University Website Domain Name and Trademark Policy Summary

The University values its image and the University policies and guidelines are in place to protect and control that image and to protect the University's trademark rights. We know that many students are doing excellent work in promoting their groups and ISU respects those efforts and wants the association with your organizations. We are confident that student organizations will be able to appropriately function and promote their organization, under the structure that is in place at the University.

In order to be an officially registered student organization, the organization must adhere to these policies.

University Policy

Website and Domain Name Policy:

  • Officially registered organizations must maintain and promote their web presence and websites using "iastate.edu" domains.
  • Organizations may not use any other domain name such as but not limited to ".com", ".org", ".net", ".biz", etc.
  • Registered organizations may request a domain name within either the stuorg.iastate.edu or greek.iastate.edu (as appropriate) such as www.clubname.stuorg.iastate.edu. Some recognized organizations may also be eligible for domain names within their affiliated college, department, or unit.
  • Servers must be owned by the student organization or an Iowa State college, department, or unit. Personal equipment is not permitted. All equipment must be housed and maintained on-campus. Equipment housed off-campus or in a residence hall student room is not permitted.

Trademark Student Use Guidelines:

  • Organizations can use trademarks such as "ISU", "Cy", "Cyclone", "Cyclones", "Iowa State", "Iowa State University", "Leaning Cy", "Walking Cy", and the "Athletic Identity Program" marks on their websites only if those websites are in the "iastate.edu" domain and are on an "iastate.edu" server.
  • Organizations websites must contain the officially registered name of the organization as specified in Section 5. A. of the Student Use Guidelines.

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