Conditions for domain names

Domain names may consist of only English characters, numbers and the dash symbol (-).

2. If it is intended that the domain name shall be a Faroese name that is spelled with one or more of the following letters: "ø", "ú", "i", "ó", "ý", "ð", "æ", the applicant may substitute the following characters : "oe"/"o", "u", "i", "o", "y", "d", "a"/ "ae", respectively.

3. The FO Council reserves the right to reject an application if the domain name requested is indecent, inconsistent with the general regulations govering the Internet, or abusive, threatening or derisive.

4. The FO Council reserves the right to reject applications for these domain names:
- gTLD (generic Top Level Domain): aero.fo, biz.fo, com.fo, coop.fo, edu.fo, gov.fo, info.fo, int.fo, mil.fo, museum.fo, name.fo, net.fo and org.fo.
- Certain names that have a special meaning or significance with regard to the internet: nic.fo, web.fo, co.fo, ftp.fo, www.fo, telnet.fo, irc.fo, internet.fo, fo.fo and mail.fo.
- Names that obviously would be suitable for entities serving the public weal, eg, the names of islands, villages and towns.

Are individual Faroe Islands .fo registrations allowed? - Yes.

Are there requirements, documents, or information needed for Faroe Islands .fo? - Yes. Copy of Danish patent, or trademark from any country as long as the trademark doesn't infringe on any Danish brand name or company in the Faroe Islands.

Are some .fo domain names restricted? - Yes. Violating rights to third parties, generic names, internet names are prohibited.

Are there any additional fees for .fo? - No.

Company or legal entities registrations allowed for Faroe Islands .fo? - Yes.

Do I need a trademark / brand name to register .fo? - No.

Does domain .fo have a special use? - No.

No details or other information I need to know about .fo? - No.

WHOIS Privacy service available for .fo? - No.