Overview
The domain is the official domain CY Cyprus (Europe).

Cyprus is situated in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, 70 km from the coast of Turkey, 95 km from the Syrian coast and 380 km from the coast of Egypt. The nearest Greek islands - Rhodes and Karpasos located at 380 km to the west.

Recommendations
CY domain is recommended for websites related to Cyprus or containing relevant information, for companies and individuals located in Cyprus or emerging to local market and for everyone interested in this domain zone.

Limitations
Only companies incorporated in Cyprus and resident individuals of Cyprus that reached the age of 18 may register domains in CY domain zone.

Each company may register not more than 10 domain names. A company may register more than 10 domain names, if it uses all 10 domains for its own purposes and is able to objectively rationalize its requirement to register more than 10 domain names.
Each individual may only register 1 domain name.

Each individual should provide a copy of passport when registering a domain.
Each company should provide a copy of its articles of association.

A domain name may not contain offensive words and phrases and words violating the legislation of Cyprus.
A domain name may not relate to politics, political or historical events, unless competent authorities of Cyprus issue relevant permits.
A domain name may not be a commonly used word and may not consist only of words identifying separate areas of business activities, sectors of economics, professional company's activities etc. Registration of such domain may unfairly imply partial or full rights to a separate area of activities. Registration of such domain names is possible only under exceptional circumstances and only for associations of organizations representing such areas of activities.
A domain name may not violate the legislation of Cyprus, including international agreements ratified by Cyprus, third party intellectual property rights (for example, trademark rights, copyrights, brand rights) and ICANN policies.
Domain names may not be represented by any names of geographical and historical areas of Cyprus and names of other countries. Domain names registered under any trademarks and corporate names containing such geographical names should also contain names of organizations, for which such domains are registered.

Unlike the majority of other domain zones, domains should be renewed by December 31 of each year regardless of their registration date. For example, if a domain is registered on September 23, it should nevertheless be renewed for next year by December 31 of such year.

Registration term
Usually, a domain becomes available for use in 7-21 days upon payment and all necessary documents.
Maximal registration term for this domain zone is 2 months.

Transfer
Currently, only new domains may be registered in this domain zone. You may not transfer your domain to our service from another registrar.

Information in WHOIS
Information on domain owners is fully hidden and not available for public viewing.