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Extended Attributes

.US Domains

Parameter Possible Values Required? Description
RegistrantNexus C11, C12, C21, C31, C32 Yes refer to notes below
RegistrantNexusCountry No No Two-digit country code
RegistrantPurpose P1, P2, P3, P4, P5 Yes refer to notes below
RegistrantNexus

C11 represents a natural person who is a US citizen; C12 represents a natural person who is a permanent resident; C21 represents an entity or an organization; C31 represents a foreign organization; C32 represents a foreign organization that has an office in US.

RegistrantPurpose

P1 represents a business organization; P2 represents a non-profit or religious organization or association; P3 represents personal purpose; P4 represents educational purpose; P5 represents government purpose organization, etc.

.EU Domains

Parameter Possible Values Required? Description
EUAgreeWhoisPolicy YES Yes refer to .EU Policy below
EUAgreeDeletePolicy YES, NO Yes refer to .EU deletion rules below
EUAdrLang BG, CS, DS, NL, EN, EL, PT ET, FI, FR, DE, HU, IT, LV, LI, MT, PL, RO, SK, SL, ES, SV No refer to note below
.EU Policy

I hereby agree that the Registry is entitled to transfer the data contained in this application to third parties (i) if ordered to do so by a public authority, carrying out its legitimate tasks; and (ii) upon demand of an ADR Provider as mentioned in section 16 of the .EU Terms and Conditions and (iii) as provided in Section 2 (WHOIS look-up facility) of the .EU Domain Name WHOIS Policy.

.EU Deletion Rules

I agree and acknowledge to the special renewal and expiration terms set forth below for this domain name, including those terms set forth in the Registration Agreement. I understand that unless I have set this domain for autorenewal, this domain name must be explicitly renewed by the expiration date or the 20th of the month of expiration, whichever is sooner. (e.g. If the name expires on Sept 4th, 2008, then a manual renewal must be received by Sept 4th, 2008. If name expires on Sep 27th, 2008, the renewal request must be received prior to Sep 20th, 2008). If the name is not manually renewed or previously set to autorenew, a delete request will be issued by Namecheap. When a delete request is issued, the name will remain fully functional in my account until expiration, but will no longer be renewable nor will I be able to make any modifications to the name. These terms are subject to change.

EUAdrLang

BG stands for Bulgaria; CS stands for Czech; DS stands for Danish; NL stands for Dutch; EN stands for English; ET stands for Estonian; FI stands for Finnish; FR stands for French; DE stands for German; EL stands for Greek; HU stands for Hungarian; IT stands for Italian; LV stands for Latvian; LI stands for Lithuanian; MT stands for Maltese; PL stands for Polish; RO stands for Romania; SK stands for Slovak; SL stands for Slovenian; ES stands for Spanish; SV stands for Swedish.

.NU Domains

Parameter Possible Values Required? Description
NUOrgNo No Yes Personal Identification Number
NUvatNo No No Swedish Organization in addition to Corporation ID, user can also optionally provide additional Tax/VAT Number.

For NUOrgNo parameter, the Swedish Resident, should provide a valid

  • Personal Identification Number, if registrant is an individual
  • Organization Identification Number, if the registrant is a corporation registered in Sweden.

.CA Domains

Parameter Possible Values Required? Description
CIRALegalType CCO, CCT, RES, GOV, EDU, ASS, HOP, PRT, TDM, TRD, PLT, LAM, TRS, ABO, INB, LGR, OMK, MAJ Yes Legal Type of Registrant Contact
CIRAWhoisDisplay Full, Private Yes Individuals (CCT, RES, ABO, LGR) may keep their Registrant contact information private in CIRA’s Whois; non-individuals must show their full Registrant information.
CIRAAgreementVersion 2.0 Yes Version of the CIRA Registrant Agreement to which Registrant is agreeing.
CIRAAgreementValue Y Yes This value should be Y (agreed to agreement) for the domain to be registered. Passing other values will fail the registration.
CIRALanguage en, fr No Language in which to communicate with he contact.
Default: en
CIRALegalType

CCO represents a Corporation; CCT represents a Canadian citizen; RES represents a Canadian resident; GOV represents a Government entity; EDU represents an Educational; ASS represents a Unincorporated Association; HOP represents a Hospital; PRT represents a Partnership; TDM represents a Trade-mark; TRD represents a Trade Union; PLT represents a Political Party; LAM represents Libraries, Archives and Museums; TRS represents a Trust; ABO represents Aboriginal Peoples; INB represents Indian Band; LGR represents Legal Representative; OMK represents an Official Mark; MAJ represents The Queen.

.CO.UK Domains

Parameter Possible Values Required? Description
COUKLegalType IND, FIND, LTD*, PLC*, PTNR, LLP*, IP, STRA, SCH, FOTHER, RCHAR*, GOV, OTHER, CRC, FCORP, STAT, FOTHER Yes Legal Type of Registrant Contact
COUKCompanyID No No Company Identification Number
COUKRegisteredfor No Yes Company or Person the domain is registered for
COUKLegalType

IND represents a UK individual; FIND represents a Non-UK individual; LTD represents a UK Limited Company*; PLC represents a UK Public Limited Company*; PTNR represents UK Partnership; LLP represents UK Limited Liability Partnership*; IP represents UK Industrial/Provident Registered Company; STRA represents UK Sole Trader; SCH represents UK School; RCHAR represents UK Registered Charity*; GOV represents UK Government Body; OTHER represents UK Entity (other); CRC represents UK Corporation by Royal Charter; FCORP represents Foreign Organization; STAT represents UK Statutory Body FIND; FOTHER represents Other Foreign Organizations.

For values marked with * symbol, the COUKCompanyID parameter (company identification number) is required.

.ME.UK Domains

Parameter Possible Values Required? Description
MEUKLegalType IND, FIND, LTD*, PLC*, PTNR, LLP*, IP, STRA, SCH, FOTHER, RCHAR*, GOV, OTHER, CRC, FCORP, STAT, FOTHER Yes Legal Type of Registrant Contact
MEUKCompanyID No No Company Identification Number
MEUKRegisteredfor No Yes Company or Person the domain is registered for
MEUKLegalType

IND represents a UK individual; FIND represents a Non-UK individual; LTD represents a UK Limited Company*; PLC represents a UK Public Limited Company*; PTNR represents UK Partnership; LLP represents UK Limited Liability Partnership*; IP represents UK Industrial/Provident Registered Company; STRA represents UK Sole Trader; SCH represents UK School; RCHAR represents UK Registered Charity*; GOV represents UK Government Body; OTHER represents UK Entity (other); CRC represents UK Corporation by Royal Charter; FCORP represents Foreign Organization; STAT represents UK Statutory Body FIND; FOTHER represents Other Foreign Organizations.

For values marked with * symbol, the MEUKCompanyID parameter (company identification number) is required.

.ORG.UK Domains

Parameter Possible Values Required? Description
ORGUKLegalType IND, FIND, LTD*, PLC*, PTNR, LLP*, IP, STRA, SCH, FOTHER, RCHAR*, GOV, OTHER, CRC, FCORP, STAT, FOTHER Yes Legal Type of Registrant Contact
ORGUKCompanyID No No Company Identification Number
ORGUKRegisteredfor No Yes Company or Person the domain is registered for
ORGUKLegalType

IND represents a UK individual; FIND represents a Non-UK individual; LTD represents a UK Limited Company*; PLC represents a UK Public Limited Company*; PTNR represents UK Partnership; LLP represents UK Limited Liability Partnership*; IP represents UK Industrial/Provident Registered Company; STRA represents UK Sole Trader; SCH represents UK School; RCHAR represents UK Registered Charity*; GOV represents UK Government Body; OTHER represents UK Entity (other); CRC represents UK Corporation by Royal Charter; FCORP represents Foreign Organization; STAT represents UK Statutory Body FIND; FOTHER represents Other Foreign Organizations.

For values marked with * symbol, the ORGUKCompanyID parameter (company identification number) is required.

.COM.AU Domains

Parameter Possible Values Required? Description
COMAURegistrantId No Yes Id of the registrant
COMAURegistrantIdType ABN, ACN, RBN, TM Yes The registrant type
COMAURegistrantIdType

ABN represents Australian Business Number; ACN represents Australian Company Number; RBN represents Business Registration Number; TM represents a Trademark Number.

.NET.AU Domains

Parameter Possible Values Required? Description
NETAURegistrantId No Yes Id of the registrant
NETAURegistrantIdType ABN, ACN, RBN, TM Yes The registrant type
NETAURegistrantIdType

ABN represents Australian Business Number; ACN represents Australian Company Number; RBN represents Business Registration Number; TM represents a Trademark Number.

.ORG.AU Domains

Parameter Possible Values Required? Description
ORGAURegistrantId No Yes Id of the registrant
ORGAURegistrantIdType ABN, ACN, RBN, TM Yes The registrant type
ORGAURegistrantIdType

ABN represents Australian Business Number; ACN represents Australian Company Number; RBN represents Business Registration Number; TM represents a Trademark Number.

.ES Domains

Parameter Possible Values Required? Description
ESRegistrantId No Yes Id of the registrant
ESRegistrantIdType ALIENID, GENERICID, VATID Yes The registrant type
ESLegalFormType Association, CentralGovernmentBody, CivilSociety, CommunityofOwners, CommunityProperty, Consulate, Cooperative, DesignationofOriginSupervisoryCouncil, EconomicInterestGroup, Embassy, EntityManagingNaturalAreas, FarmPartnership,Foundation, GeneralandLimitedPartnership, GeneralPartnership, Individual, LimitedCompany, LocalAuthority, LocalPublicEntity, MutualInsuranceCompany, NationalPublicEntity, OrderorReligiousInstitution, Others, PoliticalParty, ProfessionalAssociation, PublicLawAssociation, PublicLimitedCompany, RegionalGovernmentBody, RegionalPublicEntity, SavingsBank, SpanishOffice, SportsAssociation, Sports_Association, SportsFederation, TemporaryAllianceofEnterprises, TradeUnion, WorkerownedCompany, WorkerownedLimitedCompany Yes The legal form type
ESAdminIdType GENERICID, NATIONALIDENTITY, ALIENID Yes Admin ID type
EsAdminID No Yes ID of the Admin
ESAcceptAgreement Yes, No Yes To agree the terms for the domain name

.NOM.ES Domains

Parameter Possible Values Required? Description
NOMESRegistrantId No Yes Id of the registrant
NOMESRegistrantIdType ALIENID, GENERICID, VATID Yes The registrant type
NOMESLegalFormType Association, CentralGovernmentBody, CivilSociety, CommunityofOwners, CommunityProperty, Consulate, Cooperative, DesignationofOriginSupervisoryCouncil, EconomicInterestGroup, Embassy, EntityManagingNaturalAreas, FarmPartnership,Foundation, GeneralandLimitedPartnership, GeneralPartnership, Individual, LimitedCompany, LocalAuthority, LocalPublicEntity, MutualInsuranceCompany, NationalPublicEntity, OrderorReligiousInstitution, Others, PoliticalParty, ProfessionalAssociation, PublicLawAssociation, PublicLimitedCompany, RegionalGovernmentBody, RegionalPublicEntity, SavingsBank, SpanishOffice, SportsAssociation, Sports_Association, SportsFederation, TemporaryAllianceofEnterprises, TradeUnion, WorkerownedCompany, WorkerownedLimitedCompany Yes The legal form type

.COM.ES Domains

Parameter Possible Values Required? Description
COMESRegistrantId No Yes Id of the registrant
COMESRegistrantIdType ALIENID, GENERICID, VATID Yes The registrant type
COMESLegalFormType Association, CentralGovernmentBody, CivilSociety, CommunityofOwners, CommunityProperty, Consulate, Cooperative, DesignationofOriginSupervisoryCouncil, EconomicInterestGroup, Embassy, EntityManagingNaturalAreas, FarmPartnership,Foundation, GeneralandLimitedPartnership, GeneralPartnership, Individual, LimitedCompany, LocalAuthority, LocalPublicEntity, MutualInsuranceCompany, NationalPublicEntity, OrderorReligiousInstitution, Others, PoliticalParty, ProfessionalAssociation, PublicLawAssociation, PublicLimitedCompany, RegionalGovernmentBody, RegionalPublicEntity, SavingsBank, SpanishOffice, SportsAssociation, Sports_Association, SportsFederation, TemporaryAllianceofEnterprises, TradeUnion, WorkerownedCompany, WorkerownedLimitedCompany Yes The legal form type

.ORG.ES Domains

Parameter Possible Values Required? Description
ORGESRegistrantId No Yes Id of the registrant
ORGESRegistrantIdType ALIENID, GENERICID, VATID Yes The registrant type
ORGESLegalFormType Association, CentralGovernmentBody, CivilSociety, CommunityofOwners, CommunityProperty, Consulate, Cooperative, DesignationofOriginSupervisoryCouncil, EconomicInterestGroup, Embassy, EntityManagingNaturalAreas, FarmPartnership,Foundation, GeneralandLimitedPartnership, GeneralPartnership, Individual, LimitedCompany, LocalAuthority, LocalPublicEntity, MutualInsuranceCompany, NationalPublicEntity, OrderorReligiousInstitution, Others, PoliticalParty, ProfessionalAssociation, PublicLawAssociation, PublicLimitedCompany, RegionalGovernmentBody, RegionalPublicEntity, SavingsBank, SpanishOffice, SportsAssociation, Sports_Association, SportsFederation, TemporaryAllianceofEnterprises, TradeUnion, WorkerownedCompany, WorkerownedLimitedCompany Yes The legal form type

.DE Domains

Parameter Possible Values Required? Description
DEConfirmAddress DE Yes To confirm the Administrative address is a valid German address
DEAgreeDelete Yes, No Yes To agree the renewal terms for the domain name

.FR Domains

Parameter Possible Values Required? Description
FRRegistrantBirthDate No Yes Required only when FRLegalType=Individual
FRRegistrantBirthplace No Yes Required only when FRLegalType=Individual
FRRegistrantLegalId No Yes Required only when FRLegalType=Company. French company with a SIREN or SIRET number should continue to provide this number instead as legal id. The SIREN number is the first part of the SIRET NUMBER and consists of 9 digits. The SIRET number is a unique identification number with 14 digits.
FRRegistrantTradeNumber No Yes Required only when FRLegalType=Company. Companies with a European trademark:For companies with a European trademark can additionally add their trademark number using this extension.
FRRegistrantDunsNumber No Yes Required only when FRLegalType=Company. The DUNS number is a nine-digit number, issued by Dun Bradstreet. DUNS is the abbreviation of Data Universal Numbering System. Companies with a valid DUNS number are still obliged having their head office in the territory of the European Union. The DUNS number can be provided using this extension.
FRRegistrantLocalId No Yes Required only when FRLegalType=Company. Companies with a local identifier specific to a country of the European Economic Area can provide their local identifier using this extension.
FRRegistrantJoDateDec No Yes Required only when FRLegalType=Company. French associations listed with the Journal Officiel de la République Francaise - The official gazette of the French Republic: The Journal Official Associations publishes notices of creations, breakup or substantial changes with nonprofit associations in France. Using the website http://www.societe.com and the database they provide, query for the respective data below to register a .FR domain name. - The date of declaration of the association in the form YYYY-MM-DD.
FRRegistrantJoDatePub No Yes Required only when FRLegalType=Company. The date of publication in the Journal Official in the form YYYY-MM-DD
FRRegistrantJoNumber No Yes Required only when FRLegalType=Company. The number of the Journal Official
FRRegistrantJoPage No Yes Required only when FRLegalType=Company. The page of the announcement in the Journal Official
FRLegalType Company, Individual Yes Registrant type

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