Abacus
America, Inc.
from the developers of
Rodopi R a complete solution for operating TLD Registry
up and running NOW
San Diego,
October, 1-st, 2000
Statement of Requested Confidential Treatment of Materials
Submitted
I.
PROCEDURE FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT OF MATERIALS SUBMITTED.
ICANN
intends to evaluate applications to sponsor or operate new TLDs in as open and
transparent a manner as is reasonably feasible. At the same time, however,
ICANN recognizes that to encourage applicants to provide all documents and
information relevant to the application, it is appropriate to afford applicants
the opportunity to submit legitimate trade‑secret information with a
request for confidential handling by ICANN.
Except
to the extent that it expressly agrees otherwise in writing, ICANN will be free
to disclose and use information submitted in connection with an application in
any manner and to anyone it deems appropriate. If the applicant wishes ICANN to
accord confidential treatment to any material in its application or otherwise
submitted in connection with the application, the applicant must expressly
request confidential treatment of that material in this statement and mark the
material with the legend "CONFIDENTIAL." Applicants are strongly
encouraged to avoid, or at least to minimize, requests for confidential
treatment of material in applications or submitted in connection with
applications.
Any
request for confidential handling will be reviewed for confidentiality by ICANN
staff before further consideration of the material to which the request
relates. ICANN staff will promptly notify the applicant of the extent to which
ICANN is willing to agree to treat the designated material in a confidential
manner and the manner in which ICANN is willing to handle that material,
requesting a response from the applicant within two business days. If ICANN is
not willing to agree to the applicant's request for confidential handling in
its entirety, ICANN and the applicant will discuss the matter in an effort to
reach a written agreement on confidential treatment of materials. Only a
written agreement, signed by ICANN's President or Vice‑President, will be
binding on ICANN.
In
the event ICANN and the applicant do not agree on provisions for confidential
treatment within a period designated by ICANN, ICANN will, to the extent of the
disagreement, delete all material submitted by applicant that is subject to
applicant's request for confidentiality. The deleted information will then
cease to be part of the applicant's application and will not be considered by
ICANN staff in reviewing the application, nor will the deleted information be
disclosed or otherwise used by ICANN. After being advised of what has been
deleted, the applicant will be offered (for two business days) the opportunity
to withdraw the application and obtain a refund of the US$50,000 application fee.
ICANN intends to use reasonable efforts to meet the requirements of this
section I, but shall not be liable for failing to meet them.
II.
APPLICANT'S REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT.
F1.
The applicant's full legal name is:
Abacus
America, Inc.
F2.
Does the applicant request confidential treatment of any portion of the
application or any material submitted in connection with the application?
YES
F3.
If the response to item F2 is yes, please provide, on sheets of paper attached
to this Statement of Requested Confidential Treatment of Materials Submitted,
the following information for each set of material as to which the applicant
requests confidential treatment:
F3.1 Subject to
confidential treatment
F3.1.1. Identity of
key personnel listed in “Registry Operator’s proposal” D9. and D.10
F3.1.2. Names of
prospective top level managers listed in “Registry Operator’s proposal”
paragraph D13.2.9
F3.1.3 Financial annual report (tax return). The
whole part D13.4.3*
F3.1.4 Proof of capital. The whole part D13.4.4*
F3.2.1. Not to be
posted on the Internet.
F3.2.2 trough F3.2.4 The documents not to be posted on the Internet and not to be
disclosed to third party without permission in writing.
F3.3.1 To avoid our
competitors calling our best employees with job offerings.
F3.3.2 Do not have permission from prospective
employees to disclose their identity.
F3.3.3 and F3.3.4
Corporate policy.
By
signing this Statement of Requested Confidential Treatment of Materials
Submitted, the undersigned certifies that he or she has authority to do so on
behalf the applicant (or applicants, where there is more than one). The
undersigned agrees on behalf of himself or herself and the applicant(s) to the
procedure described in section I of this statement and that there is no claim
to confidential treatment for any material submitted by applicant(s) not
clearly identified in response to item F3.1 and marked
"CONFIDENTIAL." The undersigned agrees, on his or her own behalf and
on behalf of the applicant(s) and each of its (or their) officers, directors,
employees, consultants, attorneys, agents, partners, and joint venturers, that
neither ICANN, nor any of its officers, directors, employees, consultants,
attorneys, and agents, shall have any monetary liability for disclosure or use
of submitted materials contrary to the procedure described in section I of this
statement, except where that disclosure or use is done to maliciously harm
applicant(s).
_______________________________
Signature
_______________________________
Name
(please print)
_______________________________
Title
_______________________________
Name
of Applicant(s)
_______________________________
Date
(c) 2000 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
and Numbers
All rights reserved.
Updated August 15, 2000