This extension is one of the new extensions that will be released soon
Rules and particularities of .free domain names
2025
.FREE domains at Gandi.net
Accreditation: Gandi has been accredited .free since 2025.
Terms and Conditions
Assigning: .free domains are open to everyone.
Syntax: From 1 to 63 alphanumeric characters or a hyphen (excluding in the first and last place and third and fourth place).
IDN: Yes.
Registration period: 1 to 10 years.
Second-level extensions: No.
Procedures
Registration : The .FREE launch will take place in several phases:
- Sunrise period, for trademark owners in the TMCH, from 2 April 2025 to 2 May 2025 ;
- Early Access Period (EAP) from 12 May 2025 to 17 May 2025. Registrations during this period will be subject to additional fees, decreasing over time.
- General opening scheduled for 19 May 2025.
These dates are by no means definitive and are subject to change by the Registry.
Please visit : Amazon Registry Terms and Policiesfor the full policy, by phase.
Renewal: Domains are deactivated upon expiration. It is possible to renew up to 45 days following the expiration date.
Transfer (change of Registrar): The process is started on the new registrar's interface with an auth code. Ensure that your domain does not have a TransferProhibited status, is older than 60 days and has not been transferred in the last 60 days. The transfer renews the domain name for one year.
Change of Ownership: Available on our interface, the procedure consists in email confirmation by both former and new domain name owner. The expiration date remains unchanged.
Deletion process: Quarantine of 30 days see this table.
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