Terms and Conditions
Open SRS Registration Agreement
- IN THIS REGISTRATION AGREEMENT ("Agreement"), is
between Tucows Domains Inc. ("Tucows") and you, on behalf of yourself or
the entity you represent ("Registrant"), as offered through
NetValue, the Reseller participating in
Tucows' distribution channel for domain name registrations. Any
reference to "Registry" or "Registry Operator" shall refer to the
registry administrator of the applicable top-level domain ("TLD"). This
Agreement explains Tucows' obligations to Registrant, and Registrant's
obligations to Tucows, for the domain registration services. By agreeing
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Registrant
agrees to be bound by the rules and regulations set forth in this
Agreement, and by a registry for that particular TLD.
- DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION. Domain name registrations
are for a limited term, which ends on the expiration date communicated
to the Registrant. A domain name submitted through Tucows will be deemed
active when the relevant registry accepts the Registrant's application
and activates Registrant's domain name registration or renewal. Tucows
cannot guarantee that Registrant will obtain a desired domain name, even
if an inquiry indicates that a domain name is available at the time of
application. Tucows is not responsible for any inaccuracies or errors in
the domain name registration or renewal process.
- FEES. Registrant agrees to pay Reseller the
applicable service fees prior to the registration or renewal of a
domain. All fees payable hereunder are non-refundable even if
Registrant's domain name registration is suspended, cancelled or
transferred prior to the end of your current registration term.
- TERM. This Agreement will remain in effect during
the term of the domain name registration as selected, recorded and paid
for at the time of registration or renewal. Should the domain name be
transferred to another registrar, the terms and conditions of this
Agreement shall cease.
- EXPIRATION, RENEWAL AND FORFEITURE. The registered
domain name will expire on the expiration date specified in the
registration term, and as communicated to the Registrant. Registrant
will receive reminders immediately prior to the expiration inviting
Registrant to renew the domain name. In the event that Registrant fails
to renew the domain name in a timely fashion, the registration will
expire and Tucows may, at its discretion, elect to assume the
registration and may hold it in its own account, delete it, or sell it
to a third party. During the period following the expiration of a domain
name, the domain name will cease to resolve, the Whois registration
records may be revised to include that of Tucows or its reseller, and
visitors to Registrant's website may be directed to a default web page.
This default web page may feature advertisements posted by Tucows for
its own account. Registrant acknowledges and agrees that Registrant's
right and interest in a domain name ceases upon its expiration.
Registrant is solely responsible for informing itself of the date of
expiration and renewing its registration in a timely manner. If Tucows,
in its sole discretion, elects to renew the registration, Registrant
will be entitled to a grace period of forty (40) days during which
Registrant may re-register the domain name. Additional costs for the
redemption and re-registration will apply.
- EXPIRED REGISTRATION RECOVERY POLICY Domain
expiration notices will be sent via email thirty (30) days and five (5)
days prior to a domain expiration date and three (3) days after a domain
expires. Renewal, post-expiration renewal and redemptions fees are
published at https://opensrs.com/services/domains/domain-pricing/. Reseller's fees may differ.
- REGISTRANT INFORMATION. Registrant must provide the
following information as part of the domain name registration process,
and promptly correct and update during the term of the registration:
- Name and postal address of the Registered Name Holder;
- Registered name;
- Names of the primary nameserver and secondary nameserver(s) for the Registered Name;
- Name, postal address, e-mail address, and voice and fax (if
available) telephone numbers of the administrative contact for the
domain name;
- Name, postal address, e-mail address, and voice and fax (if
available) telephone numbers of the billing contact for the domain name;
and
- Name, postal address, e-mail address, and voice and fax (if
available) telephone numbers of the technical contact for the domain
name.
- ACCURATE INFORMATION. Registrant represents and warrants that:
- The statements that Registrant makes in connection with the domain
name registration, maintenance, or renewal are complete and accurate;
- Registrant information will be kept current;
- Registrant will not and will not permit others to use the domain
name in violation of any ICANN or registry policies, applicable laws or
regulations, or legal rights of others;
- Registrant will respond to inquiries from Tucows addressed to the
email address of the Registrant, the administrative, billing or
technical contact with respect to a domain name concerning the accuracy
of contact details.
Registrant acknowledges that a breach of this Section 8 will constitute
a material breach of the Agreement, which will entitle either Tucows or
a registry to terminate this Agreement immediately upon such breach
without any refund and without notice to Registrant.
- ICANN REQUIRED DISCLOSURES. Domain name
registration requires sharing the Registrant's information, in whole or
in part, with the applicable Registry Operator and with ICANN. As
required by ICANN, this information must be made publicly available by
means of Whois, and the Registry Operator also may be required to make
this information publicly available by Whois. Both Tucows and the
Registry Operator may be required to archive this information with a
third-party escrow service. Registrant consents to and gives permission
for all such required disclosures. Further, Registrant represents and
warrants that, if Registrant is providing information about a third
party, Registrant has notified the third party of the required
disclosures and the purpose for the disclosures and Registrant has
obtained the third party's consent to such disclosure. ICANN may
establish or modify the guidelines, limits or requirements that relate
to the amount and type of information that Tucows may or must make
available to the public or to private entities, and the manner in which
such information is made available.
- SUSPENSION AND CANCELLATION. Tucows may in its sole discretion, suspend or cancel Registrant's domain name registration:
- if Registrant breaches this Agreement;
- if Registrant fails to provide payment or accurate contact or billing information;
- in the event there was an error in the registration process for such domain name;
- as required by ICANN or a Registry Operator;
- to protect the integrity and stability of Tucows and any applicable registry;
- to comply with any applicable laws, government rules, requests of law enforcement and court orders;
- in compliance with any dispute resolution process, or
- to avoid any liability, civil or criminal.
- DISPUTE RESOLUTION. Registrant is bound by all
ICANN consensus policies and all policies of any relevant Registry
Operator, including the Uniform Rapid Suspension Procedure, The Uniform
Domain Name Dispute Resolution policy (UDRP), along with the UDRP rules
and all supplemental rules of any UDRP provider. ICANN may change the
UDRP at any time. If a third party challenges the registration or
reservation of the Registrant's domain name, Registrant will be subject
to the provisions specified in the dispute policy adopted by the
applicable registry. In the event a domain name dispute arises,
Registrant will indemnify and hold Tucows harmless pursuant to the terms
and conditions contained in the applicable policy. If Tucows is
notified that a complaint has been filed with a judicial or
administrative body regarding a domain name, Tucows may, at its sole
discretion, suspend use of the domain name and the ability to make
modifications to the registration records until:
- Tucows is directed to do so by the judicial or administrative body, or
- Tucows receives notification from both parties that the dispute has been settled.
If Registrant or Registrant's domain name becomes the subject of
litigation, Tucows may deposit control of Registrant's domain name
record into the registry of the judicial body by supplying a party with a
registrar certificate.
- WHOIS PRIVACY SERVICE. If Registrant elects to use the Whois privacy registration service, the following terms and conditions will apply:
- The publicly available Registrant contact information will list
Contact Privacy Inc. Customer #### (where #### is a unique customer
identification number) as the Registrant and contact name, and Tucows'
postal address, assigned email address and telephone number as contact
information.
- Tucows will keep the Registrant and Contact Information provided
by Registrant on file. Both Tucows and the Registry may be required to
archive this information with a third-party escrow service, as per ICANN
policy.
- Registrant will retain complete control over the domain name and
its registration records and may suspend and reinstate the Whois Privacy
Service at its discretion.
- With respect to a domain name that has been transferred to Tucows,
the Whois Privacy Service will only commence after the transfer has
been completed. If Registrant elects to transfer a domain name to a
different registrar, the Whois Privacy Service must be disabled in order
to initiate the transfer.
- Tucows will send all obligatory renewal and transfer related messages to the contacts that Registrant has designated.
- Pricing for the Whois privacy registration service will be set by
the Reseller, and Registrant will pay Reseller for this service.
- Communications received with respect to a domain name registration will be handled as follows:
- Tucows will forward to Registrant all correspondence received by
registered mail or traceable courier. This information may be opened,
scanned and emailed to Registrant. Regular postal mail will be discarded
or returned to sender at Tucows' discretion.
- Email correspondence will be forwarded, only if submitted via the contactprivacy.com website.
- A voice mail message will advise all callers that inbound
messages will not be accepted; calls will be directed to the
contactprivacy.com website.
- The point of contact for third parties wishing to report abuse or
infringement of trademarks (or other rights) is legal@tucows.com.
- The business contact information for the Whois privacy registration service is:
Contact Privacy Inc.
96 Mowat Avenue
Toronto (ON) M6K 3M1
CANADA
Attention: Compliance
- Tucows shall have the right, at its sole discretion and without
liability to Registrant, to suspend or cancel the Whois Privacy Service
and to reveal Registrant and Contact Whois Information in certain
circumstances, including but not limited to the following:
- when required by law;
- in the good faith belief that disclosure is necessary to further determination of an alleged breach of a law;
- to comply with a legal process served upon Tucows;
- to resolve any and all third party claims including but not limited to ICANN's or a Registry's dispute resolution policy;
- to avoid financial loss or legal liability;
- if Tucows believes that Registrant or one of Registrant's
contacts is using the Whois Privacy Service to conceal involvement with
illegal, illicit, objectionable or harmful activities; or to transmit
SPAM, viruses, worms or other harmful computer programs.
- POLICY. Registrant agrees that its registration of
the domain name shall be subject to suspension, cancellation, or
transfer pursuant to a Tucows, registry, ICANN or government-adopted
policy, or pursuant to any registrar or registry procedure not
inconsistent with a Tucows, registry, ICANN or government-adopted
policy,
- to correct mistakes by Tucows or a registry in registering the name or
- for the resolution of disputes concerning the domain name.
- TRADEMARK CLEARINGHOUSE (TMCH). Registrant
agrees to abide by the terms and conditions set forth by Tucows and the
Trademark Clearinghouse Agreement available at http://opensrs.com/site/resources/agreements#contracts.
- NO GUARANTEE. Registrant acknowledges that
registration of a chosen domain name does not confer immunity from
objection to the registration, reservation or use of the domain name.
- AGENCY. If Registrant intends to license use of a
domain name to a third party, Registrant is deemed the domain name
holder of record and is responsible for providing Registrant's own full
contact information adequate to facilitate timely resolution of any
problems that arise in connection with the domain name. Registrant shall
accept liability for harm caused by wrongful use of the domain name,
unless it promptly discloses the licensee's identity and current contact
information (as provided by the licensee) to a party providing the
Registered Name Holder reasonable evidence of actionable harm.
Registrant represents that it will secure the agreement of any third
party to the terms and conditions in this Agreement.
- MODIFICATIONS TO AGREEMENT. Tucows may modify this
Agreement, or any other related and/or applicable agreement, as is
necessary to comply with its agreements with ICANN, a registry or any
other entity or individual, as well as to adjust to changing
circumstances. All amendments to this Agreement will be posted on our
website at http://www.opensrs.com/docs/contracts/exhibita.htm.
Your continued use of the registered domain name will constitute your
acceptance of this Agreement with any revisions. If you do not agree to
any change, you may request that your domain name be cancelled or
transferred to a different accredited registrar, and agree that such
cancellation or transfer will be your exclusive remedy if you do not
wish to abide by any change to this Agreement, or any other related
and/or applicable agreement.
- ANNOUNCEMENTS. Tucows reserves the right to distribute information to Registrant that is required by ICANN or Registry policy.
- LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. Registrant agrees that
Tucows' entire liability, and Registrant's exclusive remedy, with
respect to the domain registration service provided under this Agreement
and any breach of this Agreement is solely limited to the amount
Registrant paid for the initial registration of the domain name. Tucows,
ICANN and the applicable registries shall not be liable for any lost
profits, revenues, or data, financial losses or indirect, special,
consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages. Because some states do
not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or
incidental damages, in such states, liability is limited to the extent
permitted by law.
- INDEMNITY. Registrant will defend, indemnify, and
hold harmless Tucows, ICANN, the applicable registries, and their
respective directors, officers, employees, agents, affiliates, and
contractors, from all liabilities, claims and expenses, including
attorney's fees, arising out of or relating to
- Registrant's registration and use of the domain name registered;
- use of the domain name in violation of this Agreement; or
- Registrant's violation of any third party right, including
Intellectual Property Rights. This indemnification obligation will
survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.
- TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP. The person named as
Registrant on the Whois shall be the "Registered Name Holder." The
person named as administrative contact at the time the controlling
account was secured shall be deemed the designate of the Registrant with
the authority to manage the domain name. Registrant agrees that prior
to transferring ownership of the domain name to another person (the
"Transferee") Registrant shall require the Transferee to agree, in
writing to be bound by all the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
If the Transferee fails to be bound in a reasonable fashion (as
determine by Tucows in its sole discretion) to the terms and conditions
in this Agreement, any such transfer will be null and void. Registrant
explicitly authorizes Tucows to act as their Designated Agent, as
stipulated by the ICANN Transfer Policy, to approve a Change of
Registrant on their behalf.
- BREACH. Registrant agrees that failure to abide by
any provision of this Agreement, any ICANN, Registry, URDP or Dispute
operating rule or policy, may be considered by Tucows to be a material
breach, and that Tucows may provide written notice, describing the
breach, to Registrant. If within fifteen (15) calendar days of the date
of such notice, Registrant fails to provide evidence, which is
reasonably satisfactory to Tucows, that Registrant has not breached its
obligations under the Agreement, then Tucows may delete the registration
the domain name. Any such breach by Registrant shall not be deemed to
be excused simply because Tucows did not act earlier in response to
that, or any other, breach by Registrant.
- DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. Except for the express
warranties in this Agreement, Tucows does not make any other warranty of
any kind, whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise, including
warranties or merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and
non-infringement. Tucows is not responsible or liable for the deletion
or of failure to store any content and other communications maintained
or transmitted through the use of the domain name registration service.
Tucows does not warrant that the domain name registrations service will
be error free or uninterrupted. The domain name registration service is
not intended for high risk activities.
- INCONSISTENCIES WITH REGISTRY POLICIES. In the
event that this Agreement may be inconsistent with any term, condition,
policy or procedure of an applicable Registry, the term, condition,
policy or procedure of the applicable Registry shall prevail.
- NON-WAIVER. Tucows failure to require performance
by Registrant of any provision hereof shall not affect the full right to
require such performance at any time thereafter; nor shall the waiver
by Tucows of a breach of any provision hereof be taken or held to be a
waiver of the provision itself.
- NOTICES. Any notice, direction or other
communication given under this Agreement shall be in writing and given
by sending it via e-mail or via regular mail. In the case of e-mail,
valid notice shall only have been deemed to be given when an electronic
confirmation of delivery has been obtained by the sender. E-mail
notification to Tucows must be sent to domains@tucows.com. Any notice to
Registrant will be sent to the e-mail address provided by Registrant in
the Whois record. Any e-mail communication shall be deemed to have been
validly and effectively given on the date of such communication, if
such date is a business day and such delivery was made prior to 4:00
p.m. EST, otherwise it will be deemed to have been delivered on the next
business day. In the case of regular mail notice, valid notice shall be
deemed to have been validly and effectively given five (5) business
days after the date of mailing Postal notices to Tucows shall be sent
to:
Tucows Domains Inc.
96 Mowat Avenue
Toronto, ON M6K 3M1
Canada
Attention: Compliance
and in the case of notification to Registrant shall be sent to the
address specified in the "Administrative Contact" in the Whois record.
- ENTIRETY. Registrant agrees that this Agreement,
the applicable dispute policy and the rules and policies published by
Tucows and any applicable Registry or other governing authority, are the
complete and exclusive Agreement between Tucows and Registrant
regarding the domain registration service.
- NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. This Agreement shall
not be construed to create any obligation by either Tucows or Registrant
to any non-party to this Agreement. Enforcement of this Agreement,
including any provisions incorporated by reference, is a matter solely
for the parties to this Agreement.
- GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY
AND INTERPRETED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF PROVINCE OF
ONTARIO AND THE FEDERAL LAWS OF CANADA APPLICABLE THEREIN WITHOUT
REFERENCE TO RULES GOVERNING CHOICE OF LAWS. ANY ACTION RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT MUST BE BROUGHT IN ONTARIO AND YOU IRREVOCABLY CONSENT TO THE
JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS.
- INFANCY. Registrant attests to be of legal age to enter into this Agreement.
- FORCE MAJEURE. Registrant acknowledges and agrees
that neither Tucows nor the applicable Registry shall be responsible for
any failures or delays in performing the respective obligations
hereunder arising from any cause beyond its reasonable control,
including but not limited to, acts of God, acts of civil or military
authority, fires, wars, riots, earthquakes, storms, typhoons and floods.
- PRIVACY. Information collected about Registrant is
subject to the terms of Tucows' privacy policy, the terms of which are
hereby incorporated by reference. Tucows' privacy policy can be found
at: https://opensrs.com/privacy-policy/.
- CONTROLLING LANGUAGE. In the event that Registrant
is reading this Agreement in a language other than the English language,
Registrant acknowledges and agrees that the English language version
hereof shall prevail in case of inconsistency or contradiction in
interpretation or translation.
- TLDs. The following additional provisions apply to any domain names that you register through Tucows with the various registries:
- .com/net Domains: In the case of a ".com" or ".net" registration, the following terms and conditions will apply:
- Submission to UDRP. Registrant agrees to submit to proceedings under ICANN's Uniform Domain Dispute Policy ("UDRP") (http://www.icann.org/dndr/udrp/policy.htm) and comply with the requirements set forth by the Registry; these policies are subject to modification;
- For the adjudication of disputes concerning or arising from use
of the domain name, the Registrant shall submit, without prejudice to
other potentially applicable jurisdictions, to the jurisdiction of the
courts:
- of the Registrant's domicile, and
- where Tucows is located, presently Toronto, Ontario.
- .org Domains: In the case of a ".org" registration, the following terms and conditions will apply:
- Submission to UDRP. Registrant agrees to submit to proceedings under ICANN's Uniform Dom ain Dispute Policy ("UDRP") (http://www.icann.org/dndr/udrp/policy.htm) and comply with the requirements set forth by the Registry. These policies are subject to modification;
- For the adjudication of disputes concerning or arising from use
of the domain name, the Registrant shall submit, without prejudice to
other potentially applicable jurisdictions, to the jurisdiction of the
courts:
- of the Registrant's domicile, and
- where Tucows is located, presently Toronto, Ontario.
- .info Domains: In the case of a ".info" registration, the following terms and conditions will apply:
- You agree to the Afilias Inc. Acceptable Use and Anti-Abuse Policy, located at https://www.afilias.info/policies
- Registrant's Personal Data. You consent to the use,
copying, distribution, publication, modification, and other processing
of Registrant's personal data by Afilias, the .INFO registry, and its
designees and agents, in a manner consistent with the purposes specified
pursuant to its contract;
- Submission to UDRP. Registrant agrees to submit to proceedings under ICANN's Uniform Domain Dispute Policy ("UDRP") (http://www.icann.org/dndr/udrp/policy.htm) and comply with the requirements set forth by the Registry. These policies are subject to modification;
- For the adjudication of disputes concerning or arising from use
of the domain name, the Registrant shall submit, without prejudice to
other potentially applicable jurisdictions, to the jurisdiction of the
courts:
- of the Registrant's domicile, and
- where Tucows is located, presently Toronto, Ontario;
- Reservation of Rights. Tucows and Afilias expressly reserve the
right to deny, cancel, transfer, or modify any registration that either
registrar or Afilias deems necessary, at its discretion, to protect the
integrity and stability of the registry, to comply with any applicable
law, any government rule or requirement, any request of law enforcement,
any dispute resolution process, or to avoid any liability, civil or
criminal, on the part of the registrar and/or Afilias, as well as their
affiliates, subsidiaries, executives, directors, officers, managers,
employees, consultants, and agents. The registrar and Afilias also
reserve the right to suspend a domain name or its registration data
during resolution of a dispute.
- .biz Domains: In the case of a ".biz" registration, the following terms and conditions will apply:
- Registrations in the .biz top-level domain must be used or
intended to be used primarily for bona fide business or commercial
purposes. For the purposes of the .biz registration restrictions, "bona
fide business or commercial use" shall mean the bona fide use or bona
fide intent to use the domain name or any content, software, materials,
graphics or other information thereon, to permit Internet users to
access one or more host computers through the DNS:
- to exchange goods, services, or property of any kind;
- in the ordinary course of business; or
- to facilitate:
- the exchange of goods, services, information or property of any kind;
- the ordinary course of trade or business.
For more information on the .biz restrictions, which are incorporated herein by reference, please see: http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/biz/registry-agmt-appl-18apr01.htm.
- Selection of a Domain Name. You represent that:
- the data provided in the domain name registration application is
true, correct, up to date and complete, and that you will continue to
keep all of the information provided correct, up-to-date and complete;
- to the best of the your knowledge and belief, neither this
registration of a domain name nor the manner in which it is directly or
indirectly to be used infringes upon the legal rights of a third party;
- that the domain name is not being registered for nor shall it at
any time whatsoever be used for any unlawful purpose whatsoever;
- the registered domain name will be used primarily for bona fide business or commercial purposes and not
- exclusively for personal use, or
- solely for the purposes of
- selling, trading or leasing the domain name for compensation, or
- the unsolicited offering to sell, trade or lease the domain name for compensation;
- you have the authority to enter into this Registration Agreement; and
- the registered domain name is reasonably related to your business or intended commercial purpose at the time of registration.
- Provision of Registration Data. As part of the registration
process, you are required to provide us with certain information and to
keep the information true, current, complete, and accurate at all times.
The information includes the following:
- your full name;
- your postal address;
- your e-mail address;
- your voice telephone number;
- your fax number (if applicable);
- the name of an authorized person for contact purposes in the
case of a registrant that is an organization, association, or
corporation;
- the IP addresses of the primary nameserver and any secondary nameserver for the domain name;
- the corresponding names of the primary and secondary nameservers;
- the full name, postal address, e-mail address, voice telephone
number, and, when available, fax number of the administrative,
technical, and billing contacts, and the name holder for the domain
name; and
- any remark concerning the domain name that should appear in the Whois directory.
- You agree and understand that the foregoing registration data
will be publicly available and accessible on the Whois directory as
required by ICANN and/or registry policies, and may be sold in bulk in
accordance with the ICANN agreement.
- Domain Name Disputes. You acknowledge having read and understood
and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the following
documents, as they may be amended from time to time, which are hereby
incorporated and made an integral part of this Agreement:
- The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ("Dispute Policy), available at: http://www.icann.org/dndr/udrp/policy.htm;
- The Restrictions Dispute Resolution Criteria and Rules ("RDRP"), available at: http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/biz/registry-agmt-appm-27apr01.htm; (collectively, the "Dispute Policies").
- The Dispute Policy sets forth the terms and conditions in
connection with a dispute between a Registrant and any party other than
the Registry or Registrar over the registration and use of an Internet
domain name registered by Registrant.
- The RDRP sets forth the terms under which any allegation that a
domain name is not used primarily for business or commercial purposes
shall be endorsed on a case-by-case, fact specific basis by an
independent ICANN-accredited dispute provider.
- For the adjudication of disputes concerning or arising from use
of the domain name, the Registrant shall submit, without prejudice to
other potentially applicable jurisdictions, to the jurisdiction of the
courts:
- of the Registrant's domicile, and
- where Tucows is located, presently Toronto, Ontario.
- .name Domains: In the case of a ".name" registration, the following terms and conditions will apply:
- .name Restrictions. Registrations in the .name top-level domain
must constitute an individual's "Personal Name". For purposes of the
.name restrictions (the "Restrictions"), a "Personal Name" is a person's
legal name, or a name by which the person is commonly known. A "name by
which a person is commonly known" includes, without limitation, a
pseudonym used by an author or painter, or a stage name used by a singer
or actor.
- .name Representations. As a .name domain name registrant, you hereby represent that:
- The registered domain name or second level domain ("SLD") e-mail address is your Personal Name.
- The data provided in the domain name registration application
is true, correct, up to date and complete and that you will continue to
keep all of the information provided correct, current and complete,
- to the best of the your knowledge and belief, neither this
registration of a domain name nor the manner in which it is directly or
indirectly to be used infringes upon the legal rights of a third party;
- that the domain name is not being registered for nor shall it
at any time whatsoever be used for any unlawful purpose whatsoever;
- the registration satisfies the Eligibility Requirements found at: http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries/name/appendix-11-25mar11-en.htm; and
- you have the authority to enter into this Registration Agreement.
- E-mail Forwarding Services. The Services for which you have
registered may, at your option, include e-mail forwarding. To the extent
you opt to use e-mail forwarding, you are obliged to do so in
accordance with all applicable legislation and are responsible for all
use of e-mail forwarding, including the content of messages sent through
e-mail forwarding.
You undertake to familiarize yourself with the content of and to
comply with the generally accepted rules for Internet and e-mail usage.
Without prejudice to the foregoing, you undertake not to use e-mail
forwarding:
- to encourage, allow or participate in any form of illegal or
unsuitable activity, including but not restricted to the exchange of
threatening, obscene or offensive messages, spreading computer viruses,
breach of copyright and/or proprietary rights or publishing defamatory
material;
- to gain illegal access to systems or networks by unauthorized
access to or use of the data in systems or networks, including all
attempts at guessing passwords, checking or testing the vulnerability of
a system or network or breaching the security or access control without
the sufficient approval of the owner of the system or network;
- to interrupt data traffic to other users, servers or networks,
including, but not restricted to, mail bombing, flooding, Denial of
Service (DoS) attacks, wilful attempts to overload another system or
other forms of harassment; or
- for spamming, which includes, but is not restricted to, the
mass mailing of unsolicited e-mail, junk mail, the use of distribution
lists (mailing lists) which include persons who have not specifically
given their consent to be placed on such distribution list. Users are
not permitted to provide false names or in any other way to pose as
somebody else when using e-mail forwarding.
- Registry reserves the right to implement additional anti-spam
measures, to block spam or mail from systems with a history of abuse
from entering Registry's e-mail forwarding. However, due to the nature
of such systems, which actively block messages, Registry shall make
public any decision to implement such systems a reasonable time in
advance, so as to allow you or us to give feedback on the decision.
- You understand and agree that Registry may delete material that
does not conform to clause (c) above or that in some other way
constitutes a misuse of e-mail forwarding. You further understand and
agree that Registry is at liberty to block your access to e-mail
forwarding if you use e-mail forwarding in a way that contravenes this
Agreement. You will be given prior warning of discontinuation of the
e-mail forwarding unless it would damage the reputation of Registry or
jeopardize the security of Registry or others to do so. Registry
reserves the right to immediately discontinue e-mail forwarding without
notice if the technical stability of e-mail forwarding is threatened in
any way, or if you are in breach of this Agreement. On discontinuing
e-mail forwarding, Registry is not obliged to store any contents or to
forward unsent e-mail to you or a third party.
- You understand and agree that to the extent either we and/or
Registry is required by law to disclose certain information or material
in connection with your e-mail forwarding, either we and/or Registry
will do so in accordance with such requirement and without notice to
you.
- Domain Name Dispute Policy. If you reserved or registered a
domain name through us, or transferred a domain name to us from another
registrar, you agree to be bound by the dispute policy that is
incorporated herein and made a part of this Agreement by reference. You
hereby acknowledge that you have read and understood and agree to be
bound by the terms and conditions of the following documents, as they
may be amended from time to time, which are hereby incorporated and made
an integral part of this Agreement.
- the Eligibility Requirements (the "Eligibility Requirements"), available at: http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/name/registry-agmt-appl-8aug03.htm;
- the Eligibility Requirements Dispute Resolution Policy (the "ERDRP"), available at: http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/name/registry-agmt-appm-8aug03.htm; and
- the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "UDRP"), available at: http://www.icann.org/dndr/udrp/policy.htm
- The Eligibility Requirements dictate that Personal Name domain
names and Personal Name SLD e-mail addresses will be granted on a
first-come, first-served basis. The following categories of Personal
Name Registrations may be registered:
- the Personal Name of an individual;
- the Personal Name of a fictional character, if you have trademark or service make rights in that character's Personal Name;
- in addition to a Personal Name registration, you may add
numeric characters to the beginning or the end of the Personal Name so
as to differentiate it from other Personal Names.
- The ERDRP applies to challenges to:
- registered domain names and SLD e-mail address registrations
within .name on the grounds that a Registrant does not meet the
Eligibility Requirements, and
- to Defensive Registrations (as defined by the Registry) within .name.
- The UDRP sets forth the terms and conditions in connection with a
dispute between a Registrant and party other than the Registry or
Tucows over the registration and use of an Internet domain name
registered by a Registrant.
- For the adjudication of disputes concerning or arising from use
of the domain name, the Registrant shall submit, without prejudice to
other potentially applicable jurisdictions, to the jurisdiction of the
courts:
- of the Registrant's domicile, and,
- where Tucows is located, presently Toronto, Ontario.
- .at Domains: In the case of a ".at" registration, the following terms and conditions will apply:
- Registry Policy. You acknowledge and understand that by accepting
the terms and conditions of this agreement you shall be bound by
Registry policies and any pertinent rules or policies that exist now or
in the future and which are posted on the Registry website at http://www.nic.at/en/service/legal_information/terms_conditions/.
You are responsible for monitoring the Registry's site on a regular
basis. In the event that you do not wish to be bound by a revision or
modification to any Registry policy, your sole remedy is to cancel your
domain name registration by following the appropriate Registry policy
regarding such cancellation.
- .be Domains: In the case of a ".be" registration, the following terms and conditions will apply:
- Registry Policy. You acknowledge and understand that by accepting
the terms and conditions of this agreement you shall be bound by
Registry policies and any pertinent rules or policies that exist now or
in the future and which are posted on the Registry website at http://www.dns.be/en/legal/domain_name_disputes/general_principle.
You are responsible for monitoring the Registry's site on a regular
basis. In the event that you do not wish to be bound by a revision or
modification to any Registry policy, your sole remedy is to cancel your
domain name registration by following the appropriate Registry policy
regarding such cancellation.
- Domain Name Dispute Policy. If you reserved or registered a
domain name through us, or transferred a domain name to us from another
registrar, you agree to be bound by the .be Dispute Policy that is
incorporated herein and made a part of this Agreement by reference. The
current version of the Dispute Policy may be found at http://www.dns.be/en/legal/domain_name_disputes/general_principle.
- .ca Domains: In the case of a ".ca" registration, the following terms and conditions will apply:
- Domain Name Dispute Policy. If you reserved or registered a
domain name through us, or transferred a domain name to us from another
registrar, you agree to be bound by the Dispute Policy, which is
incorporated herein and made a part of this Agreement by reference. The
current version of the Dispute Policy may be found at https://cira.ca/sites/default/files/attachment/policies/cdrppolicy_-_en.pdf Please take the time to familiarize yourself with this policy.
- Registry Policy. You agree that your registration of the domain
name shall be subject to suspension, cancellation, or transfer pursuant
to any Registry-adopted policy, or pursuant to any registrar or registry
procedure not inconsistent with a Registry adopted policy,
- to correct mistakes by Tucows or the Registry in registering the name or
- for the resolution of disputes concerning the domain name.
- Transfer of Ownership. Any transfer of ownership in and to a
domain name registration shall be affected in accordance with registry
policies and procedures.
- Registry Agreement and Policy. You acknowledge and understand
that by accepting the terms and conditions of this agreement you shall
be bound by the Registry's Registrant Agreement, the Registry's policies
and any pertinent rules or policies that exist now or in the future and
which are posted on the Registry website at https://cira.ca/assets/Documents/Legal/Registrants/registrantagreement.pdf.
You are responsible for monitoring the Registry's site on a regular
basis. In the event that you do not wish to be bound by a revision or
modification to any Registry agreement or policy, your sole remedy is to
cancel your domain name registration by following the appropriate
Registry policy regarding such cancellation.
- You acknowledge and agree that the Registry shall not be liable
to you for any loss, damage, or expense arising out of the Registry's
failure or refusal to register a domain name, it's failure or refusal to
renew a domain name registration, it's registration of a domain name,
it's failure or refusal to renew a domain name registration, it's
renewal of a domain name registration, it's failure or refusal to
transfer a domain name registration, it's transfer of a domain name
registration, it's failure or refusal to maintain or modify a domain
name registration, it's maintenance of a domain name registration, it's
modification of a domain name registration, it's failure to cancel a
domain name registration or it's cancellation of a domain name
registration from the Registry;
- .cc Domains: In the case of a ".cc" registration, the following terms and conditions will apply:
- Domain Name Dispute Policy. If you reserved or registered a
domain name through us, or transferred a domain name to us from another
registrar, you agree to be bound by the Dispute Policy that is
incorporated herein and made a part of this Agreement by reference. The
current version of the Dispute Policy may be found at http://www.verisign.com/information-services/naming-services/cctlds/page_042130.html.
Please take the time to familiarize yourself with this policy.
- Registry Policy. You acknowledge and understand that by accepting
the terms and conditions of this agreement you shall be bound by
Registry policies and any pertinent rules or policies that exist now or
in the future and which are posted on the Registry website at: http://www.verisign.com/information-services/naming-services/cctlds/page_042130.html.
You are responsible for monitoring the Registry's site on a regular
basis. In the event that you do not wish to be bound by a revision or
modification to any Registry policy, your sole remedy is to cancel your
domain name registration by following the appropriate Registry policy
regarding such cancellation.
- .ch Domains: In the case of a ".ch" registration, the following terms and conditions shall apply:
- Registry Policy. You acknowledge and understand that by accepting
the terms and conditions of this agreement you shall be bound by
Registry policies and any pertinent rules or policies that exist now or
in the future and which are posted on the Registry website at http://www.switch.ch/id/terms.
You are responsible for monitoring the Registry's site on a regular
basis. In the event that you do not wish to be bound by a revision or
modification to any Registry policy, your sole remedy is to cancel your
domain name registration by following the appropriate Registry policy
regarding such cancellation.
- Domain Name Dispute Policy. If you reserved or registered a
domain name through us, or transferred a domain name to us from another
registrar, you agree to be bound by the .ch Dispute Policy that is
incorporated herein and made a part of this Agreement by reference. The
current version of the Dispute Policy may be found at http://www.switch.ch/id/disputes/rules. Please take the time to familiarize yourself with this policy.
- .cn Domains: In the case of a ".cn" registration, the following terms and conditions shall apply:
- "Registry" means the China Internet Network Information Center,
which is the authority responsible for the administration of the
national top-level domain of the People's Republic of China and the
Chinese domain name system;
- "Registry Gateway" means the service provided by the Registry
Operator that facilitates the registration of .cn domain names by
registrars operating outside of the People's Republic of China;
- "Registry Operator" means Neustar, Inc., the company authorized
to facilitate the registration of .cn domain names by registrars
operating outside of the People's Republic of China.
- Restrictions. You agree that you shall not register or use a domain name that is deemed by CNNIC to:
- be against the basic principles prescribed in the Constitution of the People's Republic of China ("PRC");
- jeopardize national security, leak state secrets, intend to overturn the government or disrupt the integrity of the PRC;
- harm national honour and national interests of the PRC;
- instigate hostility or discrimination between different nationalities or disrupt the national solidarity of the PRC;
- spread rumours, disturb public order or disrupt social stability of the PRC;
- spread pornography, obscenity, gambling, violence, homicide, terror or instigate crimes in the PRC;
- insult, libel against others and infringe other people's legal rights and interests in the PRC; or
- take any other action prohibited in laws, rules and administrative regulations of the PRC.
- Business or Organization Representation. .cn domain name
registrations are intended for businesses and organizations and not for
individual use. By registering a .cn name, you accordingly represent
that you have registered the domain name on behalf or a business or
organization. It should be noted that, although .cn policy is permissive
in terms of registration, and enforcement is generally in reaction to a
complaint (as opposed to proactive review), registrations that are not
associated with an organization or business may be subject to deletion.
The foregoing prevents an individual from registering a .cn domain name
for a business operating as a sole proprietorship.
- Domain Name Disputes. You acknowledge having read and understood
and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the CNNIC Domain
Name Dispute Policy & Rules for CNNIC Dispute Resolution Policy
("Dispute Policy"), as they may be amended from time to time, which are
hereby incorporated and made an integral part of this Agreement. The
Dispute Policy is currently found at: http://www1.cnnic.cn/PublicS/fwzxxgzcfg/201208/t20120830_35737.htm.
- You acknowledge that, pursuant to the Dispute Policy, Registrars
must comply with all reasonable requests from the applicable domain name
dispute resolution institutions including the provision of all relevant
evidence in any domain name disputes in the specified time frames.
- If we are notified that a complaint has been filed with a
judicial or administrative body regarding your use of our domain name
registration services, you agree not to make any changes to your domain
name record without our prior approval. We may not allow you to make
changes to such domain name record until:
- we are directed to do so by the judicial or administrative body, or
- we receive notification by you and the other party contesting
your registration and use of our domain name registration services that
the dispute has been settled. Furthermore, you agree that if you are
subject to litigation regarding your registration and use of our domain
name registration services, we may deposit control of your domain name
record into the registry of the judicial body by supplying a party with a
registrar certificate from us.
- Adherence to Policies. You agree to comply with all applicable
laws, regulations and policies of the People's Republic of China's
governmental agencies and the China Internet Network Information Centre
("CNNIC"), including but not limited to the following rules and
regulations:
- Provisional Administrative Rules for Registration of Domain Names in China (currently at http://www1.cnnic.cn/PublicS/fwzxxgzcfg/201208/t20120830_35734.htm);
- Detailed Implementation Rules for Registration of Domain Names in China (currently at http://www1.cnnic.cn/PublicS/fwzxxgzcfg/201208/t20120830_35735.htm);
- Chinese Domain Names Dispute Resolution Policy (currently at http://www1.cnnic.cn/PublicS/fwzxxgzcfg/201208/t20120830_35737.htm); and
- CNNIC Implementing Rules of Domain Name Registration (currently at http://www1.cnnic.cn/PublicS/fwzxxgzcfg/201208/t20120830_35735.htm).
You acknowledge that you have read and understood and agree to be
bound by the terms and conditions of the policies of the CNNIC, as they
may be amended from time to time.
- Suspension and Cancellation. You agree that your registration of
the domain name shall be subject to suspension, cancellation, or
transfer pursuant to any Tucows, Registry Operator, CNNIC or
government-adopted policy, or pursuant to any registrar or registry
procedure not inconsistent with a CNNIC or government-adopted policy,
- to correct mistakes by a party in registering the name,
- for the resolution of disputes concerning the domain name,
- to protect the integrity and stability of the registry,
- to comply with any applicable laws, government rules or requirements, requests of law enforcement,
- to avoid any liability, civil or criminal, on the part of
Tucows, Registry Operator or CNNIC, as well as their affiliates,
subsidiaries, directors, representatives, employees and stockholders or
(6) for violations of this Agreement. Tucows, Registry Operator and
CNNIC also reserve the right to "freeze" a domain name during the
resolution of a dispute.
- Jurisdiction. For the adjudication of disputes concerning or
arising from use of the domain name, the Registrant shall submit,
without prejudice to other potentially applicable jurisdictions, to the
jurisdiction of the courts:
- of the Registrant's domicile,
- where Tucows is located, and
- the People's Republic of China.
- Governing Law. For the adjudication of a dispute concerning or
arising from use of a .cn domain, such dispute will be governed under
the Laws of the People's Republic of China.
- .de Domains: In the case of a ".de" registration, the following terms and conditions will apply:
- Selection of a Domain Name. You represent that:
- you have reviewed and have accepted the Registry's Terms and
Conditions and the Registry's Guidelines and have provided your Reseller
with written confirmation of same;you have reviewed and have accepted
the Registry's Terms and Conditions and the Registry's Guidelines and
have provided your Reseller with written confirmation of same;
- either you, or the person designated as the administrative
contact for the domain name, shall be resident or shall have a branch in
Germany;
- to the best of the your knowledge and belief, neither this
registration of a domain name nor the manner in which it is directly or
indirectly to be used infringes upon the legal rights of a third party
and, further, that the domain name is not being registered for nor shall
it at any time whatsoever be used for any unlawful purpose whatsoever.
- Domain Name Disputes. You agree that, if the registration or
reservation of your domain name is challenged by a third party, you will
be subject to the provisions specified by the Registry or any court of
law. You agree that in the event a domain name dispute arises with any
third party, you will indemnify and hold us harmless pursuant to the
terms and conditions specified by the Registry or any court of law.
- Registry Policies. You agree to be bound by the Registry's
Registration Terms and Conditions and the Registration Guidelines.
English language translations of the Registry's documents are provided
for convenience; in the event of a discrepancy between the English and
the German language agreements, the terms of the German agreement will
prevail. The Registry documents may be found at:
English:
- Registration Terms and Conditions: http://www.denic.de/en/bedingungen.html
- Registration Guidelines: http://www.denic.de/en/denic-domain-guidelines.html
German:
- DENIC-Registrierungsbedingungen: http://www.denic.de/de/bedingungen.html
- DENIC-Registrierungsrichtlinien: http://www.denic.de/de/richtlinien.html
- .eu Domains: In the case of a ".eu" registration, the following terms and conditions will apply:
- Eligibility Criteria. .eu domain names are available for
registration to companies and persons who fulfill the following
criteria. As a condition of registration, you accordingly represent that
you are:
- an undertaking having its registered office, central
administration or principal place of business within the European
Community;
- an organization established within the European Community without prejudice to the application of national law, or
- a natural person resident within the European Community.
- Registry Policy. You acknowledge and understand that by
accepting the terms and conditions of this agreement you shall be bound
by Registry policies and any pertinent rules or policies that exist now
or in the future and which are posted on the Registry website.
Registration policies of the Registry and the terms and conditions
applicable to your .eu registration may be found at: http://www.eurid.eu/files/docs/trm_con_EN.pdf.
You are responsible for monitoring the Registry's site on a regular
basis. In the event that you do not wish to be bound by a revision or
modification to any Registry policy, your sole remedy is to cancel your
domain name registration by following the appropriate Registry policy
regarding such cancellation.
- Domain Name Disputes. You agree that, if the registration or
reservation of your domain name is challenged by a third party, you will
be subject to the provisions specified by the Registry or any court of
law.
- .fr, .acquitane, .alsace Domains: In the case of ".fr", ".acquitane", ".alsace" registrations, the following terms and conditions will apply:
- Representation of Registrant. .fr, .acquitane, .alsace domain
names are available for registration to companies and persons who
fulfill the following criteria. As a condition of registration, you
accordingly represent that you are: (A) A legal entity:
- whose head office is in France; (or),
- which possess an address in France which is expressly listed in
the public electronic databases of the registrars of the commercial
courts or the National Statistical and Economic Studies Institute
(INSEE), (or),
- State institutions or departments, local authorities or associated establishments, (or),
- which own a trademark registered with the National Intellectual
Property Institute or own a registered EU or international trademark
which expressly includes French territory.
- Administrative Contact. Each registrant must designate an
administrative contact to act as a coordinator between the registrant
and the Registry. In the case of .fr registrations, the administrative
contact must be based in France where it can receive legal and other
documents.
- Registry Policies. You agree to be bound by the Registry's Naming
Charter, its registration rules for .fr. English language translations
of the Registry's documents are provided for convenience. The Registry
documents may be found at: http://www.afnic.fr/en/resources/reference/registry-policies/.
- Domain Name Disputes. You agree that, if the registration or
reservation of your domain name is challenged by a third party, you will
be subject to the provisions specified by the Registry or any court of
law. The current .fr dispute resolution policy and procedures can be
found at http://www.afnic.fr/doc/ref/juridique/parl.
You agree that in the event a domain name dispute arises with any third
party, you will indemnify and hold us harmless pursuant to the terms
and conditions specified by the Registry or any court of law.
- .CORSICA : In the case of ".CORSICA" registrations, the following terms and conditions will apply:
- .CORSICA domain names are available for registration to companies
and persons who fulfill the following criteria. As a condition of
registration, you accordingly meet at least one of the requirements:
- Legal entity in Corsica - A company headquartered in Corsica or
company having its head office outside Corsica but a secondary
establishment registered in Corsica.
- Individuals living in Corsica - The applicant may be a French
or foreign citizen with a physical address valid on the territory of
Corsica.
- Nexus to the .corsican community Diaspora and link to the
Corsican community - Any individual who has and will prove a direct or
indirect link attachment (economic, social, cultural,familial,
historical or otherwise) with Corsica.
- In addition to the criteria stated above, the Registrant of a
domain name in .corsica is obliged, if he creates a website, to create
and maintain in Corsican language at least one page of its website
in.corsica. This Corsican language page will be registered on its home
page and be published at the latest, three months after the publication
of the website.
- .it Domains: In the case of a ".it" registration, the following terms and conditions shall apply:
- Registration Criteria. Registration of an .it name is restricted
to subjects belonging to a member state of the European Union.
Individuals and associations operating without a VAT number or a fiscal
code are limited to a single domain name registration.
- Registry Policy. You acknowledge and understand that by accepting
the terms and conditions of this agreement you shall be bound by
Registry policies and any pertinent rules or policies that exist now or
in the future and which are posted on the Registry website at http://www.nic.it/create-and-change.it/regulations-and-guidelines.
You are responsible for monitoring the Registry's site on a regular
basis. In the event that you do not wish to be bound by a revision or
modification to any Registry policy, your sole remedy is to cancel your
domain name registration by following the appropriate Registry policy
regarding such cancellation. Additional policies, including transfer
procedures and "netiquette" rules may be found at http://www.nic.it/everything-on.it/naming-authority/?searchterm=naming%20authority.
- .RIO : In the case of ".RIO" registrations, the following terms and conditions will apply:
- A domain owner that loses eligibility to a .RIO domain is subject
to termination of DNS publication for the domain, and to domain
removal, no matter domain expiration date.
- Two pre-configured nameservers are required
- No trustee service allowed; abuse can lead to the deletion of the domain name by the registry
- Additional policies may be found at http://http://nic.rio/.
- Names under this TLD are only for usage by the city council of Rio. The .rio domain owner needs to be either:
- Legal entity incorporated in Brazil, with headquarters, branch,
franchisee or licensee located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, with
active record in “Cadastro Nacional das Pessoas Jurídicas –
CNPJ/MF” of the FinanceMinistry.
- Individual with fixed address in the city of Rio de Janeiro, with
active record in “Cadastro das Pessoas Físicas– CPF/MF” of the
Finance Ministry.
- .nl Domains: In the case of a ".nl" registration, the following terms and conditions shall apply:
- Registration Criteria. Registration of a .nl domain name is
unrestricted save and except that applicants who are not based in the
Netherlands or who do not have a registered address in the Netherlands
must provide an address in the Netherlands where written documents can
be sent to the applicant and where legal summonses can be served.
- Registry Policies. You agree to be bound by the policies of the
Registry including but not limited to the Registry's Registration
Regulations. English language translations of the Registry's documents
are provided for convenience and may be found at: https://www.sidn.nl/fileadmin/downloads_en/Terms_and_Conditions/General_Terms_and_Conditions_for_.nl_Registrants.pdf.
You agree that, if the registration or reservation of your domain
name is challenged by a third party, you will be subject to the
provisions specified by the Registry or any court of law. The current
.nl dispute resolution policy and procedures can be found at https://www.sidn.nl/t/nl-domain-name.
You agree that in the event a domain name dispute arises with any
third party, you will indemnify and hold us harmless pursuant to the
terms and conditions specified by the Registry or any court of law.
- .tv Domains: In the case of a ".tv" registration, the following terms and conditions will apply:
- Domain Name Dispute Policy. If you reserved or registered a
domain name through us, or transferred a domain name to us from another
Registrar, you agree to be bound by the Dispute Policy that is
incorporated herein and made a part of this Agreement by reference. The
current version of the Dispute Policy may be found at http://www.icann.org/dndr/udrp/policy.htm. Please take the time to familiarize yourself with this policy.
- Policy. You agree that your registration of the .tv domain name
shall be subject to suspension, cancellation, or transfer pursuant to
any ICANN or government adopted policy, or pursuant to any Registrar or
registry procedure not inconsistent with an ICANN or government-adopted
policy,
- to correct mistakes by us or the applicable Registry in registering the name or
- for the resolution of disputes concerning the domain name. You
acknowledge that you have reviewed the .tv General Terms of Service
which may be found at http://www.verisign.com/information-services/naming-services/cctlds/index.html" and expressly agree to the terms outlined therein.
- .uk Domains: In the case of a .uk registration, the following terms and conditions will apply:
- "Nominet UK" means the entity granted the exclusive right to administer the registry for .uk domain name registrations.
- Domain Name Dispute Policy. If you reserved or registered a
domain name through us, or transferred a domain name to us from another
registrar, you agree to be bound by the Dispute Policy which is
incorporated herein and made a part of this Agreement by reference. The
current version of the Dispute Policy may be found at: http://www.nominet.org.uk/disputes/. Please take the time to familiarize yourself with this policy.
Nominet UK Policy. You agree that your registration of the domain
name shall be subject to suspension, cancellation, or transfer pursuant
to any Nominet UK-adopted policy, term or condition, or pursuant to any
registrar or registry procedure not inconsistent with an Nominet
UK-adopted policy,
- to correct mistakes by a registrar or the registry in registering the name, or
- for the resolution of disputes concerning the domain name. The current Nominet UK terms and conditions can be found at: http://www.nominet.org.uk/disputes/terms/
When you submit a request for a domain name registration with
Tucows and/or Reseller, you will be entering into two contracts - one
contract with Tucows and/or Reseller and one contract with Nominet UK.
Tucows and your Reseller will act as agents on your behalf by
submitting your application to Nominet for you, however, you will still
be entering into a direct contract between you and Nominet UK. This is a
separate contract from this agreement; may be found at http://www.nominet.org.uk/nominet-terms.
Tucows and Reseller must also make you aware that by accepting
Nominet's terms and conditions you are consenting to Nominet using your
personal data for a variety of reasons. In particular, your name and
address may be published as part of Nominet's Whois look-up service.
- Transfer of Ownership. Any transfer of ownership in and to a
domain name registration shall be affected in accordance with Nominet UK
policies and procedures.
- .us Domains: In the case of a ".us" registration, the following terms and conditions will apply:
- "DOC" means the United States of America Department of Commerce.
- ".us Nexus Requirement". Only those individuals or organizations
that have a substantive lawful connection in the United States are
permitted to register for .usTLD domain names. Registrants in the .usTLD
must satisfy the nexus requirement ("Nexus" or "Nexus Requirements")
set out at: http://www.neustar.us/the-ustld-nexus-requirements/.
- Selection of a Domain Name. You certify and represent that:
- You have and shall continue to have, a bona fide presence in
the United States on the basis of real and substantial lawful contacts
with, or lawful activities in, the United States as defined in Section
(ii) hereinabove;
- The listed name servers are located within the United States;
- The data provided in the domain name registration application
is true, correct, up to date and complete, and that you will continue to
keep all of the information provided correct, up-to-date and complete;
- To the best of the your knowledge and belief, neither this
registration of a domain name nor the manner in which it is directly or
indirectly to be used infringes upon the legal rights of a third party;
- That the domain name is not being registered for nor shall it
at any time whatsoever be used for any unlawful purpose whatsoever;
- You have the authority to enter into this Registration Agreement.
- Domain Name Dispute Policy. If you reserved or registered a
domain name through us, or transferred a domain name to us from another
registrar, you agree to be bound by the Dispute Policy and the usDRP, as
defined below, that is incorporated herein and made a part of this
Agreement by reference. Please take the time to familiarize yourself
with these policies.
- Domain Name Disputes. You acknowledge having read and understood
and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the following
documents, as they may be amended from time to time, which are hereby
incorporated and made an integral part of this Agreement:
- The Nexus Dispute Policy ("Dispute Policy), available at: http://www.neustar.us/nexus-dispute-policy/.
The Dispute Policy will provide interested parties with an opportunity
to challenge a registration not complying with the Nexus Requirements.
- The usTLD Dispute Resolution Policy ("usDRP") available at: http://www.neustar.us/ustld-dispute-resolution-policy/.
The usDRP is intended to provide interested parties with an opportunity
to challenge a registration based on alleged trademark infringement.
- In addition to the foregoing, you agree that, for the
adjudication of disputes concerning or arising from use of the
Registered Name, you shall submit, without prejudice to other
potentially applicable jurisdictions, to the jurisdiction of the courts:
- of your domicile,
- where Tucows is located, and
- the United States.
- Policy. You agree that your registration of the domain name shall
be subject to suspension, cancellation, or transfer pursuant to any
Tucows, Registry Operator, the DOC or government-adopted policy, or
pursuant to any registrar or registry procedure not inconsistent with a
DOC or government-adopted policy,
- to correct mistakes by us or the applicable Registry in registering the name or
- for the resolution of disputes concerning the domain name. The Registry Operator's policies can be found at http://www.neustar.us/policies.
- Indemnity. The DOC shall be added to the parties you have agreed to indemnify in Section 13 hereinabove.
- Information. As part of the registration process, you are
required to provide us certain information and to update us promptly as
such information changes such that our records are current, complete and
accurate. You are obliged to provide us the following information:
- Your full name, postal address, e-mail address and telephone
number and fax number (if available) (or, if different, that of the
domain name holder);
- The domain name being registered;
- The name, postal address, e-mail address, and telephone number
and fax number (if available) telephone numbers of the administrative
contact, the technical contact and the billing contact for the domain
name;
- The IP addresses and names of the primary nameserver and any secondary nameserver(s) for the domain name;
- In addition to the foregoing, you will be required to provide
additional Nexus Information. The Nexus Information requirements are set
out at http://www.neustar.us/the-ustld-nexus-requirements/.
Any other information, which we request from you at registration, is
voluntary. Any voluntary information we request is collected for the
purpose of improving the products and services offered to you through
your Reseller.
- Disclosure and Use of the Registration Information. You agree and
acknowledge that we will make domain name registration information you
provide available to the DOC, to the Registry Operator, and to other
third parties as applicable. You further agree and acknowledge that we
may make publicly available, or directly available to third party
vendors, some, or all, of the domain name registration information you
provide, for purposes of inspection (such as through our Whois service)
or other purposes as required or permitted by the DOC and applicable
laws.
You hereby consent to any and all such disclosures and use of
information provided by you in connection with the registration of a
domain name (including any updates to such information), whether during
or after the term of your registration of the domain name. You hereby
irrevocably waive any and all claims and causes of action you may have
arising from such disclosure or use of your domain name registration
information by us.
You may access your domain name registration information in our
possession to review, modify or update such information, by accessing
our domain manager service, or similar service, made available by us
through your Reseller.
We will not process data about any identified or identifiable natural
person that we obtain from you in a way incompatible with the purposes
and other limitations which we describe in this Agreement.
We will take reasonable precautions to protect the information we
obtain from you from our loss, misuse, unauthorized accessor disclosure,
alteration or destruction of that information.
- .asia Domains: In the case of a .asia registration, the following terms apply:
- The Registered Name Holder/Registrant consents to the use,
copying, distribution, publication, modification and other processing of
its Personal Data by DotAsia Organisation Limited and its designees and
agents in a manner consistent with the purposes specified pursuant to
the Registry-Registrar Agreement and with relevant mandatory local data
protection, laws and privacy.
- The Registered Name Holder/Registrant agrees to correct and
update the registration information for the Registered Name immediately
during the registration term for the Registered Name.
- In addition to the complying with the Registrar's policies, the
Registered Name Holder/Registrant* agrees to comply with those ICANN
requirements, standards, policies, procedures, and practices for which
the Registry Operator DotAsia Organisation Limited has monitoring
responsibility in accordance with the Registry Agreement or with other
arrangements with ICANN.
- The Registered Name Holder/Registrant agrees to comply with all
the operational standards, policies, procedures, and practices for the
.ASIA Registry as established from time to time in a non-arbitrary
manner by DotAsia Organisation Limited (".ASIA Registry Policies"). The
Registered Name Holder/Registrant acknowledges that .ASIA Registry
Policies are applicable to all registrars and/or registered name
holders/registrants. Any changes of the .ASIA Registry Policies by the
DotAsia Organisation Limited that are consistent with the Registry
Agreement shall be effective upon thirty (30) days' notice by DotAsia
Organisation Limited to Registrar. The Registered Name Holder/Registrant
further agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions as set down by
DotAsia Organisation Limited during the initial launch and the general
operations of the .ASIA TLD, including without limitation its Start-Up
Policies where such terms and conditions include the submission to a
binding arbitration for disputes arising from the Start-Up process or
any allocation of domain names.
- The Registered Name Holder/Registrant agrees to submit to
proceedings commenced under ICANN's Uniform Domain Name Dispute
Resolution Policy ("UDRP") and to proceedings commenced under ICANN's
Charter Eligibility Dispute Resolution Policy ("CEDRP"). The Registered
Name Holder/Registrant agrees to submit to proceedings commenced under
other dispute resolution policies as set forth by DotAsia Organisation
Limited from time to time in the Registry Policies, including but not
limited to expedited processes for suspension of a domain name by claims
sought by intellectual property right holders, Internet engineering and
security experts or other competent claimants in the purpose of
upholding the stability, security and integrity of the .ASIA Registry.
- The Registered Name Holder/Registrant acknowledges and agrees to
comply with the .ASIA Charter Eligibility Requirement. The Registered
Name Holder/Registrant* acting as Registrant Contact represents and
warrants that it has made known to the Charter Eligibility Declaration
Contact (the "CED Contact"), and the CED Contact has agreed, that the
Registrant Contact and the CED Contact will jointly be defined as the
Registered Name Holder, and that it shall be jointly responsible for the
Registered Name in the event of a dispute or a challenge over the
Registered Name Holder/Registrant's* legal entitlement to or the
ownership of the Registered Name. The CED Contact shall be bound by the
provisions in the DotAsia Organisation Limited's .ASIA Charter
Eligibility Requirement Policy published from time to time. Registered
Name Holder/Registrant acting as Registrant Contact agrees that it has
obtained an agreement from the CED Contact that the Registrant Contact
shall remain the Operating Contact for all operations of the domain,
including but not limited to domain transfer and updates.
- The Registered Name Holder/Registrant agrees to indemnify, to the
maximum extent permitted by law, defend and hold harmless the Registry
Operator DotAsia Organisation Limited and its directors, officers,
employees and agents from and against any and all claims, damages,
liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees and
expenses, arising out of or relating to the Registered Name Holder's
domain name registration and or use. Notwithstanding the other
provisions in this Agreement, the Registered Name Holder agrees that
this indemnification obligation shall survive the termination or
expiration of this registration agreement.
- The Registered Name Holder/Registrant acknowledges and agrees
that DotAsia Organisation Limited and Registry Services Provider, acting
in consent with DotAsia Organisation Limited, reserves the right to
deny, cancel or transfer any registration that it deems necessary, in
its sole discretion:
- to protect the integrity security, and stability of the registry;
- to comply with all appropriate laws, government rules or
requirements, requests of law enforcement, in compliance with any
dispute resolution process;
- to avoid any liability, civil or criminal, on the part of
DotAsia Organisation Limited as well as its affiliates, subsidiaries,
officers, directors, representatives, employees, and stockholders;
- for violations of the terms and conditions herein: or
- to correct mistakes made by DotAsia Organisation Limited, the
Registry Services Provider or any registrar in connection with a domain
name registration. DotAsia Organisation Limited also reserves the right
to freeze a Registered Name such as placing a domain name on hold,
lock, or other status during the resolution of a dispute.
- Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary,
DotAsia Organisation Limited, the Registry Operator of the .ASIA TLD, is
and shall be an intended third party beneficiary of this Agreement. As
such, the parties to this Agreement acknowledge and agree that the
third party beneficiary rights of DotAsia Organisation Limited have
vested and that it has relied on its third party beneficiary rights
under this Agreement in agreeing to Tucows being a registrar for the
.ASIA TLD. Additionally, the third party beneficiary rights of DotAsia
Organisation Limited shall survive any termination or expiration of this
Agreement.
- The Registered Name Holder/Registrant acknowledges that in the
event of conflict between this section of the Agreement and other
sections of the same, this section shall prevail.
- For the adjudication of disputes concerning or arising from use
of the domain name, the Registrant shall submit, without prejudice to
other potentially applicable jurisdictions, to the jurisdiction of the
courts:
- of the Registrant's domicile, and
- where Tucows is located, presently Toronto, Ontario.
- .li Domains: In the case of a .li registration, the following terms and conditions shall apply:
- Registry Policy. You acknowledge and understand that by accepting
the terms and conditions of this agreement you shall be bound by
Registry policies and any pertinent rules or policies that exist now or
in the future and which are posted on the Registry website at http://www.switch.ch/id/terms.
You are responsible for monitoring the Registry's site on a regular
basis. In the event that you do not wish to be bound by a revision or
modification to any Registry policy, your sole remedy is to cancel your
domain name registration by following the appropriate Registry policy
regarding such cancellation.
- Domain Name Dispute Policy. If you reserved or registered a
domain name through us, or transferred a domain name to us from another
registrar, you agree to be bound by the .ch Dispute Policy that is
incorporated herein and made a part of this Agreement by reference. The
current version of the Dispute Policy may be found at http://www.switch.ch/id/disputes/rules. Please take the time to familiarize yourself with this policy.
- .me Domains: In the case of a .me registration, the following terms and conditions shall apply:
- Registry Policy. You acknowledge and understand that by accepting
the terms and conditions of this agreement you shall be bound by
Registry policies and any pertinent rules or policies that exist now or
in the future and which are posted on the Registry website at http://www.nic.me/policies.
You are responsible for monitoring the Registry's site on a regular
basis. In the event that you do not wish to be bound by a revision or
modification to any Registry policy, your sole remedy is to cancel your
domain name registration by following the appropriate Registry policy
regarding such cancellation.
- Domain Name Dispute Policy. If you reserved or registered a
domain name through us, or transferred a domain name to us from another
registrar, you agree to be bound by the .me Dispute Policy that is
incorporated herein and made a part of this Agreement by reference. The
current version of the Dispute Policy may be found at http://www.nic.me/policies. Please take the time to familiarize yourself with this policy.
- .tel Domains: In the case of a .tel registration, the following terms and conditions shall apply:
- Registry Policy. You acknowledge and understand that by accepting
the terms and conditions of this agreement you shall be bound by
Registry policies and any pertinent rules or policies that exist now or
in the future and which are posted on the Registry website at http://telnic.com/downloads/AUP.pdf.
You are responsible for monitoring the Registry's site on a regular
basis. In the event that you do not wish to be bound by a revision or
modification to any Registry policy, your sole remedy is to cancel your
domain name registration by following the appropriate Registry policy
regarding such cancellation.
- Submission to UDRP. Registrant agrees to submit to proceedings under ICANN's Uniform Domain Dispute Policy ("UDRP") (http://www.icann.org/dndr/udrp/policy.htm) and comply with the requirements set forth by the Registry. These policies are subject to modification;
- For the adjudication of disputes concerning or arising from use
of the domain name, the Registrant shall submit, without prejudice to
other potentially applicable jurisdictions, to the jurisdiction of the
courts:
- of the Registrant's domicile, and
- where Tucows is located, presently Toronto, Ontario.
- .mobi Domains: In the case of a .mobi registration, the following terms and conditions shall apply:
- Registry Policy. You acknowledge and understand that by accepting
the terms and conditions of this agreement you shall be bound by
Registry policies and any pertinent rules or policies that exist now or
in the future and which are posted on the Registry website at http://dotmobi.com/.
You are responsible for monitoring the Registry's site on a regular
basis. In the event that you do not wish to be bound by a revision or
modification to any Registry policy, your sole remedy is to cancel your
domain name registration by following the appropriate Registry policy
regarding such cancellation.
- Submission to UDRP. Registrant agrees to submit to proceedings under ICANN's Uniform Domain Dispute Policy ("UDRP") (http://www.icann.org/dndr/udrp/policy.htm) and comply with the requirements set forth by the Registry. These policies are subject to modification;
- For the adjudication of disputes concerning or arising from use
of the domain name, the Registrant shall submit, without prejudice to
other potentially applicable jurisdictions, to the jurisdiction of the
courts:
- of the Registrant's domicile, and
- where Tucows is located, presently Toronto, Ontario.
- .in Domains: In the case of a ".in" registration, the following terms and conditions shall apply:
- Registry Policy. You acknowledge and understand that by accepting
the terms and conditions of this agreement you shall be bound by
Registry policies and any pertinent rules or policies that exist now or
in the future and which are posted on the Registry website at https://registry.in/Policies.
You are responsible for monitoring the Registry's site on a regular
basis. In the event that you do not wish to be bound by a revision or
modification to any Registry policy, your sole remedy is to cancel your
domain name registration by following the appropriate Registry policy
regarding such cancellation.
- .bz Domains: In the case of a ".bz" registration, the following terms and conditions shall apply:
- Registry Policy. You acknowledge and understand that by accepting
the terms and conditions of this agreement you shall be bound by
Registry policies and any pertinent rules or policies that exist now or
in the future and which are posted on the Registry website at http://www.afilias-grs.info/bz-belize.
You are responsible for monitoring the Registry's site on a regular
basis. In the event that you do not wish to be bound by a revision or
modification to any Registry policy, your sole remedy is to cancel your
domain name registration by following the appropriate Registry policy
regarding such cancellation.
- .ws Domains: In the case of a ".ws" registration, the following terms and conditions shall apply:
- Registry Policy. You acknowledge and understand that by accepting
the terms and conditions of this agreement you shall be bound by
Registry policies and any pertinent rules or policies that exist now or
in the future and which are posted on the Registry website at http://www.worldsite.ws/legal/index.dhtml?url=worldsite.ws.
You are responsible for monitoring the Registry's site on a regular
basis. In the event that you do not wish to be bound by a revision or
modification to any Registry policy, your sole remedy is to cancel your
domain name registration by following the appropriate Registry policy
regarding such cancellation.
- .co and .com.co, .net.co, .nom.co Domains: In the case of a ".com.co" or ".net.co" or ".nom.co" registration, the following terms and conditions shall apply:
- Registry Policy. You acknowledge and understand that by accepting
the terms and conditions of this agreement you shall be bound by
Registry policies and any pertinent rules or policies that exist now or
in the future and which are posted on the Registry website at http://www.go.co.
You are responsible for monitoring the Registry's site on a regular
basis. In the event that you do not wish to be bound by a revision or
modification to any Registry policy, your sole remedy is to cancel your
domain name registration by following the appropriate Registry policy
regarding such cancellation.
- .com.au, .net.au, .org.au, .asn.au, .id.au Domains: In the case of a .com.au, .net.au, .org.au, .asn.au, .id.au registration, the following terms and conditions shall apply:
- auDA AND REGISTRAR'S AGENCY: In this agreement, auDA means .au
Domain Administration Limited ACN079 009 340, the .au domain names
administrator.
- The Registrar acts as agent for auDA for the sole purpose, but
only to the extent necessary to enable auDA to receive the benefit of
rights and covenants conferred to it under this agreement. auDA is an
intended third party beneficiary of this agreement.
- auDA PUBLISHED POLICY:
- In this clause, auDA Published Policies means those
specifications and policies established and published by auDA from time
to time at http://www.auda.org.au/.
- Registrant must comply with all auDA Published Policies, as if
they were incorporated into, and form part of, this agreement. In the
event of any inconsistency between any auDA Published Policy and this
agreement, then the auDA Published Policy will prevail to the extent of
such inconsistency.
- Registrant acknowledges that under the auDA Published Policies:
- There are mandatory terms and conditions that apply to all
domain names licences, and such terms and conditions are incorporated
into, and form part of, this agreement; and
- Registrant is bound by, and must submit to, the .au Dispute
Resolution Policy; and (3) auDA may delete or cancel the registration of
a .au domain name.
- auDA'S LIABILITIES AND INDEMNITY:
- To the fullest extent permitted by law, auDA will not be liable
to Registrant for any direct, indirect, consequential, special,
punitive or exemplary losses or damages of any kind (including, without
limitation, loss of use, loss or profit, loss or corruption of data,
business interruption or indirect costs) suffered by Registrant arising
from, as a result of, or otherwise in connection with, any act or
omission whatsoever of auDA, its employees, agents or contractors.
- Registrant agrees to indemnify, keep indemnified and hold auDA,
its employees, agents and contractors harmless from all and any claims
or liabilities, arising from, as a result of, or otherwise in connection
with, Registrant's registration or use of its .au domain name.
- Nothing in this document is intended to exclude the operation of Trade Practices Act 1974.
- .xxx, .porn, .adult, .sex Domains: In the case of a .xxx, .porn, .adult, .sex registration, the following terms and conditions shall apply:
- Registry Policy. You acknowledge and understand that by accepting
the terms and conditions of this agreement you shall be bound by
Registry policies and any pertinent rules or policies that exist now or
in the future and which are posted on the Registry website at http://icmregistry.com/policies/registry-registrant-agreement/ and http://nic.porn/about/policies/.
You are responsible for monitoring the Registry's site on a regular
basis. In the event that you do not wish to be bound by a revision or
modification to any Registry policy, your sole remedy is to cancel your
domain name registration by following the appropriate Registry policy
regarding such cancellation.
- Submission to UDRP. Registrant agrees to submit to proceedings under ICANN's Uniform Domain Dispute Policy ("UDRP") (http://www.icann.org/dndr/udrp/policy.htm) and comply with the requirements set forth by the Registry. These policies are subject to modification;
- For the adjudication of disputes concerning or arising from use
of the domain name, the Registrant shall submit, without prejudice to
other potentially applicable jurisdictions, to the jurisdiction of the
courts:
- of the Registrant's domicile, and
- where Tucows is located, presently Toronto, Ontario.
- .pro Domains: In the case of a .pro registration, the following terms and conditions shall apply:
- Registry Policy. You acknowledge and understand that by accepting
the terms and conditions of this agreement you shall be bound by
Registry policies and any pertinent rules or policies that exist now or
in the future and which are posted on the Registry website at http://www.registry.pro/legal/user-terms
You are responsible for monitoring the Registry's site on a regular
basis. In the event that you do not wish to be bound by a revision or
modification to any Registry policy, your sole remedy is to cancel your
domain name registration by following the appropriate Registry policy
regarding such cancellation.
- Submission to UDRP. Registrant agrees to submit to proceedings under ICANN's Uniform Domain Dispute Policy (.UDRP.) (http://www.icann.org/dndr/udrp/policy.htm) and comply with the requirements set forth by the Registry; these policies are subject to modification;
- For the adjudication of disputes concerning or arising from use
of the domain name, the Registrant shall submit, without prejudice to
other potentially applicable jurisdictions, to the jurisdiction of the
courts:
- of the Registrant's domicile, and
- where Tucows is located, presently Toronto, Ontario.
- .dk Domains: In the case of a .dk registration, the following terms and conditions shall apply:
- Registry Policy. You acknowledge and understand that by accepting
the terms and conditions of this agreement you shall be bound by
Registry policies and any pertinent rules or policies that exist now or
in the future and which are posted on the Registry website at https://www.dk-hostmaster.dk/english/laws-conditions/
- You are responsible for monitoring the Registry's site on a
regular basis. In the event that you do not wish to be bound by a
revision or modification to any Registry policy, your sole remedy is to
cancel your domain name registration by following the appropriate
Registry policy regarding such cancellation.
- Information submitted by you is registered by the registry
operator DK Hostmaster and will be used for administering the .dk
top-level domain.
- Your personal data is not publicly available in the whois
database, but the operating registry, DK Hostmaster, shall release
hidden personal details on request where a legal interest is
demonstrated.
- You agree to allow Tucows to make a payment for a domain registration/renewal/transfer on your behalf.
- You have the right to change the billing contact or proxy and to pay the registry, DK Hostmaster, directly.
- The registration of a .DK domain name takes place with the
registry operator, DK Hostmaster and you must agree to DIFO's rules
available at https://www.dk-hostmaster.dk/english/laws-conditions/.
- You have the right to, at any time, change your Registrar, DNS and Zone Contact.
- Your e-mail address must not be related to the Domain Name to be
Registered and must be an e-mail address that is under your control. It
is your responsibility to ensure that the e-mail address stated is
valid.
- For the adjudication of disputes concerning or arising from use
of the domain name, the Registrant shall submit, without prejudice to
other potentially applicable jurisdictions, to the jurisdiction of the
courts:
- of the Registrant.s domicile, and
- where Tucows is located, presently Toronto, Ontario.
- Additional ccTLD Policies. Additional registry
policies may apply for ccTLDs. You acknowledge and understand that by
accepting the terms and conditions of this agreement you shall be bound
by Registry policies and any pertinent rules or policies that exist now
or in the future and which are referenced at http://www.tucowsdomains.com/domaininfo/cctld-registry-policies.
- .VENTURES, .HOLDINGS, .SINGLES, .CLOTHING, .GURU, .BIKE,
.PLUMBING, .CAMERA, .LIGHTING, .EQUIPMENT, .ESTATE, .GRAPHICS, .GALLERY,
.PHOTOGRAPHY, .LAND, .TODAY, .TECHNOLOGY, .CONTRACTORS, .DIRECTORY,
.KITCHEN, .CONSTRUCTION, .DIAMONDS, .ENTERPRISES, .TIPS, .VOYAGE,
.CAREERS, .PHOTOS, .RECIPES, .SHOES, .LIMO, .DOMAINS, .CAB, .COMPANY,
.COMPUTER, .SYSTEMS, .ACADEMY, .MANAGEMENT, .CENTER, .BUILDERS, .EMAIL,
.SOLUTIONS, .SUPPORT, .TRAINING, .CAMP, .EDUCATION, .GLASS, .INSTITUTE,
.REPAIR, .COFFEE, .HOUSE, .FLORIST, .INTERNATIONAL, .SOLAR, .HOLIDAY,
.MARKETING, .CODES, .FARM, .VIAJES, .AGENCY, .BARGAINS, .BOUTIQUE,
.CHEAP, .ZONE, .COOL, .WATCH, .WORKS, .EXPERT, .EXPOSED, .FOUNDATION,
.CRUISES, .FLIGHTS, .RENTALS, .VACATIONS, .VILLAS, .TIENDA, .CONDOS,
.PROPERTIES, .MAISON, .DATING, .EVENTS, .PARTNERS, .PRODUCTIONS,
.COMMUNITY, .CATERING, .CARDS, .CLEANING, .TOOLS, .INDUSTRIES, .PARTS,
.SUPPLIES, .SUPPLY, .FISH, .REPORT, .VISION, .SERVICES, .CAPITAL,
.ENGINEERING, .EXCHANGE, .GRIPE, .ASSOCIATES, .LEASE, .MEDIA, .PICTURES,
.REISEN, .TOYS, .UNIVERSITY, .TOWN, .WTF, .FAIL, .FINANCIAL, .LIMITED,
.CARE, .CLINIC, .SURGERY, .DENTAL, .FURNITURE, .DISCOUNT, .FITNESS,
.SCHULE, .TAX, .CASH, .FUND, .INVESTMENTS, .GRATIS, .CLAIMS, .CREDIT,
.CREDITCARD, .DIGITAL, .ACCOUNTANTS, .FINANCE, .INSURE, .LOANS, .CHURCH,
.LIFE, .GUIDE, .DIRECT, .PLACE, .WORLD, .DELIVERY, .ENERGY, .BUSINESS,
.IMMO, .NETWORK, .PIZZA, .COACH, .MEMORIAL, .LEGAL, .MONEY, .TIRES,
.BINGO, .CHAT, .STYLE, .TENNIS, .GOLF, .TOURS, .GOLD, .PLUS, .TEAM,
.JEWELRY, .SHOW, .EXPRESS, .CAFE, .DOG, .THEATER, .TAXI, .HOCKEY, .RUN,
.MOVIE, .COUPONS, .SOCCER, .FYI, .MBA, .VIN, .WINE, .GROUP, .SALON,
.GMBH, .LTD, .SHOPPING The following premium domains have not been
completely setup/transferred, and have been stuck for at LEAST 20
minutes. Please retry these setups from the "Premium Domains Pending
Setups" area in the AWI.Domains: In the case of a .VENTURES,
.HOLDINGS, .SINGLES, .CLOTHING, .GURU, .BIKE, .PLUMBING, .CAMERA,
.LIGHTING, .EQUIPMENT, .ESTATE, .GRAPHICS, .GALLERY, .PHOTOGRAPHY,
.LAND, .TODAY, .TECHNOLOGY, .CONTRACTORS, .DIRECTORY, .KITCHEN,
.CONSTRUCTION, .DIAMONDS, .ENTERPRISES, .TIPS, .VOYAGE, .CAREERS,
.PHOTOS, .RECIPES, .SHOES, .LIMO, .DOMAINS, .CAB, .COMPANY, .COMPUTER,
.SYSTEMS, .ACADEMY, .MANAGEMENT, .CENTER, .BUILDERS, .EMAIL, .SOLUTIONS,
.SUPPORT, .TRAINING, .CAMP, .EDUCATION, .GLASS, .INSTITUTE, .RE PAIR,
.COFFEE, .HOUSE, .FLORIST, .INTERNATIONAL, .SOLAR, .HOLIDAY, .MARKETING,
.CODES, .FARM, .VIAJES, .AGENCY, .BARGAINS, .BOUTIQUE, .CHEAP, .ZONE,
.COOL, .WATCH, .WORKS, .EXPERT, .EXPOSED, .FOUNDATION, .CRUISES,
.FLIGHTS, .RENTALS, .VACATIONS, .VILLAS, .TIENDA, .CONDOS, .PROPERTIES,
.MAISON, .DATING, .EVENTS, .PARTNERS, .PRODUCTIONS, .COMMUNITY,
.CATERING, .CARDS, .CLEANING, .TOOLS, .INDUSTRIES, .PARTS, .SUPPLIES,
.SUPPLY, .FISH, .REPORT, .VISION, .SERVICES, .CAPITAL, .ENGINEERING,
.EXCHANGE, .GRIPE, .ASSOCIATES, .LEASE, .MEDIA, .PICTURES, .REISEN,
.TOYS, .UNIVERSITY, .TOWN, .WTF, .FAIL, .FINANCIAL, .LIMITED, .CARE,
.CLINIC, .SURGERY, .DENTAL, .FURNITURE, .DISCOUNT, .FITNESS, .SCHULE,
.TAX, .CASH, .FUND, .INVESTMENTS, .GRATIS, .CLAIMS, .CREDIT,
.CREDITCARD, .DIGITAL, .ACCOUNTANTS, .FINANCE, .INSURE, .LOANS, .CHURCH,
.LIFE, .GUIDE, .DIRECT, .PLACE, .WORLD, .DELIVERY, .ENERGY, .BUSINESS,
.IMMO, .NETWORK, .PIZZA, .COACH, .MEMORIAL, .LEGAL, .MONEY, .TIRES,
.BINGO, .CHAT, .STYLE, .TENNIS, .GOLF, .TOURS, .GOLD, .PLUS, .TEAM,
.JEWELRY, .SHOW, .EXPRESS, .CAFE, .DOG, .THEATER, .TAXI, .HOCKEY, .RUN,
.MOVIE, .COUPONS, .SOCCER, .FYI, .MBA, .VIN, .WINE, .GROUP, .SALON,
.GMBH, .LTD, .SHOPPING for SR/GA (Donuts) registration, the following
conditions apply:
- You agree to the Donuts Inc. Acceptable Use and Anti-Abuse Policy, located at http://www.donuts.co/policies/acceptable-use/
- You acknowledge that TLDs offered by Donuts Inc. will have
non-uniform renewal registration pricing, such that the fee for a domain
name registration renewal may differ from other domain names in the
same or other Donuts TLDs.
- .DOCTOR Domains: In the case of a .DOCTOR registration, the following conditions apply:
- You agree to the Donuts Inc. Acceptable Use and Anti-Abuse Policy located at http://www.donuts.co/policies/acceptable-use/
- In addition to the criteria stated above, .DOCTOR
registrants who hold themselves out to be licensed medical practitioners
must be able to demonstrate to the Registrar and Registry, upon
request, that they hold the applicable licenses.
- .TATTOO, .SEXY, .GUITARS, .LINK, .GIFT, .PICS, .PHOTO,
.CHRISTMAS, .BLACKFRIDAY, .CLICK, .DIET, .HELP, .DIET, .HIPHOP, .JUEGOS,
.FLOWERS, .LOL, .GAME, .CARS, .AUTO, .CAR, .MOM Domains: In
the case of a .TATTOO, .SEXY, .GUITARS, .LINK, .GIFT, .PICS, .PHOTO,
.CHRISTMAS, .BLACKFRIDAY, .CLICK, .DIET, .HELP, .DIET, .HIPHOP, .JUEGOS,
.FLOWERS, .LOL, .GAME, .CARS, .AUTO, .CAR, .MOM registration, the
following conditions apply:
- You agree to the Uniregistry Inc. Acceptable Use and Anti-Abuse Policy, located at http://uniregistry.link/bin/pdf/Acceptable_Use_Policy_and_Terms_of_Service.pdf
- You acknowledge that TLDs offered by Uniregistry Inc. will have
non-uniform renewal registration pricing, such that the fee for a domain
name registration renewal may differ from other domain names in the
same or other Uniregistry TLDs.
.DIET, .HIPHOP, .JUEGOS Domains: In the case of a .DIET, .HIPHOP, .JUEGOS registration, the following additional conditions apply:
- The registrant will abide by all applicable laws regarding
privacy, data collection, consumer protection (including in relation to
misleading and deceptive conduct), fair lending, debt collection,
organic farming, disclosure of data, and financial disclosures.
- The registrant further agrees that if it collects or maintains
sensitive health and financial data that it will implement reasonable
and appropriate security measures commensurate with the offering of
those services, as defined by applicable law.
.SEXY Domains: In the case of a .SEXY registration, the following additional conditions apply:
- The Registrant shall NOT permit content unsuitable for viewing by
a minor to be viewed from the main or top-level directory of a .SEXY
domain name. For purposes of clarity, content viewed at the main or
top-level directory of a .SEXY domain name is the content immediately
visible if a user navigates to http://example.sexy or
http://www.example.sexy. No restrictions apply to the content at any
other page or subdirectory addressed by a .SEXY Registered Name.
- For the purposes of these additional conditions, the term
"content unsuitable for viewing by a minor" means any communication,
consisting of nudity, sex, or excretion, that, taken as a whole and with
reference to its context�
- predominantly appeals to a prurient interest;
- is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult
community as a whole with respect to what is suitable material for
minors; and
- lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.
- For the purposes of these additional conditions, the term "sex"
means acts of masturbation, sexual intercourse, or physical contact with
a person's genitals, or the condition of human male or female genitals
when in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal; and "minor" means a
person who has not attained the age of 13.
- .DANCE, .DEMOCRAT, .NINJA, .IMMOBILIEN, .FUTBOL, .REVIEWS,
.SOCIAL, .PUB, .MODA, .KAUFEN, .CONSULTING, .ACTOR, .ROCKS, AUCTION,
.FORSALE, .RIP, .BAND, .SALE, .NEWS, .LIVE, .STUDIO, .FAMILY, .GAMES
Domains: In the case of a .DANCE, .DEMOCRAT, .NINJA,
.IMMOBILIEN, .FUTBOL, .REVIEWS, .SOCIAL, .PUB, .MODA, .KAUFEN,
.CONSULTING, .ACTOR, .ROCKS, AUCTION, .REHAB, .GIVES, .DEGREE, .FORSALE,
.RIP, .BAND, .SALE, .NEWS, .LIVE, .STUDIO, .FAMILY, .GAMES
registration, the following conditions apply:
- You agree to the Rightside Inc. Acceptable Use and Anti-Abuse Policy, located at http://rightside.co/registry/for-registrars/#c290
- You acknowledge that TLDs offered by Rightside Inc. will have
non-uniform renewal registration pricing, such that the fee for a domain
name registration renewal may differ from other domain names in the
same or other Rightside TLDs.
- .FISHING, .VODKA, .RODEO, .COOKING, .HORSE, .COUNTRY,
.BAYERN, .BEER, .SURF, .CASA, .YOGA, .WORK, .FASHION, .WEDDING, .GARDEN,
.FIT, .NRW, .MIAMI, .LAW, .ABOGADO, .VIP Domains: In the case
of a .FISHING, .VODKA, .RODEO, .COOKING, .HORSE, .COUNTRY, .BAYERN,
.BEER, .SURF, .CASA, .YOGA, .WORK, .FASHION, .WEDDING, .GARDEN, .FIT,
.NRW, .MIAMI, .LAW, .ABOGADO, .VIP registration, the following
conditions apply:
- You agree to the Minds + Machines Inc. Acceptable Use and Anti-Abuse Policy, located at http://mm-registry.com/policies/
- You agree to the .BAYERN Minds + Machines Inc. policies located at http://mm-registry.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Bayern-Registry-Policies_English1.pdf
- You acknowledge that TLDs offered by Minds + Machines Inc. will
have non-uniform renewal registration pricing, such that the fee for a
domain name registration renewal may differ from other domain names in
the same or other Minds + Machines TLDs.
- .NRW Domains: In the case of a .NRW registration, the following additional conditions apply:
- You agree to additional acceptable use policies located at http://nic.nrw/die-nrw-domain/richtlinien/.
- Registrants of .NRW domains in Sunrise and General Availability must be:
- Individuals with residence in the postal code area of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia; or
- Individuals that have a place of business in connection with
self-employment or freelance work in the postal code area of the federal
state of North Rhine-Westphalia; or
- Entities that have place of business in the postal code area of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- .LAW, .ABOGADO Domains: In the case of .LAW, .ABOGADO registrations, the following additional conditions apply:
- Registrant Validation, Data, and Restriction. Registration in
the .law and .abogado TLDsis restricted to accredited lawyers as
validated by an agent, which shall be appointedfrom time to time by the
Registry (Validation Agent). Registrar must capture additionaldata as
necessary to facilitate validation (Validation Data).
- Validation Data must beprovided as requested from time to
time by the Registry. Registrar must pay the non-refundable Validation
Fee (see section below). Registrar must require that Registrant certify,
prior to check out or collection of any registration fees, that
Registrantis qualified to register the domain and that all provided
information is true and accurate.
- Registrar must display to Registrant terms to the effect that
providing false informationmay lead to the deletion of their
registration on all Registry TLDs including, but not limited to, .law
and .abogado. Failure to maintain accreditation may result in
cancellation ofregistration; no refunds will be granted outside the add
grace or renewal grace periods.Validation may occur for each
registration year. Registry may periodically re-verifyaccreditation at
no additional cost to the Registrar. Disputes regarding validation will
behandled by the Registry and Registrar agrees to submit such disputes
immediately to the Registry for determination.
- The applicant must provide the Qualified Lawyer information:
- Their full name as the applicant, as recorded with their regulator
- The official name of the accreditation body (e.g., The State Bar
of California); The accreditation body is the entity that issued the
accreditation ID to the qualified lawyer. Within the Qualified Lawyer
extension, a character string is used to represent an accreditation
body.
- The accreditation year; A qualified lawyers accreditation year
is the year he/she was initially certified by the accreditation body. It
is represented by a four-digit year including the century.
- The applicants accreditation ID number; The qualified lawyers
accreditation ID is a character string issued by the accreditation body
to the qualified lawyer. Accreditation IDs uniquely identify the
qualified lawyer within the context of the accreditation body.
- The accreditation jurisdiction: country and state, province, or
district, as applicable. The accreditation jurisdiction country is the
country in which the accreditation body certifies the qualified lawyer.
ISO two-letter country codes are used to represent the accreditation
jurisdiction country. The accreditation jurisdiction country is
required. The accreditation jurisdiction state/province is the specific
region, within the accreditation jurisdiction country, in which the
accreditation body certifies the qualified lawyer. A character string
represents the region. The accreditation jurisdiction is required when
the accrediting body limits the qualified lawyeys certification to this
area.
- .BERLIN Domains: In the case of a .BERLIN registration, the following conditions apply:
- .RUHR Domains: In the case of a .RUHR registration, the following conditions apply:
- .WIEN Domains: In the case of a .WIEN registration, the following conditions apply:
- .KIM, .PINK, .RED, .BLUE, .BLACK, .GLOBAL, .MEET, .LTDA, .POKER, .LGBT, .GREEN, .SRL, .BET, .PET, .PROMO Domains:
In the case of a .KIM, .PINK, .RED, .BLUE, .BLACK, .GLOBAL, .MEET,
.LTDA, .POKER, .LGBT, .GREEN .SRL, .BET, .PET, .PROMO registration, the
following conditions apply:
- You agree to the Afilias Inc. Acceptable Use and Anti-Abuse Policy, located at https://www.afilias.info/policies
- You acknowledge that TLDs offered by Afilias Inc. will have
non-uniform renewal registration pricing, such that the fee for a domain
name registration renewal may differ from other domain names in the
same or other Afilias TLDs.
.POKER Domains: In the case of a .POKER registration, the following additional conditions apply:
- Registrants of .POKER domains must:
- comply with all applicable laws, including those that relate to
privacy, data collection, consumer protection (including in relation to
misleading and deceptive conduct), fair lending, debt collection,
disclosure of data, and financial disclosures;
- implement reasonable and appropriate security measures
commensurate with the collection and maintenance of financial data, as
defined by applicable law;
- provide administrative contact information, which must be kept
up-to-date, for the notification of complaints or reports of
registration abuse, as well as the contact details of the relevant
regulatory, or industry self-regulatory, bodies in their main place of
business.
.LGBT Domains: In the case of a .LGBT registration, the following additional conditions apply:
.GREEN Domains: In the case of a .GREEN registration, the following additional conditions apply:
.SRL Domains: In the case of a .SRL registration, the following additional conditions apply:
- Registrants of .SRL must:
- Only companies that are registered as SRL qualify to be a
Registrant of an .SRL domain name. Such registration must be granted by a
governmentalbody, or an organization authorized by a governmental body
to issue such registration.
If at any time during the term of registration of a Registered Name a
Registrant shall no longer meet the requirements of the Eligibility
Policy, then, inaddition to any other rights of InterNetX existing under
the Registry Registrar Agreement (“RRA”) between InterNetX and any
applicable Registrar orotherwise, InterNetX reserves the right to deny
or cancel the registration, renewal, or transfer of any Registered Name,
or to place any RegisteredName on registry lock, hold, or similar
status, with respect to any such Registered Name that InterNetX, upon
reasonable belief formed after reason-able investigation, deems to be
registered to a Registrant that is not in compliance with the
Eligibility Policy.
- .CLUB Domains: In the case of a .CLUB registration, the following conditions apply:
- .UNO Domains: In the case of a .UNO registration, the following conditions apply:
- .BUZZ Domains: In the case of a .BUZZ registration, the following conditions apply:
- .NYC Domains: In the case of a .NYC registration, the following conditions apply:
- .JETZT Domains: In the case of a .JETZT registration, the following conditions apply:
- .MOE Domains: In the case of a .MOE registration, the following conditions apply:
- .BUILD Domains: In the case of a .BUILD registration, the following conditions apply:
- .LUXURY Domains: In the case of a .LUXURY registration, the following conditions apply:
- .MENU Domains: In the case of a .MENU registration, the following conditions apply:
- .WIKI, .INK, .DESIGN Domains: In the case of a .WIKI, .INK, .DESIGN registration, the following conditions apply:
- .XYZ, .COLLEGE, .RENT Domains: In the case of a .XYZ, .COLLEGE, .RENT registration, the following conditions apply:
- .BAR, .REST Domains: In the case of a .BAR, .REST registration, the following conditions apply:
- .FANS Domains: In the case of a .FANS registration, the following conditions apply:
- .LOVE Domains: In the case of a .LOVE registration, the following conditions apply:
- .HOST, .PRESS, .WEBSITE, .SPACE, .SITE, .TECH, .STORE Domains: In the case of a .HOST, .PRESS, .WEBSITE, .SPACE, .SITE, .TECH, .STORE registration, the following conditions apply:
- .BID, .TRADE, .WEBCAM, .PARTY, .SCIENCE, .CRICKET, .REVIEW,
.FAITH, .DATE, .MEN, .ACCOUNTANT, .DOWNLOAD, .LOAN, .RACING, .WIN,
.STREAM Domains: In the case of a .BID, .TRADE, .WEBCAM,
.PARTY, .SCIENCE, .CRICKET, .REVIEW, .FAITH, .DATE, .MEN, .ACCOUNTANT,
.DOWNLOAD, .LOAN, .RACING, .WIN, .STREAM registration, the following
conditions apply:
- You agree to the Famous Four Media Limited Use and Anti-Abuse Policy, located at:
- .SOY, .HOW Domains: In the case of a .SOY, .HOW registration, the following conditions apply:
- .CYMRU, .WALES Domains: In the case of a .CYMRU, .WALES registration, the following conditions apply:
- .PARIS Domains: In the case of a .PARIS registration, the following conditions apply:
- .TIROL Domains: In the case of a .TIROL registration, the following conditions apply:
- .PHYSIO Domains: In the case of a .PHYSIO registration, the following conditions apply:
- .ONE Domains: In the case of a .ONE registration, the following conditions apply:
- .ATTORNEY, .LAWYER, .DENTIST Domains: In the case of an .ATTORNEY, .LAWYER, .DENTIST registration, as a highly regulated TLD, the following conditions apply:
- You agree to the Rightside Inc. Acceptable Use and Anti-Abuse Policy, located at http://rightside.co/registry/for-registrars/#c290
- You acknowledge that TLDs offered by Rightside Inc. will have
non-uniform renewal registration pricing, such that the fee for a domain
name registration renewal may differ from other domain names in the
same or other Rightside TLDs.
- You must comply with all applicable laws, including laws relating
to privacy, data collection, consumer protection (including in relation
to misleading and deceptive conduct) and applicable consumer laws in
respect of fair lending, debt collection, organic farming (if
applicable), disclosure of data and financial regulations;
- You must acknowledge and agree that any collection and use of
sensitive health and financial data must implement reasonable and
appropriate security measures commensurate with the offering of those
services, as defined by applicable laws.
- You must provide administrative contact information, which must
be kept up-to-date, for the notification of complaints or reports of
registration abuse, as well as the contact details of the relevant
regulatory, or industry self-regulatory, bodies in your main place of
business.
- You must represent that you possesses any necessary
authorizations, charters, licenses and/or other related credentials for
participation in the sector associated with this highly regulated TLD.
- You must report any material changes to the validity of your
authorizations, charters licenses and/or other related credentials for
participation in the sector associated with this highly regulated TLD to
ensure you continue to conform to the appropriate regulations and
licensing requirements and generally conduct activities in the interests
of the consumer served.
- You must email a copy of your valid, active authorization, charter, license, or other related credentials to rightside@opensrs.com,
along with contact information for the licensing/governing body for
your profession. Registrars may set up a forwarding email to receive
these documents and must forward these emails to OpenSRS if they wish to
use their own email domain/address.
- .ENGINEER, .MARKET, .MORTGAGE, .SOFTWARE, .VET, .GIVES, .DEGREE, .REHAB Domains:
In the case of an .ENGINEER, .MARKET, .MORTGAGE, .SOFTWARE, .VET,
.GIVES, .DEGREE, .REHAB registration, as a regulated TLD, the following
conditions apply:
- You agree to the Rightside Inc. Acceptable Use and Anti-Abuse Policy, located at http://rightside.co/registry/for-registrars/#c290
- You acknowledge that TLDs offered by Rightside Inc. will have
non-uniform renewal registration pricing, such that the fee for a domain
name registration renewal may differ from other domain names in the
same or other Rightside TLDs.
- You must comply with all applicable laws, including laws relating
to privacy, data collection, consumer protection (including in relation
to misleading and deceptive conduct) and applicable consumer laws in
respect of fair lending, debt collection, organic farming (if
applicable), disclosure of data and financial regulations;
- You must acknowledge and agree that any collection and use of
sensitive health and financial data must implement reasonable and
appropriate security measures commensurate with the offering of those
services, as defined by applicable laws.
- .ARMY, .NAVY, .AIRFORCE: In the case of an .ARMY, .NAVY, .AIRFORCE registration, as a regulated TLD, the following conditions apply:
- You agree to the Rightside Inc. Acceptable Use and Anti-Abuse Policy, located at http://rightside.co/registry/for-registrars/#c290
- You acknowledge that TLDs offered by Rightside Inc. will have
non-uniform renewal registration pricing, such that the fee for a domain
name registration renewal may differ from other domain names in the
same or other Rightside TLDs.
- You must take steps to ensure against misrepresenting or falsely
implying that you or your business is affiliated with, sponsored or
endorsed by one or more country's or government's military forces if
such affiliation, sponsorship or endorsement does not exist.
- .HIV Domains: In the case of a .HIV registration, the following conditions apply:
- .DURBAN, .JOBURG, .CAPETOWN Domains: In the case of a .DURBAN, .JOBURG, .CAPETOWN registration, the following conditions apply:
- .DESI Domains: In the case of a .DESI registration, the following conditions apply:
- .HAMBURG Domains: In the case of a .HAMBURG registration, the following conditions apply:
- .LONDON Domains: In the case of a .LONDON registration, the following conditions apply:
- .MELBOURNE, .SYDNEY Domains: In the case of a .MELBOURNE, .SYDNEY registration, the following conditions apply:
- .SCOT Domains: In the case of a .SCOT registration, the following conditions apply:
- .QUEBEC Domains: In the case of a .QUEBEC registration, the following conditions apply:
- .BZH Domains: In the case of a .BZH registration, the following conditions apply:
- .BRUSSELS, .VLAANDEREN Domains: In the case of a .BRUSSELS, .VLAANDEREN registration, the following conditions apply:
- .ISTANBUL and .IST Domains: In the case of a .ISTANBUL or .IST registration, the following conditions apply:
- .BARCELONA Domains: In the case of a .BARCELONA registration, the following conditions apply:
- .CEO, .BEST Domains: In the case of a .CEO, .BEST registration, the following conditions apply:
- .NGO, .ONG Domains: In the case of a .NGO, .ONG registration, the following conditions apply:
- You agree to Public Interest Registry's Policies located at http://pir.org/policies/ and http://globalngo.org/discover/eligibility/, and detailed below:
- Focused on acting in the public interest:
Whether in support of education or health, the environment or human
rights, members of the .ngo|.ong community work for the good of
humankind and/or the preservation of the planet and do not promote
discriminate or bigotry.
- Non-profit making/Non-profit focused entities:
While many NGOs and ONGs engage in commercial activities or generate
revenue in support of their missions, members of the .ngo|.ong community
do not recognize profits or retain earnings.
- Limited government influence: Recognizing that
many NGOs and ONGs have important interactions with government, not
least for reasons of funding (which may include receipt of some
government funding in support of their programs), members of the
.ngo|.ong community decide their own policies, direct their own
activities, and are independent of direct government or political
control.
- Independent actors: Members of the .ngo|.ong
community should not be political parties nor should be a part of any
government. Participation in the work of a NGO or ONG is voluntary.
- Active organisations: Members of the .ngo|.ong community are actively pursuing their missions on a regular basis.
- Structured: Members of the .ngo|.ong community,
whether large or small, operate in a structured manner (e.g. under
bylaws, codes of conduct, organizational standards, or other government
structures.)
- Lawful: Members of the .ngo|.ong community act with integrity within the bounds of law.
- To activate the new domains, NGO organisations will also need to complete a postregistration validation process:
- Registrant is required to submit information and documentation
to PIR establishing that it meets the eligibility requirements of an
NGO.
- Validation documentation may consist of one or more of the following:
- government lists
- corporate documents (e.g., Articles of Incorporation)
- tax records or other documents evidencing the entity's charitable status and
work in the community it serves
- Registrant is required to certify that the information and
documentation it submitted in the validation process remains true,
complete, and accurate at least once every two years after initial
validation.
- If Registrant does not successfully complete the validation
process within one year from the date it registers the domain name
bundle, the domain name bundle will be deleted and released back into
the pool of available domains and any fees paid in connection with the
registration of the domain name bundle will be forfeit.
- Registrant acknowledges and understands that, in the event it is
selected for an audit, it will promptly comply with any inquiries and
requests from the Registry to provide additional evidence of its NGO
status.
- If, as a result of the audit process, the Registry determines
(in its sole discretion) that the Registrant does not meet the NGO
eligibility requirements, the Registrant's domain name bundle will be
deleted and released back into the pool of available domains and any
fees paid in connection with the Registrant's domain name bundle will be
forfeit.
- .VOTE, .VOTO Domains: In the case of a VOTE, .VOTO registration, the following conditions apply:
- .SKI, .ARCHI, .BIO Domains: In the case of a .SKI, .ARCHI, .BIO registration, the following conditions apply:
- You agree to Starting Dot Ltd's Policies located at http://www.startingdot.com/our-top-level-domains/
- In the case of .ARCHI, the following additional conditions apply:
- You must be professionally and academically qualified as an architect as defined by the UIA Accord, or
- Be an architecture-related organization listed on a dedicated
list defined by the APAC in collaboration with the UIA and the UIA
Member Sections, and available on the Registry website.
- You agree to the additional .ARCHI conditions at http://www.startingdot.com/our-top-level-domains/archi-policies/
- In the case of .BIO, the following additional conditions apply:
- Registration is limited to those who are producers,
transformers and retailers, or otherwise involved in the field of
agriculture, food and farming.
- You agree to the additional .BIO conditions at http://www.startingdot.com/bio/policies/
- In the case of .SKI, the following additional conditions apply:
- .IRISH Domains: In the case of a .IRISH registration, the following conditions apply:
- .AMSTERDAM Domains: In the case of a .AMSTERDAM registration, the following conditions apply:
- .SUCKS Domains: In the case of a .SUCKS registration, the following conditions apply:
- .COURSES Domains: In the case of a .COURSES registration, the following conditions apply:
- .STUDY Domains: In the case of a .STUDY registration, the following conditions apply:
- .FILM Domains: In the case of a .FILM registration, the following conditions apply:
- .EARTH Domains: In the case of a .EARTH registration, the following conditions apply:
- .CLOUD Domains: In the case of a .CLOUD registration, the following conditions apply:
- .TOP Domains: In the case of a .TOP registration, the following conditions apply:
- .FEEDBACK Domains: In the case of a .FEEDBACK registration, the following conditions apply:
- .TUBE Domains: In the case of a .TUBE registration, the following conditions apply:
- .SHOP Domains: In the case of a .SHOP registration, the following conditions apply:
- .STORAGE Domains: In the case of a .STORAGE registration, the following conditions apply:
- .BLOG Domains: In the case of a .BLOG registration, the following conditions apply:
