Mass Check For The Physical Location Of Server Equipment In Kazakhstan

Dear friends,

We hereby inform you that the Information Security Committee of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) has now begun a mass check of users for the physical location of server equipment in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In accordance with the Rules for registration, use and distribution of domain names in the space of the Kazakhstani segment of the Internet (Order of the Minister of Defense and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan on March 13, 2018 No.38/NK) (hereinafter – the Rules), the Committee monitors the space of the Kazakhstani segment of the Internet. The Committee revealed that some domain names were registered with inaccurate information about the registrant. In particular, in the application filed for registration of a domain name, is indicated that a prerequisite for server equipment is its physical location on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In this regard, we inform you that if the identified violations are not eliminated by November 30, 2020, in accordance with the Rules for the use of these domain names in the space of the Kazakhstan segment of the Internet, registration will be suspended, and the use of the domain name in the space of the Kazakhstan segment of the Internet will be terminated.

If you have any questions or need advice, please contact and write at info@bolotovIP.com with a note for Julia Zavalko.