Payment Policy
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PAYMENT POLICY
You acknowledge and agree that your Payment Method may be charged by one of our affiliated entities, Wild West Domains, LLC, Wild West Domains Canada, Inc., Universal Domains and Hosting Services India Pvt Ltd, or Europe Domains Hosting Services, Ltd. If, during your purchase, your payment was identified as being processed in the United States, your transaction will be processed by Wild West Domains, LLC, 14455 N. Hayden Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85260; if your payment was identified as being processed in Canada, your transaction will be processed by Wild West Domains Canada, Inc., 2900-550 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 043; if your payment was identified as being processed in the United Kingdom, your transaction will be processed by Europe Domains Hosting Services, Ltd., 5 New Street Square, London EC4A3TW; if your payment was identified as being processed in India, your transaction will be processed by Universal Domains and Hosting Services India Pvt Ltd, Flat 101, Sai Krishna Enclave, 6-1-132/99, Plot No. 99, Skanagiri, Padmaraonagar 50061.
(A) GENERAL TERMS, INCLUDING AUTOMATIC RENEWAL TERMS
You agree to pay any and all prices and fees due for Services purchased or obtained at this Site at the time you order the Services. All prices and fees are non-refundable unless otherwise expressly noted in the Refund Policy section below, even if your Services are suspended, terminated, or transferred prior to the end of the Services term. expressly reserves the right to change or modify its prices and fees at any time, and such changes or modifications shall be posted online at this Site and effective immediately without need for further notice to you. If you have purchased or obtained Services for a period of months or years, changes or modifications in prices and fees shall be effective when the Services in question come up for renewal as further described below.
Except as prohibited in any product-specific agreement, you may pay for Services by utilizing any of the following “Payment Methods”: (i) by providing a valid credit card, (ii) by using ’s “Good As Gold Prepaid Services” (defined below); (iii) via an electronic check from your personal or business checking account, as appropriate (and as defined below); (iv) by using PayPal (as defined below), (v) by using an International Payment Option (as defined below) or (vi) via in-store credit balances, if applicable (and as defined below), each a “Payment Method”. For Services that offer “Express Checkout”, clicking the Express Checkout button will automatically place an order for that Service and charge the primary Payment Method on file for your Account. Confirmation of that order will be sent to the email address on file for your Account. Your Payment Method on file must be kept valid if you have any active Services in your Account.
You acknowledge and agree that where refunds are issued to your Payment Method, ’s issuance of a refund receipt is only confirmation that has submitted your refund to the Payment Method charged at the time of the original sale, and that has absolutely no control over when the refund will be applied towards your Payment Method’s available balance. You further acknowledge and agree that the payment provider and/or individual issuing bank associated with your Payment Method establish and regulate the time frames for posting your refund, and that such refund posting time frames may range from five (5) business days to a full billing cycle, or longer.
In the event a refund is issued to your Payment Method and the payment provider, payment processor or individual issuing bank associated with your Payment Method imposes any limitations on refunds, including but not limited to, limitations as to the timing of the refund or the number of refunds allowed, then , in its sole and absolute discretion, reserves the right to issue the refund either (i) in the form of an in-store credit; or (ii) via issuance of a check, which will be sent to the mailing address on file for your Account. also has the right, but not the obligation, to offer an in-store credit for customers seeking refunds, even if there are no limitations on refunds imposed by the Payment Method. For the avoidance of doubt, any and all refunds processed via the issuance of either in-store credits or a check are solely within ’s discretion and are not available at customer request.
If you are being billed on a monthly basis, your monthly billing date will be based on the date of the month you purchased the Services unless that date falls after the 28th of the month, in which case your billing date will be the 28th of each month.
In order to ensure that you do not experience an interruption or loss of Services, all Services are offered on automatic renewal. Except for reasons described below in this section, automatic renewal automatically renews the applicable Service upon expiration of the then curent term for a renewal period equal in time to the most recent service period (except for domain names which may renew for the original service period). For example, if your last service period is for one year, your renewal period will typically be for one year. However, in the event renewal with the Payment Method on file fails, may attempt to renew the applicable service for a period less than the original subscription period to the extent necessary for the transaction to succeed.
Unless you disable the automatic renewal option, will automatically renew the applicable Service when it comes up for renewal and will take payment from the Payment Method you have on file with at ’s then current rates, which you acknowledge and agree may be higher or lower than the rates for the original service period. In order to see the renewal settings applicable to you and your Services, simply log into your Account manager from this Site and follow the steps found here. If you do not wish for any Service to automatically renew, you may elect to cancel renewal, in which case, your Services will terminate upon expiration of the then current term, unlesss you manuallly renew your servcies prior to that date (in which case the Services will again be set to automatic renewal). In other words, should you elect to cancel your product and fail to manually renew your Services before they expire, you may experience an interruption or loss of Services, and shall not be liable to you or any third party regarding the same.
In addition, may participate in “recurring billing programs” or “account updater services” supported by your credit card provider (and ultimately dependent on your bank’s participation). If we are unable to successfully charge your existing Payment Method, your credit card provider (or your bank) may notify us of updates to your credit card number and/or expiration date, or they may automatically charge your new credit card on our behalf without notification to us. In accordance with recurring billing program requirements, in the event that we are notified of an update to your credit card number and/or expiration date, will automatically update your payment profile on your behalf. makes no guarantees that we will request or receive updated credit card information. You acknowledge and agree that it is your sole responsibility to modify and maintain your Account settings, including but not limited to (i) cancelling products and (ii) ensuring your associated Payment Method(s) are current and valid. Further, you acknowledge and agree that your failure to do so, may result in the interruption or loss of Services, and shall not be liable to you or any third party regarding the same.
If for any reason is unable to charge your Payment Method for the full amount owed for the Services provided, or if receives notification of a chargeback, reversal, payment dispute, or is charged a penalty for any fee it previously charged to your Payment Method, you agree that may pursue all available lawful remedies in order to obtain payment, including but not limited to, immediate cancellation, without notice to you, of any domain names or Services registered or renewed on your behalf. also reserves the right to charge you reasonable “administrative fees” or “processing fees” for (i) tasks may perform outside the normal scope of its Services, (ii) additional time and/or costs may incur in providing its Services, and/or (iii) your noncompliance with this Agreement (as determined by in its sole and absolute discretion). Typical administrative or processing fee scenarios include, but are not limited to (i) customer service issues that require additional personal time or attention; (ii) UDRP actions(s) in connection with your domain name(s) and/or disputes that require accounting or legal services, whether performed by staff or by outside firms retained by ; (iii) recouping any and all costs and fees, including the cost of Services, incurred by as the results of chargebacks or other payment disputes brought by you, your bank or Payment Method processor. These administrative fees or processing fees will be billed to the Payment Method you have on file with .
may offer product-level pricing in various currencies; however, transaction processing is supported only in U.S. dollars and a select number of the currency options displayed on this Site (“Supported Currency” or “Supported Currencies”). If the currency selected is a Supported Currency, then the transaction will be processed in the Supported Currency and the pricing displayed during the checkout process will be the actual amount processed and submitted to your bank for payment. If the currency selected is not a Supported Currency, then the transaction will be processed in U.S. dollars and the pricing displayed during the checkout process will be an estimated conversion price at the time of purchase. In either case (whether the currency selected is a Supported Currency or not), if the transaction is processed in a currency that differs from the currency of your bank account, you may be charged exchange rate conversion fees by your bank. In addition, due to time differences between (i) the time you complete the checkout process, (ii) the time the transaction is processed, and (iii) the time the transaction posts to your bank statement, the conversion rates may fluctuate, and makes no representations or warranties that (a) the amount submitted to your bank for payment will be the same as the amount posted to your bank statement (in the case of a Supported Currency) or (b) the estimated conversion price will be the same as either the amount processed or the amount posted to your bank statement (in the case of a non-Supported Currency), and you agree to waive any and all claims based upon such discrepancies (including any and all claims for a refund based on the foregoing). In addition, regardless of the selected currency, you acknowledge and agree that you may be charged Value Added Tax (“VAT”), Goods and Services Tax (“GST”), or other localized fees and/or taxes, based on your bank and/or the country indicated in your billing address section.
(B) REFUND POLICY
Products and Services available for refunds are described here (“Refund Policy”).
In the event you purchase a product that includes a free domain name, if you cancel the product, the list price for the domain name will be deducted from the refund amount. The list price is the price of the domain name listed on ’ website and is not subject to any promotion, discount, or other reduction in price.
(C) GOOD AS GOLD PREPAID SERVICES
Service Details
By using Good As Gold Prepaid Services, you may transfer funds to in order to fund your Good As Gold Prepaid Services account (“Good As Gold Account”). You may then use your Good As Gold Account to purchase any Services. You may fund your Good As Gold Account by wire transfer. All payments must be for the full amount required at purchase.
You acknowledge that funds transferred to your Good As Gold Account will be held by and will not accrue or pay interest for your benefit. To the extent any interest may accrue, you understand and agree that shall be entitled to receive and keep any such amounts to cover costs associated with Good As Gold Prepaid Services.
You acknowledge that all transactions using Good As Gold Prepaid Services will be conducted in U.S. dollars.
Your Good As Gold Account must be funded on an initial basis with no less than funds equivalent to $100.00 U.S. dollars.
Wire transfers may be initiated in foreign currency to fund your Good As Gold Account, however the natural currency of the Wild West Domains bank account is U.S. Dollars. Foreign currency wires will be automatically converted and deposited in U.S. Dollars. Please note that exchange rate fees may apply. You agree that you will be responsible for all wire transfer fees, both incoming and outgoing, associated with your Good As Gold Account. Any non-U.S. wire transfers may be subject to fees by your bank, intermediary banks, or ’s bank, which may reduce the amount of the money received by ’s bank and subsequently funded into your Good As Gold Account. You hereby expressly authorize (i) to reduce your Good As Gold Account by the amount of wire transfer fees incurs in order to receive your funds; and/or (ii) to charge a twenty-dollar ($20.00) service fee (“Service Fee”) in connection with the termination of your Good As Gold Account. All fees are subject to change at any time, and such changes shall be posted online and effective immediately without need for further notice to you.
You can verify the remaining funds in your Good As Gold Account at any time by logging into “Manage Your Account” or through the shopping cart on the website. Should you decide to terminate your Good As Gold Account (or should opt to terminate your Good As Gold Account because you have breached an obligation under the Good As Gold Service Agreement), then the balance in your Good As Gold Account will be refunded, net the Service Fee.
Additional funds may be added to your Good As Gold Account at any time. The preferred minimum increment for funds transfers is $100.00.
Your Use of Good As Gold Prepaid Services
Use of funds in your Good As Gold Account can only be made through the purchase process at ’s website. Purchases may not be made unless there are sufficient, available funds in your Good As Gold Account at the time of purchase to cover the entire purchase amount, including any related fees as set forth herein or in other relevant agreements.
You will be able to access your Good As Gold Account activity and records from the “Manage Your Account” link on ’s website. Your Good As Gold Account will show purchases and the amount of funds remaining in your Good As Gold Account. reserves the right at all times to disclose any information about your Good As Gold Account as deems necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part from your Good As Gold Account, in the sole and absolute discretion of .
(D) PAY BY CHECK (ELECTRONIC CHECK)
By using ’s pay by check option (“Pay By Check”), you can purchase Services using an electronic check (from your personal or business checking account, as appropriate). In connection therewith, you agree to allow Certegy Check Services, Inc. (“Certegy”) to debit the full amount of your purchase from your checking account (“Checking Account”), which is non-refundable. Certegy will create an electronic funds transfer (“EFT”) or bank draft, which will be presented to your bank or financial institution for payment from your Checking Account. The Checking Account must be at a financial institution in the United States, and the check must be payable in U.S. dollars.
It is your responsibility to keep your Checking Account current and funded. You acknowledge and agree that (i) Certegy reserves the right to decline a transaction for any reason (including, but not limited to, payments that fail to go through as a result of your Checking Account no longer existing or not holding available/sufficient funds) and (ii) in such event, neither Certegy nor shall be liable to you or any third party regarding the same. If for any reason Certegy is unable to withdraw the full amount owed for the Services provided, you agree that Certegy and may pursue all available lawful remedies in order to obtain payment (plus applicable fees). is not responsible for the actions of Certegy. You agree that if the EFT or bank draft is returned unpaid, you will pay a service charge in accordance with the fees provided below, or as otherwise permitted by law. These fees may be debited from your Checking Account using an EFT or bank draft. All fees are in U.S. Dollars.
GoDaddy and its service providers, including but not limited to Certegy Check Services, Inc. and Complete Payment Recovery Services, Inc., may provide you with notices, including those regarding changes to these terms of service, including by, but not limited to, email, regular mail, SMS, MMS, text message, postings on the services, or other reasonable means now known or hereafter developed. Such notices may not be received if you violate these terms of service by accessing the services in an unauthorized manner. Your agreement to these terms of service constitutes your agreement that you are deemed to have received any and all notices that would have been delivered had you accessed the services in an authorized manner. You further expressly authorize GoDaddy and its Service Providers, including but not limited to Certegy Check Services, Inc. and Complete Payment Recovery Services, Inc., and their affiliates to contact you, via auto-dialer, pre-recorded messages, or any other method, on any of your mobile phone numbers or emails. You further acknowledge that email addresses you provide are not shared, accessed by others and are not employer-related email addresses.
United States, including District of Columbia:
AK Alaska $25.00
AL Alabama $30.00
AR Arkansas $25.00
AZ Arizona $25.00
CA California $25.00
CO Colorado $20.00
CT Connecticut $20.00
DC District of Columbia $15.00
DE Delaware $40.00
FL Florida • For face value of check $0.01 – $50.00, $25.00
• For face value of check $50.01 – $300.00, $30.00
• For face value of check $300.01 or more, greater of $40.00 or 5% of face value of check.
GA Georgia • Greater of $30.00 or 5% of face value of check
HI Hawaii $30.00
IA Iowa $30.00
ID Idaho • Lesser of $20.00 or face value of check
IL Illinois $25.00
IN Indiana $20.00
KS Kansas $30.00
KY Kentucky $25.00
LA Louisiana • Greater of $25.00 or 5% of face value of check
MA Massachusetts $25.00
MD Maryland $35.00
ME Maine $25.00
MI Michigan $25.00
MN Minnesota $30.00
MO Missouri $25.00
MS Mississippi $40.00
MT Montana $30.00
NC North Carolina $25.00
ND North Dakota $30.00
NE Nebraska $25.00
NH New Hampshire $25.00
NJ New Jersey $25.00
NM New Mexico $20.00
NV Nevada $25.00
NY New York $20.00
OH Ohio • Greater of $30.00 or 10% of face value of check
OK Oklahoma $25.00
OR Oregon $25.00
PA Pennsylvania $25.00
RI Rhode Island $25.00
SC South Carolina $30.00
SD South Dakota $40.00
TN Tennessee $30.00
TX Texas $30.00
UT Utah $20.00
VA Virginia $50.00
VT Vermont $25.00
WA Washington $25.00
WI Wisconsin $25.00
WV West Virginia $25.00
WY Wyoming $30.00
U.S. Territories:
AS American Samoa $15.00
GU Guam $15.00
PR Puerto Rico $15.00
VI Virgin Islands $15.00
U.S. Military States:
AA Armed Forces Americas $15.00
AE Armed Forces Africa, Armed Forces Canada, Armed Forces Europe, Armed Forces Middle East $15.00
AP Armed Forces Pacific $15.00
Canadian Provinces / Territories:
AB Alberta $20.00
BC British Columbia$20.00
MB Manitoba $20.00
NB New Brunswick $20.00
NL Newfoundland and Labrador$20.00
NS Nova Scotia $20.00
NT Northwest Territories $20.00
ON Ontario $20.00
PE Prince Edward Island $20.00
QC Quebec $15.00
SK Saskatchewan $20.00
YT Yukon $20.00
By clicking the box labeled “I agree” to the terms of the Pay By Check payment option, you authorize the information provided to be used for the creation of an EFT or bank draft and you authorize a debit of the full amount of your purchase from your Checking Account.
(E) PAY BY PAYPAL
By using ’s pay by PayPal payment option (“PayPal”), you can purchase Services using PayPal. In connection therewith, you agree to allow PayPal to debit the full amount of your purchase from your PayPal account (“PayPal Account”) or from credit card(s), bank account(s), or other allowed payment method(s) linked to your PayPal Account (“PayPal Funding Source”).
It is your responsibility to keep your PayPal Account and PayPal Funding Source current and funded, and your PayPal Account backed by a valid credit card. You acknowledge and agree that (i) PayPal reserves the right to decline a transaction for any reason (including, but not limited to, payments that fail to go through as a result of your PayPal Account or PayPal Funding Source no longer existing or not holding available/sufficient funds) and (ii) in such event, neither PayPal nor shall be liable to you or any third party regarding the same. If for any reason PayPal is unable to withdraw the full amount owed for your purchase, you agree that PayPal and may pursue all available lawful remedies in order to obtain payment. You agree that if the transaction is returned unpaid, you will pay a service charge of $25.00 or the maximum amount allowed by law, which may be debited from your PayPal Account or PayPal Funding Source.
By clicking the box labeled “I agree” to the terms of the PayPal payment option, you authorize a debit of the full amount of your purchase from your PayPal Account or PayPal Funding Source.
(F) INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT OPTIONS
offers a variety of alternative international payment options through a variety of International Payment Providers (“IPP”). In the event you select an IPP, you represent that you have already agreed to any and all of the IPP’s applicable customer service agreements in advance of completing your transaction at . You also agree to allow the IPP to debit the full amount of your purchase from the selected bank account, e-wallet account (including credit card(s), bank account(s), or other allowed payment method(s) linked to your e-wallet account) or any other type of account associated with the selected IPP (including but not limited to, prepaid cards and mobile payments), collectively “Funding Sources”. In addition, you agree to allow the selected IPP to debit, if applicable, an “Exchange Rate Conversion Fee”, as well as any other fees or charges applicable to your agreement with the IPP (collectively, the “IPP Fees”), from your Funding Sources. You understand and agree that IPP Fees are subject to change at any time by the IPP without notice to you by .
It is your responsibility to keep your Funding Sources current and funded. You acknowledge and agree that (i) the IPP reserves the right to decline a transaction for any reason (including, but not limited to, payments that fail to go through as a result of your Funding Sources no longer existing or not holding available/sufficient funds) and (ii) in such event, neither the IPP nor shall be liable to you or any third party regarding the same. You acknowledge that will not attempt to fulfill the Services purchased by you until receives confirmation of payment from the IPP through its associated payment processor. You acknowledge there may be a gap of several hours or days between the time you place an order and the time the IPP confirms payment through its associated payment processor. If does not receive confirmation of payment from the IPP through its associated payment processor within thirty (30) days from when the order is placed, your order may be cancelled, at which time you will need to commence the purchase process again. In the event that you would like to cancel payment for a pending transaction, you may cancel the order through your account. Payments received on previously cancelled orders will be automatically refunded to the original Payment Method when possible.
If, at the time receives confirmation of payment from the IPP (through its associated payment processor), either (i) the Services (including domain names) are no longer available for purchase; or (ii) a pending order has been cancelled in our systems; or (iii) the confirmation of payment does not match the dollar amount of the pending order, and as a result your purchase is either over-funded or under-funded, may automatically issue a partial refund (in the case of over-funding) or a full refund (in the case of under-funding) to your Funding Source. If the IPP (or its associated payment processor) imposes refund limitations of any kind, reserves the right to issue refunds to an in-store credit balance. If you receive a full refund, you will need to begin the purchase process again. You acknowledge and agree that the IPP reserves the right not to refund IPP Fees associated with a refunded transaction. Accordingly, any refunds issued by will be net of the IPP Fees unless otherwise specified.
(G) IN-STORE CREDIT BALANCES
In the event that your Account contains an in-store credit balance, you may apply any available credit balance to any future purchase in your Account. In the event that your Account contains an in-store credit balance, you hereby authorize to apply any available credit balance to any outstanding administrative fees, chargebacks or other fees related to your Account. In the event that your default Payment Method fails for an automated billing in connection with the processing of any Service renewals, may utilize any available in-store credit balance if there are enough funds to cover the entire transaction. Regardless of the amount of in-store credit available in your account, is not responsible for the loss of products resulting from an inability to collect funds from your default Payment Methods or the in-store credit. In-store credits will be applied based on the currency selected in the shopping cart at the time of purchase (or renewal). If you have more than one in-store credit, then the credits will be processed according to the age of the credit, with the oldest in-store credit being applied first. If additional funds are required to complete the purchase or renewal, credits held in a non-selected currency will be converted using ’s daily exchange rate based on the age of the credit (oldest to newest) until (i) enough funds are allocated to complete the transaction, or (ii) there is no available balance left in your account. You understand and agree that at the time of conversion, may also impose an additional administrative fee to compensate for the risks and costs associated with providing currency conversion services.
You can verify your available in-store credit balance at any time by logging into “Manage Your Account” or through the shopping cart on the website. You acknowledge that in-store credit balances are non-transferrable, may only be used in the Account in which they were acquired and may expire. Complimentary in-store credits will expire two years after issuance. In the event that terminates your Account, you acknowledge and agree that any remaining available in-store credit balance will be forfeited.
You also acknowledge that funds available in your in-store credit balance will be held by and will not accrue or pay interest for your behalf. To the extent any interest may accrue, you understand and agree that shall be entitled to receive and keep any such amounts to cover costs associated with supporting the in-store credit balance functionality