FAQ
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1. ¿How many domains can be registered per person or per company?
There is no limit, provided that they comply with the requirements of the class of the domain that you want to register.
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2. ¿What and how many characters are allowed to register a domain?
The total length of a domain should not exceed sixty-three characters as valid characters we have: the numbers zero through nine (0 through 9), letters of the alphabet from A to Z, the hyphen ( - ). Domain names must not begin or end with a dash ( - ) or carry two dashes together ( -- ).
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3. ¿Can I register a domain without having mail account or page on the Internet?
To register a domain name is not necessary to have page on the Internet, but if it is essential that the contacts administrative and technical have an e-mail enabled. It is the responsibility of the user to maintain the information provided to NIC-Internet Costa Rica updated. This mail account will be the NIC-Handle to enable them to perform transactions in the processing section frequent, and it will be the official means of communication between NIC-Internet Costa Rica and contacts.
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4. ¿How long is registered a domain, and as i realize if my domain was registered?
Domain name will be registered in a maximum of 24 working hours for the domains of third level and 24 hours natural for second-level domains, after NIC-Internet Costa Rica has received the electronic application and has been approved. For this, it will be necessary that the formula has been successfully completed, that NIC-Internet Costa Rica has verified the payment and has received the documentation, when the domain to register as well as required. NIC-Internet Costa Rica sent a notice automated electronic contacts informing them of the approval of the application, and from that moment, they will begin to govern the twenty-four working hours in the case of the domains on third level and twenty-four hours natural in the case of the second-level. This time-frame of 24 working hours and 24 natural hours, is valid except for reasons beyond the control of the National Academy of Sciences and its dependence NIC-Internet Costa Rica.
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5. ¿Can I use the same name of my business as the domain name?
Yes, provided that do not use special characters (except the indent, - , ), accented words, underlined that the name does not exceed sixty-three characters, otherwise, you must shorten the name. (If the name of the company is a registered trademark, you must provide documents that so prove, according to the policy document for the operation of the Top Level Domain .cr).
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6. ¿Can I register a domain that refers to a name notorious or a registered trademark?
If, whenever the legal representative of the mark and would provide documents so try (see Policies for the operation of the Top Level Domain .cr).
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7. ¿How do I realize if the domain that I requested was registered?
Once that NIC-Internet Costa Rica has approved the application for registration of a domain, you will send a notice automated electronic contacts informing them of the approval.
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8. ¿Can I register a domain under .cr without having physical presence in Costa Rica?
Yes, but only under .cr and under .co. cr. In order to register a domain under any one of the other categories ( .ac.cr, .ed.cr, .fi.cr, .go.cr, .o.cr, .sa.cr) must have physical presence in Costa Rica.
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9. ¿What are the reasons for which a domain be removed?
The holder of a domain, and its administrative contact, and NIC-Internet Costa Rica will be the only ones authorized to request the removal of a domain name or to perform its elimination, respectively.
The elimination of a domain is given for the following reasons:
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By delegation of authority given area:
According to the National Academy of Sciences is the only entity authorized by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) for the registration and administration of domain names in the hierarchy. Cr, the area authority that the applicant is assigned a domain, whether natural or legal person, when you complete the registration of a domain name under the top level domain. cr, can not be conveyed, transferred, sold, transferred, donated or allocated to another person or entity other than the holder of the domain. It is possible that the holder of a domain under. Cr offer services that include the delegation of the zone of authority, partial or total, which was assigned to register the name. If they present some of the above, NIC-Internet Costa Rica proceed with the removal of the domain registered without any liability to the National Academy of Sciences.
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At the request of the holder and administrative contact:
- The official website http://www.nic.cr, the domain's administrative contact enters with the NIC - Handle and password to access the delete option in Frequently Procedures.
- The administrative contact for the domain selected to remove and submit the application electronically.
If the holder of the domain is a legal person shall submit the following documents:
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Letter from the legal representative requesting the deletion of the domain.
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Original of the corporate license (personería jurídica), within thirty (30) days of issuance.
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Photocopy of the personal I.D. (cédula de identidad) of the official representative.
If the applicant is an individual, the documents to be provided are:
For all the previous cases, the documentation must be sent in original to the offices of NIC-Internet Costa Rica.
once received by NIC-Internet Costa Rica requested documentation for changes and the electronic application on the part of the administrative contact, the elimination will be applied within a maximum of 24 hours for the domains of third level, and 24 hours for the second-level domains. It will send a notice automated electronic e-mail addresses of the previous contacts informing them that the disposal has been approved. Within twenty-four working hours and twenty-four hours natural, is valid except for reasons of force majeure beyond the control of the National Academy of Sciences and its dependence NIC-Internet Costa Rica.
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For non-payment:
In case of non-payment of the fee for renewal of the domain name in accordance with the provisions of the policy document for the operation of the Top Level Domain .cr, NIC-Internet Costa Rica will proceed with the elimination of the domain. It will send a notice automated electronic e-mail addresses of contacts administrative and technical, informing them of the elimination, once this has been carried out.
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By instruction of a national court, foreign or administrative panel:
Before a conflict of a domain name registered under .cr, NIC-Internet Costa Rica will proceed with the elimination of the name when this is the judgment of a national court or abroad. In the latter case, the applicant on the implementation of judgment must follow a procedure for the recognition of foreign judgments in Costa Rica. NIC-Internet Costa Rica will proceed with the elimination of the domain after you received the written notification by the court national or international with its respective recognition, in the case that it is necessary. Made the elimination, NIC-Internet Costa Rica will send a notice automated electronic e-mail addresses of the previous contacts of the domain informing them of the elimination.
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By misinformation, false and abuse:
Before the supply of misleading or false information on the part of the contacts in the process of registration of a domain name or modification of an active domain, NIC-Internet Costa Rica shall notify the administrative officer to proceed with the correction of the situation within a maximum of 30 calendar days, upon receipt of notification. At the maturity of this date if the situation has not been corrected, NIC-Internet Costa Rica will proceed with the elimination of the domain and shall send a notice automated electronic e-mail addresses of the previous contacts informing them that the disposal has been carried out
In the case of check the use of a domain name for illicit activities contrary to the laws of the Republic of Costa Rica, the morals and good customs, shall be notified to the contacts of the domain to which remedy that situation within a maximum period of 15 calendar days. If past this time limit was not made the correction, it will proceed with the elimination of the domain and notified to the previous contacts on the elimination.
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By wrong holder:
In the event that the registrant has entered the holder wrong, has registered the domain for a period longer than a year and you want to register the same domain under the correct holder, the domain will be removed and will be free for the registrant again to ask for it with the correct information, once that NIC-Internet Costa Rica has checked the error made by the registrant and that there was no malicious intent in the process on the part of this. To verify this error, NIC-Internet Costa Rica ask for the information that creates relevant, and will be at its own discretion if appropriate management according to the evidence submitted.
is the responsibility of the registrant coordinate with NIC-Internet Costa Rica the elimination of the name for their subsequent registration, since NIC-Internet Costa Rica is not responsible for entering registration applications for the same domain name by a third party. This process has an administrative charge equivalent to the cost of the registration of a domain within one year, the amount left over will be available so that the user may make any other transaction, or to be returned to the user in accordance with the internal procedure of NIC-Internet Costa Rica for this process. The implementation of the amount left over for another transaction or refund applies, always and when the domain is less than one calendar year from have been registered.
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10. ¿Can the holder of a domain transfer, sell or transfer your domain?
No. The area of authority that is assigned to the applicant for a domain, either natural or legal person, when the registration is complete for a domain name under the Top Level Domain .cr cannot be transferred, transferred, sold, transferred, donated or allocated to another natural or legal person other than the holder of the domain. Otherwise NIC-Internet Costa Rica will proceed with the elimination of the registered domain without any responsibility for the National Academy of Sciences.
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11. ¿How can i modify the name of the holder of a domain?
You can rectify the name of the owner before the correction of the name of a legal person or name of the physical person. This may be requested only by the administrative process in accordance with the provisions in the policy document for the operation of the Top Level Domain .cr. This modification can be requested only by the holder of the domain by the administrative route and must submit the following documentation:
If the holder of the name is a legal person:
- Letter of the legal representative indicating the data to modify. If it is a correction of the social reason of the holder, it must explain this situation in the letter.
- Original of the legal ID (Personería Jurídica) with no more than a month of emitted. In the case of a rectification of the holder, original of the legal ID.
- Photocopy if the legal representative ID.
- Record of the situation made it impossible to request or make the change by electronic means.
If the holder is an individual, the documents to be provided are:
- Letter of the owner of the domain name indicating the data to modify. If it is a correction of the name, it must explain this situation in a letter.
- Photocopy of an identity card of the holder of the domain. In the case of a rectification of the holder, photocopy of an identity card showing the new name.
- Record the situation that made it impossible to request or make the change by electronic means.
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