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AGREEMENT: In this Service Agreement ("Agreement")
"you" and "your" refer to each customer, "we",
us" and "our" refer to Cyberbrainz Web Solutions.
(hereinafter referred to as Cyberbrainz) and Services refers to
the services provided by us. This Agreement explains our obligations
to you, and explains your obligations to us for various Services.
By selecting our Services you have agreed to establish an account
with us for such Services. The clause 16A shall be applicable
only for the .biz TLD's. When you use your account or permit
someone else to use it to purchase or otherwise acquire access to
additional Services or to cancel your Services (even if we were
not notified of such authorization), this Agreement covers such
service or actions. By using the Services under this Agreement,
you acknowledge that you have read and agree to be bound by all
terms and conditions of this Agreement and any pertinent rules or
policies that are or may be published/ mailed by us.
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SELECTION OF A DOMAIN NAME: : We cannot and do not check
to see whether the domain name you select/transfer, or the use you
make of the domain name, infringes legal rights of others. We urge
you to investigate to see whether the domain name you select or
its use infringes legal rights of others, and in particular we suggest
you seek advice of competent counsel. You may wish to consider seeking
one or more trademark registrations in connection with your domain
name. You should be aware that there is the possibility we might
be ordered by a court to cancel, modify, or transfer your domain
name. You should be aware that if we are sued or threatened with
lawsuit in connection with your domain name, we might turn to you
to hold us harmless and indemnify us.
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FEES, PAYMENT AND TERM: As consideration for the services
you have selected, you agree to pay us the applicable service(s)
fees. All fees payable hereunder are non-refundable unless we provide
otherwise. As further consideration for the Services, you agree
to: (1) provide current, complete and accurate information
about you as required by the registration process and (2) maintain
and update this information as needed to keep it current,
complete and accurate. All such information shall be referred to
as account information ("Account Information"). You hereby
grant us the right to disclose to third parties such Account Information.
The Registrant, by completing and submitting the Domain Name Registration/Transfer
Agreement ("Registration/Transfer Agreement"), represents
that the statements in its application are true and that the registration
of the selected Domain Name, so far as the Registrant is aware,
does not interfere with or infringe upon the rights of any third
party. The Registrant also represents that the Domain Name is not
being registered/transferred for any unlawful purpose.On the registration/transfer
of a Domain name by Cyberbrainz, a default home page will be displayed
that could contain the following information:
1. Name of the registrant
2. Email address of the registrant
3. Address of registrant
Domain Name can be applied for a period of 1 to 10 years (minimum
period 1 year but in case of .biz .info minimum period 2 yrs.)
from the date of the registration. You can apply for renewal of
the registration for further period of 1 to 10 years on payment
of renewal fees applicable at the time of re-registration, and terms
and conditions as applicable at the time of re-registration. The
payment for re-registration must be received at least 15 days prior
to the date of expiry otherwise re-registration of the same domain
name is not granted. You acknowledge and agree that Cyberbrainz
cannot guarantee that you will be able to register or renew a desired
domain name even, if an inquiry indicates that domain name is available,
since Cyberbrainz cannot know with certainty whether or not the
domain name which you are seeking to register is simultaneously
being sought by third party(s), or whether there are any inaccuracies
or errors in the domain name registration or renewal process or
related databases, including the various WHOIS databases. You further
agree that Net 4 India may elect to accept or reject your application
for registration or renewal for any reason at its sole discretion.
All payments are to be made in favour of "Cyberbrainz Web-Solutions"
payable at Amritsar, India and is to be sent at the mailing address
as mentioned in clause 20 of this agreement by courier/registered
post. No outstation cheques are accepted. At the back of the cheque
/ Demand draft you are required to mention your Order Id and domain
name(s) you have booked against each order Id. In case payment is
made by Credit Card then the registrant is required to send at the
sole discretion of Cyberbrainz, where it deems fit a Confirmation
Letter (see Annexure I) duly signed by him through fax/courier/registered
post. Cyberbrainz reserves the right to stop the services, in case
the confirmation letter as required is not received back within
10 days of allotment of Order ID Number. Your domain name application,
renewal application or register transfer request will not be submitted
to the applicable registry unless we receive actual payment of the
registration, renewal or transfer fee or reasonable assurance of
payment of the registration, renewal or transfer fee from some other
entity (such reasonable assurance as determined by Cyberbrainz at
its sole discretion).
In the event of a charge back by a credit card company or dishonour
of cheque / demand draft in connection with your payment of the
registration, renewal or registrar transfer fee, you acknowledge
and agree that the registration shall be transferred to Cyberbrainz
as the entity that has paid the registration, renewal or transfer
fee for that registration to registry, and that we reserve all rights
regarding such domain name including, without limitation, the right
to make the domain name available to other parties for purchase.
We will reinstate any such registration solely at our discretion,
and subject to our receipt of the applicable registration, renewal
or transfer fee.
We will try to notify thirty (30) days prior to when a renewal fee
is due (We owe no responsibility if we fail to notify prior to due
date. You are requested to make the payment as and when due and
further request not to rely on our mail for reminding you to make
the payment). No renewal fee will be accepted 90 days prior to expiry
date. Should a renewal fee go unpaid within the time specified regarding
renewal, the registration will be cancelled. Payment must be made
by cheque/demand draft/credit card or such other method as we may
indicate in the registration application or renewal form. We will
renew the registration for the term specified provided your credit
card or other billing information is available and up to date, unless
you instruct us otherwise within the time specified. If your billing
information is not accurate and you wish to renew the registration,
we will contact you to update this information and charge you accordingly.
In case the requisite payment is not received since it is due, then
we can stop providing services to you and the stoppage of service
due to non payment or any other reason attributable to you can not
be held as " intent to cause wrongful loss or damage to the
public or any person and neither it can be constructed to diminish
the value or utility or affect you injuriously'. Discontinuance
of service by Cyberbrainz , due to non payment of dues or any other
reason attributable to you do not amount to Hacking.
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MODIFICATIONS TO AGREEMENT: You agree, during the period
of this Agreement, that we may: (1) revise the terms and conditions
of this Agreement; and (2) change the services provided under this
Agreement. Any such revision or change will be binding and effective
immediately on posting of the revised Agreement or change to the
service(s) on our web site, or on notification to you by e-mail
or regular mail as per the Notices clause of this agreement, Clause
20. You agree to review our web site, including the Agreement, periodically
to be aware of any such revisions. If you do not agree with any
revision to the Agreement, you may terminate this Agreement at any
time by providing us with notice by e-mail or regular mail as per
the Notices clause of this agreement, Clause 20. Notice of your
termination will be effective on receipt and processing by us. You
agree that, by continuing to use the Services following notice of
any revision to this Agreement or change in service(s), you abide
by any such revisions or changes. You further agree that we, in
our sole discretion, may modify our Dispute Policy at any time.
You agree that, by maintaining the reservation or registration of
your domain name after modifications to the Dispute Policy become
effective, you have agreed to these modifications. You acknowledge
that if you do not agree to any such modifications, you may request
that your domain name be deleted from the domain name database.
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MODIFICATIONS TO YOUR ACCOUNT: In order to change any of
your account information with us, you must use your User Name and
Password that you selected when you opened your account with us.
Please safeguard your Account Identifier and Password from any unauthorized
use. In no event we will be liable for the unauthorized use or misuse
of your Account Identifier or Password.
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DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE POLICY: If you reserved or registered
a domain name through us, or transferred a domain name to us from
another registrar, you agree to be bound by ICANN Domain Name Dispute
Policy ("Dispute Policy") which is incorporated herein
and made a part of this Agreement by reference. Please take the
time to familiarize yourself with the dispute policy. ICANN reserve
the right to modify the dispute policy and the moment modified dispute
policy is put in our web site the modified dispute policy is applicable.
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DOMAIN NAME DISPUTES: You agree that, if
the registration or reservation or transfer of your domain name
is challenged by a third party, you will be subject to the provisions
specified in the Dispute Policy in effect at the time of the dispute.
You agree that in the event a domain name dispute arises with any
third party, you will indemnify and hold us harmless pursuant to
the terms and conditions contained in the Dispute Policy.
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AGENTS: You agree that, if an agent for
you (i.e., an Internet Service Provider, web design company, employee,
etc.) purchased our Services on your behalf, you are nonetheless
bound as a principal by all terms and conditions herein, including
the Dispute Policy.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:We reserve the right to distribute information
to you that is pertinent to the quality or operation of our services
and those of our service partners. These announcements will be predominately
informative in nature and may include notices describing changes,
upgrades, new products or other information to add security or to
enhance your identity on the Internet.
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LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: You agree that our entire liability,
and your exclusive remedy, with respect to any Services(s) provided
under this Agreement and any breach of this Agreement is solely
limited to the amount you paid for such Service(s). Our contractors
and we shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental,
special or consequential damages resulting from the use or inability
to use any of the Services or for the cost of procurement of substitute
services. We disclaim any and all loss or liability resulting from,
but not limited to: (1) loss or liability resulting from access
delays or access interruptions; (2) loss or liability resulting
from data non-delivery or data mis-delivery; (3) loss or liability
resulting from acts of God; (4) loss or liability resulting from
the unauthorized use or misuse of your Account Identifier or Password;
(5) loss or liability resulting from errors, omissions, or misstatements
in any and all information or services(s) provided under this Agreement;
(6) loss or liability resulting from the development or interruption
of your Web site or email service. The registrant agrees that we
will not be liable for any loss of registration and use of registrant's
domain name, or for interruption of business, or any indirect, special,
incidental, or consequential damages of any kind (including lost
profits) regardless of the form of action whether in contract, tort
(including negligence), or otherwise, even if we have been advised
of the possibility of such damages. In no event our maximum liability
shall exceed the amount of fees paid by you for the service/s, hired
by you.
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INDEMNITY: You agree to release, indemnify, and hold us,
our contractors, agents, employees, officers, directors and affiliates
harmless from all liabilities, claims and expenses, including attorney's
fees, of third parties relating to or arising under this Agreement,
the Services provided hereunder or your use of the Services, including
without limitation infringement by you, or someone else using the
E-mail Service with your computer, of any intellectual property
or other proprietary right of any person or entity, or from the
violation of any of our operating rules or policy relating to the
service(s) provided. You also agree to release, indemnify and hold
us harmless pursuant. To the terms and conditions contained in the
Dispute Policy. When we are threatened with suit by a third party,
we may seek written assurances from you concerning your promise
to indemnify us; your failure to provide those assurances may be
considered by us to be a breach of your Agreement and may result
in deactivation of your domain name.
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BREACH: You agree that failure to abide by any provision
of this Agreement, any operating rule or policy or the Dispute Policy
provided by us, may be considered by us to be a material breach
and that we may provide a written notice, describing the breach,
to you. If within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of such
notice, you fail to provide evidence, which is reasonably satisfactory
to us, that you have not breached your obligations under the Agreement,
then we may delete the registration or reservation of your domain
name or terminate your e-mail account without further notice. Any
such breach by you shall not be deemed to be excused simply because
we did not act earlier in response to that, or any other breach
by you.
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NO GUARANTY: You agree that, by registration or reservation
or transfer of your chosen domain name, such registration or reservation
or transfer does not confer immunity from objection to either the
registration, reservation, transfer or use of the domain name. The
allotment of Order Id number and payment by you for your requested
Domain Name does not ensure that your requested Domain name is registered.
Your domain name is guaranteed as registered only when you receive
a confirmation mail from us, confirming registration of your domain
name. We normally send the confirmation mail within 48 hours of
receipt of payment from you.
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DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES: : You agree and warrant that the
information that you provide to us to register or reserve your domain
name or register for other Services is to the best of your knowledge
and belief, accurate and complete, and that any future changes to
this information will be provided immediately. You agree that your
use of our Services is solely at your own risk. You agree that such
Service(s) is provided on an "as is," "as available"
basis, we expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind, whether
express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties
of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
We make no warranty that the Services will meet your requirements,
or that the Service(s) will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or
error free; nor do we make any warranty as to the results that may
be obtained from the use of the Service(s) or as to the accuracy
or reliability of any information obtained through our e-mail service
or that defects in the Services software will be corrected. You
understand and agree that any material and/or data downloaded or
otherwise obtained through the use of our e-mail service is done
at your own discretion and risk and that you will be solely responsible
for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results
from the download of such material and/or data. We make no warranty
regarding any goods or services purchased or obtained through the
e-mail service or any transactions entered into through the e-mail
service. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained
by you from us or through the e-mail service shall create any warranty
not expressly made herein.
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REVOCATION: You agree that we may delete your domain name
or terminate your right to use other Services if the information
that you provided to register or reserve your domain name or register
for other Services, or subsequently to modify it, contains false
or misleading information, or conceals or omits any information
we would likely consider material to our decision to register or
reserve your domain name. You agree that we may, in our sole discretion,
delete or transfer your domain name at any time. You agree that
we reserve the right to cancel, suspend, refuse any e-mail accounts,
web space allocation or search notification process at any time
if it is decided that the applicant is abusing these services by
either bulk e-mailing through the account, using the web space for
display of or use for immoral, illegal or any other purpose which
we considers to be illegal, unsuitable or inappropriate. Also, if
the traffic on registrants web space on our server is considered
to be too heavy or too excessive, we reserves the right to cancel
the web-space and refund the part of fees relating to web space.
In the event the web space is being used for illegal or immoral
purposes and an e-mail and web space account is cancelled, the registrant
will be charged by us for all judicial costs and expenses incurred
on such cancellation, and if a domain name has to be moved or repointed
then we reserves the right to charge this cost at our hourly rate
in force at that time. Furthermore, in this event a domain name
will not be released until such charges are settled in full and
final.
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RIGHT OF REFUSAL: We, in our sole discretion, reserve the
right to refuse to register or reserve your chosen domain name or
register you for other Services, or to delete your domain name within
thirty (30) calendar days from receipt of your payment for such
services. In the event we do not register or reserve your domain
name or register you for other Services, or we delete your domain
name or other Services within such thirty (30) calendar day period,
we agree to refund your applicable fee(s). You agree that we shall
not be liable to you for loss or damages that may result from our
refusal to register or reserve, or delete your domain name or register
you for other Services.
16(a) Specific to.biz TLD's
(i) BIZ RESTRICTIONS. Registrations in the .biz TLD must
be used or intended to be used primarily for bona fide business
or commercial purposes. For purposes of the .biz Registration Restrictions
("Restrictions"), "bona fide business or commercial
use" shall mean the bona fide use or bona fide intent to use
the domain name or any content, software, materials, graphics or
other information thereon, to permit Internet users to access one
or more host computers through the DNS:
To exchange goods, services, or property of any kind;
In the ordinary course of trade or business; or To facilitate
(i) the exchange of goods, services, information, or property of
any kind; or,
(ii) the ordinary course of trade or business.
Registering a domain name solely for the purposes of
(1) selling, trading or leasing the domain name for compensation,
or
(2) the unsolicited offering to sell, trade or lease the domain
name for compensation shall not constitute a "bona fide business
or commercial use" of that domain name.
(ii) BIZ CERTIFICATION. As a .biz domain name Registrant,
you hereby certify to the best of your knowledge that:
The registered domain 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 (1) selling, trading or
leasing the domain name for compensation, or (2) the unsolicited
offering to sell, trade or lease the domain name for compensation.
For more information on the .biz restrictions, which are incorporated
herein by reference please see: http://www.neulevel.com/countdown/registrationRestrictions.html
The domain name Registrant has the authority to enter into the
registration agreement; and The registered domain name is reasonably
related to the Registrant's business or intended commercial purpose
at the time of registration.
(iii) PROVISION OF REGISTRATION DATA Provision of Registration
Data. As part of the registration process, you are required to provide
the registry operator with certain information and to update this
information to keep it current, complete and accurate. This information
includes (i) your full name, postal address, e-mail address, voice
telephone number, and fax number if available; (ii) the name of
an authorized person for contact purposes in the case of a Registrant
that is an organization, association, or corporation; (iii) the
IP addresses of the primary nameserver and any secondary nameserver(s)
for the domain name; (iv) the corresponding names of those nameservers;
(v) the full name, postal address, e-mail address, voice telephone
number, and fax number if available of the technical contact for
the domain name; (vi) the full name, postal address, e-mail address,
voice telephone number, and fax number if available of the administrative
contact for the domain name; (vii) the name, postal address, e-mail
address, voice telephone number, and fax number if available of
the billing contact for the domain name; and (viii) any remark concerning
the registered domain name that should appear in the Whois directory.
You agree and understand that the foregoing registration data will
be publicly available and accessible on the Whois directory as required
by ICANN/Registry Policy and may be sold in bulk in accordance with
the ICANN Accreditation Agreement (the "ICANN Agreement"),
available at ICANN's site.
Inaccurate or Unreliable Data. You hereby represent and warrant
that the data provided in the domain name registration application
is true, correct, up to date and complete and that you will continue
to keep all the information provided up to date. Your willful provision
of inaccurate or unreliable information, your willful failure promptly
to update information provided to the registry operator, or any
failure to respond for over five calendar days to our inquiries
addressed to the e-mail address of the administrative, billing or
technical contact then appearing in the Whois directory with respect
to an domain name concerning the accuracy of contact details associated
with any registration(s) or the registration of any domain name(s)
registered by or through you or your account, shall constitute a
breach of this Agreement. Any information collected by the registry
operator concerning an identified or identifiable natural person
("Personal Data") will be used in connection with the
registration of your domain name(s) and for the purposes of this
Agreement and as required or permitted by the ICANN Agreement or
any ICANN/Registry Policy.
(iv) DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE POLICY. If you reserved or registered
a .biz domain name through the registry operator, you agree to be
bound by our current domain name dispute policy that is incorporated
herein and made a part of this Agreement by reference. Please take
the time to familiarize yourself with that policy. In addition,
you hereby acknowledge that you have read and understood and agree
to be bound by the terms and conditions of the following documents,
as they may be amended from time to time, which are hereby incorporated
and made an integral part of this Agreement:
The Start-up Trademark Opposition Policy ("STOP"), available
at
http://www.neulevel.com/countdown/stop.html;
and
The Restrictions Dispute Resolution Criteria and Rules, available
at
http://www.neulevel.com/countdown/rdrp.html
The STOP sets forth the terms and conditions in connection with
a dispute between a Registrant of a .biz domain name ("Registrant")
with any third party (other than registry operator or registrar)
over the registration or the use of a .biz domain name registered
by Registrant that is subject to the Intellectual Property Claim
Service. The Intellectual Property Claim Service is a service introduced
by Registry Operator to notify a trademark or service mark holder
("Claimant") that a second-level domain name has been
registered in which that Claimant claims intellectual property rights.
In accordance with the STOP and its associated Rules, those Claimants
will have the right to challenge registrations through independent
ICANN-accredited dispute resolution providers.
The RDRP sets forth the terms under which any allegation that a
domain name is not used primarily for business or commercial purposes
shall be enforced on a case-by-case, fact specific basis by an independent
ICANN-accredited dispute provider. None of the of the violations
of the Restrictions will be enforced directly by or through Registry
Operator. Registry Operator will not review, monitor, or otherwise
verify that any particular domain name is being
used primarily for business or commercial purposes or that a domain
name is being used in compliance with the SUDRP or UDRP processes.
(v) DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE POLICY MODIFICATIONS. You agree that
the registry operator, in its sole discretion, may modify its dispute
policy. The registry operator will post any such revised policy
on its Web site at least thirty (30) calendar days before it becomes
effective. You agree that, by maintaining the reservation or registration
of your domain name after modifications to the dispute policy become
effective, you have agreed to these modifications.
(vi) RESERVATION OF RIGHTS. Net 4 India and the .biz registry
operator, NeuLevel, Inc. expressly reserve the right to deny, cancel
or transfer any registration that it deems necessary, in its discretion,
to protect the integrity and stability of the registry, to comply
with any applicable laws, government rules or requirements, requests
of law enforcement, in compliance with any dispute resolution process,
or to avoid any liability, civil or criminal, on
the part of Cyberbrainz PSI NEt and/or NeuLevel, Inc., as well as
their affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors and employees.
Cyberbrainz PSI NEt and NeuLevel, Inc. also reserve the right to
freeze a domain name during resolution of a dispute.
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SEVERABILITY: You agree that the terms of this Agreement
are severable. If any term or provision is declared invalid or unenforceable,
that term or provision will be construed consistent with applicable
law as nearly as possible to reflect the original intentions of
the parties, and the remaining terms and provisions will remain
in full force and effect.
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NON-AGENCY: Nothing contained in this Agreement or the Dispute
Policy shall be construed as creating any agency, partnership, or
other form of joint enterprise between the parties.
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HEADING: Heading used in this agreement are for reference
purposes only and in no way define, limit, construe or describe
the scope or extent of such clause or in any way affect this agreement.
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NOTICES: You agree that, unless other instructions are
posted on the Cyberbrainz Web site, any notices required to be given
under this Agreement will be deemed to have been given if delivered
by email or fax, or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested,
or other recognized overnight delivery service to each of the parties
in accordance with the most current contact information you have
provided to us, and the contact information is given below. All
notices shall be effective upon receipt, except that email and fax
notices shall be effective upon transmission.
Mail shall be sent to:
Cyberbrainz Web Solutions
#9,Guru Nanak Avenue, Phase-II,
Majitha Road, Amritsar.
India - 143001
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NON-WAIVER: Our failure to require performance by the Registrant
of any provision hereof shall not affect the full right to require
such performance at any time thereafter; nor shall the waiver by
us of a breach of any provision hereof be taken or held to be a
waiver of the provision itself.
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ENTIRETY: You agree that this Agreement, the rules and policies
published us and the Dispute Policy are the complete and exclusive
agreement between you and us regarding our Services. This Agreement
and the Dispute Policy supersede all prior agreements and understandings,
whether established by custom, practice, policy or precedent.
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GOVERNING LAW: This Agreement shall be governed and construed
in accordance with the laws of Union Of India. Both parties agree
to submit to the jurisdiction to the Amritsar (Punjab)-India.
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INFANCY: You attest that you are of legal age to enter into
this Agreement.
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Acceptance of Agreement: YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ
THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO ALL ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND AFTER
AGREEING WITH ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS TERMS AND CONDITIONS
AND DISPUTE POLICY YOU ARE FILLING DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION FORM.
YOU HAVE INDEPENDENTLY EVALUATED THE DESIRABILITY OF PARTICIPATING
IN THE AFFILIATE NETWORK AND ARE NOT RELYING ON ANY REPRESENTATION,
GUARANTEE OR STATEMENT OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT.
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Domain
Name Dispute Policy |
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The policy is between Cyberbrainz PSI NEt and its customer (the
domain-name holder or registrant). Thus the policy uses "us","we"
and "our" to refer to the registrar and it uses "you"
and "your" to refer to the domain name holder.
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 at <URL> 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.

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