Web Hosting Terms Of Service

 

 

By using the Hostrina services, you acknowledge that you have read our set of legal documents and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions contained herein as well as all acceptable use policies incorporated by reference.

 

Hostrina Kenya Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (the ‘Agreement’) are an agreement between you – the user of our hosting and related services (collectively, the ‘Services’), and Hostrina Kenya, 

 

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As a Customer of our Services, you need to be aware that, when signing up for an account with us, you accept and agree to abide by our Web Hosting Terms of Service (this document) and our Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). The Order Form completion of the Service represents the electronic signing of these two documents.  

As a Customer of our Services, you understand and agree also that it is beyond our power to restrict any public access to the data that you position on our servers and guarantee the security of your files. In this respect, you accept that it is your obligation to protect all the information that you make available to the wide internet public through our web hosting network and assume all responsibility for unveiling online personal data that could be abused.  

 

 

    1. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; SERVICE AGREEMENT – These Web Hosting Terms of Service, together with our Acceptable Use Policy and the Domain Name Registration Agreement, constitute the whole act of convention between You – the Customer, and Us, the Service Provider. Service Provider shall provide its Services to You under the Terms and Conditions explicated in this Service Agreement. The Agreement is intended to clarify all aspects, rules and provisions of the business relationship between You – the Customer, and Service Provider. It is also intended to keep the integrity of this relationship and protect both parties from liability. This Service Agreement will be enforced, if/when necessary, in order to be guaranteed the speed, power, performance, and reliability of our services.In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction declares any of the Agreement’s provisions invalid, unenforceable, or void, the remaining provisions will entirely preserve their validity. Customer’s side of the Agreement can be presented by any of the following parties: an individual over 18 years of age; a legal entity, such as a corporation, a limited liability company, etc. If a person represents the Customer, for some reason, he/or she must be legally authorized to act on his behalf, thus accepting, executing and delivering the Agreement.This agreement shall be interpreted in consistence with the laws of Kenya, and shall serve to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.
    2. HOSTING SERVICES – A web hosting service is a type of Internet service that offers individuals and organizations/companies the resources to host their own web sites and store information, images, video, and other content accessible via the World Wide Web. A Storage Service Provider (SSP) is a company that provides computer storage space and related management services. SSPs offer also periodic backup and archiving.The Service Provider offers only web hosting services, not data storage services. A web hosting service consists of the following:   SERVICE FEATURES
      1. Disk Space – We use a clustered storage technology. This means that the storage resources of a hosting plan purchased from us are not confined to a single server, but are distributed between multiple machines. This way optimal performance is guaranteed and higher server stability. It also ensures that you will be able to avail of all the storage quota that has been assigned to your particular account. Additional disk space is available as an upgrade option. Payment is accepted only in advance per year. Contact sales for more information.
      2. Traffic – Each hosting plan includes prepaid monthly traffic in Megabytes. This traffic quota is shared between all sites hosted in a single account. In case that a hosting account exceeds its allowed traffic quota, it will be suspended until the beginning of next month when the quota will refresh automatically. Additional traffic is available as upgrade. Contact sales for more information.
      3. Hosted Domains – the Service Provider’s hosting plans include domain hosting. Each hosting plan allows a particular number of domains that can be hosted.
      4. Domain Registration/Transfer – available at regular or a discounted price (depending on the chosen TLD) with the purchasing of a web hosting account. Each account can host a maximum of one discounted domain name. Domain registrations are final and are not subject to refund. More information regarding domain names can be found further in this TOS (Terms of Service), in our Domain Name Registration Agreement and in the Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy.
      5. E-mail accounts – different number of e-mail accounts are available for setup with each web hosting plan.
      6. MySQL/PostgreSQL Database(s) – MySQL databases are included in all web hosting plans. Additional databases are available as upgrade. PostgreSQL databases can be either included or optional. Contact sales for more information.
      7. Database Storage – Each hosting account has a limit of database storage. This storage is shared between all the databases in a single hosting account. Additional database storage is available. Contact sales for pricing.
      8. IP Address – the Service Provider’s hosting accounts do not include dedicated IP addresses, unless listed in plan features. Dedicated IP addresses can be purchased at any time as an upgrade to the web hosting service provided by the Service Provieder. Dedicated IP addresses are purchased for a period of at least one year and are non-transferable to other web hosting providers. Contact sales for more information.NB: Please note that according to IANA – the entity that coordinates the global pool of IPs, newly requested dedicated IP addresses must be used within 7 days of their allocation. So, if you request a dedicated IP address from your Control Panel and do not assign it to a host within 7 days of the allocation date, then the IP address will be taken back to the global pool of IPs. If so, you will need to re-request the IP address from the Dedicated IP Addresses section of your Control Panel.NB: Due to IANA limitations for the Australian network space, dedicated IP address will not be available with a web hosting account which is ordered in the Australian data center.
      9. ID Protection – This service ensures that your private contact information will not be visible in the domain’s WHOIS details. Optional for all hosting plans, but available only with certain TLDs, supporting this option.

      Detailed information about all features included in our web hosting packages is available on our web hosting plan pages.

      INSTALLATION AND TROUBLESHOOTING

      Each customer will be able to take advantage of our Installation & Troubleshooting service upgrade. It allows users to get one-time expert assistance from our technical support team or system administrators for a period of 1 hour. The Installation & Troubleshooting is intended for:

      – Hacked sites cleaning and restoration service
      If you find your website hacked or reported to be infected you can rely on our help getting this fixed for you. This service included a backup of the current content, cleaning and/or restoring broken files from original script installation or restore from a previous copy.

      – Script, theme, plugin installation service
      If you need any software installation, theme/template or even plugin installation that you do not wish to deal with, we can do it for you. We will backup the current site (if any) and complete the desired installation for you.

      – Scripts troubleshooting and debugging services
      In case you have an issue with a software that you are unable to handle, we can do the troubleshooting and fix it for you.

      – Manual files, database or emails transfers between hosting accounts using our services. If you want to move a site or few over to another account we can handle the migration for you hassle free.

      The Installation & Troubleshooting will not apply in the following cases:

      – Our installation service covers only fresh installations (no upgrades). We will not perform custom work or upgrade to a recent version on an already existing scripts.
      – The service will not include any configuration of the scripts beyond their installation. After the scripts are being activated and operational any further tweaking and setup is done by the client.
      – We will only provide installation and troubleshooting if the hosting is provided by us on our Linux Based Servers. We do not provide the service for any Windows, Linux and MAC servers which are not powered and managed by us.
      – We don-t provide any warranties and will not be held responsible for any data loss or any script, theme, plugin not operating as intended.

      “UNLIMITED” USAGE POLICIES AND DEFINITIONS

      The term “UNLIMITED” is used to describe the amount of resources in the web hosting plans provided by the Service Provider, which is not set to a predefined limit value (for example – unlimited bandwidth, unlimited emails or other unlimited resources). By not setting limits on key resources, we are able to offer our customers a simple, consistent pricing scheme as their websites demand more and more resources. As a result, a typical website may experience periods of great popularity and a resulting increased storage need without experiencing any associated increase in hosting charges.

      In all cases, when a service is listed as “Unlimited“, it is intended for normal web hosting usage only – all activities, which may result in excessive resource usage inconsistent with regular usage patterns, are prohibited.

      Our Unlimited service offers are not designed to allow a single user to influence the overall server performance. The Service Provider will make every effort to provide its customers with additional resources whenever possible, including the relocation of a customer’s hosting account to a newer, faster server. However, if the resource usage reaches a level where it may influence the overall server performance in a negative way, the Service Provider reserves the right to take corrective actions. Such actions may include disconnection or discontinuance of any and of all offered services, removal or deletion of customers’ websites, website content, electronic mail, or termination of a customer’s account according to the Service Provider’s sole and absolute discretion.

      SERVICE PAYMENTS AND RECURRING CONTRACTS

      When signing up for an account with the Service Provider, the Customer agrees to pay for the period of one year (365 days) and abide by our Order Verification Policy. Our Sales Department will strictly scrutinize each account order and carefully processes each payment in order to ensure that no fraudulent user can take advantage of our web hosting system. In cases of PayPal and American Express credit card payments, a 12-month recurring billing cycle will apply for customer convenience. In case that a customer wants to cancel their recurring contract, they can do so from the Web Hosting Control Panel.

      The Service Provider will charge customers with fees based on the fee structure of our web hosting system at the time of the sign-up process. The Service Provider reserves the right to introduce price changes to the packages when needed. This means that the current price list at our web store may differ from the pricing of your web hosting account.

      Each customer of ours will be able to take advantage of the package he/she has purchased at the introductory price levels, and with one and the same set of features in the course of the whole contract period. The Service Provider reserves the right to introduce certain changes to the packages (in the form of complementary services) to the benefit of the customers.

      When you pay for a web hosting plan with a domain via credit card or PayPal, a 12-month recurring billing subscription will be created automatically for your convenience, for which you will get a notification from the payment processor. All automatic payments go through exactly 7 days before the due date so as to avoid any downtime to your websites if there is a problem with the credit card/PayPal account.

      We’ll send you a reminder of the due payment at least 24 hours before the automatic charge takes place.

      You can cancel the subscription at any time  directly through PayPal – if it’s a PayPal account subscription.

      SERVICE GUARANTEES

      The Service Provider guarantees 99.9% network uptime and server stability. This, however, does not refer to problems stemming from:

      1. Server Hardware Breakdown;
      2. User error(s) or purposeful interruption(s) of the user service (e.g. if the client shuts his/her own server down, the Service Provider is not responsible for the downtime);
      3. Failure due to software that is not explicitly supported by the Service Provider. If a hardware crash provoked by the customer consequently occurs, the Service Provider is beyond the control and responsibility for the resulting downtime.

      For more information, please read our Service Level Guarantees.

    3. SERVICE ACTIVATION AND CONTINUANCE TIMESCALE

      SERVICE ACTIVATION

      For newly signed up clients – the services are activated immediately after our Sales Department gets in touch with the customer over the phone to verify the payment details (this is required due to the high fraud activity spreading online, and in order to be prevented fraudulent orders). The payment verification procedure is obligatory and if we fail to approve a transaction within 48 hours of the payment submission, the funds will be credited back to the payer and the order will be cancelled.  

      For existing customers – the services for existing customers, including upgrade services and renewals, are activated immediately after our Sales Department receives the according service payment.

      CONTINUANCE TIMESCALES

      Shared Web Hosting Accounts – all newly-created shared hosting accounts with the Service Provider are valid for 1 year. They can be regularly renewed for another year that is added to the official expiration date of the account. All account upgrades purchased from the Web Hosting Control Panel are valid and are to be functional till the final expiration date of the respective web hosting account.

      Domain Name Registration/Transfer – the Service Provider offers for registration/transfer all TLDs (Top-Level Domains) displayed in the table below. The TLDs can be purchased either together with a shared hosting account (at regular or PROMOTIONAL price) or separately as an upgrade from the Web Hosting Control Panel (all TLDs – at NON-PROMOTIONAL prices). The table below displays the minimum and maximum registration period, as well as the annual NON-PROMOTIONAL price of each TLD:

    4. FREE DOMAIN NAME PROMOTION – The Service Provider occasionally runs promotions offering FREE domain names to customers signing up for a new web hosting account. This special offer is valid only with our PROMOTIONAL TLDs. However, in case that the money-back guarantee option is used, the domain name must be paid in full per year per domain name. The domain name owner will have access to a domain management account, and will be able to transfer the domain name to another registrar.

    5. SERVICE EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL


      HOSTING SERVICE

      The hosting service is active for one year (365 days). After the expiration of that period, the account will be automatically suspended and will remain suspended until the Customer renews it by paying its annual subscription fee. In case that the Customer does not renew his/her hosting account, it will remain BLOCKED. The account data will be kept for 30 Days, after that it will be permanently deleted.


      E-mail notifications regarding each account’s expiration are dispatched twice – 14 days and 7 days prior to the expiration date of the account. In order to receive the notifications,

      the Customer must provide a valid e-mail address. The Service Provider ensures that the e-mails are sent and takes no responsibility for e-mails that are not delivered due to problems with the recipient’s e-mail address.

      DOMAIN NAMES

      Domain names are valid for the number of years of their registration (domain names can be registered for the period of 1 to 10 years, depending on their TLD – top-level domain name – extension). After an expiration of a domain name several stages follow regarding its renewal.

      • The domain name Redemption Grace Period (RGP) is a registry level period that starts about 30 days after the domain name’s expiration date. During this period the domain name is kept on hold by the Registrar before it gets deleted. The domain registrant is allowed to retrieve the domain name from deletion, but this process costs additional redemption fee.

      • The RGP period extends the time available for renewing domain names. However, any web site or e-mail services associated with the domain name will stop working and the domains that enter a redemption period may be removed from the zone files (the list of domain names currently in the global DNS).

      • After the Redemption Grace Period (or the renewal period – if RGP is not applicable) has passed, domain name(s) enter the so called ERGP (Extended Redemption Grace Period). During the first 120 days of the period in which the domain name is appointed to its ERGP period you are allowed to redeem the domain name and take ownership once again if you pay the fee for redeeming the domain name with all registration fees. When the 120 period lapses and you have not redeemed the domain name, the domain name will be considered deserted and you would have no further rights over the domain name registration.

        At that point domain name(s) can be: provided to third parties; the Service Provider may choose to auction the domain name(s); the Service Provider may return them in the public registration pool. All of these actions can be carried out at any time and without your consent.

      • After the redemption period of an expired domain name is finished, comes the Pending Delete Period– a registry level period of up to 5 days during which no one is allowed to renew the domain name and it cannot be newly registered because it’s still not returned to the public pool of domain names.

      • Released by Registry Period – the domain name is sent back into the public pool of domain names and is newly available for registration.

      Customers are advised to renew their domain registrations before their domain names are placed into redemption. When a domain name transits in redemption period, we are not able any more to prevent its zone files from being removed from the DNS system, and the customer’s web site and any associated services will stop working.

      During a domain name’s redemption period, we can assist the customer in retrieving his/her domain name from deletion only if the domain name was registered with us. The customer will need to pay a REDEMPTION FEE (see the table above for more information) for the domain registration renewal (the redemption fee is imposed by our Registrar). If the domain name was registered with another registrar, the customer needs to contact that registrar for more information regarding its retrieving.

    6. CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES


      ACCOUNT REGISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT


      In consideration of their use of the Service, customers agree to:

      • Provide true, accurate, current and complete information about themselves as prompted by the registration form of the Service. Maintain and promptly update their registration data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If the customer provides any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or the Service Provider has reasonable grounds (at its sole discretion) to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, the Service Provider has the right to suspend or terminate the customer’s account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Service (or any portion thereof). If untrue details are used in order to avoid VAT the customer can be held responsible by the respective national tax collecting agency.

      • Wheb introducing any changes to their contact details, customers are obliged to notify the Service Provider in the course of 10 business days after the changes become valid. The introduction of changes should be done online through the customers’ Web Hosting Control Panel, not via e-mail. This requirement is also in force for the Service Provider, i.e. customers will be always aware of any contact information changes that the company places within its website. This way, flawless communication between both sides is guaranteed.

      • Customers will receive a password and account designation upon completing of the registration process of the Service. Customers are responsible for keeping the confidentiality of their passwords and accounts, and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under that password or account. Customers agree to: a) immediately notify the Service Provider about any unauthorized use of their password or account or any other breach of security; b) ensure that they safely exit (log out from) their account at the end of each session. The Service Provider cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage of account information arising from Customer’s failure to comply with this provision.

      • If a hosting account is registered with details different than those of the person who paid for the account, and in the case of any dispute, the Service Provider will take the side of the person who paid for the account and shall not provide access to any other person, since – a hosting account owner is and will be considered to be the credit card /PayPal account holder.

      • If the hosting account owner deceased prior to the expiration of his/her account the Service Provider will require death certificate or any other legal document that can provide an official evidence for that fact. Those who supply that information will be held legally responsible if the information is false or incorrect. Once such documents are obtained, the Service Provider will be the sole arbiter in assessing whether the documents are authentic or not. A record of the obtained documents will be kept until the expiration of the hosting account.

      “UNLIMITED” USAGE POLICIES AND DEFINITIONS

      The term “UNLIMITED” is used to describe the amount of resources in the web hosting plans provided by the Service Provider, which is not set to a predefined limit value (for example – unlimited bandwidth, unlimited emails or other unlimited resources). By not setting limits on key resources, we are able to offer our customers a simple, consistent pricing scheme as their websites demand more and more resources. As a result, a typical website may experience periods of great popularity and a resulting increased storage need without experiencing any associated increase in hosting charges.

      In all cases, when a service is listed as “Unlimited“, it is intended for normal web hosting usage only – all activities, which may result in excessive resource usage inconsistent with regular usage patterns, are prohibited.

      Our Unlimited service offers are not designed to allow a single user to influence the overall server performance. The Service Provider will make every effort to provide its customers with additional resources whenever possible, including the relocation of a customer’s hosting account to a newer, faster server. However, if the resource usage reaches a level where it may influence the overall server performance in a negative way, the Service Provider reserves the right to take corrective actions. Such actions may include disconnection or discontinuance of any and of all offered services, removal or deletion of customers’ websites, website content, electronic mail, or termination of a customer’s account according to the Service Provider’s sole and absolute discretion.

      SERVER USAGE & HOSTED CONTENT

      • Server content MUST comply with the parameters stated in this TOS and our AUP (Acceptable Use Policy). Web content requirements exclude the publication of illegal content or content considered inappropriate otherwise. If any of the Service Provider’s Services are used for the illegal purpose of SPAM or UCE, then they will be terminated instantaneously. The Service Provider expressly bans the use of any of the Service Provider’s hardware or software hosted on a Service Provider’s server for trying to illegally access another hosted machine or network. For more detailed information regarding all prohibited uses of our server network, please closely review next chapter of these Terms and our AUP (Acceptable Use Policy). If you still have inquiries over the matter, feel free to contact a Service Provider Service representative.

      • We offer free themes with each hosting account, which customers can use for their sites. The images used in the featured sliders, the logo images and background photos are provided to demonstrate the theme only. They are not part of the theme and can’t be used in the customers’ live site.

      • Using If your website has been hacked/ infected with malicious content, we reserve the right to access your hosting account and delete the corrupted files. In this case, there will be no need for your account to be suspended. This way, your website(s) will be brought back to their normal state and you will be able to continue using our service.

      • Using the Service Provider temporary URL is not defined as a bandwidth stealing. However customers should not rely on the Service Provider’s temporary URL as a basic URL. Traffic processing there is not recommendable. The Service Provider cannot and will not be held responsible for changing it afterwards. Customers are advised to use it temporarily and redirect their traffic to their own domains.

      NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE

    7. As a condition for customer use of the Service Provider’s Services, You – the Customer, agree that you will not use the Service Provider’s Services for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices, and/or our Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). The Service Provider servers can be used explicitly and only for legal purposes, and each attempt for taking indecent advantage of the servers, inconsistent with the rules, will be immediately counteracted.

      You also agree, that you will not use the Services in a manner that:

      • Is illegal, or promotes or encourages illegal activity such as ponzi schemes;
      • Promotes, encourages or engages in child pornography or the exploitation of children;
      • Promotes, encourages or engages in terrorism, violence against people, animals, or property;
      • Promotes, encourages or engages in any spam or other unsolicited bulk email, or computer or network hacking or cracking;
      • Participates or promotes the transmission of copyrighted material, material legally judged to be threatening or obscene, and material protected by trade secrets;
      • Violates the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 or similar legislation, or promotes, encourages or engages in the sale or distribution of prescription medication without a valid prescription;
      • Violates the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 or similar legislation, or promotes or facilitates prostitution and/or sex trafficking;
      • Infringes on the intellectual property rights of another User or any other person or entity;
      • Violates the privacy or publicity rights of another Customer or any other person or entity, or breaches any duty of confidentiality that You owe to another Customer or any other person or entity;
      • Interferes with the operation of the Service Provider’s Services;
      • Contains or installs any viruses, worms, bugs, Trojan horses or other code, files or programs designed to, or capable of, disrupting, damaging or limiting the functionality of any software or hardware; or
      • Contains false or deceptive language, or unsubstantiated or comparative claims, regarding the Service Provider’s Services.

      The Service Provider servers CANNOT be used for the propagation, distribution, housing, processing, storing, or handling in any way of lewd, obscene, adult or pornographic material, or any other material which is considered impermissible by the company’s Terms of Service (this document) and Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). Customers may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any of the Service Provider’s Services, other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to any of the Service Provider’s Services, through hacking, password mining or other means. Customers may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available by the Service Provider’s Services.

      Customers are solely responsible for the content of their messages. Using the Service Provider’s Services in connection with surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, junk e-mail, spamming or any duplicative or unsolicited messages (commercial or other) is prohibited.

      The Service Provider’s management will thoroughly scrutinize all received orders and decide, at their own discretion, which of them do not comply with the officially stated requirements for use of the company servers. The Service Provider reserves the right to refuse service to unlawful parties. The Service Provider reserves the right at all times to disclose any information, as the Service Provider deems necessary, to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, at the sole discretion of the Service Provider.

    8. E-COMMERCE CUSTOMER WEBSITES

      When buying an allocated space on the Service Provider’s servers for the purpose of creating online stores or related e-commerce activities websites, customers agree to be fully responsible for the development, operation and maintenance of their web sites, online stores and e-commerce activities within that websites. The Customer is the only one in charge of approving, processing and filling clients’ orders and taking care of clients’ requests or complaints. The Customer is also the only one in charge of the payment or satisfaction of any and all taxes related to his/her web site and online store. The Customer bears the responsibility for ensuring the security and confidentiality of any customer data (including, without limitation, customer credit card numbers) that he/she may receive in connection with his/her web site or online store. Each customer is in charge of all products and services, as well as all contents and materials appearing online on his/her e-commerce website, including:

      • the accuracy and relevance of Customer Content, and content and material showcased in the Customer store or on its products;
      • certainty that the Customer Content and content and materials appearing in the Customer store or on its products do not violate or infringe upon the rights of any person;
      • certainty that the Customer Content and the content and materials appearing in the Customer store or on its products are not calumnitous or somehow illegal.

      Each Customer guarantees to the Service Provider that he/she owns the right to use the Customer Content and its material, including all text, graphics, sound, music, video, programming, scripts and applets. Each Customer warrants to the Service Provider that the use, reproduction, propagation and transmission of the Customer Content and any information and materials contained inside do not, and will not:

      • infringe or abuse any copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or any other proprietary right of a third party;
      • break any criminal law or manifest false advertising, unfair competition, vilification, privacy intrusion; violate a right of publicity or violate any other law or regulation.

      Each Customer empowers the Service Provider to reproduce, copy, use and propagate all and any part of the Customer Content for ensuring and operating the Services. The Service Provider is granted the right to estimate, at its own discretion, the extent to which these operations need to be carried out

      1. THIRD PARTY DEALINGS

        Any dealings with third parties (including advertisers) carried out through the Service Provider’s Services, including participation in promotions, payment for goods and services, and/or any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings or promotions, are solely between the Customer and the advertiser or the other third party. The Service Provider shall not be responsible or liable for any part of such dealings or promotions.

      2. CANCELLATION, REFUND & MONEY-BACK; CHARGEBACKS

        CANCELLATION & REFUNDS

        the Service Provider’s accounts are set up on a prepay basis. Service Provider’s customers may decide to cancel their accounts at any time, however they will get a full refund of the service only if the cancellation request is made within 30 days of purchasing of the account, according to our Money Back Guarantee Policy

        To cancel an account, the Customer needs to send an e-mail or support ticket to our Sales Department and provide any authentication credentials requested by the Service Provider. Other forms of cancellation requests will not be accepted. Any incentives (free bonuses, etc.) offered to the Customer upon sign-up will be also cancelled.

        Domain name registrations/transfers, service upgrades and web hosting plan renewals are treated as non-refundable services (see below) and cannot be cancelled or refunded after being activated upon customer request. The Customer will have the opportunity to transfer his/her domain away to another host.

        Late cancellations, as well as accounts cancelled by the Service Provider. due to TOS violations (where the customer has decided not to fix the violation) do not qualify for the 30-day money back guarantee.

        All credit requests for VISA, MasterCard, American Express and Discovery payments are processed within 48 hours of the submission of the refund request (by e-mail or ticket, as mentioned above). The funds will be credited back to the Customer’s credit/debit card and affect the Customer’s credit/debit card balance in accordance with the credit/debit card issuer’s terms of service.

        All credit requests for PayPal payments are processed within 48 hours of the submission of the refund request (by e-mail or ticket, as mentioned above). The funds will be credited back to the Customer’s PayPal account and affect the Customer’s PayPal balance in accordance with the PayPal’s terms of service.

        MONEY BACK GUARANTEE POLICY

        The Service Provider offers a 30-day money back guarantee. If you are not satisfied with our hosting services, you can submit a refund request in a trouble ticket opened from your web hosting control panel, or via email sent to billing@hostrina.com, and receive full refund for your hosting plan within 30 days of the purchasing of the account. Please, NOTE that domain name registrations/transfers are non-refundable services (for more information see chapter 10 of this document).

        SSL certificate issuance, as a third-party service, is not covered by the 30-day money-back guarantee that the Service Provider provides for its web hosting services. An SSL certificate buyer is eligible for a refund within 7 days of purchase.

        All recurring payments, as well as all payments made via a wire transfer, are non-refundable and are NOT covered by the 30-day money-back guarantee.

        NON-REFUNDABLE SERVICES

        Non-Refundable Services: all service upgrades, wallet refills and plan renewal services purchased from the Web Hosting Control Panel; all 1-year or multi-year domain registration or transfer services purchased at sign-up or from the Web Hosting Control Panel.

        All domain registrations and domain transfers are final, do not include any money-back guarantee and will be subject to a fee that is calculated on the basis of the actual NON-PROMOTIONAL annual price of the purchased domain’s TLD, multiplied by the number of years of registration or transfer. Any refund amount credited back to the Customer in accordance with our 30-day money back guarantee will not include the cost of the non-refundable services (if any) that have been purchased with the Customer’s web hosting plan upon sign-up (i.e. the Customer will be issued a partial refund on the original transaction if he/she has purchased non-refundable services within the web hosting account). 

        CHARGEBACKS

        Chargebacks are not considered as a way of refunding. Any Customer who initiates a credit card chargeback in response to a bill or order placed with the Service Provider will be subject to full investigation.

        When signing up for a web hosting account with the Service Provider, customers agree to the conditions explicated in our Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) and the Web Hosting Terms of Service (this document). Thus, the Service Provider, as well as our authorized retailers (PayPal, ), will resort to these documents as an evidence for the Customer’s agreement, especially in the event that a Customer sends a chargeback inquiry based on points that he/or she first accepted, but is trying now to refute.

        If/When a chargeback report is received, the first step of the Service Provider’s team will be to try to contact the user. Meanwhile, the user account will be suspended (in order to protect our system from fraudulent activity and misuse) and will remain suspended until the reasons for the chargeback have been clarified and decision has been taken for according action.

        If the chargeback has occurred due to some misunderstanding, a reverse payment procedure will be initiated with our authorized retailers and the account will be re-activated.

        If the user has sent a chargeback request based on groundless argumentation (to our own judgment and these Web Hosting Terms of Service), then a dispute will be started with our authorized retailers in which the Web Hosting Terms of Service (this document) and the Acceptable Use Policy of the Service Provider will serve as proof of the Customer’s agreement. The retailers then, taking into consideration all provisions in these legal documents, will decide whether the Customer has had sufficient grounds for the chargeback or the Service Provider has the right to a reverse payment.

        In case that the chargeback originates from a fraudulent user and no reverse payment procedure can be activated, the respective hosting account will remain suspended and a $30 USD fee will be charged to the Customer (in order to cover the fees imposed on Hostrina Kenya by its authorized retailers for the claimed unauthorized transaction).

      3. NEWS RELEASES

        Certain sections of the Service Provider’s news releases may contain forward-looking statements projecting future events, such as new software incorporations, updates, promotions, hosting introductions, etc. It is possible that these statements may deviate from the actual circumstances, since they are treated as intentions and express expectations and approximate plans of action regarding the relevant forthcoming events.  

        Forward Looking Statements can be recognized by the availability of indicative words such as “believes”, “anticipates,” “plans,” “may,” “hopes,” “can,” “will,” “expects,” “is designed to,” “with the intent,” “potential”, etc. However, their availability is not a prerequisite for a forward-looking statement to be treated as such.

 

    1. TORTUROUS CONDUCT

      Any way of indecent treatment towards a Service Provider’s employee will be considered as totally inappropriate and unacceptable. Each Customer is expected to communicate in an utterly polite and professional manner with the Service Provider’s employees regarding any request for help or consultation, or any other reason for contacting the Service Provider’s team via e-mail, chat, phone or through our Ticket Desk Support System. Each Customer is expected to avoid any form of emotional outburst or inappropriate language, or any other attempt to be undermined the importance of good ethics in communication and human relations. Any act of close nature, or other type of offensive, abusive, disrespectful or condescending behavior – oral, written, or delivered by a second party – to members of the Service Provider’s customer care stuff will be interpreted as a breach of this TOS. The Service Provider reserves the right to assess at its sole discretion which behavior is to be considered as a violation of the hereby stated rule and agreement, and to undertake according actions, including refuse refunds to users whose accounts have been suspended for violating this TOS provision.

    2. FORCE MAJEURE CIRCUMSTANCES

      The Service Provider CANNOT and WILL NOT be liable for any failure or delay in doing its professional duties resulting from circumstances beyond its physical control. Such circumstances may represent acts of any governmental body, war, rebellion, sabotage, embargo, fire, flood, strike or other labor disturbances, interruption of or delay in transportation, unavailability of, interruption or delay in telecommunications or third party services (including DNS propagation), failure of third party software or hardware, or inability to obtain raw materials, supplies or power used in or equipment needed for provisioning of the Services.

    3. SERVICE PROVISION; WARRENTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS

      You understand and agree that the Service is provided on an ‘AS-IS’ basis without warranties or representations for its offering. The company bears no responsibility for connection problems in cases when customer’s hosting with the Service Provider confronts with service interruption issues. The Service Provider assumes no liability for any service failure, or failure to deliver or store any Customer communication or personalization settings.

    4. SERVICE DISCONTINUANCEThe Service Provider reserves the right to discontinue the delivering of the services and terminate this agreement for a certain period of time or indefinitely, with a prior notice. If the reason for this is Customer’s failure to observe these Web Hosting Terms of Service and/or our Acceptable Use Policy, no refund will be issued to the customer for the unused period of his/her annual subscription with the Service Provider. If the Customer has not violated any part of these Web Hosting Terms of Service, the Acceptable Use Police and/or any other related documents (Customer agreements) mentioned hereby – the Customer will receive partial refund covering the period of his/her web hosting subscription with the Service Provider that has not been used.

    5. COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE

      The Service Provider is dedicated to providing the highest levels of customer service round the clock. If you feel dissatisfied with any aspect of our service, you are encouraged to make use of our complaints procedure detailed below.

      In order to file a complaint, please send us an email to support@hostrina.com, specifying the nature of the problem you are experiencing. Please, provide us with as many details about your particular case as possible. The more we know about the situation, the better, prompt and adequate our resolution will be.

      Here are our steps of addressing every single complaint:

      1. the Service Provider will confirm receipt of your complaint in writing, notifying you that the complaint will be addressed without delay. The Service Provider reserves the right to refuse to investigate complaints which are apparently frivolous, abusive or offensive.  

      2. the Service Provider’s Customer Care representative will review your situation, search for an appropriate solution and inform you of the timeframe within which a response should be expected.

      3. If the the Service Provider’s Customer Care representative is not able to resolve your case within the pre-announced period, your complaint will be escalated to a Customer Care manager.

      4. If the Service Provider’s Customer Care manager also can’t provide you with an appropriate solution, then your complaint will be forwarded to the Company Director, who will further investigate the situation and ensure that all necessary measures have been taken. The Company Director will respond in writing within two working days, and reply with a solution within five working days.  

      5. An alternative complaint submission method is sending a Message to the following number: +2547-5252 1304

    6. CUSTOMER SERVICE CONTACT DETAILS

      Customers can get in touch with our Customer Service via any of the contact options listed below:

      1. Open a trouble ticket from the Client Area (section Support  – > Submit a request)

      2. Phone or SMS:

      KE PHONE : +2547-5252 1304

    7. REVISIONS

      In order to improve its web hosting and customer care services, the Service Provider reserves the right to revise these terms and conditions at any time without prior notice. Customers are encouraged therefore to review this document periodically.

    8. ASSIGNMENT

      Customers do not have the right to assign this Agreement without the explicit permission of the Service Provider. This Agreement shall be in force and effect to the total benefit of the Customer and the Service Provider, and their successors and permitted assigns.

    9. TERMINATION

      You agree that the Service Provider, at its sole discretion, may terminate your password, account or use of the Service(or any part thereof), and remove and discard any Content within the Service if you violate this Agreement.