Terms & Conditions

1. Service Obligation

1. FruityMediaGroup is a service provided by FruityMediaGroup . FruityMediaGroup will use reasonable endeavours to ensure a prompt and continuing service as described in the specification (“the Service”) but will not be liable for any loss of data resulting from delays, non-deliveries, or service interruptions caused by circumstances beyond the direct control of FruityMediaGroup , or by errors or omissions of the Customer. FruityMediaGroup specifically excludes any condition of warranty as to the accuracy of third party information received through the Service.
2. FruityMediaGroup will not be held liable for indirect, economic or consequential loss whatsoever.
3. The liability of FruityMediaGroup in contract or in connection with the supply of the Service shall be limited in respect of any one event or a series of two or more connected events to the value of the domain name(s).
4. Breach of Terms and Conditions by customers shall lead to termination of Service with no entitlement to refund.
5. All fees paid are non-refundable and once registered domain names cannot be changed in their name or extension without the costs due in the registration of a new name with the appropriate registry costs.

2. Contract of Service

1. The contract period shall be for the whole term of fees paid by the Customer until the expiry of the valid domain name period usually two years from the date of registration.
2. FruityMediaGroup may elect to suspend or terminate the Service immediately on any default of payment by the Customer.
3. From time to time parts of the FruityMediaGroup network may be taken off-line for repair or routine maintenance. FruityMediaGroup will endeavour to give as much notice as possible but will not be held liable for any unscheduled downfall in the Network due to extraneous conditions including but not limited to Act of God, inclement weather, act of telephone or Governmental organisations or power failure.

3. Improper use and Liabilities

1. The Customer shall acknowledge that he/she will only use the Service for lawful purposes. The Customer shall not use the Service to receive or transmit material which is in violation of any law or regulation, which is obscene, threatening, menacing, offensive, defamatory, in breach of confidence, in breach of any intellectual property (including any trade mark or Copyright). This extends to violations due to any spamming and or bulk email activity for which FruityMediaGroup can and will follow up in the Courts of Law.
2. The Customer shall take reasonable precaution to prevent the reception and transmission of viruses to the FruityMediaGroup Network and beyond and shall not attempt any intentional and malicious damage to the FruityMediaGroup Network or use the Service to affect other computers.
3. It is the Customer’s responsibility to keep all user names and passwords secure and not let third parties knowledge or access to them or to store them on any computer in plain text or in a format that is easily accessible.
4. The Customer will notify FruityMediaGroup immediately by telephone or e-mail in any event of a username or password becoming known to a third party.
5. The Customer hereby indemnifies FruityMediaGroup or its trading concerns against any action taken by a third party resulting from the Customer’s use of the Service.
6. The Customer shall notify FruityMediaGroup of any action taken against them by a third party and will not hold FruityMediaGroup liable for any resulting costs.
7. The Customer shall be responsible and liable for any costs to telephone companies by use of the Service from their point of connection.
8. The Customer acknowledges that FruityMediaGroup cannot exercise control over the content of information passed across the Internet and via the Service.
9. The Customer agrees to conform to the acceptable policies of connecting to other Networks or computers across the Internet.

4. Sub-lease/Re-selling Restrictions

1. The Customer agrees not to re-assign, re-sell, sub-lease or transfer their account in any way, shape or form without the proper procedures being followed as required by the appropriate domain name registry. Contravention shall lead to immediate termination of the Service to the Customer by FruityMediaGroup.

5. Service Agreement

1. Email will be the method of contact with regard to all communication. Although FruityMediaGroup can be contacted by telephone, we will use email as our method of communication and therefore it is the Client’s responsibility to inform us of any change in email address so we always have up to date email contact details. FruityMediaGroup can not be held liable in any way relating to communication issues if we are not supplied a valid email address. FruityMediaGroup will acknowledge all emails within 3 working days.
2. FruityMediaGroup will only commence work on a Project after receipt of a non refundable, 50% down payment of the quoted Project fee from the Client.
3. The downpayment paid to FruityMediaGroup covers the cost of design work carried out as well as any admin work and communication with FruityMediaGroup. This is non refundable.
4. FruityMediaGroup shall expect the Client to carry out sufficient research before proceeding with a website. This will include checking that the website/idea/business will operate legally. It is important that the website is not in any way illegal.
5. It is important for the Client to keep in contact with FruityMediaGroup throughout the entire Project. If a Client does not make contact  for 1 week we will make up to 2 attempts to contact the client by email using the email address specified when the client went ahead. If we do not receive a response to these attempts of contact the Project may be suspended, and the deposit will not be refunded – any further balance will fall due to FruityMediaGroup.
6. Domain transfer requests – provided all details are correct and procedures followed by the customer – should be carried out by FruityMediaGroup within 7 days of receiving the customer’s email assuming also all outstanding invoices/balances have been settled by the customer with FruityMediaGroup .
7. In the event of a customer wishing to transfer the IPS tag relating to their domain name to another Internet Service Provider(ISP), a small transfer charge equal to the current annual hosting charge will become payable.

6. Domain name agreement

1. FruityMediaGroup will register a domain to an individual and/or company on a per domain basis and the individual or company is granted exclusive use of this domain so long as all fees are paid and the balance of any accounts are kept up to date.
2. By registering a name you agree to keep FruityMediaGroup and its associated companies and its Directors fully and effectively indemnified at all times against action brought about by any person, persons or company against you in using the name. You will assume liability and costs for any such action and release FruityMediaGroup and its associated companies should any such situation arise.
3. Any registered domain can be used for any legal, decent and honest use on the Internet and must not breach any UK laws. The name cannot be used for any immoral or pornographic use. The registrant agrees to have read and accepted the terms and conditions of the appropriate domain registry before ordering a domain name for registration by FruityMediaGroup .
4. FruityMediaGroup shall not be liable for indirect, incidental or consequential damages, including loss of income, data, or information in any event by use of the Service.
5. FruityMediaGroup reserves the right not to register or assign any domain name for whatever reason.
6. FruityMediaGroup reserves the right to delete or suspend any domain name if payments have been defaulted upon and may at its discretion levy admin charges in re-establishing any domain or service thereof.
7. FruityMediaGroup reserves the right to vary the rate charged for domain name registrations and renewals and/or modify the services offered providing at least 28 days notice via its website of any cost or service changes.
8. FruityMediaGroup reserves the right to charge an admin fee for transferring hosting away from us, due to the time constraints involved.

7. General terms and law

1. FruityMediaGroup reserves the right to do normal system housekeeping such as creating back-ups AND do not accept responsibility for ensuring back up works though – your data security is your own problem.
2. If FruityMediaGroup suspect Illegal Activity, we may notify the authorities and reserve the right to do anything on the system which out lawyers advise us to do in the protection of the system.
3. This Agreement is governed by the laws of the United Kingdom, and you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Central London County Courts or the London High Court in all disputes arising out of or relating to your use of the FruityMediaGroup service.
4. You acknowledge that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and FruityMediaGroup as a result of your use of FruityMediaGroup. You agree not to hold yourself out as a representative, agent or employee of FruityMediaGroup . You agree that FruityMediaGroup will not be liable by reason of any representation, act or omission to act by you.
5. Each respective Registry (ie Nominet, InterNic etc…) will notify the legal registrant of the disputed domain(s) of their position and liaise with all parties in dispuite as determined by their respective terms and conditions of service provision. FruityMediaGroup cannot enter into any direct involvement with the resolution of any dispute other than inform and relay to its client any information supplied by the appropriate Registry as we have no ultimate control over of any domain assigned by any Registry.