Terms and Conditions
http://www.whispertelecoms.co.uk/terms.htm
Last updated: 24th October 2005

Definitions
Act means
the Telecommunications Act 1984 and includes any amendments to the act that
may be made from time to time.
We/Us means
whisper.telecoms (A division of yooneeq.com)
Customer
means the person, partnership or company in contract with
whisper.telecoms direct or via an agent where applicable.
Service
means the service or services requested by the customer and to be provided to
the customer by
whisper.telecoms.
Agreement
means this agreement entered into by and between
whisper.telecoms and the Customer and is subject to both the terms set out on
the rest of this website and those herein.
1)
Duration
This
Agreement shall come into force and effect from the date of acceptance by
whisper.telecoms as indicated by the e-mail date
on the order acceptance and shall continue unless terminated by
whisper.telecoms subject to section 9 of this
Agreement.
2) Use
of Service
2.1)
whisper.telecoms
shall provide the Service to the
Customer subject to availability and shall exercise all due care in the
provision and maintenance of the Service to provide high quality and
reliability.
2.2) All
information relating to the Customer collected by
whisper.telecoms in the course of providing the Service shall remain
confidential between the Customer and
whisper.telecoms, subject only to the permitted users of that information under
the Agreement or as may be required under the Act or any other regulations
relating to the Service and except that
whisper.telecoms at its sole discretion may use data about use of the Service by
the Customer as part of any report or publication without revealing the
identity of the Customer.
2.3) Any
incorrect information given by the customer to
whisper.telecoms during and after registration that is incorrect will result
in immediate suspension of service.
2.4) The
Customer undertakes to use the Services in accordance with the conditions set
out herein and such variations as may be notified in writing from time to
time to the Customer by
whisper.telecoms and in
accordance with the Act or any other regulations relating to the Service.
2.5) The
Customer shall indemnify and hold harmless
whisper.telecomsagainst all liabilities, claims, losses, damages or expenses
arising directly or indirectly or in any way associated with any use of the
Service by the Customer or provision of the Service by
whisper.telecoms - this is to say that no claims will be entertained
for loss of the service nor will we be held responsible for mis-use of the
service by customers.
2.6) The
Customer shall not use or allow use of the Service in any matter or for any
purpose unlawful or offensive.
2.7) The
Customer shall notify
whisper.telecoms
immediately upon becoming aware of any failure or malfunction in the Service.
2.8)
whisper.telecoms shall correct any failure or
malfunction in the Service as soon as is reasonable practicable.
2.9) The
Customer recognises that the Service is not guaranteed to be 'continuous' and
that there may be periods of time when the Service is unavailable for
operational or other reasons.
3)
Provision of Information
3.1) The
Customer undertakes to provide to
whisper.telecoms free of charge and in full co-operation any information
reasonably required by
whisper.telecoms
in order
to fulfil its obligations under the Agreement.
3.2)
whisper.telecoms shall at its sole discretion use
this information for any credit reference or debt collection purpose
including disclosure to and use by its agents acting on its behalf.
4)
Liability & Compensation
whisper.telecoms
shall have no liability whatsoever to the Customer in contract, tort or
otherwise, including any liability due to negligence for loss of goodwill,
revenue, anticipated savings, profit or for any direct, indirect or
consequential financial loss howsoever arising. Your statutory rights as a
consumer are not affected by this. We have also been asked to point out that
the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 and the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts
Regulations 1999 state that liability cannot be excluded for death or
personal injury.
5)
Payment
5.1) The
Customer shall pay for the Service according to
whisper.telecoms's tariff as amended from time to time.
5.2) Usage
charges payable by the Customer shall be calculated by whisper.telecoms (A
division of yooneeq.com) according to data recorded by whisper.telecoms (A
division of yooneeq.com).
5.3)
whisper.telecoms
shall invoice the Customer
monthly in arrears for use of the Services and for any standing charges
agreed in writing, the Customer is required to maintain the account in credit
at all times.
5.4) All
sums due to
whisper.telecoms
under the terms and
conditions of the Agreement are exclusive of Value Added Tax and or any other
taxes applicable at the appropriate rate, such taxes to be paid by the
Customer.
6)
Suspension of Service
6.1) In the
event that the Customer in breach of the Agreement, provision of the Service
to the Customer may be suspended forthwith by
whisper.telecoms without liability to the Customer and until further notice.
6.2)
Suspension of the Service will entitle
whisper.telecoms to payment on demand of all amounts owed by the Customer under
the Agreement whether already invoiced or not.
6.3) The
Customer shall pay
whisper.telecoms all
reasonable costs associated with such suspension of 1.
7) Usage
Where any
number remains unused for a period of 24 hours after the time of
subscription, or for a duration of 8 weeks following its last use,
whisper.telecoms reserve the right to withdraw
the number and make it available on the site. In this event, the customer
accepts that they will be invoiced for any outstanding balance on the account
whether they have received an earlier invoice or not.
8)
Number Allocation
Where
whisper.telecoms
believe that a single
Customer/Organisation registers more numbers than are necessary
whisper.telecoms reserve the right to request
further information about the intended use of the numbers.
whisper.telecoms also reserves the right to decline number
registrations.
9)
Queries and problems:
Customers
have access to contact information regarding the service. E-mail, telephone,
fax and postal addresses are made available on the Contact page of this site.
10)
Termination
10.1)
Without prejudice to their rights under the Agreement expressed or implied
the Customer or
whisper.telecoms
shall have the
right to terminate the Agreement in the event that the other party is in
default either in observation of or in performance of its obligations under
the Agreement and in the case of rectifiable default fails to rectify the
default within a reasonable time specified by the non-defaulting party in
writing.
10.2)
Without prejudice to their rights under the Agreement expressed or implied
whisper.telecoms may terminate the Agreement in
the event that a liquidator, trustee in bankruptcy, receiver or administrator
is appointed in respect of the assets and/or business of the Customer or if
the Customer is deemed insolvent according to the Insolvency Act 1986, or if
any licence under which the Customer operates its business is revoked,
amended or ceases to be valid.
10.3)
Without prejudice to their rights under the Agreement expressed or implied
whisper.telecoms may terminate the Agreement in
the event that its licence under the Act is revoked.
11)
Assignment
whisper.telecoms
shall have the right to assign,
delegate or otherwise deal with their rights under the Agreement in part or
in whole. The Customer shall not have the right to assign, delegate or
otherwise deal with their rights under the Agreement in part or in whole.
This is to enable an account to be transferred to another agent in the
unlikely event that
whisper.telecoms
should cease
trading and does not affect your statutory rights as a consumer.
12)
Entire Agreement
The
Agreement represents the entire understanding between the parties in relation
to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all price agreements,
representations or understandings by either party whether oral or written.
13) No
waiver
Failure by
either party to exercise or enforce any right conferred by the agreement
shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any such right nor operate so as to bar
the exercise or enforcement thereof or of any other right on any later
occasion.
14)
Notices
Any notice,
invoice other document which may be given under the agreement shall be deemed
to have been duly given if sent to the address shown on the application
form.
15)
Force Majeure
Neither
party shall be held to be in breach of its obligations under the Agreement,
save for obligations to make payments under the Agreement, to the other party
for any loss or damage which may be suffered by the other party due to any
cause beyond the reasonable control of the first party including but not
limited to my act of God inclement weather failure or shortage of power
supplies flood drought lighting or fire, strike, lock-out, trade dispute or
labour disturbance, act or omission of Government authorities other
telecommunications providers, war, military operations or riot.
16)
Governing Law
The
Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance
with English Law and the parties hereby submit to the jurisdiction of the
English Courts. This is a standard Terms and Conditions document as supplied
by whisper.telecoms, and does not affect your
statutory rights as a consumer.
whisper.telecoms
reserve the right to amend these conditions without prior notice. Acceptance
of service by the customer will be receipt of their number and/or any use
made of the service. This implies that the customer has also accepted these
terms and conditions and is aware of their content. -end-

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