[Translation]1
Amended May 15, 2003
Amended May 20, 2005
We (institute)/I (individual) (the "Applicant")
have submitted to Taiwan Network Information Center ("TWNIC")
or its authorized registration service institute ("Registrar")
an application to register the domain name(s) as specified
in the application form in connection to this Agreement as
our/my domain name(s) and hereby agree to the following terms
and conditions.
1. When applying to register or renew the registration of
a domain name, the Applicant shall inform the Registrar of
the particulars listed below and warrant the truthfulness
thereof; the Applicant shall bear sole liability if any information
provided by the Applicant is erroneous, false, or infringes
any right or interest of a third party:
(1)The content of all information stated on the domain name
registration application form is true, complete, and accurate.
(2) To the Applicant's knowledge, the domain name for which
the Applicant applies for registration does not infringe any
right or interest of a third party.
(3) The Applicant is not applying for registration of, and
will not use, the domain name out of any improper purpose
or in knowing violation of any laws or regulations.
The Registrant shall warrant that all information provided
in the domain name registration application form, or as updated,
is true, complete and accurate, when the related registration
is renewed or when information as registered is updated.
TWNIC and the Registrar shall have the right to cancel the
domain name registration in accordance with Article 8 hereof
in the event the Applicant breaches any provision in the preceding
two Sections.
2. TWNIC shall have the right, based on
international Internet community practice and in consideration of
public interests such as protection of consumers, protection of
intellectual property rights, enforcement of laws etc., to
establish a WHOIS database and to provide to the public through
entry-specific online query the information (domain name, name,
telephone number, fax number, e-mail address, of applicant, date
of application, expiry date, DNS setup information), either in
Chinese or in English, as provided by the Applicant and stored in
the WHOIS database. To protect the privacy of the Applicant, TWNIC
and the Registrar may appoint several items of information
provided by Applicant, depending on whether or not the Applicant
is an individual, such that the items are subject to public query
under the consent of the Applicant.
3. TWNIC and the Registrar shall bear no liability and the
Applicant shall claim no damage brought to the Applicant by
TWNIC or the Registrar’s failing to notify the Applicant in
a timely manner of any relevant information due to any information
provided by the Applicant under Article 2 hereof to be erroneous,
false or outdated.
4. Apart from providing the Chinese/English information referred
to in Article 2 hereof to the public through entry-specific
online query, TWNIC and the Registrar shall protect the information
provided by the Applicant in accordance with the Computer
Processed personal Information Protection Law, and shall not
subject it to third party’s use, unless otherwise provided
by law, pursuant to a court order, or to a written request
by a relevant competent authority made under the law.
5. The Applicant hereby agree that when it is necessary in
TWNIC’s services in the administration of domain name registrations
or otherwise required by law, regulation, or a government
policy, TWNIC shall have the right to use the information
provided by the Applicant and stored in the WHOIS database
in various noncommercial domain name experiment projects and
Internet-related research projects conducted by TWNIC or under
the authorization of TWNIC.
6. The Applicant shall ensure the completeness and safety
of the information security systems in its application and
use of the Domain Name. TWNIC shall have the right to suspend
or otherwise take necessary actions against a registered Domain
Name upon competent authority’s order, if third parties’ rights
and interests tend to be influenced or if the operation of
the Internet tends to be damaged due to reasons attributable
to the Applicant.
7. All disputes between the Applicant and
a third party arising from the domain name registered by the
Applicant shall be processed in accordance with the “Taiwan
Network Information Center -Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy”
and the “Rules for the Taiwan Network Information Center Domain
Name Dispute Resolution Policy”.
8. In the event of any breach of this Agreement or the “Guidelines
for Administration of Domain Name Registrations” of TWNIC
or related rules or regulations, the Registrar may request
the Applicant in writing or by e-mail ,asking the Applicant
to explain in writing cause(s) of the breach. TWNIC and the
Registrar may cancel the domain name registration of the Applicant
if the Applicant fails to submit in writing evidences proving
non-breach within thirty(30) days from receipt of such request.
Failure by TWNIC or the Registrar to take prompt measures
with respect to a fact of breach by the Applicant shall not
be deemed evidence that the Applicant was not in breach.
9. TWNIC reserves the right to amend this Agreement, the “Guidelines
for Administration of Domain Name Registrations”, and other
related rules and regulations from time to time pursuant to
changes in law, regulation, or government policy, and announce
the amendments on TWNIC website or notify the Applicant by
e-mail. If the Applicant does not accept the amended Agreement,
“Guidelines for Administration of Domain Name Registrations”,
or other related rules or regulations, it shall notify the
Registrar in writing within thirty(30 ) days to terminate
its domain name registration. Failure to do so shall be deemed
acceptance by the Applicant of the amended Agreement, “Guidelines
for Administration of Domain Name Registrations”, or other
related rules and regulations.
10. All matters not provided for herein shall be subject to
the related laws of Taiwan, the Republic of China, and the
“Guidelines for Administration of Domain Name Registrations”of
TWNIC. For matters not provided for by law, reference may
be made to the international practices regarding domain name
registration administration.
11. This Agreement shall in all respects
be construed and applied in accordance with the laws of Taiwan,
the Republic of China; any dispute arising with respect to this
Agreement shall in first instance be subject to the jurisdiction
of the Taipei District Court of Taiwan.
1 In case of any discrepancy between this
translation and the original Chinese text, the Chinese text
shall govern. Terms in this translation expressed in the singular
should be construed as also including the plural, and vice
versa.