This page describes MainReg Inc.’s domain name renewal, expiration notification, post-expiration handling, restoration, and deletion practices in accordance with ICANN’s Expired Registration Recovery Policy (ERRP). It also identifies the applicable redemption/restoration fee and the methods and timing used by MainReg to provide expiration and renewal notices. The timing described below applies unless a specific registry’s policies require different treatment for a particular TLD.

1. Key Definitions

• Expiration Date (Day 0): The date on which the domain name registration expires.
• Renewal: Extending the registration term before the domain name is deleted.
• Restoration (Redemption): Restoring a domain name after it has entered the registry’s Redemption Grace Period, subject to the applicable redemption/restoration fee and renewal fee.
• Pending Delete: The final registry lifecycle stage before the domain name is released. Once a domain enters Pending Delete, renewal and restoration are no longer possible.

2. MainReg Expiration, Renewal, Auction, and Deletion Timeline

If a domain name is not renewed by the registrant before the expiration date, MainReg applies the post-expiration process described below. The domain may be redirected to an expiration or parking page and may subsequently be listed for auction. Renewal remains possible at the standard renewal price through Day 40, unless the domain is assigned to an auction winner on Day 40.

*Important: If a domain name has a winning auction bid on Day 40, it will be assigned to the auction winner and the former registrant will no longer be able to renew or restore the domain name.

3. Expiration and Renewal Notices

MainReg sends expiration and renewal notices by email to the Registered Name Holder using the email address associated with the domain name registration. Under MainReg’s current notification schedule, notices are sent as follows:

• First pre-expiration renewal notice: approximately 30 days before the expiration date, by email.
• Second pre-expiration renewal notice: approximately 7 days before the expiration date, by email.
• Expiration notice: on the domain name’s expiration date, by email, if the domain name has not been renewed.

The notices inform the Registered Name Holder of the approaching or actual expiration of the domain name and the availability of renewal through the applicable MainReg account or service provider.

Registered Name Holders are responsible for maintaining accurate and accessible contact information, including a valid email address, so that expiration and renewal notices can be received.

4. Renewal and Post-Expiration Recovery

A domain name may be renewed at the standard renewal fee during the post-expiration renewal period described in Section 2, provided that the domain has not been assigned to an auction winner or entered a lifecycle stage in which standard renewal is no longer available.

If the domain enters the Redemption Grace Period, the Registered Name Holder may request restoration while restoration remains available.

5. Redemption / Restoration Fees

Restoration of a domain name during the Redemption Grace Period requires payment of the following:

• Redemption/restoration fee: $150
• Renewal fee: the standard renewal fee applicable to the relevant TLD

The redemption/restoration fee is charged in addition to the applicable renewal fee. Restoration is no longer possible once the domain name enters Pending Delete status.

6. Registry-Specific Exceptions

Certain TLDs may be subject to different lifecycle periods, restoration procedures, or other requirements imposed by the applicable registry. Where registry-specific requirements differ from the general process described above, MainReg will apply the requirements of the applicable registry.