gTLD Domain Registration

1. ICANN Compliance & Registrant Rights

As an authorized provider of Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs such as .com, .net, .org, .info, and more), Hostaday (Powered by OMA IT Solutions) strictly complies with the global regulations and standards set forth by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

• Binding Agreement: By registering, transferring, or renewing a gTLD through our platform, you officially agree to be bound by all current ICANN consensus policies, as well as the specific terms of service enforced by our accredited upstream registrars.

• Educational Resources: To help you understand your legal positioning, you can review the official ICANN Registrant Educational Information and the Registrant Rights and Responsibilities documents directly on the official ICANN website to stay fully informed about your digital assets.

2. WHOIS Data Accuracy & Mandatory Verification

Maintaining transparent and legitimate ownership data is a fundamental requirement under international domain governance:

• Accurate Information Clause: The Customer is legally and contractually required to provide true, accurate, complete, and up-to-date contact information for the domain registration record (commonly known as the WHOIS data). This includes your full legal name, physical address, phone number, and a functional email address.

• Mandatory Email Verification: ICANN mandates that domain registrants must verify their contact email address within 15 calendar days of initial registration, or following any subsequent updates to the registrant’s email profile.

• Automatic Suspension Warning: Failure to complete this email verification within the 15-day window will result in the automatic and immediate suspension of the domain name by the registry. This action will take your website, custom emails, and connected services completely offline. Hostaday holds absolutely no liability for any business downtime, loss of traffic, or financial damage caused by unverified or inaccurate WHOIS records.

3. Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP)

All domain names registered through our services are bound by global trademark protection frameworks:

• Trademark Infringement Disputes: Any legal disputes regarding the registration, ownership, or commercial use of a domain name (such as copyright or trademark infringement claims) are strictly subject to ICANN’s Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP).

• No Third-Party Arbitration: Hostaday does not act as an arbitrator, mediator, or judge in trademark disputes between clients and third parties. If a formal legal complaint is filed against your domain name, you explicitly agree to submit to, and abide by, the official UDRP proceedings and administrative decisions.

4. Domain Expiration, Renewal, and Redemption Policy

Securing your digital brand identity requires continuous upkeep. It is the Customer’s sole and absolute responsibility to renew their domain names before the official expiration date.

• Automated Renewal Safeguard: We strongly recommend enabling our Auto-Renewal feature in your Hostaday billing dashboard and keeping a valid, active payment method on file to prevent accidental loss of ownership.

• Expiration Grace Period: If a domain is not renewed on time, it expires and enters a brief grace period (typically lasting 0 to 30 days, depending entirely on the specific TLD extension). During this phase, the domain can still be renewed at standard market rates, but all connected website hosting and email routing services will be deactivated.

• Redemption Grace Period: Following the initial grace period, the domain enters the critical “Redemption Grace Period” (typically an additional 30 days). To recover and restore a domain during this final phase, the Customer must pay a substantial, non-negotiable Redemption Fee (determined by the upstream registries, often ranging between $80 to $150 USD) in addition to the standard annual renewal fee.

• Permanent Deletion & Public Release: If a domain is not redeemed during this phase, it will be permanently deleted from the global registry registry and released back to the general public. Once released, anyone can register it on a first-come, first-served basis. Hostaday cannot guarantee or facilitate the recovery of an expired domain once it passes the redemption cycle.

5. WHOIS Privacy & Domain ID Protection

To protect your personal data from scrapers, telemarketers, and identity thieves, we offer WHOIS Privacy Protection services:

• Data Masking: If you opt-in for WHOIS Privacy/ID Protection to mask your personal information (name, address, email) in public databases, you acknowledge that your actual, legal contact details still remain securely on file within the Hostaday internal system and our upstream registrar.

• Right to Revoke Privacy: Hostaday reserves the absolute right to suspend, disable, or permanently remove your WHOIS privacy mask if the domain is found to be utilized for illegal activities, malware distribution, phishing, or automated spam campaigns. Furthermore, privacy masking will be immediately lifted if requested by a valid law enforcement agency, legal subpoena, or official court order.