.KY Domain Requirements & Criteria Cayman Islands FAQ - What types of rules must I follow when registering a .KY domain name?
- By registering in the .ky domain, all registrants agree to be bound by the following domain policies:
1. Registration in the .ky domain is available only to qualified Cayman entities, i.e. organisations and individuals resident in the Cayman Islands, or companies registered with the Cayman Islands' Company Registry. The Registrant and Admin Contact must have a local address and telephone number.
2. There currently is no registration fee for qualified Registrants.
3. Overseas (unqualified) Registrants may NOT use a local agent to circumvent these requirements.
4. The arrangements of existing Registrants who obtained their domain name under previous policies will continue to be honoured on the same or better terms.
5. No sub-domain in the .ky name space may be used for the display, sale, marketing or distribution of pornographic material.
6. No sub-domain in the .ky name space may be used for the purposes of gambling or the promotion of gambling.
7. No sub-domain in the .ky name space may be used for the bulk distribution of unsolicited e-mail (SPAM).
8. By registering in the .ky domain, Registrants acknowledge that they must comply with the provisions of the Laws of the Cayman Islands, and in particular the Electronic Transactions Law 2000, the Computer Misuse Law 2000, and the Information & Communications Technology Authority Law 2002.
9. By registering in the .ky domain, Registrants agree to be bound by the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy approved by ICANN on 24th October 1999 and adopted by the .ky registrar (the ICT Authority) on 1st October 2003.
10. Failure to comply with these policies can lead to the immediate suspension of the sub-domain in addition to any legal consequences.
- Are there restricted subdomains?
- 1. The .edu.ky sub-domain is for local educational establishments only, and is managed by the Permanent Secretary for Education. You are encouraged to contact her office prior to requesting a .edu.ky domain name. The Ministry has an evolving "E" strategy and looks forward to working with you on putting the "E into Education."
2. The .gov.ky sub-domain is for Cayman Islands Government Departments only, and is managed by Computer Services.
- What types of contacts will I need?
- Administrative Contact:
1. The Administrative Contact is the Registrant's appointee to make all executive decisions concerning the domain. He/she is also the individual that the Authority will hold accountable for the proper running of the domain in accordance with Domain Policies.
2. The Administrative Contact is normally a member of the Registrant's organisation, and must be resident in the Cayman Islands. In the case of an Exempt Company, the local Company Agent is often appointed.
3. It is the Administrative Contact who receives the email notification of the acceptance or rejection of the application. If the application is accepted, the Administrative Contact is also sent the Domain Administrative Password which is required to make on-line changes to the domain record. These emails are automatically sent to the Administrative Contact's email address given in the Registration Form. It is therefore very important that a valid email address is given. A frequent error is to give an email address in the domain being requested, i.e. if the domain name being sought is 'example.ky', the email address is incorrectly given as 'admin@example.ky'. This will not work as the domain does not yet exist, so you will never receive a response to your application.
4. Free web-mail addresses, such as hotmail.com or yahoo.com, are not acceptable for the Administrative Contact.
Technical Contact:
1. The Technical Contact is appointed by the Administrative Contact on behalf of the Registrant. The Technical Contact is responsible to the Administrative Contact for the provision of technical services, such as web-design, web-hosting, and DNS services, to the domain. The Technical Contact may be located anywhere in the world. He/she may be a member of the Registrant's own IT Department or, more commonly, is a representivative of an IT/Web-hosting company under contract to the Registrant.
2. In the case of an individual's personal web-site, the Registrant, Administrative Contact and Technical Contact may all be the same person. If that is the case, you may leave the Technical Contact section of the form completely blank.
3. In all other cases, complete the first 5 text boxes in this section of the form.
4. If the Technical Contact resides in the Cayman Islands, enter the PO Box number and select the correct Post Office District from the drop-down box. Select the correct island from the next drop-down box. Leave the remainder of this section blank. If you do not do so, the application will automatically be rejected.
5. If the Technical Contact resides outside the Cayman Islands, provide his/her full address in the last 5 text boxes in this section. In this case, please ensure that the space for a PO Box number remains blank. If it is not, the application will automatically be rejected.
- Will I need to provide 101Domain with Name Server information?
- 1. It is an ICANN requirement that each domain and sub-domain has a minimum of two active DNS servers. A top level domain such as .ky maintains 'pointers' to your DNS servers. Your DNS servers, in turn, maintain pointers to the various services that are available within your domain, e.g. web-site, email, etc. It is your responsibility to arrange DNS servers for your domain. Most web-hosting companies will provide these for their customers at no additional charge. If you are hosting your own web-site, the company providing your Internet connectivity will probably be able to provide DNS services for you. There may be an additional charge. Lastly, some organisations provide free DNS services; try entering "free DNS services" in your favourite search engine.
2. You must provide details of your DNS servers in order to complete your registration. It is not possible to 'hold' a domain name until you have made arrangements for DNS services. If this causes a problem for you, you may wish to consider using "web parking" services offered by a number of companies; try entering "web parking", or "free web parking" in your search engine.
Source: www.icta.ky
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