.taipei Pre-Register Domain - .taipei Domain Information

18.1 Describe the mission/purpose of your proposed gTLD.
The missions and purposes of the proposed .taipei gTLD are described as follow:
1. The .taipei gTLD to promote the city name
As the capital city of Taiwan, Taipei has been at the center of rapid economic development in the country and has now become one of the global cities in the production of high technology and its components. This is part of the so-called Taiwan Miracle which has seen dramatic growth in the city following foreign direct investment in the 1960s. Taiwan is now a creditor economy, holding one of the worldʹs largest foreign exchange reserves of over US$352 billion as of February 2010. The foreign exchange reserves in Taiwan have increased to be US$390 billion in February, 2011. The huge amount makes Taiwan to be the country which had the fourth biggest foreign exchange reserves in the world.
Despite the Asian financial crisis, the economy continues to expand at about 5% per year, with virtually full employment and low inflation. As of 2007, the nominal GDP of the core city of Taipei has accrued to an amount of nearly US$160 billion, while the metro region of Taipei has a nominal GDP of around US$260 billion, a record that would rank it 13th among world cities by GDP. The GDP per capita of Taipei is US$48,400, and the second highest in Asia behind Tokyo.
Taipei and its environs have long been the foremost industrial area of Taiwan, consisting of high-tech industries of electronic products and components, electrical machinery and precision equipment. Services, including those related to commerce, transportation, and banking, have become significant contributing factors of economic growth. National brands such as ASUS, ChunghwaTelecom, China Airlines, Mandarin Airlines, Uni Air, Tatung, and D-Link are headquartered in Taipei City. The special location, abundant resources, and Critical mass effects make Taipei City the most prosperous city in Taiwan.
Taipei City is a special municipality which is directly under the Central Government of Taiwan. The mayor of Taipei City has a four-year term and is elected by direct popular vote of its 2.7 million citizens. The on-lined presence of the Taipei City Government under the .taipei gTLD can promote its public image by providing services to businesses and citizens on an upgraded level.
Taipei City is a famous international city, and Taipei City Government has experience of holding international events, such as the 2010 Taipei International Flora Exposition and the approaching Universiade in 2017. We believe that, through attracting more registrants to register .taipei domain names, Taipei City can get more exposure and attentions, which may give Taipei City more opportunities to hold international activities and market the name of Taipei City.
2. The .taipei gTLD to promote the image of the city
As one of the most well-known cities in Asia, Taipei City has special culture and image. In the mind of Taiwanese, Taipei City represents fancy dreams and fast life style. Taipei City is also the city of arts and entertainments. Public arts and exhibitions can be found everywhere, and these all make Taipei City unforgettable in people's minds. Citizens of Taipei City show their love of the city in several surveys, such as the survey of happiness, which indicated that Taipei City got the highest scores of happiness in 2011, remaining the happiest city of Taiwan.
Through the eyes of visitors, it is readily to recognize Taipei City as a friendly and warm city. Taipei City is always open-armed for citizens and visitors, establishing convenient Infrastructures and amicable services. Taipei City is a city which never let you down.
Media and movies can also express the charm of Taipei City. Besides being friendly and warm, Taipei City also presents mystery and elegance in the shots of video cameras. Through the movie "Au Revoir Taipei", Taipei City is attractive and mysterious. Book stores are all over the streets; fancy night lives and smiles of people can catch the eyes of audience. Taipei City is also a place with archaic history. In the movie "Monga", the old era of Taipei was showed and interpreted in a beautiful way. Everyone can find the parts of Taipei City to love.
3. The .taipei gTLD to boost city tourism
Ranked 17th in the survey of Index of Global Destination Cities in 2011(reported by MasterCard International), Taipei City remains popular and attracts more tourists year after year. Tourism is a significant component of the local economy with international visitors totaling almost 3 million in 2008. Taipei has many top tourist attractions and contributes a significant amount to the US$6.8 billion tourism industry in Taiwan.
In Taipei, you can find the world's 2nd tallest building and the biggest collection of Chinese art. Taipei invites you into a world of fascinating contras - a mix of the modern and traditional with a generous dash of energy and friendly smiles to make Taipei one of your most memorable trips to Asia.
Incense-veiled temples dating back to dynastic times blend seamlessly with a neon street life of a decidedly more modern era. Taipei has dozens of world-class restaurants where gourmets can sample the best regional Chinese cuisines; and for the gourmand, there are plenty of night markets serving up scrumptious evening snacks in an environment of chaotic excitement and fun. After tasting foods of Taipei, tourists can find beautiful sceneries or creative markets when walking on the street. Taipei City is a place which always gives visitors new experiences and new perspectives.
The polarities of Taipei are vividly present with the joining of the urban and natural worlds. Just a few minutes away from the heart of the city, you can soak away the cares of the world in mineral-rich hot springs nestled in the lush mountain foothills ringing the Taipei Basin. Taipei is the city which is hugged by mountains and sea. Except beautiful flower blossoms in the famous Shilin Residence, there are incredible sunset and night scenes on Yangmingshan. And throughout the city there are plenty of trails, parks, and other oases of tranquility to lift and invigorate your spirits.
Whether you are just stopping over en route to another Asian destination, or planning a longer stay, Taipei is a multi-faceted treasure that will call you back again and again. Now you can discover the heart of Asia in beautiful Taipei at the new gTLD of .taipei.
4. The .taipei gTLD to enhance visitor services
Taipei is the political, economic, and cultural center of Taiwan. The National Palace Museum which has one of the largest collections of Chinese artifacts and artworks in the world is located in Taipei. Considered to be a global city, Taipei has railways, high speed rail, highways, Mass Rapid Transportations, airports, and bus lines connecting Taipei with all parts of the island.
The on-lined presence of the Taipei City Government under the .taipei gTLD can promote its public image by providing services to businesses and citizens on an upgraded level. The Taipei City governmental functions will have impacts far beyond their traditional jurisdictions and geographic limits.
In addition, Taipei City is the core of Taiwanese spectaculars and Chinese culture. By introducing the .taipei gTLD into the domain name space, any business entity or community with Taiwanese or Chinese connections around the world may seek to establish presence on the Internet with a Taipei City identity instead of simply under ccTLDs or other existing gTLDs. .taipei gTLD can make these business entities or communities more recognizable. Through the promotion of .taipei gTLD, these entities and communities can get benefits and more attentions.
For the visitors of the .taipei gTLD, it is easier and more convenient for them to identify the city name of Taipei and distinguish the products and services from alternative geographic locations.

i.What is the goal of your proposed gTLD in terms of areas of specialty, service levels, or reputation?
This .taipei gTLD innovative to create a one-shop show room, where all the websites with connections of Taipei City government can be accessed by visitors everywhere. The introduction or expansion of gTLDs with ".taipei" has promoted innovation in the domain name market by using the city name of Taipei to connect Taipei city life with people and businesses around the world.
A .taipei provides specific services for a specialized community that has unique needs not otherwise served by a ccTLD or other existing gTLDs. The introduction or expansion of gTLDs with ".taipei" has promoted competition, consumer's trust and visitor's choice. Taipei City welcomes applications to register domain names under .taipei to promote its city name and enhance visitor services. It is a win-win solution for both Taipei City and registrants.
As an applicant for a new gTLD, Taipei City is, in fact, applying to create and operate a registry business supporting the Internetʹs domain name system. This involves a number of significant responsibilities as the operator of a new gTLD Registry. Therefore, Taipei City will provide the Registry Services as required in the ICANN-Registry Agreement, and absorbs latest news and industry trends in order to provide better services.
Taipei City Information Technology Steering Committee will be the highest policy and decision making authority responsible for the management and operation of .taipei Registry. The mayor and vice mayor will be conveners of the Committee, and the Committee of Registry is composed members representing diversified qualification and expertise. It will also seek to partner with a highly acclaimed gTLD registry such as Neustar in Taiwan to provide back-end services for the .taipei Registry. The remaining seats will be reserved for, for example, an independent counselor who is a legal expert in the management of gTLDs and domain name dispute resolutions. The Committee of Registry meets at least once in half a year and whenever required by its duties.
Besides organizing the Taipei City Information Technology Steering Committee, Taipei City will establish a team of domain name counselors. The members of the team of domain name counselors may be the representatives and executives of, include but not limited to, brand, strategy and marketing department and the experts of the law, consumer protection, domains and information security. The team of domain name counselors is independent which only provides opinions for the Taipei City Information Technology Steering Committee. The team of domain counselors will not involve in daily domain name operations.
Taipei City will seek domain name operators and back-end services provider Neustar for .taipei registry, and Taipei City will remain the role of supervisor, communicating with partners which provide services for .taipei registry and keeping .taipei registry operating steadily.
Below is a list of recent major international events hosted by Taipei City:
2001 Asian Baseball Championship; 2001 Baseball World Cup; 2001 AFC Womenʹs Championship; 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship; 2007 Baseball World Cup; 2009 Summer Deaflympics; 2010 Taipei International Flora Exposition; Upcoming 2017 Summer Universiade.
Taipei City is the core of Taiwanese spectaculars and Chinese culture. By introducing the .taipei into the domain name space, any business entity or community with Taiwanese or Chinese connections around the world may seek to establish presence on the Internet with a Taipei city identity instead of simply under ccTLDs or other existing gTLDs.
ii.What do you anticipate your proposed gTLD will add to the current space, in terms of competition, differentiation, or innovation?
A .taipei provides specific services for a specialized community that has unique needs not otherwise served by a ccTLD or other existing gTLDs. The introduction or expansion of gTLDs with ".taipei" has promoted competition, consumer's trust and visitor's choice.
While current gTLDs tend to focus on a generic community such as commercial entities, network providers, organizations, museums, cooperatives, etc. within the global Internet, .taipei will embrace a horizontal perspective with a clear city name to reach and enrich the broad global community. .taipei registry is not going to establish any limitation for registrants. Taipei City encourages every person who would like to apply for .taipei to register.
Unlike ccTLDs also, which provides for an audience of a specific country, .taipei will allow the user to express a city name relevance in order to associate with the city of Taipei and distinguish the products or services from providers of alternative geographic location.
The introduction or expansion of gTLDs with ".taipei" has promoted innovation in the domain name market by using the city name of Taipei to connect Taipei city life and Taipei image with people and businesses around the world.
iii.What goals does your proposed gTLD have in terms of user experience?
".taipei" is a highly recognizable string that is short, easy to remember, versatile but specific and focused on the Taipei city identity. It captures the essence of the community served and is a sustainable phrase that will not easily become obsolete. ".taipei" traverses a broad region yet elicits a clear concept and coherence of the community, providing Registrants tremendous value in establishing an Internet presence with global recognition and regional significance.
Taipei City is the core of Taiwanese spectaculars and Chinese culture. By introducing the .taipei into the domain name space, any business entity or community with Taiwanese or Chinese connections around the world may seek to establish presence on the Internet with a Taipei city identity instead of simply under ccTLDs or gTLDs. For the users of the .taipei, it is easier and more convenient for them to identify the city name of Taipei and distinguish the products or services from alternative geographic locations.
The relationship between registrants and .taipei registry is going to be a long-term cooperation. In the future, .taipei registry will plan several marketing campaigns to promote .taipei. Characteristics and ideas of registrants will also be considered in these campaigns which can benefit both registrants and .taipei registry.
iv.Provide a complete description of the applicant's intended registration policies in support of the goals listed above.
1.Launch Timeline
(1) Registry Reserved Names
The Registry has reserved certain names from registration under the .taipei , including, without limitation, the names appearing on the list of ICANN reserved gTLD names, the names and acronyms of countries and territories under ISO 3166-2, geographic names and acronyms under the jurisdiction of Taipei City and the names and acronyms of the Taipei Cityal Branches or Programs reserved by the Registry for its own purposes and for use by third parties.
(2)No qualifications for Registrants
No Registrant identification will be required for applications for registration of names under the .taipei. Applicants with or without a valid Taipei citizen or business ID number are all welcome to apply for a name under the .taipei.
(3)Sunrise Period
This is a pre-launch opportunity for any Applicant to submit Registration Requests for .taipei names corresponding to their registered trademarks in use. The Registry will use the Trademark Clearinghouse to support its pre-launch period rights protection mechanisms (RPMs). These RPMs will consist of a Trademark Claims Service and a Sunrise Period.
(4)General Availability
Following the opening of general registrations: Applicants may apply on a first-come, first-served basis to register .taipei names. Innovative marketing campaigns will be launched from time to time.
2.Registration of .taipei names
Registration Requests for .taipei names may be submitted only by an ICANN-accredited Registrar. The Registry will not accept a Registration Request for a .taipei name unless it meets the technical and syntax requirements promulgated by ICANN. The Registry may reject a Registration Request, or may delete, revoke, suspend, cancel or transfer a Registration in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Registry-Registrant Agreement.
3.Term
.taipei names may be registered for a period of no less than one (1) year and no more than ten (10) years, commencing on the date on which the Registration Request submitted by an ICANN-accredited Registrar is created by the Registry. All Registration Requests must specify the registration period. It is the obligation of an ICANN-accredited Registrar, and not the Registry, to notify a Registrant in advance of the termination or expiration of a Registration.
4.Payment to the Registry
The Registry will not accept a Registration Request, and will not renew a Registration at the end of the applicable Term unless it has received payment in full from the applicable ICANN-accredited Registrar. Names subject to a Registration Request, or names that result in a Registration will be released in accordance with Registry Policies and ICANN Requirements.
5.Registry-Registrant Agreement
Prior to submitting a Registration Request, the ICANN-accredited Registrar must secure the affirmative consent of the Applicant to the terms and conditions of the Registry-Registrant Agreement, as amended from time to time and posted on the Registry Website.
6.Trademark Claims Notice
At the close of the Sunrise Period, if more than one Sunrise application is made for a domain name, all Sunrise Applicants for that domain name will be notified of the claims made by the other Sunrise Applicants for that name.
By submitting a Registration Request, Applicant agrees that the Registry and/or its authorized Trademark Clearinghouse is authorized to share information relating to Applicant's Registration Request with other applicants, as indicated in the Trademark Claims Notice above. In the event any Sunrise Applicant proceeds with a Registration Request, such Applicant will be deemed on notice of the Trademark Claims submitted by the other Sunrise Applicant(s) and may not claim lack of notice with regard to such Applicant(s) in any subsequent dispute proceeding.
7.Certification / Liability
All Registration Requests must include the Applicant's certification, representation, and warranty that the request is compliant with the relevant requirements. Requests that do not contain the required certification and warranty will be rejected by the Registry.
By submitting a Registration Request, Applicants acknowledge, agree, and accept sole and direct liability for damages suffered by any third party injured as a consequence of a Registration Request of a name under the .taipei.
8.Determinations
The determinations of the Registry and its authorized Trademark Clearinghouse regarding any Registration Requests shall be final and non-appealable; provided, however, that such determination will not affect rights Applicants may have under applicable law, ICANN policies, or Registry-provided dispute resolution procedures.
9.General Availability
During General Availability, Registration Requests made by anyone for Available Names will be allocated by the Registry through ICANN-accredited Registrars on a first-come, first-served basis subject to the Registry Policies and ICANN Requirements.
10.Preventing Abusive Registrations
As part of this process, the Registry will validate contact information for the Registrant and secure the Registrant's affirmative consent to the Registry-Registrant Agreement. All Registrants agree to participate in and abide by any determinations made as part the Registry's dispute resolution procedures, including the Charter Eligibility Dispute Resolution Procedure (CEDRP), the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS), and ICANN‘s Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP).
The Registry will select a neutral third-party as its dispute resolution service provider for the CEDRP, URS, and UDRP procedures. The detailed rules, procedures, and fees for the dispute resolution service provider will be published on the Registry Website.
v.Will your proposed gTLD impose any measures for protecting the privacy or confidential information of registrants or users? If so, please describe any such measures.
Taipei City understands how important privacy or confidential information is to Registrants or users. This privacy policy explains how we process information that identifies Registrants or users personally, when Registrants or users:
•visit websites operated by Taipei City ("Registry Websites");
•or register for .taipei names.
1.This privacy policy applies only to Personal Information that Taipei City collects from and about Registrants or users. It does not apply to information collected by Registrars or third parties when Registrants or users apply to register a .taipei name with them nor does it apply to information collected on third party sites that Registrants or users may access via a link on Registry Websites.
By using Registry Websites or services, including without limitation by registering or reserving a .taipei name, Registrants or users consent to the collection, use, processing, and transfer of Registrants or users' Personal Information in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy. Registrants or users consent to the collection, use, processing, and/or disclosure of Registrants or users' sensitive information and their Personal Information in accordance with the provisions of this Privacy Policy. If Registrants or users are visiting the Registry Website from a country other than the country in which the Registry servers are located, including without limitation visiting from the European Union, Registrants or users' communications with the Registry may result in the transfer of their sensitive information as well as their Personal Information across international boundaries; Registrants or users consent to such transfer.
2.Information Registrants or Users Provided on Registry Websites:
Taipei City collects Personal Information that Registrants or users directly provide on any Registry Websites, for example, when Registrants or users submit a question or comment, request to receive updates from Taipei City, or submit information regarding Registrants or users' interest in a .taipei name. Taipei City also collects information that Registrants or users post on public forums or in chat rooms on Registry Websites.
3.Information Collected Automatically on Registry Websites:
When Registrants or users visit Registry Websites, Taipei City's servers automatically log certain information including without limitation: the type of browser Registrants or users are using, IP address, other information about Registrants or users' geographic location, and the domain name of Registrants or users' Internet service provider.
Taipei City's servers also log information about Registrants or users' activity on Registry Websites, including without limitation the time and date of their visits, the pages they view on any Registry Website, Registrants or users' responses to offerings and advertisements (if any) presented on the Registry Websites, and the searches Registrants or users perform, including without limitation any WHOIS searches.
Unless Taipei City has provided Personal Information directly, for example by registering for updates, Taipei City cannot and does not attempt to use log data to identify Registrants or users personally.
4.Use of Personal Information Collected on Registry Websites:
Taipei City uses Personal Information collected on all Registry Websites to operate and improve those Registry Websites, to fulfill Registrants or users' requests and respond to their inquiries, to understand how Registrants or users use the Registry Websites, and to personalize the content and advertisements Registrants or users see on those Registry Websites.
5.Collection, Use, & Disclosure of Personal Information from Domain Name Registrants
Taipei City collects Personal Information when Registrants or users apply to register a .taipei domain name through any of the ICANN-accredited Registrars.
6.Information Collected in Connection with Domain Name Registration
Taipei City collects Registrants or users' personal information with regard to trademark rights Information, registration Information, and monitoring Information.
7.Use of Information Collected for Domain Name Registrations
Taipei City uses Registrants or users' personal information with regard to trademark rights Information, registration Information and monitoring Information. Taipei City also uses this information to operate its business in the ordinary course, improve its existing services, develop new services, and to inform Registrants or users about services or information that may be of interest to them.
8.Disclosure of Personal Information
Taipei City discloses Registration Information to the public in the form of Whois records, as required by ICANN. Taipei City does not disclose Registrants or users' age-related information, credit card information, or other supplemental information to the public in the form of Whois records. Taipei City may disclose other Personal Information or Trademark Rights Information to fulfill Registrants or users' requests for services, to respond to Registrants or users' inquiries, to third parties as necessary to deliver services associated with operating a website in the .taipei.
Taipei City does not share Registrants or users' sensitive information, Personal Information, Trademark Rights Information, or Registration Information with third parties without Registrants or users' affirmative consent unless it is required otherwise.
Taipei City may use agents and contractors in order to help operate the Registry Websites to provide its service information and to operate its business. Registrants or users expressly consent to the sharing of their Personal Information with Taipei City's agents, contractors and service providers under the premise that, if its agents and contractors have access to Registrants or users' Personal Information, they are contractually required to safeguard that information and prohibited from using that information for any other purpose.
Describe whether and in what ways outreach and communications will help to achieve your projected benefits.
As the city government of Taiwan's national capital, it is Taipei City's legal duty to make the information available to the public by regularly holding press conferences and other activities to strengthen public relations. Taipei City often announces city-related news and city annual reports for public information. Besides these PR campaigns, Taipei City launches from time to time marketing initiatives to gain favorable publicity, including traditional, on-lined and TV advertisements. Taipei City leverages with different media to target diversified visitors.
The elements of .taipei will also be added into city marketing campaigns, such as placement marketing of movie and trendy drama, social network marketing, and word-of-mouth effects. Integrated marketing communications of Taipei City will achieve the goal for benefiting communities and registrants.
As a leading front runner in the Chinese cultures around the world, Taipei City always remains the center of Asian countries and the most popular topic among businesses and people. Taipei City will further leverage this new marketing tool, .taipei, to promote the newly launched i-cloud services to its citizens and visitors. Taipei City will utilize integrated one-stop services to connect .taipei domain names with the unexplored needs of Registrants.

i. How will multiple applications for a particular domain name be resolved, for example, by auction or on a first-come/first serve basis?
To resolve multiple applications for a particular domain name, .taipei gTLD Registry will implement its registration policy and launch timeline, aside from certain names reserved by the Registry.
Sunrise Period
This is a pre-launch opportunity for Applicants to submit Registration Requests for .taipei gTLD names corresponding to their registered trademarks in use. The Registry will use the Trademark Clearinghouse to support its pre-launch period rights protection mechanisms (RPMs). These RPMs will consist of a Trademark Claims Service and a Sunrise Period.
General Availability
Following the opening of general registrations: Applicants may apply on a first-come, first-served basis to register .taipei gTLD names.
Premium Names
The Registry may allocate Premium Names from time to time in its discretion via (i) request for proposal; (ii) auction; and/or (iii) other reasonable mechanisms.
UDRP
Taipei City Government is firmly committed to the protection of trademark rights and to implement the mandatory rights protection mechanisms contained in the Applicant Guidebook and detailed in Specification 7 of the ICANN-Registry Agreement. A neutral dispute resolution service provider will be engaged by the .taipei gTLD Registry in domain name dispute resolution in compliance with UDRP and Rules of UDRP promulgated by ICANN and its own supplementary rules.
ii. Explain any cost benefits for registrants you intend to implement (e.g., advantageous pricing, introductory discounts, bulk registration discounts).
Pre-launch Period
During the pre-launch period, there are certain names reserved by the Registry for the exclusive registration of Taipei City Government or third parties to establish their on-lined Taipei City identity. There are incentives in the promotion of pre-launch registrations.
General Availability
During the period for General Availability, Taipei City Government will offer cost benefits for Registrants such as advantageous pricing, introductory discounts, bulk registration discounts or any other price incentives subject to various promotion campaigns. Taipei City Government will leverage with its partners for all kinds of promotion campaigns.
iii. Note that the Registry Agreement requires that registrars be offered the option to obtain initial domain name registrations for periods of one to ten years at the discretion of the registrar, but no greater than ten years. Additionally, the Registry Agreement requires advance written notice of price increases. Do you intend to make contractual commitments to registrants regarding the magnitude of price escalation? If so, please describe your plans.
Taipei City Government strongly believes that a good business relationship with all the ICANN-accredited Registrars will ensure the successful management and operation of .taipei gTLD Registry. Taipei City Government will honor its commitment under the Registry Agreement, which requires that Registrars be offered the option to obtain initial domain name registrations for periods of one to ten years at the discretion of the Registrar, but no greater than ten years.
Additionally, Taipei City Government will also honor its commitment under the Registry Agreement, which requires advance written notice of price increases. Yes, Taipei City Government will make contractual commitments to Registrants regarding the magnitude of price escalation.
Taipei City Government will not only adopt a transparent pricing policy, but also give our Applicants or Registrants a three-month prior notice before any price escalation becomes effective. To assure that our Applicants and Registrants will be timely informed, Taipei City Government will notify them by e-mail, i-cloud webpage, and official website announcement. Taipei City Government also promises that any price escalation will only take effect for our new Applicants and that the interests of our existing Registrants will not be compromised in any way.

Due to the policy of .taipei registry, .taipei registry will reserve related geographic names (including full names and abbreviations) of Republic of China, such as names of cities, roads, and districts. These geographic names can only be registered by related departments of the government of Republic of China, and .taipei registry will validate registrations of strings we mentioned above.
To protect other geographic names, .taipei registry will block all capital city names of a country or territory listed in the ISO 3166-1 standard, city names, sub-national place names listed in the ISO 3166-2 standard, names listed in the ISO 3166-3 standard, and names listed as a UNESCO region or appearing on the"Composition of macro geographic (continental) or regions, geographic sub regions, and selected economic and other groupings" list. All these names listed above are prohibited from general registration. Only registrants from related departments of the government of Republic of China can apply to register related geographic names.
Through this policy, .taipei registry believes that the geographic names protection will avoid domain name abuse and protect rights of related governments.