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EXHIBIT A
Registration Agreement
1. In this Registration Agreement ("Agreement"), "Registrant",
"you" and "your" refers to the Registrant of each domain name
registration, "we", "us" and "our" refers to Tucows.com Co., and
"Services" refers to the domain name registration services provided by
us as offered through IT Solutions Group, Inc., the Registration
Service Provider ("Reseller"). Any reference to a "registry,"
"Registry" or "Registry Operator" shall refer to the registry
administrator of the applicable TLD or ccTLD. This Agreement explains
our obligations to you, and explains your obligations to us for the
Services. By agreeing to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, you are also agreeing to be bound by the rules and
regulations set forth by a registry for that particular registry only.
2. SELECTION OF A DOMAIN NAME. You acknowledge and agree that
we cannot guarantee that you will obtain a desired domain name
registration, even if an inquiry indicates that a domain name is
available at the time of your application for same. You represent
that, to the best of the your knowledge and belief, neither the
registration of the 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.
3. FEES. As consideration for the Services, you agree to pay
Reseller the applicable service(s) fees prior to the effectiveness of
a desired domain name registration or any renewal thereof. All fees
payable hereunder are non-refundable even if your domain name
registration is suspended, cancelled or transferred prior to the end
of your current registration term. As further consideration for the
Services, you agree to: (1) provide certain current, complete and
accurate information about you as required by the registration
process, and (2) maintain and update this information as needed to
keep it current, complete and accurate. All such information shall be
referred to as account information ("Account Information"). You
represent that the Account Information and all other statements put
forth in your application are true, complete and accurate. Both Tucows
and each registry reserves the right to terminate your domain name
registration if: (i) information provided by you or your agent is
false, inaccurate, incomplete, unreliable, misleading or otherwise
secretive; or (ii) you have failed to maintain, update and keep your
Account Information true, current, complete, accurate and reliable.
You acknowledge that a breach of this Section 3 will constitute a
material breach of our Agreement which will entitle either us or a
registry to terminate this Agreement immediately upon such breach
without any refund and without notice to you.
4. TERM. This Agreement will remain in effect during the term
of your domain name registration as selected, recorded and paid for at
the time of registration or any renewal thereof. Should the domain
name be transferred to another registrar, the terms and conditions of
this Agreement shall cease.
5. MODIFICATIONS TO AGREEMENT. You acknowledge that the
practice of registering and administering domain names is constantly
evolving; therefore, you agree that 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. Your
continued use of the domain name registered to you 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
registration be cancelled or transferred to a different accredited
registrar. You agree that such cancellation or request for 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.
6. MODIFICATIONS TO YOUR ACCOUNT. In order to change any of
your account information with us, you must use the Account Identifier
and Password that you selected when you opened your account with us.
You agree to safeguard your Account Identifier and Password from any
unauthorized use. In no event shall we be liable for the unauthorized
use or misuse of your Account Identifier or Password.
7. NO GUARANTY. You acknowledge that registration or
reservation of your chosen domain name does not confer immunity from
objection to the registration, reservation or use of the domain name.
8. 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 in the dispute policy
adopted by the applicable registry. 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 contained in
the applicable policy. If Tucows is notified that a complaint has been
filed with a judicial or administrative body regarding your domain
name, Tucows may, at its sole discretion, suspend your ability to use
your domain name or to make modifications to your registration records
until (i) Tucows is directed to do so by the judicial or
administrative body, or (ii) Tucows receives notification by you and
the other party contesting your domain that the dispute has been
settled. Furthermore, you agree that if you are subject to litigation
regarding your registration or use of your domain name, Tucows may
deposit control of your registration record into the registry of the
judicial body by supplying a party with a registrar certificate from
us.
9. POLICY. You agree that your 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, (1) to correct mistakes
by us or a registry in registering the name or (2) for the resolution
of disputes concerning the domain name.
10. AGENCY. Should you intend to license use of a domain name
to a third party you shall nonetheless be the domain name holder of
record and are therefore responsible for providing your own full
contact information and for providing and updating accurate technical
and administrative contact information adequate to facilitate timely
resolution of any problems that arise in connection with the domain
name. You shall accept liability for harm caused by wrongful use of
the domain name. You represent that you will secure the agreement of
any third party to the terms and conditions in this Agreement
11. ANNOUNCEMENTS. We reserve the right to distribute
information to you that is pertinent to the quality or operation of
our services and those of our service partners. These announcements
will be predominately informative in nature and may include notices
describing changes, upgrades, new products or other information to add
security or to enhance your identity on the Internet.
12. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. You agree that our entire
liability, and your exclusive remedy, with respect to any Services(s)
provided under this Agreement and any breach of this Agreement is
solely limited to the amount you paid for the initial registration of
your domain name. Tucows and its directors, employees, affiliates,
subsidiaries, agents and third party providers, ICANN and the
applicable registries shall not be liable for any direct, indirect,
incidental, special or consequential damages resulting from the use or
inability to use any of the Services or for the cost of procurement of
substitute services. Because some states do not allow the exclusion or
limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in
such states, our liability is limited to the extent permitted by law.
We disclaim any and all loss or liability resulting from, but not
limited to: (1) loss or liability resulting from access delays or
access interruptions; (2) loss or liability resulting from data
non-delivery or data mis-delivery; (3) loss or liability resulting
from acts of God; (4) loss or liability resulting from the
unauthorized use or misuse of your account identifier or password; (5)
loss or liability resulting from errors, omissions, or misstatements
in any and all information or services(s) provided under this
Agreement; (6) loss or liability resulting from the interruption of
your Service. You agree that we will not be liable for any loss of
registration and use of your domain name, or for interruption of
business, or any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential
damages of any kind (including lost profits) regardless of the form of
action whether in contract, tort (including negligence), or otherwise,
even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
13. INDEMNITY. You agree to release, indemnify, and hold Tucows,
its contractors, agents, employees, officers, directors and
affiliates, ICANN, the applicable registries and their respective
directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates harmless from
all liabilities, claims and expenses, including attorney's fees, of
third parties arising out of or relating to the registration or use of
the domain name registered in your name , whether used by yourself,
licensed to a third party or pursuant to the Whois Privacy Service,
including without limitation infringement by you or a third party with
access to your Account Identifier and Password. You also agree to
release, indemnify and hold us harmless pursuant to the terms and
conditions contained in the applicable Dispute Policy. When we are
threatened with suit by a third party, we may seek written assurances
from you concerning your promise to indemnify us; your failure to
provide those assurances may be considered by us to be a breach of
your Agreement and may result in the suspension or cancellation of
your domain name. This indemnification obligation will survive the
termination or expiration of this Agreement.
14. 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 Identifier
and Password are secured, shall be deemed the designate of the
Registrant with the authority to manage the domain name. You agree
that prior to transferring ownership of your domain name to another
person (the "Transferee") you 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 us in our sole discretion) to the terms and
conditions in this Agreement, any such transfer will be null and void.
15. BREACH. You agree that failure to abide by any provision of
this Agreement, any operating rule or policy or the Dispute Policy
provided by us, may be considered by us to be a material breach and
that we may provide a written notice, describing the breach, to you.
If within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of such notice, you
fail to provide evidence, which is reasonably satisfactory to us, that
you have not breached your obligations under the Agreement, then we
may delete the registration or reservation of your domain name. Any
such breach by you shall not be deemed to be excused simply because we
did not act earlier in response to that, or any other breach by you.
16. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. You agree that your use of our
Services is solely at your own risk. You agree that such Service(s) is
provided on an "as is," "as available" basis. We expressly disclaim
all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but
not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for
a particular purpose and non-infringement. We make no warranty that
the Services will meet your requirements, or that the Service(s) will
be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error free; nor do we make any
warranty as to the results that may be obtained from the use of the
Service(s) or as to the accuracy or reliability of any information
obtained through the Service or that defects in the Service will be
corrected. You understand and agree that any material and/or data
downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of Service is done at
your own discretion and risk and that you will be solely responsible
for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results
from the download of such material and/or data. We make no warranty
regarding any goods or services purchased or obtained through the
Service or any transactions entered into through the Service. No
advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from
us or through the Service shall create any warranty not expressly made
herein.
17. 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:
(a) your name and postal address (or, if
different, that of the domain name holder);
(b) the domain name being registered;
(c) the name, postal address, e-mail address, and voice and fax
(if available) telephone numbers of the administrative contact
for the domain name;
(d) the name, postal address, e-mail address, and voice and fax
(if available) telephone numbers of the billing contact for the
domain name; and
(e) the name, postal address, e-mail address, and voice and fax
(if available) telephone numbers of the technical contact for
the domain name.
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Any voluntary information we request is collected in order that we can
continue to improve the products and services offered to you through
your Reseller.
18. DISCLOSURE AND USE OF REGISTRATION INFORMATION. You agree
and acknowledge that we will make domain name registration information
you provide available to ICANN, to the registry administrators, law
enforcement agencies 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 ICANN and applicable laws.
(a) You hereby consent to any and all such
disclosures and use of, and guidelines, limits and restrictions
on disclosure or 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.
(b) 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.
(c) We will not process or maintain 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.
(d) We will take reasonable precautions to protect the
information we obtain from you from our loss, misuse,
unauthorized disclosure, alteration or destruction of that
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19. OBLIGATION TO MAINTAIN WHOIS. Your willful provision of
inaccurate or unreliable information, your willful failure promptly to
update information provided to us, or any failure to respond to
inquiries by us addressed to the email address of the registrant, the
administrative, billing or technical contact appearing in the Whois
directory with respect to a domain name concerning the accuracy of
contact details associated with the registration shall constitute a
material breach of this Agreement and be a basis for cancellation of
the domain name registration. Any information collected by us
concerning an identified or identifiable natural person ("Personal
Data") will be used in connection with the registration of your domain
name(s) and for the purposes of this Agreement and as required or
permitted by ICANN or an applicable registry policy.
20. REVOCATION. We, in our sole discretion, reserve the right
to deny, cancel, suspend, transfer or modify any domain name
registration to correct a mistake, protect the integrity and stability
of the company and any applicable registry, to comply with any
applicable laws, government rules, or requirements, requests of law
enforcement, in compliance with any dispute resolution process, or to
avoid any liability, civil or criminal. You agree that we shall not be
liable to you for loss or damages that may result from our refusal to
register or cancel, suspend, transfer or modify your domain name
registration.
21. 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.
22. NON-WAIVER. Our failure to require performance by you of
any provision hereof shall not affect the full right to require such
performance at any time thereafter; nor shall the waiver by us of a
breach of any provision hereof be taken or held to be a waiver of the
provision itself.
23. 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
lhutz@tucows.com. Any notice to you will be sent to the e-mail
address provided by you in your 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.com Co..
Registrant Affairs Office
96 Mowat Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M6K 3M1 CANADA
Attention: Legal Affairs
and in the case of notification to you shall be
sent to the address specified in the "Administrative Contact" in your
Whois record.
24. ENTIRETY. You agree that this Agreement, the applicable
dispute policy and the rules and policies published by Tucows and any
applicable registry or other governing authorities are the complete
and exclusive agreement between you and us regarding our Services.
25. 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.
26. INFANCY. You attest that you are of legal age to enter into
this Agreement.
27. FORCE MAJEURE. You acknowledge and agree that neither we
nor the applicable registry shall be responsible for any failures or
delays in performing our respective obligations hereunder arising from
any cause beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to,
acts of God, acts of civil or military authority, fires, wars, riots,
earthquakes, storms, typhoons and floods.
28. PRIVACY. Information collected about you 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:
http://www.tucows.com/privacy.html
29. CONTROLLING LANGUAGE. In the event that you are reading
this Agreement in a language other than the English language, you
acknowledge and agree that the English language version hereof shall
prevail in case of inconsistency or contradiction in interpretation or
translation.
30. TLD'S. The following additional provisions apply to any
domain names that you register through Tucows with the various
registries:
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(a) .com/net Domains: In the case of
a ".com" or ".net" registration, the following terms and
conditions will apply:
(i) 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.
(b) .org Domains: In the case of a
".org" registration, the following terms and conditions will
apply:
(i) 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.
(c) .info Domains: In the case of a
".info" registration, the following terms and conditions will
apply:
(i) 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.
(ii) 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.
(iii) 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.
(d) .biz Domains. In the case of a
".biz" registration, the following terms and conditions will
apply:
(i) .biz Restrictions. 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:
(A) to exchange goods, services, or
property of any kind;
(B) in the ordinary course of business; or
(C) to facilitate (i) the exchange of goods, services,
information or property of any kind; or (ii) 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.
(ii) Selection of a Domain Name. You represent that:
(A) 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;
(B) 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;
(C) that the domain name is not being registered for nor
shall it at any time whatsoever be used for any unlawful
purpose whatsoever;
(D) the registered domain name will be used primarily for
bona fide business or commercial purposes and not (a)
exclusively for personal use, or (b) solely for the purposes
of (1) selling, trading or leasing the domain name for
compensation, or (2) the unsolicited offering to sell, trade
or lease the domain name for compensation;
(E) you have the authority to enter into this Registration
Agreement; and
(F) the registered domain name is reasonably related to your
business or intended commercial purpose at the time of
registration.
(iii) 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:
(A) your full name;
(B) your postal address;
(C) your e-mail address;
(D) your voice telephone number;
(E) your fax number (if applicable);
(F) the name of an authorized person for contact purposes in
the case of a registrant that is an organization,
association, or corporation;
(G) the IP addresses of the primary nameserver and any
secondary nameserver for the domain name;
(H) the corresponding names of the primary and secondary
nameservers;
(I) 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
(J) any remark concerning the domain name that should appear
in the Whois directory.
(K) 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.
(iv) 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:
(A) The Uniform Domain Name Dispute
Resolution Policy ("Dispute Policy), available at:
http://www.icann.org/dndr/udrp/policy.htm;
(B) 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").
(v) 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.
(vi) 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.
(e) .name Domains. In the case of
a ".name" registration, the following terms and conditions
will apply:
(i) .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.
(ii) .name Representations. As a .name domain name
registrant, you hereby represent that:
(A) the registered domain name or
second level domain ("SLD") e-mail address is your Personal
Name.
(B) 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,
(C) 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;
(D) that the domain name is not being registered for nor
shall it at any time whatsoever be used for any unlawful
purpose whatsoever;
(E) the registration satisfies the Eligibility Requirements
found at:
http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/name/registry-agmt-appl-8aug03.htm;
and
(F) you have the authority to enter into this Registration
Agreement.
(iii) 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. This includes, but is not limited to the
Acceptable Use Policy, available at
http://www.nic.name/downloads/aup.pdf as well as the
following restrictions. Without prejudice to the foregoing,
you undertake not to use e-mail forwarding:
(A) 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;
(B) 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;
(C) 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
(D) 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.
(iv) 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.
(v) 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.
(vi) 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.
(vii) 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.
(A) the Eligibility Requirements (the
"Eligibility Requirements"), available at:
http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/name/registry-agmt-appl-8aug03.htm;
(B) the Eligibility Requirements Dispute Resolution Policy
(the "ERDRP"), available at:
http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/name/registry-agmt-appm-8aug03.htm;
and
(C) the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "UDRP"),
available at:
http://www.icann.org/dndr/udrp/policy.htm.
(viii) 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: (i) the Personal Name of an individual;
(ii) the Personal Name of a fictional character, if you have
trademark or service make rights in that character's Personal
Name; (iii) 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.
(ix) The ERDRP applies to challenges to (i) registered domain
names and SLD e-mail address registrations within .name on the
grounds that a Registrant does not meet the Eligibility
Requirements, and (ii) to Defensive Registrations (as defined
by the Registry) within .name.
(x) 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.
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(a) .at Domains. In the case of a
".at" registration, the following terms and conditions will
apply:
(i) 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://nic.at/en/agb/ag_agb2003.asp. 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.
(b) .be Domains. In the case of a
".be" registration, the following terms and conditions will
apply:
(i) 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/home.php?n=51. 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.
(ii) 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/home.php?n=53.
(a) .ca Domains. In the case of a
".ca" registration, the following terms and conditions will
apply:
(i) 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.cira.ca/en/cat_Dpr.html. Please take the time
to familiarize yourself with this policy.
(ii) 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, (1) to correct mistakes by Tucows or
the Registry in registering the name or (2) for the resolution
of disputes concerning the domain name.
(iii) Transfer of Ownership. Any transfer of ownership in and
to a domain name registration shall be affected in accordance
with registry policies and procedures.
(iv) 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
http://www.cira.ca/en/doc_Registrar.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 agreement or policy,
your sole remedy is to cancel your domain name registration by
following the appropriate Registry policy regarding such
cancellation.
(v) 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;
(b) .cc Domains. In the case of a
".cc" registration, the following terms and conditions will
apply:
(i) 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.nic.cc/policies/dispute.html. Please take the
time to familiarize yourself with this policy.
(ii) 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.cc. 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.
(c) .ch Domains. In the case of a ".ch"
registration, the following terms and conditions shall apply:
(i) 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.
(ii) 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.
(d) .cn Domains. In the case of a ".cn"
registration, the following terms and conditions shall apply:
(i) "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;
(ii) "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;
(iii) "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.
(iv) Restrictions. You agree that you shall not register or
use a domain name that is deemed by CNNIC to:
(A) be against the basic principles
prescribed in the Constitution of the Peoples Republic of
China ("PRC");
(B) jeopardize national security, leak state secrets, intend
to overturn the government or disrupt the integrity of the
PRC;
(C) harm national honour and national interests of the PRC;
(D) instigate hostility or discrimination between different
nationalities or disrupt the national solidarity of the PRC;
(E) spread rumours, disturb public order or disrupt social
stability of the PRC;
(F) spread pornography, obscenity, gambling, violence,
homicide, terror or instigate crimes in the PRC;
(G) insult, libel against others and infringe other people's
legal rights and interests in the PRC; or
(H) take any other action prohibited in laws, rules and
administrative regulations of the PRC.
(v) 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.
(vi) 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://www.cnnic.net.cn/html/Dir/2003/11/27/1526.htm.
(vii) 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.
(viii) 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 (i) we are directed to do so by the judicial or
administrative body, or (ii) 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.
(ix) Adherence to Policies. You agree to comply with all
applicable laws, regulations and policies of the Peoples
Republic of China's governmental agencies and the China
Internet Network Information Centre ("CNNIC"), including but
not limited to the following rules and regulations:
(A) Provisional Administrative Rules
for Registration of Domain Names in China (currently at
http://www.cnnic.net.cn/html/Dir/2003/11/27/1520.htm);
(B) Detailed Implementation Rules for Registration of Domain
Names in China (currently at
http://www.cnnic.net.cn/html/Dir/2003/11/27/1522.htm);
(C) Chinese Domain Names Dispute Resolution Policy
(currently at
http://www.cnnic.net.cn/html/Dir/2003/11/27/1526.htm);
and
(D) CNNIC Implementing Rules of Domain Name Registration
(currently at
http://www.cnnic.net.cn/html/Dir/2003/11/27/1503.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.
(x) 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, (1) to
correct mistakes by a party in registering the name, (2) for
the resolution of disputes concerning the domain name, (3) to
protect the integrity and stability of the registry, (4) to
comply with any applicable laws, government rules or
requirements, requests of aw enforcement, (5) 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.
(xi) 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 (1) of the
Registrant's domicile, (2) where Tucows is located, and (3)
the People's Republic of China.
(xii) 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 Peoples Republic of
China.
(e) .de Domains. In the case of a
".de" registration, the following terms and conditions will
apply:
(i) Selection of a Domain Name. You
represent that:
(A) 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;
(B) either you, or the person designated as the
administrative contact for the domain name, shall be
resident or shall have a branch in Germany;
(C) 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.
(ii) 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. (iii) 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:
11.2.
English:
(A) Registration Terms and Conditions
http://www.denic.de/en/bedingungen.html
(B) Registration Guidelines
http://www.denic.de/en/richtlinien.html
11.3. German:
(C) DENIC-Registrierungsbedingungen
http://www.denic.de/de/bedingungen.html
(D) DENIC-Registrierungsrichtlinien
http://www.denic.de/de/richtlinien.html
(f) .fr Domains. In the case of a ".fr"
registration, the following terms and conditions will apply:
(i) Representation of Registrant. .fr
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:
(I) whose head office is in France; (or),
(II) 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),
(III) State institutions or departments, local authorities or
associated establishments, (or),
(IV) which own a trademark registered with the National
Intellectual Property Institute or own a registered EU or
international trademark which expressly includes French
territory; or
(B) A natural person:
(I) of French nationality; (or),
(II) of foreign nationality who are domiciled in France; (or),
(III) who own a trademark registered with the National
Intellectual Property Institute or own a registered EU or
international trademark which expressly includes French
territory.
(ii) 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.
(iii) 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: www.afnic.fr/obtenir/chartes/nommage-fr.
(iv) 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.
(i) .it Domains. In the case of an
"it" registration, the following terms and conditions shall
apply:
(i) 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.
(i) 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/NA/regole-naming-curr-engl.txt. 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/NA/index-engl.html.
(g) .nl Domains. In the case of a ".nl"
registration, the following terms and conditions shall apply:
(i) 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.
(ii) 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 www.domain-registry.nl/sidn_english/flat/
General/Rules/Regulations.
(iii) 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 www.domain-registry.nl/sidn_english/flat/General/Rules/Regulations_for_arbitration_on_.nl_domain_names/index.html.
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.
(h) .tv Domains. In the case of a ".tv"
registration, the following terms and conditions will apply:
(i) 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.
(ii) 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, (1)
to correct mistakes by us or the applicable Registry in
registering the name or (2) 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.tv/en-def-5066945b5fcc/en/policies/tos.shtml
and expressly agree to the terms outlined therein.
(i) co.uk, .org.uk, ltd.uk, net.uk,
plc.uk and me.uk Domains. In the case of a co.uk, .org.uk,
ltd.uk, net.uk, plc.uk or me.uk registration, the following
terms and conditions will apply:
(i) "Nominet UK" means the entity granted
the exclusive right to administer the registry for .uk domain
name registrations.
(ii) 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.nic.uk/DisputeResolution/DrsPolicy/. Please
take the time to familiarize yourself with this policy.
(iii) 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, (1) to
correct mistakes by a registrar or the registry in registering
the name, or (2) 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/ReferenceDocuments/TermsAndConditions/TermsAndConditions.html
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://resellers.tucows.com/contracts/uk/ukterms. 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.
(iv) 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..
(j) .us Domains. In the case of
a ".us" registration, the following terms and conditions
will apply:
(i) "DOC" means the United States of
America Department of Commerce.
(ii) 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/policies/docs/ustld_nexus_requirements.pdf.
(iii) Selection of a Domain Name. You certify and represent
that:
(A) 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;
(B) The listed name servers are located within the United
States;
(C) 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;
(D) 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;
(E) That the domain name is not being registered for nor
shall it at any time whatsoever be used for any unlawful
purpose whatsoever;
(F) You have the authority to enter into this Registration
Agreement.
(iv) 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.
(A) 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:
(B) The Nexus Dispute Policy ("Dispute Policy), available
at:
http://www.neustar.us/policies/docs/nexus_dispute_policy.pdf.
The Dispute Policy will provide interested parties with an
opportunity to challenge a registration not complying with
the Nexus Requirements.
(C) The usTLD Dispute Resolution Policy ("usDRP") available
at:
http://www.neustar.us/policies/docs/usdrp.pdf. 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 (i) of your domicile, (ii)
where Tucows is located, and (iii) the United States.
(v) 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, (1) to correct mistakes by us or
the applicable Registry in registering the name or (2) for the
resolution of disputes concerning the domain name. The
Registry Operator's policies can be found at
http://www.neustar.us/policies.
(vi) Indemnity. The DOC shall be added to the parties you have
agreed to indemnify in Section 13 hereinabove.
(vii) 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:
(A) 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);
(B) The domain name being registered;
(C) 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;
(D) The IP addresses and names of the primary nameserver and
any secondary nameserver(s) for the domain name;
(E) 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/policies/docs/ustld_nexus_requirements.pdf.
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.
(viii) 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.
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32. WHOIS PRIVACY SERVICE. The following
terms and conditions will apply if you subscribe to the Whois Privacy
Service:
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(a) Subscribers to the Whois Privacy
Service have elected to include the following information in the
publicly available Whois Registry:
(i) Contactprivacy.com shall appear as
the Registrant and Contacts name(s);
(ii) Tucows' postal address and a Tucows assigned email
address and telephone number shall appear on behalf of the
Registrant and the Contact(s);
(iii) The primary and secondary nameservers shall be those
designated by the Registrant;
(iv) The original date of registration and the expiration of
each domain name;
(v) Tucows will be identified as the registrar of record.
(b) You understand and agree that the
Registrant and Contact Information that you have provided will
be kept on file. You further agree and warrant that you will
ensure that the Whois Information is true, accurate and up to
date.
(c) You will will retain complete control over the domain name
and its registration records and may suspend and reinstate the
Whois Privacy Service at your discretion.
(d) The Whois Privacy Service may be used with both new and
existing domain name registrations. You may use the Whois
Privacy Service with respect to a domain name that has been
transferred but it will only commence after the transfer has
been completed. If you wish to transfer the domain name to a
different registrar,the Whois Privacy Service must be disabled
in order to initiate the transfer.
(e) We will send all obligatory renewal and transfer related
messages to the Contacts you have designated.
(f) Communications Forwarding. Communications received with
respect to a particular domain name registration will be handled
as follows:
(i) We will forward to you or a Contact
all correspondence received by registered mail or traceable
courier. This information may be opened, scanned and emailed
to you or your Contact.. Regular postal mail will be discarded
or returned to sender at our discretion.
(ii) Email correspondence will be forwarded according to the
instructions of the Registrant as they appear in our records.
(iii) A voice mail message will advise all callers that
inbound messages will not be accepted; calls will be directed
to the contactprivacy.com web site where written messages will
be forwarded according to your instructions.
(iv) We will only be responsible for forwarding communications
where our details have appeared in the whois and when your
Whois Information is accurate, complete and up to date.
(g) Right to Suspend and Disable. We shall
have the right, at our sole discretion and without liability to
you or any of your Contacts, suspend or cancel your domain name
and to reveal Registrant and Contact Whois Information in
certain circumstances, including but not limited to the
following:
(i) when required by law;
(ii) in the good faith belief that disclosure is necessary to
further determination of an alleged breach of a law;
(iii) to comply with a legal process served upon Tucows;
(iv) to resolve any and all third party claims including but
not limited to ICANN's or a Registry's dispute resolution
policy;
(v) to avoid financial loss or legal liability;
(vi) if we believe that you or one of your Contacts is using
the Whois Privacy Service to conceal involvement with illegal,
illicit, objectionable or harmful activities; or
(vii) to transmit SPAM, viruses, worms or other harmful
computer programs.
(h) You understand and agree that, in the
event that we receive a formal complaint, notice of claim or
UDRP, that we will have the right to disable the Whois Privacy
Service pending final disposition of the matter. |
ACCEPTANCE OF AGREEMENT. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO ALL ITS TERMS AND
CONDITIONS. YOU HAVE INDEPENDENTLY EVALUATED THE DESIRABILITY OF THE
SERVICE AND ARE NOT RELYING ON ANY REPRESENTATION AGREEMENT, GUARANTEE
OR STATEMENT OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT.
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