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 Hunan.
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
Enterprises and organizations can present a valid business license to apply for ICP filings.
- The entity leader of an ICP filing application must be the legal representative of the enterprise or organization. Otherwise, the application fails.
The website administrator must be the legal representative of the enterprise or organization. Otherwise, an electronic copy of a letter of authorization from the legal representative must be provided.
- An enterprise or organization can apply for an ICP filing only after the legal representative of the enterprise or organization reaches 18 years old.
You cannot apply for an ICP filing for a domain name registered at a service provider outside the Chinese mainland.
- After the website is launched, the ICP filing number must be displayed in the lower part of the website pages. In addition, the ICP filing number must be linked to the ICP filing platform of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
- From 00:00:00 on January 1, 2018, the relevant authorities started to perform domain name verification for all submitted ICP filing applications.
- 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.
- An entity leader or website administrator can apply for an ICP filing only after the entity leader or website administrator reaches 14 years old.
If you apply for an ICP filing for the first time (the entity is also filed for the first time) or you want to register a new website at Alibaba Cloud (the entity has been filed), networking solution proposals must be provided for the domain names involved in the ICP filing application. For more information, see Required materials.
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 website 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.
Electronic copy of a letter of authorization: optional. If the website administrator is not the legal representative, an electronic copy of a letter of authorization from the legal representative must be provided.
Electronic copy of the domain name certificate: When you add Alibaba Cloud to the ICP filing information as a service provider or modify the ICP filing information, all domain name certificates in the order must be provided.
If you apply for an ICP filing for the first time (the entity is also filed for the first time) or you want to register a new website at Alibaba Cloud (the entity has been filed), website construction proposals must be provided for the domain names involved in the ICP filing application.
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 on-premises machine, 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 website information after you have obtained an ICP filing number for your website, 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 website 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 website 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 used to add Alibaba Cloud to the ICP filing information as a service provider must be consistent with the original ICP filing information 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 a new 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
You cannot apply for an ICP filing for a domain name registered at a service provider outside the Chinese mainland.
The name of the domain name registrant must be consistent with that of the ICP filing entity. When you add Alibaba Cloud to the ICP filing information as a service provider or modify the ICP filing information, all domain name certificates in the order must be provided. These certificates are not required for other types of ICP filing applications.
- An individual can apply for an ICP filing only after the individual reaches 18 years old.
- After the website is launched, the ICP filing number must be displayed in the lower part of the website pages. In addition, the ICP filing number must be linked to the ICP filing platform of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
- From 00:00:00 on January 1, 2018, the relevant authorities started to perform domain name verification for all submitted ICP filing applications.
- The domain name must be valid for no less than three months.
If you apply for an ICP filing for the first time (the entity is also filed for the first time) or you want to register a new website at Alibaba Cloud (the entity has been filed), networking solution proposals must be provided for the domain names involved in the ICP filing application. For more information, see Required materials.
Required materials
When you add Alibaba Cloud to the ICP filing information as a service provider or modify the ICP filing information, all domain name certificates in the order must be provided.
- An electronic copy of the original valid identity document of the individual, such as a color photo of the original 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 on-premises machine, 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 website information after you have obtained an ICP filing number for your website, 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.