Registrant is a legal entity under whose name a domain is registered.
The Registrant independently selects the domain name.
The Registrant determines how the domain will be used and who will provide the domain's technical support.
The Registrant holds the password (and can change it) for accessing domain information (contact details, password changes) and may transfer management rights for the domain to another party while retaining responsibility for any third-party rights violations associated with the selection and use of the domain name.
From the time of their entry in the Registry, the Registrant is personally liable for domain use, including any unlawful activities, regardless of who is using the domain.
Yes. From the time of their entry in the Registry, the Registrant is personally liable for domain use, including any unlawful activities, regardless of who is using the domain.
No, a domain can be registered under only one legal entity.
A Registrant (legal entity) may transfer domain rights to another organization. This process requires a letter from the Registrant. The receiving party must confirm the domain transfer in their personal account.
For more information on the transfer of rights, please refer to the related articlе.
Information about the Registrant stored in the closed database of Rucenter can be provided upon a written request from the court, law enforcement authorities, or a lawyer’s inquiry (pursuant to Article 6 of Federal Law No. 63-FZ "On Lawyer Activity and Advocacy in the Russian Federation"). Such requests must include details of the individual receiving legal assistance, be issued on the law firm's official letterhead, be signed by an authorized person, bear the law firm’s official seal, and be accompanied by a copy of the lawyer’s ID.
The Registrar may take action against the Registrant only as explicitly provided by the registration rules of the relevant domains.
The Registrant independently decides how to use the domain and bears responsibility for the choice of the domain name, any potential third-party rights violations related to the selection and use of the domain name, and any associated losses.
Matters regarding the creation of a website, its content, and use of the site for spam distribution are related to domain usage, not domain registration. The Registrar cannot intervene in relationships arising between the Registrant and third parties in the course of domain use.
Domain registration may be canceled before the expiration date only on grounds specified by the regulatory documents of the respective Registry or Registrar.
Accordingly, for all issues related to domain usage, inquiries should first be directed to the Registrant.
If the Registrant does not respond, we recommend contacting the hosting provider whose resources are used for illegal spam distribution. If you need assistance in identifying the source of the spam, the Registrar’s support team is available to help.
Please send an email to abuse@nic.ru detailing the issue and including the full email headers of the unwanted message. Instructions for viewing email headers are available on our website.
To address this situation, we recommend first having the content notarized. You can then file a legal claim against the parties who published this information or report the matter to law enforcement.
Rucenter provides domain registration services but does not have the authority to resolve this issue. Comprehensive information about the Registrant can only be provided upon a request from the court, law enforcement authorities, or a lawyer's inquiry.
We suggest contacting the website owner where your intellectual property is unlawfully hosted. If the site owner does not respond, you may file a complaint with Rucenter. Rucenter’s requirements for complaints and the complaint review procedure are outlined in the Rules for Handling Copyright Infringement Complaints by Rights Holders.
Upon request from a competent authority, the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor), or an operational-investigative body, Rucenter may terminate the delegation of .RU/.РФ domains under Clauses 5.5 and 5.7 of the Terms and Conditions for Domain Name Registration in .RU and .РФ TLDs.
Rucenter notifies the Registrant of the delegation termination via email, specifying the reason.
To restore the delegation terminated under Clauses 5.5 and 5.7 of the Rules, the Registrant must:
- Notify the organization or body that requested the delegation termination of the resolution of the issue that caused the delegation to be halted.
- Once Rucenter receives confirmation from the requesting organization or body that the reason for termination has been resolved, it will reinstate domain delegation within two business days.
Delegation restoration will adhere to the original delegation period for domains.
Domains cannot technically be inherited, as registration is based on a paid service agreement, and according to Articles 1112 and 128 of the Russian Civil Code, services are not included in the inheritance mass.
However, Rucenter offers a process to transfer domain ownership rights in the event of the Registrant’s death, provided six months have passed since the inheritance was opened (i.e., from the date of death). The potential heir must enter into an agreement with JSC “Rucenter” (Rucenter) and provide:
- A written application to the General Director of JSC “Rucenter,” requesting the domain’s registration in the applicant’s name due to the previous Registrant’s death (using the Registrar’s form).
- A notarized copy of the death certificate.
- A notarized copy of the inheritance certificate (if available) or a certificate from a notary indicating the deceased’s heirs.
- Consent from all heirs (if there is more than one) allowing the domain registration in the interested party's name, formatted as a statement to the General Director of JSC “Rucenter” (Rucenter) using the Registrar’s form.
If the registration period ends within the six-month period, the potential heir is advised to pay for the domain renewal to avoid lapses. Once these documents are submitted, Rucenter’s Legal Department will promptly review and resolve the matter. For further details on required documents and procedures, please contact us at ru-ncc@nic.ru.
In court disputes between a trademark owner and a Registrant over rights to a particular domain name, priority is generally given to the rights holder; over 80% of domain disputes are decided in favor of the trademark owner. However, approximately 20% of cases may still favor the Registrant.
For insights into the relationship between domains and trademarks, as well as authoritative guidance on related issues, you can visit the .RU/.РФ Domain Coordination Center portal.
For issues relating to Rucenter (JSC “Rucenter”) customer services or systems, you should contact Rucenter’s Quality Control Service at feedback@nic.ru.
Complaints related to services rendered under the Service Agreement or Comprehensive Service Agreement will be reviewed according to Clause 2.1 of the relevant contract.
For questions, complaints, or claims regarding domains for which you are not the Registrant, you may reach out directly to the Registrant (publicly available Registrant information can be accessed via the Whois service). If the issue cannot be resolved directly with the Registrant, in addition to contacting law enforcement and judicial bodies, you may also contact the domain’s Registrar* (check the “Registrar Abuse Contact” field in Whois; for Rucenter, use tld-abuse@nic.ru or call +7 (495) 9944601).
The contact information for ICANN-accredited Registrars in the .RU and .РФ domains is available on the Coordination Center for TLD RU's website at https://cctld.ru/domains/reg/. We also recommend reaching out to Competent Organizations as appropriate to the matter; more details are available at https://cctld.ru/help/safety/.
For information on .SU domain Registrars, please refer to the Development Fund of the Internet’s website at http://www.fid.su/su/registrators. Additionally, Competent Organizations can be contacted regarding relevant issues, with details provided at http://www.fid.su/su/antiabuse.
Rucenter processes, records, and tracks complaints, claims, and inquiries received via designated email addresses 24/7. If Rucenter deems a complaint valid, substantiated, and complete, it will be reviewed within 24 hours. The Registrar reserves the right to extend the review period if additional information is needed from the complainant or third parties. Service-related claims are handled according to contract procedures. Responses from Rucenter will be sent back to the complainant via the initial contact method unless otherwise specified.
*Excludes .RU, .РФ, and .SU domains.
A Registrar that receives credible evidence of a Registrant company's dissolution, without successors, is obligated to terminate the domain’s registration in accordance with Article 61(1) and Article 64.2(2) of the Russian Civil Code (liquidation of a legal entity or removal of an inactive entity from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities entails its termination without succession of rights and obligations).
To request domain registration termination due to dissolution, send Rucenter a statement requesting cancellation of the domain registration on the grounds of the legal entity’s dissolution or removal from the Unified State Register, accompanied by proof of this fact.
Following termination, the domain may be re-registered by any applicant on a “first-come, first-served” basis.
If you intend to claim a domain whose registration is subject to cancellation, Rucenter may provide a personalized service to facilitate the domain registration process. The availability of this service is determined on an individual basis.
For detailed information on required documents and procedures, please email ru-ncc@nic.ru. Priority is given to applications sent from the contact email address on record for the domain’s Registrant.
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a United Nations agency specializing in intellectual property (IP) issues. WIPO oversees several international IP agreements and maintains systems for international registration of trademarks, inventions, and more. WIPO established and operates the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (WIPO Center), which manages a high volume of domain dispute cases.
Domain disputes are resolved at the WIPO Center based on the parties’ agreement to participate, including the Registrant’s implicit consent given at the time of registration. By registering a domain, the future Registrant unconditionally agrees that disputes concerning the domain will be handled through this arbitration process, known as the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP).
The UDRP currently applies to general top-level domains (gTLDs) such as .com, .net, .org, .biz, .info, .pro, .aero, .asia, .mobi, .name, .tel, and .travel, as well as New gTLDs and some country code top-level domains, including .eu (European Union), .cn (China), and .hn (Honduras).
All ICANN-accredited Registrars must comply with UDRP rules, which establish the following grounds for a domain dispute:
- The respondent's domain name is identical or confusingly similar to the complainant's trademark or service mark;
- The respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in the domain name;
- The domain name was registered and used in bad faith.
Complaints under the UDRP may be filed with any ICANN-approved dispute resolution center. Once a complaint is received, the arbitration center requests that the Registrar confirm the Registrant’s details and restricts any actions involving the domain name until the dispute process concludes. This restriction prevents changes to the domain’s Registrant and Registrar during and for 15 business days following the dispute process. During this time, the following domain restrictions apply:
- clientDeleteProhibited — prevents domain deletion,
- clientTransferProhibited — prevents Registrar change,
- clientUpdateProhibited — prevents data modification.
Upon completion of the dispute process, the following resolutions are possible:
- The domain is transferred to the complainant;
- The domain remains with the Registrant;
- The domain registration is canceled.
If the WIPO Center rules that the domain should be transferred to the complainant, the Registrar will enforce this ruling 10 business days after the decision date.
UDRP does not prevent either party from transferring the case to a Russian court at any time. If the Registrant initiates court proceedings during or within 10 business days of the arbitration process, the dispute review is paused, and any decision made will not be enforced until the court’s judgment is rendered.
The UDRP rules in English are available on ICANN's information portal, with a Russian translation available on our website.