XDI.ORG EGS Program Terms of Service
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1. Terms of Service for Global Personal I-Name Registrants
This document states, in plain English, the terms under which XDI.ORG global registry services are offered to you. XDI.ORG requires that a global registrar (called an i-broker) incorporate this document into their registration agreement for a global personal i-name. The i-broker may also specify additional terms of service provided they do not conflict with those in this document.
1.1. The Service
XDI.ORG global registry services offer you the ability to register your own universal private address called an i-name. An i-name can be resolved into any other personal data of your choosing (e.g., your email address, your cell phone number, your preferred airline seating, etc.) At the same time it protects your privacy by allowing you to control who can access this data and for what purposes. A global i-name registered with XDI.ORG is also portable, meaning you can keep it for as long as you like even if you change your i-broker.
1.2. The Early Global Services (EGS) Program
The Early Global Services Program offered by Identity Commons in concert with 2idi, XDI.ORG and Cordance is an opportunity for a limited number of registrants to obtain a global personal i-name under very favorable terms. The basic deal is a one-time fee to register a global personal i-name for a period of 50 years. The costs of maintaining the i-name registration over this period will be absorbed by Identity Commons, XDI.ORG, Cordance, and their affiliates.
This program is offered in the spirit of a "barnraising" to help build common identity and trust infrastructure that benefits all of us. Beyond the costs of administration, the proceeds from the EGS program will be used to help develop the open source software and shared XRI/XDI infrastructure needed to provide services to i-name holders. This form of community-based financing helps assures that this infrastructure will be freely and openly available to all Internet users and not beholden to any commercial interest.
1.3. Basic Terms of Use for your I-Name
- Once registered, you can use your global personal i-name as long as you adhere to this agreement and any applicable laws.
- You can keep your i-name for the initial 50-year period, even if you change i-brokers during that period, as long as you confirm your desire to keep your i-name at reasonable intervals as specified by XDI.ORG (currently every 5 years). At the conclusion of the 50-year period, you may renew your i-name registration on the terms and rates then available from i-brokers.
- The global i-name registry is public. It does NOT contain any of your personal information. It only resolves (points) the string of characters you have registered as your i-name to your i-broker. (If you have the technical capability, you can run your own i-broker service.) Any personal information associated with your i-name will be kept by your i-broker (or other source as specified by you.) XDI.ORG requires that XDI.ORG-contracted global service providers and XDI.ORG-registered i-brokers have a clear, easy-to-find, easy-to-read privacy policy. It is up to you to decide if that privacy policy is adequate for your purposes. XDI.ORG itself may have access to registrant information in exercising its supervisory role over global i-name/i-number registration. XDI.ORG will also have limited information about visitors to its website and subscribers to its email lists. Please see XDI.ORG's privacy policy for details of its own privacy practices and its requirements pf global service providers, i-brokers, and others who interact with XDI.ORG global services. Please be advised that an i-broker, a global service provider, or XDI.ORG itself could be legally compelled in some circumstances to disclose personal information that they might hold, such as the legal identity of an i-name registrant, to law enforcement authorities or to parties in civil litigation.
- Your global personal i-name can consist of any available string of characters you select except for certain symbols or punctuation marks that are not allowed for technical reasons.
- XDI.ORG reserves the right to rescind i-names that are deemed or adjudicated to injure others.
- If you register a trademark, the name of a public figure (that is not your own name), or other intellectual property as your i-name, it is possible that the owner of those rights could compel you to give up that i-name. You agree to be solely responsible for any resulting costs, fees and damages if it can be shown you registered such an i-name in bad faith.
- If a dispute arises, this agreement requires you to use a fair, independent resolution process specified by XDI.ORG, similar to the process that exists for disputes about domain names.
- You agree not to sue us or any of our affiliates for anything for which we are not responsible. It is easy to terminate your registration if you want to, and XDI.ORG can terminate a registration if it needs to. If you do decide you need to sue us over something, you will need to sue us in the State of Virginia, U.S.A.
- Although our intention is that this service is always available, XDI.ORG and its licensees and affiliates reserve the right to interrupt or terminate service for some unforeseen circumstance.
- Please note that amendments to this agreement, and to XDI.ORG policies that are incorporated by reference in i-broker agreements, may be made at any time at the sole discretion of XDI.ORG in order to best serve all members of the XDI community. Amendments may be required, for example, when XDI.ORG global registry services open for unlimited registration. We will post a notice of any amendments or new policies on our website and revise the version date at the top of this page, so please check back periodically. (In addition, as soon as XDI technology is available to support automated linking and synchronization of updates to this agreement, XDI.ORG intends to offer this service through registered i-brokers.) So long as you continue to own a registered global i-name, your use of it will be subject to any applicable XDI.ORG terms of service, policies, and specifications as amended from time to time.
- For technical interoperability, XDI.ORG global registry services are based on open, public specifications published by the XRI and XDI Technical Committees at OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards), and also by additional specifications published by XDI.ORG. If these specifications change for any reason, we may to need amend this agreement so that we maintain interoperability for all members of the XDI community.
1.4. Linked Documents
The following hyperlinked documents are hereby incorporated by reference:
- XDI.ORG EGS Program
- XDI.ORG EGS Privacy Policy
- XDI.ORG EGS Dispute Resolution Policy
- XDI.ORG EGS Dispute Resolution Rules
- XDI.ORG EGS Governing Terms.
2. Terms of Service for Global Organizational I-Name Registrants
This document states in plain English the terms under which XDI.ORG global registry services are offered to you your organization. XDI.ORG requires that a global registrar (called an i-broker) incorporate this document into their registration agreement for a global organizational i-name. The i-broker may also specify additional terms of service provided they do not conflict with those in this document.
2.1. The Service
XDI.ORG global registry services offers your organization the ability to register a universal private address called an i-name. An i-name can be resolved into any other organizational data of your choosing (e.g., your corporate mailing addresses, your office phone number or fax number, your email addresses, your business identifier numbers, etc.). At the same time it protects your organizational privacy by allowing you to control who can access this data and for what purposes. A global i-name registered with XDI.ORG is also portable, meaning your organization can keep it for as long as you want even if you change your i-broker.
2.2. The Early Global Services (EGS) Program
The Early Global Services Program offered by Identity Commons in concert with 2idi, XDI.ORG and Cordance is an opportunity for organizations that are implementing or promoting i-name adoption to obtain a global organizational i-name in advance of general registration. Registration will be at a nominal cost for a one-year registration term.
This program is offered in the spirit of a "barnraising" to help build common identity and trust infrastructure that benefits all of us. Beyond the costs of administration, the proceeds from the EGS program will be used to help develop the open source software and shared XRI/XDI infrastructure needed to provide services to i-name holders. This form of community-based financing helps assures that this infrastructure will be freely and openly available to all Internet users and not beholden to any commercial interest.
2.3. Basic Terms of Use for your I-Name
- Once registered, you can use your global organizational i-name as long as you adhere to this agreement and any applicable laws.
- At the conclusion of the initial one-year registration period, you may renew your i-name registration on the terms and rates then available from XDI.ORG-registered i-brokers.
- The global i-name registry is public. It does NOT contain any of your organizational information. It only resolves (points) the string of characters you have registered as your i-name to your i-broker. (If you have the technical capability, you can run your own i-broker service.) Any confidential information associated with your i-name will be kept by your i-broker (or other source as specified by you.) XDI.ORG requires that XDI.ORG-contracted global service providers and XDI.ORG-registered i-brokers have a clear, easy-to-find, easy-to-read privacy policy. It is up to you to decide if that privacy policy is adequate for your purposes. XDI.ORG itself may have access to registrant information in exercising its supervisory role over global i-name/i-number registration. XDI.ORG will also have limited information about visitors to its website and subscribers to its email lists. Please see XDI.ORG's privacy policy for details of its own privacy practices and its requirements of global service providers, i-brokers, and others who interact with XDI.ORG global services. Please be advised that an i-broker, a global service provider, or XDI.ORG itself could be legally compelled in some circumstances to disclose confidential information that they might hold, such as the legal identity of an i-name registrant, to law enforcement authorities or to parties in civil litigation.
- Your global organizational i-name can consist of any available string of characters you select except for certain symbols or punctuation marks that are not allowed for technical reasons.
- XDI.ORG reserves the right to rescind i-names that are deemed or adjudicated to injure others.
- If you register a trademark or other intellectual property for which you do not have the rights as your organizational i-name, it is possible that the owner of those rights could compel you to give up that i-name. You agree to be solely responsible for any resulting costs, fees and damages if it can be shown you registered such an i-name in bad faith.
- If a dispute arises, this agreement requires you to use a fair, independent resolution process specified by XDI.ORG, similar to the process that exists for disputes about domain names today.
- You agree not to sue us or any of our affiliates for anything for which we are not responsible. It is easy to terminate your registration if you want to, and XDI.ORG can terminate a registration if it needs to. If you do decide you need to sue us over something, you will need to sue us in the State of Virginia, U.S.A.
- Although our intention is that this service is always available, XDI.ORG and its licensees and affiliates reserve the right to interrupt or terminate service for some unforeseen circumstance.
- Please note that amendments to this agreement, and to XDI.ORG policies that are incorporated by reference in i-broker agreements, may be made at any time at the sole discretion of XDI.ORG in order to best serve all members of the XDI community. Amendments may be required, for example, when XDI.ORG global registry services open for unlimited registration. We will post a notice of any amendments or new policies on our website and revise the version date at the top of this page, so please check back periodically. (In addition, as soon as XDI technology is available to support automated linking and synchronization of updates to this agreement, XDI.ORG intends to offer this service through registered i-brokers.) So long as you continue to own a registered global i-name, your use of it will be subject to any applicable XDI.ORG terms of service, policies, and specifications as amended from time to time.
- For technical interoperability, XDI.ORG global registry services are based on open, public specifications published by the XRI and XDI Technical Committees at OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards), and also by additional specifications published by XDI.ORG. If these specifications change for any reason, we may to need amend this agreement so that we maintain interoperability for all members of the XDI community.
2.4. Linked Documents
The following hyperlinked documents are hereby incorporated by reference: