/Terms of Service ("TOS") & Agreement

Swift Technology and c.o.b. Think Swift Technology Corp. ("Company") may modify this Agreement from time to time, with or without notice, and your continued participation in the Program after such modification shall be deemed to be your acceptance of any such modification. Modifications to the TOS shall not be grounds for early contract termination or non-payment. It is your responsibility to check this Terms and Conditions page regularly to determine whether this Agreement has been modified. If you do not agree to any modification of this Agreement, you must immediately cease any type of participation in the Program.

By activating your account with our Company, you agree to the above policies and disclaimer. Upon requesting an account, you are required to accept the terms listed in our TOS.

BILLING:

Payments may be made via PayPal or Credit Card. You will be responsible for paying your invoices every month and on time. We may choose to invoice approved clients who may pay via company cheque once account has been established. All accounts with dishonored cheques will be charged a $50 fee.

Charges shall commence to accrue on the date that our Company provides to Customer. Payments are due on the anniversary date of the month for that month's service. Any additional charges, including, but not limited to, any late fees and any usage-based charges, including, but not limited to, bandwidth overages, shall be invoiced in arrears and shall appear on the monthly invoices for Services and Products or as separate invoices.

Late payment fees of 2% per month will be charged on all unpaid balances.

Company reserves the right to lock any account after delinquent payments or failure to make payment arrangements 15 days after your invoice is due. Such termination or denial will not relieve Subscriber of the responsibility for the payment of all accrued charges and any collection fees.

FEES:

Reconnect fee - Any account that is suspended due to non payment will be charged an additional reconnect fee in the amount of $50.00 (CDN).

Declined Credit Cards - Credit cards that are declined for any reason are subject to a $5.00 (CDN) declination fee.

You can email or call our billing department at anytime if you feel there is a problem with your account or bill.

TERMINATION OF SERVICE:

The customer reserves the right to cancel service with the provider at any time during a billing term with a 30 day billing penalty notice and your account in good standing. Account in good standing requires that all unpaid invoices are paid in full. Cancellations will be effective immediately and all data will be removed from our systems by deletion within 30 days of the original requested cancellation notice. Cancellations must be requested via the support ticket system. Cancellations over the telephone and informal email are not accepted or recognized. If proof or independent confirmation or an expedited deletion of data is required, Swift Technology will be willing to accommodate such a request via an independent third party resource of either the clients' or Swift Technology's' choosing provided that the client agrees to pay for any Swift Technology resources AND any third party independent party required to complete such a request(s).

Company reserves the right to terminate your service for any action deemed unacceptable by our Company rules. You should understand and agree that our Company shall be the sole determiner in cases of suspected abuse, fraud or violation of its rules and any decision it may make relating to termination of membership (including cancellation of commissions) shall be final and binding.

SPAM:

Company is committed to a zero-tolerance, anti-Spamming policy. Under this policy, we prohibit Spam, or any unsolicited commercial email, from being sent either: Over the Company network, by customers or any other users of the Company network (including customer's customers); AND/OR over ANY network— if the message sent advertises or mentions a site hosted on our server. We also prohibit the selling of products that can be used for spamming.

We react quickly and seriously to violations and we further reserve the right to terminate the services without prior notice of any customer disregarding this policy.

If you have any complaints or comments regarding Spam on our network, please direct them via help desk to support.

REFUSAL OF SERVICE:

We reserve the right to refuse, cancel or suspend service at our sole discretion.

QUALITY OF SERVICE:

Service Level Agreement Terms for Web Hosting Customers: Company provides a 99.999% uptime guarantee to all Web Hosting Customers. Should Website availability become unavailable for a cumulative period of 1 hour in any one calendar month, Customer will receive a refund equivalent to one day of Customer's Recurring Monthly Fees for that month. Customer will receive an additional refund of one day of the Recurring Monthly Fees for each additional hour of downtime or unavailability.

All refund calculations will be based on unavailability in one-hour increments.

The above agreement does not cover outages caused by equipment and/or events not under the direct control of our Company.

This Service Level Agreement does not cover outages due to scheduled or emergency network and/or server maintenance, which will be broadcast to all customers in advance.

Any and all refunds to customer will not exceed 100% of the Customer's Recurring Monthly Fees for the month in which the refund is paid.

Company shall not be deemed to be in default of any provision of this agreement or be liable for any failure of performance of the services resulting, directly or indirectly from any: weather conditions, natural disasters, action of any governmental or military authority, failure caused by telecommunication or other internet provider, other forces or occurrences beyond its command and control.

Our Company will not be responsible for notice failures caused by an error in your email program, an inaccurate email address provided by you, your failure to check your email or your failure to inform our Company of a change in your email address.

MAINTENANCE:

Company designates time periods ("scheduled maintenance windows") during which it may limit or suspend the availability of the service to perform necessary maintenance or upgrades. Company will only provide notice via electronic mail to customer of scheduled maintenance.

SUPPORT:

Company provides technical support to our subscribers via control panel ticket system and email. Company provides support related to your services or account physical functioning. Company does not offer technical support for application specific issues such as ASP, ColdFusion, .NET, PHP, Perl (scripting errors), HTML or any other such issue. Company does not provide any kind of technical support for YOUR customers.

PAYMENT GATEWAYS:

Company provides its customers with access to real time payment gateways. You will use these gateways at your own risk. Company will not be held liable for processing credit cards or taking online payments directly or indirectly using our equipment or any gains or losses incurred by using them. Please make sure to keep all your data in a secure location.

CUSTOMER SECURITY OBLIGATION:

The customer is expected to maintain a secure password consisting of at least 6 characters, a mixture of numbers, special characters and mixed-case letters.

INDEMNIFICATION:

Customer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless against losses, claims, damages, liabilities, penalties, actions, proceedings or judgments to which an indemnified party may become subject and which losses arise out of, or relate to this agreement or customer's use of the services, and will reimburse an indemnified party for all legal and other expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating, defending or settling any loss whether or not in connection with pending or threatened litigation in which such indemnified party is a party.

DISCLAIMER:

Company cannot be held liable for system downtime, crashes, or data loss. We cannot be held liable for any predicted estimate of profits in which a client would have gained if their site was functioning. Certain services provided by company are resold. Thus, certain equipment, routing, software, and programming used by our Company are not directly owned or written by our Company. Moreover, Company holds no responsibility for the use of our clients accounts. If any terms or conditions are failed to be followed, the account in question will be automatically deactivated. We reserve the right to remove any account without advanced notice for any reason without restitution as company sees fit.

UNLIMITED POLICY:

Company may offer services with "unlimited" quotas. We will allow you to host as many domains or sites as you need as long as you are not considered to be wasting resources or degrading the system in any way. We will start you off with a soft limit of 100 domains. If you need more domains then that, you can order them at no charge. We may not terminate any account for the terms in the unlimited policy but would prefer to work with a client to find a better less resources heavy solution if we feel one is needed.

MONEY BACK GUARANTEE:

Company is pleased to offer a 30-day money-back guarantee on all packages. If we should fail to provide you with the level or type of service you require, you will receive a full refund (minus setup fees and other charges) if you cancel your account within 30 days of the activation of your account.

No refunds are available after 30 days. Any request for cancellation must be received via our online support ticket system (inside the control panel). Once a request is placed it will be processed upon verification. Cancellations over the telephone and informal email are not accepted. Our guarantee does not apply to accounts which violate our acceptable use policies, exceed the data transfer limits, domain name registrations or accounts you have resold.

Accounts cancelled/terminated by our Company for violating our company rules, accounts which exceed data transfer limits and other assigned resource limits do not qualify for the 30-day money back guarantee.

PBX / VOIP CUSTOMERS PLEASE READ AND ACKNOWLEDGE BELOW:

These Terms of Service constitute the agreement ("Agreement") between Swift Technology ("we," "us" or "Swift Technology") and the user ("you", "user", "customer") of Swift Technology services and any related products or services ("Service"). This Agreement governs both the Service and any devices, such as an IP phone, Swift Technology hosted PBX service , Analog Telephone Adapter or any other IP connection device ("Device" or "Equipment"), used in conjunction with the Service and it applies to all lines on each Swift Technology account. If you purchased Equipment from a retail store, or a provider other than Swift Technology ("Retail Provider"), you are a "Retail Customer" for purposes of this Agreement.

BY ACTIVATING OR USING THE SERVICE, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE OF LEGAL AGE TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND FULLY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

1. EMERGENCY SERVICES - 911 DIALING

1.1 Non-Availability of Traditional 911 or E911 Dialing Service. Swift Technology offers a form of 911 services (911 Dialing) that is similar to traditional 911 services but has some important differences and limitations when compared with enhanced 911 service (E911) available in most locations in conjunction with traditional telephone service. With both traditional 911 and E911 service, your call is sent directly to the nearest emergency response centre. In addition, with E911 service, your call back number and address are visible to the emergency response centre call-taker. With Swift Technology 911 service, your call is sent to a national emergency call centre. The call centre operator will request or confirm your location information and then transfer your 911 call to the emergency response centre nearest your location. You should be prepared to provide or confirm your address and call-back number with the operator. If you use a WiFi, Swift Technology hosted PBX or Soft Phone, your 911 calls will be routed to the national emergency response centre, and however, emergency personnel do not receive your phone number or physical location information. Do not hang up unless told directly to do so and if disconnected, you should dial 911 again.

1.2 Registration of Physical Location Required. You should ensure your location information, when registered with Swift Technology, is kept current at all times. In case you are not able to speak during the 911 call, the call taker would dispatch emergency response vehicles to your last registered address. You need to update your 911 Dialing information if you move your device to a different location and/or if you add a new line to your account. Regardless of what address you register for a WiFi, Swift Technology hosted PBX or SoftPhone, the national emergency response centre does not receive your phone number or physical location information when you place a 911 call. Your 911 Dialing service is activated when you subscribe to Swift Technology service.

1.3 Service Outages. 911 Dialing service will not function in the event of a power or broadband outage or if your broadband, ISP or Swift Technology service is suspended or disconnected. Following a power failure or disruption, you may need to reset or reconfigure your Device prior to utilizing the service, including 911 Dialing.

1.4 Re-Registration Required if You Change Your Number or Add or Port New Numbers. You must successfully register your location of use for each changed, newly added or newly ported number in order for 911 Dialing to function as intended. Regardless of what address you register for a WiFi, Swift Technology hosted PBX or SoftPhone, the national emergency response centre does not receive your phone number or physical location information when you place a 911 call.

1.5 Network Congestion; Reduced Speed for Routing or Answering 911 Dialing Calls. There may be a greater possibility of network congestion and/or reduced speed in the routing of a 911 Dialing call made utilizing the Service as compared to traditional 911 Dialing over traditional public telephone networks.

1.6 Conveying Limitations to other household residents and guests. You should inform any household residents, guests and other persons who may be present at the physical location where you utilize the Swift Technology service, of the important differences in and limitations of VoIP 911 Dialing service as compared with E911 service, as set out above.

1.7 Disclaimer of Liability and Indemnification. We do not have any control over whether, or the manner in which, calls using our 911 Dialing service are answered or addressed by any local emergency response centre. We disclaim all responsibility for the conduct of local emergency response centers and the national emergency calling centre. We rely on third parties to assist us in routing 911 Dialing calls to local emergency response centers and to a national emergency calling centre. We disclaim any and all liability or responsibility in the event such third party data used to route calls is incorrect or yields an erroneous result. Neither Swift Technology nor its officers or employees may be held liable for any claim, damage, or loss, and you hereby waive any and all such claims or causes of action, arising from or relating to our 911 Dialing service unless such claims or causes of action arose from our gross negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct. You shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Swift Technology, its officers, directors, employees, affiliates and agents and any other service provider who furnishes services to you in connection the Service, from any and all claims, losses, damages, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses) by, or on behalf of, you or any third party relating to the absence, failure or outage of the Service, including 911 Dialing, incorrectly routed 911 Dialing calls, and/or the inability of any user of the Service to be able to use 911 Dialing or access emergency service personnel.

1.8 Alternate 911 Arrangements. If you are not comfortable with the limitations of the 911 Dialing service, you should consider having an alternate means of accessing traditional 911 or E911 services or disconnecting the Service.

2. SERVICE TERM.

2.1 (a) Service Term. Service is offered and paid for on a prescribed recurring basis for a term that begins on the date that Swift Technology activates your Service and ends on the day before the same date in the following period ("Service Term"). Subsequent terms of this Agreement automatically renew for the same Service Term unless you give us written notice of disconnection at least ten (10) days before the end of the applicable Service Term. You are purchasing the Service for the full Service Term, meaning that if you attempt to disconnect Service prior to the end of the applicable Service Term, you will be responsible for all charges relating to the then-current Service Term, including unbilled charges, plus a disconnection fee, if applicable, all of which will immediately become due and payable. You will also be responsible for charges for the following Service Term in the event that you do not provide the requisite ten-day disconnect notice as described above.

2.1(b) Other Commitments. If you accept an equipment upgrade or other promotional or plan benefit, such as a free month of Service, free installation, a rebate or other incentive, there may be a commitment associated with the benefit you accepted ("Commitment"). To the extent there is a Commitment, it begins on the date you activate the new equipment or accept the promotion or benefit. The Commitment period will be disclosed as part of the promotion or plan. If you disconnect service prior to the end of the Commitment period, you agree to pay Swift Technology a recovery fee in an amount equal to the difference between the price you paid and the regular price of the good, service or other benefit you received at the time the Commitment period began. Recovery fees are cumulative and in addition to any other charges or fees you may owe Swift Technology, including any disconnection fees.

2.2 Residential Use of Service and Device. If you subscribe to Swift Technology residential services, the Service and the Device are provided to you solely for residential use. You shall not resell or transfer the Service or the Device to another party without our prior written consent. You are prohibited from using the Service or the Device for autodialing, continuous or extensive call forwarding, telemarketing (including charitable or political solicitation or polling), fax or voicemail broadcasting or fax or voicemail blasting. We reserve the right to immediately disconnect or modify your Service if we determine, in our sole and absolute discretion, that your use of the Service or the Device is, or at any time was, inconsistent with normal residential usage patterns. In addition, you will be required to pay our higher rates for commercial service for all periods in which your use of the Service or the Device was inconsistent with normal residential use.

2.3 Entrepreneur and Swift Technology Virtual Office Use of Service and Device. If you subscribe to Swift Technology Small Business services or Swift Technology Virtual Office Plan, the Service and Device are provided to you as a small business user or business traveler. You shall not resell or transfer the Service or the Device to another party without our prior written consent. You are prohibited from using the Service or the Device for autodialing, continuous or extensive call forwarding, telemarketing (including, without limitation, charitable or political solicitation or polling), fax or voicemail broadcasting or fax or voicemail blasting. We reserve the right to immediately disconnect or modify your Service if we determine, in our sole and absolute discretion, that your use of the Service or the Device is, or at any time was, inconsistent with normal small business or business travel usage patterns, that you have at any time used the Service or the Device for any of the activities mentioned above or similar activities.

2.4 Prohibited Uses: Unlawful Uses and Inappropriate Conduct You shall use the Service and the Device only for lawful purposes. You shall not use the Service or Device in any way that is improper or inappropriate, including in a manner that is threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another's privacy, or any similar behavior. In addition, you shall not use the Service or the Device to impersonate another person; send bulk unsolicited messages; use robots, data mining techniques or other automated devices or programs to catalogue, download, store or otherwise reproduce or distribute information from the Service or use any such automated means to manipulate the Service; use the Service to violate any law, rule or regulation; violate any third party's intellectual property or personal rights; or exceed your permitted access to the Service. Subject to applicable law, we may, but are under no obligation to, monitor usage of the Service for violations of this Agreement. We may remove or block any or all communications if we suspect a violation of this Agreement or if we deem it necessary in order to protect the Service, or Swift Technology, its parent, affiliates, directors, officers, agents and employees from harm. We reserve the right to immediately disconnect your Service without notice, if, in our sole and absolute discretion, we determine that you have used the Service or the Device for an unlawful purpose or in ways mentioned above. In the event of such disconnection you will be responsible for all fees and charges due under this Agreement, including those referred to in Section 2.1, plus a disconnection fee, if applicable, all of which will be immediately due and payable. If we believe that you have used the Service or the Device for an unlawful purpose, we may forward the relevant communication and other information, including your identity, to the appropriate authorities for investigation and prosecution. You hereby consent to our forwarding of any such communications and information to these authorities. In addition, Swift Technology will provide customer and call detail information in response to lawful government requests, subpoenas, court orders and to protect its rights and property, and in response to law enforcement requests where the failure to disclose the information may lead to imminent harm to the customer or others. Furthermore, Swift Technology reserves all of its rights at law and equity to proceed against anyone who uses the Services illegally or improperly.

2.5 Use of Service and Device by Customers outside Canada and the United States. Although we encourage you to use the Service to place calls to foreign countries from within Canada and the United States, and to use the Service as you travel, Swift Technology offers and supports services only in Canada, the United States and certain other countries. Swift Technology Service is designed to work generally with unencumbered high-speed internet connections. However, if the high-speed internet connection you are using is not within a Swift Technology service area, and/or your ISP or other broadband provider places restrictions on the usage of VoIP services, Swift Technology does not represent or warrant that use of the Service by you is permitted by any other jurisdictions or by any ISP or broadband provider. You will be solely responsible for any violations of local laws and regulations resulting from such use. We reserve the right to disconnect your Service immediately if we determine, in our sole and absolute discretion, that you have used the Service or the Device in violation of laws of jurisdictions outside of Swift Technology service areas.

2.6 Copyright; Trademark; Unauthorized Usage of Device; Firmware or Software. (a) Copyright; Trademark. The Service and Device and any firmware or software used to provide the Service or provided to you in conjunction with providing the Service, or embedded in the Device, and all Services, information, documents and materials on our websites are protected by trademark, copyright or other intellectual property laws and international treaty provisions. All of our websites, corporate names, service marks, trademarks, trade names, logos and domain names (collectively "marks") are and will at all times remain our exclusive property. Nothing in this Agreement grants you the right or license to use any of our marks.

(b) Unauthorized Usage of Device; Firmware or Software. For residential and business plan customers only, you (i) have not been granted any license to use the firmware or software used to provide the Service or provided to you in conjunction with providing the Service, or embedded in the Device, other than a nontransferable, revocable license to use such firmware or software in object code form (without making any modification thereto) strictly in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and (ii) expressly agree that the Device is exclusively for use in connection with the Service and that we will not provide any passwords, codes or other information or assistance that would enable you to use the Device for any other purpose. We reserve the right to prohibit the use of any interface device that we have not provided to you. You hereby represent and warrant that you possess all required rights, including software and/or firmware licenses, to use any interface device that we have not provided to you. In addition, you shall indemnify and hold us harmless against any and all liability arising out of your use of such interface device with the Service. You shall not reverse compile, disassemble or reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to derive the source code from the binary code of the firmware or software.

2.7 Tampering with the Device or Service. You shall not change the electronic serial number or equipment identifier of the Device or perform a factory reset of the Device without our prior written consent. We reserve the right to disconnect your Service if we believe, in our sole and absolute discretion, that you have tampered with the Device. In the event of such disconnection, you will remain responsible for all charges through the end of the current Service Term, including unbilled charges, plus a disconnection fee, if applicable, all of which will immediately be due and payable. You shall not attempt to hack or otherwise disrupt the Service or make any use of the Service that is inconsistent with its intended purpose.

2.8 Theft of Service. You shall not use or obtain the Service in any manner that avoids Swift Technology policies and procedures including in an illegal or improper manner. You shall notify us immediately, in writing or by calling our customer support line, if the Device is stolen or if you become aware at any time that your Service is being stolen, fraudulently used or otherwise being used in an unauthorized manner. When you call or write, you must provide your account number and a detailed description of the circumstances of the Device theft, fraudulent use or unauthorized use of Service. Failure to do so in a timely manner may result in the disconnection of your Service and additional charges to you. Until such time as we receive notice of the theft, fraudulent use or unauthorized use, you will be liable for all use of the Service using a Device stolen from you and any and all stolen, fraudulent or unauthorized use of the Service whether or not it involves a stolen Device. Swift Technology reserves all of its rights at law and equity to proceed against anyone who uses the Services or Device illegally or improperly.

2.9 Return of Device (Applies to Residential and Business Plan customers only) (a) Retail Customers. A Retail Customer may only return the Device to the Retail Provider. All returns will be subject to the return policy of such Retail Provider. We will not accept any Device returned to us from a Retail Customer. Swift Technology will credit Service fees if you call us within the Money Back Guarantee period (defined in Section 3.7).

(b) Non-Retail Customers. Non-Retail Customers - may return the Device to us if 1) you cancel services within the Money Back Guarantee period and 2) you return the Device to us with a valid return authorization number within fourteen (14) days of the date you disconnected the Service. If you receive cartons or Devices that are visibly damaged, you must note the damage on the carrier's freight bill or receipt and keep a copy. In such event, you must keep the original carton, all packing materials and parts intact in the same condition in which they were received from the carrier and contact our customer care department immediately at 1-866-967-1067.

2.10 Number Transfer on Service Disconnection. Upon disconnection of your Service, we may, in our sole and absolute discretion, subject to applicable law, release to your new service provider the telephone number that you ported (transferred or moved over) to us from your previous service provider and used in connection with your Service if:

  • such new service provider is able to accept such number;
  • your account has been properly disconnected;
  • your account is completely current, including payment for all Service charges and applicable disconnection fees; and
  • you request the transfer upon disconnecting your account.

2.11 Service Distinctions. The Service is not a traditional telecommunications service and we provide it on a best efforts basis. Things beyond our control may affect the Service, such as power outages, fluctuations in the Internet, your underlying ISP or broadband service. Other things may affect Service, such as maintenance. Swift Technology will act in good faith with a view to minimizing disruptions to your use of and access to Service. Important distinctions exist between a traditional telecommunications service and our Service, and our Service is subject to different regulatory treatment than a traditional telecommunications service. This treatment may limit or otherwise affect your rights of redress before regulatory agencies.

2.12 Ownership and Risk of Loss. You will own the Device and bear all risk of loss of, theft of, casualty to or damage to the Device, from the time it is shipped to you until the time (if any) when it is returned to us in accordance with this Agreement.

2.13 No 0+ or Operator Assisted Calling; May Not Support x11/8xx Calling. The Service does not support 0+ or operator assisted calling (including, without limitation, collect calls, third party billing calls, 900 or calling card calls). The Service may not support 311, 511 and/or other x11 (other than certain specified dialing such as 911 and 411, which are provided for elsewhere in this Agreement) services in one or more (or all) service areas.

2.14 No Directory Listing. The phone numbers you obtain from us will not be listed in any telephone directories. Phone numbers transferred from your local phone company may, however, be listed. As a result, someone with your phone number may not be able to utilize a reverse directory to look up your address.

2.15 Change of Number. You have no property right in any phone number assigned to or used by you. We shall be entitled to change any such number where we determine, in our sole discretion, that such a change is necessary. We shall give you reasonable advance written notice of such a change, except in cases of emergency, where oral notice shall be given.

2.16 Incompatibility with Other Services. (a) Home Security Systems. The Service may not be compatible with home security systems. You may be required to maintain a telephone connection through your local exchange carrier in order to use any alarm monitoring functions for any security system installed in your home or business. You are responsible for contacting the alarm monitoring company to test the compatibility of any security system with the Service. (b) Certain Broadband, Cable Modem and Other Services. You acknowledge that the Service presently is not compatible with AOL cable broadband service and there may be other services with which the Service may be determined to be incompatible. You further acknowledge that some providers of broadband service may provide modems that prevent the transmission of communications using the Service. We do not warrant that the Services will be compatible with all broadband services and expressly disclaim any express or implied warranties or conditions regarding the compatibility of the Service with any particular broadband service.

2.17 Customer Service. We offer varying types and levels of customer service depending upon a number of factors, including the Service you are using and the problems you are experiencing. For more information on our customer service options, please review the "Help" section of our website located at www.thinkswift.com. We assume no obligation to provide support services for any third party products or services, or problems with the Service caused by third party products or services. Unless you have entered into a separate services agreement with us, we may change the customer service options at any time.

3. CHARGES; PAYMENTS; TAXES; DISCONNECTION

3.1 Billing. When the Service is activated, you must provide us with a valid email address and a payment method that we accept. We reserve the right to stop accepting your payment method or your payments. If your payment method expires, you close your account, your billing address changes, or your payment method is cancelled and replaced on account of loss or theft, you must advise us at once. We will bill all charges, fees, applicable taxes and surcharges for each Service Term in advance (except for usage-based charges, which will be billed monthly in arrears, and any other charges which we decide to bill in arrears) to your payment method, including but not limited to: activation fees; Service fees; usage charges; international usage charges; advanced feature charges; premium services/Add-on's; equipment purchases; taxes; disconnection fees; and shipping and handling charges. The amount of such fees and charges shall be published on our website and may change from time to time. Swift Technology may introduce new products and services at special introductory pricing. Introductory pricing may change at Swift Technology discretion. Where required by law, notification of invoices will be sent to you via your email address on file with us. We reserve the right to bill at more frequent intervals if the amount you owe to us at any time exceeds $50. Swift Technology bills usage charges in full minute increments that are rounded up to the next full minute unless otherwise set forth in the rate schedules found on our website. Swift Technology bills fractional usage charges in full cents that are rounded up when the value is $.005 or more and down when the value is less than $.005, unless otherwise set forth in the rate schedules found on our website.

The above fees are defined as follows: Activation Fee - This fee covers charges for setting up your account and activating you on our system.

Service Fee - This is the basic charge associated with your service. This fee includes the calling charges defined by your plan, the features associated with your plan and basic account services.

Usage Charges - If you exceed the number of calling minutes on your plan, Swift Technology will bill you for the minutes you use above your allowance. Swift Technology also bills for calls to directory assistance and other information services.

International Usage Charges - These are the fees associated with calls to locations outside of Canada, the U.S.

Advanced Features, Add-on's, and Premium Services - Swift Technology may charge additional fees for enhanced features, add-ons, and other added products and services.

Equipment Purchases - In most instances, you will pay for equipment associated with your Swift Technology service with your payment method. However, there may be occasions when Swift Technology will offer you the option to bill equipment to your account.

Taxes - Swift Technology is required to bill and collect local, provincial and federal taxes imposed on Swift Technology customers by the various taxing authorities. Swift Technology passes all taxes it collects on to the appropriate taxing authority.

3.2 Billing Disputes. You must notify us in writing within seven (7) days after receiving your statement from your credit card issuer if you dispute any Swift Technology charges on that statement or you will be deemed to have waived any right to contest such charges. All notices of disputed charges should be directed to Swift Technology Customer Care at support@thinkswift.com.

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3.3 Payment and Collection. (a) Payment. Your subscription to the Service authorizes us to collect from your payment method. This authorization will remain valid until thirty (30) days after we receive written notice from you terminating our authority to charge your payment method, whereupon we will charge you for the disconnection fee, if applicable and any other outstanding charges and disconnect your Service. We may disconnect your Service at any time in our sole and absolute discretion if any charge to your payment method is declined or reversed, your payment method expires and you have not provided us with a valid replacement payment method or in case of any other non-payment of account charges. (b) Collection. If your Service is disconnected, you will remain fully liable to us for all charges pursuant to this Agreement and any and all costs we incur to collect such amounts, including, without limitation, collection costs and legal fees and expenses.

3.4 Disconnection; Discontinuance of Service. We reserve the right to suspend or discontinue the Service generally, or to disconnect your Service, at any time in our sole and absolute discretion. If we discontinue the Service generally, or disconnect your Service without a stated reason, you will only be responsible for charges accrued through the date of disconnection, including a pro-rated portion of the final Service Term charges. If your Service is disconnected on account of your breach of any provision of this Agreement, you will be responsible for all charges through the end of the current Service Term, including unbilled charges, plus the disconnection fee, if applicable, all of which will immediately be due and payable.

Swift Technology will pursue collection for unpaid amounts on disconnected accounts and may report to and exchange credit and personal information with any credit/consumer reporting agency and financial institution relating to this Agreement.

3.5 Taxes. Federal, provincial, municipal, local or other governments may assess taxes, surcharges and/or fees on your use of Swift Technology service. These charges may be a flat fee or a percentage of your Swift Technology charges and may change from time to time without notice. These charges are based on the rates applicable to the address you provided to us. You are responsible for all applicable federal, provincial, municipal, local or other governmental sales, use, excise, value-added, personal property, public utility, goods and services, harmonized or other taxes, fees or charges now in force or enacted in the future, that arise from or as a result of your subscription or use or payment for the Service or a Device. Such amounts are in addition to payment for the Service or Devices and will be billed to your payment method as set forth in this Agreement. If you are exempt from payment of such taxes, you must provide us with an original certificate that satisfies applicable legal requirements attesting to taxexempt status. Tax exemption will only apply from and after the date we receive such certificate.

3.6 Disconnection Fee (Applies only to Residential and Business Plan Customers). You will be charged a disconnection fee of $49.99 CDN per voice line if your Service is disconnected subject to applicable federal, provincial and local laws.

4. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION; WARRANTIES

4.1 Limitation of Liability. We will not be liable for any delay or failure to provide the Service, including 911 Dialing, at any time or from time to time, or any interruption or degradation of voice quality that is caused by any of the following:

  • an act or omission of an underlying carrier, service provider, vendor or other third party;
  • equipment, network or facility failure;
  • equipment, network or facility upgrade or modification;
  • force majeure events such as (but not limited to) acts of God, acts of nature, strikes, fire, war, riot, acts of terrorism and government actions;
  • equipment, network or facility shortage;
  • equipment or facility relocation;
  • service, equipment, network or facility failure caused by the loss of power to you;
  • outage of, or blocking of ports by, your ISP or broadband service provider or other impediment to usage of the Service caused by any third party;
  • any act or omission by you or any person using the Service or Device provided to you; or
  • any other cause that is beyond our control, including, without limitation, a failure of or defect in any Device, the failure of an incoming or outgoing communication, the inability of communications (including, without limitation, 911 Dialing) to be connected or completed, or forwarded.

Our aggregate liability under this agreement will in no event exceed the Service charges with respect to the affected time period.

4.2 Disclaimer of Liability for Damages. IN NO EVENT WILL SWIFT TECHNOLOGY, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES OR AGENTS OR ANY OTHER SERVICE PROVIDER WHO FURNISHES SERVICES TO YOU IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SERVICE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, COMPENSATORY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PERSONAL INJURY, WRONGFUL DEATH, PROPERTY DAMAGE, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFITS, OR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, INCLUDING INABILITY TO ACCESS EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL THROUGH THE 911 DIALING SERVICE OR TO OBTAIN EMERGENCY HELP. THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH HEREIN APPLY TO CLAIMS FOUNDED IN BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR CONDITION, PRODUCT LIABILITY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT, STRICT LIABILITY, FUNDAMENTAL BREACH, BREACH OF A FUNDAMENTAL TERM AND ANY AND ALL OTHER THEORIES OF LIABILITY AND APPLY WHETHER OR NOT WE WERE INFORMED OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF ANY PARTICULAR TYPE OF DAMAGES.

4.3 Indemnification and Survival. (a) Indemnification. You shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Swift Technology, its officers, directors, employees, affiliates and agents and any other service provider who furnishes services to you in connection with this Agreement or the Service, from any and all claims, losses, damages, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses) by, or on behalf of, you or any third party or user of the Service, relating to this Agreement or the Services, including, without limitation, 911 Dialing, or the Device. (b) Survival. The provisions of this Agreement that by their sense and context are intended to survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement shall survive.

4.4 No Warranties on Service. To the extent permitted by applicable law, WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABLE QUALITY, REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE QUALITY, FITNESS OF THE SERVICE OR DEVICE FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OR ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION ARISING BY USAGE OF TRADE, COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION THAT THE SERVICE WILL MEET CUSTOMER'S REQUIREMENTS. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE PROVIDE NO WARRANTY OR CONDITION THAT THE SERVICE OR DEVICE WILL BE WITHOUT FAILURE, DELAY, INTERRUPTION, ERROR, DEGRADATION OF VOICE QUALITY OR LOSS OF CONTENT, DATA OR INFORMATION. NEITHER SWIFT TECHNOLOGY NOR ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES OR AGENTS, OR ANY OTHER SERVICE PROVIDER OR VENDOR WHO FURNISHES SERVICES DEVICES, OR PRODUCTS TO CUSTOMER IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SERVICE, WILL BE LIABLE FOR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OUR OR YOUR TRANSMISSION FACILITIES OR PREMISES EQUIPMENT OR FOR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, OR ALTERATION, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OF, CUSTOMER'S DATA FILES, PROGRAMS, PROCEDURES OR INFORMATION THROUGH ACCIDENT, FRAUDULENT MEANS OR DEVICES OR ANY OTHER METHOD, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGE OCCURS AS A RESULT OF SWIFT TECHNOLOGY OR ITS SERVICE PROVIDER'S OR VENDORS' NEGLIGENCE. STATEMENTS AND DESCRIPTIONS CONCERNING THE SERVICE OR DEVICE, IF ANY, BY SWIFT TECHNOLOGY OR SWIFT TECHNOLOGY AGENTS OR INSTALLERS ARE INFORMATIONAL AND ARE NOT GIVEN AS A WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND.

4.5 Device Warranties (Applies only to Residential and Business Plan customers). (a) Limited Warranty. Except as set forth herein, if you received the Device from us and the Device included a limited warranty at the time of receipt, you must refer to the separate limited warranty document provided with the Device for information on the limitation and disclaimer of certain warranties and conditions. Remedies for breach of any such warranties will be limited to those expressly set forth in such documentation. (b) No Warranty. IF A LIMITED WARRANTY DID NOT COME WITH YOUR DEVICE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU ARE ACCEPTING THE DEVICE "AS IS". YOUR DEVICE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REPLACEMENT, REPAIR OR REFUND AFTER THE MONEY BACK GUARANTEE PERIOD. (c) Retail Customer Limited Warranty. For Retail Customers only, we will provide a limited warranty on the Device as to manufacturing defects only for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase. This Retail Customer limited warranty does not apply to any defect or failure other than a manufacturing defect, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, does not apply to any defect caused by damage in transit, retailer handling or Retail Customer handling. A Retail Customer's sole remedy for any breach of this Retail Customer limited warranty is to obtain a repaired or replacement Device, by following the return procedures set forth in Section 2.9. Retail Customer must include with the returned Device a letter stating that the Retail Customer is returning the Device for warranty repair or replacement and stating the nature of the defect. The Retail Customer limited warranty will also apply in lieu of the limited warranty included with the Device if such included limited warranty is less favorable to Retail Customer than that contained herein. (d) Disclaimer. To the extent permitted by applicable law, OTHER THAN WARRANTIES AS TO THE DEVICE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THE DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED WITH THE DEVICE AND THE RETAIL CUSTOMER LIMITED WARRANTY EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF MERCHANTABLE QUALITY, REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE QUALITY, FITNESS OF THE DEVICE FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NONINFRINGEMENT OR ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION ARISING BY USAGE OF TRADE, COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION THAT THE DEVICE OR ANY FIRMWARE OR SOFTWARE IS "ERROR FREE" OR WILL MEET CUSTOMER'S REQUIREMENTS. THE FOREGOING WILL NOT BE DEEMED TO LIMIT ANY DISCLAIMER OR LIMITATION OF WARRANTY OR CONDITION SET FORTH IN THE DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED WITH THE DEVICE.

4.6 No Third Party Beneficiaries. No provision of this Agreement provides any person or entity not a party to this Agreement with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, or cause of action or creates any other third party beneficiary rights.

4.7 Content. You will be liable for any and all liability that may arise out of the content transmitted by or to you or any person, whether authorized or unauthorized, using your Service or Device (each such person, a "User"). You shall ensure that your and your User's use of the Service and content comply at all times with all applicable laws, regulations and written and electronic instructions for use. We reserve the right to disconnect or suspend your Services and remove your or your Users' content from the Service, if we determine, in our sole and absolute discretion, that such use or content does not conform with the requirements set forth in this Agreement or interferes with our ability to provide Services to you or others. Our action or inaction under this Section will not constitute any review or approval of your or Users' use or content.

5. MISCELLANEOUS

5.1 Governing Law. The Agreement and the relationship between you and us is governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein without regard to its conflict of law provisions. To the extent court action is initiated to enforce an arbitration award or for any other reason consistent with Section 5.2, you shall submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the Province of Ontario and waive any objection as to venue or inconvenient forum.

5.2 Mandatory Arbitration and No Jury Trial. Except to the extent contrary to applicable law, any dispute or claim between you, any member of your household or any guest or employee of you and us arising out of or relating to the Service or Device will be resolved by arbitration before a single arbitrator administered by a Canadian arbitration organization of our choosing. The arbitration shall take place in Toronto, Ontario and shall be conducted in English. The arbitrator's decision will follow the plain meaning of the relevant documents, and will be final and binding. Without limiting the foregoing, the parties agree that no arbitrator has the authority to: (i) award relief in excess of what this Agreement provides; or (ii) award punitive or exemplary damages. Judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SERVICE MUST BE FILED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION AROSE OR BE FOREVER BARRED, except to the extent such a limitation is prohibited by applicable law. All claims shall be arbitrated individually. Except to the extent contrary to applicable law, you shall not bring, or join any class action of any kind in court or in arbitration or seek to consolidate or bring previously consolidated claims in arbitration. THIS ARBITRATION PROVISION CONSTITUTES A WAIVER OF ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND AN AGREEMENT TO BE SUBJECT TO JURISDICTION IN, AND CONDUCT ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGS IN, ONTARIO.

5.3 No Waiver of Rights. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

5.4 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including any future modifications as may occur within the terms of the Agreement, and the rates for Services found on our website constitute the entire agreement between you and Swift Technology and govern the use of the Service by you, members of your household, guests and employees. This Agreement supersedes any prior agreements between you and Swift Technology and any and all prior or contemporaneous statements, understandings, writings, commitments, or representations concerning its subject matter.

5.5 Severability. If any part of this Agreement is legally declared invalid or unenforceable, all other parts of this Agreement will remain valid and enforceable. Such invalidity or non-enforceability will not invalidate or render unenforceable any other portion of this Agreement.

5.6 French Language. The parties confirm that it is their express wish that this agreement, as well as any other documents relating to this agreement, including notices, schedules and authorizations, have been and shall be drawn up in the English language only. Les parties aux présentes confirment leur volonté expresse que cette convention, de même que tous les documents s'y rattachant, y compris tous avis, annexes et autorisations s'y rattachant, soient rédigés en langue anglaise seulement.

6. FUTURE CHANGES TO THIS AGREEMENT

We may change the terms and conditions of the Service and this Agreement, as well as amounts charged under this Agreement, from time to time. Notices will be considered given and effective on the date posted on www.thinkswift.com, or as otherwise may be required by applicable law. Subject to applicable law, such changes will become binding on you on the date they are posted to our website and no further notice by us is required upon your continued use of the Service. The Agreement as and when posted or otherwise amended in accordance with applicable law, supersedes all previously agreed to electronic and written terms of service, including, without limitation, any terms included with the packaging of the Device and also supersedes any written terms provided to Retail Customers in connection with retail distribution, including, without limitation, any written terms enclosed within the packaging of the Device. If this Agreement is amended and you do not wish to accept the amendment, you may terminate the Agreement as provided in Section 2.1.

7. PRIVACY

7.1 Network Security. Swift Technology Service utilizes, in whole or in part, the public Internet and third party networks to transmit voice and other communications. Swift Technology is not liable for any lack of privacy which may be experienced with regard to the Service. Please refer to our Privacy Policy at www.thinkswift.com for additional information.

7.2 Personal Information. To the extent that personal information is provided in connection with this Agreement, the customer confirms that he or she consents, and that all other necessary consents have been obtained, to the use, collection and disclosure by Swift Technology, assignees of Swift Technology, and their respective affiliates, agents and contractors for the following purposes: (i) providing products and services to the customer, (ii) contract management and administration, (iii) establishing a customer relationship and communicating with customers, (iv) developing, implementing and managing products and services for customers, (v) assisting in law enforcement purposes and collecting unpaid debts, (vi) protecting, managing and promoting their business interests and activities; (vii) providing information to the customer on other products and services which may be available; and (viii) otherwise as required or permitted by law or this Agreement. The customer may withdraw his or her consent in respect of clause (vii) above, without affecting his or her other arrangements with Swift Technology, by notifying Swift Technology Privacy Officer in writing at info@thinkswift.com. Further information on Swift Technology privacy policies, as well as access to any such personal information for purposes of review, correction and updating, may also be obtained by writing to the Privacy Officer. For the purposes of this Section 7.2, "personal information" does not include the name, address and telephone number of a subscriber that appears in a publicly available telephone directory.

8. EXPORT CONTROLS

You agree to comply fully with all relevant export laws and regulations of Canada, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you expressly agrees that you shall not export, directly or indirectly, re-export, divert, or transfer any portion of the Service or any direct product thereof to any destination, company or person restricted or prohibited by such laws or regulations. Updated: February 25, 2017.

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