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"> <div class="container swi-jumbotron-content"> <div class="swi-inner"> <h1 >Legal Information</h1> <p class="lead">Legal basis and Dispute Resolution Service for .li domain names</p> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="container swi-container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-8"> <div class="swi-tree visible-xs"> <ul> <li class="active"><a href="/terms/">Legal Info</a></li> <li><a href="/terms/agb/">General Terms and Conditions</a></li> <li><a href="/terms/aup/">Acceptable Use Policy</a></li> <li><a href="/terms/disputes/">Dispute Resolution</a> <ul> <li><a href="/terms/disputes/proceedings/">Proceedings</a></li> <li><a href="/terms/disputes/rules/">Dispute Resolution Rules</a></li> <li><a href="/terms/disputes/rules_of_procedure/">Rules of Procedure</a></li> <li><a href="/terms/disputes/provider/">Service Provider</a></li> <li><a href="/terms/disputes/decisions/">Decisions and Statistics</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="content" ><div> <div ><div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-5 col-lg-4"><a href="https://www.llv.li/en/national-administration/office-for-communications"><img class="swi-sidebar-box swi-sidebar-box-grey" style="padding: 20px;" src="/export/shared/.content/images/Logo_AK.png" alt="Office for Communications Logo" width="242" /></a></div> <div class="col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-7 col-lg-6"> <div> <p style="font-size: 16px !important;"><strong>The Principality of Liechtenstein has sovereignty over the Top Level Domain .li. </strong> <br />The <a href="https://www.llv.li/en/national-administration/office-for-communications">Office for Communications</a> has commissioned Switch to operate the registry; the current contract has been in force since 2012. <a href="/about/">Find out more about Switch as a registry</a></p> </div> </div> </div></div></div> <div> <div class="panel-group acc-v2" id="accordion-aaec843e-cb2a-11e5-bd54-525400a7a801"> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a class="accordion-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion-aaec843e-cb2a-11e5-bd54-525400a7a801" href="#collapse-aaec843e-cb2a-11e5-bd54-525400a7a801-1"> General Terms and Conditions of Switch </a> </h4> </div> <div id="collapse-aaec843e-cb2a-11e5-bd54-525400a7a801-1" class="panel-collapse collapse" style="height: auto;"> <div class="panel-body" ><div> <div ><p><strong><a href="/terms/agb/">General Terms and Conditions</a></strong> (GTC) for the registration and administration of domain names under the domain ".ch" and ".li"</p> <p><a title="SWITCH_AGB_en" href="/export/shared/.content/files/SWITCH_AGB_en.pdf"><strong>General Terms and Conditions (PDF)</strong></a></p></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a class="accordion-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion-aaec843e-cb2a-11e5-bd54-525400a7a801" href="#collapse-aaec843e-cb2a-11e5-bd54-525400a7a801-2"> Acceptable Use Policy </a> </h4> </div> <div id="collapse-aaec843e-cb2a-11e5-bd54-525400a7a801-2" class="panel-collapse collapse" style="height: 0px;"> <div class="panel-body" ><div> <div ><p><strong><a href="/terms/aup/">Acceptable Use Policy</a></strong></p> <p>Our Acceptable Use Policy governs the conditions for the use of the Domain Name Lookup to query or process personal data.</p></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a class="accordion-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion-aaec843e-cb2a-11e5-bd54-525400a7a801" href="#collapse-aaec843e-cb2a-11e5-bd54-525400a7a801-3"> Legal basis under Liechtenstein law </a> </h4> </div> <div id="collapse-aaec843e-cb2a-11e5-bd54-525400a7a801-3" class="panel-collapse collapse" style="height: 0px;"> <div class="panel-body" ><div> <div ><p>In addition to general compliance with Liechtenstein laws, which can be found at <a href="https://www.gesetze.li/">www.gesetze.li</a>, the legal provisions of the following must also be observed:</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.gesetze.li/konso/2006091000">Communications Act</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.gesetze.li/konso/2007118000">IFV - Ordinance Concerning Means of Identification and Frequencies in the Field of Electronic Communications</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.gesetze.li/konso/2018272000">Data Protection Act</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.gesetze.li/konso/2018415000">Data Protection Ordinance</a></strong></p></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a class="accordion-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion-aaec843e-cb2a-11e5-bd54-525400a7a801" href="#collapse-aaec843e-cb2a-11e5-bd54-525400a7a801-4"> Rights of third parties </a> </h4> </div> <div id="collapse-aaec843e-cb2a-11e5-bd54-525400a7a801-4" class="panel-collapse collapse" style="height: 0px;"> <div class="panel-body" ><div> <div ><p>Before registering your chosen domain name, you should check that it does not violate any rights pertaining to names, trademarks or other distinguishing symbols. The internet is not a legal vacuum. All laws of the "real" world also apply to the virtual realm. This means that every holder of a domain name is legally responsible for that domain name and its content. When a new domain name is registered, no check is made as to whether it violates any third-party rights. You must perform this check yourself before registering a domain name.</p> <p>You can find more information on this subject in the list below. The list is provided by way of example and is by no means exhaustive.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://apps.llv.li/mronline/user/searchSwitch/0">Register of Trademarks and Designs</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.llv.li/files/onlineschalter/Dokument-91.pdf">Fact sheet on legal company names and brands</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://handelsregister.li/cr-portal/suche/suche.xhtml">Liechtenstein Commercial Register: Index of companies</a></strong></p></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a class="accordion-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion-aaec843e-cb2a-11e5-bd54-525400a7a801" href="#collapse-aaec843e-cb2a-11e5-bd54-525400a7a801-5"> Refusal of assignment </a> </h4> </div> <div id="collapse-aaec843e-cb2a-11e5-bd54-525400a7a801-5" class="panel-collapse collapse" style="height: 0px;"> <div class="panel-body" ><div> <div ><p>Switch will refuse assignment of a domain name if:</p> <ol type="a"> <li>compliance with international standards requires it;</li> <li>the domain name in question has been reserved in accordance with the <a href="https://www.gesetze.li/konso/2007118000">annex of the IFV</a> (Ordinance Concerning Means of Identification and Frequencies in the Field of Electronic Communications);</li> <li>the requirements for the assignment aren't met.</li> </ol> <p>Furthermore, Switch may refuse assignment of a domain name if:</p> <ol type="a"> <li>important technical reasons require it;</li> <li>the ability to pay is dubious, in particular if the registrant or billing contact is insolvent or is in default of bill payments for domain names already assigned or does not pay the advance which the registry may request for the assignment of domain names for amounts in excess of CHF 500.00;</li> <li>there is an evident risk that Switch could make itself legally liable due to the assignment of the domain name. In these cases the refusal takes place in consultation with the Office for Communications;</li> <li>the applicant cannot be contacted by Switch for queries, or does not reply within 10 working days (including postal delivery time);</li> <li>there is suspicion about the registrant applying for the assignment of a certain domain name with intent to damage the interests of third parties.</li> </ol> <p>Notification of refusal of an assignment of a domain name will generally be given to the applicant and to the other contact persons designated in the request within 14 working days from receipt of the request by Switch. With the refusal of assignment the processing of the request is considered as completed by Switch. The relevant domain name will again become available for assignment.</p></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a class="accordion-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion-aaec843e-cb2a-11e5-bd54-525400a7a801" href="#collapse-aaec843e-cb2a-11e5-bd54-525400a7a801-6"> Dispute Resolution Service </a> </h4> </div> <div id="collapse-aaec843e-cb2a-11e5-bd54-525400a7a801-6" class="panel-collapse collapse" style="height: 0px;"> <div class="panel-body" ><div> <div ><p>The Dispute Resolution Service for .li domain names was set up to resolve disputes over the rights to domain names.</p> <p><a href="/terms/disputes/"><strong>More on the Dispute Resolution Service</strong></a></p></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4 swi-subsite-sidebar"> <div class="swi-tree hidden-xs"> <ul> <li class="active"><a href="/terms/">Legal Info</a></li> <li><a href="/terms/agb/">General Terms and Conditions</a></li> <li><a href="/terms/aup/">Acceptable Use Policy</a></li> <li><a href="/terms/disputes/">Dispute Resolution</a> <ul> <li><a href="/terms/disputes/proceedings/">Proceedings</a></li> <li><a href="/terms/disputes/rules/">Dispute Resolution Rules</a></li> <li><a href="/terms/disputes/rules_of_procedure/">Rules of Procedure</a></li> <li><a href="/terms/disputes/provider/">Service Provider</a></li> <li><a href="/terms/disputes/decisions/">Decisions and Statistics</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="context" > <div>  <div class="swi-sidebar-box swi-sidebar-box-grey"> <div class="swi-inner"> <div><h3 >Registrars for .li</h3></div> <div ><p><strong>Registering new .li domain names:</strong> Please select a registrar. <br /><strong>Already registered domain names: </strong>Please contact the registrar administering your domain name for any changes.</p></div> <a class="noicon btn btn-default swi-btn" href="/registrars/">List of all Registrars</a> </div> </div> </div> <div>  <div class="swi-sidebar-box swi-sidebar-box-grey"> <div class="swi-inner"> <div><h3 >Domain Name Lookup</h3></div> <div ><p>Is the domain name you want still available?</p> <p>Who is the registrar of your domain name?</p></div> <a class="noicon btn btn-default swi-btn" href="/whois/">Domain Name Lookup</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <footer class="swi-footer-bottom swi-footer-bottom-subsite hidden-print"> <div class="container clearfix"> <div class="swi-footer-breadcrumb pull-left"> <ol class="breadcrumb"> <li><a href="/about/disclaimer/">Legal notice</a></li> <li><a href="/about/imprint/">Imprint</a></li> </ol> </div> <div class="swi-footer-copyright-subsite pull-right"> © 2025 for content at Switch </div> </div> </footer>  <script type="text/javascript"> var _paq = _paq || []; _paq.push(['trackPageView']); _paq.push(['enableLinkTracking']); (function() { var u=(("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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