Irish Hosting policy relating to adult material

[Forbairt]

What are the irish hosters policy regarding Adult material ?

I've a website (jokes / funnies website) that I want to put onto irish hosting ... now its not "that" bad ... I just don't want to break any policies and some images may contain the odd flash of something.

I could put this onto my VPS instead of shared hosting as well... if that'd make a difference.

I'm asking in general first before I ask the individual hosting companies.
(or go trawling through all the policy information ... I hate legalese)

 

[mneylon]

It depends on how "mature" the content is, but generally speaking I don't think you'll have too many issues.
If it's hardcore then you'd really want to be looking at vps / dedicated

 

[Forbairt]

If it's hardcore then you'd really want to be looking at vps / dedicated

Nothing like that ... might be the odd bum ... or flash of a "bit" or something like that. So probably the type of stuff that gets a 12 cert in the cinema for the most part.

Nothing to do with gigantic clocks

 

[mneylon]

I can't see you having any issues. We'd host quite a few "erotic" sites and as I tell the owners - as long as they don't break the law we really don't care.

 

[Forbairt]

Didn't really think I would come up against too many issues still a bit of a case of better safe than sorry.

Also unsure on "shared" hosting what the policies are.

 

[hosting365]

Shared hosing policies are normally of the 'if it doesnt break the law, do what you like' variety.

We used to host hundreds of sex shops, strippograms and similar, all with content more risque sounding that what you're suggesting forbairt

 

[Forbairt]

damn I really must check who my ip neighbours are on my various sites

 

[starfire]

I can't see you having any issues. We'd host quite a few "erotic" sites and as I tell the owners - as long as they don't break the law we really don't care.

you do? i thought it was near on impossible to host adult sites in ireland

 

[hosting365]

As long as it doesnt break the law, it's fine.

 

[starfire]

i knew it was legally allowed I just thought there was a policy of not to, particularly amoung the big players
Like the issues with porn.ie

 

[hosting365]

porn.ie was an IEDR issue, not a hosting provider issue.

 

[mneylon]

i knew it was legally allowed I just thought there was a policy of not to, particularly amoung the big players
Like the issues with porn.ie

That had nothing to do with the hosting providers.

 

[starfire]

can you set up an adult site on a .ie
If i, well, lied and said the site was for something else and put porn on it
Can IEDR take it from me at a later stage

 

[mneylon]

can you set up an adult site on a .ie
If i, well, lied and said the site was for something else and put porn on it
Can IEDR take it from me at a later stage

Why would you have to lie?

There are plenty of "adult" domains already registered

 

[starfire]

as .ie

 

[mneylon]

as .ie

Yes. As .ie

IEDR have inane policies which caused issues with the registration of porn.ie, but there are plenty of other adult IE domains registered
I own a couple

 

[starfire]

crazy cock sucks.ie
Do I need to register it as a business 1st