VeriSign Brazil Advertising Program Enrollment Application Form

VeriSign Brazil Advertising Program
Enrollment Application Form
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To enroll in the VeriSign Brazil Advertising Program, registrars must complete, sign and fax this Enrollment
Application Form by no later than May 2, 2006 to VeriSign, Inc. (“VeriSign”)
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YES. Please enroll the undersigned registrar in the Brazil Advertising Program (the “Program”). The
undersigned represents and warrants that he/she is authorized to sign this Enrollment Application Form on
behalf of such registrar and understands and agrees that such registrar’s participation in the Program is
subject to the Program Terms and Conditions accompanying this Enrollment Application Form, which are
incorporated herein by reference.
Please complete, sign and fax the Enrollment Application Form to Contract Administrator, Customer Programs at +1-703-
421-4873 by no later than May 2, 2006. If you have any questions, please contact namingmarketing@verisign.com or
customer service at info@verisign-grs.com.
Complete information below and sign.
Registrar name:
Permanent address
City: State/Province : Postal code:
Country:
Date:
Signature: Title:
Registrar contact name:
Registrar contact email:
Registrar contact telephone:
(List the person with whom we should contact if questions or issues related to the Program.)
Reseller name: (if applicable):
Permanent address
City: State/Province : Postal code:
Country:
Reseller contact name:
Reseller contact email:
Reseller contact telephone:
URL of Web site to which VeriSign will refer leads:
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VeriSign, Inc.
Brazil Advertising Program
Program Terms and Conditions
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These terms and conditions shall apply to all eligible Registrars who have properly registered to be participants in the Brazil
Advertising Program (the “Program”) of VeriSign Information Services, Inc. (“VeriSign”).
1. How to Participate in the Program
Registrars who want to become Participants in the Program must complete, sign and submit the Enrollment Application Form to
VeriSign, indicating their election to participate in the Program and agreement to be bound by its terms and conditions.
2. Eligibility
All Registrars of .com domain names in good standing are eligible to participate in the Program, be it directly or through one (and
only one) local reseller of choice.
3. Program Benefits to Participants
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Program, during the Promotion Period (as explained in paragraph 4 herein), VeriSign will,
at no cost to Participant, run an advertising campaign (the “VeriSign Campaign”) that promotes awareness of .com and the registration
of Domain Names to Brazilian end-users. The purpose of the VeriSign Campaign will be to refer Brazilian end users to Participants’
previously approved landing pages.
4. Program Requirements
During the Promotion Period, a Participant must do the following:.
a. Landing Page. Create and maintain a special landing page within its website that refers back to the VeriSign Campaign
message and creative. The landing page should focus primarily on domain names registration and should display the
availability input field for domain names searches.
b. Banner. Display a banner provided by VeriSign or developed by Participant on its website’s home page. Banner will refer to
the VeriSign Campaign and shall be approved by VeriSign.
c. Listing of .com. Prominently display .com either at the top of a list or first when presenting the list of extensions available
for registration.
d. Promotion. Develop a special promotion for .com in order to encourage Brazilian end users to registrer for a .com Domain
Name. The promotion can be one of the following three (3) types:
(1) pricing promotion or rebates;
(2) bundling with discount or additional benefit;
(3) a contest, raffle or sweepstake
e. Participant Site. Maintain a reasonably reliable, publicly accessible website (“Participant Site”) that enables Brazilian end
users to register .com Domain Names easily. The Participant Site should meets the following minimum requirements:
(1) all content on each page of the Participant Site must be in native Brazilian Portuguese language;
(2) the Participant Site must include the following information or functionality, all of which must be reasonably acceptable to
VeriSign:
(A) a Registration Page;
(B) frequently asked questions (FAQs) concerning Domain Names, including two (2) specific questions and
answers about the value of .com, which will be provided by VeriSign;
(C) an input field that enables end users to search for available Domain Names;
(D) features to enable end users to create and manage their domain accounts;
(E) features to enable end users to easily and promptly build their own websites (e.g., website building tools)
and/or to set up their own email accounts;
(F) features that enable end users to pay for a Domain Name registration in local currency (Brazilian Reais),
including at least two (2) payment methods: Brazilian credit card and “boleto bancário”;
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(G)
(H)
(I)
information about how end users may easily obtain customer service;
a process by which end users may enter a valid and binding domain name registration agreement with
Participant;
a domain name registration agreement that is consistent with the terms of any registrar or other agreement
between Participant and VeriSign;
f. Local Currency. Bill for and collect all applicable domain name registration fees in local currency (Brazilian Reais);
g. Renewal Notices. Issue appropriate renewal notices for domain name registrations in native Brazilian Portuguese language;
h. In-Language Customer Service. Provide live native Brazilian Portuguese language customer service to end users via
telephone at least during working hours and days (8 hours per day, from Monday to Friday) reachable via a Brazil/local
telephone number published on the Participant’s website either at the home page or one click away;
i. Policies. Publish all applicable policies (including transfer policies) in native Brazilian Portuguese language and adhere to all
such policies;
j. Reports. Provide weekly and monthly reports to VeriSign that include the following metrics: visits referred by the VeriSign
Campaign online advertising, sales (.com and .net domain registrations) converted from visits referred by the VeriSign
Campaign online advertising, total visits to the Participant site, total sales (.com, .net, and all domain registrations) at the
Participant site, # of phone calls and online requests during the Promotion Period (weekly reports); and total visits to the
Participant site, total sales (.com, .net, and all domain registrations) at the Participant site, # of phone calls and online
requests prior to the Promotion Period (monthly reports).
k. Survey. As requested by VeriSign, submit a survey to registrants by the end of the Promotion Period in order to identify,
among other things, (i) media vehicle(s) in which they saw .com advertisements, (ii) publication(s) where they read about
.com, (iii) reason(s) that led them to register a domain name.
l. Professional Standards. Conduct itself in a professional manner and in accordance with industry standards.
5. Withdrawal or Disqualification from Program.
A Participant may withdraw from the Program without penalty at any time by notifying VeriSign in writing. If Participant fails to
satisfy the Program Requirements in paragraph 4 or the Program deadlines provided by VeriSign within seventy (72) hours of notice
from VeriSign, then Participant will automatically be disqualified from continued participation in the Program without further notice
to Participant. During the seventy (72) hour cure period, Participant will be suspended from the VeriSign Campaign until such
recommended or necessary changes and adjustments are completed. Upon Participant’s withdrawal or disqualification from the
Program, Participant will not be entitled to receive any further Program benefits.
6. Responsibility for Use and Content
a. VeriSign Responsibilities. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, VeriSign acknowledges and agrees that it is solely
responsible for the VeriSign Campaign. VeriSign agrees to, and will, indemnify, defend and hold Participants from and
against any and all third party claims (including, without limitation, claims for trademark infringement or dilution), demands,
suits, actions, judgments, damages, costs, losses, expenses (including attorneys’ fees) and other liabilities arising from, in
connection with, or related in any way to the VeriSign Campaign (except for any content of the Participant Site or any other
content or information provided by Participant for the VeriSign Campaign)
b. Participant Responsibilities. Participant acknowledges and agrees that it is solely responsible for the content and use of the
Participant Site. Participant grants to VeriSign a royalty-free, non-exclusive, limited license to establish a hyperlink to the
Participant Site and to reproduce, display, and use any marks, information or other materials provided by Participant for the
purposes of conducting the Program. Participant agrees to, and will, indemnify, defend and hold harmless VeriSign, Inc. and
its subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions and all of its and their successors, assigns, directors, shareholders, officers, agents,
employees, from and against any and all third party claims (including without limitation claims for trademark infringement
or dilution), demands, suits, actions, judgments, damages, costs, losses, expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses)
and other liabilities arising from, in connection with or related in any way to, directly or indirectly, the operation,
maintenance and contents of the Participant Site or the content provided by Participant for the VeriSign Campaign.
7. Verification of Compliance
Prior to and during the Promotion Period, upon request by VeriSign a Participant must provide all required information by the
applicable deadline in order to comply with the Program Requirements including, without limitation, providing copies of screen shots
and a list of urls of relevant webpages from the Participant Site(s). Relevant webpages are all pages with information and
functionalities mentioned in Program Requirements (item 4 above) and any other pages requested by VeriSign. If VeriSign concludes
that a Participant has not met or is not meeting the Program Requirements, VeriSign will notify the Participant via email. The
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Participant will have 72 hours to respond to VeriSign’s email and to perform the recommended and necessary changes and
adjustments in order to comply with the Program Requirements. If Participant fails to perform the recommended or necessary changes
and adjustments in order to comply with the Program Requirements, then Participant will be disqualified from participating in the
VeriSign Campaign as set forth in paragraph 5 herein.
8. Program Changes and Miscellaneous
VeriSign may, in its sole discretion, amend the terms and conditions of the Program from time to time by posting a notice on its
website located at: www.verisign.com/brazilprogram. The Enrollment Application Form, as well as the Program Terms and
Conditions stated herein, contain all of the terms and conditions of the Program and supercede all prior agreements and
understandings, whether established by custom, practice, procedure or precedent. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary, nothing herein shall be construed to alter, waive, amend or otherwise modify the terms of VeriSign’s Registry-Registrar
Agreement with it Participants. Participant acknowledges that its participation in the Program is strictly voluntary and is not required
by VeriSign as a condition of receiving any other services or other consideration to which such Participant otherwise would be entitled
under its Registry-Registrar Agreement with VeriSign. Participant agrees that its sole and exclusive remedy, in law, in equity, or
otherwise, with respect to the Program and/or any breach of the Program Terms and Conditions (except failure to pay placement fees
owed) is withdrawal from participation in the Program. In no event shall either party, its licensors and contractors be liable for any
indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages even if such party has been advised of the possibility of such damages. This
Program is governed in all respects by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United
States of America, excluding its conflict of laws rules. All disputes concerning or arising from the Program shall be subject to, and the
Participant submits to the exclusive subject matter jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction and venue of, the United States District Court for
the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division. If there is no jurisdiction in the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, Alexandria Division, then jurisdiction shall be in the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Fairfax, Virginia. This
Program is void where prohibited.
VeriSign shall not be responsible for any errors or omissions contained in Participant’s Enrollment Application Form or other any
submissions (including content on its Participant Site) provided to VeriSign. Participants must submit promotional content and
materials in a form and manner acceptable to VeriSign. VeriSign may require prior approval of a Participant’s promotional content
and materials. VeriSign may, in its sole discretion, remove any content provided by a Participant that VeriSign deems to be
inappropriate. VeriSign shall not be responsible for, and makes no warranties as to: (1) the performance level of the VeriSign
Campaign; or (2) whether the promotional advertising will produce any results (including, but not limited to, an increase of domain
name registrations or an increase in revenue). All Program Benefits are conditioned on Participant’s compliance with all Program
Requirements.
Program Definitions
“Domain Name” means a second-level domain name within the “TLD” or “Top Level Domain” (as defined herein) such as .com. A
domain name is an easy-to-remember name which ultimately corresponds to a numeric IP address on the Internet.
“Participant” means a Registrar (as defined herein) that has (i) submitted the Enrollment Application Form in accordance with the
instructions therein and (ii) reviewed and agreed to be bound by the Program Terms and Conditions.
“Promotion Period” means the launch date of the VeriSign Site through the termination date of the Program, as published by
VeriSign. It is anticipated that the launch date will be after May 15, 2006 and before August 10, 2006.
“Registrar” means an ICANN-accredited Registrar for the .com top-level domain that has executed a Registry-Registrar Agreement
with VeriSign.
“Registration Page” means a page or locations within the Participant Site(s) where an end user can register a Domain Name by
selecting or entering a desired TLD including, without limitation, search results pages.
“TLD” means “top-level domain” of the Internet and is the last part of an Internet domain name (i.e., the letters which follow the final
'dot' of any URL). “gTLD,” such as .com., stands for “generic top level domain.”
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