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Sets forth your (meaning customers of Assorted) registration obligations toward Assorted involving the registration of SLD names. |
As used throughout the following Agreement, the term "Registrar" shall refer to Assorted, Ltd, the party providing domain name registration services at http://www.assorted.com; the term "Customer" refers to those who register domain names through Registrar; the term "Services" refers to all domain name services provided by the Registrar to Customer at http://www.assorted.com; the terms "we," "our," and "us" refer to Registrar, where applicable; the terms "you" and "your" refer to Customer where applicable. We are a registrar accredited by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN") pursuant to an accreditation agreement between us and ICANN ("ICANN Agreement"). This Agreement defines the terms and conditions of your registration of domain names through our domain registration service. To complete the registration process, you must read and agree to be bound by all terms and conditions of this Agreement, the dispute policy, and any rules or policies of general applicability that are or may be posted by us on our website from time to time. You acknowledge that we may modify this Agreement to the extent necessary to comply with applicable law, any ICANN policy, or any policy adopted by VeriSign, Inc. "VeriSign"). 1. Fees. As consideration for domain name registration services provided by us, you agree to pay all initial registration fees and applicable renewal fees with respect to each second-level domain ("SLD") name registered in US Dollars at the time of registration or renewal. A schedule of our registration fees is available in our FAQ. If, for any reason, you fail to pay any initial fees or renewal fees when due, we have the right to immediately cancel all SLD names for which payment was not received, without further notice to you. We reserve the right to adjust our registration and renewal fees prospectively upon fifteen (15) calendar days prior notice. All sales and purchases for any of our Services are final. There are no refunds, returns, allowances, or credits issued for any Service(s) purchased by you. Furthermore, you agree that you will not chargeback any amounts previously charged to your credit card by us. If you chargeback a credit card charge for a payment initiated by you, you agree that we may recover the amount of the chargeback, as well as the chargeback fee by any means we deem necessary, including but not limited to re-charging your credit card for the chargeback. Furthermore, if you initiate a chargeback of a previous credit card charge, access to your account may be denied until payment is made and your account may be terminated, both at the sole discretion of us. 2. Term; Registration Period. The term of this Agreement, as in effect from time to time, will extend through and continue in force at any time during which you have any SLD name registered through us. 3. Dispute Policy. You agree to be bound by ICANN's Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ("Dispute Policy"), which is incorporated into this Agreement by reference. The Dispute Policy can be found at http://assorted.com/legal/udrp.php. Any disputes regarding the right to use your SLD name will be subject to the Dispute Policy. We may modify the Dispute Policy at any time and at our sole discretion in accordance with the ICANN Agreement or other ICANN policy. Your continued use of our registration services after modification to the Dispute Policy is effective constitutes your acceptance of those modifications. 4. Registration Data. As part of the registration process, you are required to provide us with certain information and to update this information to keep it current, complete and accurate. This information includes:
Your willful provision of inaccurate or unreliable information, your willful failure promptly to update information provided to us, or any failure to respond for over fifteen (15) calendar days to our inquiries addressed to the e-mail address of the administrative, billing or technical contact then appearing in the WHOIS directory with respect to an SLD name concerning the accuracy of contact details associated with any registration(s) or the registration of any SLD name(s) registered by or through you or your account, shall constitute a breach of this Agreement. You shall be solely responsible for the confidentiality and use of your username and password. You agree that in the event your username and/or password is transmitted to a third party through no action on the part of us, neither us nor any of our officers, employees, agents, affiliates or subsidiaries can or will have any responsibility or liability to you or to any other person whose claim may arise through you for any claims with respect to the handling, mishandling or loss of your username and/or password. You shall also be the only authorized user of the Services under this Agreement. You understand that you shall be solely responsible for all transactions through the Services using your username and password. You further understand and agree that, as a condition of using the Services, you shall immediately notify us if you become aware of any unauthorized use of your username and/or password. 5. License of SLD Names. If you license use of an SLD name to a third party, you remain the holder of record, and you acknowledge that you remain responsible for providing and updating your own full contact information and for providing and updating accurate technical, administrative, and billing contact and other information in accordance with this Agreement. If you license use of an SLD name, you shall accept liability for harm caused by wrongful use of the SLD name, unless you promptly disclose the identity of the licensee to the party providing you reasonable evidence of actionable harm. 6. Domain Name Transfers. If you transfer any SLD name, you agree to abide by the policies and procedures relating to the transfer of SLD names as may be adopted by us and as in effect, which policies and procedures may require, among other things, the submission of hard-copy record of transfer of ownership, the submission of information concerning the transferor and transferee and the transfer, including but not limited to the information described in Section 4 of this Agreement with respect to the transferee, and may impose reasonable information collection and record keeping obligations on you. Such policy and procedure may require you upon such transfer to relinquish all control over the SLD name transferred. Additionally, you agree to abide by Assorted’s Domain Name Transfer Policy, which can be found at http://assorted.com/legal/transfer.php. 7. Domain Name Renewals. Domain name renewals through Assorted will be governed by the following provisions:
8. Expired Domain Names. The following paragraphs apply to each and every domain name (SLD or otherwise) you registered with us, regardless of the top-level domain name involved (e.g., .com, .net, .org, etc.). After expiration of the term of domain name registration services, you acknowledge that certain registry administrators may provide procedures or grace periods during which expired domain name registrations may be renewed. You acknowledge that you assume all risks and all consequences if you wait until close to or after the end of a domain name registration term to attempt to renew the registration. You acknowledge that we, for any reason and in our sole discretion, may decide not to participate in a post-expiration renewal of a domain name and that we shall not be liable for any direct or indirect consequences of our decision. You acknowledge and agree that post-expiration renewal or redemption processes, if any, involve additional fees which we may determine. You acknowledge and agree that expired domain name(s) may be made available to be registered or re-registered to any party at any time after expiration. You agree that upon expiration of each second-level domain name registration ("Expired Domain Name"), we may host a parking page that may include promotions and advertisements for various products and services, and you agree that we may place our contact information in the WHOIS output for the Expired Domain Name. You agree that hosting a parking page, allowing your domain name to continue to resolve, or not allowing your domain name to resolve for an "Expired Domain Name" are all functionally equivalent to ICANN's or a registry's redemption grace period, which would normally occur after deletion, and we may, in our sole discretion, exercise our rights under this provision. You agree that your failure to successfully transfer the domain name to another registrar or to successfully pay us to renew the domain name prior to the end of the grace period will result in your abandonment and loss of the domain name. Should you choose not to renew your Expired Domain Name during any applicable grace period, you agree that we may, in our sole discretion, take control of the Expired Domain Name and either retain or transfer ownership and control of the Expired Domain Name to a third party through any means of our choosing or we may allow the domain name to expire without renewing it at our sole discretion. You agree that we may, in our sole discretion, allow you to renew your domain name after its expiration date has passed. Should you not renew your domain name during any grace period we make applicable, you agree that unless you notify us to the contrary by electronic message to our legal department we may, in our sole discretion, renew and transfer the domain name to a third party on your behalf, and your failure to so notify us prior to the end of the grace period shall constitute your consent to such a transfer. In the event we directly sell the Expired Domain Name to a third party ("Direct Sale"), you will be eligible, at our sole discretion, to receive up to a maximum of $0.50 per domain name sold. In the event the Expired Domain Name is auctioned and sold, you will be eligible, at our sole discretion, to receive a maximum of 7% of any net proceeds from the auction ("Auction Sale"). For purposes of this paragraph, "Net Proceeds" shall mean the total fees paid to us as a result of the Auction Sale, less any registry fees, credit card charge-backs, processing and check fees, and other costs and fees associated with the Auction Sale. You agree that we shall have no obligation to pay you, and you shall have no right to receive, any percentage of the Net Proceeds unless, within 90 days after we send you notice of the Direct Sale or Auction Sale, you first provide us with the name, address and any other information requested by us (including, but not limited to, a Form W-9, if applicable). We cannot guarantee, and we make no representation or promise, that any Direct Sale or Auction Sale will occur with respect to your domain name. 9. Use of Our Services. You agree that your ability to use our registration services is subject to termination or suspension, and your ability to register or modify any particular SLD name is subject to suspension, cancellation, or transfer:
You agree not to use our services or website or permit any person or entity through you to use our services or website for:
If you are found to have engaged in any abusive spamming practices, your account will be subject to immediate termination, at the sole discretion of us, and your account information will be turned over, with your personal information being forwarded to the appropriate organization. You also agree that we may, in our sole discretion, publish your name, contact information, and I.P. address, along with full header information for any spam activity you have engaged in. Additionally, because damages are often difficult to quantify, if actual damages cannot be reasonably calculated, you agree to pay us liquidated damages of five dollars (US$5.00) for each piece of "spam" or unsolicited bulk e-mail transmitted from or otherwise connected with your account. Otherwise, you agree to pay us actual damages, to the extent such damages can be reasonably calculated. You agree that we may charge such damages to your account, your designated credit card, or other account specified by you for registration of domain names with us. All domain names registered through registrar and using name servers provided by registrar are pointed to a "Parked" Web page. The "Parked" Web page may be modified at any time by Assorted without prior notice to you and may include such things as, without limitation (i) links to additional products and services offered by registrar, (ii) advertisements for products and services offered by third-parties, and (iii) an internet search engine interface. To see a sample Parked Web page, please click here. If for any reason you do not wish to have the domain name you have registered pointed to a "Parked" page, you can choose the no hosting option to disable the "Parked" Page. Alternatively, if you do not wish to have the domain name you have registered pointed to a "Parked" page, you may choose to host the domain name with another hosting provider rather than using name servers provided by registrar. 10. Use of Agents. You agree that, if your agent (e.g., an Internet Service Provider, employee, etc.) purchased our service(s) on your behalf, you are nonetheless bound as a principal by all terms and conditions herein, including the Dispute Policy. Your continued use of our services shall ratify any unauthorized actions of your agent. By acting on your behalf, your agent certifies that he, she or it is authorized to apply for our services on your behalf, that he, she or it is authorized to bind you to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and that he, she or it has apprised you of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. In addition, you are responsible for any errors made by your agent. We will not refund fees paid by you or your agent on your behalf for any reason, including, but not limited to, in the event that your agent fails to comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, your agent incorrectly provides information in the application process or if your agent changes or otherwise modifies your SLD name record incorrectly. 11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. YOU AGREE THAT WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY LOSS THAT MAY OCCUR DUE TO (A) ANY ACT OR OMISSION OF YOU OR YOUR AGENT (WHETHER AUTHORIZED OR UNAUTHORIZED); (B) ANY LOSS OF REGISTRATION OF ANY SLD NAME; (C) THE USE OF YOUR SLD NAME OR PASSWORD; (D) ACCESS DELAYS OR ACCESS INTERRUPTIONS TO OUR REGISTRATION SYSTEM; (E) THE NON-DELIVERY OR MISDELIVERY OF DATA BETWEEN YOU AND US; (F) EVENTS BEYOND OUR CONTROL; (G) THE PROCESSING OF ANY SLD NAME REGISTRATION; (H) THE PROCESSING OF ANY MODIFICATION TO THE RECORD ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR SLD NAME; (I) THE FAILURE OF YOU OR YOUR AGENT TO PAY ANY FEES HEREUNDER; OR (J) THE APPLICATION OF THE DISPUTE POLICY. FURTHERMORE, WE 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 LIABILITY EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO US. TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE STATE LAW DOES NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, OUR LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. 12. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, INFORMATIONAL CONTENT AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN OUR SOFTWARE OR WEBSITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THE OPERATION OF OUR SOFTWARE OR WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE OR WEBSITE WILL BE CORRECTED. WE DO NOT WARRANT NOR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF OUR SOFTWARE OR WEBSITE OR RELATED DOCUMENTATION IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE. YOU FURTHER AGREE THAT WE PROVIDE OUR SERVICES TO YOU ON AN "AS-IS," "AS-AVAILABLE" BASIS. NEITHER WE NOR ANY OF OUR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY FAILURE OR DELAY TO MAINTAIN OR PROVIDE TO YOU ANY SERVICES OFFERED BY US. 13. Indemnity. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold us harmless and any applicable SLD name registry, including VeriSign, Inc., and the shareholders, directors, officers, employees, affiliates and agents of us and them, from and against any loss, damages or costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from any claim, action, proceeding, suit or demand arising out of or related to:
14. Representations and Warranties. You represent and warrant that all information provided by you in connection with your registration is complete and accurate. You represent and warrant each time you register an SLD name that, to the best of your knowledge and belief, neither the registration of the SLD name nor the manner in which it is directly or indirectly used infringes the legal rights of a third party, and that the domain name is not being registered, used or facilitated for any unlawful purpose. In applying for an SLD name, you represent and warrant that the registration is not made in bad faith and that the name does not conflict with another SLD name. We make no representations or warranties of any kind in connection with this Agreement. Specifically but without limitation, we do not represent or warrant that registration of your SLD name will immunize you from challenges to your SLD name. 15. Breach and Revocation; Notice of Cancellation. Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, any breach by you of this Agreement or the Dispute Policy must be remedied by you within fifteen (15) business days following e-mail notice by us. Such notice shall be deemed delivered when sent to the e-mail address then on record for your administrative contact in the WHOIS directory. If you fail to cure the breach within such cure period, we may terminate this Agreement, cancel your registration of the SLD name(s), transfer such SLD names to another person or entity and/or seek any remedy available at law or in equity including but not limited to obtaining an injunction or specific performance. Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, notice of revocations, suspensions, transfers, or cancellations of your SLD name(s) by us pursuant to this Section will be provided to you within fifteen (15) business days following the taking of such action. Furthermore, in the event that you breach any provision of this Agreement, you agree that we may terminate your use of our domain nameservers. In the event such a breach occurs by you, we will post a page from your domain name stating that you have violated our terms and conditions of service. 16. Refusal to Register Domain Name. Pursuant to ICANN and VeriSign Policy, we reserve the right to refuse to register any SLD name(s), or to cancel, transfer or suspend any SLD name(s) registered with us within the first thirty (30) calendar days following receipt of your payment for such registration(s). In the event we do not register an SLD name or we cancel or transfer an SLD name within such thirty (30) calendar day period, we agree to refund any applicable fee(s) with respect to such SLD name which you have paid. You agree that we shall not be liable to you for loss or damages that may result from our refusal to register any SLD name(s) or the cancellation or transfer of any SLD name(s). 17. Termination of Free Services. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to terminate any Service(s) provided to you, including but not limited to free hosting, domain redirection, domain parking, email forwarding, etc. with respect to any domain name that you subsequently transfer to another registrar. You understand and acknowledge that your continued use of any of our Services is conditioned on your domain remaining registered with us and not violating our other stated conditions. 18. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE FEDERAL LAWS OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS. ANY ACTION RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR TO YOUR OR YOUR AGENT'S USE OF OUR SERVICES SHALL BE BROUGHT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COURTS OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. 19. Notices. Except as otherwise specifically stated herein, you agree that all notices from us to you shall be delivered by posting such notices on our website and shall be deemed delivered and effective fifteen (15) calendar days after such posting. Notices from you to us shall be by e-mail to our appropriate e-mail address as specified on our website, and shall be deemed delivered when received by e-mail, or notices shall be in writing by first class mail to Assorted, Ltd., Regatta Office Park, Windward 1. Suite 141, 84A Lime Tree Bay Road, West Bay, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. The foregoing, notwithstanding, you understand and agree that any e-mails received by us from any e-mail address provided to us or set forth as a contact address (whether billing, technical or administrative) with respect to your SLD name shall be deemed to have been sent by you or your duly authorized agent having the actual and apparent authority to act to bind you. 20. General. This Agreement, our fee schedule and the Dispute Policy, constitute the complete and exclusive agreement between you and us, and supersede and govern all prior agreements or other communications whether oral or written. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as creating any agency, partnership, or other form of joint enterprise between you and us. Our failure to require your performance of any provision hereof shall not affect the right to require such performance 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 Agreement is deemed unenforceable or invalid, such unenforceability or invalidity shall not affect the remainder of this Agreement, but such provision shall be automatically amended and replaced with a provision that is valid and enforceable and which achieves, to the extent possible, our original objectives and intent as reflected in the original provision. No provision of this Agreement, including our fee schedule and the Dispute Policy, may be amended or modified by you except by means of a written document signed by us. We may modify this Agreement at any time by posting such modification(s) on our website. Such modifications will become effective fifteen (15) calendar days after posting. Your continued use of our registration services after such modification(s) become(s) effective constitutes your acceptance of those modifications. If you do not agree to such a modification, you may request that your SLD name(s) be cancelled or transferred to another registrar. This Agreement shall not confer any benefits upon any person or entity other than you and us, and shall not be construed to create any obligation by us to any non-party. 21. Addendum Agreement For New gTLD's. You agree that in addition to the foregoing terms and conditions of service, any SLD name(s) registered by you within the .aero, .biz, .coop, .info, .museum, .name and .pro gTLD shall bind you to the terms and conditions promulgated by the domain registry for that particular gTLD. The terms and conditions for each domain registry can be found below: |
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