Online Contracts and clicking the box
Here’s a lesson you might want to learn now: when you sign up for any online
service (domain names, webhosting, whatever), more often than not you’ll be
required to check a box beside something like “I’ve read the contract and do
agree to all its terms.” That’s practically the online equivalent of signing your
own name on a paper contract and agreeing to all the terms listed, whether
you’ve read it or not.
The moment you do that, you’ve entered into a contract with that provider. A
contract (in this case a registration agreement) not only tries to protect the
provider from liability, but it essentially spells out what both you and they
can and can’t do.
Read your registration agreement with Go Daddy and you’ll find a portion that
spells out what instances they’ll shut down your domain name with them. Be
aware of them, and be ready for things like this.
Next time, you might not be so lucky.
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