A. The .AC Domain Name is the ISO-3166 code for Ascension Island and is administered exclusively by the domain registry at nic.ac, which is directed by its parent company, the Internet Computer Bureau PLC (ICB).
MANDATORY RULES FOR REGISTERING SECOND LEVEL .AC 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 nameservers for the domain (with addresses specified in the request) operating at the time the request is submitted. There is no requirement for the nameserver to be physically located on Ascension Island. There is no restriction on the IP address of these nameservers.
APPROPRIATE USE
No .AC 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 NIC.AC being advised by any party that a specific site breaches this condition then NIC.AC 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 organisation.
UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL (SPAM) MAIL POLICY
In the event that any .AC domain is used either directly or indirectly for the purpose of directing unsolicited electronic mail ("spam mail") either as the originator of the spam mail or as the address to which readers of spam mail are referred, then nic.AC reserves the right to send a cease and desist letter to the registered Administrative Contact of the specified AC domain name. Should the Administrative Contact of the AC domain name fail to adhere to the conditions contained in the warning letter, then nic.AC reserves the right to suspend the operation of the offending .AC domain name until the necessary assurances are obtained from the Administrative Contact.
If you register a .AC domain you are bound by the Terms and Conditions of GEL-nomanix.com AND the Terms and Conditions here - http://nic.ac/terms.html
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