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 Qinghai.
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 must present a valid business license to apply for ICP filings for the first time.
The entity leader must be the legal representative of the enterprise or organization.
- 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, or the legal representative.
- An entity leader or website administrator can apply for an ICP filing only after the entity leader or website administrator reaches 14 years old.
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.
If the website administrator is not the legal representative, an electronic copy of a letter of authorization from the legal representative must be provided. For more information, see Letter of authorization.
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 entity of an issued ICP filing for an enterprise or organization can be changed to an individual, and no certificate of change is required.
The entity of an issued ICP filing for a confirmed enterprise or organization cannot be changed to another enterprise or organization. If the Unified Social Credit Code of an enterprise or organization remains unchanged, but other information such as the name and legal representative is changed, a certificate of change is required when the enterprise or organization modifies the ICP filing information.
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 and certificate number of the enterprise or organization must be consistent with the original ICP filing information submitted to the MIIT. Otherwise, you must modify the ICP filing information at the original service provider or provide a certificate of change issued by the industry and commerce department. Such information can be modified after Alibaba Cloud is added to the ICP filing information as a service provider. If you cannot provide a certificate of change, you must cancel the original ICP filing and apply for a new one.
All information must be consistent with that at the original service provider. Otherwise, you must modify the ICP filing information at the original service provider and apply for a new ICP filing.
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 Qinghai cannot apply for ICP filings in Qinghai.
After an ICP filing application is submitted to the local communications administration, the entity leader must complete the verification based on the text messages sent by the MIIT.
- An individual can apply for an ICP filing only after the individual reaches 16 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.
- The name of the registrant must be consistent with that of the ICP filing entity.
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 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, an enterprise, or an 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 information used to add Alibaba Cloud to the ICP filing information as a service provider must comply with the regulations of the local communications administration. Such information can be modified after Alibaba Cloud is added to the ICP filing information as a service provider.