All registrants of .IN Domain names will be bound by the
following terms and conditions, which may be amended by .IN
Registry from time to time.
1. Contact Details:
The Registrant shall provide to Registrar
accurate and reliable contact details and promptly correct and
update them during the term of the Registered Name, including:
the full name, postal address, email address, voice telephone
number, and fax number if available of the Registrant; name of
authorized person for contact purposes, in case of a Registrant that
is an organization, association, or corporation. The email address
submitted in the contact information will be that of the Registrant
only. This correct information should be available in WHOIS of .IN
Registry, and it is the duty of the Registrant to check this
information from time to time and make sure that it is up-to-date.
2. Inaccurate Information:
A Registrant's willful or grossly
negligent provision of inaccurate, false or unreliable information,
and in the event the registrant willfully or grossly neglects to
promptly update information provided to Registrar shall constitute a
material breach of the Registrant's Registration Agreement with the
Registrar and be a basis for cancellation of the Registered Name,
and any other action under the relevant laws of India.
3. Proxy/Privacy Services:
Any kind of proxy services are not
allowed, and if the data is wrong or masked out by any proxy/
privilege protection services, the Registrant shall not be recognized
as the owner of the domain name.
4. No illegal/ obscene Content:
The Registrant undertakes that it
shall not register a domain name which is contrary to public policy
and that the Content of the website shall not be violative of any
Indian Laws.
5. Lawful Usage of Domain Name:
The Registrant shall use the
domain name in such a way that it does not violate any third-party
rights, applicable laws or regulations, including discrimination on
the basis of race, language, sex or religion and the Registrant
further warrants that it shall not register or use the domain name in
bad faith or for any unlawful purpose. 6. .IN Registry considers illegal or fraudulent actions, spamming,
using email in denial-of-service attacks, Phishing, Pharming,
Botnet command and control, Distribution of pornography, Illegal
Access to other computer and networks etc. as abusive use of
domain name. Registry can suspend the Registered name in such
cases and initiate action accordingly. Further, Fast Flux hosting
may be used only with prior permission of .IN Registry.
7. Fees and Payment:
Payment of any fees due, for which the
Registrant is solely liable, must be made with the Registry via
Registrar. The Registry is not responsible for any failure on the part
of the Registrar in this respect, including where such failure results
in non-registration or cancellation of the Domain Name.
8. Limitation of Liability:
The Registrant shall be liable for any
costs, expenses or damages incurred by the Registry for any
breach of these Terms and Conditions. Furthermore, the Registrant
shall hold the Registry harmless from claims filed or disputes
initialed by third parties to this Agreement, and shall compensate
the Registry for any costs or expenses incurred or damages it may
suffer through third parties taking action against it on the grounds
that the application for the registration or the use of the Domain
Name by the Registrant infringes the rights of said third parties.
9. Term, Renewal of the Domain Name Registration:
The
Registry is under no obligation to inform the Registrant in advance,
when the Term of a domain name registration is about to expire.
Registrant is fully responsible for ensuring that renewal is done well
in time.
10. Suspension/ Cancellation of Domain Names:
The .IN
Registry shall be entitled to immediately suspend or cancel the
Domain Name Registration, when the Registrant is in breach of the
Terms and Conditions as enshrined here.
11. .IN Dispute Resolution Policy and Procedure (INDRP):
A
Registrant is required to submit to mandatory arbitration
proceedings in the event a complainant files a complaint with .IN
Registry, against a registrant on the basis of unlawful registration of
a domain name. The arbitration proceedings shall be conducted by
one of .IN Registry Empanelled Arbitrators, in accordance with
Dispute Resolution Policy and Procedure and Arbitration and
Conciliation Act, 1996.
12. Reservation of Rights for the .IN Registry:
The .IN Registry
reserves the right to instruct its Registry Services Provider to deny,
cancel, transfer or otherwise make unavailable any registration that
it deems necessary or place any domain name(s) on registry lock
and/or put a domain name on hold in its discretion: (1) to protect
the integrity and stability of .IN Registry; (2) to comply with any
applicable laws, Indian government rules or requirements, requests
of law enforcement, in compliance with any dispute resolution
process; (3) to avoid any liability, civil or criminal, on the part of the
.IN Registry, as well as its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors,
representatives and employees; (4) for violations of this
Agreement; or (5) to correct mistakes made by the Registry or any
Registrar in connection with a domain name registration. The
Registry also reserves the right to freeze a domain name during
resolution of a dispute pending before arbitrator(s) appointed under
Registryís Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy and/or a court
of competent jurisdiction.