Customer Agreement
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Thank you for choosing Phonewire as your communications service provider. Phonewire is happy to answer any questions you may have and provide you with technical and other customer support. You may contact us 24 hours a day, any day of the year, by any of the following means:
“Phonewire” is a trademark of Phonewire, Inc. For purposes of this Agreement and any customer agreement(s) applicable to the promotion(s) pursuant to which you are receiving Services and/or Equipment, “Phonewire”, “we” or “us” shall mean Phonewire, Inc. or, where applicable under the particular circumstances, third party billing agents, and “you” or “your” refer to you, the Phonewire subscriber. THIS CUSTOMER AGREEMENT DESCRIBES THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH PHONEWIRE WILL PROVIDE ITS SERVICES TO YOU. THIS AGREEMENT IS EFFECTIVE UNTIL CHANGED OR REPLACED. IF YOU ARE AN EXISTING PHONEWIRE CUSTOMER AND DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, OR ANY SUBSEQUENT CHANGES TO, OR REPLACEMENT OF, THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PLEASE NOTIFY US IMMEDIATELY AND WE WILL AT OUR OPTION CANCEL YOUR SERVICES OR ALLOW YOU TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE YOUR SERVICES UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF YOUR IMMEDIATELY PRIOR CUSTOMER AGREEMENT. IF YOU ARE A NEW PHONEWIRE CUSTOMER, YOUR ACTIVATION OF A PHONEWIRE ACCOUNT AND RECEIPT OF PHONEWIRE SERVICES SHALL CONSTITUTE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS WILL BE LEGALLY BINDING UPON YOU. IF YOU ARE AN EXISTING PHONEWIRE CUSTOMER, WE WILL NOTIFY YOU OF ANY CHANGES TO, OR REPLACEMENT OF, THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND YOUR CONTINUED RECEIPT OF PHONEWIRE SERVICES FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF SUCH NOTICE SHALL CONSTITUTE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH CHANGED OR REPLACED TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND THEY WILL BE LEGALLY BINDING ON YOU. 1. THE PHONEWIRE SERVICE A. Services Defined. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Services” shall mean all video, audio, text, communication, interactive and other services and all other services that are currently available from Phonewire (whether subscription based, pay-per-use based or otherwise) and that we may provide to consumers in the future. B. Changing Your Service Selection. Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement or the customer agreement(s), if any, applicable to the promotion(s) pursuant to which you are receiving Services and/or Equipment, you may change your Services selection at any time by notifying us. A fee may apply to such changes (”Transaction Fee”). Some Services are only available if you purchase and maintain a minimum level of another Service. C. Service Availability. Certain Services provided by us, including but not limited to some subscription Services, features, and network connectivity, may not be available in your area. If you circumvent or attempt to circumvent any of these availability limitations, you may be subject to legal action. D.Private Use Only. Phonewire provides Services to you solely for your private use. You agree that no Services provided to you will be sold, resold, reproduced, duplicated, copied, displayed, printed, exploited or otherwise provide for any commercial purposes the use of the Services or access to the Services. You may not charge others for their use of the Services. E. Changes in Services Offered. We reserve the right to add, delete, rearrange and/or change any and all programming, packages and other Services that we offer, and our prices and fees related to such programming, packages and Services at any time, including without limitation during any term agreement period to which you have agreed under the terms and conditions of any other agreement with Phonewire. If a change affects you, we will provide you notice of such change and its effective date. In the event that we delete, rearrange or change any programming, packages or other Services, you understand and agree that we have no obligation to replace or supplement any programming, packages or other Services previously offered that have been deleted, rearranged or otherwise changed. You further understand and agree that you will not be entitled to any refund because of a deletion, rearrangement or change in the contents of any programming, packages, or other Services previously offered. F. Multi-Month Subscriptions. For multi-month subscriptions, you may downgrade your Services only at your time of renewal. You may not downgrade your Services during the term of a multi-month subscription. 2. BILLING POLICIES AND PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES A. You agree to pay all amounts billed for Services and to pay all taxes, fees and other charges, if any, which are now or may in the future be assessed in connection with any Services you receive from us. Unless you prepay for a multi-month subscription to Services, we will bill you each month, in advance, for most Services and in arrears for other Services such as pay-per-use exercised by you or anyone who uses your Service, whether with or without your permission, until you cancel your Services. Bills you receive will show the total amount due, the payment due date, payments, credits, purchases and certain other charges to your account. B. You agree to pay us in full monthly by the payment due date indicated on your bill for your Services and for any other charges due and owing to us, including without limitation any fees named in this Section 2. If you do not pay your bill in full on or before its due date, you agree to pay an administrative fee for late payment (”Late Payment Fee”) as described below. Other fees and charges may also be assessed, including without limitation a returned payment fee (”Returned Payment Fee”) in the event such non-payment arises from non-sufficient funds. If you request a duplicate billing statement, you will be assessed an additional fee (also referred to as a “Transaction Fee”). You may submit your payment by mail, on our website, through our autopay program, by calling a Phonewire customer service representative or by any other means we may designate. If payment is made by calling a Phonewire customer service representative, a fee will be assessed (”Payment by Phone Agent Handling Fee”) as described below. If partial payments are made, they will be applied first to the oldest outstanding bill. We do not assume the risk of undelivered mail. If you send checks or money orders marked with a designation such as “payment in full,” we can accept them without waiving any of our rights, including without limitation our rights to collect any other amounts owed by you, notwithstanding your characterization of such payment. Phonewire does not extend credit to our customers, and the Late Payment Fee is not interest, a credit service charge or a finance charge. You understand and agree that in the case of late payment or nonpayment for any Services ordered by you or for any of the charges stated below, we may report such late payment or nonpayment to credit reporting agencies. If you do not pay your bill in full by its due date, or if you at any time otherwise fail, neglect or refuse to make timely payment for your Services, we have the right to disconnect your Services at any time thereafter, in our sole discretion, and in such event we shall be wholly relieved from any and all of our duties and obligations under this Agreement. If your Services are disconnected for non-payment or for any other reason, Phonewire may require you to pay, and you agree to pay, all past due charges, a fee for reconnection (”Reconnect Fee”), a deposit equal to a minimum of two month’s service charges and all outstanding balances accrued through the date of such disconnection, before we reconnect your Services. Unless required by applicable law, deposits will not be held segregated from other funds and shall not earn or accrue interest. Promotional pricing is valid only at time of order. C. If you paid for an annual or other multi-month subscription to any Services and your account is past due for any amount owed to us, at our option we may suspend any or all Services until we receive payment in full of all past due amounts, and/or convert your annual or other multi-month subscription to a monthly subscription. If we convert your multi-month subscription to a monthly subscription, we will first apply the amount you paid for your multi-month subscription to any past due amounts and then any remaining amounts to any obligations you incur in the future. D. If we use a collection agency or attorney to collect any money you owe us or to assert any other right which we may have against you, you agree to pay the reasonable costs of collection or other action. These costs might include, but are not limited to, the costs of a collection agency, reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs. If there are billing errors or other requests for credit, you may contact our Customer Service Center by telephone or in writing. You must contact us within ten (10) days after the date you receive the billing statement for which you are seeking corrections. Failure to timely notify us of a dispute shall constitute your acceptance of the corresponding bill. Undisputed portions of a billing statement must be paid before the next billing statement is issued or you agree to pay an administrative fee for late payment. All payments for Services must be made directly by you to us. For example, Phonewire shall have no obligation to provide Services for which payment is made by you to a third party or payment is made by a third party on your behalf. E. In addition to (and without limitation of) any amounts due for your Services and any other amounts due pursuant to any customer agreement(s) pursuant to which you are receiving Services and/or Equipment, you agree to pay the fees referenced below (”Fees”) if and when applicable. Phonewire reserves the right to change these Fees, increase these Fees or add additional Fees at any time and from time to time, in our sole discretion upon notice to you.
In the event billing is provided through a third-party billing agent, the above fees may differ. F. Different or other payment and billing terms and conditions may apply when billing is provided through a third-party billing agent, including without limitation, a local telephone company. See Section 7.F below. 3. CANCELLATION OF SERVICE A. Your Services will continue until cancelled or disconnected as provided herein. Unless previously disconnected, your subscription will be automatically renewed unless and until you contact us to cancel it as provided in the next paragraph. B. You have the right to cancel your Services for any reason and at any time by notifying us via telephone, via e-mail or in writing, at the phone number, e-mail address or mailing address set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement. Please be aware that certain promotions have an optional or mandatory term agreement period and if you cancel your Services prior to the expiration of that optional or mandatory term agreement period, certain early termination or cancellation fees may apply. C. In addition to all other rights that Phonewire may have to disconnect your Services, Phonewire has the right to disconnect your Services at any time without providing notice to you if: (i) you fail to pay any bill in full when it is due; (ii) we receive confirmation that you have received Services, or any part of the Services, without paying for them; (iii) you otherwise violate the terms and conditions of this Agreement or any customer agreement(s) applicable to the promotion(s) pursuant to which you are receiving Services and/or Equipment; (iv) you assign or attempt to assign any of your rights, duties or obligations under the terms and conditions of this Agreement or any customer agreement(s) applicable to the promotion(s) pursuant to which you are receiving Services and/or Equipment ; (v) you are receiving Services through a third-party billing agent and become ineligible to receive applicable services provided by such third-party billing agent; or (vi) any act of bankruptcy on your part or the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings against you. D. If your Services are canceled or disconnected for any reason, you are still responsible for the payment of all outstanding balances accrued, including without limitation any applicable Fees. E. You understand that, except in certain limited circumstances, charges for Services, once charged to your account, are nonrefundable and no refunds or credits will be provided in connection with the cancellation of subscriptions to Services. If you received a discounted price in exchange for your agreement to pay for your Services on a multi-month basis, and you cancel your Services prior to the expiration of your multi-month subscription, you understand and agree that you are not entitled to any refund or credit for the unused portions of your multi-month subscription. 4. LEASED EQUIPMENT A. Phonewire may, from time to time, lease certain Equipment to subscribers. If you elect to lease Equipment from Phonewire, the terms and conditions of the customer agreement(s) applicable to the lease promotion(s) pursuant to which you are leasing such Equipment shall apply, which are in addition to (and without limitation of) the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Unless otherwise specified in such customer agreement(s): (i) such Equipment shall at all times remain the sole and exclusive property of Phonewire and we will have the right, in our sole discretion, to provide or replace leased Equipment with new or reconditioned Equipment and to remove, or require the return of, such Equipment upon cancellation or disconnection of your Services for any reason and (ii) we will charge you a monthly equipment rental fee (an “Equipment Rental Fee”) for each leased equipment activated on your account. No leased Equipment provided to you by Phonewire shall be deemed fixtures or part of your realty. Our ownership of such Equipment may be displayed by notice contained on it. You shall have no right to pledge, sell, mortgage, otherwise encumber, give away, remove, relocate, alter or tamper with such Equipment (or any notice of our ownership thereon) at any time. Any reinstallation, return, or change in the location of such Equipment shall be performed by us at our service rates in effect at the time of such service. You shall not attach any electrical or other devices to, or otherwise alter, any such Equipment without our prior written consent. We reserve the right to make such filings as may be determined to be necessary by us in our sole discretion to evidence our ownership rights in such Equipment, and you agree to execute any and all documents as may be so determined to be necessary for us to make such filings. You are responsible for preventing the loss or destruction of leased Equipment and we recommend that such Equipment be covered by an insurance policy. B. Upon termination of your Services, you must notify our Customer Service Center or call the telephone number set forth in the customer agreement(s) applicable to the lease promotion(s) pursuant to which you are leasing the applicable Equipment to schedule the return of your leased Equipment. If such Equipment is not returned undamaged and in working order, normal wear and tear excepted, certain charges will apply as described in the customer agreement(s) applicable to the lease promotion(s) pursuant to which you are leasing such Equipment. You are responsible for, and agree to pay, any costs of repair, replacement or other costs if you do not return such Equipment undamaged and in working order, normal wear and tear excepted. C. You shall notify us promptly of any defect in, damage to, or accident involving your leased Equipment. All maintenance and repair of such Equipment shall be performed by us or our designee(s). Phonewire may charge you for any repairs that are necessitated by any damage to, or misuse of, such Equipment. 5. TRANSFER OF ACCOUNT, SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT Phonewire may sell, assign or transfer your account to a third party without notice to you. You may not assign or transfer your Services without our written consent, which will not be unreasonably withheld. We may, however, refuse to allow you to assign or transfer your Services if you lease your Equipment or if your account has an outstanding balance. 6. LIMITATION OF OUR LIABILITY A. NEITHER WE NOR OUR THIRD PARTY BILLING AGENTS NOR ANY OF OUR OR THEIR AFFILIATES WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INTERRUPTIONS IN SERVICE OR FOR ANY DELAY OR FAILURE TO PERFORM, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IF SUCH INTERRUPTION OR DELAY OR FAILURE TO PERFORM ARISES IN CONNECTION WITH THE TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF PHONEWIRE’S ACCESS TO ALL OR ANY PORTION OF SERVICES, THE RELOCATION OF ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE SERVICES, A CHANGE IN THE FEATURES AVAILABLE WITH YOUR EQUIPMENT, ANY SOFTWARE OR OTHER DOWNLOADS INITIATED BY US OR ANY ACTS OF GOD, FIRES, EARTHQUAKES, FLOODS, POWER OR TECHNICAL FAILURE, SATELLITE OR UPLINK FAILURE, ACTS OF ANY GOVERNMENTAL BODY OR ANY OTHER CAUSE BEYOND OUR CONTROL. B. NEITHER WE NOR OUR THIRD PARTY BILLING AGENTS NOR ANY OF OUR OR THEIR AFFILIATES WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM LOSS OF RECORDED MATERIAL OR THE PREVENTION OF RECORDING, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY LOSS OF PREVENTION OF RECORDING DUE TO ANY FAULT, FAILURE, DEFICIENCY OR DEFECT IN SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT. C. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED TO THE CONTRARY BY APPLICABLE STATE LAW, NEITHER WE NOR OUR THIRD PARTY BILLING AGENTS NOR ANY OF OUR OR THEIR AFFILIATES MAKE ANY WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, REGARDING YOUR PHONEWIRE EQUIPMENT OR ANY OTHER EQUIPMENT OR ANY SERVICES FURNISHED TO YOU. ALL SUCH WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED AND EXCLUDED. D. IN NO EVENT SHALL WE, OUR THIRD PARTY BILLING AGENTS, OR ANY OF OUR OR THEIR AFFILIATES HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO PHONEWIRE EQUIPMENT OR ANY OTHER EQUIPMENT OR RESULTING FROM OUR FURNISHING OR FAILURE TO FURNISH ANY SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT TO YOU, OR FROM ANY FAULT, FAILURE, DEFICIENCY OR DEFECT IN SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT FURNISHED TO YOU. E. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO IMPOSE CONTENT RESTRICTIONS ON YOURSELF, MEMBERS OF YOUR FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD, AND GUESTS, AS YOU DEEM APPROPRIATE. WE, OUR THIRD PARTY BILLING AGENTS, AND OUR AND THEIR AFFILIATES SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY TO ANYONE DUE TO, OR BASED UPON, THE CONTENT OF ANY OF THE SERVICES FURNISHED TO YOU. 7. GENERAL A. Physical Address/Change of Address. When setting up your Phonewire account, you agree to provide us with the physical street address where your Equipment will be located and your Services will be provided. A post office box does not constitute a physical address and is not sufficient to meet this requirement. You agree to give us prompt notice of your change of name, mailing address, physical address where your Equipment is located, and telephone number. You may do this by notifying our Customer Service Center by telephone or in writing at the phone number or mailing or e-mail address set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement. B. Notice. Any notice required or permitted to be given by us under this Agreement may be provided via the mail, on your billing statement, as a bill insert, through publication on the website set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement, by telephone or by any other reasonable means. If we send you notice by mail, on your billing statement or as a bill insert, it will be considered given when deposited in the U.S. Mail, addressed to you at your then-current billing address in our records. If we send you notice through publication on the website set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement, it will be considered given when first published. If we send you notice by telephone, it will be considered given when personally delivered to you or when left as a message at your then-current phone number in our records. Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, any notice required or permitted to be given by you under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent by first class mail addressed to us at the mailing address set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement, and shall be deemed given when received by us at such mailing address. C. Credit Checks. You authorize Phonewire to investigate your financial responsibility and creditworthiness, including without limitation acquiring credit reports and histories, and to report any payment defaults to credit reporting agencies. Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, you have the right to notify Phonewire if you believe we have reported inaccurate information about your account to any consumer reporting agency. Please include the specific item of dispute and why you believe the information reported is in error in any such notice. D. Personal Information. You are fully responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account username and for all activities that occur under your password and/or account username. You agree to: (i) keep your account username and password confidential and not share them with anyone else, and (ii) immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your password and/or account username or other breach of security. E. Applicable Law. This Agreement, including without limitation all matters relating to its validity, construction, performance and enforcement, and any claim, complaint or dispute arising out of or related to this Agreement or Services, shall be governed by the laws and regulations of the State of Missouri without giving effect to its conflict of law provisions. These terms and conditions are subject to amendment, modification or termination if required by such laws or regulations. If any provision in this Agreement is declared to be illegal or in conflict with any law or regulation, that provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make such provision legal and no longer in conflict with such law or regulation, without affecting the validity of any other provisions. F. Third-Party Billing Agents. We may enter into relationships with third parties to provide billing and other services on our behalf, in which case the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall apply to such third parties as applicable under the circumstances. Additional terms and conditions imposed by our third-party billing agents, including without limitation, local telephone companies, may apply. For example (and without limitation), late fees imposed by our third-party billing agents may be administered according to our third-party billing agent’s billing procedures and applicable state tariffs and regulations; our third-party billing agents may require you to pay all past due charges for Services, a restart Fee, and/or a prepayment before we reconnect your Services; other services provided by our third-party billing agents, including without limitation, local telephone service, may need to be restored before Phonewire Services can be restored, and a restoral fee and deposit may be required to restore third-party billing agent services. Partial payments on third-party billing agent bills may be applied to the balance due for other services billed on your third-party billing agent bill, including without limitation, local telephone service, according to the third-party billing agent’s billing procedures and applicable state statutes and regulations. Contact your third-party billing agent for details. Failure to pay all or any part of your third-party billing agent bill may result in disconnection of Services. G. Remedies Cumulative. It is agreed that the rights and remedies provided under the terms and conditions of this Agreement to Phonewire in case of default or breach by you of this Agreement are cumulative and without prejudice to any other rights and remedies that Phonewire may have by reason of such default or breach by you at law, in equity, under contract or otherwise (all of which are expressly reserved). H. Other. No salesperson, installer, customer service representative, authorized retailer, or other similarly situated individual is authorized to change the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Phonewire may, however, change the terms and conditions of this Agreement at any time and from time to time in its sole discretion and will notify you if that occurs. The terms and conditions of this Agreement that either are expressly stated to survive or by their nature would logically be expected to survive its expiration or termination shall continue thereafter until fully performed. This Agreement is in addition to any other written agreement(s), if any, between you and Phonewire, including without limitation any customer agreement(s), if any, applicable to the promotion(s) pursuant to which you are receiving Services and/or Equipment, and except as provided to the contrary herein all such written agreements shall remain in full force and effect. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement to the contrary, any and all prior Phonewire Customer Agreements are hereby replaced and superseded in their entirety by this Agreement, and such prior Phonewire Customer Agreements shall be of no further force or effect whatsoever. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and any customer agreement(s) applicable to the promotion(s) pursuant to which you are receiving Services and/or Equipment, the terms and conditions of such customer agreement(s) shall be controlling. In the event of any ambiguity between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and any customer agreement(s) applicable to the promotion(s) pursuant to which you are receiving Services and/or Equipment, Phonewire shall have the sole and exclusive authority to interpret and/or make a final determination in its sole discretion concerning any issue arising from such ambiguity. |
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