Whereas, Telava owns and operates a communications network and is in the business
of providing communications services to other entities; and
Whereas, Customer desires to purchase from Telava certain services available through
the Telava network;
Whereas, Telava is willing to sell such services to Customer according to the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement (the “Services”);
Now, therefore, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the covenants contained
herein and other good and valuable consideration, the two parties agree as follows:
Payments
1. TERM - The term of this Agreement
("Term") begins on the Effective Date of the signed CSOF (Customer Sales Order Form)
and continues for the length identified in CSOF, unless terminated earlier as provided
in Section 9 of this Agreement. At the end of the current Term, the Term is automatically
renewed for an additional one year period unless Customer provides Telava with written
notification of intention to cancel the service within sixty (60) days prior to
the end of the current Term. Customer agrees to pay for Services for the duration
of the Term. Expiration of the Term does not alleviate Customer of responsibility
for paying all unpaid, accrued charges due hereunder. If Customer chooses to cancel
the Service or any portion of the Service prior to the end of the current Term,
disconnection fees may apply as set forth in Section 9 of this Agreement.
2. 911 & SERVICE LIMITATIONS - The
Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) requires that
Telava provide E911 Service to all customers who use Telava services within the
United States.
2.1. CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT TELAVA'S
EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES DO NOT SUPPORT 911 EMERGENCY DIALING OR OTHER EMERGENCY FUNCTIONS
IN THE SAME WAY THAT TRADITIONAL LAND LINE 911 SERVICES WORK. THE DIFFERENCES ARE
DETAILED IN THIS SECTION 2 AND CUSTOMER HEREBY AGREES TO NOTIFY ANY POTENTIAL USER
OF THE SERVICES, WHO MAY PLACE CALLS USING CUSTOMER'S SERVICES, OF THE 911 LIMITATIONS
DESCRIBED HEREIN. TELAVA WILL PROVIDE CUSTOMER WITH WARNING LABELS REGARDING THE
LIMITATIONS OR UNAVAILABILITY OF 911 EMERGENCY DIALING. CUSTOMER AGREES TO PLACE
A LABEL ON AND/OR NEAR EACH TELEPHONE OR OTHER CUSTOMER PREMISE EQUIPMENT ON WHICH
THE SERVICES MAY BE UTILIZED. IF ADDITIONAL LABELS ARE REQUIRED, CUSTOMER MAY REQUEST
THEM FROM TELAVA. TELAVA WILL PROVIDE CUSTOMER WITH ADVISORY NOTICES REGARDING 911
EMERGENCY DIALING AND REQUEST ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FROM CUSTOMER. CUSTOMER AGREES TO
RESPOND AND AFFIRMATIVELY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT TELAVA HAS ADVISED CUSTOMER OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES
UNDER WHICH TELAVA E911 SERVICE MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE OR MAY BE LIMITED IN COMPARISON
TO TRADITIONAL 911 EMERGENCY DIALING. TELAVA ADVISES CUSTOMER TO MAINTAIN AN ALTERNATIVE
MEANS OF ACCESSING TRADITIONAL 911 SERVICES.
2.2. CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE
SERVICES WILL NOT FUNCTION IN THE ABSENCE OF ELECTRICAL POWER.
2.3. CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE
SERVICES WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY IF THERE IS AN INTERRUPTION OR A LACK OF BANDWIDTH
OF CUSTOMER'S BROADBAND OR HIGH-SPEED INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE.
2.4. CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE
SERVICES ARE NOT SET UP TO FUNCTION WITH OUTDIALING SYSTEMS INCLUDING HOME SECURITY
SYSTEMS, MEDICAL MONITORING EQUIPMENT, TTY EQUIPMENT, AND ENTERTAINMENT OR SATELLITE
TELEVISION SYSTEMS. CUSTOMER HEREBY WAIVES ALL CLAIMS AGAINST TELAVA FOR INTERRUPTION
OR DISRUPTION OF SUCH SYSTEMS BY THE SERVICES.
2.5. TELAVA E911 SERVICE IS A MANDATORY
COMPONENT OF ALL INBOUND/OUTBOUND FAX AND VOICE SERVICE PLANS. E911 SERVICE IS NOT
OFFERED ON VIRTUAL NUMBERS, TOLL FREE NUMBERS OR SIMILAR SERVICE ACCESSORIES OR
ADD-ON PLANS. E911 SERVICE IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN SELECTED AREAS. CUSTOMERS WHO SUBSCRIBE
TO TELAVA E911 SERVICE WILL BE REQUIRED TO REGISTER THE PHYSICAL LOCATION OF THEIR
EQUIPMENT (ATA or IP PHONE) WITH TELAVA, EITHER ON THE VINCE USER PORTAL, INITIAL
ORDER FORMS OR BY CALLING CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND AGREE TO UPDATE THE LOCATION WHENEVER
THE PHYSICAL LOCATION OF SERVICE CHANGES. CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT TELAVA’S ONLY
MECHANISM FOR ROUTING 911 CALLS TO THE CORRECT EMERGENCY CALL TAKER IS THE PHYSICAL
LOCATION CURRENTLY REGISTERED FOR THE ACCOUNT. CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES AND UNDERSTANDS
THAT ANY ENHANCED LOCATION INFORMATION PASSED TO AN EMERGENCY OPERATOR BY TELAVA
WILL BE BASED UPON THE PHYSICAL LOCATION PROVIDED TO TELAVA BY CUSTOMER. IN THE
EVENT THAT THE PHYSICAL LOCATION HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED OR IS NOT COMPLETE, TELAVA
MAY ATTEMPT TO ROUTE A 911 CALL BASED UPON THE BILL-TO OR SHIP-TO ADDRESSES ASSOCIATED
WITH THE CUSTOMER’S ACCOUNT OR INITIAL ORDER.
2.6. CUSTOMER ALSO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
TELAVA E911 SERVICE HAS CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS THAT DISTINGUISH IT FROM TRADITIONAL,
LEGACY, CIRCUIT-SWITCHED 911 SERVICE. THESE CHARACTERISTICS MAY MAKE TELAVA’S E911
SERVICES UNSUITABLE FOR SOME CUSTOMERS. BECAUSE EACH CUSTOMER’S CIRCUMSTANCES MAY
VARY WIDELY, CUSTOMERS SHOULD CAREFULLY EVALUATE THEIR OWN CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN DECIDING
WHETHER TO RELY SOLELY UPON TELAVA E911 SERVICE. CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS
CUSTOMER’S RESPONSIBILITY TO DETERMINE THE TECHNOLOGY OR COMBINATION OF TECHNOLOGIES
BEST SUITED TO MEET CUSTOMER'S EMERGENCY CALLING NEEDS, AND TO MAKE THE NECESSARY
PROVISIONS FOR ACCESS TO EMERGENCY CALLING SERVICES (SUCH AS MAINTAINING A CONVENTIONAL
LANDLINE PHONE OR WIRELESS PHONE AS A BACKUP MEANS OF COMPLETING EMERGENCY CALLS).
THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS DISTINGUISH TELAVA E911 SERVICE FROM TRADITIONAL,
LEGACY, CIRCUIT-SWITCHED 911 SERVICE
** TELAVA E911 SERVICE WILL NOT FUNCTION IF CUSTOMER'S ATA or IP PHONE FAILS OR
IS NOT CONFIGURED CORRECTLY OR IF CUSTOMER'S TELAVA SERVICE IS NOT FUNCTIONING FOR
ANY REASON, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ELECTRICAL POWER OUTAGE, BROADBAND SERVICE
OUTAGE, OR SUSPENSION OR DISCONNECTION OF SERVICE BECAUSE OF BILLING OR OTHER ISSUES.
IF THERE IS A POWER OUTAGE, CUSTOMER MAY BE REQUIRED TO RESET OR RECONFIGURE THE
EQUIPMENT BEFORE BEING ABLE TO USE THE TELAVA SERVICE, INCLUDING FOR E911 PURPOSES.
** AFTER INITIAL ACTIVATION OF THE E911 SERVICE, AND FOLLOWING ANY CHANGE OF AND
UPDATE TO CUSTOMER’S PHYSICAL LOCATION, THERE MAY BE SOME DELAY BEFORE THE AUTOMATIC
NUMBER AND LOCATION INFORMATION IS PASSED TO THE LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICE OPERATOR.
THIS INFORMATION IS TYPICALLY POPULATED INTO TELAVA’S NOMADIC E911 DATABASES PRIOR
TO SERVICE ACTIVATION, BUT NO GUARANTEE CAN BE MADE THAT THE AUTOMATIC NUMBER AND
LOCATION INFORMATION WILL BE ACTIVATED WITHIN THIS SCHEDULE.
** AFTER INITIAL ACTIVATION OF THE E911 SERVICE, AND FOLLOWING ANY CHANGE OF AND
UPDATE TO CUSTOMER’S PHYSICAL LOCATION, THERE MAY BE SOME DELAY BEFORE THE AUTOMATIC
NUMBER AND LOCATION INFORMATION IS PASSED TO THE LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICE OPERATOR.
THIS INFORMATION IS TYPICALLY POPULATED INTO TELAVA’S NOMADIC E911 DATABASES PRIOR
TO SERVICE ACTIVATION, BUT NO GUARANTEE CAN BE MADE THAT THE AUTOMATIC NUMBER AND
LOCATION INFORMATION WILL BE ACTIVATED WITHIN THIS SCHEDULE.
** THE LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICE OPERATOR RECEIVING TELAVA E911 EMERGENCY SERVICE
CALLS MAY NOT HAVE A SYSTEM CONFIGURED FOR E911 SERVICES OR BE ABLE TO CAPTURE AND/OR
RETAIN AUTOMATIC NUMBER OR LOCATION INFORMATION. THIS MEANS THAT THE OPERATOR MAY
NOT KNOW THE PHONE NUMBER OR PHYSICAL LOCATION OF THE PERSON WHO IS MAKING THE TELAVA
E911 CALL. DUE TO TECHNICAL FACTORS IN NETWORK DESIGN, AND IN THE EVENT OF NETWORK
CONGESTION ON THE TELAVA NETWORK, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT A TELAVA E911 CALL
WILL PRODUCE A BUSY SIGNAL OR WILL EXPERIENCE UNEXPECTED ANSWERING WAIT TIMES AND/OR
TAKE LONGER TO ANSWER THAN 911 CALLS PLACED VIA TRADITIONAL, LEGACY, CIRCUIT-SWITCHED
TELEPHONE NETWORKS.
** IF A CUSTOMER DOES NOT CORRECTLY IDENTIFY THE ACTUAL LOCATION WHERE THE TELAVA
EQUIPMENT WILL BE LOCATED AT THE TIME OF ACTIVATION OF THE SERVICE, TELAVA E911
COMMUNICATIONS MAY NOT BE DIRECTED TO THE CORRECT LOCAL EMERGENCY OPERATOR.
2.7 CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES AND UNDERSTANDS
THAT TELAVA WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SERVICE OUTAGE AND/OR INABILITY TO DIAL 911
OR ANY OTHER EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER USING TELAVA OR TO ACCESS AN EMERGENCY SERVICE
OPERATOR DUE TO THE 911 DIALING CHARACTERISTICS AND LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS
AGREEMENT. CUSTOMER AGREES TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY, AND HOLD HARMLESS TELAVA, ITS OFFICERS,
DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES AND AGENTS AND ANY OTHER SERVICE PROVIDER WHO FURNISHES
SERVICES TO CUSTOMER IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES, FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, LOSSES,
DAMAGES, FINES, PENALTIES, COSTS AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, REASONABLE
ATTORNEY FEES) BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, CUSTOMER OR ANY THIRD PARTY OR USER OF THE SERVICE
RELATING TO THE FAILURE OR OUTAGE OF THE SERVICE, INCLUDING THOSE RELATED TO 911
DIALING.
3. EQUIPMENT - To provide the Services,
Telava may provide certain equipment to Customer, including Provider Equipment (as
defined below) and Customer Premise Equipment (as defined below). All equipment
shipments are F.O.B. Telava’s facility. Telava’s liability for delivery shall cease,
and title (if applicable) and all risk of loss or damage shall pass to Customer
upon delivery to Customer. Customer will be provided a twelve (12) month warranty
from the date of purchase of equipment. Customer shall be required to obtain an
authorization from Telava to return any equipment. Telava will provide replacement
equipment only if the equipment is deemed to be defective and covered under the
warranty. Telava will not cover replacement for lost, stolen or modified equipment.
Equipment returned by Customer that is not covered under warranty may be refused
by Telava and Customer will be responsible for all return shipping charges. To the
extent that this Agreement includes the installation, management and maintenance
of Telava owned equipment, as described on the Customer Sales Order Form, at each
location shown thereon (the “Provider Equipment”) and
certain customer premise equipment, including IP phones (the “Customer
Premise Equipment”, together with Provider Equipment, the “Equipment”),
the parties agree as follows:
3.1. As part of the Services, to the
extent Telava may furnish telecommunication and digital transmission connections
and links, switches, routers, telephones, and other hardware, they shall be considered
Provider Equipment hereunder.
3.2. As part of the Services, to the
extent Customer purchases Certain Premise Equipment pursuant to the Customer Premise
Equipment Purchase Agreement, they shall be considered Certain Premise Equipment
hereunder.
3.3. Customer shall take such actions
as are directed by Telava to protect the Equipment and shall keep such Equipment
free and clear from all liens, claims and encumbrances. Customer acknowledges that
Telava may take whatever steps deemed necessary to perfect and protect its interest
in the Equipment, including, but not limited to the filing of a Uniform Commercial
Code financing statement, with respect to which Customer hereby grants to Telava
a limited power of attorney to execute any such document on Customer’s behalf.
3.4. Customer bears the entire risk
of loss, theft, destruction or damage to the Equipment and Customer shall maintain
insurance covering each piece of Equipment in an amount equal to the replacement
value thereof with an insurer acceptable in the sole discretion of Telava.
3.5. Customer shall not move, configure,
reconfigure, program or otherwise affect the Equipment in any manner without the
prior written consent of Telava.
3.6. TELAVA MAKES NO REPRESENTATION
OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE EQUIPMENT, ITS
MERCHANTABILITY, OR ITS FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
3.7. Telava shall not be liable to
Customer or any other person for direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential
damages arising from Customer’s use of the Equipment or for damages based on strict
or absolute tort liability or Telava’s negligence.
3.8. Customer hereby acknowledges
that any manufacturer’s or supplier’s warranties with respect to the Equipment are
passed on to Customer by Telava in good operating condition to the extent assignable.
3.9. At the end of the Term, Customer
shall return any Telava owned Equipment or leased Equipment to Telava, at Customer’s
expense.
3.10. Customer shall provide appropriate
equipment space, environment, ducting and electrical power to enable the Equipment
to be installed and maintained and Telava to provide the Services.
3.11. Customer hereby agrees to comply
with the conditions of any license and/or warranty of any Equipment supplied by
Telava.
4. BILLING, CHARGES AND PAYMENTS
4.1. PAYMENT - If any charges for
the Services are due but unpaid for any reason including, but not limited to, non-payment
or declined credit card charges, Telava may suspend or terminate the Services and
all accrued charges shall be immediately due, plus a late fee of the lesser of 1.5%
per month or the maximum allowed by law accrued from the date of invoice until payment
in full is received by Telava. If charges cannot be processed to the credit card
and the Customer’s account is suspended, Customer’s will be charged a fee of ten
dollars ($10.00) to reactivate the account. No suspension or termination of the
Services or of this Agreement shall relieve Customer’s from paying any amounts due
hereunder.
4.2 LATE/NON-PAYMENT - If any charges
for the Services are due but unpaid for any reason including, but not limited to,
non-payment or declined credit card charges, Telava may suspend or terminate the
Services and all accrued charges shall be immediately due, plus a late fee of the
lesser of 1.5% per month or the maximum allowed by law accrued from the date of
invoice until payment in full is received by Telava. If charges cannot be processed
to the credit card and the Customer’s account is suspended, Customer’s will be charged
a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) to reactivate the account. No suspension or termination
of the Services or of this Agreement shall relieve Customer’s from paying any amounts
due hereunder.
4.3. CREDIT TERMS - All Services provided
to Customer and covered by this Agreement shall at all times be subject to credit
approval or review by Telava. Customer will provide such credit information or assurance
as is requested by Telava at any time. Telava, in its sole discretion and judgment,
may discontinue credit at any time without notice and/or require a deposit or prepayment
or automated payment by credit card or ACH Debit.
4.4. BILLING -Telava will provide
Customer with a monthly billing statement sent by electronic mail for all Services
provided. Such charges shall include activation fees, monthly service fees, shipping
charges, disconnection fees, equipment charges, toll charges, taxes and any other
applicable charges. All rates and charges will be as provided in the Customer Sales
Order Form attached to this agreement. Monthly service fees are billed in advance
of each month's service; toll charges and any other applicable charges are billed
subsequent to the end of each month's service. Billing for monthly service fees
commences upon purchase of the Services, and the first month's monthly service fee
shall be prorated to take into account any partial month that may occur as the result
of the date monthly service fees are initiated.
Telava and Customer also agree that additional services may be ordered from time
to time after the initial installation and commencement of Services. Therefore,
additional customer sales order forms may be executed and will contain pricing and
a full description of the additional services to be provided by Telava. Regardless
of the date of execution of the additional customer sales order forms, any and all
customer sales order forms executed between Telava and Customer shall incorporate
all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement unless specifically stated otherwise
in writing.
4.5. RATE CHANGES - Telava may change
the prices for the Services and toll charges from time to time. Telava may change
prices, plans, taxes or fees without any advance notice. In the event of a change
in prices or toll charges, Telava will post such changed rates to the web site currently
located at http://telava.com/businessservices/unlimited_plans.aspx. International
toll calling rates are updated monthly on the web site on the first of each month
and no other notice shall be provided for changes to international toll calling
rates.
4.6. CREDITS - Customer acknowledges
and agrees that the Services are provided "as is, where is." Credit allowances for
interruption of the Services shall not be provided.
4.7. BILLING DISPUTES - Customer must
provide Telava with written notice of any disputed charge(s) within thirty (30)
days after the invoice dates listed on the bill or shall be deemed to have waived
its right to dispute the charges. The dispute notice shall be sent to
customercare@telava.com and shall set forth in reasonable detail with
the information concerning the disputed charges and the reason for the dispute.
Telava and Customer will both act in good faith to promptly resolve any dispute.
4.8. TAXES - - Prices for the Services
do not include any customs, duties, sales, use, value added, excise, federal, state,
local, public utility, universal service or other similar taxes. All such taxes
shall be paid by Customer and will be added to any amounts otherwise charged to
Customer unless Customer provides Telava with an appropriate exemption certificate.
If any amounts paid for the Services are refunded by Telava, applicable taxes may
not be refundable.
5. TELEPHONE NUMBER - AAny telephone
number provided by Telava ("Number") to the Customer shall
be considered leased and not sold. Customer shall not use the Number with any device
other than the Equipment without the express written permission of Telava. Telava
reserves the right to change, cancel or move the Number at its sole discretion.
At Telava’s discretion, Telava may release the Number to Customer at the end of
the Term.
6. PROHIBITED USES - Any use of the
Services or any other action that causes a disruption in the network integrity of
Telava or its vendors, whether directly or indirectly, is strictly prohibited and
could result in termination of the Services at the sole discretion of Telava. Customer
understands that neither Telava nor its vendors are responsible for the content
of the transmissions that may pass through the Internet and/or the Services. Customer
agrees that it will NOT use the Services in ways that violate laws (including but
not limited to laws prohibiting transmission of unsolicited fax advertisements),
infringe the rights of others, or interfere with the users, services, or equipment
of the network. Customer agrees and represents that it is purchasing the Services
and/or the Equipment for its own internal use only, and shall not resell, transfer
or make a charge for the Services or the Equipment without the advance express written
permission of Telava.
Telava’s Service Plans for Business Customers that offer unlimited minutes of PSTN
calls ("Unlimited PSTN Plans") are for reasonable business
use of Customer only. Telava defines the reasonable business use by Customer as
2,000 minutes per month. Such use shall not include certain activities including,
but not limited to, any autodialing, continuous or extensive call forwarding, continuous
connectivity, fax broadcast, fax blasting, telemarketing (including without limitation
charitable or political solicitation or polling), call center operations, junk faxing,
fax spamming, calling/faxing any person (through the use of distribution lists or
otherwise) who has not given specific permission to be included in such a process
or any other activity that would be inconsistent with reasonable business usage.
Customer shall not transmit through the Service any unlawful, harassing, libelous,
abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene or otherwise objectionable material
of any kind or nature. Customer further agrees not to transmit any material that
encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil
liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international
law or regulation. Any use found to be inconsistent with this restriction will result
in termination of the Service. Telava reserves the right to immediately terminate
or modify the pricing of Services of any Customer using Unlimited PSTN Plans if
Telava determines, in its sole discretion, that Customer is not using the Unlimited
PSTN Plans for Customer's reasonable business use.
7. CHANGES TO THE AGREEMENT, SERVICES OR PLAN
- - Telava reserves the right to make changes to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. In the event of a change of such terms and conditions, Telava will post
the change to the web site currently located at http://www.telava.com/legal.aspx.
Customer reserves the right to cancel this Agreement if it finds the change in terms
and conditions to be unacceptable. However, a change in international toll rates
does not represent a change in terms to the Agreement. Any cancellation must be
in writing and presented to Telava within fifteen (15) days of Telava’s notice of
the change. Customer may request a Plan change at anytime, subject to any applicable
change of service fee and additional terms and conditions. The Plan change will
take effect in the first month after the Plan is changed.
8. NOTICE -Notice will be considered
received by Customers and such changes will become binding to Customers, on the
effective date of changes are posted to the web site ("Change Date"),
and no additional notice will be required. If Customer does not send Telava notification
of their desire to terminate this Agreement or uses the Service after the Change
Date, Customer is deemed to have accepted and consented to the change of terms and
conditions of the Service. If Customer does not consent to the change of Service
and terminates this Agreement, Customer will be responsible for any sums due hereunder
in addition to any applicable disconnection fee pursuant to Section 9. Customer
may request a Plan change at anytime, subject to any applicable change of service
fee and additional terms and conditions. All notices to Telava must be in writing
and may be mailed to:
VINCE
c/o Telava Wireless, Inc.
353 Sacramento Street Suite 1500
San Francisco, CA 94111
or sent by electronic mail to
notification@telava.com
9. TERMINATION - Customer agrees to
provide Telava with thirty (30) days written notice of termination. Customer shall
be responsible for the full monthly service fee for the month after which the notice
of termination of Service is provided to Telava. Telava reserves the right, at its
sole discretion, to suspend, terminate or change the Services without advance notice
for any reason, including without limitation, misuse of the Services in any way,
Customer's breach of this Agreement, Customer's failure to pay any sum due hereunder,
suspected fraud or other activity by Customer that adversely affects the Services,
Telava, Telava’s network or other Customers' use of the Services. Telava reserves
the right to determine, at its sole discretion, what constitutes misuse of the Services
and Customer agrees that Telava’s determination is final and binding on Customer.
Telava may require an activation fee to change or resume a terminated or suspended
account. All current and past due balances for Services must be paid in full upon
termination.
If Customer chooses to cancel the Service or any portion of the Service prior to
the end of the current Term, a disconnection fee of $150 per extension/trunk will
be charged. Certain third-party products and service included in the Service, which
may include broadband services, managed routers and customer leased telephones may
not be eligible for early termination. In such an event, Customer shall be liable
for payment of all such third-party products and services until the end of the Term
of the Agreement.
10. PRIVACY - Telava utilizes the
public Internet and third-party networks to provide fax, voice and video communication
services. Accordingly, Telava cannot guarantee the security of fax, voice and video
communications of Customer. Telava is committed to respecting a Customer's privacy.
Once the Customer chooses to provide personally identifiable information, it will
only be used in the context of the Customer's relationship with Telava. Telava will
not sell, rent, or lease Customer’s personally identifiable information to others.
Unless required by law or subpoena or if Customer's prior permission is obtained,
Telava will only share the personal data Customer provides with other Telava entities
and/or business partners that are acting on Telava’s behalf to complete the activities
described herein. Such Telava entities and/or national or international business
partners are governed by Telava’s privacy policies with respect to the use of this
data. Telava is required to file numerous reports with different administrative
bodies. As such, Telava may provide aggregate statistics about customers, sales
and traffic patterns. None of these reports or statistics will include personally
identifiable information. However, Telava reserves the right to use personally identifiable
information to investigate and help prevent potentially unlawful activity that threatens
either Telava or any company affiliated with Telava. Moreover, upon the appropriate
request of a government agency, law enforcement agency, court or as otherwise required
by law, Telava may disclose personally identifiable information.
11. RETURNS AND ADJUSTMENTS -No Equipment
may be returned by Customer for any reason without prior approval of Telava. All
returns shall be in original packaging or equivalent. Customer shall be responsible
for all costs related to shipping to Telava any Equipment that is being returned.
Any Equipment returned to Telava without prior authorization for its return or proper
packaging may be refused. In order to obtain an appropriate refund, upon cancellation
Customer must immediately obtain a return material authorization (RMA) number from
Telava, return to Telava any Equipment provided or leased hereunder, undamaged and
in good working condition, in its original packaging and with its original content
or otherwise will be immediately responsible for paying to Telava an amount equal
to the fair retail price of the Equipment minus any payments Customer had previously
paid specifically for such Equipment.
12. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT
- Telava will provide online or telephone training and system operation instruction
immediately after installation and commencement of Services. Training will be provided
by Telava customer support staff and will be customized for the Customer's business
requirements. Telava will also provide Customer with ongoing, prescheduled online
training sessions through webinars by the Telava Customer Support department. Additional
personalized onsite training is available at an extra cost.
13. CUTOVER DATE AND ACCEPTANCE -
For the purposes of this Agreement, "cutover date" is defined as the date upon which
the first Equipment is installed at the premises and is capable of providing substantially
all of the basic services for which such Equipment is intended. The "estimated in
service date" is only an approximate date of when the Equipment will be installed
and ready for service. Provider shall not be liable for special consequential or
punitive damages for causes beyond its reasonable control or unforeseen circumstances
causing delays in delivery or installation of the Equipment. Customer agrees not
to withhold any scheduled payments due to such problems. Customer agrees to pay
any remaining payment that is due and shall confirm the cutover date by executing
a Delivery and Acceptance certificate. It shall be conclusively presumed that Customer's
execution of the Delivery and Acceptance certificate confirms Customer's inspection,
satisfaction and unqualified acceptance of the Equipment.
14. BREACH - In the event of Customer's
breach of the terms of this Agreement, including without limitation, failure to
pay any sum due hereunder, Customer shall reimburse Telava for all attorney, court,
collection and other costs incurred by Telava in the enforcement of Telava’s rights
hereunder and Telava may keep any deposits or other payments made by Customer.
15. INDEMNIFICATION - Customer shall
indemnify Telava, its affiliates, officers, directors, licensees and licensors from
any and all claims and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s
fees arising from Customer’s breach of any provision of this Agreement or asserted
by third parties against Telava arising from Customer’s use of the Equipment or
the Services or from any other action or inaction by Customer.
16. DISCLAIMER OF CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
- IN NO EVENT SHALL TELAVA OR ITS VENDORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,
INDIRECT, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFITS, OR ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
WITH THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE SERVICES OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED HEREUNDER WHETHER
DUE TO A BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, THE NEGLIGENCE OF TELAVA OR ITS
VENDORS OR OTHERWISE.
17. WARRANTY AND LIABILITY LIMITATIONS
- TELAVA MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NEITHER
TELAVA NOR ITS VENDORS WILL BE LIABLE FOR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO TELAVA’S OR CUSTOMER'S
TRANSMISSION FACILITIES OR PREMISE EQUIPMENT OR FOR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION,
THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OF CUSTOMER'S DATA FILES, PROGRAMS, PROCEDURES OR INFORMATION
THROUGH ACCIDENT, FRAUDULENT MEANS OR DEVICES, OR ANY OTHER METHOD, REGARDLESS OF
WHETHER SUCH DAMAGE OCCURS AS A RESULT OF TELAVA’S OR ITS VENDORS' NEGLIGENCE. ANY
CLAIM AGAINST TELAVA MUST BE MADE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE EVENT OF THE CLAIM OR 30
DAYS FROM THE TERMINATION OF SERVICE, WHICHEVER IS EARLIER AND TELAVA HAS NO LIABILITY
THEREAFTER. TELAVA’S LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO REPAIR, REPLACEMENT, CREDIT OR REFUND.
TELAVA MAY ELECT TO PROVIDE A REFUND IN LIEU OF CREDIT, REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR. ALL
WARRANTIES COVER ONLY DEFECTS ARISING UNDER NORMAL USE AND DO NOT INCLUDE MALFUNCTIONS
OR FAILURES RESULTING FROM MISUSE, ABUSE, NEGLECT, ALTERATION, MODIFICATION, IMPROPER
INSTALLATION, OR REPAIRS BY ANYONE OTHER THAN TELAVA. IN NO EVENT SHALL TELAVA’S
TOTAL LIABILITY HEREUNDER EXCEED THE AMOUNTS PAID BY CUSTOMER TO TELAVA IN THE PRIOR
TWELVE (12) MONTHS FROM DATE OF CLAIM.
18. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION GUARANTEE
– If Customer is unsatisfied with Telava’s Services and if for any reason Customer
wishes to cancel all or part of Customer’s Service bundle within 30 days of activation,
the customer may obtain a refund of service and equipment fees. To cancel and obtain
a refund, Customer must cancel their Service within 30 days of the activation of
their account by completing a cancellation form. Returns require a RMA number and
Customer is responsible for return shipping charges. Customer must contact Customer
Care to cancel Service and obtain a RMA number. Customer will be refunded a service
fee, leasing fee (if applicable) and a disconnect fee in a timely manner after Telava
receives Customer’s Equipment, cancellation notice and any leased equipment. Equipment
returned without a valid RMA number will not be eligible for the Customer Satisfaction
Guarantee. Customer is responsible for all long distance and directory assistance
call charges. Equipment must be returned in the original packaging in good working
condition, with the UPC or bar code intact. All components, manuals and registration
card(s) must be included. All returned equipment may incur a 15% restocking fee
of the purchase price. Equipment must be returned at Customer’s expense to a local
dealer or through a commercial carrier. Customer must return equipment within seven
(7) days of cancellation. The Customer Satisfaction Guarantee will not be issued
if all of the above requirements are not met.
19. EXPORT COMPLIANCE - Customer agrees
to comply with U.S. export laws concerning the transmission of technical data and
other regulated materials via the Services. Customer agrees to comply with applicable
local, state and federal regulations governing the locality in which the Equipment
and Services are used.
20. PHONE NUMBERS AND WEB PORTAL DISCONTINUANCE
- Upon expiration, cancellation or termination of the Services, Customer shall relinquish
and discontinue use of any telephone numbers, voice mail or conference bridge access
numbers and/or web portals assigned to Customer by Telava or its vendors.
21. SURVIVAL - The provisions of section
2, 3, 4, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 22 and 24 shall survive any termination of this
Agreement.
22. FORCE MAJEURE (EVENTS BEYOND OUR CONTROL)
- Telava shall not be liable for any delay in performance directly or indirectly
caused by or resulting from acts of God, fire, flood, accident, riot, war, government
intervention, embargoes, strikes, labor difficulties, equipment failure, late delivery
by suppliers or other difficulties of Telava as may occur in spite of Telava’s reasonable
efforts.
23. GOVERNING LAW / RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES.
23.1. MANDATORY ARBIRTRATION - EXCEPT
AS NOTED BELOW, CUSTOMER AND TELAVA WILL ARBITRATE ANY DISPUTES OR CLAIMS IN ANY
WAY RELATED TO OR CONCERNING THE AGREEMENT, OR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES OR PRODUCTS
TO CUSTOMER, INCLUDING ANY BILLING DISPUTES (“CLAIMS”). CLAIMS SHALL BE SUBMITTED
TO FINAL, BINDING ARBITRATION BEFORE THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION (“AAA”).
THIS AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE ALSO REQUIRES CUSTOMER TO ARBITRATE CLAIMS AGAINST OTHER
PARTIES RELATING TO SERVICES OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED, INCLUDING THE EQUIPMENT, OR BILLED
TO CUSTOMER IF CLAIMS ARE ASSERTED AGAINST TELAVA IN THE SAME PROCEEDING. ARBITRATION
WILL BE CONDUCTED UNDER THE AAA’S PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION RULES AND SUPPLEMENTAL
PROCEDURES FOR CONSUMERRELATED DISPUTES, WHICH ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING THE AAA
AT 800-778-7879 OR VISITING ITS WEB SITE AT www.adr.org.
23.2 DISPUTES - Customer and Telava
agree to bear their own fees, costs, and expenses, including those for any attorneys,
experts, and witnesses. The AAA Supplemental Procedures for Consumer-Related Disputes
provide that unless a hearing is requested, disputes will be resolved based on written
submissions and no personal appearance is required. If Customer requests an arbitration
hearing, that hearing will take place either telephonically or in Carson City, Nevada.
As a limited exception to the agreement to arbitrate, Customer and Telava agree
that: (a) Customer may file Claims in small claims court in Carson City, Nevada.
if the Claims qualify for hearing by such court; (b) if Customer fails to timely
pay amounts due, Telava may assign the account for collection, and the collection
agency may pursue in court claims limited strictly to the collection of the past
due debt and any interest or cost of collection permitted by law or this Agreement;
and (c) any Claim filed as a class action is not subject to arbitration but instead
must be filed in the Nevada Superior Court, County of Ormsby County or in the United
States District Court for the District of Nevada.
23.3. PREFILING NOTICE OF CLAIM -
BEFORE INSTITUTING ARBITRATION OR SUIT, CUSTOMER AGREES TO PROVIDE TELAVA WITH AN
OPPORTUNITY TO RESOLVE THE CLAIM BY SENDING A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE CLAIM TO
TELAVA AT customercare@telava.com. IF TELAVA IS NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE CLAIM WITHIN
30 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF NOTICE, THEN CUSTOMER OR TELAVA MAY INITIATE ARBITRATION OR
SUIT AS DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS 23.1 AND 23.2. All claim notices should be sent to:
Customer Service Department, Telava Wireless, Inc., 353 Sacramento Street, Suite
1500, San Francisco, CA 94111 – or – customercare@telava.com.
23.4. GOVERNING LAW - The Agreement
and the relationship between Customer and Telava shall be governed by the laws of
the State of Nevada without regard to its conflict of law provisions. To the extent
court action is initiated to enforce an arbitration award or for any other reason,
Customer and Telava agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of
the courts within the state of Nevada, to the extent possible in Ormsby County,
and waive any objection as to venue or inconvenient forum. The failure of Telava
to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Agreement shall not constitute
a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Agreement is found
by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree
that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected
in the provision, and the other provisions of the Agreement remain in full force
and effect. Customer agrees that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary,
any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Service or
the Agreement must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action
arose or be forever barred.
24. BROADBAND ACCESS SERVICE - If
Telava supplies broadband access services to Customer in conjunction with other
communications services offered, Customer will be responsible to Telava for all
charges from the underlying broadband access service supplier including any setup
charges incurred prior to activation and termination charges incurred after this
Agreement has ended. In the event that Telava is supplying broadband access services,
Customer hereby authorizes Telava to begin the process of activating service including
providing the broadband access circuit to Customer's location(s). Customer confirms
that Customer will be responsible for broadband access service charges even if:
a) Customer delays activation of Customer's services; b) Customer terminates this
Agreement; c) Customer is unable to lease or obtain Customer Premise Equipment;
or d) if Customer takes any other action that would cause Telava to incur broadband
access service charges as a result of this order. Any and all network hardware installed
for operation of the broadband circuit, excluding all Customer Premise Equipments
purchased by the Customer, shall remain the property of Telava during the term of
this Agreement and after termination of Services.
25. SOFTWARE COPYRIGHT - Any software
used by Telava to provide the Services and any software provided to Customer in
conjunction with providing the Services are protected by copyright law and international
treaty provisions. Customer may not copy the software or any portion of it.
26. ASSIGNMENT - - Telava may assign
this Agreement without Customer’s prior consent and all of Telava’s rights, title
and interest herein shall inure to the benefit of such assignee, its successors
and assigns. Customer shall not assign, without the prior written consent of Telava,
which shall not be unreasonably withheld, its rights, duties or obligations under
this Agreement to any person or entity, in whole or in part, whether by assignment,
merger, transfer of assets, sale of stock, operation of law or otherwise, and any
attempt to do so shall be deemed a material breach of this Agreement. This Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns.
27. ENTIRE AGREEMENT - The terms and
conditions of this Agreement, along with the rates posted to the web site currently
located at http://telava.com/service_agreement.aspx, constitute the entire agreement
with regard to this sale and expressly supersede and replace any prior or contemporaneous
agreements, written or oral, relating to the Services. This Agreement shall be binding
upon the heirs, successors, and assigns of Telava and Customer.