term, billing, and payment
(a) Effective Date. This Agreement is effective when it has been signed by both parties and your credit application is approved. Upon approval, we will begin as soon as practicable the installation, connection and testing of the lines and/or equipment necessary to provide the Services. If you have renewed Services (“Service Renewal”) for a new term, (“Renewal Term”), the Effective Date of the Renewal Term is the date of the first invoice after the Service Renewal is entered into our billing system.
(b) Term. The initial term of this Agreement ("Initial Term") will begin the date we provide notice to you that the Services are available for your use. This Agreement will continue in effect for the entire Term chosen on the Service Agreement and for any subsequent Renewal Term. The chosen term will automatically renew for successive Renewal Terms of one (1) year each thereafter, unless terminated as provided in Section 4 of this Agreement. However, you may renew Services for a Renewal Term prior to the completion of the Initial Term. You may order additional services at the existing service location, subject to our acceptance, under this Agreement. Services for additional Service Locations may also be ordered, subject to our acceptance, under this Agreement. The initial term for additional Services ordered for additional Service Locations will begin the date we provide notice to you that the services are available for your use, will continue in effect for the entire Term specified on the Service Agreement for the additional Services and shall automatically renew for successive periods of one (1) year each after the end of the Initial Term of the additional Services (each successive period being a Renewal Term for those additional Services), unless terminated as provided in Section 4 of this Agreement. The Terms and Conditions of this Agreement shall extend automatically, following termination, to cover the remaining Term of any additional Services provided. See Section 4 of this Agreement for additional terms and conditions applicable to terminations and Renewal Terms, including the rates during Renewal Terms.
(c) Billing. We will begin invoicing you for the Services after giving you notice that the Services are available for your use and will continue invoicing you on a monthly basis until the Agreement is terminated. We will bill monthly recurring charges in advance and usage charges after the usage occurs. You are responsible for all sales, gross receipts, use, excise, and other federal, state and local taxes, charges and assessments based on your use of the Services, which will be separately listed on each invoice along with any fees or surcharges applicable to the Services. We may require, in our sole discretion, that you provide a deposit or other assurance of payment before the Services are provided and/or thereafter. Any required deposit shall not bear interest unless required by law. If you delay acceptance of the Services after receiving notice that Services are available, we may, in our sole discretion, begin charging you for the ordered Services. If you continue to delay acceptance of the Services for more than 60 days after the date the Services are available, you will have materially breached this Agreement, and we will be entitled to terminate this Agreement without further notice and to pursue the remedies in Section 4 of this Agreement.
(d) Payment. Invoices are due and payable upon presentation, and become past due after the Pay By Date printed on the invoice. If you have a bona fide dispute with any of the amounts on the invoice (“Disputed Amount”), you shall pay all amounts not in dispute by the Pay By Date and provide us with a written request for a billing adjustment, together with all supporting documentation, within 45 days after the Pay By Date or your right to any billing adjustment shall be waived. If we agree to adjust all or a portion of the Disputed Amount, you will not be obligated to pay a late payment charge on the adjusted amount. If you fail to pay all non-Disputed charges on our invoice by the Pay By Date, we may impose a late payment charge of 1.5% per month or the maximum rate allowed by law, whichever is less, on the unpaid balance until the amount is paid. We may also suspend your services until all delinquent amounts, including late payment charges, are paid in full. An additional charge will apply to each returned check.