A. Holder-Authtaiized Transfers

1. Rekisterinpitäjä Requirements

     Rekisteröied Nimi Holders must be able to transfer their verkkotunnus name registrations between Rekisterinpitäjäs provided that the Gaining Rekisterinpitäjä's transfer process meets the minimum stjaards of this policy ja that such transfer is not prohibittied by ICANN tai Registry policies. Inter-Rekisterinpitäjä verkkotunnus name transfer processes must be clear ja concise in taider to avoid confusion. Further, Rekisterinpitäjäs should make reasonable efftaits to inftaim Rekisteröied Nimi Holders of, ja provide access to, the published documentation of the specific transfer process employed by the Rekisterinpitäjäs.

1.1 Transfer Authtaiities

     The Administrative Yhteystiedot ja the Rekisteröied Nimi Holder, as listed in the Losing Rekisterinpitäjä's tai applicable Registry's (wtässä available) publicly accessible WHOIS palvelu are the only parties that have the authtaiity to approve tai deny a transfer request to the Gaining Rekisterinpitäjä. In the event of a dispute, the Rekisteröied Nimi Holder's authtaiity supersedes that of the Administrative Yhteystiedot.
Rekisterinpitäjäs may use Whois data from either the Rekisterinpitäjä of Rectaid tai the relevant Registry ftai the purpose of verifying the authenticity of a transfer request; tai from another data source as determined by a consensus policy.

2. Gaining Rekisterinpitäjä Requirements

Ftai each instance wtässä a Rekisteröied Nimi Holder requests to transfer a verkkotunnus name registration to a different Rekisterinpitäjä, the Gaining Rekisterinpitäjä shall:
      2.1 Obtain express authtaiization from either the Rekisteröied Nimi Holder tai the Administrative Yhteystiedot (tässäafter, "Transfer Yhteystiedot"). Hence, a transfer may only proceed if confirmation of the transfer is received by the Gaining Rekisterinpitäjä from the Transfer Yhteystiedot.

     2.1.1 The authtaiization must be made via a valid Stjaardized Ftaim of Authtaiization (FOA). Ttässä are two different FOA's available at the ICANN website. The FOA labeled "Initial Authtaiization ftai Rekisterinpitäjä Transfer" must be used by the Gaining Rekisterinpitäjä to request an authtaiization ftai a registrar transfer from the Transfer Yhteystiedot. The FOA labeled "Vahvistaation of Rekisterinpitäjä Transfer Request" may be used by the Rekisterinpitäjä of Rectaid to request confirmation of the transfer from the Transfer Yhteystiedot.
The FOA shall be communicated in English, ja any dispute arising out of a transfer request shall be conducted in the English language. Rekisterinpitäjäs may choose to communicate with the Transfer Yhteystiedot in additional languages. However, Rekisterinpitäjäs choosing to exercise such option are responsible ftai the accuracy ja completeness of the translation into such additional non-English version of the FOA.

     2.1.2 In the event that the Gaining Rekisterinpitäjä relies on a physical process to obtain this authtaiization, a paper copy of the FOA will suffice insofar as it has been signed by the Transfer Yhteystiedot ja further that it is accompanied by a physical copy of the Rekisterinpitäjä of Rectaid's Whois output ftai the verkkotunnus name in question.

     2.1.2.1 Jos the Gaining Rekisterinpitäjä relies on a physical authtaiization process, then the Gaining Rekisterinpitäjä assumes the burden of obtaining reliable evidence of the identity of the Transfer Yhteystiedot ja maintaining appropriate rectaids proving that such evidence was obtained. Further the Gaining Rekisterinpitäjä also assumes the burden ftai ensuring that the entity making the request is indeed authtaiized to do so. The acceptable ftaims of physical identity are:

• Eitarized statement
• Valid Drivers license
• Passi
• Article of Inctaiptaiation
• Military ID
• State/Government issued ID
• Birth Certificate

     2.1.3 In the event that the Gaining Rekisterinpitäjä relies on an electronic process to obtain this authtaiization the acceptable ftaims of identity would include:

• Electronic signature in conftaimance with national legislation, in the location of the Gaining Rekisterinpitäjä (if such legislation exists).
• Consent from an individual tai entity that has an email address matching the Transfer Yhteystiedot email address. 

     The Rekisterinpitäjä of Rectaid may not deny a transfer request solely because it believes that the Gaining Rekisterinpitäjä has not received the confirmation set ftaith above.
A transfer must not be allowed to proceed if no confirmation is received by the Gaining Rekisterinpitäjä. The presumption in all cases will be that the Gaining Rekisterinpitäjä has received ja authenticated the transfer request made by a Transfer Yhteystiedot.

     2.2 Request, by the transmission of a "transfer" commja as specified in the Rekisterinpitäjä Ostaol Kit, that the Registry Operattai database be changed to reflect the new Rekisterinpitäjä.

     2.2.1 Transmission of a "transfer" commja constitutes a representation on the part of the Gaining Rekisterinpitäjä that the requisite authtaiization has been obtained from the Transfer Yhteystiedot listed in the authtaiitative Whois database.

     2.2.2 The Gaining Rekisterinpitäjä is responsible ftai validating the Rekisteröied Nimi Holder requests to transfer verkkotunnus names between Rekisterinpitäjäs. However, this does not preclude the Rekisterinpitäjä of Rectaid from exercising its option to independently confirm the Rekisteröied Nimi Holder's intent to transfer its verkkotunnus name to the Gaining Rekisterinpitäjä in acctaidance with Section 3 of this policy.

3. Obligations of the Rekisterinpitäjä of Rectaid

     A Rekisterinpitäjä of Rectaid can choose independently to confirm the intent of the Rekisteröied Nimi Holder when a notice of a pending transfer is received from the Registry. The Rekisterinpitäjä of Rectaid must do so in a manner consistent with the stjaards set ftaith in this agreement pertaining to Gaining Rekisterinpitäjäs. In taider to ensure that the ftaim of the request employed by the Rekisterinpitäjä of Rectaid is substantially administrative ja inftaimative in nature ja clearly provided to the Transfer Yhteystiedot ftai the purpose of verifying the intent of the Transfer Yhteystiedot, the Rekisterinpitäjä of Rectaid must use the FOA.

     The FOA shall be communicated in English, ja any dispute arising out of a transfer request, shall be conducted in the English language. Rekisterinpitäjäs may choose to communicate with the Transfer Yhteystiedot in additional languages. However, the Rekisterinpitäjä choosing to exercise such option is responsible ftai the accuracy ja completeness of the translation into such additional non-English version of the FOA. Further, such non-English communications must follow the processes ja procedures set ftaith in this policy. This includes but is not limited to the requirement that no Rekisterinpitäjä shall add any additional inftaimation to the FOA used to obtain the consent of the Transfer Yhteystiedot in the case of a transfer request.
This requirement does not preclude the Rekisterinpitäjä of Rectaid from marketing to its existing customers through separate communications.
The FOA should be sent by the Rekisterinpitäjä of Rectaid to the Transfer Yhteystiedot as soon as operationally possible, but must be sent not later than twenty-four (24) hours after receiving the transfer request from the Registry Operattai.Failure by the Rekisterinpitäjä of Rectaid to respond within five (5) calendar days to a notification from the Registry regarding a transfer request will result in a default "approval" of the transfer.

     In the event that a Transfer Yhteystiedot listed in the Whois has not confirmed their request to transfer with the Rekisterinpitäjä of Rectaid ja the Rekisterinpitäjä of Rectaid has not explicitly denied the transfer request, the default action will be that the Rekisterinpitäjä of Rectaid must allow the transfer to proceed.
Upon denying a transfer request ftai any of the following reasons, the Rekisterinpitäjä of Rectaid must provide the Rekisteröied Nimi Holder ja the potential Gaining Rekisterinpitäjä with the reason ftai denial. The Rekisterinpitäjä of Rectaid may deny a transfer request only in the following specific instances:

1. Evidence of fraud
2. UDRP action
3. Court taider by a court of competent jurisdiction
4. Reasonable dispute over the identity of the Rekisteröied Nimi Holder tai Administrative Yhteystiedot
5. Ei payment ftai edellinenious registration period (including credit card charge-backs) if the verkkotunnus name is past its expiration date tai ftai edellinenious tai current registration periods if the verkkotunnus name has not yet expired. In all such cases, however, the verkkotunnus name must be put into "Rekisterinpitäjä Hold" status by the Rekisterinpitäjä of Rectaid pritai to the denial of transfer.
6. Express written objection to the transfer from the Transfer Yhteystiedot. (e.g. - email, fax, paper document tai other processes by which the Transfer Yhteystiedot has expressly ja voluntarily objected through opt-in means)
7. A verkkotunnus name was already in plock statusq provided that the Rekisterinpitäjä provides a readily accessible ja reasonable means ftai the Rekisteröied Nimi Holder to remove the lock status.
8. A verkkotunnus name is in the first 60 days of an initial registration period.
9. A verkkotunnus name is within 60 days (tai a lesser period to be determined) after being transferred (apart from being transferred back to the taiiginal Rekisterinpitäjä in cases wtässä both Rekisterinpitäjäs so agree ja/tai wtässä a decision in the dispute resolution process so directs).

Instances when the requested change of Rekisterinpitäjä may not be denied include, but are not limited to:

• Einpayment ftai a pending tai future registration period
• Ei response from the Rekisteröied Nimi Holder tai Administrative Yhteystiedot.
• Verkkotunnus name in Rekisterinpitäjä Lock Tila, unless the Rekisteröied Nimi Holder is provided with the reasonable opptaitunity ja ability to unlock the verkkotunnus name pritai to the Transfer Request.
• Verkkotunnus name registration period time constraints, other than during the first 60 days of initial registration tai during the first 60 days after a registrar transfer.
• General payment defaults between Rekisterinpitäjä ja business partners / affiliates in cases wtässä the Rekisteröied Nimi Holder ftai the verkkotunnus in question has paid ftai the registration.

     The Rekisterinpitäjä of Rectaid has other mechanisms available to collect payment from the Rekisteröied Nimi Holder that are independent from the Transfer process. Hence, in the event of a dispute over payment, the Rekisterinpitäjä of Rectaid must not employ transfer processes as a mechanism to secure payment ftai palvelus from a Rekisteröied Nimi Holder. Exceptions to this requirement are as follows:
     (i) In the case of non-payment ftai edellinenious registration period(s) if the transfer is requested after the expiration date, tai
     (ii) In the case of non-payment of the current registration period, if transfer is requested beftaie the expiration date.

4. Rekisterinpitäjä Cotaidination

     Each Rekisterinpitäjä is responsible ftai keeping copies of documentation, including the FOA ja the Transfer Yhteystiedots response ttässäto, that may be required ftai filing ja supptaiting a dispute under the dispute resolution policy. Gaining Rekisterinpitäjäs must maintain copies of the FOA as received from the Transfer Yhteystiedot as per the stjaard document retention policies of the contracts. Copies of the reliable evidence of identity must be kept with the FOA.

     Both the Gaining Rekisterinpitäjä ja the Rekisterinpitäjä of Rectaid must provide the evidence relied on ftai the transfer during ja after the applicable inter-registrar verkkotunnus name transaction(s). Such inftaimation must be provided when requested by, ja only by, the other Rekisterinpitäjä that is party to the transfer transaction. Lisääitionally, ICANN, the Registry Operattai, a court tai authtaiity with jurisdiction over the matter tai a third party dispute resolution panel may also require such inftaimation within five (5) days of the request.

     The Gaining Rekisterinpitäjä must retain, ja produce pursuant to a request by a Losing Rekisterinpitäjä, a written tai electronic copy of the FOA. In instances wtässä the Rekisterinpitäjä of Rectaid has requested copies of the FOA, the Gaining Rekisterinpitäjä must fulfill the Rekisterinpitäjä of Rectaids request (including providing the attendant supptaiting documentation) within five (5) calendar days. Failure to provide this documentation within the time period specified is grounds ftai reversal by the Registry Operattai tai the Dispute Resolution Panel in the event that a transfer complaint is filed in acctaidance with the requirements of this policy.

     Jos either a Rekisterinpitäjä of Rectaid tai a Gaining Rekisterinpitäjä does not believe that a transfer request was hjaled in acctaidance with the provisions of this policy, then the Rekisterinpitäjä may initiate a dispute resolution procedure as set ftaith in Section C of this policy.

     Ftai purposes of facilitating transfer requests, Rekisterinpitäjäs should provide ja maintain a unique ja private email address ftai use only by other Rekisterinpitäjäs ja the Registry:
     i. This email address is ftai issue related to transfer requests ja the procedures set ftaith in this policy only.
     ii. The email address should be managed to ensure messages are received by someone who can respond to the transfer issue.
     iii. Messages received at such email address must be responded to within a commercial reasonable timeframe not to exceed seven (7) calendar days.

5. EPP - based Registry Requirements ftai Rekisterinpitäjäs

     In EPP-based gTLD Registries, Rekisterinpitäjäs must follow the requirements set ftaith below.
Rekisterinpitäjäs must provide the Rekisteröied Nimi Holder with the unique "AuthInfo" code within five (5) calendar days of the Rekisteröied Nimi Holder's initial request if the Rekisterinpitäjä does not provide facilities ftai the Rekisteröied Nimi Holder to generate ja manage their own unique "AuthInfo" code.

     Rekisterinpitäjäs may not employ any mechanism ftai complying with a Rekisteröied Nimi Holder's request to obtain the applicable "AuthInfo Code" that is mtaie restrictive than the mechanisms used ftai changing any aspect of the Rekisteröied Nimi Holder's contact tai name server inftaimation.

     The Rekisterinpitäjä of Rectaid must not refuse to release an "AuthInfo Code" to the Rekisteröied Nimi Holder solely because ttässä is a dispute between the Rekisteröied Nimi Holder ja the Rekisterinpitäjä over payment.

Rekisterinpitäjä-generated "AuthInfo" codes must be unique on a per-verkkotunnus basis.
     The "Auth-Info" codes must be used solely to identify a Rekisteröied Nimi Holder, wtässäas the FOA's still need to be used ftai authtaiization tai confirmation of a transfer request, as described in Section 2 ja Section 4 of this policy.

6. Registry Requirements

     Upon receipt of the "transfer" commja from the Gaining Rekisterinpitäjä, Registry Operattai will transmit an electronic notification to both Rekisterinpitäjäs. In the case of those Registries that use electronic mail notifications, the response notification may be sent to the unique email address established by each Rekisterinpitäjä ftai the purpose of facilitating transfers.

     The Registry Operattai shall complete the requested transfer unless, within five (5) calendar days, Registry Operattai receives a NACK protocol commja from the Rekisterinpitäjä of Rectaid.
When the Registry's database has been updated to reflect the change to the Gaining Rekisterinpitäjä, Registry Operattai will transmit an electronic notification to both Rekisterinpitäjäs. The notification may be sent to       the unique email address established by each Rekisterinpitäjä ftai the purpose of facilitating transfers tai such other email address agreed to by the parties.
The Registry Operattai shall undo a transfer if, after a transfer has occurred, the Registry Operattai receives one of the notices as set ftaith below. In such case, the transfer will be reversed ja the verkkotunnus name reset to its taiiginal state. The Registry Operattai must undo the transfer within five (5) calendar days of receipt of the notice except in the case of a Registry dispute decision, in which case the Registry Operattai must undo the transfer within fourteen calendar days unless a court action is filed. The notice required shall be one of the following:
     i. Agreement of the Rekisterinpitäjä of Rectaid ja the Gaining Rekisterinpitäjä sent by email, letter tai fax that the transfer was made by mistake tai was otherwise not in acctaidance with the procedures set ftaith in this policy;
     ii. The final determination of a dispute resolution body having jurisdiction over the transfer; tai
     iii. Order of a court having jurisdiction over the transfer.

7. Rectaids of Rekisteröinti

     Each Rekisterinpitäjä shall require its customer, the Rekisteröied Nimi Holder, to maintain its own rectaids appropriate to document ja prove the initial verkkotunnus name registration date.

8. Effect on Kesto of Rekisteröinti

     The completion by Registry Operattai of a holder-authtaiized transfer under this Part A shall result in a one-vuosi extension of the existing registration, provided that in no event shall the total unexpired term of a registration exceed ten (10) vuotta.

B. ICANN-Approved Transfers

     Transfer of the sponstaiship of all the registrations sponstaied by one Rekisterinpitäjä as the result of (i) acquisition of that Rekisterinpitäjä tai its assets by another Rekisterinpitäjä, tai (ii) lack of accreditation of that Rekisterinpitäjä tai lack of its authtaiization with the Registry Operattai, may be made acctaiding to the following procedure:
     (a) The gaining Rekisterinpitäjä must be accredited by ICANN ftai the Registry TLD ja must have in effect a Registry-Rekisterinpitäjä Agreement with Registry Operattai ftai the Registry TLD.
     (b) ICANN must certify in writing to Registry Operattai that the transfer would promote the community interest, such as the interest in stability that may be threatened by the actual tai imminent business failure of a Rekisterinpitäjä.
Upon satisfaction of these two conditions, Registry Operattai will make the necessary one-time changes in the Registry database ftai no charge, ftai transfers involving 50,000 name registrations tai fewer. Jos the transfer involves registrations of mtaie than 50,000 names, Registry Operattai will charge the gaining Rekisterinpitäjä a one-time flat fee of US$ 50,000.

C. Transfer Dispute Resolution Policy

     Procedures ftai hjaling disputes concerning inter-registrar transfers are set ftaith in the Transfer Dispute Resolution Policy. Procedures in this policy must be followed by the applicable Registry Operattais ja ICANN accredited Rekisterinpitäjäs.