Regulations for Internet content provider (ICP) filing and the materials required to apply for an ICP filing vary based on the communications administration in each province, autonomous region, or municipality. This topic describes the ICP filing regulations of the communications administration in Henan.
Enterprises or organizations
If the ICP filing entity is an enterprise or organization, you can understand the ICP filing regulations and prepare the required materials based on the following instructions:
Important regulations
An enterprise must use the latest business license to apply for an ICP filing. The latest business license refers to the Three-in-One business license that combines the old business license, the organization code certificate, and the tax registration certificate. The date on which the business license is issued must be consistent with the date of the information approval in the local national enterprise credit information publicity system.
The entity leader of an ICP filing application must be the legal representative of the enterprise or organization. Otherwise, the application fails.
An individual can apply for an ICP filing only after the individual reaches 16 years old. An individual whose age is in the range of 16 to 18 years old must provide the ID card of the guardian.
After the Internet information service with an ICP filing is launched, the ICP filing number must be displayed in the lower part of the Internet information service pages. In addition, the ICP filing number must be linked to the ICP filing platform of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
Effective 00:00:00 on January 1, 2018, all ICP filing applications for Internet information services are subject to mandatory domain name verification.
The domain name must be valid for no less than three months.
The name of the registrant must be consistent with that of the enterprise or organization, or the legal representative.
An entity leader or Internet information service administrator can apply for an ICP filing only after the entity leader or Internet information service administrator reaches 14 years old.
An enterprise or organization can apply for an ICP filing for up to five new domain names at a time. An individual can apply for an ICP filing for only one new domain name each time.
If the total number of websites for which an enterprise or organization applies for a valid ICP filing is greater than 20, or the total number of websites for which an individual applies for a valid ICP filing is greater than 10, the ICP filling verification must be complete at the office of the communications administration.
To complete the ICP filling verification at the office of the communications administration, the legal representative of the enterprise or organization and the website administrator must prepare materials, including the valid certificates of the enterprise or organization, ID cards, website launch description, letter of commitment, server lease contract, domain name certificate, and residence permit or social insurance payment records.
The website ICP filing applications that are frequently added or removed within the previous six months are not approved.
Required materials
An electronic color photo of the original valid certificate of the enterprise or organization, such as an electronic copy of the business license.
An electronic color photo of the original valid identity document of the entity leader, such as an electronic copy of the ID card.
An electronic color photo of the original valid identity document of the Internet information service administrator, such as an electronic copy of the ID card.
If the certificate type is an ID card, make sure that it is valid for more than three months.
The website administrator must perform facial recognition for identity verification.
Procedure for applying for an ICP filing
You must understand all the relevant information and make preparations for the ICP filing application. For more information, see Overview. After the preparations are complete, you can log on to the Alibaba Cloud ICP Filing system by using your PC, or you can log on to the Alibaba Cloud app by using your mobile phone to apply for an ICP filing.
Regulations for modifying ICP filing information
If you want to modify the entity information or Internet information service information after you have obtained an ICP filing number for your Internet information service, you can perform the operation based on the following regulations:
Enterprise ICP filings cannot be changed to individual ICP filings.
If your enterprise or organization name changes, and you need to modify the ICP filing information, take note of the following regulations:
If the new enterprise or organization is not related to the original enterprise or organization, you must cancel the original ICP filing and apply for a new one. After you cancel your ICP filing, your Internet information service cannot be accessed. We recommend that you apply for a new ICP filing at the earliest opportunity.
If the new enterprise or organization is related to the original enterprise or organization, you must provide a certificate of change issued by the administration of industry and commerce. During the information change period, the Internet information service for which you have obtained an ICP filing number is not affected and can be accessed.
Three types of certificates of changes are supported. If the ICP filing entity is an enterprise, you must apply for a certificate of change issued by the administration of industry and commerce. If the ICP filing entity is a public institution or government agency, you must provide an official letter issued by the senior department.
Regulations for adding Alibaba Cloud to the ICP filing information as a service provider
You may have obtained ICP filing numbers for the entity and domain name based on another service provider, but you want to change the service provider to Alibaba Cloud or add Alibaba Cloud as a new service provider. In this case, you can add Alibaba Cloud to the ICP information based on the following regulations:
The information for adding Alibaba Cloud to the ICP filing information as a service provider must be consistent with the original ICP filing information that is submitted to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). Otherwise, you must modify the ICP filing information at the original service provider, or cancel the original ICP filing and apply for another one.
Individuals
If the ICP filing entity is an individual, you can understand the ICP filing regulations and prepare the required materials based on the following instructions:
Important regulations
Individuals whose ID cards are not issued in Henan cannot apply for ICP filings in Henan.
An individual can apply for an ICP filing only after the individual reaches 16 years old. An individual whose age is in the range of 16 to 18 years old must provide the ID card of the guardian.
After the Internet information service with an ICP filing is launched, the ICP filing number must be displayed in the lower part of the Internet information service pages. In addition, the ICP filing number must be linked to the ICP filing platform of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
Effective 00:00:00 on January 1, 2018, all ICP filing applications for Internet information services are subject to mandatory domain name verification.
The domain name must be valid for no less than three months.
The name of the registrant must be consistent with that of the ICP filing entity.
An individual can apply for an ICP filing for only one new domain name each time.
If the total number of websites for which an individual applies for a valid ICP filing is greater than five, the ICP filling verification must be complete at the office of the communications administration.
To complete the ICP filling verification at the office of the communications administration, the website owner must prepare materials, including the ID card, website launch description, letter of commitment, server lease contract, and domain name certificate.
The website ICP filing applications that are frequently added or removed within the previous six months are not approved.
Required materials
An electronic copy of an effective identity document that belongs to the individual, such as a color photo of the original ID card. If the certificate is an ID card, make sure that the ID card is valid for more than three months.
The website administrator must perform facial recognition for identity verification.
Procedure for applying for an ICP filing
You must understand all the relevant information and make preparations for the ICP filing application. For more information, see Overview. After the preparations are complete, you can log on to the Alibaba Cloud ICP Filing system by using your PC, or you can log on to the Alibaba Cloud app by using your mobile phone to apply for an ICP filing.
Regulations for modifying ICP filing information
If you want to modify the entity information or Internet information service information after you have obtained an ICP filing number for your Internet information service, you can perform the operation based on the following regulations:
The ICP filing of an individual cannot be changed to that of another individual. If an individual who has obtained an ICP filing is the legal representative of an enterprise or organization, the individual ICP filing can be changed to an ICP filing of the enterprise or organization.
Regulations for adding Alibaba Cloud to the ICP filing information as a service provider
You may have obtained ICP filing numbers for the entity and domain name based on another service provider, but you want to change the service provider to Alibaba Cloud or add Alibaba Cloud as a new service provider. In this case, you can add Alibaba Cloud to the ICP information based on the following regulations:
The name of the ICP filing entity and the certificate number must be consistent with the original ICP filing information submitted to the MIIT. Otherwise, you must first modify the ICP filing information at the original service provider, or cancel the original ICP filing and apply for a new one.
If you have obtained an ICP number for a domain name, you must use the domain name to provide website services. The ICP number must be displayed in the lower part of website pages.