Registry Policies
The rules that govern LKA Network allocations, disputes, and operations.
Allocation Policy
How LKA names are assigned, held, and transferred — designed around legitimate business identity, not speculation.
- Allocations are free for verified Sri Lankan businesses.
- One legitimate business identity maps to an LKA allocation.
- Allocations are not speculative assets and may not be resold, brokered, or warehoused.
- Historical allocation records are never silently erased.
- Dormant allocations never automatically become available.
- Reassignment requires a documented administrative decision with audit trail.
- Disputed allocations cannot be reassigned while locked.
Eligibility Policy
Who can register an LKA name and what evidence is required during Phase 1 review.
- Eligible applicants are legitimate Sri Lankan businesses (or organizations operating in Sri Lanka) that can provide verifiable registration or identity evidence.
- Legal business name
- Registration number when applicable
- Supporting document upload (e.g. registration certificate)
- Requested label and intended use
- Anonymous allocation is prohibited.
Dispute Policy
How disputes protect established business identities from silent reassignment.
- Phase 3 delivers the full dispute portal. From day one:
- Allocations support dispute_lock and dns_lock.
- While disputed, names cannot be reassigned and DNS may be frozen.
- Evidence is immutable once submitted.
- Administrative decisions require reason, actor, and audit event.
Privacy Policy
How LKA Network processes and protects your data.
- LKA Network processes account, business, verification, and audit data to operate the registry.
- Verification documents are stored in object storage, not in PostgreSQL rows.
- Authentication secrets are hashed; API key secrets (Phase 2) are shown once.
- Audit logs retain privileged action history.
- Contact: privacy@lka.network (placeholder).
Abuse Policy
Prohibited conduct and enforcement actions.
- Impersonation and fraudulent documentation
- Bulk speculative registrations
- Confusing or deceptive business identifiers
- Attempts to circumvent verification or DNS namespace isolation
- Abuse reports are reviewed by registry administrators and may result in suspension or dormancy under policy.
Reserved Names
Infrastructure and protected labels that are not available for allocation.
- Infrastructure and protected labels are reserved and not available for allocation.
- Examples seeded in Phase 1: www, api, admin, portal, mail, police, gov, nic
- Additional reserved names may be added by registry administrators.
Questions about these policies? Contact privacy@lka.network