Fastnet International Limited Terms and Conditions
FASTNET INTERNATIONAL LIMITED TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- DEFINITIONS
(1) "Fastnet" means Fastnet International Ltd, a company registered in England, Registered Company Number
3015861.
(2) “Order” means the Order for Services on Fastnet’s Order Form or any request by the Customer and accepted
as an Order by Fastnet and into which these Terms and Conditions are incorporated.
(3) “Writing” means communication by e-mail, post, fax or hand delivery, such written communication will not
be deemed served on Fastnet until received by Fastnet.
(4) "The Customer" means the person or company who contracts with Fastnet for the Services and where one
person contracts with Fastnet on behalf of or as an agent for another, the Customer shall be deemed to
include all those persons.
(5) "Service(s)" means the Internet Service(s) and services associated thereto and/or provision of Equipment
and/or Co-location Space supplied by Fastnet to the Customer and/or the registration of Domain Names or
any other service as described in Fastnet’s Order Form.
(6) "Internet Service(s)" means the service(s) provided by Fastnet whereby the Customer can gain access to any
part(s) of the Internet using Fastnet's services.
(7) “Business Hours” means between the hours of 9am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday excluding public holidays.
(8) “24/7” means twenty four hours, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
(9) “Officer” means company director.
(10) “Domain name” means a name registered, or to be registered, with a Registry for use as part of your URL.
(11) “Registry” means an organisation responsible for holding and processing all records for particular Domain
Name extensions.
(12) “Equipment” means the equipment specified on the Order Form
(13) “Carrier” means any supplier of Fastnet for telecommunications services in respect of the Service.
(14) "Access Circuit" means any communications line or data port supplied or made available by Fastnet or its
sub-contractors for the purpose of provision of Service(s) to the Customer.
(15) "Base Rate" means the annual base rate of interest from time to time in force as advertised by The Bank of
England.
(16) "Co-location" means the accommodation of Customer equipment at a Fastnet PoP.
(17) "Co-located Equipment" is the equipment so accommodated.
(18) "Customer Equipment" means equipment, systems, cabling and facilities provided by the Customer and used
in order to obtain the Service(s).
(19) "Customer Premises Equipment" or "CPE" means any equipment, cabling and systems provided by Fastnet
(or its subcontractors) which is to be installed at the Customer's premises in order to make available the
Service(s) to the Customer. For the avoidance of doubt, Customer Premises Equipment shall not include any
equipment which is the subject of a separate supply contract between Fastnet and the Customer.
(20) "IP Address" is a number used by Internet Protocols for the routing and delivery of IP packets.
(21) "Name" means any Internet-specific name specifically requested by, allocated to, or used by the Customer
for the provision of Service(s) and shall include, without limitation, any domain name or email address.
(22) "Packet" means an Internet Protocol (IP) packet containing data in a form suitable for transmission over the
Internet, including source and destination IP addresses.
(23) "Point of Presence" or "PoP" means a Fastnet-operated or rented facility in which Fastnet keeps its data
communications equipment, and is an access point to the Internet.
(24) "RIPE" means the European Internet Registry, Reseaux IP Europeans and their successors in title.
(25) "The Internet" means the global data network consisting of interconnected networks which communicate
using TCP/IP ("Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol") and related Internet protocols and
standards
(26) "User" means any third party connected to the Customer's network.
(27) "Agreement" means these General Terms and Conditions, the Customer Order Form, the Acceptable Use
Policy, any Specific Terms and Conditions and relevant Service level agreements, all of which, taken together,
constitute the agreement between the Company and the Customer for the supply of the Equipment and/or
Services.
(28) “Security Access List” means a list provided by a Customer of their personnel who are authorised to have or
grant access permission.
(29) “Included minutes” means the amount of call minutes (if any) to UK land lines and UK mobiles specified on
the Order form to be included with the Service.1
- TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUPPLY
(a) The parties agree that these terms and conditions (together with any other terms and conditions expressly
incorporated into this contract) represent the entire agreement between the parties relating to the sale or
supply of the Services and or Equipment and that no statement or representation made by either party has
been relied upon by the other in agreeing to enter into this contract.
(b) Fastnet’s employees or agents are not authorised to make any representation concerning the Services unless
confirmed by an Officer of Fastnet in writing. In entering into the Contract the Customer acknowledges that
it does not rely upon any such representation which is not so confirmed.
(c) Any advice or recommendation given by Fastnet or its employees or agents to the Customer or its
employees or agents as to supply of the Services which is not confirmed in writing by Fastnet is followed or
acted upon entirely at the Customer’s own risk and Fastnet shall not be liable for any such advice or
recommendation which is not so confirmed.
(d) Quotations issued by Fastnet are given subject to these Terms and Conditions and are not offers capable of
acceptance so as to make a legally binding contract. All orders (by whatever name called) submitted to
Fastnet require Fastnet’s written acceptance before any contract arises and thereafter incorporate these
Terms and Conditions.
(e) These terms and conditions exclude any other terms and conditions in any form of contract or order or
similar which are inconsistent with these conditions which the Customer may seek to impose, even if such
purports to exclude or supersede any terms and conditions inconsistent with them. The Customer accepts
that any Service(s) received by them or any contract between Fastnet and Customer, shall be deemed to be
acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
(f) No order which has been accepted by Fastnet may be cancelled by the Customer except with the Agreement
in Writing of Fastnet and on terms that the Customer shall indemnify Fastnet in full against all loss, costs,
damages, charges and expenses incurred by Fastnet.
(g) Fastnet reserves the right to delegate or sub-contract any part of the Service(s).
(h) We may have to make changes to these terms and conditions. Where this is necessary we will publish the
new document on www.Fastnet.co.uk.
(i) Any typographical, clerical or other error or omission in any written or printed document or information
issued by Fastnet shall be subject to correction or alteration at any time without any liability on the part of
Fastnet.
(j) The Customer acknowledges; that it purchases Services in a competitive market and that the bargaining
strength of Fastnet was not a relevant factor; that it received no inducement to agree to any term herein;
that it knows and understands the existence, extent and meaning of these conditions; that it knows and
understands the restriction or exclusion of any rights given to it in this contract or by any of the implied or
express conditions and warranties contained in the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 or any other
enactment or any other principle in law or equity and that it accepts the restriction or exclusion of those
conditions as being fair and reasonable having regard to all the circumstances of the Agreement.
(k) Unless (and to the extent) otherwise agreed in writing between the parties, time shall not be of the essence
of the performance by Fastnet of any of its obligations under this Agreement.
(l) Nothing in this Agreement and no action taken by the parties pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute or
be deemed to constitute between the parties a partnership, association, joint venture, or other co-operative
entity.
- SPECIFICATIONS
(a) The quantity, quality and description of and any specification for the Services shall be those set out in the
Order Form. All descriptive terms contained in Fastnet’s sales literature and price lists are approximate only
and shall not form part of this contract.
(b) The Customer shall be responsible to Fastnet for ensuring the accuracy of the terms of any Order (including
any applicable specification), and for giving Fastnet any necessary information relating to the Service(s) and
within a sufficient time to enable Fastnet to perform the contract in accordance with its terms. The
customer is entirely responsible for satisfying itself that all Service(s) supplied by Fastnet (including any
descriptions, data, advice, recommendations or other information provided by Fastnet in relation to those
Service(s)) are entirely suitable for the Customer’s purposes, having particular regard to relevant on-site
conditions, the nature of any existing equipment of the Customer or other circumstances of the application
of the Services known only to the customer or any particular purpose intended for any Service.2
(c) Fastnet reserves the right at all times to substitute, change, rearrange or alter the configuration of the
Service(s) or Customer Premises Equipment provided under this agreement. Fastnet shall, where possible,
use reasonable efforts to give prior written notice to the Customer of such substitution change,
rearrangement or alteration.
(d) The provisions of this contract apply only to those parts of the Internet Service(s) which are provided by
Fastnet. Fastnet is not responsible in any way for any other Service or connection, including but not limited
to other networks to which Fastnet connects. Fastnet may without notice and from time to time change or
alter the networks to which Fastnet connects.
(e) Fastnet shall not be responsible for adapting or modifying the Services to conform to statutory requirements
not current at the time of the acceptance of the Order.
- PRICE AND PAYMENT
(a) The Price of the Service(s) shall be the price on Fastnet’s Order Form. The Customer is responsible for all
charges including and after the commencement of the Service. Unless otherwise stated all prices are
exclusive of value added tax and any other taxes.
(b) The Customer shall pay Fastnet for the Service(s) in accordance with the rates and in the manner set out in
the Fastnet Order Form unless otherwise agreed by Fastnet in writing. Save for the initial payment, the
Customer shall pay the price to Fastnet within twenty-eight (28) days of the date on the relevant invoice
rendered by Fastnet.
(c) All amounts due to Fastnet under this Agreement shall be paid by the Customer in full (without any set-off,
deductions or withholdings whatsoever) by direct debit. Payment by any other method must be agreed in
writing. Payment(s) made to Fastnet will be applied to the oldest balance due to Fastnet at the time of
payment.
(d) Fastnet may at any time during the initial term but no more than once a year vary the price of the Service(s)
payable by the Customer upon giving the Customer at least thirty (30) days prior written notice provided
that the percentage increase shall be no greater than an amount equivalent to any percentage increase in
the Retail Prices Index last published by the Office for National Statistics before either the date when the
immediately preceding increase came into effect pursuant to this clause or the date of the commencement
of the Service(s) (whichever is the later) and the Retail Prices Index last published before the current date of
notice of variation plus five percent (5%).
(e) If the Customer fails to make payment in full on the due date then, without prejudice to any other right or
remedy available to Fastnet, Fastnet shall be entitled to; immediate payment of all invoices rendered by
Fastnet to the Customer (whether or not any such invoice has been outstanding for twenty-eight (28) days;
cancel the contract (or outstanding part thereof); suspend any further supply of Service(s) to the Customer;
enter upon the Customers premises and remove any of Fastnet’s equipment; appropriate any payment
made by the Customer to such of the Services (or the Services supplied under any other contract between
the Customer and Fastnet) as Fastnet may think fit (notwithstanding any purported appropriation by the
Customer) and/or charge the Customer interest (both before and after any judgment) on the amount unpaid
at the rate of eight per cent per annum above Bank of England base rate from time to time. Until payment in
full is made, such interest is to accrue on a daily basis. If it be held that Fastnet is not entitled to rely upon
this provision, Fastnet will rely upon the statutory provision in respect of interest pursuant to the Late
Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998.
- COMMENCEMENT OF SERVICE
(a) The Service will be deemed to be accepted by the Customer and to commence immediately upon Fastnet
communicating to the Customer by whatever method that it is ready to provide the Service(s).
(b) Fastnet will use its reasonable endeavours to comply with any date or dates for commencement of the
Service(s) but such date(s) will constitute only statements of expectation and will not be binding. If Fastnet
fails to provide the Service(s) by such date(s) such failure shall not constitute a breach of this agreement and
in particular without limitation Fastnet shall not be responsible for delays caused by Carriers or telephone
companies providing access circuits, any default of the Customer, the management of the Customer's
premises or any failure beyond the control of Fastnet.
(c) Fastnet will not be liable for any loss of, interruption of, or interference with any telephone service during
any installation.3
- TERM AND TERMINATION
(a) This agreement shall be effective for an initial term of 12 months (unless specified as longer on the Order
Form) and shall continue thereafter until determined in accordance with the provisions herein.
(b) This agreement may be terminated by either party on any date after the end of the initial term provided that
written notice is given to the other party at least 1 month in advance of the termination, or longer if
specified on the Order form.
(c) The Customer may terminate this Agreement forthwith where the Service(s) provided by Fastnet is
interrupted ( ‘total loss of service’ i.e. no transmission of signals in one or both directions for more than 4
hours after it has been reported to Fastnet) for ten (10) continuous working days provided that the
interruption in the service is due to a failure of Fastnet’s facility, equipment or personnel and which
interruption is not caused by a relevant Carrier or any other party other than Fastnet. Any period of
interruption to the Service(s) for the purposes of this provision does not include any period of interruption
resulting from the Customer’s failure to make payment.
(d) Fastnet may terminate this Agreement forthwith or withdraw or suspend the Service(s) at any time upon:
(i) the Customer failing to make payment to Fastnet in accordance with this agreement;
(ii) the Customer expressly or impliedly repudiating or breaching this agreement by refusing or
threatening to refuse to comply with any of the provisions of this agreement or Fastnet’s Acceptable
Use Policy;
(iii) the Customer entering a voluntary arrangement with its creditors, or has or had a petition or an
administration order with its creditors presented against it, or becomes subject to an administration
order, or becomes insolvent, goes into compulsory or voluntary liquidation or a provisional
liquidator or a receiver and/or manager or administrative receiver is appointed, an encumbrancer
takes possession of any of the property or assets of the Customer or if the Customer ceases, or
threatens to cease, to carry on any business, fails to or refuses to pay in full any sum due and
payable by the Customer to Fastnet on the due date for payment, or Fastnet reasonably apprehends
that any of the events mentioned above is about to occur in relation to the Customer.
(e) Any termination shall not relieve the Customer of its obligation to pay any charges incurred hereunder prior
to such termination. Unless otherwise agreed by Fastnet the Customer shall be liable for all costs and
charges incurred by Fastnet arising from such termination. The Parties' right and obligations which by their
nature would extend beyond the termination, cancellation or expiry of this Agreement shall survive such
termination, cancellation or expiry.
- SERVICE MAINTENANCE
From time to time Fastnet and/or a relevant Carrier may have to interrupt the Service(s) or alter the
specification of the Service(s) for operational or maintenance reasons. Wherever possible, notice of such
interruption shall be given to the Customer prior to the event. Wherever possible, Fastnet shall implement
all Service(s) maintenance, specification alterations or suspensions outside Business Hours. In any event the
Customer shall have no claim against Fastnet arising from such interruption for whatever loss or for
whatever reason.
- FAULT RESOLUTION
(a) In the event that the Customer becomes aware of a defect, fault or impairment in the provision of the
Service(s) other than by way of service maintenance, and the Customer gives written notification to Fastnet
of such defect, fault or impairment, then Fastnet shall use its best endeavours to resolve the defect, fault or
impairment as quickly as reasonably possible. Any specific service levels agreements presented as part of
this agreement will apply.
(b) If it is determined that the defect, fault or impairment is a result of:
(i) negligence, act, omission, or fault of the Customer or its agents, or
(ii) the Customer or its Agent's breach of this Agreement, or
(iii) the failure or malfunction of Customer Equipment,
then Fastnet may recover from the customer all reasonable costs incurred in remedying the defect, fault or
impairment.4
- SERVICE SUSPENSION
(a) Fastnet may at its absolute discretion elect to suspend forthwith provision of the Service(s) until further
notice in the event that:
(i) Fastnet is entitled to terminate this Agreement (and no exercise by Fastnet of its right of suspension
under this clause shall exclude Fastnet's right subsequently to terminate this Agreement); or
(ii) Fastnet needs to carry out service maintenance to any Customer Premises Equipment or any other
equipment or configurations of equipment which are used to provide the Service(s); or
(iii) Fastnet is obliged to comply with an order, instruction or request of Government, an emergency
service organisation or other competent administrative authority or relevant Carrier; or
(iv) if outstanding amounts due under this agreement to Fastnet have not been paid.
(b) Where the suspension is implemented as a consequence of the breach, fault or omission of the Customer,
the Customer shall pay Fastnet's reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the implementation of such
suspension and/or recommencement of the provision of the Service(s). The parties agree that the original
fee is a reasonable estimate of such costs and expenses.
- CUSTOMER PREMISES EQUIPMENT
(a) Where Customer Premises Equipment is provided to the Customer by Fastnet the Terms and Conditions in
this section shall apply.
(b) The Customer shall procure all necessary licenses, waivers, consents or registrations necessary to deliver,
install, and keep installed at the Customer's Premises any Customer Premises Equipment. Fastnet may
advise the Customer of such requirements and the date by which they are required to be fulfilled in a
schedule of requirements. The Customer hereby grants all such licenses, consents, or registrations to
Fastnet to the extent the Customer has the power and authority to grant the same in respect of the delivery,
installation and maintenance of any Customer Premises Equipment at the Customer's other premises.
(c) Title to any Customer Premises Equipment shall at all times belong to and remain with Fastnet and the
Customer shall not create or allow any charges, liens, or other encumbrances whatsoever to be placed on
any Customer Premises Equipment.
(d) The Customer shall be liable for the loss of or any and all damage to any Customer Premises Equipment
which is caused by
(i) the negligent or wilful acts or omissions of the Customer, its servants or agents;
(ii) the breach of the terms of this Agreement by the Customer, its servants or agents; or
(iii) malfunction or failure of any equipment or facility provided by the Customer or its servants or
agents, including but not limited to Customer Equipment.
(e) Fastnet shall be entitled at any time to require the Customer to deliver up the Customer Premises
Equipment to Fastnet and Fastnet shall have irrevocable licence to enter upon the premises of the Customer
or of any third party where the equipment is stored and inspect, remove or repossess the equipment. The
Customer shall in any relevant contract with any Third Party protect this right of Fastnet.
(f) The Customer shall not be entitled to pledge or in any way charge by way of security or any indebtedness
any of the Customer Premises Equipment which remain the property of Fastnet, but if the Customer does so,
all monies owing by the Customer to Fastnet shall forthwith become due and payable without prejudice to
any other right or remedy of Fastnet.
(g) If the Customer desires to relocate or otherwise change the place at which the Service(s) is delivered, then
the Customer will be liable to pay any additional installation charges for the new location and any Service(s)
support costs resulting from such agreed relocation or change of the place of the Service(s).
(h) The Customer shall furnish Fastnet, at no charge, such equipment, space and electrical power as is
reasonably required by Fastnet and its subcontractors to enable Fastnet to render the Service(s).
(i) The Customer undertakes:
(i) to house any Customer Premises Equipment in accordance with Fastnet's instructions as may be
notified to the Customer from time to time; this shall include, but not be limited to, the provision of
electrical power to any Customer Premises Equipment supported by an appropriately specified
Uninterruptible Power Supply provided at the Customer's own expense. Fastnet shall not be liable
for any fault or depreciation of Service(s) due to failure of the supply of electrical power to any
Customer Premises Equipment; such a failure shall be deemed a failure of Customer Equipment for
the purposes of assessing whether or not a fault or depreciation of service constitutes a Service
Interruption.
(ii) to keep any Customer Premises Equipment at the Customer's premises and stationary at all times.5
(iii) not to add, modify, relocate, reconfigure or in any way interfere with any Customer Premises
Equipment;
(iv) not to cause any Customer Premises Equipment to be removed, repaired, serviced, or otherwise
attended to except by an authorised representative of Fastnet.
(v) not to remove, tamper with, or obliterate any words or labels on any Customer Premises Equipment
or any part thereof.
(vi) not to use any Customer Premises Equipment except in accordance with such written instruction as
may be notified by Fastnet from time to time.
(vii) to permit Fastnet or its subcontractors to inspect or test any Customer Premises Equipment at all
reasonable times.
(viii) on termination of this Agreement (howsoever the same may arise) to yield up any Customer
Premises Equipment in a good state of condition and repair to Fastnet and to allow Fastnet or its
subcontractors immediate access to the Customer premises to remove any Customer Premises
Equipment.
(j) The Customer is responsible for identifying, monitoring, removing and disposing of any hazardous materials
which it is required to remove by law prior to any construction or installation work being performed by
Fastnet or its subcontractors, and the Customer shall indemnify, keep indemnified, defend and hold Fastnet
harmless from any liability incurred in the use of or in connection with hazardous materials on the
Customer's premises.
(k) The Customer shall advise Fastnet of all health and safety at work rules and regulations and any other
reasonable security requirements applicable at the Customer's Premises, and Fastnet shall observe and
ensure that its employees and authorised representatives observe such regulations so advised while at the
Customer's Premises, provided that Fastnet shall not be liable hereunder if as a result of conforming with
such regulations Fastnet is in breach of its obligations under this agreement.
- CUSTOMER EQUIPMENT
(a) Where the provision of the Service(s) or Co-location Space and/or the provision of Customer Premises
Equipment necessarily involve Customer Equipment the Terms and Conditions in this section shall apply.
(b) The Customer shall ensure at all times that the Customer Equipment shall conform to the relevant national
standards of approval and the Customer shall at all times comply with the conditions of such standard or
approval. Fastnet reserves the right to disconnect any Customer Equipment if the Customer does not fulfil its
obligations under this clause, or if in the opinion of Fastnet or its subcontractors it is liable to cause the
death of or personal injury to or damage the property of Fastnet or its subcontractors or any person, or will
impair the quality of any Service(s) provided by Fastnet to any of its other Customers.
(c) The Customer shall, if required by any applicable license granted under national law, or if requested by
Fastnet, notify or obtain any necessary permission or co-operation of a telecommunications network
provider or other relevant person for the connection or maintenance of Customer Equipment. Fastnet shall
have no liability whatsoever in any case where such notification is not given or such permission or co-
operation is not obtained.
- CO-LOCATION SPACE
(a) Where Co-location Space is provided to the Customer by Fastnet the terms and conditions in this section
shall apply.
(b) In consideration of payments to be made by the Customer, Fastnet grants to the customer a co-location
space license to locate telecommunications and related computer equipment in the space specified in the
Order Form and the right from time to time by prior appointment with Fastnet to enter the premises in
which this space is located for the purpose of repairing and maintaining this equipment. Admittance to the
premises outside of Fastnet’s normal Business Hours is entirely at Fastnet’s discretion.
(c) Fastnet grants to the Customer a revocable licence to use the Co-location Space only to install, operate, and
maintain telecommunications and related computer equipment as expressly provided herein.
Telecommunications are restricted to conventional cable or fibre-based media. Microwave and optical
communications are prohibited unless authorised in writing by Fastnet.6
(d) Installation of Co-located Equipment shall be deemed to have occurred when Fastnet has notified the
Customer by whatever method that it has completed preparing the Co-location Space to receive Co-located
Equipment.
(e) Co-located Equipment must not emit excessive electromagnetic radiation, noise, dust or other pollutants.
Co-located Equipment must not draw power in excess of that stated in the Order Form. Co-located
Equipment must output signals which conform to relevant telecommunications standards. Co-located
Equipment may not be connected or attached to the equipment of other customers or of Fastnet or of other
telecommunications service providers without express written permission from Fastnet and from the other
party, with any permission from other customers copied to Fastnet. Packet sniffers and other forms of
electronic surveillance devices are prohibited. Customer equipment must not be used for illegal or criminal
purposes. Equipment not in compliance with these conditions may be disconnected. Unauthorised
connections may be removed at Fastnet's discretion.
(f) No signs or emblems may be placed on the exterior of Co-located Equipment or storage racks by the
Customer. Neither the Customer nor its subcontractors may in any way alter walls, floors, ceilings, or other
parts of the building, the allocated Co-location Space, or any other cabling, construction, or equipment
without specific written authorisation from Fastnet.
(g) The Customer must not make any portion of the space available to third parties or locate third party
equipment in the space without written authorisation from Fastnet.
(h) Customers staff must wear proper identification at all times when attending upon the Co-located
Equipment. Subcontractors and the staff of other telecommunications service providers will be admitted
only if arranged in advance and specifically approved by Fastnet in writing and if wearing proper
identification. All Customer staff or subcontractors attending Fastnet premises must have the relevant
consents as listed on the Security Access List. Fastnet may refuse admission to the Co-located Equipment to
any individual who has been observed touching, modifying, or tampering in any way with the equipment of
Fastnet or other customers. Visits by the Customer or parties acting on the Customer's behalf are to be
escorted by an authorised representative of Fastnet from the time that the party signs in on entering the
premises until the party signs out on leaving the premises, unless given permission by Fastnet to be
unaccompanied.
(i) Fastnet may at its discretion require the relocation of Co-located Equipment within the building, either
because of an emergency or, with 30 calendar days written notice, for good business reasons. Fastnet will
make every reasonable effort to avoid such relocation and will work with the Customer to minimise any
disruption to services. Fastnet will relocate any cabling and construction installed by Fastnet at its own
expense but the Customer will be responsible for any other costs relating to relocation.
(j) The Co-located Equipment shall at all times be at the Customer's risk. The Customer shall be responsible for
insuring the Co-located Equipment against all risks (including but not limited to fire, theft, and flood) and for
obtaining such other insurance cover (including but not limited to consequential loss and loss of profits
cover) as may be appropriate.
(k) The Co-location Space license will be terminated if this Agreement is terminated. Upon the termination of
this Agreement or the expiration of the Term of the license as stated on the Order form, the Customer shall
at the Customer's own cost remove the Co-located Equipment from Fastnet's premises at a time to be
agreed with Fastnet, except that Fastnet shall have a lien over the Co-located Equipment to secure all sums
due under this agreement and the Customer shall not be entitled to remove the Co-located Equipment until
such sums have been paid. Any Customer co-located equipment not removed within ten (10) working days
after this Agreement has been terminated will be removed by Fastnet and any costs and expenses of
removal shall be the responsibility of the customer. Fastnet will not remove, erase or delete any data or
computer programs before disposal of the co-located equipment.
(l) The Customer will indemnify Fastnet against all costs, claims, demands, losses, damages, expenses, and
liabilities of any nature whatsoever suffered or incurred by Fastnet in connection with any claim that the use
or possession of the Equipment or any computer programs used in connection with the Co-located
Equipment infringes the intellectual property rights of any third party.
(m) The Customer shall indemnify and hold harmless Fastnet, its officers and employees, servants, agents,
affiliates and parent company (if any), from and against any and all claims, costs, expenses, or liability arising
out of the Customer's use of the Co-location Space or the Customer's operation of the Co-located
Equipment.
(n) Unless otherwise agreed by Fastnet in writing, Co-located Equipment may be connected only to Fastnet
access equipment and Co-located Equipment may not be used to forward IP packets.7
(o) Any visitor to any of Fastnet's Property or must comply with Fastnet's Health and Safety procedures. The
relevant documentation will be made available to visitors. The procedures will be explained to any visitor
upon request.
- DOMAIN NAMES
(a) Where the provision of the Service(s) includes the registration of a Domain Name by Fastnet the Terms and
Conditions in this section shall apply.
(b) The Customer confirms and warrants that he is the owner of or that he has been duly authorised by the
owner or is entitled to use any trade mark, name or Domain Name requested or allocated as its name or
Domain Name. The Customer acknowledges that Fastnet cannot guarantee that any name or Domain Name
requested by the Customer will be available or approved for use. Fastnet shall be entitled to require the
Customer to select a replacement name or Domain Name and may suspend and/or terminate the Service(s)
if, in the opinion of Fastnet, there are reasonable grounds for Fastnet to believe that the Customer's current
choice of name or Domain Name is, or is likely to be, in breach of the provisions of this clause or of Fastnet’s
Acceptable Use Policy.
(c) Fastnet does not represent, warrant or guarantee that any Domain Name applied for by the customer or on
the Customer’s behalf will be registered in the Customer’s requested name or is capable of being registered
by the Customer or that the use of such Domain Name by the Customer will not infringe any third party
rights.
(d) The registration of the Domain Name and its ongoing use by the Customer is subject to the relevant naming
authority’s terms and conditions of use and the Customer undertakes that they will comply with such terms
and conditions. The relevant naming authority’s Terms and Conditions are available from their website or
upon request from Fastnet.
(e) The Customer hereby irrevocably waives any claims the Customer may have against Fastnet in respect of any
decision of a naming authority to refuse to register a Domain Name and, without limitation, the Customer
acknowledges and agrees that any administration or other charge paid by the Customer in respect of the
registration of the Domain Name is non-refundable in any event.
(f) Fastnet accepts no responsibility in respect of the use of a Domain Name by the Customer and any dispute
between the Customer and any other individual or organisation regarding a Domain Name must be resolved
between the parties concerned and Fastnet will take no part in any such dispute. Fastnet reserves the right,
on becoming aware of such a dispute concerning a Domain Name, at its discretion and without giving any
reason, to either suspend or cancel the relevant Service(s) associated with the Domain Name, and/or to
make such representations to the relevant naming authority, as Fastnet deems appropriate.
(g) No transfer of Service(s) including any re-registration or transfer of Domain Names or changes to the
delegation of Domain Names will be permitted unless and until all outstanding invoices have been settled
and cleared funds have been transferred to Fastnet. In particular the Customer waives the right to any
redelegation, re-registration or transfer of any Domain Name by any third party or authority.
(h) Any Internet Protocol address purchased by the Customer from Fastnet shall at all times remain Fastnet’s
property and the Customer will have a non-transferable license to use such address for the duration of this
contract. If this contract is terminated for whatever reason, the Customer’s license to use the Internet
Protocol address shall automatically terminate and thereafter the Customer will not use such address.
(i) The Customer acknowledges that its contact details, including where such details constitute Personal Data
such as name, address, phone numbers and email address, will be passed to RIPE, the registry body for IP
addresses. The Customer further acknowledges that it is a necessary requirement of being registered with
RIPE that the Customer’s details be placed on the RIPE database which is publicly viewable on the RIPE
website. The Customer hereby consents to its details being dealt with in the manner stated in this clause.
(j) Fastnet may agree in writing with the customer to accept as part of its Service(s) the transfer of Domain
Name(s) already registered by and on behalf of the Customer. Upon the acceptance of such transfer by
Fastnet such provisions herein shall apply. The Customer must notify Fastnet of the date of the original
registration and the date of re-registration of such name or names.
(k) It is the customer's responsibility to ensure that domains are renewed at the appropriate intervals. Fastnet
will take reasonable steps to advise you of the renewal dates, which will require your response in writing.
This service is provided as a courtesy and it remains your responsibility to ensure renewal by means of
written request whether or not you receive notification from us.8
(l).GOV.UK DOMAINS
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CDDO AS THE CRITICAL DOMAIN HOLDER
13.1.The parties agree to and accept the role of the Critical Domain Holder as set out below in respect of the protection of .gov.uk domains and subdomains.
13.1.1 The Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO), acting on behalf of the Minister for the Cabinet Office and as part of the Crown, has rights over the ‘.gov.uk’ domain and subdomains. CDDO is the .gov.uk domain Critical Domain Holder.
13.1.2. The Critical Domain Holder does not need to be party to this agreement.
13.1.3. The Critical Domain Holder has appointed the .gov.uk Registry Operator.
13.1.4. The Critical Domain Holder permits the .gov.uk Registry Operator to enter into Registry Registrar Agreements.
13.1.5. The Critical Domain Holder is the only authority that may verify the identity of the Registrant.
13.1.6. The Critical Domain Holder approves a .gov.uk domain name for use by the Registrant.
13.1.7. The Critical Domain Holder is responsible for setting and maintaining the domain registration and management rules, which are defined in the Apply for your .gov.uk domain name guidance on GOV.UK.
13.1.8. The Critical Domain Holder acts as an escalation point and ultimate decision maker in the event of a dispute regarding the management or control of a .gov.uk domain name.
13.1.9. The Critical Domain Holder may, at its sole discretion, direct the Registry Operator, Registrar, Registrant or sub-Registrant to take action, including urgent action, to protect a .gov.uk domain name, at any time. Such action may include to suspend, withdraw or transfer a .gov.uk domain name:
13.1.9.1. if the Registrant or sub-Registrant persistently or seriously violates the domain registration and management rules, which are defined in the Apply for your .gov.uk domain name guidance on GOV.UK,
13.1.9.2. if the Registrant or sub-Registrant persistently fails to respond to communications from the Registrar, Registry Operator or Critical Domain Holder,
13.1.9.3. to resolve disputes which concern the Registrant or sub-Registrant’s registered .gov.uk domain name,
13.1.9.4. if the continued Registration of the Registrant’s .gov.uk domain name poses an immediate critical security threat to the Registrant’s services or other public sector services,
13.1.9.5. if the Registrar persistently fails to meet the Criteria to be a .gov.uk Approved Registrar,
13.1.9.6. if the Registrar is no longer a .gov.uk Approved Registrar as defined by the criteria,
13.1.9.7. if there is any event that might lead to your organisation ceasing trading, such as a voluntary winding up, a bankruptcy, or an insolvency event as defined in section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986,
13.1.9.8. if required by the law.
13.1.10. The Critical Domain Holder is an independent data controller in its own right for personal contact data contained within the Registry Data. The Registry Data means any data, including but not limited to DNS resource records, public-key material for DNSSEC and personal contact data, in each case held by the Registry Operator:
13.1.10.1. for use in its Registry Services,
13.1.10.2. or for use by the Registry Operator in performance of its roles and obligations to the Critical Domain Holder, Registrar and/or Registrant,
13.1.10.3. or for use by the Registrar in performance of its roles and obligations to the Critical Domain Holder, Registry Operator and/or Registrant.
13.1.11. The Critical Domain Holder and its suppliers are authorised to undertake monitoring of all .gov.uk domains and subdomains as described on the Domain Management team page. The purpose of monitoring is to test for the secure configuration of domains and associated digital services and alert the relevant service owners when problems are found.
The monitoring undertaken by the Critical Domain Holder, and/or its suppliers, may, on some rare occasions, temporarily impair the function of the domain and associated digital services. In those circumstances, the Critical Domain Holder will work with the Registrar, Registrant, and/or Sub-Registrant to overcome the temporary impairment as soon as is reasonably practicable. The Critical Domain Holder and its suppliers are authorised to undertake monitoring of all .gov.uk domains, and subdomains, regardless as to this risk of impairment.
In undertaking monitoring, the Critical Domain Holder, and/or its suppliers, may process personal data. The processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Critical Domain Holder, and/or its suppliers as a data controller. Details associated with a domain will be retained for as long as the domain is registered and in use. If details change to another person the Critical Domain Holder, and/or its suppliers, will remove the old contact within 6 months.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILTIES OF THE REGISTRY OPERATOR
The parties agree to and accept the role of the Registry Operator as set out below in respect of the protection of .gov.uk domains and subdomains.
13.1.12. The Registry Operator means the administrative and technical operator of the policies, processes and systems required to manage and operate the .gov.uk domains and subdomains. The Registry Operator is the only operator for gov.uk domains and subdomains, as appointed by the Critical Domain Holder.
13.1.13. The Registry Operator must only accept .gov.uk domain registrations from .gov.uk Approved Registrars. The Registrar Operator must not accept .gov.uk domain registrations from any reseller or any other entity.
13.1.14. The Registry Operator must use reasonable endeavours to verify that organisations that wish to be .gov.uk Registrars meet the Criteria to be a .gov.uk Approved Registrar.
13.1.15. The Registry Operator has a Registry Registrar Agreement with all .gov.uk Approved Registrars.
13.1.16. The Registry Operator must ensure that all Registrars have Registrant Agreements in place that reference this GOV.UK page and include these terms as updated from time to time and published on the aforementioned page.
13.1.17. All normal communications that the Registry Operator has with a Registrant must be through a Registrar. The exceptions to this are:
13.1.17.1. if a Registrar is not supporting their Registrant in accordance with the Criteria to be a .gov.uk Approved Registrar or
13.1.17.2. if the Registrant itself is not accepting such support.
In these exceptional cases the Registry Operator may contact a Registrant directly to help the Registrant meet the domain registration and management rules, which are defined in the Apply for your .gov.uk domain name guidance. The Registry Operator must always copy the relevant Registrar in on communications with a Registrant in these cases.
13.1.18. The Registry Operator must maintain a published list of .gov.uk Approved Registrars.
13.1.19. The Registry Operator operates a fair marketplace for .gov.uk Approved Registrars. If the Registry Operator itself chooses to be a .gov.uk Approved Registrar, it must not grant itself more favourable terms or treatment than other .gov.uk Approved Registrars. The Registry Operator must not favour any .gov.uk Approved Registrar over any other.
13.1.20. The Registry Operator must not unreasonably refuse to sign a Registry Registrar Agreement with a .gov.uk Approved Registrar.
13.1.21. The Registry Operator must use reasonable endeavours to help .gov.uk Approved Registrars continue to meet the Criteria to be a .gov.uk Approved Registrar.
13.1.22. The Registry Operator must notify the Critical Domain Holder before removing the status of .gov.uk Approved Registrar or terminating a Registry Registrar Agreement with a .gov.uk Approved Registrar.
13.1.23. The Registry Operator is an independent data controller in its own right for personal contact data contained within the Registry Data. As a data controller, the Registry Operator will be responsible for ensuring agreements to cover the sharing and processing of personal data with other parties, such as the Registrars, are in place. The Registry Data means any data, including but not limited to DNS resource records, public-key material for DNSSEC and personal contact data, in each case held by the Registry Operator:
13.1.23.1. for use in its Registry Services,
13.1.23.2. or for use by the Registry Operator in performance of its roles and obligations to the Critical Domain Holder, Registrar and/or Registrant,
13.1.23.3. or for use by the Registrar in performance of its roles and obligations to the Critical Domain Holder, Registry Operator and/or Registrant.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE REGISTRAR
The parties agree to and accept the role of the Registrar as set out below in respect of the protection of .gov.uk domains and subdomains.
13.1.24. The Registrar must meet the Criteria to be a .gov.uk Approved Registrarat all times.
13.1.25. The Registrar must only provide .gov.uk domains directly to the Registrants that they have Registrant Agreements with. The Registrar must not provide .gov.uk domains via any reseller.
13.1.26. The Registrar must maintain a list of all Registrants that have delegated lower-level subdomains out to sub-Registrants.
13.1.27. The Registrar must ensure that if a Registrant transfers a domain name:
13.1.27.1. the new Registrant is eligible to have the domain,
13.1.27.2. any new Registrar is a .gov.uk Approved Registrar,
13.1.27.3. all parties follow the Transfer your domain name guidance.
13.1.28. The Registrar agrees that any persistent failures, as defined and/or determined by the Registry Operator, and confirmed at the sole discretion of the Critical Domain Holder, to meet the Criteria to be a .gov.uk Approved Registrar, will result in:
13.1.28.1. the Registrar no longer being a .gov.uk Approved Registrar,
13.1.28.2. the Registrar, in consultation with the Registrant, to transfer the management of its .gov.uk domain names to an alternative .gov.uk Approved Registrar,
The Registrar must at its own cost and expense, provide all such support, assistance and cooperation and execute or procure the execution of all such documents as the Critical Domain Holder or the Registry Operator may from time to time require for the purpose of giving full effect to this provision.
13.1.29. The Registrar is an independent data controller in its own right for personal contact data contained within the Registry Data. The Registry Data means any data, including but not limited to DNS resource records, public-key material for DNSSEC and personal contact data, in each case held by the Registry Operator:
13.1.29.1. for use in its Registry Services,
13.1.29.2. or for use by the Registry Operator in performance of its roles and obligations to the Critical Domain Holder, Registrar and/or Registrant,
13.1.29.3. or for use by the Registrar in performance of its roles and obligations to the Critical Domain Holder, Registry Operator and/or Registrant.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE REGISTRANT
The parties agree to and accept the role of the Registrant as set out below in respect of the protection of .gov.uk domains and subdomains.
13.1.30. The Registrant is an entity which has registered a .gov.uk domain name in the .gov.uk Registry.
13.1.31. The Registrant must remain in legal control of their .gov.uk domain name at all times. This includes not reselling or passing control of their .gov.uk domain name to a non-public sector organisation.
13.1.32. The Registrant must get approval from The Critical Domain Holder prior to transferring their .gov.uk domain to any other organisation.
13.1.33. The Registrant must protect its .gov.uk domain name by following the domain registration and management rules, which are defined in the Apply for your .gov.uk domain name guidance on GOV.UK that apply to them, found here:
· Get permission to apply for a .gov.uk domain name
· Identify a registrant for your .gov.uk domain name
· Choose your .gov.uk domain name
· Get started with your .gov.uk domain name
· Creating and managing .gov.uk subdomains.
· Keeping your domain name secure
· Renew your domain name
· Make changes to your .gov.uk domain name
· How to stop using your domain name
· What to do if your domain is compromised
13.1.34. The Registrant has the right to move its .gov.uk domain name from the Registrar to any other Registrar at any time and for any reason. The Registrant is not entitled to a refund for any remaining term of the registration.
13.1.35. The Registrant accepts that if their Registrar is no longer a .gov.uk Approved Registrar, then the Registrant must move its .gov.uk domains to a .gov.uk Approved Registrar.
13.1.36. If the Registrant has delegated lower-level subdomains out to a sub-Registrant, the Registrant:
13.1.36.1. must tell its Registrar,
13.1.36.2. must help the sub-Registrant meet the domain registration and management rules, which are defined in the Apply for your .gov.uk domain name guidance on GOV.UK that apply to them,
13.1.36.3. is a data controller of the personal data that the sub-Registrant has shared with it.
13.1.37. The Registrant is an independent data controller in its own right for personal contact data contained within the Registry Data. The Registry Data means any data, including but not limited to DNS resource records, public-key material for DNSSEC and personal contact data, in each case held by the Registry Operator:
13.1.37.1. for use in its Registry Services,
13.1.37.2. or for use by the Registry Operator in performance of its roles and obligations to the Critical Domain Holder, Registrar and/or Registrant,
13.1.37.3. or for use by the Registrar in performance of its roles and obligations to the Critical Domain Holder, Registry Operator and/or Registrant.
13.1.38. The Registrant agrees that the Critical Domain Holder and its suppliers are authorised to undertake monitoring of all .gov.uk domains and subdomains as described on the Domain Management team page. The purpose of monitoring is to test for the secure configuration of domains and associated digital services and alert the relevant service owners when problems are found.
The Registrant consents to the Critical Domain Holder and/or its suppliers processing personal data, specifically collecting DNS records and WHOIS records where they are available, to:
· provide support; protect the domain names in the public sector
· reduce the risk of attack to associated services such as email, web, and digital services
· ensure the governance and accessibility of web services
The Registrant consents to the retention of personal data by the Critical Domain Holder and/or its suppliers.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILTIES OF THE SUB-REGISTRANT
The parties agree to and accept the role of the sub-Registrant as set out below in respect of the protection of .gov.uk domains and subdomains.
13.1.39. The sub-Registrant is an entity which has been given a lower-level domain from a .gov.uk Registrant. The sub-Registrant is not the same organisation as the Registrant.
13.1.40. The sub-Registrant must protect its .gov.uk domain name by following the domain registration and management rules, which are defined in the Apply for your .gov.uk domain name guidance on GOV.UK that apply to them, found here:
· How you are accountable for protecting your .gov.uk domain
· Creating and managing .gov.uk subdomains
· Keeping your domain name secure
· How to stop using your domain name
· What to do if your domain is compromised
13.1.41. The sub-Registrant is a data controller of the personal data it shares with the Registrant.
13.1.42. The sub-Registrant agrees that the Critical Domain Holder and its suppliers are is authorised to undertake monitoring of all .gov.uk domains and subdomains as described on the Domain Management team page. The purpose of monitoring is to test for the secure configuration of domains and associated digital services and alert the relevant service owners when problems are found.
The Sub-registrant consents to the Critical Domain Holder and/or its suppliers processing personal data, specifically collecting DNS records and WHOIS records where they are available to:
· provide support; protect the domain names in the
· public sector; and to reduce the risk of attack to associated services such as email, web, and digital services
· ensure the governance and accessibility of web services
The Sub-registrant consents to the retention of personal data by the Critical Domain Holder and/or its suppliers.
PRICING FOR .GOV.UK DOMAIN NAMES
13.1.43. The pricing for .gov.uk domain names is to be confirmed.
- WARRANTIES
Provided that the Customer performs it obligations under this agreement, Fastnet warrants that:
(i) it shall use its reasonable skill and care in providing and maintaining the Service(s), though the Customer
acknowledges that it is impossible to provide and maintain a service that would be entirely free of any fault
and Fastnet does not undertake to do so;
(ii) that it is not aware as at the date of this agreement of anything within its reasonable control which might
adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this agreement;
- LIABILITY
(a) (i) Except in respect of death or personal injury Fastnet shall not be liable to the Customer for any Claim
in respect of the Customers direct loss or damage unless such loss or damage is due to the
negligence or failure of Fastnet to perform its obligations under this Agreement and in any event
such loss or damage shall be limited to 100% of the charges payable by the Customer to Fastnet in
any consecutive twelve (12) month period in respect of any event or series of events.
(ii) Fastnet shall not be liable to the Customer for any claim for indirect or consequential economic or
other losses, damages or liabilities such as (without limitation) lost profits, revenue, costs including
legal and other professional costs, removal, storage, or other expenses, or injury to reputation
suffered by the Customer or other claims to any consequential compensation whatsoever, arising
from or in connection with any representation or any express or implied warranty, condition or
other contract term or any duty at common law or pursuant to statute which arises out of or in
connection with the supply of the Service(s) except as expressly provided in these Terms and
Conditions even if Fastnet has been advised of the possibility of such losses.
(iii) Fastnet shall not be liable to the Customer or be deemed to be in breach of the Agreement or any
part thereof or any duty at common law or pursuant to statute or otherwise by reason of any delay
in performing or any failure to perform, any of its obligations in relation to the Service(s) if the delay
or failure was due either directly or indirectly to any cause beyond the Company’s reasonable
control including but not exclusively; act of God, explosion, flood, earthquake, subsidence, tempest,
fire or accident; war or threat of war or preparation for war, sabotage, collapse of structure,
insurrection, civil disturbance or requisition; acts, restrictions, regulations, bye-laws, prohibitions or
measure of any kind on the part of any governmental, parliamentary or local authority, import or
export regulation or embargo; strikes, lock-outs or other industrial actions or trade disputes
(whether involving employees of the Company or of a third party); unexpected difficulties in
obtaining raw materials, labour, fuel, parts or equipment; power failure or unforeseeable breakdown
in equipment or the act negligence or omission of any relevant carrier.
(b) The Customer agrees to indemnify Fastnet against all or any loss or damage it may suffer as a result of any
act, negligence or omission on the part of the Customer its servants or agents or any user of the Customers
services or equipment which damages, corrupts, contaminates, impairs or otherwise causes loss or harm to
any equipment, property, data or information or otherwise restricts or impinges upon or harms the ability of
Fastnet to provide its service(s) to its other customers. Such loss or damage to include (without limitation)
lost profits, revenue, costs, goodwill or other claims to direct, indirect or consequential economic or other
losses of Fastnet or any other party. The maximum liability of the Customer pursuant to this indemnity shall
be £10,000,000 in respect of any event or series of events.
(c) The Parties will use their best endeavours in allocating resources to minimise any such loss or damage or
liability.
(d) The Customer warrants that it shall have at all material times an effective policy of insurance to cover any
liability or claim that may arise including but not limited to direct, indirect and consequential losses.
(e) Fastnet shall not be liable for the loss or corruption of any of the Customers information or data held on or
in any of Fastnet’s or the Customers equipment, materials, components or software which may be lost or
corrupted at any time including during Fastnet’s maintenance, repair or upgrading of such equipment,
materials, components or software and the Customer accepts responsibility for protecting and/or preparing
a “back-up” copy of any such information or data prior to Fastnet carrying out such Services.9
- CUSTOMER OBLIGATIONS
(a) Upon request the Customer shall immediately provide Fastnet with information about the Customer’s use of
the Service(s).
(b) The Customer shall provide a support function for the provision of support to Users who are required and
directed to use the Service(s) to report all faults, queries and complaints. For the avoidance of doubt, Fastnet
shall have no responsibility for provision of support to Users.
(c) The Customer undertakes to comply with Fastnet's Acceptable Use Policy as published and amended and
updated from time to time on the Fastnet website at www.Fastnet.co.uk and any breach thereof shall be a
breach of this agreement and shall entitle Fastnet to terminate this Agreement forthwith.
(d) The Customer undertakes to indemnify and keep indemnified Fastnet against any prosecution, civil or
criminal, all costs, claims, demands, actions and proceeding which may be brought or threatened against
Fastnet by any User or third party to whose networks the Customer's networks connected, expressly
including, but not limited to, uses of the Internet which are in breach of Fastnet’s Acceptable Use Policy or
which arise from the Customer's use of Internet Services or the User's use of Internet Services in any way.
(e) The Customer undertakes to ensure that no third party may use the Service(s) provided by Fastnet, and to
indemnify Fastnet against any prosecutions, civil or criminal, which result from such use. This clause shall not
in itself prevent resale or onsale by the Customer to User(s) of Service(s) provided under this Agreement
where those User(s) are known to the Customer, and where the User(s) have the full consent of the
Customer.
(f) The Services may be resold, onsold, or otherwise transferred to persons not in the employ of the Customer
or to other companies or organisations only with the written permission of Fastnet.
(g) Intellectual property rights in all software supplied to the Customer remain the property of Fastnet or its
licensor. The Customer agrees to comply with the terms of any agreement reasonably required by the owner
of intellectual property rights in all software supplied to the Customer for the protection of that software.
(h) Service(s) and Internet Service(s) may comprise equipment, software, services, technical information,
training materials or other technical data, which, because of their origin or otherwise are subject to United
Kingdom or United States of America export control regulations or the laws or regulations of another
country. In such case, provision of Service(s) and Internet Service(s) shall be conditional upon the parties
obtaining and providing all necessary consents. The parties shall provide reasonable assistance to each other
to obtain such consents. The Customer undertakes to comply with any applicable export or re-export laws
and regulations, including but not limited to obtaining written authority from the UK or USA government as
appropriate if the Customer intends at any time to re-export any items of UK or USA origin to any proscribed
destination.
(i) Included minutes are for normal, reasonable business use and consistent with the types and levels of usage
by typical customers on the same business calling plan. “Typical” refers to the calling patterns of at least 95%
of business customers on the same business calling plan. Certain calling and messaging plans, including
bundled/included minutes calling, are designed for normal commercial use and are not intended to
represent typical usage by unique organisations such as call centers, resellers, fax messaging services,
telemarketing firms, or for use without live dialog, such as transcription services, intercom or monitoring
services. Unauthorised or excessive use beyond that normally experienced by typical, similarly situated
business customers may cause extreme network capacity and congestion issues and interfere with Fastnet’s
network and the third party networks with which Fastnet connects for call initiation and completion services.
Any use of the Services or any other action that causes a disruption in the network integrity of Fastnet
services or its vendors, whether directly or indirectly, is strictly prohibited and may result in termination of
the Services.
(j) The Customer may not use Fastnet's name in publicity or press releases without Fastnet's prior written
consent.
- PERSONAL DATA
The Customer agrees that we may hold information provided to us in a computerised database. The
Customer agrees that such data may be processed and in certain circumstances, be supplied to and
processed by our suppliers, to enable the provision and maintenance of the equipment and/or services. For
more detail on how we hold and process our data please see our Privacy Policy published on our website.
The Customer agrees to keep the contact details provided by them to us up to date. These are the details we
will use to send you any notices or other information in accordance with this Agreement. The Customer also10
acknowledges that we may be required under certain laws and regulations to co-operate with and disclose
data to government, their agents or other bodies and/or authorities.
- MISCELLANEOUS
(a) Each party agrees to maintain in strict confidence all plans, designs, drawings, trade secrets, business and
other proprietary information of the other Party which is disclosed pursuant to this Agreement. Neither
Party shall disclose to any third party such confidential information without the express written consent of
the other. No obligation of confidentiality shall apply to the disclosed information which the recipient;
(i) already possessed without obligation of confidentiality; or
(ii) develops independently; or
(iii) rightfully receives without obligation of confidentiality from a third party.
(b) By agreeing to these Terms and Conditions the Customer agrees to the processing of its personal data as
defined in the GDPR. The GDPR forms part of the data protection regime in the UK, together with the new
Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018). The main provisions of this apply, like the GDPR, from 25 May 2018.
The Customer confirms that it has required consent from any relevant individual for the processing of their
personal data and sensitive personal data for whom Fastnet will deal with.
(c) Except as expressly provided herein no licence, express or implied, is granted by Fastnet pursuant to this
Agreement.
(d) Neither party may assign this Agreement without the written consent of the other Party (which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld or unduly delayed).
(e) If any dispute arises out of this agreement the financial value of which exceeds the County Court Small
Claims upper limit the parties will initially consider the appropriateness of resolving such dispute by
mediation in accordance with the Centre for Dispute Resolution (CEDR) model mediation procedure in such
form as is recommended by CEDR. Any dispute arising under or in connection with these Conditions not so
resolved by mediation shall be referred to arbitration by a single arbitrator appointed by agreement or (in
default) nominated on the application of either party by the President for the time being of the Chartered
Institute of Arbitrators in accordance with the Arbitration Act 1975.
(f) If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court or any governmental agency or authority to be invalid,
void, or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain legal, valid and
enforceable providing always that if such a provision is of a fundamental nature to this Agreement either
party may terminate this Agreement forthwith.
(g) Failure by either party to exercise or enforce any right conferred by this Agreement shall not be deemed to
be a waiver of any such right, nor operate so as to bar the exercise or enforcement thereof or to any other
right on a later occasion.
(h) Paragraph headings do not form part of this Agreement and shall not be taken into account in the
construction of interpretation thereof.
(i) Any notice to be given to either party shall be in writing.
(j) Any reference in these conditions to any provision of a statute shall be construed as a reference to that
provision as amended, re-enacted or extended at the relevant time.
(k) This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of England.
