7. FEES

All fees or amounts detailed in any information provided by NIC.EC is determined in $ or US$ or USD, which means dollars of the United States of America.

7.1 DOMAIN REGISTRY AND MAINTENANCE FEES

Domains may have registry and maintenance fees. Registry fee is due just on time when a new registry is done. Maintenance fee is due for annually periods for a minimum of 1 year and a maximum of 10 years. In the registry of a new domain, there must be paid the registry fee and a one-year maintenance fee. For a better protection of a domain, there can be paid for 1, 2, 3, 5 or 10 years. There may be some cases with more convenient fees for different periods, getting a discount for an in-advance payment. There may also be different fees for Ecuadorian persons and entities and for non - Ecuadorian persons and entities. Second or Third level domain fees, for periods and origin are the following:

7.1.1 FEES PAYABLE BY ECUADORIANS FOR .COM.EC, .INFO.EC, .NET.EC, .FIN.EC, .MED.EC, PRO.EC, ORG.EC, .EDU.EC AND .K12.EC.

The following fees are applicable exclusively for those registries in which both, Registrant and Administrative Contact are Ecuadorians or Ecuadorian entities duly registered in Ecuador, according NIC.EC Policies.

For domains under .com.ec, .net.ec, .org.ec, .edu.ec and .k12.ec for registration or renewal for one or more years:

For domains under .info.ec, .pro.ec, .med.ec and .fin.ec for registration or renewal for one or more years:

A 12% must be added to these amounts because of the VAT (IVA) tariff (Value Added Tax).

7.1.2 FEES PAYABLE BY NON - ECUADORIANS FOR .COM.EC, .INFO.EC, .NET.EC, .FIN.EC, .MED.EC, .PRO.EC

Fees for non - Ecuadorians will be payable for all registries which Registrant or Administrative Contact are not Ecuadorians or Ecuadorian entities registered in Ecuador.

For domains under .com.ec, .net.ec for registration or renewal for one or more years fees are:

For domains under .info.ec, .pro.ec, .med.ec and .fin.ec for registration or renewal for one or more years:

A 12% must be added to these amounts because of the VAT (IVA) tariff (Value Added Tax).

7.1.3 FEES FOR .GOV.EC & .MIL.EC

The governmental and military entities of the Government and Army Force of Ecuador, are exempt for payment of domain registration and renewal fee , thus the fee is zero. This exemption is only valid for the domains that these entities register under gov.ec and mil.ec.

7.1.4 FEES FOR .EC SECOND LEVEL DOMAINS

For second level domains , the minimum registration period for domains directly under .EC, is two years, and the minimum renewal term is one year. The renewal fee for one year is $35 for Ecuadorians and $50 for non-Ecuadorians, plus tax. The following are fees for registration or renewal.

Fees for .EC second level domains for Ecuadorians are applicable exclusively for domains in which both, Registrant and Administrative Contact are Ecuadorians or Ecuadorian entities duly registered in Ecuador, according NIC.EC Policies.

Fees for .EC second level domains for Non-Ecuadorians are applicable for domains where Registrant or Administrative Contact are not Ecuadorians or Ecuadorian entities registered in Ecuador.

Additionally, some names are classified as Premium Names based on its name structure or in some cases as generic names, for which there are a different fees. These names are classified in four levels and fees are published in the web page. A 12% must be added to these amounts because of the VAT (IVA) tariff (Value Added Tax).

7.2 FEES FOR DOMAIN TRANSFER

When a domain is transferred from one Registrant to another, a fee of US$100 (for Ecuadorians) or US$150 (for non - Ecuadorians) will be payable. Once the domain transfer forms and legal documents are received, the collection of such fee will be processed. Domain will not be transferred to the new Registrant until the fee for domain transfer has been paid. Either the new Registrant or the former one can make such payment. Such fee is not linked in any way to the reason or motive of such transfer and is absolutely independent from the terms agreed by the involved Registrants in such transfer.

8. TAXES

8.1 All services rendered by NIC.EC and for which an invoice is issued to any entity or person, Ecuadorian or non - Ecuadorian, are imposed with the value added tax "VAT" (IVA), according Ecuadorian legislation. Its tariff is 12% . All fees for all services rendered by NIC.EC included in any document, policy, reference information or web page, do not include VAT, which means that such tax must be added.

8.2 Tax retention practiced by legal person of Ecuador.

When legal persons of Ecuador pay NIC.EC and withhold the pertinent income tax retention and, in the case of Special Taxpayers that also withhold the VAT, the retention certificates shall be delivered to NIC.EC to allow to it to impute a payment. If such certificates are not delivered, payment shall not be processed.

9. PAYMENT OPTIONS

There are several payment options such as credit card, check, bank deposit and bank transfer . The options are described below:

9.1. Payment for a new domain registry with a credit card

When application took place on-line and is paid for with a credit card, credit card charge authorization is processed as well as other control and invoicing processes. Once the application and the credit card charge are approved, the domain will be activated within a following period of three working days. Once a domain is activated and billed, an email will be send to the Administrative Contact confirming the domain activation and the credit card charge.

9.2 Payment for a new domain registry with a check or a bank account credit

When application took place on-line and is paid for with a check or bank account credit, which means that payment shall not be made with a credit card, the processes of control, invoicing, requested domain acceptance and confirmation email delivery will be executed. However, domain will not be activated until payment has been received. This means that it will be on hold for 30 days and when payment is received, the domain will get activated. On the payment date, the term of existence of the domain will start. While the domain is on hold but not activated, it will not be available for registry as well there will be impossible to access the on-line information of it on the Whois. When sending a payment, it is important to mention the invoice number and/or the domain name that is being paid for, in order to allow NIC.EC to impute such payment correctly. If a payment is send without such information, payment may not be imputed opportunely and after the mentioned term of 30 days, the domain will be eliminated and available for a registry.

9.2.1 Information for a wire transfer

If you want to make a payment through a wire transfer, banking costs must be assumed by whoever is making such payment. If a partial payment is received, it will be imputed but the domain will not be active until full payment is received. The banking information is the following:

Beneficiary: NIC.EC (NICEC) S.A.
Checking account: 1314137-06
Bank: Pacific National Bank
1390 Brickell Avenue
Miami, FL 33131
USA Phone: (305) 539-7500
Fax: (305) 539-7600
Swift PACIUS3X
ABA: 066011350

9.2.2 Information for payments with checks

Payments by check must be mailed or delivered to NIC.EC’s office, which address is detailed herein. The mailing or delivery of the check is an exclusive responsibility of whoever is doing such payment. Checks must be payable through Ecuadorian or U.S.A. banking system.

NIC.EC’s office is located on the following address:

NIC.EC
Av. 9 de Octubre 100 y Malecon
Edf. La Previsora, Piso 22 ofc. 2204
Guayaquil - Ecuador

9.3 Credit Card Payments

Additionally to payment with credit card during Online registration or online renewal , there are two other alternatives:

9.3.1 Web Site – Credit Card

On the home page is the option Payments, which let consult the balance due by domain or by invoice number , and if there is a balance due it can be paid immediately by credit card.

9.3.2 By Fax – Credit Card

This option is with one time authorization sent by fax with certain requirements that are specified in the Form , and then it is possible to request payment by email or fax for specific domains or invoices. This option is very useful when paying for many domains with credit card.