Amended May 15, 2003
We (institute)/I (individual) have submitted to Taiwan Network
Information Center (TWNIC) or its authorized registration service
institute (hereinafter referred to as "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 or to change the domain name related information, 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 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.
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 of the above provisions.
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 compensation for any 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 Processing Individual
Information Protection Law, and shall not provide it for 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 required in TWNIC’s
providing its domain name registration administration services
or otherwise required by law, regulation, or a government policy,
TWNIC shall have the right to provide the information provided
by the Applicant and stored the WHOIS database for use 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 notice, 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 “Service
Guidelines for Management of Domain Name Registrations” or related
rules or regulations, the Registrar may request the Applicant
in writing or by e-mail to explain in writing the 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 “Service
Guidelines for Management 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, Management
Regulations, or other related rules or regulations, it shall notify
the Registrar in writing within thirty(30 ) days to cancel its
domain name registration. Failure to do so shall be deemed acceptance
by the Applicant of the amended Agreement, “Service Guidelines
for Management 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, the “Service Guidelines
for Management of Domain Name Registrations”. 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.