BY PLACING AN ORDER THROUGH PORTALWEBHOSTING.COM, YOU "THE CLIENT" AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED HEREIN. PLEASE READ THESE "TERMS OF SERVICE" BEFORE PLACING AN ORDER.

Hosted Content:
Any content placed on a PortalWebHosting.com site is subject to federal, state, and city laws. In the event a legal investigation is initiated by a law enforcement agency, PortalWebHosting.com will cooperate fully in providing all requested information. Sites that host pornographic content, other content in violation of copyright law, or any other material deemed inappropriate by PortalWebHosting.com, are prohibited. If PortalWebHosting.com determines that a site is in violation of this provision, the client's account will be deactivated immediately, the entire site will be deleted without notice, and no refunds will be given.

Bandwith Usage:
All PortalWebHosting.com accounts come with a specified amount of monthly transfers. In the event the client exceeds their allowed bandwidth, they will be notified and will have the option to upgrade to a plan with higher transfer limits. Each subsequent time the client exceeds the maximum transfers for their service level, the client will be charged for the overage at a rate of $3 per GB.

Email Abuse:
Sending unsolicited email in large quantities through the PortalWebHosting.com network, commonly known as "spamming", is prohibited. If a violation of this provision is detected, PortalWebHosting.com reserves the right to terminate services to the client without notice or refund.

Server Abuse:
Any attempt to undermine or cause harm to a server, or customer, of PortalWebHosting.com is strictly prohibited.

Chat Rooms:
We do not allow clients to install their own chat rooms, as they commonly consume excessive system resources, affecting other customers~R quality of service. We also do not allow IRC or IRC bots (such as eggdrop) to be operated on our servers.

Data Backup:
The control panels provided by PortalWebHosting.com include backup utilities that may be used to guard against loss of data. Each client is responsible for making their own backups on a regular basis. Regardless of the type of failure, PortalWebHosting.com will not be responsible for lost data, files, or web site pages.

Billing:
All credit card accounts are billed automatically on a monthly basis. If the credit card provided by the client does not have sufficient credit for the monthly charge to be applied, a courtesy notice will be emailed requesting a new card number or different form of payment. Any accounts over 15 days past due will be suspended until payment is made, and will be subject to a $10 reactivation fee.

Account Cancellation:
We offer a full 30-day money-back guarantee. If for any reason you are not fully satisfied with your account, notify us within 30 days of your order and you will receive a full refund to your credit card. However, please note that domain registration is NON-REFUNDABLE. After the 30 day period, you may cancel your account at any time, though all payments already made are non-refundable. To prevent abuse of this guarantee, only one 30-day guarantee per customer is allowed.

Limitation of Liability:
PortalWebHosting.com uses high-quality components in our web-hosting servers to minimize the possibility of failures. Nevertheless, hardware and software failures do happen, and are beyond the control of PortalWebHosting.com. While we do take precautions to minimize downtime in the event of a failure, PortalWebHosting.com will not be held responsible for any damages, consequential or incidental, resulting from software failures, hardware failures, or the deletion or corruption of files or websites on a PortalWebHosting.com server.

Refusal of Service:
PortalWebHosting.com reserves the right to refuse, cancel, or suspend service at our sole discretion.

Reserved Rights:
In addition to the items mentioned above, PortalWebHosting.com reserves additional rights as a part of this agreement. PortalWebHosting.com may choose to remove any site from the system without reason if it is decided to be in the best interest of the majority of it's customers, provided that any unused portion of the clients' payment for services is refunded. We will not refund any applicable setup or reactivation fees. Furthermore, if for any reason a lawsuit is brought against PortalWebHosting.com, the laws and regulations of the State of South Dakota, County of Brown, and city of Aberdeen, will be upheld.