
Domain Name Registration Agreement
You have requested domain name services from SBC Internet Services, Inc. dba AT&T Internet Services (referred to herein as "AT&T Internet Services" or "AT&T"). AT&T Internet Services has selected MelbourneIT Limited (ACN 073 716 793) ("MelbIT") as a provider of domain name registrar services for AT&T Internet Services customers. There is no additional charge for the services provided under this Registration Agreement ("Agreement") other than the fees payable by you to AT&T Internet Services ("Hosting Fees"), as set forth in Internet Services Service Agreement ("AT&T Web HostingSM Account Holder Service Agreement") and disclosed to you when you initiated your request for domain name services. If you have already registered your domain name with another registrar and are currently requesting only Internet hosting services from AT&T Internet Services, this Agreement will apply only to future requests from you to AT&T Internet Services for future domain name registrations. You hereby agree to be bound by this Agreement for any future .com, .net, .org, .info, or .biz domain names that you may register through MelbIT. Any domain names you currently hold that are registered with another registrar are governed by your agreement with that registrar. If you have in the past or wish now to register a domain name for the United States (.us), your registration and use of this domain is governed by your agreement with the national registry in that country, and is subject to your payment of the applicable Hosting Fees as disclosed to you during the registration process. By applying for the domain name and through the use or continued use of the domain name, you agree to be bound by the terms of the relevant national DNS registration authority for the United States. Registration does not guarantee the ability to use, or that a third party will not object to the use of, a domain name. Additional information about .us domains may be found at http://www.nic.us/faqs/index.html. This Agreement is between you ("you" or "Registrant") and MelbourneIT ("MelbIT" or "we"). It sets forth the terms and conditions of your use of the domain name registration services of MelbIT to register an Internet domain name, as well as your registration and use of that domain name. To complete the registration process, you must acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all terms and conditions of the Internet Services Service Agreement, this Agreement, the Domain Name Dispute Policy and any rules or policies relating to domain name and related Internet services that are or may become effective when published by MelbIT or AT&T Internet Services. |
1. About MelbIT
MelbIT is an accredited registrar with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN") for the .com, .net, and .org Top Level Domains ("TLD") ICANN oversees the .com, .net and .org TLDs. You agree that MelbIT may modify this Agreement as necessary to comply with its agreement with ICANN. No domain name registrations that you seek to register for .com, .net and .org will be effective until (a) we have delivered the domain name registration information you provide us to the registry administrator for the .com, .net or .org TLDs, as applicable, (b) AT&T Internet Services has accepted your registration following your payment of the Hosting Fees, and (c) the registry administrator puts into effect your domain name registration. MelbIT may elect to accept or reject your domain name registration application for any reason at its sole discretion, such rejection including, but not limited to, rejection due to a request for registration of a prohibited domain name. You agree and acknowledge that neither MelbIT or AT&T Internet Services is liable or responsible in any way for any errors, omissions or any other actions by the registry administrator (currently Network Solutions, Inc.) arising out of or related to your application and receipt of, or failure to receive, a domain name registration. |
2. Selection of a Domain Name
We do not check to see whether the domain name you select, 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 a lawsuit in connection with your domain name, we may turn to you to hold us harmless and indemnify us, pursuant to the indemnification provision below. |
3. Information You Are Required to Submit
A. Required Information. As part of the registration process, you are required to provide certain information and to update promptly this information as needed to keep it current, complete and accurate. The information you are obligated to provide in connection with the domain name you are registering is set out in the Application Form and includes the following:
B.Information at Renewal. You agree and acknowledge that when you renew your domain name registration, the type of information you are required to provide may have changed. If you do not wish to provide the new required information, your registration cannot be renewed. C. Additional Information Maintained About Your Registration. In addition to the information you provide, we maintain records relating to your domain name registration. These records may include:
D.Obligations Relating to Provided Data. In the event that, in registering the domain name, you are providing information about a third party, you hereby represent that you have (1) provided notice to that third party of the disclosure and use of the party's information as set forth in this Agreement, and (2) that you have obtained that third party's express consent to the disclosure and use of that party's information as set forth in this Agreement. E. Inaccurate Information. You acknowledge that willfully providing inaccurate information or willfully failing to update information promptly will constitute a material breach of this Agreement and will be sufficient basis for cancellation of your domain name registration. (In addition, under certain federal laws, such provision of inaccurate or false information is one factor in determining whether you have violated the trademark rights of another party.) You further agree that your failure to respond for over fifteen (15) calendar days to inquiries by MelbIT concerning the accuracy of contact details associated with your registration shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement and will be sufficient basis for cancellation of your domain name registration. F. Disclosure and Use of Registration Information. You agree and acknowledge that MelbIT will make available domain name registration information you provide, or that we otherwise maintain, to AT&T Internet Services, to ICANN, to registry administrator(s), and to other third parties as ICANN and applicable laws and/or policy may require or permit. You further agree and acknowledge that MelbIT shall be permitted (and in some cases is required, pursuant to its agreement with ICANN) to make publicly available, or directly available to third party vendors, some, or all, of the domain name registration information you provide, for purposes of inspection (such as through our WHOIS service) or for targeted marketing and other purposes as required or permitted by ICANN and applicable laws. However, you may elect to have your personal data concerning your registration not made available for bulk access. In order to exercise your option to "opt-out", you should make that election in the relevant section of the application form or it will be deemed waived. Additionally, you acknowledge that ICANN may establish guidelines, limits and/or requirements that relate to the amount and type of information that MelbIT may or must make available to the public or to private entities, and the manner in which such information is made available. You hereby consent to any and all such disclosures and use of, and guidelines, limits and restrictions on disclosure or use of, information provided by you in connection with the registration of a domain name (including any updates to such information), whether during or after the term of your registration of the domain name. You hereby irrevocably waive any and all claims and causes of action you may have arising from such disclosure or use of your domain name registration information by MelbIT or AT&T Internet Services. You may access your domain name registration information in MelbIT's possession to review, modify or update such information, by accessing the information through the AT&T Internet Services information maintenance interface provided to you by AT&T Internet Services pursuant to the Internet Services Service Agreement. We will not process data about any identified or identifiable natural person that we obtain from you in a way incompatible with the purposes and other limitations which we describe in this Agreement. MelbIT will take reasonable precautions to protect the information it obtains from you from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration or destruction. 4. Fees and PaymentAs consideration for the domain name registration services provided by MelbIT to you, you agree to pay AT&T Internet Services, at the time of submitting your application for registration, the Hosting Fees as set forth in the Internet Services Service Agreement for the initial registration of the domain name and, should you choose to renew the registration, subsequent renewals of the registration. All fees are non-refundable, in whole or in part, even if your domain name registration is suspended, canceled or transferred prior to the end of your then current registration term. Other payment terms relating to registration, renewal, cancellation, reinstatement, billing, and domain name ownership and/or transfer are located in the Internet Services Service Agreement, which you must agree to in order to proceed with registration. Your requested domain name will not be registered until AT&T Internet Services confirms your registration via email. 5. Dispute PolicyYou agree to be bound by the MelbIT Domain Name Dispute Policy ("Dispute Policy"), which is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Agreement. The Dispute Policy may be found at our website, at http://www.melbourneit.com.au/policies/gtlddispute.php3, together with the corresponding dispute resolution procedures and rules ("Dispute Rules"), which may be found at our website at http://www.melbourneit.com.au/policies/gtldrules.php3 You agree that any disputes regarding the right to use your chosen domain name are subject to the Dispute Policy provisions in effect at the time your domain name registration is disputed by a third party, in the event such a dispute arises. You also agree that, in the event a domain name dispute arises with any third party, you will indemnify and hold MelbIT harmless pursuant to the indemnification provision below. 6. Changing RegistrarsYou agree that you will be prohibited from changing the Registrar of your domain name for 60 days following the initial registration of the domain name with MelbIT. Beginning on the 61st day following initial registration, you may transfer your domain name to another Registrar subject to registry administrator policy for change of registrar. Your request to change registrars may be denied in certain situations, including, without limitation, your pending bankruptcy or a dispute over the identity of the domain name holder. 7. Change of OwnershipIf you wish to transfer your domain name to another person or entity, you may request ownership transfer services from AT&T Internet Services by completing the Domain Name Transfer Agreement available through the AT&T Internet Services website. Once your ownership transfer has been approved by AT&T Internet Services, AT&T Internet Services will forward to MelbIT the new owner information, and MelbIT will update its records accordingly. You acknowledge and agree that as a condition of any such transfer of ownership of your domain name, the entity to which you seek to transfer your domain name (the "Transferee") shall agree to be bound by all terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Dispute Policy and its accompanying rules and procedures, and all then current MelbIT, ICANN, or AT&T Internet Services policies relating to domain name registration. 8. Modifications to Agreement and Dispute PolicyYou agree, during the period of this Agreement, that we may: (1) revise the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Dispute Policy; 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 MelbIT web site. You agree to review MelbIT's web site periodically to be aware of any such revisions. Your continued use of the domain name registered to you shall constitute your acceptance of this Agreement and the Dispute Policy with the new modifications. If you do not agree to any of such changes, you may request that your domain name registration be canceled or transferred to a different domain name Registrar. You agree that such cancellation or request for transfer will be your exclusive remedy if you do not wish to abide by any changes to this Agreement or Dispute Policy. 9. Ownership of DataYou agree and acknowledge that MelbIT and/or AT&T Internet Services owns all databases, compilations, collective and similar rights, title and interests worldwide in the domain name database generated by information relating to AT&T Internet Services customers, and all information and derivative works generated from the domain name database. You further agree and acknowledge that MelbIT and/or AT&T Internet Services owns the following information for those registrations for which we are the Registrar: You agree that, if you are registering a domain name for someone else, you represent that you have the authority to nonetheless bind that person as a principal to all terms and conditions provided herein, including the Dispute Policy. You agree that if you license the use of the domain name registered to you to a third party, you nonetheless remain the domain name holder of record, and remain responsible for all obligations under this Agreement, including but not limited to payment obligations, and providing (and updating, as necessary) both your own full contact information, and accurate technical, administrative, billing and zone contact information adequate to facilitate timely resolution of any problems that arise in connection with the domain name and domain name registration. 11. Limitation of LiabilityYOU AGREE THAT NEITHER MELBIT NOR AT&T INTERNET SERVICES WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY MELBIT AND AT&T INTERNET SERVICES ALSO WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR 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 MELBIT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOU AGREE THAT OUR ENTIRE LIABILITY, AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY, WITH RESPECT TO ANY SERVICES PROVIDED BY MELBIT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT IS SOLELY LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR SUCH SERVICES.. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH STATES, OUR LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. 12. IndemnificationYou hereby agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless MelbIT, AT&T Internet Services, and the domain name registry, Network Solutions, Inc., (or other registry administrator) together with each of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, subsidiaries, parents and affiliated companies, (collectively the "Indemnified Parties"), from any and all claims, demands, loss, errors, omissions, causes of action, judgments or awards, including attorneys' fees and expenses resulting from any claim, demand or action arising out of or in any way related to the registration, claim to or use of the domain name. Such claims shall include, but shall not be limited to, claims based upon trademark or service mark infringement, tradename infringement, dilution, tortious interference with contract or prospective business relations, unfair competition, defamation or injury to reputation, or other injuries or any other claim of damage to business. The Indemnified Parties shall provide written notice to you of any such claim, demand or action and you shall thereafter promptly assume the above obligations. The failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice shall not affect the rights of the other Indemnified Parties. 13. Representations and WarrantiesYou represent that, to the best of your knowledge and belief, neither the registration of the domain name nor the manner in which it is directly or indirectly used infringes the legal rights of a third party. You also represent and warrant that you will not use the domain name registered, and you are not registering the domain name, with any bad faith intent to profit from the sale, trafficking, or use of the domain name. You further represent and warrant that all information provided by you in connection with your domain name registration is accurate. You also attest that you are of legal age to enter into this Agreement, and that you will abide by all applicable laws, including, without limitation, the provisions of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d). YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF OUR SERVICES IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU AGREE THAT SUCH SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS," "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. MELBIT AND AT&T INTERNET SERVICES 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. MELBIT MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT ITS SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE; NOR DOES MELBIT MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES. WITHOUT ANY LIMITATION TO THE FOREGOING, MELBIT MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND THAT REGISTRATION OR USE OF A DOMAIN NAME UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROTECT YOU EITHER FROM CHALLENGES TO YOUR DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION OR FROM SUSPENSION, CANCELLATION OR TRANSFER OF THE DOMAIN NAME REGISTERED TO YOU. 14. Breach and RevocationMelbIT reserves the right to suspend, cancel, transfer or modify your domain name registration in the event: (a) you materially breach this Agreement (including the Dispute Policy) and do not cure such breach within thirty (30) days of notice by MelbIT; This Agreement, your rights and obligations and all actions contemplated by this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the United States of America and the State of Colorado, except as may be set forth in the Dispute Policy. Except as otherwise set forth in the Dispute Policy with respect to disputes, any action to enforce this Agreement or any matter relating to your use of the MelbIT site shall be brought exclusively in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, or if there is no jurisdiction in such court, then in a state court in Denver County, Colorado. 16. NoticesYou agree that any notices required to be given under this Agreement by MelbIT will be deemed to have been given upon mailing if sent to the location(s) listed in your contact information provided during the registration process. 17. SeverabilityYou 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. In the event that any provision of this Policy shall be unenforceable or invalid under any applicable law or be so held by applicable court decision, such unenforceability or invalidity shall not render this Agreement unenforceable or invalid as a whole. 18. Non-AgencyNothing 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. 19. Third Party BeneficiaryYou agree that AT&T Internet Services is a third party beneficiary of this Agreement. Accordingly, AT&T Internet Services shall be entitled to all of the rights and defenses that would be available to MelbIT under this Agreement. 20. Non-WaiverThe failure of MelbIT to require your performance of any provision hereof shall not affect the full right to require such performance at any time thereafter; nor shall the waiver by MelbIT of a breach of any provision hereof be taken or held to be a waiver of the provision itself. 21. Entire AgreementYou agree that this Agreement, together with the Dispute Policy and the Internet Services User Agreement, is 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. This Agreement may not be amended or modified by you except by means of a written document signed by both you and an authorized representative of MelbIT. |