.VOTING Acceptable Use Policy

Updated as of 4th APRIL 2014

Valuetainment Corp. (“the Registry”) as the operator of the TLD .VOTING attaches great value tothe secure use and usability of the services available under the TLD .VOTING. Abuses of .VOTING
domains are a threat to the stability and security of the Registry, registrars, registrants and thesecurity of Internet users generally.
Forms of use regarded as unwanted and illegal are described below and in the .VOTING Rapid
Takedown Policy. Registrants will themselves monitor – and if necessary notify third parties –that .VOTING domains are not used illegally and/or improperly at any time in the cases
described here and in the other .VOTING policies.
The registrant is responsible for dealing with third parties asserting claims based on illegal
and/or improper use of .VOTING domains. However, it cannot be excluded that third parties may
approach the registry or relevant registrar to report illegal use of a domain and/or assert claims.
Limitations of the .VOTING Eligibility Policy are expressly not governed by this policy. With
respect to violations of the registrant against obligations of aforementioned policy, we refer toits provisions.
The registry or registrar will regularly forward such notification by third parties to theregistrant. The measures in (3) will only be taken in exceptional cases.

1. Obligations of the registrant
a. As already described in the .VOTING Domain Name Registration Policy, the registrant
explicitly warrants that the domain as a whole (i.e. the domain name and the content)
does not infringe third party rights or violate general statutes, regulations or .VOTING
policies as a whole.
b. The registrant is solely responsible for the legality of domain names and the content
available under these. On registration of a domain the registrant warrants that he has if
necessary had the legality of the chosen domain name reviewed and only published or
had published content which is in compliance with prevailing legislation and the.VOTING policies.
c. If a registrant tries to register a .VOTING domain with a specific name and is notified as aresult by the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) that the desired registration may
infringe third party rights, the registrant carries out a detailed review to establish that
there is no actual infringement of rights before confirming to the TMCH that theregistration does not infringe any third party rights.
d. The registrant is obliged to keep contact data transmitted during the registration of thedomain always actual and correct. Changes have to be reported to the registrar without
delay.

2. Illegal use of .VOTING domains
a. The abuses listed in the .VOTING Rapid Takedown Policy are also deemed to be illegal
use for the purposes of this policy.
b. Illegal use extends to .VOTING domain names which••

infringe trademarks, names or other third party mark rights,
the registrant does not – despite explicit statements to the contrary – holdcorresponding rights in or has acted fraudulently in the course of any validation of
trademark rights.

c. Other instances of illegal use are content and services published under .VOTING
domains which••••

violate copyright or fair trade legislation, general personality rights of third parties
or other statutory provisions,
violate provisions of Swiss criminal law,
do not have a proper legal notice, despite the legal requirement for this,do not comply with mandatory legal regulations on the design of webshops forconsumers, despite being legally obliged to do so,d. If third parties complain of suspected legal violations directly to the registry and/or theregistrar or any party involved, the registrar will forward the correspondence to theregistrant, preferably by e-mail.
e. The registrant is obliged to process and respond to the correspondence forwarded by
the registry or registrar without delay. The registry or registrar are entitled to set alimited period for the registrant to respond.
f. In his reply the registrant must clearly notify the registry or registrar if he intends toeliminate the legal violation or if he wishes to defend against the third party claims.
g. Regardless of the preceding provisions, legal violations are deemed to be settled if theregistrant evidences elimination of the legal violations within the set periods.
3. Rights of the registry / registrars
a. The registry or registrar is not in any way obliged to review or continuously monitor
legality of a specific domain or the content and/or services offered under a domain.
Regardless of this, the registry or registrar is authorised in the event that they identify
such a legal violation to follow the process under (2) or to escalate a case in accordancewith the .VOTING Rapid Takedown Policy.
b. The registrant is warned that any form of illegal use will be interpreted as a violation of
the domain contract.
c. If the specific case makes it necessary the registry or relevant registrar is entitled to
execute the procedure in accordance with the provisions of the .VOTING Rapid
Takedown Policy.
d. If the registrant fails to respond to a complaint by the registry or a registrar within theperiod cited in (2), the registry or the relevant registrar is entitled at their discretion toblock translation through the DNS, issues a warning to the registrant for violation of theregistration contract and/or terminates the domain contract summarily.

e. If the registrant fails to respond within a period set under (2), the registrant is furtherobliged to indemnify the registry from all third party claims based on a violation of the.VOTING policies by the registrant. This indemnification covers all third party claims
asserted against the registry and the costs to the registry of legal defence arising out ofsuch claims.
f. The registry or relevant registrar is entitled to invoice costs in connection with the above
proceedings.

4. Resolution of disputes in trademark cases
In the event of a dispute over trademarks or other marks the registry is obliged toimplement and comply with the following trademark protection mechanisms. The registrymust also implement decisions arising out of resolution proceedings. However, theregistrant is always free to apply to the courts if a resolution is not accepted. The registry orregistrars do not offer any legal advice with regard to this or the resolution proceedings andcannot assist registrants in this situation.
Registrants registering and using a .VOTING domain through the registry or a registrar are
hereby notified that the following guidelines for dispute resolution are an integral part of the.VOTING policies. All registrants are asked to familiarise themselves with the followingguidelines and procedures. If at the time of registration of domains there is uncertainty
whether these infringe the rights of third parties the registry recommends registrants toconsult a lawyer.
On full transmission of the registration order the registrant warrants that he has read andunderstood the following guidelines and procedures.
a. Uniform Rapid Suspension ("URS")
The rules can be seen at: http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/urs/rules-04mar13en.pdf
The URS procedure is possible where a domain is identical or confusingly similar to atrademark. Another requirement is that the registrant has no personal right in the domainname involved and the registration was in bad faith.
A complaint under the “URS” is submitted by the complainant to a “URS provider”, who thennotifies the registry. The registry with apply a registry lock to the domain name involved toprevent further disposition over the domain name.
The registrant is notified of this and can respond within 14 days (extension possible). If sucha complaint is upheld, the domain is suspended for the remaining term of the contract, i.e. nofurther content can be accessed; instead there is merely an automated notice that thedomain has been suspended under the URS.

b. Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ("UDRP")
The rules can be seen at:
http://www.udrp.de/udrp-regelwerke/
The conditions for UDRP proceedings are similar to those for Uniform Rapid Suspension.
However, the goal of this procedure is the actual transfer of a specific domain to thecomplainant.