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1. AGREEMENT. In this Registration Agreement ("Agreement") "you" and "your" refer
to the registrant of each domain name registration, "we", "us" and "our" refer
to Tucows Inc., "Registry Operator" refers to Neulevel
Inc. and "Services" refers to the domain name registration
provided by us as offered through UCDLink, web services division
of UnCommonDays.com, LLC ("RSP").
This Agreement explains our obligations to you, and explains your
obligations to us for various Services.
2. .BIZ RESTRICTIONS. Registrations in the .biz top level domain
must be used or intended to be used primarily for bona fide business
or commercial purposes. For the purposes of the .biz registration
restrictions, "bona fide business or commercial use" shall
mean the bona fide use or bona fide intent to use the domain name
or any content, software, materials, graphics or other information
thereon, to permit Internet users to access one or more host computers
through the DNS:
(i) to exchange goods, services, or property of any kind;
(ii) in the ordinary course of business; or
(iii) to facilitate (i) the exchange of goods, services, information
or property of any kind; or (ii) the ordinary course of trade or
business.
For more information on the .biz restrictions, which are incorporated
herein by reference, please see http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/biz/registry-agmt-appl-18apr01.htm.
3. SELECTION OF A DOMAIN NAME. You represent that:
(i) the data provided in the domain name registration application
is true, correct, up to date and complete, and that you will continue
to keep all of the information provided correct, up-to-date and
complete;
(ii) to the best of the your knowledge and belief, neither this
registration of a domain name nor the manner in which it is directly
or indirectly to be used infringes upon the legal rights of a third
party;
(iii) that the domain name is not being registered for nor shall
it at any time whatsoever be used for any unlawful purpose whatsoever;
(iv) the registered domain name will be used primarily for bona
fide business or commercial purposes and not (a) exclusively for
personal use, or (b) solely for the purposes of (1) selling, trading
or leasing the domain name for compensation, or (2) the unsolicited
offering to sell, trade or lease the domain name for compensation;
(v) you have the authority to enter into this Registration Agreement;
and
(vi) the registered domain name is reasonably related to your business
or intended commercial purpose at the time of registration.
4. FEES. As consideration for the Services you have selected,
you agree to pay the RSP the applicable service(s) fees. All fees
payable hereunder are non-refundable. As further consideration
for the Services, you agree to: (1) provide certain current, complete
and accurate information about you as required by the registration
process and (2) maintain and update this information as needed
to keep it current, complete and accurate. All such information
shall be referred to as account information ("Account Information").
By submitting this Agreement, you represent that the statements
in your Application are true, complete and accurate.
5. TERM. This Agreement shall remain in full force during the
length of the term of your domain name registration(s) as selected,
recorded, and paid for upon registration of the domain name. Should
you choose to renew or otherwise lengthen the term of your domain
name registration, then the term of this Registration Agreement
shall be extended accordingly. Should the domain name be transferred
to another Registrar, the terms and conditions of this contract
shall cease.
6. MODIFICATIONS TO AGREEMENT. You agree that we may: (1) revise
the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and (2) change the
services provided under this Agreement. You agree to be bound by
any such revision or change which shall be effective immediately
upon posting on our web site or upon notification to you by e-mail
or your country's postal service pursuant to the Notices section
of this Agreement. You agree to review this Agreement as posted
on our web site periodically to maintain an awareness of any and
all 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 or postal service pursuant to the Notices
section of this Agreement. Notice of your termination shall be
effective after processing by us. You agree that, by continuing
the use of Services following notice of any revision to this Agreement
or change in service(s), you shall be bound by any such revisions
and changes. You further agree to be bound by the ICANN Uniform
Dispute Resolution Policy ("Dispute Policy") as presently
written and posted on http://resellers.tucows.com/opensrs/legal
and as shall be amended from time to time. You acknowledge that
if you do not agree to any such modifications, you may request
that your domain name be deleted from the domain name database.
We will not refund any fees paid by you if you terminate your agreement
with us.
7. MODIFICATIONS TO YOUR ACCOUNT. 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. You agree to safeguard your Account Identifier and Password
from any unauthorized use. In no event shall we be liable for the
unauthorized use or misuse of your Account Identifier or Password.
8. DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE POLICY. If you reserved or registered a
domain name through us, or transferred a domain name to us from
another registrar, you agree to be bound by the Dispute Policy
that is incorporated herein and made a part of this Agreement by
reference. The current version of the Dispute Policy may be found
at http://resellers.tucows.com/opensrs/legal. Please take the time
to familiarize yourself with this policy.
9. DOMAIN NAME DISPUTES. You acknowledge having read and understood
and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the following
documents, as they may be amended from time to time, which are
hereby incorporated and made an integral part of this Agreement:
(i) The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ("Dispute
Policy), available at http://www.icann.org/udrp/;
(ii) The Restrictions Dispute Resolution Criteria and Rules ("RDRP"),
available at http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/biz/registry-agmt-appm-27apr01.htm;
(collectively, "Dispute Policies").
The Dispute Policy sets forth the terms and conditions in connection
with a dispute between a Registrant and any party other than the
Registry Operator or Registrar over the registration and use of
an Internet domain name registered by Registrant.
The RDRP sets forth the terms under which any allegation that
a domain name is not used primarily for business or commercial
purposes shall be endorsed on a case-by-case, fact specific basis
by an independent ICANN-accredited dispute provider.
10. POLICY. You agree that your registration of the domain name
shall be subject to suspension, cancellation, or transfer pursuant
to any Tucows, Registry Operator, ICANN or government-adopted policy,
or pursuant to any registrar or registry procedure not inconsistent
with an ICANN or government-adopted policy, (1) to correct mistakes
by us or the applicable Registry in registering the name or (2)
for the resolution of disputes concerning the domain name.
11. AGENCY. Should you intend to license use of a domain name
to a third party you shall nonetheless be the domain name holder
of record and are therefore responsible for providing your own
full contact information and for providing and updating accurate
technical and administrative contact information adequate to facilitate
timely resolution of any problems that arise in connection with
the domain name. You shall accept liability for harm caused by
wrongful use of the domain name. You represent that you have provided
notice of the terms and conditions in this Agreement to a third
party licensee and that the third party agrees to the terms hereof.
You acknowledge and agree that the domain name has not been registered
solely for the purposes of selling, trading or leasing for compensation
and will be used for a business or commercial purpose.
12. 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.
13. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. You agree that our entire liability,
and your exclusive remedy, with respect to any Services(s) provided
under this Agreement and any breach of this Agreement is solely
limited to the amount you paid for such Service(s). Neither we
nor our contractors or third party beneficiaries shall be liable
for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential
damages resulting from the use or inability to use any of the Services
or for the cost of procurement of substitute services. Because
some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of
liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such jurisdictions,
our liability is limited to the extent permitted by law. We disclaim
any and all loss or liability resulting from, but not limited to:
(1) loss or liability resulting from access delays or access interruptions;
(2) loss or liability resulting from data non-delivery or data
miss-delivery; (3) loss or liability resulting from acts of God;
(4) loss or liability resulting from the unauthorized use or misuse
of your account identifier or password; (5) loss or liability resulting
from errors, omissions, or misstatements in any and all information
or services(s) provided under this Agreement; (6) loss or liability
resulting from the interruption of your Service. You agree that
we will not be liable for any loss of registration and use of your
domain name, or for interruption of business, or any indirect,
special, incidental, or consequential damages of any kind (including
lost profits) regardless of the form of action whether in contract,
tort (including negligence), or otherwise, even if we have been
advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall our
maximum liability exceed five hundred ($500.00) dollars.
14. INDEMNITY. You agree to release, indemnify, and hold us, the
Registry Operator, our contractors, agents, employees, officers,
directors, affiliates and third party beneficiaries 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 the Services, including
without limitation infringement by you, or someone else using the
Service of any intellectual property or other proprietary right
of any person or entity, or from the violation of any of our operating
rules or policy relating to the Service(s) provided. You also agree
to release, indemnify and hold us harmless pursuant to the terms
and conditions contained in the Dispute Policy. When we are threatened
with suit by a third party, we may seek written assurances from
you concerning your promise to indemnify us; your failure to provide
those assurances shall be a breach of your Agreement and may result
in deactivation of your domain name. This indemnification obligation
will survive the termination or expiration of this agreement.
15. TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP. The person named as registrant on the
WHOIS shall be the registered name holder. The person named as
administrative contact at the time the controlling user name and
password are secured shall be deemed to be the designate of the
registrant with the authority to manage the domain name. You agree
that prior to transferring ownership of your domain name to another
person (the Transferee") you shall require the Transferee
to agree in writing to be bound by all the terms and conditions
of this Agreement. Your domain name will not be transferred until
we receive such written assurances or other reasonable assurance
that the Transferee has been bound by the contractual terms of
this Agreement (such reasonable assurance as determined by us in
our sole discretion) along with the applicable transfer fee. If
the Transferee fails to be bound in a reasonable fashion (as determine
by us in our sole discretion) to the terms and conditions in this
Agreement, any such transfer will be null and void. You acknowledge
that you will not be entitled to change registrars during the first
sixty (60) days following the registration of your domain name.
16. BREACH. You agree that failure to abide by any provision of
this Agreement, any operating rule or policy or the Dispute Policy
provided by us, may be considered by us to be a material breach
and that we may provide a written notice, describing the breach,
to you. If you fail to provide evidence, which is reasonably satisfactory
to us, that you have not breached your obligations under the Agreement,
then we may delete the registration or reservation of your domain
name. Any such breach by you shall not be deemed to be excused
simply because we did not act earlier in response to that, or any
other breach by you.
17. NO GUARANTY. You acknowledge that registration or reservation
of your chosen domain name does not confer immunity from objection
to either the registration, reservation, or use of the domain name.
18. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. You agree that your use of our Services
is solely at your own risk. You agree that such Service(s) is provided
on an "as is," "as available" basis. We expressly
disclaim all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied,
including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability,
fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. We make
no warranty that the Services will meet your requirements, or that
the Service(s) will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error
free; nor do we make any warranty as to the results that may be
obtained from the use of the Service(s) or as to the accuracy or
reliability of any information obtained through the Service or
that defects in the Service will be corrected. You understand and
agree that any material and/or data downloaded or otherwise obtained
through the use of Service is done at your own discretion and risk
and that you will be solely responsible for any damage to your
computer system or loss of data that results from the download
of such material and/or data. We make no warranty regarding any
goods or services purchased or obtained through the Service or
any transactions entered into through the Service. No advice or
information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from us or
through the Service shall create any warranty not expressly made
herein.
19. INFORMATION. As part of the registration process, you are
required to provide us certain information and to update us promptly
as such information changes such that our records are current,
complete and accurate. You are obliged to provide us the following
information:
(i) Your full name, postal address, e-mail address and telephone
number and fax number (if available) (or, if different, that of
the domain name holder);
(ii) The domain name being registered;
(iii) The name, postal address, e-mail address, and telephone number
and fax number (if available) telephone numbers of the administrative
contact, the technical contact and the billing contact for the
domain name;
(iv) The IP addresses and names of the primary nameserver and any
secondary nameserver(s) for the domain name.
Any other information, which we request from you at registration,
is voluntary. Any voluntary information we request is collected
for the purpose of improving the products and services offered
to you through your RSP.
20. DISCLOSURE AND USE OF REGISTRATION INFORMATION. You agree
and acknowledge that we will make domain name registration information
you provide available to ICANN, to the registry administrators,
and to other third parties as applicable. You further agree and
acknowledge that we may make publicly available, or directly available
to third party vendors, some, or all, of the domain name registration
information you provide, for purposes of inspection (such as through
our WHOIS service) or other purposes as required or permitted by
ICANN and applicable laws.
You hereby consent to any and all such disclosures and use of
information provided by you in connection with the registration
of a domain name (including any updates to such information), whether
during or after the term of your registration of the domain name.
You hereby irrevocably waive any and all claims and causes of action
you may have arising from such disclosure or use of your domain
name registration information by us.
You may access your domain name registration information in our
possession to review, modify or update such information, by accessing
our domain manager service, or similar service, made available
by us through your RSP.
We will not process data about any identified or identifiable
natural person that we obtain from you in a way incompatible with
the purposes and other limitations which we describe in this Agreement.
We will take reasonable precautions to protect the information
we obtain from you from our loss, misuse, unauthorized accessor
disclosure, alteration or destruction of that information.
21. REVOCATION. Your wilful provision of inaccurate or unreliable
information, your wilful failure promptly to update information
provided to us, or any failure to respond to inquiries by us addressed
to the email address of the registrant, the administrative, billing
or technical contact appearing in the "Whois" directory
with respect to a domain name concerning the accuracy of contact
details associated with the registration shall constitute a material
breach of this Agreement and be a basis for cancellation of the
domain name registration. Any information collected by us concerning
an identified or identifiable natural person ("Personal Data")
will be used in connection with the registration of your domain
name(s) and for the purposes of this Agreement and as required
or permitted by the ICANN Agreement or an ICANN/Registry Operator
policy.
22. RIGHT OF REFUSAL. We, and/or Registry Operator, in our sole
discretion, reserve the right to refuse to register or reserve
your chosen domain name or register you for other Services. In
the event we do not register or reserve your domain name or register
you for other Services, or we delete your domain name or other
Services 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, reserve, or delete your domain name or register you
for other Services.
We reserve the right to delete or transfer your domain name following
registration if we believe the registration has been made possible
by a mistake, made either by us or by a third party. We also reserve
the right to suspend a domain name during resolution of a dispute.
23. SEVERABILITY. You agree that the terms of this Agreement are
severable. If any term or provision is declared invalid or unenforceable,
that term or provision will be construed consistent with applicable
law as nearly as possible to reflect the original intentions of
the parties, and the remaining terms and provisions will remain
in full force and effect.
24. NON-AGENCY. Nothing contained in this Agreement or the Dispute
Policies shall be construed as creating any agency, partnership,
or other form of joint enterprise between the parties.
25. NON-WAIVER. Our failure to require performance by you of any
provision hereof shall not affect the full right to require such
performance at any time thereafter; nor shall the waiver by us
of a breach of any provision hereof be taken or held to be a waiver
of the provision itself.
26. NOTICES. Any notice, direction or other communication given
under this Agreement shall be in writing and given by sending it
via e-mail or via postal service. In the case of e-mail, valid
notice shall only have been deemed to be given when an electronic
confirmation of delivery has been obtained by the sender. In the
case of e-mail, notifications must be sent to us at lhutz@tucows.com,
or in the case of notification to you, to the e-mail address provided
by you in your WHOIS record. Any e-mail communication shall be
deemed to have been validly and effectively given on the date of
such communication, if such date is a business day and such delivery
was made prior to 4:00 p.m. EST, otherwise it will be deemed to
have been delivered on the next business day. In the case of regular
mail notice, valid notice shall be deemed to have been validly
and effectively given 5 business days after the date of mailing
and, in the case of notification to us or to RSP shall be sent
to:
Our address:
TUCOWS Inc.
96 Mowat Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M6K 3M1
Attention: Legal Affairs
and in the case of notification to you shall be to the address
specified in the "Administrative Contact" in your WHOIS
record
27. ENTIRETY. You agree that this Agreement, the rules and policies
published by Tucows, ICANN and/or the Registry Operator and the
Dispute Policy are the complete and exclusive agreement between
you and us regarding our Services. This Agreement and the Dispute
Policy supersede all prior agreements and understandings, whether
established by custom, practice, policy or precedent.
28. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND INTERPRETED
AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
AND THE FEDERAL LAWS OF CANADA APPLICABLE THEREIN WITHOUT REFERENCE
TO RULES GOVERNING CHOICE OF LAWS. ANY ACTION RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT MUST BE BROUGHT IN ONTARIO AND YOU IRREVOCABLY CONSENT
TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS.
29. INFANCY. You attest that you are of legal age to enter into
this Agreement.
30. FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Controlling Language. In the event that
you are reading this agreement in a language other than the English
language, you acknowledge and agree that the English language version
hereof shall prevail in case of inconsistency or contradiction
in interpretation or translation.
31. ACCEPTANCE OF AGREEMENT. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ
THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO ALL ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS. YOU HAVE
INDEPENDENTLY EVALUATED THE DESIRABILITY OF THE SERVICE AND ARE
NOT RELYING ON ANY REPRESENTATION AGREEMENT, GUARANTEE OR STATEMENT
OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT.
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