Terms & Conditions for GTLDs

• Registrant must submit the  “Registration of Domain Name”  (or according to the form of the NDK) according to the regulations of VNNIC to the Registrar. In the declaration, the registrant must provide complete and accurate domain name information as prescribed.
• When changing names of individuals, agencies, organizations or contact information such as contact addresses, phone numbers, email boxes, identification papers, individuals, agencies or organizations , must immediately notify the Registrar to update to the system and database of the domain name, ensuring accurate information.
• The Registrar cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from the domain name holder’s failure to comply with this provision.
• The domain name registrant must be responsible for managing and using the registered domain name in accordance with the law on Internet resources.
• Declare the use of domain name at  Thongbaotenmien.vn according to the regulations of the Ministry of Information and Communications. Reference:  Instructions for GTLDS Domain Declaration at VinaHost.
• The domain name holder must actively monitor information on the operation status and validity period of the registered domain names, and pay the maintenance fee 10 days before the domain name expires.
• The process of updating the declared international domain name information: check it out.

3. For international domain name registrars in Vietnam

No later than 15 days after providing the service of registration and maintenance of international domain names to the public, the international domain name registrar in Vietnam must send a report on service provision to the Ministry of Information and Communications. Communication (Vietnam Internet Center).
Before the 15th of the first month of each quarter, the international domain name registrar in Vietnam shall report an updated list of international domain names under its management to VNNIC in the network environment according to the detailed instructions prescribed at www.thongbaotenmien.vn.
For detailed content, please see Decree No. 72/2013/ND-CP dated July 15, 2013; Decree No. 27/2018/ND-CP dated March 1, 2018 of the Government and Circular No. 24/2015/TT-BTTTT dated August 18, 2015 of the Ministry of Information and Communications.
Manage information about organizations and individuals in Vietnam that register international domain names at their units, including the organization’s name, head office address, phone number, fax number, and email address for the organization. position; full name, date, month, year of birth, number of identity card/citizen identification card/passport, place of issue, date of issue, permanent address, phone number, email address for individuals ;
To guide organizations and individuals that register international domain names to notify the use of international domain names according to the provisions of Clauses 2 and 3, Article 23 of the Law on Information Technology dated June 29, 2006;
Provide information and coordinate with competent state management agencies to settle and handle cases related to international domain names under their management;

Types of dispute resolution

• Through negotiation and conciliation
• Through Arbitration
• File a lawsuit in court

Comply with ICANN’s Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy

The complained person is required to participate in the proceedings when it is related to the following 3 cases

• The Respondent’s domain name is identical or confusingly similar to a trade mark (trademark) or service mark to which the Complainant is an authorized person; and
• The person complained against has no legitimate rights or interests in that domain name; and
• The domain name that the Respondent has registered and is using with malicious intent.

The complainant must present all three conditions mentioned above in the complaint form

• The respondent has registered or acquired the domain name solely for the purpose of selling, renting, or otherwise transferring the domain name registration to the complainant, the owner of the trademark or service mark, or to a competitor. claimant’s dispute with an amount that exceeds the direct costs that the respondent has spent on that domain name.
• The respondent registers the domain name to prevent the owner of the trademark or service mark from reflecting the mark in the respective domain name, or the respondent has acted with such intent; or
• The defendant registers a domain name for the purpose of preventing a competitor’s business; or
• The defendant used the domain name to intentionally attract the attention of Internet users for commercial purposes to his Website or to another online address, by creating a confusingly similar name. claimant’s labeling misleads Internet users with the original Web site, thinking that the respondent is the sponsor, affiliate of the complainant, or has been agreed to by the complainant.

The complained person must prove his/her legitimate rights and interests. The following cases (but not limited to) will prove to the complainant:

• • Prior to receipt of notice of dispute, the respondent used or proved to be prepared to use the domain name or the name corresponding to the domain name in connection with the actual supply of goods or services. ; or
  • The person being complained about is known to the public through that domain name, even though the person being sued does not have trade mark or service mark rights; or
  • Respondent is using a legitimate domain name that has no commercial connection, or is using the domain name in a fair manner, with no commercial intent to mislead consumers or to tarnish the image. of the trade mark or service mark against which the claimant is suing.

• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• National Arbitration Forum (NAF)
• CPR company
• eResolution Co

7. International domain name lifecycle