Discretionary Name Clarification

.ie is a managed registry and therefore all applicants are required to demonstrate a claim to each domain name. In order to make it clear as to the requirements for each type of applicant, we have many pre-defined classes and categories of application. Each application has a domain class and category. For example, if you are a company who wishes to register your companyname.ie, then the class would be ‘Body Corporate’ and the category would be Corporate name’, or if you are an individual requesting your own personal domain name, you would make your application under the ‘Natural Person’ class and ‘Personal Name’ category.

Because we cannot account for every type of application in our pre-defined categories, we have a category called ‘Discretionary name’ which should only be used in cases where the domain name application does not fall within any of the other pre-defined categories (listed here).

It is worth noting at this point that if there is a direct link between a company/business name and the domain name they want to register, the domain name can be applied for under the discretionary category but no supporting information is required. For example if No.1 Car Insurance Limited wanted to register motorquote.ie - this would be classed as a discretionary name, but the link between the business name and the domain is quite clear so supporting information would not be required.

The below summary indicates the type of discretionary names most commonly applied for and what the IEDR‘s requirements are in each case. The summary is broken down by each type of applicant, starting with the most common.

**Body Corporate/Sole Trader (approx. 80% of all .ie discretionary names)**
Type	Requirements
Product or Service	Letter from applicant on headed paper confirming that the domain name is a product/service that they currently or intend to offer. Alternatively if the applicant has information about this product/service on their website - they need only provide us with a link to this information.
Event	Links to event advertising/Promotional material for event/Letter from the applicant on headed paper with a brief description of the event being held.
Project	Letter from applicant on headed paper providing a brief description of the project.
Advertising campaign	Letter from the applicant on headed paper briefly describing the advertising campaign. Alternatively if the applicant has information about this campaign already on their current website - they need only provide us with a link to this information.

**Statutory Bodies**
Type	Requirements
Campaigns, Projects or Events	No documentation is required in this instance. A brief description of the campaign/project/event in the remarks field of the application will suffice.

**Unincorporated Associations**
Type	Requirements
Formational (ie community groups, local history etc)	Screen shots of the website they intend to make available or a letter from the association briefly outlining what they intend to use the domain for
Project	Letter from applicant on headed paper providing a brief description of the project being undertaken by the association
Event	Links to event advertising/Promotional material for event/Letter from the applicant on headed paper with a brief description of the event being held by the association

**Natural Persons**
Type	Requirements
Personal Blog	Links to their current online blog or screen shots of the website the applicant intends to make available at the domain. A copy of the applicant‘s passport or driver‘s license is also required.
Hobby / Informational	Screen shots of the website the applicant intends to make available at the domain. A copy of the applicant‘s passport or driver‘s license is also required.
Family tree (ie. Joebloggsfamilytree.ie)	Screen shots of the website the applicant intends to make available at the domain. A copy of the applicant‘s passport or driver ‘s license is also required.

**School/Educational Institution**
Type	Requirements
Class projects	No documentation is required in this instance. A brief description of the project in the remarks field of the application will suffice.
School events	No documentation is required in this instance. A brief description of the event in the remarks field of the application will suffice.

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