CUSTOMER SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR
IDEALTEL PHONE SERVICE
This Customer Service Agreement (the "Agreement") governs all
the terms and conditions associated with your use of the services offered by or
through IdealTel, Inc. ("IdealTel"). You agree to use IdealTel's service in a
lawful manner which is consistent with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and all applicable federal, state and local laws and/or regulations.
Notwithstanding the provisions below, IdealTel reserves the right to
immediately, and without notice, terminate, or otherwise discontinue, your
Account and PIN in the event it determines that you have violated any such
term, condition, law and/or regulation.
Online Acceptance
Since signing up for IdealTel is an online transaction, it is
understood between IdealTel and the Customer that the customer's online
acceptance of IdealTel's Terms of Use will carry the same legal authorization
as if the customer is providing a handwritten signature of acceptance.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Services Provided . IdealTel offers the
ability to make local, domestic long distance and international telephone calls
using local or toll free access numbers available on its Website
www.IdealTel.com (the "Website"), entering an optional Personal
Identification Number ("PIN") provided to you by IdealTel and dialing the
called party. These services are provided on a pre-paid basis only and do not
require you to change your current telephone service provider(s) in order to
use the services. A complete list of IdealTel services can be found on the
Website. IdealTel is not responsible for reimbursements for calls made with
another service while IdealTel is temporarily unavailable.
2. Opening an Account . In order to become a
IdealTel customer, you must complete in full an application form on the
Website, provide a valid credit card number and select a non-refundable, preset
dollar value of service you wish to purchase. As part of the application, you
will provide IdealTel with a unique Username and a unique Password. IdealTel
will then send you an electronic notification (in the form of an e-mail
message) which confirms that you have become a IdealTel customer and the value
of service you purchased for your IdealTel account (your "Account"). If
requested, the electronic notification will also provide you with a unique
10-digit personal identification number ("PIN"), which you must use when using
IdealTel's services.
3. Access Numbers . To access IdealTel's
telephone services, you must dial either a toll free (e.g., 888- 298-0473)
number or, where available, a local access number (provided on the Website.
Before you use any local access number, check with your local telephone service
provider to ensure that no toll charges are associated with calls to that local
access number. IdealTel will not reimburse the customer for any extra charges
assessed by your local phone company as a result of dialing one of IdealTel's
access numbers.
4. Rates & Billing . IdealTel's rates are
listed on its Website and are incorporated by reference herein. You are
responsible for checking all applicable rates/promotions before making any call
using IdealTel's services. Please note that the rates for calls to
certain numbers (e.g., mobile/special service numbers) can be higher than rates
for calls to other numbers within the same country. Subject to the provisions
of Paragraph No. 11 below, IdealTel reserves the right, at its sole discretion,
to modify those rates at any time and/or to offer special promotions. Rates are
based on country code and city code, not country name. IdealTel.com's rate
structure is clearly outlined in the RATES section of the IdealTel.com
homepage, located at http://www.IdealTel.com
. While IdealTel.com endeavors to maintain rates that are competitive in
the market, IdealTel.com does not guarantee that its rates will change in any
predictable fashion. In addition, though it is not the intent of IdealTel.com
to raise its rates at any point in the future, should market conditions or
factors outside of IdealTel.com's control cause its costs or wholesale rates to
some or all destinations to go up, IdealTel.com reserves the right to adjust
its rates accordingly. IdealTel reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to
modify its rates. If you chose to terminate your Account as a result of changes
in price, you must notify IdealTel by e-mail no later than the last day of the
notice period of your decision to terminate. IdealTel is not obligated to
credit back any unused balance in your Account so IdealTel strongly suggests
that the customer use up the remaining balance before terminating the Account.
Charges for telephone calls are measured in whole minutes. All calls which are
fractions of a minute are rounded up to the next whole minute (e.g., a call
which lasts twenty five (25) seconds will be charged for one minute). Timing on
calls begins when the call is answered by the called party. Timing terminates
on calls when the calling party hangs up or IdealTel's network receives an "on
-hook" signal from the terminating carrier. IdealTel will not, and is not
obligated to, provide refunds for any calls made using its service.
IdealTel does not send any invoices to its customers. Instead, you have
confidential access to your billing information - for the current month and the
prior three months only - on the Website under "My Account" 24 hours a day/ 7
days a week. (For example, if you review your billing information in May, you
would be able to see your charges for May as well as the preceding April,
March, and February. However, you would not have access to your January
charges.) The customer is responsible for printing out their monthly
statements, and IdealTel will not provide monthly billings beyond what is
available online.
5. Payment Credit & Re-use . IDEALTEL'S
SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON A PREPAID BASIS ONLY. As you use IdealTel's services,
your Account will be debited accordingly. No phone services will be provided if
your Account does not have a sufficient balance to cover the cost of the
service. IdealTel may refuse to provide service if your credit is not deemed
satisfactory which determination shall be made at IdealTel's sole discretion.
For all charges above $20, first-time customers will be required to fax in a
copy of their credit card, front and back, as well as their driver's license,
or other valid form of picture ID (see "over the limit form" [MAY WANT A LINK
HERE] . In the event you want to use services in an amount which exceeds the
remaining balance in your Account, you may access the Website and recharge (or
supplement) your Account by purchasing additional service in non-refundable,
preset dollar values. IdealTel will send you an electronic confirmation of any
such recharge.
6. Usernames/Passwords/Personal Identification Numbers .
YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF YOUR
USERNAME, PASSWORD AND PIN AND YOU AGREE TO PAY FOR ALL SERVICES CHARGED TO
YOUR ACCOUNT WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE AUTHORIZED SUCH USE. If you believe that
your Account, Username, Password and/or PIN is being used in an unauthorized
manner, you agree to contact IdealTel within one calendar day so that the
appropriate modifications can be made to your Account . Please be
aware that account information will be sent to the email address the customer
used to sign up. Therefore, the customer should use a secure email address and
IdealTel is not responsible for people (persons/individuals), other than the
customer, that access that email account. Please note that you are responsible
for any and all charges to your account and that IdealTel cannot be held
responsible for fraudulent charges that result from theft or fraudulent use of
your credit card or PIN.
7. Email Notification. The Customer is
responsible for maintaining a current and operational email address and for
reading email from IdealTel so that we can notify the Customer of updates to
IdealTel's service and any customer account information.
8. Billing Disputes . You must notify IdealTel
by e-mail of any disputed charges within thirty (30) days of the charge being
posted to your Account. IdealTel will attempt to resolve all disputes within
thirty (30) days of being notified of a dispute. To the extent IdealTel
determines, at its sole discretion, that a billing adjustment is warranted,
your Account will be credited accordingly. If you fail to notify IdealTel of a
billing dispute as noted above, you will waive all rights to bring any claim
regarding the dispute.
9. International Calls . Although the quality
of international telephone calls has improved greatly in recent years, calls to
certain countries outside the United States can be interrupted as a result of
service/network issues in those countries. IdealTel will attempt to identify
any such issues, with the cooperation of the customer. All necessary
information must be provided including date, time, origination number and
destination number. However, IDEALTEL WILL NOT REFUND ANY CHARGES FOR SUCH
INTERRUPTED CALLS.
10. Wireless Calls . IdealTel is not
responsible for additional charges that may incur on your account for using
IdealTel on your wireless phone. 11. Ownership of Account . IdealTel will not
make any adjustments to a customer's Account information nor send the username
or password unless provided with the credit card number and other pertinent
information.. If the customer cannot provide the necessary information,
IdealTel will offer to close the existing Account, open a new one, and transfer
the remaining balance to the new account.
12. Cancellation . You may discontinue service
at any time upon notice (either electronic or written) to IdealTel. We will
then shut down access to your account. You will not be entitled to any refund
of the unused balance in your prepaid Account as of the date you discontinue
service. IdealTel will only cancel Accounts for reasons of fraud or at
IdealTel's discretion.
13. Expiration Policy . Your Account and your
PIN will expire six (6) months from the date of sign up (or last recharge) on
the Account. If you request an extension of the expiration period from IdealTel
(either written or electronic) prior to the expiration of the six (6) month
period, IdealTel may, at is sole discretion, attempt to provide you with an
extension of the expiration date of your Account and your PIN. All extensions
will be confirmed by IdealTel via e-mail. IdealTel is not obligated to provide
you with such an extension nor is IdealTel obligated to refund any remaining
balance left in your Account as of the date it expires.
14. Termination . IdealTel reserves the right,
at its sole discretion and for any reason, to (a) terminate this Agreement and
your access to its services, upon five (5) days electronic notice and/or (b) to
refuse to allow you to recharge your Account. If fraud is suspected, IdealTel
has the right to put an account immediately on hold until further investigation
takes place.
15. Government Taxes : IdealTel reserves the
right to pass through (on) any new government taxes, fees, onto the customers.
16. Agents : IdealTel does not authorize any
Third Party agents or resellers to sell IdealTel services, electronically or
through phone cards, unless specifically authorized by IdealTel. If contacted
by an agent, the customer is asked to please contact IdealTel to confirm this.
If that is not done, IdealTel cannot be held liable for any representation by a
third party.
17. Access to Third-Party Vendors . IdealTel
also offers it customers the ability to purchase various products and services
from third-party vendors by accessing those third-party vendors directly
through the Website via click throughs or hyperlinks. IdealTel is not
responsible for the contents of any linked site, the products/services offered
through those sites, any link to other sites contained in a linked site, or any
changes or updates to such sites. IdealTel provides these links to you only as
a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement,
guarantee or warranty (either expressed or implied) by IdealTel of the site or
the products/services offered through that site.
18. Customer Service . IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS,
CONCERNS OR COMPLAINTS ABOUT YOUR SERVICE, YOU MAY CONTACT IDEALTEL'S CUSTOMER
SERVICE DEPARTMENT 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK BY E-MAIL AT
INFO@IDEALTEL.COM , OR BY PHONE AT 800.____.______ MONDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY FROM 9AM TO 5PM EASTERN TIME.
19. Consent to E-Mail Communications . By
entering into this Agreement, you consent to the receipt of electronic mail
("e-mail") from IdealTel. In addition to sending you e-mail notifications as
provided for above, IdealTel may also send you e-mails about services and
products we believe may be of interest to you. You may opt-out of future
e-mails about products or services by contacting us either by e-mail at
unsubscribe@IdealTel.com or in writing. IdealTel reserves the right, however,
to continue to e-mail you important information relating to your Account, this
Agreement or other regulatory communications.
20. Indemnity . You agree to indemnify, defend
and hold IdealTel, its officers, directors, employees, agents, shareholders,
licensors, suppliers and any third party information providers to the Website,
from and against all claims, actions, proceedings, expenses, damages and
liabilities, including attorneys fees, which are the result of, or are in any
way related to, your use of the WebSite, IdealTel's services, and/or your
transactions/communications with third-party vendors initiated via the Website.
21. Limitation of Liability . IDEALTEL SHALL
NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE SERVICES
FURNISHED PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MISTAKES,
OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DELAYS, DEFECTS AND/OR ERRORS IN TRANSMITTING,
RECEIVING, ORIGINATING, TERMINATING AND/OR DELIVERING TELEPHONE CALLS,
REGARDLESS OF THE NATURE OF THE CLAIM. IDEALTEL WILL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, AND EXEMPLARY OR
PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF PROFIT OR REVENUES, EVEN IF IDEALTEL HAS BEEN
SPECIFICALLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
IDEALTEL IS NOT LIABLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES FOR DAMAGES
ARISING OUT OR RELATED IN ANY WAY TO YOUR INABILITY TO ACCESS, OR YOUR
DIFFICULTY IN ACCESSING, ITS SERVICE THROUGH TOLL OR LOCAL ACCESS NUMBERS.
IDEALTEL IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY TOLL CHARGES YOU MAY INCUR IN USING A LOCAL
ACCESS NUMBER.
IDEALTEL SHALL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES FOR DAMAGES
ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND/OR INFORMATION
OFFERED OR PROVIDED BY THIRD-PARTY VENDORS ACCESSED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR BY
ANY OTHER MEANS.
22. No Warranties . IDEALTEL DOES NOT MAKE ANY
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WITH REGARD TO THE
MERCHANTABILITY, TECHNICAL COMPATIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PUPOSE
WITH REGARD TO ANY SERVICE, PRODUCTS OR MATERIAL PROVIDED FOR PURSUANT TO THIS
AGREEMENT.
23. Other . IdealTel shall not be liable for
its failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement if such failure is
the result of a force majeure, including but not limited to acts of God, fire,
strikes, explosions, power failure, earthquake, flood, water, labor disputes,
terrorism, failure of any satellite or other connecting telecommunications
facilities, or any other matter beyond the reasonable control of IdealTel. All
disputes, claims and/or controversies, including but not limited to billing
disputes, matters of construction, interpretation and/or enforcement, arising
out of or in any way connected to this Agreement shall be submitted by either
party for final and binding resolution to a single arbitrator selected in
accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association. The
arbitration shall take place in Miami, Florida. The award rendered by the
arbitrator may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction.
The cost of the arbitration and the attorneys' fees of the prevailing party
shall be assessed against the party against whom the award is rendered. This
Agreement may be modified or amended by IdealTel at any time. Unless otherwise
provided, all such modifications or amendments shall be effective immediately
upon posting on the Website under Terms and Conditions. Furthermore, customers
will be asked to verify acceptance of these terms when they signup and recharge
their account. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF YOUR ACCOUNT AFTER THE NOTICE PERIOD WILL
BE CONCLUSIVELY DEEMED TO BE ACCEPTANCE OF ANY SUCH MODIFICATIONS.All corporate
names, service marks, logos, slogans, trade names, trademarks, websites and
domain names of IdealTel, including but not limited to "IdealTel" and
"IdealTel.com" (collectively "Marks") are and shall remain the
exclusive property of IdealTel and nothing in this Agreement shall grant you
the license to use such Marks without the express written permission of
IdealTel.
Assignment . IdealTel may assign its rights and
duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice to you. You
may not assign your rights and duties under this Agreement without the express
written permission of IdealTel.
Severability . If any provision of this
Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the remaining
provision will of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect. This
Agreement, together with any written amendments or written modifications, will
constitute the entire agreement between you and IdealTel with respect to the
services provided hereunder and will supersede and replace all prior or
contemporaneous understandings or agreements, written, electronic or oral,
between you and IdealTel.
This Agreement, and all modifications/amendments thereto, shall
be governed by the law of the State of Florida. Either party's failure to
insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of this Agreement
shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. 24. Privacy
Policy. To learn about how IdealTel protects your personal information, refer
to IdealTel's Privacy Policy on the Website.
IdealTel shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and/or
regulations regarding the provision of the services provided for under this
Agreement.
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