Domain and web hostingDomain and web hostingA domain name is your web address, It's a name that is unique to your site. Web hosting is a service that provides the space needed to host materials you want to represent on your site, such as web pages, images, music, scripts, etc.
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At Low Cost Names (UK) we provide a variety of Internet services such as domain registration and web hosting. Through our partners we also offer dedicated servers, virtual servers and broadband.
Domain Names - 25% off new domain registration
With LCN you can register global web names ( e.g. a .com domain name) and UK domain names (e.g. a .co.uk domain) with the minimum of effort using our simple and secure ordering system.
Our domain name registration prices include Nominet UK and Internic fees, so the price you see is the price you get. All domain names are fully registered in your name for 2 years and there is no charge to release your domain name elsewhere.
When you buy domain names with LCN you get great free features such as web and e-mail forwarding, DNS management, unlimited phone and email support all conveniently located within your domain portfolio management interface. If you have any questions check out our comprehensive domain names FAQ.
Web Hosting
As well as offering cheap domain names url registration we also provide world class UK based affordable web hosting. Our domain web hosting packages provide feature rich solutions tailored to cater for your individual requirements. Our Cheap web hosting packages start at £50 and include a free Google AdWords voucher worth up to £50 to help you market your website. For more information Visit the web hosting page or our dedicated web hosting FAQ.
Dedicated Servers & Virtual Servers
A dedicated hosting solution is the logical next step for web hosting customers who need more resource or custom software for their web site. LCN have partnered with ServerChoice.com to bring you a range of dedicated servers and virtual servers (VPS) products to take your hosted site to the next level.
Broadband
LCN have partnered with Fastsurf a leading UK ISP supplying cheap broadband to home and business customers. Fastsurf offer high speed internet access with a difference. Find out more about adsl broadband.
Support
Do you have unanswered questions or need more information about the services we provide, then visit our support and FAQ sections.
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Web Hosting FAQ´s
What do I need in order to have a website?
You will need to register a domain name. A domain name is the actual web address. For example yourbusiness.co.uk
You will also need to get a web hosting service, which is the hosting space you will need to publish your website.
The hosting service also includes your email accounts, for example john@yourbusiness.co.uk
With our web hosting services we also include a Free Website Builder. If you do not have any web design experience you can use this tool to build and maintain your website.
With website builder you just need to login to it through the internet. There is no need to install any software on your pc.
You select the look of the website. There are 10,000 templates to choose from in different categories.
You add text and images and when you click on the publish button it will automatically publish the website for you.
The advantage of this tool is that you can build the website yourself and update it anytime without having to contact a web designer for an expensive fee.
Please contact us if you need any assistance on 0871 218 0841
Will I be able to access my website with or without www?
Yes. You will be able to view your website by typing for example yourbusiness.co.uk or www.yourbusiness.co.uk in your browser.
How long will it take before I can use my hosting service?
Once we have processed your order you will be able to user the service straigth away. You will be able to access your web hosting control panel to for instance setup your email accounts. You will be able to publish to your hosting space usign the details sent in our Welcome email.
Can I still use your web hosting services if I have registered my domain name elsewhere?
Yes you can. When we process your order we will also send you the required DNS (name servers) where your domain name should point to in order for the hosting service to work.
Name server changes take approx 24 hours to take effect.
Do you support FrontPage extensions?
Yes we do. It comes FREE with the web hosting service. You just need to login to your web hosting control panel, click on the FrontPage icon, and click on istall. It will automatically do this for you and you will be able to publish your website using the FrontPage design tool.
How do I transfer files to my website?
You can upload your files to your hosting space using an ftp programme like ws_ftp, cute ftp. You can also pulish your website using our FREE website builder tool
Domain Names FAQ
What is a domain name?
A domain name tells people (and the computers they use) how to find your homepage on the Internet. Each domain name is assigned to a numerical IP (Internet Protocol) address by your host provider. Since people remember names better than numbers, the domain name translates this number into words. www.yourname.comWhy do I need to register a domain name?
Registering a domain name for your business or organization is essential to your marketing efforts. A domain gives your business credibility and a unique identity on the world wide web.Do you handle the domain registration process?
Yes, we will contact OpenSRS on your behalf. Pickaweb.co.uk will process a new domain name registration or a domain name modification (transferring an existing domain to our servers). Please DO NOT submit a registration or modification template as this will only delay the process.Can I transfer an existing name to your servers?
Yes, simply specify that you are requesting a transfer and NOT a new domain. You should keep the service with your current provider while waiting for InterNIC to complete the transfer process.Can you host international domain names?
Yes we can host any foreign extensions, we will assist you in the registration of these names where possible. Otherwise, we will provide you with the information that you need to register the name yourself.How will I be able to tell if my desired Domain Name is already taken?
Before registering a domain name you will first have to do a "Whois" search to see if your requested domain name is available. The domain request comes up with "no match" you will then be able to register that domain name.How much does it cost to register a domain name?
The administrative process of registering a domain name is included in the price of all web hosting packages we offer.Once I have secured my name, how long may I use it?
The domain name will be yours for as long as you maintain the yearly registration fees Pickaweb.What How do I choose a good domain name?
It is important to choose a domain that will reflect the intent and purpose of your website or business. Try to keep it short and simple. Your domain name will be one of the ways people recognize or evaluate their sites for their interests when they are searching via Yahoo or the other search engines.What are the valid characters for a domain name and how long can it be?
The only valid characters for a domain name are letters, numbers and a hyphen "-". Other special characters like the underscore "_" or an exclamation mark "!" are NOT permitted. Example: your name.com (not correct, No spaces allowed) Example: your-name.com (is correct) A domain name can be up to 26 characters long -- including the 4 characters used to identify the Top Level Domain (.NET, .COM, .ORG, or .EDU). Do not type the www. Before your domain name when registering.Who is OpenSRS?
OpenSRS is a cooperative SLD (second level domain name) registration service for the .com, .net and .org namespace, managed by TUCOWS.com Inc. OpenSRS is fully accredited by ICANN and officially recognized by Network Solutions. It is a completely open system that has been designed to allow domain name resellers that are not ICANN or NSI affiliated to register domain names at wholesale rates.
About MyDomainFounded in 1998, MyDomain.com is a leading domain registration service and provider of self-service domain management tools. Customers use our system to register domains and self-manage them - whether they have one or many - from a single convenient location on the Web.
MyDomain.com tools make it easy for our customers, especially small businesses, to maintain their e-mail addresses, domain redirection, and other features of their Web assets from a single interface, while letting them have their Websites and/or e-mail hosted where they decide.
MyDomain.com gives our customers independence - integrated Web access to our toolset lets them operate online without installing any extra software or servers. There are no fees associated with software or hardware maintenance and our customers do not have to hire, or become, experts in this field.
MyDomain.com customers manage their Web presence in real-time, any time, from any place they have access to the Web, giving them the control and flexibility they need. We make it easy for customers to expand their Internet businesses and leverage the Nets potential for business.
Terms of Service
Agreement Between User and MyDomain.com
Thank you for using the services of MyDomain.com. MyDomain.com is the proud provider of services which empower you to register and manage your domains online and includes without limitation web parking, web forwarding, e-mail, e-mail forwarding, DNS and other services which may be offered from time to time by MyDomain.com for use with your MyDomain.com account (collectively and individually referred to as the "MyDomain.com Website", "Website", the "MyDomain.com Services", "Services", or "MyDomain.com"). Your use of the MyDomain.com Website and Services is conditional upon your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions and notices contained herein. Your use of our Services constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions and notices.
1. Sign Up - Basic Terms
1.1 Upon approval of your application you will become a member of MyDomain.com.
1.2 You agree to provide and maintain accurate, complete and updated information to MyDomain.com.
1.3 The MyDomain.com Services are currently offered free of charge to members and we are able to offer you these services through the support of various advertising initiatives. We reserve the right to make such Services advertiser supported in the future, including but not limited to placement of advertising banners, textlinks, search boxes, pop-ups, pop-unders and exit windows.
1.4 We currently have advertising on the MyDomain.com Under Construction/Welcome Page and through use of our free URL Forwarding services, but may change or add advertising banners, textlinks, search boxes, and exit windows at any time.
1.5 In exchange for membership privileges you agree to receive our periodic newsletters and information on offers and promotions from our affiliates and partners at any time.
2. Modification of Terms of Service
2.1 We reserve the right to change the terms and conditions of this agreement at any time without prior notice. Such changes will be posted on our web site at www.MyDomain.com. You agree to review any changes to this agreement and, if such changes are not acceptable to you, immediately terminate your use of the MyDomain.com service. If you continue to use the MyDomain.com service after the effective date of such changes, such use will constitute acceptance of the changes.
3. Modifications to MyDomain.com Service
3.1 By accepting this Agreement, you hereby acknowledge and agree that, in our sole discretion, we may modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, any aspect of the MyDomain.com Service at any time with or without prior notice, including, without limitation, modification or discontinuance of advertising, content and applications appearing as part of the MyDomain.com Service. You agree that we will not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the MyDomain.com Service.
4. Domain Registration
4.1 You understand and acknowledge that MyDomain.com is not itself a registrar of domain names, but offers such registration services on its Website as a service to its members by providing registration pages and links to official sellers and registrars of domain names. Members are under no obligation to use any of the domain registration services available at MyDomain.com. If you use any of the domain registration services on the MyDomain.com Website you will also be subject to the Registration Agreement of the registrar for such domains, current Namesdirect.com.
4.2 You understand and acknowledge that you will also have to pay an annual registration fee per domain name to your designated registrar to maintain the registered status of each domain. The fees vary from registrar to registrar. If you direct one or more domain moves, you understand and acknowledge that you must continue to pay the yearly registrar fees for your domain(s) to maintain registered status of each domain, and that moving your domain to Mydomain's network in no way alters your payment obligations to your registrar.
4.3 Once a domain is registered in your name, or moved to Mydomain's network, you are considered the registrant of the domain, and assume all responsibility for any and all trademark disputes, infringements, maintenance fees or other obligations or liabilities related to the domain. You shall not include us in any such dispute and we reserve the right to raise any and all defenses and take other appropriate action to protect our interests. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless MyDomain.com.
4.4 In the event that a conflict arises between a MyDomain.com member account holding a domain name and the listed registrant of said domain name, Mydomain will move, edit or otherwise shift control of the use of the domain name within the MyDomain.com database to the Admin Contact as listed in the Whois database at its discretion.
5. Privacy
5.1 MyDomain.com adheres to a Privacy Statement and will not release any confidential information about you without your consent, or as required by law or regulatory authority. You acknowledge that some of your contact information will be attached to your domain(s) and will therefore become publicly available. To review our Privacy Statement, click here.
6. No Unlawful or Prohibited Use, Spam and Termination
6.1 As a condition of your use of the MyDomain.com Services, you agree that you will not use our Website for any purpose that is unlawful, illegal or prohibited by these Terms of Services, or our other terms, conditions or notices. You agree that you will not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, reproduce, publish, license, transfer, sell or create derivative works from, any data, software, Services or products obtained through our Website.
6.2 You agree that you will not use our Services to conduct any activity or solicit the performance of any activity that is prohibited by law or by regulatory authorities. You further agree that you will not use our Services in any manner that could disable, damage, overburden or impair our Website. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to deny access at any time to users who breach our policies or cause other abuses which we deem disruptive to the MyDomain.com or the Internet community at large.
6.3 We reserve the right to decline the registration or domain moves of adult-oriented domains and to revoke without refund any Services which we, in our sole judgment, deem are being used for any unlawful purpose, or to promote adult-oriented or "offensive" material, or as a source of unsolicited bulk e-mail, or as an address to use for replying to unsolicited bulk e-mail, or in a manner injurious to our members, their reputation or the business reputation of the MyDomain.com. This policy also applies to Usenet spam (off-topic, bulk posting/cross-posting, advertising in non-commercial newsgroups, etc.). This policy will not apply to e-mail return addresses used without the owner's consent or knowledge. Under no circumstances will we interfere with your ownership of your registered Domain.
6.4 The following are grounds for immediate termination of service without notice:
6.4.1 Posting a single article or substantially similar articles to an excessive number of newsgroups (i.e., more than 3) or posting of articles which are off-topic (i.e., off-topic according to the newsgroup charter or the article provokes complaints from the readers of the newsgroup for being off-topic) using a MyDomain.com hosted domain.
6.4.2 Sending unsolicited mass e-mails (i.e., to more than 10 individuals, generally referred to as spamming) which provokes complaints from any of the recipients; or engaging in spamming from any provider and using a MyDomain.com hosted domain as a response address.
6.4.3 Offering for sale or otherwise enabling access to software products that facilitate the sending of unsolicited e-mail or facilitate the assembling of multiple e-mail addresses ("spamware"). Advertising, transmitting, linking to, or otherwise making available any software, program, product, or service that is designed to violate these terms, which includes the facilitation of the means to spam, initiation of pinging, flooding, mailbombing, denial of service attacks, and piracy of software.
6.4.4 Harassment of other individuals utilizing the Internet after being asked to stop by those individuals, a court, a law-enforcement agency and/or MyDomain.com.
6.4.5 Impersonating another user or otherwise falsifying one's identity for fraudulent purposes in e-mail, Usenet postings, on IRC, or with any other Internet service.
6.4.6 Using a MyDomain.com hosted domain to point to or otherwise direct traffic to any material that, in the sole opinion of MyDomain.com, is associated with spamming, bulk e-mail, e-mail harvesting, warez (or links to such material), is in violation of copyright law, or contains material judged, in the sole opinion of MyDomain.com, to be threatening or obscene or inappropriate is considered misuse of service.
6.4.7 A MyDomain.com hosted domain is violating our terms if it is used to point to adult material, nudity, or any material that, in the sole opinion of MyDomain.com, is considered inappropriate, if the domain, in the sole opinion of MyDomain.com:
a) does not contain an obviously adult term
b) contains misleading terms, or
c) is likely a typo for another domain, or
d) is not consistent with the prior use of the domain by a previous ownerSuch misuse can result in the cancellation of your entire account and the blacklisting of your domains without notice.
6.4.8 Using a MyDomain.com hosted domain that, in our sole opinion, has been used for the following (but not limited to) activities:
Transmitting Unsolicited Commercial e-mail (UCE)
Transmitting bulk e-mail
Being listed, or, in our sole opinion is about to be listed, in any Spam Blacklist or DNS Blacklist
Posting bulk Usenet/newsgroup articles
Denial of Service attacks of any kind
Excessive use of the web forwarding service
Excessive use of the mail forwarding service
Copyright or trademark infringement
Reselling or attempting to resell MyDomain.com services
Unlawful or illegal activities of any kind
Promoting net abuse in any manner (providing software, tools or information wich enables, facilitates or otherwise supports net abuse)
Causing lossage or creating service degradation for other MyDomain.com users whether intential or inadvertent.
6.5 We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to suspend or terminate your access to our Website and the related Services or any portion thereof, at any time, without notice. We will terminate for any breach of our terms of service or for any activity that constitutes an unlawful or prohibited use as described herein.
6.6 Member understands that service being terminated to a domain under any terms of this agreement is grounds for termination of related domains on the system under the same login or related logins or domains sharing common contact records in the whois database and that such termination can occur without notice.
6.7 We do whatever we can to prevent the sending of unsolicited bulk e-mail messages. If you intend to use our Services to spam the Internet community, please do not register with us.
6.8 MyDomain.com reserves the right to reject any e-mail to or passing through a MyDomain.com hosted domain or any MyDomain.com computer from any user, domain, provider, IP address/netblock, or company that engages in, permits, or allows itself to be used for spamming.
7. No Warranties/Limited Liability/Indemnification
7.1 The MyDomain.com service and each portion thereof is provided "as-is" without any warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise including but not limited to, any warranty that the MyDomain.com service will meet your requirements, the MyDomain.com Service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free, or any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for any particular purpose or noninfringement. Your use of the MyDomain.com Service is entirely at your own risk. Because some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of implied warranties, aspects of the above exclusion may not apply to you. In such jurisdictions, any warranties will be limited to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.
7.2 You represent and warrant that any material which you place or permit to be placed on the MyDomain.com service with or without your authority, or on the Internet and/or the Web through MyDomain.com's service, including your domain name(s), will not violate the rights of any third party and will not give rise to any claim of such violation, violate any federal, state or local law, rule or regulation of any type of any nature (civil or criminal), including without limitation, laws with respect to obscenity, indecency, harassment, or export controls, or contain or transmit any software disabling devices or internal controls including, without limitation, time bombs, worms, viruses or the like. You shall indemnify and hold MyDomain.com and its employees, agents, shareholders, officers, directors and successors and assigns harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees and costs and settlement costs) arising out of any breach by you of any of the representations, warrantees or agreements set forth in these Terms and Conditions.
7.3 YOU AGREE THAT MYDOMAIN.COM WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: (A) SUSPENSION OR LOSS OF THE DOMAIN SERVICES IN YOUR NAME; (B) USE OF YOUR DOMAIN BY YOU OR OTHERS, WHETHER OR NOT AUTHORIZED BY YOU TO HAVE SUCH USE; (C) INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS; (D) ACCESS DELAYS, DENIAL OF SERVICE (DOS) ATTACKS OR ACCESS INTERRUPTIONS TO THIS SITE OR THE WEB SITE(S) YOU ACCESS BY YOUR DOMAIN; (E) DATA NON-DELIVERY, MIS-DELIVERY, CORRUPTION, DESTRUCTION OR OTHER MODIFICATION; (F) EVENTS BEYOND MYDOMAIN.COM?S REASONABLE CONTROL; (G) THE PROCESSING OF THIS APPLICATION; OR (H) ANY FAILURES OF ENCRYPTION OR OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED.
7.4 MYDOMAIN.COM ALSO WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS) REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF MYDOMAIN.COM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL MYDOMAIN.COM?S MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY YOU FOR USE OF OUR SERVICES.
7.5 SHOULD THIS AGREEMENT OR A DISPUTE POLICY BE AMENDED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT YOU DO NOT ACCEPT OR AGREE TO, YOUR SOLE REMEDY WILL BE TO CANCEL YOUR DOMAIN SERVICES.
7.6 Indemnification. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold Mydomain.com and all of their respective current and former officers, directors, members, shareholders, agents, and employees harmless from any claims, losses, damages, causes of action, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys? fees) related to or arising out of acts or omissions of you or your employees, directors, shareholders, members, officers, agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and/or breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties.
8. Ownership of Data
8.1 You agree and acknowledge that MyDomain.com owns all rights, title and interests to all database compilation in our domain name database and all information and derivative works generated from the domain name database. MyDomain.com does not have any ownership interest in your specific personal registration information or in your registered Domain. MyDomain.com does not have any ownership interest in the materials you provide, post, upload, input or submit to our Website.
9. Copyright and Trademark Notices
9.1 All contents of our Website are Copyrighted by MyDomain.com and its parent corporation. All rights reserved. Except as otherwise agreed in writing, MyDomain.com owned content received through our Website may be downloaded, displayed, reformatted and printed for your personal, non-commercial use only. You agree not to modify, copy, distribute, transmit, reproduce, publish, license, transfer, sell or create derivative works from the content received through our Website to anyone, without our express prior written consent. Trademarks or copyrights of Third parties mentioned on our Website or hyper linked there from are the registered trademarks and copyrights of their respective owners. Content owned by licensors of MyDomain.com may be subject to additional restrictions. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
10. General
10.1 This agreement may not be amended or modified by you except by means of a written document signed by both you and an authorized representative of MyDomain.com. This agreement, together with all approved modifications, constitutes the entire and exclusive agreement between you and MyDomain.com and supercedes all prior proposals, agreements and other communications.
10.2 You agree that this agreement does not create any agency, partnership, or other form of joint enterprise between you and MyDomain.com or its affiliated companies.
10.3 Mydomain.com may assign this agreement and/or its responsibilities under this agreement at any time. You may not assign this agreement, in whole or in part, without Mydomain?s written consent. Any attempt by you to assign this Agreement without such consent will be null and void and may result in this agreement being void, at Mydomain?s discretion.
10.4 The failure of MyDomain.com to require your performance of any provision hereof shall not affect the full right to require such performance at any time thereafter; nor shall the waiver by MyDomain.com of a breach of any provision hereof be taken or held to be a waiver of the provision itself.
10.5 Force Majeure. Without limiting the foregoing and except for payment obligations, Mydomain.com shall not have any liability for any failure or delay resulting from any condition beyond the reasonable control of such party, including but not limited to governmental action or acts of terrorism, earthquake or other acts of God, labor conditions, and power failures.
10.6 Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington, USA. Any action to enforce this Agreement or any matter relating to your use of the Website shall be brought exclusively in the Superior Court in Clark County, Washington, or if there is no jurisdiction in such court, then in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in Tacoma.
10.5 In the event that any provision of this agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not render this Agreement invalid or unenforceable as a whole.
10.6 You agree that any notices required to be given under this Agreement by MyDomain.com to you will be deemed to have been given if delivered in accordance with the contact information you have supplied.
10.7 A printed version of this agreement and of any notice provided in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as non-electronic business documents and records.
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