Registrar agreement
NB!! This agreement is being terminated, and will cease effect after 1.
May 2005.
AGREEMENT
Between
UNINETT Norid AS
(hereafter called Norid)
and
(hereafter called Registrar)
Background
The Norwegian Registration Service for Internet Domain Names
(Norid) is a service run by UNINETT Norid AS. Norid administers
registration of domain names under the top-level domain .no,
as well as a group of category domains and geographic domains. Norid also
has a role as guardian for the .no-domain, and enforces the
current name policy in cooperation with the Norwegian Post and
Telecommunications Authority.
Applications for registration of domain names under the domains
Norid administers, are sent in by a Registrar on behalf of
the Applicant. As Applicant is regarded the
organization wishing to use the domain name for its own benefit. As
domain name Holder is regarded the organization which has
received a registered domain name which Norid administers.
The Registrar's role is to assist the Applicant with the
application for domain name registration and the Holder with later
changes of registered information connected to a domain name. In
its role as Registrar, the Registrar shall act on the
Applicant's/Holder's behalf and send in applications and change
information for them. The Registrar shall also inform the Applicant
on its rights and duties and on the current rules for domain names
under the domains Norid administers. The Registrar's role is
described in more detail in the rest of this document.
Registrar Requirements
The Registrar shall be an enterprise or an organization which
Norid determines to have adequate technical and administrative
resources to assist Norid and give good service to Applicants and
Holders.
The Registrar shall fulfill the following basic
requirements:
- The Registrar shall be a legal entity with responsible
management/leadership
- The Registrar shall have its own domain
- The Registrar shall have e-mail contact with Norid
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(Name, address, email, telephone number, fax number, organization number)
hereunder called the Registrar, fulfills Norid's above-mentioned
requirements for Registrars. This agreement regulates the
relationship between Norid and the Registrar by applications and
registration of domain names and changing of registered
information.
1. The agreement's extent
Through this agreement, the Registrar is given the right to send
in applications for registration of domain names on behalf of the
Applicant. The agreement gives the Registrar the right to send in
notices on change of registered information on behalf of the Holder
of a domain registered through Norid. The agreement does not imply
that Norid transfers or gives up any of its right to handle
registration and administration of domain names to the
Registrar.
The agreement does not imply collaboration by any other means or
in other areas than that explicitly stated in the agreement. The
agreement does not imply establishment of any union or cooperation-
or company construction in any way.
This agreement does not give rights to any employee, owner, or
other persons or companies who, in some way, are related to one of
the parties, such that it is only legal parties which act as party,
and which are explicitly named in the agreement as party, which
have rights according to the agreement.
This agreement gives the Registrar the right to register up to a
number of domain names equal to a collected registration fee of NOK
5000,- per month. If the Registrar wishes to temporarily or
permanently increase this limit, then a separate agreement has to
be reached with Norid.
The rights and duties the Registrar has with regard to the
agreement cannot be transferred to others.
2. Deposit
The Registrar is obligated, with the entry into the agreement,
to pay a one-time fee of NOK 5.000,- to Norid, as well as a deposit
of NOK 5.000,-.
The deposit functions as security for eventual unpaid invoices
when the agreement is nullified. After all outstanding invoices are
paid for, the remaining amount is sent back to the Registrar.
The one-time fee is non-refundable.
The Registrar's duties
3.1 Contact persons
The Registrar shall have an administrative contact person, a
person responsible for invoices, and a technical contact person. If
desired, a role or function (for example, hostmaster) can be given
instead of a person as invoice-responsible and technical contact.
The Registrar is obligated to make sure that contact information is
always updated.
3.2 Correspondence
All e-mail to Norid's automatic processing system shall be done
through digitally signed e-mail in accordance with agreed keys. The
Registrar is itself responsible for its signature key not being
compromised. The cost of changing a signature key must be covered
by the Registrar. For the time being, PGP is used for digital
signing.
3.3 Use of the schema
All applications for domain name registration shall be done on
Norid's application schema, or on another electronic formula that
corresponds to the form and is approved by Norid.
With other operations than registration, the Registrar shall
procure the necessary information with help of Norid's schema,
where such a schema exists.
Norid reserves the right to change the schema when it finds it
necessary. Norid is obliged to inform the Registrar about any
changes made in the schema at least one month before the changes
takes place.
3.4 Processing
The Registrar shall assist and be helpful to the Applicant with
filling out domain name applications. The Registrar is obliged to
always follow the current name policy.
The registrar is obliged to inform the Applicant on the rules
for domain name registration in Norway, before an application is
sent in. The Registrar is also obliged to inform the Applicant on
its duties, especially the legal contact duties, in accordance to
the current name policy.
Norid recommends that the Registrar ensure that the Applicant is
represented with a contact person, and that the contact person has
the necessary authority.
The Registrar shall, before the electronic application is sent
in to Norid, control that it is correctly filled out, and that the
Applicant has signed a copy of the Applicant's statement. The statement regulates the
relationship between the Applicant, later Holder, and Norid. The
statement shall be archived by the Registrar, and the Registrar is
obliged to send Norid a copy of this as requested. The Registrar
can also choose archiving and signing methods as long as the method
is regarded as legally valid.
The Registrar shall, before the application is sent in to Norid,
control that the technical requirements set in the name policy are
fulfilled for the domain.
If Norid registers the domain name the Applicant wishes, the
Registrar is obliged to inform the Applicant about this latest
within 10 working days.
In case Norid rejects a correctly filled out application for
registration of domain name, Norid shall inform the Registrar by
e-mail on the rejection and the reason for this. The Registrar
shall inform the Applicant about the rejection with the reason
within 10 working days, as well as inform about how to issue a
complaint.
The Registrar is also obliged to take in and distribute notices
to Norid about changing of information registered on the domains
the Registrar is Registrar for. The Registrar is also obliged to,
the best it can, check that the notices come from a person which
represents the Holder of the domain. Further procurement of this
information should be done without receiving compensation from
Norid.
If a correctly filled out change notice is refused by Norid,
Norid shall inform the Registrar by e-mail about this as well as
give a reason for the refusal. The Registrar shall inform the
Holder that the change was refused and why it was so within 10
working days.
Through the sending in of one of Norid's schemas, the Registrar
is obliged to use one of the formats specified by Norid in the
instructions to the relevant schema.
4. Registration fee / Yearly fee
For each application for domain name registration which is
approved, the Registrar shall pay the registration fee which is
given in Norid's price information. The Registrar is also obliged
to pay the current yearly fee for the domains the Registrar acts as
responsible party for invoices.
Norid shall, at the end of each calendar month, work out
invoices for domains the Registrar has registered within that
month. The due date shall be 30 days from the invoice's date. The
yearly fee for a domain is invoiced before its registration date
each year.
If the due date has expired, a reminder with a (new) due date of
within 30 days will be sent. The invoice will then be sent to a
collection agency. If the invoice is not paid after the first due
date is expired, the Registrar can temporarily lose its access to
Norid's registration services, such that applications cannot be
sent to Norid. Warnings will be sent to the Registrar through
e-post 2 working days before the Registrar loses its access. The
Registrar will regain access to use the registration services when
the invoice is paid for, cf. See below.
If the invoice has not been paid within 30 days of the
collection agency warning, the Registrar can lose its status as
Registrar. The agreement can thus be voided, going into effect
immediately (see also point 9). Outstanding charges will be covered
by the deposit paid by the Registrar.
If the Registrar loses access to the registration services more
than three (3) times because of late payment, the Registrar can
lose its status as Registrar (see also point 9).
Norid shall notify the Registrar on increase of the registration
fee/yearly fee at least two (2) months before the increase takes
place.
5. Norid's duty
Norid shall always keep the Registrar informed on the current
name policy for the domains Norid administers. Noird shall also
inform the Registrar about routines connected to domain name
registration and changing of information connected to the domain
name. This information will be published on Norid's web pages.
Norid shall give a return notice on domain name registration
applications to the Registrar within 10 working days. This does
not imply that the applications are through being processed,
since Norid in certain situations must wait for documentation or
answer from external organizations. If Norid does not keep the
deadline for issuing the return message, a cut in the registration
fee is given. This cut is 5% of the fee per working day after the
deadline, although limited to 30% of the registration fee. The cut
is given only after a complaint on exceeding a deadline from the
Registrar, with a request for a cut.
Norid has the duty and right to publish the Registrar's
organization name as well as address and e-mail address on Norid's
registrar list. This is to make it possible for Applicants to come
in contact with Registrars.
If a Registrar agreement is nullified, Norid is obliged to
inform Holders with domains connected to the former Registrar, that
they must find a new Registrar.
6. Norid's responsibility
Norid shall do a satisfactory job in operating and running the
DNS name service for the domains it administers. This implies,
among other things, that administration giving out domain names,
delegation of subdomains and running name servers must be done by
persons with technical insight. This also implies keeping the
central Internet Registration Services informed on the status of
the domain, and to run the database with precision, robustness and
error tolerance.
Norid does not have compensation responsibility over the
Registrar for any direct or indirect damages as the result of the
Registrar's handling of domain name applications.
Norid is not involved in the relationship between the Registrar
and Applicant/Holder over that which is explicitly stated in this
agreement.
7. Changes
The agreement can change with agreement between the parties.
Such changes shall always be done in writing.
If Norwegian or international law demands changes in the
contract relationship, the necessary changes are regarded as
automatically incorporated, without reservation.
8. Force Majeure
If an unexpected or extraordinary event takes place which the
parties cannot control, for example natural disaster, strike,
government regulation or encroachment, which leads to the agreement
being especially burdensome to fulfill, the agreement is suspended
in the time that this event lasts. If the event lasts longer than 3
months, the agreement can be nullified by both parties with 14 days
written notice.
9. Agreement period and termination
This agreement becomes valid when signed by both parties and
payment in accordance with Point 2 is received, and is valid until
further notice. Each of the parties has the right to terminate the
agreement in writing, with a termination period of 6 months
starting from the receiving of the notice of termination. The
termination notice shall be sent by registered letter. Termination
from Norid's side shall be given a reason.
If the Registrar significantly defaults on its duties in
accordance to the agreement, and this is not corrected within 30
days after the Registrar has received written warning about it,
Norid has the right to terminate this agreement with immediate
effect. Repeated occurrences of exceeding deadlines as given in
Point 3.4 is regarded as a significant default.
If the Registrar seeks debt negotiations or goes out of
business, Norid can terminate the agreement with immediate
effect.
If a Registrar agreement has been terminated by one of the two
parties, the archive with the Applicant's statement shall be sent
compensation-free from the Registrar to Norid. The deposit shall be
paid back to the Registrar after the archive is received in a
format Norid can use and eventual unpaid invoices are covered.
If the registrar fails to fulfill the agreement, and thereby
loses its position as a registrar, the organization can not apply
to become a registrar again before 12 months have passed since the
termination of the agreement.
10. Conflict: Legal venues and choice of law
Disagreements in connection with or as a result of this
agreement, shall be attempted to be resolved through negotiation.
If negotiation does not work, the parties will use Trondheim
Magistrate Court (Byrett) as a legal venue to resolve conflicts.
Each disagreement in connection with or as a result of the
agreement shall be resolved according to Norwegian law.
Trondheim the _________________________ the ________________
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UNINETT Norid AS Registrar
Legal contact for the Registrar: ___________________________
address: ___________________________
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fax-no: ___________________________
e-mail: ___________________________
Technical contact for the Registrar: ___________________________
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Billing contact for the Registrar: ___________________________
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