Only cooperatives, cooperative service organizations and subsidiaries of cooperatives will be eligible to register a ".coop" domain name.

The following parties may register a ".coop" domain name:
- members of the National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA).
- members of the International Cooperative Alliance(ICA).
- organizations formed as and/or considered cooperatives under applicable local law
- associations comprised of cooperatives.
- organizations that are committed to the seven cooperative principles.
- organizations that are majority controlled by cooperatives.
- entities whose operations are principally dedicated to serving cooperatives.

If the applicant meets the information, given above, the applicant has to provide documents that his assocation / organization / entity meets these points stated above.

- contain only letters (a-z), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (-), or a combination of these
- start and end with an alphanumeric character, not a dash.
- do not contain a dash on the 3rd and 4th position (tagged domains).

- two-character domain names are initially reserved.

Cooperatives can register any domain name available on a first-come-first-served basis. However, all ".coop" domains are subject to the UDRP which deals with trademark and other use infringements.

By registering a ".coop" the applicant warrants that:
You agree and warrant that:
- the information that you provide to us during the application process to register your domain name or to apply for other sponsor service(s) is, to the best of your knowledge and belief, accurate and complete, and that any future changes to this information will be provided to us in a timely manner according to the modification procedures in place at that time.
- to the best of your knowledge and belief neither the registration of your domain name nor the manner in which you intend to use (or permit others to use) such domain name will directly or indirectly infringe the legal rights of a third party or contravene sponsor policies.
- you have all requisite power and authority to execute this agreement and to perform your obligations hereunder.
- you have selected the necessary security option(s) for your domain name registration record.
- you are not registering the domain name for an unlawful purpose.
- you will not knowingly use the domain name in violation of any applicable laws or regulations.
- you are of legal age to enter into this Agreement. You agree that your use of our service(s) is solely at your own risk. You agree that all of our services are provided on an "as is," and "as available" basis.

If you want to move your .coop domain to Networking4all, you should contact your current registrar and request to send the Domain Authorization Code (also referred to as a authcode, Authinfo code or transfer code). This code is assigned by the registrar. Authorization Codes are the password for the domain and serve as an additional safety measure. The verification codes ensure that only the domain name owner can relocate the domain.