The holder is the natural or legal person on whose initiative one or more domain names are registered and maintained. The holder holds the rights and responsibilities associated with the domain name(s) registered. The holder of a domain name must imperatively designate an administrative contact at the time of applying for registration and maintain an administrative contact throughout the life of the domain name. The administrative contact may be the holder or, at the holder’s option, a third party (natural or legal person), including the holder’s Registrar. Where the administrative contact is not the holder, the administrative contact has no rights to the domain name. The same eligibility rules as for the holder apply to the administrative contact (namely resident in a Member State of the European Union or in Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Norway or Iceland, and be contactable). To find out more, you can consult the Practical Guide for Domaine Name Holders (PDF).