Domain and rights disputes
Where trademark, domain ownership, copyright, court, and law-enforcement matters belong—and where they do not.
Pre-launch notice
Paid domain registration is not yet available. This policy describes the current website and the operating rules Honk is preparing for launch. Commercial terms, legal-entity details, launch markets, and any jurisdiction-specific notices will be finalized before checkout opens.
Plain-language note
These pages are operational drafts, not a substitute for advice from a qualified lawyer. Nothing here limits rights that cannot lawfully be limited.
Choose the right route
- Use the abuse form for phishing, malware, botnets, pharming, compromised domains, or other harmful domain use.
- Use support for account access, ownership documentation, billing, or transfer problems.
- Use an approved dispute-resolution provider or court process for eligible trademark-based domain disputes.
- Send a complete, verifiable legal demand through the contact channel; launch escalation details will be published before paid service begins.
UDRP and URS
For ICANN-governed domains, the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy provides a process for certain abusive trademark registrations, often called cybersquatting. The Uniform Rapid Suspension system is a narrower, faster suspension process for clear-cut cases in eligible TLDs.
Honk does not decide a UDRP or URS case. The responsible registrar implements decisions from the approved provider or court as required.
Copyright and content
A domain registrar does not ordinarily host the website content reached through a domain. Copyright or content complaints may need to go to the hosting provider, platform operator, or other service with control over the material. Honk may refer a complaint or act where a valid legal order or applicable provider policy requires it.
Account and ownership disputes
If people within a business, family, or project disagree about who controls a domain, Honk may restrict changes while reviewing reliable account, payment, organizational, or legal evidence. Honk cannot resolve complex beneficial-ownership disputes that require a court or arbitrator.
Legal and authority requests
Requests should identify the requesting authority or party, the domain, the specific action or information sought, the legal basis, deadline, and a verifiable official contact. Honk may require formal service, narrow an overbroad request, preserve relevant records, or route the request to the upstream registrar or registry.