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