HI Surfer.Net's Signup Instructions

Use of HI Surfer.Net's services constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions.
 
Acceptable uses of HI Surfer.Net's services include, but are not limited to: 
transmission of any lawful personal communications, any use in support of lawful 
research, education, training, communication, publication, or recreation, and 
publication of personal materials in the interest of art, education or 
entertainment. Holders of commercial accounts may also engage in transmission of 
advertising or marketing materials to those who have requested such, transmission 
of any lawful business communications, and publication of marketing material for 
legitimate business purposes.

HI Surfer.Net recognizes that many of our surfers are children or parents surfing 
with their children, and they come from all races and cultures around the world. 
For that reason, and for ethical and moral reasons, HI Surfer.Net will not host 
pornographic sites, racially offensive sites, or ethnically offensive sites.

HI Surfer.Net reserves the right to monitor or check any condition it feels may 
harm it's system.  This includes but is not limited to: email, web server, radius.
 
Users will not engage in any activity that unreasonably burdens HI Surfer.Net's 
system resources. HI Surfer.Net reserves the right to determine what is considered 
an unreasonable burden.
 
If you use another organization's networks or computing resources, you are subject 
to their permission and usage policies.

Payment Terms
Each Customer is responsible for any and all fixed and accumulative charges for 
their account. The first month service fee (or other available billing period 
selected) is due upon account setup. Each month (or other billing period selected), 
on the date of the application, the account will be charged the monthly access 
and any other fees for the new month plus any accumulated charges for the past 
month. Unused hours do not accrue from one month to the next. Failure to use this 
account(s) does not relieve the user of payment obligations.
Further, you are responsible for ALL charges associated with connecting to 
HI Surfer.Net. You agree that any telephone charges incurred are your 
responsibility. Depending upon your calling location, the nearest access number 
may not be a local phone call and you may be subject to long distance charges. 
You should check with your local phone company to determine whether any particular 
access number is a local call. If you access HI Surfer.Net. from certain access 
numbers, you may be assessed communication surcharges on your telephone bill. You 
are responsible for all activities and charges under your account(s), including 
any unauthorized charges to your account.

CREDIT CARD:

Credit Card customers agree to allow HI Surfer.Net. to bill such card on each 
successive billing date without obtaining the user's permission after the initial 
charge. Credit Card customers shall notify HI Surfer.Net. of any changes in Credit 
Card Number or expiration date. If the card is not honored for any reason, 
HI Surfer.Net. will attempt to notify the card holder by using the telephone 
information given at sign-up and by E-mail. HI Surfer.Net. will call the card 
holder, and if alternative billing has not been established within five (5) days, 
the account will be disabled.

CHECK:

If payment is by check or money order, payment due dates are indicated on your 
Email invoice. Dishonored checks are subject to a collection fee and your account 
may be suspended until the account is current. If payment is not received within 
five (5) days of the due date, service will be terminated until such time that 
payment has been received by HI Surfer.Net.

Echeck.Net

Echeck.Net customers agree to allow HI Surfer.Net. to bill such checking account 
on each successive billing date without obtaining the user's permission after 
the initial charge. Echeck.Net customers shall notify HI Surfer.Net. of any 
changes in billing bank account. If the bank account is not honored for any 
reason, HI Surfer.Net. will attempt to notify the customer by using the telephone 
information given at sign-up and by E-mail. HI Surfer.Net. will call the customer, 
and if alternative billing has not been established within five (5) days, the 
account will be disabled.

Your account must be paid by the 15th of each month, following receipt of your 
invoice to remain an active account.  HI Surfer.Net reserves the right to 
deactivate any account, that has not paid its current or past due monies within 
the allotted time above, without notice.    HI Surfer.Net also reserves the right 
to change its billing policy without notice.   Any change in its billing policy 
will be posted in the HI Surfer.Net online web newsletter and on HI Surfer.Net's 
Payment Policy web page.
 
Client Rights
The right to use HI Surfer.Net.'s service is not transferable. Accounts are for 
your use only! User is responsible for the confidentiality of user's passwords. 
Loaning your account to others, connecting a system used by multiple persons, 
group use of user log-ins, and consuming more than one modem line are explicitly 
prohibited unless agreed upon in advance by HI Surfer.Net. If the user has 
multiple accounts, then the user is limited to one log-in session per system 
account at any time. Violation of this policy will be considered as theft of 
service and will be prosecuted under civil and criminal law.

HI Surfer.Net.'s services should not be used to send unsolicited advertising or 
promotional materials to other network users. Electronic mail and appropriate 
Usenet newsgroups may be used in the conduct of legitimate business. We do not 
allow users to run Mail lists, Listservers or any form of auto-responder from a 
users account. Processes that run or are activated while the user is not logged 
in are also NOT ALLOWED. Continued harassment of other individuals on the 
Internet after being asked to stop by those individuals and HI Surfer.Net. will 
not be tolerated. When HI Surfer.Net. becomes aware of possible violations, 
HI Surfer.Net. will initiate an investigation. At the same time, in order to 
prevent further possible unauthorized activity, HI Surfer.Net. may suspend 
access to services to the individual account in question. Confirmation of 
violations may result in cancellation of the individual account and/or criminal 
prosecution. The account suspension may be rescinded at the discretion of 
HI Surfer.Net. following payment of a reconnection charge. Use of this account 
to violate the security of any computer network, crack passwords or security 
encryption codes, transfer or store illegal material including that deemed 
threatening or obscene, or engaging in any kind of illegal activity is 
expressly prohibited. Client will abide by all the rules, regulations and 
policies of those networks and computer systems accessed via this account. If 
the Client is unsure of those policies, it is the Client's responsibility to 
ascertain said policies.

These terms and conditions are subject to change without notice. A current copy 
will be available on-line on HI Surfer.Net's home page. Continued usage of your 
account after a new policy has gone into effect constitutes acceptance of that 
policy. We encourage you to regularly check the policy statement for any changes.

Cancellation and Termination of Contract

HI Surfer.Net. has the right to terminate service for any unpaid subscriptions. 
Accounts in default are subject to an interest charge of 1.0% per month 
(12% per annum) on the outstanding balance. Termination of service shall not 
relieve the user from the obligation to satisfy outstanding invoices. In the 
event HI Surfer.Net. utilizes an attorney to collect such sums, the user shall 
be responsible for the payment of all of HI Surfer.Net.'s attorneys' fees and 
costs, allowable by Pennsylvania State law, in the collection of these sums. Any 
litigation concerning the user's relationship with HI Surfer.Net. shall be in 
Westmoreland county, in the state of Pennsylvania.

HI Surfer.Net. reserves the right to cancel service for any reason without prior 
notice. In case of cancellation, unused fees may be returned to the user on a 
monthly basis.

Termination or Suspension does not release liabililty for charges due. 
HI Surfer.Net. may delete all data, files or other information that is stored in 
subscriber's account of hosted Web Site upon termination.

The client must notify HI Surfer.Net. to cancel service. THE ONLY METHOD OF 
CANCELLATION ACCEPTED BY HI SURFER.NET FROM A CUSTOMER IS 
VIA TELEPHONE AT OUR TOLL FREE NUMBER 866.748.3463. Fees for any 
setup, software, and the first month's service are not refundable, unless the 
customer is unsuccessful in using the account and notifies HI Surfer.Net. within 
five (5) days of establishing said service. There are no refunds for semi-yearly 
or yearly subscriptions or accounts that signup for a special pricing plan.
(First Month FREE for 3 month Plan)

Termination of any account during a current billing period, including the first 
day of the month, will become effective at the start of the next billing period 
and not the date of termination request. Once a billing period begins, including 
the first day of the month, the subscriber is responsible for all monies due that 
month.
 
By use of any of the pages and their links on HI Surfer.Net, Inc.'s site , users 
agree that all information is provided "AS IS" and that HI Surfer.Net's link to a 
site does not, in any way, represent or imply an approval of or a determination of 
the quality of that product or service. The links provided herein are maintained by 
their respective organizations, and they are solely responsible for their content.

Indemnity
The subscriber agrees to indemnify and hold harmless HI Surfer.Net., its directors, 
officers, shareholders, agents, employees and its other subscribers from any and 
all claims, liabilities, damages, or expenses, including attorney fees, arising out 
of or resulting from any and all use of subscriber's account or the subscriber's 
Web Site whether or not authorized

Non-Transferability
Client's account and right to use HI Surfer.Net.'s services and system is not 
transferable without HI Surfer.Net.'s consent. If applicable, client agrees to 
protect their password and account and to keep them secure from unauthorized users 
and use.

Confidentiality
HI Surfer.Net. treats E-mail messages as private. Exceptions are those permitted by 
law, included under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (the "ECPA"). 
The ECPA permits HI Surfer.Net.'s limited ability to intercept and/or disclose 
electronic messages, including, for example (i) as necessary to operate the system 
or protect HI Surfer.Net.'s rights or property, (ii) upon legal demand (court orders, 
warrants, subpoenas) or (iii) where HI Surfer.Net. receives information 
inadvertently which appears to pertain to the commission of a crime. Users should 
be aware that electronic messages may be intercepted lawfully or unlawfully outside 
of HI Surfer.Net.'s system. In addition, although HI Surfer.Net. has implemented 
certain security measures, HI Surfer.Net. cannot guaranty that its system or stored 
data of a subscriber will be free from unauthorized intrusion or otherwise guaranty 
the privacy of information of any user.

Interpretation
These Terms of Service supersede all other written and oral communications or 
agreements with regard to the subject matter. A waiver or modification of these 
Terms of Service shall only be effective if in a writing signed by an authorized 
officer of HI Surfer.Net. These Terms of Service shall be governed by and 
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Pennsylvania without 
regard to choice of law principles. If any provision of these terms and conditions 
is found to be unenforceable or invalid, the remaining provisions shall be 
enforceable and valid to the greatest extent permitted by law.

Members and visitors to the HI Surfer.Net online web site agree to comply with our 
Policies and Terms and Conditions.
 
Internet access is available in over 8400 Dial-up locations across North America 
through HI Surfer.Net.

Definition of the "Unlimited Plan" is as follows:

The Unlimited Plan is, "a monthly Internet access plan that allows the user to 
actively use their connection and accumulate online hours without having to pay 
overtime after a certain number of hours."

Unlimited does NOT mean that you may leave your connection on for extended periods 
of time without actively using the account. EXAMPLE: Connecting before you go to 
work and leaving your system online when you are not there actively using it.

The use of any hardware or software program(s) to "keep alive" your connection or 
to automatically reconnect if the connection is dropped is prohibited. The reason 
for this limitation is simple: The modems you are connecting to are shared with 
other HI Surfer.Net users. If you stay connected and are not actively using the 
Internet, you are keeping other users from having access to the modem you are 
tying up. We are sure you would not want other users keeping you from accessing 
the modems, so please give them the same courtesy.

HI Surfer.Net reserves the right to suspend or terminate any account abusing this 
policy. HI Surfer.Net reserves the right to drop any connection for inactivity. 
Absolutely no refunds will be given to any account suspended or terminated for 
abuse of the Unlimited Plan.

Definition of the our Basic Plan includes:

150 Hours per month (that's FIVE hours every day average!) 
Unlimited email addresses 
Personal, noncommercial web site hosting upon request 
Free Telephone technical support 
Instant Messenger 
Popup Stopper 
HI Services and HI Surfer.Net is not responsible for any long distance charges 
associated with your dialing into a dial-up number the is not local to your area. 
It is your responsibility to make sure you are calling a local number.

If you have any questions about our Term and Conditions Policy, 
Please contact our office at: 866.748.3463