Domain Renewal and Expiration
What happens if I don’t renew my domain and let my domain expire?
Last Updated: September 12, 2024You might be wondering, “Do I have to renew my domain right now?” Sometimes it’s appealing to wait to renew your domain just before it expires. This is actually extremely dangerous and can put your domain at risk of being canceled. How does that work? Let’s talk about what happens when you forget to renew your domain and it becomes expired… The Bad News About Expired Domains When a domain expires through HostHuski, it is immediately deactivated, a temporary parking page is displayed and all the services associated with the domain, such as your website and/or email, stop working completely. The Good News About Expired Domains If your domain expires, you might not have lost it yet! We currently offer a non-guaranteed grace period of up to 25 days for renewals. There is no guaranteed grace period. When a domain expires, it may become canceled at any time in accordance with the registration agreement which will make it unable to be renewed or purchased until it fully reaches its expiration and restock in the domain marketplace. After you renew the domain, all previous settings will be restored and the domain will become active again! Renewal years are always added at...
Why do I have to verify ownership of my domain?
Last Updated: September 12, 2024Verifying contact information for ICANN Validation The Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) with ICANN lets us sell domain names (TLDs) to our customers. ICANN — the organization that manages the Domain Name System (DNS) — requires all registrars to remain compliant to continually sell and manage domain names. The most recent changes require us to verify registrant and customer contact information. We require email address verification if: You register a new domain with unverified contact information. You update your email address with unverified information. We are notified or have reason to believe that your customer contact info is invalid and may break compliance with ICANN Validation. If you do not receive a verification email, you should: Check your email spam and junk folders. Update your registrant or shopper email address. Contact us If you do not do anything about verification there is a risk your domain will be suspended temporarily until it is verified. This is an automatic operation conducted by ICANN beyond our control. In such a case you’ll see something that looks exactly like this: This will allow you to resend the verification email to yourself. If I can’t find the email, could my domain still get suspended? While...