In the case of registration or transfer of domains, the duration of contracts and their renewals depending on the respective domain can be between 1 to 10 years.

For registered domains the contract will automatically be renewed for further 12-month periods unless the contract is terminated on at least 3 months notice before the expiration of the then current term.

In the event of a failure to renew a Registered Domain Name upon expiration of the Registration Period, Registrars Expired Domain Deletion Policy shall apply.

1. At the conclusion of the Registration Period, failure by or on behalf of the Partner/Customer to consent that the registration be renewed within the time specified in a notice or reminder shall, in the absence of extenuating circumstances, result in cancellation of the Registerd Domain Name by the end of the auto-renew grace period of forty-five (45) days. Registrar may choose to cancel the name earlier.
   

2. Extenuating circumstances are defined as: UDRP action, valid court order, failure of Registrar's renewal process (which does not include failure of a Partner/Customer to respond), the Registered Domain Name is used by a name server that provides DNS service to third-parties (additional time may be required to migrate the records managed by the name server), the Partner/Customer is subject to bankruptcy proceedings, payment dispute (where a Partner/Customer claims to have paid for a renewal, or a discrepancy in the amount paid), billing dispute (where a Partner/Customer disputes the amount on a bill), Registered Domain Name subject to litigation in a court of competent jurisdiction, or other circumstance as approved specifically by ICANN.

3. Where Registrar chooses, under extenuating circumstances, to renew a Registered Domain Name without the explicit consent of the Partner/Customer, the Partner/Customer must maintain a record of the extenuating circumstances associated with renewing that specific Registerd Domain Name for inspection by ICANN.

4. In the absence of extenuating circumstances (as defined above), a Registered Domain Name will be deleted within forty-five (45) days of expiration or termination of the applicable Registration Agreement a registration agreement. Registrar may choose to delete the Registered Domain Name earlier, provided Registrar has provided notice to Partner/Customer of such time or time frame relative to the expiration of the Registration Period.

5. In the event that a Registered Domain Name which is the subject of a UDRP dispute is deleted or expires during the course of the dispute, the complainant in the UDRP dispute will have the option to renew or restore the name under the same commercial terms as the Partner/Customer. If the complainant renews or restores the name, the name will be placed in Registrar HOLD and Registrar LOCK status, the WHOIS contact information for the Partner/Customer will be removed, and the WHOIS entry will indicate that the name is subject to dispute. If the complaint is terminated, or the UDRP dispute finds against the complainant, the name will be deleted within forty-five (45) days. The Partner/Customer retains the right under the existing redemption grace period provisions to recover the name at any time during the redemption grace period, and retains the right to renew the name before it is deleted.