Terms and Conditions for Domain Registration

These Domain Products Terms and Conditions apply to the provision of any domain related services by Codeframe Limited (‘Codeframe’). The ordering of Domain services from Codeframe constitutes acceptance by the Client of these Domain Products Terms and Conditions.

General Domain Terms

The Client acknowledges that registration of a Domain is subject to third party terms and conditions including those from the relevant registry for the Domain extension. The Client confirms that it will at all times and in all respects comply with ICANN’s and any relevant registry’s terms and conditions for domain registration and use. Further, the Client indemnifies both Codeframe and the applicable registry for a Domain in respect of the Client’s use of the Domain and in respect of the Client’s failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement or any failure to comply with ICANN or the registry’s terms and conditions

The Client acknowledges and accepts that domain registration and renewal services are limited to the forwarding by Codeframe of the Client’s request to register or renew a domain to the relevant registry for that domain. It is at all times the Client’s responsibility to check that a Domain has been registered and/or renewed with the registry as appropriate.<

The Client warrants that the registration of a domain name requested by a Client (‘a Domain’) and the manner in which it is to be used, either directly or indirectly

• will not infringe any third party rights, including third party intellectual property rights;
• Is not being made in bad faith or could otherwise be considered to be an abusive registration under the dispute resolution procedures or policies of any relevant registry or of ICANN; and
• will at no time be used for an unlawful purpose whatsoever.

While Codeframe shall use reasonable endeavours to register a Domain, the Client accepts that Codeframe is not required to accept any request to register a Domain or to continue with any attempt to register a Domain if the Domain is not capable of registration.

Codeframe makes no representations, express of implied, that a particular Domain is available for registration and Codeframe accepts no liability for failure to register a Domain for any reason.

Codeframe may from time to time change the registrar that a Domain is held with, at its discretion and without notice to the Client.

The Client accepts and consents to Codeframe making the Client’s registration details in relation to the Domain available to third parties including ICANN and the applicable registry for the Domain as applicable including to law enforcement and governmental bodies as required by law

The Client accepts and consents to Codeframe making publically available certain of the Client’s information, for example by inclusion in the whois database, as required by law or for any other purpose required or permitted by ICANN, Nominet, a relevant registry or any regulatory body. The Client consents to any and all such disclosures and waives any cause of action it may have against Codeframe in this respect.

In the event that the Client has not purchased the Whois Privacy Service, the Client must ensure that its details on the whois database are accurate and current failing which the Domain may be suspended by Codeframe, ICANN or the relevant registry until such time as the Client can prove that the details on the whois database are accurate.

The Client consents to Domains registered through Codeframe having locks automatically applied to such Domains

Codeframe shall endeavour to automatically renew a Domain on a Client’s behalf when it is due for renewal subject to the following:

• the Client has a valid and up-to-date payment method of its account; and
• the Client has not set the Domain to either cancel or manually renewal in the Client’s control panel.

If either of the above apply then Codeframe shall not automatically renew a Domain and the Client is entirely responsible for any consequences of a Domain not being renewed

Domains which are automatically renewed by Codeframe will be ordinarily renewed for 12 months unless a different renewal period is specified in the Client’s control panel.

Codeframe shall take payment for Domain renewals up to 7 days prior to the Domain renewal date in order to ensure that the Domain is renewed on time. Codeframe shall endeavour to follow any payment priority set up on the Client’s account, however, Codeframe reserves the right to take payment from any stored payment method on the Client’s account.

Codeframe payment shall be made via a stored debit/credit card on the client’s account, via a created Direct Debit payment or via direct bank transfer (BACS) payment, the details of which are located on any invoice or reminder issued.

Domain renewals shall be charged at Codeframe’s prevailing rate at the time of the renewals. Codeframe’s prevailing rates can be located on Codeframe’s website.

If a Domain is not renewed by the applicable renewal date then the Domain shall become an Expired Domain. In this instance, please make contact with Codeframe by telephone or email immediately to allow us the maximum opportunity to effect a domain renewal, should you require it.

Most Domains can be registered and/or renewed for up to ten years, however, certain Domains are subject to restrictions on the length of initial registration or renewal. These restrictions are set by the respective registries.

Domain cancellations by Clients must be done through the Client’s control panel and must be completed at least 24 hours prior to any payment date. The payment date is at least 7 days prior to the renewal date and varies by both payment method and by domain extension.

If the Domain is purchased alongside another Codeframe service then the Client must cancel both the Domain and the other Codeframe service separately. Cancellation of either the Domain or any other service will not automatically cancel the other.

Domain registrations and/or renewals are non-refundable by Codeframe in whole or in part.

Once a Domain has been registered by the applicable registry, Codeframe is unable to refund any refund in respect of that Domain. This is due to the bespoke nature of Domains and the Client accepts this to be a fair apportionment of risk given Codeframe’s inability to claim a refund from the relevant registry.

Any refund on a Domain prior to registration with the relevant registry is entirely at Codeframe’s discretion.

The Client accepts that Codeframe is unable to verify or check for errors in Domain registration requests. Accordingly, the Client is solely responsible for ensuring that a Domain has the correct or intended spelling

As set out in the General Terms and Conditions and above, Domain registrations are a bespoke purchase to the Client’s specification and accordingly the Client, when a consumer, waives any right to a cooling off period that may be applicable. If the Client as a consumer is not willing to waive such right then the Client must make Codeframe aware of the same and Codeframe will be unable to register a Domain until after the applicable cooling off period has expired.

Codeframe shall determine the ownership of a registered Domain by reference to the details held on the whois database. If the whois database details are not clear then Codeframe shall be entitled to request whatever supporting evidence it may require to ascertain ownership.

In the event that ownership of a registered Domain is disputed then the Client agrees to make all reasonable efforts to resolve such dispute with the third party, including before involving Codeframe and at Codeframe’s request.

If a Client wishes to transfer ownership of a registered Domain the Client must:

• ensure that all necessary consents and permissions to that transfer have been obtained;
• deliver to Codeframe documentary evidence of all such relevant consents and permissions;
• accept that Codeframe is under no obligation to carry out any transfer request if the Client fails to satisfy Codeframe that the documentation provided shows the transfer to be properly requested or authorised or where the Client has not complied with these terms in any other way

The transfer service offered by Codeframe is supplied on the basis that the Client is solely responsible for changing the tag of the domain to Codeframe and to ensure that the transfer completes to the Client’s specifications. If a transfer is cancelled, the Client will be responsible for contacting Codeframe to request a refund for the incomplete transfer, if applicable

The Client accepts that the transfer of a gTLD Domain may require Codeframe to carry out a manual transfer. In such event, the Client agrees to pay the applicable manual transfer fee to Codeframe as stated on Codeframe’s website and as updated from time to time.

On transfer, the Client can select to register the transferred domain for a minimum term of one year up to a maximum term of ten years, on certain domains. The Client acknowledges that the maximum terms for a particular domain may vary and are available on an “as is” basis as displayed by Codeframe. Clients acknowledge that one year may be added and charged to some domain extensions when transferred, including but not limited to .FR, .FM, .NAME

Codeframe will only allow a domain name owned or managed by the Client to be attached to the Codeframe IPS tag where the Client has an active account with Codeframe.

The Client agrees that on to transferring ownership of a registered Domain to another person or registering a Domain on behalf of another person (the “Transferee”) the Client will confirm and prove that the Transferee agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of the Agreement at Codeframe’s request.

Codeframe will not transfer ownership of a Domain until all Fees attributable to the services associated with the account, which are due have been paid by the Client to Codeframe

In the event that Codeframe receives a complaint in regards to trademark / brand infringement, Codeframe has the right to place a Domain on hold and move into the Codeframe holding account. Codeframe shall take this action if in receipt of a decision from a Domain Dispute Resolution and/or a settlement agreement between the parties concerned. Any renewal payments must be paid to Codeframe by the Client.

In the event of receiving documentation which matches the WHOIS details, Codeframe reserves the right to move a Domain from the current Domain holder’s account into a Codeframe holding account, lock the domain and place a registrar hold on it. Codeframe shall not move the Domain from this status until it is satisfied that the dispute has been resolved between the parties concerned, with documentation provided to Codeframe by both parties proving the same. This documentation may include a court order, an email/letter/legal document from the current domain holder and the complainant both stipulating the transfer of the domain to the complainant

For all applicable gTLDs the Client agrees that Codeframe will act as a Designated Agent, in accordance with ICANN’s Transfer Policy, for the Client whenever a request is made to update the registrant contact details associated with a Domain. In that respect, the Client expressly authorises Codeframe to approve a change of registrant of any change to the registrant’s details on behalf of the Client.

The Client acknowledges and accepts that where Codeframe takes an action on a Domain as a Designated Agent under clause 5.12 then such Domain will be opted out from any 60-day transfer lock period.

In the event that a domain name is not renewed by its expiry date it shall cease to operate and shall be deemed to be expired.

A registered Domain shall expire if Codeframe is unable to take payment via the method stored on the Client’s Codeframe account, where the Client has set the Domain to expire or where the Client fails to manually renew the Domain by the renewal date

It is the Client’s responsibility to ensure that the email address stored on its’ Codeframe account is up to date and is able to receive renewal reminders from Codeframe

Following the expiry date a domain may enter a grace and/or redemption period. Certain registries do not allow for grace and/or redemption periods as more fully set out here.

Domains from registries which do not allow for a grace and/or redemption period may be unrecoverable by the Client or Codeframe following the expiry date and in such circumstances Codeframe’s agreement with the Client for that Domain will terminate immediately and without liability to Codeframe. Further, Codeframe is under no duty to attempt to recover such Domain(s)

The Client acknowledges that three (3) calendar days after the date of expiration of a Domain, Codeframe may in its sole discretion carry out the following actions:

• renew the Domain;
• park the Domain on different name servers from those set by the Client including the Codeframe name servers; and/or
• where the relevant registry does not allow for grace or redemption periods, this clause shall apply

Provided that the relevant registry for the Domain(s) allows a grace period, the Client acknowledges that it has up to 16 days following expiry of the Domain(s) (‘the Grace Period’) to contact Codeframe to retrieve and renew the Domain provided that the Client pays for said renewal in full and in cleared funds.

On receipt of the renewal fee by Codeframe within the Grace Period, the Client will retain ownership of the Domain(s) and as soon as reasonably practicable Codeframe shall restore the Domain(s) to the Client’s control panel.

The Client acknowledges that following the end of the Grace Period Codeframe may at its sole discretion carry out the following actions:

•  auction the Domain;
• change the contact details; and/or
• transfer the Domain.

If Codeframe does not receive the renewal fee within the Grace Period then Codeframe’s agreement with the Client for that Domain will terminate immediately and without liability to Codeframe.

Provided that the relevant registry of the Domain(s) allows for a redemption period, if Codeframe receives a request from the Client to renew the Domain after the end of the Grace Period (‘the Redemption Period’), the Client agrees to pay the applicable redemption fee(s) plus the renewal fee(s) for the Domain(s). Both the length of the Redemption Period and the redemption fee varies depending on the registry involved and the applicable redemption fees can be located here.

Clients acknowledge and agree that Codeframe is not obliged to take any action to renew or recover a Domain in the Redemption Period and will only make such attempts once the Client has paid both the redemption and renewal fees to Codeframe.

Codeframe endeavours to renew Domain(s) on behalf of the Client. However, Codeframe make no guarantee that attempted renewals, including attempts to renew expired domains, will be successful and it is the Client’s responsibility to check the WHOIS database, and any other source, to ensure the Domain name has been renewed.