About .DATE domains

Famous Four Media is the sponsor and Neustar is the backend provider for the .date extension.

Registration periods

Phase	Dates
Sunrise	April 27, 2015 at 15:00 UTC to June 29, 2015 at 15:00 UTC
General availability	Begins July 1, 2015 at 15:00 UTC

For details on these phases, see Famous Four Media registry phase requirements.

Restrictions

These domain names can have up to 63 characters, with a minimum of 1 character, and can contain letters (a-z), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (except in the 3rd or 4th characters of the domain name). You cannot register domain names with special characters such as & and #.

Features	Availability
Registration length	1 - 10 years
Transfers to	✓
Transfers away	✓
Private Registration	✓
Protected Registration	✓
Backorders	-
Account change	✓
Contact updates	✓
IDNs	French and Spanish

Who can register .date domains?

Anyone can register .date domain names on a first-come, first-served basis.

Renewals

We'll attempt to auto-renew your .date domain on its expiration date. We'll park .date domain names after the first failed billing attempt. If the domain isn't renewed within 40 days following expiration, we cancel it and remove it from your account.

Refund policy

For details on refunds, please visit ITEGY's Refund Policy page.

Most domains will follow the Standard Terms, but certain domains will have exceptions or may not be refundable at all. Look under BOTH of the following categories:

• Products with Special Refund Terms (look under Domain Name Registrations/Renewals)
• Products Not Eligible for Refunds

Nameserver requirements

Two nameservers are required for .date domains to resolve, and a maximum of 13 nameservers is allowed. DNSSEC, IPv4 and IPv6 are supported.