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Thank you for choosing Agristar! Please read this subscriber agreement carefully as it constitutes a binding contract between you and Agristar Global Networks, Ltd. By applying for and/or establishing an account with Agristar Global Networks, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Subscriber Agreement. If you would like to contact Agristar, you may call us at 1-888-777-0440 or write to:Agristar Global Networks, Ltd. 70 West Madison Chicago, IL 60611 Subscriber Agreement Organization This Subscriber Agreement is organized into five “Parts”: Part I – The Service, Your Subscription and This Subscriber Agreement; Part II – Payment; Part III – Permitted Use and Restrictions on Use; Part IV – Grant of Important Rights by You to Us, and Important Disclaimers, Acknowledgments and Obligations; Part V – General (Note: Although located at the end of this Subscriber Agreement, these terms are important.). SECTION I – THE SERVICE, SUBSCRIBERSHIP AND THIS SUBSCRIBER AGREEMENT 1 THE SERVICE. 1.1 DESCRIPTION. Agristar Global Networks, Ltd. (“Agristar”) provides the Agristar powered by HughesNet service, a two-way, satellite-based Internet access solution that carries information between the Internet and your personal computer, along with integrated agricultural information services delivered from Agristar servers and other sources (the “Service”). Service is in available locations in the contiguous U.S. with an unobstructed view of the southern sky and its usage is subject to Agristar’s Fair Access and Acceptable Use Policies (see 6.1 and 6.2). In order to receive the Service, you must purchase the equipment designated by Agristar (“Agristar/Hughes Equipment”) from Agristar or an authorized distributor of Agristar. Only an Agristar-authorized installer may install the Agristar/Hughes Equipment. 1.2 COMMITMENT PERIOD. This agreement carries a minimum commitment period of 15 months. Agristar agrees to maintain pricing and billing terms agreed upon at time of the execution of this agreement for the full term of the agreement. After the initial 15-month commitment period, service will continue on a month-to-month basis unless another subscription agreement for a longer period is entered into. 1.3 COMPOSITION OF THE TERMS OF SERVICE. This Subscriber Agreement and the Agristar Subscriber Privacy Policy (available online at www.agristar.com/subscriberprivacy.shtml) collectively make up the Agristar Terms of Service. The Agristar Terms of Service govern your Agristar subscription and your use of the Agristar Service and any other Agristar services (as defined below). Certain features and services offered by Agristar and its suppliers contain additional terms or guidelines that supplement this Subscriber Agreement and, along with this Subscriber Agreement, will govern the use of those services. You will have an opportunity to review the additional terms before you sign up or use those services. 2 MODIFICATIONS; RIGHTS OF CANCELLATION OR SUSPENSION. 2.1 MODIFICATION OF THIS SUBSCRIBER AGREEMENT; NOTICES. Agristar may revise this Subscriber Agreement (the “Agreement”) at any time by posting the modified version on the Agristar Website at www.agristar.com/policies.shtml (the “Website”). Although Agristar may choose to provide you with individual notice of material modifications to the Agreement, it has no obligation to do so. In the event you do not agree to such revisions, you must cancel your subscription and stop using the Service prior to the effective date of such modifications or, if no effective date is provided, within thirty (30) days after such modifications are first posted. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of such modifications constitutes your full acceptance of such modifications. 2.2 MODIFICATION OF THE SERVICE. Agristar may discontinue, add to or revise any or all aspects of the Service in Agristar’s sole discretion, with or without notice, including without limitation, access to support services, publications and any other products or services ancillary to the Service. For purposes of illustration and not limitation, Agristar may: (a) establish and enforce limitations concerning use of the Service, e.g., the maximum number and/or size of email messages that may be sent from or received by an account on the Service, and the maximum amount of bandwidth that may be used by a single user or a single account; (b) adjust the maximum number of licenses per account allowed to access the agricultural information services; (c) take any action that Agristar deems appropriate to prevent and/or delete bulk email; (d) delete old email messages from any account; (e) quarantine or delete messages or content suspected of containing viruses or other malware; (f) refuse to process email or instant messages that fit criteria defined by us; or (g) modify any user setting. In the event that Agristar makes changes to the Service or its availability, Agristar may, but is not required to, notify you. 2.3 COMMITMENT and TERMINATION BY SUBSCRIBER. Subject to your payment of the termination charges herein described, you may terminate this agreement for any reason on written notice to Agristar. You must terminate this Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions specified herein; failure to do so may delay or prevent us from knowing that termination was intended. Failure to terminate in accordance with this Agreement may result in your continued liability for all fees and charges associated with your Service account until such time as the Agreement has been properly terminated or Agristar has acknowledged such termination in writing. In the event you cancel your subscription to the Service prior to the expiration of the minimum commitment period, the following applies: 1) If you cancel your order before installation, you will not be charged. 2) If you cancel service within 30 days of activation: • Subscribers utilizing HN7000S terminal with .74m dish may return the modem and outdoor transmitter to Agristar for a refund total of $200. This refund will occur once equipment has been received by Agristar; • Subscribers utilizing HN7000S terminal with .98m dish may return the modem and outdoor transmitter to Agristar for a refund total of $300. This refund will occur once equipment has been received by Agristar; • Subscribers utilizing HN7700S terminal with 1.2m dish (standard Star500 configuration) may return the modem and outdoor transmitter to Agristar for a refund. Once this equipment has been received by Agristar, you will be refunded a total of $800. Agristar will provide instructions on how to de-install and return the equipment. Returned equipment must be in good condition. You will not receive a refund for installation charges or other fees. You are not required to return, and Agristar is not obligated to de-install, the antenna, mount or any cables. If you elect to have the complete system or the antenna, mount and any cables professionally de-installed you will be responsible for all de-installation charges. 3) If you cancel service after 30 days from date of activation but before end of initial 15-month commitment period you will be charged a $300 Service Termination Fee. You are not required to return, and Agristar is not obligated to de-install, any of the equipment, including the radio, antenna, mount or any cables. If you wish to terminate your service, contact our Billing Department at 1-877-595-1200. Except as may be otherwise provided in this Agreement, cancellation of your Subscription is your sole right and remedy with respect to any dispute with Agristar. This includes, but is not limited to, any dispute related to, or arising out of: (1) any term of this Agreement or Agristar’s enforcement or application of this Agreement; (2) any policy or practice of Agristar, including the Fair Access Policy and the Acceptable Use Policy, or Agristar’s enforcement or application of these policies; (3) the content available on the Service or the Internet or any change in content provided by Agristar; (4) your ability or inability to access and/or use the Service; or (5) the amount or type of fees, surcharges, applicable taxes, billing methods, or any change to the fees, applicable taxes, surcharges or billing methods. 2.4. TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION BY AGRISTAR. Agristar reserves the right to terminate or suspend your account and this Agreement at any time, with or without notice, in whole or in part, for any reason or no reason. 2.5. CONTINUATION OF OBLIGATIONS. Notwithstanding any cancellation or termination of this Agreement or your account, or any suspension or termination of access to or use of the Service, you will remain responsible for any obligations accrued up to the date of such action, including payment of any charges that may be due as a result of or in connection with such action(s). 3 WHO MAY USE THE SERVICE? – RESPONSIBILITY AND SUPERVISION. 3.1. AGE AND ACCOUNT SETUP. You represent that you are at least 18 years of age and have the right and ability to enter into this Agreement. You agree that you are responsible for installing, establishing and setting up, and for verifying and maintaining, the account, options, settings and other parameters under which the Service is used, including (without limitation) all related passwords and user identification information. These account functions may be performed only by a person at least 18 years of age, without exception. 3.2. MULTIPLE USE OF ACCOUNT. Agristar grants you a limited personal, non-exclusive, non-sublicenseable and nontransferable license to use the Agristar agricultural information services. Up to five (5) members of your household (if system is for a household) or employees of your business (if system is for a business) may share a single ID number and account, if authorized by you. You may not sublicense, assign or transfer this license except as expressly permitted by Agristar. Any attempt to sublicense, assign or transfer any of the rights, duties or obligations under this license to non-family/non-business users is strictly prohibited. You agree that you shall not, nor shall you permit others to copy or create derivative works from the Agristar agricultural information services, in whole or in part, including any written materials provided in conjunction with the service. 3.3. INSTALLATION OF SUBSCRIBER EQUIPMENT. You acknowledge and agree that Agristar or its designated service provider may be required to access your premises and/or computer system in order to install and maintain the components necessary for you to access the Service (the “Subscriber Equipment”). This may include opening your computer to install, repair or replace equipment or install software on your computer at your location. By accepting this Agreement and scheduling a service or installation visit, you hereby authorize Agristar or its service provider to access your computer for the purpose of installing, repairing or replacing Subscriber Equipment for the purpose of facilitating your access to the Service. NEITHER AGRISTAR NOR ITS SERVICE PROVIDER SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR ANY LOSSES RESULTING FROM INSTALLATION, REPAIR OR OTHER SERVICES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGE TO YOUR PREMISES OR COMPUTER, OR LOSS OF SOFTWARE, DATA OR OTHER INFORMATION FROM YOUR COMPUTER. Agristar may check the version of the Agristar software on your computer and, without any additional notice to you, may download and install on your computer updates to the Agristar software. In addition, Agristar may check the health and status of your computer to ensure that your configuration is optimized for use with the Service. 3.4. SUBSCRIBER RESPONSIBILITY. You shall be responsible for all access to and use of the Service through your account or password(s) and for any fees incurred for goods or services purchased thereon, or any other expenses incurred as a result of any use of your account. You promise to pay the amounts billed for any such goods or services, along with any related fees, taxes and charges. Use of your account is limited to family members residing at your permanent residence (if system is installed in a residence) or employees at your place of business (if system is installed in a business). You acknowledge that you are aware that areas accessible on or through the Service may contain material that is unsuitable for minors (persons under 18 years of age). You agree to supervise usage of the Service by minors who use the Service through your account. You hereby ratify and confirm any obligations a minor using your account enters into or assumes and any promises or permissions such minor makes or gives. You agree to: (a) provide us with true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself; and (b) promptly update this information to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. SECTION II – PAYMENT 4 FEES AND PAYMENT. 4.1 FEES, TAXES AND OTHER CHARGES. You agree to pay, in advance, and in accordance with the provisions of the billing option you selected, any registration, activation and/or monthly fees, ISP service charges, minimum charges and other amounts charged to or incurred by you, or by users of your account, at the rates in effect for the billing period in which those amounts are charged or incurred. You agree to pay all applicable taxes and Universal Service assessments related to your use of the Service or the use of the Service by users of your account. Information on charges and surcharges (if any) that are to be paid to us and are incurred by you or by users of your account will be made available to you on the Website, and you agree that this is sufficient notice for all purposes as to charges incurred and paid or to be paid to us. Agristar reserves the right to increase fees, surcharges, monthly subscription fees or to institute new fees at any time upon thirty (30) days prior notice. You understand and acknowledge that you may not receive a bill in the mail for your Service. Additional terms relating to pricing, billing and payment are set forth and available on the Website. 4.2 PAYMENT. Except where additional methods of payment are specifically required or permitted under applicable law or regulation or where Agristar explicitly and in advance permits another method of payment, you agree that you will provide a major credit or charge card (i.e., MasterCard, Visa, American Express or Discover) that Agristar may charge for all Service fees or other amounts payable under this Agreement. Additionally, you agree that Agristar may pre-charge your monthly Service fee to the credit or charge card supplied by you during activation or subscription. You hereby authorize automatic credit or charge card billing by Agristar for all such charges. You further agree that the charges described above will be billed to the credit or charge card that you have provided when you applied for the Service. YOU MUST PROVIDE CURRENT, COMPLETE, AND ACCURATE INFORMATION FOR YOUR BILLING ACCOUNT. YOU MUST PROMPTLY UPDATE ALL INFORMATION IN ORDER TO KEEP YOUR ACCOUNT CURRENT, COMPLETE AND ACCURATE (SUCH AS A CHANGE IN BILLING ADDRESS, CREDIT CARD NUMBER OR CREDIT CARD EXPIRATION DATE). CHANGES TO SUCH INFORMATION CAN BE MADE EMAILING BILLING@AGRISTAR.COM. IF YOU FAIL TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY OF THE FOREGOING INFORMATION, YOU AGREE THAT AGRISTAR MAY CONTINUE CHARGING YOU FOR ANY SERVICE PROVIDED UNDER YOUR ACCOUNT, AND THAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LATE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH AGRISTAR’ INABILITY TO OBTAIN PAYMENT BASED ON BILLING INFORMATION YOU HAVE PROVIDED. You agree that all charges are considered valid unless disputed in writing within fifteen (15) days after the date you receive your credit or charge card bill. You agree that Agristar will not be responsible for any expenses that you may incur resulting from overdrawing your bank account or exceeding your credit limit as a result of an automatic charge made under this Agreement. In the event that you used a debit card to activate your subscription, you authorize Agristar to initiate debit entries to your checking or savings account, as the case may be, for payment of the monthly charge for the Service. Agristar, pursuant to this authorization, will debit the monthly service charge for the Service from your account each month. In addition, Agristar will deduct from your account any and all early termination charges arising from termination of your Service prior to its required minimum term. Agristar will not be responsible for any overdraft or other third-party fees or penalties resulting from Agristar debiting from your account any amount authorized by this Agreement or any other agreement between you and Agristar. Agristar will charge a return fee for each debit that is declined by your bank. The return fee will vary from state to state and will be the maximum amount allowed in each state. You acknowledge that the recurring debit authorized hereunder will purchase the Service and that Agristar will continue to debit monies from your account until you revoke this authorization by notifying Agristar. If you decide to pay by check, in the event that checks submitted by you are returned for insufficient funds, or if your account is suspended for non-payment, and you wish to restore Services, in addition to other charges which may be applicable, you may be liable for an additional administrative charge of up to $25. If you think a charge is incorrect or you need more information, you should contact Agristar’s billing department. You must contact Agristar within sixty (60) days after receiving the statement on which the error or problem appeared. Agristar will make available to you a statement for each billing cycle showing payments, credit purchases and other charges. Payment of the outstanding balance is due in full each month, and may be billed in advance or pre-charged as set forth above. If your payment is not received by Agristar before the next statement is issued, you may be charged interest on the delinquent balance at the lesser of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law, prorated on a daily basis. Agristar may, but is not required to, accept partial payments from you. If partial payments are made, they will be applied to statements starting with the oldest outstanding statement. If you send Agristar checks or money orders marked "payment in full" or otherwise labeled with restrictive endorsements, Agristar can, but is not required to, accept them, without losing any of Agristar’s rights to collect all amounts owed by you under this Agreement. In the case of late payment or non-payment, you understand and agree that Agristar may report such late payment or non-payment to the appropriate credit reporting agencies. If Agristar chooses to use any collection agency or attorney to collect money that you owe Agristar or to assert any other right which Agristar may have against you, you agree to pay the reasonable costs of collection or other action including, but not limited to, the costs of a collection agency, reasonable attorneys’ fees, and court costs, as provided by applicable law. 4.3 COMMENCEMENT AND DURATION OF SUBSCRIBERSHIP FEES. You acknowledge that a monthly subscription fee will apply for each and every month (or portion thereof) that you subscribe to the Service. Once you subscribe, your account and payment obligations will continue until terminated as set forth herein. SECTION III – PERMITTED USE AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE 5 SOFTWARE LICENSE. To facilitate your use of the Service, Agristar may provide you with software and written materials including documentation (the “Software”). Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Agristar grants you a limited personal, non-exclusive, non-sublicenseable and nontransferable license to use and display the Software on any machine(s) on which you are the primary user or which you authorize for use. Unauthorized copying of any portion of the Software, including software that has been modified, updated, or merged or included with the Software, as well as the documentation provided, is expressly forbidden. You may not sublicense, assign or transfer this license or the Software except as expressly permitted by Agristar. Any attempt to sublicense, assign or transfer any of the rights, duties or obligations under this license is void. You agree that you shall not, nor shall you permit others to, copy, duplicate, reverse engineer, decompile, or create derivative works from the Software, in whole or in part, including any written materials provided in conjunction with the Software. Agristar will occasionally provide automatic software and technology upgrades to improve the Service, such as virus and spam screening technologies, although these upgrades may not be consistent across all platforms and devices. You agree to accept and to take no action to interfere with such automatic upgrades, scanning, and related services. 6 SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF THE SERVICE. 6.1 Acceptable Use PolicY – PROHIBITED CONDUCT. You agree to comply with terms of Agristar’s Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). Violations of the AUP may result in suspension or termination of Service. Current AUP is available at www.agristar.com/acceptableuse.shtml. 6.2 AGRISTAR FAIR ACCESS POLICY. To ensure fair Internet access for all Agristar subscribers, Agristar maintains a Fair Access Policy (FAP). This policy establishes an equitable balance in Internet access for all Agristar subscribers. Agristar assigns a threshold to each service plan that is well above the typical usage rates, which limits the amount of data that may be continuously downloaded. The small percentage of subscribers who exceed this will experience a temporary reduction of speed. Current FAP thresholds are available at www.agristar.com/fairaccess.shtml. 6.3 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. You agree to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in connection with the Service, your use of the Service and this Agreement. 6.4 NO RESALE. You agree not to reproduce, resell, transfer, trade, sublicense, or exploit for any commercial purposes your subscription to the Service, any portion thereof, or any capabilities or applications enabled by the Service (e.g., Voice over Internet Protocol service). 6.5 ASSUMPTION OF RISK. Agristar may, but shall not have any obligation to, screen content transmitted through and stored on the Service for objectionable material and material that violates any law or regulation, the terms of this Agreement or the Acceptable Use Policy (collectively, “Objectionable Content”). Agristar may, but shall not have any obligation to, remove from the Service or refuse to store or transmit any Objectionable Content. You agree to bear all risks associated with any and all content you use, transmit, or receive on or through the Service, and agree that you will not rely on any such content. SECTION IV – GRANT OF IMPORTANT RIGHTS BY YOU TO US, AND IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND OBLIGATIONS 7 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSES. Agristar reserves all copyrights and other rights in and to any content available through the Service identified as, claimed by us as, or known by you to be, proprietary to Agristar or its licensors (collectively, “Proprietary Content”). The Proprietary Content is protected under U.S. and international copyright laws, including as a collective work. All copying, modification, distribution, publication or other use by you or by any user of your account, of any such content or other works is prohibited, except as expressly permitted by Agristar. 8 NO ENDORSEMENT. Agristar does not endorse or in any way vouch for the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness or reliability of any service, opinion, advice, communication, information or other content on or made available through the Service. Such content does not necessarily constitute or reflect the views or approval of Agristar or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. 9 INTERNET CONTENT. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT INTERNET SITES, AND USE OF THE INTERNET, MIGHT CONSIST OF, INCLUDE AND/OR PROVIDE ACCESS TO IMAGES, SOUND, MESSAGES, TEXT, SERVICES OR OTHER CONTENT AND MATERIAL THAT MAY BE UNSUITABLE FOR MINORS AND THAT MAY BE OBJECTIONABLE TO MANY ADULTS. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AGRISTAR IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SUCH CONTENT OR MATERIAL AND THAT ACCESS TO SUCH CONTENT AND MATERIAL THROUGH THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. 10 LIMITED WARRANTY ON EQUIPMENT. Agristar warrants to the original buyer that under normal use and wear the equipment used to access the Service (the “Equipment”), which includes the Indoor Unit (satellite modem), Power Supply, and Outdoor Unit (Antenna & Radio Assembly), will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a standard limited warranty term of 15 months from the date of activation. Any Equipment replaced or repaired under this warranty will be warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period or thirty (30) days, whichever is longer. This warranty is not transferable. If under normal use and wear, the Equipment becomes defective in materials or workmanship during the warranty period set forth above, Agristar shall at its option and expense, perform one of the following: • We will repair or replace the defective Equipment within thirty (30) days of the date the defective Equipment was returned to Agristar’s designated address at your expense, to cause it to comply with the terms of this Limited Warranty. Reconditioned replacement components, parts, units or materials may be used if the Equipment is repaired or replaced. • If repair or replacement is not commercially practicable, we will return the original price paid by you for the defective Equipment. If service to the Outdoor Unit (satellite antenna and transmitter) is required, Agristar will, at its expense, repair or replace it pursuant to the limited warranty for the first fifteen months after installation. After that period, the cost of equipment and the on-site service technician visit, if necessary, will be paid by you. You may request a price estimate prior to the work, based on the type of the replacement. Reconditioned replacement components, parts, units or materials may be used if the Equipment is repaired or replaced. • We may upgrade the Equipment to a later-generation product that performs the same function and complies with the terms of this Limited Warranty. • For those systems that are under warranty but not under one of the separately purchased onsite maintenance plans, equipment repair that requires an on-site visit by a service technician will be on a best-efforts basis and may take multiple days to schedule the service technician visit. THESE ARE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES FOR DEFECTS DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD IN ANY EQUIPMENT COVERED BY THE LIMITED WARRANTY. To request Limited Warranty service contact Agristar Technical Support, toll-free, at 1-888-581-7827 within the Limited Warranty period. This Limited Warranty will be void in its entirety if the Equipment is serviced by anyone other than Agristar, Hughes Network Systems or an Agristar/Hughes Authorized Service Center. Agristar neither assumes nor authorizes any Authorized Service Center or any other person or entity to assume any other obligation or liability beyond that which is provided for in this Limited Warranty. This Limited Warranty does not cover damage or affected operation of the above-referenced Equipment resulting from: • Non-professional installation; re-pointing of the Antenna; removal, repair or disassembly of Equipment by anyone other than an HughesNet-Authorized Service Technician • Failure to follow instructions • Fire, flood, wind, lightning, earthquake or other acts of God • Spills of food or liquids • Problems with electrical power • Misuse, abuse, accident, vandalism, alteration or neglect • Use in combination with other external devices not manufactured or provided by Agristar. This Limited Warranty does not cover items in the following categories: • Software provided by any party other than Agristar or Hughes Network Systems • External devices not manufactured or provided by Agristar or Hughes Network Systems • Any payments for labor or service to representatives or service centers not authorized by Agristar or Hughes Network Systems EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED ABOVE, THE EQUIPMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. FURTHER, AGRISTAR DOES NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE, OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE, OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE, OF THE EQUIPMENT IN TERMS OF CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, CURRENTNESS, OR OTHERWISE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE EQUIPMENT IS ASSUMED BY YOU. No oral or written information or advice given by Agristar, its dealers, distributors, agents or employees, shall create a warranty or in any way increase the scope of this warranty, and you may not rely on any such information or advice. This warranty gives you specific legal rights. You may have other rights, which vary from state to state. All liability and obligations of Agristar under this Limited Warranty shall terminate upon expiration of the applicable warranty period. This Limited Warranty sets forth the entire responsibility of Agristar with respect to the Equipment. Agristar shall have no further liability to you or to any third party arising from the sale of the products whether based on warranty, contract, negligence or other theories of liability. AGRISTAR SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE ARISING OUT OF AGRISTAR’ BREACH OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY, WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES AROSE IN CONTRACT OR TORT, AND WHETHER OR NOT SUCH DAMAGES WERE FORESEEABLE. In no event shall Agristar’s liability exceed the amount paid by you for the Equipment. 11 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES ON THE SERVICE AND EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY. 11.1. WARRANTY DISCLAIMER ON SERVICE. AGRISTAR DOES NOT OFFER ANY WARRANTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE. THE SERVICE IS MADE AVAILABLE ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. AGRISTAR EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE ERROR-FREE, SECURE OR UNINTERRUPTED OR OPERATE AT ANY MINIMUM SPEED. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE AND THE SUBSCRIBER EQUIPMENT, AND SUCH USE BY ANYONE USING YOUR ACCOUNT, IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. NO ORAL ADVICE OR WRITTEN INFORMATION PROVIDED BY AGRISTAR, ITS EMPLOYEES, DEALERS OR THE LIKE SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY. 11.2. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NEITHER AGRISTAR NOR ANY OF ITS INFORMATION OR CONTENT PROVIDERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, LICENSORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF USE OF THE SERVICE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, IF FOR ANY REASON ANY PORTION OF THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL BE VOIDED, THEN IN SUCH EVENT THE MAXIMUM, SOLE, AND EXCLUSIVE LIABILITY OF AGRISTAR, ITS DEALERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES OR THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS, IF ANY, SHALL BE LIMITED TO AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID TO AGRISTAR BY YOU FOR SERVICES FURNISHED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR THE PERIOD OF TIME COMMENCING UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF SUCH ERROR, DEFECT OR FAILURE AND CEASING UPON THE DISCOVERY AND RECTIFICATION OF SUCH, IN WHOLE OR IN PART; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL SUCH PERIOD OF TIME EXCEED THE TWELVE- (12-) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE WHICH SUCH ERROR, DEFECT OR FAILURE IS FIRST DISCOVERED IN WHOLE OR IN PART. Without limiting the foregoing, Agristar shall not be responsible for (a) failure to transmit or store, or for deletion of, any communication, message, email, or content transmitted through, sent to, or received by the Service or Agristar’s servers; (b) any modification, suspension, interruption, or discontinuance of the Service. 11.3 FULL APPLICABILITY. THE FOREGOING EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY APPLY REGARDLESS OF ANY ALLEGATION OR FINDING THAT A REMEDY FAILED OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION OR THEORY OF LIABILITY (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION NEGLIGENCE) AND EVEN IF AGRISTAR OR OTHERS ARE ADVISED OR AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OR LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LIABILITY. 12 INDEMNITY. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Agristar against all claims, liability, damages, costs and expenses, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of or related to this Agreement, any and all uses of your account, and your use of the Service. This includes, without limitation, responsibility for all such consequences resulting from actions by you or any user of your account in violation of this Agreement, the Acceptable Use Policy, or any law or regulation. 13 LIABILITY FOR UNAUTHORIZED USE. You agree to notify Agristar immediately after you sell, give away or otherwise transfer your Equipment to anyone else. You are considered the registered recipient of the Service until Agristar receives such notice, and you will be liable for any charges or fees incurred by the use of your Equipment by anyone else up to the time that Agristar receives notice, unless otherwise provided by State law. You may not assign or transfer your service without Agristar’s written consent. If you do, Agristar may inactivate your service. If your Equipment is stolen or otherwise removed from your premises without your authorization you must notify Agristar Customer Care Center immediately, or else you may be liable for payment for unauthorized use of your Equipment. You will not be liable for unauthorized use after Agristar has received your notification. 14 PROPRIETARY RIGHTS. All copyright or other proprietary rights notices contained in or associated with the content available through the service must be preserved on any copies made of such material; provided, however, that no copies shall be made in violation of Section 7 or any other provision of this Agreement. The placement of copyrighted material in any public posting area, or any software library, without the consent of the copyright owner is prohibited. Nothing in this Agreement may be construed to convey to you any interest, title or license in the user ID, email address, Universal Resource Locator (“URL”), IP address, or domain name used by you in conjunction with the Service. SECTION V – GENERAL 15. LIMITS ON TRANSFERS; NO RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, your right to use the Service, or to designate other users of your account, is not transferable and is subject to any limits established by Agristar. Your right to use your user ID, email address, and other unique identifiers assigned to you by Agristar shall terminate upon the termination of this Agreement. This Agreement will terminate immediately upon your death. 16 CHOICE OF LAW. This Agreement is made in the State of Illinois. This Agreement and all of the parties’ respective rights and duties in connection herewith, including, without limitation, claims for violation of state consumer protection laws, unfair competition laws, and any claims in tort shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, in the United States, excluding its conflicts of laws provisions. Any such controversy or claim shall be settled by arbitration, and administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration Rules. Any such arbitration will be held in Chicago, Illinois. The arbitrator will be an expert in the field of Internet services. The arbitrator’s award shall be final and binding and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. There shall be no class action arbitration pursuant to this Agreement. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply to this Agreement and it is acknowledged that this is a services contract and not a contract for the sale of goods. You agree that this Agreement is set forth in the English language for the mutual convenience and benefit of the parties. A printed version of this Subscription Agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial and administrative proceedings relating to or based upon this Subscription Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. 17 ELECTRONIC DELIVERY POLICY AND YOUR CONSENT. By applying for or using the Service, you consent to receive all agreements, disclosures, policies, notices and other information (collectively, Notices) provided by Agristar or its affiliates via paper, aural, and/or electronic delivery at Agristar’s sole and absolute discretion. For purposes of example and not limitation, Agristar may deliver or display Notices to you by email, pop-up window, or posting a message on the Service or the Agristar Website. You agree that certain supplemental or enhanced services made available to subscribers may also have their own procedures for providing Notices. 18 CONSTRUCTION AND DELEGATION. Neither the course of conduct between parties nor trade practice shall act to modify the provisions of this Agreement. Agristar may authorize or allow its contractors and other third parties to provide services necessary or related to making the Service available and to perform obligations and exercise Agristar’s rights under this Agreement, and Agristar may collect payment on their behalf, if applicable. The provisions of any Sections of this Agreement, which by their nature should continue, shall survive any termination of this Agreement. 19 MISCELLANEOUS. 19.1 Notice; Severability. Where notification by Agristar is contemplated by or related to this Agreement, notice may be made by any reasonable means, including without limitation email or publication over the Service. If any term of this Agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be construed in such a way as to eliminate the offending aspects while still giving as much effect as possible to the intentions of such term. Where an entire provision is invalid, illegal or unenforceable and cannot be so repaired, then the term shall be considered to be stricken from this Agreement as if it had not been included. In any such case, the balance of this Agreement shall remain in effect in accordance with its remaining terms notwithstanding such invalid, illegal or unenforceable term. 19.2 No Waiver. Agristar may enforce or decline to enforce any or all of the terms of this Agreement in its sole discretion without waiving its rights to enforce such provisions in the future. In no event shall Agristar be required to explain, comment on, suffer liability for or forfeit any right based on its enforcement, non-enforcement or consistency of enforcement of these terms. 19.3 Captions. Captions used in this document are for convenience only and shall not be considered a part of this Agreement or be used to construe its terms or meaning. 19.4 Statute of Limitations. You agree that, regardless of any statute to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising from or related to use of the Service or this Agreement must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred. 20 ASSIGNMENT OF ACCOUNT. Agristar may sell, assign or transfer your account to a third party without notice to you. 21 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement as well as the additional online documents specifically referred to herein as being a part of this Agreement (e.g., the Acceptable Use Policy), constitute the entire and only agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof between you and Agristar. This Agreement supersedes all representations, proposals, inducements, assurances, promises, agreements and other communications with respect to the subject matter hereof except as expressly set forth in this document. By affixing your signature to this Agreement, you agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. This Agreement can be amended only in the manner expressly provided for herein. romises, agreements and other communications with respect to the subject matter hereof except as expressly set forth in this document. By affixing your signature to this Agreement, you agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. This Agreement can be amended only in the manner expressly provided for herein. |
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