Domain Registration Agreement

This Domain Registration Agreement (“Agreement”) governs any domain name you register, renew, transfer, or otherwise manage through B.R.A.D. Software (“B.R.A.D.,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). It supplements our general Terms of Service and exists because ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) requires every registrant to agree to specific terms before a domain can be registered on their behalf. By submitting a domain order, you accept this Agreement for that domain and every domain you subsequently manage under your account.

Domain registrations are provided in coordination with our ICANN-accredited registrar partner and are additionally governed by ICANN's own policies (including the Registrar Accreditation Agreement, the Transfer Policy, and the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy) and by the policies of the registry operator for the specific top-level domain (e.g. .com, .software) you register. Where this Agreement and an ICANN or registry policy conflict, the ICANN or registry policy controls.

1. Eligibility & Accurate Registration Information

You must provide current, complete, and accurate registrant, administrative, and technical contact information for every domain you register, and keep it up to date for as long as the domain is registered. Some top-level domains impose additional eligibility requirements (residency, local presence, or licensing); you are responsible for meeting them.

Providing false WHOIS/registration data, or failing to correct it once notified, is grounds for suspension or cancellation of the domain under ICANN policy, independent of anything else in this Agreement.

2. Mandatory Email Verification

ICANN requires the registrant email address on every domain to be verified after initial registration and after any change to the registrant contact. You will receive a verification email with a link — clicking it is the entire process.

ICANN gives you 15 days from that email to verify. If you don't, the domain is suspended (parked, with no working website or email) until you complete verification. This is an ICANN requirement that applies to every registrar; it is not something we can waive or extend.

3. Registration Term, Renewal & Expiration

Domains are registered for the term you select at checkout (typically one or more years) and must be renewed before expiration to remain registered. Unless you disable it, your domain renews automatically using your saved payment method at the then-current renewal price.

If a domain expires unrenewed, most registries provide a redemption grace period during which it can still be restored for an additional redemption fee before it is released for anyone to register. Once released, a domain cannot be recovered — renewing on time is the only guaranteed way to keep it.

4. Fees & Payment

Registration, renewal, transfer, and any add-on fees (such as WHOIS privacy, where offered) are as displayed at checkout or on your renewal notice. Payments are processed by Stripe, Inc. Domain fees are generally non-refundable once the registration or renewal has been submitted to the registry, because that submission cannot be reversed on our end.

5. Nameservers & DNS Management

You control where your domain points by setting its nameservers from your dashboard. We are not responsible for downtime, lost email, or other disruption caused by nameserver or DNS records you configure, or by a third-party DNS provider you point the domain at.

6. Transfers

Under ICANN's Transfer Policy, a newly registered domain (and a domain that has just been transferred) is locked from transferring to a different registrar for 60 days. Outside that window, you can transfer a domain away at any time by requesting your authorization code from your dashboard.

Any transfer — inbound or outbound — requires you to confirm it by email before it proceeds. If you don't respond, ICANN policy generally allows the transfer to proceed without your explicit approval after a set waiting period, so if you want to stop a transfer you didn't authorize, respond promptly and deny it.

7. WHOIS Data & Privacy

Registry rules require certain registration data to be collected and, for some top-level domains, published in a public WHOIS/RDDS lookup. Where a privacy or proxy service is offered for your domain's top-level domain, you may enable it from your dashboard to limit what is published publicly; it does not change what we or the registry hold on file. See our Privacy Policy for how we handle that data more broadly.

8. Trademark Clearinghouse & Claims Notices

Some top-level domains check new registrations against the Trademark Clearinghouse. If the name you're registering matches a recorded mark, you'll receive a Trademark Claims Notice and must acknowledge the potential conflict before registration completes. Acknowledging the notice lets registration proceed; it is not a determination that your use of the name is lawful, and it does not protect you from a later trademark dispute over the name.

9. Acceptable Use

You agree not to use a domain registered through us to:

• Violate any applicable law or regulation.
• Infringe another party's trademark, copyright, or other intellectual property rights.
• Distribute malware, host phishing content, or otherwise facilitate fraud.
• Register the domain in bad faith with intent to profit from another party's mark (cybersquatting).
• Send unsolicited bulk communications (spam).

10. Suspension & Termination

We may suspend a domain to comply with an ICANN or registry requirement (including unverified registrant email, as described above), for non-payment, for a violation of Acceptable Use, or in response to a valid legal order. Where practical we'll notify you first; ICANN-mandated actions (such as suspension for unverified email) may not allow for advance notice beyond the original verification email itself.

11. Dispute Resolution

Disputes over who is entitled to a domain name are handled under ICANN's Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) and, where applicable, the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) — not through us directly. If a domain you hold becomes the subject of a UDRP or URS proceeding, we will comply with the resulting decision (which may include locking, transferring, or cancelling the domain) as ICANN policy requires.

12. Disclaimer of Warranties

Domain registration services are provided “as is” and “as available.” We do not guarantee that a domain will remain continuously resolvable, that a given name will be available for renewal at a particular price, or that registry or registrar systems will be free of interruption.

13. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, B.R.A.D. Software will not be liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from domain registration, renewal, transfer, or expiration, including loss of the domain itself. Our total liability for any claim relating to a domain will not exceed the fees you paid us for that domain in the twelve (12) months preceding the claim.

14. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold B.R.A.D. Software harmless from claims arising from your use of a domain, the accuracy of your registration data, or your violation of this Agreement or applicable ICANN or registry policy.

15. Changes to This Agreement

We may update this Agreement as ICANN or registry policy changes, or as our services change. Material changes will be reflected by updating the “Last updated” date above. Continuing to hold a domain with us after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised Agreement.

16. Contact Us

Questions about this Agreement or a specific domain can be sent to support@brad.software or via our contact page.