Rules and particularities of .med domain names
2025
.med domain names at Gandi.net
Accreditation: Gandi has been accredited for .med since June 2025.
Terms and Conditions
The .med domain name extension is exclusively reserved for websites directly related to the medical sector. Easily understood internationally, this suffix is universally associated with healthcare services and the medical field. Thanks to its targeted positioning, a .med domain name enhances your credibility and allows you to distinguish yourself as a reliable and legitimate source in the healthcare industry.
Assigning: A registrant of a .med domain name can be an individual or organization. .MED is reserved for the medical field, including: reliable medical information, healthcare institutions, medical practitioners, suppliers of medical products or services or medicines, the medical supply chain, clinical and hospital healthcare professionals, and those involved in medical research or teaching.
Syntax: from 2 to 63 alphanumeric characters or a hyphen (excluding in the first and last place and third and fourth place).
IDN (accented domain names): Yes.
Registration period: 1 to 10 years.
Second-level extensions: No.
Procedures
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 effective transfer depends on your validation (by email) and renews the domain name for one year.
Change of Ownership: Available on our interface, the current procedure consists in email confirmation by both former and new domain name owner. The expiration date is unchanged.
Deletion process: Quarantine of 30 days, see this table.
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