Common use of Contracting with Third Parties Clause in Contracts

Contracting with Third Parties. 5.1 HKIRC may enter into a written agreement with third party(ies) (the “third party contractor(s)”) to perform the duties in managing and administering .hk domain names, as long as HKIRC remains responsible for all duties under this Agreement to the same extent as if those duties were performed by HKIRC. 5.2 HKIRC shall ensure that the third party contractor meets the technical qualifications and requirements set forth by ICANN from time to time if the duties performed by the third party contractor are related to the registry operation of Internet domain names. HKIRC shall also meet requirements set forth by ICANN for the arrangement of such third party contractor. 5.3 In the written agreement between HKIRC and the third party contractor, HKIRC shall ensure that the terms of the written agreement are consistent with, and include duties at least as onerous on the third party contractor as, those imposed on HKIRC in this Agreement.