RULES & REGULATIONS
These rules and regulations are incorporated into and made a part of the Master Service Agreement between Preferred Office Network, LLC (“Preferred”) and the Client named therein. Capitalized terms referenced herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in said Agreement.
- Client agrees to dispute the validity of any fee charged by bringing it to our attention within 30 days of invoice for resolution, or else such charges will be deemed final.
- Client acknowledges that because the Center is a shared office environment, it is critical that Client conduct its business in a professional and respectful manner at all times. Accordingly, any action or series of actions by Client or Client’s Representatives that adversely impacts the operation of the Center, the provision of services at the Center, or the reasonable use and enjoyment by other clients within the Center, or that otherwise materially detracts from the successful and professional operation of the Center, all as determined by Preferred in its sole and absolute discretion, shall be deemed a violation of these rules and regulations and the Agreement.
- Client will abide by all Center directives regarding security, keys, parking, and other items common to all clients.
- Client agrees to take reasonable steps to protect the Center, Office, and equipment and property within the Center from damage. You will not affix anything to the windows, walls or any other part of the Office, the furniture or the Center or make alterations or additions to the Office, the furniture or the Center without the prior written consent of Preferred in its sole discretion.
- You will not prop open any corridor doors, exit doors or doors connecting corridors during or after business hours.
- No corridor, hall, elevator or stairway shall be obstructed by you or used for any purpose other than egress and ingress.
- No advertisement or identifying signs (other than as provided by Preferred) or other notices shall be inscribed, painted or affixed on any part of the corridors, doors or public areas.
- You shall not, without the prior written consent of Preferred, store or operate in the Office or the Center any servers or other large business machine (excepting one personal computer per person), reproduction equipment, heating equipment, stove, stereo equipment, mechanical amplification equipment, vending or coin operated machine, refrigerator or coffee equipment, or conduct a mechanical or manufacturing business therein, do any cooking therein, or use or allow to be used in the building, oil burning fluids, gasoline, kerosene for heating, warming or lighting. No article deemed hazardous on account of fire or any explosives shall be brought into the Center. No offensive gases, odors or liquids will be permitted. The carrying of deadly weapons is prohibited.
- The electrical current shall be used for typical office purposes only unless written permission to do otherwise shall first have been obtained from Preferred in its sole discretion at an agreed cost. If you require any special installation or wiring for electrical use, telephone or internet equipment or otherwise, such wiring must be approved by Preferred in advance, in its sole discretion, evidenced in writing, and, if approved, shall be done at your expense by the personnel designated by Preferred.
- Neither Client nor its Representatives may conduct business (including cell phone usage) or loiter in the hallways, reception area or any other area except in Client’s designated Office(s) and reserved conference rooms in the Center.
- No animals other than service dogs in the company of blind persons are allowed into the building.
- You shall not remove or tamper with any furniture, phones, equipment, fixtures or decorative material that does not belong to you. Movement in or out of the building of furniture, office equipment, bulky material, merchandise or materials which require use of elevators or stairways, or movement through the building entrances or lobby, will be conducted under our supervision at such times and in such a manner as we may reasonably require. You are responsible for providing proof of insurance and will be liable for all damages to the articles moved and our equipment and property, and for injury to anyone as the result of such move, including our personnel. Client will be responsible for any damages resulting from the above including, but not limited to, charges to repair damage to Center equipment and systems.
- You will not occupy or permit any portion of the Center to be occupied or used for the manufacture, sale, gift or use of liquor, drugs, tobacco, or firearms in any form.
- Appropriate attire must be worn at all times. Scrubs, lab coats, medical equipment and instruments are prohibited.
- Client will not use the Office(s) for lodging or sleeping or for any immoral or illegal purposes or any activity which results in service of a subpoena or search warrant by any governmental authority. Client will not use the Office(s), phone numbers, or the address of the Center as a contact address on any unsolicited email or “spam.”
- No additional locks or bolts of any kind shall be placed upon any of the doors or windows of the Office or Center by you nor shall any changes be made on existing locks or their mechanisms.
- Client shall, before leaving the Center and/or Office(s) unattended for an extended period of time, close and securely lock all doors and shut off all lights and other electrical apparatus in such office. Any damage resulting from failure to do so shall be paid by Client. Keys and security passes remain the property of Preferred at all times, must be returned to Preferred upon termination of the Agreement, and may not be duplicated by you.
- Canvassing, soliciting and peddling in the building are prohibited and you shall not solicit other clients for any business or other purpose without our prior written approval. Client shall not offer any services that Preferred Member offers to its clients or resell any services offered by Preferred member.
- Smoking is prohibited at all times within the Center and the building.
- Client and Client’s Representatives are prohibited from participating in any type of offensive, threatening, or inappropriate behavior or any discrimination or harassment, verbal, physical, or otherwise, in the Center for any reason.
- Neither Client nor its Representatives will bring babies or small children into the Center without our prior written approval.
- Client will not use any images of the building or Center in any way in connection with Client’s business.
- You will not conduct any activity within the Center or building which in our sole judgment or the judgment of the building landlord will create excessive traffic or is inappropriate to a shared office environment.
- If you occupy one or more cubicles in view of any common areas, you are required to keep the areas clear and clean. All boxes and filing cabinets should be stored in an orderly fashion and out of view of the common area.
- You are prohibited from allowing any person on the list of Specifically Designated National and Blocked Persons as an occupant.
- You agree to use chair mats, when provided, at all times.
Preferred reserves the right to add to or modify these rules and regulations from time to time as may be needed in its judgment for the safety, care and cleanliness of the Center, without notice to you. We have no responsibility to you for the violation or nonperformance by any other clients of any of these Rules and Regulations or their Master Service Agreement, but shall use reasonable efforts to uniformly enforce all Rules and Regulations.
TERMS OF USE FOR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
These Terms of Use for Technology Services are incorporated into and made a part of the Master Service Agreement between Preferred Office Network, LLC (“Preferred”) and the Client named therein. Capitalized terms referenced herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in said Agreement.
- Agreement: Preferred agrees to provide Client with Technology Services, as defined below, in conjunction with an office, offices, or virtual offices at Centers as agreed upon from time to time in Client’s Master Service Agreement with Preferred. In consideration for the provision of the Technology Services, Preferred and Client agree to be bound by the terms and conditions herein. Client acknowledges that because the Center is a shared office environment, it is critical that Client use Technology Services in accordance with these terms of use. Accordingly, any action or series of actions by Client or Client’s Representatives that adversely impacts technology services provided to other clients or that otherwise materially detracts from the successful and professional operation of the center, as determined by Preferred in its sole and absolute discretion, shall be deemed a violation of these terms of use and a default under the Master Service Agreement. Preferred reserves the right to immediately terminate any services to Client upon any breach of these terms of use herein without notice.
- Technology Services: Technology Services include the following:
- Telecommunications services and lines including local and long distance telephone access, voicemail, and fax and data access
- High speed Internet access, both wired and wireless
- Equipment related to telecommunications, Internet access, data, remote printing, and/or networking services
- Any other technology services, software, applications, or equipment provided by Preferred
- Exclusive Provider: Unless otherwise agreed upon in writing, Preferred and vendors designated by Preferred are the only service providers authorized to provide technology services within the Center.
- Acceptable Use Policy: Client agrees to abide by the Preferred acceptable use policy with regard to the use of Technology Services. As such, Client agrees not to use the Technology Services:
- To send messages, data, images and programs that are libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, threatening, abusive, or hateful.
- To transmit viruses, worms, unsolicited commercial email, “spam,” or any other any destructive elements.
- To interfere with or infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, logos, service marks, or confidential information of others.
- To carry out any fraudulent activity or access any networks or systems without authorization of the controlling parties.
- To provide any Internet services such as web-hosting or Internet access without express written consent from Preferred.
- To circumvent security devices within the Technology Services.
- In a manner which constitutes a violation of any tariff, regulation, treaty or law (including, without limitation, copyright, privacy, online gambling, criminal and international law).
- To conduct voice services (such as VOIP) or sustained, bandwidth intensive traffic via high speed Internet access.
- In conjunction with equipment which provides wireless networking without proper controls to restrict access in a manner acceptable to Preferred.
- To schedule online backups of local equipment to a central location or service provider between 7:00am and 7:00pm.
- To tamper with any equipment owned by Preferred or another client.
- Security: We do not provide “firewall” protection, virus protection or other similar security device. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your information and data, for taking such measures as you deem appropriate to protect the security and integrity of your information and data and for any and all activities that occur through your access. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your access or any other breach of security. We will not be liable for any loss that you may incur as a result of someone else using your access, either with or without your knowledge. However, you could be held liable for losses incurred by us or any other party due to improper use of your access by you or someone else.
- Limitations of Use: The Technology Services are for general purpose use and not intended for certain specific applications, including, but not limited to, e-mail servers, web servers, VOIP servers and videoconferencing equipment. Excessive bandwidth users (as reasonably determined by us) may be charged an excessive use bandwidth fee, required to make other arrangements for dedicated bandwidth access, or may have reduced or shaped the amount of shared bandwidth that can be accessed, all without any liability to us. Any client who incorrectly connects their equipment to our Technology Services that causes an interruption in service for other clients will be charged an interruption fee.
- No Obligations: We have no obligation to monitor your use of the Technology services or usage by any other person. However, we reserve the right to monitor your use or the usage of any other person at our sole discretion. We reserve the right to terminate your access at anytime, without notice, for any reason whatsoever, and without liability to us. We reserve the right at all times to disclose any information as we deem necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or detrimental request. Preferred will not be liable or responsible for the following:
- Client equipment stored on the Preferred premises or within a Preferred IT Room or used in conjunction with technology services or any losses or damage to equipment.
- The content of transmissions by Client.
- The performance of any outside or non-Preferred phone number Client has “telebranched” or forwarded to a Preferred phone number.
- Activity posted to your account using any personal identification or authentication codes assigned to you.
- Limitation of Liability: We and our Representatives hereby disclaim any representations about the suitability, reliability, availability, timeliness, lack of viruses or other harmful components and accuracy of the information, software, products, services and related graphics in connection with the Technology Services, the related bandwidth and/or the World Wide Web or Internet access. The foregoing are provided AS-IS, WHERE-IS WITH ALL FAULTS, without warranty of any kind. We hereby disclaim all warranties, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT NEITHER WE NOR OUR REPRESENTATIVES SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CHANGES OR LIABILITIES IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CLAIM WHATSOEVER RELATED TO THE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE CLAIM SOUNDS IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING GROSS NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR STATUTE. OUR CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS WHATSOEVER RELATED TO SUCH TASKS OR SERVICES, OR ANY ACT, EVENT, OR CIRCUMSTANCE AFFECTING YOU, SHALL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ALL FEES PAID TO US BY YOU FOR THE SERVICES PERFORMED BY US OR FOR THE USE OF THE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. YOU SPECIFICALLY AGREE THAT WE SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY MONITORING OF, ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE, DATA, TRANSMISSIONS OR ANY MATERIALS SENT OR RECEIVED OR NOT SENT OR RECEIVED. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE ACCESS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR FREE.
- Access: For security reasons, our employee or IT staff person must supervise you while you are in our IT Room and applicable charges will apply. Additional equipment, telephone and communication lines or cable of any kind may not be installed in any office without our express written consent. Our consent may be conditioned upon the payment of additional monthly fees should said cable or equipment pass through the common areas of the Center or building.