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.auction Registry Agreement

On 20 March 2014, ICANN and Sand Galley, LLC entered into a Registry Agreement under which Sand Galley, LLC operated the .auction top-level domain. Effective 29 July 2014, the Registry Agreement was assigned by Sand Galley, LLC to United TLD Holdco, Ltd, which now operates the .auction top-level domain. The agreement may be viewed by following the links below:

Registry Agreement

Assignment and Assumption Agreement(s)

Sand Galley, LLC to United TLD Holdco, Ltd (29 July 2014)

Updates to General Notices Contact

  • PDF (25 August 2015)
  • PDF (07 May 2014)

Amendment No.1 (09 June 2014)

Amendment No.2 (23 March 2015)

Amendment No.3 (09 December 2016)

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TLD Startup Information

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