Registration
Domains are registered through accredited registrars that we work with. A domain is registered only after an application is approved, and it is shown as Active only after the registrar confirms the registration. Until then, the name is not reserved and may be registered by someone else.
Registrant information
Every domain has a registrant whose contact details are held by the registrar and registry, as their rules require. For sponsored domains, the person or organization who applied is recorded as the intended holder of the domain in our records, and we will explain at approval how registrant details will be set for your domain. Where privacy or redaction services are available for an extension, we use them to limit public display of personal details.
Term and renewal
Domains are registered for a fixed term, usually one year. The approval for your application states the sponsorship term. Before each expiry date we review renewal support, subject to funding, and we will notify you well in advance of any change. Renewal pricing may differ from first-year pricing.
Expiry
If a domain is not renewed it expires. Many registries and registrars provide grace and redemption periods after expiry during which the domain can be recovered, sometimes at additional cost. After these periods end the domain is released and may be registered by anyone. We will contact you before a sponsored domain expires.
Transfers
You may ask to transfer your domain to another registrar. Registries apply rules to transfers, for example many prevent transfers for 60 days after registration or after certain contact changes. We will provide the authorization code and any other help needed, within those rules.
Changes to DNS
You can ask us to update DNS records or nameservers for your domain at any time. We may decline changes that would break the law or our Acceptable Use Policy.
Registry and ICANN policies
Domains are subject to the policies of their registry and, for generic extensions, ICANN, including dispute resolution policies such as the UDRP. Some country-code extensions have residency or other eligibility rules.
Suspension
We may ask the registrar to suspend or cancel a domain used in breach of the Acceptable Use Policy or the law, or where registration information is found to be materially false.
Contact
Questions about a domain: Info@courthology.org.