Nick Howitt <n...@howitts.co.uk> writes: >> ... the account is free and then they hit you with an EULA that says >> >>> The Services are available at the then-current rate. Customer shall >>> pay all applicable fees when due as invoiced and, if fees are being >>> paid via credit card or other electronic means, Customer authorizes >>> Validity to charge fees using Customer’s selected payment method. >> By my reading that means they can just decide to start charging you >> and >> you have no recourse?! Though the account is explicitly stated in huge >> letters to be "free", so one hopes that would count as the "then-current >> rate". The near-contradiction is unfortunate though, and there's no >> indication about them having to tell you when they change their fees. >> (Not that they could get any money from me without asking anyway.) >> The account requires a 'company name', so I guess if you're an >> individual you're... fucked? >> > Sorry but this is conspiracy theory rubbish. You can open an account > easily and use your name as a business. You can possibly easily put in > "none" or "n/a" and the account is yours. No billing details or > address details at all so how can they suddenly start billing? > > Just accept that if you want to start using their information for > free, you will have to give a name and email address. You will also > need to declare an IP address or CIDR, presumably for their whitelist.
That is not rubbish. Terms that say you agree to pay are a serious problem even if there is no credit card information on file. That has the strong appearance of the Service intending to create an enforceable contract. And a mandatory "company name" field appears to mean just that. Nix makes an entirely fair point.
