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To log a support request please email helpdesk@ip6net.net or telephone 02070438222
1.0 Definitions in this agreement
"IP6net" shall mean IP6net Ltd, of Aero 16, Redhill Aerodrome, Redhill, Surrey Rh1 5JY
"Customer" means the company, organisation, person or persons that enter into the agreement for the supply of Support services.
"Users" and or "End Users" means the individual(s) using the products and or services
"Account" means the confidential file where the details of the customer are held.
"Agreement" means a contract for the provision of IP6net's Support Services signed by both parties (IP6net and the Customer). The agreement declares that the customer accepts IP6net's Support & Maintenance Contract Terms and Conditions and agrees to the provision of services as outlined in the support schedule.
"Support Schedule" means the schedule to the Agreement listing the services, products, software and or applications covered under the agreement
"SLA" means the Service Level Agreement that dictates the Response Times provided by IP6net to the Customer for tickets and the availability / regularity of services.
"System Audit" means an assessment of the customer system(s) by an IP6net consultant in order to gain the necessary understanding of the System for IP6net to be able to supply the required level of support.
"The Initial period" means the period of 12 months from the commencement of the Support Contract.
"Probationary period" means the 3 month period from the commencement of the Support Contract.
"Subsequent period(s)" means the subsequent period (s) thereafter unless terminated by not less than 1 months written notice to expire at the end of the relevant year.
"Continuity" means the contract is deemed as renewed unless cancellation is received in writing with not less than 1 months notice prior to the annual renewal date, any variation on this cancellation notice is at IP6net's discretion
"Distributor" means any supplier to IP6net Ltd
"Vendor" and/or "third party software vendor" means the company who has designed or developed the software
"Equipment" means the equipment specified in the Support Schedule
"Roaming Computers/ Users" means a workstation, mobile communication device or user that is not permanently located at the Customer's site when the workstation or mobile communications device in question is owned by the Customer and is part of the Customer's domain.
"Server Instance" means a network, email or other server, whether physical or virtual.
"System" means the network, software, Server Instances, or any other item being maintained under the Agreement as defined in the support schedule of the Agreement
"Software" refers to the Software Products specified in the Support Schedule. "Software applies to all parts of software, to new releases, updates and modifications of the software.
"Support Hours" means 9.00AM to 5.30PM. Monday to Friday excluding public and national holidays. IP6net reserves the right to reduce these support hours during Christmas and New Year and will publish any change of hours prior to the period on the IP6net website at http://www.ip6net.net
"Our representative" means any employee, agent or subcontractor of IP6net Ltd or other third party.
"Support Service" means any IT Support services as specified in the support schedule. Support may include both proactive and reactive actions to maintain the System's accepted operational status. There will be times when Changes as opposed to Support are required to maintain the accepted operational status of the System. Such Changes may be deemed as being chargeable.
"Change(s)" mean a modification that is material or otherwise that alters the hardware or software configuration of the System defined in the Agreement.
"Remote support' means any support given to you by us that is not given on site.
"On Site Support" means the provision of support services by IP6net at the customer site(s) as specified in the support schedule.
"Customer Site" means the Site or Sites specified in the Support Schedule at which the Customer operates the System defined in the Agreement.
If at any stage following the commencement of the Agreement the Customer refuses IP6net the right to install / use 3rd party software upon their System for the purposes stated in clause 4.2 above, IP6net retains the right to revise any pricing previously agreed for the Agreement or to terminate the Agreement.
IP6net warrant to the Customer that all 3rd party software installed upon the Customer's System for the purpose stated in clause 4.2 above will be licensed accordingly by IP6net.
2.0 Commencement of Support Service
2.1 Upon commencement of the Support Service Agreement a System Audit will be performed, IP6net may at its discretion require the system audit prior to commencement of the Support Service Agreement
2.2 The Customer accepts responsibility for the status of their System prior to the involvement of IP6net.
2.3 Any deficiencies found during the System Audit will be noted in the report produced and can be corrected or improved by IP6net for a fixed price.
2.4 The Customer is under no obligation to commission IP6net to resolve issues discovered during the System Audit.
2.5 If the Customer does not wish to adopt recommendations for improving aspects of the System or resolve deficiencies highlighted or if there are omissions in the information provided by the Customer during the System Audit, IP6net retain the right to charge additional fees or impose reasonable limits on the Support provided for certain aspects of the System.
2.6 The fees for IP6net's Support Service will be calculated based upon the number of sites, Server Instances and workstations or users within the Customer's IT System along with any other relevant factors or specific requirements the Customer may have. A quotation will be provided to the customer confirming costs for the support service
2.7 The Support Service Agreement will include the Support Schedule. This will be a list of the component parts of the support service and associated SLA's.
2.8 Sign off of the Schedule by the Customer will be deemed as acceptance of this agreement.
2.10 Support Schedules may require amending from time to time depending upon the Customer's needs and Changes to the System. Any such amendments will be recorded and appended to the Agreement.
2.11 The Support Schedule may include Roaming Computers / Users (usually laptops or mobile communications devices such as iPhone's) that are regularly away from the Customer's Site. Such computers must be owned by the Customer and of a configuration that is consistent with the computers at the Customers Site. This configuration requires Roaming Computers to be within the Customer's domain architecture and having appropriate Antivirus software installed if applicable.
2.12 The Customer will be required to provide confirmation of all Software Licensing applicable to the System either at the commencement of the Agreement or as required by IP6net during the Agreement.
3.0 Requesting Support
3.1 All requests for Support from the Customer must be made via telephone on 02070438222 or e-mail to helpdesk@ip6net.net.
3.2 The Customer must inform IP6net of any tickets as soon as is practically possible. If there is a delay informing IP6net of obvious warning signs then the fault may grow and cause additional impact.
3.3 Upon receiving notification regarding an issue with the Customer's System, the issue will be logged as a ticket with an allocated ticket reference number. The ticket reference number along with details of the ticket will be stated to the Caller.
3.4 In the event of the Customer wishing to query the progress of a ticket, the Customer must be able to state the specific ticket reference number to enable IP6net to identify the ticket in question.
4.0 Delivery of Support
4.1 Support will be delivered by IP6net to the Customer in accordance with the Support Schedule. The Support Schedule will be stated in the Support Service Agreement.
4.2 IP6net retains the right to install 3rd party software on the Customer's System to facilitate the remote connection and delivery of Support to the Customer.
The Customer can request that IP6net demonstrate and explain what 3rd party software it intends to install on the Customer's System and for what purpose it is intended.
IP6net's standard working Hours for the provision of remote Support services are 9.00AM to 5.30PM Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) unless expressly stated otherwise in the Agreement.
IP6net's standard working Hours for the provision of onsite Support services are 9.00AM to 5.30PM Monday to Friday unless expressly stated otherwise in the Agreement (Including 1 hour for lunch).
IP6net provide remote helpdesk Support during Out of Hours Periods which are the times beyond IP6net standard working hours as outlined in clause 5.1 below, by pre-agreement only.
4.2.3 The ownership of 3rd party software installed upon the Customer's System for the purpose stated in clause
4.2 above will remain vested in IP6net.
4.3 Whilst working on tickets, engineers will keep a record of the time they spend and the actions taken. This information will be logged in the IP6net Support Application under the specific ticket reference number.
4.4 No guarantees or commitments will be given regarding the length of time required for resolving tickets, tickets however aim to be responded to within 4 hours of receipt.
4.5 In providing Support, engineers regularly refer to colleagues for help and advice with specific issues in order to resolve tickets as quickly as possible.
4.6 To ensure that tickets are resolved as quickly as possible and to reduce the reliance on individual engineers, IP6net retain the right to allocate engineers to tickets and actions within tickets as they see fit, depending on the skills, experience and availability of engineers.
4.7 The support schedule specified in the Agreement will determine the actual Response Times available.
4.8 IP6net retains the right to decide whether Support will be delivered remotely or on site at all times. If onsite support is required this will be charged at £95 per hour + VAT.
4.9 If as a consequence of Support being provided, software, other than that installed by IP6net for the purpose of facilitating remote connection and the delivery of Support as stated in clause 4.2. is installed, configured or in any way utilised on the Customer's System the Customer is responsible for having the appropriate license for the intended use of that software.
4.10 The Customer accepts that whilst IP6net may advise on software licensing matters the Customer will be legally liable for maintaining, acquiring and proving that appropriate licensing agreements for all software in use on their IT System exists. Consequently the Customer will be solely legally liable to pay any fees, fines or other costs associated with software licensing except for software installed by IP6net as per clause 4.2.
4.11 The customer will provide IP6net or its representative with unrestricted access to the system and will provide such further facilities and assistance as the representative may require to carry out the work. IP6net will not be liable for where its representative cannot provide support as a result of the Customer failing to provide such facilities or assistance.
5.0 Availability of Support
5.1 Standard Working Hours 9AM to 5:30PM Monday to Friday excluding public holidays
5.2 Out of Hours Periods all other times not stated in 5.1
5.2.2 On Site Support will NOT be available during Out of Hours Periods unless explicitly stated in the Customer's Support Agreement.
5.3 The Customer is responsible for giving IP6net the authority to deal with 3rd party suppliers on behalf of the Customer. When such authority has not been provided, the Support that can be offered by IP6net may be limited.
5.4 The full breadth and depth of IP6net's technical skills and expertise will not be available during Out of Hours Periods. Consequently there may be instances when the on duty Consultant reaches the boundary of their experience causing Support to be suspended until other technical members of staff are available.
5.5 When other technical expertise and experience is required in relation to an ticket logged during an Out of Hours Period there is no guarantee that this will be available before the start of the next normal working day
5.6 Planned maintenance (e.g. Server reboots) can be scheduled for Out of Hours Periods at no extra cost to customers with a support agreement.
5.7 IP6net cannot guarantee that the remote connection to the Customer's System will always be available due to issues with the Customer's System or other external factors beyond the control of IP6net (e.g. Internet Service Provider problems).
5.8 When Remote Support cannot resolve the ticket and On Site Support is required, the On Site visit will be arranged for the soonest available point in time during IP6net's standard onsite Support Hours 09.00 AM – 5.00 PM Monday to Friday.
5.9 When an onsite visit is required, it will take place in accordance with the Response Times available within the Customer's Support Agreement. Consequently there is no guarantee that an onsite Support visit will commence immediately at the start of the next standard hours period (9.00AM)
5.10 When a Customer has an ticket that is being worked upon during normal business hours that remains unresolved at 5.30PM Support will not continue in the Out of Hours Period by default.
5.11 In order for Support on an ticket that remains unresolved at 5.30PM to continue and be worked on beyond 5.30PM, the Customer will be required to specifically request an immediate Out of Hours task to be logged within the ticket in question.
5.12 The Customer can opt to pay for Support during Out of Hours Periods either by:
5.12.1 Agreeing to a fixed fee as part of the overall contract cost in order to be able to log unlimited
Out of Hours Support. The fixed fee will be stated in the Agreement.
5.12.2 Agreeing to pay for Out of Hours Support on a pay as you go basis at an agreed hourly rate stated in the Agreement.
5.12.3 Minimum billing periods will apply when Support has been delivered for part thereof the billing period in question. (i.e. Up to 30 minutes of Support provision will result in a minimum charge of 1 Hour of time. Between 60 and 90 minutes of Support will result in a charge of 2 hours of time etc…)
5.12.4 When Out of Hours Support is requested on a pay as you go basis, the fees for Out of Hours Support will be invoiced in arrears as/when applicable as a separate line item in IP6net's Support invoices.
5.12.5 All Out of Hours Support tickets logged will be subject to a minimum billing period of 60 minutes, followed by subsequent billing periods of 60 minutes.
5.13 IP6net retains the right to revise the fees for Out of Hours Support from time to time and will notify Customers in advance in accordance with the guidelines stated in the Agreement from time to time.
6.0 Scheduled Maintenance
6.1 Where your support contract provides for, in addition to Telephone, Remote & onsite Support, IP6net will provide regular scheduled maintenance visits as set out in the support schedule.
6.2 During the maintenance visit a consultant will attend site for the provision of maintenance services which will include, but not limited to, checking successful operation of backup procedures, disk management and server updating/patching and other general servicing procedures.
6.3 Once the regular checks of the server(s) and systems have been completed any remaining time may be used for other IT associated purposes, i.e. installations or other work as requested by the customer.
7.0 Chargeable Services
7.1 A Change may be in the form of urgent repair work deemed as being within the scope of the Support contract in order to maintain the accepted operational status of the System. Alternatively a Change may be an enhancement for security, stability, scalability or functionality reasons that will not be covered within the scope of the Support Service Agreement unless undertaken at the discretion of IP6net as a proactive measure.
7.2 Requests from Customers for Changes to their System not deemed as being implicit within the ongoing Support duties required under the scope of this Agreement will normally be chargeable as separate pieces of work. IP6net will however assess each request on a request by request basis. If a request can be completed via remote support within a 30minute period there will not normally be a charge, any work requiring longer involvement will be charged in billing periods of 30 minutes at the rate specified in the support agreement.
7.3 For separate pieces of work in the form of "consultancy" or "project work", charges will be at the hourly rate as set out in the support agreement, unless a fixed price has been pre-agreed in the form of supporting quotes and proposals. The Customer will be required to confirm commencement of such work via sign off of a work sheet.
7.4 IP6net will always endeavour to seek the Customer's approval for chargeable Changes in advance, however, IP6net retain the right to perform chargeable Changes that fall outside of the Agreement without prior sign off if deemed absolutely necessary for the continued operation of the Customer's System.
7.5 IP6net retain the right to revise the fees charged for on going Support under the Agreement following the implementation of Changes.
7.6 Any Changes performed by IP6net to the System will be Supported under the Agreement, once any warranty periods have expired, and pending agreement being reached on revised fees for ongoing Support (if applicable).
7.7 The Customer retains overall responsibility for their System. Any Changes made to the System by the Customer or a 3rd party instructed by the Customer, may be approved in principle prior to being implemented. However, such changes will only be covered by the Agreement once approved by IP6net upon completion of the implementation.
7.8 For such Changes to be approved upon completion, IP6net must receive appropriate details from the Customer in a timely fashion in order to assess the impact they will have on the System and if they may cause the need for additional Support.
7.9 If accepted, with or without an increase to the fees charged via the Agreement, the Changes will be noted in Appendix 1 of the Support Service Agreement.
7.10 If Support is required for an unapproved System Change or another System, IP6net will endeavour to provide Support under the terms of the Agreement, however IP6net retain the right to refuse Support or impose additional charges as necessary.
7.11 If the Customer's System grows in numbers of workstations or Server Instances by 25% over any given period, IP6net retain the right to instigate a System review.
7.12 The result of the System review may lead to the fees charged under the Agreement to be revised.
8.0 Exclusions/Excluded Work
8.1 Customers must accept that computers, software and their associated products can be supplied in an imperfect state or can develop faults over time and that IP6net's role is to reduce the effects of such imperfections rather than to eliminate them.
8.2 IP6net retains the right to exclude 3rd party software from the scope of the Agreement.
8.3 When 3rd party software is included within the scope of the Agreement, Support will only be provided to users that have a reasonable level of competency and once the user has used help files and other resources available from the vendor.
8.4 IP6net do not commit to having experts available for all 3rd party software and therefore cannot guarantee being able to resolve all tickets relating to 3rd party software logged and will not provide training under the terms of the Agreement.
8.5 When 3rd party information or services are provided IP6net can make no guarantees about quality or suitability.
8.6 IP6net cannot guarantee that any 3rd party software including but not limited to Anti Virus, security and firewall software, whether or not recommended by IP6net will keep computer(s) free of errors, viruses, worms, trojans, email spam, spy ware, hacking or any other unauthorised access.
8.7 In certain circumstances when an issue exists with an aspect of the Customer's System, IP6net may recommend a solution that will require a capital cost outlay by the Customer. Such costs will not be covered by the Agreement.
8.8 If the Customer chooses not to adopt the solution recommended by IP6net and the issues continue, IP6net retains the right to refuse or limit Support in respect of the item / issue in question.
8.9 Alternatively a higher charge for continued Support for the item / issue may be introduced to reflect the additional effort that would not have been required if the recommendation were adopted.
8.10 IP6net will require Administrator-level access to the System at all times
8.11 IP6net cannot be held responsible for being unable to provide Remote Support due to a lack of remote access to the System, when the lack of remote access results from a problem with connectivity that is beyond IP6net's control.
8.12 IP6net will respond to tickets in accordance with the Support Schedule that is specified in the Agreement.
8.13 IP6net retains the right to decide the appropriate course of action for each ticket and will follow the necessary troubleshooting steps in order to diagnose and then rectify the ticket.
8.14 Depending upon the nature of the ticket, IP6net may have to impose a workaround to rectify the ticket as opposed to a fix. Any workaround may be temporary prior to a permanent solution being instigated or permanent if the Customer
decides not to proceed with a permanent fix.
8.15 A workaround may be of a technical nature or may involve changing a manual business process performed by the Customer.
8.16 IP6net will always aim to return the affected area of the System to an acceptable operational state, however depending on the nature of the problem this may not be possible without Changes to the System being made as in accordance with the Changes as described in section 6.
8.17 IP6net retains the right to not install, configure or Support any software for which the Customer cannot provide / produce a valid license for.
8.18 Other services not included as standard within the scope of the Agreement include:
8.18.1 Procurement of new or replacement hardware, software of whatever nature.
8.18.2 Installation, physical removal or relocation of hardware and software.
8.18.3 Provision of Hardware warranty for repairs or replacement of equipment including but not limited to networked printers, photo copiers, fax and scanning machines (The Customer is responsible for keeping records of all 3rd party warranties and licences).
8.18.4 Provision of Anti Virus Software, IP6net will make recommendations.
8.18.5 Technical or end user training on the Customer's System or 3rd party applications.
8.18.6 Internet connections email and web hosting services and remote file storage services.
8.18.7 Work required as a result of operator error or any other improper use, care of or accident to the system, or any failure of or change in: electricity, air conditioning, humidity control or other environmental or operating conditions not recommended or approved by IP6net, or by the system manufacturer
8.18.8 Electrical or other work external to the equipment.
8.18.9 Work on any item of the equipment that has been moved, repaired or tampered with by any person other than one of IP6net representatives.
9.0 Complaints
9.1 In the event of a complaint in respect of IP6net's IT Support Services in whole or part, the Customer shall notify IP6net as soon as possible.
9.2 When a Customer needs to raise a complaint, the complaint should be lodged with a director of IP6net either verbally or in writing. The Director will then investigate the complaint to resolve the issue or provide a full explanation of the actions / issues that resulted in the complaint.
9.3 If IP6net fail to resolve the Customers complaint in a reasonable and or timely fashion, the Customer may exercise its right to terminate the Agreement with immediate effect as outlined in section 13.
9.4 In the event that the Customer is dissatisfied with the quality of performance of a Consultant, the Customer must inform IP6net immediately, stating the basis for dissatisfaction. If, in the view of IP6net, the situation merits it, IP6net will withdraw the Consultant immediately and will use its reasonable endeavours to provide a replacement.
10.0 Invoicing and Payment
10.1 The Customer will be invoiced for IP6net's IT Support Services in advance, and is payable from the date of acceptance of the agreement by both parties and will be subject to the following conditions:
10.1.1 For the initial period of the agreement the customer will not be required to pay any increased support charges.Subsequent period(s) may incur additional charges, and be increased at any time on or after the expiration of the initial period, subject to IP6net providing written notification no less than 30 days before such increase.
10.1.2 Upon the customer terminating the Support Service Agreement payments or arrears will be proportionate up to the date of termination.
10.2 The Customer may pay monthly in advance via Standing Order i.e. a January Invoice covers February and is due for payment no later than 1st February by standing order or BACS.
10.2.1 IP6net reserves the right to change the payment frequency to annually in advance, where a customer's payment of monthly invoices is not made promptly by standing order or BACS for a period of 3 months.
10.2.2 The customer will not be eligible to any discount for services if IP6net finds it necessary to change the payment frequency to annually in advance.
10.3 The Customer may opt to pay quarterly in advance via Standing Order or BACS and receive a 2% discount on the baseline price for the services specified in the Agreement.
10.4 The Customer may pay 6 monthly in advance via Standing Order or BACS and receive a 4% discount on the baseline price for the services specified in the Agreement.
10.5 The Customer may pay annually in advance via Standing Order and receive a 6% discount on the baseline price for the services specified in the Agreement.
10.6 If a payment from the Customer is not made for support charges or any part thereof, and remain unpaid for a period of 30 days, IP6net may without prejudice to other rights, give notice in writing to the customer requesting payment within seven days, failure to pay within the seven day period may result in termination of the support services and IP6net's obligations under the agreement.
10.7 For work performed on behalf of UK registered organisations all amounts invoiced will be subject to VAT payable at the then prevailing rate, The total support charges for the agreement will be detailed in the support schedule excluding VAT.
11. Warranty/Guarantees
All repairs carried out by IP6net or our representatives shall be guaranteed for a period of 30 days. This guarantee does not affect the Customers statutory rights.
12. Data security/Recovery
IP6net will not be held responsible for any data corruption or loss, howsoever caused. Should any such data loss occur, IP6net will make every effort to recover the data. If 3rd party specialist data recovery services are required, then it is the customer's responsibility to cover the cost for this.
13.0 Termination of Agreement
13.1 The Customer can terminate the Agreement at any time with the provision of 30 days notice in writing following the expiration of the initial period, during the probationary period the customer may terminate the agreement in writing at any time with immediate effect.
13.2 If the Customer wishes support services to be ceased immediately or at any specific point during the 30 day notice period, the FULL charges for the 30 day notice period will remain applicable and payable in full by the Customer.
13.3 IP6net can terminate the Agreement or any aspect of it including at any time with 30 days notice in writing.
13.4 IP6net can terminate the Agreement or any aspect of it with immediate effect if the Customer becomes the subject of a receivership, winding up, administration or bankruptcy order (or a petition is presented in respect of any of these). Or, if it otherwise appears to IP6net that the Customer is insolvent and unable to pay its debts as they fall due.
13.5 IP6net shall be entitled to terminate the Agreement in the event that the Customer commits a material breach of the Agreement and fails to remedy the breach within 30 days of receipt of written notice from IP6net.
13.6 The customer shall be entitled to terminate the Agreement in the event that the IP6net commits a material breach of the Agreement and fails to remedy the breach within 30 days of receipt of written notice from the customer.
13.7 Any termination shall be without prejudice to IP6net's other rights or to the Customers liability for amounts payable under the Agreement.
13.8 In the event of termination of the Agreement, IP6net retains the right to uninstall any 3rd party software from the Customer's System that IP6net own the licence for or that IP6net have installed on behalf of a 3rd party who own the software licence.
We may assign, subcontract or otherwise dispose of our obligations under the Agreement or any other agreement between the parties to any other party. Specifically, where we procure that a third party (such as the system manufacturer) provides a preventative maintenance routine, telephone, modem or on site support or other services to the customer, the customer shall
be bound by any additional terms which the third party may impose either on IP6net or the customer, and if there is any inconsistency between the terms of business of the third party of and the terms of the Support Services Agreement the terms of the third party terms shall prevail. The customer may not assign the Support Services Agreement without prior written consent by a director of IP6net.
Neither IP6net or any of our representatives or customers will, without the other's written consent , disclose to any third party any information concerning the business or method of working of the other party which may be revealed to it during the period of the agreement or otherwise, except as required by law or to the extent that such information may become public knowledge or may be acquired or generated by either party independently from the other otherwise than by reason of a breach of this clause
16.1 IP6net is not responsible for the loss of Customer data. IP6net is responsible for ensuring the backup software and related hardware (when applicable) is set up correctly, however, the Customer is ultimately responsible for ensuring the appropriate backups are completed and that tapes are taken off site or otherwise secured appropriately. It will be the Customers responsibility to change backup tapes if appropriate.
16.2 The liability of IP6net for any loss or damage of whatsoever nature and howsoever caused shall be limited to and in no circumstances shall exceed the aggregate price paid for the services under the Agreement up to the date in question.
16.3 In no event shall IP6net, it's partners or suppliers be liable for costs of substitute goods or services, nor will they be liable for loss of profits, loss of data or any indirect, special, consequential or punitive damages however caused, whether due to a breach of contract, negligence or otherwise unless such liability is determined by a Court of competent jurisdiction, without further recourse to appeal, that it was caused by gross negligence, wilful misconduct or fraudulent
acts, by IP6net.
17.1 Neither party shall be liable for any breach of its obligations resulting from causes beyond its reasonable control including but not limited to fires, terrorist activity, strikes (of its own or other employees), insurrection or riots, embargoes, container shortages, wrecks or delays in transportation, inability to obtain supplies and raw materials, requirements or regulations of any civil or military authority (an "Event of Force Majeure").
17.2 If a default due to an Event of Force Majeure shall continue for more than twelve [12] weeks then the party not in default shall be entitled to terminate the Agreement. Neither party shall have any liability to the other in respect of the termination of the Agreement as a result of an event of Force Majeure.
18.1 The Support Services Agreement supersedes all prior Agreements made between IP6net and the Customer for the provision of Support services and constitutes the entire Agreement between the parties relating to IP6net's IT Support Services.
18.2 The Agreement does not supersede the General Trading Terms and Conditions of IP6net for any other business activities that the parties are or have been engaged in or may be engaged in the future.
18.3 No addition to or modification of any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall be binding upon the parties, except as set out herein, unless made in writing and signed by a duly authorised representative of each of the parties.
18.4 If any term, clause or condition of these Terms and Conditions is in violation of any applicable law, statute or regulation, the term, clause or condition in question shall be deemed as being deleted without effect to the remainder of these Terms and Conditions.
18.5 These Terms and Conditions shall remain in full force as if the deleted term, clause or condition had not been included. IP6net and the Customer will negotiate, in good faith, alternative terms, clauses or conditions to those deleted that are mutually acceptable to both parties.
18.6 Headings are included for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of the Agreement.
19. Sole appointment
The customer shall not allow any person other than IP6net or one of its representatives to support the system.
20.0 Notice
20.1 Any notice given under the Agreement by the Customer to IP6net shall be provided in writing by emailing helpdesk@ip6net.net.
20.1.1 Postal address can be found on our website at www.ip6net.net/contact-us/
20.2 Any notice given under the Agreement by IP6net to the Customer shall be provided to the Customer as set out herein and in accordance with the contact details for the Customer stated in the Agreement. The Customer may change its contact details from time to time if required, by the provision of notice to IP6net.
21.0 Governing Law
The Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and the parties hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
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001. Welcome to Rishikesh- a little town nestled in the foothills of mountains with the crystal clear, bright blue, icy Ganga running through it. Also more commonly referred to as the yoga capital of India (or even the world?!), where yogis in tights are more common than cows. Rishikesh is a lovely little haven fill with (yeah a lot of westerners) but also lovely green hills, sandy river banks, yoga studios on every corner, small cows (which are extra cute) and delicious healthy food.
002. The main town of Rishikesh isn't actually the part of Rishikesh backpackers refer to when staying in the town. Laxman Jhula is one area people choose to stay, which is straight across from the bridge on the more northern side. It is filled with lots of funky places to eat, shop and yogi your heart out. We stayed at Sonu Guesthouse which had the loveliest room for a super cheap price, plus a little communal kitchen and yoga studio to play around in upstairs. Ram Jhula is the other main area on the southern side directly across another bridge. It is closer to the Swargashram area and is generally a little quieter than the main Laxman Jhula area. We stayed at a place here called Sudesh Guesthouse which was basic and affordable, also with a shared kitchen and yoga hall. Both areas of town are walking distance to each other, so you really can't go wrong with either option.
003. While in Rishikesh we chilled at a lot of cafes, along the river, on rooftops and in yoga halls. If you are vegan and find yourself in Rishikesh you will be spoilt for choice, thanks to all the health conscious yogis. Our favourite place hands down was the Pumpernickel Bakery/Babylon Restaurant which had SO many healthy vegan options, in generous portion sizes and lots of delicious vegan sweets in the cabinet too. The 'reeses' peanut butter cookie dough balls will change your life. The Juice House down in Ram Jhula end was incredibly cheap and delicious. It had oats topped with loads of fruit and the cheapest (and biggest) soy chai in town. Little Buddha was also another funky little place that always was busy and had a good vibes, along with really generous serving sizes. Food prices in Rishikesh were definitely not as cheap as other places we visited in India, but all of it was super healthy and wholesome food, so it was nice to enjoy the taste of health in between the constant curry-coma.
004. It was my 21st birthday while in Rishikesh, which actually still sounds a little surreal to say because birthdays don't really seem like they happen when you are already mid-way through a trip halfway across the world! We decided to splurge a little ($12 each) and visit the Maharishi Mahesh Ashram (better known as the Beatles Ashram). These days it's abandoned, with plants taking over the buildings and independent artists making their mark. I loved the whole experience- worth every penny! The architecture of the buildings and the meditation pods were beautiful. We even had a little rooftop birthday picnic with aforementioned life-changing-cookie-dough-balls. Exploring all the hidden rooms and discovering art intertwined with the surrounding nature was just magic!
005. Stay tuned for the next post on the trip... a 2 hour taxi ride and 15 hour bus away!


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Balkan Baroque è una performance eseguita da Marina Abramović in occasione della Biennale di Venezia del 1997, premiata con il Leone d'Oro.
Durante tale performance, l'artista si trovava seduta su un mucchio d'ossa di bovino che ripuliva dalla carne e dalla cartilagine residua, in un rituale di purificazione di se stessa e per le stragi che avvenivano nei Balcani. Con questo lavoro l'artista ha voluto denunciare gli orrori che sono stati commessi durante la guerra nei Balcani.

Descrizione
La performance Balkan Baroque, durata 6 ore al giorno per 4 giorni, fu svolta in uno scantinato buio dove si potevano vedere solamente tre installazioni video (su tre pareti diverse), tre sculture in rame contenenti acqua (come accenno alla purificazione spirituale) e la stessa Abramović seduta su 1500 ossa di bovino.

Le immagini video proiettate mostrano su due pareti i genitori dell'artista: da un lato il padre (con una pistola in mano) e, di fronte, la madre. Entrambi compiono dei gesti: alzano le mani in segno di resa, lui solleva la pistola, lei incrocia le braccia, entrambi si coprono gli occhi con le mani. Sulla terza installazione video, che si trova in mezzo alle altre due, c'è Marina Abramović. Qui l'artista si presenta in due vesti differenti: nella prima con addosso un camice bianco racconta come nei Balcani siano stati creati i Ratti-Lupo, questi animali (come gli esseri umani in guerra) quando sono messi in situazioni insostenibili iniziano a sterminarsi l'un l'altro. Nella seconda parte l'artista si sveste del camice bianco e con una sottoveste nera inizia a ballare e a cantare melodie folcloristiche serbe sventolando una sciarpa rossa.

Le tre sculture in rame non sono altro che due lavandini ed una vasca piena di acqua sporca che esala un odore di morte.

Al centro della sala vi è Marina Abramović in persona seduta su 1500 ossa di bovino con addosso un camice bianco sporco di sangue che, con una spazzola in ferro, acqua e sapone, lava una ad una le ossa di bovino, raschiando via pezzi di carne e cartilagine. Durante questo lavoro di pulizia intona canti della sua giovinezza in Serbia.

L'obbiettivo dell'Abramović era quello di far durare la performance per sei giorni, cantando ogni giorno un motivo originario di ogni ex repubblica Jugoslava, ma a causa della spossatezza dovuta all'intenso lavoro di pulizia delle ossa non vi riuscì.

Con questo lavoro di pulizia Marina Abramović vuole denunciare la guerra nell'ex Jugoslavia, i gesti con cui raschia e pulisce le ossa simboleggiano la pulizia etnica da un lato ma dall'altro esprimono la volontà da parte dell'artista di compiere un rito di purificazione etica.

Con il racconto sui Ratti-Lupo (un metodo utilizzato nei Balcani per dare la caccia ai ratti) l'Abramović crea un'analogia con gli esseri umani e specialmente con i popoli balcanici. Il cacciatore di ratti viene paragonato allo stato, che prende il suo cittadino e lo affama portandolo alla disperazione. Poi lo stato aizza l'uno contro l'altro i suoi popoli, che per sopravvivere si trasformano in assassini.

Le ossa e il puzzo che queste emanano sono il simbolo della guerra che avveniva nei Balcani. Balkan Baroque vuole denunciare gli eccessi di quella guerra che i Balcani hanno dovuto affrontare. La pulizia delle ossa diventa il tentativo simbolico di scontare i peccati commessi dal suo popolo durante questa guerra ed è un tentativo per rendere tutti partecipi del dolore portato da questo conflitto.

Balkan Baroque è una delle cinque performance che Marina Abramović ha dedicato ai Balcani insieme a: The Hero (2001), Count on Us (2003), Nude with Skeleton (2003) e Balkan Erotic Epic (2005).

Ratto-Lupo
È una particolare tecnica serba utilizzata per uccidere i topi. Il cacciatore di ratti crea questo "Ratto-Lupo" catturando i topi e rinchiudendoli tutti in una gabbia con solo l'acqua a disposizione. Quando i topi inizieranno ad essere affamati e a rischiare il soffocamento dovuto alla crescita dei denti cominceranno a mangiarsi tra di loro finché non rimarrà un solo topo nella gabbia, a quel punto quando anche l'ultimo topo starà per soffocare il cacciatore lo prende, gli cava gli occhi e lo libera. Il ratto accecato, quasi soffocato e affamato a quel punto inizia ad uccidere tutti i topi che si trova davanti finché non morirà soffocato o ucciso da un altro ratto.

Note

Bibliografia
 Abramović M., Balkan Epic, Milano, Skira Editore, 2006, a cura di Adelina von Furstenberg, p. 18-39
 Covacich M., L'arte spiegata a tuo marito/19: Abramović, in VanityFair, 14 aprile 2011.
 Donello B., Simboli e segni di Marina Abramović-Guerra e storia nelle performance, in Arte e Corpo, 18 giugno 2015.

Voci correlate
 Guerre jugoslave

Collegamenti esterni

Performance art

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