Methods to Apply for Accession and Opt-out of Self-Discipline Convention of Internet Address Registration Service Industry

I.　　　　　　　 Acceptance of Application for Accession from Companies

The sponsoring organizations of Self-Discipline Convention are responsible for dealing with the applications for accession from the companies engaged in the Internet address resources.

The sponsoring organizations of Self-Discipline Convention (listed in no particular order): HiChina Zhicheng Technology Ltd., CE Dongli Technology CO., Ltd, Beijing Xinnet Digital Information Technology Co., Ltd., Huyi Global Group, Xiamen Zhongziyuan Network Service Co., Ltd. and Nanjing Ming-million Information Technology Co., Ltd.

II.　　Mechanism of Application for Accession and Opt-out

1. Application for Accession

All companies engaged in the Internet address resources and running a legitimate business in integrity have the right to submit the application for the accession of Self-Discipline Pact;

The applying organization needs to submit the application for the accession Self-Discipline Convention to one of the sponsoring organizations of Self-Discipline Convention and download the application form at the websites of the sponsoring organizations. Please refer to the websites of the sponsoring organizations and Industry Self-Discipline Column for the documents of application.

The sponsoring organizations that receive the application are responsible for the preliminary review of the applying organization qualification.

The aforesaid six sponsoring organizations will conduct joint review to the company qualified in the preliminary review and eligible to have access to Self-Discipline Convention.

The sponsoring organization that receives the application for accession will notify CNNIC of any applying organization qualified in the joint review. CNNIC will be in charge of publicizing the newly-added member company and apply for filing of relevant documents in CNNIC.

The sponsoring organization that receives the application for the accession of Self-Discipline Convention will reply the results to the applying organization.

Opt-out

Active Opt-out

The member of Self-Discipline Convention shall apply for the opt-out to the sponsoring organization that accepted its application for accession. 

According to the application filed by the member for opt-out, the sponsoring organization that receives such application may decide to approve the opt-out of such company from Self-Discipline Convention or not.

Compulsory Opt-out

Any member company, in case of violating the relevant provisions of Self-Discipline Convention, will be forced to quit Self-Discipline Convention.

CNNIC, as the institution to supervise and execute Self-Discipline Convention, accepts the complaints from any and all companies and individuals. CNNIC will review the verified violations on a regular basis and then notify the sponsoring institution of Self-Discipline Convention about such violations. The sponsoring institution of Self-Discipline Convention will handle the compulsory opt-out of the violating companies.

II.　　 Supervision Mechanism

As the institution to supervise and execute Self-Discipline Convention, CNNIC accepts the supervision and reporting through the following two methods:

 Telephone number for supervision and reporting: 010-58813000

Email for supervision and reporting: jiandu@cnnic.cn