The Law on Informatization¹ requires that internet resources with .kz and .қaz domains must be hosted on hardware and software complexes located in Kazakhstan.

In other words, an internet resource (website, web application, web service) using a .kz or .қaz domain must be hosted on a server (owned / rented / cloud hosted / VDS hosted / virtually hosted) in a data center (server / office) located in Kazakhstan. The server must also be connected to a Kazakh internet provider and use a (dedicated or shared) Kazakhstan IP address.

In fact, the owners (possessors) of internet resources were originally obliged to start using Kazakhstan data centers before November 2020. However, given that the relevant transition required additional cost and time, the deadline for fulfilling this requirement was extended until February 1, 2021.

It is expected that from February 1, 2021, the authorized body will begin to suspend access in the Kazakh segment of the Internet to domain names (internet resources) that violate the above requirement.

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1. Article 56-1 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 417-V dated November 24, 2015 “On Informatization” (“Informatization Law”).↩