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In Shakespeare's "Henry VI," a rebel proposes
a solution to many of society's problems. He says: "The first
thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers."
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This agreement (hereinafter
referred to as the "Agreement") is entered between MISSION
COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, a Georgia Limited Liability Company,
(hereinafter referred to as "Mission") and the entity and
individuals utilizing Mission's products and services,
including its web site and database information (hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Customer") and is
effective upon activation and use by Customer of Mission's
products and services.
The Parties: Mission is engaged in the
business of providing wireless communications and database
systems for managing and monitoring remote equipment in a
supervisory manner,
including such industrial applications as water and
wastewater systems. The Customer desires to use and benefit
from Mission's communications and database system, which is
to be installed by the Customer on-site at the Customer's
premises.
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| Customer acknowledges and understands that
by activating and utilizing Mission's products,
services, web site and/or data-based
information, Customer is agreeing to be bound by
the following terms contained in this legal
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The Terms: In consideration of the above
recitals, the mutual promises contained herein, and other
good and valuable consideration, including Customers use of
Mission's products and services, the parties hereby agree as
follows:
- Customer agrees to pay Mission for hardware and
monthly monitoring fees as defined in Mission invoices,
and Mission agrees to provide Customer with monitoring
and notification services by utilizing automated
calling, paging, e-mailing, faxing or TCP/IP transfer of
data to Customer's
designated destinations as set forth in the Mission web
site database on a best efforts basis. For additional
operational and functional details, Customer should
refer to the Mission product instructions.
- Customer understands that Mission will not, with its
own personnel, respond to or take action related to
those events about which Mission provides monitoring and
notification. Customer further understands that he/she
is solely responsible for the final entries and
schedules set forth in the Mission database,
notwithstanding the fact that Mission may have entered the monitoring and notification information in
that database on the Customers behalf.
- Customer also understands that the data entries and
schedules, residing in Mission's database, can be
changed by the Customer. Customer furthers understands
and agrees to bear the risk of loss or
damage that may result from changes to the Mission
database made by, or on behalf of the Customer, and that
such changes may impair or prevent the
Mission notification system from
providing timely and successful notifications of
detected events to Customers designated destinations.
- Customer further understands that Mission makes no
representations, promises, warranties, or guarantees
that there will be no interruptions in service or delays
in performing service, or as to the quality, usefulness,
completeness and reliability of such service, and
further that Mission provides no assurances that such
service will be free of errors. Customer acknowledges
that Mission utilizes wireless data services that may be
provided by Cellemetry, Aeris, Cingular Wireless,
Vistar, Nextel, and various participating carriers, and
that such providers disclaim any and all liability
arising from the Customer's use of Mission's products and
services. Customer further understands that Mission has
no control of, or responsibility for, the paging,
cellular, radio, telephone, Internet, or other
communication medium which the customer may rely upon
for delivery of alarm or other messages sent by Mission.
- Customer also understands that in further
consideration of being granted the right to utilize
Mission's monitoring and notification service, the
Customer, on behalf of himself/herself, and any
employees, agents, personal representatives, assigns,
heirs, next of kin and any third party, agrees:
- To indemnify, defend and hold harmless Mission,
its owners, directors, officers, employees, agents,
suppliers or affiliated companies, against any and
all claims, demands or actions based upon any losses,
liabilities, damages or costs, whether direct or
indirect, special or consequential, including
attorneys fees, that may result from the operation of
Mission's products and services, or from the failure
of the Mission system to report a given event or
condition
- To release, waive, discharge and covenant not to
sue Mission, its owners, directors, officers,
employees, agents, suppliers or affiliated companies,
for any and all liabilities potentially arising from
any claim, demand or action based upon any losses,
liabilities, damages or costs, whether direct or
indirect, special or consequential, including
attorneys fees, that may result from operation of
Missions products and services, or from the failure
of the Mission system to report a given event or
condition.
- That in the event Mission is found to be liable
for any loss or damage arising out of mistakes,
omissions, interruptions, delays, errors or defects
in Missions products or services, such liability
shall not exceed the total amount paid by the
Customer to Mission for the latters services or
$250.00, whichever is greater.
- That the Mission hardware includes a limited
warranty that the product is free from defects in
materials and workmanship for a period of one year
from the date of delivery. Mission's obligation under
this limited warranty is limited to repairing or
replacing the product, at Mission's option, unless the
product has been misused or improperly repaired or
serviced by any party other than authorized Mission
personnel, in which case the limited warranty is
voided. Other than this limited warranty, Mission's
products and services are provided with no other
guarantees or warranties, express or implied,
including any warranties of merchantability or
fitness for a particular purpose.
- That neither Mission nor its owners, directors,
officers, employees, or agents is an insurer and that
the Customer is to maintain his/her own insurance
coverage sufficient to provide compensation for any
loss, damage, or expense that may arise in connection
with the use of Mission's products or services.
- Customer further understands and agrees that
Mission's products and services are intended to monitor
and notify Customer of events only relating to Customers
non-critical mechanical and electrical equipment and are
not intended to be used for a primary life-safety,
burglary or fire detection and reporting system.
- Customer is responsible for the ongoing, periodic
testing of the Mission system, and shall notify Mission
immediately if any failures are found. Mission
shall use all reasonable efforts to identify and resolve
the perceived failures, but in no case will be obligated
to travel to the Customer's premises to perform
diagnostic or corrective actions.
- Should the Customer choose to utilize Mission
equipment and services to perform manual or automatic
control for external equipment such as pumps, wells, or
valves, Customer acknowledges that Mission performs this
service on a best efforts basis. Mission recommends that
customer not rely on Mission solely for the control of
remote relay activated devices and that customer should
make provisions for alternate means of remotely or
locally operating said controls. Mission strongly
recommends that Customer make electrical or mechanical
provisions at the remotely controlled site equipment
that will alleviate, or reduce the risks associated with
the failure by Mission to properly control said remote
relay control functions. Customer understands and
acknowledges that there are other providers of such
remote or local control technologies.
- Customer agrees to pay Mission for a monthly per
unit monitoring fee, which is to be prepaid on an annual
basis, as indicated in Customer's invoice. The first
annual service fee and hardware cost are to be paid
within 30 days from the date of shipment of the Mission
hardware. Although the hardware cost and monitoring fees
are due and payable within 30 days of shipment from
Missions factory, Customer may receive up to 90 days of
service credit on the first term service, per monitored
unit, for units not installed up to 90 days after
shipment. Units not installed within 90 days from
shipment will be billed as active, whether installed or
not. Service credit will be applied to the second-year
service period. After the expiration of the initial
one-year term, this Agreement shall automatically renew
for additional one-year periods, unless canceled by
written notice to Mission at least sixty (60) days prior
to expiration date of the then current term. Once a
field RTU is in service, Mission shall not increase that
device's annual monitoring fees by an amount greater
than the percentage increase in the United States Bureau
of Labor Statistics "Consumer Price Index." .
In the case of failed hardware after the first years
warranty that is described herein, Mission shall not
charge the customer an amount more than $400 for the
replacement of the main mother board and radio for the
model 110 series hardware, more than $400 for the Model
110 and Model 400 series hardware and not more than $600
for the Model 800 series hardware. This replacement
hardware must be used for an existing, active unit
account.
- The Customer understands the intended uses of
Mission's products and services and will ensure that
they are used in an intended and safe manner. Mission
reserves the right to remotely take out of service any
field unit that generates more than twenty five (25)
alarm messages in any thirty day period. Mission may
keep the offending field unit out of service until
Mission and the Customer have agreed how to prevent the
unit from transmitting further excess messages or made
alternative arrangements. In addition, it is agreed that
Mission personnel will be contacted if the Customer does
not know how to install or operate Mission's products
and services.
- The Customer acknowledges that he/she has read and
understands this Customer Service Agreement, and that
he/she agrees to its terms and intends to be bound by
them. The customer further understands that this
Agreement is intended to be as broad and inclusive as is
permitted by law and that if any portion thereof is held
invalid, it is agreed that the balance of the agreement
shall, notwithstanding, continue in full legal force and
effect.
- Regardless of the place of contracting or
performance, this Agreement and all questions relating
to its validity, interpretation, performance and
enforcement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia, and
that any suit, action or other legal proceeding
involving this Agreement shall be brought exclusively
within the State or Federal Courts of Atlanta, Georgia.
- The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that this
Agreement contains the entire agreement between Mission
and the Customer, and that there are no other
representations, inducements, promises, or agreements,
oral or otherwise, which are not embodied herein.
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