Why .digital?
Why choose a .digital domain name?
In the early 2010s, ICANN announced the launch of its new domain name program, intended to combat the oversaturation of more visible, traditional domain endings like .com and .net. Among the applied-for domain endings was .digital, which was approved by ICANN and opened in 2014. The goal of .digital was to bring together businesses and individuals in the digital world.
The .digital domain ending is a boon for digital professionals
The rise of the digital world has had a major impact on our daily lives, and creating a domain ending that lets individuals and organizations with a link to the digital world to create a .digital domain name has become essential. Since it's creation this domain ending has been adopted by many in the digital sphere who, thanks to .digital, promote their innovative businesses regularly.
A brand identity with a .digital domain name
The term "digital" is associated with technology in most European languages and a .digital domain name declares your association from the start while offering you access to markets around the world.
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Rules and particularities of .digital domain names
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.digital domain names at Gandi.net
Accreditation: Gandi has been accredited .digital since November 2013
Terms and Conditions
Assigning: .digital domain names are open to everyone.
Syntax: From 1 to 63 alphanumeric characters or a hyphen (excluding in the first, third and fourth, and last place).
IDN (accented domain names): Yes.
Registration period: From 1 to 10 years.
Second-level extensions: No.
Procedures
Renewal: Domains are deactivated upon expiration, it is possible to renew up to 45 days following the expiration date.
Transfer (change of Registrar): The process is started on the new registrar's interface with an auth code. Ensure that your domain does not have a TransferProhibited status, does not expire soon, is older than 60 days and has not been transferred in the last 60 days. The effective transfer depends on your validation (by email) and renews the domain name for one year.
Change of Ownership: Available on our interface, the current procedure consists in email confirmation by both former and new domain name owner. The expiration date is unchanged.
Deletion process: Quarantine of 30 days, see this table.
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