| Terms & Conditions
These General Terms of Business are valid between GatewaySMS Technologies (hereafter called GatewaySMS Technologies) and every
person (hereafter called 'Customer') who has logged in to the
'GatewaySMS' service.
1. Scope of Agreement
The customer agrees with the terms specified in this contract.
The contract is deemed established as soon as the username and
password required to use GatewaySMS SMS services have been sent
by GatewaySMS Technologies to the customer via e-mail. If offerings
or specifications exist on our website which are contradictory
to these terms, the latter prevail.
2. Usage of the SMS Service
2.1.Authorization and Authentication
After the customer has completed all registration requirements,
a username and password will be sent to the customer via e-mail.
This login information serves as identification of the customer
to GatewaySMS Technologies. GatewaySMS Technologies will perform
no further authentication of the customer's identity.
The customer agrees that all activities which can be traced to
his username and password are deemed as having been performed
by the customer himself and are legally binding for him.
The customer is responsible for careful use and storage of the
username and password. We recommend to change the assigned password
when first using the service; additionally, we urge the customer
to change his password regularly and take other appropriate measures
to prevent misuse or theft of his login information.
2.2.Risks
The customer agrees that, by definition, access to the Internet,
the GSM network and other communication media is associated with
risks concerning authentication, data security, privacy, availability
of services, reliability of transmission etc. - The customer agrees
to bear full and exclusively responsibility arising from such
risks and consequences of the customer's usage of GatewaySMS Technologies services.
2.3 GatewaySMS Technologies Services
GatewaySMS Technologies is an independent IT company and provides
SMS services to the customers. GatewaySMS is SMS service.
2.4 SMS Transmission
2.4.1. Delivery
The customer acknowledges that GatewaySMS service delivers SMS
messages via major telecommunications companies and mobile network
providers and can therefore only influence the delivery with respect
to transmission of SMS messages within the technical constraints
imposed by the providers.
SMS messages submitted via GatewaySMS will be transferred to
the addressed mobile recipients within seconds to minutes, provided
that the recipient's phone is switched on and located in an area
covered by his subscribed mobile network provider. The customer
acknowledges that, depending on the recipient's mobile provider
service, it may not be possible to transmit the SMS message to
the recipient successfully, particularly if the provider does
not support SMS delivery at all.
2.4.2. Large Volume Transmission
The customer acknowledges that transmission of large SMS amounts
may be subject to restrictions and delays on the part of the mobile
network providers affected.
3. Customer's Liability
3.1. SMS Content
The customer assumes full responsibility for the content of SMS
messages transmitted by himself or by a third party on his request.
The customer agrees to abide to all laws and regulations applicable
to the content and intent of SMS messages transmitted by him.
The customer assumes liability for all consequences and costs
arising out of offences against such regulations.
The customer must ensure that his SMS delivery does not cause
disturbance or harassment of a recipient or other third party.
The customer agrees to refrain from sending SMS messages containing
offensive, violent, pornographic, or discriminatory, or otherwise
illegal content.
The customer is not permitted to send SMS messages to recipients
who have made clear that they do not wish to receive SMS messages
or advertisements via SMS.
The customer agrees to indemnify and hold GatewaySMS Technologies,
and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders
or other partners, and employees, harmless from any claim or demand,
including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party
due to or arising out of Content the customer transmit through
the Service, the customer's use of the Service, the customer's
connection to the Service, the customer's violation of the Terms
of Usage, or the customer's violation of any rights of another.
3.2. Termination
You agree that GatewaySMS Technologies, in its sole discretion,
may terminate your password, account (or any part thereof) or
use of the Service, and remove and discard any Content within
the Service, for any reason, including, without limitation, for
lack of use or if GatewaySMS Technologies believes that you have
violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of
the Terms of Usage.
You agree that any termination of your access to the Service
under any provision of this Terms of Usage may be effected without
prior notice if GatewaySMS Technologies believes that you have
violated the Terms of Usage. And agree that GatewaySMS Technologies
may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related
information and files in your account and/or bar any further access
to such files or the Service. Further, you agree that GatewaySMS Technologies shall not be liable to you or any third-party for
any termination of your access to the Service.
4. Accounting
4.1. SMS Debits
GatewaySMS Technologies debits transmitted SMS messages from
the customer's online SMS account according to its transmission
logs. These logs are deemed correct and valid even if the customer
has objected to the correctness of the accounting records, but
GatewaySMS Technologies investigations have not produced evidence
of a technical problem or error.
4.2. Account Balance
The SMS account balance is non-refundable and does not bear interest
Except in cases of SMSC Failure or Downtime.
5.Complaints
All complaints must be directed to GatewaySMS Technologies or
GatewaySMS.com.
6. Roles & Responsibilities of GatewaySMS Technologies
6.1. GatewaySMS Technologies will provide the Customer with
bulk SMS at the agreed upon rates as mentioned in the business
model
6.2. Guarantee technical support & Guarantee fast response
and quality of the service
7. Duration of the terms, notice to quit The duration of any
business agreement depends on the conditions described on the
Internet pages of GatewaySMS for every particular kind of business
agreement at the moment of the conclusion of the contract. Without
punctual notice to quit, the agreement is to be automatically
considered as in force for the next published period and the customer
is responsible for the payment of the fees concerning the services.
The customer or GatewaySMS Technologies are entitled to quit
the agreement, at the expiration of the period of time defined
in the terms of business, giving a written notice (date of the
post-stamp). A notice to quit given outside the official term
does not entitle to the return of part of the paid fees. The credit
concerning data or hours is exclusively limited to the duration
of the agreement.
8. Final dispositions Through the description of the services
as defined on the Internet pages of GatewaySMS and the General
Terms of Business expressedly recognized by both the contracting
parties are definitively defined the rights and duties between
the customer and GatewaySMS Technologies. The communication with
the customer takes place via the web-site of GatewaySMS Technologies
or e-mail. GatewaySMS Technologies reserves the right at all
times to alter the General Terms of Business and the characteristics
of the GatewaySMS services. GatewaySMS Technologies informs the
customer about substantial modifications via homepage. If the
customer doesn't agree with the new dispositions, he is allowed
to quit the business agreement as of the end of the official duration
of the business agreement, giving written one month's notice after
the information concerning the modification has been published.
In any other case the modified General Terms of Business resp.
characteristics of the GatewaySMS services will be applied on
the fixed date for their coming in force.
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