7. Specific Terms
7.1 Changes to the Contract
7.1.1 Kingfisher may amend the Contract (including the Charges) at any time by either:
(a) publishing the amendment online at www.kingfishertelecom.com/pricing or www.kingfishertelecom.com/termsandconditions (or any other online address that Kingfisher advises you of); or
(b) by giving Notice to you.
7.1.2 In the event that the amendments cause you material detriment, Kingfisher will give you Notice at least 30 days before the change is to take effect and, in the case of any other amendments, at least one day before the change is to take effect.
7.1.3 If Kingfisher makes any amendment to the Contract that causes you material detriment, you will not have to pay any Termination Charges if you give Notice to terminate the affected Service in accordance with Clause 17 of the General Terms within:
(a) 90 days after the date of notification if Kingfisher has only published the amendment online in accordance with Paragraph 7.1.1(a); or
(b) 30 days after the date of the Notice if Kingfisher has given you Notice in accordance with Paragraph 7.1.1(b). 7.1.4 Changes to the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service and the Contract that are as a result of updates, upgrades, enhancements, amendments, additions and improvements made to third party provided Software are not in Kingfisher’s control and you acknowledge and agree that such changes may occur without notice to you, provided that such changes do not cause you material detriment.
7.2 Annual Price Increase
7.2.1 Kingfisher reserves the right to include an annual increase to Recurring Charges (rounded up to the nearest whole pence) by a percentage comprised of i) the annual percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rate figure published by the Office for National Statistics in January of that year (ignoring any negative figures) plus ii) 3.9% (“Annual Price Increase”).
7.2.2 If applicable the Annual Price Increase will take effect on bills dated on or after 1st April of each year beginning on 1st April 2023. If the CPI figure is negative in the relevant year, Kingfisher will only increase Recurring Charges by 3.9%. The change to Recurring Charges as a result of the Annual Price Increase will not cause you material detriment and will not give you the right to terminate the Contract without paying Termination Charges.
7.2.3 The products and services to be included in an Annual Price Increase are set out online at the following link: Kingfisher Price List.
7.3 Minimum Period of Service
7.3.1 At the end of the Minimum Period of Service, unless one of us gives Notice to the other of an intention to terminate the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service in accordance with the Contract:
(a) Kingfisher will continue to provide the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service;
(b) the Charges applicable during the Minimum Period of Service will cease to apply and Kingfisher will invoice you the Charges set out in the Kingfisher Price List from expiry of the Minimum Period of Service; and
(c) both of us will continue to perform each of our obligations in accordance with the Contract.
7.3.2 If either of us gives Notice to the other of an intention to terminate the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service, Kingfisher will cease delivering the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service at the time of 23:59 on the last day of the Minimum Period of Service or subsequent Renewal Period.
7.4 Termination of Contract
7.4.1 For the purposes of Clause 17 of the General Terms, either of us may, at any time after the Service Start Date and without cause, terminate the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service or any applicable Order by giving 28 days’ Notice to the other.
7.4.2 Kingfisher may terminate the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service if your separate contract with Kingfisher for Access Service is terminated for any reason.
7.5 Customer Committed Date
7.5.1 If you request a change to the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service or any part of the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service, including any Purchased Equipment or any IP Address location, then Kingfisher may revise the Customer Committed Date to accommodate that change.
7.5.2 Kingfisher may expedite delivery of the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service for operational reasons or in response to a request from you, but this will not revise the Customer Committed Date.
7.6 Access to Emergency Services
7.6.1 Kingfisher will provide the ability for Users to call the emergency services by dialling “999” or “112”, but caller location information will only be provided by Kingfisher if you:
(a) inform Kingfisher of the geographic location of calling numbers to enable Kingfisher to maintain a database of calling numbers and geographic locations;
(b) inform Kingfisher immediately of any changes to those locations; and
(c) configure your PBX to accurately convey correct calling number locations.
7.6.2 Kingfisher will not guarantee your ability to use the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service to make emergency calls at all times, including where:
(a) there is a failure of mains power, Access Line or Access Service; (b) you are accessing the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service from a mobile device and are not using the mobile network; or
(c) Kingfisher has suspended or interrupted the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service for any reason, including Maintenance, and, therefore, Kingfisher recommends that you consider an alternative means to support emergency calls.
7.6.3 Where you request, and Kingfisher moves, a telephone number from one Site to another, there may be a delay in updates to caller location information held by the emergency services and until the emergency services receive any updated location information, the location information held by the emergency services will be the address of the Site before the number was moved.
7.7 EULA
7.7.1 Where Kingfisher makes available Software for you to use with the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service, you will be required to enter into an end user licence agreement in the form set out at any web-link or other location that Kingfisher or the Software supplier may notify to you, as may be amended or supplemented from time to time (“EULA”).
7.7.2 By accepting the terms of the EULA, you agree to observe and comply with it for any and all use of the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service.
7.7.3 In addition to what it says in Clause 15 of the General Terms, if you do not comply with the EULA, Kingfisher may restrict or suspend the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service upon reasonable Notice, and: Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Schedule
(a) you will pay the Charges that are payable for the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service until the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service ends; and
(b) Kingfisher may charge a re-installation fee to start the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service again.
7.7.4 You are responsible in accordance with the terms of the EULA for the use of the Software.
7.7.5 You will enter into the EULA for your own benefit and the rights, obligations, acknowledgements, undertakings, warranties and indemnities granted in accordance with the EULA are between you and the Software supplier.
7.7.6 You will deal with the Software supplier with respect to any loss or damage suffered by you or the Supplier under the EULA and any loss or damage will not be enforceable against Kingfisher.
7.7.7 Where the EULA is presented in a ‘click to accept’ function and you require Kingfisher to configure or install Software on your behalf, Kingfisher will do so as your agent and bind you to the EULA.
7.8 Cisco Webex
7.8.1 The Cisco Webex Application is available with the Kingfisher Cloud Voice Exprex or Kingfisher Cloud Voice Centrex User Feature Pack Licences.
7.8.2 Where Kingfisher makes the Cisco Webex Application available to you to use with the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service, you will:
(a) in accordance with Paragraph 7.7, agree to the EULA set out at www.cisco.com/go/eula (or any other location which Kingfisher or the supplier may notify to you) and comply with it for use of the Cisco Webex Application; and
(b) agree to the Privacy Data Sheets for the Cisco Webex Application (as may be amended from time to time).
7.8.3 You will:
(a) comply with all Applicable Laws and regulations applicable to the use of the Cisco Webex Application;
(b) not transfer, assign, or sublicence your right to use the Cisco Webex Application to any other person, organisation or entity;
(c) not attempt to create any derivative version of the Cisco Webex Application Software, decompile, decrypt, reverse engineer, disassemble or apply any other processes or procedures to derive the source code of the Cisco Webex Application Software;
(d) ensure the proper use of the Cisco Webex Application by Users and not permit any alteration, repair or modification of the Cisco Webex Application;
(e) only use the most up to date version of the Cisco Webex Application made available to you; and
(f) ensure any Customer Equipment used in connection with the Cisco Webex Application is adequately protected against viruses and other breaches of security.
7.8.4 Customer Equipment used in connection with the Cisco Webex Application must meet minimal technical requirements as set out at https://help.webex.com/en-us/nk90t65/System-Requirements-for-Cisco-Webex-Teams, or any other location that Kingfisher may notify you of.
7.8.5 Kingfisher does not guarantee that the Cisco Webex Application will perform at a particular speed, or will be uninterrupted, errorfree, or secure. The Cisco Webex Application may be subject to limitations, delays, and other problems inherent in the use of the Internet and electronic communications.
7.8.6 Any Personal Data provided by Users when using the Cisco Webex Application will be processed and stored by the supplier in accordance with the terms of the EULA, the Privacy Data Sheets and the Webex Privacy Policy, as may be amended from time to time by the supplier.
7.8.7 If you downgrade from Kingfisher Cloud Voice Express or Kingfisher Cloud voice Centrex to a User Feature Pack Licence which does not support the Cisco Webex Application, or you terminate your Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service, any Content stored on the Cisco Webex Application will be deleted. You may manually download any Content prior to deletion, except chats or messages which cannot be downloaded.
7.8.8 Kingfisher is not liable for any loss of Content stored on the Cisco Webex Application and recommends that such Content is duplicated and saved locally.
7.9 IP Addresses, Domain Names and Telephone Numbers
7.9.1 Except for IP Addresses expressly registered in your name, all IP Addresses and Domain Names made available with the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service will at all times remain Kingfisher’s property or the property of Kingfisher’s suppliers and are non-transferable.
7.9.2 All of your rights to use IP Addresses or Domain Names will cease on termination or expiration of the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service.
7.9.3 Kingfisher cannot ensure that any requested Domain Name is available from or approved for use by the Internet Registration Authorities and Kingfisher has no liability for any failure in the Domain Name registration, transfer or renewal process.
7.9.4 You warrant that you are the owner of, or are authorised by the owner of, the trademark or name that you wish to use as a Domain Name. Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T.
7.9.5 You are responsible for all fees associated with registration and maintenance of your Domain Name and will reimburse Kingfisher for any and all fees that Kingfisher pays to any Internet Registration Authorities, and thereafter be responsible for paying such fees directly to the relevant Internet Registration Authorities.
7.9.6 You will not own any telephone number related to the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service and, apart from your right to number portability where you change communications provider, all your rights to use telephone numbers will cease on termination or expiration of the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service.
7.10 Invoicing
7.10.1 Unless set out otherwise in any applicable Order, Kingfisher will invoice you for the following Charges in the amounts set out in any applicable Order or the Kingfisher Price List: (a) Installation Charges, on the Service Start Date, or where the installation period is estimated to be longer than one month, monthly in arrears starting from when you place an Order until the Service Start Date;
(b) Recurring Charges, except Usage Charges, monthly or quarterly in advance (depending on your billing frequency) and for any period where the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service is provided for less than one month, the Recurring Charges will be calculated on a daily basis;
(c) Usage Charges, monthly or quarterly in arrears (depending on your billing frequency), calculated at the then current rates;
(d) any Charges for any Purchased Equipment from the Service Start Date, and those Charges that will apply from the date you take delivery or possession of that Purchased Equipment; (e) De-installation Charges within 60 days of de-installation of the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service; and
(f) any Termination Charges incurred in accordance
7.12 upon termination of the relevant Service.
7.10.2 Kingfisher may invoice you for any of the following Charges in addition to those set out in any applicable Order:
(a) Charges for investigating Incidents that you report to Kingfisher where Kingfisher finds no Incident or that the Incident is caused by something for which Kingfisher is not responsible under the Contract;
(b) Charges for commissioning the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service in accordance outside of Business Hours;
(c) Charges for expediting provision of the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service at your request after Kingfisher has informed you of the Customer Committed Date; (d) Charges for late payments; and
(e) any other Charges as set out in any applicable Order or the Kingfisher Price List or as otherwise agreed between both of us.
7.11 Cancellation Charges For the purposes of Clause 16 of the General Terms, if you cancel an Order, or part of it, any time before the Service Start Date, you will pay Kingfisher the Cancellations Charges as set out in Kingfisher Price List.
7.12 Termination Charges
7.12.1 If you terminate the Contract, the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service or any applicable Order for convenience in accordance with Clause 17 of the General Terms, you will pay Kingfisher:
(a) all outstanding Charges for service rendered;
(b) any remaining Charges outstanding with regard to Kingfisher Equipment or Purchased Equipment;
(c) any additional amounts due under the Contract;
(d) any other Charges as set out in any applicable Order or the Kingfisher Price List; and
(e) any charges reasonably incurred by Kingfisher from a supplier as a result of the early termination.
7.12.2 In addition to the Charges set out above, if Kingfisher terminates during the Minimum Period of Service because your separate contract for Access Service has been terminated or you terminate during the Minimum Period of Service, then except as set out in Paragraph
7.12.5 you will pay Kingfisher:
(a) for any parts of the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service that were terminated during the first 12 months of the Minimum Period of Service, Termination Charges, as compensation, equal to:
(i) 100 per cent of the Recurring Charges for any remaining months of the first 12 months of the Minimum Period of Service; and
(ii) 50 per cent of the Recurring Charges for the remaining months, other than the first 12 months of the Minimum Period of Service; and
(b) any waived Installation Charges;
7.12.3 for any parts of the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service that were terminated after the first 12 months of the Minimum Period of Service, Termination Charges, as compensation, equal to 50 per cent of the Recurring Charges for any remaining months of the Minimum Period of Service.
7.12.4 Kingfisher will refund to you any money you have paid in advance after deducting any Charges or other payments due to Kingfisher under the Contract.
7.12.5 The Termination Charges
7.12.2 will not apply where the separate contract for the Kingfisher Business Access Service was terminated because:
(a) Clauses 18 and 19 of the General Terms apply; or
(b) Kingfisher terminated the separate contract for the Kingfisher Business Access Service for convenience under Clause 17 of the General Terms.
7.13 Service Amendment
7.13.1 You may request, by giving Kingfisher Notice, a change to:
(a) an Order for the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service (or part of an Order) at any time before the applicable Service Start Date; or
(b) the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service at any time after the Service Start Date.
7.13.2 If you request a change in accordance
7.13.1, except where a change results from Kingfisher’s failure to comply with Kingfisher’s obligations under the Contract, Kingfisher will, within a reasonable time, provide you with a written estimate, including:
(a) the likely time required to deliver the changed Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service; and
(b) any changes to the Charges due to the changed Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service.
7.13.3 Kingfisher has no obligation to proceed with any change that you request in accordance with Paragraph
7.13.1, unless and until the necessary changes to the Charges, implementation timetable and any other relevant terms of the Contract to take account of the change are agreed between both of us in writing.
7.13.4 If Kingfisher changes a Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service prior to the Service Start Date because you have given Kingfisher incomplete or inaccurate information, Kingfisher may, acting reasonably, apply additional Charges.
7.14 Content
7.14.1 Where Kingfisher provides you with Content:
(a) the use of Content is at your own risk;
(b) the Content may change from time to time;
(c) the Content will only be used for its own purposes and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other Intellectual Property Rights;
(d) you will not copy, store, adapt, modify, transmit, distribute externally, play or show in public, broadcast or publish any part of the Content;
(e) Kingfisher will not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the Content;
(f) some of the Content will have its own terms which may be displayed online or elsewhere. You will comply with any applicable terms when accessing Content;
(g) access to any Content provided on a subscription basis as part of the Service will cease when the subscription or this Contract ends;
(h) Kingfisher will have no obligation to store Content or any responsibility if stored Content is lost or deleted; and
(i) Kingfisher recommends that you save copies of information you wish to keep on other devices not connected with the Service.
7.15 Content for Music on Hold
7.15.1 Where Kingfisher provides you with Content for Music on Hold:
(a) Kingfisher will provide you with a single music on hold track for you to use at a Site; and (b) the Content for Music on Hold will be copyright free and exempt from all relevant usage fees.
7.15.2 Where you provide Content for Music on Hold, you will:
(a) obtain in writing all necessary rights, clearances and permissions to allow Kingfisher to provide Music on Hold using the Content;
(b) obtain all necessary licences from the Performing Right Society (PRS), Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (MCPS), Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) or any copyright holder;
(c) pay any royalties or other charges to use the Content for Music on Hold; and
(d) indemnify Kingfisher for any Claims, losses, costs or liabilities brought against Kingfisher that results from or is connected with your failure to comply.
7.15.3 Where any Content that you provide for Music on Hold becomes, or Kingfisher reasonably believes it is likely to become, the subject of a Claim of infringement of any third party’s Intellectual Property Right or breach of any licensing requirement, Kingfisher may:
(a) delete the Content and replace the deleted Content with non-infringing Content; or
(b) disable the Music on Hold feature.
7.16 Call Recording
7.16.1 If you select the Call Recording Service Option, you will:
(a) be solely responsible for the content of the recordings and use of the Call Recording service;
(b) ensure that you have obtained all necessary permission, consents and approvals for use of the Call Recording service, including Call Recording Users’ agreement to the recordings; and (c) comply with all laws, directives or regulations which may be applicable for the use of the Call Recording service, including Data Protection Legislation.
7.16.2 Kingfisher does not warrant or represent that the Call Recording service meets your legal or regulatory obligations in respect of any relevant legislation applicable to interception, recording and monitoring of recordings. You are responsible for adhering to all applicable legislation to ensure all call recordings are in compliance with all Applicable Laws in all respects.
7.17 PCI DSS Compliance Obligations
7.17.1 Kingfisher takes no responsibility for your use of the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service for the processing, storage or transmission of any Cardholder Data, Sensitive Authentication Data or any other data that is subject to PCI DSS and you are solely responsible for the compliance of such use with PCI DSS.
7.17.2 You will not use the Call Recording service for the processing, storage or transmission of any Cardholder Data, Sensitive Authentication Data or any other data that is subject to PCI DSS.
7.17.3 You will indemnify Kingfisher for any Claims, losses, costs or liabilities that it incurs as a result of you storing, processing or transmitting data that is subject to PCI DSS.
7.18 Resale the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service and Software are provided solely for your own use, and you will not resell or attempt to resell the Service (or any part or facility of it) to anyone else.
7.19 Upgrades You may upgrade to a Call Sharer Plan with a higher number of minutes per calendar month at any time during the Minimum Period of Service.
7.20 Standards and Use of Service
7.20.1 Kingfisher will use reasonable endeavours to provide you with uninterrupted Service where technically possible, however, the quality and availability of the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service may be affected by:
(a) the dimensioning (including number of channels) of the Access Service to support your voice and data usage
(b) configuration and performance of any Customer Equipment; and
(c) any configuration changes made to a Non-Kingfisher Access Service.
7.20.2 You will only use the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service in the United Kingdom.
7.21 Dispute Resolution Kingfisher will try to resolve any complaint or dispute that you may have with Kingfisher in accordance with the procedure set out in Clause 24 of the General Terms. If the matter is not resolved through that procedure, you may refer it to adjudication, where appropriate, in accordance with the details set out in Kingfisher’s Customer Complaints Code set out at http://www.kingfisher.com/complaints, copies of which are available on request.
7.22 Geographical Number Porting
7.22.1 Where you wish to port any Geographical Number (s) to Kingfisher, you will:
(a) provide Kingfisher with full and accurate details of the Geographical Number (s) to be ported; and
(b) reach any commercial agreement with the suppliers of the services to which the numbers apply, including terminating the services and paying any applicable termination charges;
7.22.2 Kingfisher will provide you with a Port Date.
7.22.3 Kingfisher will port the Geographical Number (s) on the Port Date.
7.22.4 You acknowledge that Geographical Number portability may be unavailable in certain circumstances, such as where there is not a porting agreement between carriers or where it would cease the underlying Access Service, in which case you will be unable to keep your Geographical Number.
7.23 Suspension In addition to Clause 15 of the General Terms, Kingfisher may restrict or suspend your access and use of the Customer Portal if Kingfisher reasonably believes that you are in breach or likely to be in breach of the Contract or any other contract that you have with Kingfisher.
7.24 Minimum Guaranteed Download Speed Termination
7.24.1 If your Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service:
(a) was ordered under the same contract as a Kingfisher Business Broadband product;
(b) was ordered as part of a bundled proposition that contains a Kingfisher Business Broadband product; or
(c) is wholly dependent on an Access Line provided through your Kingfisher Business Broadband product, you may, subject to Kingfisher failing to meet the Minimum Guaranteed Download Speed in accordance with the terms of your Kingfisher Business Broadband product, terminate the Kingfisher Cloud Voice and Cloud Voice SIP-T Service that is dependent on the Access Line associated with your Kingfisher Business Broadband product at the same time as you terminate the relevant Kingfisher Business Broadband product.