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Purchasing
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How much do domain packages cost?
$10 per month per domain.
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Is anything else included in the $10 monthly fee?
Yes: Lots of options! Your $10 monthly fee covers not only your .WS "WebSite" domain name, but everything needed to make full use of it. You can use our hosting services, forward your domain to another location, leave it parked with a simple construction screen, or use our simple SiteBuilder tool to help you design a great WebSite in minutes. All these options include email services. Of course, you always have the option of using your own hosting company as well!
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What forms of payment can I use?
You may use PayPal or any of the following major credit cards: American Express, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, or Visa. You may also use debit cards tied to a checking or savings account.
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Do you offer any other products?
We offer the following products at an additional cost. Note: Shipping and handling is not included in the listed prices:
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| Leads packages: |
| 10 Phone verified leads |
$30.00 |
| 50 Phone verified leads |
$150.00 |
| 100 Phone verified leads |
$300.00 |
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| DVD Packages: |
| 1-DVD Package |
$2.95 |
| 3-DVD Package |
$8.85 |
| 10-DVD Package |
$29.50 |
| 50-DVD Package |
$147.50 |
| 100-DVD Package |
$295.00 |
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| DVD and Lead Packages: |
| 3-DVDs & 3 Phone verified leads |
$17.85 |
| 10-DVDs & 10 Phone verified leads |
$59.50 |
| 50-DVDs & 50 Phone verified leads |
$282.63 |
| 100-DVDs & 100 Phone verified leads |
$535.50 |
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| GDI Business Cards: |
| 1000 cards |
$49.95 |
| 2500 cards |
$79.00 |
| 5000 cards |
$129.00 |
| 10,000 cards |
$229.00 |
| 15,000 cards |
$329.00 |
| 20,000 cards |
$429.00 |
| 25,000 cards |
$529.00 |
| 50,000 cards |
$995.00 |
| 100,000 cards |
$1,975.00 |
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I selected to change my billing plan type. When will the change take effect?
Changes to a domain's billing plan will take effect upon completion of the respective domain's current Paid Through date.
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I changed my mind and no longer wish to change my billing plan type. How can I undo a change I submitted?
Simply use the Change Plan link set the billing type back to the "current" plan type.
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Affiliates
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What is an Affiliate?
Becoming an affiliate allows you to make money by reselling our product. You will earn 10% of sales directly referred by you and 10% on each of 4 additional "layers" of affiliate sales. Check out the income calculator to get an idea of what your potential monthly income could be.
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I don't want to SELL anything. That said, how do I build my business?
That is the beauty of our program. YOU don't sell anything, WE do all the selling for you. Just enter the names and email addresses of the people you know personally online, and we'll send a personalized email to them, from YOU, which directs them to a fully personalized, dynamic flash presentation. If you prefer, you can alternatively send them directly to your free WebSite.ws Affiliate WebSite, which will be identical to the one you are looking at right now, but tracked to YOU, so you get the credit for all sign ups.
(PLEASE NOTE: Using our automated form requires pre-existing contact with those you choose to invite. We follow and STRICTLY ENFORCE A ZERO TOLERANCE policy regarding unsolicited SPAM emails - so make sure that you have had prior communication with anyone you decide to invite).
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How can I see who signed up under me and how much commissions are owed to me?
You will have 24/7 access to REAL TIME REPORTING on all hits to your agent WebSite, all trials placed, and all active customers, as well as complete downline reporting, selectable by layer (1 through 5), and all current and past commissions due to you. You will also have contact information for your UPLINE SPONSORS, so you can email them and learn about their successes, as well as contact information for your DOWNLINE (network) members, so you may email them and tell them of your successful experiences.
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As an Affiliate, do I need to send in any paperwork?
Yes. The required simple documentation can easily be accessed from within your account. However, you may begin building your business immediately (before we receive your documents).
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What is the "Invite" section, and how do I use it?
The Invite section allows you to send customized emails to prospects, which must be people with whom you have had prior contact. You can also purchase opt-in email lists in the Leads section of your Members Area. Please note, we will not tolerate Spam of any kind from our affiliates. Violation of our Spam policy will result in immediate and permanent deactivation of your account without reimbursement.
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What is an "Upline?"
Your upline is comprised of the people through which you were referred to our company. Your upline can be a valuable source of information for networking and brainstorming ways to increase your revenue.
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What is a "Downline?"
Your downline is comprised of the people who were referred to our company through you. The people in your downline represent those for which you will earn commissions for purchases they make. Information in your downline is updated in real time so you always have the latest details available to you, 24/7.
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How can I use the banners?
Banners allow you to place advertisements on your WebSites promoting our product offering. You will earn money whenever purchases are made with us by people who clicked on your banners.
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What are the hit logs?
The hit logs allow you to see how much traffic your affiliate links are generating. They will show you the date and time, the IP address, and the referring URL of any hits to your WebSite.ws affiliate page.
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How do I earn commissions?
It's simple. You earn commissions for any sale referred through your affiliate link up to five layers deep.
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How often will I receive commissions?
Commission payouts are sent on or before the 15th of every month provided your commission balance meets your selected minimum payout amount. The lowest minimum payout limit you can select is $10 USD. Commission totals less than your selected minimum payout amount will be carried over until such time as your balance meets your selected minimum.
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What methods can I select from to receive commissions?
We currently offer commissions payments by mailed check, bank wire, or PayPal.
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Where can I change how commissions are paid to me?
You may update your Preferred Commission Method and Minimum Payout Amount at any time from within your account. Simply click the Preferred Commission link along the left edge of our WebSite.
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What happens to unpaid commissions if I deactivate my account?
All unpaid commissions (if any) are automatically forfeited if you deactivate your account.
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Domains
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Do you offer hosting services?
Yes, we do offer deluxe, self service hosting.
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How do I purchase hosting?
There is no additional charge for hosting. It is included in your $10 monthly fee for the respective domain.
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What is FTP?
FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. It's simply how you move files from your personal computer to our servers so the rest of the world can see your WebSite.
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How do I transfer my domain to my hosting company?
If you already have a hosting company you prefer to use, you can point your .WS domain to their nameservers from within your account. There is no additional fee for specifying your own nameservers.
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I have entered my DNS information, why isn't my domain resolving?
Make sure you wait a minimum of 24 hours before becoming concerned. The Internet is comprised of millions of inter-connected computers. It generally takes 24-72 hours before new DNS information works its way to all of them. However, if you use our SiteBuilder web templates, your site will be viewable anywhere in the world within minutes!
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What is domain privacy?
Domain Privacy prevents your personal information from displaying in the public whois. The law requires accurate and verifiable whois information for your domain at all times. We change your information to our own, but you still retain ownership of the domain.
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Is domain privacy available for all TLDs?
It is not available for these TLDS .bz, .cn, .in, .us.
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Will I still be the domain owner?
Yes, even though our information is displayed in the whois, you retain ownership of the domain.
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How much does it cost?
The cost is $1 per month.
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Can I purchase the Domain Privacy Service to a domain I already have registered?
Yes. Simply click on the add icon located in the Domain Privacy column. The domain has been already selected. If you wish to add the service to additional domains click the checkboxes and press the "Continue" button.
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Can I disable this service at anytime?
Once you purchase the service, you can disable or enable it at anytime. Refunds will not be issued if the service is disabled.
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How can I disable domain privacy?
Click on the checkmark icon for the domain you wish to disable the service. On the next page, select the "Disabled" radio button and press the "Update" button.
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I've already purchased domain privacy and it's currently disabled. How can I enable it?
Click on the minus icon for the selected domain. On the next page, select the "Enabled" radio button and press the "Update" button.
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Is this service refundable?
All charges are non-refundable.
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What happens if someone wants to contact me about my domain when domain privacy is enabled?
Anyone wanting to contact you from the whois information will email us first, and that email will be automatically forwarded to you.
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Where can I get more information on this service?
You can go to http://privatedomainregistrations.ws for more information.
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Forwarding
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How much is URL forwarding?
There is no additional charge for URL forwarding. If you wish to forward your new .ws domain to another existing domain name or WebSite, you may do so at any time. This service is included in your $10 monthly fee for the respective domain.
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How do I setup URL forwarding?
You may specify a destination URL to which you want your domain name to forward from within your account at any time.
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Email
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How do I setup email for my domain?
Simply click the email link from within your account. Please note, our email services will only work for domains pointing to our servers. If you are using another hosting company, they will provide email services for your domain.
You may choose any of 4 (four) options for each email address you create using your .ws domain(s):
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WebMail: Check your email on the web via www.Email.ws. This simple yet full-featured webmail system works just like "Hotmail" or "Yahoo" webmail. |
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Forward Email: With this setting, if someone sends a message to whatever@yourdomain.ws , you can choose to have it forwarded to any existing email account you currently use. Set up forwarding for any email address from within email.ws. |
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POP: This option allows you to download your email directly using an email program of your own. NOTE: If you choose to download your mail, it will be removed from your WebMail interface. Instructions on accessing your email via POP are included with each setup email you receive, as well as the Help section at email.ws. |
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IMAP: This is the newer client-server protocol. Instructions on accessing your email via IMAP are included with each setup email you receive, as well as the Help section at email.ws. |
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How many email addresses can I create?
You may create a maximum of 10 email addresses per domain.
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How much space do I get for each one?
1 Gigabyte.
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How do I read my email?
Sign into your mailbox at http://email.ws.
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How do I set up POP or IMAP?
From within the email client you wish to use, you will need to enter the following information:
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Incoming Mail Server -> email.ws |
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Outgoing Mail Server - Provided by your ISP |
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Account Name -> Email.ws address you are using to setup |
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Can I use your email service while my domain is hosted with a different company?
No. Our email service will only work for domains pointing to our servers. If you are using another hosting company, they will provide email services for your domain.
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SiteBuilder
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What is SiteBuilder?
SiteBuilder is our template driven WebSite design interface. It easily allows you to get a WebSite up-and-running in minutes without using special software. Everything is completed from within your Internet browser.
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How many pages can my WebSite have?
Our SiteBuilder program allows an unlimited number of pages. Please keep in mind that some templates may have a maximum number of page tabs that can be displayed in the navigation bar of your site though. For this reason, we suggest testing different templates to see which works best for your site content.
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How much space do I get for files needed to build my WebSite?
100 megabytes. However, most .WS user WebSites utilize only a fraction of this available space.
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Can I make changes to my site at anytime?
Absolutely.
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How long will it take for the changes to take effect?
Most changes will take effect within 15 minutes.
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Can I upload my own HTML pages for use with SiteBuilder?
No. If you have your own HTML pages, you will want to use our hosting option instead of SiteBuilder. There is no additional fee for doing so. Both options are included in your $10 monthly fee for the respective domain.
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Account Information
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How do I make changes to my personal contact information?
Simply click the "Account Info" link from within your account.
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How do I change my password?
This is also changed from within "Account Info". Scroll down to the section titled "Change Password".
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Where can I update my payment information?
This is also changed from within "Account Info". Scroll down to the bottom of the page where you will see the "Preferred Payment Method" section.
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Canceling
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How can I cancel company mailings without canceling my full account?
Most company mailings contain removal links, but you may also opt out of mailings from within your account. You may also reinstate mailings from which you previously removed yourself. Click here to jump to your email preferences section.
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How can I cancel one of my domains without canceling my full account?
If you have multiple domains and wish to cancel one of them, click here to jump to our Support Request Form.
Simply indicate in the body of the email the domain you no longer wish to be charged for.
Please Note: You must have at least one registered domain to keep your account active.
If you wish to cancel the only domain on your account, please see How can I cancel my account in full?
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How can I cancel my account in full?
For security purposes, all cancellations must be completed by telephone; no exceptions. You can reach the cancellation support department by calling (760) 602-3000 and choosing the appropriate menu option between Monday and Friday from 8-5 Pacific Time, and we will gladly assist you. Alternate methods of cancellation will not be accepted.
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Will you refund my latest monthly fee if I cancel?
No, nor do we offer pro-rated refunds. All charges are non-refundable. We do promise no additional fees will be charged for your account once it has been canceled.
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Support
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Policies
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Spam Policy
At WebSite.ws, we are fully aware of our responsibilities as honorable Internet citizens, and we maintain a ZERO TOLERANCE Spam Policy accordingly. We are highly sensitive to the privacy of and are dedicated to protecting the rights of all Internet citizens. We vigorously oppose the sending of unsolicited e-messages (Spam) and will make every effort to enforce our strict Anti-Spam policies.
WebSite.ws does NOT allow anyone to use our products or services for the purpose of sending Spam, nor do we allow our products or services to be referenced in Spam. If a customer sends Spam to anyone, his or her account will be terminated.
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Definition of Spam
Spam is ANY and ALL unsolicited e-mail or alternative electronic messages. Any promotion, information, or solicitation sent to a person without their DIRECT prior consent is Spam. Examples of Spam (consist of, but are NOT limited to):
Any e-message is Spam if sent to a recipient who had previously signed up to receive newsletters, product information, or any other type of e-message, but later opted-out by indicating to the sender they no longer wish to receive additional e-messages.
Any e-message sent to recipients that have had no prior association with the sender or did not DIRECTLY agree to be contacted by the sender is Spam.
Any e-message sent to recipients obtained from "opt-in" lists with whom the sender has no prior association is Spam.
Any e-message sent to a recipient without a clear way for a person to opt-out or request future messages not be sent to them, is Spam.
Any e-message sent or posted via chat rooms, instant messaging systems, newsgroups, message boards, or Usenet is Spam.
Any e-message that does not have a valid reply-to address is Spam.
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What is NOT Spam?
A message is NOT Spam if the recipient directly requested information be sent to them from the sender or the sender's organization, and that recipient has not subsequently asked for removal from their list.
If you are unsure as to whether a particular e-message violates this policy, the e-message will most likely be considered Spam. If you have any questions about our Anti-Spam Policy, or if you want to report a violation of our policies, please contact
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What other requirements must be followed to be compliant with GDI's Anti-Spam Policies?
All e-messages sent (including, but in no way limited to anything you reply to) with any mention of or linking in any way to our products, services, offerings, or anything whatsoever tied to our company must include the direct link to our Global Remove Database. You may include other removal links in your messages, but they cannot be used in place of our link. Failure to clearly include our removal link is a direct violation of our Anti-Spam policies.
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What is the direct link to GDI's Global Remove Database?
The direct link is:
http://mail.global-site-communications.ws/delete.cgi?email=EMAIL_ADDRESS_TO_REMOVE
The "EMAIL_ADDRESS_TO_REMOVE" must be replaced with the recipient's actual email address.
the proper link to use would be:
the proper link to use would be:
And so on.
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I heard about a United States federal law about Spam. What is this law?
This is known as the Can-Spam Act. You can find details about this legislation at http://www.spamlaws.com/federal/index.shtml.
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How does the Can-Spam Act work with GDI's Anti-Spam Policies?
All e-messages sent (including, but in no way limited to anything you reply to) with any mention of or linking in any way to our products, services, offerings, or anything whatsoever tied to our company must include the direct link to our Global Remove Database. You may include other removal links in your messages, but they cannot be used in place of our link. Failure to clearly include our removal link is a direct violation of our Anti-Spam policies.
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Does GDI's Anti-Spam Policy change?
Yes, though we will never remove requirements. We can and do occasionally add new requirements. Be sure to check back often to ensure your marketing methods are always compliant.
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Trademark and Name Disputes
1. Registrant certifies that he or she has legal right to the name being registered, and that use of the domain name selected does not violate any copyrights, trademarks or service marks.
2. Registrant understands that WebSite.ws is not responsible for verifying ownership for any name registered, and that WebSite.ws will not become involved in any dispute over domain name registration rights.
3. In the event of a dispute over a domain name registration, involvement will be limited to providing registrant contact information to the disputing party.
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Dispute Policy
Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
(As Approved by ICANN on October 24, 1999)
1. Purpose. This Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Policy") has been adopted by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN"), is incorporated by reference into your Registration Agreement, and sets forth the terms and conditions in connection with a dispute between you and any party other than us (the registrar) over the registration and use of an Internet domain name registered by you. Proceedings under Paragraph 4 of this Policy will be conducted according to the Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Rules of Procedure"), which are available at www.icann.org/udrp/udrp-rules-24oct99.htm, and the selected administrative-dispute-resolution service provider's supplemental rules.
2. Your Representations. By applying to register a domain name, or by asking us to maintain or renew a domain name registration, you hereby represent and warrant to us that (a) the statements that you made in your Registration Agreement are complete and accurate; (b) to your knowledge, the registration of the domain name will not infringe upon or otherwise violate the rights of any third party; (c) you are not registering the domain name for an unlawful purpose; and (d) you will not knowingly use the domain name in violation of any applicable laws or regulations. It is your responsibility to determine whether your domain name registration infringes or violates someone else's rights.
3. Cancellations, Transfers, and Changes. We will cancel, transfer or otherwise make changes to domain name registrations under the following circumstances:
a. subject to the provisions of Paragraph 8, our receipt of written or appropriate electronic instructions from you or your authorized agent to take such action;
b. our receipt of an order from a court or arbitral tribunal, in each case of competent jurisdiction, requiring such action; and/or
c. our receipt of a decision of an Administrative Panel requiring such action in any administrative proceeding to which you were a party and which was conducted under this Policy or a later version of this Policy adopted by ICANN. (See Paragraph 4(i) and (k) below.)
We may also cancel, transfer or otherwise make changes to a domain name registration in accordance with the terms of your Registration Agreement or other legal requirements.
4. Mandatory Administrative Proceeding.
This Paragraph sets forth the type of disputes for which you are required to submit to a mandatory administrative proceeding. These proceedings will be conducted before one of the administrative-dispute-resolution service providers listed at www.icann.org/udrp/approved-providers.htm (each, a "Provider").
a. Applicable Disputes. You are required to submit to a mandatory administrative proceeding in the event that a third party (a "complainant") asserts to the applicable Provider, in compliance with the Rules of Procedure, that
(i) your domain name is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark or service mark in which the complainant has rights; and
(ii) you have no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the domain name; and
(iii) your domain name has been registered and is being used in bad faith.
In the administrative proceeding, the complainant must prove that each of these three elements are present.
b. Evidence of Registration and Use in Bad Faith. For the purposes of Paragraph 4(a)(iii), the following circumstances, in particular but without limitation, if found by the Panel to be present, shall be evidence of the registration and use of a domain name in bad faith:
(i) circumstances indicating that you have registered or you have acquired the domain name primarily for the purpose of selling, renting, or otherwise transferring the domain name registration to the complainant who is the owner of the trademark or service mark or to a competitor of that complainant, for valuable consideration in excess of your documented out-of-pocket costs directly related to the domain name; or
(ii) you have registered the domain name in order to prevent the owner of the trademark or service mark from reflecting the mark in a corresponding domain name, provided that you have engaged in a pattern of such conduct; or
(iii) you have registered the domain name primarily for the purpose of disrupting the business of a competitor; or
(iv) by using the domain name, you have intentionally attempted to attract, for commercial gain, Internet users to your web site or other on-line location, by creating a likelihood of confusion with the complainant's mark as to the source, sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement of your web site or location or of a product or service on your web site or location.
c. How to Demonstrate Your Rights to and Legitimate Interests in the Domain Name in Responding to a Complaint. When you receive a complaint, you should refer to Paragraph 5 of the Rules of Procedure in determining how your response should be prepared. Any of the following circumstances, in particular but without limitation, if found by the Panel to be proved based on its evaluation of all evidence presented, shall demonstrate your rights or legitimate interests to the domain name for purposes of Paragraph 4(a)(ii):
(i) before any notice to you of the dispute, your use of, or demonstrable preparations to use, the domain name or a name corresponding to the domain name in connection with a bona fide offering of goods or services; or
(ii) you (as an individual, business, or other organization) have been commonly known by the domain name, even if you have acquired no trademark or service mark rights; or
(iii) you are making a legitimate noncommercial or fair use of the domain name, without intent for commercial gain to misleadingly divert consumers or to tarnish the trademark or service mark at issue.
d. Selection of Provider. The complainant shall select the Provider from among those approved by ICANN by submitting the complaint to that Provider. The selected Provider will administer the proceeding, except in cases of consolidation as described in Paragraph 4(f).
e. Initiation of Proceeding and Process and Appointment of Administrative Panel. The Rules of Procedure state the process for initiating and conducting a proceeding and for appointing the panel that will decide the dispute (the "Administrative Panel").
f. Consolidation. In the event of multiple disputes between you and a complainant, either you or the complainant may petition to consolidate the disputes before a single Administrative Panel. This petition shall be made to the first Administrative Panel appointed to hear a pending dispute between the parties. This Administrative Panel may consolidate before it any or all such disputes in its sole discretion, provided that the disputes being consolidated are governed by this Policy or a later version of this Policy adopted by ICANN.
g. Fees. All fees charged by a Provider in connection with any dispute before an Administrative Panel pursuant to this Policy shall be paid by the complainant, except in cases where you elect to expand the Administrative Panel from one to three panelists as provided in Paragraph 5(b)(iv) of the Rules of Procedure, in which case all fees will be split evenly by you and the complainant.
h. Our Involvement in Administrative Proceedings. We do not, and will not, participate in the administration or conduct of any proceeding before an Administrative Panel. In addition, we will not be liable as a result of any decisions rendered by the Administrative Panel.
i. Remedies. The remedies available to a complainant pursuant to any proceeding before an Administrative Panel shall be limited to requiring the cancellation of your domain name or the transfer of your domain name registration to the complainant.
j. Notification and Publication. The Provider shall notify us of any decision made by an Administrative Panel with respect to a domain name you have registered with us. All decisions under this Policy will be published in full over the Internet, except when an Administrative Panel determines in an exceptional case to redact portions of its decision.
k. Availability of Court Proceedings. The mandatory administrative proceeding requirements set forth in Paragraph 4 shall not prevent either you or the complainant from submitting the dispute to a court of competent jurisdiction for independent resolution before such mandatory administrative proceeding is commenced or after such proceeding is concluded. If an Administrative Panel decides that your domain name registration should be canceled or transferred, we will wait ten (10) business days (as observed in the location of our principal office) after we are informed by the applicable Provider of the Administrative Panel's decision before implementing that decision. We will then implement the decision unless we have received from you during that ten (10) business day period official documentation (such as a copy of a complaint, file-stamped by the clerk of the court) that you have commenced a lawsuit against the complainant in a jurisdiction to which the complainant has submitted under Paragraph 3(b)(xiii) of the Rules of Procedure. (In general, that jurisdiction is either the location of our principal office or of your address as shown in our Whois database. See Paragraphs 1 and 3(b)(xiii) of the Rules of Procedure for details.) If we receive such documentation within the ten (10) business day period, we will not implement the Administrative Panel's decision, and we will take no further action, until we receive (i) evidence satisfactory to us of a resolution between the parties; (ii) evidence satisfactory to us that your lawsuit has been dismissed or withdrawn; or (iii) a copy of an order from such court dismissing your lawsuit or ordering that you do not have the right to continue to use your domain name.
5. All Other Disputes and Litigation. All other disputes between you and any party other than us regarding your domain name registration that are not brought pursuant to the mandatory administrative proceeding provisions of Paragraph 4 shall be resolved between you and such other party through any court, arbitration or other proceeding that may be available.
6. Our Involvement in Disputes. We will not participate in any way in any dispute between you and any party other than us regarding the registration and use of your domain name. You shall not name us as a party or otherwise include us in any such proceeding. In the event that we are named as a party in any such proceeding, we reserve the right to raise any and all defenses deemed appropriate, and to take any other action necessary to defend ourselves.
7. Maintaining the Status Quo. We will not cancel, transfer, activate, deactivate, or otherwise change the status of any domain name registration under this Policy except as provided in Paragraph 3 above.
8. Transfers During a Dispute.
a. Transfers of a Domain Name to a New Holder. You may not transfer your domain name registration to another holder (i) during a pending administrative proceeding brought pursuant to Paragraph 4 or for a period of fifteen (15) business days (as observed in the location of our principal place of business) after such proceeding is concluded; or (ii) during a pending court proceeding or arbitration commenced regarding your domain name unless the party to whom the domain name registration is being transferred agrees, in writing, to be bound by the decision of the court or arbitrator. We reserve the right to cancel any transfer of a domain name registration to another holder that is made in violation of this subparagraph.
b. Changing Registrars. You may not transfer your domain name registration to another registrar during a pending administrative proceeding brought pursuant to Paragraph 4 or for a period of fifteen (15) business days (as observed in the location of our principal place of business) after such proceeding is concluded. You may transfer administration of your domain name registration to another registrar during a pending court action or arbitration, provided that the domain name you have registered with us shall continue to be subject to the proceedings commenced against you in accordance with the terms of this Policy. In the event that you transfer a domain name registration to us during the pendency of a court action or arbitration, such dispute shall remain subject to the domain name dispute policy of the registrar from which the domain name registration was transferred.
9. Policy Modifications. We reserve the right to modify this Policy at any time with the permission of ICANN. We will post our revised Policy here at least thirty (30) calendar days before it becomes effective. Unless this Policy has already been invoked by the submission of a complaint to a Provider, in which event the version of the Policy in effect at the time it was invoked will apply to you until the dispute is over, all such changes will be binding upon you with respect to any domain name registration dispute, whether the dispute arose before, on or after the effective date of our change. In the event that you object to a change in this Policy, your sole remedy is to cancel your domain name registration with us, provided that you will not be entitled to a refund of any fees you paid to us. The revised Policy will apply to you until you cancel your domain name registration.
Addition information regarding the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy and Rules may be found at http://www.icann.org/udrp/udrp.htm.
Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
(the "Rules")
(As Approved by ICANN on October 24, 1999)
Administrative proceedings for the resolution of disputes under the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy adopted by ICANN shall be governed by these Rules and also the Supplemental Rules of the Provider administering the proceedings, as posted on its web site.
1. Definitions
In these Rules:
Complainant means the party initiating a complaint concerning a domain-name registration.
ICANN refers to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.
Mutual Jurisdiction means a court jurisdiction at the location of either (a) the principal office of the Registrar (provided the domain-name holder has submitted in its Registration Agreement to that jurisdiction for court adjudication of disputes concerning or arising from the use of the domain name) or (b) the domain-name holder's address as shown for the registration of the domain name in Registrar's Whois database at the time the complaint is submitted to the Provider.
Panel means an administrative panel appointed by a Provider to decide a complaint concerning a domain-name registration.
Panelist means an individual appointed by a Provider to be a member of a Panel.
Party means a Complainant or a Respondent.
Policy means the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy that is incorporated by reference and made a part of the Registration Agreement.
Provider means a dispute-resolution service provider approved by ICANN. A list of such Providers appears at www.icann.org/udrp/approved-providers.htm.
Registrar means the entity with which the Respondent has registered a domain name that is the subject of a complaint.
Registration Agreement means the agreement between a Registrar and a domain-name holder.
Respondent means the holder of a domain-name registration against which a complaint is initiated.
Reverse Domain Name Hijacking means using the Policy in bad faith to attempt to deprive a registered domain-name holder of a domain name.
Supplemental Rules means the rules adopted by the Provider administering a proceeding to supplement these Rules. Supplemental Rules shall not be inconsistent with the Policy or these Rules and shall cover such topics as fees, word and page limits and guidelines, the means for communicating with the Provider and the Panel, and the form of cover sheets.
2. Communications
(a) When forwarding a complaint to the Respondent, it shall be the Provider's responsibility to employ reasonably available means calculated to achieve actual notice to Respondent. Achieving actual notice, or employing the following measures to do so, shall discharge this responsibility:
(i) sending the complaint to all postal-mail and facsimile addresses (A) shown in the domain name's registration data in Registrar's Whois database for the registered domain-name holder, the technical contact, and the administrative contact and (B) supplied by Registrar to the Provider for the registration's billing contact; and
(ii) sending the complaint in electronic form (including annexes to the extent available in that form) by e-mail to:
(A) the e-mail addresses for those technical, administrative, and billing contacts;
(B) postmaster@<the contested domain name>; and
(C) if the domain name (or "www." followed by the domain name) resolves to an active web page (other than a generic page the Provider concludes is maintained by a registrar or ISP for parking domain-names registered by multiple domain-name holders), any e-mail address shown or e-mail links on that web page; and
(iii) sending the complaint to any address the Respondent has notified the Provider it prefers and, to the extent practicable, to all other addresses provided to the Provider by Complainant under Paragraph 3(b)(v).
(b) Except as provided in Paragraph 2(a), any written communication to Complainant or Respondent provided for under these Rules shall be made by the preferred means stated by the Complainant or Respondent, respectively (see Paragraphs 3(b)(iii) and 5(b)(iii)), or in the absence of such specification
(i) by telecopy or facsimile transmission, with a confirmation of transmission; or
(ii) by postal or courier service, postage pre-paid and return receipt requested; or
(iii) electronically via the Internet, provided a record of its transmission is available.
(c) Any communication to the Provider or the Panel shall be made by the means and in the manner (including number of copies) stated in the Provider's Supplemental Rules.
(d) Communications shall be made in the language prescribed in Paragraph 11. E-mail communications should, if practicable, be sent in plaintext.
(e) Either Party may update its contact details by notifying the Provider and the Registrar.
(f) Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, or decided by a Panel, all communications provided for under these Rules shall be deemed to have been made:
(i) if delivered by telecopy or facsimile transmission, on the date shown on the confirmation of transmission; or
(ii) if by postal or courier service, on the date marked on the receipt; or
(iii) if via the Internet, on the date that the communication was transmitted, provided that the date of transmission is verifiable.
(g) Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, all time periods calculated under these Rules to begin when a communication is made shall begin to run on the earliest date that the communication is deemed to have been made in accordance with Paragraph 2(f).
(h) Any communication by
(i) a Panel to any Party shall be copied to the Provider and to the other Party;
(ii) the Provider to any Party shall be copied to the other Party; and
(iii) a Party shall be copied to the other Party, the Panel and the Provider, as the case may be.
(i) It shall be the responsibility of the sender to retain records of the fact and circumstances of sending, which shall be available for inspection by affected parties and for reporting purposes.
(j) In the event a Party sending a communication receives notification of non-delivery of the communication, the Party shall promptly notify the Panel (or, if no Panel is yet appointed, the Provider) of the circumstances of the notification. Further proceedings concerning the communication and any response shall be as directed by the Panel (or the Provider).
3. The Complaint
(a) Any person or entity may initiate an administrative proceeding by submitting a complaint in accordance with the Policy and these Rules to any Provider approved by ICANN. (Due to capacity constraints or for other reasons, a Provider's ability to accept complaints may be suspended at times. In that event, the Provider shall refuse the submission. The person or entity may submit the complaint to another Provider.)
(b) The complaint shall be submitted in hard copy and (except to the extent not available for annexes) in electronic form and shall:
(i) Request that the complaint be submitted for decision in accordance with the Policy and these Rules;
(ii) Provide the name, postal and e-mail addresses, and the telephone and telefax numbers of the Complainant and of any representative authorized to act for the Complainant in the administrative proceeding;
(iii) Specify a preferred method for communications directed to the Complainant in the administrative proceeding (including person to be contacted, medium, and address information) for each of (A) electronic-only material and (B) material including hard copy;
(iv) Designate whether Complainant elects to have the dispute decided by a single-member or a three-member Panel and, in the event Complainant elects a three-member Panel, provide the names and contact details of three candidates to serve as one of the Panelists (these candidates may be drawn from any ICANN-approved Provider's list of panelists);
(v) Provide the name of the Respondent (domain-name holder) and all information (including any postal and e-mail addresses and telephone and telefax numbers) known to Complainant regarding how to contact Respondent or any representative of Respondent, including contact information based on pre-complaint dealings, in sufficient detail to allow the Provider to send the complaint as described in Paragraph 2(a);
(vi) Specify the domain name(s) that is/are the subject of the complaint;
(vii) Identify the Registrar(s) with whom the domain name(s) is/are registered at the time the complaint is filed;
(viii) Specify the trademark(s) or service mark(s) on which the complaint is based and, for each mark, describe the goods or services, if any, with which the mark is used (Complainant may also separately describe other goods and services with which it intends, at the time the complaint is submitted, to use the mark in the future.);
(ix) Describe, in accordance with the Policy, the grounds on which the complaint is made including, in particular,
(1) the manner in which the domain name(s) is/are identical or confusingly similar to a trademark or service mark in which the Complainant has rights; and
(2) why the Respondent (domain-name holder) should be considered as having no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the domain name(s) that is/are the subject of the complaint; and
(3) why the domain name(s) should be considered as having been registered and being used in bad faith
(The description should, for elements (2) and (3), discuss any aspects of Paragraphs 4(b) and 4(c) of the Policy that are applicable. The description shall comply with any word or page limit set forth in the Provider's Supplemental Rules.);
(x) Specify, in accordance with the Policy, the remedies sought;
(xi) Identify any other legal proceedings that have been commenced or terminated in connection with or relating to any of the domain name(s) that are the subject of the complaint;
(xii) State that a copy of the complaint, together with the cover sheet as prescribed by the Provider's Supplemental Rules, has been sent or transmitted to the Respondent (domain-name holder), in accordance with Paragraph 2(b);
(xiii) State that Complainant will submit, with respect to any challenges to a decision in the administrative proceeding canceling or transferring the domain name, to the jurisdiction of the courts in at least one specified Mutual Jurisdiction;
(xiv) Conclude with the following statement followed by the signature of the Complainant or its authorized representative:
"Complainant agrees that its claims and remedies concerning the registration of the domain name, the dispute, or the dispute's resolution shall be solely against the domain-name holder and waives all such claims and remedies against (a) the dispute-resolution provider and panelists, except in the case of deliberate wrongdoing, (b) the registrar, (c) the registry administrator, and (d) the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, as well as their directors, officers, employees, and agents."
"Complainant certifies that the information contained in this Complaint is to the best of Complainant's knowledge complete and accurate, that this Complaint is not being presented for any improper purpose, such as to harass, and that the assertions in this Complaint are warranted under these Rules and under applicable law, as it now exists or as it may be extended by a good-faith and reasonable argument."; and
(xv) Annex any documentary or other evidence, including a copy of the Policy applicable to the domain name(s) in dispute and any trademark or service mark registration upon which the complaint relies, together with a schedule indexing such evidence.
(c) The complaint may relate to more than one domain name, provided that the domain names are registered by the same domain-name holder.
4. Notification of Complaint
(a) The Provider shall review the complaint for administrative compliance with the Policy and these Rules and, if in compliance, shall forward the complaint (together with the explanatory cover sheet prescribed by the Provider's Supplemental Rules) to the Respondent, in the manner prescribed by Paragraph 2(a), within three (3) calendar days following receipt of the fees to be paid by the Complainant in accordance with Paragraph 19.
(b) If the Provider finds the complaint to be administratively deficient, it shall promptly notify the Complainant and the Respondent of the nature of the deficiencies identified. The Complainant shall have five (5) calendar days within which to correct any such deficiencies, after which the administrative proceeding will be deemed withdrawn without prejudice to submission of a different complaint by Complainant.
(c) The date of commencement of the administrative proceeding shall be the date on which the Provider completes its responsibilities under Paragraph 2(a) in connection with forwarding the Complaint to the Respondent.
(d) The Provider shall immediately notify the Complainant, the Respondent, the concerned Registrar(s), and ICANN of the date of commencement of the administrative proceeding.
5. The Response
(a) Within twenty (20) days of the date of commencement of the administrative proceeding the Respondent shall submit a response to the Provider.
(b) The response shall be submitted in hard copy and (except to the extent not available for annexes) in electronic form and shall:
(i) Respond specifically to the statements and allegations contained in the complaint and include any and all bases for the Respondent (domain-name holder) to retain registration and use of the disputed domain name (This portion of the response shall comply with any word or page limit set forth in the Provider's Supplemental Rules.);
(ii) Provide the name, postal and e-mail addresses, and the telephone and telefax numbers of the Respondent (domain-name holder) and of any representative authorized to act for the Respondent in the administrative proceeding;
(iii) Specify a preferred method for communications directed to the Respondent in the administrative proceeding (including person to be contacted, medium, and address information) for each of (A) electronic-only material and (B) material including hard copy;
(iv) If Complainant has elected a single-member panel in the Complaint (see Paragraph 3(b)(iv)), state whether Respondent elects instead to have the dispute decided by a three-member panel;
(v) If either Complainant or Respondent elects a three-member Panel, provide the names and contact details of three candidates to serve as one of the Panelists (these candidates may be drawn from any ICANN-approved Provider's list of panelists);
(vi) Identify any other legal proceedings that have been commenced or terminated in connection with or relating to any of the domain name(s) that are the subject of the complaint;
(vii) State that a copy of the response has been sent or transmitted to the Complainant, in accordance with Paragraph 2(b); and
(viii) Conclude with the following statement followed by the signature of the Respondent or its authorized representative:
"Respondent certifies that the information contained in this Response is to the best of Respondent's knowledge complete and accurate, that this Response is not being presented for any improper purpose, such as to harass, and that the assertions in this Response are warranted under these Rules and under applicable law, as it now exists or as it may be extended by a good-faith and reasonable argument."; and
(ix) Annex any documentary or other evidence upon which the Respondent relies, together with a schedule indexing such documents.
(c) If Complainant has elected to have the dispute decided by a single-member Panel and Respondent elects a three-member Panel, Respondent shall be required to pay one-half of the applicable fee for a three-member Panel as set forth in the Provider's Supplemental Rules. This payment shall be made together with the submission of the response to the Provider. In the event that the required payment is not made, the dispute shall be decided by a single-member Panel.
(d) At the request of the Respondent, the Provider may, in exceptional cases, extend the period of time for the filing of the response. The period may also be extended by written stipulation between the Parties, provided the stipulation is approved by the Provider.
(e) If a Respondent does not submit a response, in the absence of exceptional circumstances, the Panel shall decide the dispute based upon the complaint.
6. Appointment of the Panel and Timing of Decision
(a) Each Provider shall maintain and publish a publicly available list of panelists and their qualifications.
(b) If neither the Complainant nor the Respondent has elected a three-member Panel (Paragraphs 3(b)(iv) and 5(b)(iv)), the Provider shall appoint, within five (5) calendar days following receipt of the response by the Provider, or the lapse of the time period for the submission thereof, a single Panelist from its list of panelists. The fees for a single-member Panel shall be paid entirely by the Complainant.
(c) If either the Complainant or the Respondent elects to have the dispute decided by a three-member Panel, the Provider shall appoint three Panelists in accordance with the procedures identified in Paragraph 6(e). The fees for a three-member Panel shall be paid in their entirety by the Complainant, except where the election for a three-member Panel was made by the Respondent, in which case the applicable fees shall be shared equally between the Parties.
(d) Unless it has already elected a three-member Panel, the Complainant shall submit to the Provider, within five (5) calendar days of communication of a response in which the Respondent elects a three-member Panel, the names and contact details of three candidates to serve as one of the Panelists. These candidates may be drawn from any ICANN-approved Provider's list of panelists.
(e) In the event that either the Complainant or the Respondent elects a three-member Panel, the Provider shall endeavor to appoint one Panelist from the list of candidates provided by each of the Complainant and the Respondent. In the event the Provider is unable within five (5) calendar days to secure the appointment of a Panelist on its customary terms from either Party's list of candidates, the Provider shall make that appointment from its list of panelists. The third Panelist shall be appointed by the Provider from a list of five candidates submitted by the Provider to the Parties, the Provider's selection from among the five being made in a manner that reasonably balances the preferences of both Parties, as they may specify to the Provider within five (5) calendar days of the Provider's submission of the five-candidate list to the Parties.
(f) Once the entire Panel is appointed, the Provider shall notify the Parties of the Panelists appointed and the date by which, absent exceptional circumstances, the Panel shall forward its decision on the complaint to the Provider.
7. Impartiality and Independence
A Panelist shall be impartial and independent and shall have, before accepting appointment, disclosed to the Provider any circumstances giving rise to justifiable doubt as to the Panelist's impartiality or independence. If, at any stage during the administrative proceeding, new circumstances arise that could give rise to justifiable doubt as to the impartiality or independence of the Panelist, that Panelist shall promptly disclose such circumstances to the Provider. In such event, the Provider shall have the discretion to appoint a substitute Panelist.
8. Communication Between Parties and the Panel
No Party or anyone acting on its behalf may have any unilateral communication with the Panel. All communications between a Party and the Panel or the Provider shall be made to a case administrator appointed by the Provider in the manner prescribed in the Provider's Supplemental Rules.
9. Transmission of the File to the Panel
The Provider shall forward the file to the Panel as soon as the Panelist is appointed in the case of a Panel consisting of a single member, or as soon as the last Panelist is appointed in the case of a three-member Panel.
10. General Powers of the Panel
(a) The Panel shall conduct the administrative proceeding in such manner as it considers appropriate in accordance with the Policy and these Rules.
(b) In all cases, the Panel shall ensure that the Parties are treated with equality and that each Party is given a fair opportunity to present its case.
(c) The Panel shall ensure that the administrative proceeding takes place with due expedition. It may, at the request of a Party or on its own motion, extend, in exceptional cases, a period of time fixed by these Rules or by the Panel.
(d) The Panel shall determine the admissibility, relevance, materiality and weight of the evidence.
(e) A Panel shall decide a request by a Party to consolidate multiple domain name disputes in accordance with the Policy and these Rules.
11. Language of Proceedings
(a) Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, or specified otherwise in the Registration Agreement, the language of the administrative proceeding shall be the language of the Registration Agreement, subject to the authority of the Panel to determine otherwise, having regard to the circumstances of the administrative proceeding.
(b) The Panel may order that any documents submitted in languages other than the language of the administrative proceeding be accompanied by a translation in whole or in part into the language of the administrative proceeding.
12. Further Statements
In addition to the complaint and the response, the Panel may request, in its sole discretion, further statements or documents from either of the Parties.
13. In-Person Hearings
There shall be no in-person hearings (including hearings by teleconference, videoconference, and web conference), unless the Panel determines, in its sole discretion and as an exceptional matter, that such a hearing is necessary for deciding the complaint.
14. Default
(a) In the event that a Party, in the absence of exceptional circumstances, does not comply with any of the time periods established by these Rules or the Panel, the Panel shall proceed to a decision on the complaint.
(b) If a Party, in the absence of exceptional circumstances, does not comply with any provision of, or requirement under, these Rules or any request from the Panel, the Panel shall draw such inferences therefrom as it considers appropriate.
15. Panel Decisions
(a) A Panel shall decide a complaint on the basis of the statements and documents submitted and in accordance with the Policy, these Rules and any rules and principles of law that it deems applicable.
(b) In the absence of exceptional circumstances, the Panel shall forward its decision on the complaint to the Provider within fourteen (14) days of its appointment pursuant to Paragraph 6.
(c) In the case of a three-member Panel, the Panel's decision shall be made by a majority.
(d) The Panel's decision shall be in writing, provide the reasons on which it is based, indicate the date on which it was rendered and identify the name(s) of the Panelist(s).
(e) Panel decisions and dissenting opinions shall normally comply with the guidelines as to length set forth in the Provider's Supplemental Rules. Any dissenting opinion shall accompany the majority decision. If the Panel concludes that the dispute is not within the scope of Paragraph 4(a) of the Policy, it shall so state. If after considering the submissions the Panel finds that the complaint was brought in bad faith, for example in an attempt at Reverse Domain Name Hijacking or was brought primarily to harass the domain-name holder, the Panel shall declare in its decision that the complaint was brought in bad faith and constitutes an abuse of the administrative proceeding.
16. Communication of Decision to Parties
(a) Within three (3) calendar days after receiving the decision from the Panel, the Provider shall communicate the full text of the decision to each Party, the concerned Registrar(s), and ICANN. The concerned Registrar(s) shall immediately communicate to each Party, the Provider, and ICANN the date for the implementation of the decision in accordance with the Policy.
(b) Except if the Panel determines otherwise (see Paragraph 4(j) of the Policy), the Provider shall publish the full decision and the date of its implementation on a publicly accessible web site. In any event, the portion of any decision determining a complaint to have been brought in bad faith (see Paragraph 15(e) of these Rules) shall be published.
17. Settlement or Other Grounds for Termination
(a) If, before the Panel's decision, the Parties agree on a settlement, the Panel shall terminate the administrative proceeding.
(b) If, before the Panel's decision is made, it becomes unnecessary or impossible to continue the administrative proceeding for any reason, the Panel shall terminate the administrative proceeding, unless a Party raises justifiable grounds for objection within a period of time to be determined by the Panel.
18. Effect of Court Proceedings
(a) In the event of any legal proceedings initiated prior to or during an administrative proceeding in respect of a domain-name dispute that is the subject of the complaint, the Panel shall have the discretion to decide whether to suspend or terminate the administrative proceeding, or to proceed to a decision.
(b) In the event that a Party initiates any legal proceedings during the pendency of an administrative proceeding in respect of a domain-name dispute that is the subject of the complaint, it shall promptly notify the Panel and the Provider. See Paragraph 8 above.
19. Fees
(a) The Complainant shall pay to the Provider an initial fixed fee, in accordance with the Provider's Supplemental Rules, within the time and in the amount required. A Respondent electing under Paragraph 5(b)(iv) to have the dispute decided by a three-member Panel, rather than the single-member Panel elected by the Complainant, shall pay the Provider one-half the fixed fee for a three-member Panel. See Paragraph 5(c). In all other cases, the Complainant shall bear all of the Provider's fees, except as prescribed under Paragraph 19(d). Upon appointment of the Panel, the Provider shall refund the appropriate portion, if any, of the initial fee to the Complainant, as specified in the Provider's Supplemental Rules.
(b) No action shall be taken by the Provider on a complaint until it has received from Complainant the initial fee in accordance with Paragraph 19(a).
(c) If the Provider has not received the fee within ten (10) calendar days of receiving the complaint, the complaint shall be deemed withdrawn and the administrative proceeding terminated.
(d) In exceptional circumstances, for example in the event an in-person hearing is held, the Provider shall request the Parties for the payment of additional fees, which shall be established in agreement with the Parties and the Panel.
20. Exclusion of Liability
Except in the case of deliberate wrongdoing, neither the Provider nor a Panelist shall be liable to a Party for any act or omission in connection with any administrative proceeding under these Rules.
21. Amendments
The version of these Rules in effect at the time of the submission of the complaint to the Provider shall apply to the administrative proceeding commenced thereby. These Rules may not be amended without the express written approval of ICANN.
Additional information regarding the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy and Rules may be found at http://www.icann.org/udrp/udrp.htm.
ICANN Approved Providers for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
Complaints under the policy may be submitted to any approved dispute-resolution service provider listed below. Each provider follows the Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (located at http://www.icann.org/udrp/udrp-rules-24oct99.htm) as well as its own supplemental rules
. To go to the web site of a provider, click on its name below:
Disputes.org/eResolution Consortium (located at http://www.eresolution.ca) (approved effective 1 January 2000). Go to http://www.eresolution.ca/services/dnd/p_r/supprules.htm to see its supplemental rules.
The National Arbitration Forum (located at http://www.arbforum.com/domains/) (approved effective 23 December 1999). Go to http://www.arbforum.com/domains/domain-rules.html to see its supplemental rules.
World Intellectual Property Organization (approved effective 1 December 1999). Go to http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/rules/supplemental.html to see its supplemental rules.
Additional providers may be approved soon. The above approvals are in effect until further notice at http://www.icann.org/udrp/approved-providers.htm.
Additional information regarding the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy and Rules may be found at http://www.icann.org/udrp/udrp.htm.
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Privacy Policy
Global Domains International, Inc., a California corporation ("GDI"
or "we" or "us"), provides registration services for the
".WS" upper level domain name in addition to services through www.WebSite.ws
("our site" or "the site") and is committed to implementing
measures designed to protect the privacy of those using its services.
We collect information from users, Independent Affiliates, and Members of our site
(hereafter collectively "users"). Except as set forth within this Privacy
Policy, the Terms of Use, the Terms of Service, the Affiliate Agreement, and
other published guidelines, we do not release or share personally identifiable
information about users without their permission.
Please note that we review and modify our privacy practices from time to time, and
that those practices are therefore subject to change. We ask that you bookmark
and periodically review this page to ensure continuing familiarity with the
most current version of our Privacy Policy. We will notify registered users
(Members and Affiliates) of any material changes to our Privacy Policy by email
to the last known email addresses of such users. To contact us about our
Privacy Policy, please e-mail us at
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The information we gather and how we use it
We gather two types of information about the users of our site: non-personally
identifiable and personally identifiable information. When visitors come to our
site, we may collect and aggregate non-personally identifiable information
indicating, among other things, which pages were visited, the order in which
they were visited, and which hyperlinks were clicked. Collecting such
information involves the logging of IP addresses, operating system and browser
software used by each visitor to the site. Although such information is not
personally identifiable, we can determine from the IP address a visitor's
Internet Service Provider and the geographic location of his or her point of
connectivity.
The non-personally identifiable information we collect helps us, among other
things, to monitor our internal operations, improve our services, identify the
most popular areas of our site and determine the effectiveness of our services
and promotional activities. It also helps us make available quality, more
useful online services by performing statistical analyses of the collective
characteristics and behavior of the users of our site, and by measuring
demographics and interests regarding specific areas of our site. We provide
statistical information based on this data to advertisers, affiliates, and
other current and potential promotional partners.
We may also use cookies which allow us to serve visitors of our site better and
more efficiently. Cookies are small text files placed on a visitor's computer's
hard drive if permitted by the browser. Cookies, among other things, make it
easier for users to access our site and services, and help us track the pages
that visitors go to, determine the length of time visitors spend at any
particular area of the site, and track the services visitors choose to use.
Cookies are only read by the server that placed them, and are unable to read
data from hard disks, execute any code, send you viruses or destroy your files.
For information on how and whether cookies will be accepted by your web browser,
please refer to the documentation accompanying your browser.
We do not collect any information that personally identifies you unless you
knowingly and willingly provide it. We explicitly ask for information that
personally identifies you. For example, when registering for a personal
account, we require that you provide us with certain personally identifiable
information ranging from basic contact information to payment information to
the technical coordinates of your host servers. Also, you have the option to
complete a survey about yourself, your interests and other information about
yourself that will help us, our promotional partners and advertisers offer you
value-added products and services which we believe will be of interest to you.
Although you may not "opt out" of the registration process if you wish to
become a Member or an independent Affiliate, you may choose to "opt
out" of receiving promotional materials not directly related to services
provided by us and our affiliates, advertisers, or other business partners. If
you do not "opt out" of receiving such promotional materials, we
reserve the right to share any personally identifiable registration information
regarding you to third parties who provide goods or services that we believe may
be of interest to you. If you decide that you would like to discontinue
receiving promotional information from such third parties, please contact those
third parties directly, or contact us at
and we will advise such third parties that you wish to discontinue receiving their
promotional information. Note, however, that we cannot and do not assume any
responsibility for any actions or omissions of third parties, including the
manner in which they use information received either from GDI or
independently.
We use personally identifiable information to operate this site, and we may
occasionally inform you of new features, services, promotions and products
available on this site offered by us and our promotional partners. We limit our
own e-mail solicitations to those registered users (Affiliates, or Members) who
have not "opted out" of receiving such communications. Our
solicitations are limited in that they, among other things, will clearly
indicate the originator of the e-mail and provide the customer with a method of
"opting out" of receiving future communications of a similar nature.
If you decide that you would like to discontinue receiving information from us
about new features, services, promotions and products, please contact us at
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We reserve the right to disclose information contained within our access logs
concerning any user as we reasonably feel is necessary to protect our systems
or business. Specifically, but without limitation, we reserve the right to
disclose such when a user is in violation of our Terms of Use, Terms of Service
(if applicable), the Affiliate Agreement (if applicable), or other published
guidelines, or if a user partakes (or is reasonably suspected of partaking) in
any illegal activity, even without a subpoena, warrant, or other court order,
and to disclose such information in response to court and governmental orders,
civil subpoenas, discovery requests, and as otherwise required by law. We
cooperate with law enforcement agencies in identifying those who may be using
our servers or services for illegal activities. We also reserve the right to
report any suspected illegal activity to law enforcement for investigation or
prosecution, or to suspend or terminate your membership in connection with any
suspected illegal activity. Additionally, we reserve the right to disclose the
name of the registered owner and such owner's registered .WS domain name
registered to third parties and in our promotional materials.
Changing personal information
You have the ability to change or correct certain information in our records, such
as your contact information by signing in at http://www.website.ws/login.html
and going to "My Account". You may change this information at any
time. If you have any questions about correcting or changing your information,
please contact us at
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Legal Disclaimer
Information on this web site may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. Information may be changed or updated without notice. This web site does not constitute an offer or contract.
Global Domains International, Inc. makes no representations whatsoever about other web sites that you may access through this one or services and actions of any third party that participates, from time to time, in any promotion, advertisement or sponsorship with Global Domains International, Inc. When you access a non-Global Domains International, Inc. web site, you understand and agree that it is independent from Global Domains International, Inc., and that Global Domains International, Inc. has no control over the content on that web site. Similarly, when you use any services of any third party, you understand and agree that it is independent from Global Domains International, Inc., and that Global Domains International, Inc. has no control over the services offered by, or the actions of, such third party. In addition, a link to a non-Global Domains International, Inc. web site does not mean that Global Domains International, Inc. endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content, use, or products and services made available through such web site.
IN NO EVENT WILL GLOBAL DOMAINS INTERNATIONAL, INC. BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR ANY USE OF THIS WEB SITE, OR ANY OTHER HYPERLINKED WEB SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF WE ARE EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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