Introduced | 9 May 1997 |
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TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | VCS (Pty) Limited |
Sponsor | VCS (Pty) Limited |
Intended use | Entities connected with Seychelles |
Actual use | Used for a random assortment of sites, some related to Seychelles; was once marketed as domain for Scotland Used by SoundCloud |
Registration restrictions | Priority given to Seychelles-based entities; varying restrictions for different third-level registrations |
Structure | Registrations are directly at second level or at third level beneath various second-level names |
Dispute policies | UDRP |
DNSSEC | yes |
Registry website | nic.sc |
.sc is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Seychelles. The TLD was marketed to businesses in Scotland and the U.S. state of South Carolina, however, the domains are subject to Seychelles registry rules. While SCregistrars, a company which marketed .sc domains to a target audience of Scottish sites, has since closed down[1] the .sc extension remains available through the Afilias Global platform via various well-known registrars internationally for direct registration at second-level.