Terms of Service
TERMS OF SERVICE
These Terms of Service (the “Agreement”) are an agreement between Zeecom.co.ls, Zeecom Mobiles $ Computers (“Zeecom IT Services” or “us” or “our”) and you (“User” or “you” or “your”). This Agreement sets forth the general terms and conditions of your use of the products and services made available by Zeecom and of the Zeecom.co.ls website (collectively, the “Services”). By using the Services, you agree to be bound by this Agreement. If you do not agree to abide by the terms of this Agreement, you are not authorized to use or access the Services.
Additional Policies and Agreements
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Detailed description of goods and/or services
Zeecom Technologies is a business in the Information and Technology industry that offers IT Hardware and Software as well as web and cloud based services.
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Delivery policy
Subject to availability and receipt of payment, requests will be processed within one (1) day and delivery confirmed by way of email or courier where arranged prior.
(for e.g. booking number / booking voucher etc. and must mention the use of courier and/or postal services and associated costs, if applicable.)
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Return and Refunds policy
The provision of goods and services by Zeecom Technologies is subject to availability. In cases of unavailability, Zeecom Technologies will refund the client in full within 30 days. Cancellation of orders by the client will attract a 25 % administration fee.
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Customer Privacy policy
Zeecom Technologies shall take all reasonable steps to protect the personal information of users. For the purpose of this clause, “personal
information” shall be defined as detailed in the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (PAIA). The PAIA may be downloaded from:
http://www.lawsofsouthafrica.up.ac.za/index.php/current-legislation. Further details concerning our privacy policy are found here
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Payment options accepted
Payment may be made via Visa, MasterCard, Diners or American Express Cards or by bank transfer into the (Your Company) bank account, the
details of which will be provided on request.
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Card acquiring and security
Card transactions will be acquired for Zeecom Technologies via PayGate (Pty) Ltd who are the approved payment gateway for all South African
Acquiring Banks. DPO PayGate uses the strictest form of encryption, namely Secure Socket Layer 3 (SSL3) and no Card details are stored on
the website. Users may go to www.paygate.co.za to view their security certificate and security policy.
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Customer details separate from card details
Customer details will be stored by Zeecom Technologies separately from card details which are entered by the client on DPO PayGate’s secure site.
For more detail on DPO PayGate refer to www.paygate.co.za.
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Merchant Outlet country and transaction currency
The merchant outlet country at the time of presenting payment options to the cardholder is Lesotho. Transaction currency is
Lesotho Loti (LSL/ZAR).
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Responsibility
Zeecom Technologies takes responsibility for all aspects relating to the transaction including sale of goods and services sold on this website,
customer service and support, dispute resolution and delivery of goods.
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Country of domicile
This website is governed by the laws of Lesotho and Zeecom Technologies chooses as its domicilium citandi et executandi for all purposes under
this agreement, whether in respect of court process, notice, or other documents or communication of whatsoever nature Suite 205 – 206, Block B, Victoria Hotel, Maseru, Lesotho.
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Variation
Zeecom Technologies may, in its sole discretion, change this agreement or any part thereof at any time without notice.
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Company information
This website is run by a private company based in the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho trading as
Zeecom Technologies and with registration number 2006/326 and Khombelwayo Mlotshwa and Thembisile Mlotshwa are the owners.
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Zeecom Technology Contact Details
Company Physical Address: Suite 205 – 206, Block B, Victoria Hotel, Maseru, Lesotho
Email: info[at]zeecom[dot]co[dot]ls
Telephone: +266 2232 7382
- Use of the Services is also governed by the following policies, which are incorporated by reference. By using the Services, you also agree to the terms of the following policies.
Additional terms may also apply to certain Services, and are incorporated by reference herein as applicable. For example, if you register a domain name with us, then the Domain Registration Agreement will also apply to you and would be incorporated herein.
At Zeecom.co.ls, we value our customers and wish to provide them with a positive experience. To offer you the best service possible, all customers need to follow the same rules and guidelines. These policies are intended to make Zeecom.co.ls’s Service available to all our customers as consistently and efficiently as possible.
Account Eligibility
- By registering for or using the Services, you represent and warrant that:
- You are eighteen (18) years of age or older. The Services are intended solely for Users who are eighteen (18) years of age or older. Any registration, use of or access to the Services, by anyone under eighteen (18) is unauthorized and is a violation of this Agreement.
- If you use the Services on behalf of another party you agree that you are authorized to bind such other party to this Agreement and to act on such other party’s behalf with respect to any actions you take in connection with the Services.
- It is your responsibility to provide accurate, current, and complete information on the registration forms, including an email address that is different from the domain you are signing up under. If there is ever an abuse issue or we need to contact you, we will use the primary email address we have on file. It is your responsibility to ensure that the contact information for your account, including any domain accounts is accurate, correct and complete at all times. Zeecom is not responsible for any lapse in the Services, including without limitation, any lapsed domain registrations due to outdated contact information being associated with the domain. If you need to verify or change your contact information, you may utilize the Zeecom Billing and Support Portal to update your contact information. Providing false contact information of any kind may result in the termination of your account. In dedicated server purchases or certain other cases, you may be required to provide government issued identification and possibly a scan of the credit card used for verification purposes. Failure to provide the information requested may result in your order being denied.
- You agree to be fully responsible for all use of your account and for any actions that take place through your account. It is your responsibility to maintain the confidentiality of your password and other information related to the security of your account.
- Any dedicated IP order in addition to those provided with a hosting package may be subject to IP justification. IP justification practices are subject to change to remain in compliance with the policies of the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN). We reserve the right to deny any dedicated IP request based on insufficient justification or current IP utilization.
- The Service and any data you provide to Zeecom that is based in Lesotho is hosted in the servers located in the United States (U.S.) unless otherwise provided. If you access the Service from outside of the Lesotho, you are voluntarily transferring information (potentially including personally-identifiable information) and content to the U.S. and you agreeing that our collection, use, storage and sharing of your information and content is subject to the laws of Lesotho, and not necessarily of the jurisdiction in which you are located.
Third Party Software
Definition. “Third Party Software” means any software or application developed and owned by a third party provider that we may contract with from time to time.
Operating Software.
We reserve the right to modify, change, or discontinue any Third-Party Software at any time, and you agree to cooperate in performing such steps as may be necessary to install any updates to the Third-Party Software. The Third-Party Software is neither sold nor distributed to you, and you may use the Third-Party Software solely as part of the Services. You may not use the Third-Party Software outside of the Services. We may provide your personal information to third-party providers as required to provide the Third-Party Software. You acknowledge and agree that your use of the Third-Party Software is subject to our agreement(s) with the third-party providers. In addition, if the Third-Party Software is accompanied by or requires consent to a service or license agreement from the third-party provider, your use of the Third-Party Software is subject to such service or license agreement. You may not download, install, or use any Third-Party Software that is accompanied by or requires consent to a service or license agreement from a third-party provider unless you first agree to the terms and conditions of such service or license agreement. You may not remove, modify, or obscure any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices that are contained in or on the Third-Party Software. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Third-Party Software, except and only to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law. You acknowledge and agree that the third-party providers (and their affiliates and suppliers) make no representations or warranties about any Third-Party Software offered in connection with the Services, and expressly disclaim any liability or damages (whether direct, indirect, or consequential) arising from the use of the Third-Party Software. You acknowledge and agree that any Third-Party Software will be supported by us and not by the third-party providers (or their affiliates or suppliers).
User-Supplied Content
All services may be used for lawful purposes only. Through Zeecom.co.ls’s Service, you may have access to chat areas, bulletin boards, web pages, email, or other services that enable you to send or post materials (“content”) and make that content available to others. You must not submit, publish, or display on the Network any defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, obscene, infringing, or threatening content. In addition, you may not submit, publish, or display any content that violates any Lesotho Laws. You are solely responsible for the content you make accessible through the Zeecom.co.ls network. You may not use the Service to assist any other person or entity to violate any Lesotho laws, ordinances, or regulations.
Zeecom.co.ls is not obligated to monitor the network to examine available content. You hereby acknowledge that if we are made aware of content that is determined to be, in its sole discretion, unacceptable, undesirable, offensive, indecent, obscene, excessively violent or otherwise objectionable, Zeecom.co.ls has the right, but not the obligation, to edit, remove or deny access to such content. Zeecom.co.ls. may disclose any content or records concerning customer’s account as required to satisfy any law, regulation, governmental request or court order.
Sites that promote any illegal activity or content that may be damaging to Zeecom.co.ls’s servers or any other server on the Internet are strictly prohibited. Links to such materials are also prohibited. In addition, any site selling or promoting bulk email service is not allowed. Below are some examples of non-acceptable content or links:
” Pirated Software (Warez) – Any software that is copyrighted and not freely available for distribution without cost; i.e. ROMs, ROM Emulators and MPEG Layer 3 files (MP3).
” Copyright Violations – Violation of copyrights held by individuals and corporations or other entities can result in civil and criminal liability for the infringer.
” Hacking/Phreaking – Includes sites with material, links, or resources for hacking, phreaking, viruses, anarchy, or any type of site that promotes or participates in willful harm to Internet sites or providers.
Network Security
Customers may not use the Zeecom.co.ls Network with an attempt to circumvent user authentication or security of any host, network, or account. This includes, but is not limited to, accessing data not intended for the customer, logging into a server or account the customer is not expressly authorized to access, password cracking, probing the security of other networks in search of weakness, or violation of any other organization’s security policy. Customers may not attempt to interfere or deny service to any user, host, or network. This includes, but is not limited to, flooding, mail bombing, or other deliberate attempts to overload or crash a host or network. Zeecom.co.ls will cooperate fully with investigations of violations of systems or network security at other sites, including cooperating with law enforcement authorities in the investigation of suspected criminal violations. Users who violate system or network security may incur criminal or civil liability.
CGI Scripts
Each Zeecom.co.ls account comes fully equipped with its own pre-configured CGI-Bin. Customers are free to use any CGI-scripts provided with their account or add any additional ones they require. Any CGI-scripts deemed to be adversely affecting the server performance or the network integrity may be shut down without prior notice. CGI-script sharing with domains not hosted by Zeecom.co.ls is not allowed.
Chat Rooms
Zeecom.co.ls prohibits its customers from installing outside chat rooms on their domain, as these tend to be a resource problem. Zeecom.co.ls does provide its customers a choice of Java chat rooms to choose from for a nominal monthly charge. These chat rooms were designed to meet the growing needs of customers and function without hindering the performance of the servers for others.
Server Resources
Any account that uses a high amount or unfair amount of server resources (such as, but not limited to CPU time, memory usage, and network resources) will be given an option of either upgrading their service level or reducing the resource used to an acceptable or fair level. Fair/unfair will be based on the plan price compared to the percentage of the server the account is consuming.
Background Running Programs
Background daemons in general are prohibited. Zeecom.co.ls will consider requests on a per-application basis. If allowed, extra charges will be assessed based on resource requirements for system maintenance.
IRC
Zeecom.co.ls currently prohibits its customers from operating IRC or IRC Bots on any of the servers in the Zeecom.co.ls Network.
Commercial Advertising/Mass Mailings/UCE/SPAM
You must not use the Zeecom.co.ls Network, Zeecom.co.ls equipment or any Zeecom.co.ls email address in connection with the transmission of spam, flames, mail bombs, or substantially similar, unsolicited email messages. Your domain may not be referenced as originator, intermediary, or reply-to address in any of the above. This prohibition extends to the sending of unsolicited mass mailings from another service that in any way implicates the use of the Zeecom.co.ls Network, Zeecom.co.ls equipment or any Zeecom.co.ls email address. A message is considered unsolicited if it is posted in violation of a newsgroup charter or if it is sent to a recipient who has not requested or invited the message. For purposes of this provision, merely making one’s email address accessible to the public will not constitute a request or invitation to receive messages. If you are found to have spammed, without warning, Zeecom.co.ls reserves the right to disable your domain/terminate your account. In addition, Zeecom.co.ls may impose a R1000 penalty for each spam policy violation. Zeecom.co.ls solely reserves the right to refuse or cancel service to known spammers. Lastly, Zeecom.co.ls reserves the right to determine what violates this policy. As such, any violation may result in cancellation of services without refund.
Distribution and/or Transmission of Obscene or Indecent Speech or Materials
Violation of indecency and obscenity laws can result in criminal penalties.
Technical Support Boundaries
Zeecom.co.ls. does provide 24/7/365 Technical Support to all its Resellers and direct clients. However, we do not provide support to your clients or your resellers. Zeecom.co.ls. does not provide Technical Support or help with programming, HTML code, custom programming and 3rd Party Software, whether installed or pre-installed on your computer or our server.
Intellectual Property Rights
Material accessible to you through Zeecom.co.ls’s Services may be subject to protection under the Lesotho or other copyright laws, or laws protecting trademarks, trade secrets or proprietary information. Except when expressly permitted by the owner of such rights, you must not use the Zeecom.co.ls Service in a manner that would infringe, violate, dilute or misappropriate any such rights, with respect to any material, which you access or receive through the Zeecom.co.ls .Network. If you use a domain name in connection with the Zeecom.co.ls Service or similar service, you must not use that domain name in violation of any trademark, service mark, or similar rights of any third party.
Defamation
Defamatory speech distributed over the Internet can result in civil liability for the defamer.
Domain name
Domain registration/renewal for domains we register on your behalf. Discounts or free promotions for domain registrations/renewals are extended during your hosting period with us only. Once your hosting account is cancelled or expires, if you choose to change domain registrars or hosting providers, the difference between the amount paid for your domain to us and the actual full cost for the domain at the full price since the original registration date is due before we will release the domain.
Refusal of Service Zeecom.co.ls reserves the right at its sole discretion to refuse or cancel service. Violation of any of Zeecom.co.ls ‘s Rules and Regulations could result in a warning, suspension, or possible account termination. Accounts may be terminated for any or no reason at all without any prior notice to the customer. Accounts terminated due to policy violations will not be refunded.
Indemnification
Customer agrees that it will protect, indemnify, save and hold Zeecom.co.ls harmless from any and all stipulations, liabilities, losses, expenses and claims, including but not limited to reasonable attorney’s fees assessed against Zeecom.co.ls, its agents, customers, officers, employees, officers, shareholders, directors and administration that may arise or result from any service provided or performed or agreed to be performed or any product sold by its customers, agents, employees, officers, shareholders, directors, or assigns. Customer agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Zeecom.co.ls harmless against liabilities arising out of; (1) any injury to person or property caused by any products sold or distributed in association with Zeecom.co.ls’s Services; (2) any material furnished by customer infringing or allegedly infringing on the proprietary rights of a third party; (3) copyright, trademark patent, or other intellectual property violation and any defective products sold to a customer fromZeecom.co.ls’s Services.
Waiver
Customer agrees that the waiver of any breach, or the failure to enforce these terms and conditions, at any time, shall not in any way affect, limit, or waive the right of Zeecom.co.ls to thereafter to enforce and compel strict compliance by the other party regarding any of these terms and conditions.
Severance
If any one or more sections of these terms and conditions should ever be determined to be illegal, invalid, or otherwise unenforceable by reason of any law, statute, regulation, or public policy, then, to the extent and within the jurisdiction in which the section is illegal, invalid, or otherwise unenforceable, the section shall be limited or severed and deleted from these terms and conditions, and the remaining sections of these terms and conditions shall survive, remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding, and shall not be affected except as may be necessary to make sense of these terms and conditions, and shall be interpreted to give effect to these terms and conditions to retain validity of these terms and conditions.
Governing Law, Jurisdiction, and Venue
The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this agreement shall be governed by the laws of the country of Lesotho. The Lesotho courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction and venue over any dispute arising out of this agreement, and customers hereby consent to the jurisdiction of such courts.
Customer’s Sole Remedy
Zeecom.co.ls’s entire liability and Customer’s exclusive remedy shall be the refund of up to thirty (30) days of service.
Limitation of Liability
CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE CONSIDERATION WHICH ZEECOM.CO.LS IS CHARGING HEREUNDER DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY CONSIDERATION FOR ASSUMPTION BY ZEECOM.CO.LS OF THE RISK OF CUSTOMER’S CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVIE, SPECIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES WHICH MAY ARISE IN CONNECTION WITH CUSTOMER’S USE OF THE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION. ACCORDINGLY, CUSTOMER AGREES THAT ZEECOM.CO.LS SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE TO CUSTOMER FOR ANY LOSS-OF-PROFIT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SERVICE OR DOCUMENTATION. Any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum liability of Zeecom.co.ls to any person, firm or corporation whatsoever arising out of or in the connection with any license, use or other employment of any service delivered to Customer hereunder, whether such liability arises from any claim based on breach or repudiation of contract, warranty, tort or otherwise, shall in no case exceed the actual price paid to Zeecom.co.ls by Customer for thirty (30) days of service whose license, use, or other employment gives rise to the liability. The essential purpose of this provision is to limit the potential liability of Zeecom.co.ls arising out of this agreement. The parties acknowledge that the limitations set forth in this agreement are integral to the amount of consideration levied in connection with the license of the services and documentation and any services rendered hereunder and that, were Zeecom.co.ls to assume any further liability other than as set forth herein, such consideration would of necessity be set substantially higher.
Satisfaction Guaranteed:
Zeecom.co.ls offers a money back guarantee on our web hosting packages for the first 30 days of service. If you are not completely satisfied with our web hosting services within the first 30 days of service provided, you will be given a full refund of the hosting amount excluding setup fees, domain registration fees and overages.
Disputes:
All payments after the first 30 days of service to Zeecom.co.ls are nonrefundable regardless of reason or usage. Any incorrect, overcharges or billing disputes must be reported within 60 days of the time the charge occurred. If you dispute a charge to your credit card issuer that, at Zeecom.co.ls’s sole discretion is a valid charge under the provisions of the TOS, you agree to pay Zeecom.co.ls an “Administrative Fee” of R1000 per dispute.
Customer Requested Cancellation:
Customer agrees to notify us of request to cancel at least 15 days prior to the next bill date. When canceling two (2) or more dedicated servers within any given 30 day period, customer agrees to notify us of request to cancel at least 30 days prior to the next bill date. When canceling ten (10) or more dedicated servers within any given 30 day period, customer agrees to notify us of request to cancel at least 60 days prior to the next bill date. A hosting package not paid past its due date may be kept in our servers for up to 30 days only. This is not an obligation to Zeecom but courtesy to those who at Zeecom’s discretion seem to be preparing to settle hosting fees and bring back services online.
Customer Abuse
We have zero tolerance for abusive language and/or abusive behavior towards our company and/or service we provide and/or our employees. Any customer deemed at our sole discretion to be abusive to our company and/or service we provide and/or our employees will result in immediate irrevocable account termination without any refund. Furthermore, posting negative feedback on any public forum about our company and/or our employees before submitting a ticket to our ‘Feedback’ department to discuss your issue will result in immediate account termination without any refund. Although it is your right to post feedback without discussing your issue with us first, it is undoubtedly unfair and unprofessional not to, which is not the type of client we want to deal with. We have the utmost respect for all of our clients, and are more than fair with all of our clients. We will do anything and everything possible to keep all of our clients satisfied. But in the unlikely event you are not satisfied, all that we ask is to discuss your issue with our ‘Feedback’ department first.
Backups
Backups are not included as part of any service. It is the customer’s sole responsibility to make backups and save them elsewhere off server. Availability of server backups is not guaranteed and we are not responsible for loss of customer data. Customers are advised to make backups of the information they store on our servers on a regular basis. Our Control Panel provides tools that allow customers’ to make data backups, download data, download backups, etc.
Force Majeure
If either Party shall be prevented from performing any portion of this Agreement (except the payment of money) by causes beyond its control, including labor disputes, civil commotion, war, governmental regulations or controls, casualty, inability to obtain materials or Service(s) or acts of God, such Party shall be excused from performance for the period of the delay and the time for such Party’s performance shall be extended for a period of time equal to the duration of such delay. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these terms of service and policies, Zeecom.co.ls shall not be liable in any manner to the extent its performance is delayed by any event or cause beyond the control of Zeecom.co.ls including without limitation, fire, explosion, storm, flood, electrical blackout, heat or col, war, rebellion, terrorist act, insurrection, riot, strike, breakdown or accident to machinry, or compliance with the order of any governmental authority.
Disclaimer
Zeecom.co.ls WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES YOUR BUSINESS MAY SUFFER. Zeecom.co.ls MAKES NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED FOR SERVICES WE PROVIDE. Zeecom.co.ls DISLAIMS ANY WARRANTY OR MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THIS INCLUDES LOSS OF DATA RESULTING FROM DELAYS, NON-DELIVERIES, FAILED BACKUPS, FAILED HARDWARE, WRONG DELIVERY, AND ANY AND ALL SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS CAUSED BY Zeecom.co.ls AND ITS EMPLOYEES, DATACENTER, CONTRACTORS. Zeecom.co.ls RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AMEND OR UPDATE THESE POLICIES WITHOUT NOTICE. Failure to follow any terms and conditions may result in account deactivation or termination without notice. Zeecom.co.ls furthermore expects that its customers who provide Internet services to others will fully comply with all applicable laws concerning the privacy of online communications. A customer’s failure to comply with those laws will violate this policy. Finally, Zeecom.co.ls wishes to emphasize that in accepting services, customers indemnify Zeecom.co.ls for the violation of any law or Zeecom.co.ls policy that results in loss to Zeecom.co.ls or the bringing of any claim against Zeecom.co.ls. This means that if Zeecom.co.ls is sued because of activities of the customer that violate any law, or this policy, the customer will pay any damages awarded against Zeecom.co.ls, plus costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees.
Confidentiality Statement
We at Zeecom.co.ls insure that all personal information submitted to us in processing your order and for billing purposes, etc., including but not limited credit card information, will be kept strictly confidential and used solely by Zeecom.co.ls, its representatives, independent contractors, and employees, for the purposes for which it was intended, for the benefit of the subscriber and which comply with all safeguards under federal and applicable state law. We agree not to share or release such information to any individual, entity, or third party, without the consent of the subscriber, except as required by law, regulation or governmental authority. All information provided to us by the subscriber is properly stored and handled at all times by authorized Zeecom.co.ls staff members only.
Although we try to maintain a very high service availability, the services provided are not designed for mission critical use, and should not be used for such purposes. Our services should only be used for fault-tolerant purposes which allow for failure. If any terms or conditions are failed to be followed it will result in grounds for immediate account deactivation.