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The Provider agrees
to provide, and Client agrees to receive, access to their Web
Hosting and DNS services according to the following terms and
conditions:
1. Client
will use their Web Hosting and DNS services in a manner consistent
with any and all applicable laws of the State of Florida,
California, Utah, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Washington and the US
Federal Government.
2. Provider
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to deactivate the
Client's account(s) upon an indication of credit problems including
delinquent payments, or compromise of system integrity be it
malicious or unintentional in nature. Provider reserves the right to
disable or limit an account in the event that the advertised
performance capacity is exceeded.
3. THE
PROVIDER SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS, AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. THE
PROVIDER GIVES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, FOR THE WEB
HOSTING AND DNS SERVICES PROVIDED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE. THIS NO WARRANTY EXPRESSLY INCLUDES ANY REIMBURSEMENT FOR
LOSSES OF INCOME DUE TO DISRUPTION OF SERVICE BY PROVIDER OR ITS
PROVIDERS BEYOND THE FEES PAID BY CLIENT TO PROVIDER FOR SERVICES.
4. Provider
is not responsible for any damages arising from Client's use of
Provider or by Client's inability to use their Web Hosting and DNS
services for any reason.
5. While
Provider shall make every reasonable effort to protect and backup
data for Client on a regular basis, Provider is not responsible for
Client's files residing on Provider. Client is solely responsible
for independent backup of data stored on Provider. Customer Agrees
to maintain a current copy of all the files they've uploaded to
Domains At Cost server server as a backup. Customer understands that if any data
is lost off a Domains At Cost server and the backup versions are not
adequate to restore the data that was lost, that the customer will
take the responsibility to use their own backup of the files to
restore any data lost.
6. CLIENT
HEREBY AGREES THAT ANY MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION ON
PROVIDER THROUGH CLIENT'S ACCOUNT(S) WILL NOT VIOLATE OR INFRINGE
ANY COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK, PATENT, STATUTORY, COMMON LAW OR
PROPRIETARY RIGHTS OF OTHERS, OR CONTAIN ANYTHING LIBELOUS OR
HARMFUL. THIS INCLUDES MATERIALS TO FACILITATE VIOLATIONS BY OTHERS.
ANY POTENTIALLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITY MAY BE DEACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING
BY THE PROVIDER. CLIENT HEREBY AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS
THE PROVIDER FOR ANY CLAIM RESULTING FROM THE SUBMISSION OF ILLEGAL
MATERIALS.
7. CLIENT
HEREBY AGREES THAT ANY MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION ON
PROVIDER THROUGH CLIENT'S ACCOUNT(S) WILL NOT CONTAIN ANYTHING SUCH
AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PORNOGRAPHY, OBSCENITY, NUDITY, VIOLATIONS
OF PRIVACY, COMPUTER VIRUSES, AND ANY HARASSING AND OR HARMFUL
MATERIALS OR USES, WHICH ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ABUSIVE AND UNETHICAL
USES OF THE CLIENT'S ACCOUNT(S) OR THE HOST SERVER(S). CLIENT HEREBY
AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS THE PROVIDER FROM ANY CLAIM
RESULTING FROM YOUR PUBLICATION OF MATERIALS OR YOUR USE OF THOSE
MATERIALS. PROVIDER MAY OR MAY NOT GIVE NOTICE BEFORE DEACTIVATING
THE USE OF AN ACCOUNT(S) WHICH THE PROVIDER DECIDES IS AN ABUSIVE OR
UNETHICAL USE OF THE CLIENT'S ACCOUNT(S) OR HOST SERVER(S), OR
DEEMED A VIOLATION OF THE TERMS OF SERVICE.
8. Due to
the public nature of the Internet, all information should be
considered publicly accessible, and important or private information
should be treated carefully. Provider is not liable for protection
or privacy of electronic mail or other information transferred
through the Internet or any other network provider or its customers
may utilize.
9. Use of
distribution lists via unsolicited electronic mail or other mass
electronic mailings is strictly prohibited. This includes, and is
not limited to bulk mailing lists which effect machine performance.
The Provider reserves the right to deactivate the Client's account(s)
upon an indication of such activity. Client hereby agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the provider from any claim resulting
from the Client's or another party's use of electronic mail
service(s) on the Client's account(s).
10. In the
event it is necessary to refer any dispute to an attorney or resolve
it in a court of law, the prevailing party will be entitled to an
award of reasonable attorney's fees and all costs associated with
any legal action, whether or not a suit shall actually be filed.
11. Provider
maintains control and any ownership of any and all I.P. numbers and
addresses that may be assigned to Client and reserves in its sole
discretion the right to change or remove any and all IP numbers and
addresses.
12.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT SHALL DS Technologies. BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF PROFITS,
REVENUE, DATA OR USE, SUFFERED BY CUSTOMER OR ANY THIRD PARTY,
WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, TORT OR STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER
LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF DS Technologies. HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES .
In no event will DS
Technologies.'s liability for any damages, losses and causes of
actions whether in contract or tort (including negligence or
otherwise) exceed the actual amount paid by Customer for the Service
which gave rise to such damages, losses and causes of actions during
the 12-month period prior to the date the damage or loss occurred or
the cause of action arose. Where the law does not allow the
exclusion or limitation of warranties or incidental or consequential
damages, or the limitation of liability with respect to death or
personal injury due to negligence, so that the above limitations or
exclusions may not apply to Customer, in such cases, DS
Technologies.'s liability (and the liability of its affiliates,
agents, content providers and service providers) shall be limited to
the greatest extent permitted by applicable law.
13.FORCE
MAJEURE
DS Technologies. shall not be liable for failure or delay in
performing its obligations hereunder if such failure or delay is due
to circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including, without
limitation, acts of any governmental body, war, insurrection,
sabotage, embargo, fire, flood, strike or other labor disturbance,
breakdown or damage to machinery, equipment or software,
malfunctioning of software, corruption of data, interruption of or
delay in transportation, unavailability of or interruption or delay
in telecommunications or third party services, failure of third
party software or inability to obtain raw materials, supplies, or
power used in or equipment needed for provision of the Services. In
the event of such a Force Majeure,DS Technologies . shall give the
other party prompt written notice within ten (10) days of the Force
Majeure. If any such event continues for a continuous period of
thirty (30) days, Customer may terminate this Agreement.
14.INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
Customer represents and warrants that Customer's use of the Services
shall not infringe the intellectual property or other proprietary
rights of DS Technologies. or any third party. Customer further
acknowledges that all right, title and interest in any and all
technology, including the software that is part of or provided with
the Services and any trademarks or service marks of DS Technologies.
( collectively, "DS Technologies. Intellectual Property") is vested
in DS Technologies. and/or in DS Technologies. licensors. Unless
otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, Customer shall
have no right, title, claims or interest in or to the DS
Technologies. Intellectual Property. Customer may not copy, modify
or translate the DS Technologies. Intellectual Property or related
documentation, or decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer the DS
Technologies. Intellectual Property, to use it other than in
connection with the Services, or grant any other person or entity
the right to do so. Unless otherwise specifically provided in this
Agreement, Customer is not authorized to distribute or to authorize
others to distribute the DS Technologies. Intellectual Property in
any manner without the prior written consent o f DS Technologies.;
provided, however, that nothing in this sentence would preclude
Customer from using the DS Technologies. Intellectual Property as
incorporated in the Services. This paragraph shall not operate to
extinguish, restrict, vary, waive or affect in any manner whatsoever
any right, title or interest which Customer may now have or
hereafter acquires in, or in relation to, the third-party software
that is part of or provided with the Services solely to the extent
such third-party licensors publicly provide such rights, title or
interest in the third-party software to Customer.
15 DS
Technologies. reserves the right to place HTTP error pages on your
site, i.e. error 404, when your website creates an error for someone
accessing your website via the internet. This is a courtesy service
that is provided at no cost to you. At anytime you can replace this
standard page with your own error page or just delete the page or
pages from your website.
16 VPS and
Dedicated customers bare the full responsibility of insuring they
keep their Plesk, cPanel, Webmin, Virtualmin, or other control panels updated as well as all 3rd
party installed applications whether installed by DS Technologies
personnel, customer or their partners/affiliates at their own
expense. It is the responsibility of the customer to insure their
VPS or dedicated server has the latest updates for all software and
applications on their server to prevent the server from being hacked
or exploited. If a customer fails to keep their server updated and
then cancels their services for any reason then there will be no
refunds.

Acceptable Use
Policy

As a provider of web
site hosting, and other Internet-related services, DS Technologies.
offers its customers (also known as subscribers), and their
customers and users, the means to acquire and disseminate a wealth
of public, private, commercial, and non-commercial information. DS
Technologies. respects that the Internet provides a forum for free
and open discussion and dissemination of information, however, when
there are competing interests at issue, DS Technologies. reserves
the right to take certain preventative or corrective actions. In
order to protect these competing interests, DS Technologies. has
developed an Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP"), which supplements and
explains certain terms of each customer's respective service
agreement and is intended as a guide to the customer's rights and
obligations when utilizing DS Technologies.'s services. This AUP
will be revised from time to time. A customer's use ofDS
Technologies .'s services after changes to the AUP are posted on DS
Technologies.'s web site, www.Domainsatcost.com, will constitute the
customer's acceptance of any new or additional terms of the AUP that
result from those changes.
One important aspect
of the Internet is that no one party owns or controls it. This fact
accounts for much of the Internet's openness and value, but it also
places a high premium on the judgment and responsibility of those
who use the Internet, both in the information they acquire and in
the information they disseminate to others. When subscribers obtain
information through the Internet, they must keep in mind that DS
Technologies. cannot monitor, verify, warrant, or vouch for the
accuracy and quality of the information that subscribers may
acquire. For this reason, the subscriber must exercise his or her
best judgment in relying on information obtained from the Internet,
and also should be aware that some material posted to the Internet
is sexually explicit or otherwise offensive. Because DS
Technologies. cannot monitor or censor the Internet, and will not
attempt to do so, DS Technologies. cannot accept any responsibility
for injury to its subscribers that results from inaccurate,
unsuitable, offensive, or illegal Internet communications.
When subscribers
disseminate information through the Internet, they also must keep in
mind that DS Technologies. does not review, edit, censor, or take
responsibility for any information its subscribers may create. When
users place information on the Internet, they have the same
liability as other authors for copyright infringement, defamation,
and other harmful speech. Also, because the information they create
is carried over DS Technologies's network and may reach a large
number of people, including both subscribers and nonsubscribers of
4Domains, Inc., subscribers' postings to the Internet may affect
other subscribers and may harm DS Technologies.'s goodwill, business
reputation, and operations. For these reasons, subscribers violate
DS Technologies. policy and the service agreement when they, their
customers, affiliates, or subsidiaries engage in the following
prohibited activities:
Spamming --
Sending unsolicited bulk and/or commercial messages over the
Internet (known as "spamming") which includes but is not limited
to email, message boards, and newsgroups. Spam is defined as any
method of unsolicited advertisement, typically based on
purchased email address lists. It is not only harmful because of
its negative impact on consumer attitudes toward DS
Technologies., but also because it can overload DS
Technologies's network and disrupt service to DS Technologies .
subscribers. Also, maintaining an open SMTP relay is prohibited.
When a complaint is received, DS Technologies. has the
discretion to determine from all of the evidence whether the
email recipients were from an "opt-in" email list.
Intellectual
Property Violations -- Engaging in any activity that
infringes or misappropriates the intellectual property rights of
others, including copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade
secrets, software piracy, and patents held by individuals,
corporations, or other entities. Also, engaging in activity that
violates privacy, publicity, or other personal rights of others.
DS Technologies. is required by law to remove or block access to
customer content upon receipt of a proper notice of copyright
infringement. It is also DS Technologies.'s policy to terminate
the privileges of customers who commit repeat violations of
copyright laws.
Obscene
Speech or Materials -- Using DS Technologies.'s network to
advertise, transmit, store, post, display, or otherwise make
available child pornography or obscene speech or material. DS
Technologies . is required by law to notify law enforcement
agencies when it becomes aware of the presence of child
pornography on or being transmitted through DS Technologies.'s
network.
Defamatory or
Abusive Language -- Using DS Technologies.'s network as a
means to transmit or post defamatory, harassing, abusive, or
threatening language.
Forging of
Headers -- Forging or misrepresenting message headers,
whether in whole or in part, to mask the originator of the
message.
Illegal or
Unauthorized Access to Other Computers or Networks --
Accessing illegally or without authorization computers,
accounts, or networks belonging to another party, or attempting
to penetrate security measures of another individual's system
(often known as "hacking"). Also, any activity that might be
used as a precursor to an attempted system penetration (i.e.
port scan, stealth scan, or other information gathering
activity).
Distribution
of Internet Viruses, Worms, Trojan Horses, or Other Destructive
Activities -- Distributing information regarding the
creation of and sending Internet viruses, worms, Trojan horses,
pinging, flooding, mailbombing, or denial of service attacks.
Also, activities that disrupt the use of or interfere with the
ability of others to effectively use the network or any
connected network, system, service, or equipment.
Facilitating
a Violation of this AUP -- Advertising, transmitting, or
otherwise making available any software, program, product, or
service that is designed to violate this AUP, which includes the
facilitation of the means to spam, initiation of pinging,
flooding, mailbombing, denial of service attacks, and piracy of
software.
Export
Control Violations -- Exporting encryption software over the
Internet or otherwise, to points outside the United States.
Other Illegal
Activities -- Engaging in activities that are determined to
be illegal, including advertising, transmitting, or otherwise
making available ponzi schemes, pyramid schemes, fraudulently
charging credit cards, and pirating software.
Other
Activities -- Engaging in activities, whether lawful or
unlawful, that DS Technologies. determines to be harmful to its
subscribers, operations, reputation, goodwill, or customer
relations.
As we have pointed out,
the responsibility for avoiding the harmful activities just
described rests primarily with the subscriber.DS Technologies . will
not, as an ordinary practice, monitor the communications of its
subscribers to ensure that they comply with DS Technologies. policy
or applicable law. When DS Technologies. becomes aware of harmful
activities, however, it may take any action to stop the harmful
activity, including but not limited to, removing information,
shutting down a web site, implementing screening software designed
to block offending transmissions, denying access to the Internet, or
take any other action it deems appropriate.
DS Technologies.
also is aware that many of its subscribers are, themselves,
providers of Internet services, and that information reaching DS
Technologies facilities from those subscribers may have
originated from a customer of the subscriber or from another
third-party. DS Technologies. does not require its subscribers who
offer Internet services to monitor or censor transmissions or web
sites created by customers of its subscribers. DS Technologies. has
the right to directly take action against a customer of a
subscriber. Also, DS Technologies. may take action against the DS
Technologies. subscriber because of activities of a customer of the
subscriber, even though the action may effect other customers of the
subscriber. Similarly, DS Technologies . anticipates that
subscribers who offer Internet services will cooperate with DS
Technologies. in any corrective or preventive action that DS
Technologies. deems necessary. Failure to cooperate with such
corrective or preventive measures is a violation of DS Technologies.
policy.
DS Technologies.
also is concerned with the privacy of on-line communications and web
sites. In general, the Internet is neither more nor less secure than
other means of communication, including mail, facsimile, and voice
telephone service, all of which can be intercepted and otherwise
compromised. As a matter of prudence, however, DS Technologies.
urges its subscribers to assume that all of their on-line
communications are insecure. DS Technologies. cannot take any
responsibility for the security of information transmitted over DS
Technologies, Inc.'s facilities.
DS Technologies.
will not intentionally monitor private electronic mail messages sent
or received by its subscribers unless required to do so by law,
governmental authority, or when public safety is at stake. DS
Technologies. may, however, monitor its service electronically to
determine that its facilities are operating satisfactorily. Also, DS
Technologies. may disclose information, including but not limited
to, information concerning a subscriber, a transmission made using
our network, or a web site, in order to comply with a court order,
subpoena, summons, discovery request, warrant, statute, regulation,
or governmental request. DS Technologies. assumes no obligation to
inform the subscriber that subscriber information has been provided
and in some cases may be prohibited by law from giving such notice.
Finally, DS Technologies. may disclose subscriber information or
information transmitted over its network where necessary to protect
DS Technologies and others from harm, or where such disclosure is
necessary to the proper operation of the system.
.DS Technologies
expects that its subscribers who provide Internet services to others
will comply fully with all applicable laws concerning the privacy of
on-line communications. A subscriber's failure to comply with those
laws will violate DS Technologies. policy. Finally, DS Technologies.
wishes to emphasize that in signing the service agreement,
subscribers indemnify DS Technologies. for any violation of the
service agreement, law, or DS Technologies. policy, that results in
loss to DS Technologies. or the bringing of any claim against DS
Technologies. by any third-party. This means that if DS
Technologies. is sued because of a subscriber's or customer of a
subscriber's activity, the subscriber will pay any damages awarded
against DS Technologies., plus costs and reasonable attorneys'
fees.
We hope this AUP is
helpful in clarifying the obligations of Internet users, including
DS Technologies . and its subscribers, as responsible members of the
Internet. Any complaints about a subscriber's violation of this AUP
should be sent to our abuse team. DS Technologies. Reserves the
right, at its sole discretion, to terminate any existing or new
customer for any reason.
This agreement, in
its entirety, will be governed by the laws of the United States and
the State of Florida, without reference to rules governing choice of
laws. Any action relating to this agreement must be brought in the
Federal or State Courts located in Pasco County, Florida, and you
irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of such Courts.

Billing Terms of
Service & Policies

1) What are the
costs and when do they start?
Most Web Hosting and
DNS services have an appropriate setup fee and recurring monthly
charge associated with them. Recurring monthly charges vary
according to the services contracted for and are fully calculated
and disclosed before completing your order online. Activation and
setup of your Web Hosting and DNS services begins upon receipt of
the setup and the first month's service fee. You will be provided
with login information shortly upon receipt of payment. The first
invoice you receive, after, your account is setup will be for
the second month's pro-rated charges to the end of that month. This
pro-rate invoice is sent along with your server configuration
information. See number 5 below for more information about your
pro-rate invoice.
All future invoice
payments after the pro-rate invoice are due in our offices on the
first of the month. Prices are subject to changes in our costs, but
are guaranteed through your paid billing period.
2) How can I pay
for my services?
Accounts are paid by
Mastercard, Visa, Discover, American Express, Wired Funds, Money
Orders, PayPal, or Checks drawn on US Funds. All invoices are
e-mailed monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually (per your
choice) at the beginning of the payment period. Invoices are sent
via e-mail usually around the 20th of each month. Payments are
due in our offices no later than their due date regardless of when
the invoice is sent to you.
WHEN USING DEBIT
CARDS, DS Technologies . WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SERVICE
CHARGES INCURRED BY YOUR BANK FOR BILLING ERRORS MADE BY DS
Technologies. Typical Credit Card charges can be easily reversed
without any fees incurred by you the customer. In the case of using
a debit card billing errors can lead to bank service fees for
overdrawn accounts, etc. DS Technologies cannot assume this
risk when you choose to use this form of payment as the normal
system available to make returns or correct billing errors is not
available with debit cards, without potentially overdrawing your
account.
3) How can I
upgrade/downgrade my account?
This can be
accomplished within the MyAccount management area located at:
https://manage.domainsatcost.com
The interface for
account changes is located under "Invoices/Payments" and then
"Recurring Services".
4) If I cancel my
account do I get a refund and what is the cancellation procedure?
If you decide to
cancel your DS Technologies account we must receive your
cancellation notice 5 days before the end of your last month of
service (90 day notice required for all dedicated servers)
by either FAX (352) 437-4982 or online at:
https://manage.domainsatcost.com
CANCELLATIONS NOT
RECEIVED 5 DAYS BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH ( (90 DAY NOTICE
REQUIRED FOR ALL DEDICATED SERVERS) WILL BE SUBJECT TO NEXT
MONTH'S FULL CHARGES. WE DO NOT REFUND ANY PORTION OF UNUSED
SERVICES.
Please make note of
your domain name, and reasons for ending service with . We are
always trying to improve our services and we appreciate your input.
REMEMBER: If a
customer wishes to cancel their service DS Technologies will do so
on the last day of the billing period, subject to the 5 day
notification REQUIREMENT (90 day notice required for all
dedicated servers). There are NO EXCEPTIONS.
If the service is
cancelled within the first 30 days because our product did not
perform as stated on our web site, the entire first month's fee will
be refunded (1) The 30 days is counted with day 1 being the first
day the account was made available.
Our guarantee is to
assure that our products will perform as stated on our web site or
we will return your first month's product fee. If you pay on our
annual pricing schedule and cancel within the first 30 days because
we do not meet your expectations pursuant to our terms of service,
we will refund 70% of the annual payment made. Setup, mapping,
Domain Name Fee and any other miscellaneous fees are not refundable.
Yearly accounts canceled after the initial 30 days ARE NOT
REFUNDABLE. Yearly accounts canceled after the initial 30 days will
remain active and accessible for the full term pursuant to DS
Technologies Usage Policy above.
(1) Due to the
technical overhead (both staffing and resources) of Dedicated
Servers and Virtual Nameserver Products (vDNS) or any customized
solutions we have developed for you on your behalf, neither the 10
day or 30 day money back guarantees, nor the annual return policy
can be applied to these services.
5) What will
happen if my payment is late for any invoice? (IMPORTANT)
Payment for all
regular monthly invoices are due in our offices on the first of each
month, REGARDLESS of when the invoice is sent to you. We allow a
grace period until the 5th of each month. If payments are not
posted to your account within 5 days of their due date, a $25
late fee will AUTOMATICALLY be assessed to your account.
Posted:
Payment received in our offices and processed by our staff and
applied to the account in question. This does not refer to the date
a postal transmission is initiated (postmarked) or the date of an
email. It is the date actual payment is applied to the account.
If payments are not
received in our offices within 15 (5 for dedicated servers) days of
their due date your account will be AUTOMATICALLY deactivated. There
is a $50 reactivation fee, in addition to the $25 late fee.
If you choose not to
reactivate your account you are still responsible for the 15 (90 for
dedicated servers) days of service you received and any outstanding
balance on account including the late fees.
For this reason,
DS Technologies highly recommends that you consider automatic credit
card billing to avoid late fees and deactivation; or placing a
month's deposit on account with us so that your account is always
current.
6) I got a "Pro-Rate" bill with my server configuration
information, what is it?
Upon completion of
your server setup, you will be e-mailed your server configuration
information with the password and username to access your account.
Included with this letter will be your Pro-Rate bill to cover your
second partial month's service. From then on your account is due on
the first of the month.
Below is an example
of how pro-rates are calculated.
Brown.com
started on January 15th, they paid a $75 setup fee and $100 for the
first month. That means their account is paid until February 14th.
To pay for the period from February 15th to the 28th they pay a
fraction of a regular monthly payment (pro-rate bill). In our
example for Brown.com there are 14 days from the 15th to the 28th of
February, and 14 is half of 28. So their Pro-Rate bill is half, or
50% of their monthly fee or regular bill. This equates out to $50,
because 50% of $100 is $50.
From then on, their
account will be due on the first of each month for the regular
monthly fee of $100, barring any upgrades, addons or any other
changes in services.
7) Service Not
Utilized
DS Technologies is proud to
provide the necessary resources for access and Web hosting during
the term of your contract. Non-use of your purchased services
(regardless of technical association with the service) is not a
valid basis for a return or credit to your account.
This includes, but
is not limited to, implied cancellation by changing hosting
providers. A service termination must be posted to the accounting
team throught the
MyAccount interface to end a service and avoid future billing.
Credits to an
account can only be used for additional services, and are not
available for refund.
8) Billing
Discrepancies
While every effort
is made to ensure your account is always billed correctly errors can
occur and we stand behind our clients. If you notice a billing
discrepancy please notify accounting immediately via:
After 60 days a billing
transaction is not available for contest, so please review your
invoices and notify us promptly of any charges you have a question
about or feel may be in error.
9) Credit Card
Charge-backs/Disputes
Upon receipt of a
credit card dispute all related services on an account will be
subject to immediate disable. In response to a disputed transaction
our accounting team will prepare written documentation to explain
the charge to the merchant bank in question. If you are able to
cancel the dispute with the merchant bank prior to our written
response back to the bank a $35 service fee will be applied to your
account PRIOR to reactivation, payable by cashiers check, money
order, or wired funds. If a dispute is not withdrawn prior to our
written response back to the merchant bank in question the service
fee will be $75 to cover the service fees, staff time, and handling
costs we incur. In this case the $75 service fee must also be paid
by cashiers check, money order, or wired funds. Once written
confirmation of a dispute has been received there will be a 5-15
business day cooling off period before service is reactivated
depending on the payment method selected to resolve the service fee,
and any delays we experience verifying that payment.
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DS Technologies, nor
DomainsAtCost.com Is an ICANN approved Registrar. We are a authorized
reseller, reselling under ICANN Approved Registrars Internet.bs Corp.
and Tucows Inc.
"We", "us" and "our"
refer to the registrar listed at the bottom of this agreement
This Registration Agreement ("Agreement") sets forth the terms and
conditions of use by the Service Provider, Reseller, Applicant,
beneficiary and the Registrant (jointly and severally referred to as
"you") of our domain name registration services (the "Services) and
your registration of that domain name (the "Registration").
By submitting a domain name ("Domain") to us for Registration, you
acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to all the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, any agreement referencing
this Agreement, the incorporated Uniform Domain Name Dispute
Resolution Policy (the "Dispute Policy") also available here:
http://www.icann.org/udrp/udrp.htm, and any other rules or
policies that are or may be published by us from time to time. The
operative and effective version of this Agreement will be the latest
version available at
http://www.internetbs.net/legal/Internet.bs-RegistrationAgreement.pdf
By submitting a Domain to us for Registration, you are also
warranting that you have the authority and legal capacity to enter
into this Agreement.
By subscribing to any third party services through our Website, you
must agree to and comply with the policies and terms of use, as
applicable, of any such third party.
Except when expressly agreed to the contrary in writing by us, this
Agreement, in addition to any other specific agreement between you
and us, supersedes any other written (including, without limitation,
digitized/computerized) agreement, oral agreement, or agreement by
conduct.
Wherever in this Agreement the masculine, feminine, or neuter gender
is used, it will be construed as including all genders, and wherever
the singular is used, it will be deemed to include the plural and
vice versa, where the context so requires.
This Agreement will become effective upon the submission of you
Registration. We, at our own sole discretion, may accept or reject
your Registration application ("Application"), such rejection
including, without limitation, rejection due to a request for
Registration of a prohibited Domain.
1.
COMPANY ABSTRACT, REGISTRATION, AND DISPUTE
a.
Accreditation. We are NOT an officially accredited registrar with the
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN") for
the ".BIZ", ".COM", ".INFO", ".NAME", ".NET", “.ASIA”, “.TEL”,
“.MOBI” and ".ORG" or any Top-Level Domains ("TLDs"), and other future TLDs.
We have been granted full rights to provide the Services
for Second-Level Domains within these TLDs. ICANN oversees the
Domain system management for such present and future TLDs through
approved Registrars. Upon
accepting your Application, we become your sponsor for that
Application.
b.
Time Registration Effective. All Registrations that we register for
the applicable TLDs are not effective until we have delivered (when
applicable) the required Registration information that you provide
us to the registry administrator (the "Registry") for the applicable
TLDs and such Registry puts your Registration into effect.
c.
No Responsibility for Registry's Actions. While we always take
extreme care in processing your orders, you agree that we are not
liable or responsible in any way for any errors, omissions, or any
actions by the Registry arising out of or related to your
Application and receipt of, or failure to receive, a Registration.
d.
Domain Disputes. You agree that, if your use of our Services is
challenged by a third party, you will be subject to the provisions
specified in the Dispute Policy. If we are notified that a complaint
has been filed with a judicial or administrative body regarding your
Domain and/or your use of our Services, you agree not to make any
changes to your Domain record without our prior written approval. We
may, at our sole discretion, not allow you to make changes to such
Domain record until (i) we are directed to do so by the judicial or
administrative body, or (ii) we receive notification by you and the
other party contesting your Domain that the dispute has been
settled. Furthermore, you agree that if you are subject to
litigation regarding your Registration and use of our Services, we
may deposit control of your Domain record into the registry of the
judicial body by supplying a party with a registrar certificate from
us.
e.
Indemnification. You further agree to indemnify, defend, and hold
harmless our company, the Registry, their respective parent
companies and subsidiaries, and all of their respective executives,
directors, officers, attorneys, managers, employees, consultants,
contractors, and agents from and against any and all claims,
damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including, without
limitation, legal costs) arising out of or related to your
Registration. This indemnification obligation will survive the
termination or expiration of this Agreement for whatever reason.
f.
Lawsuit: If we are sued or threatened with lawsuit in connection
with Service(s) provided to you, you have to indemnify us and to
hold us harmless from the claims and expenses (including attorney's
fees and court costs). Under such circumstances, you agree that you
will, upon demand, obtain a performance bond with a reputable
bonding company or, if you are unable to obtain a performance bond,
that you will deposit money with us to pay for our reasonably
anticipated expenses in relation to the matter. Such deposit will be
drawn down as expenses are incurred, We shall not be obliged to
extend you any credit in relation to such expenses and we may
terminate the Service(s) for a failure to make or renew such a
deposit. We will return any unused deposit upon the conclusion of
the matter.
2.
FEES
a.
Your Obligation. You, or the reseller ("Reseller") on your behalf,
will be responsible for paying all fees associated with the Services
provided by us. When renewal fees are due, it will be your sole
responsibility to ensure that such fees are paid on time to us.
b.
Payment & Deadline. You must make payments by credit card or such
other method as we may authorize or indicate in the Registration
renewal form ("Renewal Form"). Should you fail to pay the fees by
the due date specified, we have the right to cancel your
Registration at our sole discretion. You agree that we will have no
liability whatsoever with respect to any such cancellation. All
fees, including, without limitation, Pre-Registration fees, are
non-refundable, in whole or in part, even if your Registration is
suspended, cancelled, or transferred prior to the end of your then
current Registration term. All Domain Renewal fees are
non-refundable. If your Domain is set to Auto Renew it will be
renewed within 48 hours of the expiration date. Domain Renewal fees
for Domains set to auto renew are non refundable. It is the
Registrants sole responsibility to ensure that only domains they
wish to have auto renew are set to auto renew. While it is our intention to always announce changes
well in advance to our existing customers, we reserve the right to
change fees, surcharges, and renewal fees, and to institute new fees
at any time, for any reason, at our sole discretion.
c.
Actual Payment Required. Your requested Domain will not be
registered, or pre-registered, unless we receives actual payment for
the Registration or Pre-Registration fee, or at least reasonable
assurance of payment of the Registration or Pre-Registration fee
from some other entity (such reasonable assurance will be determined
at our sole discretion). For Pre-Registration Services, Registration
will not be granted to you if payment is not received.
d.
Credit Card Charge Back. In the event of a charge back by a credit
card company (or similar action by another payment provider approved
by us), in connection with the payment of your Registration fee, you
agree that the Registration will be transferred to us as the paying
entity for that Registration to the Registry. You also agree that we
reserve all rights regarding such Domains including, without
limitation, the right to make the Domains available to other parties
for purchase. We may reinstate your Registration at our sole
discretion and, subject to receipt of the initial Registration or
renewal fee and then current reinstatement fee.
e.
Outstanding Fees/Charges. You are responsible for the full and
prompt payment of any outstanding fees and/or charges,
notwithstanding the termination or expiry of this Agreement for any
reason.
3.
DOMAIN OWNERSHIP
a.
Ownership of Domain. You understand and acknowledge that the
Registrant, whose name is on record, will have sole legal ownership
of the Domain. It is your sole responsibility, and not that of our
company in any way, to ensure that the proper Registrant name is
recorded.
b.
Domain Privacy. If you elect to use our Private Whois service in
order to mitigate spam and protect your privacy and when the
corresponding Registry allows domain privacy, you agree you are
still the sole owner of the domain and we do not play the role of a
proxy registrant. Furthermore you retain full control over your
domain, including the option to update whois details at your own
sole discretion. You also understand and agree we will not respond
to any legal action against your domain as we are merely the domain
Registrar and you will have to promptly and directly handle domain
disputes. Our Private Whois service is immediately and without any
filtering or human intervention forwarding all emails sent to the
listed public whois contact to your chosen email addresses, as such
you understand and accept we cannot be held responsible if you
decide not to answer to email(s) you receive or if you omit to
monitor your email inbox and/or spam box. Our domain privacy
(Private Whois) public whois clearly states “PLEASE DO NOT SEND
LETTERS - Contact the owner by email only” as such we will simply
discard or reject all letters we may receive addressed to you, if
you do not agree and/or if you wish to receive letters, DO NOT use
our Private Whois service. For some TLD such as .eu, .fr and .uk the
corresponding Registry forbids Domain Privacy (Private Whois)
provided by a third party, however the corresponding Registry offers
in general equivalent and/or similar privacy services you can
configure either from our interface and/or from the Registry’s
interface. It is your responsibility to refer to each Registry’s
policy before you subscribe to our service(s) to make sure they
match your needs and expectations.
4.
CHANGES TO THE AGREEMENT
You acknowledge that the
practice of registering and administering Domains is constantly
evolving; therefore, you agree that we may modify this Agreement, or
any other related and/or applicable agreement, as is necessary to
comply with our agreement with ICANN, or any other entity or
individual, as well as to adjust to changing circumstances. Your
continued use of the Domain registered to you will constitute your
acceptance of this Agreement with any new change. If you do not
agree to any such change, you may request that your Registration be
cancelled or transferred to a different Domain registrar. You agree
that such cancellation or request for transfer will be your
exclusive remedy if you do not wish to abide by any change to this
Agreement, or any other related and/or applicable agreement.
5.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION, USE, & LIMITATIONS
a.
Required Information. As part of the Registration process, you must
provide certain information. You must promptly update the
information you provide, as is needed to keep it true, correct,
accurate, current, and complete. You must provide the following
information when registering your Domain:
(i) The legal name and postal address of the Registrant (the Domain
owner/holder) even if you use Private Whois (Domain Privacy)
service;
(ii) The Domain being registered;
(iii) The full legal name, postal address, e-mail address, voice
telephone number, and, when available, fax number of the
administrative, technical, and billing contacts for the Domain;
(iv) The IP addresses of the primary nameserver and any secondary
nameserver for the Domain, if required;
(v) The corresponding names of those nameservers, if required;
(vi) Any remark concerning the Domain that should appear in the
Whois directory;
(vii) Any other data that any Registry may require to be submitted
to it, including specifically information regarding the primary
purpose for which a Domain is registered.
b.
Additional Information about your Registration. In addition to the
information you are required to provide, we maintain records related
to your Registration. These records may include, at our sole
discretion, without limitation:
(i) The original creation date of the Registration;
(ii) The submission date and time of the 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 Registration, including, without
limitation, dates and amounts of all payments and refunds;
(v) The expiration date of the Registration;
(vi) Any other information regarding any and all other activities
between you and us regarding your Registration and related Services.
c.
Information About Third Parties. If you provide information about a
third party, you hereby represent that you will have (i) provided
prior written notice to the third party of the disclosure and use of
that party's information, and (ii) obtained the third party's
express prior written consent to the disclosure and use of that
party's information.
d.
Failure to Provide Proper Information. You acknowledge that if you
provide any inaccurate information, or fail to update information
promptly, you will be in material breach of this Agreement, which
will be sufficient cause for cancellation of your Registration. You
further agree that your failure to respond to inquiries made by us
to the e-mail address of your administrative, billing, or technical
contact then appearing in the Whois directory concerning the
accuracy of any information related to your Registration will
constitute a material breach of this Agreement, which will be
sufficient cause for immediate cancellation of your Registration.
e.
Enforcement of Accurate Whois Data. We reserves the right to accept
written complaints from third parties regarding false and/or
inaccurate Whois data of Registrants and follow any other procedures
set forth in any agreement we have with a particular Registry.
f.
Disclosure & Use of Registration Information. You agree that we will
make your Registration information available to ICANN and the
Registry, and their respective designees and agents, and to any
other third party as ICANN and applicable laws may require or
permit. You further agree and acknowledge that we may make publicly
available, or directly available to third party vendors, some or all
of your Registration information for purposes of inspection (such as
through our WHOIS Service) or for other purposes as required or
permitted by ICANN and applicable laws.
g.
Government Use of Information. You understand and agree that
Government shall have the right to use, disclose, reproduce, prepare
derivative works, distribute copies to the public, and perform
publicly and display publicly, in any manner and for any purpose
whatsoever and to have or permit others to do so, all Data provided
by Registrant. "Data" means any recorded information, and includes,
without limitation, technical data and computer software, regardless
of the form or the medium on which it may be recorded.
h.
ICANN Guidelines & Requirements. You agree that ICANN may establish
guidelines, limits, and/or requirements that relate to the amount
and type of information that we may or must make available to the
public or to private entities, and the manner in which such
information is made available. You also agree and consent to any and
all such disclosures, uses, guidelines, limits, and restrictions
related to your Registration information (including, without
limitation, any and all updates to such information), whether during
or after the term of your Registration. You hereby irrevocably waive
any and all claims and causes of action you may have arising from
such disclosure or use of your Registration information by us.
i.
Access to Registration Information. You may access your Registration
information, which is in our possession, to review, modify, or
update such information. You can access your Registration
information by accessing our Account Management On-Line Forms, or
similar Service, made available at our web site.
6.
DOMAIN REGISTRAR TRANSFERS
a.
Fees. Before any registrar transfer Service (incoming transfer)
provided to you by us becomes effective, you or the reseller on your
behalf, must pay us the then current registrar transfer fee for the
registrar transfer Service for your Domain.
b.
Request to Transfer Registration. Only the Registrant of the
Registration and Domain, the authoritative holder, may initiate a
request to transfer the Registration from a particular registrar to
us (incoming transfer) or from us to another registrar (outgoing
transfer). Therefore, you hereby represent that you have the full
and complete authority as the holder of the Registration and Domain
to initiate any transfer, or as a contact listed on the current
Registration, that you have been given full and complete authority
by the Registrant to initiate the transfer We at our sole
discretion, may require you to provide documentation that proves
that the Registrant initiated and/or authorized the transfer
request.
c.
Right to Refuse Transfer. We reserves the right to deny any request
to transfer a Registration (i) during the first sixty (60) days
after the initial Registration with the original registrar; (ii) in
accordance with the circumstances described in this Agreement under
the Dispute Policy; (iii) if/when there is a pending bankruptcy of
the Registrant; (iv) if/when there is a dispute over the identity of
the Registrant; (v) by operation of law; or (vi) at the discretion
of the then current registrar. It is the sole responsibility of the
Registrant, and not our, to ensure that the request to transfer will
not be denied for any of the above reasons prior to initiating and
paying for the registrar transfer Services. Fees are not refundable,
however after a failed transfer, funds are immediately made
available to your pre-paid account and they can be applied to
subsequent transfer requests.
d.Transfer Fees of Failed Transfers are NON Refundable. It is the Registrant of Records full and complete
responsibility to ensure that all requirements per ICANN Regulations are met to properly prepare the Domain for Transfer.
e.
Successful Completion of Registrar Transfer Request. Upon successful
completion of a registrar transfer request, we will immediately
become the registrar of record. As such, you will be bound by this
Agreement.
f. Expired Domain
Names can not be Transferred (outbound transfers).
7.
OWNERSHIP OF DATA
You agree and acknowledge
that we own all databases, compilations, collective and similar
rights, titles, and interests worldwide in our Domain database (the
"Domain Database"), and all information and derivative works
generated from the Domain Database. You further agree and
acknowledge that we own the following information for those
Registrations for which we are the registrar:
(i) the original creation
date of the Registration;
(ii) the submission date
and time of the 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 Registration, including, without limitation, dates and
amounts of all payments and refunds;
(v) the expiration date
of the Registration;
(vi) the name, postal
address, e-mail address, voice telephone number, and, when
available, fax number of the administrative contact, technical
contact, and billing contact, and the name holder, for the
Registration;
(vii) any remark
concerning the registered Domain that appears or should appear in
the WHOIS or similar database; and
(viii) any other
information or data that we generate or obtains in connection with
the provision of the Services.
8.
AGENTS AND LICENSES
a.
Warranty of Authority. If you are registering a Domain for someone
else, you warrant and agree that you have the authority to bind that
person as a principal to all the terms and conditions provided
herein.
b.
License to Third Party. If you license the use of the Domain
registered to you to a third party, you warrant and agree that you
nonetheless remain the Registrant (the Domain holder of record), and
remain responsible for any and all obligations under this Agreement,
including, without limitation, payment and providing (and updating,
as necessary) your full, current, accurate, and complete contact
information and administrative, technical, and billing contact
information, adequate to facilitate timely resolution of any problem
that may arise in connection with the Domain and Registration.
9.
FREE DOMAINS & SERVICES
Customer understands and agrees that
when registering for a Web Hosting Promotion or Special that
includes a Free Domain Name Registration the Web Hosting services
must be paid and remain active for a minimum of one year. In the
event of early termination for non payment or cancellation by the
customer prior to one year of the registration date the customer
shall be responsible to pay for the Domain Name Registration at the
current published website price, for the term that the Domain Name
was Registered. Failure to make payment upon demand by DS
Technologies shall result in forfeiture of the Domain Name and DS
Technologies may at their sole discretion take management of the
Domain, redirect the Domain, Change the Whois Contact Information,
or put the Domain up for auction or otherwise sell the Domain, in
which case you relinquish all rights and control over the Domain and
Domain Services.
10. EXPIRATION OF DOMAIN NAME
REGISTRATION
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 choose not to participate in a post-expiration
renewal of a domain name and that we shall not be liable therefore.
You acknowledge that post-expiration renewal or redemption
processes, if any, involve additional fees which we and your Service
Provider or Reseller 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.
You agree that after
expiration of the term of a domain name registration we may, for a
period of thirty (30) days (the "Expiry Period"), either i) remove
the domain name from the zone of the top-level-domain (meaning that
the Domain will no longer resolve), or ii) direct the Domain to
name-servers and IP address(es) of website(s) designated by us,
including, without limitation, to IP address(es) which host a
parking page or a commercial search engine that may display
advertisements. If we exercises our rights under this provision, and
if you do not contact us to pay for and renew the Domain prior to
the end of the Expiry Period, you agree that you have abandoned the
Domain and you relinquish any and all rights that you may have had
to the Domain to us other than the rights that we provide to you in
this agreement.
After the Expiry Period,
you agree that we may either (i) delete the Domain at any time
thereafter or (ii) pay the Registry's registration fee or otherwise
allow it to continue to be registered and that we may list ourselves
or a third party as the registrant of the Domain in the WHOIS
information and pointing the Domain to the name-server(s) and IP
address(es) designated by us or, (iii) put the Domain up for auction
or otherwise sell the Domain, in which case you relinquish all
rights and control over the Domain and Domain Services. If we are
named as the Registrant for the Domain after the Expiry Period, the
ability to redeem the Domain will be available to you for a period
of thirty (30) days (the "Registrar Redemption Period") for a
redemption fee equaling that charged for Domains that have been
deleted and available for redemption at the Registry. You agree that
this service is functionally equivalent to ICANN's or a registry's
redemption grace period, which may normally occur after deletion.
After the Expiry Period you agree that you have abandoned the Domain
and you relinquish any and all rights that you may have had to the
Domain to us.
11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
YOU AGREE THAT WE (FOR
THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, WE INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, OUR
COMPANY EXECUTIVES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, ATTORNEYS, MANAGERS,
EMPLOYEES, CONSULTANTS, CONTRACTORS, AGENTS, PARENT COMPANIES,
SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, REGISTRIES, THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS,
MERCHANTS, LICENSORS, OR THE LIKE, OR ANYONE ELSE INVOLVED IN
CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DISTRIBUTING OUR SERVICES) WILL NOT BE
LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY LOSS THAT MAY OCCUR DUE TO ANY
(A) LOSS OF REGISTRATION OF A DOMAIN; (B) USE OF YOUR DOMAIN; (C)
ACCESS DELAY OR ACCESS INTERRUPTION TO OUR REGISTRATION SYSTEM; (D)
NON-DELIVERY OR MISDELIVERY OF DATA BETWEEN YOU AND US AND/OR
BETWEEN US AND THE REGISTRY; (E) EVENT BEYOND OUR REASONABLE
CONTROL; (F) PROCESSING OF THE APPLICATION; (G) PROCESSING OF ANY
MODIFICATION TO THE RECORD ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR DOMAIN; (H) FAILURE
OF YOU OR YOUR AGENT TO PAY ANY FEE HEREUNDER; (I) SUSPENSION OR
CANCELLATION OF YOUR REGISTRATION BY US; OR (J) APPLICATION OF ANY
DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROVISION HEREIN. FURTHERMORE, WE WILL NOT BE
LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGE OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS,
REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT,
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NEGLIGENCE, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF WE
HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. IN NO EVENT
WILL OUR MAXIMUM LIABILITY EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY YOU OR
YOUR AGENT TO US FOR THE INITIAL REGISTRATION OF YOUR DOMAIN.
12. INDEMNITY
REMOVED
13. DISCLAIMER
ALL THE SERVICES ARE
PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS," AND WE WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR FAILURE
OF ANY OF THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE, WHETHER UNDER THEORIES OF STRICT
LIABILITY, PRODUCTS LIABILITY, NEGLIGENCE, OR OTHERWISE. WE MAKE NO
REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR OUR SERVICES,
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE
MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER THAT
THE REGISTRATION OR USE OF A DOMAIN UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL
IMMUNIZE YOU FROM CHALLENGES TO YOUR REGISTRATION OR FROM
SUSPENSION, CANCELLATION, TRANSFER, OR ANY OTHER LOSS OF THE DOMAIN
REGISTERED TO YOU. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, WE INCLUDE,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, OUR EXECUTIVES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, ATTORNEYS,
MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES, CONSULTANTS, CONTRACTORS, AGENTS, PARENT
COMPANIES, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, REGISTRIES, THIRD-PARTY
PROVIDERS, MERCHANTS, LICENSORS, OR THE LIKE, OR ANYONE ELSE
INVOLVED IN CREATING, REGULATING, PRODUCING, OR DISTRIBUTING OUR
SERVICES.
14. REPRESENTATIONS & WARRANTIES
a.
Against Infringement. You represent and warrant to us that you hold
the necessary rights to use, or permit to use, any item used through
our Services, and that such use will not in any way:
(i) violate or potentially violate any right of any third party,
including, without limitation, infringement or misappropriation of
any copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or other proprietary
right;
(ii) constitute or potentially constitute violations, such as,
without limitation, false advertisement, unfair competition,
defamation, invasion of privacy, invasion of rights, and
discrimination;
(iii) cause or potentially cause a business dispute, personal
dispute, or any other dispute;
(iv) be or potentially be unlawful, harmful, fraudulent, libelous,
slanderous, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar,
obscene, profane, hateful, or otherwise offensive;
(v) be or potentially be racially, ethnically, disputatiously,
argumentatively, or ethically objectionable; or
(vi) encourage conduct that would constitute a criminal offense,
give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable
law, including, without limitation, local, provincial, state,
national, international, or other laws.
b.
Registration Information. You represent and warrant that all
information provided by you in connection with your Registration is,
and will be, true, current, accurate, and complete at all times.
Breach of this section will constitute material breach of this
Agreement and cause for immediate cancellation of your Registration
and Domain.
c.
Infancy: You attest that you are of legal age to enter into this
Agreement.
d.
Registry supplemental policies and rules: You agree to be bound by
the rules, policies, and agreements of each Registry from which you
purchase directly or indirectly a domain registration using our
services, refer to the incorporated ADDITIONAL REGISTRY REQUIREMENTS
section for specific details for each registry if any.
Breach of these sections
will constitute material breach of this Agreement and cause for
immediate cancellation of your Service(s) Registration(s) and
Domain(s). You further agree to protect, defend, hold harmless, and
indemnify our company, any third party entity related to us
(including, without limitation, any Registry), and our executives,
directors, officers, attorneys, managers, employees, consultants,
contractors, agents, parent companies, and subsidiaries from and
against any and all liabilities, losses, costs, judgments, damages,
claims, or causes of actions, including, without limitation, any and
all legal fees and expenses arising out of or resulting from the
Registration, use of the Domain, or from any breach of this
Agreement. This indemnification is in addition to any
indemnification required under the Dispute Policy. This
indemnification obligation will survive the termination or
expiration of this Agreement for whatever reason.
15. BREACH & REVOCATION
a.
Revocation by us. We reserve the right to immediately suspend,
cancel, transfer, modify, or terminate your Registration for any
reason, including, without limitation, (i) your material breach of
this Agreement; (ii) your use of any services, including, without
limitation, the Domain registered to you, that is in contradiction
of applicable laws or customarily acceptable usage policies of the
Internet, including, without limitation, sending unsolicited
commercial advertisements (including, without limitation, spamming)
or sending threats, harassments, and obscenities; (iii) your use of
your Domain in connection with unlawful or unethical activity; (iv)
our receipt of an order from a court of competent jurisdiction or an
arbitration award; or (iv) any other grounds for suspension,
cancellation, transfer, modification, or termination that is
determined by our sole discretion. You understand and agree that you
will not receive any refund whatsoever for any such suspension,
cancellation, transfer, modification, or termination of your
Registration for any reason.
b.
Revocation by ICANN, Registry, or Registrar. You further acknowledge
and agree that your Registration is subject to suspension,
cancellation, transfer, modification, or termination by any ICANN
procedure, any Registry procedure approved by an ICANN-adopted
policy, or our company.
c.
Civil/Legal Liability for Breach. ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY
RESULT IN CIVIL ACTION, LEGAL ACTION, AND/OR CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
16. GOVERNING LAW & SEVERABILITY
a.
Governing law. Except as otherwise set forth in the UDRP, .eu
Dispute Resolution Rules or any similar ccTLD policy with
respect to any dispute over your domain name registration, this
Agreement, your rights and obligations and all actions contemplated
by this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of The United States and the State of Florida, as if the Agreement was a contract wholly entered
into and wholly performed within The State of Florida, United
States.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND INTERPRETED AND ENFORCED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
APPLICABLE THEREIN WITHOUT REFERENCE TO RULES GOVERNING CHOICE OF
LAWS. ANY ACTION RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT MUST BE BROUGHT IN
FLORIDA AND YOU IRREVOCABLY CONSENT TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH
COURTS.
For the purpose of .eu
domain holders only and for matters relating to .eu domains only
the applicable law for the Terms and Conditions shall be the law of
the state of Luxemburg.
b.
Severability & Amendment. If any provision or portion of any
agreement (including, without limitation, this Agreement) between
you and our company is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to
be unenforceable for any reason, the remainder of that agreement
will continue in full force and effect. 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 may not be
amended or modified by you except by means of a written document
signed by both you and an authorized representative of our company.
It is your sole responsibility to ensure that the representative
subscribing such document is actually authorized to do so.
17. NOTICES
You agree that any notice
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. GENERAL
a.
Entire Agreement. This Agreement, in addition to any other specific
agreement between you and us, constitutes the full and complete
understanding and agreement between you and us, relating to the
subject matter hereof. Except when expressly agreed to the contrary
in writing by us, this Agreement supersedes any other written
(including, without limitation, digitized/computerized) agreement,
any oral agreement, or any actual or alleged agreement by conduct.
b.
Independent Contractor Relationship. Nothing in this Agreement will
be construed as creating a partnership or relationship of employer
and employee, principal and agent, partnership or joint venture
between you and us. You and our company will each be deemed an
independent contractor at all times and will have no right or
authority to assume, create, or incur any obligation on behalf of
the other, except as may be expressly provided herein. You must not,
in any way, misrepresent your relationship with us, attempt to pass
yourself off as us, or claim that you are us.
c.
No Waiver. The failure of our company to require your performance of
any provision of this Agreement will not affect our full right to
require such performance at any time thereafter; nor will the waiver
by us of a breach of any provision of this Agreement be taken or
held to be a waiver of the provision itself.
d.
Survival of Termination. Sections 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
15 and 16, and the Dispute Policy, will survive the expiry or
termination of this Agreement for any reason.
REGISTRAR: Internet.bs Corp and Tucows Inc.
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