El dominio está administrado por la compañía de comunicación del país Teletok y BV Dot TK, una compañía privada, cuya razón social es proporcionarle ingresos a la población del archipiélago mediante la venta de estos dominios. Constituye una exportación o ingreso no convencional del archipiélago de Tokelau, que es mayoritariamente un pueblo de pescadores con algo de producción de artesanías.

No legal ownership - the ownership of a free .TK domain name remains with the registry.
Registration restrictions - registration periods for .TK domain names are restricted to 1 to 12 months
Renewal required - the renewal for the free domain is required (at no extra charge) for a free domain is required and is available within 15 days prior to the expiry. Failure to renew that free domain can lead to termination of service: the domain is cancelled by registry
No transfers allowed - you cannot transfer the domain unless you upgrade it to the paid version.
Minimum use requirement - you must have a minimum of 25 unique visitors within the first 90 days after registration, or else the domain is cancelled by the registry.
A free .TK domain name can only be forwarded to an existing URL, or pointed at existing nameservers.

A paid domain name means that the above restrictions no longer apply; you become the owner of the domain name, and as such you can manage it as you would any other domain name.