Domain Names
Registration
Center

		Schedule 1/1
		to the Service Agreement
		Effective
		May 18, 2009

 

Domains Registration Schedule in RU TLD

1. Definitions
2. General
3. Registration and Delegation Terms
4. Order Processing
5. Registration Renewal
6. Service Payment
7. Data Update
8. Domain Transfer
9. Registrar Transfer
10. RU-NIC - RU-NIC Partner Transfer Interface

 

1. Definitions

A domain is an area of the Internet hierarchical name space, which is denoted by a unique domain name, served by a set of Domain Name Servers (DNS), and administered autonomously by a Registrant. Each registered domain name is assigned to a single Registrant.

The Registry is the central database of the RU domain, which contains information on the registered domain names and their Registrants, and other information required for the domain registration.

A Registrar is a juristic person that provides services of domain name registration and ensures delivery of the necessary information to the Registry.

The Contractor (RU-NIC) - Joint Stock Company "RU-CENTER".

A Customer - a person or a legal entity, which made an order to RU-NIC to service.

Domain name registration means entry of the information about a domain name and its Registrant on the Registry by a Registrar following an Applicant's Application. A domain name is considered registered from the moment the information is entered on the Registry. The registration term, during which the information on a domain name is stored on the Registry, is one year. The registration of a domain can be repeatedly renewed for another year.

The Registrant of a domain is the person in whose name the domain is registered. The Registrant defines the rules and order of using the domain name, is responsible for selecting the domain name and for possible infringement of the rights of any third party in connection with the selection and use of the domain name, and is liable for the costs of such infringements.

The Administration of a domain means definition, by the Registrant, of the rules and order of using the domain name, and management and technical support of the domain operation.

Cancellation of registration (release of a domain name) is removal of the information on a domain name and its Registrant from the Registry.

Domain delegation is placement and storage of the information about a domain name and its domain name servers (DNS servers) on the root DNS servers of the RU domain, which enables the operation of the domain on the Internet. The delegation of a domain is only possible during the registration term of the domain.

An Application (Order) is a request of an Applicant to RU-NIC which is made on a form given by RU-NIC and contains the information required for the registration (renewing the registration) of a domain name.

The Personal account of a Customer's Agreement is a record of the Customer's payments to RU-NIC as a Registrar, as well as the Customer's expenses for services provided by RU-NIC. Any payment made by a Customer is added to the Personal account of their Agreement after the money has been credited to RU-NIC's bank account and RU-NIC has received from the bank a document identifying the payment.

 

2. General

2.1. RU-NIC provides domain name registration services of under the contract No-62 dated October 23, 2007, between RU-NIC and Autonomous Nonprofit Organization Russian "Coordination Center for TLD RU" (CC for TLD RU), as well as under the contract No-18/NIC-L dated December 01, 2008 between RU-NIC and Autonomous Nonprofit Organization "Regional Network Information Center". RU-NIC is a Registrar authorized by CC for TLD RU to register domains.

2.2. RU-NIC provides services to a Customer that has registered on RU-NIC's database. The Customer is responsible for selecting and registering individual administrative and technical passwords during the registration on the database, for securing their confidentiality, and for all actions that involve using the passwords.

2.3. The Customer agrees that any information the Customer provides by filling in applications and other documents, including those in an electronic form, under sections of these documents marked as "open", will be placed by RU-NIC on the search engines and will be open to the general public. A list of the information that is bound to be published and published with the Customer's consent, can be found at RU-NIC's Web server.

2.4. The Customer and RU-NIC acknowledge the legal effect of notifications and messages, sent by RU-NIC to the Customer's e-mail addresses, specified by the Customer in the Service Agreement and other documents. Such notifications and messages are equal to messages and notifications in writing, sent by RU-NIC to Customer's mail addresses. The Customer and RU-NIC, in case of any disagreements concerning the facts of sending and receiving messages, the time of sending, contents of the messages, agreed to consider evidences of RU-NIC's archive service binding and definitive for settlement of disputes between indicated parties.

2.5. An Order for a service of domain name registration in the RU domain confirms that the Customer of a domain agrees with "Rules of domain names registration under RU domain" and the procedure of its modification. The document is available at http://www.nic.ru/dns/partners/contract-zao/. An Order for a service indicates also that the Customer agrees to pay for the service at the price effective at the date the processing of the Order begins.

2.6. A service of registration of a domain is deemed provided from the moment the information on the domain and its Registrant is entered on the Registry.

2.7. A service of renewing the registration of a domain in the RU domain is deemed provided from the moment the information on the renewal is entered on the Registry. The domain registration is prolonged on 1 (one) year from earlier installed date of completions a term of registrations.

2.8. The form of any official letter is set by RU-NIC. The letters should be sent to the following address:

2.9. The Customer shall follow requirements of Terms of Use which are available at RU-NIC's server http://www.nic.ru/about/en/servpol.html. The Customer agrees that he could be affected by consequences of actions applied by RU-NIC for prevention of the adverse effects of third party activity impairing the operation of RU-NIC Service system. In its actions RU-NIC follows provisions of Terms of Use and guarantees its efforts for the minimization of such adverse effects to Customer.

 

3. Registration and Delegation Terms

3.1. Registration Terms

3.1.1. RU-NIC registers a domain name upon receipt from the Customer an Order which is ready to be processed in accordance with paragraph 4.3 of this Schedule.

3.1.2. A domain name cannot be registered or a domain name registration can be cancelled in any of the following cases:

3.2. Delegation Terms

3.2.1. A domain may only be delegated after receiving positive results of a validity check on the domain name servers (primary and secondary DNS servers) that, as specified by the Customer, hold the configuration files of the domain.

The DNS servers specified by the Customer must have reliable connection to the Internet. A "reliable connection" implies that the total time for which the server is not connected to the Internet does not exceed two hours a day. These servers must be maintained in conformity with the requirements of the international standards RFC-1032, RFC-1033, RFC-1034, RFC-1035 and RFC-1591. If positive results of the validity check on the domain name servers are not received within 4 (four) days, the check is ceased. The procedure of testing the DNS servers can be initiated again by the Customer using RU-NIC's Web interface.

3.2.2. The information on domain name servers must correspond to the current state of the network.

3.2.3. In the case of any breach of the provisions in paragraphs 3.2.1 and 3.2.2 of this Schedule, RU-NIC may stop the delegation of a domain at any time during the registration term. The delegation can only be resumed after the breach is corrected.

3.3. Special provisions

3.3.1. All data provided by a Customer at the signing of the Agreement and registration on RU-NIC's database must be factual. If a Customer submits false information the registration may be terminated (the domain vacated).

3.3.2. If there is any doubt about the authenticity of data provided by a Customer for the registration of a domain, RU-NIC may demand confirmation of the data and/or request additional information during the entire term of the registration. Such requests are sent via e-mail to the Customer's contact address specified in the Agreement.

3.3.3. If the previously provided information is not confirmed and/or additional information is not provided within 10 (ten) working days from the moment of the first request, RU-NIC may

The said restrictions could be canceled within 3 (three) working days after receiving the required information.

If the required information is not provided within 60 (sixty) calendar days from the moment of suspending the delegation the registration of the domains is terminated.

3.3.4. To transfer a domain name to another juristic or natural person, to transfer a domain name to another Registrar, to cancel a domain name registration upon the Customer request the Customer must provide RU-NIC with documents which are published at www.nic.ru web-server appropriate sections. All Customer identifying data specified in the provided documents must be identical to the data specified by the Customer while registering in RU-NIC's database.

3.3.5. Cancellation of domain name registration before registration term is expired

4. Order Processing

4.1. Customers place Orders for new services using RU-NIC's Web interface. The forms for the placement of Orders can be found at RU-NIC's Web server: http://www.nic.ru

4.2. An Order for a new service can be cancelled by the Customer at RU-NIC's Web server in the section "Manage your account" (link "Processing queue, order removal") before the processing of the Order starts.

4.3. An order is processed if the funds in the Personal account of the Agreement are sufficient to pay for all services of the Order. Any Order that cannot be processed within 3 months will be deleted.

4.4. If there are several complete Orders for the same service from different Customers, such Orders are processed on a first-come basis.

4.5. Different Orders for new services from a single Customer are processed on a first-come basis. The sequence in which the Orders are processed can be changed at RU-NIC's Web server in the section "Manage your account" (link "Processing queue, order removal").

4.6. During the period of the reservation (blockage) of money in the Personal account of an Agreement for a renewal of a service, an Order for this renewal has priority in processing over any Orders for new services placed by the same Customer.

4.7. RU-NIC examines Orders for the compliance with the conditions set forth in this Schedule. During the period of examination of an Order RU-NIC may request the Customer to provide additional information required for the examination. The Customer has to submit the data necessary for providing the service within the term, specified by RU-NIC.

4.8. RU-NIC's decision to register a domain or to refuse the registration will be based on a reason provided for in this Schedule.

4.9. If there is any doubt, for a reason specified in this Schedule, whether the registration of a domain is possible, RU-NIC may suspend the registration of the domain for a period of 15 (fifteen) days. After that RU-NIC must register the domain or issue a reasoned refusal of the registration.

4.10. In there is a reason for the refusal of registration RU-NIC will inform the Customer about the impossibility of the domain being registered and the reason for this refusal.

4.11. A decision about registration, refusal of registration, or registration suspension is sent to the Customer within 2 (two) working days from the moment the processing of the Order begins.

 

5. Registration Renewal

5.1. Renewing the registration of a domain ensures storage of the information about the domain on the Registry for a period of one year.

5.2. The fact that a Customer has not cancelled a renewal of the registration of a domain confirms the Customer's consent to the provision of the service of renewal and to the debiting of the Agreement's Personal account for the renewal. The Personal account of a Customer's Agreement is debited according to Section 6 of this Schedule.

5.3. Renewal procedure

5.3.1. An Order for renewing the registration of a domain is placed by the Customer automatically two months prior to the end of the registration term. At the same time, RU-NIC gives the Customer notice of the necessity to renew the registration at the contact e-mail addresses specified in the Customer's Agreement.

5.3.2. The registration of a domain will be renewed by RU-NIC if the funds in the Personal account of the Customer's Agreement are sufficient to pay for the service of renewal and if the Customer has not cancelled the renewal.

5.4. A Customer may cancel a renewal of the registration of a domain at RU-NIC's Web server in the section "Manage your account" (link "Renew services") before the service of renewal is provided. After that the Customer will still be able to consent to the renewal at any time within thirty (30) calendar days after expiration.

5.5. RU-NIC suspends the delegation of a domain if the registration of the domain name is not renewed by the Customer before the registration term ends.

If the domain name renewal is paid within thirty (30) calendar days after expiration and Customer does not decline renewal order, the domain name registration term is extended for 1 (one) year from expiration date and the domain is reactivated within 2 (two) business days after the payment received.

5.6. RU-NIC terminates the registration of a domain if it is not renewed by the Customer within 30 (thirty) calendar days from the date the registration term of the domain ends.

5.7. A domain name registration is not extended by RU-NIC subject to the section 3.3.3 hereof.

 

6. Service Payment

6.1. The cost of RU-NIC's services is specified in the Service Agreement.

6.2. RU-NIC keeps a record of a Customer's payments and the services provided to the Customer, according to the actual prices of these services, as the Personal account of the Customer's Agreement. Any payment made by a Customer is added to the Personal account of their Agreement after the money has been credited to RU-NIC's bank account and RU-NIC has received from the bank a document identifying the payment.

A Customer can access the information on the Personal account of their Agreement at RU-NIC's Web server in the section "Manage your account" (link "Account balance").

6.3. Invoicing

6.3.1. RU-NIC will invoice a Customer upon receiving an appropriate request from the Customer. The request for an invoice is made by the Customer at RU-NIC's Web server in the section "Manage your account". On condition that the Customer has signed an Agreement with RU-NIC, the original of the invoice will then be sent to the Customer by post:

A copy of an invoice can be printed by the Customer at RU-NIC's Web server in the section "Manage your account".

6.3.2. A Customer has to put the number of their Agreement with RU-NIC in the "Payment Subject" section of any payment document prepared by the Customer.

6.4. Customer's Money Reservation

6.4.1. RU-NIC provides a Customer with a service after reserving (blocking) sufficient money in the Personal account of the Customer's Agreement. Money that is blocked for a service cannot be used to pay for another service.

6.4.2. If money is blocked to pay for renewing a service, the Customer can remove the blockage by cancelling the renewal. Money may be unblocked before the renewal service is provided to the Customer. A renewal of a service can be cancelled at RU-NIC's Web server in the section "Manage your account" (link "Renew services").

6.4.3. The funds for several new services of domain registration ordered by the same Customer are blocked in the sequence in which the Orders for these services are placed.

The sequence in which Orders for new services are processed can be changed by the Customer at RU-NIC's Web server in the section "Manage your account" (link "Processing queue, order removal"). If a Customer changes the sequence in which the Orders for new services are processed, the funds for the new services will be blocked in this new sequence.

6.4.4. The funds for a new service may only be blocked after the reservation of money for renewing all the Customer's services whose renewal requires such reservation immediately and has not been cancelled by the Customer (reservation of money for renewing any existing service has priority over the reservation of money for any new service).

The period of the reservation of money for a service, as well as the rules of this reservation, are specified in the Schedule governing the service.

6.4.5. The funds for renewing several services of domain registration ordered by the same Customer are blocked in the sequence in which the terms of these services expire (the funds for a service whose term expires earlier are blocked earlier).

6.5. The funds for renewing a service of domain registration are blocked automatically by RU-NIC on the Personal account of the Customer's Agreement not earlier than 8 (eight) calendar days before the term of the service ends, if the Customer has not cancelled the renewal.

The funds for renewing a service of domain registration are charged off automatically by RU-NIC from the Personal account of the Customer's Agreement not earlier than 1 (one) calendar day before the term of the service ends, if the Customer has not cancelled the renewal.

6.6.On the Customer's initiative money blocking and charging off from his Service Agreement personal account for domain name registration renewal can be executed by RU-NIC before the terms specified in the paragraph 6.5 of the present Schedule, but not earlier than 2 (two) months before the registration expires. In such case money blocking and charging-off is made within 24 hours since the Customer's consent to pay in advance for domain name registration renewal is received by RU-NIC. The Customer can confirm his agreement for ahead of schedule renewal payment on RU-NIC's web-server in the section "Manage your account" (the link "Services renewal").

6.7. Upon termination of an Agreement, or if a Customer provides reasons why the Customer cannot use RU-NIC's services, the remainder of the Customer's money is returned to the Customer by bank transfer to the Customer's account at any bank in the Russian Federation. RU-NIC will take all actions that are necessary for the return within 10 (ten) working days from the date RU-NIC receives the Customer's written request with full information on the payee's bank account.

6.8. There will be no refund of the fee for any unexpired period of a cancelled domain name registration.

 

7. Data Update

7.1. Updating DNS servers

For any updates to RU-NIC's Web server by:

7.2. Updating Registrant's Data in the Registry

The Registrant's data in the Registry are updated by modifying the data in the Registrant's Agreement with RU-NIC.

The Customer's identification data in the Registry will be automatically updated within 2 hours since modification of the Customer's identification data in the Agreement with RU-NIC.

7.3. Updating a Customer's data in the Agreement

The Customer's contact and identification data (hereinafter referred to as Customer's data) in the Agreement with RU-NIC may only be modified after the Order for registration of the domain has been successfully processed. The Customer shall thereby ensure the authenticity of any data provided as part of the Agreement.

7.3.1. Updating Customer's Contact Data

The Customer's contact data are: telephone number, fax number, e-mail addresses, postal address. Any updates are initiated at RU-NIC's Web server by:

After a Customer initiates such modifications at RU-NIC's Web server, the Customer's contact data in the Agreement will be modified within 1 (one) hours.

7.3.2. Updating a Customer's identification data

The Customer's identification data of a Customer are: company name, legal address, individual taxpayer number, first name and surname, passport data, date of birth. Identification data are updated through an official letter from the Customer to RU-NIC. The form of the letter is given at RU-NIC's Web server.

Identification data are updated by an official letter from the Customer to RU-NIC upon identification of the Customer by RU-NIC and on availability of appropriate documents acknowledging the update.

After RU-NIC receives such a letter from the Customer, the Customer's identification data in the Agreement will be updated within 2 (two) working days.

7.4. Customer's Data Update to Display in Search Engines

7.4.1. Update of Customer's Identification Data

If a Registrant is a natural person, he may make his identification data concealed from public in search engines. If such, field "person" in search engines will display "Private Person" inscription.

For any updates to RU-NIC's Web server:

The data in the Registry will be automatically updated within 2 (two) hours upon making appropriate modifications in the contract with RU-NIC.

7.4.2. Update of Customer's Contact Data

The Registrant may specify contact data other than those specified in the contract with RU-NIC (telephone number, fax number, e-mail address) to display in public search engines.

For any updates to RU-NIC's Web server:

The data in the Registry will be automatically updated within 2 (two) hours upon making appropriate modifications in the contract with RU-NIC.

 

8. Domain Transfer

8.1. A domain may be transferred to another juristic or natural person on the basis of an official letter from the Registrant to RU-NIC providing that the letter meets rules and requirements published at RU-NIC web-site.

8.2. If RU-NIC receives an official letter from the Registrant requesting a transfer of the domain to another person, as well as a notification in the form set by RU-NIC from this person confirming the intention to become the Registrant, RU-NIC will transfer the domain within 2 (two) working days and give the previous and new Registrants an appropriate notice. At RU-NIC's discretion this term could be extended till 30 calendar days.

8.3. Transfer of a domain name to another juristic or natural person does not effect on term of registraion.

8.4.  A notification from a person confirming the intention to become the Registrant, sent in the form set by the RU-NIC, received by the RU-NIC from this person, is consent to enter into new Registration Agreement with RU-NIC and to the full terms and conditions of this Schedule.

8.5. RU-NIC has the right to nullify the domain name ownerchange prividing that RU-NIC has sufficient cause for it.

8.6. A domain name transfer to another Registrar is not provided by RU-NIC:

 

9. Registrar Transfer

9.1. Domain name transfer from another Registrar to RU-NIC

9.1.1. The responsibility to enter information about a domain name and its Registrant on the Registry can be transferred to RU-NIC from another Registrar through an official letter of the Registrant to RU-NIC. An official letter from the Registrant is consent to enter into new Registration Agreement with RU-NIC and to the full terms and conditions of this Schedule. The form of the letter is given at RU-NIC's Web server. A transfer can also be done by a notification in the form set by RU-NIC.

9.1.2. If RU-NIC receives from the Registrant an official letter a notification in the form set by RU-NIC notifying RU-NIC that the responsibility to enter information about the domain name and its Registrant on the Registry is being transferred from another Registrar to RU-NIC, RU-NIC will take all actions that are necessary for the transfer within 2 (two) working days and give the Registrant an appropriate notice at the contact e-mail addresses specified in the Agreement.

9.2. Domain name transfer from RU-NIC to another Registrar

9.2.1. The responsibility to enter information about a domain name and its Registrant on the Registry can be transferred from RU-NIC to a new Registrar through an official letter of the Registrant to RU-NIC. The form of the letter is given at RU-NIC's Web server.

9.2.2. If RU-NIC receives from the Registrant an official letter notifying RU-NIC that the responsibility to enter information about the domain name and its Registrant on the Registry is being transferred from RU-NIC to another Registrar, RU-NIC will take all actions that are necessary for the transfer within 2 (two) working days and give the Registrant an appropriate notice at the contact e-mail addresses specified in the Agreement. At RU-NIC's discretion this term could be extended till 30 calendar days.

9.3. A domain transfer is considered completed after the information on a domain name Registrar in the Registry is changed. A domain transfer to another Registrar does not effect on term of registration.

9.4. The responsibility to enter information about a domain name and its Registrant to the Registry is not transferred from RU-NIC to a new Registrar subject to the section 3.3.3 hereof.

 

10. RU-NIC - RU-NIC Partner Transfer Interface

10.1. A Customer may receive RU-NIC's services from RU-NIC Partner.

10.2. A Customer can transfer the responsibilities to provide a Customer with RU-NIC's services of domain name registration and renewal

by submitting an official document or by submitting request using RU-NIC's web-server, section "Manage your account" ("Contract"). Such an official letter or a request from the Registrant is consent to enter into new Registration Agreement with RU-NIC and to the full terms and conditions of this Schedule.

10.3. If RU-NIC receives such an official letter from a Customer, RU-NIC will transfer the responsibilities specified in paragraph 10.2 within 2 (two) working days.

If RU-NIC receives such an official document from a Customer, RU-NIC will transfer the responsibilities specified in paragraph 10.2 within 2 (two) working days.

If RU-NIC receives such a request from a Customer, RU-NIC will transfer the responsibilities specified in paragraph 10.2 within one hour from the moment of receipt request.

RU-NIC notifies the Customer and the Partner about changes to e-mail addresses specified in the Agreement.

10.4. From the moment the responsibilities specified in paragraph 10.2 are transferred from RU-NIC to RU-NIC Partner, the contractual relations between RU-NIC and the Customer are temporarily ceased.

From the moment the responsibilities specified in paragraph 10.2 are transferred from RU-NIC Partner to RU-NIC in accordance with RU-NIC rules, the contractual relations between RU-NIC and the Customer are resumed.