Commercial purposes
A .gov domain must not be used for commercial purposes, such as advertising benefitting private individuals or entities.
Political campaigns
A .gov domain must not be used for political campaign purposes.
Illegal content
A .gov domain must not be used to distribute or promote material whose distribution violates applicable law.
Malicious cyber activity
.gov is a trusted and safe space. .gov domains must not distribute malware, host open redirects, or otherwise engage in malicious cyber activity.