Common use of Change of Registrar Clause in Contracts

Change of Registrar. The Registrar undertakes, upon request from the Domain Holder, to assist with the transfer of the administration of the Domain Holder’s domain name from one Registrar to another. The surrendering Registrar shall, upon request from the Domain Holder, see that a unique Authorization Code is created for the Domain Name that the Registrar administers on behalf of the Domain Holder. The surrendering Registrar shall promptly, but no later than within five working days after the request, provide the Domain Holder with the Authorization Code. If the surrendering Registrar does not provide the Authorization Code within five working days, The Swedish Internet Foundation has the right to obtain the Authorization Code and pass it on to the Domain Holder. The surrendering Registrar is responsible for ensuring that the Authorization Code is transferred to the Domain Holder in a secure manner, and the Registrar is always obliged to provide the Authorization Code upon request from the Domain Holder. Before the Registrar is changed, the recipient Registrar shall inform the Domain Holder in cases where the change affects the Domain Holder’s DS records. On its website, the Registrar shall provide clear information about the Domain Holder’s right to change Registrar. A fee for the Registration Service change of Registrar may not be charged by the surrendering Registrar.