Terms of Use
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE. By using the WebSite.wssite you signify your assent to the following terms (“Terms of Use”). Please do not use this site if you donot agree to these Terms of Use. Please note that these Terms of Use are subject to change and that wemay modify them from time to time without notice. We ask that you bookmark and periodically review
this page to ensure continuing familiarity with the most current version of these Terms of Use. Please email us at terms@wsdomains.ws to contact us about these Terms of Use. WITHOUT LIMITATION,WEBSITE.WS’ SERVICES ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO MINORS. PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS SITE IF YOU ARE
A MINOR.
1. You agree that you may not use, quote, copy, distribute, broadcast or publish on any medium now
known or hereinafter devised any text, content, graphics, video clips or still photographs contained in thissite without the prior express written authorization of Global Domains International, Inc., a California
corporation ("GDI" or "we" or "us"), which grants authorization in GDI’ sole discretion on a case-by-casebasis. To contact GDI regarding obtaining such authorization, please e-mail us ataffiliates@wsdomains.ws.
2. You agree to indemnify and hold GDI and GDI’s subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders orother partners and employees harmless from and against any claim, expenses and costs, including
reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the services
provided on the WebSite.ws site, your violation of any term or condition of these Terms of Use, theDomain Name Registration Agreement (if applicable), the GDI Affiliate Agreement (if applicable), otherpublished guidelines, or your violation of any rights of another party.
3. You agree that GDI makes no guarantee of the availability of any services provided on the WebSite.ws
site and may, at any time, or from time to time, modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, anyservices provided on this site without notice to you. You understand that GDI shall not be liable to you orto any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of any services provided on this site.
4. You agree that GDI’s reference to any products, services, processes, hypertext links to third parties orother information by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier or otherwise does not imply
endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation by GDI. You understand and acknowledge that GDI
makes no representations or warranties whatsoever about other sites which you may access through thissite or the content, products, services or materials made available through any such third-party sites andyou acknowledge and agree that GDI will not be liable to you or any third party for claims arising from orin connection with such third-party products and services. You hereby disclaim and waive any rights andclaims you may have against GDI with respect to third-party products and services, to the maximum
extent permitted by law.
5. You agree that GDI shall have no liability to you for any and all loss or damage you may incur resulting
from or in connection with, but not limited to: (a) your use or inability to use this site; (b) Access delays
or access interruptions; (c) data non-delivery; (d) acts of nature; (e) errors, omissions or misstatements
in any and all information or services provided under these Terms of Use; (f) deletion or failure to store
e-mail messages, programs, or other data; (g) the development or interruption of your Web site; or (h)any action or omission of a third party with whom you enter into an agreement as a result of any
promotion, advertisement or sponsorship related to, or in connection with, any service(s) of GDI.
Furthermore, GDI and GDI’s contractors and affiliates shall not be liable for any direct, indirect,incidental, special or consequential damages, or for any loss of revenue, profits or data, arising inconnection with your use, or inability to use, this Web site. Because some states do not allow theexclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such states, GDI’s liability islimited to the extent permitted by applicable law.
6. GDI EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR APARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. GDI MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT GDI’S SERVICE(S)WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE; NOR DOES GDI MAKE ANY WARRANTYAS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF GDI’S SERVICE(S). NO ADVISE ORINFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM GDI SHALL CREATE ANYWARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN. TO THE EXTENT JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THEEXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
7. Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all local rules regarding online
conduct and use of this site. The WebSite.ws site is solely directed to individuals residing in the UnitedStates. We make no representation that materials in the WebSite.ws site are appropriate or available foruse in other locations. Specifically, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding thetransmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside. Thosewho choose to access the WebSite.ws site from other locations do so on their own initiative and at theirown risk, and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws areapplicable. Any software downloaded from the WebSite.ws site is further subject to United States export
controls. No such software may be downloaded or otherwise exported or re-exported (a) into (or to anational or resident of) Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Syria or any other country to which the U.S.
has embargoed goods; or (b) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially DesignatedNationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders. By downloading or using any such
software, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national orresident of any such country or on any such list. We reserve the right to limit the availability of theWebSite.ws site and/or the provision of any service, program, film, or other product described thereon to
any person, geographic area, or jurisdiction it so desires, at any time and in our sole discretion, and tolimit the quantities of any such service, program, film, or other product that we provide.
8. You understand that GDI is based in the city of Carlsbad, California, and that the formation,construction and interpretation of these Terms of Use and the relationship between GDI and you shall becontrolled by the laws of California without reference to California’s conflict of law principles. You andGDI agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts
located within the county of San Diego, California. GDI’s failure to exercise or enforce any right orprovision of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision ofthese Terms of Use or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance shall be held
invalid, the remainder of these Terms of Use or the application of such provision to persons or
circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby.
9. Ownership and Restrictions on Use. ©2000-2009 Global Domains International, Inc. All Rights
Reserved. The GDI site is owned and operated by us in conjunction with others pursuant to contractual
arrangements. You may not copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit or distribute materials
from the WebSite.ws site in any way, without our prior written permission. Modification of the materials
or use of the materials for any other purpose is a violation of our copyright and other proprietary rights,
and is strictly prohibited. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by using theWebSite.ws site.
10. You should be aware that filtering software is available to prevent minors from obtaining access toindecent or offensive material. GDI does not endorse any specific filtering software, and many different
products are available on the market. Two of these products are CyberSitter which can be found at
http://www.solidoak.com and NetNanny which can be located at http://www.netnanny.com.
11. GDI is a service provider under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”)(http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/legislation/hr2281.pdf) and complies with its provisions. GDI’s designatedagent is:

Chief Operating Officer
Global Domains International701 Palomar Airport Rd, Suite 300Carlsbad, CA 92011
760-602-3000
E-mail terms@wsdomains.ws12. GDI disclaims any intention to censor, edit or engage in ongoing review of communications on theWebSite.ws site. GDI will block access to, or remove, any material on GDI’s servers that we believe ingood faith to be copyrighted or trademarked material, or other intellectual property, that has been
illegally copied and distributed by any GDI customer. The customer accounts and privileges of repeat
infringers of copyright or other intellectual property, or of customers about whom repeat claims ofcopyright infringement are received, will be terminated.
13. Procedure for Reporting Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Infringements.
(a) Effective Notice: To be effective, a notification of claimed infringement must be a written
communication provided to GDI’s designated agent and must include substantially the following: (i) aphysical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive rightthat is allegedly infringed; (ii) identification of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property claimed
to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works or multiple other items of intellectual property ata single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;(iii) 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 topermit us to locate the material; (iv) information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact thecomplaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at
which the complaining party may be contacted; (v) a statement that the complaining party has a goodfaith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright orother intellectual property owner, its agent(s), or the law; and (vi) 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. If you believe in good faith that anotice of copyright or other intellectual property infringement has been wrongly filed against you, theDMCA permits you to send Company a counter-notice. Notices and counter-notices must meet the thencurrent statutory requirements imposed by the DMCA; see http://www.loc.gov/copyright/ for details.
(b) What We Will Do. Once the required information is received we will: (i) remove or block access to theinfringing material; (ii) notify GDI’s customer of GDI’s action; and (iii) if GDI’s customer sends us acounter-notification as provided for in the DMCA: (A) send a copy of the counter-notification to theperson making the claim; and (B) inform the person making the claim that we will replace the blocked or
removed material in ten business days, unless the person making the claim notifies us that such person
has filed an action seeking a court order to restrain the customer from engaging in the infringing activity
relating to the material on GDI’s system or network.
14. Legal Notices. Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, California residents are entitled to thefollowing specific consumer rights information: (a) Our Contact Information. Global Domains
International, Inc., 701 Palomar Airport Rd, Suite 300
Carlsbad, CA 92011, (760) 602-3000; (b) Pricing Information. Current rates for our Services may beobtained by calling our Customer Support Team at 760-602-3000. We reserve the right to change fees,surcharges, monthly or other periodic fees or to institute new fees at any time as provided in thisAgreement. (c) Complaints. The Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of theDepartment of Consumer Affairs may be contacted in writing at 400 R Street, Suite 1080, Sacramento,California 95814, or by telephone at (916) 445-1254 or (800) 952-5210.
[Revised February 11, 2009]