VOIP Phone Systems
We realize the piece of mind you get from making sure you have an effective and reliable way to communicate with your customers. Many businesses are now facing a decision of what to do with their legacy phone system or how to address the dynamic changes within their company in regards to voice, messaging and communications overall. These decisions are often put aside or delayed given the seemingly overwhelming amount of work and effort required to decipher the many options, costs and potential changes needed to make VoIP work. Green Technology Services can remove this burden and manage the entire process of your next phone system. We have taken the time to understand the options while partnering with leading technology companies resulting in our ability to provide you the option that best serves your needs. We believe small and medium sized businesses should have all the capabilities and support of a larger enterprise without the cost and complexity. Allow us to provide choice – something we believe is important to small businesses and something we strive to provide you.
OUR SERVICES
Our capabilities include various approaches in deploying your next phone system. Allow us to help you determine which one is right for you.
- HOSTED VOIP – Fully redundant, scalable and flexible phone systems hosted in our secure datacenter and delivered to you as a service
- PREMISE VOIP – Powerful feature-rich phone systems installed at your location while designed to meet your specific needs.
- MOBILE VOIP – Integrated phone system for the remote and mobile workforce
- VRAS – Virtual Receptionist as a Service (VRAS) allowing you to provide professional support of our customers wherever and whenever needed.
OUR COMMITMENT
Green Technology Services is in the business of helping you focus on your core business. Allow us to remove the phone system and communications for your business from your plate and our commitment to you is simple:
- We will help you remove the burden of buying your next phone system
- We will design the right solution for your needs
- We will streamline and simply how you receive support
Privacy Policy
Summary of this Privacy Notice
This statement discloses the privacy practices for this Website and any services or products provided by Green Technology Services (“Privacy Notice”). By using the Website or such services or products, you consent to the collection and use of your information by us in accordance with this Privacy Notice.
This Privacy Notice includes an explanation of:
- the categories of personally identifiable information about you that may be collected; how the information is used;
- how we collect and use information about your use of the Website;
- the categories of persons or entities with whom the information may be shared;
- the choices that are available to you regarding collection, use, and distribution of the information;
- how you can opt in or out of Green Technology Services promotional e-mail;
- the kind of security procedures that are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information;
- how you can review and request changes to the information;
- how we notify visitors and users of this Website of changes to this Privacy Notice; and
- the privacy policies that apply to subscribers to each Green Technology Services product and service.
If you reside in the EU or California, there are additional provisions that apply to you, including with respect to the transfer of data to the United States or other jurisdictions. Please see below under “V. Additional Special Provisions Based on Customer Location.”
In this Privacy Notice, the terms “Green Technology Services,” “we,” “us,” or “our” refer to Green Technology Services that is the operating company that delivers voice, phone, communications, and other services in your area. The term “you” refers to you as a subscriber to one or more of our voice service and other services.
This Privacy Notice describes the limitations imposed on our collection and disclosure of personally identifiable information (defined below) about subscribers, the nature of personally identifiable information and CPNI (defined below) we collect, how we use that information, when and why we may disclose that information and to whom, how long we maintain that information, how you can access your personally identifiable information and CPNI, how you can set preferences and opt out of certain uses of that information, and your rights under law and this Privacy Notice concerning your personally identifiable information and CPNI. Please read the entire Privacy Notice to understand our privacy policies and practices.
Why is Green Technology Services providing this Privacy Notice to me?
As a subscriber to services provided by Green Technology Services, you are entitled to certain protections under Section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Communications Act”) and the FCC’s rules (47 C.F.R. § 64.2001 – 64.2011).
This Privacy Notice, which includes our policies related to CPNI, describes what CPNI information we obtain, how we protect it, and how it may be used. If you are a customer of our phone services, you have the right, and Green Technology Services has a duty, under the Communications Act and applicable state law, to protect the confidentiality of CPNI. We explain below under “How do I give or withhold my approval for Green Technology Services to use CPNI to market additional products and services to me?” how you can approve our use of CPNI or withdraw your approval.
In an attempt to provide you with increased value, we may include third party links on our Website. These linked sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our Website and welcome any feedback about these linked sites (including if a specific link does not work).
Collection
What kind of information does this Privacy Notice apply to?
This Privacy Notice applies to personally identifiable information and individually identifiable CPNI that you provide to us or that we collect pursuant to this Privacy Notice during or related to the provision of certain services to you.
Personally identifiable information is information that identifies a particular person (“PII”); it does not include de-identified, anonymous, or aggregate data that does not identify a particular person or persons.
The Communications Act, as amended, and the Federal Communications Commission’s (the “FCC”) rules (47 C.F.R. § 64.2001 – 64.2011) provide additional privacy protections for certain information related to our phone services known as customer proprietary network information or (“CPNI”). The following information is considered CPNI:
- information about the quantity, technical configuration, type, destination, location, and amount of your use of the phone services; and
- information contained on your telephone bill concerning the type of phone services and features you receive.
What kind of PII does Green Technology Services collect?
Green Technology Services collects information from you at several different points when you request, turn on, and use our services under an account we create for you. Some of this information is PII, but much of it is not. We collect certain PII that our subscribers furnish to us in connection with the provision of communication services. In order to provide reliable, high quality service to you, we keep regular business records containing information about you that may constitute PII. These account records include some, but typically not all, of the following information:
- your name;
- service address;
- billing address;
- e-mail address; and
- telephone number.
With respect to phone services, examples of CPNI include information typically available from telephone-related details on your monthly bill:
- location of service;
- technical configuration of service;
- type of service;
- quantity of service;
- amount of use of service; and
- calling patterns.
CPNI does not include your name, address, and telephone number, because the Communications Act classifies that information as “subscriber list information” which is not subject to the protections applicable to CPNI. However, that information is also subject to certain protections as described below under “To whom may Green Technology Services disclose PII?”
We also collect and maintain certain other information about your account. For example, this information may include:
- your account number;
- billing, payment, and deposit history (if billed through the Green Technology Services platform);
- additional service information;
- customer correspondence and communications records;
- maintenance and complaint information;
- the device identifiers and network addresses of equipment used with your account; and
- additional information about the service options you have chosen.
Some of our services permit you to establish secondary accounts, and if you do so we collect similar information in order to establish and service the secondary accounts. During the initial provisioning of our services, and during any subsequent changes or updates to our services, Green Technology Services may collect technical information about your computer hardware and software, telephones, other service-related devices, automation devices, and customization settings and preferences.
Does Green Technology Services collect “cookies”?
Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. For instance, we use cookies to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.
We may contract with third-party service providers, including but not limited to Google Analytics, to assist us in better understanding our Website visitors. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business. You can learn more about how Google uses data by visiting their Privacy & Terms.
You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser (like Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer) settings. Each browser is a little different, so look at your browser Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies. If you turn cookies off, you won’t have access to many features that make your Website experience more efficient and some of our services will not function properly.
Use
How does Green Technology Services use PII and CPNI?
The Communications Act applies to CPNI related to our regulated phone services, and certain orders of the FCC apply the CPNI rules to our interconnected voice over Internet protocol communications (“VoIP”) services.
The Communications Act authorizes us to use, disclose, or permit access to individually identifiable CPNI in our provision of:
- the telecommunications services from which this information is derived; or
- services necessary to, or used in, the provision of these services, including the publishing of directories.
The Communications Act prohibits us from using CPNI for any purposes other than those listed above except as permitted or required by law or with your approval.
We collect, maintain, and use PII and CPNI as permitted by the Communications Act and other applicable laws. We use this information primarily to conduct business activities related to providing you with our services, and to help us detect theft of service. Generally speaking, we use PII in connection with:
- billing and invoicing;
- administration;
- surveys;
- collection of fees and charges;
- marketing;
- service delivery and customization;
- maintenance and operations;
- technical support;
- hardware and software upgrades; and fraud prevention.
More specifically, we also use PII to:
- install, configure, operate, provide, support, and maintain our cloud services and other services;
- confirm you are receiving the level(s) of service requested and are properly billed;
- identify you when changes are made to your account or services;
- make you aware of new products or services that may be of interest to you;
- understand the use of, and identify improvements to, our services;
- detect unauthorized reception, use, or abuse of our services;
- determine whether there are violations of any applicable policies and terms of service;
- manage the network supporting our services;
- configure and update service-related devices; and
- comply with law.
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 further permits Green Technology Services to use, disclose, and permit access to CPNI obtained from our customers, either directly or indirectly, to:
- initiate, render, bill, and collect for telecommunications services;
- protect our rights and property, and protect our users of these services and other carriers from fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful use of, or subscription to, these services; and
- to provide call location information concerning the user of a commercial mobile phone service.
Green Technology Services may not use CPNI to market products and services to you other than enhancements to services you already have without your approval in accordance with our policies described below.
Green Technology Services transmits, and may collect and store for a period of time, PII and non-PII about you when you use our phone services to:
- send and receive e-mail, video mail, and instant messages;
- transfer and share files;
- make files accessible;
- visit websites;
- place or receive calls;
- leave and receive voicemail messages;
- use the applicable communications center or voice center;
- establish custom settings or preferences;
- communicate with us for support; or
- otherwise use the services and their features.
How does Green Technology Services use PII and CPNI in connection with other types of information?
We associate activity data with particular phone devices, and other supported devices so that we know where to deliver the services and how to troubleshoot them. In general, Green Technology Services uses deidentified and aggregate activity information to understand better how our customers use our products and services so that we can improve them, including by delivering more relevant content and advertising. We may try to determine how well our products and services deliver value to our customers. As discussed below, we may also combine activity data with other non-personally identifying demographic and similar information from our business records.
We may use this information to improve and communicate with you about our own products and services. When we do this, we do not share your PII, unless you provide your express consent.
We may also combine PII, which we collect as described in this Privacy Notice as part of our regular business records, with PII obtained from third parties for the purpose of creating an enhanced database or business records. We may use this database and these business records in marketing and other activities related to our services. We also maintain records of research concerning subscriber satisfaction and viewing habits, which are obtained from subscriber interviews, questionnaires, surveys or panels.
Disclosure
Under what circumstances may Green Technology Services disclose PII to others?
Green Technology Services considers the PII contained in our business records to be confidential. Green Technology Services, as an operator, will disclose PII concerning any subscriber if the disclosure is:
- necessary to render, or conduct a legitimate business activity related to services provided to the subscriber, including where such disclosure is to an affiliate, website hosting partner, or other parties who assist us in operating our Website;
- required by law or legal process (described below under “When is Green Technology Services required by law to disclose PII and CPNI by law?”); or
- of the names and addresses of subscribers for “mailing list” or other purposes (subject to each subscriber’s right to prohibit or limit this disclosure and the CPNI policy described in this Privacy Notice).
Non-personally identifiable information and non-CPNI may be disclosed to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
When may Green Technology Services disclose personal information to others in connection with phone service?
Green Technology Services may disclose to others PII in connection with features and services such as Caller ID, 911/E911, and directory services as follows:
- We may transmit your name and/or telephone number to be displayed on a Caller ID device unless you have elected to block such information. Please note that Caller ID blocking may not prevent the display of your name and/or telephone number when you dial certain business or emergency numbers, 911, 900 numbers, or toll-free 800, 888, 877, 866 or 855 numbers.
- We may provide your name, address, and telephone number to public safety authorities and their vendors for inclusion in E911 databases and records, inclusion in “reverse 911” systems, or to troubleshoot 911/E911 record errors.
- We may also make subscriber names, addresses, and telephone numbers available, or cause such subscriber information to be made available, through directory assistance operators.
When is Green Technology Services required to disclose PII and CPNI by law?
We make every reasonable effort to protect subscriber privacy as described in this Privacy Notice. Nevertheless, we may be required by law to disclose PII or individually identifiable CPNI about a subscriber. These disclosures may be made with or without the subscriber’s consent, and with or without notice, in compliance with the terms of valid legal process such as a subpoena, court order, or search warrant.
For subscribers to our communication and phone services, Green Technology Services may be required to disclose PII and individually identifiable CPNI to a private third party in response to a court order, and, if so, we are required to notify the subscriber of the court order. Green Technology Services may also be required to disclose PII and individually identifiable CPNI about subscribers to high-speed Internet, phone, and home security services to a government entity in response to a subpoena, court order, or search warrant, for example. We are usually prohibited from notifying the subscriber of any disclosure of PII to a government entity by the terms of the subpoena, court order, or search warrant.
How does Green Technology Services protect PII?
We follow industry-standard practices to take such actions as are necessary to prevent unauthorized access to PII by a person other than the subscriber or us. However, we cannot guarantee that these practices will prevent every unauthorized attempt to access, use, or disclose PII.
How long does Green Technology Services maintain PII?
Green Technology Services maintains PII about you in our regular business records while you are a subscriber to our services. We also maintain this information for a period of time after you are no longer a subscriber if the information is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or to satisfy legal requirements. These purposes typically include business, legal, or tax purposes. If these purposes no longer apply, we will destroy, de-identify, or anonymize the information according to our internal policies and procedures.
Customer Access, Rectification, Deletion, and Choice
How can I see my PII or CPNI and correct it, if necessary?
You may examine and correct, if necessary, the PII regarding you that is collected and maintained by Green Technology Services in our regular business records. In most cases, the PII contained in these records consists solely of billing and account information. We will correct our records if you make a reasonable showing that any of the PII we have collected about you is inaccurate.
If you have Internet access, you can view and change certain information yourself by going to Voip.greentech-services.net and signing in with your username and password to access the Settings tab.
You may examine the records containing your PII at the Green Technology Services office upon reasonable prior notice to us and during our regular business hours. If you wish to examine these records, please contact us by mail or telephone at 215-297-4400, option 2, giving us a reasonable period of time to locate and, if necessary, prepare the information for review, and to arrange an appointment. You will only be permitted to examine records that contain PII about your account and no other account.
If you make an affirmative, written request for a copy of your CPNI, we will disclose the relevant information we have to you at your account address of record, or to any person authorized by you, if we reasonably believe the request is valid. However, subscribers to our phone services should be aware that we generally do not provide them with records of any inbound or outbound calls or other records that we don’t furnish in the ordinary course of business (for example, as part of a bill) or which are available only from our archives, without valid legal process such as a court order. In addition, we cannot correct any errors in customer names, addresses, or telephone numbers appearing in, or omitted from, our or our vendors’ directory lists until the next available publication of those directory lists. Further, we may have no control over information appearing in the directory lists or directory assistance services of directory publishers or directory assistance providers that are not owned by us.
Green Technology Services reserves the right to charge you for the reasonable cost of retrieving and photocopying any documents that you request.
How can I request deletion of my information?
In certain circumstances, you have the right to request deletion of your PII or CPNI. To exercise such a request please contact Green Technology Services as explained below under “How do I contact Green Technology Services?”.
How do I give or withhold my approval for Green Technology Services to use CPNI to market additional products and services to me?
From time to time we may like to use the CPNI information we have on file to provide you with information about our communications-related products and services or special promotions. Such use of CPNI may enhance our ability to offer products and services tailored to your specific needs. In addition, Green Technology Services also offers various other services that are not related to the services to which you subscribe. Under the CPNI rules, some of those services, such as Green Technology Services Communication Client, may be considered to be non-communications related products and services. Therefore, you may be asked during a telephone call with one of our representatives for your oral consent to Green Technology Services’s use of your CPNI for the purpose of providing you with an offer for communications related or non-communications related products and services. If you provide your oral consent for Green Technology Services to do so, Green Technology Services may use your CPNI only for the duration of that telephone call in order to offer you additional services.
If you deny or restrict your approval for us to use your CPNI, you will suffer no effect, now or in the future, on how we provide any services to which you subscribe. Any denial or restriction of your approval remains valid until your services are discontinued or you affirmatively revoke or limit such restriction or denial.
How do I place myself on Green Technology Services’s “do not call” and “do not mail” lists?
You may contact Green Technology Services at 609-309-7100 to ask us to put your name on our internal company “do not call” and “do not mail” lists so that you do not receive marketing or promotional telephone calls or postal mail from us or made at our request. You also have the right to prohibit or limit disclosure of your PII for “mailing list” or other purposes as described above in this Privacy Notice by calling us..
If you prefer to contact Green Technology Services in writing instead of by telephone, you may send a written request to the address listed below under “How do I contact Green Technology Services?” Be sure to include your name and address, your Green Technology Services account number, and a daytime telephone number where you can be reached in the event we have any questions about your request. The person who is identified in our billing records as the subscriber should sign the written request. If you have a joint account, a request by one party will apply to the entire account. If you have multiple accounts, your notice must separately identify each account covered by the request.
What e-mail communications will Green Technology Services send to me and how do I manage them?
We may send a welcome email and sometimes other information to new partners or subscribers to our services (including each new secondary account holder, where applicable). We may also send service-related announcements to our subscribers from time to time. For example, we may send you an email announcement about a pricing change, a change in operating policies, a service maintenance, or new features of one or more of the services you receive from us. You may not opt-out of these service-related communications. If you fail to check your primary email address for service-related announcements, you may miss important information about our services, including legal notices, for example.
We reserve the right to send you promotional or commercial email as permitted by applicable law. For example, if you reside in the EU, we will only send you promotional or commercial email if you provide your express, opt-in consent. You can manage the promotional or commercial emails Green Technology Services may send to you by following the instructions contained in the emails.
What can I do if I think my privacy rights have been violated?
If you believe that you have been aggrieved by any act of ours in violation of applicable laws, we encourage you to contact us directly as described below in “How do I contact Green Technology Services?” in order to resolve your question or concern.
To the extent you believe we have not addressed your concerns or otherwise choose to do so, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in the country where you reside and/or the United States. You may contact the US Federal Trade Commission regarding your concerns. For more information, please see https://www.ftc.gov/faq/consumer-protection/submit-consumer-complaint-ftc. If you reside in the European Union, you can also get more information by contacting the EU Data Protection Supervisor, please see https://edps.europa.eu/data-protection/our-role-supervisor/complaints_en
Will Green Technology Services notify me if it changes this Privacy Notice?
As required by the Communications Act, we will provide you with a copy of this customer Privacy Notice at the time we enter into an agreement to provide any cloud service or other service to you, and annually afterwards, or as otherwise permitted by law.
We may modify this Privacy Notice at any time. We will notify you of any material changes through written, electronic, or other means and as otherwise permitted by law. If you find the changes to this Privacy Notice unacceptable, you have the right to cancel your service. If you continue to use the service following notice of the changes, we will deem that to be your acceptance of and consent to the changes in the revised Privacy Notice. This includes your consent for any PII that we may collect and use starting on the effective date of the revised Privacy Notice, as well as for any PII that we have collected prior to the effective date of the revised Privacy Notice. However, we will only deem your continued use of the service to be your acceptance of and consent to changes in the revised Privacy Notice for changes made after September 1, 2018.
How do I contact Green Technology Services?
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding this Privacy Notice, or wish to contact us about your personal information, please reach us as follows:
Phone:
609-309-7100
Mail:
Green Technology Services
5 Route 45
Suite 201
Mannington, NJ 08079
Additional Special Provisions Based on Customer Location
What are my California Privacy Rights?
Under California’s “Shine the Light” law, California residents who provide personal information in obtaining products or services for personal, family or household use are entitled to request and obtain from us once a calendar year information about the customer information we shared, if any, with other businesses for their own direct marketing uses. If applicable, this information would include the categories of customer information and the names and addresses of those businesses with which we shared customer information for the immediately prior calendar year (e.g. requests made in 2018 will receive information regarding 2017 sharing activities).
To obtain this information from Green Technology Services please send an email message to with “Request for California Privacy Information” on the subject line and in the body of your message. We will provide the requested information to you at your e-mail address in response. Not all information sharing is covered by the “Shine the Light” requirements and only information on covered sharing will be included in our response.
What about transfer and storage of EU-resident personal data?
It is important to note that the Website and Green Technology Services are operated in the United States. If you are located outside of the United States, please be aware that any information you provide to us will be transferred to the United States or other jurisdictions. The data protection laws or regulations of the United States or other countries may not be as comprehensive as those laws or regulations in the EU or may otherwise differ from the data protection or consumer protection laws you are familiar with. Your information may be available to government authorities under lawful orders and law applicable in the United States or other jurisdictions. By using the Website and/or providing us with your visitor information, you consent to this transfer.
Acceptable Use Policy
This Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”)
This Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”) identifies restrictions on the use by Service Provider and its End-Users of the Services provided by Green Technology Services, and the software used by Green Technology Services to delivery such Services, and is incorporated by reference in the Terms of Service between Green Technology Services and Service Provider. Your access to the Services, and that of your End-Users, may be suspended or terminated for violation of this AUP. Capitalized terms used in this AUP shall have the meaning given in your Terms of Service.
Inquiries regarding this policy should be directed to . This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Abuse
You and your End-Users may not use Green Technology Services’s network or Services to engage in, foster, or promote illegal, abusive, or irresponsible behavior, including but not limited to:
- Any purpose prohibited by applicable federal, state or local law, rule or regulation;
- Unauthorized access to or use of data, systems or networks, including any attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without express authorization of the owner of the system or network;
- Using the Services for auto-dialing, continuous or extensive call forwarding, telemarketing (including without limitation charitable or political solicitation or polling), fax or voicemail broadcasting or fax or voicemail blasting;
- Use of the Services in any way that is threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another’s privacy, or any similar behavior;
- Monitoring data or traffic on any network or system without the express authorization of the owner of the system or network;
- Interference with service to any user of the Green Technology Services or other network including, without limitation, mail bombing, flooding, deliberate attempts to overload a system and broadcast attacks;
- Use of an Internet account or computer without the owner’s authorization;
- Collecting or using email addresses, screen names or other identifiers without the consent of the person identified (including, without limitation, phishing, Internet scamming, password robbery, spidering, and harvesting);
- Collecting or using information without the consent of the owner of the information;
- Use of any false, misleading, or deceptive TCP-IP packet header information in an email or a newsgroup posting;
- Use of the service to distribute software that covertly gathers information about a user or covertly transmits information about the user;
- Use of the service for distribution of advertisement delivery software unless: (i) the user affirmatively consents to the download and installation of such software based on a clear and conspicuous notice of the nature of the software, and (ii) the software is easily removable by use of standard tools for such purpose included on major operating systems; (such as Microsoft’s “ad/remove” tool); or
- Any conduct that is likely to result in retaliation against the Green Technology Services network or website, or Green Technology Services’s employees, officers or other agents, including engaging in behavior that results in any server being the target of a denial of service attack (DoS).
Bulk Email
You and your End-Users may not use a Green Technology Services email service to send bulk mail. You may use your dedicated hosted system to send bulk mail, subject to the restrictions in this Acceptable Use Policy.
You and your End-Users must comply with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 and other laws and regulations applicable to bulk or commercial email. In addition, your bulk and commercial email must meet the following requirements:
- intended recipients have given their consent to receive email from you or your End-Users via some affirmative means, such as an opt-in procedure;
- procedures for seeking consent by you or your End-Users include reasonable means to ensure that the person giving consent is the owner of the email address for which consent is given;
- You and/or your End-Users retain evidence of each recipient’s consent in a form that can be promptly produced on request, and you honor recipient’s and Green Technology Services’s requests to produce consent evidence within 72 hours of receipt of the request;
- You and/or your End-Users have procedures in place that allow a recipient to revoke their consent – such as a link in the body of the email, or instructions to reply with the word “Remove” in the subject line; you and/or your End-Users shall honor revocations of consent within 48 hours, and notify recipients that the revocation of their consent will be implemented in 48 hours;
- You and/or your End-Users must post an email address for complaints (such as . This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. JavaScript must be enabled to view it ) in a conspicuous place on any website associated with the email, you and/or your End-Users must register that address at abuse.net, and you must promptly respond to messages sent to that address;
- You and/or your End-Users must have a Privacy Policy posted for each domain associated with the mailing;
- You and/or your End-Users have the means to track anonymous complaints;
- You and/or your End-Users may not obscure the source of your email in any manner, such as omitting, forging, or misrepresenting message headers or return addresses. Your email, and that of your End-Users, must include the recipients email address in the body of the message or in the “TO” line of the email;
- The subject line of the email must clearly describe the subject matter contained in the email, and the message must include valid contact information; and
- You and/or your End-Users must not attempt to send any message to an email address if 3 consecutive delivery rejections have occurred and the time between the third rejection and the first rejection is longer than fifteen days.
These policies apply to messages sent using your Green Technology Services services, or to messages sent from any network by you or any person on your behalf that directly or indirectly refer the recipient to a site or an email address hosted via your Green Technology Services service. In addition, you and your End-Users may not use a third party email service that does not practice similar procedures for all its customers. These requirements apply to distribution lists prepared by third parties.
Green Technology Services may test and otherwise monitor your compliance and that of your End-Users with its requirements. Green Technology Services may block the transmission of email that violates these provisions. Green Technology Services may, at its discretion, require certain customers or End-Users to seek advance approval for bulk and commercial email, which approval will not be granted unless the customer or End-Users can demonstrate that all of the requirements stated above will be met.
Unsolicited Communications
You and/or your End-Users may not use your service to send email or any other communications to a person who has indicated that they do not wish to receive it. If the communication is bulk mail, then you will not be in violation of this section if you comply with the 48 hour removal requirement described above.
Newsgroup, Chat Forums, Other Networks
You and/or your End-Users must comply with the rules and conventions for postings to any bulletin board, chat group or other forum in which you participate, including their rules for content and commercial postings. These groups usually prohibit the posting of off-topic commercial messages, or mass postings to multiple forums.
You and/or your End-Users must comply with the rules of any other network you or your End-Users access or participate in using Green Technology Services’s Services.
Offensive Content
You and/or your End-Users may not publish, transmit or store on or via Green Technology Services’s network and equipment any content or links to any content that Green Technology Services reasonably believes:
- Constitutes, depicts, fosters, promotes or relates in any manner to child pornography, bestiality, or non-consensual sex acts;
- is excessively violent, incites violence, threatens violence, or contains harassing content or hate speech;
- is unfair or deceptive under the consumer protection laws of any jurisdiction, including chain letters and pyramid schemes;
- is defamatory or violates a person’s privacy;
- creates a risk to a person’s safety or health, creates a risk to public safety or health, compromises national security, or interferes with a investigationby law enforcement;
- improperly exposes trade secrets or other confidential or proprietary information of another person;
- is intended to assist others in defeating technical copyright protections;
- infringes on another person’s copyright, trade or service mark, patent, or other property right;
- promotes illegal drugs, violates export control laws, relates to illegal gambling, or illegal arms trafficking;
- is otherwise illegal or solicits conduct that is illegal under laws applicable to you or to Green Technology Services; or
- is otherwise malicious, fraudulent, or may result in retaliation against Green Technology Services by offended viewers or recipients, or is intended to harass or threaten.
Content “published or transmitted” via Green Technology Services’s network or equipment includes Web content, email, bulletin board postings, chat, tweets, and any other type of posting or transmission that relies on the Internet.
Live Events
You and/or your End-Users may not use Green Technology Services’s Services to stream live sex acts of any kind, even if the content would otherwise comply with the AUP. Green Technology Services may prohibit the streaming of other live events where there is a special risk, in Green Technology Services’s reasonable discretion, that the event may violate the Offensive Content section above.
Copyrighted Material
You may not use Green Technology Services’s network or services to download, publish, distribute, or otherwise copy or use in any manner any text, music, software, art, image, or other work protected by copyright law unless:
- you have been expressly authorized by the owner of the copyright for the work to copy the work in that manner; or
- you are otherwise permitted by established copyright law to copy the work in that manner.
It is Green Technology Services’s policy to terminate in appropriate circumstances the services of customers who are repeat infringers.
Shared Systems
You and/or your End-Users may not use any shared system provided by Green Technology Services in a way that unnecessarily interferes with the normal operation of the shared system, or that consumes a disproportionate share of the resources of the system. For example, we may prohibit the automated or scripted use of Green Technology Services email services if it has a negative impact on the mail system, or we may require you to repair coding abnormalities in your code if it unnecessarily conflicts with other customers’ use of the services. You agree that we may quarantine or delete any data stored on a shared system if the data is infected with a virus, or is otherwise corrupted, and has the potential to infect or corrupt the system or other customers’ data that is stored on the same system.
Use of Services Outside the United States
Although we encourage you and your End-Users to use of the Service to place calls to foreign countries from within the United States, we do not presently offer or support the Service in any countries other than the United States and Canada. If you or your End-Users use the Service outside of the United States or Canada, you and/or such End-Users will be solely responsible for any violations of local laws and regulations resulting from such use.
Other
You may only use IP addresses assigned to you by Green Technology Services in connection with your Green Technology Services Services.
You agree that if the Green Technology Services IP numbers assigned to your account or those of your End-Users are listed on an abuse database like Spamhaus, you will be in violation of this AUP, and Green Technology Services may take reasonable action to protect its IP numbers, including suspension and/or termination of your Service or that of your End-Users, regardless of whether the IP numbers were listed as a result of your actions or those of your End-Users.
SLA
No credit will be available under a Green Technology Services service level guaranty or agreement, if applicable, for interruptions of service resulting from AUP violations.
End User Terms of Service
These Terms of Service constitute the agreement (“Agreement”) between Green Technology Services (“we,” “us” or “Green Technology Services”) and the user (“you,” “user”, “Customer” or “Subscriber”) of Green Technology Services’s business services and any related products or services (“Service”).
This Agreement governs both the Service and any devices, such as an IP phone, Multimedia Terminal Adapter, Analog Telephone Adapter, switch, router or any other IP connection device (“Device” or “Equipment”), used in conjunction with the Service. If you purchased Equipment from a dealer, retail store or other provider other than Green Technology Services, you are a “Retail Customer” for purposes of this Agreement.
BY ACTIVATING OR USING THE SERVICE, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE OF LEGAL AGE TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND AND FULLY ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
EMERGENCY SERVICES – 911 DIALING
1.1 Non-Availability of Traditional 911 or E911 Dialing Service. The Service does not support traditional 911 or E911 access to emergency services in all locations. Where we do not offer traditional 911 or E911 access, we offer a feature known as “911 Dialing” which is a limited emergency calling service available only on Green Technology Services-certified Devices or Equipment. The 911 Dialing feature may not work at all when used in conjunction with a Soft Phone, Virtual Numbers or Subscriber provided Customer Premise Equipment. Our 911 Dialing feature is not automatic; you must separately take affirmative steps, as described in this Agreement and on our website, to register the address where you will use the Services in order to activate the 911 Dialing feature. You must do this for each Green Technology Services phone number that you obtain. The 911 Dialing feature of the Service is different in a number of important ways from traditional 911 or E911 service as described on our website page for 911 Dialing under “Features,” and below. You shall inform any household residents, guests and other third persons who may be present at the physical location where you utilize the Service of (i) the non-availability of traditional 911 or E911, and (ii) the important differences in and limitations of the Green Technology Services 911 Dialing feature as compared with traditional 911 or E911 dialing. The documentation that accompanies each Device that you purchase should include a sticker concerning the potential non-availability of traditional 911 or E911 dialing (the “911 Sticker”). It is your responsibility, in accordance with the instructions that accompany each Device, to place the 911 Sticker on each Device that you use with the Service. If you did not receive a 911 Sticker with your Device, or you require additional 911 Stickers, please contact our customer care department at (484)784-4300.
1.2 Registration of Physical Location Required. For each phone number that you use for the Service, you must register with Green Technology Services the physical location where you will be using the Service with that phone number. When you move the Device to another location, you must register your new location. If you do not register your new location, any call you make using the 911 Dialing feature may be sent to an emergency center near your old address. You will register your initial location of use when you subscribe to the Service. Thereafter, you may register a new location by following the instructions from the “911″ registration link on your Green Technology Services web account dashboard features page. For purposes of the 911 Dialing feature, you may only register one location at a time for each phone line you use with the Service.
1.3 Confirmation of Activation Required. Your 911 Dialing feature will not be activated for any phone line that you are using with the Service, unless and until you receive an email from us confirming that the 911 Dialing feature has been activated for that phone line.
1.4 How Emergency Personnel are Contacted. We contract with a third party to use the address of your registered location to determine the nearest emergency response center and then forward your call to a general number at that center. When the center receives your call, the operator will not have your address and may not have your phone number. You must therefore provide your address and phone number in order to get help. Some local emergency response centers may decide not to have their general numbers answered by live operators 24 hours a day. If we learn that this is the case, we will send your call instead to a national emergency calling center and a trained agent will contact an emergency center near you to dispatch help. You hereby authorize us to disclose your name and address to third-party service providers, including, without limitation, call routers, call centers and public service answering points, for the purpose of dispatching emergency services personnel to your registered location.
1.5 Service Outages. (a) Service Outages Due to Power Failure or Disruption. 911 Dialing does not function in the event of a power failure or disruption. If there is an interruption in the power supply, the Service, including 911 Dialing, will not function until power is restored. Following a power failure or disruption, you may need to reset or reconfigure the Device prior to utilizing the Service, including 911 Dialing.
(b) Service Outages Due to Internet Outage or Suspension or Termination of Broadband Service or ISP Service. Service outages or suspensions or terminations of service by your broadband provider or ISP will prevent all Service, including 911 Dialing, from functioning.
(c) Service Outage Due to Suspension or Termination of Your Green Technology Services Account. Service outages due to suspension or termination of your account will prevent all Service, including 911 Dialing, from functioning.
(d) Service Outages Due to ISP or Broadband Provider Blocking of Ports or Other Acts. Your ISP or broadband provider or other third party may intentionally or inadvertently block the ports over which the Service is provided or otherwise impede the usage of the Service. In that event, provided that you alert us to this situation, we will attempt to work with you to resolve the issue. During the period that the ports are being blocked or your Service is impeded, and unless and until the blocking or impediment is removed or the blocking or impediment is otherwise resolved, your Service, including the 911 Dialing feature, may not function. You acknowledge that Green Technology Services is not responsible for the blocking of ports by your ISP or broadband provider or any other impediment to your usage of the Service, and any loss of service, including 911 Dialing, that may result. In the event you lose service as a result of blocking of ports or any other impediment to your usage of the Service, you will continue to be responsible for payment of the Service charges unless and until you terminate the Service in accordance with this Agreement.
(e) Other Service Outages. If there is a Service outage for any reason, such outage will prevent all Service, including 911 Dialing, from functioning. Such outages may occur for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to, those reasons described elsewhere in this Agreement. 1.6 Re-Activation Required if You Change Your Number or Add or Port New Numbers. 911 Dialing does not function if you change your phone number or if you add or port new phone numbers to your account, unless and until you successfully register your location of use for each changed, newly added or newly ported phone number.
1.7 Network Congestion; Reduced Speed for Routing or Answering 911 Dialing Calls. There may be a greater possibility of network congestion and/or reduced speed in the routing of a 911 Dialing call made utilizing the Service as compared to traditional 911 dialing over traditional public telephone networks.
1.8 Possible Lack of Automatic Number Identification. It may or may not be possible for the local emergency personnel to automatically obtain your phone number when you use 911 Dialing. Our system is configured to send the automatic number identification information; however, one or more telephone companies, not us, route the traffic to the emergency response center and that center may not be capable of receiving and passing on that information. As a result, the operator who answers your 911 Dialing call may not be able to automatically obtain your phone number and call you back if the call is not completed or is not forwarded, is dropped or disconnected, if you are unable to speak to tell the operator your phone number, or if the Service is not operational for any reason.
1.9 No Automated Location Identification. In most service areas, it is not possible at this time to transmit to the local emergency response center the address that you registered for 911 Dialing. You will need to state the nature of your emergency promptly and clearly, including your location (and possibly your telephone number), as the operator will not have this information. Emergency personnel will not be able to find your location if the call is not completed or is not forwarded, is dropped or disconnected, if you are unable to speak to tell the operator your location, or if the Service is not operational for any reason.
1.10 Disclaimer of Liability and Indemnification. We do not have any control over whether, or the manner in which, calls using our 911 Dialing service are answered or addressed by any local emergency response center. We disclaim all responsibility for the conduct of local emergency response centers and the national emergency calling center. We rely on third parties to assist us in routing 911 Dialing calls to local emergency response centers and to a national emergency calling center. We disclaim any and all liability or responsibility in the event such third party data used to route calls is incorrect or yields an erroneous result. Neither Green Technology Services nor its officers or employees may be held liable for any claim, damage, or loss, and you hereby waive any and all such claims or causes of action, arising from or relating to our 911 Dialing service unless such claims or causes of action arose from our gross negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct. You shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Green Technology Services, its officers, directors, employees, affiliates and agents and any other service provider who furnishes services to you in connection the Service, from any and all claims, losses, damages, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys fees) by, or on behalf of, you or any third party relating to the absence, failure or outage of the Service, including 911 Dialing, incorrectly routed 911 Dialing calls, and/or the inability of any user of the Service to be able to use 911 Dialing or access emergency service personnel.
1.11 Alternate 911 Arrangements. If you are not comfortable with the limitations of the 911 Dialing service, you should consider having an alternate means of accessing traditional 911 or E911 services or terminating the Service.
SERVICE
2.1 Term. Service is offered on a monthly or multi-month basis as is determined in your Service activation or order form, or via our online ordering process. The term begins on the date that Green Technology Services activates your Service and ends on the day before the anniversary date of your Term. Subsequent terms of this Agreement automatically renew on a monthly basis unless you give us written notice of non-renewal at least ten (10) days before the end of the monthly term in which the notice is given. You are purchasing the Service for full monthly terms, meaning that if you attempt to terminate Service prior to the end of a monthly term, you will be responsible for the full month’s charges to the end of the then-current term, including, without limitation, unbilled charges, plus a termination fee, if applicable, all of which will immediately become due and payable. You will also be responsible for the next full month’s charges in the event that you do not provide the requisite ten-days notice of termination prior to the expiration of the then-current term. Expiration of the term or termination of Service will not excuse you from paying all accrued and unpaid charges due under this Agreement.
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2.3 Use of Service and Green Technology Services provided Device. You shall not resell or transfer the Service or the Device to another party without our prior written consent. You are prohibited from using the Service or the Device for auto-dialing, continuous or extensive call forwarding, telemarketing (including, without limitation, charitable or political solicitation or polling), fax or voicemail broadcasting or fax or voicemail blasting. We reserve the right to immediately terminate or modify your Service if we determine, in our sole and absolute discretion, that you have at any time used the Service or the Device for any of the aforementioned or similar activities.
2.4 Use of Service only. For Service only customers, you are responsible for supplying, operating and supporting the Customer Premise Equipment for use with the Service. In addition, any customer supplied equipment must be pre-approved by Green Technology Services in writing. You shall not resell or transfer the Service to another party without our prior written consent. You are prohibited from using the Service for auto-dialing, continuous or extensive call forwarding, telemarketing (including, without limitation, charitable or political solicitation or polling), fax or voicemail broadcasting or fax or voicemail blasting. We reserve the right to immediately terminate or modify your Service if we determine, in our sole and absolute discretion, that you have at any time used the Service for any of the aforementioned or similar activities.
2.5 Prohibited Uses.
(a) Unlawful. You shall use the Service and the Device only for lawful purposes. We reserve the right to immediately terminate your Service if, in our sole and absolute discretion, we determine that you have used the Service or the Device for an unlawful purpose. In the event of such termination, you will be responsible for the full month’s charges to the end of the current term, including, without limitation, unbilled charges, plus a termination fee, if applicable, all of which will become immediately due and payable upon termination of your Service. If we believe that you have used the Service or the Device for an unlawful purpose, we may forward the relevant communication and other information, including your identity, to the appropriate authorities for investigation and prosecution. You hereby consent to our forwarding of any such communications and information to these authorities. In addition, Green Technology Services will provide information in response to law enforcement requests, subpoenas, court orders, to protect it’s rights and property and in the case where failure to disclose the information may lead to imminent harm to the customer or others.
(b) Inappropriate Conduct. You shall not use the Service or the Device in any way that is threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another’s privacy, or any similar behavior. We reserve the right to immediately terminate your Service if, in our sole and absolute discretion, we determine that you have used the Service or the Device in any of the aforementioned ways. In the event of such termination, you will be responsible for the full month’s charges to the end of the current term, including, without limitation, unbilled charges, plus a termination fee, if applicable, all of which will become immediately due and payable upon termination of your Service. If we believe that you have used the Service or the Device in any of the aforementioned ways, we may forward the relevant communication and other information, including your identity, to the appropriate authorities for investigation and prosecution. You hereby consent to our forwarding of any such communications and information to these authorities. In addition, Green Technology Services will provide information in response to law enforcement requests, subpoenas, court orders, to protect it’s rights and property and in the case where failure to disclose the information may lead to imminent harm to the customer or others
2.6 Use of Service and Device by Customers Outside the United States. Although we encourage you to use of the Service to place calls to foreign countries from within the United States, we do not presently offer or support the Service in any countries other than the United States and Canada. If you use the Service or the Device outside of the United States or Canada, you will be solely responsible for any violations of local laws and regulations resulting from such use. We reserve the right to terminate your Service immediately if we determine, in our sole and absolute discretion, that you have used the Service or the Device outside of the United States or Canada.
2.7 Copyright; Trademark; Unauthorized Usage of Device; Firmware or Software.
(a) Copyright; Trademark. The Service and Device and any firmware or software used to provide the Service or provided to you in conjunction with providing the Service, or embedded in the Device, and all Services, information, documents and materials on our websites are protected by trademark, copyright or other intellectual property laws and international treaty provisions. All of our websites, corporate names, service marks, trademarks, trade names, logos and domain names (collectively “marks”) are and will at all times remain our exclusive property. Nothing in this Agreement grants you the right or license to use any of our marks.
(b) Unauthorized Usage of Device; Firmware or Software. You have not been granted any license to use the firmware or software used to provide the Service or provided to you in conjunction with providing the Service, or embedded in the Device, other than a nontransferable, revocable license to use such firmware or software in object code form (without making any modification thereto) strictly in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. You expressly agree that the Device is exclusively for use in connection with the Service and that we will not provide any passwords, codes or other information or assistance that would enable you to use the Device for any other purpose. We reserve the right to prohibit the use of any interface device that we have not provided to you. You hereby represent and warrant that you possess all required rights, including software and/or firmware licenses, to use any interface device that we have not provided to you. In addition, you shall indemnify and hold us harmless against any and all liability arising out of your use of such interface device with the Service. You shall not reverse compile, disassemble or reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to derive the source code from the binary code of the firmware or software.
2.8 Tampering with the Device or Service. You shall not change the electronic serial number or equipment identifier of the Device or to perform a factory reset of the Device without our prior written consent. We reserve the right to terminate your Service if we believe, in our sole and absolute discretion, that you have tampered with the Device. In the event of such termination, you will remain responsible for the full month’s charges to the end of the current term, including, without limitation, unbilled charges, plus a termination fee, if applicable, all of which will immediately become due and payable. You shall not attempt to hack or otherwise disrupt the Service or make any use of the Service that is inconsistent with its intended purpose.
2.9 Theft of Service. You shall notify us immediately, in writing or by calling our customer support line, if the Device is stolen or if you become aware at any time that your Service is being stolen, fraudulently used or otherwise being used in an unauthorized manner. When you call or write, you must provide your account number and a detailed description of the circumstances of the Device theft, fraudulent use or unauthorized use of Service. Failure to do so in a timely manner may result in the termination of your Service and additional charges to you. Until such time as we receive notice of the theft, fraudulent use or unauthorized use, you will be liable for all use of the Service using a Device stolen from you and any and all stolen, fraudulent or unauthorized use of the Service.
2.10 Return of Device (Does Not Apply to Customers who use Devices not provided by Green Technology Services directly)
(a) Retail Customers. A Retail Customer may only return the Device to the retail store, dealer or other provider from which the Retail Customer purchased the Device. All returns will be subject to the return policy of such retail store, dealer or other provider. We will not accept any Device returned to us from a Retail Customer.
(b) Non-Retail Customers. Non-Retail Customers may return the Device to us within fourteen (14) days of the termination of Service to receive a credit for any termination fee (See Section 3.6) provided that:
* the Service is terminated within the first thirty (30) days following the activation of the Service;
* the Device is in original condition, reasonable wear and tear excluded;
* the original proof of purchase are returned with the Device, together with the original packaging, all parts, accessories, and documentation;
* prior to returning the Device to us, you obtain a valid return authorization number from our customer care department, which can be reached at n billing@Green Technology Services.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or 1-484-784-4300; and
* you pay all costs of shipping the Device back to us.
If you disconnect multiple lines, we will issue you a credit for all termination fees upon receipt of all Devices in accordance with the requirements set forth above.
If you receive cartons or Devices that are visibly damaged, you must note the damage on the carrier’s freight bill or receipt and keep a copy. In such event, you must keep the original carton, all packing materials and parts intact in the same condition in which they were received from the carrier and contact our customer care department immediately at billing@Green Technology Services.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or 1-484-784-4300.
2.11 Number Transfer on Service Termination. Upon the termination of your Service, we may, in our sole and absolute discretion, release to your new service provider the telephone number that you ported (transferred or moved over) to us from your previous service provider and used in connection with your Service if:
* such new service provider is able to accept such number;
* your account has been properly terminated;
* your account is completely current, including payment for all charges and applicable termination fees; and
* you request the transfer upon terminating your account.
2.12 Service Distinctions. The Service is not a telecommunications service and we provide it on a best efforts basis. Important distinctions exist between telecommunications service and the Service offering that we provide. The Service is subject to different regulatory treatment than telecommunications service. This treatment may limit or otherwise affect your rights of redress before regulatory agencies.
2.13 Ownership and Risk of Loss. You will own the Device and bear all risk of loss of, theft of, casualty to or damage to the Device, from the time it is shipped to you until the time (if any) when it is returned to us in accordance with this Agreement.
2.14 No 0+ or Operator Assisted Calling; May Not Support x11 Calling. The Service does not support 0+ or operator assisted calling (including, without limitation, collect calls, third party billing calls or calling card calls). The Service may not support 311, 511 and/or other x11 (other than certain specified dialing such as 911 and 411, which are provided for elsewhere in this Agreement) services in one or more (or all) service areas.
2.15 No Directory Listing. The phone numbers you obtain from us will not be listed in any telephone directories. Phone numbers transferred from your local phone company may, however, be listed. As a result, someone with your phone number may not be able to utilize a reverse directory to lookup your address.
2.16 Incompatibility With Other Services.
(a) Security Systems. The Service may not be compatible with security systems. You may be required to maintain a telephone connection through your local exchange carrier in order to use any alarm monitoring functions for any security system installed in your home or business. You are responsible for contacting the alarm monitoring company to test the compatibility of any alarm monitoring or security system with the Service.
(b) Certain Broadband and Cable Modem Services. You acknowledge that the Service presently may not be compatible with some broadband services . You further acknowledge that some providers of broadband service may provide modems that prevent the transmission of communications using the Service. We do not warrant that the Services will be compatible with all broadband services and expressly disclaim any express or implied warranties regarding the compatibility of the Service with any particular broadband service.
CHARGES; PAYMENTS; TAXES; TERMINATION
3.1 Billing. When the service is activated, you must provide us with a valid email address and a credit or debit card number from a card issuer that we accept. We reserve the right to stop accepting credit or debit cards from one or more issuers. If your credit or debit card expires, you close your account, your billing address changes, or your credit or debit card is canceled and replaced on account of loss or theft, you must advise us at once. We will bill all charges, applicable taxes and surcharges monthly in advance (except for usage-based charges, which will be billed monthly in arrears, and any other charges which we decide to bill in arrears) to your credit or debit card, including but not limited to:
* activation fees;
* monthly Service fees;
* international usage charges;
* advanced feature charges;
* equipment purchases;
* termination fees; and
* shipping and handling charges.
The amount of such fees and charges shall be published on our website and may change from time to time. Notification of monthly invoices will be sent to you via your email address on file with us. We reserve the right to bill at more frequent intervals if the amount you owe to us at any time exceeds $250. Any usage charges will be billed in increments that are rounded up to the nearest minute except as otherwise set forth in the rate schedules found on our website.
3.2 Billing Disputes. You must notify us in writing within seven days after receiving your credit or debit card statement if you dispute any Green Technology Services charges on that statement or you will be deemed to have waived any right to contest such charges. All notices of disputed charges should be sent to:
Green Technology Services
5 Route 45
Suite 201
Mannington, NJ 08079
3.3 Payment and Collection.
(a) Payment. We only accept payment by credit or debit card, unless other payment terms have been explicitly agreed to in writing by Green Technology Services. Your subscription to the Service authorizes us to charge your credit or debit card. This authorization will remain valid until 30 days after we receive written notice from you terminating our authority to charge your credit or debit card, whereupon we will charge your credit or debit card for the termination fee, if applicable, and any other outstanding charges and terminate you Service. We may terminate your Service at any time in our sole and absolute discretion if any charge to your credit or debit card is declined or reversed, your credit or debit card expires and you have not provided us with a valid replacement credit or debit card or in case of any other non-payment of account charges.
(b) Collection. If your Service is terminated, you will remain fully liable to us for all charges pursuant to this Agreement and any and all costs we incur to collect such amounts, including, without limitation, collection costs and attorney’s fees.
3.4 Termination; Discontinuance of Service. We reserve the right to suspend or discontinue the Service generally, or to terminate your Service, at any time in our sole and absolute discretion. If we discontinue the Service generally, or terminate your Service without a stated reason, you will only be responsible for charges accrued through the date of termination, including a pro-rated portion of the final month’s charges. If your Service is terminated on account of your breach of any provision of this Agreement, you will be responsible for the full month’s charges to the end of the current term, including, without limitation, unbilled charges, plus the termination fee, if applicable, all of which will immediately become due and payable.
3.5 Taxes. You are responsible for all applicable federal, state, provincial, municipal, local or other governmental sales, use, excise, value-added, personal property, public utility or other taxes, fees or charges now in force or enacted in the future, that arise from or as a result of your subscription or use or payment for the Service or a Device. Such amounts are in addition to payment for the Service or Devices and will be billed to your credit card as set forth in this Agreement. If you are exempt from payment of such taxes, you must provide us with an original certificate that satisfies applicable legal requirements attesting to tax-exempt status. Tax exemption will only apply from and after the date we receive such certificate.
3.6 Termination Fee. You may be charged a termination fee of $9.99 per phone number or device, and the FULL RETAIL PRICE for each Device supplied by Green Technology Services if your Service is terminated for any reason during the Term following the activation of your Service.
3.7 Money Back Guarantee; Limitations and Conditions.
(a) Money Back Guarantee. We offer Business subscribers a 30-day money back guarantee from the date of activation of Service. The money back guarantee applies only to the first-ordered service package, not to additional or secondary orders. We will refund the activation fee and monthly charge for first month of Service provided that:
* you have not exceeded 2500 minutes of usage; and
* you cancel your Service within the 30-day period.
Federal excise taxes and any other applicable taxes cannot be refunded. You will remain responsible for any charges for usage fees including but not limited to local or international usage, calls to Green Technology Services toll free numbers and directory assistance. We reserve the right to terminate or revoke this money back guarantee at any time, without prior notice.
3.8 Payphone Charges. If you use our “Toll Free” feature or any toll free feature that we offer in the future, we will be entitled to recover from you any charges imposed on us either directly or indirectly in connection with toll free calls made to your number. We may recover these amounts by means of a per-call charge, rounded up to the next cent, or in such other fashion as we deem appropriate for the recovery of these costs.
3.9 Charges for Directory Calls (411). We will charge you $1.50 for each call made to Green Technology Services directory assistance.
3.10 Charges for Conference Bridge Calls. We will charge you per minute for each caller who calls into your conference bride. Your Conference Bridge per minute usage fee will be the lower of (i) 3.9 cents per minute, or (ii) the per minute Conference Bridge usage fee determined in your Service Activation Form or online order form. The per minute usage fee will be calculated based on all participants on the conference bridge, including on-network and off-network participants.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION; WARRANTIES
4.1 Limitation of Liability. We will not be liable for any delay or failure to provide the Service, including 911 Dialing, at any time or from time to time, or any interruption or degradation of voice quality that is caused by any of the following:
* an act or omission of an underlying carrier, service provider, vendor or other third party;
* equipment, network or facility failure;
* equipment, network or facility upgrade or modification;
* 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;
* equipment, network or facility shortage;
* equipment or facility relocation;
* service, equipment, network or facility failure caused by the loss of power to you;
* outage of, or blocking of ports by, your ISP or broadband service provider or other impediment to usage of the Service caused by any third party;
* any act or omission by you or any person using the Service or Device provided to you; or
* any other cause that is beyond our control, including, without limitation, a failure of or defect in any Device, the failure of an incoming or outgoing communication, the inability of communications (including, without limitation, 911 Dialing) to be connected or completed, or forwarded.
Our aggregate liability under this agreement will in no event exceed the Service charges with respect to the affected time period.
4.2 Disclaimer of Liability for Damages. IN NO EVENT WILL GREEN TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES OR AGENTS OR ANY OTHER SERVICE PROVIDER WHO FURNISHES SERVICES TO YOU IN CONNECTION THE SERVICE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY 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 INABILITY TO ACCESS EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL THROUGH THE 911 DIALING 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 WE WERE INFORMED OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF ANY PARTICULAR TYPE OF DAMAGES.
4.3 Indemnification and Survival.
(a) Indemnification. You shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Green Technology Services, its officers, directors, employees, affiliates and agents and any other service provider who furnishes services to you in connection with the Service, from any and all claims, losses, damages, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys fees) by, or on behalf of, you or any third party or user of the Service, relating to the Services, including, without limitation, 911 Dialing, or the Device.
(b) Survival. The provisions of this Agreement that by their sense and context are intended to survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement shall survive.
4.4 No Warranties on Service. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS OF THE SERVICE OR DEVICE 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, WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE OR DEVICE WILL BE WITHOUT FAILURE, DELAY, INTERRUPTION, ERROR, DEGRADATION OF VOICE QUALITY OR LOSS OF CONTENT, DATA OR INFORMATION. NEITHER GREEN TECHNOLOGY SERVICES NOR ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES OR AGENTS, OR ANY OTHER SERVICE PROVIDER OR VENDOR WHO FURNISHES SERVICES DEVICES, OR PRODUCTS TO CUSTOMER IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE, WILL BE LIABLE FOR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OUR OR YOUR TRANSMISSION FACILITIES OR PREMISES EQUIPMENT OR FOR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, OR ALTERATION, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OF, CUSTOMER’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 GREEN TECHNOLOGY SERVICES’S OR ITS SERVICE PROVIDER’S OR VENDORS’ NEGLIGENCE. STATEMENTS AND DESCRIPTIONS CONCERNING THE SERVICE OR DEVICE, IF ANY, BY GREEN TECHNOLOGY SERVICES OR GREEN TECHNOLOGY SERVICES’S AGENTS OR INSTALLERS ARE INFORMATIONAL AND ARE NOT GIVEN AS A WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
4.5 Device Warranties.
(a) Limited Warranty. Except as set forth herein, if you received the Device new from us and the Device included a limited warranty at the time of receipt, you must refer to the separate limited warranty document provided with the Device 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.
(b) No Warranty. If your Device did not include a limited warranty from us at the time of receipt, you are accepting the Device “as is”. You are not entitled to replacement, repair or refund in the event of any defect.
(c) Disclaimer. OTHER THAN WARRANTIES AS TO THE DEVICE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THE DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED WITH THE DEVICE AND THE RETAIL CUSTOMER 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 DEVICE 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 DEVICE 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 DEVICE. DEVICE WARRANTIES DO NOT APPLY TO BUSINESS CUSTOMERS.
4.6 No Third Party Beneficiaries. No provision of this Agreement 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.
4.7 Content. You will be liable for any and all liability that may arise out of the content transmitted by you or to any person, whether authorized or unauthorized, using your Service or Device (each such person, a “User”). You shall assure that your and your User’s use of the Service and content comply at all times with all applicable laws, regulations and written and electronic instructions for use. We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your Services and remove your or your Users’ content from the Service, if we determine, in our sole and absolute discretion, that such use or content does not conform with the requirements set forth in this Agreement or interferes with our ability to provide Services to you or others. Our action or inaction under this Section will not constitute any review or approval of your or Users’ use or content.
4.8 Recording Conversations. Green Technology Services provides a function that allows a user or Subscriber to record individual telephone conversations. The laws regarding the notice and notification requirements of such recorded conversations vary by state to state. Subscriber is solely responsible for applying the local laws in the relevant jurisdiction when using this feature.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Governing Law. The Agreement and the relationship between you and us is governed by the laws of New Jersey 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 5.2, you shall submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within New Jersey and waive any objection as to venue or inconvenient forum.
5.2 Mandatory Arbitration and No Jury Trial. Any dispute or claim between you, any member of your household or any guest or employee of you and us arising out of or relating to the Service or Device will be resolved by arbitration before a single arbitrator administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules. The arbitration will take place in Salem county, New Jersey. 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: (i) award relief in excess of what this Agreement provides; or (ii) 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. You 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, SALEM COUNTY NEW JERSEY.
5.3 No Waiver of Rights. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
5.4 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including any future modifications as may occur within the terms of the Agreement, and the rates for Services found on our website constitute the entire agreement between you and Green Technology Services and govern the use of the Service by you, members of your business, employees and guests. This Agreement supersedes any prior agreements between you and Green Technology Services and any and all prior or contemporaneous statements, understandings, writings, commitments, or representations concerning its subject matter.
5.5 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.
FUTURE CHANGES TO THIS AGREEMENT
We may 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.Green Technology Services.com. Green Technology Services will make best efforts to notify Customers in advance via email regarding changes to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Such changes will become binding on you on the date they are posted to our website and no further notice by us is required upon your 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 Device and also supersedes any written terms provided to Retail Customers in connection with retail distribution, including, without limitation, any written terms enclosed within the packaging of the Device.
PRIVACY
Green Technology Services Service utilizes, in whole or in part, the public Internet and third party networks to transmit voice and other communications. Green Technology Services is not liable for any lack of privacy which may be experienced with regard to the Service. Please refer to our website at www.Green Technology Services.com for additional Privacy Policy information.