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REGISTRATION AGREEMENT
This Registration Agreement ("Agreement") sets forth the terms and conditions of your use of the current registrar and this company's domain name registration services to register an Internet domain name, your registration of that domain name, as well as other domain name related services. In this Agreement "you" and "your" refer to each customer and "we", "us" and "our" refer to the company as referenced in this site content and "the current registrar" refers to the current registrar. This Agreement explains our obligations to you, and explains your obligations to us for various 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 service(s) or to cancel your 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 the current registrar and this company 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 the current registrar or this company.
This Agreement will become effective when accepted by the current registrar or this company. The current registrar or this company 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.
The current registrar is an accredited 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 an accredited domain name registrar, the current registrar 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 the current registrar and this company 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.
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.
As consideration for the domain name registration services and/or other services provided by the current registrarand this company to you, you agree to pay this company, 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 the current registrarand this company in its sole discretion). As further consideration for the 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 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 the current registrar as the paying entity for that registration to the registry. We will reinstate your domain name registration solely at our discretion, and subject to our receipt of the initial registration or renewal fee and our then-current reinstatement fee, currently set at US$200. 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 renew your name for you provided your credit card or other billing information is available and up to date, unless you instruct us otherwise within the time specified. If your billing information is not accurate and you wish to renew your domain name registration, we will contact you to update this information and charge you accordingly.
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 the registar'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. 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 this reseller and teh registrar of record harmless pursuant to the terms and conditions contained in the Dispute Policy.
You agree that you may not transfer your domain name registration to another domain name registrar during the first sixty (60) days from the effective date of your initial domain name registration with the current registrar. You agree to provide written, signed authorization or electronic confirmation to the current registrar for the transfer of the domain name to another registrar and agree to pay any and all fees that may be charged by the current registrar and this company to effect the transfer. Your request to transfer to another registrar may be denied in situations described in the Dispute Policy, including, but not limited to: a dispute over the identity of the domain name holder; bankruptcy; and default in the payment of any fees.
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 this company's web site, or on notification to you by e-mail or United States mail. You agree to review our 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@internetregistration.com or United States mail at the addresses listed on the cover page of this Agreement. Notice of your termination will be effective on receipt and processing by us. You agree that, by continuing to use the this company's 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.
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 this company 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 this company will make available
domain name registration information you provide or that we otherwise
maintain to ICANN, to the registry administrator(s), and to other
third parties as ICANN and applicable laws may require or permit.
You further agree and acknowledge that this company 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 this company 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 this company.
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 (https://www.internethosting.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.
This company 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.
8. Ownership of Information and Data:
You agree and acknowledge that the current registrar and this company
owns all database, compilation, collective and similar rights, title
and interests worldwide in the respective domain name databases,
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.
The current registrar and this company does not have any ownership
interest in your specific personal registration information outside
of its rights in our domain name database.
9. 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.
10. 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
11. Limitation of Liability:
YOU AGREE THAT WE 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 OUR 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. WE 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 WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR 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.
12. Indemnity:
You agree to release, indemnify, and hold all Registry Operators,
the current registrar, this company, their 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 services
provided hereunder or your use of these services, including without
limitation infringement by you, or someone else using any of these
service with your computer, of any intellectual property or other
proprietary right of any person or entity, or from the violation
of any operating rule or policy relating to the service(s) provided.
When we are threatened with suit by a third party, we may seek written
assurances from you concerning your promise to indemnify us; your
failure to provide those assurances may be considered by us to be
a breach of your Agreement and may result in deactivation of your
domain name. This indemnification is in addition to any indemnification
required under the Dispute Policy.
13. 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, WE MAKE 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 THE CURRENT REGISTRAR'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. WE MAKE 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 US 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.
14. Breach and Revocation:
We reserve 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, (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 or registry administrator procedures
approved by an ICANN-adopted policy, (1) to correct mistakes by
the current registrar, 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 we 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 we receive 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.
15. 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 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 service(s), or we delete your domain name or other 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 service(s)
16. 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 the United States of America and the State of Washington,
as if the Agreement was a contract wholly entered into and wholly
performed within the State of Washington. 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
this site shall be brought exclusively in the United States District
Court for the Western District of Washington, or if there is no
jurisdiction in such court, then in a state court in King County.
17. Notices:
You agree that any notices required to be given under this Agreement
by us to you will be deemed to have been given if delivered in accordance
with the contact information you have provided.
18. Infancy:
You attest that you are of legal age to enter into this Agreement.
19. General:
This Agreement, Our Disclaimer and the Dispute Policy, together
with all modifications, constitute the complete and exclusive agreement
between you and us, 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 us
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 us 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. we 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 as reflected
in the original provision. This Agreement, our 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 this company.
20. Additional Registry Requirements
Listed below are additional contractual requirements that you, the
registrant, must agree to should you desire to register a domain
name in these registries.
Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
(As Approved by ICANN on October 24, 1999
and implemented by eNom, Inc., on December 1, 1999)
1. Purpose. This Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Policy") has been adopted by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN"), is incorporated by reference into your Registration Agreement, and sets forth the terms and conditions in connection with a dispute between you and any party other than us (the registrar) over the registration and use of an Internet domain name registered by you. Proceedings under Paragraph 4 of this Policy will be conducted according to the Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Rules of Procedure"), which are available at http://www.icann.org/udrp/udrp-rules-24oct99.htm', 'ICANN') http://www.icann.org/udrp/udrp-rules-24oct99.htm, and the selected administrative-dispute-resolution service provider's supplemental rules.
2. Your Representations. By applying to register a domain name, or by asking us to maintain or renew a domain name registration, you hereby represent and warrant to us that (a) the statements that you made in your Registration Agreement are complete and accurate; (b) to your knowledge, the registration of the domain name will not infringe upon or otherwise violate the rights of any third party; (c) you are not registering the domain name for an unlawful purpose; and (d) you will not knowingly use the domain name in violation of any applicable laws or regulations. It is your responsibility to determine whether your domain name registration infringes or violates someone else's rights.
3. Cancellations, Transfers, and Changes. We will cancel, transfer or otherwise make changes to domain name registrations under the following circumstances:
a. subject to the provisions of Paragraph 8, our receipt of written or appropriate electronic instructions from you or your authorized agent to take such action;
b. our receipt of an order from a court or arbitral tribunal, in each case of competent jurisdiction, requiring such action; and/or
c. our receipt of a decision of an Administrative Panel requiring such action in any administrative proceeding to which you were a party and which was conducted under this Policy or a later version of this Policy adopted by ICANN. (See Paragraph 4(i) and (k) below.)
We may also cancel, transfer or otherwise make changes to a domain name registration in accordance with the terms of your Registration Agreement or other legal requirements.
4. Mandatory Administrative Proceeding.
This Paragraph sets forth the type of disputes for which you are required to submit to a mandatory administrative proceeding. These proceedings will be conducted before one of the administrative-dispute-resolution service providers listed at http://www.icann.org/udrp/approved-providers.htm (each, a "Provider").
a. Applicable Disputes. You are required to submit to a mandatory administrative proceeding in the event that a third party (a "complainant") asserts to the applicable Provider, in compliance with the Rules of Procedure, that
(i) your domain name is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark or service mark in which the complainant has rights; and
(ii) you have no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the domain name; and
(iii) your domain name has been registered and is being used in bad faith.
In the administrative proceeding, the complainant must prove that each of these three elements are present.
b. Evidence of Registration and Use in Bad Faith. For the purposes of Paragraph 4(a)(iii), the following circumstances, in particular but without limitation, if found by the Panel to be present, shall be evidence of the registration and use of a domain name in bad faith:
(i) circumstances indicating that you have registered or you have acquired the domain name primarily for the purpose of selling, renting, or otherwise transferring the domain name registration to the complainant who is the owner of the trademark or service mark or to a competitor of that complainant, for valuable consideration in excess of your documented out-of-pocket costs directly related to the domain name; or
(ii) you have registered the domain name in order to prevent the owner of the trademark or service mark from reflecting the mark in a corresponding domain name, provided that you have engaged in a pattern of such conduct; or
(iii) you have registered the domain name primarily for the purpose of disrupting the business of a competitor; or
(iv) by using the domain name, you have intentionally attempted to attract, for commercial gain, Internet users to your web site or other on-line location, by creating a likelihood of confusion with the complainant's mark as to the source, sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement of your web site or location or of a product or service on your web site or location.
c. How to Demonstrate Your Rights to and Legitimate Interests in the Domain Name in Responding to a Complaint. When you receive a complaint, you should refer to Paragraph 5 of the Rules of Procedure in determining how your response should be prepared. Any of the following circumstances, in particular but without limitation, if found by the Panel to be proved based on its evaluation of all evidence presented, shall demonstrate your rights or legitimate interests to the domain name for purposes of Paragraph 4(a)(ii):
(i) before any notice to you of the dispute, your use of, or demonstrable preparations to use, the domain name or a name corresponding to the domain name in connection with a bona fide offering of goods or services; or
(ii) you (as an individual, business, or other organization) have been commonly known by the domain name, even if you have acquired no trademark or service mark rights; or
(iii) you are making a legitimate noncommercial or fair use of the domain name, without intent for commercial gain to misleadingly divert consumers or to tarnish the trademark or service mark at issue.
d. Selection of Provider. The complainant shall select the Provider from among those approved by ICANN by submitting the complaint to that Provider. The selected Provider will administer the proceeding, except in cases of consolidation as described in Paragraph 4(f).
e. Initiation of Proceeding and Process and Appointment of Administrative Panel. The Rules of Procedure state the process for initiating and conducting a proceeding and for appointing the panel that will decide the dispute (the "Administrative Panel").
f. Consolidation. In the event of multiple disputes between you and a complainant, either you or the complainant may petition to consolidate the disputes before a single Administrative Panel. This petition shall be made to the first Administrative Panel appointed to hear a pending dispute between the parties. This Administrative Panel may consolidate before it any or all such disputes in its sole discretion, provided that the disputes being consolidated are governed by this Policy or a later version of this Policy adopted by ICANN.
g. Fees. All fees charged by a Provider in connection with any dispute before an Administrative Panel pursuant to this Policy shall be paid by the complainant, except in cases where you elect to expand the Administrative Panel from one to three panelists as provided in Paragraph 5(b)(iv) of the Rules of Procedure, in which case all fees will be split evenly by you and the complainant.
h. Our Involvement in Administrative Proceedings. We do not, and will not, participate in the administration or conduct of any proceeding before an Administrative Panel. In addition, we will not be liable as a result of any decisions rendered by the Administrative Panel.
i. Remedies. The remedies available to a complainant pursuant to any proceeding before an Administrative Panel shall be limited to requiring the cancellation of your domain name or the transfer of your domain name registration to the complainant.
j. Notification and Publication. The Provider shall notify us of any decision made by an Administrative Panel with respect to a domain name you have registered with us. All decisions under this Policy will be published in full over the Internet, except when an Administrative Panel determines in an exceptional case to redact portions of its decision.
k. Availability of Court Proceedings. The mandatory administrative proceeding requirements set forth in Paragraph 4 shall not prevent either you or the complainant from submitting the dispute to a court of competent jurisdiction for independent resolution before such mandatory administrative proceeding is commenced or after such proceeding is concluded. If an Administrative Panel decides that your domain name registration should be canceled or transferred, we will wait ten (10) business days (as observed in the location of our principal office) after we are informed by the applicable Provider of the Administrative Panel's decision before implementing that decision. We will then implement the decision unless we have received from you during that ten (10) business day period official documentation (such as a copy of a complaint, file-stamped by the clerk of the court) that you have commenced a lawsuit against the complainant in a jurisdiction to which the complainant has submitted under Paragraph 3(b)(xiii) of the Rules of Procedure. (In general, that jurisdiction is either the location of our principal office or of your address as shown in our Whois database. See Paragraphs 1 and 3(b)(xiii) of the Rules of Procedure for details.) If we receive such documentation within the ten (10) business day period, we will not implement the Administrative Panel's decision, and we will take no further action, until we receive (i) evidence satisfactory to us of a resolution between the parties; (ii) evidence satisfactory to us that your lawsuit has been dismissed or withdrawn; or (iii) a copy of an order from such court dismissing your lawsuit or ordering that you do not have the right to continue to use your domain name.
5. All Other Disputes and Litigation. All other disputes between you and any party other than us regarding your domain name registration that are not brought pursuant to the mandatory administrative proceeding provisions of Paragraph 4 shall be resolved between you and such other party through any court, arbitration or other proceeding that may be available.
6. Our Involvement in Disputes. We will not participate in any way in any dispute between you and any party other than us regarding the registration and use of your domain name. You shall not name us as a party or otherwise include us in any such proceeding. In the event that we are named as a party in any such proceeding, we reserve the right to raise any and all defenses deemed appropriate, and to take any other action necessary to defend ourselves.
7. Maintaining the Status Quo. We will not cancel, transfer, activate, deactivate, or otherwise change the status of any domain name registration under this Policy except as provided in Paragraph 3 above.
8. Transfers During a Dispute.
a. Transfers of a Domain Name to a New Holder. You may not transfer your domain name registration to another holder (i) during a pending administrative proceeding brought pursuant to Paragraph 4 or for a period of fifteen (15) business days (as observed in the location of our principal place of business) after such proceeding is concluded; or (ii) during a pending court proceeding or arbitration commenced regarding your domain name unless the party to whom the domain name registration is being transferred agrees, in writing, to be bound by the decision of the court or arbitrator. We reserve the right to cancel any transfer of a domain name registration to another holder that is made in violation of this subparagraph.
b. Changing Registrars. You may not transfer your domain name registration to another registrar during a pending administrative proceeding brought pursuant to Paragraph 4 or for a period of fifteen (15) business days (as observed in the location of our principal place of business) after such proceeding is concluded. You may transfer administration of your domain name registration to another registrar during a pending court action or arbitration, provided that the domain name you have registered with us shall continue to be subject to the proceedings commenced against you in accordance with the terms of this Policy. In the event that you transfer a domain name registration to us during the pendency of a court action or arbitration, such dispute shall remain subject to the domain name dispute policy of the registrar from which the domain name registration was transferred.
9. Policy Modifications.
We reserve the right to modify this Policy at any time with the permission of ICANN. We will post our revised Policy at www.enom.com/drp.asp at least thirty (30) calendar days before it becomes effective. Unless this Policy has already been invoked by the submission of a complaint to a Provider, in which event the version of the Policy in effect at the time it was invoked will apply to you until the dispute is over, all such changes will be binding upon you with respect to any domain name registration dispute, whether the dispute arose before, on or after the effective date of our change. In the event that you object to a change in this Policy, your sole remedy is to cancel your domain name registration with us, provided that you will not be entitled to a refund of any fees you paid to us. The revised Policy will apply to you until you cancel your domain name registration.
InternetHosting.com's policy on Transfer of Sponsorship of Registration Between Registrars
For each instance where a Registered Name holder wants to change its Registrar for an existing domain name (i.e., a domain name that appears in a particular top-level domain zone file), eNom requires: