Rules/Terms Governing Domain Registration

.com/net Domains

In the case of a ".com" or ".net" registration, the following terms and conditions will apply:

  1. 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:
    1. The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ("Dispute Policy"), available at: www.icann.org/dndr/udrp/policy.htm or at www.blacknight.com/udrp.html
  2. For the adjudication of disputes concerning or arising from use of the domain name, the Registrant shall submit, without prejudice to other potentially applicable jurisdictions, to the jurisdiction of the courts (1) of the Registrant's domicile, and (2) where Blacknight Internet Solutions Limited is based, presently Carlow, Ireland.

.mobi Domains:

In the case of a ".mobi" registration, the following terms and conditions will apply:

  1. You agree to Indemnify to the maximum extent permitted by law, defend and hold harmless mTLD Top Level Domain Limited ("Registry Operator"), and its directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees and expenses, arising out of or relating to the Registered Name Holder's domain name registration ("Domain") and or use, and this indemnification obligation survive the termination or expiration of the registration agreement.
  2. You agree to Indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Registry Operator, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and the directors, officers, employees and agents or each of them, from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees and expenses, arising out of or relating to the Registered Name Holder's Domain and or use, and indemnification obligation survive the termination or expiration of the registration agreement.
  3. You acknowledge and agree that notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Registry Operator shall be an intended third party beneficiary of this Agreement. As such, the parties to this Agreement acknowledge and agree that the third party beneficiary rights of the Registry Operator have vested and that the Registry Operator has relied on its third party beneficiary rights under this Agreement in agreeing to Us being a registrar for the .mobi top-level domain. Additionally, the third party beneficiary rights of the Registry Operator shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.
  4. You agree to comply with ICANN requirements, standards, policies, procedures, and practices for which Registry Operator has monitoring responsibility in accordance with the Registry Agreement or other arrangement with ICANN.
  5. You agree to Comply with operational standards, policies, procedures, and practices for the Registry TLD established from time to time by Registry Operator in a non-arbitrary manner as Registry Policies, applicable to all registrars and/or Registered Name Holders, and consistent with the Registry Agreement shall be effective upon thirty days notice by Registry Operator to Us.
  6. You consent to the use, copying, distribution, publication, modification and other processing of Registered Name Holder's Personal Data by Registry Operator and its designees and agents in a manner consistent with the purposes specified pursuant to Subsection 2.6 and with relevant mandatory local data protection, laws and privacy
  7. 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:
    1. The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ("Dispute Policy), available at: www.icann.org/dndr/udrp/policy.htm or here;
  8. For the adjudication of disputes concerning or arising from use of the domain name, the Registrant shall submit, without prejudice to other potentially applicable jurisdictions, to the jurisdiction of the courts (1) of the Registrant's domicile, and (2) where Blacknight Internet Solutions Limited is based, presently Carlow, Ireland.
  9. You agree to immediately correct and update the registration information for the Domain during the registration term for the Registered Name
  10. You acknowledge and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the initial launch and general operations of the Registry Operator, including without limitation the Limited Industry Launch, the Sunrise Period, the Land Rush Period, the Sunrise Dispute Resolution Policy, the Premium Name Allocation Process, and the General Registration Period , and further to acknowledge that Registry Operator and Us have no liability of any kind for any loss or liability resulting from the proceedings and processes relating to the Limited Industry Launch, the Sunrise Period, the Land Rush Period, the Sunrise Dispute Resolution Policy, the Premium Name Allocation Process, and the General Registration Period including, without limitation:
    1. the ability or inability of You to obtain a Registered Name during these periods, and
    2. the results of any dispute made during the limited industry launch or over a Sunrise Registration. (3.8.7)
  11. You acknowledge and agree that the Registry Operator and Us, acting in consent with the Registry Operator, reserves the right to deny, cancel or transfer any registration that it deems necessary, in its discretion
    1. to protect the integrity and stability of the registry;
    2. to comply with all applicable laws, government rules or requirements, requests of law enforcement, in compliance with any dispute resolution process;
    3. to avoid any liability, civil or criminal, on the part of the Registry as well as its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, representatives, employees, and stockholders;
    4. for violations of the terms and conditions herein; or
    5. to correct mistakes made by the Registry Operator or Us in connection with a Domain, and the Registry Operator also reserves the right to freeze a Domain during resolution of a dispute. (3.8.8.)
  12. You acknowledge and agree that they must comply with the requirements, standards, policies, procedures and practices set forth in the dotmobi Style Guide and consent to the monitoring of the website as described in the dotmobi Style Guide monitoring guidelines for compliance with the Style Guide. Furthermore, You acknowledge and agree that this Style Guide is subject to modification by the Registry Operator with any such changes appearing at the previously designated URL, and that You must promptly comply with any such changes in the time allotted.

.org Domains:

In the case of a ".org" registration, the following terms and conditions will apply:

  1. 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:
    1. The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ("Dispute Policy), available at: www.icann.org/dndr/udrp/policy.htm or www.blacknight.com/udrp.html;
  2. For the adjudication of disputes concerning or arising from use of the domain name, the Registrant shall submit, without prejudice to other potentially applicable jurisdictions, to the jurisdiction of the courts (1) of the Registrant's domicile, and (2) where Blacknight Internet Solutions Limited is based, presently Carlow, Ireland.

.info Domains:

In the case of a ".info" registration, the following terms and conditions will apply:

  1. Registrant's Personal Data. You consent to the use, copying, distribution, publication, modification, and other processing of Registrant's personal data by Afilias, the .INFO registry, and its designees and agents, in a manner consistent with the purposes specified pursuant to its contract.
  2. 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:
    1. The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ("Dispute Policy), available at: www.icann.org/dndr/udrp/policy.htm or www.blacknight.com/udrp.html;
  3. For the adjudication of disputes concerning or arising from use of the domain name, the Registrant shall submit, without prejudice to other potentially applicable jurisdictions, to the jurisdiction of the courts (1) of the Registrant's domicile, and (2) where Blacknight Internet Solutions Limited is based, presently Carlow, Ireland.
  4. Reservation of Rights. Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd and Afilias expressly reserve the right to deny, cancel, transfer, or modify any registration that either Blacknight or Afilias deems necessary, at its discretion, to protect the integrity and stability of the registry, to comply with any applicable law, any government rule or requirement, any request of law enforcement, any dispute resolution process, or to avoid any liability, civil or criminal, on the part of the registrar and/or Afilias, as well as their affiliates, subsidiaries, executives, directors, officers, managers, employees, consultants, and agents. The registrar and Afilias also reserve the right to suspend a domain name or its registration data during resolution of a dispute.

.me Domains:

In the case of a ".me" registration, the following terms and conditions will apply:

  1. You agree to release, defend, indemnify and hold Us, Our parent companies, Our subsidiaries, Our affiliates, Our shareholders, Our agents, Our directors, Our officers and Our employees, from and against any and all claims (including, but not limited to, claims of trademark infringement or cybersquatting), demands, liabilities, losses, damages or costs, including reasonable legals fees, arising out of or related in any way to, the Domain, and/or Your use of the Domain.
  2. You agree to comply with all the operational standards, policies, procedures and practices for the Me Registry as established from time to time in a non-arbitrary manner by the Me Registry. You acknowledge that these are applicable to all registrars and domain name registrants. Any changes to the Registry Policies by the Me Registry that are consistent with the Registry Agreement shall be effective upon thirty (30) days' notice by the Me Registry to Us.
  3. 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:
    1. The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ("Dispute Policy), available at: www.icann.org/dndr/udrp/policy.htm or http://www.blacknight.com/udrp.html;
    2. ICANN's Charter Eligibility Dispute Resolution Policy ("CEDRP") available at www.icann.org/en/udrp/cedrp-policy.html..
  4. You agree to submit to proceedings commenced under other dispute resolution policies as set forth by the Me Registry from time to time in the Registry Policies, including but not limited to expedited processes for suspension of a domain name by claims sought by intellectual rights holders, Internet engineering and security experts or other competent claimants in the purpose of upholding the stability, security and integrity of the Me Registry.
  5. For the adjudication of disputes concerning or arising from use of the domain name, the Registrant shall submit, without prejudice to other potentially applicable jurisdictions, to the jurisdiction of the courts (1) of the Registrant's domicile, and (2) where Blacknight Internet Solutions Limited is based, presently Carlow, Ireland.

.tel Domains:

In the case of a ".tel" registration, the following terms and conditions will apply:

  1. You agree to release, defend, indemnify and hold Us, Our parent companies, Our subsidiaries, Our affiliates, Our shareholders, Our agents, Our directors, Our officers and Our employees, from and against any and all claims (including, but not limited to, claims of trademark infringement or cybersquatting), demands, liabilities, losses, damages or costs, including reasonable legal fees, arising out of or related in any way to, the Domains, and/or Your use of the Domains.
  2. 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:
    1. The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ("Dispute Policy), available at: www.icann.org/dndr/udrp/policy.htm or here;
    2. ICANN's Charter Eligibility Dispute Resolution Policy ("CEDRP") available at www.icann.org/en/udrp/cedrp-policy.html..
  3. For the adjudication of disputes concerning or arising from use of the domain name, the Registrant shall submit, without prejudice to other potentially applicable jurisdictions, to the jurisdiction of the courts (1) of the Registrant's domicile, and (2) where Blacknight Internet Solutions Limited is based, presently Carlow, Ireland.

.be Domains:

In the case of a ".be" registration, the following terms and conditions will apply:

  1. Registry Policy. You acknowledge and understand that by accepting the terms and conditions of this agreement You shall be bound by Registry policies and any pertinent rules or policies that exist now or in the future and which are posted on the Registry website at www.dns.be/en/home.php . You are responsible for monitoring the Registry's site on a regular basis. In the event that You do not wish to be bound by a revision or modification to any Registry policy, Your sole remedy is to cancel Your domain name registration by following the appropriate Registry policy regarding such cancellation.
  2. 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 .be 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 www.dns.be/en/home.php.

.eu Domains:

In the case of a ".eu" registration, the following terms and conditions will apply:

  1. Eligibility Criteria: .eu domain names are available for registration to companies and persons who fulfill the following criteria. As a condition of registration, You accordingly represent that You are:
    1. an undertaking having its registered office, central administration or principal place of business within the European Union;
    2. an organization established within the European Union without prejudice to the application of national law, or
    3. a natural person with an address within the European Union.
  2. Registry Policy. You acknowledge and understand that by accepting the terms and conditions of this agreement You shall be bound by Registry policies and any pertinent rules or policies that exist now or in the future and which are posted on the Registry website. Registration policies of the Registry and the terms and conditions applicable to Your .eu registration may be found at: www.eurid.eu/en/documents/registration_policy_v._1_0.pdf and www.eurid.eu/en/shared/documents/file_folder.2005-10-25.5121442941/terms_and_conditions_en.pdf respectively. You are responsible for monitoring the Registry's site on a regular basis. In the event that You do not wish to be bound by a revision or modification to any Registry policy, Your sole remedy is to cancel Your domain name registration by following the appropriate Registry policy regarding such cancellation.
  3. 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 by the Registry or any court of law.

.co.uk, .org.uk, ltd.uk, net.uk, plc.uk and me.uk Domains

In the case of a co.uk, .org.uk, ltd.uk, net.uk, plc.uk or me.uk registration, the following terms and conditions will apply:

  1. "Nominet UK" means the entity granted the exclusive right to administer the registry for .uk domain name registrations.
  2. 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: www.nominet.org.uk/disputes/. Please take the time to familiarize yourself with this policy.
  3. Nominet UK Policy. You agree that Your registration of the domain name shall be subject to suspension, cancellation, or transfer pursuant to any Nominet UK-adopted policy, term or condition, 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. The current Nominet UK terms and conditions can be found at: www.nominet.org.uk/registrants/aboutdomainnames/legal/terms/
  4. When You submit a request for a domain name registration with Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, You will be entering into two contracts - one contract with Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd and one contract with Nominet UK.
  5. Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd will act as agents on Your behalf by submitting Your application to Nominet for You, however, You will still be entering into a direct contract between You and Nominet UK as noted in the Nominet terms. Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd must also make You aware that by accepting Nominet's terms and conditions You are consenting to Nominet using Your personal data for a variety of reasons. In particular, Your name and address may be published as part of Nominet's Whois look-up service.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.


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