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Domainsmarty.com.
REGISTRATION AGREEMENT
This Registration Agreement ("Agreement") sets forth the terms and
conditions of your use of Domainsmarty.com's ("Domainsmarty") domain
name registration services to register an Internet domain name, your registration
of that domain name, as well as other Domainsmarty domain name related services.
In this Agreement "you" and "your" refer to each customer
and "we", "us" and "our" refer to Domainsmarty,
a division of Electric Toad Internet Solutions Incorporated.. This Agreement
explains our obligations to you, and explains your obligations to us for various
Domainsmarty services. By selecting our service(s) you have agreed to establish
an account with us for such services. When you use your account or permit someone
else to use it to purchase or otherwise acquire access to additional Domainsmarty
service(s) or to cancel your Domainsmarty service(s) (even if we were not notified
of such authorization), this Agreement covers such service or actions. By using
the service(s) provided by Domainsmarty under this Agreement, you acknowledge
that you have read and agree to be bound by all terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the accompanying dispute policy and any pertinent rules or policies
that are or may be published by Domainsmarty.
This Agreement will become effective when accepted by Domainsmarty. Domainsmarty
may elect to accept or reject your domain name registration application for
any reason at its sole discretion, such rejection including, but not limited
to, rejection due to a request for registration of a prohibited domain name.
1. Our Services.
Domainsmarty is a reseller to a registrar with the Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN") for Top Level Domain Names (TLDs),
currently .com, .net and .org. ICANN oversees registrations and other aspects
of the TLDs. As a domain name reseller, Domainsmarty is, upon accepting your
domain name registration application, your sponsor for that application. All
domain name registrations we register for TLDs are not effective until we have
delivered the domain name registration information you provide us to the registry
administrator for the TLDs, as applicable, and the registry administrator puts
into effect your domain name registration. Currently, the registry administrator
for the .com, .net and .org TLDs is Network Solutions, Inc.
You agree and acknowledge that Domainsmarty is not liable or responsible in
any way for any errors, omissions or any other actions by the registry administrator
arising out of or related to your application and receipt of, or failure to
receive, a domain name registration.
You further agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the registry administrator
and its directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against any and
all claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including any direct,
indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages and reasonable legal
fees and expenses) arising out of, or related to, your domain name registration.
2. What We Do Not Do.
We cannot and do not check to see whether the domain name you select, or the
use you make of the domain name, infringes legal rights of others. We urge
you to investigate to see whether the domain name you select or its use infringes
legal rights of others, and in particular we suggest you seek advice of competent
counsel. You may wish to consider seeking one or more trademark registrations
in connection with your domain name. You should be aware that there is the
possibility we might be ordered by a court to cancel, modify, or transfer your
domain name. You should also be aware that if we are sued or threatened with
lawsuit in connection with your domain name, we may turn to you to hold us
harmless and to indemnify us.
3. Fees.
As consideration for the domain name registration services and/or other services
provided by Domainsmarty to you, you agree to pay Domainsmarty, prior to the
effectiveness of the desired domain name registration, the applicable service(s)
fees for the initial registration of the domain name and, should you choose
to renew the registration, subsequent renewals of the registration. All fees
are non-refundable, in whole or in part, even if your domain name registration
is suspended, cancelled or transferred prior to the end of your then current
registration term. Your requested domain name will not be registered unless
we receive actual payment of the registration fee, or reasonable assurance
of payment of the registration fee from some other entity (such reasonable
assurance as determined by Domainsmarty in its sole discretion). As further
consideration for the Domainsmarty service(s), 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").
In the event of non-payment or a charge back
by a credit card company (or similar action by another payment provider allowed
by us) in connection with the payments of the registration fee for your domain
name registration, you agree and acknowledge that the domain name registration
shall be transferred to DomainSmarty as the paying entity for that registration
to the registry and that DomainSmarty reserves all rights regarding such domain name including, without limitation, the right to make the domain name available to other parties for purchase. We will reinstate your domain name registration solely at
our discretion, and subject to our receipt of the initial registration or renewal
fee, repayment of incurred expenses (including collections), and our then-current reinstatement fee.
You will be notified via an email message or
via your account information when renewal fees are due. Should these fees go
unpaid within the time specified in a second notice or reminder regarding renewal,
your registration will be cancelled. Payment must be made by credit card or
such other method as we may indicate in the registration application or renewal
form. We will not automatically renew your name unless you instruct us otherwise
within the time specified and provide us with your current payment information. As
a courtesy, we will try to inform you of the domain expiration and you are
responsible for renewing your domain before it expires. We might be able to
recover your expired domain for a fees within a certain period after expiry.
We will reinstate your rights to and control over these Services solely at
our discretion, and subject to our receipt of the unpaid fee(s) and our then-current
reinstatement fee. Reinstatement of Service(s) by
your Primary Service Provider may be according to their terms.
4. Disclaimer and Domain Name Dispute Policy.
If you request, reserved or registered a domain name through us, or transferred
a domain name to us from another registrar, you agree to be bound by Domainsmarty's
current Disclaimer published on our site ("Disclaimer") and our current
Domain Name Dispute Policy ("Dispute Policy") which are incorporated
herein and made a part of this Agreement by reference. The Disclaimer can be
found at www.Domainsmarty.com/disclaimer.php and the Dispute Policy can be
found at www.Domainsmarty.com/dompolicy.php. Certain disputes, as specified
in the Dispute Policy, are subject to that Policy. 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 in effect at the
time your domain name registration is disputed by the third party. You also
agree that, in the event a domain name dispute arises with any third party,
you will indemnify and hold Domainsmarty harmless pursuant to the terms and
conditions contained in the Dispute Policy.
5. Modifications to Domainsmarty's Registration Agreement and Dispute Policy.
You agree, during the period of this Agreement, that we may: (1) revise the
terms and conditions of this Agreement; and (2) change the services provided
under this Agreement. Any such revision or change will be binding and effective
immediately on posting of the revised Agreement or change to the service(s)
on Domainsmarty's web site, or on notification to you by e-mail or regular
postal mail. You agree to review 'Domainsmartys web site, including the Agreement,
periodically to be aware of any such revisions. If you do not agree with any
revision to the Agreement, you may terminate this Agreement at any time by
providing us with notice by e-mail at domains@Domainsmarty.com or regular postal
mail at the addresses listed on the contacts for this website. Notice of your
termination will be effective on receipt and processing by us. You agree that,
by continuing to use the Domainsmarty services following notice of any revision
to this Agreement or change in service(s), you abide by any such revisions
or changes. You further agree that we, in our sole discretion, may modify our
Dispute Policy at any time. Your continued use of the domain name registered
to you shall constitute your acceptance of this Agreement and the Dispute Policy
with the new modifications. You acknowledge that if you do not agree to any
of such changes, you may request that your domain name registration be cancelled
or transferred to a different domain name registrar. You agree that such cancellation
or request for transfer will be your exclusive remedy if you do not wish to
abide by any changes to this Agreement or the Dispute Policy.
6. Account Information and Its Use.
a. Information You Are Required to Submit. As part of the registration process,
you are required to provide certain information and to update this information
promptly as needed to keep it current, complete and accurate. The information
you are obligated to provide in connection with the domain name you are registering
is the following:
i. The domain name being registered;
ii. Your (or The domain name holder's) name, postal address, e-mail address,
voice telephone number, and where available, fax number; and
iii. The name, postal address, e-mail address, voice telephone number, and
where available, fax number of the billing contact for the domain name; and
iv. Valid payment information
You agree and acknowledge that when you renew your domain name registration,
the type of information you are required to provide may have changed. If you
do not wish to provide the new required information, your registration may
not be renewed.
All other information which we may request from you at registration is voluntary.
However, not providing the requested information may prevent you from obtaining
all products and services made available to domain name registrants by us,
other than registration of the domain name.
b. Additional Information Maintained About Your Registration. In addition
to the information you provide, we maintain records relating to your domain
name registration. These records may include:
i. The original creation date of the registration;
ii. The submission date and time of the registration application to us and
by us to the proper registry;
iii. Communications (electronic or paper form) constituting registration orders,
modifications, or terminations and related correspondence between you and us;
iv. Records of account for your domain name registration, including dates
and amounts of all payments and refunds;
v. The IP addresses of the primary nameserver and any secondary nameservers
for the domain name;
vi. The corresponding names of those nameservers;
vii. The name, postal address, e-mail address, voice telephone number, and
where available, fax number of the technical contact for the domain name;
viii. The name, postal address, e-mail address, voice telephone number, and
where available, fax number of the zone contact for the domain name;
ix. The expiration and renewal date of the registration;
x. Information and copies in electronic or paper form regarding all other
activity between you and us and third parties relating to your domain name
registration and related services.
c. Your Obligations Relating to the Account Information. In the event that,
in registering the domain name, you are providing information about or on behalf
of a third party, you hereby represent that you have (a) provided notice to
that third party of the disclosure and use of that party's information as set
forth in this Agreement, and (b) that you have obtained that third party's
express consent to the disclosure and use of that party's information as set
forth in this Agreement. By registering a name or applying for services you
also represent that the statements in its application are true and you also
represent that the Domain Name is not being registered for any unlawful purpose.
You acknowledge that willfully providing inaccurate information or willfully
failing to update information promptly will constitute a material breach of
this Agreement and will be sufficient basis for cancellation of your domain
name registration. You further agree that your failure to respond for over
ten (10 ) calendar days to inquiries by Domainsmarty concerning the accuracy
of contact details associated with your registration shall constitute a material
breach of this Agreement and will be sufficient basis for cancellation of your
domain name registration.
d. Privacy Policy: Disclosure and Use of Registration Information. You agree
and acknowledge that we will make available domain name registration information
you provide or that we otherwise maintain to ICANN, to the Domainsmarty registry
administrator(s), and to other third parties as ICANN and applicable laws may
require or permit. You further agree and acknowledge that Domainsmarty 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 for targeted
marketing and other purposes as required or permitted by ICANN and applicable
laws.
Additionally, you acknowledge that ICANN may establish guidelines, limits
and/or requirements that relate to the amount and type of information that
Domainsmarty may or must make available to the public or to private entities,
and the manner in which such information is made available.
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 and other information by Domainsmarty
You may access your domain name registration information in our possession
to review, modify or update such information, by accessing your account at
our web site (http://www.Domainsmarty.com), or via a similar service. In order
to change any of your account information with us, you must use your Account
Identifier and Password that you selected when you opened your account with
us. Please safeguard your Account Identifier and Password from any unauthorized
use. You agree that any person in possession of you Account Identifier and
Password will have the ability and your authorization to modify your account
information. In no event will we be liable for the unauthorized use or misuse
of your Account Identifier or Password. Domainsmarty will take reasonable precautions
to protect the information it obtains from you from our loss, misuse, unauthorized
access or disclosure, alteration or destruction of that information.
7. Ownership of Information and Data.
You agree and acknowledge that Domainsmarty owns all database, compilation,
collective and similar rights, title and interests worldwide in our domain
name database, and all information and derivative works generated from the
domain name database. You further agree and acknowledge that we own the following
information for those registrations for which we are the registrar: (a) the
original creation date of the registration, (b) the expiration date of the
registration, (c) the name, postal address, e-mail address, voice telephone
number, and where available fax number of all contacts for the domain name
registration, (d) any remarks concerning the registered domain name that appear
or should appear in the WHOIS or similar database, and (e) any other information
we generate or obtain in connection with the provision of domain name registration
services, other than the domain name being registered, the IP addresses of
the primary nameserver and any secondary nameservers for the domain name, and
the corresponding names of those nameservers. Domainsmarty does not have any
ownership interest in your specific personal registration information outside
of its rights in our domain name database.
8. Agents and Licenses.
You agree that, if you are registering a domain name for or on behalf of someone
else, you represent that you have the authority to nonetheless bind that person
as a principal to all terms and conditions provided herein, including the Dispute
Policy.
You agree that if you license the use of the domain name registered to you
to a third party, you nonetheless remain the domain name holder of record,
and remain responsible for all obligations under this Agreement, including
but not limited to payment obligations, and providing (and updating, as necessary)
both your own full contact information, and accurate technical, administrative,
billing and zone contact information adequate to facilitate timely resolution
of any problems that arise in connection with the domain name and domain name
registration.
9. 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
10. Limitation of Liability.
YOU AGREE THAT DOMAINSMARTY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY (1) SUSPENSION OR LOSS
OF THE DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION IN YOUR NAME, (2) USE OF YOUR DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION,
(3) INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS, (4) ACCESS DELAYS OR ACCESS INTERRUPTIONS TO
OUR SITE OR THE WEB SITE(S) OR SERVICES YOU ACCESS BY THE DOMAIN NAME REGISTERED
IN YOUR NAME; (5) LOSS OR LIABILITY RESULTING FROM ACTS OF GOD (6) DATA NON-DELIVERY,
MIS-DELIVERY, CORRUPTION, DESTRUCTION OR OTHER MODIFICATION; (7) EVENTS BEYOND
DOMAINSMARTY'S CONTROL; (8) THE PROCESSING OF THIS APPLICATION; (9) LOSS OR
LIABILITY RESULTING FROM THE UNAUTHORIZED USE OR MISUSE OF YOUR ACCOUNT IDENTIFIER
OR PASSWORD; OR (10) APPLICATION OF THE DISPUTE POLICY. DOMAINSMARTY ALSO WILL
NOT BE LIABLE FOR 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 DOMAINSMARTY
HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL DOMAINSMARTY'S
MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY YOU FOR REGISTRATION
OF THE DOMAIN NAME, BUT IN NO EVENT GREATER THAN FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS ($400.00).
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.
11. Indemnity
You agree to release, indemnify, and hold Domainsmarty, its contractors, agents,
employees, officers, directors and affiliates harmless from all liabilities,
claims and expenses, including attorney's fees, of third parties relating to
or arising under this Agreement, the Domainsmarty services provided hereunder
or your use of the Domainsmarty services, including without limitation infringement
by you, or someone else using any Domainsmarty service with your computer,
of any intellectual property or other proprietary right of any person or entity,
or from the violation of any Domainsmarty operating rule or policy relating
to the service(s) provided. When Domainsmarty is threatened with suit by a
third party, Domainsmarty may seek written assurances from you concerning your
promise to indemnify Domainsmarty; your failure to provide those assurances
may be considered by us to be a breach of your Agreement and may result in
deactivation of your domain name. This indemnification is in addition to any
indemnification required under the Dispute Policy.
12. Representations and Warranties
YOU REPRESENT THAT, TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF, NEITHER THE
REGISTRATION OF THE DOMAIN NAME NOR THE MANNER IN WHICH IT IS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY
USED INFRINGES THE LEGAL RIGHTS OF A THIRD PARTY. YOU FURTHER REPRESENT AND
WARRANT THAT ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY YOU IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR DOMAIN
NAME REGISTRATION IS ACCURATE. ALL DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION SERVICES ARE PROVIDED
TO YOU "AS IS." EXCEPT FOR OUR STATEMENT REGARDING OUR ACCREDITATION
AS AN ICANN-APPROVED DOMAIN NAME REGISTRAR IN THE INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH OF
THIS AGREEMENT, WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ITS DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION
SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, UNLESS SUCH REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES ARE NOT
LEGALLY EXCLUDABLE. WITHOUT ANY LIMITATION TO THE FOREGOING, DOMAINSMARTY MAKES
NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER THAT REGISTRATION OR
USE OF A DOMAIN NAME UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL IMMUNIZE YOU EITHER FROM CHALLENGES
TO YOUR DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION, OR FROM SUSPENSION, CANCELLATION OR TRANSFER
OF THE DOMAIN NAME REGISTERED TO YOU. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY MATERIAL
AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE DOMAINSMARTY'S
E-MAIL FORWARDING OR OTHER EMAIL 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. DOMAINSMARTY MAKES NO WARRANTY REGARDING ANY GOODS OR SERVICES PURCHASED
OR OBTAINED THROUGH THE E-MAIL SERVICE OR ANY TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH
THE E-MAIL SERVICE. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED
BY YOU FROM DOMAINSMARTY OR THROUGH THE E-MAIL SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY
NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF
CERTAIN WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
13. Breach and Revocation
Domainsmarty reserves the right to suspend, cancel, transfer or modify your
domain name registration or suspend, cancel or modify other services we provide
in the event (a) you materially breach this Agreement (including the Dispute
Policy) and do not cure such breach within thirty (30) days of notice by Domainsmarty,
(b) you use the domain name registered to you to send unsolicited commercial
advertisements in contradiction to either applicable laws or customary acceptable
usage policies of the Internet, (c) you use your domain name in connection
with unlawful activity, or (d) grounds arise for such suspension, cancellation,
transfer or other modification as provided for in this Agreement. You further
acknowledge and agree that your registration of a domain name is subject to
suspension, cancellation or transfer by any ICANN procedure, by any registrar
(including Domainsmarty ) or registry administrator procedures approved by
an ICANN-adopted policy, (1) to correct mistakes by Domainsmarty, another registrar
or the registry administrator in administering the name or (2) for the resolution
of disputes concerning the domain name.
You also agree that Domainsmarty shall have the right in its sole discretion
to suspend, cancel, transfer or otherwise modify a domain name registration
upon seven (7) calendar days prior written notice, or at such time as Domainsmarty
receives a properly authenticated order from a court of competent jurisdiction,
or arbitration award, requiring the suspension, cancellation transfer or modification
of the domain name registration.
14. Right Of Refusal.
We, in our sole discretion, reserve the right to refuse to register or reserve
your chosen domain name or register you for other Domainsmarty service(s),
or to delete your domain name within thirty (30) calendar days from receipt
of your payment for such services. In the event we do not register or reserve
your domain name or register you for other Domainsmarty service(s), or we delete
your domain name or other Domainsmarty service(s) within such thirty (30) calendar
day period, we agree to refund your applicable fee(s). You agree that we shall
not be liable to you for loss or damages that may result from our refusal to
register or reserve, or delete your domain name or register you for other Domainsmarty
service(s)
15. Governing Law
Except as otherwise set forth in the Dispute Policy with respect to disputes,
this Agreement, your rights and obligations and all actions contemplated by
this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of Canada and the province of
British Columbia, as if the Agreement was a contract wholly entered into and
wholly performed within the province of British Columbia. Except as otherwise
set forth in the Dispute Policy with respect to disputes, any action to enforce
this Agreement or any matter relating to your use of the Domainsmarty site
shall be brought exclusively in the court of Vancouver, British Columbia, or
if there is no jurisdiction in such court, then in a provincial court in British
Columbia.
16. Notices
You agree that any notices required to be given under this Agreement by Domainsmarty
to you will be deemed to have been given if delivered in accordance with the
contact information you have provided.
17. Infancy. You attest that you are of legal age to enter into this Agreement.
18. General
This Agreement, Domainsmarty Disclaimer and the Dispute Policy, together with
all modifications, constitute the complete and exclusive agreement between
you and Domainsmarty , and supersede and govern all prior proposals, agreements,
or other communications. Nothing contained in this Policy shall be construed
as creating any agency, partnership, or other form of joint enterprise between
the parties. The failure of Domainsmarty to require your performance of any
provision hereof shall not affect the full right to require such performance
at any time thereafter; nor shall the waiver by Domainsmarty of a breach of
any provision hereof be taken or held to be a waiver of the provision itself.
In the event that any provision of this Policy shall be unenforceable or invalid
under any applicable law or be so held by applicable court decision, such unenforceability
or invalidity shall not render this Policy unenforceable or invalid as a whole.
Domainsmarty will amend or replace such provision with one that is valid and
enforceable and which achieves, to the extent possible, the original objectives
and intent of Domainsmarty as reflected in the original provision. This Agreement,
Domainsmarty's Disclaimer and the Dispute Policy may not be amended or modified
by you except by means of a written document signed by both you and an authorized
representative of Domainsmarty.
19. Listed below are additional contractual requirements that you, the registrant,
must agree to should you desire to register a
domain name in these registries.
(.NU) In addition to the terms set forth above, the following terms shall
apply to registrants of .tv, .cc, .bz, .nu and .ws domain names. Your registration
of a domain name in the .TV, .CC, .BZ, .NU or .WS top-level domain ("New
TLD Domain Name"), is subject to policies established or revised from
time to time by the registry for such New TLD Domain Name ("New TLD Registry"),
in its capacity as the registry for its respective Top Level Domain. Each respective
New TLD Registry's current policies ("New TLD Registry Policies")
are available for you to review at each New TLD's respective website. You agree
to be bound by and comply with the applicable New TLD Registry Policies, including
amendments and modifications thereto, with respect to your New TLD Domain Name
registration. Such policies shall not alter the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. To the extent there is a conflict between the New TLD Registry policies
and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of this Service Agreement shall
prevail. You agree that the New TLD Registry has the right to enforce the New
TLD Registry Policies.
(.INFO) Should you seek to register a .INFO second level domain name you, the
registrant, must agree to the following terms:
Registrant consents to the use, copying, distribution, publication, modification,
and other processing of RegisteredDomain Name Holder's Personal Data by Afilias,
the .INFO Registry Operator, and its designees and agents in a manner consistent
with the purposes specified pursuant in its contract.
Registrant agrees to submit to proceedings under ICANN's Uniform Domain Name
Dispute Policy (UDRP) and comply with the requirements set forth by Afilias
for domain names registered during the Sunrise Period, including the mandatory
Sunrise Dispute Resolution Policy. These policies are subject to modification.
Registrant agrees to immediately correct and update the registration information
for the Registered Name during registration term for the Registered Name, failure
to correct this information shall constitute a breach of this Agreement.
Registrant acknowledges that Afilias, the registry operator for .INFO, will
have no liability of any kind for any loss or liability resulting from the
proceedings and processes relating to the Sunrise Period or the Land Rush Period,
including, without limitation: (a) the ability or inability of a registrant
to obtain a Registered Name during these periods, and (b) the results of any
dispute over a Sunrise Registration.
Registrar and Afilias, the registry operator for .INFO, expressly reserve the
right to deny, cancel or transfer any registration that it deems necessary,
in its discretion, to protect the integrity and stability of the 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, on the part of Registrar and/or Afilias
as well as their affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors and employees.
Registrar and Afilias also reserve the right to freeze a domain name during
resolution of a dispute.
(.BIZ) Should you seek to register a .BIZ second level domain name you, the
registrant, must agree to the following terms:
BIZ RESTRICTIONS. Registrations in the .biz TLD must be used or intended to
be used primarily for bona fide business or commercial purposes. For purposes
of the .biz Registration Restrictions ("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 trade or business; or
To facilitate:
the exchange of goods, services, information, or property of any kind; or,
the ordinary course of trade or business.Registering a domain name 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
shall not constitute a"bona fide business or commercial use" of that
domain name.
BIZ CERTIFICATION. As a .biz domain name registrant, you hereby certify to
the best of your knowledge that:
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.
For more information on the .biz restrictions, which are incorporated herein
by reference, please see: http://www.neulevel.com/countdown/registrationRestrictions.html
The domain name registrant has the authority to enter into the registration
agreement; and
the registered domain name is reasonably related to the registrant's business
or intended commercial purpose at the time of registration.
PROVISION OF REGISTRATION DATA.
Provision of Registration Data. As part of the registration process, you are
required to Provide us with certain information and to update this information
to keep it current, complete and accurate. This information includes (i) your
full name, postal address, e-mail address, voice telephone number, and fax
number if available; (ii) the name of an authorized person for contact purposes
in the case of a registrant that is an organization, association, or corporation;
(iii) the IP addresses of the primary nameserver and any secondary nameserver(s)
for the domain name; (iv) the corresponding names of those nameservers; (v)
the full name, postal address, e-mail address, voice telephone number, and
fax number if available of the technical contact for the domain name; (vi)
the full name, postal address, e-mail address, voice telephone number, and
fax number if available of the administrative contact for the domain name;
(vii) the name, postal address, e-mail address, voice telephone number, and
fax number if available of the billing contact for the domain name; and (viii)
any remark concerning the registered 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/Registry Policy and may be sold in bulk in accordance with the ICANN
Agreement.
Inaccurate or Unreliable Data. You hereby represent and warrant 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 the information provided
up to date. Your willful provision of inaccurate or unreliable information,
your willful failure promptly to update information provided to us, or any
failure to respond for over five calendar days to our inquiries addressed to
the e-mail address of the administrative, billing or technical contact then
appearing in the Whois directory with respect to an domain name concerning
the accuracy of contact details associated with any registration(s) or the
registration of any domain name(s) registered by or through you or your account,
shall constitute a breach of this Agreement. 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 the ICANN
Agreement or any ICANN/Registry Policy.
DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE POLICY. If you reserved or registered a .biz domain name
through us, you agree to be bound by our current domain name dispute policy
that is incorporated herein and made a part of this Agreement by reference.
Please take the time to familiarize yourself with that policy. In addition,
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:
(i) The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy, available at http://www.icann.org/udrp/udrp.htm.
(ii) The Start-up Trademark Opposition Policy ("STOP"), available
at http://www.neulevel.com/countdown/stop.html; and
(iii) The Restrictions Dispute Resolution Criteria and Rules, available at
http://www.neulevel.com/countdown/rdrp.html.
The STOP sets forth the terms and conditions in connection with a dispute between
a registrant of a .biz domain name ("Registrant") with any third
party (other than Registry Operator or Registrar) over the registration or
use of a .biz domain name registered by Registrant that is subject to the Intellectual
Property Claim Service. The Intellectual Property Claim Service a service introduced
by Registry Operator to notify a trademark or service mark holder ("Claimant")
that a second-level domain name has been registered in which that Claimant
claims intellectual property rights. In accordance with the STOP and its associated
Rules, those Claimants will have the right to challenge registrations through
independent ICANN-accredited dispute resolution providers. The UDRP sets forth
the terms and conditions in connection with a dispute between a Registrant
and any party other than the Registry Operator or Registrar over the registration
and use of an Internet domain name registered by Registrant. The UDRP sets
forth the terms and conditions in connection with a dispute between a Registrant
and any party other than the Registry Operator 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 enforced
on a case-by-case, fact specific basis by an independent ICANN-accredited dispute
provider. None of the violations of the Restrictions will be enforced directly
by or through Registry Operator. Registry Operator will not review, monitor,
or otherwise verify that any particular domain name is being used primarily
for business or commercial purposes or that a domain name is being used in
compliance with the SUDRP or UDRP processes.
DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE POLICY MODIFICATIONS. You agree that we, in our sole discretion,
may modify our dispute policy. We will post any such revised policy on our
Web site at least thirty (30) calendar days before it becomes effective. You
agree that, by maintaining the reservation or registration of your domain name
after modifications to the dispute policy become effective, you have agreed
to these modifications. You acknowledge that if you do not agree to any such
modification, you may terminate this Agreement. We will not refund any fees
paid by you if you terminate your Agreement with us.
DOMAIN NAME DISPUTES. You agree that, if your use of our domain name registration
services is challenged by a third party, you will be subject to the provisions
specified in our dispute policy in effect at the time of the dispute. 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 set forth
below in this Agreement. 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.
RESERVATION OF RIGHTS. Domainsmarty.com, eNom, Inc. and the .biz Registry Operator,
NeuLevel, Inc. expressly reserve the right to deny, cancel or transfer any
registration that it deems necessary, in its discretion, to protect the integrity
and stability of the 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, on
the part of Domainsmarty.com and/or eNom, Inc. and/or NeuLevel, Inc., as well
as their affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors and employees. Domainsmarty.com,
eNom, Inc. and NeuLevel, Inc. also reserve the right to freeze a domain name
during resolution of a dispute.
(.US) Should you seek to register a .US second level domain name you, the registrant,
must agree to the following terms:
Representations and Warranties.
You represent and certify that, to the best of your knowledge and belief, (i)
neither the registration of the domain name nor the manner in which it is directly
or indirectly used infringes the legal rights of any third party, (ii) you
have the requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to
perform the obligations hereunder, (iii) you have and shall continue to have
a lawful bona fide U.S. Nexus as defined in the "usTLD Nexus Requirements" ,
(iv) you are of legal age to enter into this Agreement, and (vi) you agree
to comply with all applicable laws, regulations and policies of Domainsmarty.com
and the usTLD Administrator.
Provision of Registration Data.
As part of the registration process, you are required to provide us with certain
information and to update this information to keep it current, complete and
accurate. This information includes: (i) the Registered Name; (ii) the names
of the primary nameserver and secondary nameserver(s) for the Registered Name;
(iii) your name and postal address; (iv) the name, postal address, e-mail address,
voice telephone number, and (where available) fax number of the technical contact
for the Registered Name; (v) the name, postal address, e-mail address, voice
telephone number, and (where available) fax number of the administrative contact
for the Registered Name; (vi) the name, postal address, e-mail address, voice
telephone number, and fax number if available of the billing contact for the
Registered Name; (vii) any remark concerning the registered domain name that
should appear in the Whois directory; and (viii) any other data NeuStar, as
the Registry, requires be submitted to it, including specifically information
regarding the primary purpose for which a domain name is registered (e.g.,
business, education, etc.). You agree and understand that the foregoing registration
data will be publicly available and accessible on the Whois directory pursuant
to the DoC/Registry Policy. 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 the Department of Commerce
Contract with the Registry or any USTLD Administrator/DoC Policy.
Inaccurate or Unreliable Data.
You hereby represent and warrant 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 the information provided up to date. Your willful
provision of inaccurate or unreliable information, your willful failure promptly
to update information provided to us, or any failure to respond for over five
calendar days to our inquiries addressed to the e-mail address of the administrative,
billing or technical contact then appearing in the Whois directory with respect
to a domain name concerning the accuracy of contact details associated with
any registration(s) or the registration of any domain name(s) registered by
or through you or your account, shall constitute a breach of this Agreement.
Government Use of Data.
You understand and agree that the U.S. Government shall have the right to use,
disclose, reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public,
and perform publicly and display publicly, in any manner and for any purpose
whatsoever and to have or permit other to do so, all Data provided by Registrant. "Data" means
any recorded information, and includes without limitation, technical data and
computer software, regardless of the form or the medium on which it may be
recorded.
Licensing of a Domain Name.
If you intend to license use of a domain name to a third party, you nonetheless
are the registrant of record and are responsible for providing 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, unless you promptly disclose
the identity of the licensee to a party providing you reasonable evidence of
actionable harm
Domain Name Dispute Policy.
If you reserved or registered a .us domain name through us, you agree to be
bound by our current domain name dispute policy that is incorporated herein
and made a part of this Agreement by reference. Please take the time to familiarize
yourself with that policy. In addition, you hereby acknowledge that you have
read and understood and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the
policies of the usTLD Administrator as documented on its website, www.neustar.us,
as they may be amended from time to time, and which are hereby incorporated
and made an integral part of this Agreement.
Domain Name Dispute Policy Modifications.
You agree that we, in our sole discretion, may modify our dispute policy. We
will post any such revised policy on our Web site at least thirty (30) calendar
days before it becomes effective. You agree that, by maintaining the reservation
or registration of your domain name after modifications to the dispute policy
become effective, you have agreed to these modifications. You acknowledge that
if you do not agree to any such modification, you may terminate this Agreement.
We will not refund any fees paid by you if you terminate your Agreement with
us.
Domain Name Disputes.
You agree that, if your use of our domain name registration services is challenged
by a third party, you will be subject to the provisions specified in our dispute
policy in effect at the time of the dispute, including Registry policies incorporated
by reference. 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 set forth in this Agreement. 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.
Jurisdiction.
For the adjudication of disputes concerning or arising from use of the domain
name, you shall submit, without prejudice to other potentially applicable jurisdictions,
to the jurisdiction of the courts (1) of the Registrant's domicile, (2) the
State of Washington, and 3) the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Suspension, Cancellation or Transfer.
You agree that your registration of the domain name shall be subject to suspension,
cancellation, or transfer pursuant to any usTLD Administrator adopted specification
or policy, or pursuant to any registrar or usTLD Administrator procedure not
inconsistent with a usTLD Administrator adopted specification or policy, (1)
to correct mistakes by Registrar or the usTLD Administrator in registering
the name or (2) for the resolution of disputes concerning the domain name.
Indemnification.
The Registrant shall indemnify and hold harmless the Domainsmarty.com, eNom,
Inc. and the usTLD Administrator and their directors, officers, employees,
representatives, agents, affiliates, and stockholders from and against any
and all claims, suits, actions, other proceedings, damages, liabilities, costs
and expenses of any kind, including without limitation reasonable legal fees
and expenses, arising out of or relating to the Registrant's (i) domain name
registration and (ii) use of any of a domain name.
Reservation by usTLD Administrator.
Domainsmarty.com and usTLD Administrator reserve the right to deny, cancel
or transfer any registration that they deem necessary, in their discretion,
(1) to protect the integrity and stability of the registry, (2) to comply with
any applicable laws, government rules or requirements, requests of law enforcement,
in compliance with any dispute resolution process, (3) to avoid any liability,
civil or criminal, on the part of usTLD Administrator or Domainsmarty.com,
as well as their affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, representatives,
employees, and stockholders, (4) for violations of this Agreement, or (5) to
correct mistakes made by usTLD Administrator or any registrar in connection
with a domain name registration. usTLD Administrator and Domainsmarty.com.
also reserve the right to freeze a domain name during resolution of a dispute.
20. Coming Soon/ Parking Web Page
All domain names registered through Domainsmarty.com are pointed to a "Coming
Soon"/"Parking" Web page which informs visitors that the registrant
has recently registered their domain name at Domainsmarty.com. Domainsmarty.com
reserves the right to modifiy the Coming Soon/ Parking Page at any time without
prior notice to you and may include such things as, without limitation (i)
links to additional products and services offered by Domainsmarty.com, (ii)
advertisements for products and services offered by third-parties, and (iii)
an internet search engine interface (iv) domain search interface. To see a
sample Coming Soon Web page, please click here. If for any reason you do not
wish to have the domain name pointing to the Parking page, you can disable
it from Domainsmarty's domain control panel. If you want any specific instuctions,
please contact our support.
21. Privancy Protection Server
WhoisGuard / Privancy Protection Service Agreement
PLEASE READ THIS WhoisGuard SERVICE AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT") CAREFULLY.
BY USING THE WhoisGuard SERVICES ("WG SERVICES"), YOU AGREE TO ALL
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN THIS AGREEMENT. YOU AGREE THAT THE "SERVICE
PROVIDERS" (DEFINED BELOW) MAY AMEND THIS AGREEMENT BY POSTING THE AMENDED
AGREEMENT ON THE WEBSITE WHERE YOU OBTAINED THE WG SERVICES. YOU AGREE THAT
ANY NEW, DIFFERENT OR ADDITIONAL FEATURES THAT CHANGE THE WG SERVICES WILL
AUTOMATICALLY BE SUBJECT TO THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND
BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS
HERETO, DO NOT USE, ACCESS, OR CONTINUE TO USE THE WG SERVICES. CONTINUED USE
OF THE WG SERVICES AFTER CHANGES TO THIS AGREEMENT HAVE BEEN POSTED CONSTITUTES
YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH CHANGES.
This Agreement is by and between WhoisGuard - Domainsmarty.com ("Backend
Service Provider"), the party, if any, other than the Backend Service
Provider who makes the WG Services available to you ("Primary Service
Provider;" Backend Service Provider and Primary Service Provider, if any,
being together referred to herein as the "Service Providers"), your
heirs, executors, administrators, agents, successors and assigns ("You," "Your," and
other appropriate formatives). This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions
of Your relationship with the Service Providers and Your use of the WG Services.
You acknowledge that You have read, understand and agree to be bound by all
the terms and conditions of this Agreement for transactions entered into by:
(i) You on Your behalf; (ii) anyone acting as Your agent; (iii) anyone who
uses the account You establish to obtain the WG Services, whether or not the
transactions were on Your behalf and/or authorized by You. You agree that You
will be bound by representations made by third parties You use to obtain the
WG Services. You further agree to abide by the terms and conditions promulgated
by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN"),
including the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ("Dispute
Resolution Policy," http://www.icann.org/dndr/udrp/policy.htm) any policy
which ICANN may establish with respect to WHOIS information, and the terms
and conditions of Your domain name registration with Your registrar (the ICANN-accredited
person or entity through which You register a domain name). This Agreement
is in addition to domain name registration agreement(s) entered into by You
and a registrar when you register or renew domain name registration(s).
THE WG SERVICES
If you subscribe to the WG Services, each domain name registration which you
control and which You designate ("WG Domains") will thereafter be
registered in the name of the Backend Service Provider, as registrant. Your
name, postal address, email address, phone and fax numbers shall be kept confidential,
subject to Section 5 of this Agreement. The following information (and not
your personal information) will be made publicly available in the "Whois" directory
for each WG Domain:
The Backend Service Provider's email address, postal address and phone and
facsimile number for the registrant, administrative, technical, and billing
contacts ("WG Addresses"); The primary and secondary domain name
servers You designate for the WG Domain; The WG Domain's original date of
registration and expiration date; The identity of Your registrar, domain
name service provider (if different from registrar) and the status of the
WG Domain with the registrar (such as, "active," "Registrar
Lock," "clienthold," etc.).
While You will not be listed as the registrant for the WG Domains, and other
than as described in this Agreement, the Backend Service Provider will not
act to control the WG Domain(s). You will retain the right to sell, transfer,
or assign each WG Domain; You will retain the right to control and set the
DNS settings for the WG Domain(s); You will retain the right to renew each
WG Domain name registration upon expiration (subject to your registrar's
applicable rules and policies); and You will remain responsible to resolve
any and all monetary or other legal claims that arise in connection with
Your WG Domain(s), subject to the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
IMPORTANT: THE WG SERVICES ARE NOT A GENERAL MAIL FORWARDING SERVICE. You
agree that You will not provide any third party with the WG Addresses for the
purpose of having such third party transmit communications to you through the
Backend Service Provider. Third parties may obtain the WG Addresses listed
in the Whois directory by their own initiative, but You agree that You will
not be the one to provide the WG Addresses to such third parties.
PROVISION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
You agree that for each WG Domain, You will provide to the Service Providers
and maintain as current and accurate, the following information:
Your name, address, email address, postal address, phone and fax numbers; The
name, address, email address, postal address, phone and fax numbers for the
WG Domain's administrative, technical, and billing contacts; The primary
and secondary domain name servers for the WG Domain;
You agree to: (i) update this information immediately as it changes over time;
(ii) respond within five (5) business days to any inquiries made by either
Service Provider to determine the validity of personal information provided
by You; (iii) promptly respond to messages regarding correspondence addressed
to or involving Your WG Domain(s), as more fully set forth in section 6 below.
If You do not supply primary and secondary domain name servers, You agree
that Backend Service Provider may point Your WG Domain(s) to an IP address
of Backend Service Provider' choosing until such time as You supply primary
and secondary domain name servers.
RENEWALS AND FEES
If You have selected automatic renewal of the WG Services through the account
which you use to manage Your WG Services ("Your Account"), You agree
i) that the WG Services shall be automatically renewed 30 days prior to the
end of Your WG Services term, ii) that the Service Provider will attempt to
charge the credit card You have on file with the Service Provider at the then
current rates, and iii) You waive any requirement to obtain your ongoing affirmative
consent to any such automatic renewal. If you do not wish to automatically
renew the WG Services, You agree that the exclusive method for communicating
this to the Service Provider shall be by logging into Your Account to ensure
that the auto-renewal or renewal option is not selected. You understand that
You must do this at least 31 days prior to the end of the then current WG Service
term. It is Your responsibility to keep Your credit card information current
and accurate, including the expiration date. If Service Provider is unable
to collect renewal or other fees, you agree that a Service Provider may contact
You, but is not obliged to do so, and You agree that Service Provider may suspend
or terminate the WG Services as a result of inability to obtain payment.
For domain name registrations which are serviced by a registrar other than
a Service Provider: If available as an option and if such option selected by
You, You agree that either Service Provider shall be authorized to contact
your domain name registration service provider on Your behalf (and using the
credit card provided by You) to renew the domain name registration of associated
WG Domains.
If Backend Service Provider elects to begin charging fee(s) to forward communications
to You (see below), You agree that you may be required to pay such fees before
the communications will be forwarded. Backend Service Provider may change its
service and forwarding fees at any time. Backend Service Provider may also
charge reasonable fees for administrative tasks outside the scope of regular
services. These may include, but are not limited to, customer service issues
that require personal service and disputes that require legal services. You
are responsible for paying all fees and taxes associated with using Backend
Service Provider's services. Payment shall be made by credit card unless other
options are indicated in Your Account. You agree that charges may appear on
the credit card statement under a descriptive provider identifier, such as "Domain
Name Registration Services." Fees are non-refundable. If for any reason
there is a charge back for any fee previously charged to the credit card by
Backend Service Provider, You agree that Backend Service Provider may, without
notice, pursue all available remedies in order to obtain payment. Without limitation
on other remedies which may be available under such circumstances, You agree
that Backend Service Provider may assume complete ownership of the WG Domain(s),
that the WG Domain(s) may be sold to third parties, or that the WG Domain(s)
may be to pointed to IP numbers of Backend Service Provider's choosing, and
that Backend Service Provider may immediate cancel Your Account and all services
provided to You.
IMPORTANT TERMS REGARDING RELATIONSHIP OF TERM OF WG SERVICES AND REGISTRATION
TERM OF AN ASSOCIATED WG DOMAIN: You understand that your WG Services term
begins on the date Your attempt to procure the WG Services is accepted by the
Service Provider(s) and that it shall run for the unit of time which You order
(typically, this would be one year). You understand that the WG Services term
may be different than the registration term of the WG Domain which is associated
with the WG Services. If an WG Domain expires and is deleted before the end
of the term of the associated WG Services, then the WG Services associated
with the domain will end when the WG Domain is deleted and You understand that
there will be no refund for any resulting unused portion of an WG Services
term. If the WG Services term ends while the registration term for an WG Domain
is still ongoing, then the WG Services will no longer be provided, the personal
information specified in section 2 shall be listed in the WHOIS output for
the (then former) WG Domain, and the communications forwarding services specified
in section 6 will no longer be provided.
YOUR REPRESENTATIONS & WARRANTIES
You represent and warrant that all information provided by You pursuant to
this Agreement is truthful, complete, current and accurate and You represent
and warrant that you will maintain all information in this status throughout
the term of this Agreement. You also represent and warrant that You are using
the WG Services in good faith and that You have no knowledge or reason to believe
that Your WG Domain or the content found at any associated IP address infringes
upon or conflicts with the legal rights of any third party or any third party's
trademark or trade name. You also warrant that neither the WG Services nor
WG Domain(s) will not be used in connection with any illegal or morally objectionable
activity (as defined below in section 5), or, in connection with the transmission
of unsolicited commercial email ("Spam").
SERVICE PROVIDER'S SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF SERVICE AND DISCLOSURE OF YOUR
PERSONAL INFORMATION
In the event of any of the following:
If the WG Domain(s) is (are) alleged to violate or infringe a third party's
trademark, trade name, copyright interests or other legal rights of third parties;
If you breach any provision of this Agreement or an anti-Spam policy of either
Service Provider; If You breach any provision of Your registrar's Registration
Agreement; If necessary to protect the integrity and stability of the applicable
domain name registry; If necessary to comply with any applicable laws, government
rules or requirements, subpoenas, court orders or requests of law enforcement;
If Backend Service provider is named as a defendant in, or investigated in
anticipation of, any legal or administrative proceeding arising out of Your
use of the WG Services or an WG Domain;
If necessary to comply with ICANN's Dispute Resolution Policy or other policies
promulgated by ICANN (including policies which may preclude use a service such
as ID Protect); If necessary to avoid any financial loss or legal liability
(civil or criminal) on the part of Backend Service Provider, its parent companies,
subsidiaries, affiliates, shareholders, agents, officers, directors and employees;
OR if it comes to Backend Service Provider's attention that You are alleged
to be using the WG Services for purposes of engaging in, participating in,
sponsoring or hiding Your involvement in illegal or morally objectionable activities,
including but not limited to, activities which are designed, intended to or
otherwise: (i) appeal primarily to prurient interests; (ii) defame, embarrass,
harm, abuse, threaten, or harass; (iii) violate state or federal laws of the
United States and/or foreign territories; (iv) involve hate crimes, terrorism
or child pornography; (v) are tortious, vulgar, obscene, invasive of a third
party's privacy, race, ethnicity, or are otherwise objectionable; (vi) impersonate
the identity of a third party; (vii) harm minors in any way; or (viii) relate
to or transmit viruses, Trojan Horses, access codes, backdoors, worms, timebombs
or any other code, routine, mechanism, device or item that corrupts, damages,
impairs, interferes with, intercepts or misappropriates any software, hardware,
firmware, network, system, data or personally identifiable information, THEN
You understand and agree that Backend Service Provider has the absolute right
and power, in its sole discretion and without any liability to You whatsoever,
to suspend the WG Services, close Your Account, terminate provisionment of
the WG Services, list the information You provided in section 2 in the Whois
output or provide the information You provided in section 2 to a claimant,
resolve any and all third party claims, whether threatened or made, arising
out of Your use of WG Domain, or take any other action which Backend Service
Provider deems necessary.
In the event Backend Service Provider takes any of the actions set forth above
or in the event You elect to cancel the WG Services for any reason, neither
Service Provider will refund any fees paid by You for the WG Services.
You also acknowledge and agree that Backend Service Provider may, in its sole
discretion and without any liability to You whatsoever, cancel the WG Services
during the first thirty (30) days after You procured the WG Services, and/or
suspend Your rights under this Agreement and list the WG Addresses during resolution
of a dispute or investigation of allegations.
FORWARDING COMMUNICATIONS
You agree that Backend Service Provider will review communications sent to
the WG Addresses associated with Your WG Domain. For communications received
via certified or traceable courier mail (such as UPS, FedEx, or DHL), or first
class U.S. postal mail which does not appear to be unsolicited commercial mail,
Backend Service Provider may either i) forward such communication to You or
ii) may attempt to communicate to you a scanned copy of a page of the communication
to ascertain Your desires with respect to forwarding the communication to You.
You specifically acknowledge that Backend Service Provider may elect to not
forward to You (nor to otherwise communicate with You) regarding first class
postal mail or email, fax, postal mail or telephone communications which appear
to be unsolicited communications which offer or advertize the sale of goods
or services or which solicit charitable contributions, or communications which
appear to arise from Your having used the WG Services as a general mail forwarding
service (see section 1, above). You authorize Backend Service Provider to either
discard all such communications or return all such communications to sender
unopened. You agree to waive any and all claims arising from Your failure to
receive communications directed to Your domain name but not forwarded to You
by Backend Service Provider, including failures which arise from Backend Service
Provider's mistake in judging whether a communication appears to be an unsolicited
communication.
Email. The Whois directory generally requires an email address for every purchased
domain name registration. When You purchase WG Services, Backend Service Provider
creates an email address for that domain, "yourdomainname@whoisprivacyprotect.com".
Thereafter, when messages are sent to the email address listed in the WG Address,
Backend Service Provider forwards such messages to the email address You listed
in section 2. If such email address becomes non-functioning or if email to
such address bounces, Backend Service Provider is not obligated to attempt
to contact You through other means. You agree that Backend Service Provider
may elect, in Backend Service Provider's sole discretion, to allow You to access
Your Account and view email sent to the WG Addresses, though such alternative
means of servicing Your Account is an option and not a requirement.
Your Obligation to Respond to communications from the Backend Service Provider:
When Backend Service Provider receives a communication which may warrant forwarding
to You, per the terms of this Agreement, Backend Service Provider will send
an email to the email address You provided to Backend Service Provider pursuant
to section 2. The email message will identify the sender of the correspondence
and the date received. As an alternative, You agree that Backend Service Provider
may allow you to access Your Account to view full or partial scanned copies
of (non-email) communications sent to the WG Addresses and that You may be
required to interact with Your Account to have the physical originals of such
communications forwarded to You and that if You do not interact with Your Account
in the ways indicated upon accessing Your Account, that the communications
may not be forwarded to You. In either event, You will have seventy-two (72)
hours to decide whether to have the communication(s) forwarded. If you do not
respond within this time period, the communication(s) will not be forwarded.
Method of forward will be determined by Backend Service Provider. Communication(s)
may not be immediately forwarded upon Your election; there may be a delay and
communication(s) may be aggregated to be forwarded together. The Backend Service
Provider may begin charging fees for forwarding communications or may change
the method by which communications are forwarded without written notice.
In the event You do not respond to communications from the Backend Service
Provider regarding communications received at the WG Address, Backend Service
Provider may immediately reveal the information You provided pursuant to section
2 and/or cancel the WG Services regarding either the WG Domain in question
or with respect to all of Your WG Domains, depending on the circumstances.
This means the Whois directory will revert to displaying Your name, postal
address, email address and phone number. This action would be taken because
Backend Service Provider will not become involved in any legal or other matters
between You and third parties.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL EITHER THE PRIMARY OR BACKEND SERVICE PROVIDERS
BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, YOUR DOMAIN NAME
REGISTRATION, THE WG SERVICES, USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRIMARY OR BACKEND
SERVICE PROVIDER(S) WEB SITE(S) OR THE MATERIALS AND CONTENT OF THE WEB SITE(S)
OR ANY OTHER WEB SITES LINKED TO SUCH WEB SITE(S) OR YOUR
PROVISION OF ANY PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION TO BACKEND SERVICE PROVIDER
OR ANY THIRD PARTY. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE ALLEGED
LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY
OR ANY OTHER BASIS, EVEN IF EITHER THE PRIMARY OR BACKEND SERVICE PROVIDERS
HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR SUCH DAMAGES WERE
REASONABLY FORESEEABLE. BECAUSE CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS DO NOT PERMIT THE LIMITATION
OR ELIMINATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE
PRIMARY AND BACKEND SERVICE PROVIDERS' LIABILITY IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS SHALL
BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. IF ANY PROVISION OF THIS
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS FOUND TO BE UNENFORCEABLE, ONLY SUCH PROVISION
SHALL BE REMOVED AND THE REMAINDER SHALL BE ENFORCED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW.
You further understand and agree that the Primary and Backend Service Providers
disclaim any loss or liability resulting from: (i) the inadvertent disclosure
or theft of Your personal information; (ii) access delays or interruptions
to our web site or the web sites of affiliated parties; (iii) data non-delivery
or misdelivery between You and the Service Providers; (iv) the failure for
whatever reason to renew the WG Services; (v) the unauthorized use of Your
Account or any of the Service Provider's services; (vi) errors, omissions or
misstatements by either Service Provider; (vii) deletion of, failure to store,
failure to process or act upon email messages sent to or forwarded to either
You or the email address listed for Your WG Domain; (viii) processing of updated
nformation regarding Your Account; (ix) any act or omission caused by You or
Your agents (whether authorized by You or not).
YOU AGREE THAT, IN ANY EVENT, THE PRIMARY AND BACKEND SERVICE PROVIDERS' RESPECTIVE
MAXIMUM LIABILITY TO YOU SHALL BE CAPPED BY THE LESSER OF THE AMOUNT OF FEES
PAID BY YOU TO EACH SERVICE PROVIDER IN THE PRECEDING YEAR WITH RESPECT TO
THE SERVICES WHICH GAVE RISE TO THE LIABILITY OR $100.00 PER WG DOMAIN.
INDEMNITY
You agree to release, defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Primary and
Backend Service Providers, and their parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates,
shareholders, agents, directors, officers and employees and Your registrar,
from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, losses, damages
or costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising out of or related in
any way to this Agreement, the WG Services, the web sites of the Service Providers,
Your Account, and/or Your use of Your WG Domain.
BACKEND SERVICE PROVIDER WARRANTY DISCLAIMER
THE BACKEND SERVICE PROVIDER, ITS PARENT COMPANIES, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES,
SHAREHOLDERS, AGENTS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM
ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT,
THE SERVICES PROVIDED HEREUNDER, THE WEB SITES OF THE BACKEND SERVICE PROVIDER
OR ANY WEB SITES LINKED TO SUCH WEB SITES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. ALL BACKEND SERVICE PROVIDER
SERVICES, AS WELL AS THE BACKEND SERVICE PROVIDER WEB SITE, ARE PROVIDED "AS
IS". YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TO AND USE OF BACKEND SERVICE PROVIDER'S SERVICES
AND ITS WEB SITE ARE ENTIRELY AT YOUR RISK. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW
THE DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, IN WHICH EVENT THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMER
MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF ANY PROVISION OF THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS FOUND
TO BE UNENFORCEABLE, ONLY SUCH PROVISION SHALL BE REMOVED AND THE REMAINDER
SHALL BE ENFORCED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARK
You understand and agree that all content and materials contained in this
Agreement, the Privacy Policy and the Backend Service Provider web site, are
protected by the various copyright, patent, trademark, service mark and trade
secret laws of the United States, as well as any other applicable proprietary
rights and laws, and that Backend Service Provider reserves its rights in and
to all such content and materials. You further understand and agree that You
are prohibited from using any of the afore-described content and materials
without the written permission of Backend Service Provider. No license or right
under any copyright, patent, trademark, service mark or other proprietary right
or license is granted to You or conferred upon You by this Agreement or otherwise.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Severability; Construction; Entire Agreement.
You agree that if any part of this Agreement shall be held to be illegal,
unenforceable or invalid, in whole or in part, such provision shall be modified
to the minimum extent necessary to make it legal, enforceable and valid, and
the legality, enforceability and validity of the remaining provisions of this
Agreement shall not be affected or impaired. The headings herein will not be
considered a part of this Agreement. You agree that this Agreement, including
the policies it incorporates by reference, constitute the complete and only
Agreement between You and Backend Service Provider regarding the services contemplated
herein.
Governing Law; Venue; Waiver Of Trial By Jury.
This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws and judicial
decisions of Vancouver, British Columbia, excluding its conflicts of laws rules.
You agree that any action relating to or arising out of this Agreement, shall
be brought exclusively in the courts of British Columbia. For the adjudication
of domain name registration disputes and disputes under this Agreement, you
agree to submit to the exclusive subject matter and personal jurisdiction of
the provincial and Federal courts located in Vancouver, British Columbia, you
agree that venue shall be proper in such jurisdiction, and you agree to waive
any objection you may have to jurisdiction and venue in such forum. You agree
to waive the right to trial by jury in any proceeding, regardless of venue,
that takes place relating to or arising out of this Agreement and You agree
that service upon You may be accomplished by depositing the summons and complaint
in the Canadian postal mail, first-class mail, postage pre-paid, addressed
to the address provided by you in section 2, which service shall be deemed
to be effective five days after deposit.
Term of Agreement; Survival.
The term of this Agreement begins on the date Your attempt to procure the
WG Services is accepted by the Service Provider(s). The term shall run for
the unit of time which You ordered when You procured the WG Services, unless
terminated or suspended sooner according to the terms of this Agreement. Sections
6 (Forwarding Communications), 7 (Limitation of Liability), 8 (Indemnity),
9 (Warranty Disclaimer) and 11 (Miscellaneous Provisions) shall survive any
termination or expiration of this Agreement.
Please review our Terms and Conditions: Disclaimer, Registration Agreement,
and Dispute Policy.
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