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88AnuCn C8A? ln1L8nL1 SL8vlCLS lnC. (dba name!ulce.com) (lAnA # 636)
30 Acadla Avenue SulLe 302
Markham CnLarlo L38 083
Canada

Lmall: dpaLel[name[ulce.com
lax number: +1 903 413 2682

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uear Mr. aLel,

1hls noLlce ls senL Lo 88AnuCn C8A? ln1L8nL1 SL8vlCLS lnC. (dba "name!ulce.com") (8randon
Cray") furLher Lo lLs 8eglsLrar AccredlLaLlon AgreemenL (8AA") wlLh Lhe lnLerneL CorporaLlon for
Asslgned names and numbers (lCAnn") daLed 12 lebruary 2014 (8AA").

ursuanL Lo SecLlon 3.3.6 of Lhe 8AA, 8randon Cray has been ln fundamenLal and maLerlal breach of
lLs obllgaLlons under Lhe 8AA aL leasL Lhree (3) Llmes wlLhln a Lwelve (12) monLh perlod, on 16
uecember 2013, 19 March 2014, and 18 !uly 2014. 8randon Cray's ablllLy Lo creaLe new 8eglsLered
names or lnlLlaLe lnbound Lransfers of 8eglsLered names ls suspended for 90 days pursuanL Lo
SecLlon 3.7 of Lhe 8AA.

1he suspenslon ls effecLlve 19 !uly 2014 aL 00:00 u1C and wlll conclude on 17 CcLober 2014 aL 00:00
u1C, or longer lf 8randon Cray has noL demonsLraLed compllance on or before 10 CcLober 2014.
ConslsLenL wlLh SecLlon 3.7 of Lhe 8AA, durlng Lhe suspenslon perlod, 8randon Cray musL noL:

1. CreaLe new 8eglsLered names for any 1op Level uomaln (1Lu"), or

2. lnlLlaLe or accepL lnbound Lransfers of 8eglsLered names for any 1Lu.

uarlus aLel
88AnuCn C8A? ln1L8nL1 SL8vlCLS lnC. (dba "name!ulce.com")

age 7 of 8

1o demonsLraLe compllance, 8randon Cray musL Llmely cure all Lhe breaches ldenLlfled ln Lhe noLlce
of 8reach daLed 18 !uly 2014 and provlde Lhe followlng Lo lCAnn:

1. ConflrmaLlon LhaL 8randon Cray and lLs resellers cease sendlng markeLlng maLerlals LhaL are
false or decepLlve Lo 8eglsLered name Polders wlLh domalns sponsored by reglsLrars oLher
Lhan 8randon Cray durlng Lhe suspenslon,

2. Lvldence of prevenLaLlve and correcLlve acLlons (lncludlng lmplemenLaLlon daLes) Lo ensure
LhaL 8randon Cray and/or lLs resellers do noL sub[ecL 8eglsLered name Polders Lo any false
adverLlslng, decepLlve pracLlces, or decepLlve noLlces,

3. WrlLLen conflrmaLlon LhaL ,afLer Lhe suspenslon, 8eglsLered name Polders wlll noL be sub[ecL
Lo false adverLlslng, decepLlve pracLlces, or decepLlve noLlces by 8randon Cray or any of lLs
resellers,

4. Modlfy 8randon Cray's and/or lLs resellers' markeLlng maLerlals Lo comply wlLh SecLlon 3.12.7
of Lhe 8AA and SecLlon 3 of uomaln name 8eglsLranLs' 8lghLs of Lhe 8eglsLranLs' 8eneflLs and
8esponslblllLles SpeclflcaLlon (888S"),

3. rovlde lCAnn wlLh coples of markeLlng maLerlal LhaL wlll be senL Lo reglsLranLs by 8randon
Cray and/or lLs reseller(s) for lCAnn's revlew Lo deLermlne compllance wlLh Lhe 8AA, and
modlfy such maLerlals upon lCAnn's requesL, unLll Lhe maLerlals comply wlLh Lhe 8AA, and

6. Lvldence of prevenLaLlve and correcLlve acLlons (lncludlng lmplemenLaLlon daLes) Lo ensure
LhaL 8randon Cray's resellers comply wlLh Lhe 8AA.

lallure Lo demonsLraLe compllance by 10 CcLober 2014 may resulL ln 8AA LermlnaLlon and an
exLenslon of 8randon Cray's suspenslon pendlng flnal LermlnaLlon.

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uurlng Lhe suspenslon perlod, 8randon Cray musL promlnenLly dlsplay Lhe followlng on lLs webslLe
on all pages where 8eglsLrar Servlces, as deflned by Lhe 8AA, are offered:

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lease be advlsed LhaL 8randon Cray may be sub[ecL Lo escalaLed compllance acLlon (lncludlng 8AA
LermlnaLlon) lf lCAnn recelves addlLlonal complalnLs demonsLraLlng LhaL 8eglsLered name Polders
uarlus aLel
88AnuCn C8A? ln1L8nL1 SL8vlCLS lnC. (dba "name!ulce.com")

age 8 of 8

are sub[ecL Lo false adverLlslng, decepLlve pracLlces, or decepLlve noLlces by 8randon Cray or any of
lLs resellers afLer Lhe suspenslon perlod ends.

lf you have quesLlons or requlre asslsLance, please conLacL Cwen Smlgelskl aL
owen.smlgelskl[lcann.org.

Slncerely,

Maguy Serad
vlce resldenL
ConLracLual Compllance

Cc: !ohn C. !effrey, Ceneral Counsel and SecreLary