xn--o3cw4h : -Launch of Thailand’s IDN extension - .???
29/11/2010
On 16 December 2010, Thailand will become the latest country to launch its official IDN extension, .??? (.thai). Applicants must be able to show a matching existing registration.

The launch begins with a Grandfather period when owners of existing IDN.th domains registered before 16 November 2010 will automatically be allocated the equivalent IDN under .???.

From 11 January 2011, holders of existing ASCII third-level .th domains (registered before 16 November 2010) will be able to apply for the matching IDN.IDN domain; this phase will be first come, first served.

Open registration will begin from 11 March 2011. As with the previous phases, a matching ASCII third-level .th registration will be required, which can be applied for at the same time as the IDN.

Each ASCII domain can only be matched against one IDN.
or.th :-for non-profit organization.
net.th:-for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) with verification from the Communication Authority of Thailand (CAT) or their sub-ISPs with verification from their respective ISPs.
in.th :-An organization or any individual can apply for domain names based on a "first-come, first-served" basis.
The requesting domain name must be a unique name.
The administrative and billing contact's addresses must be in Thailand.
Prospective domain name holders are responsible for ensuring that at least two name servers are configured and operable prior to submitting their application, otherwise registration process cannot proceed.
The administrative and technical contact confirmations have to be received within one month otherwise the application will be cancelled.
Payment for the initial registration fee has to be done before domain name under .in.th can be activated. There will be an email from Safenames staff to the administrative and billing contact asking for the payment. Please DO NOT pay before you get the email. If no payment is received within 15 days, the application will be cancelled and the domain name will immediately become available for any party.
The requesting domain name must follow the name convention for the juristic person of the department of commercial registration, ministry of commerce. For example, name of provinces, offensive words and inappropriate words can not be requested. Safenames reserves the right to make the final decision.
More than one domain name can be requested.

Document needed

For an organization - the formal certificate from the government of Thailand is required.

For an individual - the identification card, driving license or work permission is required.

Administrative contact signature is required on the document. Please fax the document to +66-2-5648033.

For the organization which has no right to apply for the domain under .th but has the right on the name can request to hold the domain name from other requests. The fee to hold each name is the same as the renewal fee. Please contact hostmaster@safenames.net for more information.
co.th :-To register ".co.th" as a company name (the company must be registered under Thai Law), the registrant must provide one of these documents:
- Company Limited / Limited Partnership's Registration Document
(Thor-Khor-0401)
- Company Limited / Limited Partnership's Certification Paper
- VAT Registration Document (Por-Por-20)
- VAT Modification Request Paper (Por-Por-09)
- Overseas Commercial Permission Document (Thor-Khor-0506)
And only one name for the company name could be registered under ".co.th".
To register ".co.th" as trademark, the registrant must provide a certification of trademark registration issued by the Department of Intellectual Property (Thailand).
The foreign company could register their trademark as the domain name as much as they own via the representative office in Thailand.
The domain name in (2) must be identical to the registered trademark.
Translation of trademark will not be accepted.
If the trademark is not in English, English letters can be substituted.
If the trademark has expired, the domain name will be deleted.
Any name selection conflict between (1) and (2), the first-come-first-serve role will be applied.
Safenames will not take any action in disputes between two parties. The parties must resolved themselve and send their agreement to us as a hardcopy.
Safenames reserves the right to reject or accept requests in the final step.

Safenames will not take any action in disputes between two parties. The parties must resolved themselve and send their agreement to us as a hardcopy.
Safenames reserves the right to reject or accept requests in the final step.

The registration for domain name under .in.th will be started at 9:00 am (Bangkok time) on 19 March 1999 under the following concerns:

An organization or any individual can apply for domain names based on a "first-come, first-served" basis.
The requesting domain name must be a unique name.
The administrative and billing contact's addresses must be in Thailand.
Prospective domain name holders are responsible for ensuring that at least two name servers are configured and operable prior to submitting their application, otherwise registration process cannot proceed.
The administrative and technical contact confirmations have to be received within one month otherwise the application will be cancelled.
Payment for the initial registration fee has to be done before domain name under .in.th can be activated. There will be an email from Safenames staff to the administrative and billing contact asking for the payment. Please DO NOT pay before you get the email. If no payment is received within 15 days, the application will be cancelled and the domain name will immediately become available for any party.
The requesting domain name must follow the name convention for the juristic person of the department of commercial registration, ministry of commerce. For example, name of provinces, offensive words and inappropriate words can not be requested. Safenames reserves the right to make the final decision.
More than one domain name can be requested.

Document needed

For an organization - the formal certificate from the government of Thailand is required.

For an individual - the identification card, driving license or work permission is required.

Administrative contact signature is required on the document. Please fax the document to +66-2-5648033.

For the organization which has no right to apply for the domain under .th but has the right on the name can request to hold the domain name from other requests.




POLICIES AND PROCEDURES Jan 30, 1999


( Thai Version )

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This page provides general information about our operations and agendas. This document is written in the way that users can easily browse the topics that are related to their interests.
**Safenames reserves the right to revise, add, and treat new policies retroactively.

Below is the list of key terminology and explanation.

Types of registered domains: Anyone can apply for a third level domain name under .th umbrella at Safenames for active use.

Holder of domain name: Each domain name must have a holder, who can be either declared as "organizational contact" or "administrative contact" if in case of natural persons.

Prior to submitting an application: Prospective domain name holders are responsible for ensuring that at least two name servers are configured and operable prior to submitting their application, otherwise registration process cannot proceed.

Fees and invoices: Each domain name is subject to registration and annual maintenance fees. Safenames will bill the contact persons as listed in the application forms.

Processing order of requests: Safenames treats every incoming request on a "first-come, first-served" basis. The entity seeking registration is fully responsible for their entries and is therefore required to supervise any records in the repository related to their entities. Applications for name modification or deletion are also based on the same procedure as new applications, except for some circumstances or special requests posed by the registrants.

Registration procedures: It normally takes Safenames 3 working days to complete the registration procedures for each valid application.

Termination of registration: Safenames can delete a domain name under .th hierarchy when:

It is the request of the domain name holder. A holder who wants to have a domain name deleted can send in a request using Safenames' form.
The holder fails to fully pay the registration and annual maintenance fees 30 days after the due date.

Any registration can be invalidated upon court order.
Deleted domain name will immediately become available for any party.
Responsibilities of domain: An entity registering for a domain name is fully responsible for their rights to its name. Submission of a domain name registration guarantees Safenames that the entity has all rights to use to submitted name. Therefore, it is necessary that the applicant make sure that he/she supply Safenames with the correct information in the application form and will bear all the rights to use the name as stated in the application. The name holder will indemnify Safenames from any litigation costs or damages resulting from entity's use of its domain name. Safenames is hereby clearly exempted from any and all responsibility to verify the rights of the name.

Transfer of domain names: Domain names should be used by the designated holders, or the persons stated in the application, only. Safenames does not trades in, or licenses any entity to trade in, domain names and is not be responsible for any transfer of domain name.

Solving conflicts: Safenames will not be an arbiter of conflicts that may occur between holders of domain names. It is the responsibility of each applicant to research in our name registry before choosing a domain name. Also, Safenames is not responsible for the name chosen by each applicant if later found unsuitable by other entities. However, if a conflict occurs during the registration procedure, Safenames will hold the process until the case has been settled in a written legal agreement signed by both parties and a court of legal and submitted to Safenames

Safenames' liability: Safenames will neither be liable nor responsible for any loss of use, interruption of business, or any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages of any kind (including loss of profit) regardless of the form of action whether in contract, tort (including negligence), or otherwise, even if the registry Safenames has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Categories of domain names available at Safenames:

co.th: for commercial entities and business entities. Applicants for domain names under this category must be commercial entities which are either registered within Thailand. A foreign company which is not so registered may only apply for such a domain name if it has a representative in Thailand and this local representative must itself be registered within Thailand and be authorised by the foreign company to apply for the registration of the domain name. MORE

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in.th: for any kind of organization or individual. MORE

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ac.th: for academic institutions. Applicants for domain names under this category must be educational institutions registered within Thailand.

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go.th: for government use, such as ministries or agencies of the government. Applicants for domain names under this category must be members of the Royal Thai Government.

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net.th: for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) with verification from the Communication Authority of Thailand (CAT) or their sub-ISPs with verification from their respective ISPs.

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or.th: for non-profit organization.

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mi.th: for military use.

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Domain naming: Each domain name must contain at least 2 characters, but no longer than 24 alpha-numeric characters (a-z, 0-9). It can also contain special characters, such as a hyphen (-), but not at the beginning or the end of the name. Also, the chosen name should be strongly similar to applying entity's full name or abbreviation.

Number of domain name: Each entity can apply for only one domain name for ALL above domain names.

False information: Safenames is intolerant of any false information provided at the application. If we become aware of any false information, we reserve the right to hold or cancel that domain name without having to notify and refund the name holder.

WHOIS entry: Safenames files all registered domain names in its repository. The information can be queried by "whois" (who is) command on any shell account or from Safenames' "whois" web page.

Privacy: Safenames reserves the right to make entries in the WHOIS database publicly available in any written or online forms.

Spam protection: Spamming is unacceptable. Safenames reserves the right to revoke the registration of the domain name once it learns that the name is used for any unlawful purpose, including electronic theft and sending unsolicited bulk emails. However, this measure will not apply to email return addresses used without the knowledge of the email owner.

This page provides general information about our operations and agendas. This document is written in the way that users can easily browse the topics that are related to their interests.
**Safenames reserves the right to revise, add, and treat new policies retroactively.

Below is the list of key terminology and explanation.

Types of registered domains: Anyone can apply for a third level domain name under .th umbrella at Safenames for active use.

Holder of domain name: Each domain name must have a holder, who can be either declared as "organizational contact" or "administrative contact" if in case of natural persons.

Prior to submitting an application: Prospective domain name holders are responsible for ensuring that at least two name servers are configured and operable prior to submitting their application, otherwise registration process cannot proceed.

Fees and invoices: Each domain name is subject to registration and annual maintenance fees. Safenames will bill the contact persons as listed in the application forms.

Processing order of requests: Safenames treats every incoming request on a "first-come, first-served" basis. The entity seeking registration is fully responsible for their entries and is therefore required to supervise any records in the repository related to their entities. Applications for name modification or deletion are also based on the same procedure as new applications, except for some circumstances or special requests posed by the registrants.

Registration procedures: It normally takes Safenames 3 working days to complete the registration procedures for each valid application.

Termination of registration: Safenames can delete a domain name under .th hierarchy when:

It is the request of the domain name holder. A holder who wants to have a domain name deleted can send in a request using Safenames' form.
The holder fails to fully pay the registration and annual maintenance fees 30 days after the due date.

Any registration can be invalidated upon court order.
Deleted domain name will immediately become available for any party.
Responsibilities of domain: An entity registering for a domain name is fully responsible for their rights to its name. Submission of a domain name registration guarantees Safenames that the entity has all rights to use to submitted name. Therefore, it is necessary that the applicant make sure that he/she supply Safenames with the correct information in the application form and will bear all the rights to use the name as stated in the application. The name holder will indemnify Safenames from any litigation costs or damages resulting from entity's use of its domain name. Safenames is hereby clearly exempted from any and all responsibility to verify the rights of the name.

Transfer of domain names: Domain names should be used by the designated holders, or the persons stated in the application, only. Safenames does not trades in, or licenses any entity to trade in, domain names and is not be responsible for any transfer of domain name.

Solving conflicts: Safenames will not be an arbiter of conflicts that may occur between holders of domain names. It is the responsibility of each applicant to research in our name registry before choosing a domain name. Also, Safenames is not responsible for the name chosen by each applicant if later found unsuitable by other entities. However, if a conflict occurs during the registration procedure, Safenames will hold the process until the case has been settled in a written legal agreement signed by both parties and a court of legal and submitted to Safenames

Safenames' liability: Safenames will neither be liable nor responsible for any loss of use, interruption of business, or any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages of any kind (including loss of profit) regardless of the form of action whether in contract, tort (including negligence), or otherwise, even if the registry Safenames has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Categories of domain names available at Safenames:

co.th: for commercial entities and business entities. Applicants for domain names under this category must be commercial entities which are either registered within Thailand. A foreign company which is not so registered may only apply for such a domain name if it has a representative in Thailand and this local representative must itself be registered within Thailand and be authorised by the foreign company to apply for the registration of the domain name. MORE

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in.th: for any kind of organization or individual. MORE

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ac.th: for academic institutions. Applicants for domain names under this category must be educational institutions registered within Thailand.

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go.th: for government use, such as ministries or agencies of the government. Applicants for domain names under this category must be members of the Royal Thai Government.

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net.th: for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) with verification from the Communication Authority of Thailand (CAT) or their sub-ISPs with verification from their respective ISPs.

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or.th: for non-profit organization.

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mi.th: for military use.

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Domain naming: Each domain name must contain at least 2 characters, but no longer than 24 alpha-numeric characters (a-z, 0-9). It can also contain special characters, such as a hyphen (-), but not at the beginning or the end of the name. Also, the chosen name should be strongly similar to applying entity's full name or abbreviation.

Number of domain name: Each entity can apply for only one domain name for ALL above domain names.

False information: Safenames is intolerant of any false information provided at the application. If we become aware of any false information, we reserve the right to hold or cancel that domain name without having to notify and refund the name holder.

WHOIS entry: Safenames files all registered domain names in its repository. The information can be queried by "whois" (who is) command on any shell account or from Safenames' "whois" web page.

Privacy: Safenames reserves the right to make entries in the WHOIS database publicly available in any written or online forms.

Spam protection: Spamming is unacceptable. Safenames reserves the right to revoke the registration of the domain name once it learns that the name is used for any unlawful purpose, including electronic theft and sending unsolicited bulk emails. However, this measure will not apply to email return addresses used without the knowledge of the email owner.