Before launching a website or app, file the ICP record, and keep logs for at least 6 months as the classified protection rules require
- Moderate value
- Evidence A
- Keeps you free
- Costs a little
- Takes some hours
- No willpower
In plain words
Filing costs nothing, and through a cloud vendor's process it takes about a few weeks. A site on a server in China that is not filed will be shut down. If a filer says it is free but actually charges, the fine is 100,000 to 1,000,000 CNY. Logs must be kept for a full 6 months, and for refusing to correct, or when harm results, the fine is 10,000 to 100,000 CNY.
Translated from the Chinese original. Original book, section 11, tip 16. This section describes legal rules, mostly mainland China’s. It is general information, not legal advice; for your own case, talk to a lawyer. Content may be out of date and rules differ by place. When you actually deal with an agency, a doctor or a court, follow what local officials, doctors and lawyers tell you. Disclaimer