Registrant Terms & Conditions Update

Registrant Terms & Conditions Update Closing deadline: Wednesday 23rd December. Our Terms and Conditions of Domain Name Registration (Registrant T&Cs) apply to all .UK domain names provided by Nominet. Over recent years there have been a number of developments in .UK policies and business practices, including the introduction of online registrant services, more flexible registration periods, and significant updates to our methods of working with our registrar channel. There have also been a number of changes to the regulatory framework set out in consumer protection regulations. In addition, since we last made a general revision to the Registrant T&Cs, the general custom and practice for buying goods and services on the internet has developed considerably. We have therefore conducted a detailed review of the Registrant T&Cs with the aim of bringing them up to date. Changes include: Removal of a lengthy and unnecessary preamble Removal of reference to the setting of fees on a cost-recovery basis; Confirmation that our existing ability to suspend domain names that are used to damage the DNS has been extended to also include damage to other internet users; Removal of a provision, which is now out of line with industry practices and has never been used as far as we are aware, for registrants to claim a refund in response to a change in the Registrant T&Cs; Removal of the obligation that we will always publicly consult on changes to the Registrant T&Cs, however trivial they may be (note that our commitment to public consultation on .UK policy matters remains); Removal of references to the collection of registrant fax numbers which we now do not require; Use throughout of clearer language and more consistent terminology.

YOUR FEEDBACK We would welcome your views on our new proposed Terms and Conditions of Domain Name Registration (Registrant T&Cs). I just want to state that your Contact Validation should be improved. I have many contacts that are listed as invalid, however if you perform a simple google search with the company name, the address that was listed comes up. Not having to ask our clients for verification of addresses would be useful because there are many that can be found online by searching the company name. Please tell us if you agree to the publication of your response by selecting one of the options below. Anonymous responses will not be published although they will be taken into account. Yes I am happy for Nominet to publish my response, along with my name and organisation