or sending large amounts of email.
12. Circumventing the user authentication or security process of a host or network
13. Creating, transmitting, storing or publishing any virus, Trojan, corrupting programme or corrupted data
14. Monitoring or recording the actions of any person entitled to be in your home or business premises without their knowledge or any person.
15. Collecting, streaming, distributing or accessing any material that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally accepted.
Security

You are responsible for ensuring that any credentials selected by you remain confidential so that the service cannot be used by any unauthorised person.
You shall not disclose any credentials to any third party, or use the same for any purpose connected with the improper use of the network including accessing or attempting to access other parts of the services for which you do not have access rights.
You are responsible for taking all reasonable steps necessary to prevent a third party obtaining access to the network.
You must immediately advise us if you become aware of any violation or suspected violation of these security provisions.
What if someone uses the service without you knowing?

No excuse. You are responsible for all uses made of SAQ’s Internet services through your account (whether authorised or unauthorised) and for any breach of this Policy whether an unacceptable use occurs or is attempted, whether you knew or should have known about it, whether or not you carried out or attempted the unacceptable use alone, contributed to or acted with others or allowed any unacceptable use to occur by omission. You agree that SAQ is not responsible for any of your activities. Although the Internet is designed to appeal to a broad audience, it’s your responsibility to determine whether any of the content accessed via SAQ’s service is appropriate for children or others in your household or office to view or use.
Anything else you should know?

SAQ reserves the right to block any emails that have the characteristics of spam. You’ll be contacted by SAQ if any emails sent by you are blocked for this reason. Any spamming activity may result in suspension or termination of your service at SAQ’s sole discretion and without prior notice.
What about usage?

If it’s felt that any SAQ subscribers Internet activities are so excessive that other customers are detrimentally affected, SAQ may give the subscriber a written warning (by email or otherwise). In extreme circumstances SAQ may terminate those subscribers’ services without notice.
What happens if the Policy is breached?

If any subscriber is in breach of the FUP or AUP or both, service may be terminated with or without notice.
To report any illegal or unacceptable use please send an email to abuse@saq.net

Q?17. .uk Domain name renewal and expiry policy.

.uk domains Renewal and expiry policy: All domains are renewed on a bi-annual basis, we will send out and invoice and reminder emails 30 days, 14 days, 7 days and 1 day before expiry. We will send the emails to the email address on the account, it is the registrants responsibility to make sure their contact details are up to date. SAQ take no responsibility if your domain renewal fails due to your contact details being incorrect. If you do not wish to renew a domain please make sure you contact us a minimum of 14 days before your domain expires by emailing us at domains@saqnet.co.uk.

If you do not renew your domain before its expiry date it will have all services we provide suspended and you will have up to 30 days (protected period) after to renew the domain name at the original renewal fee, you can find this on your renewal invoice. After 30 days your domain will be suspended and will go into a 60 day grace period which you can still renew your domain name but with an additional redemption fee of £30 + VAT. This must be requested by email before the 80th day after your domain has expired, after 90 days your domain will be cancelled and deleted from the register and made available for resale through a third party registrar. SAQ will not guarantee the renewal of a domain name.