GoDaddy Registry – Universal Terms of Service

This Registry Universal Terms of Use (this “Agreement”) is entered into by and between Registry Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company or its affiliates (“GoDaddy Registry”) and you, and is made effective as of the date of your use of this website (“Site”) or of the Services (as described below). This Agreement sets forth the general terms and conditions of your use of the Site. It also contains additional provisions applicable to the use, in the European Union (“EU”), of the Site and/or of Registry and DNS products and services purchased, accessed through or found at this Site (individually and collectively, the “Services”). Additional services agreements and policies, including the Privacy Policy, apply to certain Services and are in addition to (not in lieu of) this Agreement. In the event of a conflict between section 7 of this Agreement (“EU DSA Supplemental Terms of Service”) and any other agreements or policies applicable to the Site and/or the Services, section 7 shall prevail.

If you do not agree to this Agreement, please discontinue use of this Site or the Services. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and GoDaddy Registry with respect to access to, and use of, the Site or the Services on the same subject matter.

The terms “we”, “us” or “our” shall refer to GoDaddy Registry. The terms “you”, “your”, “User” or “customer” shall refer to any individual or entity who accepts this Agreement, has access to your account or uses the Services. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to confer any third-party rights or benefits.

1. Intellectual Property Rights. All content, unless otherwise indicated, is protected by law including, but not limited to, United States copyright, trade secret, and trademark law, as well as other state, national, and international laws and regulations. GoDaddy Registry does not grant any express or implied rights to the user under any patent, copyright, trademark, or trade secret information. The content from this Site may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including facsimile transmission, photocopying, recording, or use of information storage or retrieval systems, without express written permission from the copyright owner. Accordingly, any unauthorized use of the Site or the content may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, trade secret laws, or laws relating to privacy and publicity.
   Except for User Content, the content on this Site, including without limitation the text, software, scripts, source code, API, graphics, photos, sounds, music, videos and interactive features and the trademarks, service marks and logos contained therein (“GoDaddy Registry Content”), are owned by or licensed to GoDaddy Registry in perpetuity, and are subject to copyright, trademark, and/or patent protection in the United States and foreign countries, and other intellectual property rights under United States and foreign laws. GoDaddy Registry Content is provided to you “as is”, “as available” and “with all faults” for your information and personal, non-commercial use only and may not be downloaded, copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any purposes whatsoever without the express prior written consent of GoDaddy Registry. No right or license under any copyright, trademark, patent, or other proprietary right or license is granted by this Agreement. GoDaddy Registry reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the GoDaddy Registry Content, this Site, and this Agreement do not transfer ownership of any of these rights.
2. General Rules of Conduct. You acknowledge and agree that:
   
   1. Your use of this Site and of the Services, including any content you submit, will comply with this Agreement, any applicable services agreement or policy that may apply and all applicable local, state, national and international laws, rules and regulations.
   2. You are and shall remain solely responsible for the content of any materials, including creative suggestions, ideas, notes, drawings, photographs, concepts or other information or communications, including any data, questions, comments, suggestions, or the like you transmit or provide to GoDaddy Registry or through the Services via electronic mail or otherwise (collectively the “User Content”).
   3. You agree that all User Content you submit to GoDaddy Registry is owned by you, and you hereby grant to GoDaddy Registry the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display User Content and to incorporate any User Content in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed, including, but not limited to, the right to publish User Content or use User Content on the GoDaddy Registry Site or in advertising of any type, with no obligation to pay you any consideration. GoDaddy Registry will not be required to treat any User Content as confidential, and GoDaddy Registry may use User Content in its business (including, without limitation, for products or advertising) without incurring any liability for royalties or any other consideration of any kind or as a result of any similarities that may appear in GoDaddy Registry’s future operations. User Content does not include any personally identifiable information, such as your name, e-mail address, physical address, phone number(s), and credit card information, all of which is subject to the privacy standards set forth in our Privacy Policy, which is expressly incorporated into these Terms of Service. GoDaddy Registry reserves the right to remove any content submitted to the Site or through the Services at any time for any reason.
   4. You will not collect or harvest (or permit anyone else to collect or harvest) any User Content (as defined below) or any non-public or personally identifiable information about another user or any other person or entity without their express prior written consent.
   5. You will not use this Site or the Services in a manner (as determined by GoDaddy Registry in its sole and absolute discretion) that:
      
      1. Infringes on the intellectual property rights of another user or any other person or entity;
      2. Violates the privacy or publicity rights of another user or any other person or entity, or breaches any duty of confidentiality that you owe to another user or any other person or entity;
      3. Interferes with the operation of this Site or the Services;
      4. Contains or installs any viruses, worms, bugs, Trojan horses or other code, files or programs designed to, or capable of, disrupting, damaging or limiting the functionality of any software or hardware; or
      5. Contains false or deceptive language, or unsubstantiated or comparative claims, regarding GoDaddy Registry or GoDaddy Registry’s Services.
   6. You will not copy or distribute in any medium any part of this Site or the Services, except where expressly authorized by GoDaddy Registry.
   7. You will not modify or alter any part of this Site or the Services found at this Site or any of its related technologies.
   8. You will not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with the security-related features of this Site (including without limitation those features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any GoDaddy Registry Content or User Content) or enforce limitations on the use of this Site, the GoDaddy Registry Content or the User Content therein.
   9. You agree to provide government-issued photo identification and/or government-issued business identification as required for verification of identity when requested.
   10. Without limiting any of the rights set forth elsewhere in this Agreement, GoDaddy Registry expressly reserves the right to deny, cancel, terminate, suspend, or limit future access to this Site or the Service (including but not limited to the right to cancel or transfer any domain name registration) to any user (i) whose Services were previously terminated or suspended, whether due to breach of this or any other Agreement or any GoDaddy Registry policy, or (ii) who otherwise engages or has engaged in inappropriate or unlawful activity while utilizing the Site or the Services (as determined by GoDaddy Registry in its sole and absolute discretion).
3. User Responsibility. The user assumes all responsibility for use of the GoDaddy Registry Site and the Services. The user waives all claims against GoDaddy Registry and its affiliates, as well as their respective officers, directors, employees, suppliers, and agents that may arise from the use of the GoDaddy Registry Site or the Services.
4. Availability of Websites/Services. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and our other policies and procedures, we shall use commercially reasonable efforts to attempt to provide this Site on a twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week basis. You acknowledge and agree that from time to time this Site may be inaccessible or inoperable for any reason including, but not limited to, equipment malfunctions; periodic maintenance, repairs or replacements that we undertake from time to time; or causes beyond our reasonable control or that are not reasonably foreseeable including, but not limited to, interruption or failure of telecommunication or digital transmission links, hostile network attacks, network congestion or other failures. You acknowledge and agree that we have no control over the availability of this Site on a continuous or uninterrupted basis, and that we assume no liability to you or any other party with regard thereto.
5. Links to Third-Party Websites or Content. This Site may contain links to third-party websites that are not owned or controlled by GoDaddy Registry. GoDaddy Registry assumes no responsibility for the content, terms and conditions, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites. In addition, GoDaddy Registry does not censor or edit the content of any third-party websites. By using this Site, you expressly release GoDaddy Registry from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party website. Accordingly, GoDaddy Registry encourages you to be aware when you leave this Site and to review the terms and conditions, privacy policies, and other governing documents of each other website that you may visit. GoDaddy Registry has used reasonable efforts to verify that the URLs referring to external Sites are correct as of the last revision of the GoDaddy Registry Site.
6. Monitoring of Content; Restrictions Policy.
   When using this Site and/or any Service, you will not provide, post, publish, share or otherwise make available or accessible any illegal content or content that is incompatible with or violates this Agreement (including without limitation section 2 of this Agreement).GoDaddy Registry generally does not pre-screen User Content. However, GoDaddy Registry reserves the right (but undertakes no duty) to do so and decide whether any item of User Content is appropriate and/or complies with this Agreement. GoDaddy Registry may remove any item of User Content and/or terminate a User’s access to this Site or the Services for posting or publishing any material in violation of this Agreement, or for otherwise violating this Agreement (as determined by GoDaddy Registry in its sole and absolute discretion), at any time and without prior notice. GoDaddy Registry may also terminate a User’s access to this Site or the Services if GoDaddy Registry has reason to believe the User is a repeat offender. If GoDaddy Registry terminates your access to this Site or the Services, GoDaddy Registry may, in its sole and absolute discretion, remove and destroy any data and files stored by you on its servers.
7. European Union Digital Services Act (“DSA”) Supplemental Terms of ServiceThis section 7 applies as from February 17, 2024, which is the date of entry into effect of the EU Digital Services Act.This section 7 sets out provisions, processes and disclosures that supplement the rest of this Agreement, as required under the DSA, which regulates the provision of certain digital intermediary services provided in the EU and notably sets out rules on the role of providers and imposes content moderation requirements and transparency obligations. These provisions only apply to you if you are in the EU and / or if you are using the Site or Services falling within the scope of the DSA. In the event of any conflict between the terms set out in this section and the other provisions of this Agreement, the terms of this section 7 shall prevail.
   
   1. 1. Rules of conduct. Users are prohibited from providing, publishing or transmitting content which is incompatible with or violates this Agreement (including without limitation section 2) or any applicable laws in the EU or in any EU country (“Unauthorized Content”).
      2. Content moderation overview. GoDaddy Registry may voluntarily take action against any Unauthorized Content, in accordance with section 6 above. GoDaddy Registry may also receive orders from EU authorities and, in some limited instances, notices from individuals or entities, reporting the presence of alleged illegal content on (or transmitted through) the Site or the Services. GoDaddy Registry will process these orders and notices and take action based on the information provided. These actions may entail the restrictions mentioned in paragraph (c) below, or any other restrictions required by the relevant authority.
      3. Restrictions. GoDaddy Registry may, at any time and, depending on the nature of the violation, without prior notice, remove or otherwise act against any Unauthorized Content that any user provided on (or through) this Site or any Service. In practice, GoDaddy Registry may not always have the technical ability to remove specific items of content, save for content provided on the Site. Therefore, in certain exceptional circumstances (mainly under a court order), GoDaddy Registry may have to disable access to a whole Service involving illegal content (e.g., disabling a domain name corresponding to a website hosting illegal content). GoDaddy Registry may also terminate any user’s access to the Site or to any Service if they provide Unauthorized Content, as specified in this Agreement (including without limitation sections 2(j)and 6).
      4. Measures and tools for review. Notices and orders are subject to human review. Actions taken in response to notices and/or orders which relate to the provision of content by users of the Service or visitors of the Site is subject to human review. Some automation may be used to route tickets.
      5. Right to terminate the use of the Services. You have the right to terminate the use of the Services as specified in each bilateral agreement applicable to the relevant Service.
      6. DSA Point of Contact. If you have any questions or queries about this section 7 or any other DSA-related matters, you can contact us by email at the following address: dsainquiries@registry.godaddy
8. Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE OR THE SERVICES FOUND AT THIS SITE SHALL BE AT YOUR OWN RISK AND THAT THIS SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, “AS AVAILABLE” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS”. GODADDY REGISTRY, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND ALL THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, STATUTORY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. GODADDY REGISTRY, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT (I) THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR CONTENT OF THIS SITE, AND/OR (II) THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR CONTENT OF ANY SITES LINKED (THROUGH HYPERLINKS, BANNER ADVERTISING OR OTHERWISE) TO THIS SITE, AND GODADDY REGISTRY ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SAME.IN ADDITION, YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE PROVIDED BY GODADDY REGISTRY, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ITS CALL CENTER OR CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES), AND THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL (I) CONSTITUTE LEGAL OR FINANCIAL ADVICE OR (II) CREATE A WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THIS SITE, AND USERS SHOULD NOT RELY ON ANY SUCH INFORMATION OR ADVICE. THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMER OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, AND SHALL SURVIVE ANY TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR YOUR USE OF THIS SITE.
9. Indemnity. You agree to protect, defend, indemnify and hold harmless GoDaddy Registry and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and third party service providers from and against any and all claims, demands, costs, expenses, losses, liabilities and damages of every kind and nature (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) imposed upon or incurred by GoDaddy Registry directly or indirectly arising from (i) your use of and access to this Site; (ii) your violation of any provision of this Agreement or the policies or agreements which are incorporated herein; and/or (iii) your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any intellectual property or other proprietary right. The indemnification obligations under this section shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement or your use of this Site.
10. Limitation of Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL GODADDY REGISTRY, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND ALL THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS, BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING ANY THAT MAY RESULT FROM (I) THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR CONTENT OF THIS SITE, (II) THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR CONTENT OF ANY SITES LINKED (THROUGH HYPERLINKS, BANNER ADVERTISING OR OTHERWISE) TO THIS SITE, (III) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, (IV) THIRD-PARTY CONDUCT OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, (V) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF SERVICES TO OR FROM THIS SITE OR ANY SITES LINKED (THROUGH HYPERLINKS, BANNER ADVERTISING OR OTHERWISE) TO THIS SITE, (VI) ANY VIRUSES, WORMS, BUGS, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE, WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR FROM THIS SITE OR ANY SITES LINKED (THROUGH HYPERLINKS, BANNER ADVERTISING OR OTHERWISE) TO THIS SITE, (VII) ANY USER CONTENT OR CONTENT THAT IS DEFAMATORY, HARASSING, ABUSIVE, HARMFUL TO MINORS OR ANY PROTECTED CLASS, PORNOGRAPHIC, “X-RATED”, OBSCENE OR OTHERWISE OBJECTIONABLE, AND/OR (VIII) ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF THIS SITE OR THE SERVICES FOUND AT THIS SITE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT GODADDY REGISTRY IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN ADDITION, YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL GODADDY REGISTRY’S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY EXCEED $100.00 U.S. DOLLARS.THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, AND SHALL SURVIVE ANY TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR YOUR USE OF THIS SITE.
11. Compliance with Local Laws. GoDaddy Registry makes no representation or warranty that the content available on this Site is appropriate in every country or jurisdiction, and access to this Site from countries or jurisdictions where its content is illegal is prohibited. Users who choose to access this Site are responsible for compliance with all local laws, rules and regulations. You may not use this Site for any unlawful purpose or activity. GoDaddy Registry reserves the right to investigate complaints or reported violation of this Agreement and to take any action GoDaddy Registry deems appropriate.
12. Remedies for Violations. GoDaddy Registry reserves the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for violations of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the right to block access from a particular internet address to the GoDaddy Registry Sites and their features.
13. Privacy. Your use of the Site is subject to GoDaddy Registry’s Site Privacy Policy.
14. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and assigns.
15. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to confer any third-party rights or benefits.
16. Titles and Headings; Independent Covenants; Severability. The titles and headings of this Agreement are for convenience and ease of reference only and shall not be utilized in any way to construe or interpret the agreement of the parties as otherwise set forth herein. Each covenant and agreement in this Agreement shall be construed for all purposes to be a separate and independent covenant or agreement. If a court of competent jurisdiction holds any provision (or portion of a provision) of this Agreement to be illegal, invalid, or otherwise unenforceable, the remaining provisions (or portions of provisions) of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby and shall be found to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
17. Modifications of Agreement or Site. GoDaddy Registry may, in its sole and absolute discretion, change or modify this Agreement, and any policies or agreements which are incorporated herein, at any time, and such changes or modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting to this Site. Your use of this Site after such changes or modifications have been made shall constitute your acceptance of this Agreement as last revised. If you do not agree to be bound by this Agreement as last revised, do not use (or continue to use) this Site. You are responsible for regularly reviewing this Agreement. GODADDY REGISTRY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY, CHANGE, OR DISCONTINUE ANY ASPECT OF THIS SITE AT ANY TIME.
18. English Language Controls. This Agreement, along with all policies and any applicable services agreements identified above and incorporated herein by reference (collectively, the “Agreement”), is executed in the English language. To the extent any translation is provided to you, it is provided for convenience purposes only, and in the event of any conflict between the English and translated version, where permitted by law, the English version will control and prevail. Where the translated version is required to be provided to you and is to be considered binding by law (i) both language versions shall have equal validity, (ii) each party acknowledges that it has reviewed both language versions and that they are substantially the same in all material respects, and (iii) in the event of any discrepancy between these two versions, the translated version may prevail, provided that the intent of the Parties has been fully taken into consideration.
19. Contact Information. If you have any about this Agreement, please contact us by email or regular mail at the following addresses: