Additional Information

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1.1. Who can apply for a .cat domain name ?
You need to belong to the Catalan linguistic and cultural community in the Internet. You can belog to it if you:

already have contents in Catalan published online.
you could benefit of Sunrise's phases 1 or 3 validation codes.
you have access to an special code (sometimes called ENS)
issued during special promotions or by agreements with certain institutions.
you develop activities (in any language) to promote the Catalan culture and language.
or you are endorsed (sponsored mail) by 3 people that or 1 institution already using a .cat domain name.


1.2. Can I register a .cat domain if I do not live in a Catalan speaking country?

Sure. The .cat domain is not territorial, but applies to all the Catalan-speaking community. Therefore, if you fulfill the conditions described above (domain naming conventions and web related to the Catalan culture or language), you may register a .cat domain regardless of where you live.

1.3. Can anyone register a .cat domain?

Yes. Any individual, association, organization, company, etc. that fulfills the conditions mentioned earlier can apply for a .cat domain.


• When you register a .cat domain name you must fill, as part of the
process, a declaration of intended use for the domain you register. This
declaration does not need to be too detailed, but must be true. If once you
got the domain name, your use differs from the one you stated in the
"intended use", Fundació puntCAT may require you to explain why and might
even block the domain name (ie. keep you as owner but being inoperative for
any Internet service like web, mail, etc). Fundació puntCAT may also block
your domain if you do any unacceptable use of it like for instance spam or
reselling domains. Of course you can always change your declaration of
"intended use", but in any case, this change must comply with .cat Registry
eligibility charter (described above).