[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":428},["ShallowReactive",2],{"i-lucide:sun-moon":3,"i-lucide:menu":8,"legal-domain-name-terms":10},{"left":4,"top":4,"width":5,"height":5,"rotate":4,"vFlip":6,"hFlip":6,"body":7},0,24,false,"\u003Cpath fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 2v2m2.837 12.385a6 6 0 1 1-7.223-7.222c.624-.147.97.66.715 1.248a4 4 0 0 0 5.26 5.259c.589-.255 1.396.09 1.248.715M16 12a4 4 0 0 0-4-4m7-3l-1.256 1.256M20 12h2\"\u002F>",{"left":4,"top":4,"width":5,"height":5,"rotate":4,"vFlip":6,"hFlip":6,"body":9},"\u003Cpath fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M4 5h16M4 12h16M4 19h16\"\u002F>",{"id":11,"title":12,"body":13,"description":401,"effective":420,"extension":421,"meta":422,"navigation":423,"path":424,"seo":425,"stem":426,"updated":420,"__hash__":427},"legal\u002Flegal\u002Fdomain-name-terms.md","Domain Name Terms",{"type":14,"value":15,"toc":400},"minimark",[16,21,25,28,32,35,44,47,58,62,70,77,84,91,95,102,109,116,120,127,134,141,148,155,159,166,173,180,187,194,198,205,212,219,223,230,237,244,251,255,258,261,264,268,271,274,277,281,284,287,294,298,301,304,307,310,314,321,328,335,338,342,349,356,363,370,377,390,394,397],[17,18,20],"h2",{"id":19},"in-plain-english","In plain English",[22,23,24],"p",{},"We register and renew domain names for you through an accredited registrar. The domain is registered in your name, so it belongs to you, not us. We renew it automatically each year and invoice you before it's due, unless you tell us to stop. You must keep your contact details up to date, because the registry can suspend a domain with wrong details. If you want to move your domain elsewhere, we'll help you do it for free, whenever you like. We can't guarantee that a domain is available until it's actually registered, and the registry's own rules apply on top of ours.",[22,26,27],{},"This summary is provided for convenience only. The full terms below take precedence in all cases.",[17,29,31],{"id":30},"_1-about-these-terms","1. About These Terms",[22,33,34],{},"1.1 These Domain Name Terms (\"Terms\") apply when Geeky Code Ltd (\"Company\", \"we\", \"us\", or \"our\"), a company registered in England and Wales (Company Number: 12200751), with its registered office at 24 Downsview, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0AP, United Kingdom, registers, renews, transfers or manages a domain name for a business customer (\"you\", \"your\", \"Client\").",[22,36,37,38,43],{},"1.2 Your order, whether a quote you accept, a Proposal under our ",[39,40,42],"a",{"href":41},"\u002Fweb-design-terms\u002F","Web Design Terms"," or a request you confirm in writing (the \"Order\"), and these Terms together form the contract between us (the \"Agreement\"). If they conflict, the Order takes precedence.",[22,45,46],{},"1.3 These Terms are for business customers only. They do not apply to consumers.",[22,48,49,50,54,55,57],{},"1.4 Our SaaS products are covered by our separate ",[39,51,53],{"href":52},"\u002Fterms\u002F","Terms & Conditions",", and website design and development work by our ",[39,56,42],{"href":41},".",[17,59,61],{"id":60},"_2-how-registration-works","2. How Registration Works",[22,63,64,65,69],{},"2.1 ",[66,67,68],"strong",{},"Our role"," – We are not a domain registry. We register domain names on your behalf through an accredited registrar (the \"Registrar\"). Each domain extension, such as .uk, .co.uk or .com, is run by a registry (the \"Registry\"), for example Nominet for .uk domains.",[22,71,72,73,76],{},"2.2 ",[66,74,75],{},"Third-party rules"," – Every domain is also subject to the terms, policies and dispute procedures of its Registry and the Registrar, and, for generic domains such as .com, to the policies of ICANN (together, the \"Registry Rules\"). By asking us to register a domain, you agree to the Registry Rules for that domain. If anything in these Terms conflicts with the Registry Rules, the Registry Rules take precedence.",[22,78,79,80,83],{},"2.3 ",[66,81,82],{},"Availability"," – A domain is not yours until the Registry has confirmed its registration. Domains are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, and we cannot guarantee that a domain you ask for is available, or will still be available when we try to register it. If it is not, we will tell you and will not charge you for it.",[22,85,86,87,90],{},"2.4 ",[66,88,89],{},"Your choice of name"," – You are responsible for choosing the domain name, and for making sure that registering and using it does not infringe anyone else's trade marks or other rights. We do not carry out trade mark searches.",[17,92,94],{"id":93},"_3-ownership","3. Ownership",[22,96,97,98,101],{},"3.1 ",[66,99,100],{},"Registered in your name"," – We register every domain with you, or the organisation you tell us, as the registrant. The registrant is the legal holder of the domain, so the domain belongs to you, not to us.",[22,103,104,105,108],{},"3.2 ",[66,106,107],{},"Our access"," – We hold the management access to the domain at the Registrar so that we can renew it and manage it for you. This does not give us any ownership of it.",[22,110,111,112,115],{},"3.3 ",[66,113,114],{},"Accurate details"," – You must give us accurate, complete contact details for the registrant, and tell us promptly about any changes. The Registry Rules require this, and a Registry may suspend or cancel a domain registered with false or out-of-date details. You must also respond promptly to any verification request from the Registry or Registrar, which may come to you directly by email.",[17,117,119],{"id":118},"_4-term-renewal-and-expiry","4. Term, Renewal and Expiry",[22,121,122,123,126],{},"4.1 ",[66,124,125],{},"Registration period"," – Domains are registered for the period stated in the Order, usually one year.",[22,128,129,130,133],{},"4.2 ",[66,131,132],{},"Automatic renewal"," – Unless you tell us otherwise, we will renew each domain before it expires, for the same period. We will invoice you for the renewal at least 30 days before the expiry date.",[22,135,136,137,140],{},"4.3 ",[66,138,139],{},"Cancelling renewal"," – If you do not want a domain renewed, you must tell us in writing at least 14 days before its expiry date. If you tell us later than that and we have already renewed it, the renewal fee is payable.",[22,142,143,144,147],{},"4.4 ",[66,145,146],{},"Unpaid renewals"," – If a renewal invoice is unpaid by the expiry date, we may let the domain expire. We are not responsible for any loss caused by a domain expiring because a renewal invoice was not paid, or because you told us not to renew it.",[22,149,150,151,154],{},"4.5 ",[66,152,153],{},"Expired domains"," – After a domain expires, the Registry Rules may allow a short period in which it can still be restored, often for an extra fee charged by the Registry or Registrar. We will pass any such fee on to you at cost. After that period, the domain may be released and registered by someone else, and we cannot get it back for you.",[17,156,158],{"id":157},"_5-fees-and-payment","5. Fees and Payment",[22,160,161,162,165],{},"5.1 ",[66,163,164],{},"Fees"," – Registration, renewal and transfer fees are as set out in the Order or our current price list. All fees are exclusive of VAT, which is added where applicable.",[22,167,168,169,172],{},"5.2 ",[66,170,171],{},"Payment in advance"," – Domain fees are payable in advance. We will register or renew a domain once the invoice for it has been paid, unless we agree otherwise.",[22,174,175,176,179],{},"5.3 ",[66,177,178],{},"Payment terms"," – Invoices are due within 14 days of the invoice date, or before the domain's expiry date if that is sooner.",[22,181,182,183,186],{},"5.4 ",[66,184,185],{},"Price changes"," – Registries set their own prices and may change them. If a Registry or the Registrar increases its price, we may increase our renewal fee to match, and will tell you before the renewal is invoiced. Premium domains, which a Registry prices individually, are quoted separately.",[22,188,189,190,193],{},"5.5 ",[66,191,192],{},"Refunds"," – Once a domain has been registered, renewed or transferred, the fee cannot be refunded, because the Registry does not refund us. This does not affect section 2.3.",[17,195,197],{"id":196},"_6-dns-and-related-services","6. DNS and Related Services",[22,199,200,201,204],{},"6.1 ",[66,202,203],{},"DNS management"," – Where the Order includes it, we will manage the domain's DNS records, for example to point it at your website and email providers, and make any changes you reasonably ask for.",[22,206,207,208,211],{},"6.2 ",[66,209,210],{},"Your providers"," – If you, or a third party you choose, change the domain's DNS settings or nameservers, we are not responsible for any resulting loss of service to your website or email.",[22,213,214,215,218],{},"6.3 ",[66,216,217],{},"Not included"," – Unless the Order says otherwise, website hosting, email hosting, SSL certificates and domain privacy services are not included.",[17,220,222],{"id":221},"_7-transferring-your-domain-away","7. Transferring Your Domain Away",[22,224,225,226,229],{},"7.1 ",[66,227,228],{},"Free and on request"," – You may move a domain to another registrar or provider at any time. We will provide the authorisation code, or for .uk domains change the IPS tag to the one you give us, within 5 working days of your request. We do not charge for this.",[22,231,232,233,236],{},"7.2 ",[66,234,235],{},"No holding domains back"," – We will not refuse or delay a transfer because of a dispute about fees, although any fees already due under the Agreement remain payable.",[22,238,239,240,243],{},"7.3 ",[66,241,242],{},"Transfer restrictions"," – The Registry Rules may prevent a transfer for a period, for example within 60 days of a domain being registered, transferred or having its registrant details changed. These restrictions are outside our control.",[22,245,246,247,250],{},"7.4 ",[66,248,249],{},"Unused time"," – Fees already paid for the current registration period are not refunded when a domain is transferred away. Where a transfer includes a renewal, which is usual for generic domains, the new provider will charge for it.",[17,252,254],{"id":253},"_8-your-responsibilities","8. Your Responsibilities",[22,256,257],{},"8.1 You are responsible for how you use each domain, including the content of any website or email that uses it.",[22,259,260],{},"8.2 You must not use a domain for anything unlawful, for sending spam, for phishing or distributing malware, or for anything else that breaches the Registry Rules.",[22,262,263],{},"8.3 If a Registry, Registrar or court suspends, cancels or transfers a domain because of how it has been used, or because of a dispute about who is entitled to it, we are not responsible for that, and fees already paid are not refunded.",[17,265,267],{"id":266},"_9-disputes-over-a-domain","9. Disputes Over a Domain",[22,269,270],{},"9.1 Disputes about who is entitled to a domain, such as trade mark complaints, are dealt with under the Registry's dispute resolution procedure, for example Nominet's Dispute Resolution Service for .uk domains or ICANN's Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy for .com domains.",[22,272,273],{},"9.2 If we receive a complaint about one of your domains, we will pass it to you. We will follow any decision made under those procedures, or any court order, and you agree that we may do so.",[22,275,276],{},"9.3 You agree to indemnify us against any claim by a third party arising from your registration or use of a domain.",[17,278,280],{"id":279},"_10-data-protection","10. Data Protection",[22,282,283],{},"10.1 To register a domain, we must pass the registrant's details, such as name, organisation, postal address, email address and telephone number, to the Registrar and the Registry. They use these details as independent controllers, under their own privacy policies and the Registry Rules.",[22,285,286],{},"10.2 Some Registries publish registrant details in the public WHOIS or RDAP database, although many now hide the details of individuals. Where a domain privacy service is available and included in the Order, we will apply it.",[22,288,289,290,57],{},"10.3 We handle the personal data we hold about you as described in our ",[39,291,293],{"href":292},"\u002Fprivacy\u002F","Privacy Policy",[17,295,297],{"id":296},"_11-limitation-of-liability","11. Limitation of Liability",[22,299,300],{},"11.1 Nothing in the Agreement limits or excludes liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for anything else that cannot be limited or excluded by law.",[22,302,303],{},"11.2 Subject to section 11.1, we are not liable for any loss of profits, revenue, business, goodwill or anticipated savings, for any loss or corruption of data, or for any indirect or consequential loss.",[22,305,306],{},"11.3 Subject to section 11.1, we are not liable for any failure or delay caused by a Registry or the Registrar, including outages, errors or changes to the Registry Rules.",[22,308,309],{},"11.4 Subject to section 11.1, our total liability under or in connection with the Agreement, whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise, is limited to the fees paid by you for the affected domain in the 12 months before the event giving rise to the claim.",[17,311,313],{"id":312},"_12-termination","12. Termination",[22,315,316,317,320],{},"12.1 ",[66,318,319],{},"By you"," – You may end the Agreement for any domain at any time by asking us to transfer it away under section 7, or by telling us not to renew it under section 4.3.",[22,322,323,324,327],{},"12.2 ",[66,325,326],{},"By us"," – We may stop providing domain services by giving you at least 60 days' notice in writing. If we do, we will help you transfer your domains to another provider before the end of the notice period, and will refund any renewal fee you have paid for a renewal that has not yet taken place.",[22,329,330,331,334],{},"12.3 ",[66,332,333],{},"For breach"," – Either of us may end the Agreement immediately by written notice if the other materially breaches it and, where the breach can be put right, does not put it right within 14 days of being asked to.",[22,336,337],{},"12.4 Ending the Agreement does not affect your ownership of any domain registered in your name. Sections 5, 9.3, 11 and 13 continue after the Agreement ends.",[17,339,341],{"id":340},"_13-general","13. General",[22,343,344,345,348],{},"13.1 ",[66,346,347],{},"Force majeure"," – Neither of us is liable for delays or failures caused by events outside our reasonable control.",[22,350,351,352,355],{},"13.2 ",[66,353,354],{},"Changes to these Terms"," – We may update these Terms from time to time, and will tell you about material changes at least 30 days before your next renewal. The version in force at the time of a renewal applies from that renewal.",[22,357,358,359,362],{},"13.3 ",[66,360,361],{},"Entire agreement"," – The Agreement is the whole agreement between us about the domain services. It replaces any earlier discussions or understandings.",[22,364,365,366,369],{},"13.4 ",[66,367,368],{},"Severability"," – If any part of the Agreement is found to be invalid, the rest remains in effect.",[22,371,372,373,376],{},"13.5 ",[66,374,375],{},"Third-party rights"," – No one other than you and us has any right to enforce the Agreement.",[22,378,379,380,383,384,57],{},"13.6 ",[66,381,382],{},"Notices"," – Notices under the Agreement must be in writing and may be sent by email. Notices to us go to ",[66,385,386],{},[39,387,389],{"href":388},"mailto:hello@geekyco.de","hello@geekyco.de",[17,391,393],{"id":392},"_14-governing-law","14. Governing Law",[22,395,396],{},"14.1 The Agreement is governed by the laws of England and Wales.",[22,398,399],{},"14.2 We will try to resolve any dispute through good-faith discussion first. 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