The redlining below shows changes proposed to the 11 May
2001 version of Appendix C of the .biz Registry Agreement to implement
the Redemption Grace Period. Added text is shown
with underlining and in magenta; deleted
text is shown stricken out and in red.
Functional Specifications
C.10 Grace Period
Add Grace Period
The Add Grace Period is a specified number
of calendar days following the initial registration of a domain.
The current value of the Add Grace Period for all registrars
is five calendar days. If a Delete, Renew, or Transfer operation
occurs within the five calendar days, the following rules apply:
Delete. If
a domain is deleted within the Add Grace Period, the sponsoring
Registrar at the time of the deletion is credited for the amount
of the registration. The domain is deleted from the Registry
database and is immediately available for registration by any
Registrar. See below for a description of overlapping grace period
exceptions.
Renew.
If a domain is extended within the Add Grace Period, there is
no credit for the add. The account of the sponsoring Registrar
at the time of the extension will be charged for the initial
add plus the number of years the registration is extended. The
expiration date of the domain is extended by the number of years,
up to a total of ten years, as specified by the registrar's requested
Renew operation.
Transfer (other than ICANN-approved
bulk transfer). Transfers under
Part A of Exhibit B to the Registry-Registrar Agreement may not
occur during the Add Grace Period or at any other time within
the first 60 days after the initial registration. Enforcement
is the responsibility of the Registrar sponsoring the domain
name registration and is currently enforced by the SRS.
Bulk Transfer (with ICANN approval). Bulk transfers with ICANN approval may be made
during the Add Grace Period according to the procedures in Part
B of Exhibit B to the Registry-Registrar Agreement. The expiration
dates of transferred registrations are not affected. The losing
Registrar's account is charged for the initial add.
Renew Grace Period
The Renew Grace Period is a specified number
of calendar days following the renewal of a domain name registration
period through an XRP Command Renew. The current value of the
Renew Grace Period is five calendar days. If a Delete, Extend,
or Transfer occurs within that five calendar days, the following
rules apply:
Delete. If a domain
is deleted within the Renew Grace Period, the sponsoring Registrar at
the time of the deletion receives a credit of the renew fee. The deleted
domain is moved to the Redemption Grace Period
(that is, to the PendingDelete status) as described in Appendix C.11
deleted from the Registry database and is immediately
available for registration by any Registrar. See below for
a description of overlapping grace period exceptions.
Renew.
A domain can be extended within the Renew Grace Period for up
to a total of ten years. The account of the sponsoring Registrar
at the time of the additional extension will be charged for the
additional number of years the registration is extended.
Transfer (other than ICANN-approved
bulk transfer). If a domain is
transferred within the Renew Grace Period, there is no credit.
The expiration date of the domain is extended by one year and
the years added as a result of the Extend remain on the domain
name up to a total of 10 years.
Bulk Transfer (with ICANN approval). Bulk transfers with ICANN approval may be made
during the Renew Grace Period according to the procedures in
Part B of Exhibit B to the Registry-Registrar Agreement. The
expiration dates of transferred registrations are not affected.
The losing Registrar's account is charged for the Renew operation.
Auto-Renew Grace Period
The Auto-Renew Grace Period is a specified
number of calendar days following an auto-renewal. An auto-renewal
occurs if a domain name registration is not renewed by the expiration
date; in this circumstance the registration will be automatically
renewed by the system the first day after the expiration date.
The current value of the Auto-Renew Grace Period is 45 calendar
days. If a Delete, Renew, or Transfer occurs within the Auto-Renew
Grace Period, the following rules apply:
Delete. If a domain
is deleted within the Auto-Renew Grace Period, the sponsoring Registrar
at the time of the deletion receives a credit of the Auto-Renew fee.
The deleted domain is moved
to the Redemption Grace Period (that is, to the PendingDelete status)
as described in Appendix C.11. deleted
from the Registry database and is immediately available for registration
by any Registrar. See below for a description of overlapping
grace period exceptions.
Renew. A
domain can be Renewed within the Auto-Renew Grace Period for
up to a total of ten years. The account of the sponsoring Registrar
at the time of the additional extension will be charged for the
additional number of years the registration is extended.
Transfer (other than ICANN-approved
bulk transfer). If a domain is
transferred under Part A of Exhibit B to the Registry-Registrar
Agreement within the Auto-Renew Grace Period, the losing Registrar
is credited with the Auto-Renew charge and the year added by
the Auto-Renew operation is cancelled. The expiration date of
the domain is extended by one year up to a total maximum of ten
by virtue of the transfer and the gaining Registrar is charged
for that additional year, even in cases where a full year is
not added because of the 10-year maximum limitation.
Bulk Transfer (with ICANN approval). Bulk transfers with ICANN approval may be made
during the Auto-Renew Grace Period according to the procedures
in Part B of Exhibit B to the Registry-Registrar Agreement. The
expiration dates of transferred registrations are not affected.
The losing Registrar's account is charged for the Auto-Renew.
Transfer Grace Period
The Transfer Grace Period is a specified
number of calendar days following the transfer of a domain according
to Part A of Exhibit B to the Registry-Registrar Agreement. The
current value of the Transfer Grace Period is five calendar days.
If a Delete, Extend, or Transfer occurs within that five calendar
days, the following rules apply:
Delete. If a domain
is deleted within the Transfer Grace Period, the sponsoring Registrar
at the time of the deletion receives a credit of the transfer fee. The
deleted domain is moved
to the Redemption Grace Period (that is, to the PendingDelete status)
as described in Appendix C.11. See below for a description of overlapping
grace period exceptions. deleted
from the Registry database and is immediately available for registration
by any Registrar. See Section 3 for a description of overlapping grace
period exceptions.
Renew.
If a domain is extended within the Transfer Grace Period, there
is no credit for the transfer. The Registrar's account will be
charged for the number of years the registration is extended.
The expiration date of the domain is extended by the number of
years, up to a maximum of ten years, as specified by the registrar's
requested Extend operation.
Transfer (other than ICANN-approved
bulk transfer). If a domain is
transferred within the Transfer Grace Period, there is no credit.
The expiration date of the domain is extended by one year up
to a maximum term of ten years.
Bulk Transfer (with ICANN approval). Bulk transfers with ICANN approval may be made
during the Transfer Grace Period according to the procedures
in Part B of Exhibit B to the Registry-Registrar Agreement. The
expiration dates of transferred registrations are not affected.
The losing Registrar's account is charged for the Transfer operation
that occurred prior to the Bulk Transfer.
Bulk Transfer Grace Period
There is no grace period associated with
Bulk Transfer operations according to Part B of Exhibit B to
the Registry-Registrar Agreement. Upon completion of the Bulk
Transfer, any associated fee is not refundable.
Overlapping Grace Periods
If an operation is performed that falls
into more that one grace period, the actions appropriate for
each grace period apply (with some exceptions as noted below).
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If a domain is deleted within the Add Grace Period
and the Renew Grace Period, then the Registrar is credited the registration
and renew amounts, taking into account the number of years for which
the registration and renew were done. The
domain is deleted from the Registry database and is immediately available
for registration by any Registrar.
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If a domain is auto-renewed, then extended, and
then deleted within the
Extend Renew
Grace Period, the registrar will be credited for the Auto-Renew and
the number of years for the extension. The
years that were added to the Registered Name’s expiration as a
result of the auto-renewal and extension are removed. The
deleted Registered Name is moved to the Redemption Grace Period (that
is, to the PendingDelete status) as described in Appendix C.11.
Overlap Exception
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If a domain is deleted within one or several
Transfer Grace Periods, then only the current sponsoring Registrar
is credited for the transfer amount. For example if a domain
is transferred from Registrar A to Registrar B and then to Registrar
C and finally deleted by Registrar C within the Transfer Grace
Period of the first, second and third transfers, then only the
last transfer is credited to Registrar C.
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If a domain is extended (through the XRP
command "Renew") within the Transfer Grace Period,
then the current Registrar's account is charged for the number
of years the registration is extended.
Note:
If several billable operations, including transfers, are performed
on a domain and the domain is deleted within the grace periods
of each of those operations, only those operations that were
performed after the latest transfer, including the latest transfer,
are credited to the current Registrar.
Earlier Drafts:
11
May 2001
27 April 2001
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