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Registry terms

Version 1.0. In effect from 22 October 2026.

  1. How registry terms work
    1. Every domain name ending is run by a registry, which sets the rules for registering and using names under it. When you register or renew a domain name with us, you agree to its registry’s rules as well as to our Terms of Service. Registries change their rules from time to time, and the current version applies.
    2. We register domain names through two accredited registrars: Realtime Register B.V. in the Netherlands, and Synergy Wholesale Pty Ltd in Australia. A domain name’s public record names its registrar, and we’ll tell you which one holds yours if you ask.
    3. Find your domain name’s ending below: .com, .net, and .org (section 2); .au, .com.au, .net.au, and .org.au (section 3); .nz and .co.nz (section 4); .sg and .com.sg (section 5).
  2. .com, .net, and .org
    1. These endings are run under contracts with ICANN, the organisation that coordinates domain names worldwide. Verisign runs .com and .net, and Public Interest Registry runs .org. ICANN’s policies apply to every name under them.
    2. The main points:
      1. keep your contact details accurate, update them within 7 days of any change, and answer a request to confirm them within 15 days;
      2. a dispute about whether a name infringes someone’s rights goes through ICANN’s Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP);
      3. a name can’t move to another registrar for a set time after it’s registered or transferred, as ICANN’s Transfer Policy sets out; and
      4. after a name expires, the registrar’s notices, renewal window, and restore fees follow ICANN’s Expired Registration Recovery Policy (our Terms of Service, clause 5).
    3. The full rules:
  3. .au, .com.au, .net.au, and .org.au
    1. These endings are administered by auDA (.au Domain Administration Ltd) under the .au Domain Administration Rules. The rules form part of your licence for the name.
    2. The main points:
      1. you must have an Australian presence, such as an ABN, for as long as you hold the name, and the name must meet auDA’s rules for its ending, which for most endings means a connection to your business;
      2. a licence gives you the right to use the name, not ownership of it;
      3. you can’t register a .au name through a privacy or proxy service;
      4. a licence lasts 1 to 5 years, can be renewed from 90 days before it ends, and can still be renewed for 30 days after it ends (through us, until 28 days after: our Terms of Service, clause 5.6); after that, anyone can register the name;
      5. you can cancel a new licence within its 3-day cooling-off period (our refunds page, section 3);
      6. auDA’s public record shows the registrant’s name, the business number used to register the name, and a contact person’s name and email address;
      7. disputes go through the .au Dispute Resolution Policy (auDRP), and complaints through auDA’s complaints process, which starts with a complaint to us; and
      8. you indemnify auDA against claims arising from your licence (our Terms of Service, clause 12).
    3. The full rules:
  4. .nz and .co.nz
    1. These endings are run by InternetNZ, and the Domain Name Commission (DNC) oversees them, under the .nz Rules. Your registration is subject to the .nz Rules, including the core terms every .nz domain name holder agrees to.
    2. The main points:
      1. you must be a person aged 18 or over, or a lawfully constituted organisation;
      2. your registration is a licence from InternetNZ to use the name while it stays registered;
      3. you must give accurate, complete details and keep them current; and
      4. disputes go through the Domain Name Commission’s Dispute Resolution Service.
    3. The full rules:
  5. .sg and .com.sg
    1. These endings are run by SGNIC, the Singapore Network Information Centre. SGNIC’s Rules of Registration set out who can hold each kind of .sg name.
    2. Disputes go through the Singapore Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (SDRP), run by the Singapore Mediation Centre.
    3. The full rules: