Domain Privacy Protection Agreement
Please read this domain privacy protection agreement ("Agreement") carefully. By using the domain privacy protection services ("Services"), you agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement.
You agree that the "service providers" (defined below) may amend this agreement. You agree that all new, different or additional features that change services will automatically be subject to this agreement.
You agree that service providers may change this domain privacy protection agreement without further notice. If you do not agree to be bound by this agreement and any subsequent amendments hereto, do not use,
access, or continue to use the services.
This Agreement is by and between WHOIS Privacy Protection, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Backend Service Provider"), and WebFreeHosting who makes the Services available to you ("Primary Service Provider;" Backend Service Provider and
Primary Service Provider, being together referred to herein as the "Service Providers"). This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of Your relationship with the Service Providers and Your use of the Services. You acknowledge that
You have read, understand and agree to be bound by all the terms and conditions of this Agreement for transactions entered into by: (i) You on Your behalf; (ii) anyone acting as Your agent;. You agree that You will be bound by
representations made by third parties You use to obtain the Services. You further agree to abide by the terms and conditions promulgated by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN"), including the Uniform Domain Name
Dispute Resolution Policy ("Dispute Resolution Policy," http://www.icann.org/dndr/udrp/policy.htm) any policy which ICANN may establish with respect to WHOIS information, and the terms and conditions of the Domain Names Terms of Services
to which you agree by registering or renewing domain(s) with WebFreeHosting.
- The Domain Privacy Protection Services
If you subscribe to the Domain Privacy Protection Services, each domain name registration which you control and which You designate such service will thereafter be registered in the name of the Backend Service Provider,
as the registrant. Your name, postal address, email address, phone and fax numbers shall be kept confidential, subject to Section 5 of this Agreement. The following information (and not your personal information) will be made
publicly available in the "WHOIS" directory for each Privacy Protected Domain:
- The Backend Service Provider's email address, postal address and phone and facsimile number for the registrant, administrative, technical, and billing contacts ("IDP Addresses");
- The primary and secondary domain name servers You designate for the Privacy Protected Domain;
- The Privacy Protected Domain's original date of registration and expiration date;
- The identity of Your registrar, domain name service provider (if different from the registrar) and the status of the Privacy Protected Domain with the registrar (such as, "active", "Registrar Lock", "client-hold", etc.).
While You will not be listed as the registrant for the Privacy Protected Domains, and other than as described in this Agreement, the Backend Service Provider will not act to control the Privacy Protected Domain(s).
You will retain the right to sell, transfer, or assign each Privacy Protected Domain(s); You will retain the right to control and set the DNS settings for the Privacy Protected Domain(s); You will retain the right to renew each
Privacy Protected Domain name registration upon expiration (subject to your registrar's applicable rules and policies); and You will remain responsible for resolving any and all monetary or other legal claims that arise in connection
with Your Privacy Protected Domain(s), subject to the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
IMPORTANT: THE DOMAIN PRIVACY PROTECTION SERVICES ARE NOT A GENERAL MAIL FORWARDING SERVICE. You agree that You will not provide any third party with the Domain Privacy Protection Addresses for the purpose of having
such third party transmit communications to you through the Backend Service Provider. Third parties may obtain the Domain Privacy Protection Addresses listed in the WHOIS directory by their own initiative, but You agree
that You will not be the one to provide the Domain Privacy Protection Addresses to such third parties.
- Provision of Personal Information
You agree that for each Privacy Protected Domain, You will provide to the Service Providers and maintain as current and accurate, the following information:
- Your name, address, email address, postal address, phone and fax numbers;
- The name, address, email address, postal address, phone and fax numbers for the Privacy Protected Domain's administrative, technical, and billing contacts;
- The primary and secondary domain name servers for the Privacy Protected Domain.
You agree to: (i) update this information immediately as it changes over time; (ii) respond within five (5) business days to any inquiries made by either Service Provider to determine the validity of personal information
provided by You; (iii) promptly respond to messages regarding correspondence addressed to or involving Your IDP Domain(s), as more fully set forth in section 6 below. If You do not supply primary and secondary domain name
servers, You agree that the Backend Service Provider may point Your Privacy Protected Domain(s) to an IP address of Backend Service Provider' choosing until such time as You supply primary and secondary domain name servers.
- Renewals and Fees
If You participate in automatic renewal of the Domain Privacy Protection Services You agree i) that the IDP Services shall be automatically renewed at the end of Your Domain Privacy Protection Services term,
ii) that the Service Provider will attempt to charge the credit card You have on file at the then current rates, and iii) You waive any requirement to obtain your ongoing affirmative consent to any such automatic renewals.
If you do not wish to automatically renew the Domain Privacy Protection Services, You agree that the exclusive method for communicating this to the Service Provider shall be by contacting Customer Service. It is Your
responsibility to keep Your credit card information current and accurate, including the expiration date. If Service Provider is unable to collect renewal or other fees, you agree that a Service Provider may contact You,
but is not obliged to do so, and You agree that Service Provider may suspend or terminate the Domain Privacy Protection Services as a result of the inability to obtain payment.
If the Backend Service Provider elects to begin charging a fee(s) to forward communications to You (see below), You agree that you may be required to pay such fees before the communications will be forwarded.
The Backend Service Provider may change its service and forwarding fees at any time. The Backend Service Provider may also charge reasonable fees for administrative tasks outside the scope of regular services.
These may include but are not limited to, customer service issues that require personal service and disputes that require legal services. You are responsible for paying all fees and taxes associated with using
the Backend Service Provider's services. Payment shall be made by credit card unless other options are indicated e.g. PayPal. You agree that charges may appear on the credit card statement under vendor name AttractSoft GmbH.
Fees are non-refundable. If for any reason there is a chargeback for any fee previously charged to the credit card by vendor name AttractSoft GMBH, You agree that vendor name AttractSoft GMBH may, without notice, pursue all
available remedies in order to obtain payment. Without limitation on other remedies which may be available under such circumstances, You agree that the Backend Service Provider may assume complete ownership of the Privacy
Protected Domain(s), that the Privacy Protected Domain(s) may be sold to third parties, or that the Privacy Protected Domain(s) may be pointed to IP numbers of the Backend Service Provider's choosing, and that the Backend
Service Provider may immediately cancel all services provided to You.
IMPORTANT TERMS REGARDING RELATIONSHIP OF TERM OF DOMAIN PRIVACY PROTECTION SERVICES AND REGISTRATION TERM OF AN ASSOCIATED PRIVACY PROTECTED DOMAIN: You understand that your DOMAIN PRIVACY PROTECTION Services term begins
on the date Your attempt to procure the Domain Privacy Protection Services is accepted by the Service Provider(s) and that it shall run for the unit of time which You order (typically, this would be one year). You understand
that the Domain Privacy Protection Services term may be different than the registration term of the Privacy Protected Domain which is associated with the Domain Privacy Protection Services. If a Privacy Protected Domain expires
and is deleted before the end of the term of the associated Domain Privacy Protection Services, then the Domain Privacy Protection Services associated with the domain will end when the Privacy Protected Domain is deleted and You
understand that there will be no refund for any resulting unused portion of the Domain Privacy Protection Services term. If the Domain Privacy Protection Services term ends while the registration term for the Privacy Protected
Domain is still ongoing, then the Domain Privacy Protection Services will no longer be provided, the personal information specified in section 2 shall be listed in the WHOIS output for the (then former) Privacy Protected Domain,
and the communications forwarding services specified in section 6 will no longer be provided.
For detailed information about the account/order verification process, our delivery policy, invoicing and payment restrictions please refer to our Terms Of Services - Provisioning & Invoicing.
For detailed information about refunds please refer to our Terms Of Services - Refund Policy.
- Your Representations & Warranties
You represent and warrant that all information provided by You pursuant to this Agreement is truthful, complete, current and accurate and You represent and warrant that you will maintain all information in this status
throughout the term of this Agreement. You also represent and warrant that You are using the Domain Privacy Protection Services in good faith and that You have no knowledge or reason to believe that Your Privacy Protected
Domain or the content found at any associated IP address infringes upon or conflicts with the legal rights of any third party or any third party's trademark or trade name. You also warrant that neither the Domain Privacy
Protection Services nor Privacy Protected Domain(s) will be used in connection with any illegal or morally objectionable activity (as defined below in section 5), or, in connection with the transmission of unsolicited
commercial email ("Spam").
- Service provider's suspension or termination of service and disclosure of your personal information
In the event of any of the following:
- If the Privacy Protected Domain(s) is (are) alleged to violate or infringe a third party's trademark, trade name, copyright interests or other legal rights of third parties;
- If you breach any provision of this Agreement or an anti-Spam policy of either Service Provider;
- If You breach any provision of Your registrar's Domain Names Terms of Services;
- If necessary to protect the integrity and stability of the applicable domain name registry;
- If necessary to comply with any applicable laws, government rules or requirements, subpoenas, court orders or requests of law enforcement;
- If the Backend Service provider is named as a defendant in, or investigated in anticipation of, any legal or administrative proceeding arising out of Your use of the Domain Privacy Protection Services
or the Privacy Protected Domain;
- If necessary to comply with ICANN's Dispute Resolution Policy or other policies promulgated by ICANN (including policies which may preclude the use of a service such as Domain Privacy protection);
- If necessary to avoid any financial loss or legal liability (civil or criminal) on the part of the Backend Service Provider, its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, shareholders, agents, officers,
directors, and employees;
- OR if it comes to the Backend Service Provider's attention that You are alleged to be using the Domain Privacy Protection Services for the purposes of engaging in, participating in, sponsoring or hiding Your
involvement in illegal or morally objectionable activities, including but not limited to, activities which are designed, intended to or otherwise: (i) appeal primarily to prurient interests; (ii) defame, embarrass,
harm, abuse, threaten, or harass; (iii) violate state or federal laws of the United States and/or foreign territories; (iv) involve hate crimes, terrorism or child pornography; (v) are tortuous, vulgar, obscene,
invasive of a third party's privacy, race, ethnicity, or are otherwise objectionable; (vi) impersonate the identity of a third party; (vii) harm minors in any way; or (viii) relate to or transmit viruses, Trojan
Horses, access codes, backdoors, worms, time bombs or any other code, routine, mechanism, device or item that corrupts, damages, impairs, interferes with, intercepts or misappropriates any software, hardware, firmware,
network, system, data or personally identifiable information.
You understand and agree that the Backend Service Provider has the absolute right and power, in its sole discretion and without any liability to You whatsoever, to suspend the Domain Privacy Protection Services,
terminate provisioning of the Domain Privacy Protection Services, list the information You provided in section 2 in the WHOIS output or provide the information You provided in section 2 to a claimant, resolve any
and all third party claims, whether threatened or made, arising out of Your use of the Privacy Protected Domain, or take any other action which the Backend Service Provider deems necessary.
In the event that the Backend Service Provider takes any of the actions set forth above or in the event You elect to cancel the Domain Privacy Protection Services for any reason, neither Service Provider will refund
any fees paid by You for the Domain Privacy Protection Services.
You also acknowledge and agree that the Backend Service Provider may, in its sole discretion and without any liability to You whatsoever, cancel the Domain Privacy Protection Services during the first thirty (30) days
after You procured the Domain Privacy Protection Services, and/or suspend Your rights under this Agreement and list the Domain Privacy Protection Addresses during resolution of a dispute or investigation of allegations.
- Forwarding communications
You agree that the Backend Service Provider will review communications sent to the Domain Privacy Protection Addresses associated with Your Privacy Protected Domain. For communications received via certified or traceable
courier mail (such as UPS, FedEx, or DHL), or first class U.S. postal mail which does not appear to be unsolicited commercial mail, the Backend Service Provider may either i) forward such communication to You or ii) may attempt
to communicate to you a scanned copy of a page of the communication to ascertain Your desires with respect to forwarding the communication to You. You specifically acknowledge that the Backend Service Provider may elect to not
forward to You (nor to otherwise communicate with You) regarding first class postal mail or email, fax, postal mail or telephone communications which appear to be unsolicited communications which offer or advertise the sale of
goods or services or which solicit charitable contributions, or communications which appear to arise from Your having used the Domain Privacy Protection Services as a general mail forwarding service (see section 1, above).
You authorize the Backend Service Provider to either discard all such communications or return all such communications to sender unopened. You agree to waive any and all claims arising from Your failure to receive communications
directed to Your domain name but not forwarded to You by the Backend Service Provider, including failures which arise from the Backend Service Provider's mistake in judging whether a communication appears to be an unsolicited
communication or not.
Email. The WHOIS directory generally requires an email address for every purchased domain name registration. When You purchase Domain Privacy Protection Services, the Backend Service Provider creates an email address
for that domain, "yourdomainname@whoisprivacyprotect.com". Thereafter, when messages are sent to the email address listed in the Domain Privacy protected Address, the Backend Service Provider forwards such messages to the
email address You listed in section 2. If such an email address becomes non-functioning or if email to such address bounces, the Backend Service Provider is not obligated to attempt to contact You through other means.
You agree that the Backend Service Provider may elect, in the Backend Service Provider's sole discretion, to allow You to access Your Account and view email sent to the Domain Privacy Protection Addresses, though such
alternative means of servicing Your Account is an option and not a requirement.
Your Obligation to Respond to communications from the Backend Service Provider: When the Backend Service Provider receives a communication which may warrant forwarding to You, per the terms of this Agreement, the Backend
Service Provider will send an email to the email address You provided to the Backend Service Provider pursuant to section 2. The email message will identify the sender of the correspondence and the date received.
As an alternative, You agree that the Backend Service Provider may allow you to access Your Account to view full or partial scanned copies of (non-email) communications sent to the Domain Privacy Protection Addresses and
that You may be required to interact with Your Account to have the physical originals of such communications forwarded to You and that if You do not interact with Your Account in the ways indicated upon accessing Your Account,
that the communications may not be forwarded to You. In either event, You will have seventy-two (72) hours to decide whether to have the communication(s) forwarded. If you do not respond within this time period,
the communication(s) will not be forwarded. The method of forwarding will be determined by the Backend Service Provider. Communication(s) may not be immediately forwarded upon Your election; there may be a delay and
communication(s) may be aggregated to be forwarded together. The Backend Service Provider may begin charging fees for forwarding communications or may change the method by which communications are forwarded without
a written notice.
In the event that You do not respond to communications from the Backend Service Provider regarding communications received at the IDP Address, the Backend Service Provider may immediately reveal the information You provided
pursuant to section 2 and/or cancel the Domain Privacy Protection Services regarding either the Privacy Protected Domain in question or with respect to all of Your Privacy Protected Domains, depending on the circumstances.
This means that the WHOIS directory will revert to displaying Your name, postal address, email address and phone number. This action would be taken because the Backend Service Provider will not become involved in any legal
or other matters between You and third parties.
- Limitation of liability
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL EITHER THE PRIMARY OR BACKEND SERVICE PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT,
YOUR DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION, THE DOMAIN PRIVACY PROTECTION SERVICES, USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRIMARY OR BACKEND SERVICE PROVIDER(S) WEBSITE(S) OR THE MATERIALS AND CONTENT OF THE WEBSITE(S) OR ANY OTHER WEBSITES
LINKED TO SUCH WEBSITE(S) OR YOUR PROVISION OF ANY PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION TO THE BACKEND SERVICE PROVIDER OR ANY THIRD PARTY. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON
CONTRACT, TORT, WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER BASIS, EVEN IF EITHER THE PRIMARY OR BACKEND SERVICE PROVIDERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR SUCH DAMAGES WERE REASONABLY
FORESEEABLE. BECAUSE CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS DO NOT PERMIT THE LIMITATION OR ELIMINATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE PRIMARY AND BACKEND SERVICE PROVIDERS' LIABILITY IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS
SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. IF ANY PROVISION OF THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS FOUND TO BE UNENFORCEABLE, ONLY SUCH PROVISION SHALL BE REMOVED AND THE REMAINDER SHALL BE ENFORCED TO
THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
You further understand and agree that the Primary and Backend Service Providers disclaim any loss or liability resulting from: (i) the inadvertent disclosure or theft of Your personal information; (ii) access delays or
interruptions to our website or the websites of affiliated parties; (iii) data non-delivery or misdelivery between You and the Service Providers; (iv) the failure for whatever reason to renew the Domain Privacy Protection
Services; (v) the unauthorized use of the Service Provider's services; (vi) errors, omissions or misstatements by either Service Provider; (vii) deletion of, failure to store, failure to process or act upon email messages sent
to or forwarded to either You or the email address listed for Your Privacy Protected Domain; (viii) processing of updated information regarding Your Account; (ix) any act or omission caused by You or Your agents (whether
authorized by You or not).
YOU AGREE THAT, IN ANY EVENT, THE PRIMARY AND BACKEND SERVICE PROVIDERS' RESPECTIVE MAXIMUM LIABILITY TO YOU SHALL BE CAPPED BY THE LESSER OF THE AMOUNT OF FEES PAID BY YOU TO EACH SERVICE PROVIDER IN THE PRECEDING YEAR
WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES WHICH GAVE RISE TO THE LIABILITY OR 100.00USD PER PRIVACY PROTECTED DOMAIN.
- Indemnity
You agree to release, defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Primary and Backend Service Providers, and their parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, shareholders, agents, directors, officers and employees and
Your registrar, from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, losses, damages or costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising out of or related in any way to this Agreement, the Domain Privacy
Protection Services, the websites of the Service Providers, and/or Your use of Your Privacy Protected Domain.
- Backend service provider warranty disclaimer
THE BACKEND SERVICE PROVIDER, ITS PARENT COMPANIES, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SHAREHOLDERS, AGENTS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND IN CONNECTION
WITH THIS AGREEMENT, THE SERVICES PROVIDED HEREUNDER, THE WEBSITES OF THE BACKEND SERVICE PROVIDER OR ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO SUCH WEBSITES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. ALL THE BACKEND SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICES, AS WELL AS THE BACKEND SERVICE PROVIDER WEBSITE, ARE PROVIDED "AS IS".
YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TO AND USE OF THE BACKEND SERVICE PROVIDER'S SERVICES AND ITS WEBSITE ARE ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, IN WHICH EVENT THE FOREGOING
DISCLAIMER MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF ANY PROVISION OF THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS FOUND TO BE UNENFORCEABLE, ONLY SUCH PROVISION SHALL BE REMOVED AND THE REMAINDER SHALL BE ENFORCED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
- Copyright & trademark
You understand and agree that all content and materials contained in this Agreement, the Privacy Policy, and the Backend Service Provider website, are protected by the various copyright, patent, trademark, service mark and
trade secret laws of the United States, as well as any other applicable proprietary rights and laws, and that the Backend Service Provider reserves its rights in and to all such content and materials. You further understand
and agree that You are prohibited from using any of the afore-described content and materials without the written permission of the Backend Service Provider. No license or right under any copyright, patent, trademark, service
mark or other proprietary right or license is granted to You or conferred upon You by this Agreement or otherwise.
- Miscellaneous provisions
- Severability; Construction; Entire Agreement.
You agree that if any part of this Agreement shall be held to be illegal, unenforceable or invalid, in whole or in part, such provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it legal,
enforceable and valid, and the legality, enforceability, and validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected or impaired. The headings herein will not be considered a part of
this Agreement. You agree that this Agreement, including the policies it incorporates by reference, constitute the complete and only Agreement between You and the Backend Service Provider regarding the
services contemplated herein.
- Governing Law; Venue; Waiver Of Trial By Jury.
This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws and judicial decisions of King County, Washington, excluding its conflicts of laws rules. You agree that any action relating to or arising out
of this Agreement shall be brought exclusively in the courts of King County, Washington. For the adjudication of domain name registration disputes and disputes under this Agreement, you agree to submit to
the exclusive subject matter and personal jurisdiction of the state and Federal courts located in King County, Washington, you agree that venue shall be proper in such jurisdiction, and you agree to waive
any objection you may have to jurisdiction and venue in such forum. You agree to waive the right to trial by jury in any proceeding, regardless of venue, that takes place relating to or arising out of this
Agreement and You agree that service upon You may be accomplished by depositing the summons and complaint in the United States mail, first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the address provided
by you in section 2, which service shall be deemed to be effective five days after deposit.
- Term of Agreement; Survival.
The term of this Agreement begins on the date Your attempt to procure the Domain Privacy Protection Services is accepted by the Service Provider(s). The term shall run for the unit of time which You ordered
when You procured the Domain Privacy Protection Services unless terminated or suspended sooner according to the terms of this Agreement. Sections 6 (Forwarding Communications), 7 (Limitation of Liability),
8 (Indemnity), 9 (Warranty Disclaimer) and 11 (Miscellaneous Provisions) shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.