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1. Description of Services
By accessing and/or using our website (“Website”), including any services, features, or content on or through the Website (collectively, the “Services”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and any additional terms or policies referenced herein (collectively, the “Terms”). If you do not agree with the Terms, do not use our Services.
The American Registry for Internet Numbers, Ltd. (“ARIN”) provides you and each organization (“Registrant”) on whose behalf you have the legal authority to act (hereinafter individually and collectively “You” or “you”) with access to this Website, which may include the online ability to manage account information, and to submit Internet number resource requests. In addition, ARIN may offer other web-based services which may include, but are not limited to, services allowing you to vote in elections for the Board of Trustees; forums for discussion of various issues related to ARIN; and ARIN’s Learning Management System (“LMS”). If you are using the Services on behalf of a Registrant, you represent that you have the authority to bind that Registrant to these Terms.
2. Account Responsibility
- If you create an account with ARIN, you are responsible for safeguarding your account credentials. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to your account.
- ARIN reserves the right to suspend or terminate your account if you violate these Terms or engage in unlawful conduct.
3. Services
- The Services are not intended for the use of persons under the age of 18. In consideration for the use of the Services, you represent that: (i) if using the services as an individual, you are of legal age to form a binding contract and you are not barred from receiving Services under the laws of any of the jurisdictions that ARIN serves, which include the United States, Canada, and many Caribbean and North Atlantic islands (see https://www.arin.net/about/welcome/region/ for a complete list); or (ii) if acting on behalf of a Registrant, you represent that you have the legal authority to act for such Registrant and that the Registrant is a duly formed entity in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, with full power and authority to enter into these Terms with ARIN, and to carry out its obligations under the Terms.
- If you create an account with ARIN, you agree to (i) provide true, accurate, current, and complete information as prompted by the Services’ account registration form; and (ii) maintain and promptly update the account data to keep it true, accurate, current, and complete. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, or fail to update any information on a timely basis, or if ARIN has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, ARIN has the right to suspend or terminate any or all of your accounts and refuse any and all current or future use of the Services (or any portion thereof). Suspension of your right to use the Services shall not automatically terminate any Agreements (defined below) to which you are a party, but may constitute grounds for ARIN to do so.
- You must create an account name and password, and answer security challenge questions, as part of the registration process for certain Services. You are responsible for maintaining the security and confidentiality of the password, account name, and answers to challenge questions. You are fully responsible for all activities conducted by you. If you are an organization, you are responsible for all activities conducted by anyone authorized to act on your behalf. You agree to (i) protect the security and confidentiality of all account passwords and answers to challenge questions; (ii) immediately notify ARIN of any unauthorized access to or use of your account or password, or any other breach of security related to your account; and (iii) exit from your account at the end of each session. ARIN cannot and will not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage arising from the use or misuse of your account due to the activities of third parties outside ARIN’s control or resulting from your failure to maintain the security and confidentiality of your account or password.
4. Access and Use of the LMS
- If you use ARIN’s LMS, ARIN grants you a limited, nonexclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the LMS for its intended educational purposes.
- You may use the content available in the LMS only for personal, non-commercial use. You are prohibited from copying, distributing, or selling the content without express written permission from ARIN.
5. Conduct
All documentation, data, text, pictures, communications, and other materials, including but not limited to information provided by you or other users (collectively, “Material”), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from whom such Material originated. This means you, and not ARIN, are entirely responsible for all Material that you upload, email, transmit, or otherwise provide via the Website and/or the Services. Because ARIN does not control the Material posted via the Website or the Services by you or other users, ARIN cannot and does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity, or quality of such Material. Under no circumstances will ARIN be liable in any way for any Material, including but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any Material, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of or reliance on any Material.
You agree that you will not:
- upload Material that:
- contains libelous, threatening, harassing, racist, or defamatory content;
- contains obscene, lewd, or suggestive content or pornography;
- infringes upon ARIN’s or any third party’s intellectual property rights, including but not limited to copyright, patent, trademark, trade dress, or trade secret rights;
- contains the personal or proprietary information of another person or entity without their consent, or otherwise invades another person’s or entity’s privacy or confidentiality rights;
- impersonate any person or entity, including but not limited to, an ARIN officer or ARIN volunteer, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity;
- forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Material transmitted through the Services;
- harm or cause harm to another person or entity in any way;
- violate or possibly cause ARIN to violate any applicable law, statute, ordinance, or regulation;
- create liability for ARIN in any manner whatsoever;
- violate these Terms;
- make available any Material that you do not have a right to make available under any law;
- provide material support or resources (or conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, or ownership of material support or resources) to any person or organization designated by any government as a foreign terrorist person or organization;
- upload any computer hardware or software, viruses, Trojan horses, worms, spyware, malware, or any other computer programming that may interfere with the operation of the Website or ARIN’s systems; or
- use any type of automated method of retrieving data from the Website to access, acquire, copy, or monitor any portion of the Website, any content, any email address or telephone number, or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the Website or any content, to obtain or attempt to obtain any materials, documents, or information through means not purposely made available through the Website by ARIN.
You understand that the Website and the Services may include security components that permit digital materials to be protected, and that use of the Website or Services is subject to usage rules set by ARIN. You shall not attempt to override or circumvent any of the usage rules embedded into the Website or Services. Any unauthorized reproduction, publication, further distribution, or public exhibition by you of Materials provided in connection with the Website or Services, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited.
6. No Resale or Transfer of Service
You agree not to share, reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, trade, resell, or exploit for any purposes any portion of the Website, the Services, or the Materials (including your username and password), or the use of or access to the Website, the Services, or the Materials. You may not use your account to obtain Services on behalf of any other person or entity unless authorized by ARIN. Any attempt to do so may result in the cancellation of any Services obtained through your account.
7. Trademarks
ARIN and the ARIN logo are trademarks of the American Registry for Internet Numbers, Ltd. You may not use or display the ARIN trademarks in any manner without ARIN’s prior written permission.
8. Security and Reliability of Digital Transmissions
ARIN employs standard technical security measures to aid in protecting from outside threats the Material you submit or upload through the Website in connection with the Services. However, electronic communications may not be secure or reliable, and there is a risk that information you send to ARIN via the Services or via email may be accessed by unauthorized third parties or may not be received by ARIN. ARIN does not represent, warrant, or guarantee that Material you submit through the Website will be protected against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. Further, ARIN does not represent, warrant, or guarantee that Material sent by you through the Website will be received or processed.
You are responsible for ensuring that any Material that must be provided to ARIN by a set deadline is received by ARIN on a timely basis, and ARIN is not responsible for the failure for any reason of Material to be timely received. In the event the Services are not available on the final day of any deadline due to any issue under ARIN’s exclusive control, ARIN may, in its sole discretion, allow you additional time to comply with such deadline. However, ARIN will not provide additional time to submit Material that you were unable to submit on a timely basis due to a failure beyond ARIN’s control, such as a failure in your equipment or Internet access. You are urged to submit Material well in advance of any deadline to help ensure the Material is received in time.
9. Communications
In order to provide certain Services, ARIN may need to send you certain communications, such as service announcements, administrative messages, and other information. These communications are considered part of the Services and are necessary to ARIN’s provision of the Services, and you may not opt out of receiving them. ARIN reserves the right to expire account sessions that are inactive for an extended period of time.
10. Changes to the Terms
ARIN reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time without prior notice. Any changes will be posted on the Website. It is your responsibility to review these Terms from time to time for any updates. By continuing to use the Services after the revised Terms have been posted, you accept the revised Terms. You can review the most current version of the Terms at any time at: http://account.arin.net/public/terms-of-service. In addition, when using any Services, you are subject to any additional posted guidelines or rules applicable to such Services that may be posted from time to time. All such guidelines and/or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into the Terms. These Terms do not replace, modify, diminish, or alter any executed agreements you may have with ARIN, including but not limited to a Registration Services Agreement, Legacy Registration Services Agreement, Non-Disclosure Agreement, or an agreement to an acceptable use policy (collectively, the “Agreements”).
11. Changes to the Services
ARIN reserves the right to modify or discontinue any of the Services or any portion thereof for any reason at any time, without notice to you. You agree that ARIN shall not be liable to you, Registrant, or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of any of the Services. ARIN may also add additional services or add features to the current Services. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any additional services or new features of the current Services shall be subject to these Terms.
12. Privacy Policy
- ARIN’s collection and use of information about you and/or the Registrant (the “Information”) are subject to ARIN’s Privacy Policy. For more information, see our full Privacy Policy at http://www.arin.net/about/privacy/. By using the Services, you agree to the terms of the Privacy Policy, and to the collection of the Information by ARIN, and the transfer to and/or storage, processing, and use by ARIN of the Information anywhere in the world, including but not limited to the United States.
- Without limiting the foregoing, you acknowledge, consent, and agree that ARIN may access, preserve, and disclose your or Registrant’s account information and Information if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such access, preservation, or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (i) comply with legal process; (ii) enforce the Terms; (iii) respond to claims that any Material posted by you violates the rights of third parties; (iv) respond to your requests for customer service; (v) protect the rights, property, or safety of ARIN, its users, and the public; or (vi) provide the Services.
13. International Nature of Communications with ARIN
You acknowledge that in using the Website to send electronic communications (including but not limited to email, Internet Resource Requests, updates to point of contact information, and any financial information), you will be causing communications to be sent through ARIN’s computer networks. Use of the Website and Services can result in the transmission of communications internationally regardless of where you were physically located at the time of transmission. You agree to comply with all local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable Material. You also agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside.
14. Information Submitted or Made Available for Inclusion
- ARIN does not claim ownership of Material that you submit or make available for inclusion on the accessible areas of the Website. Accessible areas of the Website are those areas that are intended by ARIN to be available to all users. By posting or uploading Material to any part of the Website for inclusion on the accessible areas of the Website, you automatically grant, and represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to ARIN an irrevocable, perpetual, nonexclusive, transferable, fully paid up, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense at multiple levels) to use, copy, publicly perform, display, reformat, translate, excerpt (in whole or in part), and distribute such Material for any purpose and in any format on or in connection with the Website, the Services, or the promotion thereof, to prepare derivative works, or incorporate into other works, such Material, and sublicenses of the foregoing. Even if the Material is removed from the Website, ARIN may retain archived copies of the Material and may continue to use the Material in accordance with the license described above. Nothing in this provision shall be read to affect ARIN’s right to collect and use the Information or Material.
- ARIN acts as a passive conduit for Material uploaded to the accessible areas of the Website, and ARIN does not control the Material posted to the accessible areas of the Website by users. ARIN has no obligation to evaluate the accuracy, reliability, completeness, veracity, or suitability of any Material uploaded to the Website by third parties, or for verifying the identity of the submitting user. As with any information you obtain through the Internet, you should verify Material uploaded or posted by others before acting upon it. ARIN is not responsible for any losses you may incur as a result of relying on Material posted or uploaded by others, even if ARIN was advised of the possibility of such losses. ARIN has the right, but not the obligation, to remove any Material from the Website for any reason or no reason at all, in its sole discretion.
15. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the ARIN Parties (defined below) from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of (i) Material you submit, post, transmit, or otherwise make available on the Website and/or through the Services; (ii) your use of the Website, the Services, or the Materials; (iii) your connection to the Website or the Services; (iv) your violation of the Terms; or (v) your violation of any rights of any person or entity.
16. Disclaimer of Warranties
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE AND THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. ARIN PROVIDES THE WEBSITE AND THE SERVICES ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, ARIN AND ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, ATTORNEYS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS, AND LICENSORS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “ARIN PARTIES”) SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. THE ARIN PARTIES FURTHER DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVICES, OR ANY INFORMATION OR TOOLS OFFERED ON THE WEBSITE OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES, WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, WILL BE ACCURATE, COMPLETE OR CURRENT, OR WILL GIVE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR CURRENT RESULTS, OR THAT ANY ERRORS ON THE WEBSITE WILL BE CORRECTED. THE ARIN PARTIES DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT ANY DATA YOU STORE ON THE WEBSITE WILL BE SECURE, AVAILABLE, OR PRESERVED. ARIN DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL CONTINUE TO BE OFFERED.
ANY MATERIAL VIEWED, DOWNLOADED, OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICES IS ACCESSED AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OR VIEWING OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.
NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM ARIN OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY OR GUARANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TERMS.
17. Limitation of Liability
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ARIN PARTIES BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF ARIN HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES) RESULTING FROM: (I) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE, THE SERVICES, OR THE MATERIAL; (II) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION, OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVICES; (III) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (IV) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE WEBSITE, IN THE MATERIAL RELATED TO THE SERVICES; OR (V) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVICES.
18. Links to Other Secure Sites
The Website may contain links to other sites, which are provided solely as a convenience to you, or which are provided by other users. ARIN is not responsible for the availability, resources, or content of the external sites, and does not endorse, and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. Transactions that occur between you and such third parties are strictly between you and the third party, and are not the responsibility of ARIN. Because ARIN is not responsible for the availability or accuracy of these outside resources or their contents, you should review the terms, conditions, and privacy policies of these linked sites, as their policies may differ from ARIN’s.
19. Contributions to ARIN
You are welcome to send suggestions and feedback to ARIN regarding the Website and the Services. However, any suggestions, feedback, ideas, comments, or proposals sent by you to ARIN (the “Submissions”) are nonconfidential and shall become the sole property of ARIN. ARIN shall own all rights therein, including any and all intellectual property rights. ARIN shall have the right to use and/or disseminate the Submissions in any manner and for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation or credit to you.
20. DMCA Notices
It is ARIN’s policy to promptly respond to claims of copyright infringement. If you believe that a copyrighted work that you own is accessible on the Website without your permission, you may notify our registered copyright agent by sending the following information to the address listed below:
- the signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright. This signature can be physical or electronic.
- a statement that this person is authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
- a statement that this person has a good faith belief that the use of the material in the complained-of manner is not authorized either by the copyright owner, by the owner’s agent, or by law;
- a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, and a description of where the allegedly infringing material is located on the Website; and
- your address, telephone number, and e-mail address.
Please put “Notice of Infringement” in the subject line of all such notifications, and send the notification to: copyright@arin.net.
21. Termination
You agree that ARIN may, without prior notice, terminate your access to the Website and Services including but not limited to your account(s), if any. Cause for such termination shall include, but not be limited to: (i) breach or violation of the Terms or other incorporated agreements, guidelines, or policies; (ii) requests by law enforcement or other government agencies; (iii) a request by you; (iv) discontinuance or material modification to the Website or the Services (or any part thereof); (v) unexpected technical or security issues or problems; (vi) extended periods of inactivity by you; (vii) termination of any Agreements between you and ARIN; (viii) use of the Website or the Services to violate the terms of any Agreements to which you are a party; and/or (ix) engagement by you in fraudulent or illegal activities. Further, you agree that all terminations for cause shall be made in ARIN’s sole discretion and that ARIN shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your account or access to the Website or the Services.
Termination of your account includes (a) removal of access to all offerings within the Website and/or the Services; (b) deletion of your password; and (c) barring of further use of the Website and/or the Services. Termination of your account does not automatically terminate any Agreements to which you are a party, but may constitute grounds for ARIN to do so.
22. Governing Law, Venue, and Jurisdiction
The Terms and the relationship between you and ARIN shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. You hereby consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and/or state courts with appropriate jurisdiction located within the City of Alexandria or the County of Fairfax, Virginia, for any dispute arising from or related to, in whole or in part, these Terms, the Website, the Services, or your use thereof.
23. Miscellaneous
- Waiver and Severability. The failure of ARIN to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms shall not constitute or operate as a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and all other provisions of the Terms shall remain in full force and effect.
- No Third-Party Beneficiaries. You agree, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Terms, that there shall be no third-party beneficiaries to these Terms.
- Assignment. You agree that your account shall not be assigned or transferred without ARIN’s prior written consent, including to an heir or successor in interest. Any rights you may have to your account shall terminate upon your death or dissolution.
- Statute of Limitations. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to the use of the Website, the Services, or the Terms must be filed in the Commonwealth of Virginia within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose, or be forever barred.
24. Violations
Please report any violations of the Terms to compliance@arin.net.
25. Entire Agreement
The Terms and any additional terms associated with any of the Services or use of the Website constitute the entire agreement between you and ARIN, superseding any prior terms of service agreements between you and ARIN. You may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use, engage, or contract for certain other ARIN services, affiliate services, third-party Material, or third-party software. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in these Terms shall be read to limit or revise the terms of any Agreements to which you and ARIN are parties.
ARIN Terms of Service Version 1.1 (05/19/2025)
1. Description of Services
By accessing and/or using our website (“Website”), including any services, features, or content on or through the Website (collectively, the “Services”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and any additional terms or policies referenced herein (collectively, the “Terms”). If you do not agree with the Terms, do not use our Services.
The American Registry for Internet Numbers, Ltd. (“ARIN”) provides you and each organization (“Registrant”) on whose behalf you have the legal authority to act (hereinafter individually and collectively “You” or “you”) with access to this Website, which may include the online ability to manage account information, and to submit Internet number resource requests. In addition, ARIN may offer other web-based services which may include, but are not limited to, services allowing you to vote in elections for the Board of Trustees; forums for discussion of various issues related to ARIN; and ARIN’s Learning Management System (“LMS”). If you are using the Services on behalf of a Registrant, you represent that you have the authority to bind that Registrant to these Terms.
2. Account Responsibility
- If you create an account with ARIN, you are responsible for safeguarding your account credentials. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to your account.
- ARIN reserves the right to suspend or terminate your account if you violate these Terms or engage in unlawful conduct.
3. Services
- The Services are not intended for the use of persons under the age of 18. In consideration for the use of the Services, you represent that: (i) if using the services as an individual, you are of legal age to form a binding contract and you are not barred from receiving Services under the laws of any of the jurisdictions that ARIN serves, which include the United States, Canada, and many Caribbean and North Atlantic islands (see https://www.arin.net/about/welcome/region/ for a complete list); or (ii) if acting on behalf of a Registrant, you represent that you have the legal authority to act for such Registrant and that the Registrant is a duly formed entity in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, with full power and authority to enter into these Terms with ARIN, and to carry out its obligations under the Terms.
- If you create an account with ARIN, you agree to (i) provide true, accurate, current, and complete information as prompted by the Services’ account registration form; and (ii) maintain and promptly update the account data to keep it true, accurate, current, and complete. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, or fail to update any information on a timely basis, or if ARIN has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, ARIN has the right to suspend or terminate any or all of your accounts and refuse any and all current or future use of the Services (or any portion thereof). Suspension of your right to use the Services shall not automatically terminate any Agreements (defined below) to which you are a party, but may constitute grounds for ARIN to do so.
- You must create an account name and password, and answer security challenge questions, as part of the registration process for certain Services. You are responsible for maintaining the security and confidentiality of the password, account name, and answers to challenge questions. You are fully responsible for all activities conducted by you. If you are an organization, you are responsible for all activities conducted by anyone authorized to act on your behalf. You agree to (i) protect the security and confidentiality of all account passwords and answers to challenge questions; (ii) immediately notify ARIN of any unauthorized access to or use of your account or password, or any other breach of security related to your account; and (iii) exit from your account at the end of each session. ARIN cannot and will not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage arising from the use or misuse of your account due to the activities of third parties outside ARIN’s control or resulting from your failure to maintain the security and confidentiality of your account or password.
4. Access and Use of the LMS
- If you use ARIN’s LMS, ARIN grants you a limited, nonexclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the LMS for its intended educational purposes.
- You may use the content available in the LMS only for personal, non-commercial use. You are prohibited from copying, distributing, or selling the content without express written permission from ARIN.
5. Conduct
All documentation, data, text, pictures, communications, and other materials, including but not limited to information provided by you or other users (collectively, “Material”), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from whom such Material originated. This means you, and not ARIN, are entirely responsible for all Material that you upload, email, transmit, or otherwise provide via the Website and/or the Services. Because ARIN does not control the Material posted via the Website or the Services by you or other users, ARIN cannot and does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity, or quality of such Material. Under no circumstances will ARIN be liable in any way for any Material, including but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any Material, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of or reliance on any Material.
You agree that you will not:
- upload Material that:
- contains libelous, threatening, harassing, racist, or defamatory content;
- contains obscene, lewd, or suggestive content or pornography;
- infringes upon ARIN’s or any third party’s intellectual property rights, including but not limited to copyright, patent, trademark, trade dress, or trade secret rights;
- contains the personal or proprietary information of another person or entity without their consent, or otherwise invades another person’s or entity’s privacy or confidentiality rights;
- impersonate any person or entity, including but not limited to, an ARIN officer or ARIN volunteer, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity;
- forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Material transmitted through the Services;
- harm or cause harm to another person or entity in any way;
- violate or possibly cause ARIN to violate any applicable law, statute, ordinance, or regulation;
- create liability for ARIN in any manner whatsoever;
- violate these Terms;
- make available any Material that you do not have a right to make available under any law;
- provide material support or resources (or conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, or ownership of material support or resources) to any person or organization designated by any government as a foreign terrorist person or organization;
- upload any computer hardware or software, viruses, Trojan horses, worms, spyware, malware, or any other computer programming that may interfere with the operation of the Website or ARIN’s systems; or
- use any type of automated method of retrieving data from the Website to access, acquire, copy, or monitor any portion of the Website, any content, any email address or telephone number, or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the Website or any content, to obtain or attempt to obtain any materials, documents, or information through means not purposely made available through the Website by ARIN.
You understand that the Website and the Services may include security components that permit digital materials to be protected, and that use of the Website or Services is subject to usage rules set by ARIN. You shall not attempt to override or circumvent any of the usage rules embedded into the Website or Services. Any unauthorized reproduction, publication, further distribution, or public exhibition by you of Materials provided in connection with the Website or Services, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited.
6. No Resale or Transfer of Service
You agree not to share, reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, trade, resell, or exploit for any purposes any portion of the Website, the Services, or the Materials (including your username and password), or the use of or access to the Website, the Services, or the Materials. You may not use your account to obtain Services on behalf of any other person or entity unless authorized by ARIN. Any attempt to do so may result in the cancellation of any Services obtained through your account.
7. Trademarks
ARIN and the ARIN logo are trademarks of the American Registry for Internet Numbers, Ltd. You may not use or display the ARIN trademarks in any manner without ARIN’s prior written permission.
8. Security and Reliability of Digital Transmissions
ARIN employs standard technical security measures to aid in protecting from outside threats the Material you submit or upload through the Website in connection with the Services. However, electronic communications may not be secure or reliable, and there is a risk that information you send to ARIN via the Services or via email may be accessed by unauthorized third parties or may not be received by ARIN. ARIN does not represent, warrant, or guarantee that Material you submit through the Website will be protected against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. Further, ARIN does not represent, warrant, or guarantee that Material sent by you through the Website will be received or processed.
You are responsible for ensuring that any Material that must be provided to ARIN by a set deadline is received by ARIN on a timely basis, and ARIN is not responsible for the failure for any reason of Material to be timely received. In the event the Services are not available on the final day of any deadline due to any issue under ARIN’s exclusive control, ARIN may, in its sole discretion, allow you additional time to comply with such deadline. However, ARIN will not provide additional time to submit Material that you were unable to submit on a timely basis due to a failure beyond ARIN’s control, such as a failure in your equipment or Internet access. You are urged to submit Material well in advance of any deadline to help ensure the Material is received in time.
9. Communications
In order to provide certain Services, ARIN may need to send you certain communications, such as service announcements, administrative messages, and other information. These communications are considered part of the Services and are necessary to ARIN’s provision of the Services, and you may not opt out of receiving them. ARIN reserves the right to expire account sessions that are inactive for an extended period of time.
10. Changes to the Terms
ARIN reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time without prior notice. Any changes will be posted on the Website. It is your responsibility to review these Terms from time to time for any updates. By continuing to use the Services after the revised Terms have been posted, you accept the revised Terms. You can review the most current version of the Terms at any time at: http://account.arin.net/public/terms-of-service. In addition, when using any Services, you are subject to any additional posted guidelines or rules applicable to such Services that may be posted from time to time. All such guidelines and/or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into the Terms. These Terms do not replace, modify, diminish, or alter any executed agreements you may have with ARIN, including but not limited to a Registration Services Agreement, Legacy Registration Services Agreement, Non-Disclosure Agreement, or an agreement to an acceptable use policy (collectively, the “Agreements”).
11. Changes to the Services
ARIN reserves the right to modify or discontinue any of the Services or any portion thereof for any reason at any time, without notice to you. You agree that ARIN shall not be liable to you, Registrant, or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of any of the Services. ARIN may also add additional services or add features to the current Services. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any additional services or new features of the current Services shall be subject to these Terms.
12. Privacy Policy
- ARIN’s collection and use of information about you and/or the Registrant (the “Information”) are subject to ARIN’s Privacy Policy. For more information, see our full Privacy Policy at http://www.arin.net/about/privacy/. By using the Services, you agree to the terms of the Privacy Policy, and to the collection of the Information by ARIN, and the transfer to and/or storage, processing, and use by ARIN of the Information anywhere in the world, including but not limited to the United States.
- Without limiting the foregoing, you acknowledge, consent, and agree that ARIN may access, preserve, and disclose your or Registrant’s account information and Information if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such access, preservation, or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (i) comply with legal process; (ii) enforce the Terms; (iii) respond to claims that any Material posted by you violates the rights of third parties; (iv) respond to your requests for customer service; (v) protect the rights, property, or safety of ARIN, its users, and the public; or (vi) provide the Services.
13. International Nature of Communications with ARIN
You acknowledge that in using the Website to send electronic communications (including but not limited to email, Internet Resource Requests, updates to point of contact information, and any financial information), you will be causing communications to be sent through ARIN’s computer networks. Use of the Website and Services can result in the transmission of communications internationally regardless of where you were physically located at the time of transmission. You agree to comply with all local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable Material. You also agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside.
14. Information Submitted or Made Available for Inclusion
- ARIN does not claim ownership of Material that you submit or make available for inclusion on the accessible areas of the Website. Accessible areas of the Website are those areas that are intended by ARIN to be available to all users. By posting or uploading Material to any part of the Website for inclusion on the accessible areas of the Website, you automatically grant, and represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to ARIN an irrevocable, perpetual, nonexclusive, transferable, fully paid up, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense at multiple levels) to use, copy, publicly perform, display, reformat, translate, excerpt (in whole or in part), and distribute such Material for any purpose and in any format on or in connection with the Website, the Services, or the promotion thereof, to prepare derivative works, or incorporate into other works, such Material, and sublicenses of the foregoing. Even if the Material is removed from the Website, ARIN may retain archived copies of the Material and may continue to use the Material in accordance with the license described above. Nothing in this provision shall be read to affect ARIN’s right to collect and use the Information or Material.
- ARIN acts as a passive conduit for Material uploaded to the accessible areas of the Website, and ARIN does not control the Material posted to the accessible areas of the Website by users. ARIN has no obligation to evaluate the accuracy, reliability, completeness, veracity, or suitability of any Material uploaded to the Website by third parties, or for verifying the identity of the submitting user. As with any information you obtain through the Internet, you should verify Material uploaded or posted by others before acting upon it. ARIN is not responsible for any losses you may incur as a result of relying on Material posted or uploaded by others, even if ARIN was advised of the possibility of such losses. ARIN has the right, but not the obligation, to remove any Material from the Website for any reason or no reason at all, in its sole discretion.
15. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the ARIN Parties (defined below) from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of (i) Material you submit, post, transmit, or otherwise make available on the Website and/or through the Services; (ii) your use of the Website, the Services, or the Materials; (iii) your connection to the Website or the Services; (iv) your violation of the Terms; or (v) your violation of any rights of any person or entity.
16. Disclaimer of Warranties
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE AND THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. ARIN PROVIDES THE WEBSITE AND THE SERVICES ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, ARIN AND ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, ATTORNEYS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS, AND LICENSORS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “ARIN PARTIES”) SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. THE ARIN PARTIES FURTHER DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVICES, OR ANY INFORMATION OR TOOLS OFFERED ON THE WEBSITE OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES, WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, WILL BE ACCURATE, COMPLETE OR CURRENT, OR WILL GIVE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR CURRENT RESULTS, OR THAT ANY ERRORS ON THE WEBSITE WILL BE CORRECTED. THE ARIN PARTIES DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT ANY DATA YOU STORE ON THE WEBSITE WILL BE SECURE, AVAILABLE, OR PRESERVED. ARIN DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL CONTINUE TO BE OFFERED.
ANY MATERIAL VIEWED, DOWNLOADED, OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICES IS ACCESSED AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OR VIEWING OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.
NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM ARIN OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY OR GUARANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TERMS.
17. Limitation of Liability
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ARIN PARTIES BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF ARIN HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES) RESULTING FROM: (I) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE, THE SERVICES, OR THE MATERIAL; (II) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION, OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVICES; (III) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (IV) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE WEBSITE, IN THE MATERIAL RELATED TO THE SERVICES; OR (V) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVICES.
18. Links to Other Secure Sites
The Website may contain links to other sites, which are provided solely as a convenience to you, or which are provided by other users. ARIN is not responsible for the availability, resources, or content of the external sites, and does not endorse, and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. Transactions that occur between you and such third parties are strictly between you and the third party, and are not the responsibility of ARIN. Because ARIN is not responsible for the availability or accuracy of these outside resources or their contents, you should review the terms, conditions, and privacy policies of these linked sites, as their policies may differ from ARIN’s.
19. Contributions to ARIN
You are welcome to send suggestions and feedback to ARIN regarding the Website and the Services. However, any suggestions, feedback, ideas, comments, or proposals sent by you to ARIN (the “Submissions”) are nonconfidential and shall become the sole property of ARIN. ARIN shall own all rights therein, including any and all intellectual property rights. ARIN shall have the right to use and/or disseminate the Submissions in any manner and for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation or credit to you.
20. DMCA Notices
It is ARIN’s policy to promptly respond to claims of copyright infringement. If you believe that a copyrighted work that you own is accessible on the Website without your permission, you may notify our registered copyright agent by sending the following information to the address listed below:
- the signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright. This signature can be physical or electronic.
- a statement that this person is authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
- a statement that this person has a good faith belief that the use of the material in the complained-of manner is not authorized either by the copyright owner, by the owner’s agent, or by law;
- a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, and a description of where the allegedly infringing material is located on the Website; and
- your address, telephone number, and e-mail address.
Please put “Notice of Infringement” in the subject line of all such notifications, and send the notification to: copyright@arin.net.
21. Termination
You agree that ARIN may, without prior notice, terminate your access to the Website and Services including but not limited to your account(s), if any. Cause for such termination shall include, but not be limited to: (i) breach or violation of the Terms or other incorporated agreements, guidelines, or policies; (ii) requests by law enforcement or other government agencies; (iii) a request by you; (iv) discontinuance or material modification to the Website or the Services (or any part thereof); (v) unexpected technical or security issues or problems; (vi) extended periods of inactivity by you; (vii) termination of any Agreements between you and ARIN; (viii) use of the Website or the Services to violate the terms of any Agreements to which you are a party; and/or (ix) engagement by you in fraudulent or illegal activities. Further, you agree that all terminations for cause shall be made in ARIN’s sole discretion and that ARIN shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your account or access to the Website or the Services.
Termination of your account includes (a) removal of access to all offerings within the Website and/or the Services; (b) deletion of your password; and (c) barring of further use of the Website and/or the Services. Termination of your account does not automatically terminate any Agreements to which you are a party, but may constitute grounds for ARIN to do so.
22. Governing Law, Venue, and Jurisdiction
The Terms and the relationship between you and ARIN shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. You hereby consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and/or state courts with appropriate jurisdiction located within the City of Alexandria or the County of Fairfax, Virginia, for any dispute arising from or related to, in whole or in part, these Terms, the Website, the Services, or your use thereof.
23. Miscellaneous
- Waiver and Severability. The failure of ARIN to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms shall not constitute or operate as a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and all other provisions of the Terms shall remain in full force and effect.
- No Third-Party Beneficiaries. You agree, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Terms, that there shall be no third-party beneficiaries to these Terms.
- Assignment. You agree that your account shall not be assigned or transferred without ARIN’s prior written consent, including to an heir or successor in interest. Any rights you may have to your account shall terminate upon your death or dissolution.
- Statute of Limitations. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to the use of the Website, the Services, or the Terms must be filed in the Commonwealth of Virginia within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose, or be forever barred.
24. Violations
Please report any violations of the Terms to compliance@arin.net.
25. Entire Agreement
The Terms and any additional terms associated with any of the Services or use of the Website constitute the entire agreement between you and ARIN, superseding any prior terms of service agreements between you and ARIN. You may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use, engage, or contract for certain other ARIN services, affiliate services, third-party Material, or third-party software. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in these Terms shall be read to limit or revise the terms of any Agreements to which you and ARIN are parties.
ARIN Terms of Service Version 1.1 (05/19/2025)
