6. RENEWAL
6.1 ADVANCE RENEWAL
Previously registered domains or new domains to be registered may be renewed for one or more additional years. To request NIC.EC the renewal of a domain, the on-line renewal mechanism available on NIC.EC’s web page can be used or there can be requested it on written to NIC.EC’s offices. Some domains shall been registered or renewed for more than a year, therefore, its expiration date shall depend of the chosen period, and, therefore, no yearly renewal shall be requested until the ending of such period. Every domain can be canceled or deactivated before the expiration date. Those domains that are renewed 30 days prior the expiration date, will be subjected to the same payment, suspension and renewal conditions specified on section 6.2 of these Policies. .
6.2 PAYMENT DUE DATES FOR RENEWAL, SUSPENSION AND CANCELLATION CONDITIONS
6.2.1 For those domains that have not been cancelled or renewed 30 days prior the expiration date of each domain, NIC.EC will issue and deliver an invoice for an additional period of one year to be started on the coming expiration date and will also send an email to the Administrative Contact and the Billing Contact reminding them the expiration and informing them about the issuance and delivery of the invoice. The email shall be send to the registered mentioned Contacts, as the information is deemed to be updated. If the information is not updated and there is any delay or the notification or invoice is not received, the responsible for it will be the Administrative Contact, and also the Registrant. Payment shall be done the following 30 days, which means, until the expiration date of the domain.
6.2.2 If 15 days before the expiration date, NIC.EC has not received the payment, a new email will be send to the Administrative Contact and the Billing Contact, reminding them the expiration and that payment has not been received.
6.2.3 If on the expiration date, payment has not been received, a new email to the same persons shall be send, notifying them that payment has not been received, that their domain has expired and notifying them their domain will be suspended for 15 days after the expiration date, which means 45 days after the invoice issuance date.
Copy of this message is also sent to the Registrant , as well as subsequent notices .
6.2.4 If after the 15 days referred before, payment has not been received, the domain will be suspended and an email will be send notifying the suspension and the notice that if in 15 more days payment is not received, domain will be cancelled.
6.2.5 Thirty days after the expiration date of a domain, which means 60 days after the invoice issuance date, the domain shall be eliminated, which means cancellation, deactivation, definitive withdrawal from the data base and zone files, and it will be available for a new registry.
6.2.6 During the suspension, NIC.EC will keep the domain registry but will withdraw it from the zone files, which means, it can not be accessed through the Internet. During the elimination, the Registrant will stop having the use of such domain and that it may be registered by another Registrant. NIC.EC will keep the right to extend such periods whenever it deems it is appropriate, for example, when payment can be proven but because of banking or operative reasons, it has not been processed, or credited or applied.
6.2.7 For renewals of domains registered under gov.ec and mil.ec an email will be sent to the correspondent contact reminding of future expiration and in case that additional documentation is required it will be specifically requested. The renewal will be subject that a confirmation is sent by the Registrant or the Administrative Contact requesting the renewal and that they comply with the subsistence of documents , if they were required. In case that requisites are not complied , another reminder email will be sent and if still there is no compliance the domains will be suspended for further deletion.
7. FEES
All fees or amounts detailed in any information provided by NIC.EC is determined in $ or US$ or USD, which means dollars of the United States of America.
7.1 DOMAIN REGISTRY AND MAINTENANCE FEES
Domains may have registry and maintenance fees. Registry fee is due just on time when a new registry is done. Maintenance fee is due for annually periods for a minimum of 1 year and a maximum of 10 years. In the registry of a new domain, there must be paid the registry fee and a one-year maintenance fee. For a better protection of a domain, there can be paid for 1, 2, 3, 5 or 10 years. There may be some cases with more convenient fees for different periods, getting a discount for an in-advance payment. There may also be different fees for Ecuadorian persons and entities and for non - Ecuadorian persons and entities. Second or Third level domain fees, for periods and origin are the following:
7.1.1 FEES PAYABLE BY ECUADORIANS FOR .COM.EC, .INFO.EC, .NET.EC, .FIN.EC, .MED.EC, PRO.EC, ORG.EC, .EDU.EC AND .K12.EC.
The following fees are applicable exclusively for those registries in which both, Registrant and Administrative Contact are Ecuadorians or Ecuadorian entities duly registered in Ecuador, according NIC.EC Policies.
For domains under .com.ec, .net.ec, .org.ec, .edu.ec and .k12.ec for registration or renewal for one or more years:
| Years |
| US$ amounts |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
| Registration or Renewal |
35 |
60 |
75 |
120 |
220 |
For domains under .info.ec, .pro.ec, .med.ec and .fin.ec for registration or renewal for one or more years:
| Years |
| US$ amounts |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
| Registration or Renewal |
20 |
36 |
51 |
75 |
130 |
A 12% must be added to these amounts because of the VAT (IVA) tariff (Value Added Tax).
7.1.2 FEES PAYABLE BY NON - ECUADORIANS FOR .COM.EC, .INFO.EC, .NET.EC, .FIN.EC, .MED.EC, .PRO.EC
Fees for non - Ecuadorians will be payable for all registries which Registrant or Administrative Contact are not Ecuadorians or Ecuadorian entities registered in Ecuador.
For domains under .com.ec, .net.ec for registration or renewal for one or more years fees are:
| Years |
| US$ amounts |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
| Registration or Renewal |
50 |
84 |
105 |
165 |
310 |
For domains under .info.ec, .pro.ec, .med.ec and .fin.ec for registration or renewal for one or more years:
| Years |
| US$ amounts |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
| Registration or Renewal |
20 |
36 |
51 |
75 |
310 |
A 12% must be added to these amounts because of the VAT (IVA) tariff (Value Added Tax).
7.1.3 FEES FOR .GOV.EC & .MIL.EC
The governmental and military entities of the Government and Army Force of Ecuador, are exempt for payment of domain registration and renewal fee , thus the fee is zero. This exemption is only valid for the domains that these entities register under gov.ec and mil.ec.
7.1.4 FEES FOR .EC SECOND LEVEL DOMAINS
For second level domains , the minimum registration period for domains directly under .EC, is two years, and the minimum renewal term is one year. The renewal fee for one year is $35 for Ecuadorians and $50 for non-Ecuadorians, plus tax. The following are fees for registration or renewal.
Fees for .EC second level domains for Ecuadorians are applicable exclusively for domains in which both, Registrant and Administrative Contact are Ecuadorians or Ecuadorian entities duly registered in Ecuador, according NIC.EC Policies.
| Years |
| US$ Amounts |
2 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
| .EC Ecuadorians |
60 |
75 |
120 |
220 |
Fees for .EC second level domains for Non-Ecuadorians are applicable for domains where Registrant or Administrative Contact are not Ecuadorians or Ecuadorian entities registered in Ecuador.
| Años |
| US$ Amounts |
2 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
| .EC Non -Ecuadorians |
84 |
105 |
165 |
310 |
Additionally, some names are classified as Premium Names based on its name structure or in some cases as generic names, for which there are a different fees. These names are classified in four levels and fees are published in the web page. A 12% must be added to these amounts because of the VAT (IVA) tariff (Value Added Tax).
7.2 FEES FOR DOMAIN TRANSFER
When a domain is transferred from one Registrant to another, a fee of US$100 (for Ecuadorians) or US$150 (for non - Ecuadorians) will be payable. Once the domain transfer forms and legal documents are received, the collection of such fee will be processed. Domain will not be transferred to the new Registrant until the fee for domain transfer has been paid. Either the new Registrant or the former one can make such payment. Such fee is not linked in any way to the reason or motive of such transfer and is absolutely independent from the terms agreed by the involved Registrants in such transfer.
8. TAXES
8.1 All services rendered by NIC.EC and for which an invoice is issued to any entity or person, Ecuadorian or non - Ecuadorian, are imposed with the value added tax "VAT" (IVA), according Ecuadorian legislation. Its tariff is 12% . All fees for all services rendered by NIC.EC included in any document, policy, reference information or web page, do not include VAT, which means that such tax must be added.
8.2 Tax retention practiced by legal person of Ecuador.
When legal persons of Ecuador pay NIC.EC and withhold the pertinent income tax retention and, in the case of Special Taxpayers that also withhold the VAT, the retention certificates shall be delivered to NIC.EC to allow to it to impute a payment. If such certificates are not delivered, payment shall not be processed.
9. PAYMENT OPTIONS
There are several payment options such as credit card, check, bank deposit and bank transfer . The options are described below:
9.1. Payment for a new domain registry with a credit card
When application took place on-line and is paid for with a credit card, credit card charge authorization is processed as well as other control and invoicing processes. Once the application and the credit card charge are approved, the domain will be activated within a following period of three working days. Once a domain is activated and billed, an email will be send to the Administrative Contact confirming the domain activation and the credit card charge.
9.2 Payment for a new domain registry with a check or a bank account credit
When application took place on-line and is paid for with a check or bank account credit, which means that payment shall not be made with a credit card, the processes of control, invoicing, requested domain acceptance and confirmation email delivery will be executed. However, domain will not be activated until payment has been received. This means that it will be on hold for 30 days and when payment is received, the domain will get activated. On the payment date, the term of existence of the domain will start. While the domain is on hold but not activated, it will not be available for registry as well there will be impossible to access the on-line information of it on the Whois. When sending a payment, it is important to mention the invoice number and/or the domain name that is being paid for, in order to allow NIC.EC to impute such payment correctly. If a payment is send without such information, payment may not be imputed opportunely and after the mentioned term of 30 days, the domain will be eliminated and available for a registry.
9.2.1 Information for a wire transfer
If you want to make a payment through a wire transfer, banking costs must be assumed by whoever is making such payment. If a partial payment is received, it will be imputed but the domain will not be active until full payment is received. The banking information is the following:
Beneficiary: NIC.EC (NICEC) S.A.
Checking account: 1314137-06
Bank: Pacific National Bank
1390 Brickell Avenue
Miami, FL 33131
USA Phone: (305) 539-7500
Fax: (305) 539-7600
Swift PACIUS3X
ABA: 066011350
9.2.2 Information for payments with checks
Payments by check must be mailed or delivered to NIC.EC’s office, which address is detailed herein. The mailing or delivery of the check is an exclusive responsibility of whoever is doing such payment. Checks must be payable through Ecuadorian or U.S.A. banking system.
NIC.EC’s office is located on the following address:
NIC.EC
Av. 9 de Octubre 100 y Malecon
Edf. La Previsora, Piso 22 ofc. 2204
Guayaquil - Ecuador
9.3 Credit Card Payments
Additionally to payment with credit card during Online registration or online renewal , there are two other alternatives:
9.3.1 Web Site – Credit Card
On the home page is the option Payments, which let consult the balance due by domain or by invoice number , and if there is a balance due it can be paid immediately by credit card.
9.3.2 By Fax – Credit Card
This option is with one time authorization sent by fax with certain requirements that are specified in the Form , and then it is possible to request payment by email or fax for specific domains or invoices. This option is very useful when paying for many domains with credit card.
10. INFORMATION
For the registry of a domain, certain information is required and the one doing such registry must give it. This include the name of the third or second level domain, second level domain classification, Registrant’s information therefore the organization or person entitled with the domain use right, information of the Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Billing Contact, Domain Servers names (DNS) and the IP addresses. For the organization and contacts, information must be as complete as possible including complete addresses, phones, email and identification numbers.
The Administrative Contact information is very important in all its content , is used for to issue invoice and is the one that has the user / password for managing the domains.
This information will be publicly available, which means will be free accessed, according the international parameters of domain names administration. This access will be done through the Whois that is a mechanism that will show the information on an established format.
The Administrative Contact and/or the Registrant Organization are responsible for the update of the information. Email addresses are crucially important as it will be the communication mean that will be used by NIC.EC. Also, NIC.EC will keep the right to communicate using different means. If because of non-updated information, NIC.EC could not communicate with the Registrant or the Administrative Contact for notices of renewal, cancellation of anything related the registered domain, NIC.EC will have no responsibility on the actions taken on the registered domain.
11. MODIFICATION
Modifications are any change or update done by the Administrative Contact on the information about addresses, phone, fax, email, names and last names of the Administrative, Technical and Billing Contacts, as well as the names of the DNS or their respective IP addresses. There can even be updated the Registrant information, except the name of the organization or person, because in such case, it will be deemed to be facing a domain transfer, that should be ruled by a different policy and procedure that is also included in these policies.
12. DOMAIN TRANSFER
12.1 Domain transfer is a transfer of a domain name from a current Registrant to a new Registrant. This means that the domain use rights are transferred to another Registrant. Transfer will be deemed to be a cancellation of a domain name of an Registrant and the creation of the same domain name for a different Registrant, both done simultaneously, considering the Application form process and the acceptance of the Registry Agreement and Policies. In order to execute a transfer, there must not be any unpaid fee and a period of at least six months, must has passed since the creation of the domain. The transfer procedure is not quick, as original documentation is required on pre-established formats set out by NIC.EC. These shall be send with the proof of action of a Public Notary. Also, there are certain documents that must be sent and NIC.EC may request additional documents if necessary and/or additional notarial acts, for example, in non - Ecuadorians’ cases. Registry and maintenance fees do not include the transfer costs. There are specific fees for that purpose and those are included in these policies within the fees’ chapter. Transfer fee may be paid by the current Registrant or by the new Registrant, even though, the final responsibility of it belongs to the new Registrant.
NIC.EC is not involved in the cause, terms or negotiation of the transfer between both Registrants.
NIC.EC will limit its action to fulfill an instruction given by both Registrants.
Domain transfer is not the same as information modifications on data about the Administrative, Technical and Billing Contacts, or their addresses, or the DNS or their IP addresses. Those are only a modification without a change on the Registrant.
This process will take from 4 to 6 weeks once NIC.EC receive correctly all documents. Time may vary depending on the fulfillment of all requisites.
12.2 DOCUMENTS AND REQUISITES FOR A TRANSFER
Transfer form established by NIC.EC, duly certified by a Public Notary. Notarial act must take place on current Registrant’s domicile. If current Registrant is non - Ecuadorian, it is possible to be required a legalization practiced by the Ecuadorian Consulate or Embassy, besides the notarial act.
Photo id of the people signing the document.
Persons signing the Transfer form on behalf each party, must be their legal representative. Their appointment note must be delivered. No payment must be overdue. The request will not be processed if full payment is not done.
12.3 SPECIAL CONDITION TO TRANSFER:
If the domain to be transferred is new, it can not be transferred before 180 days have gone by after the registry fee payment date. If it is a domain that has more than a year, it can not be transferred before 30 days have gone by after the renewal fee payment date if such payment was done with a check or a credit to a bank account and not before 150 days if such payment was done with a credit card.
13. DNS DOMAIN SERVERS
13.1 All domain registered in NIC.EC must have DNS information for the Primary server and the Secondary server. For each server, it is needed the name of the server and the pertinent IP address in order to include it in the zone files. Without the DNS information, domain may exists but without being in the zone files, it can not be accessed through the internet, which means that if the registered domain is for a web page or email, this will not be accessed or seen and the emails will not be received. The precise and correct information on servers names and IP addresses given to NIC.EC are an exclusive responsibility of the person requiring the registry or modifying the information. NIC.EC is not responsible for the lack of access if this information is not correct or not updated, as well as neither will be responsible if the defined servers are correct but did not work.
13.2 Also, for those domain registries which purpose is to reserve the name and use it in the future for a web page or email, NIC.EC will temporarily assign DNS information, but with full knowledge of the Registrant that his/her domains will not be Internet accessed. This way, it is guarantied that all domains have at least two DNS. When the Registrant wishes to use his/her domain through the Internet, he/her will have to modify the DNS information. These do not change the normal conditions and applicable fees for a registered domain.
14. MISCELLANEOUS
14.1 Web pages design, Internet access service and email service
NIC.EC is not a provider of Internet services. NIC.EC is not a provider of email. NIC.EC does not develop, design or host web pages. These kinds of services must be obtained from Internet services providers and/or web pages designers or developers. Therefore, fees paid to NIC.EC are exclusive for the registry and maintenance of the domain name granted by NIC.EC and, therefore, do not include email address costs, internet access web page design or web page host.
14.2 Other domains of higher levels
NIC.EC only register domain names within the superior domain level .EC. Therefore, domains .com, .net, .org, as a higher level, which means without the .EC on their right side, must be requested to different authorized Registrars. Domains under the first level with other country’s initials are not registered by NIC.EC but by appointed registrars in each country.
14.3 Providers and Intermediaries
Domains under .ec can be registered directly through NIC.EC, but may also be requested through Internet Service Providers, Lawyers, Domain Registration Services , etc . In many cases the contact with NIC.EC is one of these entities , therefore the fees and in general the conditions described in this Policies are NIC.EC´s. Therefore other specific conditions , such as Fees , that these intermediaries that act on behalf of the Registrant, apply to the Registrant , are not under the liability of NIC.EC.
15. TRANSITORY PROVISIONS
15.1 Renewals under edu.ec , org.ec and k12.ec:
The renewals of these domains are subject to fee payment according to fee described in chapter 7.1.1 of this Policies , however those domains under edu.ec , org.ec and k12.ec with expiration date until July 31, 2002 inclusive , the renewal will be subject to the remittance of the updated documentation , in case it was requested , and will not be subject to the fee payment.
APPENDIX A.GLOSSARY AND DEFINITIONS
The following information and definitions are a reference to the terms used is these policies or in NIC.EC’s web page.
ccTLD: means Country Code Top Level Domain. For example, the country code for Ecuador is .ec, for France is .fr and for Japan is .jp.
Administrative Contact: Contact that will perform and manage the domain information through a Registry Application or other means on behalf the Registrant. This Contact is the one authorized to request modifications of other contacts and DNS servers. If the domain is invoiced, the bill will be issued with the information of the Administrative Contact. In cases of Internet providers, web page designers, domain registrars, law firms that register an Registrant’s name and act as Administrative Contact, the invoice will be issued to this companies and not to the Registrant.
Billing Contact: Contact that has the capacity to answer questions about invoices and payments. The Administrative Contact is responsible for payment. Billing Contact may be the same Administrative Contact. The invoice is not issued to the Billing Contact. The invoice is related to the Administrative Contact information .
Technical Contact: Contact for questions and confirmations on technical data, as DNS and IP addresses. Modifications to information of DNS must be requested by the Administrative Contact. Technical Contact may be the same Administrative Contact.
.COM.EC: is the second level domain to register third level domain names for Commercial use in general.
Web page designer: person or enterprise that works in graphic design and information access of a web page.
IP addresses: is the group of four numbers separated by three dots that identify a computer within the Internet. The range of each number is 0 to 255.
2LD: are the initials of second level domain.
Second level domains: in Ecuador, are the domains that go before the .ec, such as .com.ec, .net.ec, etc and names that may be registered under .ec.
3LD: are the initials of third level domain.
Third level domains: in Ecuador, are the domain names that may be registered under the already determined second level domains.
.EDU.EC: is the second level domain to register third level domain names by Educational entities, institutions and organizations such as Schools, Universities, High Schools and Institutes registered in Ecuador.
.EC: The letters EC are those appointed to identify the Republic of Ecuador and .EC (dot EC) belongs to the Top Level Domain for the Republic of Ecuador
Email: electronic mail, sometimes called only email, sometimes called email address. Its format is usually the following: user@host.com.ec
.FIN.EC: is the second level domain to register third level domain names for financial institutions.
.GOV.EC: is the second level domain to register third level domain names for the Government of the Republic of Ecuador and governmental entities.
IANA: Internet Assigned Numbers Authority.
ICANN: Internet Corporation of Assigned Numbers and Names.
.K12.EC: is the second level domain to register third level domain names for kindergartens, elementary and high schools.
.MED.EC: is the second level domain to register third level domain names for medical, health, pharmaceutical, and medicine related entities and institutions.
.MIL.EC: is the second level domain to register third level domain names for the Armed Forces of Ecuador.
Domain names: a domain name is an unique alphanumeric name, used to identify a specific computer (e.g. a web server or a mail server) within Internet. Domain names allow Internet users to write a name, as mycompany.com.ec, to identify a numeric address of Internet protocol as 157.104.39.204. The purpose of domains is to permit users logged onto Internet to find web sites and send emails to addresses with familiar names, as " mycompany.com.ec" or "mybrand.com.ec", without having to memorize numeric addresses, which are the ones who really locate computers or servers within the Internet.
.NET.EC: is the second level domain to register third level domain names for providers of Internet services and entities dedicated to the administration of Internet networks.
.ORG.EC: is the second level domain to register third level domain names for non-profit institutions and entities. Non-governmental organizations registered in Ecuador.
Web page: document located on the web with information and links with other documents also located on the web..
PRO.EC: is the second level domain to register third level domain names for professional, such as lawyers, arquitects, accountants, etc.
Internet services providers: a provider of Internet access services, email services or hosting of web pages services.
Registrant: is the organization or person that is entitled with the usage rights of the registered domain name.
Domain names servers (DNS): are the initials of domain name servers. Is the name of the server that performs as a database to interpret an IP address in a domain name. TLD: Top level domain. Basically, they are .com, .net and .org without any other initial on their right side. In Ecuador, the TLD is .EC according the ccTLD table.
UDRP: Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
Whois: is a tool found on the web page or other systems that allow users to visualize information about a domain name. NIC.EC’s whois show an .ec domain name data on the Registrant, the Administrative, Technical and Billing Contacts, the DNS and IP addresses, creation date, expiration date and last modification date. Information found in the Whois is public information.
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