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The Domain Name Owners Association primary mission is: To advance
professionalism and ethics throughout the domain name industry;
To enable domain buyers to identify trustworthy sellers they can transact with
safely;
To assist with dispute resolution between Association members and those they do
business with, including serving as a consumer protection advocate on behalf of
our members in dealing with domain related businesses;
To provide verification of members' status of good standing within the
Association and a record of past feedback;
To give members an opportunity to network with fellow members in a safe and
scoundrel-free environment;
To offer its members practical information, discounts and tools to assist them
in developing and conducting business in the domain name industry;
The cornerstone of the Association is its Code of Ethics. Every association
member pledges to adhear to the Code's standards as a condition of admission and
continuing membership in the Association.
In addition to member services above, the Association and its members seek to
benefit the domain name industry by:
Fostering public understanding of the domain name system and promoting domain
related trade throughout the world;
Serving as an advocate to ICANN, the U.S. Congress, State Legislatures and all
government worldwide to protect the rights and best interests of all domain name
owners and safeguard the domain name industry.
Domain Name Owners Association
Code of Ethics
Membership in the Domain Name Owners Association is voluntary and signifies a
domain owners' agreement to adhere to the following code of ethics in its
entirety.
Members of the Domain Name Owners Association shall exercise the utmost level of
integrity in all business transactions and in all relations with other buyers,
sellers, employees, and competitors. Members shall work diligently to build and
perpetuate faith and trust in their business practices.
Association members shall dedicate themselves to the promotion of
professionalism within the domain name industry. Sellers shall truthfully
identify themselves, their company, their products and the purposes of their
solicitation to the prospective customer.
Association members shall refrain from the use of deceptive, unlawful or
unethical advertising or marketing when selling domain names. This includes the
practice of making misleading statements about a domain name's traffic, its past
earnings, pagerank, link popularity or other statistics. Any such claims must be
reasonably indicative of similar results for the purchasing party, unless
clearly stated otherwise.
Association members shall not engage in the practice of domain theft, and shall
not purchase nor sell any domain that is known to be stolen from its rightful
owner.
Association members shall not practice shill bidding in any auction, whether on
their own auctions or that belonging to an associate.
Association members agree to honor sales agreements (including results of
auctions conducted by member) regardless of additional offers received after
entering such an agreement.
Association members shall make no false statements nor circulate harmful rumors
about a competitors’ products, business, financial or personal standing.
Association members shall encourage fellow members of the Domain Name Owners
Association, and their colleagues to adhere to this Code of Ethics.
Upon receipt of a complaint, association members shall participate in dispute
resolution overseen by a DNOA administrator and provide a good faith effort in
resolving the issue addressed in the complaint. Violation of any of the above
codes shall result in a revocation of active association membership status as
determined by the association.
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