.cy – Openprovider

This article describes the procedures and requirements of .cy domain names.
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Registration

The domain registration needs to be manually requested by us and requires:

Local domain owner required (office/residence).
Copy of commercial license (companies) or copy of Identity Card (natural persons).

Below are the further rules that need to be checked before sending the request to us:

Nameservers must be configured and return an authoritative answer before the domain is requested.
A natural person must be at least 18 years of age
Limited number of domains per registrant (10 for legal entities; 1 for natural persons).
The domain name should not contain any obscene words and names incorporating foul language or names that do not comply with the Laws of Cyprus
The domain name may 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 the registry
The domain name may not be a generic, sectoral or a fundamental name that identifies a branch, group, activity, professional, or business sector. Registering such a name could unfairly imply certain or exclusive rights appertaining to it.
Geographic names which identify geographical locations as they are found on official maps can be issued only to the relevant local authority.

Transfer

Transfer - process is manual, request should be submitted to Openprovider support
Transfer application form completion is required. Form sent back via email in response to transfer request

Authorization code required	no
Method of confirmation	forms
Registration period after transfer	extends
Average transfer time	Not realtime
Advanced and simple transfers available	Contact our Sales department to check if easy transfer of 100 or more .cy domains is available.

Update

Owner change (trade)

Trade - not free of cost. The only qualifying reasons are:
- For persons: the right of succession
- For companies: collaboration, consolidation, or other similar reasons
If the above conditions are met - can be requested via Openprovider support

Other update

requested via RCP or XML API or REST API
An update is not free of charge and might take 2-5 days to complete.

Deletion / Restore

Delete

A domain can only be explicitly deleted if the registrant sends us a signed request on letterhead paper.

Restore / reactivate

Restore is not possible.

Detailed extension information

Registry	Registry: University of Cyprus Registry whois: registry.nic.cy Registry web based whois: https://registry.nic.cy/cy-ui/home Registry zonefile updates:
Technical information	DNSSEC support: no Minimum Character Length: 2 Maximum Character Length: 7 Registration period: 1 - 1 year(s) Renewal date offset: 0 days The number of days before the registry's expiration date, that Openprovider requires the domain to be renewed or expired. More info. Note that the dates as shown in your Openprovider account are always leading, even if they do not match the renewal date offset mentioned here. Soft quarantine period: n/a days During this period, following after an expiration, the domain can be restored for free. This period does not apply if the domain is deleted explicitly. More info. Quarantine period: 0 days During this period, an expired or deleted domain name can be reactivated at an additional fee.
Restrictions	Local presence required? no Does Openprovider provide local presence services? no Local activity required? no Correct nameserver configuration required? yes
Policies
Registration agreement	The registry requires that a registration agreement is in place between the provider and the domain holder. The text of this registration agreement and any required supplements is the following: General registration agreement

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