: Do all domain name registrar Terms of Service indemnify the registrar for even screwing up registration I've been reading the Terms of Service for different domain name registrars, and so far
I've been reading the Terms of Service for different domain name registrars, and so far I see this worrisome indemnification theme in all of them:
They all seem to leave open the right for the Registrar to not be accountable if they themselves screw something up or are negligent regarding my registration. Like if my registration ever gets screwed up because of something beyond my control, the Registrar is never responsible, even if it is in any way their fault or they could have prevented it.
Is that something that is indeed prevalent of any domain registrar terms of service, and I'll just have to deal with from whichever registrar I use? Maybe I can't do any better with any of them?
This really makes me question how much right I have to a domain I register at the end of the day...
Here are some cited examples:
Google Domains:
Registrant will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Google and the Registry Operator...
related to (a) Registrant’s registration and use of a Registered Name
onlydomains.com:
You indemnify and hold harmless OnlyDomains... in connection with:
a. any claim or dispute pertaining to the registration of the Domain Name
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I'm answering here with the essence of what @Steve commented to my question, as it addresses the portion of my question asking about prevalence (I accepted a different answer though as it more directly addresses the main question in the title)...
I realized that every Domain Registrar Terms of Service I've subsequently read included the type of indemnification I asked about.
So the answer I've concluded from @Steve 's inference is -> Yes, the type indemnification I exemplified from the references in my question are indeed prevalent of all registrar's I've subsequently read Terms of Service on, and therefore seems to must to have to be put up with from whichever registrar is used.
This is not in case they screw something up, it indemnifies them against law suits and other claims that may be filed against the domain name registrant (you). This is normal stuff. Any agreement for anything will indemnify the service company from anything you might do. They are not interested in secondary claims, joint filings, third party claims, or any obligation for anything you may have done. In these cases, you would be the one responsible solely. It is fair.
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