In registering a .gov.uk domain, you agree to and accept the role of the Registrant as set out below in respect of the protection of .gov.uk domains and subdomains. For additional information, refer to the GOV.UK Guidance – Additional terms for .gov.uk agreements

The Registrant is an entity which has registered a .gov.uk domain name in the .gov.uk Registry.

The Registrant must remain in legal control of their .gov.uk domain name at all times. This includes not reselling or passing control of their .gov.uk domain name to a non-public sector organisation.

The Registrant must get approval from The Critical Domain Holder prior to transferring their .gov.ukdomain to any other organisation.

The Registrant must protect its .gov.uk domain name by following the domain registration and management rules, which are defined in the Apply for your .gov.uk domain name guidance on GOV.UK that apply to them, found here:

• Get permission to apply for a .gov.uk domain name
• Identify a domain name administrator
• Choose your .gov.uk domain name
• Get started with your .gov.uk domain name
• How you are accountable for protecting your .gov.uk domain
• Creating and managing .gov.uk subdomains (Subdomain holders must refer to and comply with Role and responsibilities of the sub-Registrant, here)
• Keeping your domain name secure
• Renew your domain name
• Make changes to your .gov.uk domain name
• How to stop using your domain name
• What to do if your domain is compromised

The Registrant has the right to move its .gov.uk domain name from the Registrar to any other Registrar at any time and for any reason. The Registrant is not entitled to a refund for any remaining term of the registration.

The Registrant accepts that if their Registrar is no longer a .gov.uk Approved Registrar, then the Registrant must move its .gov.uk domains to a .gov.uk Approved Registrar.

If the Registrant has delegated lower-level subdomains out to a sub-Registrant, the Registrant:

1. must tell its Registrar,
2. must help the sub-Registrant meet the domain registration and management rules, which are defined in the Apply for your .gov.uk domain name guidance on GOV.UK that apply to them,
3. is a data controller of the personal data that the sub-Registrant has shared with it.

The Registrant is an independent data controller in its own right for personal contact data contained within the Registry Data. The Registry Data means any data, including but not limited to DNS resource records, public-key material for DNSSEC and personal contact data, in each case held by the Registry Operator:

1. for use in its Registry Services,
2. or for use by the Registry Operator in performance of its roles and obligations to the Critical Domain Holder, Registrar and/or Registrant,
3. or for use by the Registrar in performance of its roles and obligations to the Critical Domain Holder, Registry Operator and/or Registrant.