Last modified: January 26, 2019
REGISTRATION OF THE TLDS SET FORTH BELOW ARE SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS SET FORTH BELOW.
.BIZ REGISTRATIONS.
Registration Restrictions. Registered Names in the .BIZ TLD must be used or intended to be used, primarily for bona fide business or commercial purposes. For purposes of these restrictions, "bona fide business or commercial use" means the bona fide use or bona fide intent to use the Registered Name or any related content, software, materials, graphics or other information, to permit Internet users to access one or more host computers through the DNS (a) to exchange goods, services, or property of any kind; (b) in the ordinary course of trade or business; or (c) to facilitate the exchange of goods, services, information, or property of any kind or the ordinary course of trade or business. Registering a domain name solely for the purposes of selling, trading or leasing the domain name for compensation, or for the unsolicited offering to sell, trade or lease the domain name for compensation does not constitute a "bona fide business or commercial use" of that domain name.
Certification of Compliance with Restrictions. Registrant certifies that to the best of Registrant’s knowledge: (a) the Registered Name will be used primarily for bona fide business or commercial purposes and not (i) exclusively for personal use; or (ii) solely for the purposes of selling, trading or leasing the domain name for compensation, or the unsolicited offering to sell, trade or lease the domain name for compensation; (b) Registrant has the authority to enter into this Agreement; and (c) the Registered Name is reasonably related to the Registered Name Holder’s business or intended commercial purpose at the time of registration.
.Biz Resolution Services.
PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO .CLUB REGISTRATIONS.
.CLUB Domains, LLC (“.CLUB”) the Registry Operator for .CLUB domains, reserves the right to deny, cancel or transfer any registration or transaction, or place any domain name(s) on registry lock, hold, or similar status, as it deems necessary, in its unlimited and sole discretion: (a) to comply with specifications adopted by any industry group generally recognized as authoritative with respect to the Internet (e.g., RFCs); (b) to correct mistakes made by .CLUB or any registrar in connection with a domain name registration; or (c) for the non-payment of fees to .CLUB.
PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO .COM, .CC, .NAME, .NET AND .TV REGISTRATIONS.
Verisign, the Registry Operator for .COM, .CC, .NAME, .NET and .TV, reserves the right to deny, cancel or transfer any registration or transaction, or place any domain name(s) on registry lock, hold, or similar status, as it deems necessary, in its unlimited and sole discretion: (a) to comply with specifications adopted by any industry group generally recognized as authoritative with respect to the Internet (e.g., RFCs); (b) to correct mistakes made by Verisign or any registrar in connection with a domain name registration; or (c) for the non-payment of fees to Verisign. If Registrant is registering a .NAME domain, Registrant certifies that it complies with the .NAME Eligibility Requirements.
PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO .HOW AND .SOY REGISTRATIONS.
Charleston Road Registry Inc. (“CRR”), the Registry Operator for .HOW and .SOY, reserves the right to deny, cancel, or transfer any registration or transaction, or place any domain name(s) on registry lock, hold, or similar status, as it deems necessary, in its unlimited and sole discretion: (i) to comply with specifications adopted by any industry group generally recognized as authoritative with respect to the Internet (e.g., RFCs); (ii) to correct mistakes made by CRR or any registrar in connection with a domain name registration; (iii) to protect the rights and property of CRR and to avoid any potential or actual liability, civil or criminal, on the part of CRR as well as its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, representatives, employees, and stockholders; (iv) to protect the integrity and stability of CRR’s registry system and the operation of the DNS; (v) to comply with all applicable laws, government rules or requirements, requests of law enforcement or any applicable dispute resolution process; or (vi) for violation of this Agreement.
PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO .INFO REGISTRATIONS.
Afilias p.l.c. (“Afilias”), the Registry Operator for .INFO, reserves the right to deny, cancel, or transfer any registration or transaction, or place any domain name(s) on registry lock, hold, or similar status, as it deems necessary, in its unlimited and sole discretion: (i) to protect the integrity and stability of the Afilias’ registry; (ii) to comply with any applicable laws, government rules or requirements, requests of law enforcement, or any dispute resolution process; (iii) to avoid any liability, civil or criminal, on the part of Afilias, as well as its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, and employees; (iv) for violation of this Agreement, (v) to correct mistakes made by Afilias or any registrar in connection with a domain name registration or (vi) during resolution of a dispute.
PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO .ORG REGISTRATIONS.
The .org Registry Operator reserves the right to deny, cancel or transfer any registration or transaction, or place any domain name(s) on registry lock, hold, or similar status, that it deems necessary, in its sole discretion: (a) to protect the integrity and stability of the registry; (b) to comply with any applicable laws, government rules or requirements, requests of law enforcement, or any dispute resolution process; (c) to avoid any liability, civil, or criminal, on the part of the .org Registry Operator, as well as its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, and employees; (d) under the terms of this Agreement; (e) to correct mistakes made by the .org Registry Operator or any Registrar in connection with a domain name registration; or (f) during resolution of a dispute.
PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO .US REGISTRATIONS.
Nexus Requirement. Registrant will comply with the usTLD Nexus Requirements.
Certification of Compliance with Restrictions. Registrant is not permitted to purchase private or proxy .us registrations. Registrant will register for any and all .us domain name registrations using Registrant’s personal information as the registered Name Holder, which information Registrant represents and warrants is current, accurate, and complete. Registrant certifies that to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, Registrant has the authority to enter into this Agreement and meets all the US Nexus Requirements set forth above.
.usTLD Policies. Registrant’s registration of a .us TLD is subject to compliance with the following policies:
Name servers. Registrant must ensure that the name servers listed for all .us domain names are based in the United States of America or any of its possessions or territories.
Reservation of Rights. The .us Registry Operator reserves the right to deny, cancel, or transfer any registration that it deems necessary, in its discretion; (a) to protect the integrity and stability of the registry; (b) to comply with any applicable laws, government rules or requirements, requests of law enforcement, in compliance with any dispute resolution process; (c) to avoid any liability, civil or criminal, on the part of .us Registry Operator, as well as its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, representatives, employees, and stockholders; (d) for violations of this Agreement; (e) to correct mistakes made by .us Registry Operator or any registrar in connection with a domain name registration; or (f) to prevent the use of a domain name used for the submission of unsolicited bulk e-mail, phishing, pharming, malware, bot-nets, or other abuse or fraudulent purposes. The .us Registry Operator also reserves the right to freeze a domain name during resolution of a dispute either by: (i) rendering the domain name unresolvable; (ii) preventing the transfer of the domain name to another person, entity, or registrar; or (iii) preventing any changes to the contact information associated with the domain name.
PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO REGISTRATIONS OF TLDS FROM DONUTS
Donuts Inc. (“Donuts”), the Registry Operator for TLDs set forth at https://support.google.com/
Donuts Policies. Registrant’s registration of a Donuts TLD is subject to compliance with the following policies: https://donuts.domains/about/
Regulated TLDs. Registration of the following Regulated TLDs: .accountants .associates .capital .care .cash .city .claims .clinic .credit .degree .dental .digital .discount .engineer .engineering .exchange .finance .financial .fitness .fund .gives .gratis .healthcare .insure .investments .lease .legal .limited .loans .market .mba .media .money .mortgage .movie .pictures .rehab .reisen .school .schule .show .software .tax .theater .tours .town .toys .vet is subject to the following requirements. Registrants must comply with all applicable laws, including those that relate to privacy, data collection, consumer protection (including in relation to misleading and deceptive conduct), fair lending, debt collection, organic farming, disclosure of data, and financial disclosures. If Registrant collects and maintains sensitive health and financial data, Registrant must implement reasonable and appropriate security measures commensurate with the offering of those services, as defined by applicable law.
Regulated TLDs. Registration of the following Highly-regulated TLDs: .attorney .bingo .casino .creditcard .dentist .doctor .fail .gmbh .gripe .lawyer .ltd .sarl .surgery .university .wtf is subject to the following requirements. In addition to complying with all Regulated TLD requirements, Registrants must provide to their registrar administrative contact information, which must be kept up-to-date, for the notification of complaints or reports of registration abuse, as well as the contact details of the relevant regulatory, or industry self-regulatory, bodies in their main place of business. Registrant represents and warrants that it holds all necessary authorizations, charters, licenses and/or other related credentials for participation in the sector associated with such Highly-regulated TLD and will report any material changes to the Registrant’s authorizations, charters, licenses and/or other related credentials for participation in the sector associated with the Highly-regulated TLD.
Military TLDs. Registration of the following Military TLDs: .airforce .army .navy is subject to the following requirements. Registrant must take steps to ensure against misrepresenting or falsely implying that the Registrant or its business is affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by one or more country's or government's military forces if such affiliation, sponsorship or endorsement does not exist. To the extent applicable, Registrant will comply with Australian Defence Regulation 1957, No. 16 in connection with Registrant’s use of Military TLDs in Australia.
PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO REGISTRATIONS OF TLDS FROM RADIX
PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO .DESIGN REGISTRATIONS
PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO .UK REGISTRATIONS. Nominent UK is the Registry Operator for the .uk TLD. Registrant's registration of the .uk TLD is subject to compliance with the registrant policies set forth at http://www.nominet.uk/
PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO .JP REGISTRATIONS.
Japan Registry Service Co., Ltd is the Registry Operator for the .jp TLD. Registrant's registration of the .jp TLD is subject to compliance with the registrant policies set forth at
https://jprs.jp/about/dom-
Preliminary Remark:
KS is an officially ICANN accredited and Solis KK (the Japan-Registry) authorized
registrar for the Top-Level-Domains .JP.
RSP and KS agree that RSP can register, renew, transfer and administer domain names beneath .JP for his customers through KS.
All partner registrars and resellers of .JP domain names are committed to these terms and
conditions. Each customer who registers a domain name beneath .JP has to accept the following
terms and conditions. RSP is committed to bind
his customers according to these regulations.
Policies for .JP domains, currently available under:
=>https://www.nic.ad.jp/en/
All accredited registrars of JPNIC are committed to these Terms and Conditions. Each customer who registers a domain beneath .JP accepts this policy.
The Privacy- and Copyrightpolicies of JPNIC also apply:
=>https://www.nic.ad.jp/en/
=>https://www.nic.ad.jp/en/
The general terms and conditions and domain registration policies of KS also apply:
=> https://www.rrpproxy.net/
=> https://www.rrpproxy.net/
Domain name Disputes are resolved through the JP Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
=> https://www.nic.ad.jp/en/drp/
=>https://www.nic.ad.jp/en/
In order to transfer a domain, the RSP of the customer must provide evidence of permission, either through the client directly or through an administrative contact. RSP will support KS with the registrar-transfer either to or from KS upon requirement, according to the Transfer-Policies of JPNIC
The registration or renewal of registration can take place for time periods between 1 and 2 years, in annual steps.
The prices of a registration and included services can be viewed directly through the RRPproxy WebInterface under the respective Top-Level-Domain (under www.RRPproxy.net --> Query List --> Zones / Prices).
All costs will be charged in USD, meaning that when registering a Domain we will automatically exchange the respective fee into USD according to the daily exchange rate of the European Central Bank (ECB)
V.A.T. only applies to RSPs who have their corporate office in Germany or to RSPs within the European Union, who do not possess a valid V.A.T. ID. The V.A.T. Is not applicable to RSPs outside the European Union.
PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO .FR REGISTRATIONS.
.FR is the 2-Letter ISO Country Code of France. Afnic is the Registry Operator for the .fr TLD. Registrant's registration of the .fr TLD is subject to compliance with the registrant policies set forth at https://www.afnic.fr/en/
Preliminary Remark:
KS is an officially ICANN accredited and authorized registrar of AFNIC (official .FR registry)
for the domain extension .FR and all other AFNIC TLDs (.WF, .TF, .RE, .PM, .YT).
RSP and KS agree that RSP can register, renew and
administer domain
names beneath .FR as well as beneath .WF, .TF, .RE, .PM and .YT
for his customers through KS.
RSP shall monitor its customers’ compliance with all legal and regulatory provisions as well as the
terms of the AFNIC Naming
Policy in the version that was in effect on the day an administrative
action was requested, and its customers’ observation of all methods and terms of use or licenses
established by AFNIC. Any subsequent updates thereof shall
be communicated by RSP to its
customers. RSP shall take whatever steps are deemed necessary to fulfill this responsibility.
The following paragraphs apply:
All accredited registrars of .FR are committed to these terms and conditions. Each customer who
registers a domain beneath .FR has to accept the following terms and conditions. RSP is
committed to bind his customers according to these regulations.
The registration terms and conditions of AFNIC applies, currently available under:
=> http://www.afnic.fr/data/
Naming
Policy:
=> http://www.afnic.fr/medias/
The registration of .FR domain names is available for corporate entities and individuals that are
based in one of the following European countries:
AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, AX, FR, GP, GF, MQ, RE, TF, YT, PF, NC, PM, WF, GB,
GI, GR, HU, IS, IE, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, CH.
Please note: The legal residence/place of business must be located in one of the above listed
countries. A trademark registered for the European Union or an individual European state is not
sufficient to be entitled to register
.FR domains.
The domain name holder and the administrative contact must be reachable and must provide a
valid telephone number and e-mail address. They must ensure that such information is kept up-todate
at all times through
their registrar.
New registrations beneath .ASSO.FR, .COM.FR and .TM.FR are no longer possible as of
December 6, 2011.
All AFNIC TLDs will be subject to the same registration rules, prices and extensions as the .FR
TLD. Exception: Registrations
for individuals are only allowed for the .FR zone. .WF (Wallis and
Futuna), .TF (French Southern and Antarctic territories), .RE (Reunion), .PM (St. Pierre and
Miquelon) and .YT (Mayotte) registrations are NOT open to natural
persons.
Thus, this appendix is also valid for all other TLDs .WF, .TF, .RE, .PM, .YT.
General terms and conditions of KS
=>
http://rrpproxy.net/tac.php?
Please check registry website for further information:
=> http://www.afnic.fr/
Change of the Trade-Procedure
As of December 12, 2016, the registrant change procedure for .fr domain names will be carried out in the following way:
The holder change operation will be carried out via an Update Domain transaction;
the Registrant will be responsible for obtaining the agreement of the outgoing and incoming registrants to carry out the transaction;
the transaction
will not be charged;
the transaction will not change the domain name's expiry date.
After the Golive of the new registrant change procedure on December 12, the trade command will be disabled, so sending a Trade command (request/cancel)
will receive an error. When a domain name is subject to a registrant change (Update Domain), the registrar must update the Auth-info and give it to the new registrant.
Obligations regarding updates of registered name holders:
For any update of the registered name holder of a .fr domain name, the Registry Service Provider (RSP) must obtain and keep documentary evidence of the agreement of the previous registered name holder and the new registered name holder (if applicable). Such evidence can be obtained through approval emails, trigger codes sent by SMS, log entries of approvals given in registered name holders customer account with RSP or similar processes. Upon reasonable request of Key-Systems, the RSP must provide such documentary evidence to Key-Systems within 3 working days. Failure to provide documentary evidence to Key-Systems upon request shall result in a penalty fee of EUR 1,000 to be applied to RSPs account.
RSP is also responsible for informing the old and new registered name holder once the update is complete.
The alternative dispute resolutions applies, currently available under:
=> http://www.afnic.fr/doc/ref/
The registration or renewal of registration can only take place for time period of one year.
In order to transfer a domain, the RSP must provide evidence of permission, either through the
client directly or through an administrative contact. RSP will support KS with the registrar-transfer
either to or from KS upon requirement, according to Registration Terms and Conditions of AFNIC.
The prices of a registration and included services can be viewed directly through the RRPproxy
web interface under the respective top-level domain (under www.RRPproxy.net → Account →
Zones & Prices).
All costs will be charged in USD, meaning that when registering a domain KS will automatically
exchange the respective fee into USD according to the daily exchange rate of the European
Central Bank (ECB).
V.A.T. only applies to RSPs who have their corporate office in Germany or to RSPs within the
European Union, who do not possess a valid V.A.T. ID. V.A.T. Is not applicable to RSPs
outside the European
Union.
Key-Systems is able to offer a local presence or proxy service, the so called trustee service, for
registrants unable to provide an own local contact in one of the above listed European countires.
When using the trustee service, registrant must agree to the respective terms and conditions of
the trustee service:
http://www.rrpproxy.net/
RSP must make the trustee
agreement or the conditions for registration included therein available
to the registrant before completing a registration with the trustee tag and thereafter.
RSP agrees to pay the trustee fee for each registration using the
trustee tag, as well as for each
subsequent renewal of the domain name while the trustee service is activated.