QDR Registrant Agreement

4. Registrant Agreement Policy

4.1 Policy Definition/Intro

1. •This policy has been prepared and published to represent the policies of the Qatar Domains Registry with respect to the administrative and technical management of the Qatar Domains Registry and the Qatar Domains Registry System.
2. •This policy also defines the regulatory framework, rules, and procedures adopted by the Qatar Domains Registry with respect to the obligations of the parties to the Registrant Agreement. It constitutes an integral part of this Agreement and carries the same legal force and effect, thereby ensuring compliance with the Qatar Domains Registry policies and the applicable laws of the State of Qatar.

4.2 Policy Purpose

1. •This Policy sets out the mandatory terms and conditions that will apply to all Domain Name Licenses issued by the Qatar Domains Registry.
2. •This document is incorporated by reference in the Registrant Agreement between the Registrant and the Registrar and has effect as if it formed part of the Registrant Agreement.
3. •The Registrar’s Registrant Agreement shall not contain any terms that are inconsistent with or in any way contradict or modify the terms and conditions of all the Policies issued by the Qatar Domains Registry and the Registry-Registrar Agreement.

4.3 Scope of Policy Application

1. •This policy applies to all domain names registered under the Qatari top-level domains (.qa) and (.قطر), and to all Registrant Agreements entered into between registrants and accredited registrars. It shall be binding on all parties to such agreements in relation to the registration, management, renewal, and use of domain names.

5. Policy Provisions (Governance Pillars Governance)

Mandatory Terms and Conditions to be used by Registrars in their Registrant Agreement

5.1 Application for a Domain Name Licence

1. 5.1.1The Applicant acknowledges and agrees that Applications for a Domain Name License shall be made to the Qatar Domains Registry by the Applicants selected Registrar, on behalf of the Applicant.
2. 5.1.2The Qatar Domains Registry will process applications for a Domain Name License.
3. 5.1.3The Qatar Domains Registry in its sole discretion shall have the right to approve or reject any Application for a Domain Name License.

5.2 Registrant Warranties

The Registrant makes, and is taken to make, the following warranties to the Registrar and to the Qatar Domains Registry, when making an Application for a Domain Name License and when making an Application to renew the Registration of a Domain Name License:

1. 5.2.1Information provided in the Application for a Domain Name or in its Renewal (including all supporting documentation, if any) are true, complete and correct, and are not misleading in any way, and the Application is made in good faith;
2. 5.2.2The Registrant meets, and will continue to meet, the requirements of all the Qatar Domains Registry Policies for the duration of the Domain Name License Period;
3. 5.2.3The Registrant is not Registering the Domain Name for an unlawful purpose, including but not limited to unfair competition, defamation, passing off or for the purpose of misleading any person, and will not, directly or indirectly, use the Domain Name for an unlawful purpose;
4. 5.2.4the Registrant will not, directly or indirectly, use the Domain Name in violation of any applicable laws or regulations;
5. 5.2.5The use or Registration of the Domain Name by Applicant does not or will not interfere with, nor infringe the right of any third party in the State of Qatar or in any jurisdiction with respect to trademark, service mark, tradename copyright or any other intellectual property right.
6. 5.2.6The Registrant is aware that even if the Application for a Domain Name is accepted, the Registrant’s entitlement to Register the Domain Name may be challenged by others who claim to have an entitlement to the Domain Name; and
7. 5.2.7The Registrant is aware that Qatar Domains Registry or the Registrar can cancel the Domain Name License if any of the Warranties set out above is found to be untrue, incomplete, incorrect or misleading:

5.3 Consent to use Registrant Information

1. 5.3.1Registrant grants to the Registrar the right to disclose to the Qatar Domains Registry all information which is reasonably required by the Qatar Domains Registry to Register the Domain Name in the Domain Name Registry System “Registrant Information”.
2. 5.3.2The Registrant hereby grants to the Qatar Domains Registry:
3. 5.3.2.1The right to publicly disclose to third parties, all information relating to the Domain Name in accordance with Qatar Domains Registry Policies and the laws of the State of Qatar;
4. 5.3.2.2The right to publicly disclose and publish to third parties all information relating to the Domain Name to enable the Qatar Domains Registry to maintain a public WHOIS Service, in accordance with the Qatar Domains Registry’s WHOIS Terms and Conditions, and the laws of the State of Qatar.

5.4 Registrars use of Registrant Information

1. 5.4.1The Registrar agrees that Registrant Information relating to any Registrant which it may obtain in the course of processing the Application for a Domain Name, or when maintaining any Domain Name Registration, shall only be used for the reasonable purposes of the operation of the Qatar Domains Registry System, or as a Registrant may consent in its agreement with Registrar. The Registrar shall not sell such information to any third parties.
2. 5.4.2The Registrar shall not disclose such information to any third parties except as required by the laws of the State of Qatar and the Policy of the Qatar Domains Registry.

5.5 Maintenance of Registrant Information

1. 5.5.1Throughout the term of the Domain Name License Period, the Registrant must give notice to the Qatar Domains Registry, through their Sponsoring Registrar, of any change to the Registrant Information relating to the Domain Name License.
2. 5.5.2The Registrant accepts that its failure to comply with this requirement may lead to the cancellation of the Domain Name License.

5.6 Renewal of Domain Name License

The Registrant may apply to renew the Domain Name License, provided that it:

1. 5.6.1Pays the applicable Renewal fees;
2. 5.6.2Continues to meet the requirements of the Qatar Domains Registry Policies; and
3. 5.6.3A Domain Name may be renewed at any time prior to its expiry date, provided that the total registration period (current term plus renewal term) does not exceed ten (10) years.
4. 5.6.4The Registrant accepts that it is the Registrants’ responsibility to ensure that the Domain Name License is renewed before the expiry date.

5.7 Qatar Domains Registry Policies

1. •The Registrant must comply with all Qatar Domains Registry Policies. In the event of any inconsistency between any Qatar Domains Registry Policy and this Registrant Agreement then the Qatar Domains Registry Policies will prevail to the extent of such inconsistency.

5.8 Revocation of Domain Name License

1. 5.8.1Qatar Domains Registry may, at its sole discretion, cancel the Registration of a Domain Name, or suspend a Domain Name License:
2. 5.8.2if the Registrant breaches any Qatar Domains Registry Policies; or
3. 5.8.3to comply with a request of a law enforcement agency, or an order of a court, or under any applicable law of the State of Qatar, Government rule or requirement, or under any dispute resolution process; or
4. 5.8.4to protect the integrity of the Qatar Domains Registry System.

5.9 Limitation of Liabilities and Indemnity

1. 5.9.1Qatar Domains Registry including its directors, managers, employees, agents or contractors, will not be liable to the Registrant for any direct, indirect, consequential, special, punitive or exemplary losses or damages of any kind (including, without limitation, loss of use, loss of profit, loss or corruption of data, business interruption or indirect costs) suffered by the Registrant arising from, as a result of, or otherwise in connection with, any act or omission whatsoever of Qatar Domains Registry, its directors, managers, employees, agents or contractors.
2. 5.9.2The Registrant agrees to indemnify, keep indemnified and hold Qatar Domains Registry, its directors, managers, employees, agents and contractors harmless from all and any claims or liabilities, arising from, as a result of, or otherwise in connection with, the Registrant’s Registration or use of a Domain Name. Such claims shall include but are not limited to those based on trademark infringement, copyright infringement, dilution, unfair competition, passing off, defamation or injury to reputation.
3. 5.9.3The Qatar Domains Registry provides no Warranty of any nature whatsoever with regard to any Domain Name, its Registration or its use.
4. 5.9.4The Registrant agrees and acknowledges that by Registering a Domain Name, the Qatar Domains Registry has not made any determination with respect to the purpose of the Domain Name Registration nor evaluate whether the Registration or use of a Domain Name may infringe upon any rights of a third party. As a consequence, the Registrant agrees that it shall not use the fact that the Domain Name has been registered by Qatar Domains Registry as a defense in any legal proceedings brought against the Registrant by any third party in connection with the Registrant’s Registration and/or use of the Domain Name.
5. 5.9.5The Registrant agrees that Registration of a Domain Name shall not create any proprietary right for any Registrant, the Registrar, or any other person. The Registrant shall represent that neither the registration of the Domain Name nor the manner in which it is directly or indirectly used, infringes neither the legal rights of any third party nor the laws of the State of Qatar.
6. 5.9.6The Registrant's intentional provision of incomplete and inaccurate information or its failure to promptly update information provided to the Registrar, or its failure to respond within fifteen (15) Calendar Days to enquiries by the Registrar concerning the accuracy of contact details associated with the Registrant's Domain Name License shall constitute a material breach of the Registrant Agreement and be a basis for cancellation of the Domain Name License.
7. 5.9.7The Registrar and Registrant acknowledge and agree that, in no event shall the Registrant pursue any claim against Qatar Domains Registry, and the Qatar Domains Registry shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from or in connection with any breach by Registrar of its obligations under any agreement between Registrar and the Registrant or this Agreement.

5.10 Dispute Resolution

1. 5.10.1The Qatar Domains Registry shall not be a party to any dispute between a Registrant and any Registrar and a Registrant and third parties in connection with the Registrants’ Domain Name License and/or use of a Domain Name.
2. 5.10.2By Registering a Domain Name, the Registrant shall be bound by the terms and conditions of the Qatar Domains Registry’s Dispute Resolution Policy and its associated Rules.

5.11 Governing Law

1. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Qatar.

6. Policy Compliance Statement

1. •All registrars accredited by the Communications Regulatory Authority, including their authorized resellers, and all domain name holders shall fully comply with the provisions of the Registrant Agreement Policy.
2. •Any breach of this policy is unacceptable, and violators shall be subject to corrective and/or disciplinary measures in accordance with contractual terms or the policies and procedures of the relevant departments/units in the Authority.