Terms & Conditions at BIGNAMES:// Domain Names & Web Hosting

BIGNAMES will:

1a.) Consider all submitted requests for domain name registration and accept or reject them in accordance with guidelines set by Nominet UK.

1.b) Upon acceptance of registration requests submit names for registration and make full registration upon receipt of payment.

2.) The registrant agrees that all details submitted in respect of a domain name registration are true and correct and any alterations made after the initial registration will be also.

3.) Once a registration request has been completed no refunds will be made by BIGNAMES.

4.) BIGNAMES reserves the right to halt the registration of a domain name if outstanding monies are owed to them by the registrant.

5.) BIGNAMES process domain registration requests on a first come, first served basis. Until the registrant receives confirmation of registration from BIGNAMES there is no guarantee that the domain name requested will be registered.

6.) BIGNAMES may cancel or halt domain name registrations under certain circumstances, including; where completing the registration puts BIGNAMES in conflict with guidelines set by Nominet UK ; where BIGNAMES believe that there may be conflicts of rights to a particular name.

7.) BIGNAMES does not accept any responsibility for the use of registered domain names especially where there may be conflict over rights to ownership.

8.) BIGNAMES will do all they can to ensure that the registrant's details are submitted correctly during registration. BIGNAMES will not be liable under any circumstances for loss of profit suffered by the registrant.

9.) The domain name registration period runs for two years (.uk domain names) or one year (.com, .net, .org) from the date of registration. After this time period has lapsed, registration renewal may be made for periods of one or more years indefinately, upon receipt of payment of renewal fees. NB Depending on the domain name suffix transfer fees may be applicable.

10.) The registrant makes certain to BIGNAMES that the registration of a domain name and the way in which it is used (directly or indirectly) does not infringe the legal rights of any third party.

11.) The registrant indemnifies BIGNAMES from any legal proceedings and costs that arise as a result of the registration of a domain name.

12.) Data submitted by the registrant pertaining to the registration of a domain name may be available to other organisations and members of the public.

13.) BIGNAMES reserve the right to make alterations to the terms and conditions of domain name registration at any time.

14.) Transfers and renewals of domain names will be made under BIGNAMES Terms and Conditions of Domain Name Registration in force at that time of renewal or transfer.

15.) BIGNAMES are a webhosting and domain name registration company. We cannot offer assistance or advice regarding the design of a website. You should contact a web design company for this type of service.

16.) Hosting and forwarding accounts are payable anually. No refunds will be made for part years.

17.) BIGNAMESreserves the right to suspend or cancel a customer's access to any or all services provided by BIGNAMES when BIGNAMES decides that the account has been inappropriately used or otherwise.

18.) Hosting account holders are not permitted to resell, store or give away web-hosting services of their website to other parties. Web hosting services are defined as allowing a separate, third party to host content on the owner's web site. Exceptions to this include ad banners, classified ads, and personal ads.

19.) BIGNAMES do not allow any of the following content to be stored on its servers:

Illegal Material - This includes copyrighted works, commercial audio, video, or music files, and any material in violation of any Federal, State or Local regulation.

Adult Material - Includes all pornography, erotic images, or otherwise lewd or obscene content. The designation of "adult material" is left entirely to the discretion of BIGNAMES.

Warez - Includes pirated software, ROMS, emulators, phreaking, hacking, password cracking. IP spoofing, etc., and encrypting of any of the above. Also includes any sites which provide "links to" or "how to" information about such material.

20.) And now for the really heavy legal stuff....

The customer agrees that it shall defend, indemnify, save and hold BIGNAMES harmless from any and all demands, liabilities, losses, costs and claims, including reasonable attorney's fees asserted against BIGNAMES , its agents, its customers, officers and employees, that may arise or result from any service provided or performed or agreed to be performed or any product sold by customer, its agents, employees or assigns. Customer agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless BIGNAMES against liabilities arising out of; (1) any injury to person or property caused by any products sold or otherwise distributed in connection with BIGNAMES' or any third parties' server; (2) any material supplied by customer infringing or allegedly infringing on the proprietary rights of a third party; (3) copyright infringement and (4) any defective products sold to customer from BIGNAMES' server.

BIGNAMES will not be responsible for any damages your business may suffer. BIGNAMES makes no warranties of any kind, expressed or implied for services we provide. BIGNAMES disclaims any warranty or merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The includes loss of data resulting from delays, nondeliveries, wrong delivery, and any and all service interruptions caused by BIGNAMES and its employees. BIGNAMES reserves the right to revise its policies at any time.

21.) These terms and conditions do not affect your statutory rights as a consumer.