1. AGREEMENT. In this Registration Agreement ("Agreement") "you"
and "your" refers to the registrant of each domain name registration, "we", "us"
and "our" refers to Tucows Inc., "Registry Operator" refers to Afilias Ltd. and
"Services" refers to the domain name registration provided by us as offered
through AUZZIE.BIZ DOMAIN SERVICES Partner/Reseller
of Enetica Pty Ltd ("Reseller"). This Agreement explains our obligations
to
you, and explains your obligations to us for various Services.
2.
SELECTION OF A DOMAIN NAME. You represent that, 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 and, further, that the domain name is not being registered for
nor shall it at any time whatsoever be used for any unlawful purpose whatsoever.
3. FEES. As consideration for the Services you have selected, you
agree to pay the Reseller the applicable service 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.
4. 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.
5. 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 will which shall be effective immediately upon posting on our
website 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 website 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://www.icann.org/udrp/udrp-policy-24oct99.htm
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.
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. 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.
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 Policies that are incorporated herein and made a part
of this Agreement by reference. The current version of the general registration
Dispute Policy may be found at http://resellers.tucows.com/opensrs/legal.
Please take the time to familiarize yourself with this policy.
8.
DOMAIN NAME DISPUTES. You agree that, if the registration of your domain
name is challenged by a third party, you will be subject to the provisions
specified in the Dispute Policy, as applicable. 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,
as applicable.
9. POLICY. You agree that your registration of the
domain name shall be subject to suspension, cancellation, or transfer pursuant
to a Tucows, Registry Operator, ICANN or government-adopted policy, or pursuant
to any registrar or registry procedure not inconsistent with a Tucows, Registry
Operator, ICANN or government-adopted policy, (1) to correct mistakes by us 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 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.
11. 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.
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). 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.
13. INDEMNITY. You agree to release,
indemnify, and hold us, 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.
14. 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 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.
15.
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 within fifteen (15) 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 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 acknowledge that registration of your chosen domain name does
not confer immunity from objection to either the registration 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 immediately 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 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 Reseller.
19. 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 their designees and agents in accordance with applicable
regulations and contractual terms. You further agree and acknowledge that we may
make publicly available, or directly available to third party vendors, some, or
all, of the domain name registration information you provide, for purposes of
inspection (such as through our WHOIS service) or other purposes as required or
permitted by ICANN and applicable laws.
You hereby consent to any and
all such disclosures and use of information provided by you in connection with
the registration of a domain name (including any updates to such information),
whether during or after the term of your registration of the domain name. You
hereby irrevocably waive any and all claims and causes of action you may have
arising from such disclosure or use of your domain name registration information
by us.
You may access your domain name registration information in our
possession to review, modify or update such information, by accessing our domain
manager service, or similar service, made available by us through your Reseller.
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 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.
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. 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 the thirty (30) calendar day period
following your application for a Service, 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 registration if we believe the registration has been
made possible by a mistake, made either by us or by a third party. Tucows and/or
the Registry Operator reserve the right to deny, cancel or transfer any
registration that it deems necessary, in its discretion, to protect the
integrity and stability of the registry, to comply with any applicable laws,
government rules or regulations, requests of law enforcement, in compliance with
any dispute resolution process, to avoid any liability, criminal or civil, on
the part of Tucows and/or the Registry Operator as well as their affiliates,
subsidiaries, officers, directors, and employees. We also reserve the right to
suspend a domain name during resolution of any dispute.
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 Policies 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 postal service. 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, 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 five (5)
business days after the date of mailing and, in the case of notification to us
or to Reseller shall be sent to:
Our Address:and in the case of notification to you shall be to the address specified in the "Administrative Contact" in your WHOIS record.TUCOWS Inc.
96 Mowat Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M6K 3M1
CANADA
Attention: Legal Affairs