.il domains terms and conditions

A. Introduction
The Internet Society of Israel ("ISOC-IL"), a non-profit organization which purpose is to advance the use of Internet in Israel, is the authorized (by IANA) Domain Name Registry ("Registry") of the .IL country code Top Level Domain (“ccTLD”).
Within the .IL ccTLD, third level Domain Names (hereinafter "Domain Names") are allocated by ISOC-IL under a limited number of second level domains (“SLD”) in the following format: ..IL (e.g., in the name isoc.org.il, "isoc" is the third level domain, and "org" is the SLD).
A Domain Name is an entry on IOC-IL's register database, reflected by the .il Domain Name System ("DNS") nameservers as part of the resolution service provided by the Registry. A Domain Name is not an item of property and has no 'owner'.
B. Application & Allocation Process
4. The Application
4.1. Applicant
An application for allocation of a Domain Name may be made by the party who will hold the Domain Name ("Holder") or by a third party, including by way of an ISOC-IL Accredited Registrar ("AR"), on behalf of the Holder (collectively "Applicant").
4.2. Application Form and Fees
The allocation process will be initiated by submission to ISOC-IL of the completed application form according to the procedures set by ISOC-IL ("Application"). The Applicant will pay the initial allocation fee together with filing the Application. All details in the Application should be full and correct.
4.3. Application Incorporates the Rules
These Rules and procedures thereunder (hereinafter "Rules") are binding the Applicant and the Holder upon submission of the Application and prevail over any other representations made by ISOC-IL.
5. Allocation of Third Level Domain Names
5.1. Domain Names will be allocated, to any person or legal entity, under one of the following SLDs.
5.1 (a). .co.il - intended primarily for, but not limited to, commercial entities.
5.1 (b). .org.il - intended primarily for, but not limited to, non-commercial entities.
5.2. Domain Names will be allocated under one of the following SLDs to Holders meeting the following criteria:
5.2 (a). .net.il - for Internet Service Providers holding a valid Internet Service Provider license from the Israeli Ministry of Communications.
5.2 (b). .ac.il - for academic institutions of higher education that have been recognized by the Committee for Higher Education ("MALAG"). Registration of Domain Names under this SLD is done in consultation with MALAG.
5.2 (c). .gov.il - for governmental entities of the State of Israel. The Government Internet Committee of the Ministry of Finance ("Committee") has been currently tasked with allocating Domain Names under this SLD. Applicants may refer to the Committee's website at: http://www.itpolicy.gov.il/registrar/gov_il.htm.
5.2 (d). .idf.il - for Israel military entities. The IDF Central Computing Facility ("MAMRAM") has been currently tasked with allocating Domain Names under this SLD. Under this SLD, only Domain Names authorized by MAMRAM will be allocated. Applicants seeking allocation under .IDF.IL should contact MAMRAM directly.
5.2 (e). .k12.il - for kindergartens, elementary schools, and high schools as classified by Ministry of Education. Allocation under the .K12.IL SLD is made in the fourth level in the following format: ..K12.IL. Any deviation from this format is subject to the Ministry of Education's approval.
5.2 (f). .muni.il - for municipal and local government authorities.
Domain Names under the MUNI.IL SLD are allocated to municipal bodies within the State of Israel. Domain Names allocated under the MUNI.IL SLD will be made in accordance with the formal "List of Settlements" published regularly by the Central Bureau of Statistics.
In all cases, Domain Names will be allocated only to the formal representative of municipal bodies. In case there is more than one body representing a settlement, the municipal body will be allocated a name under MUNI.IL while any other body will typically be allocated a name under ORG.IL.
Requests for a different spelling (only) for a Domain Name may be submitted to ISOC-IL, provided that:
There is a letter, signed by the head of the municipal body, on municipal stationary, that details the desired spelling;
There is no prior allocation (or pending allocation) of a Domain Name spelled according to the "List of Settlements"; and
The Domain Name requested represents only a different spelling of the formal name of the municipal entity, and no other change, when compared to the formal "List of Settlements".
5.3 ISOC-IL may amend the list of SLDs without prior notice.
5.4 ISOC-IL may require evidence to support the Domain Name Holder’s relation to a specific category, as a condition for allocation.
6. Examination
6.1. ISOC-IL will process the Application, examine whether the requested Domain Name meets the criteria set forth in the Rules in force at the time the Application is submitted, and determine whether to allocate the Domain Name.
6.1 (a). ISOC-IL may reject an Application that has not been completed correctly and in full.
6.2. Examination will be made on a "first-to-apply, first-served" basis.
6.2 (a). ISOC-IL registration system utilizes a technical "clocking-in" system which records the exact date and time in which an Application is received ("ISOC-IL's Clock").
6.2 (b). ISOC-IL's Clock is determinative of which application is 'first-to- apply, first served'.
6.2 (c). The "clocking-in" commences only upon receipt of a valid and complete Application by ISOC-IL.
7. Bars to Allocation
The following Domain Names will not be allocated:
7.1. Prior Records
Domain Names already allocated.
7.2. Size
Domain Names shorter than 3 (three) characters.
7.3. Non-Compliance
Domain Names which do not comply with the Rules in effect at the time the application is submitted, as posted on http://www.isoc.org.il/domains.
7.4. Offensive or Barred By Law
Obscene words and names incorporating foul language, names that are injurious to public order or to public sensibilities, or names that otherwise do not comply with the laws of the State of Israel.
7.5. Additional Limitations
7.5 (a). A Domain Name may not be identical to any existing Top Level Domain name in the global Internet (at the time of application), and may not be the string "www".
7.5 (b). A Domain Name may not start or end with a hyphen, nor can it contain two consecutive hyphens (i.e, "--").
7.5 (c). Domain Names must comply with the technical requirements of DNS in effect at the time the application is submitted. 
8. Holder's Representations and Warranties
A submission of an Application by an Applicant constitutes the Holder's representation and warranty that the Holder is a legal entity and that the allocation or use of the Domain Name by the Holder does not infringe the legal rights of a third party. Further, it constitutes the Holder's agreement that ISOC-IL will not bear liability for any allocation and use of any Domain Name.
9. Conclusion of Examination
9.1. Allocation
9.1 (a). Payment for the Application will only be processed by ISOC-IL upon allocation of the Domain Names meeting the criteria set in the Rules. The Domain Name will be conditionally allocated, pending payment of the allocation fee by Applicant. Until payment is received in full by ISOC-IL, the allocation will not be deemed complete. Receipt of payment of the fee by ISOC-IL will conclude the allocation process. The conditional allocation may be cancelled for lack of payment any time after payment is due, without prior notice.
9.1 (b). If the Domain Name is allocated, ISOC-IL will notify the Applicant.
9.2. Rejection
If the Domain Name is denied allocation, ISOC-IL will notify the Applicant.
10. Allocation No Guarantee of Validity of Use
The examination of the Application and the allocation of the Domain Name shall not be a guarantee that the Domain Name is valid for use by the Holder under Israel law, and ISOC-IL or its employees shall bear no responsibility whatsoever because the Domain Name was allocated.
11. Duration of Allocation
11.1. Where a Domain Name is registered by way of an AR, the Holder may request an initial allocation period for a Domain Name for either 1 (one) calendar year or 2 (two) calendar years from the date the Domain Name has been allocated by ISOC-IL. Where the Domain Name is registered directly with ISOC-IL the initial allocation period is 2 (two) calendar years.
11.2. Where a Domain Name is managed by an AR, the Domain Name allocation may be renewed for a period of one or two years under the procedures discussed in Sec. ‎17 below. Subject to the provisions of Sec. ‎14.1, where the renewal is done directly with ISOC-IL the renewal period is 2 (two) calendar years.
12. Application on behalf of the Holder
12.1. Domain Names are allocated to the Holder. If the application is filed by another party obtaining allocation of the Domain Name on behalf of the Holder the party filing the application exclusively is liable to ascertain and ensure that it has all necessary licenses, powers of attorney and authority required from the Holder pursuant to any law and/or agreement, for the purpose of filing an Application with the Registry. The filing of the application shall be deemed confirmation and warranty to ISOC-IL that the party filing the application has all the necessary licenses, powers of attorney and authority
12.2. The Applicant exempts ISOC-IL from any liability if it is found that the party filing the Application did not have all the licenses, powers of attorney and authority required to file an Application with the Registry. The Applicant shall indemnify ISOC-IL and its managers, employees and/or anyone on its behalf for any damage, payment, loss, loss of profit or expense occasioned to any of them, in such event. The is not entitled to any refund from ISOC-IL in respect of an application filed by the Applicant in the absence of all the necessary licenses, powers of attorney and powers.
13. Active Domain Name Servers Delegation
Domain Names are intended to be actively used and not merely "warehoused". For an allocated active Domain Name there should be an operational primary and an operational secondary DNS name server. Both name servers need permanent IP connectivity to the Internet (for queries and zone transfers).
Where the Holder fails to provide at least one active DNS name server for the Domain Name for a period of a year, ISOC-IL may remove the Domain Name from the Registry.

C. Records and Changes
14. Submission of Requests
14.1. Where application for the allocation of a Domain Name is made by way of an AR, all subsequent requests regarding the Domain Name must be made by way of an AR.
14.2. Unless and until Transfer of AR is made (Sec. 15 below), all subsequent requests regarding the Domain Name, must be made by way of the current managing AR ("Managing AR").
15. Transfer between ARs
Holders may transfer management of allocated Domain Names between ARs at any time. In order to transfer between ARs, the Holder should contact the new AR. The new AR will submit the Transfer request to ISOC-IL.
16. Freedom to Re-delegate
Domain Names may be delegated to any hosting service provider or any DNS name service provider of the registered Holder's choice. The names may be re-delegated from one hosting service provider to another if the Holder so directs. Re-delegation of a Domain Name shall be done by submission of a Modify application (by the Managing AR if applicable). Hosting and DNS service providers must not impede, either by action or by default, this freedom of the Holder to re-delegate.
17. Renewal
17.1. Due Date, Renewal Period, Fees and Notices
17.1 (a). Subject to the provision of Sec. 11.2 above, the allocation period of a Domain Name is renewable for additional allocation periods of 1 (one) calendar year, or 2 (two) calendar years, at the Holder's choice, provided that the allocation period does not exceed two calendar years from the date of the submission of the renewal at any time. Allocation can only be renewed in full units of one or two calendar years .
17.1 (b). Renewal is due at the end of the allocation period, reassignment or last renewal of the Domain Name.
17.1 (c). Renewal of a Domain Name allocation is made to the existing Holder.
17.1 (d). Responsibility for renewal of the Domain Name lies with the Holder.
17.1 (e). Renewal is made through the Managing AR or at http://www.isoc.org.il/domains where the Domain Name was not allocated via an AR. The renewal Applicant will file the renewal application correctly and in full.
17.1 (f). ISOC-IL will not be responsible for notifying the Managing AR or the Holder of the renewal date.
17.2. Examination of Renewal Application
17.2 (a). No examination of the Domain Name will be conducted in the examination of a renewal application.
17.2 (b). ISOC-IL may reject a renewal application that has not been completed correctly and in full. Until payment is received in full by ISOC-IL, the renewal will not be deemed complete. Receipt of payment of the fee by ISOC-IL will conclude the renewal process.
17.3. Failure to Renew
If the Domain Name is not timely renewed ISOC-IL may cancel the Domain Name allocation or disable the Domain Name, without prior notice. Until final removal from the Registry, the Domain Name will remain allocated. ISOC-IL will not exercise its discretion to cancel the allocation in less than 30 days from the renewal date. ISOC-IL has the sole discretion to extend this "grace" period, based on its examination of the particular circumstances of the case, but not longer than an additional 90 days.
18. Modify
Any updates to the registration records of a Domain Name, with the exception of re-assignment of the Domain Name to another Holder or Transfer to a new AR, shall be done by submission of a Modify Application to ISOC-IL.
Modification is made through the Managing AR or at http://www.isoc.org.il/domains where the Domain Name was not allocated via an AR.
19. Re-Assignment
19.1. Re-Assignment of a Domain Name to another Holder is the deletion of the existing registration record and the allocation of a new registration record, combined into one action.
19.2. Domain Names, even if already allocated under prior Rules, cannot be re-assigned if prohibited under section 7 above.
19.3. Procedure
19.3 (a). Re-assignment of a Domain Name to another Holder will be made by submission of a Re-Assignment Application to ISOC-IL. Re-assignment is made through the Managing AR or at http://www.isoc.org.il/domains where the Domain Name was not allocated via an AR.
19.3 (b). The current Holder is required to confirm the re-assignment of the Domain Name, according to procedures set forth by ISOC-IL.
19.3 (c). If the Re-Assignment meets the criteria set forth in the Rules, payment for the re-assignment will be processed by ISOC-IL. Until payment is received in full by ISOC-IL, the re-assignment will not be deemed complete. Receipt of payment of the fee by ISOC-IL will conclude the re-assignment process. The re-assignment may be cancelled for lack of payment any time after payment is due.
19.4. Re-Assignment Allocation
ISOC-IL will allocate and record the details of the new Holder to whom the allocated Domain Name has been re-assigned upon completion of the re-assignment procedure. Where the re-assignment is done via an AR, the date of renewal following a Domain Name re-assignment will be either 1 (one) year or 2 (two) years from the date of the re-assignment, at the Holder's choice. Where the re-assignment is done at ISOC-IL's website, the date of renewal following a Domain Name re-assignment will be 2 (two) calendar years from the date of the re-assignment.
19.5. Binding Effect of Rules on New Holder
The new Holder of the Domain Name is bound by the Rules in effect at the time of any re-assignment. ISOC-IL may require evidence to support the new Holder's relation to a specific SLD as a condition for allowance of the re-assignment.
20. Delete
20.1. A Domain Name may be relinquished by the Holder upon submitting a Delete Application to ISOC-IL. Deletion is made through the Managing AR or at http://www.isoc.org.il/domains where the Domain Name was not allocated via an AR. 19.2. The Holder is required to confirm the deletion of the Domain Name, according to procedures set forth by ISOC-IL. 19.3. No refund of fees will be made by ISOC-IL for any 'time remaining' on the allocation or renewal.
21. Cancellation and Reversion
21.1. Non-Payment
The Domain Name may be removed from the Registry and become available for allocation due to non-payment of fees.
21.2. Exceptional Circumstances
ISOC-IL may cancel an allocation of a Domain Name to the Holder in the following circumstances:
21.2 (a). Where to maintain the allocation would put ISOC-IL in conflict with statutory obligations, the terms of an Israeli court order or the final decision of an Arbitration Panel.
21.2 (b). Upon the decision by an IL-DRP (Sec. 24.3 below) Panelist or Panel.
21.2 (c). ISOC-IL will not re-allocate a Domain Name cancelled unilaterally by ISOC-IL under ‎20.1 from the Allocation Register to a new Holder for a period of 30 days, in order to allow the current Holder time to seek court review of such decision.

D. Public Information on Domain Names
22. Domain Name Allocation Register (“WHOIS”)
22.1. Information (as submitted to ISOC-IL) concerning the Domain Name, its Holder and Contacts (Administrative, Technical and Zone), as well as information concerning the DNS servers and the Managing AR is posted for public display and searching in the WHOIS data base at http://www.isoc.org.il/domains/whois.html.
22.2. Holder allows ISOC-IL to make available to the public, for review and search, all of the information submitted to ISOC-IL.
23. Updated Information
23.1. The Holder and the Managing AR are obliged to notify ISOC-IL, by submission of the appropriate Application, of any changes in the information provided.
23.2. By submitting an Application, the Holder and Managing AR warrant that the Holder is a legal entity and that all information provided to ISOC-IL is true and accurate. Any inaccurate information or misrepresentation may be grounds for rejection of the application or cancellation of the allocation.

E. Disputes and the IL-DRP
24. ISOC-IL Not Arbiter of Disputes
24.1. ISOC-IL cannot act as an arbiter of disputes arising out of the allocation and use of a Domain Name. Any disputes between parties over a Domain Name, should be resolved between the parties themselves.
24.2. ISOC-IL will not become involved in disputes regarding the use and allocation of a Domain Name, and will make no determinations with regard the respective rights between the Holder and any third-party.
24.3. As a service to the Internet Community, ISOC-IL has established an alternative expedited dispute resolution mechanism, namely, the IL-DRP. The procedures and rules regarding dispute resolution under the IL-DRP are available at http://www.isoc.org.il/domains/ildrp_rules.html, and are an integral part of these Rules.
24.4. Holder agrees to submit to a procedure and a decision made under the IL-DRP. This section does not abrogate any individual's right to go to court or arbitration to resolve disputes regarding a Domain Name.
24.5. Section E does not apply to Domain Names allocated under the Rules prior to January 1, 1999, unless the Holder so agrees.

F. Limitation of Liability and Indemnifications
25. Limitation of Liability
25.1. The Domain Name registration service is provided by ISOC-IL as-is. Applicant shall have no claim or demand against ISOC-IL with respect to the quality, capability or limitations of the service, nor in respect of any specific needs or requirements not being met by the service.
25.2. ISOC-IL does not guarantee the Registry services to be error-free and immune from any damages or malfunctions - including malfunctions of hardware, software or communication lines to the registration service - whether at ISOC-IL, any of its suppliers or any AR
25.3. ISOC-IL shall bear no responsibility for any damage occurred by the examination of an Application or the management thereof following the Domain Name allocation, unless such damage was a result of gross negligence or malice by ISOC-IL or any of its employees. In such case, ISOC-IL's liability is limited to the sums actually paid to ISOC-IL.
25.4. ISOC-IL can not guarantee absolute immunity to computer break-ins, attempts to break-ins, information disclosure or interference with the operation of ISOC-IL's computer systems. The Applicant shall have no claim or demand against ISOC-IL, where, despite ISOC-IL's security measures, a third party succeeds in obtaining information, including information gathered about the Applicant, or the misuse of such information.
25.5. ISOC-IL bears no liability for any third parties' use of information given in relation to allocation of a Domain Name and which is published in ISOC-IL Whois service
25.6. ISOC-IL bears no liability for any act or omission of an AR with regard to registration of Domain Names or the management thereof.
25.7. ISOC-IL bears no liability for any third party's claim or demand against an Applicant on infringement of rights due to the allocation of a Domain Name - including the results of any legal proceedings with regard thereto, whether held in Israel or outside Israel, whether held in arbitration or quasi-arbitration procedures as set forth in the IL-DRP dispute resolution procedure hereunder.
25.8. ISOC-IL bears no liability to any damage, loss, payment or expenditure occurred by the Applicant due to registration of Domain Names with ISOC-IL, including indirect or collateral damage.
25.9. Any exemption under this section apply also to any of ISOC-IL's employees, managers, consultants or anyone on ISOC-IL's behalf participating in the registration of Domain Names.
25.10. ISOC-IL is merely the facilitator in establishing the IL-DRP and except in respect of deliberate wrongdoing, any member of ISOC-IL, shall not be liable to a party for any act or omission in connection with any Application or proceedings under these Rules.
25.11. Except in respect of deliberate wrongdoing, any IL-DRP Panelist or any member of an IL-DRP Panel constituted under these Rules, shall not be liable to a party for any act or omission in connection with any proceedings under these Rules.
26. Holder and Third Party Indemnification
Holder, or any party, disputing the allocation of a Domain Name, undertakes to indemnify ISOC-IL and its servants, agents, contractors, employees, Council of Management and members (hereunder "ISOC-IL") and the IL-DRP Panelists, servants, agents, contractors and employees (hereunder "IL-DRP") and shall hold ISOC-IL and the IL-DRP harmless from and against any loss, damage, liability, claim or expense resulting from:
26.1. any claim regarding allocation of, or right to use, the Domain Name in question;
26.2. any loss, claim, suit or other damage arising from any allocation, cancellation, removal, publication, use or denial of use of any Domain Name; or
26.3. any claim or expense resulting from a claim or claims asserted by a third party regarding allocation of, or right to use, the Domain Name in question.
26.4. Any breach of the Rules.

G. General
27. Modification of Rules
These Rules, including the procedures and fees thereunder, may be amended or modified from time to time by ISOC-IL. All amendments and modifications will be available at http://www.isoc.org.il/domains. ISOC-IL shall not be obligated to review existing allocations as the Rules are modified or amended.
28. Notices
Any notices from ISOC-IL will be sent by e-mail and will be deemed delivered twenty four (24) hours after dispatch. Any notices to be sent to ISOC-IL should be sent to info-domains@isoc.org.il by e-mail and will be deemed received upon acknowledgment via return e-mail by ISOC-IL.
29. Governing Law & Jurisdiction
These Rules and any allocation of a Domain Name under the .IL ccTLD shall be governed by Israeli Law, and the Applicant, Holder, AR and ISOC-IL submit to the exclusive Jurisdiction of the District Courts of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv-Yaffo.
30. Governing Language
The English version of the Rules is the official version. Where the Rules are published also in translation to other languages, including Hebrew, and when there are any discrepancies between the translated version and the English version, the English version will prevail.