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You must agree to the following text before using our Wireless Service.

Introduction

It is the aim of PolkaSpots to provide high quality, reliable services to our customers; respect the privacy of our customers; protect the security and integrity of our network; encourage responsible use of our Hotspot Network and other ISP's networks; and comply with applicable laws.

Policy Statement

Use of the PolkaSpots Hotspot Network contrary to the operational and management objectives is unacceptable and prohibited.

Scope

This Policy applies to all customers and to all other users of the PolkaSpots Wireless Network.

Prohibited Uses

Examples of prohibited uses of the PolkaSpots Wireless Hotspot Network are described below. The examples are guidelines and are not intended to be exhaustive.

Illegal/Criminal Activity

The PolkaSpots Wireless Hotspot Network may not be used in connection with criminal or civil violations of laws, regulations, or other government requirements of any jurisdiction. Such violations include theft or infringement ofcopyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets, or other intellectual property, export control violations, fraud, forgery, pyramid or other prohibited business schemes; and theft, misappropriation, or unauthorised transmission or storage of funds, credit card information, personal information, or online services.

Security Violations

The PolkaSpots Wireless Hotspot Network may not be used to violate the security of a network, service or other system. Examples of this may include hacking, cracking, monitoring, or using systems without authorisation; port scanning; conducting denial of service attacks; distributing viruses or other harmful software; smurf attacks; and unauthorised alteration or destruction of websites or other information.

Threats

The PolkaSpots Wireless Hotspot Network may not be used to transmit or store material of a threatening nature, including threats of death or physical harm, harassment, libel, and defamation.

Offensive materials

The PolkaSpots Wireless Hotspot Network may not be used to transmit or store material of an offensive nature, including obscene, pornographic, indecent, abusive and harmful materials, or to transmit to recipients material which is inappropriate for them, including obscene or offensive materials to children.

Spam

The PolkaSpots Wireless Hotspot Network may not be used to spam. Spam includes any of the following activities:

• Sending any unsolicited email that could be expected to provoke complaints.
• Sending email that does not accurately identify the sender, the sender's return address, and the email address of origin.
• Sending unsolicited email without identifying in the email a clear and easy means to be excluded from receiving additional email from the originator of the email.
• Collecting the responses of unsolicited email. Sending email with charity requests, petitions for signatures, or any chain mail related materials.
• Posting a single message, or messages similar in content to more that five online forums or newsgroups.
• Posting messages to an online forum or newsgroup that violate the rules of the forum or newsgroup.

Security System

The PolkaSpots Wireless Hotspot Network may not be used, directly or indirectly, with systems that are not configured and maintained in a manner which prevents their use by others in violation of this Policy. Examples include improperly securing a server so that it may be used by others to conduct a denial of service attack, improperly securing a mail server so that it may be used by others to distribute spam, and improperly securing an FTP server so that it may be used by others to illegally distribute licensed software.

Other

The PolkaSpots Wireless Hotspot Network may not be used in a manner that damages PolkaSpots' reputation or goodwill; violates another ISP's acceptable use policy and/or terms of service; or interferes with another's use of the PolkaSpots Wireless Hotspot Network.

Attempts

The PolkaSpots Wireless Hotspot Network may not be used to attempt an activity prohibited by this Policy - whether or not successful.

Indirect Use

A violation of this Policy by a person having only indirect access to the PolkaSpots Wireless Hotspot Network through a customer or other user will be considered a violation by the customer or other user, whether or not with the knowledge or consent of the customer or other user. As an example, resellers are responsible for the actions of customers to whom they directly and indirectly provide services using the PolkaSpots Wireless Hotspot Network. We will address and attempt to resolve complaints about the actions of customers of a reseller without the reseller.

Revisions

We may revise this Policy at any time, effective when posted to our public web site. Notice of revisions may also be provided via email, fax or regular mail.

General

This site is owned and operated by PolkaSpots Limited - The Wireless Hotspot Company and contains material which is derived in whole or in part from material supplied by PolkaSpots Limited - The Wireless Hotspot Company and other sources. The material on this site is protected by international copyright and trademark laws. You may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute in any way any material from this site including code and software.

You may download material from this site for your personal, non-commercial use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. PolkaSpots Limited - The WiFi Hotspot Company has provided links to and pointers to Internet sites maintained by third parties. Neither PolkaSpots - The Wireless Hotspot Company, its parent or subsidiary companies, nor their affiliates operate or control in any respect any information, products or services on these third-party sites. The materials in this site and the third-party sites are provided "as is" and without warranties of any kind either express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, PolkaSpots - The Wireless Hotspot Company disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

PolkaSpots Limited - The WiFi Hotspot Company does not warrant that the functions contained in the materials will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site, including bulletin boards, or the server that makes it available, are free of viruses or other harmful components.

PolkaSpots Limited - The Wireless Hotspot Company, does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the materials in this site or in third-party sites in terms of their correctness, accuracy, timeliness, reliability, or otherwise. You (and not PolkaSpots Limited - The Wireless Hotspot Company) assume the entire cost of all necessary maintenance, repair, or correction. Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall PolkaSpots Limited, its subsidiary and parent companies or affiliates be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, PolkaSpots Limited - The Wireless Hotspot Company. You specifically acknowledge and agree that PolkaSpots Limited is not liable for any defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of any user.

If you require a refund, please send an email to upsetcustomer@polkaspots.com stating your name, username that you registered with, the card number and pin we issued and the nature of your problem. You must contact us within 30 days of purchasing your card. In most cases, we will not refund cards that have been used. We may charge a transaction fee of 5% of the origninal sale value for refunds.

If you are dissatisfied with any PolkaSpots Limited's terms and conditions, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using PolkaSpots Limited - The Wireless Hotspot Company.

PolkaSpots Limited is registered in the UK number 05508105. 204 Buspace Studios, Conlan Street, London W10 5AP.