Registry Policies
.TV and .CC Registry Terms & Conditions
Updated 01 April 2007
VeriSign Information Services, Inc. ("VeriSign") manages the authoritative registry ("Registry") for all Domain Name registrations that end in ".tv" and
".cc" ("Domain Name(s)"). The below .tv and .cc Registry Terms & Conditions ("Terms and Conditions") govern the registration and use of Domain Names.
VeriSign reserves the right to modify or amend the Terms & Conditions at any time. Registrars should review the policies from time to time and any
modifications made thereto. Modifications to the Terms and Conditions are effective as of the date and time they are posted on this site.
Availability
. The registration of a Domain Name is available to individuals and businesses. A Domain Name that is available at the time a Registrar runs the CHECK
command does not guarantee that the Domain Name will be available at the time of registration.
Term
. A Domain Name is registered in one year increments, with the minimum registration term being one year and the maximum registration term being ten years.
Naming Restrictions
. The minimum character length for a Domain Name is 1 character excluding the ".tv" or ".cc" extension. The maximum character length for a Domain Name is
63 characters excluding the ".tv" or ".cc" extension. A Domain Name must not start with a dash "-" or dot "." or must not start with the following sequence
"alphanumeric_alphanumeric_dash ("-")_dash ("-")". Each character in the Domain Name excluding the dots "."s must be a letter or digit or dash "-". The
last character must be a digit or a letter. It cannot be a dash "-".
.TV Premium Domain Names
. Certain .tv Domain Names which are generic or common words or phrases, and 1- to 3- character combinations have been designated as "Premium Names."
Premium Names have the same rules as all .tv Domain Names with the following exceptions:
Currently, one Registrar has the exclusive right to register and manage Premium Names.
Registrar Transfers for Premium Names are prohibited.
Nameservers
. A Domain Name cannot have more than 13 hosts at the Registry level.
Registrar Transfer Rules
. A created Domain Name must be 61 days old or older to be available for transfer between Registrars. A Domain Name can be transferred in one year
increments from 1 to 10 years. A one year renewal is the default setting. If the difference between the current date and the new registration date is more
than 10 years, but less than 11 years, then the transfer will be clipped to 10 years. If the difference between the current date and the new registration
date is greater than 11 years, the transfer will be rejected. The pending-transfer period is 5 days. If the transfer request is neither approved nor
rejected by the losing Registrar within the 5 day pending-transfer period, VeriSign will automatically approve the request. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary, Registrar transfers of Premium Names are prohibited.
Bulk Transfers
. Subject to VeriSign's discretion and approval, and any transfer fees or charges that may be assessed by VeriSign, Registrars may request bulk transfers
of .tv and .cc Domain Names by submitting a bulk transfer request in writing accompanied with a complete list of the Domain Names to be transferred, signed
by both the gaining and losing Registrars.
Grace Periods
. A Grace Period refers to a specified number of calendar days following a Registry operation in which the Domain Name may be deleted and a credit may be
issued to a Registrar. Relevant Registry operations in this context are:
Registration of a new Domain Name (Add Grace Period)
Explicit renewal of an existing Domain Name (Explicit Renew Grace Period)
Auto-Renew of an existing Domain Name (Auto-Renew Grace Period) and;
Registrar Transfer of an existing Domain Name (Registrar Transfer Grace Period)
Add Grace Period
. The Add Grace Period is a specified number of calendar days following the initial registration of a Domain Name. The value of the Add Grace Period is
5-calendar days. If a Delete, Explicit Renew, or Transfer operation occurs within the 5 calendar days, the following rules apply:
Delete
. If a Domain Name is deleted within the Add Grace Period, the sponsoring Registrar is credited for the amount of the registration. The Domain Name is
deleted from the Registry database and is immediately available for registration by any Registrar. If a Domain Name is deleted after the 5-calendar day
grace period expires, it will be placed in Redemption Period status for 30-calendar days.
Explicit Renew
. If a Domain Name is explicitly renewed within the Add Grace Period, there is no credit for the Add. In addition to the initial registration charge, the
Registrar's available credit will be debited for the number of years the registration is explicitly renewed. The expiration date of the Domain Name is
extended by the number of years as specified by the Registrar's requested explicit renew operation up to a maximum resulting registration period of not
more than 10 years.
Registrar Transfer
. A Domain Name may not be transferred within the Add Grace Period.
Explicit Renew Grace Period
. The Explicit Renew Grace Period is a specified number of calendar days following the explicit renewal of a Domain Name registration period. The value of
the Explicit Renew Grace Period is 5 calendar days. If a Delete, Explicit Renew, or Transfer operation occurs within that 5 calendar days, the following
rules apply:
Delete
: If a Domain Name is deleted within the Explicit Renew Grace Period, the sponsoring Registrar receives a credit of the Explicit Renew fee and the Domain
Name is placed on Redemption Period status.
Explicit Renew
: A Domain Name can be extended within the Explicit Renew Grace Period for up to a maximum of 10 years. The Domain Name renewal request will be rejected if
the total years requested are greater than 10 years. The Registrar's available credit will be debited for each of the additional number of years the
registration is explicitly renewed.
Registrar Transfer
: If a Domain Name is transferred within the Explicit Renew Grace Period, there is no explicit renew credit. The expiration date of the Domain Name is
extended by one year for the transfer and the years added as a result of the explicit renew remain on the Domain Name up to a maximum of 10 years. The
gaining Registrar is charged for that additional year for the Transfer, even in cases where a full year is not added because of the 10-year maximum
limitation.
Auto-Renew Grace Period
. The Auto-Renew Grace Period is a specified number of calendar days following an auto-renewal. An auto-renewal occurs if a Domain Name registration is not
explicitly renewed or deleted by the expiration date; in this circumstance the registration will be automatically renewed by the system the first day after
the expiration date and the Registrar's available credit will be debited. The value of the Auto-Renew Grace Period is 45 calendar days. If a Delete,
Explicit Renew, or Transfer operation occurs within the Auto-Renew Grace Period, the following rules apply:
Delete
. If a Domain Name is deleted within the Auto-Renew Grace Period, the Registrar receives a credit of the Auto-Renew fee at the time of the deletion. The
Domain Name is then placed on Redemption Period status.
Explicit Renew
. A Domain Name can be explicitly renewed within the Auto-Renew Grace Period for up to a total of ten years. The account of the sponsoring Registrar at the
time of the additional extension will be charged for the additional number of years the registration is explicitly renewed.
Registrar Transfer
. If a Domain Name is transferred within the Auto-Renew Grace Period, the losing Registrar receives a credit of the Auto-Renew fee and the year added by
the Auto-Renew operation is cancelled. The expiration date of the Domain Name is extended by one year up to a total maximum of ten by virtue of the
transfer and the gaining Registrar is charged for that additional year, even in cases where a full year is not added because of the 10-year maximum
limitation.
Registrar Transfer Grace Period
. The Registrar Transfer Grace Period is a specified number of calendar days following the completion of a Domain Name transfer. The value of the Registrar
Transfer Grace Period is 5 calendar days. If a Delete, Explicit Renew, or Transfer operation occurs within the 5 calendar days, the following rules apply:
Delete
. If a Domain Name is deleted within the Registrar Transfer Grace Period, the sponsoring Registrar receives a credit for the transfer fee and the Domain
Name is placed in Redemption Period status.
Explicit Renew
. If a Domain Name is explicitly renewed within the Transfer Grace Period, there is no credit for the Transfer. In addition to the Transfer fee, the
Registrar's available credit will be debited for the number of years the registration is explicitly renewed. The expiration date of the Domain Name is
renewed by the number of years as specified by the Registrar's requested explicit renew operation up to a maximum resulting registration period of not more
than 10 years.
Registrar Transfer
. If a Domain Name is transferred within the Registrar Transfer Grace Period, there is no credit. The expiration date of the Domain Name is extended by one
year up to a maximum term of ten years.
Redemption Period Status
. When a Domain Name is deleted outside of the Add Grace Period or within the Registrar Transfer, AutoRenew, or Explicit Renew grace periods, it is placed
on Redemption Period status for 30 days. The Redemption Period works as follows:
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Domain Name deleted.
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Domain Name placed on Redemption Period for 30 days.
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Domain Name is removed from the Zone.
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No modifications can be made to the Domain Name while in Redemption Period status.
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The Redemption Period status can only be removed by using the Restore command.
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If the Domain Name is NOT Restored during the 30 day window, the name is then placed on Pending Delete status for 5 days.
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While in Pending Delete Status the Domain Name cannot be Restored.
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After the 5 day Pending Delete period expires, the Domain Name will be deleted.
RESTORE Command. The Restore command allows a Registrar to remove the Redemption Period status from a Domain Name. The Restore command is a billable
transaction and debits the Registrar's account each time it is issued. The Restore command requires the Registrar to complete two actions:
1.
Pass the Restore Command to VeriSign
2.
Complete the Restore Report
Details regarding the Restore Command
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The RESTORE command will remove the Redemption Period status
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The RESTORE command cannot be submitted for Premium Names.
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The RESTORE operation will not change the Registration Expiration Date even if the Domain Name has already expired. When an expired Domain Name is
restored and the Restore Report is successfully received for the Domain Name, the Auto-Renew batch process will extend the expiration date to be
one year from the current expiration date.
NOTE: If a RESTORE has been requested but the Restore Report has not been processed for that Domain Name, then it will not be included in the Auto-Renew
Batch process.
A successful RESTORE command will place the name on PendingRestore status for 7 days.
Domain Names on PendingRestore status will be included in the zone files.
Details regarding the RESTORE Report:
The Restore Report is the second step in the Restore Command process. Once a Registrar has successfully removed the Redemption Period status from a Domain
Name using the Restore Command, they must submit an explanation to VeriSign. This is accomplished by completing the Restore Report.
Once the Registrar has successfully executed the RESTORE command, the Domain Name will now be on PendingRestore status.
The PendingRestore period is 7 calendar days.
During this 7 calendar day window, the Registrar must submit a Restore Report to VeriSign.
If VeriSign receives the Restore Report, the Domain Name will be placed in Active status.
If VeriSign does NOT receive the Restore Report within the 7 calendar day window, then the Domain Name is returned to Redemption Period status.
As part of their Restore Report, a Registrar will be required to submit the following details as part of their Restore Report:
A. A copy of Registrar's WHOIS data for the deleted name as it appeared prior to the deletion.
The WHOIS data must contain the following:
1.
correct name of the Registered Domain Name
2.
nonblank nameserver name(s), or "none"
3.
correctly formatted date in original creation date field
4.
correctly formatted date in expiration date field
5.
nonblank field for the name and address of the Registrant
6.
nonblank field for the name and address of the administrative contact
7.
nonblank field for the e-mail address of the administrative contact
8.
nonblank field for the voice telephone number of the administrative contact
9.
fax number of the administrative contact, if provided
10.
nonblank field for the name and address of the technical contact
11.
nonblank field for the e-mail address of the technical contact
12.
nonblank field for the voice telephone number of the technical contact, and
13.
fax number of the technical contact if provided.
B. The date and time the registered Domain Name was deleted. (VeriSign requires properly formatted date and time).
C. The date and time the RESTORE operation was performed on this Domain Name. (VeriSign requires properly formatted date and time).
D. A brief explanation of the reason why the Domain Name was restored.
VeriSign will process all Restore Report submissions in a one-time batch process. Once the Restore Report Batch is processed VeriSign will convert the
Domain Names to Active status.
ConsoliDate Service
. The ConsoliDate service allows Registrars to submit a SYNC command for a Domain Name to change the current expiration date. The SYNC operation will allow
Registrars to request a specific anniversary date for Domain Name registrations (i.e., the day within the year a name is due to expire).
The 10-year rule for expiration dates will apply with the SYNC command. In other
words, if the SYNC command were to extend a Domain Name beyond the 10 year
maximum for expiration dates, then the command would fail.
There is no expiration-date limitation as to when the synchronization can be performed.
(e.g. it can be performed immediately after the Domain Name is added, renewed or transferred, it can be performed the day before it expires, etc.)
A SYNC operation can be performed on a Domain Name only once in a period of one year. The start of this period will be reset if an explicit RENEW,
AUTORENEW, or a TRANSFER (internal or from one REGISTRAR to another REGISTRAR) operation is performed on the Domain Name.
1. SYNC Calculations. The SYNC operation can be used to move the expiration date of the Domain Name forward to a specific date (month and day) that is
provided in the command.
The year will not be provided in the command. This will reduce the amount of invalid
data and the attempts to SYNC and RENEW in one transaction. If the Registrant wishes to SYNC the dates and RENEW for 1-10 years, this will be handled as 2
separate
transactions.
If the month and date is later than the current expiration month and date, then the
expiration date will be extended within the same calendar year as the current expiration
date.
If the month and date is earlier than the current expiration month and date, then the
expiration date will be extended to that month and date in the calendar year following the current expiration date.
If the month and date in the command is equal to the current expiration month and date,
then an error will be returned. (This eliminates the possibility of executing a repeated
SYNC command.)
Registrars are charged for the SYNC operation for each domain, based on the number of calendar months the expiration date is extended. The minimum charge
is for 1 month.
The maximum charge is for 11 months. If a Registrar issues a SYNC command on a
Domain Name setting the expiration date less than 1 month, VeriSign will charge the registrar for 1 month.
If a Registrar issues a SYNC command on a Domain Name setting the expiration date to N months and X days, we charge the Registrar for N months.
If the expiration is extended within the same month (whether it's 1 day or 30 days), the
SYNC period will be defined as 1 month. (e.g. Jan. 1 - Jan. 15 is counted as 1 month)
NOTE: If the current expiration is Jan. 15 and the SYNC operation is changing it to Jan.
1, then this will be counted as 11 months because the registration is being extended to
January 1 of the following year. If the expiration is extended to a different month, then the SYNC period will be defined based on the number of calendar
months. (e.g. March 5 - Oct. 27 is counted as 7 months, Oct 27 - March 5 is counted as 5 months, June 1 - July 31 is counted as 1 month).
2. SYNC Grace Period. There is no SYNC Grace Period. If the SYNC is successfully executed during an Add, Renew, Auto-Renew, or Transfer grace period, the
following rules apply:
Add: A Domain Name can be synchronized within the Add Grace Period. The SYNC command will not extend the Domain Name registration beyond the 10 year
registration limit. If the Domain Name is deleted during the Add Grace Period, the sponsoring registrar is credited for the amount of the registration only
and not the SYNC.
Renew and Auto-Renew: A Domain Name can be synchronized within the Renew and Auto-Renew Grace Period. The SYNC command will not extend the Domain Name
registration beyond the 10 year registration limit. If the Domain Name is deleted during the Renew or Auto-Renew Grace Period, then the sponsoring
registrar is credited for only the renewal or auto-renewal and not the SYNC.
Transfer: A Domain Name can be synchronized within the Transfer Grace Period. The SYNC command will not extend the Domain Name registration beyond the 10
year registration limit. If the Domain Name is deleted during the Transfer Grace Period, the sponsoring registrar is credited for the amount of the
transfer only and not the SYNC.
Dispute Policy
. VeriSign does not, and cannot, screen, review, evaluate or investigate a Domain Name registrant's legal right to register or use a Domain Name in any
top-level. To that end, VeriSign has adopted the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) for all .tv and .cc Domain Name registrations. The current
version of the UDRP may be found at: http://www.icann.org/udrp. The registration of any Domain Name(s) shall be subject to
suspension, cancellation, or transfer pursuant to any decision under the UDRP.
Use of the Domain Name. For each Domain Name registered by Registrar (on behalf of itself or a Registrant), Registrar shall:
A. ensure that the Domain Name is not registered, used, displayed, or exploited in contravention or violation of these Terms and Conditions, in
contravention of the laws of any jurisdiction where the Domain Name is accessible, or for any unlawful purpose, including, but not limited to, child
pornography, child entrapment or abuse, advocacy of hatred, bigotry, or violence towards persons or groups on the basis of their religion, race, ethnicity,
sexual orientation, or other immutable characteristics, theft of E-mail service, or as a source of unsolicited bulk E-mail or as an address to use for
replying to unsolicited bulk E-mail;
B. ensure that the registration, use, display, and exploit of any Domain Name is done in good faith, and in accordance with international, federal, and
state laws and regulations;
C. not publicly offer, advertise, or otherwise make available the delegation of subdomains from the Domain Name;
D. recognize that the use of the Domain Name may be subject to applicable laws in all jurisdictions in which the Domain Name is used or accessible,
including those concerning trademarks and other types of intellectual property.
Reservation of Rights
. VeriSign expressly reserves the right to deny, cancel, or transfer any Domain Name registration that it deems necessary in its discretion: (i) to protect
the integrity and stability of the registry; (ii) to comply with any applicable laws, government rules or requirements, requests of law enforcement; (iii)
in the event a Domain Name is used in violation of the Terms and Conditions and; (iv) in compliance with any dispute resolution process, or to avoid any
liability, civil or criminal, on the part of VeriSign and its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, and employees. VeriSign also reserves the
right to lock a Domain Name during resolution of a dispute.
