.aw
| ccTLD | |
|---|---|
| Type | ccTLD |
| Status | Active |
| Country |
|
| Implemented | Feb. 20, 1996 |
| Registry | SETAR |
| Website | |
.aw is the ccTLD for Aruba. The letters "aw" come from Aruba, West Indies. It is administered by SETAR[1], which also manages the registry.[2]
The registry information contained in the IANA website, "whois.nic.aw", results in a dead link as of January 2025.
Rules and Restrictions[edit | edit source]
A domain name can only be registered in the name of a person running a one-man business or executing a profession, a partnership or a corporation, an association, a legal entity or an institution, which is registered in Aruba.[2]
Registration of a requested domain name can be rejected if in SETAR’s reasonable judgment it may be conceived that:
- the domain name appears on the list of reserved names or names excluded from registration;
- such an identical domain name has already been registered or a request for such registration is in process;
- the domain is registered as intellectual property by another party, locally or internationally;
- the domain name contains less than four (4) characters;
- the domain name to be in violation of the law, civil order and good ethics;
- the domain name contains or gives a general indication that may be deceiving;
- the domain name in SETAR’s judgment may give cause to confusion in society;
- the domain name contains a place-name in Aruba, unless the application is submitted by the Government or by a governmental department concerned.
It is not permitted, when using these services or web site, to distribute:
- unsolicited advertisement (Spam), or
- large quantity of automatic electronic data regarding the registration of large numbers of domain names or, large volumes of automatic electronic questionnaires, these last two mentioned except when it is deemed reasonably necessary to register names or to alter existing registration data.[2]
Second-level Domains[edit | edit source]
The second-level domain ".com.aw" is available for commercial entities.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
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