.SH Domain Requirements & Criteria St. Helena FAQ - What are mandatory rules for second-level domains?
- 1) An applicant may reside in any legal jurisdiction and shall have obtained a professional or academic qualification, or hold valid membership of an Institute or Trade Association.
2) Single or two-letter or number domain names are not allowed. Two letter ISO 3166 country codes and Country names are reserved.
3) There shall be at least two name servers for the domain (with addresses specified in the request) operating at the time the request is submitted. There is no requirement for the name server to be physically located on The Island of Saint Helena. There is no restriction on the IP address of these name servers.
- What are mandatory rules for third-level domains?
- 1) An applicant must be resident on The Island of Saint Helena.
2) Two character names within an Third LD are allowed. i.e. 3x.com.sh.
3) All second level names used by NIC.SH are banned from being used as third level names. e.g. com.com.sh would be banned as it is a second level name.
4) All top level domains are banned from being used as third level names. e.g. net.org.sh and org.com.sh are not allowed.
5) All One Letter domains (i.e.[a-z].xxx.sh) are reserved to cater for possible future sub-domain usage. The owner shall still maintain it unless they volunteer to relinquish it.
6) There shall be at least two name servers for the domain (with addresses specified in the request) operating at the time the request is submitted. At least one name server must be physically located on Ascension. There is no restriction on the IP address of these name servers.
- What are the rules as far as appropriate domain name use?
- No .SH domain may be used, directly or indirectly, for any purpose that is sexual or pornographic or that is against the statutory laws of any nation. In the event of 101Domain being advised by any party that a specific site breaches this condition, then 101Domain reserves the right to immediately deactivate the offending registration. The applicant may seek the reinstatement of any suspended domain name by seeking a determination by an arbitrator appointed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
- What do I agree to when I register a .SH domain name with 101Domain?
- 1) By submitting its application, the you represent that any information provided in the application is accurate. Any information or any modification to registration information found to be false may lead to the cancellation of the registration.
2) You warrant that any future changes to this information required to maintain its accuracy will be provided to 101Domain in an expeditious manner according to the domain name modification procedures in place at that time.
3) 101Domain has no obligation to verify the accuracy of any information supplied by the Applicant (you) and may rely on the Applicant's representations in this respect.
4) 101Domain's remedies against the Applicant for any breach of this clause shall continue to be available notwithstanding any modification, surrender, cancellation or transfer of the registration of the domain name.
Source: www.nic.sh
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