Offensive Domain Policy

As a domain marketplace, DomainMonkey.com does not wish to engage in selective censorship of domains people wish to buy and trade. However, DomainMonkey.com is also a responsible global citizen and we have created a set of guidelines to determine whether the offensive nature of specific terms will be allowed placement in our domain database. DomainMonkey.com reserves the right not to list domains that violate our Offensive Domain Policy.

Offensive Material

Application of guidelines that have the potential of restricting free speech require careful judgment and consideration of a domain’s potential for substantial social, artistic or political value. Domain names that, in DomainMonkey.com’s sole discretion, promote or praise hatred, violence, child pornography, racial or religious intolerance may not be listed for sale or parked with DomainMonkey.com and will be removed once discovered by, or reported to DomainMonkey.com without warning or notice to the domain owner. Users who continually attempt to list for sale or park domains in violation of this policy risk suspension or cancellation of their DomainMonkey.com accounts. In addition, domains that promote organizations that endorse and/or encourage hatred, violence, child pornography, racial or religious intolerance may not be listed for sale or parked with DomainMonkey.com. This includes, but is not limited to, domains promoting organizations such as the KKK, Nazis, neo-Nazis, or the Aryan nation.

Why is this Policy Necessary?

DomainMonkey.com is proud to offer our domain name services in over 20 languages and to domain owners in countries around the world. DomainMonkey.com users come from a perse international background and maintain different sensibilities. DomainMonkey.com’s domain marketplace is strengthened by this persity and we endeavor to create a trading environment free from offensive terms which lack any redeeming social, artistic or political value. Free speech is another global priority of DomainMonkey.com and while we will not tolerate domains whose only purpose is to espouse hatred or violence, DomainMonkey.com will never engage in selective censorship of domains that do not infringe upon on this narrowly tailored policy

Reporting Domains that Violate the Offensive Domain Policy

Despite DomainMonkey.com’s best efforts, it is impossible for DomainMonkey.com to monitor and verify all the domains that are bought, sold and parked with DomainMonkey.com every year. For this reason, we seek the help of our global community to report any domains you feel may run afoul of this policy. If you would like to report a domain that violates DomainMonkey.com’s Offensive Domain Policy you can submit an email to support at domainmonkey.com. Please include the domain in question and the date, time and location where you noticed the domain. DomainMonkey.com will act expeditiously to review and remove and/or block, if necessary, all domains that violate this policy.