.CO Internet SAS Terms of Use

This website and the services of .CO Internet SAS. (“.CO Internet”) available via this website (the “Site”) are provided subject to the terms set forth herein. By accessing or using COinternet.co, you agree to the following Terms of Use and to the information practices disclosed in our Privacy Policy.

.CO Internet SAS reserves the right to make changes at any time to the Site or these Terms of Use. Any modifications to the Terms of Use will be effective upon posting. Your continued use of the Site following posting of any revised Terms of Use will constitute acceptance of the modified Terms of Use.

Information on the Site
"Content" means any materials, documents, images, graphics, logos, design, audio, video and any other information provided from or on COinternet.co. COinternet.co and the Content are provided to you without charge as a convenience and for your information only, and .CO Internet SAS does not represent or warrant that: the Content is accurate or complete; the Content is up-to-date or current; .CO Internet SAS has a duty to update any Content; the Content is free from technical inaccuracies or typographical errors; the Content is free from changes caused by third party; or access to COinternet.co will be free from interruptions, errors, computer viruses or other harmful components. It is your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice, or other Content available on or through COinternet.co. Under no circumstances will .CO Internet SAS be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information obtained on or through COinternet.co.

Collection of Certain Information
COinternet.co includes functions such as “contact us” forms provided for the purpose of submitting information to .CO Internet SAS. Submitted information may include Personal Information, as defined in our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into and a part of these Terms of Use. .CO Internet SAS’s handling and use of all submitted information will be pursuant to our Privacy Policy.

Your Account and Password
If you are required to establish or use an account on COinternet.co and have been provided with a user name and password for such purpose, you are responsible for maintaining the strict confidentiality of that information. You are also responsible for any activity conducted under your account. You agree to: (a) immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of COinternet.co's security; and (b) ensure that you log-off and exit from your account at the end of each session. It is your sole responsibility to control the dissemination and use of your password, and control access to and use of your account. It is also your sole responsibility to notify us if you desire to cancel your account on the Site. .CO INTERNET SAS WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM YOUR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS PROVISION.

Access Method
You acknowledge you are fully responsible for all activities that occur through the use of any password, user ID or other access methods (each, an “Access Method”) that may be granted to you by .CO Internet SAS as a registered participant of the .CO Internet SAS Platform, whether or not such use is authorized by you. You agree not to access or attempt to access any password-protected portions of the Site without an authorized Access Method or through any means other than by utilizing your authorized Access Method with the appropriate web page or web tools.

Prohibited Conduct
COinternet.co may not be used in any manner that is unlawful or harmful to our rights or rights of any third party, or in violation of these Terms of Use. You many not attempt to: (a) retrieve, alter, or destroy data on, from or through COinternet.co; (b) probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network on, from or through COinternet.co; (c) breach or defeat system or network security measures on, from or through COinternet.co such as authentication, authorization, confidentiality, intrusion detection, or monitoring; (d) interfere with or disrupt COinternet.co or our business, operations or services; (e) interfere with or disrupt any computer, host, network, or telecommunications device we maintain or which is maintained by any of their third party suppliers; (f) interfere with or disrupt the legitimate use of COinternet.co by any person; (g) transmit, distribute, disseminate, publish or store any information that is in violation of any applicable law or regulation or is defamatory, abusive, obscene, indecent, or harassing, or that threatens or encourages injury to persons or property or infringement of the lawful rights of any party; (h) violate the privacy rights of any party under applicable law or regulation; (i) use any technology that is or reasonably should be known to contain software viruses, Trojan horses, or any computer code, files, or programs designed to disrupt, destroy, invade, gain unauthorized access to, corrupt, observe, or modify without authorization, any of our data, software, computing or network devices, or telecommunications equipment, or those of any authorized user or any of their third party suppliers; (j) use COinternet.co to send, relay, forward, bounce, reply, or otherwise route commercial or non-commercial unsolicited electronic messages (such as “spam”) or commercial electronic messages even if previously solicited by the intended recipient; or (k) copy (whether directly or by use of any scraping or similar techniques) any of the Content of COinternet.co.

Compliance with Laws
You represent and warrant that your use of COinternet.co will comply with any and all applicable international, federal, state and local laws and regulations and that you will not restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying COinternet.co.

Feedback
Except where otherwise expressly provided by .CO Internet SAS, all comments, feedback or information submitted to .CO Internet SAS through or in association with the Site (collectively, “Feedback”) shall be considered non-confidential and .CO Internet SAS’s property. By submitting such Feedback to .CO Internet SAS, you agree that you assign to .CO Internet SAS, without charge, all worldwide rights, title and interest, including copyrights and other intellectual property rights, in and to such Feedback, and that .CO Internet SAS shall be free to use such Feedback in any manner or media whatsoever, on an unrestricted basis and without any attribution, compensation or royalties to you.

.CO Internet SAS Does Not Endorse Comments of Users
.CO Internet SAS does not necessarily endorse, support, sanction, encourage, verify, or agree with the comments, opinions, or statements of third parties displayed on or transmitted via the Site. Any information or material placed on the Site are the views and responsibility of those who post the statements, and do not necessarily represent the views of .CO Internet SAS.

Links
COinternet.co may contain links or pointers to other websites maintained by third parties or may provide third party content on COinternet.co. Third party content or links are provided for your convenience and information only, and does not indicate endorsement or sponsorship by, or affiliation with, .CO Internet SAS. .CO Internet SAS reserves the right to terminate a link to a third party website at any time. Linked websites are not under our control and .CO Internet SAS is not responsible for their availability, content, advertising, products or materials, including any further links in a third party site. It is up to you to take precautions to ensure that the third party you link to for your use is free of computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses and other items of a destructive nature. .CO Internet SAS will not be held directly or indirectly responsible or liable for any loss or damage that is caused or alleged to have been caused to you in connection with your use of, or reliance on, any content, advertisements, products or other resources available on any other Internet site (regardless of whether COinternet.co is directly or indirectly linked thereto). Any concerns with a third party website should be directed to that website's administrator or webmaster. In most cases, .CO Internet SAS is not aware that a third party has linked to COinternet.co, and a third party link to COinternet.co is not necessarily an indication of an endorsement, authorization, sponsorship, affiliation, joint venture or partnership by or with us. Any website linking to COinternet.co (a) may link to, but not replicate, the Content; (b) should not create a browser, border environment or frame the Content; (c) must not imply that we are endorsing it or its products; (d) must not misrepresent its relationship with us; (e) must not present false information about our products or services; and (f) must not contain content that could be construed as distasteful, offensive or controversial, and should contain only content that is appropriate for all age groups.

Third Party Rights
Some of the provisions within this document are for the benefit of the .CO Internet SAS Parties. The .CO Internet SAS Parties as individuals or entities shall have the right to assert and enforce those provisions directly against you on its own behalf.

Disclaimer of Warranties
COINTERNET.CO CONTENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. .CO INTERNET SAS MAKES NO WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE SITE, OR THAT COINTERNET.CO WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR AVAILABLE FOR UNINTERRUPTED USE. NO ADVICE, RESULTS OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM .CO INTERNET SAS THROUGH COINTERNET.CO SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SITE, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE.

Indemnity; Limitation of Liability
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold .CO Internet SAS and its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers and any of its third party information providers (“.CO Internet SAS Parties”) harmless from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from your misuse of COinternet.co or any violation of the law or these Terms of Use by you. You agree that the .CO Internet SAS Parties shall have no liability to you under any theory of liability or indemnity in connection with your use of the Site. You hereby release and forever waive any and all claims you may have against the .CO Internet SAS Parties for losses or damages you sustain in connection with your use of the Website. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE .CO INTERNET SAS PARTIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT. INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ACCESS TO, USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, OR DUE TO ANY BREACH OF SECURITY ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION VIA THE INTERNET (INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA OR PROFIT ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE CONTENT OF THE SITE), EVEN IF ONE OF THE .CO INTERNET SAS PARTIES HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF YOUR DAMAGES. If your use of COinternet.co results in your need to service, repair or correct equipment or data, you assume the costs to the extent the law allows. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages. In such jurisdictions, our liability is limited to the greatest extent permitted by law.

Modification or Discontinuance of the Site by .CO Internet SAS
At any time, without notice to you, and for any or no reason, .CO Internet SAS may modify or discontinue the Site and/or the .CO Internet SAS Platform. .CO Internet SAS shall in no way be held liable for any consequence which results from .CO Internet SAS’s decision to modify or discontinue providing the Site and/or the .CO Internet SAS Platform.

Governing Law and Forum
These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Florida without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. All proceedings relating to COinternet.co or these Terms of Use shall be brought in the state or federal courts located in the U.S. federal Eastern District of Virginia and you hereby irrevocably consent to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of such courts. .CO Internet SAS controls and operates COinternet.co from our offices in the United States of America. .CO Internet SAS does not represent that the Content is appropriate or available for use in other locations. Persons who choose to access COinternet.co from other locations do so on their own initiative, and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent applicable.

Miscellaneous
.CO Internet SAS’s failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of this Agreement. .CO Internet SAS may assign its rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice to you. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action by you arising out of or related to use of COinternet.co or these Terms of Use must be filed by you within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred. Should any provision of these Terms of Use be held to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect. The waiver of any breach of these Terms of Use will not constitute a waiver of any other or future breach, and will not act to amend or negate the rights of the waiving party. These Terms of Use constitute the complete agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all prior agreements and understandings in relation thereto.

Ownership
.CO Internet SAS exclusively retains all intellectual property rights (including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets) and moral rights (including, rights of attribution and authorship) throughout the world in and to Content within COinternet.co and all derivative works and improvements based on them (as each of those terms is defined and applied under U.S. copyright and patent law, respectively) including, without limitation, all materials that result from our performance of any services, and the trademarks listed below. COinternet.co is protected by U.S. and worldwide copyright laws and treaty provisions. The Content is protected by trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes. Some Content on COinternet.co is reproduced with permission from third party sources, and that Content is the property of those third party sources. You may not reprint, republish, resell or redistribute these materials in any form or manner without our express written consent or the express written consent of the applicable rights holder. If you violate these restrictions, you may be subject to civil and criminal penalties.

No Rights Granted
Nothing on COinternet.co should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppels, or otherwise, any license or right to use any .CO Internet SAS trademarks without written permission. Requests to use trademarks owned by other companies which may be mentioned on COinternet.co should be directed to such other companies. You are not authorized to use our logo as a hyperlink to COinternet.co unless you obtain our written permission in advance.

.CO Internet Brand Guidelines
The .CO Brand Manual has been prepared to ensure the integrity of our identity. It is imperative to follow these guidelines to help us maintain an effective and consistent standard in our communications.

To ensure consistency, the brand mark should always be reproduced from master electronic files. Download the Brand Guidelines here.

Misuse of the .CO Brand: Care must be taken to ensure correct and consistent reproduction of the .CO Internet brand mark in every application. Incorrect use of our brand compromises the brand’s integrity and effectiveness. Some common misuses are listed here:

Do not change the orientation of the brand mark
Do not move the elements of the brand mark
Do not move or rotate elements of the brand mark
Do not stretch or compress the brand mark
Do not change the shape of the brand mark
Do not use colors that are outside of the approved color palette
Do not change the typography of the brand mark
Do not add other elements to the brand mark (this includes adding the brand mark to your own professional brand or logo, to create a new brand mark)
Do not enclose the brand mark in any shape

Use of the .CO Internet Tagline: In many marketing applications it is appropriate to use the .CO Internet tagline, Create Your Opportunity. The tagline evokes the spirit of the brand and builds a link to online capabilities for names already used on the traditional .com, .net and other domains.

The full color logo with the tagline should appear on a white background
To ensure tagline legibility on color backgrounds, use the white logo

Co-Branding with the .CO Logo: Certain layouts require a co-branding with .CO Partners. Make all of the logos visually equal in size. The height of the co-branded logos must not exceed the height of the .CO logo. The .CO logo should never touch another logo, be contained within another logo or made to look as the a direct part of another logo/brand mark.

Website links to the .CO Logo: There may be instances that the .CO brand mark is linked to another website or URL. All websites or web pages that are linked to the official .CO logo should be either .CO Internet SAS owned web properties and/or pre-approved websites or pages by the Corporate Media & Communications department. For information on how to obtain pre-approval for your website or page to link with the official .CO brand mark, please contact info-global@COinternet.co.

For more information on .CO Internet Logo Style Guidelines, please download the PDF document.

Claims of Copyright Infringement
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the "DMCA") provides recourse for copyright owners who believe that material appearing on the Internet infringes upon their rights under US copyright law. If you believe that materials found on COinternet.co infringe upon your copyright, you may notify .CO Internet SAS by providing our agent designated below with the following information:

A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material.
Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Designated Agent:
STRAAT Investments
701 Brickell Ave. Suite 1740
Miami, FL 33131

You should consult your legal advisor before filing a DMCA notice or counter-notice. Please be aware that there can be substantial penalties for false claims.

Questions and Comments
If you have any questions relating to these Terms of Use, the site, the .CO Internet SAS Platform or .CO Internet SAS, you may contact us by emailing us at info-global@cointernet.co

Updated August 4, 2010 | Previous Revision January 20, 2010

Dispute Resolution for .CO Domain Names

.CO Internet has adopted stringent globally accepted best practices for the defense of trademark and cyber-squatting abuse, which includes the implementation of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) which has been defined and adopted by ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers).



We are committed to protecting the legal rights of both brand owners and domain investors, and to creating a safer, friendlier online experience for corporations, organizations, entrepreneurs and people from around the world. If a person or entity claims that your domain name registration infringes on or violates their rights, an administrative proceeding under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) may apply to help resolve the claim. The UDRP was adopted by The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for the quick and inexpensive resolution of domain name disputes and is a simple and fast process that trademark owners can initiate with an accredited Dispute Resolution Mediation center.

It is your responsibility to determine whether a domain name registration infringes on or violates someone else's legal rights. This will likely be the case, for example, if the domain name is registered for the purpose of confusing, misleading or tricking the public; trading on the goodwill of someone else's brand; and/or for any other bad faith reason. In each of these cases, the domain name will likely be lost during a UDRP proceeding and returned to the rightful owner, resulting in the loss of your .CO domain investment.

If you’re not sure whether a proposed domain name registration would infringe on or violate someone else’s rights, please consult with a qualified attorney.

UDRP Policy:
You are required to submit to a mandatory administrative proceeding in the event that a third party (a "complainant") asserts to the applicable Provider, in compliance with the Rules of Procedure, that:

your domain name is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark or service mark in which the complainant has rights; and
you have no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the domain name; and
your domain name has been registered and is being used in bad faith.

In the administrative proceeding, the complainant must prove that each of these three elements are present.

A dispute process can be initiated independently based on the above requirements and the policies below:

UDRP Policies - ICANN
Rules - ICANN

Providers:

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
National Arbitration Forum