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 CVC Internet, 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.neulevel.com/countdown/registration
restrictions.html.
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 CVC Internet, LLC (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 CVC Internet, LLC (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 CVC Internet, LLC (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. 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.