Agreement means these terms, Quotation Content,
the Service Rules and any amendments.
Fees means the installation fee, monthly fee and all other
charges in respect of the Services as set out in Quotation
Content and other charges for which the Customer is liable.
Services means the services such as co-location, facility
management, connectivity provision and hardware supply set
out in Quotation Content.
Service Rules means the rules specified by HKES regarding
use of the Services as amended from time to time.
1. The Customer will provide all necessary equipment to utilize
and/or access the Services at all times, unless HKES agrees
otherwise. The Customer must, at its own expense, keep all
its equipment, writing and peripherals in good condition.
If the Customer fails to remove the equipment and reinstate
the allocated area within this period, HKES will have the
right to charge the customer for the cost of the space, or
the reinstatement, as the case may be, as a debt due and payable
or in set-off against any deposit held.
2. The Customer must comply with the Service Rules, which
are part of this Agreement. The Customer acknowledges that
it has received a copy of the Service Rules in force at the
date of this Agreement. The Customer will pay the Fees and
all applicable taxes and tariffs relating to its use of Service.
The Fees are payable on the first business day of each and
every calendar month provided that the first month's payment
shall be paid on the signing of this Agreement by the Customer
and shall (where necessary) be apportioned according to the
number of days in that month on the basis of a 30 day month.
The Customer shall indemnify HKES against all claims actions,
proceedings, loss, damage, costs, expenses and liabilities
whatsoever arising from any improper use, or any use in violation
of law or third party rights, or in breach of this Agreement,
of the Services by the Customer or any person authorised or
permitted by the Customer.
3. Any internet protocol address allocated by HKES to the
Customer shall remain the property of HKES and the Customer
shall acquire no right whatsoever to such address. The Customer
shall not expressly or impliedly use the name of HKES or any
imitation thereof to associate it with any of the Customer's
advertisement, solicitation or broadcast in any form without
the prior written consent of HKES.
4. HKES does not agree or warrant that the Services will be
uninterrupted or error free, or agree to or warrant any result
from the use of the Service. HKES expressly disclaims any
condition or warranty of title, merchantability, or fitness
for any purpose whether implied, statutory or otherwise HKES
shall have the right to modify or discontinue any aspect of
the Services at its discretion upon 7 working days prior written
notice to the Customer.
5. HKES shall not under any circumstances be liable for or
to rectify or to improve upon the quality or defect in connectivity,
equipment or performance level which may have been caused
by any reason whatsoever. Except to the extent that the exclusion
is prohibited by law, HKES shall have no liability whatever
to the Customer, or any person claiming through the Customer,
for any indirect, consequential or economic loss or damage
(including without limitation any loss of data, management
time, business opportunity or actual contracts) by the Customer
however arising Except to the extent that the limitation is
prohibited by law, HKES's liability will be limited, at its
option, to (i) in the case of goods, repairing or replacing
the goods or supplying equivalent goods, or paying the cost
of doing any of these; or (ii) in the case of services, supplying
the services again or paying the cost of doing so and under
no circumstances will the liability of HKES exceed the amount
of the Fees paid to HKES in the six months preceding the date
of the events giving rise to the claim.
6. This Agreement ends at the expiration of the Term. Either
the Customer or HKES may terminate this Agreement at any time
if HKES is unable to offer the Service to the Customer due
to any law, regulation or other reason beyond its control.
HKES may terminate the Agreement by written notice to the
Customer, if the Customer shall be in breach of any of its
obligations under this Agreement, which remains un-remedied
after 30 days' notice of default. If the Customer commits
a breach of this Agreement HKES shall have the right to suspend
and/or terminate all or any of the Services and deny access
by the Customer to any of its equipment without prior notice
without being liable to the Customer in any way. Once the
Services have been suspended or terminated or access to the
Customer's equipment is denied, reinstatement shall be at
the sole discretion of HKES.
7. Upon termination, the Customer shall be liable for all
Fees up to the date of termination without prejudice to HKES's
right to claim against the Customer for any loss or damage
suffered by HKES. Prepayments will not be refunded or allowed
to be transferred to any third party. HKES reserves all rights
to re-possess, uninstall and remove all equipment leased to
the Customer if the Customer shall commit a breach of this
Agreement or upon termination of this Agreement.
8. If any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be illegal
or invalid, it shall not affect the legality, validity, and
enforceability of the other provision of this Agreement. The
illegal and invalid provision shall be deemed to have been
deleted from this Agreement. The Customer shall abide by all
applicable laws (whether of Hong Kong or of any relevant jurisdiction)
in relation to use of the services. The Customer further warrants
that its use of the Services does not infringe any third party
rights or violate any law. This Agreement shall be construed
in accordance with the laws of Hong Kong and HKES and the
Customer hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
courts of Hong Kong. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed
as creating the relationship of landlord and tenant between
HKES and the Customer.