Rules and particularities of .help domain names
Innovation Service Ltd
2014
Related Contract
.HELP domain names at Gandi.net
Accreditation: Gandi has been accredited for .help TLD since December 2013
Terms and Conditions
Assigning: .help 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: 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. Expiration date is unchanged..
Deletion process: Quarantine of 30 days, see this table.
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