17 Jul 10 What is Redemption Grace Period and how to get a Domain Name (Except .UK, .WS and .NAME) back from it (Restoring a Domain Name in Pending Delete Restorable Status)
Once a domain name is deleted, the domain name (except a .UK, .WS and .NAME domain name) would slip into the Redemption Period ONLY under the following circumstances:
- manual deletion of domain name by contacting Gossimer Technical Support
- System deletion of domain name post Expiry of the Renewal Grace Period and the domain name does not have any backorder against it.
In all other cases, a deleted domain name cannot be Renewed/Restored/Redeemed. Click here to find information about our Renewal Grace Period and Domain Name Deletion Policy >>
Redeeming a domain name is costly, time consuming and generally a manual process. The Redemption Period is of 30* days (for most domain name extensions) after the domain name is deleted and during this period, only the current Registrar of the domain name can Redeem the domain name.
If the domain name is not Redeemed during this period, then it would move to the Pending Delete period for 5 days. In this status, the domain name can not be Redeemed and after this period, the domain name would be available for fresh Registration.
IMPORTANT
* The Redemption Grace Period is different for some domain name extensions as stated below:
- The Redemption Period for a .EU domain name is 40 days. Moreover, the .EU Registry does not have a Pending Delete period. The domain name will be available for fresh Registration after 40 days from the date of Deletion.
- Any website/emails associated with a .UK domain name will stop resolving once the domain name Expires.You may Renew your .UK domain name anytime from 6 months before its Expiry, upto 97 days after its Expiry. If you do not Renew your .UK domain name within 97 days after its Expiry, it would be automatically Deleted by the Registry.It is important to note that there is no concept of a Redemption Grace Period in case of a .UK domain name.
- Third Level .COM/.NET/.ORG domain names under the extensions -.EU.COM, .GB.COM, .AE.ORG, .KR.COM, .US.COM, .QC.COM, .DE.COM, .GB.NET, .NO.COM, .HU.COM, .JPN.COM, .UY.COM, .ZA.COM, .BR.COM,
.CN.COM, .SA.COM, .SE.COM, .SE.NET, .UK.COM, .UK.NET, .RU.COMwill have a Redemption Grace Period of 45 days.
- A .WS domain name will not be placed under Redemption Grace Period by the Registry upon Deletion. It will be made available for fresh Registration post Deletion. Hence, there is no possibility of Redeeming a .WS domain name.
- A .NAME domain name will not be placed under Redemption Grace Period by the Registry upon Deletion. It will be made available for fresh Registration post a Pending Delete period of 5 days, during which the domain name cannot be Redeemed.
Procedure for Restoring any Domain Name in Redemption Grace Period (Pending Delete Restorable Status)
1. Login to your Control Panel, search for the domain name you wish to Redeem and proceed to the Order Details view. Click here to know how to do so >>
2. For a domain name under the Redemption Period, you will find a Restore button. You can then move ahead with Redeeming the domain name, by paying for the Invoice so generated. Click here for more details on payment >>
Kindly note that Redemption of a domain name is a lengthy process and hence it would take Gossimer upto 5 working days to Redeem a domain name.
IMPORTANT
- A Restoration action, once completed, cannot be reversed. The only option would be deleting the domain name, in case the same is no longer required. Click here to know how a domain name can be deleted >>
- Redemption of a domain name** (only after deletion by Gossimer System post Expiry of the Renewal Grace Period) includes 1 year Renewal.
- ** Redemption of a .EU domain name will always include one year Renewal. However, Renewal will extend the term from the date on which the domain name is Redeemed and not from the Expiry date existing when the domain name was deleted.
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14 Jul 10 Domain Name Deletion
A domain name may be Deleted from our database by 2 methods, explained below -
I. System Deletion
Once a domain name has Expired, it will go to into Renewal Grace Period, where you can Renew this domain name at normal costs. This Renewal Grace Period would be for 40* days (for most domain name extensions). If you do not Renew the domain name in the Renewal Grace Period, then the domain name would be Deleted and the domain name (except a .UK, .WS and .NAME domain name) will go into Redemption Grace Period.
However, should there be no back-order for the domain name, you would still have the option to Redeem it.
IMPORTANT
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The concept of Renewal Grace Period for a .EU domain name is slightly different. Every .EU domain name will Expire exactly 1 year from the date of Registration (since the maximum length of registration is only a year). However, the Renewal Grace Period will be only till the the second last day of the expiring month (penultimate day of the month), post which the domain name will be deleted. Thus, different .EU domain names may have different Renewal Grace Periods. Lets take a couple of examples to demonstrate this -
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abc.eu gets Registered on 24 Jul, 2006. This domain name will Expire on 24 Jul, 2007. If the domain name is not Renewed until the Deletion date, it will be Deleted from our System on 30 Jul, 2007 (since this is the second last day of the expiring month). This domain name will have a Renewal Grace period of 6 days. It will slip into Redemption Grace Period after 31 Jul, 2007.
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pqr.eu gets Registered on 27 Jul, 2006. This domain name will Expire on 27 Jul, 2007. If the domain name is not Renewed until the Deletion date, it will be Deleted from our System on 30 Jul, 2007 (since this is the second last day of the expiring month). This domain name will have a Renewal Grace period of 3 days. It will slip into Redemption Grace Period post 31 Jul, 2007.
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xyz.eu gets Registered on 31 Jul, 2006 and will Expire on 31 Jul, 2007. If the domain name is not Renewed until the Deletion date, it will be Deleted from our System on 30 Jul, 2007 (since this is the second last day of the expiring month) and will not have any Renewal Grace Period. It will slip into Redemption Grace Period post 31 Jul, 2007.
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.INFO domain names will have a 15 day Renewal Grace Period. If you do not Renew the domain name in the Renewal Grace Period, then the domain name would be Deleted and the domain name will go into Redemption Grace Period.
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Renewal Grace Period in a .UK domain name is quite different from other extensions. Any website/emails associated with the domain name will stop resolving once your .UK domain name Expires.
You may Renew your .UK domain name anytime from 6 months before its Expiry, upto 97 days after its expiry. If you do not Renew your domain name within 97 days after its Expiry, it would be automatically Deleted by the Registry.
It is important to note that there is no concept of a Redemption Grace Period in case of a .UK domain name.
- A .WS domain name will have a Renewal Grace Period of 30 days. If you do not Renew the domain name in the Renewal Grace Period, then the domain name would be Deleted and made available for Registration as a fresh domain name by the Registry.
- Third Level .COM/.NET/.ORG domain names under the extensions -.EU.COM, .GB.COM, .AE.ORG, .KR.COM, .US.COM, .QC.COM, .DE.COM, .GB.NET, .NO.COM, .HU.COM, .JPN.COM, .UY.COM, .ZA.COM, .BR.COM, .CN.COM,
.SA.COM, .SE.COM, .SE.NET, .UK.COM, .UK.NET, .RU.COMwill have a Renewal Grace Period of 5 days. If you do not Renew the domain name in the Renewal Grace Period, then the domain name would be Deleted and the domain name will go into Redemption Grace Period.
- A .NAME domain name will have a Renewal Grace Period of 40 days. If you do not Renew the domain name in the Renewal Grace Period, then the domain name would be Deleted and made available for Registration as a fresh domain name by the Registry post a Pending Delete period of 5 days, during which the domain name cannot be Redeemed.
II. Manual Deletion
If you already have a domain name Registered, you can delete it from your Control Panel within 4 days of Registration. This 4 day period in case of domain names is referred as the Money Back Period. Deleting a domain name will immediately stop all functionalities (like the Website and Mails) associated with the domain name. Also, a domain name explicitly deleted would entitle you to a Refund of the entire amount, and there would be a charge of USD 1.0 for the Deletion.
IMPORTANT
- Domain names under the following extensions cannot be Deleted from within the Control Panel since they do not have a Money Back Period.
.EU, .UK, .WS, .EU.COM, .GB.COM, .AE.ORG, .KR.COM, .US.COM, .QC.COM, .DE.COM, .GB.NET, .NO.COM, .HU.COM, .JPN.COM, .UY.COM, .ZA.COM,
.BR.COM, .CN.COM, .SA.COM, .SE.COM, .SE.NET, .UK.COM, .UK.NET, .RU.COMIf you still wish to have such a domain name Deleted without Refund, you need to get in touch with us at support@gossimer.com and request the same.
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A domain name deleted in the Money Back Period does not slip into Redemption Grace Period and is immediately available for registration.
Follow the procedure outlined below to Delete a domain name within the Money Back Period from your Control Panel -
1. Login to your Control Panel and search for the domain name that you wish to delete. Click here to read how >>
2. Click on the domain name in the search results to get to the Order details view.
3. On this page, click on Delete Service.
4. On the next page, you would be displayed the amount that will be refunded to you upon Deletion. On confirming Deletion, the domain name would be immediately Deleted and the Website and Mails associated with it would stop functioning.
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