Domain Name Registration Terms
1.Introduction
2.Outline
3.Background
4.Definitions
5.General terms
6.Registry requirements
7.Domain names are licensed, not owned
8.Applying for a domain name
9.Period of registration
10.Renewal of registration
11.Applying for renewal
12.Period of renewed registration
13.Transfers
14.Member to member transfer
15.Transfers - general
16.Fees
17.Credit card chargebacks
18.Cancellation of registration
19.Taxes
20.Your promises to us
21.Permitting a third party to use your domain name
22.Spam
23.Personal information
24.Applicable law
25.Entire agreement
26.Waiver
27.Relationship
28.Further assurance
29.Releases and indemnities
30.Limitation of liability
31.Termination
32.Right to deny, cancel, suspend or transfer domain name or other services
33.Authority from registrant
34.Notices
35.Amending these terms
36.Matters beyond our control
37.gTLD terms Global Top Level Domains CLAUSES 38 TO 61
38.Transfer
39.Registrar transfer-out
40.Disputes over gTLD domain names
41.Other registry requirements for gTLD domain names
42.Dotbiz special terms CLAUSES 43 TO 51 APPLY TO dotbiz gTLDs
43.Limitation on use of dotbiz domain names
44.Warranty
45.Registrar transfer in and registrar transfer out
46.Provision of registration data
47.Inaccurate or unreliable data
48.Reservation of certain rights
49.Disputes over dotbiz domain names
50.Other disputes involving dotbiz domain names
51.Other registry requirements for dotbiz domain names
52.Dotorg special terms CLAUSES 53 TO 54 APPLY TO dotorg gTLDs
53.Registry requirements for dotorg domain names include:
54.Registrar transfer in and registrar transfer out
55.Dotinfo special terms CLAUSES 56 TO 61 APPLY TO dotinfo gTLDs
56.Personal information
57.Disputes over dotinfo domain names
58.Other matters involving dotinfo domain names
59.Further rights of dotinfo registry operator
60.Other registry requirements for dotinfo domain names
61.Registrar transfer in and registrar transfer out
62.Australian domain names CLAUSES 63 TO 77 APPLY TO .au domain names
63.Limited agency
64.Registry requirements
65.Summary of terms and conditions
66.General
67.Domain name application and registration
68.Domain name licence
69.Your statement to us
70.Our obligations to you
71.Your obligations to us
72.Use of your information
73.Dispute resolution
74.Transfer of registrars
75.Limitation of liability
76.General
77.Your warranties, etc.
78.UK DOMAIN NAMES CLAUSES 79 TO 80 ONLY APPLY
79.Registry requirements - contract with Nominet UK
80.Acting as your agent with Nominet UK
81.EUROPEAN DOMAIN NAMES CLAUSES 82 TO 84 APPLY
82.Registry requirements
83.Application of gTLD terms
84.Redelegation Fees
85.CANADIAN DOMAIN NAME SPECIAL TERMS CLAUSE 86 APPLIES
86.Registry requirements - contract with World Domain Registry, Inc
87.NEW ZEALAND DOMAIN NAMES (.NZ) CLAUSES 87-101 APPLY
88.Our obligations (New Zealand domain names (.nz))
89.Your obligations (New Zealand domain names (.nz))
90.Registration of a Domain Name (New Zealand domain names (.nz))
91.Registrar is the Record (New Zealand domain names (.nz))
92.Payment of Fees (New Zealand domain names (.nz))
93.Suspension And Refusal of Services (New Zealand domain names (.nz))
94.Cancellation of a Domain Name (New Zealand domain names (.nz))
95.Exclusion of Liability (New Zealand domain names (.nz))
96.Limitation of our Liability (New Zealand domain names (.nz))
97.Law and Jurisdiction (New Zealand domain names (.nz))
98.Cancelling the Agreement (New Zealand domain names (.nz))
99.More Than One Person (New Zealand domain names (.nz))
100.Each Clause Separately Binding (New Zealand domain names (.nz))
101.Rights and Responsibilities that Continue (New Zealand domain names (.nz))
102.SEO Services (Search Engine Optimisation Services)
103.Custom Website
1.Introduction
These are the terms on which we supply to you domain name
registration and other services.
2.Outline
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These
terms consist of:
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a 'general' section, that applies to all our services and all
your dealings with us; and
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a series of 'specific' sections that each apply only to
certain kinds of domain name.
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To
the extent of any inconsistency between them, a specific section
overrides the general section.
3.Background
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We
do not operate the domain name system, or grant licences for domain
names. Those things are done by 'registry operators', who are
independent of us and beyond our control.
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We are a domain name 'registrar'. That means:
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We can arrange for domain name licences to be granted to you by
various registry operators, subject to their rules and licence
terms and the policies and requirements of .
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We can carry out some limited functions on behalf of registry
operators.
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We can serve as a 'registrar of record' i.e. the intermediary
between a domain name licensee and a registry operator, as
recognised by the registry operator.
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We can provide online facilities for you to administer your domain
names.
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We may also provide other, related services.
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This
document contains the terms that apply between you and us when we
provide our services as registrar.
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It
also indicates the licence terms that are imposed by various
registry operators and ICANN. A domain name licence that we
arrange for you is subject to the licence terms and conditions of
the registry operator who grants the licence and the requirements
of ICANN.
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For as long as we are registrar of record for a domain name, there
is a 'registration agreement' between us and its registrant on
these terms.
4.Definitions
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In these terms:
applicant |
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a person who applies to become registrant of a domain name |
auDA |
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.au
Domain Administration Limited ACN 079 009 340 |
auDA
terms |
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has
the meaning given by clause 63 |
domain
name licence |
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a
licence to use a domain name |
(domain name) licence terms |
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the terms and conditions on which a domain name is licensed |
dotbiz |
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a
domain name that ends in .biz |
dotcom |
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a
domain name that ends in .com |
dotinfo |
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a
domain name that ends in .info |
dotnet |
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a
domain name that ends in .net |
dotorg |
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a
domain name that ends in .org |
European domain name |
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a domain name that ends in .de, .nl, .be, .it or .ru |
Global Top Level Domain or gTLD |
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a domain name that ends in .com, .net, .org, .info or .biz |
ICANN |
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Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers |
member |
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a person who registers with us as a member and receives a
membership ID from us |
PlanetDomain |
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PlanetDomain Pty Ltd ABN 89 122 194 745 |
published
policies |
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those specifications and policies established and published by
auDA from time to time in accordance with its constitution, and
can be found at auDA's web site at
www.auda.org.au/policies/policy-index/ |
registrant |
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the
current licensee of a domain name |
registrar |
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us |
registrar
of record |
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has
the meaning given by clause 3 |
registration
agreement |
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has
the meaning given by clause 3 |
registration
fee |
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our current charge in respect of a domain name registration as
at the time of application |
registration
term |
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the period that a domain name licence lasts for |
registry
operator |
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the entity that issues domain name licences (directly or through
a representative) and / or operates the registry for a domain
name |
registry requirement |
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has
the meaning given by clause 6 |
renewal
fee |
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our current charge in respect of a domain name registration
renewal as at the time of renewal |
transfer |
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a member to member transfer or a transfer in or a transfer out
or a registrar transfer in or a registrar transfer out |
we,
us, etc |
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PlanetDomain Pty Ltd ABN 89 122 194 745 of 3/538 Collin Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia trading under a
number of business names and through resellers and other agents. |
you |
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a person who asks us to provide them with any of our services as
registrar |
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A
word or phrase that is hyperlinked (in the online version of these
terms) to another page or document refers to that page or document.
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Other rules
of interpretation:
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If an
expression is defined in the dictionary in clause 4, that is what
it means.
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If an
expression is defined in the dictionary, grammatical derivatives
of that expression have a corresponding meaning. (For instance, if
'to colour' means 'to paint red', then 'coloured' means 'painted red')
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Headings are
only for convenience. They are to be ignored when interpreting
these terms, except insofar as they indicate the number of a
clause.
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A schedule
to a document is part of that document.
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A reference
to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.
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Where one
thing is said to include one or more other things, it is not
limited to those other things.
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There is no
significance in the use of gender-specific language.
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A 'person'
includes any entity which can sue and be sued.
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A 'person'
includes any legal successor to or representative of that person.
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A reference
to a law includes any amendment or replacement of that law.
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Anything
that is unenforceable must be read down, to the point of severance
if necessary.
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Anything we
can do, we may do through an appropriately authorised
representative.
5.General terms
The following clauses 6 to 36 apply in every case.
6.Registry requirements
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Each
registry operator has its own terms and conditions, policies and
requirements covering the registration, use and renewal of domain
names and related matters like dispute resolution procedures and
transfer procedures - 'registry requirements'.
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ICANN
may also impose terms and conditions, policies and requirements on
registry operators, us and / or registrants. Where such terms and
conditions, policies and requirements are relevant to domain name
applicants or registrants, they also count as 'registry
requirements'.
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A new registry requirement, or an amendment of an existing one,
takes effect as soon as the registry operator requires it to take
effect (even if that is retrospective). That is beyond our
control.
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Some
registry requirements are set out in these terms. Others are
cross-referenced. ICANN or a registry operator may have, or
introduce, new ones.
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You
apply for, and accept, registration for any domain name subject to
all applicable registry requirements from time to time.
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You
are responsible for familiarising yourself with all registry
requirements, whether or not they are included or referenced in
these terms.
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You
release us from any claim arising out of registry requirements or
anything that we do under them.
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Registry
requirements are for the benefit of registry operators and us, not
for the benefit of you or other registrants. You can never oblige
us to enforce registry requirements against other people.
7.Domain names are licensed, not
owned
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You
acknowledge that the right to use a domain name is by way of
licence. A registrant is a licensee of a domain name, not its
owner.
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Expressions
such as 'applying for a domain name', 'registering a domain
name' and 'transferring a domain name' (and so on) are to be
read merely as contractions of 'applying for a domain name
licence', 'registering a domain name licence' and
'transferring a domain name licence' (and so on).
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A
domain name licence is subject to its licence terms. It may not be
used in breach of its licence terms. Many of those terms are
registry requirements, beyond our control.
8.Applying
for a domain name
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To
apply for a domain name, you must:
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complete our application form;
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agree to these terms;
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submit the registration fee; and
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satisfy any other requirements we notify to you.
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Application
does not assure you of a domain name, even if a preliminary search
indicates that the domain name is available for registration.
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Your
application is successful if and only if:
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you have paid the registration fee, and your payment has been
honoured;
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your application complies with the requirements and policies of
the applicable registry operator;
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the applicable registry operator approves your application and
permits the registration; and
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we have notified you in writing that your application has been
finally approved -
but subject to those requirements, the period of your domain name
licence is taken to commence on the date you applied for it.
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You
acknowledge that registry operators reserve arbitrary rights to
reject registrations at any time. You must not assume that your
application will be successful, or take any step or spend any money
on the assumption that it will be.
9.Period of registration
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A
domain name licence has a fixed period.
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For
some types of domain names, there is a choice of periods. Our
application form will indicate the period/s that you may apply for.
You may choose only one. If you become the registrant of the
domain name, the licence period will be the one you applied for.
10.Renewal of registration
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You
may renew your registration of a domain name in accordance with
these terms and registry requirements.
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You
are responsible for renewing your registration, and if you fail to
do so before the end of the licence term, the domain name may be
available for registration by third parties.
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You
release us from any claim arising out of your failure to renew
registration.
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We
may elect to send you a renewal notice as a courtesy, but:
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we are never obliged to do so; and
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you have no claim against us if we do not do so, or if our notice
does not reach you.
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you do not have to renew your registration, or pay any fee
indicated by the reminder notice, unless you choose to do so.
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If
we send you a renewal notice, you may:
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choose to renew your registration - and that means you must pay
the fee indicated; or
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let the registration lapse - and that means you need not pay the
fee.
11.Applying for renewal
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To
renew a domain name, you must:
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complete our renewal procedure;
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agree to these terms (as in force at the time of renewal);
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submit the renewal fee; and
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satisfy any other requirements we notify to you.
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Your
renewal is successful if and only if:
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you have paid the renewal fee, and your payment has been honoured;
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your renewal complies with the requirements and policies of the
applicable registry operator;
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the applicable registry operator approves your renewal; and
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we have notified you in writing that your application has been
finally approved -
but subject to those requirements, the period of your renewed domain
name licence is taken to commence on the date your previous licence
expired.
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If
we notify you that receipt of a renewal and / or a renewal fee is
required to be lodged or paid some time before the domain name has
actually expired, you may lose any right to renew if you do not
lodge and pay by that time.
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If
you wish to renew a domain name that is licensed by a
non-Australian registry operator, you must always lodge your
application and renewal fee in time to meet any cut off date
imposed by the registry operator.
12.Period of renewed registration
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Our
web site will indicate the renewal period/s that you may apply for.
You may choose only one.
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If
your renewal is successful, the renewed licence period will be the
one you applied for.
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Subject
to registry requirements, there is no limit to the number of times
you may renew a registration.
13.Transfers
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There
are several types of 'transfer' that may affect a domain name
registration:
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a 'member to member transfer' - where we are registrar of
record both before and after transfer;
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a 'transfer in' - where (a) there is a change of registrant
and (b) we become the registrar of record as a result of the
transfer;
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a 'transfer out' - where (a) there is a change of registrant
and (b) we cease to be the registrar of record as a result of the
transfer;
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a 'registrar transfer in' - where (a) there is no change of
registrant and (b) we become the registrar of record as a result
of the transfer;
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a 'registrar transfer out' - where (a) there is no change of
registrant and (b) we cease to be the registrar of record as a
result of the transfer.
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Various
terms and registry requirements apply to different transfers.
14.Member to member transfer
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A
member to member transfer must comply with this clause.
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Transferor
and transferee must both be current members.
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The
transferor must initiate the transfer process.
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The
parties must use our online transfer system and comply with our
such procedure as we specify.
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The
transfer is subject to and must comply with such procedure as we
specify.
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The
transferor must pay any outstanding fees they owe us.
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The
transferor relinquishes their registration of the domain name after
the transfer.
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The
transferor releases us from any claims arising under or in relation
to this agreement and / or their domain name registration and / or
its transfer as soon as the transfer is effected.
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The
transferee must enter into a registration agreement with us, with a
term of at least a year.
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The
transferee must provide us with all the information required by the
online transfer system, and our procedure and policy and warrants
that it is complete and accurate.
15.Transfers - general
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You
may transfer a domain name registration subject to:
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registry requirements, and
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this clause.
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If
we consider that a transfer is taking place, or has taken place:
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because of an administrative error or oversight by us or anyone
else; or
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because of illegal, unfair or unethical conduct by you or anyone
else -
we may suspend or reverse the transfer - a 'slip correction'.
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We
are not liable to you for any consequence of a slip correction or
the circumstances that gave rise to it, but if the circumstances
were not your fault you can apply for a refund of any fees you paid
to us for the transfer.
16.Fees
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We
publish current charges for our services on our web site. We can
change them at will, but changes are not retrospective.
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The
charges for a service are the ones published at the time you
request it.
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You
must pay our charges for all services you request and / or use.
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Charges
that you pay are non-refundable.
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Domain
name registration fees are payable when you apply to register. If
your payment is not honoured, your application is void.
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Domain
name renewal fees are payable before the current registration
period ends. If you do not pay by then:
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we may place the domain name on hold for 30 days; and
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if you have not paid within those 30 days, we may cancel your
registration.
17.Credit card chargebacks
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You
must not seek to reverse a credit card transaction in our favour
('chargeback').
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If
you do initiate a chargeback, we may:
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hold you to the transaction, resist the chargeback and charge you
our reasonable costs of doing so; or
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cancel your domain name registration or renewal.
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If
you have initiated a chargeback, we may decline to provide you with
further services until you have paid our reasonable costs and
expenses arising from it.
18.Cancellation of registration
If your domain name registration is cancelled under these terms or a
registry requirement:
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a
third party may register it instead of you; and
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you
release us from any claim arising from the cancellation.
19.Taxes
The charges payable under these terms are exclusive of all government
charges, taxes, duties and levies and you must pay any and all such
charge, taxes, duties and levies arising out of or in connection with
these terms. In particular, you must pay to us any amount (VAT or GST
or its equivalent) which we are obliged to pay as a result of any
supply made or deemed to be made or other matter or thing under or in
connection with these terms.
20.Your promises to us
You promise us that if you:
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apply
to register a domain name;
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use
a domain name;
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renew
a domain name;
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transfer
a domain name to another person; or
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take
a transfer of a domain name from another person -
through our service, then:
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you
have all the legal rights that you need in order to do so;
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you
are not infringing the rights of any third party in doing so;
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all
information that you provide to us is complete and accurate; and
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you
do not have an illegal purpose and are not engaging in illegal
conduct.
21.Permitting a third party to use
your domain name
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You
are responsible for everything done with or by means of your domain
name.
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If
you permit anyone else to use your domain name in any way, their
acts and omissions with respect to it count as your acts and
omissions.
22.Spam
You must never use your domain name, or allow anyone else to use it,
to send unsolicited commercial email.
23.Personal information
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Our
privacy statement and privacy policy are located at:
respectively.
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You
must provide us with all the information we request in a
'compulsory' field of a service application. If you do not, we
may not be able to provide the service.
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You:
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warrant that all information that you provide to us is complete,
accurate and up to date; and
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must promptly notify us if any of it changes.
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It
is a registry requirement that information submitted to a registry
operator is true, accurate and that you keep it up to date.
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We
may use any information that we hold about you as part of the
normal registries and databases we produce for the purpose of
running our service or our business.
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We
may disclose any information that we hold about you to ICANN and /
or a registry operator if they request it.
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We
may disclose any information that we hold about you to a third
party who helps us to operate our service or our business (e.g.
outsourced service provider). We will not permit such a third
party to use the information for any purpose that we may not use it
for.
24.Applicable law
Except where the laws of another jurisdiction are mandatorily
applicable, these terms are to be construed in accordance with the
law of the State of Victoria, Australia. The parties submit to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that State and also of
the courts having jurisdiction at the place of your address as shown
for the registration of the domain name in our Whois database at the
time relevant proceedings are commenced.
25.Entire
agreement
These terms represent the entire agreement between us and you.
Together, they supersede all prior agreements, arrangements and
undertakings between the parties.
26.Waiver
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A
waiver by us of a provision or right under this agreement is
binding on it only if it is given in writing and signed by our
authorised officer.
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A
waiver is effective only in the specific instance and for the
specific purpose for which it is given.
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Failure
by us to exercise or delay in exercising a right under this
agreement does not prevent our exercise or operate as a waiver.
27.Relationship
The relationship of the parties is that of service provider and
customer and not joint venturers, licensee and licensor, equity
partners or principal and agent.
28.Further
assurance
You must promptly at our request execute and deliver such further
documents and do such further acts as are reasonably necessary to
give full effect to your obligations under these terms.
29.Releases and indemnities
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This
clause is in addition to any other release or indemnity that you
give us under these terms.
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You
indemnify us against any dispute between you and a third party with
respect to a domain name, its registration, ownership, transfer,
cancellation or use.
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You
must indemnify, defend and hold harmless:
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in all cases: us;
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in relation to a gTLD: Verisign, Inc;
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in relation to a dotbiz: NeuLevel, Inc;
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in relation to a dotinfo: Afilias Limited;
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in relation to a dotorg: Public Interest Registry; and
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in relation to any other domain name: its registry operator (e.g.
Neustar for a .us domain name, CentralNIC for .us.com, .eu.com and
.uk.co domain names, and AusRegistry as applicable) -
and all directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates of any
of them from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities,
costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees and expenses
arising out of or relating to your domain name registration or your
use of a domain name.
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You
release, indemnify and hold us harmless from all liabilities,
claims, damages, costs and expenses of third parties relating to or
arising under these terms or your use of our services.
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Each
indemnity and release you give us or anyone else under these terms
survives the termination or expiration of any registration
agreement.
30.Limitation of
liability
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Some laws - particularly the Trade Practices Act 1974 -
may give you rights and remedies that cannot be changed or excluded
by these terms. These terms are subject to those laws, and must
be read and understood subject to them.
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Nothing in these terms excludes, restricts or modifies any
condition, warranty, right or remedy implied or imposed by any law
if it cannot lawfully be excluded, restricted or modified.
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If we supply you with goods or services that are of a kind
ordinarily acquired for domestic, personal or household use, you
have certain rights under the Trade Practices Act 1974 that
these terms cannot change or exclude. But in any case where we are
allowed to limit it, our liability for such breaches is limited, at
our choice to:
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in the case
of goods:
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replacing
the goods or supplying equivalent goods;
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repairing
the goods;
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paying for
the cost of replacing the goods or buying equivalent goods; or
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paying for
the cost of repairing the goods, and
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in the case
of services:
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supplying
the services again, or
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paying for
the cost of supplying the services again.
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Subject to
clauses 30, 30 and 30 and to the extent permitted by law:
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all express
or implied representations, conditions, warranties and remedies
relating to our services are excluded;
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we are not
liable for any indirect, special, economic or consequential loss
or damage or loss of revenue, profits, goodwill, bargain or
opportunities or loss of anticipated savings that you incur or
suffer in any way, whether:
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we caused
it by our negligence; or
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we knew or
should have known of the possibility of such loss or damage; and
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our maximum
aggregate liability, whether for breach of these terms or in
negligence or in any other tort or for any other common law or
statutory cause of action or otherwise is the amount you paid to
us for our services during the 30 day period immediately before
the time your cause of action arose (but this does not apply in
the case of a claim that we have caused injury to or the death of
any person).
31.Termination
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If you are in
breach of these terms or any registry requirement we may give you a
notice identifying the breach and requiring that you remedy it
within five days.
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If you do not
comply with our breach notice, we may cancel the registration of
any domain name that the breach relates to.
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If we give a
breach notice, we may suspend services to you, including procuring
suspension of any domain name that the notice relates to, until the
breach is remedied or the registration is cancelled.
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You release
us from any claim arising from anything we do under this clause.
32.Right to deny, cancel, suspend or transfer
domain name or other services
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In addition
to any other options, we may, in our discretion, without notice,
refuse to register, or cancel, suspend or transfer any domain name
or other service if we believe it is necessary to protect the
integrity or stability of the registry, to comply with any
applicable laws, lawful requests from a law enforcement agency, any
applicable dispute resolution process, or to protect the name
pending resolution of a dispute or to avoid any liability, civil or
criminal, on our part.
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We may
maintain a suspension under this clause until we are satisfied that
the allegation is not valid.
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If a
suspension continues for 30 days, we may terminate the registration
at our discretion.
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You release
us from any claim arising from anything we do under this clause.
33.Authority from registrant
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We may act on
instructions apparently from a person who appears to us to be the
registrant or a person acting under the authority of the
registrant, without being under any obligation to do so if we have
actual notice that there is a dispute as to the authority of that
person. In addition to any other options, we may, without being
obliged to do so, suspend or place on registrar lock and/or hold a
domain name in respect of which there is a dispute as to the
authority of any person in relation to that name.
-
You release
us from any claim arising from anything we do under this clause.
34.Notices
-
We can give
you any notice or communication:
-
by emailing
the notice (or a hyperlink to a web page that contains the notice)
to the most recent email address you supply to us;
-
by fax to
the most recent fax number you supply to us;
-
by ordinary
mail or hand delivery to the most recent postal address you supply
to us, or (if you are a company) to your registered office;
-
by hand
delivery to you; or
-
in any other
way permitted by law.
-
Any notice or
other communication that we send you is deemed to have been
received by you as follows:
-
if it (or a
hyperlink to it) is emailed: one hour after it leaves our mail
server;
-
if it is
faxed: when our fax machine issues a successful delivery record;
-
if it is
mailed: at 10 a.m. on the second business day after posting;
-
if it is
hand delivered to you or your postal address or (if you are a
company) your registered office: at the time of delivery;
-
if it is
delivered in another way permitted by law: at the time when it
would have been delivered in the normal course of that way of
delivery.
-
A notice from
us need not be signed.
35.Amending these terms
-
We may amend
these terms by publishing the amendments on our web site.
-
Amended terms
take effect when they are published, unless they specify a later
time or date.
-
We may amend
these terms with retrospective effect in response to any illegal or
antisocial conduct that is taking place or seems likely.
-
New and
amended registry requirements take effect as indicated by clause 6.
-
Otherwise,
amendments only apply after they are published.
36.Matters beyond our
control
We are not responsible for any delay in performing or failure to
perform an obligation to you as a result of any matter beyond our
reasonable control.
37.gTLD terms Global Top Level
Domains CLAUSES 38 TO 61
-
The
following clauses 38 to 61 apply only with respect to Global Top
Level Domains.
-
Clauses
43 to 51 only apply to dotbiz gTLDs.
-
Clauses
55 to 61 only apply to dotinfo gTLDs.
38.Transfer
You may not effect a transfer of a gTLD domain name within 60 days
after you:
-
first
register it; or
-
acquire
it by transfer.
39.Registrar transfer-out
-
This
clause is subject to clause 38.
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We
may decline to effect a registrar transfer-out of a gTLD if:
-
you owe us any money;
-
you appear to be insolvent;
-
there is a dispute over the domain name; or
-
there is some other reason that we consider sufficient.
-
Otherwise,
you may effect a registrar transfer-out of a gTLD in accordance
with our Policy for Transfer to another Registrar and Procedure for
Transfer to another Registrar.
40.Disputes over gTLD domain names
-
It
is a registry requirement that you submit to ICANN's Uniform
Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy as published from time to
time.
-
You
must comply with that policy.
-
You
release us from any claim that arises from anything we do, or
anything that happens, in accordance with that policy.
41.Other
registry requirements for gTLD domain names
-
Other
registry requirements for gTLD domain names include:
-
any requirements published by an applicable registry operator -
and you acknowledge that your domain name licence is subject to these
and any other registry requirements.
-
You
must comply with those requirements.
-
You
release us from any claim that arises from anything we do, or
anything that happens, in accordance with those requirements.
42.Dotbiz
special terms CLAUSES 43 TO 51 APPLY TO dotbiz gTLDs
Clauses 43 to 51 only apply to dotbiz gTLDs.
43.Limitation on use of dotbiz
domain names
-
Dotbiz
domain names may be used or intended to be used primarily for bona
fide business or commercial purposes.
-
'Bona fide business or commercial use'
- in these terms or in the dotbiz Registration Restrictions
('Restrictions') - means 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 (i) the exchange of goods, services, information, or
property of any kind; or, (ii) the ordinary course of trade or
business -
but registering a domain name 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 shall not constitute a 'bona
fide business or commercial use' of that domain name.
44.Warranty
You
hereby warrant and certify to us and to NeuLevel, Inc that to the
best of your knowledge, regarding a dotbiz domain name that you
register:
-
it
will be used primarily for bona fide business or commercial
purposes and not:
-
exclusively for personal use; or
-
solely for the purposes of
-
selling, trading or leasing the domain name for compensation, or
-
the unsolicited offering to sell, trade or lease the domain name
for compensation.
-
you
have the authority to enter into a registration agreement; and
-
the
domain name is reasonably related to your business or intended
commercial purpose at the time of registration.
45.Registrar transfer in and
registrar transfer out
-
A
registrar transfer in or registrar transfer out of a dotbiz domain
name is subject to the Policy On Transfer Of Sponsorship Of
Registrations Between Registrars.
-
That
policy is a registry requirement.
-
An
effect of that policy is that you will be prohibited from a
registrar transfer out during the first 60 days after initial
registration of the domain name with us. Beginning on the 61st day
after the initial registration with us, the procedures registrar
transfer out set forth in the above policy apply.
46.Provision
of registration data
-
You
must provide us with certain information and update this
information to keep it current, complete and accurate. This
information includes:
-
your full name, postal address, e-mail address, voice telephone
number, and fax number if available;
-
the name of an authorized person for contact purposes in the case
of a registrant that is an organization, association, or
corporation;
-
the IP addresses of the primary nameserver and any secondary
nameserver(s) for the domain name;
-
the corresponding names of those nameservers;
-
the full name, postal address, e-mail address, voice telephone
number, and fax number if available of the technical contact for
the domain name;
-
the full name, postal address, e-mail address, voice telephone
number, and fax number if available of the administrative contact
for the domain name;
-
the name, postal address, e-mail address, voice telephone number,
and fax number if available of the billing contact for the domain
name; and
-
any remark concerning the registered domain name that should
appear in the Whois directory.
-
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
Accreditation Agreement (the 'ICANN Agreement'), available at
ICANN's website.
47.Inaccurate or unreliable data
-
You
warrant and represent to us and to NeuLevel, Inc 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.
-
If:
-
you provide inaccurate or unreliable information;
-
you fail to promptly update information provided to us;
-
you fail to respond for over five calendar days to our inquiries
(or those of NeuLevel, Inc) 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 -
you have breached of your registration agreement.
-
Any
information we collect concerning an identified or identifiable
natural person ('Personal Data') may be used in connection with
the registration of domain name(s) or for the purposes of the
registration agreement or as required or permitted by the ICANN
Agreement or any ICANN/Registry Policy.
48.Reservation of certain rights
-
We
and NeuLevel, Inc each expressly reserve the right to deny, cancel
or transfer any dotbiz registration as we deem necessary, in our
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 us and /
or NeuLevel, Inc, or their affiliates, subsidiaries, officers,
directors and employees.
-
We
and NeuLevel, Inc each also reserve the right to suspend a dotbiz
domain name during resolution of a dispute.
49.Disputes over dotbiz domain names
-
It
is a registry requirement that you submit to ICANN's Uniform
Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy as published from time to
time.
-
You
must comply with that policy.
-
You
release us from any claim that arises from anything we do, or
anything that happens, in accordance with that policy.
50.Other disputes involving dotbiz
domain names
-
It
is a registry requirement that you submit to the following policies
as published from time to time:
-
the Start-up Trademark Opposition Policy ('STOP'), at
www.neulevel.com/countdown/stop.html; and
-
the Restrictions Dispute Resolution Criteria and Rules, at
www.neulevel.com/countdown/rdrp.html.
-
You
must comply with those policies.
-
You
release us from any claim that arises from anything we do, or
anything that happens, in accordance with those policies.
51.Other
registry requirements for dotbiz domain names
Other registry requirements for dotbiz domain names include:
-
the
Restrictions at
www.neulevel.com/countdown/registrationRestrictions.html;
-
the
ICANN policies and agreements referred to above;
-
any
ICANN-mandated requirements and consensus policies as amended at
any time;
-
ICANN
standards, policies, procedures, and practices for which NeuLevel,
Inc has monitoring responsibility in accordance with its Registry
Agreement or other arrangement with ICANN; and
-
operational
standards, policies, procedures, and practices for the dotbiz
Registry TLD as established, added to or amended from time to time
by NeuLevel, Inc;
-
NeuLevel,
Inc's operational standards, policies, procedures, and practices
for its IP Claim service;
-
compliance
with applicable statutes and regulations limiting the domain names
that may be registered -
and you acknowledge that your domain name licence is subject to these
and any other registry requirements.
52.Dotorg
special terms CLAUSES 53 TO 54 APPLY TO dotorg gTLDs
Clauses 53 to 54 only apply to dotorg gTLDs.
53.Registry
requirements for dotorg domain names include:
-
all
applicable ICANN policies and agreements;
-
any
ICANN-mandated requirements and consensus policies as amended at
any time;
-
ICANN
standards, policies, procedures, and practices for which Public
Interest Registry has monitoring responsibility in accordance with
its Registry Agreement or other arrangement with ICANN; and
-
operational
standards, policies, procedures, and practices for the dotorg
Registry TLD as established, added to or amended from time to time
by Public Interest Registry;
-
compliance
with applicable statutes and regulations limiting the domain names
that may be registered -
and you acknowledge that your domain name licence is subject to these
and any other registry requirements.
54.Registrar
transfer in and registrar transfer out
-
A
registrar transfer in or registrar transfer out of a dotorg domain
name is subject to the Policy On Transfer Of Sponsorship Of
Registrations Between Registrars.
-
That
policy is a registry requirement.
-
An
effect of that policy is that you will be prohibited from a
registrar transfer out during the first 60 days after initial
registration of the domain name with us. Beginning on the 61st day
after the initial registration with us, the procedures registrar
transfer out set forth in the above policy apply.
55.Dotinfo
special terms CLAUSES 56 TO 61 APPLY TO dotinfo gTLDs
Clauses 56 to 61 only apply to dotinfo gTLDs.
56.Personal
information
-
You
consent to the use, copying, distribution, publication,
modification, and other processing of the your personal information
that we hold by Afilias Limited, and its designees and agents in a
manner consistent with the purposes specified pursuant in its
contract with ICANN, available at http://www.icann.org/tlds/
-
You
also consent to the use, copying, distribution, publication,
modification and other processing of your personal data by Afilias
Limited and its designees and agents.
-
You
must immediately correct and update the registration information
for any domain name during its licence period, and failure to
correct this information shall constitute a breach of your
registration agreement.
57.Disputes over dotinfo domain
names
-
It
is a registry requirement that you submit to ICANN's Uniform
Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy as published from time to
time.
-
You
must comply with that policy.
-
You
release us from any claim that arises from anything we do, or
anything that happens, in accordance with that policy.
58.Other matters involving dotinfo
domain names
-
It
is a registry requirement that you comply with the requirements set
forth by Afilias Limited for domain names registered during the
Sunrise Period (an explanation of which can be found at
http://www.afilias.info/faq/sunrise.html), including the mandatory
Sunrise Dispute Resolution Policy, available at
http://www.afilias.info/faq/sunrise-challenge.html . These policies
are subject to modification by the registry operator.
-
You
must comply with those requirements and policies.
-
You
release us from any claim that arises from anything we do, or
anything that happens, in accordance with those requirements and
policies.
59.Further rights of dotinfo
registry operator
-
You
acknowledge that Afilias Limited 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
(an explanation of which can be found at
http://www.afilias.info/faq/start-up.html), including, without
limitation: (a) your ability or inability to obtain a domain name
during either the Sunrise or Land Rush periods, and (b) the results
of any dispute over a domain name registration which is processed
during the Sunrise period.
-
We
and Afilias Limited expressly reserve the right to deny, cancel or
transfer any registration that we deem necessary, in our
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
applicable dispute resolution process, or to avoid any liability,
civil or criminal, on the part of us and/or Afilias Limited as well
as the affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors and employees
of either of us.
-
We
and Afilias Limited each also reserve the right to suspend a
dotinfo domain name during resolution of a dispute.
60.Other registry requirements for
dotinfo domain names
Other registry requirements for dotinfo domain names include:
-
all
applicable ICANN policies and agreements;
-
any
ICANN-mandated requirements and consensus policies as amended at
any time;
-
ICANN
standards, policies, procedures, and practices for which Afilias
Limited has monitoring responsibility in accordance with its
Registry Agreement or other arrangement with ICANN; and
-
operational
standards, policies, procedures, and practices for the dotinfo
Registry TLD as established, added to or amended from time to time
by Afilias Limited;
-
compliance
with applicable statutes and regulations limiting the domain names
that may be registered -
and you acknowledge that your domain name licence is subject to these
and any other registry requirements.
61.Registrar
transfer in and registrar transfer out
-
A
registrar transfer in or registrar transfer out of a dotinfo domain
name is subject to the Policy On Transfer Of Sponsorship Of
Registrations Between Registrars.
-
That
policy is a registry requirement.
-
An
effect of that policy is that you will be prohibited from a
registrar transfer out during the first 60 days after initial
registration of the domain name with us. Beginning on the 61st day
after the initial registration with us, the procedures registrar
transfer out set forth in the above policy apply.
62.Australian
domain names CLAUSES 63 TO 77 APPLY TO .au domain names
Clauses 63 to 77 only apply to domain names that
end in .au
63.Limited
agency
-
We act as agent for auDA for the sole
purpose, but only to the extent necessary, to enable auDA to
receive the benefit of rights and covenants conferred on it under
these terms (auDA terms).
-
In relation to the auDA terms only, 'we' or 'us' means
'PlanetDomain Pty Ltd ACN 122 194 745 and auDA
jointly and severally'.
64.Registry requirements
-
There
are registry requirements for a domain name that ends in .au
including:
-
auDA's published policies;
-
the .au Dispute Resolution Policy (auDRP), and such other dispute
resolution policy which auDA may adopt from time to time; and
-
any requirements published by an applicable registry operator.
-
You
must comply with those requirements and policies.
-
You
release us from any claim that arises from anything we do, or
anything that happens, in accordance with those requirements and
policies.
65.Summary of terms and conditions
The following is a summary of these terms and conditions, but does
not limit the operation of the full terms and conditions in any way.
-
If
your application for a domain name is accepted and approved, you
will be granted a two year domain name licence for that domain
name.
-
You
are required to make several statements to us in relation to your
domain name application - please read them carefully to ensure that
those statements are correct.
-
You
are entitled to transfer your domain name registration to another
registrar, and we will facilitate such transfer for you according
to our obligations under auDA's published policies.
-
You
are bound by the .au Dispute Resolution Policy (auDRP) in relation
to your registered domain name, as well as such other dispute
resolution policy which may be adopted by auDA from time to time.
-
You
accept that our liability to you under these terms and conditions
is limited.
66.General
You are bound by these terms, even if you have entered into this
document through an agent, and even if you licence the use of the
domain name to another person.
67.Domain
name application and registration
-
Your
application for a domain name must be in the form prescribed under
the published policies. The domain name must comply with the
published policies.
-
You
accept that even if we have accepted and approved your domain name
application, the application may still be rejected by the registry
operator in performing its final integrity checks. Any approval we
give you prior to that is conditional and preliminary only.
-
You
accept that neither you, nor we, have any proprietary right arising
from the registered domain name, or the entry of a domain name in
the domain names registry.
-
All
personal information pertaining to you is held by auDA for the
benefit of the Australian public.
68.Domain
name licence
-
Your
domain name licence will be effective for a two year period, once:
-
your application is accepted and approved by us and by the
registry operator, and
-
you have paid the applicable fees, unless it is cancelled earlier
under these terms or under any published policies.
-
Your
domain name licence may be renewed every two years, as long as you:
-
pay the applicable renewal fees, and
-
continue to meet the eligibility criteria prescribed in the
published policies.
-
You
accept that it is your responsibility to ensure that your domain
name licence is renewed.
-
You
may cancel your domain name licence at any time by notifying us in
writing.
-
We
may cancel your domain name licence if you breach any provision of
these terms.
69.Your
statement to us
-
You
confirm and state to us and to auDA separately that:
-
all the information set out in your domain name application, and
all information you give us, is true and correct, and not
misleading or deceptive; and
-
you meet, and continue to meet, the eligibility criteria
prescribed in the published policies for registering the domain
name, and
-
you have not previously submitted for registration with another
registrar, a domain name which is the same as the domain name, in
circumstances where:
-
you are relying upon the same eligibility criteria for both
domain names, and
-
the domain name has previously been rejected by the other
registrar, and
-
your registration or use of the domain name does not infringe any
person's legal rights.
-
You
accept that if any of the above statements is found to be
incorrect, then either we or auDA may cancel your Domain Name
Licence.
-
You
agree to indemnify us and auDA separately for any loss or damage
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