Terms of use

This English version is for reference; the Chinese version prevails.

Effective date: [TO CONFIRM: effective date]

Thank you for visiting the e.art website (the “Site”). These terms, together with our Privacy policy, Personal information protection notice and Cookie notice, govern your access to and use of the Site. By browsing or using the Site you confirm that you have read and agree to these terms. If you do not agree with any part of them, please stop using the Site.

Operator of the Site

The Site is operated by Beijing Guiyudi Technology Co., Ltd. (北京瑰域迪科技有限公司, “we”, “us”), the China representative of UK Creative Ideas Ltd, the registry of the .ART top-level domain. “You” means any visitor or user of the Site.

Address: Room 705, Yingu Building, 9 Beisihuan West Road, Haidian District, Beijing (北京市海淀区北四环西路9号银谷大厦705室)
Phone: +86 10 6253 0092
E-mail: enquiry@e.art
ICP licence: 京ICP备20017661号-2

What the Site provides

The Site is the official information site of the .ART domain for the Chinese art community. It provides introductions and news about .ART domains, the .ART community and related events, and a newsletter subscription. The Site offers no public user registration or login, sells no products and charges no fees.

The Site does not register domains. .ART domains are registered through accredited registrars (see the list of registrars); registration and related services are governed by the registrar’s service agreement and the .ART registry policies — see the Domain registration service description and fees (in Chinese) and the approval of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (in Chinese). The content of the Site does not form part of any domain registration agreement.

Use of content

The content of the Site is for general information only and may change at any time without notice.
You may view and print pages of the Site and share links to them for personal, non-commercial purposes.
You may reasonably quote small parts of the Site’s content, provided you credit “e.art” as the source and link to the original page.
Any copying, republication, modification, compilation or commercial use beyond this requires our prior written permission.

Intellectual property

The Site and its content, including but not limited to text, images, design, layout, look and graphics, are owned by us or our licensors and protected by the Copyright Law, the Trademark Law and other laws of the People’s Republic of China. .ART and related marks are trademarks of their respective owner. Other trademarks shown on the Site belong to their respective owners. Except as expressly stated in these terms, the Site grants you no intellectual property rights.

If you believe content on the Site infringes your lawful rights, send proof of your rights, the URLs concerned and a description to tousu@e.art, and we will verify and handle it promptly.

Prohibited use

When using the Site you must not:

violate the laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China, or use the Site to create, copy, publish or spread information prohibited by law;
infringe the intellectual property, privacy, personal information or other lawful rights of others;
spread viruses, trojans or other malicious code;
access or attempt to access the Site’s back office, servers or data without authorisation;
scrape the Site’s content in bulk by automated means, or overload or disrupt the Site in any way;
impersonate us, the .ART registry or anyone else, or falsely suggest an association with us.

Unauthorised use of the Site may give rise to civil liability; where it constitutes a violation of public-security administration or a crime, legal liability will be pursued in accordance with the law.

To subscribe to the newsletter you must actively tick the consent box. We use your e-mail address only to send the newsletter, as described in Personal information protection. Every newsletter contains an unsubscribe link, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Reporting illegal content

If you find illegal or harmful information on the Site, or have any other complaint, e-mail tousu@e.art with the URL concerned and details. We will verify it promptly and take measures such as removal or blocking in accordance with the law. You may also report to the Illegal and Harmful Information Reporting Centre of the Cyberspace Administration of China (www.12377.cn, phone 12377).

Links to third-party websites

The Site may contain links to other websites, such as domain registrars and art.art, for your further information. A link does not mean that we endorse the website. These websites are operated by third parties under their own terms and privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their content or practices.

Disclaimer

The Site is provided “as is”. We make every effort to keep information accurate and up to date, but we give no warranty as to the accuracy, timeliness, completeness or fitness for a particular purpose of the information on the Site, and do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted or error-free. You are responsible for judging whether information on the Site meets your needs; prices, conditions and rules of domain registration are those published by the registrars and the .ART registry.

Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any indirect loss arising from the use of, or inability to use, the Site. Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited by law, including liability for property damage caused intentionally or by gross negligence and liability for personal injury; your rights under the Consumer Rights Protection Law and other laws of the People’s Republic of China are unaffected.

Governing law and disputes

The conclusion, validity, interpretation and performance of these terms, and any dispute arising from use of the Site, are governed by the laws of the People’s Republic of China (for the purpose of these terms, excluding the laws of the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions and Taiwan). The parties shall first try to settle any dispute arising from these terms amicably; failing that, either party may bring a lawsuit before the competent people’s court at the domicile of Beijing Guiyudi Technology Co., Ltd. [TO CONFIRM: dispute resolution and competent court]

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms as needed and will publish the updated version and its effective date on this page. If you continue to use the Site after an update, you accept the updated terms.

Contact us

For any questions about these terms, e-mail enquiry@e.art or call +86 10 6253 0092. Complaints and reports go to tousu@e.art.