The Terms and Conditions of this Agreement ("Agreement") are between Wind Currents Communications, Inc. ("Wind Currents Communications, Inc.," "WCCI," "we," "us") and you the Subscriber ("you," "user," "End-user," "Subscriber," or "Customer"). "End-user" includes any person or third party other than Subscriber that uses the Products and Services of the V2VIP Voice and Video Internet Phone Service ("V2VIP," "Service," "Services") and any related Products or Devices ("Products," "Devices," "Equipment," "Software License"). Any V2VIP Services, Products or Devices, such as a video phone, Analog Terminal Adapter (ATA), software license download, IP phone, or any other IP connection device used in conjunction with the Services provided by WCCI to Subscriber shall be governed by the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. This applies to all the lines and/or extensions of each V2VIP account.
Carefully read the Terms and Conditions before proceeding with Service activation.
By activating, purchasing or using the Services, SUBSCRIBER ACKNOWLEDGES HAVING READ CAREFULLY, UNDERSTOOD FULLY, AND AGREED TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. These Terms and Conditions affect legal rights between SUBSCRIBER and WCCI to include but not limited to requiring a charge of an Early Disconnection or Termination Fee and limiting WCCI's liability under this Agreement.
In addition, Subscriber agrees to be bound by WCCI's Privacy Policy, rates, and terms for the Service and Products selected. Subscriber agrees to pay the monthly fee, related taxes, surcharges, and other fees by means such as but not limited to: credit card payments, automatic electronic withdrawal of funds, or other means as may be acceptable to WCCI at its sole discretion.
3.2.1 Subscriber agrees not to reproduce or distribute the SoftChat software for any purpose whatsoever and without limiting the aforementioned, shall not enable any third party to copy the SoftChat software to any server or location for reproduction or distribution; nor to disassemble, decompile or reverse engineer the SoftChat software. The restrictions herein apply equally to any updates, upgrades, or revisions provided by WCCI to the Subscriber.
3.3 Returns
All returned Products must be in original packaging or equivalent. Subscriber will be responsible for all costs related to return shipment to WCCI. Any Products returned to WCCI without prior authorization, required Return Merchandise Authorization ("RMA") Number for its return or proper packaging may be refused. WCCI may, at its sole discretion and without obligation, determine if a refund is appropriate upon cancellation, termination or disconnection and Subscriber must immediately obtain a RMA Number from WCCI, return the Product to WCCI provided hereunder, undamaged and in good working condition, in its original packaging and with original content (cables, power supply, etc), or otherwise will be immediately responsible for paying to WCCI an amount equal to the fair retail price of the equipment minus any payments Subscriber had previously paid specifically for the Product and/or calculated as part of the monthly V2VIP Calling Plan charges.
4. BILLING; CHARGES; PAYMENTS; TAXES; DISCONNECTION
4.1 Billing-When the Service is activated, Subscriber must provide WCCI with a valid email address and a credit card number from a card issuer (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover Card ) that is accepted by WCCI. WCCI reserves the right to stop accepting credit cards from one or more issuers. If the credit card expires, the account is closed, the billing address changes, the account number or expiration date changes or the credit card is cancelled and replaced because of loss, theft or for any other reason, WCCI must be advised immediately either by updating the credit card information within the "Personal Info," via the User Portal at www.v2vip.com or by contacting the WCCI Customer Service department. Failure to maintain a valid credit card on file or to update the information may result in the suspension of services. WCCI shall not be responsible for any charges made by the Credit Card issuer to Subscriber's credit card account for exceeding credit limit, insufficient funds, or other reasons.
4.6 Termination; Disconnection; Discontinuance of Service
WCCI reserves the right to change, suspend, or discontinue the Services generally, or to disconnect, cancel or terminate the Services, at any time in WCCI's sole and absolute discretion. If the Service is discontinued, terminated or disconnected for any stated reason, including without limitation violation or breach of any provision of this Agreement, or because of any improper use of the Service (such as, but not limited to, attempts to hack, disrupt, or misuse the Service or acts or omissions that violate any acceptable use policy of WCCI or of a third party provider), Subscriber will be responsible for, in addition to WCCI 's other rights and remedies, the full month's charges to the end of the current term, including without limitation unbilled charges, plus the disconnect fee set forth in Section 4.7, all of which immediately become due and payable. WCCI will pursue collection of unpaid amounts for disconnected accounts and may report to credit bureaus. Upon expiration, disconnection cancellation or termination of the Services, Subscriber shall relinquish and discontinue use of any numbers, voice mail access numbers and/or web portals assigned to Subscriber by WCCI or its vendors.
4.7 Early Disconnection; Termination Fees
4.7.1 If Services are disconnected or terminated for any reason prior to the required minimum service period, early disconnection or termination fees will apply per calling line. If Subscriber terminates or cancels Services or Service is disconnected for the V2VIP, Basic or Premium Video Phone (GXV-3000) Calling Plans within six (6) months of the initial purchase of the Products and Services, WCCI shall charge a Disconnection Fee of ninety-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents (US$99.99) and thereafter a Disconnection Fee of forty-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents (US$49.99) shall be charged. Subscriber will be immediately responsible for paying to WCCI an amount equal to the fair retail price of the equipment minus any payments Subscriber had previously paid specifically for the Product and/or was calculated as part of the monthly V2VIP Calling Plan charges.
4.7.2 If Subscriber of V2VIP SoftChat Basic or SoftChat Premium (PSTN Plan) terminates or service is disconnected within twelve (12) months of the initial purchase of the Services, WCCI shall charge a Disconnection Fee of nine dollars and ninety-nine cents (US$9.99).
4.7.3 If Subscriber of V2VIP Voice Service (voice only) terminates or service is disconnected within twelve (12) months of the initial purchase of the Service, WCCI shall charge a Disconnection Fee of forty-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents (US$49.99). Subscriber will be immediately responsible for paying to WCCI an amount equal to the fair retail price of the equipment and/or software minus any payments Subscriber had previously paid specifically for the Product and/or calculated as part of the monthly V2VIP Calling Plan charges within twelve (12) months of the initial purchase of the Services.
4.7.4 WCCI may offer special discounts, limited offers, rebates, new Products and Services at special introductory pricing which may change at WCCI's discretion. An additional Disconnection Fee may apply to these special discounts, limited offers, rebates, new Products and Services at special introductory pricing and Subscriber should review the terms and conditions of each. Submission of any form(s) for the special discounts, limited offers, rebates, new Products and Services at special introductory pricing whether by US mail or on-line, represents agreement with the terms and conditions, including a higher Disconnection Fee, if applicable. Disconnection Fees shall be billed to Subscriber's credit card when WCCI is notified by Subscriber of the cancellation of the Services. WCCI reserves the right to change, modify or waive any Disconnection Fee at any time.
4.8 Termination; Cancellation
Subscriber agrees to provide WCCI with thirty (30) days notice of termination or cancellation. Subscriber shall be responsible for, in addition to other rights and remedies, the full month Service fee for the month during which the notice of termination or cancellation of Service is provided to WCCI. In accordance with Section 4.7, Disconnection Fees may apply. WCCI reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to suspend, terminate, disconnect or change the Services without advance notice for any reason, including without limitation, misuse of the Services in any way, Subscriber's breach of this Agreement, failure to pay any sum due hereunder, suspected fraud or other activity by End-user that adversely affects the Services, WCCI, WCCI's network or any third party connected with WCCI or other Subscribers' use of the Services. WCCI reserves the right to determine, at its sole discretion, what constitutes misuse of the Services and Subscriber agrees that WCCI's determination and decision are final and binding upon Subscriber. WCCI may require an activation fee to change or re-activate a terminated, disconnected or suspended V2VIP account.
4.9 Late Payment; Non-Payment
If any charges for the Products or Services are due but unpaid for any reason including, but not limited to, non-payment or declined credit card charges, WCCI may suspend, disconnect or terminate the Services and all accrued charges shall be due immediately, plus a late fee of the lesser of two-percent (2%) per month or the maximum allowed by law accrued from the date of Invoice until payment in full is received by WCCI. If charges cannot be processed to the credit card on file and Subscriber's account is suspended, a fee of fifteen dollars (US$15.00) will be charged to re-activate the account. No suspension, disconnection or termination of the Services or of this Agreement shall relieve Subscriber from paying any amounts due hereunder.
4.10 Communication; Notices
WCCI's primary means of communication with Subscriber is via email. Notices to Subscriber will be sent to the email address provided by Subscriber at the Sign-up page and time of registration for the Services or as specified by Subscriber ("Email Address"). Subscriber is responsible for notifying WCCI of any email address changes. Subscriber agrees that communicating or sending an email message to the email address is the agreed upon means of providing notification or communication. Email is used to communicate important information about the Services, billing, changes to the Services and other information. The information is time-sensitive in nature. It is required that Subscriber read any email sent to the email address in a timely manner in order to avoid any potential interruption of the Services provided hereunder.
4.11 Regulatory Recovery Fee
A regulatory recovery surcharge of one dollar and fifty cents (US$1.50) applies to each phone number. WCCI uses this fee to pay the regulatory-related fees and expenses incurred in compliance with inquiries and obligations imposed by federal, state and municipal regulatory bodies/governments and the related legal and billing expenses, including taxes and number portability charges.
4.12 Toll Charges
All calls that originate or terminate in the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), including other VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) networks, is subject to applicable toll charges as per the Calling Plan. Calls to a phone number outside the United States and Canada will be charged at the current International rates published at www.v2vip.com. All calls are calculated in one minute increments and will be rounded up to one minute increment for any fraction of minutes used. All charges for a call are rounded up to the nearest whole cent, including any taxes and surcharges. Calls may result in higher toll charges if made to an international mobile phone or premium rate telephone number instead of a landline.
4.13 Activation Fee
The twenty-nine dollar and ninety-nine cents (US$29.99) fee covers charges for setting up the account and activating it within the WCCI network.
4.14 Services Rate Changes
WCCI reserves the right to change Service prices and toll charges and such changes will be published at www.v2vip.com. WCCI may, without any advance notice, change plans, prices, fees or taxes. International toll rates are updated periodically as rate changes become available and will be published on the V2VIP web site.
4.15 Money Back Guarantee and Refunds
Subscriber has the right to return any Product and cancel the Service within ten (10) days of RECEIPT OF DELIVERY. After the ten (10) day period, no Products may be returned for any reason without prior approval by WCCI and according to the terms and conditions set forth in Section 3.3. WCCI offers a ten (10) day Money Back Guarantee from the date of Receipt of Delivery of the Product or SoftChat license (different periods may apply depending on the applicable offer details of any promotion accepted, such as a discount, rebate, free month of Service or other incentive contained in the advertising or online content). The Money Back Guarantee applies only to the first-ordered line per account and it does not apply to secondary or additional or lines. WCCI will only refund the monthly charge for the first month of Service, cost of the Product and the disconnection fee, if applicable, provided that:
(a) Subscribers of PSTN Calling Plans have not exceeded one hundred (100) minutes of usage; refund shall not apply to Subscribers who have money back guarantee period usage in excess of one hundred (100) minutes, and the money back guarantee period shall expire when Subscriber exceeds one hundred minutes of usage and/or the money back guarantee period has elapsed.
(b) Subscriber cancels Service within the applicable period;
(c) Prior to returning Product, Subscriber obtains a valid Return Authorization Number from WCCI's Customer Service Department and the Product returned is to WCCI (if purchased at www.v2vip.com) in original condition, normal wear and tear excluded, within seven (7) days after the date of cancellation of the Service; and
(d) the Product is returned in the original packaging with the UPC or bar code intact and includes all components, accessories, parts, manuals, registration cards and other documentation provided with the Product at the time of purchase.
WCCI may not be able to refund all federal excise taxes, other applicable taxes and any surcharges or related fees. Subscriber will be responsible for any and all charges for international usage, pay phone calls to WCCI toll free numbers and directory assistance. WCCI reserves the right to disconnect or revoke this money back guarantee at any time, without prior notice.
5. WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION
5.1 No Warranties on Service
WCCI MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS OF THE SERVICE OR PRODUCT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OR ANY WARRANTY ARISING BY USAGE OF TRADE, COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR ANY WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICE WILL MEET CUSTOMER'S REQUIREMENTS. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WCCI DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE OR PRODUCTS WILL BE WITHOUT FAILURE, DELAY, INTERRUPTION, ERROR, DEGRADATION OF VOICE QUALITY, QUALITY OF SERVICE, QUALITY OF VIDEO RESOLUTION OR LOSS OF CONTENT, DATA, PACKETS OR INFORMATION. NEITHER WCCI NOR ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES OR AGENTS, OR ANY OTHER SERVICE PROVIDER OR VENDOR THAT FURNISHES SERVICES DEVICES, OR PRODUCTS TO SUSCRIBER IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE, WILL BE LIABLE FOR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO WCCI OR SUBSCRIBER TRANSMISSION FACILITIES OR PREMISES EQUIPMENT OR FOR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, OR ALTERATION, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OF, SUBSCRIBER'S DATA FILES, PROGRAMS, PROCEDURES OR INFORMATION THROUGH ACCIDENT, FRAUDULENT MEANS OR DEVICES OR ANY OTHER METHOD, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGE OCCURS AS A RESULT OF WCCI'S OR ITS SERVICE PROVIDER'S OR VENDORS' NEGLIGENCE. STATEMENTS AND DESCRIPTIONS CONCERNING THE SERVICE OR PRODUCTS, IF ANY, BY WCCI OR WCCI'S AGENTS OR VENDORS ARE INFORMATIONAL AND ARE NOT PROVIDED AS A WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
5.2 Device Warranties
5.2.1 Limited Warranty-Except as set forth herein, if Subscriber receives a Product from WCCI which includes a limited warranty at the time of receipt, Subscriber must refer to the separate limited warranty document provided with the Product for information on the limitation and disclaimer of certain warranties. Remedies for breach of any such warranties will be limited to those expressly set forth in such documentation. WCCI will provide a limited warranty on the Products as to manufacturing defects only for a period of one (1) year from the purchase date. This manufacturer's limited warranty does not apply to any defect or failure other than a manufacturing defect, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, does not apply to any defect caused by damage in transit, retailer handling or End-user handling. A Subscriber's sole remedy for any breach of this manufacturer's limited warranty is by following the Return Merchandise Authorization ("RMA") return procedures set forth in Section 3.1 in order to obtain a repaired or replacement Product. Subscriber must include with the returned product a copy of the RMA Number form stating that the Product is being returned for warranty repair or replacement and stating the nature of the defect.
5.2.2 No Warranty
PRODUCTS THAT DO NOT COME WITH A LIMITED WARRANTY, THE SUBSCRIBER IS ACCEPTING THE DEVICE "AS IS". THIS DEVICE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REPLACEMENT, REPAIR OR REFUND AFTER EXPIRATION OF THE GUARANTEE PERIOD.
5.2.3 Disclaimer
OTHER THAN PRODUCT WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THE DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED WITH THE PRODUCTS AND/OR LIMITED WARRANTY EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS OF THE PRODUCT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OR ANY WARRANTY ARISING BY USAGE OF TRADE, COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR ANY WARRANTY THAT THE PRODUCT OR ANY FIRMWARE OR SOFTWARE IS "ERROR FREE" OR WILL MEET CUSTOMER'S REQUIREMENTS. THE FOREGOING WILL NOT BE DEEMED TO LIMIT ANY DISCLAIMER OR LIMITATION OF WARRANTY SET FORTH IN THE DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED WITH THE PRODUCT.
ALL WARRANTIES COVER ONLY DEFECTS ARISING UNDER NORMAL USE AND DO NOT INCLUDE MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES RESULTING FROM MISUSE, ABUSE, NEGLECT, ALTERATION, MODIFICATION, IMPROPER INSTALLATION, OR REPAIRS BY ANYONE OTHER THAN WCCI OR A WCCI AUHTORIZED REPAIR AGENT OR FACILITY.
5.3 Limitation of Liability
WCCI shall not be liable for any delay or failure to provide the V2VIP Services, including 911 or E911 Dialing, at any time or from time to time, or any interruption, loss of packets, data and or content or degradation of voice quality or Quality of Service or quality of video resolution or transmission caused by any of the following:
(a) An act or omission of an underlying carrier, service provider, vendor or other third party;
(b) Equipment, network or facility failure;
(c) Equipment, network or facility upgrade or modification;
(d) Force majeure events, such as (but not limited to) acts of God, acts of nature, strikes, fire, war, riot, acts of terrorism and government actions;
(e) Equipment, network or facility shortage;
(f) Equipment or facility relocation;
(g) Equipment, service, network or facility failure caused by the loss of power to End-user;
(h) Outage of, or blocking of ports by Subscriber's ISP or broadband service provider or other impediment to usage of the Services caused by any third party;
(i) Any act or omission by Subscriber or any person using the Services or Devices provided to Subscriber; or
(j) Any other cause that is beyond WCCI's control, including, without limitation, a failure of or defect in any of the Products, the failure of an incoming or outgoing communication, the inability of communications (including, without limitation, 911 or E911 Dialing) to be connected, completed, located or forwarded.
WCCI's aggregate liability under this Agreement will in no event exceed the Service charges with respect to the affected time period. This section shall survive the Termination of this Agreement.
5.4 Disclaimer of Liability for Damages
IN NO EVENT SHALL WCCI, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES OR AGENTS, VENDORS OR ANY OTHER SERVICE PROVIDER WHO FURNISHES PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO SUBSCRIBER IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, COMPENSATORY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PERSONAL INJURY, WRONGFUL DEATH, PROPERTY DAMAGE, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFITS, OR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, INCLUDING THE INABILITY TO DIAL 911OR E911 ACCESS EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL THROUGH THE SERVICE OR TO OBTAIN EMERGENCY HELP. THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH HEREIN APPLY TO CLAIMS FOUNDED IN BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, PRODUCT LIABILITY, TORT AND ANY AND ALL OTHER THEORIES OF LIABILITY AND APPLY WHETHER OR NOT WCCI WAS INFORMED OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF ANY PARTICULAR TYPE OF DAMAGES.
5.5 Indemnification
Subscriber agrees to indemnify and hold harmless WCCI, its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, and agents and any other service provider who furnishes Products and/or Services to Subscriber in connection with this Agreement or the Products and/or Services, from any and all claims, losses, damages, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (including, at WCCI's option, without limitation defend or pay the costs of reasonable attorneys fees) or other Liability by, or on behalf of, Subscriber or any third party or user of V2VIP Services, relating to this Agreement, the Services, including911 or E911 dialing and/or the Products. The provisions of this Agreement shall survive by their sense and context the termination or expiration of this Agreement.
5.6 No Third Party Beneficiaries
Under this Agreement, there are no third party beneficiaries and no provisions that provides any person or entity not a party to this Agreement with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, or cause of action or creates any other third party beneficiary rights.
5.7 Content
Subscriber shall be liable for any and all liability that may arise out of the content transmitted by Subscriber or to any person, whether authorized or unauthorized, using the V2VIP Service or Products (each such person whether authorized or unauthorized, a "User"). Subscriber shall assure that Subscriber and End-user's use of the Services and content comply at all times with all applicable laws, regulations and written and electronic instructions for use. WCCI reserves the right, in addition to other rights and remedies to disconnect or suspend Subscriber's Services and remove Subscriber or Subscriber Users' content from the Service, if WCCI determines, in WCCI's sole and absolute discretion, that such use or content does not conform with the requirements set forth in this Agreement or interferes with WCCI's ability to provide Services to Subscriber or others or violates any laws or regulations. WCCI's action or inaction under this Section will not constitute any review or approval of Subscriber or Users' use or content.
6. GOVERNING LAW / ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES
6.1 Governing Law
The Agreement, the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder and the relationship between Subscriber and WCCI is governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law provisions. To the extent court action is initiated to enforce an arbitration award or for any other reason consistent with Section 6.2, Subscriber shall submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the State of New York and waive any objection as to venue or inconvenient forum. The failure of WCCI to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect. End-user agrees that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Service or the Agreement must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
6.2 Mandatory Arbitration
Any dispute or claim between Subscriber, any member of Subscriber's household or any guest or employee of Subscriber and WCCI arising out of or relating to or provisioning of the Service or Products will be resolved by arbitration before a single arbitrator administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules. The arbitration will take place in Woodstock, Ulster County, New York. Subscriber will pay the published share of the arbitrator's fees and administrative expenses. Subscriber and WCCI agree to bear their own other fees, costs, and expenses, including those for any attorneys, experts, and witnesses. The AAA Supplemental Procedures for Consumer-Related Disputes provide that unless a hearing is requested, disputes will be resolved based on written submissions and no personal appearance is required. The arbitrator's decision will follow the plain meaning of the relevant documents, and will be final and binding. Without limiting the foregoing, the parties agree that no arbitrator has the authority to:
(a) Award relief in excess of what this Agreement provides; or
(b) Award punitive or exemplary damages. Judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
REGARDLESS OF ANY STATUTE OR LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SERVICE MUST BE FILED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION AROSE OR BE FOREVER BARRED. All claims shall be arbitrated individually. Subscriber shall not bring, or join any class action of any kind in court or in arbitration or seek to consolidate or bring previously consolidated claims in arbitration.
THIS ARBITRATION PROVISION CONSTITUTES A WAIVER OF ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND AN AGREEMENT TO BE SUBJECT TO JURISDICTION IN, AND CONDUCT ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGS IN, NEW YORK as a limited exception to the Agreement to arbitrate, Subscriber and WCCI agree that:
(a) Subscriber may file Claims in small claims court in Ulster County, New York, if the Claims qualify for hearing by such court; and
(b) if Subscriber fails to timely pay amounts due, WCCI may assign the account for collection, and the collection agency may pursue in court claims limited strictly to the collection of the past due debt and any interest or cost of collection permitted by law or the Agreement.
6.3 Entire Agreement
This Agreement, including these Terms and Conditions, the Privacy Policy and the rates for Services and Products found on WCCI's website constitute the entire Agreement between Subscriber and WCCI and govern Subscriber's use of the Service, superseding any prior Agreements between Subscriber and WCCI and any and all prior or contemporaneous statements, understandings, writings, commitments, or representations concerning its subject matter. No amendment to this Agreement shall be binding upon WCCI unless and until posted in accordance with Section 7 here of.
6.4 Severability
If any part of this Agreement is legally declared invalid or unenforceable, all other parts of this Agreement will remain valid and enforceable. Such invalidity or non-enforceability will not invalidate or render unenforceable any other portion of this Agreement.
7. Changes to this Agreement
WCCI may, at its sole discretion, change the Terms and Conditions of this Agreement from time to time. Notices will be considered given and effective on the date posted on www.v2vip.com. Such changes will become binding to the Subscriber on the date the changes are posted to WCCI's website and no further notice by WCCI is required upon Subscriber's continued use of the Service. The Agreement as and when posted supersedes all previously agreed to electronic and written terms of service, including, without limitation, any terms included with the packaging of the Products and also supersedes any written terms provided to Subscriber in connection with third party distribution, including, without limitation, any written terms enclosed within the packaging of the Products.
8. Privacy
WCCI's V2VIP Services utilize, in whole or in part, the public Internet and third party networks to transmit voice and other communications. WCCI is not liable for any lack of privacy which may be experienced with regard to the Services. For additional information, please refer to WCCI's Privacy Policy at www.v2vip.com