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In order that a party may hold a valid
.co uk or .org uk domain name registration, TUCOWS, requires that all registrants adhere
to certain terms and conditions. As an organisation or individual applying to register,
transfer or renew an .uk domain name via the agency of NameStick.com and/or TUCOWS you
accordingly agree as follows:
1. AGREEMENT. In this Registration Agreement ("Agreement") , "we",
us" and "our" refer to TUCOWS Inc. and "Services" refers to the
domain name registration, transfer or renewal services provided by us as offered through
NameStick.com, the Registration Service Provider ("RSP"). NOMINET UK shall refer
to the entity granted the exclusive right to administer the registry for .uk domain name
registrations.
2. SELECTION OF A DOMAIN NAME. You represent that, to the best of the your knowledge and
belief, neither the registration of the domain name nor the manner in which it is directly
or indirectly used infringes the legal rights of a third party and that the domain name is
not being registered for any unlawful purpose.
3. FEES. As consideration for the Services you have selected, you agree to pay to us, or
your respective RSP who remits payment to us on your behalf, the applicable 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"). You, by completing and submitting this
Agreement represent that the statements in your application are true.
4. TERM. You agree that this Agreement will remain in full force during the term of your
domain name registration as selected, recorded, and paid for upon registration of the
domain name. Should you choose to renew the term of your domain name registration, then
the term of this Agreement will be extended accordingly. Should you transfer your domain
name or should the domain name otherwise be transferred to another Registrar, the terms
and conditions of this contract shall cease and shall be replaced by the contractual terms
in force between domain name registrants and the new Registrar.
5. MODIFICATIONS TO AGREEMENT. You agree, during the period of this Agreement, that we
may: (1) revise the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and (2) change the services
provided under this Agreement. Any such revision or change will be binding and effective
immediately on posting of the revised Agreement or change to the service(s) on our web
site, or on notification to you by e-mail or regular mail as per the Notices section of
this agreement. You agree to review our web site, including the Agreement, periodically to
be aware of any such revisions. If you do not agree with any revision to the Agreement,
you may terminate this Agreement at any time by providing us with notice by e-mail or
regular mail as per the Notices section of this agreement. Notice of your termination will
be effective on receipt and processing by us. You agree that, by continuing to use the
Services following notice of any revision to this Agreement or change in service(s), you
shall abide by any such revisions or changes. You further agree to abide by the NOMINET UK
dispute resolution policy ("Dispute Policy") as amended from time to time. You
agree that, by maintaining the reservation or registration of your domain name after
modifications to the Dispute Policy become effective, you have agreed to these
modifications. 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.
6. 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. Please safeguard your account identifier and password from any
unauthorized use. In no event will we be liable for the unauthorized use or misuse of your
account identifier or password.
7. 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 which is incorporated herein and made a part of this Agreement by
reference. The current version of the Dispute Policy may be found at http://www.nic.uk/ref/drs.html. Please take the
time to familiarize yourself with this policy.
8. DOMAIN NAME DISPUTES. You agree that, if the registration or reservation of your domain
name is challenged by a third party, you will be subject to the provisions specified in
the Dispute Policy in effect at the time of the dispute. You agree that in the event a
domain name dispute arises with any third party, you will indemnify and hold us harmless
pursuant to the terms and conditions contained in the Dispute Policy.
9. NOMINET UKPOLICY. You agree that your registration of thedomain name shall be subject
to suspension, cancellation, or transfer pursuant to any NOMINET UK-adopted policy, or
pursuant to any registrar or registry procedure not inconsistent with an NOMINET
UK-adopted policy, (1) to correct mistakes by a registrar or the registry in registering
the name or (2) for the resolution of disputes concerning the domain name.
10. AGENCY. Should you intend to license use of a domain name to a third party you shall
nonetheless be the domain name registrant 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 thedomain name. You also represent that you have
provided notice of the terms and conditions in this Agreement to the third party and that
the third party agrees to the terms of Disclosure and Use of Registration Information
(sections 18 and 19 of this Agreement).
11. ANNOUNCEMENTS. We and the RSP 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.
12. 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). We and our
contractors shall not 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 mis-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.
13. INDEMNITY. You agree to release, indemnify, and hold us, our contractors, agents,
employees,officers, directors and affiliates harmless from all liabilities, claims and
expenses, including attorney's fees, from claims by 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 with
your computer, 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 may be considered by us to be a
breach of your Agreement and may result in deactivation of your domain name.
14. TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP. Any transfer of ownership in and to a domain name registration
shall be affected in accordance with NOMINET UK policies and procedures.
15. BREACH. You agree that failure to abide by any provision of this Agreement, any
operating rule or policy or the Dispute Policy, may be considered by us to be a material
breach and that we may provide a written notice, describing the breach, to you. If within
thirty (30) calendar days of the date of such notice, 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.
16. NO GUARANTY. You agree that, by registration or reservation of your chosen domain
name, such registration or reservation does not confer immunity from objection to either
the registration, reservation, or use of the domain name.
17. 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.
18. 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 name and postal address (or, if different, that of the domain name
holder); (ii) The domain name being registered; (iii) The name, postal address, e-mail
address, and voice and fax (if available) telephone numbers of the administrative contact
for the domain name; (iv) The name, postal address, e-mail address, and voice and fax (if
available) telephone numbers of the billing contact for the domain name. Any voluntary
information we request is collected such that we can continue to improve the products and
services offered to you through your RSP.
19. DISCLOSURE AND USE OF REGISTRATION INFORMATION. You agree and acknowledge that we will
make domain name registration information you provide available to NOMINET UK, to the
registry administrators, and to other third parties as NOMINET UK 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 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 NOMINET UK and the applicable
laws. You hereby consent to any and all such disclosures and use of, and guidelines,
limits and restrictions on disclosure or use of, information provided by you in connection
with the registration of a domain name (including any updates to such information),
whether during or after the term of your registration of the domain name. You hereby
irrevocably waive any and all claims and causes of action you may have arising from such
disclosure or use of your domain name registration 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
20. REVOCATION. Your willful provision of inaccurate or unreliable information, your
willful failure promptly to update information provided to us, or your failure to respond
for over fifteen calendar days to inquiries by us concerning the accuracy of contact
details associated with the your registration shall constitute a material breach of this
Agreement and be a basis for cancellation of the domain name registration.
21. RIGHT OF REFUSAL. We, in our sole discretion, reserve the right to refuse to register
or reserve your chosen domain name or register you for other Services within thirty (30)
calendar days from receipt of your payment for such services. In the event we do not
register or reserve your domain name or register you for other 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.
22. 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.
23. NON-AGENCY. Nothing contained in this Agreement or the Dispute Policy shall be
construed as creating any agency, partnership, or other form of joint enterprise between
the parties.
24. 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.
25. 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 regular mail. In the case of
e-mail, valid notice shall only have been deemed to have been given when an electronic
confirmation of delivery has been obtained by the sender. In the case of e-mail
notification to us or to the RSP to lhutz@tucows.com
or support@namestick.com or, in the case of
notice to you, at 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 the RSP shall be sent to:
TUCOWS Inc.
Registrant Affairs Office
96 Mowat Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M6K 3M1
OR -
ItsMyWeb.com, LLC dba NameStick.com
- 4760 Preston Rd Ste 244 PMB 175
Frisco, TX 75034
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and in the case of notification to you shall be to the address specified in the
"Administrative Contact" in your WHOIS record.
26. ENTIRETY. You agree that this Agreement, the rules and policies published by us 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.
27. 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.
28. INFANCY. You attest that you are of legal age to enter into this Agreement.
29. INCONSISTENCIES WITH NOMINET UK. In the event that this Agreement may be inconsistent
with any term, condition , policy or procedure of NOMINET UK, the term, condition, policy
or procedure of NOMINET UK shall prevail.
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.
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