Our Policies

  • Anti-Abuse Policy
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    The following policy (“I-REGISTRY Ltd. Anti-Abuse Policy") is announced pursuant to the Registry-Registrar-Agreement (“RRA”) and is effective upon thirty days' notice by I-REGISTRY Ltd. (“Registry”) to Registrars. Abusive use(s) of .RICH domain names should not be tolerated.

    The policy includes the general aspects of anti-abuse, acceptable use and rapid takedown and applies to registrars and registrants of .RICH domain names and defines how the Registry will proceed if abuses that are reported to the Registry. The policy does not replace the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) or Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) or other proceedings for disputes.

    The Registry, together with the Registry-Service-Provider, will take the requisite operational and technical steps to promote WHOIS data accuracy, limit domain abuse, remove outdated and inaccurate data, and other security measures to ensure the integrity of the TLD. The specific measures include, but are not limited to a TLD Anti-Abuse Policy that clearly defines abuse, and provide point-ofcontact information for reporting suspected abuse, committing to rapid identification and resolution of abuse, including suspensions, ensuring completeness of WHOIS information at the time of registration, publishing and maintaining procedures for removing orphan glue records for names removed from the zone, and establishing measures to deter WHOIS abuse, including rate-limiting, determining data syntax validity, and implementing and enforcing requirements from the Registry-Registrar Agreement.

    Acceptable Use of .RICH Domain Names

    The Registry intends that no domain name in the .RICH space shall be used in a manner which, infringes any other third parties’ rights, is in breach with any applicable laws, government rules or requirements or for the purposes of undertaking any illegal or fraudulent actions, including spam or phishing activities.

    Failure to comply with the above provisions may result in the suspension or termination of the domain name registration by the Registry.

    Abuses of .RICH Domain Names

    The nature of such abuses creates security and stability issues for the Registry, registrars and registrants, as well as for users of the Internet in general. The Registry’s definition of abusive use of a .RICH domain name includes, without limitation, the following:

    • Illegal or fraudulent actions;
    • Spam: The use of electronic messaging systems to send unsolicited bulk messages. The term applies to email spam and similar abuses such as instant messaging spam, mobile messaging spam, and the spamming of Web sites and Internet forums;
    • Phishing: The use of counterfeit Web pages that are designed to trick recipients into divulging sensitive data such as personally identifying information, usernames, passwords, or financial data;
    • Pharming: The redirecting of unknowing users to fraudulent sites or services, typically through, but not limited to, DNS hijacking or poisoning;
    • Willful distribution of malware: The dissemination of software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner's informed consent. Examples include, without limitation, computer viruses, worms, keyloggers, and Trojan horses.
    • Malicious fast-flux hosting: Use of fast-flux techniques with a botnet to disguise the location of web sites or other Internet services, or to avoid detection and mitigation efforts, or to host illegal activities.
    • Botnet command and control: Services run on a domain name that are used to control a collection of compromised computers or "zombies," or to direct distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDoS attacks);
    • Distribution of child pornography; and
    • Illegal Access to Other Computers or Networks: Illegally accessing computers, accounts, or networks belonging to another party, or attempting to penetrate security measures of another individual's system (often known as "hacking"). Also, any activity that might be used as a precursor to an attempted system penetration (e.g., port scan, stealth scan, or other information gathering activity).

    Rapid Takedown of .RICH Domain Names

    The Registry reserves the right to deny, cancel or transfer any registration or transaction that it deems necessary, in its discretion; (1) to protect the integrity and stability of the Registry; (2) to comply with any applicable laws, government rules or requirements, requests of law enforcement, in compliance with any dispute resolution process; (3) to avoid any liability, civil or criminal, on the part of the Registry, as well as its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, and employees; (4) for violations of this Agreement and its Exhibits; or (5) to correct mistakes made by the Registry or any Registrar in connection with a domain name registration. The Registry also reserves the right to place a domain name on hold, lock, or similar status during resolution of a dispute.

    If a registrar does not take action within a time period indicated by the Registry (usually 24 hours), the Registry might then decide to take action itself. At all times, the Registry reserves the right to act directly and immediately if the potential harm to Internet users seems significant or imminent, with or without notice to the sponsoring registrar.

    The Registry will be prepared to call upon relevant law enforcement bodies as needed. There are certain cases, for example, Illegal pharmacy domains, where the Registry will contact the Law Enforcement Agencies to share information about these domains, provide all the evidence collected and work closely with them before any action will be taken for suspension. The specific action is often dependent upon the jurisdiction of which the Registry, although the operator in all cases will adhere to applicable laws and regulations.

    When valid court orders or seizure warrants are received from courts or law enforcement agencies of relevant jurisdiction, the Registry will order execution in an expedited fashion. Compliance with these will be a top priority and will be completed as soon as possible and within the defined timelines of the order. There are certain cases where Law Enforcement Agencies request information about a domain including but not limited to:

    • Registration information
    • History of a domain, including recent updates made
    • Other domains associated with a registrant's account
    • Patterns of registrant portfolio

    Requests for such information is handled on a priority basis and sent back to the requestor as soon as possible. The Registry sets a goal to respond to such requests within 24 hours.

    The Registry may also engage in proactive screening of its zone for malicious use of the domains in the gTLD, and report problems to the sponsoring registrars. The Registry could take advantage of a combination of the following resources, among others:

    • Blocklists of domain names and name servers published by organizations such as SURBL and Spamhaus.
    • Anti-phishing feeds, which will provide URLs of compromised and maliciously registered domains being used for phishing.
    • Analysis of registration or DNS query data [DNS query data received by the gTLD name servers.]

    The Registry will keep records and track metrics regarding abuse and abuse reports. These will include:

    • Number of abuse reports received by the Registry's abuse point of contact described above;
    • Number of cases and domains referred to registrars for resolution;
    • Number of cases and domains where the Registry took direct action;
    • Resolution times;
    • Number of domains in the gTLD that have been blacklisted by major anti-spam blocklist providers, and;
    • Phishing site uptimes in the gTLD

    Removal of orphan glue records

    By definition, orphan glue records used to be glue records. Glue records are related to delegations and are necessary to guide iterative resolvers to delegated name servers. A glue record becomes an orphan when its parent name server record is removed without also removing the corresponding glue record. (Please reference the ICANN SSAC paper SAC048 here.) Orphan glue records may be created when a domain (example1.tld) is placed on EPP ServerHold or ClientHold status. When placed on Hold, the domain is removed from the zone and will stop resolving. However, any child name servers (now orphan glue) of that domain (e.g., ns1.example1.tld) are left in the zone. It is important to keep these orphan glue records in the zone so that any innocent sites using that name server will continue to resolve. This use of Hold status is an essential tool for suspending malicious domains.

    The Registry, together with the Registry-Service-Provider, observes the following procedures, which are being followed by other registries and are generally accepted as DNS best practices. These procedures are also in keeping with ICANN SSAC recommendations.

    When a request to delete a domain is received from a registrar, the Registry first checks for the existence of glue records. If glue records exist, the Registry will check to see if other domains in the Registry are using the glue records. If other domains in the Registry are using the glue records then the request to delete the domain will fail until no other domains are using the glue records. If no other domains in the Registry are using the glue records then the glue records will be removed before the request to delete the domain is satisfied. If no glue records exist then the request to delete the domain will be satisfied.

    If a registrar cannot delete a domain because of the existence of glue records that are being used by other domains, then the registrar may refer to the zone file or the "weekly domain hosted by name server report" to find out which domains are using the name server in question and attempt to contact the corresponding registrar to request that they stop using the name server in the glue record. The Registry does not plan on performing mass updates of the associated DNS records.

    The Registry will accept, evaluate, and respond appropriately to complaints that orphan glue is being used maliciously. Such reports should be made in writing to the Registry, and may be submitted to the Registry's abuse point-of-contact. If it is confirmed that an orphan glue record is being used in connection with malicious conduct, the Registry will have the orphan glue record removed from the zone file. The Registry has the technical ability to execute such requests as needed via its Registry-Service-Provider.

    Methods to promote WHOIS accuracy

    The creation and maintenance of accurate WHOIS records is an important part of Registry management. The Registry will manage a secure, robust and searchable WHOIS service for this gTLD.

    Contacts

    All reports of abuse should be sent to abuse@nic.rich.

    Any complaints regarding inaccurate WHOIS information or should be addressed to the sponsoring registrar of that domain. Complaints may also be sent to support@nic.rich.

  • Registration Policy
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    1. Purpose

    The .RICH Top Level Domain (“TLD”) established by and for the use of I-REGISTRY Ltd. (“I-REGISTRY”), the Registry Operator for the TLD space. This Policy is intended to be updated and revised regularly to reflect the needs of I-REGISTRY and its TLD. The current version of this Policy will be made publicly available at the registry website.

    2. Registration Policy

    The .RICH space will operate following an unrestricted registration model, meaning that no eligibility criteria or registration restrictions will be imposed upon prospective registrants in the space. Registrations will be allocated according to the “first come, first served” principle.

    The use of Privacy and⁄or Proxy registra-on services shall be permitted within this space.

    3. String Requirements, Reserved Names and Name Collisions

    String Requirements

    Registry Operator, via Registry Service Provider, will not accept a Registration unless the applied-for Domain Name meets the applicable requirements as defined in RFC 1035m 2181 and RFC 1123, including the following technical and syntax requirements. The Domain Name Label must:

    • if ASCII, consist exclusively of the letters A-Z, the numbers 0-9, and hyphens;
    • if non-ASCII (e.g., IDN), consist of language scripts offered by the Registry (as specified on the Registry Website);
    • not begin or end with a hyphen (‘-’);
    • not exceed 63 characters;
    • contain at least one character (not including the .RICH); and
    • not contain hyphens, except where two consecutive hyphens (-) are used in the 3rd and 4th positions, when preceded by "xn" and followed by a label that corresponds with an IDN containing characters referred to in Subsection (b) above.
    Reserved Names and Premium Auctions

    Registry Operator may reserve, and not allow the Registration of any Domain Names which:

    (a) appear on the list of reserved strings set forth in Specification 5 of the Registry Agreement;

    or

    (b) such other names as are designated by Registry Operator to be reserved prior to and/or during General Availability of the Registry TLD to the public.

    Name Collisions

    If any .RICH domain name is identified by ICANN as a potential name collision risk, pursuant to the Registry Operator’s rights and responsibilities under the Registry Agreement, Specification 6, §6, the Registry Operator reserves the right to take all necessary and proper steps to resolve the conflict, including the blocking of any affected domain name.

    4. Sunrise Period

    Registry Operator will offer a sixty (60) day End Date Sunrise Period, specifically in relation to Rights Protection Mechanisms. Only holders of SMD Files provided by the TMCH Sunrise and Claims Operator or their agents are allowed to submit Sunrise Application(s). Successful Sunrise Registration(s) will be allocated to trademark holders after the Sunrise Period ends unless two or more Sunrise Applicants apply for the same TLD. In that case, the Sunrise Applicants will resolve contentions through an auction process with the Registry Operator's authorized Auction Provider.

    Registry Operator has developed a Sunrise Policy, which describes, among other items, (i) the terms under which trademark owners may submit Sunrise Applications to the Registry during the Sunrise Period, and (ii) the rules under which Sunrise Applications may be challenged.

    5. Registration period and renewals

    An .RICH domain name may be registered, and renewed at the end of each registration period, subject to the current terms and conditions offered by the concerned Registrar.

    Registrations in the .RICH space shall follow a first-come, first-served model. The Registry Operator will utilize Auction Provider and Brokerage Services for Premium Domain allocation in addition to offering Premium Domain Names (Reserved Names) prior to and/or during General Availability.

    6. Acceptable Use

    I-REGISTRY intends that no domain name in the .RICH space shall be used in a manner which:

    • infringes any other third parties’ rights
    • is in breach with any applicable laws, government rules or requirements or for the purposes of:
    • undertaking any illegal or fraudulent actions, including spam or phishing activities.

    Failure to comply with the terms and conditions set out in this Registration agreement may result in the immediate suspension, cancellation or termination of the domain name registration by the Registry Operator.

    7. Dispute Resolution Policies

    The Registry Operator for “.RICH” will comply with all dispute resolution mechanisms as defined in the registry agreement Specification 7 article 2, and as revised from time to time by ICANN consensus policies and procedures. Registrants of .RICH domain names hereby agree to be bound by all applicable domain name dispute policies, as outlined in this Registration an Use Policy.

    These dispute mechanisms include, but are not limited to:

    • the Trademark Post-Delegation Dispute Resolution Procedure (“PDDRP”);
    • the Uniform Rapid Suspension system (“URS”); and
    • the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (“UDRP”).

    The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (“UDRP”) shall apply to any challenges to registered domain names on the grounds that: 1) such domain names are identical or confusingly similar to a trademark in which the complainant has rights, 2) the registrant lacks rights or legitimate interests in the domain name, and 3) the domain name has been registered and used in bad faith.. The full text of the UDRP is located at the following address: http:⁄⁄www.icann.org⁄dndr⁄udrp⁄policy.htm

    b. Uniform Rapid Suspension System (“URS”)

    The Uniform Rapid Suspension System (“URS”) shall apply to any challenges to registered domain names on the grounds that: 1) such domain names are identical or confusingly similar to a trademark in which the complainant has rights, 2) the registrant lacks rights or legitimate interests in the domain name, and 3) the domain name has been registered and used in bad faith. The full text of the URS is located at the registry website when available.

    c. Trademark Post-Delegation Dispute Resolution Procedure (Trademark PDDRP)

    The Registry Operator for .RICH shall agree to be bound by the Trademark Post-Delegation Dispute Resolution Procedure (“Trademark PDDRP”). The Trademark PDDRP applies to challenges by trademark holders claiming that one or more of its marks have been infringed, and thereby the trademark holder has been harmed, by the registry operator’s manner of operation or use of the gTLD. The full text of the Trademark PDDRP is located at the registry website when available.

  • .RICH Reserved Domain Name Policy
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    According to its Registry Agreement with ICANN (including paragraph 2.6 and Specification 5) IREGISTRY Ltd. (“Registry”) has the discretionary right to reserve domain names at any time. In addition, the Registry may at any time establish or modify policies concerning Registry’s ability to reserve (i.e. withhold from registration or allocate, assign, designate, otherwise earmark to Registry or third parties) or block additional character strings within the .RICH gTLD at its discretion and within the framework of applicable ICANN requirements.

    The Registry may release or register reserved domain names in accordance with applicable ICANN requirements and handling procedures or procedures otherwise developed by the Registry.

  • Sunrise Dispute Resolution Policy
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    This Sunrise Dispute Resolution Policy (the “SDRP”) is incorporated by reference into the Registration Agreement. This SDRP is effective as of January 30, 2014. An SDRP Complaint may be filed against a domain name registered during the .rich sunrise period, no later than 90 days after sunrise end date.

    1. Purpose

    This Sunrise Dispute Resolution Policy (the “SDRP”) is incorporated by reference into the Registration Agreement. This SDRP is effective as of January 30, 2014. An SDRP Complaint may be filed against a domain name registered during the .rich sunrise period, no later than 90 days after sunrise end date.

    2. Applicable Disputes

    A registered domain name in the TLD will be subject to an administrative proceeding upon submission of a complaint that the Sunrise Registration was improper under one or more of the following criteria.

    a. Improper Sunrise Registration-Trademarks1

    A complaint under this section shall be required to show by reasonable evidence that a registered domain name in the TLD does not comply with the provisions of the Registry's Sunrise Program. The complaint must prove one or more of the following elements:

    • at time the challenged domain name was registered, the registrant did not hold a trademark registration of national effect (or regional effect) or the trademark had not been court-validated or protected by statute or treaty;
    • the domain name is not identical to the mark on which the registrant based its Sunrise registration;2 or
    • the trademark registration on which the registrant based its Sunrise registration is not of national effect (or regional effect) or the trademark had not been court-validated or protected by statute or treaty.
    b. SDRP Effective Dates

    Any SDRP claim brought under this Policy for domain names registered in the .rich TLD shall be brought no later than 90 days after the Sunrise end date.

    c. Auction

    Parties participating in an auction may bring a Complaint under this SDRP prior to the auction against an opposing party to the same auction. The Auction will be suspended pending the resolution of the SDRP if the complainant notifies the Registry Operator within the five (5) calendar days following the Registry's notification of auction regarding the relevant domain name(s). Such notice must be in writing. The SDRP Complaint shall be filed with the National Arbitration Forum within five (5) calendar days of the written notice. If the SDRP Complaint is not filed, the auction shall proceed as scheduled.

    Once an auction is concluded, if an SDRP claim is brought and the losing bidder prevails, the auction price to the losing bidder will be the amount of the last bid made by that bidder.

    3. Evidence and Defenses

    a. Evidence

    Panelists will review the Registry's Sunrise Criteria, allocation requirements, or community-based eligibility requirements which are required to be submitted with the Complaint, as applicable, in making its decision.

    b. Defenses

    Harmless error. A Respondent may produce evidence to show that, although the sunrise registration was granted based on submission of the wrong documents, or documents containing an error, the true and correct evidence existed at the time the sunrise registration was applied for and, thus, the registration would have been granted.

    4. Remedies

    The remedies available to a complainant for a proceeding under this SDRP shall be limited to:

    Improper Sunrise Registration

    If the Panelist finds that the domain name was improperly registered during the Sunrise period, the sole remedy for a Complaint filed under SDRP 2(a) shall be cancellation of the registration and return of the cancelled domain name to the pool of available names available for registration in the TLD. If the Complainant independently qualifies to register the domain name, either as a regular or defensive/blocking registrant, such application may be made to the Registry, or registrar, as applicable.

    In the event an SDRP dispute is brought by an auction bidder for the same domain name, the auction will be suspended until the dispute is resolved.

    5. Procedure

    a. Dispute Resolution Provider / Selection of Procedure

    A Complaint under this SDRP shall be submitted to the National Arbitration Forum ("Forum") by submitting the complaint directly to the Forum. The Forum will administer the proceeding and select a qualified and eligible Panelist ("Panelist"). The Forum has established Rules for National Arbitration Forum's Sunrise Dispute Resolution Policy ("Rules"), setting forth a fee schedule and other technical and process requirements for handling a dispute under this SDRP. The proceedings under this SDRP will be conducted according to this SDRP and the applicable Rules of the Forum.

    b. Registry's or Registrar's Involvement

    Neither the Registry nor registrar will participate in the administration or conduct of any proceeding before a Panelist. In any event, neither the Registry nor the registrar is or will be liable as a result of any decisions rendered by the Panelist. Any sunrise-registered domain names in the TLD involved in a SDRP proceeding will be locked against transfer to another domain name holder or another registrar during the course of a proceeding.3 The contact details of the holder of a registered domain name in the TLD, against which a complaint has been filed, will be as shown in the registrar's publicly available Whois database record for the relevant registrant. The Registry and the applicable registrar will comply with any Panelist decision and make all appropriate changes to the status of the domain name registration(s) in their Whois databases.

    c. Parties

    The registrant of a registered domain name in the TLD shall be promptly notified by the Forum of the commencement of a dispute under this SDRP, and may contest the allegations of the complaint or show other cause why the remedy requested in the complaint should not be granted in accordance with this SDRP. In all cases, the burden of proof shall be on the complainant, and default or other failure of the holder of the registered domain name shall not constitute an admission to any allegation of the complaint. The Forum shall promptly notify all named parties in the dispute, as well as the registrar and the Registry of any decision made by a Panelist.

    d. Decisions
    • The Panelist may state the basis on which the decision is issued in summary format and may include such commentary or guidance as the Panelist deems appropriate;
    • the decision shall state whether a registered domain name in the TLD is to be cancelled or the status quo maintained; and
    • decisions made under this SDRP will be publicly published by the Forum on its website.
    e. Implementation of a Lock and the Decision

    If a Panelist's decision requires a change to the status of a registered domain name, the Registry4 will wait ten (10) business days after communication of the decision before implementing that decision, unless the registrant submits to the Registry (with a copy to the Forum) during that ten (10) day period official documentation (such as a copy of a complaint, file-stamped by the clerk of the court) that the registrant has commenced a lawsuit to preserve its claimed rights in a court of competent jurisdiction over the parties and the registered domain name. If such documentation is received no further action shall be taken until the Registry receives (i) evidence satisfactory to the Registry of an agreed resolution between the parties; (ii) evidence satisfactory to Registry that registrant's lawsuit has been dismissed or withdrawn; or (iii) a copy of an order from such court dismissing such lawsuit or otherwise directing disposition of the registered domain name.

    f. Representations and Warranties

    Parties to a dispute under this SDRP shall warrant that all factual allegations made in the course thereof are true and correct to the best of their knowledge, shall remain subject to all representations and warranties made in the course of registration of a disputed domain name.

    6. Maintaining the Status Quo

    During a proceeding under the SDRP, the registered domain name shall be locked against transfers between registrants and/or registrars and against deletion by registrants.

    7. Indemnification / Hold Harmless

    The parties shall hold the registrar, the Registry, the Forum, and the Panelist harmless from any claim arising from operation of the SDRP. Neither party may name the registrar, the Registry, the Forum, or the Panelist as a party or otherwise include the registrar, the Registry, the Forum, or the Panelist in any judicial proceeding relating to the dispute or the administration of the SDRP policy. The parties shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the registrar, the Registry, the Forum, the Panelist and their respective employees, contractors, agents and service providers from any claim arising from the conduct or result of a proceeding under this SDRP. Neither the registrar, the Registry, Forum, the Panelist and their respective employees, contractors, agents and service providers shall be liable to a party for any act or omission in connection with any administrative proceeding under this SDRP or the corresponding Rules. The complainant shall be directly and solely liable to the registrant in the event the complaint is granted in circumstances where the registrant is lawfully entitled to registration and use of the registered domain name(s) in the TLD.

    8. Relation To Other Dispute Resolution Policies

    This SDRP is in addition to and complementary with the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ("UDRP"), the Uniform Rapid Suspension System ("URS") and any charter, nexus, or eligibility dispute policies adopted by ICANN or the Registry.

    9. Effect of Other Proceedings

    The administrative proceeding under the SDRP shall not prevent either party from submitting a dispute concerning the registered domain name in the TLD to concurrent administrative proceedings or to a court of competent jurisdiction for independent resolution during a pending SDRP administrative proceeding or after such proceeding is concluded. Upon notice of such other proceeding, the SDRP proceeding may be terminated (in the sole discretion of the Panelist) in deference to the outcome of such other proceeding.

    10. SDRP Modifications

    The Registry reserves the right to modify this SDRP at any time subject to the terms of its MoU with the Forum. Such revised SDRP shall be posted on the Forum Website at least thirty (30) calendar days before it becomes effective;5 unless this SDRP has already been invoked by the submission of a complaint, in which event the version of the SDRP in effect at the time it was invoked will apply until the dispute is concluded. In the event that registrant objects to a change in this SDRP, the sole remedy is to cancel the registration, provided that registrant will not be entitled to a refund of any fees paid in connection with such registration.

    1 Applicant Guidebook 4 June 2012, Module 5, Page 8, Article 6.2.4. A dispute under this section also addresses the TLD Criteria from ICANN's Trademark Clearinghouse Rights Protection Mechanism Requirements [published 30 September 2013], Article 2.3.6 and Article 2.3.1.4. The Forum's SDRP does not interact with (nor instruct) the Trademark Clearinghouse and is limited to adjudicating disputes over the Registry's registration and allocation of domain names during the sunrise period. Back To Text ↑

    2 For the purposes of analysis of this element, neither the gTLD itself, nor the "dot," shall be considered. Back To Text ↑

    3 A Registry may, though its agreement with registrars, instead require the registrar to perform the lock and/or implementation steps. Back To Text ↑

    4 A Registry may, though its agreement with registrars, instead require the registrar to perform the lock and implementation steps. Back To Text ↑

    5 The Forum may correct typographical errors without notice. Back To Text ↑

  • .RICH Startup Policy
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    According to the ICANN requirements I-REGISTRY Ltd. (“Registry”) will publish the .RICH Startup Information after delegation and prior to starting its Sunrise Period. The Startup Information includes the dates for the relevant startup periods as well as the complete Sunrise registration policies for the TLD, including all applicable policies related to the registration of a domain name in the TLD during the Sunrise Period, the TLD’s Sunrise Dispute Resolution Policy (SDRP).

    Except of the Sunrise Policy, the Sunrise Dispute Resolution Policy (SDRP) and the Startup Policy all other published policies apply to any registration of a domain name in any of the launch phases. The launch phases are

    • the End-Date Sunrise,
    • the General Availability, and
    • Claims

    The data for the individual phases and other ICANN requirements are

    End-Date Sunrise from February 6, 2014 to April 7, 2014
    General Availability starting from April 10, 2014
    Claims for General Registration from April 10, 2014 to July 9, 2014

  • .RICH Sunrise Policy
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    1. Overview

    In order to assist trademark owners with protecting their trademarks during the launch of .RICH the Registry Operator has developed this Sunrise Policy, which describes, among other items,

    • the terms under which trademark owners may submit Sunrise Applications to the Registry during the Sunrise Period, and
    • the rules under which Sunrise Applications may be challenged.

    The Sunrise Period allows trademark holders and agents that have successfully submitted trademark records, verified by the Trademark Clearinghouse (“TMCH”), an opportunity to register domain names derived from the registered and validated mark names contained in the Trademark Database (“TMDB”). The Sunrise Period precedes the Landrush and General Availability periods of the new gTLD, which are open to the public.

    Registry Operator will offer a sixty (60) day End Date Sunrise Period, specifically in relation to Rights Protection Mechanisms. Only holders of SMD Files provided by the TMCH Sunrise and Claims Operator or their agents are allowed to submit Sunrise Application(s). Successful Sunrise Registration(s) will be allocated to trademark holders after the Sunrise Period ends unless two or more Sunrise Applicants apply for the same TLD. In that case, the Sunrise Applicants will resolve contentions through an auction process with the Registry Operator's authorized Auction Provider.

    2. Registration Channel and Basis Application Requirements

    2.1 Sunrise Applications can only be submitted to the Registry by a Registrar.

    2.2 The Registry Operator will not process the Sunrise Application unless

    • the Sunrise Applicant submits a Signed Mark Data file (SMD File) provided by the TMCH Sunrise and Claims Operator which is encoded with a Domain Name Label in the applied-for Domain Name and signifies that the TMCH has verified that the trademark contained in the SMD File meets the requirements for inclusion in the TMCH in accordance with TMCH Guidelines in force at the time the Sunrise Application was filed.
    • The SMD File is received by the Registry Operator within the Sunrise Period.
    • The Sunrise Applicant pays the Sunrise Validation (Application) and Processing (Registration) Fee.

    3. Reserved Names and Premium Auctions

    Registry Operator may reserve, and not allow the Sunrise Application of any Domain Names which:

    • appear on the list of reserved strings set forth in Specification 5 of the Registry Agreement;
    • or
    • such other names as are designated by Registry Operator to be reserved prior to and/or during General Availability of the Registry TLD to the public.

    4. Eligibility

    During the Sunrise Period, only the holder of a SMD File provided by the TMCH Sunrise and Claims Operator will be eligible to file a corresponding Sunrise Application.

    5. Identical Match of the applied for domain name label to the Trademark

    The domain name applied for during the sunrise period must be an identical match to the mark on which the sunrise applicant based its Sunrise Application.

    Identical Match is when the domain name label is an identical match to the trademark, meaning that the label consists of the complete and identical textual elements of the mark in accordance with section 4.2.1 of the TMCH Guidelines. In this regard:

    • For a trademark exclusively consisting of letters, words, numerals and/or special characters: the recorded name of the mark is an identical match to the reported name as long as all characters are included in the trademark record provided to the TMCH and in the same order in which they appear on the trademark certificate.
    • For marks that do not exclusively consist of letters, words, numerals, or special characters: the recorded name of the trademark is an identical match to the reported name as long as the name of the trademark includes letters, words, numerals, keyboard signs, and punctuation marks that are:
    • predominant;
    • clearly separable or distinguishable from the device element; and
    • all predominant characters are included in the trademark record submitted to the TMCH in the same order they appear in the mark.

    6. String Requirements for Domain Names applied for during the Sunrise Period

    Registry Operator, via Registry Service Provider, will not accept a Sunrise Application unless the applied- for Domain Name meets the applicable requirements as defined in RFC 1035m 2181 and RFC 1123, including the following technical and syntax requirements. The Domain Name Label must:

    • if ASCII, consist exclusively of the letters A-Z, the numbers 0-9, and hyphens;
    • if non-ASCII (e.g., IDN), consist of language scripts offered by the Registry (as specified on the Registry Website);
    • not begin or end with a hyphen (‘-’);
    • not exceed 63 characters;
    • contains at least one character (not including the .RICH); and
    • not contain hyphens, except where two consecutive hyphens (-) are used in the 3rd and 4th positions, when preceded by "xn" and followed by a label that corresponds with an IDN containing characters referred to in Subsection (b) above.

    7. Sunrise Application Validation

    Sunrise Applications submitted during the Sunrise Period are subject to validation before the Registry will issue a Domain Name Registration.

    Upon request of the Registry a Validation Agent will attempt to verify that the domain name applied for during the Sunrise Period is an identical match to the Validated Mark in the SMD File, meaning that the domain consists of the complete and identical textual elements of the mark in accordance with section 4.2.1 of the TMCH Guidelines. The Validation Agent will then inform the Registry of its findings. If the Validation Agent is unable to validate the Sunrise Application, the Registry will reject that Sunrise Application.

    If more than one Applicant submits a valid Sunrise Application for the same domain name, all Sunrise Applicants for that name will be notified of the claims and will proceed to an auction where the highest bidder wins. The auction process will be governed by the terms and conditions published by the Auction Provider and provided to such Applicants ("Auction Rules"). Any auction fees, charges and the final bid price for the domain name will be the responsibility of the Applicant. Where notified of the result of an auction, Registry Operator will ensure that the domain name is Eligible for Allocation to the successful bidder.

    8. Sunrise Dispute Resolution

    Any party may file a Complaint according to the .RICH Sunrise Dispute Resolution Policy on the following grounds:

    • at time the challenged domain name was registered, the registrant did not hold a trademark registration of national effect (or regional effect) or the trademark had not been court-validated or protected by statute or treaty;
    • the domain name is not identical to the mark on which the registrant based its Sunrise registration; or
    • the trademark registration on which the registrant based its Sunrise registration is not of national effect (or regional effect) or the trademark had not been court-validated or protected by statute or treaty.

    Such SDRP claim shall be filed with the Dispute Resolution Provider no later than 90 days after Sunrise Period ends.

    Parties participating in an auction may bring a Complaint under this SDRP prior to the auction against an opposing party to the same auction. The Auction will be suspended pending the resolution of the SDRP if the complainant notifies the Registry Operator within the five (5) calendar days following the Registry’s notification of auction regarding the relevant domain name(s). Such notice must be in writing. The SDRP Complaint shall be filed with the National Arbitration Forum within five (5) calendar days of the written notice. If the SDRP Complaint is not filed, the auction shall proceed as scheduled. Once an auction is concluded, if an SDRP claim is brought and the losing bidder prevails, the auction price to the losing bidder will be the amount of the last bid made by that bidder.

  • Whois Policy
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    I-REGISTRY Ltd. ("Registry") will provide to the public a thick searchable WHOIS database both accessible on port 43 as well as on port 80 (http) as required in Specification 4 of the ICANN Registry Agreement. The Registry may, from time to time as determined at its complete discretion, impose certain limits on the amount of simultaneous and/or consecutive port 43 and/or port 80 requests.

    1. Registrars are required to ensure that the actual Registrant data fields, as required in the WHOIS database, is obtained from the Registrant and Registrar must collect and maintain accurate records of such data.
    2. Registrars must provide any competent authority who has provided a competent and legitimate request which has been properly verified and authenticated by the Registrar, with the actual WHOIS data.
    3. Registrar shall inform the Registrant, when using a proxy service, that the actual Registrant data as required by the WHOIS database, will be disclosed to any competent authority who has provided a competent and legitimate request which has been properly verified and authenticated by the Registrar with the actual WHOIS data.
    4. The Registrar shall notify the Registrant that even where a domain name is removed from the root zone, the domain name record may still appear in the WHOIS database for 24 hours.
    5. The Registry may perform a bi-annual review of a random sampling of domain names to test the accuracy and authenticity of the WHOIS information. If errors or missing information exists, notice shall be forwarded to the relevant Registrar, who shall be required to address these deficiencies with the relevant Registrants within 20 days.
    6. The Registry will comply with all the security, WHOIS, and privacy requirements required by ICANN whether in the Consensus or Temporary Policies (as defined in the Registry Agreement) and imposed by a competent legislative authority in Germany who has jurisdiction over the Registry.
    7. Registrants shall put forth any request for any changes, updates, and/or corrections to WHOIS information to the Registrar of the Registrant. The Registrar shall verify and authenticate the request and make the appropriate changes within 10 days of successful authentication and verification of the request.
    8. By submitted a WHOIS query, the requestor agrees that he/she will use the information obtained through the WHOIS search for lawful purposes only and that he/she will at no time now or in the future:
      • allow, enable, solicit, and/or encourage the transmission of mass unsolicited commercial advertising or solicitations via direct mail, electronic mail, or by telephone;
      • breach any applicable data and privacy protection acts; and
      • utilize and/or enable high volume, automated, and/or electronic processes querying the WHOIS database.
    9. Any and all data provided through the WHOIS search is provided "as is" and without any representation and/or warranty as to its accuracy. The Registry shall in no circumstances be responsible and/or be liable for any reliance on any information provided through the WHOIS search.
    10. Disclosure of contact data is restricted because of German and EU Data Protection legislation. The contact details for certain Domain Names may be restricted and the information can also be obtained through the Registry Special Access Request at whois.nic.rich.
    11. All copyright in the WHOIS information, the WHOIS database, and any WHOIS datasets are explicitly reserved.
    12. It is strictly prohibited to combine, collect, and/or compile any information that is obtained from this WHOIS service.

    The registry operator will offer a “thick” registry system. In this model, all key contact details for each domain name will be stored in a central location by the registry. This allows better access to domain data, and provides uniformity in storing the information. The registry operator will ensure that the required fields for WHOIS data (as per the defined policies for the TLD) are enforced at the registry level. This ensures that the registrars are providing required domain registration data. Fields defined by the registry policy to be mandatory are documented as such and must be submitted by registrars. The Registry-Service-Provider’s registry system verifies formats for relevant individual data fields (e.g. e-mail, and phone⁄fax numbers). Only valid country codes are allowed as defined by the ISO 3166 code list. The Registry-Service-Provider’s WHOIS system is extensible, and is capable of using the VAULT system, described further below.

    Similar to the centralized abuse point of contact described above, the registry operator can institute a contact email address which could be utilized by third parties to submit complaints for inaccurate or false WHOIS data detected. This information will be processed by its Registry-Service-Provider’s support department and forwarded to the registrars. The registrars can work with the registrants of those domains to address these complaints. The Registry, together with its Registry-Service-Provider, will audit registrars on a yearly basis to verify whether the complaints being forwarded are being addressed or not. This functionality, available to all registry operators, is activated based on the registry operator’s business policy.

  • Privacy Policy
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    Datenschutzerklärung für nic.rich

    1. Name und Kontaktdaten des für die Verarbeitung Verantwortlichen

      Diese Datenschutz-Information gilt für die Datenverarbeitung durch:

      Verantwortlicher: I-REGISTRY Ltd. Niederlassung Deutschland, Friedrichstr. 90, D-10117 Berlin, Deutschland, E-Mail: datenschutz@i-registry.com, Telefon: +49 (0)180 – 5522744, Fax: +49 (0)180 – 5522944

    2. Erhebung und Speicherung personenbezogener Daten sowie Art und Zweck von deren Verwendung

      a) Beim Besuch der Website

      Beim Aufrufen unserer Website www.nic.rich werden durch den auf Ihrem Endgerät zum Einsatz kommenden Browser automatisch Informationen an den Server unserer Website gesendet. Diese Informationen werden temporär in einem sog. Logfile gespeichert. Folgende Informationen werden dabei ohne Ihr Zutun erfasst und bis zur automatisierten Löschung gespeichert:

      • IP-Adresse des anfragenden Rechners,
      • Datum und Uhrzeit des Zugriffs,
      • Name und URL der abgerufenen Datei,
      • Website, von der aus der Zugriff erfolgt (Referrer-URL),
      • verwendeter Browser und ggf. das Betriebssystem Ihres Rechners sowie der Name Ihres Access-Providers.

      Die genannten Daten werden durch uns zu folgenden Zwecken verarbeitet:

      • Gewährleistung eines reibungslosen Verbindungsaufbaus der Website,
      • Gewährleistung einer komfortablen Nutzung unserer Website,
      • Auswertung der Systemsicherheit und -stabilität sowie
      • zu weiteren administrativen Zwecken.

      Die Rechtsgrundlage für die Datenverarbeitung ist Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. f DSGVO. Unser berechtigtes Interesse folgt aus oben aufgelisteten Zwecken zur Datenerhebung. In keinem Fall verwenden wir die erhobenen Daten zu dem Zweck, Rückschlüsse auf Ihre Person zu ziehen.

      Darüber hinaus setzen wir beim Besuch unserer Website Cookies sowie Analysedienste ein. Nähere Erläuterungen dazu erhalten Sie unter den Ziff. 4 und 5 dieser Datenschutzerklärung.

      b) Bei Anmeldung für unseren Newsletter

      Sofern Sie nach Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. a DSGVO ausdrücklich eingewilligt haben, verwenden wir Ihre E-Mail-Adresse dafür, Ihnen regelmäßig unseren Newsletter zu übersenden. Für den Empfang des Newsletters ist die Angabe einer E-Mail-Adresse ausreichend.

      Die Abmeldung ist jederzeit möglich, zum Beispiel über einen Link am Ende eines jeden Newsletters. Alternativ können Sie Ihren Abmeldewunsch gerne auch jederzeit an newsletter@i-registry.com per E-Mail senden.

      c) Bei Nutzung unseres Kontaktformulars

      Bei Fragen jeglicher Art bieten wir Ihnen die Möglichkeit, mit uns über ein auf der Website bereitgestelltes Formular Kontakt aufzunehmen. Dabei ist die Angabe einer gültigen E-Mail-Adresse erforderlich, damit wir wissen, von wem die Anfrage stammt und um diese beantworten zu können. Weitere Angaben können freiwillig getätigt werden.

      Die Datenverarbeitung zum Zwecke der Kontaktaufnahme mit uns erfolgt nach Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. a DSGVO auf Grundlage Ihrer freiwillig erteilten Einwilligung.

      Die für die Benutzung des Kontaktformulars von uns erhobenen personenbezogenen Daten werden nach Erledigung der von Ihnen gestellten Anfrage automatisch gelöscht.

    3. Weitergabe von Daten

      Eine Übermittlung Ihrer persönlichen Daten an Dritte zu anderen als den im Folgenden aufgeführten Zwecken findet nicht statt.

      Wir geben Ihre persönlichen Daten nur an Dritte weiter, wenn:

      • Sie Ihre nach Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. a DSGVO ausdrückliche Einwilligung dazu erteilt haben,
      • die Weitergabe nach Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit.f DSGVO zur Geltendmachung, Ausübung oder Verteidigung von Rechtsansprüchen erforderlich ist und kein Grund zur Annahme besteht, dass Sie ein überwiegendes schutzwürdiges Interesse an der Nichtweitergabe Ihrer Daten haben,
      • für den Fall, dass für die Weitergabe nach Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. c DSGVO eine gesetzliche Verpflichtung besteht, sowie
      • dies gesetzlich zulässig und nach Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. b DSGVO für die Abwicklung von Vertragsverhältnissen mit Ihnen erforderlich ist.
    4. Cookies

      Wir setzen auf unserer Seite Cookies ein. Hierbei handelt es sich um kleine Dateien, die Ihr Browser automatisch erstellt und die auf Ihrem Endgerät (Laptop, Tablet, Smartphone o.ä.) gespeichert werden, wenn Sie unsere Seite besuchen. Cookies richten auf Ihrem Endgerät keinen Schaden an, enthalten keine Viren, Trojaner oder sonstige Schadsoftware.

      In dem Cookie werden Informationen abgelegt, die sich jeweils im Zusammenhang mit dem spezifisch eingesetzten Endgerät ergeben. Dies bedeutet jedoch nicht, dass wir dadurch unmittelbar Kenntnis von Ihrer Identität erhalten.

      Der Einsatz von Cookies dient einerseits dazu, die Nutzung unseres Angebots für Sie angenehmer zu gestalten. So setzen wir sogenannte Session-Cookies ein, um zu erkennen, dass Sie einzelne Seiten unserer Website bereits besucht haben. Diese werden nach Verlassen unserer Seite automatisch gelöscht.

      Darüber hinaus setzen wir ebenfalls zur Optimierung der Benutzerfreundlichkeit temporäre Cookies ein, die für einen bestimmten festgelegten Zeitraum auf Ihrem Endgerät gespeichert werden. Besuchen Sie unsere Seite erneut, um unsere Dienste in Anspruch zu nehmen, wird automatisch erkannt, dass Sie bereits bei uns waren und welche Eingaben und Einstellungen sie getätigt haben, um diese nicht noch einmal eingeben zu müssen.

      Zum anderen setzten wir Cookies ein, um die Nutzung unserer Website statistisch zu erfassen und zum Zwecke der Optimierung unseres Angebotes für Sie auszuwerten (siehe Ziff. 5). Diese Cookies ermöglichen es uns, bei einem erneuten Besuch unserer Seite automatisch zu erkennen, dass Sie bereits bei uns waren. Diese Cookies werden nach einer jeweils definierten Zeit automatisch gelöscht.

      Die durch Cookies verarbeiteten Daten sind für die genannten Zwecke zur Wahrung unserer berechtigten Interessen sowie der Dritter nach Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. f DSGVO erforderlich.

      Die meisten Browser akzeptieren Cookies automatisch. Sie können Ihren Browser jedoch so konfigurieren, dass keine Cookies auf Ihrem Computer gespeichert werden oder stets ein Hinweis erscheint, bevor ein neuer Cookie angelegt wird. Die vollständige Deaktivierung von Cookies kann jedoch dazu führen, dass Sie nicht alle Funktionen unserer Website nutzen können.

    5. Analyse-Tools

      a) Tracking-Tools

      Die im Folgenden aufgeführten und von uns eingesetzten Tracking-Maßnahmen werden auf Grundlage des Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. f DSGVO durchgeführt. Mit den zum Einsatz kommenden Tracking-Maßnahmen wollen wir eine bedarfsgerechte Gestaltung und die fortlaufende Optimierung unserer Webseite sicherstellen. Zum anderen setzen wir die Tracking-Maßnahmen ein, um die Nutzung unserer Webseite statistisch zu erfassen und zum Zwecke der Optimierung unseres Angebotes für Sie auszuwerten. Diese Interessen sind als berechtigt im Sinne der vorgenannten Vorschrift anzusehen.

      Die jeweiligen Datenverarbeitungszwecke und Datenkategorien sind aus den entsprechenden Tracking-Tools zu entnehmen.

      i) Google Analytics1

      Zum Zwecke der bedarfsgerechten Gestaltung und fortlaufenden Optimierung unserer Seiten nutzen wir Google Analytics, ein Webanalysedienst der Google Inc. (https://www.google.de/intl/de/about/) (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; im Folgenden „Google“). In diesem Zusammenhang werden pseudonymisierte Nutzungsprofile erstellt und Cookies (siehe unter Ziff. 4) verwendet. Die durch das Cookie erzeugten Informationen über Ihre Benutzung dieser Website wie

      • Browser-Typ/-Version,
      • verwendetes Betriebssystem,
      • Referrer-URL (die zuvor besuchte Seite),
      • Hostname des zugreifenden Rechners (IP-Adresse),
      • Uhrzeit der Serveranfrage,

      werden an einen Server von Google in den USA übertragen und dort gespeichert. Die Informationen werden verwendet, um die Nutzung der Website auszuwerten, um Reports über die Websiteaktivitäten zusammenzustellen und um weitere mit der Websitenutzung und der Internetnutzung verbundene Dienstleistungen zu Zwecken der Marktforschung und bedarfsgerechten Gestaltung dieser Internetseiten zu erbringen. Auch werden diese Informationen gegebenenfalls an Dritte übertragen, sofern dies gesetzlich vorgeschrieben ist oder soweit Dritte diese Daten im Auftrag verarbeiten. Es wird in keinem Fall Ihre IP-Adresse mit anderen Daten von Google zusammengeführt. Die IP-Adressen werden anonymisiert, so dass eine Zuordnung nicht möglich ist (IP-Masking).

      Sie können die Installation der Cookies durch eine entsprechende Einstellung der Browser-Software verhindern; wir weisen jedoch darauf hin, dass in diesem Fall gegebenenfalls nicht sämtliche Funktionen dieser Website vollumfänglich genutzt werden können.

      Sie können darüber hinaus die Erfassung der durch das Cookie erzeugten und auf Ihre Nutzung der Website bezogenen Daten (inkl. Ihrer IP-Adresse) sowie die Verarbeitung dieser Daten durch Google verhindern, indem Sie ein Browser-Add-on herunterladen und installieren (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de).

      Alternativ zum Browser-Add-on, insbesondere bei Browsern auf mobilen Endgeräten, können Sie die Erfassung durch Google Analytics zudem verhindern, indem Sie auf diesen Link klicken. Es wird ein Opt-out-Cookie gesetzt, das die zukünftige Erfassung Ihrer Daten beim Besuch dieser Website verhindert. Der Opt-out-Cookie gilt nur in diesem Browser und nur für unsere Website und wird auf Ihrem Gerät abgelegt. Löschen Sie die Cookies in diesem Browser, müssen Sie das Opt-out-Cookie erneut setzen.

      Weitere Informationen zum Datenschutz im Zusammenhang mit Google Analytics finden Sie etwa in der Google Analytics-Hilfe (https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de).

      ii) Google Adwords Conversion Tracking

      Um die Nutzung unserer Webseite statistisch zu erfassen und zum Zwecke der Optimierung unserer Website für Sie auszuwerten, nutzen wir ferner das Google Conversion Tracking. Dabei wird von Google Adwords ein Cookie (siehe Ziffer 4) auf Ihrem Rechner gesetzt, sofern Sie über eine Google-Anzeige auf unsere Webseite gelangt sind.

      Diese Cookies verlieren nach 30 Tagen ihre Gültigkeit und dienen nicht der persönlichen Identifizierung. Besucht der Nutzer bestimmte Seiten der Webseite des Adwords-Kunden und das Cookie ist noch nicht abgelaufen, können Google und der Kunde erkennen, dass der Nutzer auf die Anzeige geklickt hat und zu dieser Seite weitergeleitet wurde.

      Jeder Adwords-Kunde erhält ein anderes Cookie. Cookies können somit nicht über die Webseiten von Adwords-Kunden nachverfolgt werden. Die mithilfe des Conversion-Cookies eingeholten Informationen dienen dazu, Conversion-Statistiken für Adwords-Kunden zu erstellen, die sich für Conversion-Tracking entschieden haben. Die Adwords-Kunden erfahren die Gesamtanzahl der Nutzer, die auf ihre Anzeige geklickt haben und zu einer mit einem Conversion-Tracking-Tag versehenen Seite weitergeleitet wurden. Sie erhalten jedoch keine Informationen, mit denen sich Nutzer persönlich identifizieren lassen.

      Wenn Sie nicht an dem Tracking-Verfahren teilnehmen möchten, können Sie auch das hierfür erforderliche Setzen eines Cookies ablehnen – etwa per Browser-Einstellung, die das automatische Setzen von Cookies generell deaktiviert. Sie können Cookies für Conversion-Tracking auch deaktivieren, indem Sie Ihren Browser so einstellen, dass Cookies von der Domain „www.googleadservices.com“ blockiert werden. Googles Datenschutzbelehrung zum Conversion-Tracking finden Sie hier (https://services.google.com/sitestats/de.html).

      iii) Matomo

      Wir verwenden die Open-Source-Software Matomo zur Analyse und statistischen Auswertung der Nutzung der Website. Hierzu werden Cookies eingesetzt (siehe Ziffer 4). Die durch den Cookie erzeugten Informationen über die Websitenutzung werden an unsere Server übertragen und in pseudonymen Nutzungsprofilen zusammengefasst. Die Informationen werden verwendet, um die Nutzung der Website auszuwerten und um eine bedarfsgerechte Gestaltung unserer Website zu ermöglichen. Eine Weitergabe der Informationen an Dritte erfolgt nicht.

      Es wird in keinem Fall die IP-Adresse mit anderen den Nutzer betreffenden Daten in Verbindung gebracht. Die IP-Adressen werden anonymisiert, so dass eine Zuordnung nicht möglich ist (IP-Masking).

      Ihr Besuch dieser Webseite wird aktuell von der Matomo Webanalyse erfasst. Klicken Sie hier (https://matamo.org/docs/privacy/), damit Ihr Besuch nicht mehr erfasst wird.

    6. Betroffenenrechte

      Sie haben das Recht:

      • gemäß Art. 15 DSGVO Auskunft über Ihre von uns verarbeiteten personenbezogenen Daten zu verlangen. Insbesondere können Sie Auskunft über die Verarbeitungszwecke, die Kategorie der personenbezogenen Daten, die Kategorien von Empfängern, gegenüber denen Ihre Daten offengelegt wurden oder werden, die geplante Speicherdauer, das Bestehen eines Rechts auf Berichtigung, Löschung, Einschränkung der Verarbeitung oder Widerspruch, das Bestehen eines Beschwerderechts, die Herkunft ihrer Daten, sofern diese nicht bei uns erhoben wurden, sowie über das Bestehen einer automatisierten Entscheidungsfindung einschließlich Profiling und ggf. aussagekräftigen Informationen zu deren Einzelheiten verlangen;
      • gemäß Art. 16 DSGVO unverzüglich die Berichtigung unrichtiger oder Vervollständigung Ihrer bei uns gespeicherten personenbezogenen Daten zu verlangen;
      • gemäß Art. 17 DSGVO die Löschung Ihrer bei uns gespeicherten personenbezogenen Daten zu verlangen, soweit nicht die Verarbeitung zur Ausübung des Rechts auf freie Meinungsäußerung und Information, zur Erfüllung einer rechtlichen Verpflichtung, aus Gründen des öffentlichen Interesses oder zur Geltendmachung, Ausübung oder Verteidigung von Rechtsansprüchen erforderlich ist;
      • gemäß Art. 18 DSGVO die Einschränkung der Verarbeitung Ihrer personenbezogenen Daten zu verlangen, soweit die Richtigkeit der Daten von Ihnen bestritten wird, die Verarbeitung unrechtmäßig ist, Sie aber deren Löschung ablehnen und wir die Daten nicht mehr benötigen, Sie jedoch diese zur Geltendmachung, Ausübung oder Verteidigung von Rechtsansprüchen benötigen oder Sie gemäß Art. 21 DSGVO Widerspruch gegen die Verarbeitung eingelegt haben;
      • gemäß Art. 20 DSGVO Ihre personenbezogenen Daten, die Sie uns bereitgestellt haben, in einem strukturierten, gängigen und maschinenlesebaren Format zu erhalten oder die Übermittlung an einen anderen Verantwortlichen zu verlangen;
      • gemäß Art. 7 Abs. 3 DSGVO Ihre einmal erteilte Einwilligung jederzeit gegenüber uns zu widerrufen. Dies hat zur Folge, dass wir die Datenverarbeitung, die auf dieser Einwilligung beruhte, für die Zukunft nicht mehr fortführen dürfen und
      • gemäß Art. 77 DSGVO sich bei einer Aufsichtsbehörde zu beschweren. In der Regel können Sie sich hierfür an die Aufsichtsbehörde Ihres üblichen Aufenthaltsortes oder Arbeitsplatzes oder unseres Kanzleisitzes wenden.
    7. Widerspruchsrecht

      Sofern Ihre personenbezogenen Daten auf Grundlage von berechtigten Interessen gemäß Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. f DSGVO verarbeitet werden, haben Sie das Recht, gemäß Art.21 DSGVO Widerspruch gegen die Verarbeitung Ihrer personenbezogenen Daten einzulegen, soweit dafür Gründe vorliegen, die sich aus Ihrer besonderen Situation ergeben oder sich der Widerspruch gegen Direktwerbung richtet. Im letzteren Fall haben Sie ein generelles Widerspruchsrecht, das ohne Angabe einer besonderen Situation von uns umgesetzt wird.

      Möchten Sie von Ihrem Widerrufs- oder Widerspruchsrecht Gebrauch machen, genügt eine E-Mail an datenschutz@i-registry.com.

    8. Datensicherheit

      Wir verwenden innerhalb des Website-Besuchs das verbreitete SSL-Verfahren (Secure Socket Layer) in Verbindung mit der jeweils höchsten Verschlüsselungsstufe, die von Ihrem Browser unterstützt wird. In der Regel handelt es sich dabei um eine 256 Bit Verschlüsselung. Falls Ihr Browser keine 256-Bit Verschlüsselung unterstützt, greifen wir stattdessen auf 128-Bit v3 Technologie zurück. Ob eine einzelne Seite unseres Internetauftrittes verschlüsselt übertragen wird, erkennen Sie an der geschlossenen Darstellung des Schüssel- beziehungsweise Schloss-Symbols in der unteren Statusleiste Ihres Browsers.

      Wir bedienen uns im Übrigen geeigneter technischer und organisatorischer Sicherheitsmaßnahmen, um Ihre Daten gegen zufällige oder vorsätzliche Manipulationen, teilweisen oder vollständigen Verlust, Zerstörung oder gegen den unbefugten Zugriff Dritter zu schützen. Unsere Sicherheitsmaßnahmen werden entsprechend der technologischen Entwicklung fortlaufend verbessert.

    9. Aktualität und Änderung dieser Datenschutzerklärung

      Diese Datenschutzerklärung ist aktuell gültig und hat den Stand Mai 2018.

      Durch die Weiterentwicklung unserer Website und Angebote darüber oder aufgrund geänderter gesetzlicher beziehungsweise behördlicher Vorgaben kann es notwendig werden, diese Datenschutzerklärung zu ändern. Die jeweils aktuelle Datenschutzerklärung kann jederzeit auf der Website unter www.nic.rich/privacypolicy von Ihnen abgerufen und ausgedruckt werden.