What name can I register?
A license to use a Domain Name will only be granted under the following terms and conditions:
1. It is not already allocated to a third party and an application by a third party for the same Domain Name is not pending; It is understood that a first-come first-served principle applies and preference is given to Registrants who actually carry on business in Cyprus.
2. It does not contain any obscene words and names incorporating foul language or names that do not comply with the Laws of Cyprus;
3. It does not relate to politicians or political or historical activities or for which permission is required from a competent Cyprus Authority unless and except such permission is given and proven to us;
4. It is not generic, sectoral or a fundamental name which identifies a branch, group, activity, professional or business sector. Issuing a License to use such a name could unfairly imply certain or exclusive rights appertaining to it. We will try to ensure that no domain name has an unfair advantage over another Issuing of such a License may only be issued under exceptional circumstances whereby the authority or entity representing the sector or group establishes a name allocation plan which preserves the rights in the names of all parties affected.
5. It is not barred by law such that, it complies with the Laws of Cyprus, including international treaties ratified by the Republic of Cyprus from time to time relating to Intellectual Property issues (e.g. trademark, copyright and famous names issues), as well as the ICANN Dispute Policy.
6. It is not shorter than three characters. Valid characters in a domain name are only alphanumeric characters (0-9, cpr144449003101 a-z) and dash (-). A dash (-) may not appear at the beginning or the end of the Domain Name.
7. Geographic names which identify geographical locations as they are found on official maps can be issued only to the relevant local authority. Applications comprising trade marks, corporate names, etc, and which include a real geographical name, must include the ‘'entity'' name in the requested domain name.
8. A third level Domain Name must not be identical to any existing Top Level Domain Name in the global Internet at the time of application.
9. Ten (10) Domain Name allocations will be allowed per Registrant who is a legal person. We may consider exceptions to allow the allocation of additional Domain Names upon demonstration of a need for additional names.
10. One Domain Name will be allowed per Registrant who is a natural person. Exceptions can be made in cases where the individual is also a member of an organization in which case he/she can register an additional domain name on behalf of this organisation.
11. The second level domains ac.cy, net.cy, gov.cy, org.cy, biz.cy, pro.cy, name.cy, ekloges.cy, tm.cy, ltd.cy, press.cy and parliament.cy are of restricted nature, and require proof, solely in our discretion, that you are entitled to use same.
12. The Registrar reserves the right to revise or supplement the Rules at any time.
