Datasur’s Website Service & Legal Agreement  

PLEASE REVIEW THIS AGREEMENT THOROUGHLY, AS IT HOLDS SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION CONCERNING YOUR LEGAL ENTITLEMENTS AND RESOLUTIONS  

1. Introduction 

The Datasur Service Agreement outlines the fundamental terms and provisions governing your utilization of our datacenter services and facilities. This Datacenter Service Agreement (“Service Agreement”) exclusively applies to your engagement with Datasur’s datacenter services, encompassing our website and website marketing-related offerings (“Website Services”). Any capitalized terms mentioned herein but not expressly defined will bear the definitions as stipulated in the Universal Terms of Service Agreement. 

2. Description Of Services  

Datasur offers datacenter services, including, but not limited to, consultancy, website hosting, web development, e-mail, ISP, and related services (the “Services”). A detailed description of the Services, including specifications, is provided at the website www.datasur.sr

3. Account termination & limitations

3.1 Datasur reserves the right to terminate the client’s account under the following circumstances:

  1. Violation of the terms and conditions outlined in this agreement; 
  1. Non-payment of fees within the specified period;  
  1. Any other breach of applicable laws and regulations. Termination may be immediate or subject to a notice period, as determined by the Datasur.

3.2 Datasur shall not be liable for any consequential, indirect, or incidental damages arising out of the use of its datacenter services.

3.3 Service uptime is guaranteed at 99.85% per month, excluding scheduled maintenance, with the SLA being the primary reference. 

3.4 Data storage limitations apply as specified in the service agreement. Any exceeding of these limitations may result in additional charges or service restrictions.

4. Your Obligations; Representations And Warranties

4.1 As the client or subscriber, you agree to the following obligations: 

  1. Ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations related to the use of the datacenter services;  
  1. Safeguard and regularly back up your data;  
  1. Promptly report any issues or disruptions in service to the Datasur;  
  1. Abide by any usage restrictions and limitations set forth in this agreement;  
  1. Pay all fees and charges in accordance with the specified payment terms. 

4.2 Datasur represents and warrants that it has the necessary expertise and resources to provide the datacenter Website Services in a professional and competent manner.

4.3 The client represents and warrants that it has the authority to enter into this agreement and that the data and content it hosts on the provider’s servers do not violate any third-party rights or applicable laws.

4.4 Datasur offers no warranty regarding the suitability of the services for the client’s specific purpose and usage. 

4.5 It is solely the client’s responsibility to save and create backups for their website, as well as any User Content, and all data or information transmitted or received through the Website Services.

4.6 For all Website Services, “Your User Content” encompasses any domain names registered by or  on behalf of the client in connection with the Services. Datasur relies on the assertion of the client for appropriate content usage for any website you establish or oversee.

4.7 Data Storage and Security: the Client is accountable for the maintenance of their website and all of its content on Datasur’s servers. It is the client’s sole responsibility to take the following measures: 

  1. Prevent any loss or damage to your content. 
  1. Maintain independent archival and backup copies of your content. 
  1. Ensure the security, confidentiality, and integrity of all your content transmitted through or stored on Datasur’s servers. 

4.8 Compliance: The client agrees to comply with all applicable laws and regulations related to the use of the Services.

4.9 Data and Content: The client is solely responsible for the data and content stored or transmitted using the Services and ensures that such data and content do not infringe upon any third-party rights or violate any applicable laws.

5. Fees and payment 

5.1 Fees: The Client agrees to pay the fees as specified in the invoice. 

5.2 Payment Terms: The Client shall adhere to the payment terms outlined in the invoice. 

5.3 Disputed Charges: In the event that the Client has a genuine dispute with any charges for any of the Services from Datasur, the Client must promptly notify Datasur in writing of the contested charges on or before the Due Date. This notification should include a reasonable explanation for and the specific amount of the dispute. It is important to note that the Client remains obligated to pay the undisputed portion of the Services charges by the Due Date. Within 10 business days of receiving the dispute notice, Datasur will review the contested charges. 

6. Service Level Agreement (SLA) 

Additionally, it’s important to note that all clients, including those who have not specifically agreed upon a specific Service Level Agreement (SLA) with Datasur, are automatically placed under our basic SLA. This ensures that every client receives a minimum level of service commitment from Datasur. Below is a brief overview table outlining key metrics included in our SLAs, such as uptime percentages and response times:  

Pick your SLA¹    □    Standard  □    Pay As You Go²  □    Premium 
Price per Month    [Total per Month in USD]  No additional cost  [Total per Month in USD] 
Hotline Support    8/5  Not applicable  24/7/365 
Service Hours    8hrs x 5days  8hrs x 5days  24hrs x 7days 
Remote Hands    30 min p/m included  Additional costs  60 min p/m included 
Smart Hands    30 min p/m included  Additional costs  60 min p/m included 
  Low  2 hrs (Office hrs) 4 hrs (Outside office hrs)  2-4 hrs (Office hrs)   1 hr. (Office hrs) 2 hrs (Outside office hrs) 
Response Time  Medium  2 hrs (Office hrs) 2-4 hrs (Outside office hrs)  2-4 hrs (Office hrs)   1 hr. (Office hrs) 2 hrs (Outside office hrs) 
  High  1 hr. (Office hrs) 2 hrs (Outside office hrs)  1-2 hrs (Office hrs)  30 min (Office hrs) 1 hr. (Outside office hrs) 
  Low   2 business days  Best effort  2 business days 
Repair Time  Medium  2 business days  Best effort  1 business day 
  High  24 business hrs  Best effort  12 business hrs 
Priority in  ticket support    Included  Excluded  Included 
Guaranteed  availability    99.75%  99.50%  99.85% 

¹Customer can order customized services, the charges for the SLA Custom will be determined on request. 

²Pay As You Go = Basic

7. Confidentiality 

Both Parties agree to maintain the confidentiality of any proprietary or confidential information exchanged during the provision of Services.  

8. Intellectual Property 

  1. Ownership: Client retains ownership of all intellectual property rights associated with its data and content stored or transmitted using the Services. 
  1. Datasur’s Intellectual Property: Datasur retains ownership of all intellectual property rights associated with its Services, including but not limited to software, hardware, and infrastructure. 

9. Governing Law And Dispute Resolution 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Suriname.

10. Other Terms within the Organization 

Whitney de Rijp, MBA in Innovation and Technology.
Whitney de Rijp is a young driven Surinamese woman. She has been working at Datasur for over 6 years. Together with her top team, they ensure that customer data is stored securely all over the world which helps them focus on their core business.

Integrity, authenticity and just being herself is the mode for success as a Commercial Affairs Manager. Furthermore, she finds it very important to maximize effectiveness and of course lead by example. For both the internal and the external organization she is very transparent, which also fosters loyalty and engagement with the company goals.

Jurgen Schmeltz has as a Bachelor's degree in Information and Communication Technology and several IT certifications. His IT career started in Johannesburg, South Africa at IBM where he gained international experience for 5 years. When he came back to Suriname, he worked for two IT companies and also gained experience in VOIP, Backup Solutions and Microsoft Products.

At the moment Jurgen is a Cloud and Datacenter Infrastructure Specialist with many years of experience in the field of Microsoft Virtualization, Workplace Automation, Backup, Replication and Data Center Infrastructure. He currently holds the position of Operations Manager and is responsible for managing the Datacenter Operations such as Cloud and Network infrastructure.

Furthermore, he is also responsible for managing daily Facility Operations of the Datasur Datacenters and Project Lead for Cloud and Datacenter expansion projects. In his free time he’s a parttime lecturer at the two technical Universities in Suriname.

On behalf of Datasur Jurgen Schmeltz is also chairman of SUR-IX. The Suriname Internet Exchange Point which will be operational before the end of 2022

Sheetal Ganput works as the General Affairs Manager at Datasur. In this role she is part of the management team and reports to the CEO of Datasur.

She is a very self-driven, detail-oriented & hardworking young professional. She has helped to reorganize the company in the field of Office, HRM and Supply Chain Management.

Sheetal has her B.Sc. in Business Management and also completed her M.Sc. completed in Business Management with a specialization in Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Leadership. She is very progressive and is currently doing her Ph.D. study in Leadership & Management

Our CEO, Dr. Anvit Ramlakhan is a prolific strong inspiring inclusive young professional leader from Suriname, working in different fields to contribute for the betterment of humanity and the world. He is an experienced executive with a demonstrated history of working in the ICT industry for several years, with a widespread of skills in operations, quality, risk, project, business, strategy, product portfolio management (just to name a few). At Datasur Anvit oversees the total company performance on strategical level, with a strong focus on business growth, innovation, customer experience and financial profitability.

Furthermore, Anvit contributes to development of the Surinamese youth by lecturing and tutoring at four university study organizations in Suriname on undergraduate and postgraduate levels within study fields such as ICT, Electrical engineering, Organization management, Process management, Business intelligence, MBA, etc.

He has a strong professional background with a cum laude doctorate (Ph.D. in Management- Information and Technology) from the Akamai University in USA, Master of Science (M.Sc.) with merit in Information Systems from Anglia Ruskin University in London, UK and Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Telecommunications from Anton de Kom University in Paramaribo, Suriname. He currently is finishing up his MBA in Strategic Management and Leadership at the London School of International Business, London, UK.

Anvit has several prolific leadership and business certifications, ongoing humanity service, extensive spiritual drive and a personal theme which is as follows: “Continuous progressive successful excellence”. He is part of volunteer organization HSS for 20+ years, through which character molding, collaboration and way of living for the youth is created and augmented.

In January 2022 he has been elected for two years as Chairman of the ICT Association in Suriname, in order to help strategize the sustainable digital economic development of Suriname. Furthermore he also has been elected as Chairman for the Suriname Business Youth Association in June 2021 for a period of two years, whereby development and support of young entrepreneurs and professionals is one of the main goals. Anvit is also part of the presidential working groups on areas of e-Government and wage council.