.PARIS Domain Policies

Eligibility Requirements

To register and renew a .paris domain name you must be an individual or a legal entity with a nexus to the .paris community. This nexus means that you must be linked to the community at the time of registration and thereafter on a linguistic, cultural, tourism, commercial basis, or any other activity conducive to the welfare of the worldwide Paris community.

You must be able to show either:

• That you are a resident of the Greater area of Paris, OR
• That you pursue occupational, personal, business or cultural activities in the Greater area of Paris, OR
• That you are directly or indirectly attached to the Greater area of Paris.

Registrations under the .paris TLD are restricted to bonafide members of the Paris community, and subject to the further requirement that the registrant’s actions in the .paris community, as well as the registrant’s use of the registered domain name, must be:

(i) generally accepted as legitimate; and

(ii) beneficial to the interests of the Greater area of Paris; and

(iii) of commensurate quality with the role and importance of the registered domain name; and

(iv) in good faith at the time of registration and thereafter.

Community nexus and acceptable use are subject to post validation.