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Domain Name Transfer Agreement
HostingDude Inc
Domain Name Transfer Agreement
This Domain Name Transfer Agreement ("Agreement") is by and between HostingDude Inc ("HostingDude Inc") a/an individual and You, Your heirs, agents, successors and assigns ("You"), and is made effective as of the date of electronic execution. This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of Your use of HostingDude Inc's Domain Name Transfer and represents the entire agreement between You and HostingDude Inc. This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of transferring a registered domain name from any other Registrar TO HostingDude Inc (as "Registrar"). By participating in this transaction, You acknowledge that You have read, understand and agree to be bound by all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including our dispute policy, along with any new, different or additional terms, conditions or policies including the Universal Terms of Service which HostingDude Inc may establish from time to time. Such Agreements may be found here.

In addition to transactions entered into by You on Your behalf, You also agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement for transactions entered into on Your behalf by anyone acting as Your Agent, and transactions entered into by anyone who uses the account You've established with HostingDude Inc, whether or not the transactions were in Your behalf. You acknowledge that HostingDude Inc's acceptance of any application made by You for services provided by HostingDude Inc will take place at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN") accredited registrar's offices located in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.

You acknowledge that HostingDude Inc or its licensor is a registrar bound by an agreement between HostingDude Inc or its licensor and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN"). You agree that HostingDude Inc or its licensor may modify this agreement in order to comply with applicable law and the terms and conditions set forth by the Internet ICANN and/or the Registry Administrator chosen by ICANN, as well as any registration rules or policies that may be published from time to time by HostingDude Inc or its licensor.

This Document will be effective upon acceptance of the Registration and Transfer agreements in Step 3 of the Online Transfer Application process.


1. Steps for Transferring Your Domain Name Registration
NOTE: Once the transfer is complete, you will be able to RENEW, MODIFY DNS, and perform other functions by logging into Your Account Manager. Complete all required information requested through the online transfer application, i.e. contact information, nameserver information, etc. Proceed through to the shopping cart and pay for your transfer(s). Update your Administrative Contact's email address at your current registrar. We will be contacting the Administrative Contact's email address for transfer approval. The transfer will only be initiated upon approval from your Administrative Contact. Once initiated, a transfer will be accepted or denied by the losing registrar within 5 days.

2. Failed or Rejected Transfer Requests
HostingDude Inc may elect to accept or reject your domain name transfer application for any reason at its sole discretion. Rejections may include, but are not limited to: The current Registrar rejected the transfer. The original registration took place less than sixty (60) days prior to the transfer request. The domain name has been placed in a locked status by either the Registry or by the losing registrar. The domain was transferred to HostingDude Inc less than sixty (60) days prior to the transfer request. The domain name expired but was not renewed. The domain name expired and was renewed during the forty-five (45) day grace period, and the forty-five (45) day grace period has not yet passed. The Domain Name Registrant was changed less than sixty (60) days prior to the transfer request. Any pending bankruptcy of the current domain name holder. Any dispute over the identity of the domain name holder. Any situation described in the Dispute Policy. Transfer orders over thirty (30) days old.

3. Terms for Transferring Domain Names
Upon successful transfer, HostingDude Inc shall become the Registrar of Record. You will still be the Registrant of the domain -- HostingDude Inc will become the Registrar of the domain name. Your registration will be automatically extended by one year. Domain name registration transfers may only be initiated once acceptance of the transfer agreement is recorded, payment is made and the Administrative contact has responded positively to our email message asking for Permission to Transfer. The email message asking for Permission to Transfer will be sent to the Domain Name(s) Administrative Contact as identified in the previous Registrar's WHO-IS database. You agree to retain a copy for Your own records of the receipt for purchase of Your domain name. The Administrative Contact will be acting on behalf of the Registrant and has legal authority to initiate this transfer request. You are responsible for updating the Administrative Contact's email as identified in the previous Registrar's WHO-IS database.

4. Transfers of Recently Renewed Domain Names
You understand that if you are transferring a domain name that has been recently renewed there is the potential that the renewal year will be lost. The renewal year will be lost if: the domain name was renewed during the forty-five (45) day grace period after the expiration date had passed; and forty-five (45) days have not yet passed since that expiration date. You understand and agree that HostingDude Inc is not responsible for this lost year and that HostingDude Inc will not credit that year to your domain. You will need to review the registration agreement you have with your previous registrar to determine if you are due a refund or credit for the lost year. Please contact your previous registrar if you have any questions about the lost year. You understand and agree that HostingDude Inc will not intervene in the recovery of any such lost registration years that occur during the transfer of your domain name.

5. Data for Domain Transfer
You understand that this is a request for a domain name transfer of registrars. By acceptance of this Transfer Agreement, you are requesting that the domain name registration be transferred from the current registrar to HostingDude Inc. As the current authorized Registrant of the domain name(s), you agree to authorize this transfer by notifying your Administrative contact of his/her responsibilities with respect to this transfer. You acknowledge that you and HostingDude Inc have entered into a Domain Name Registration Agreement (hereinafter referred to as "Registration Agreement"). You have read, understood, and agree to be legally bound by the agreements that govern all domain names registered through HostingDude Inc as found on the legal agreements page, including the Domain Name Registration Agreement ; the dispute policy ; this Agreement; any HostingDude Inc policies and procedures that are or may be published from time to time by HostingDude Inc, ICANN, and/or the Registry Administrator chosen by ICANN.

Revised: 11/12/2008
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