In preparation for the 2012 Olympics and Paraolympics, the Government has introduced new rights and powers to help the organisers of the Games protect their sponsor's investment and the reputation of the Games. These rights will apply to uses of various words and symbols with links to the 2012 games, and can therefore affect .uk domain names.

As always with .uk registrations, we do not block the registration of domain names, and it is up to the registrant to consider whether the registration or use of the domain name will lead to the infringement of these rights.

The rights are policed by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games, "LOCOG". They provide a series of information guides on what protection is given to Olympic-associated words and logos.