Search for your .coop domain


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Required Documentation Yes Yes
Timing few minutes max 5 days
DNS Service FREE for life FREE for life
URL Redirect FREE for life FREE for life
Min/Max years 1/10 1/9
NS Verification No No
Local Presence Yes Yes
Restrictions See below See below

General info about .coop Domains

  • .coop domain names can only contain letters A-Z (case insensitive), digits 0-9 and hyphens (-);
  • Hyphens cannot be the first or last character; you cannot put 2 consecutives hiphens (--);
  • .coop domain must have minimum 3 and maximum 64 characters (extension excluded);
  • .coop domain must not include spaces;

Required Documentation for .coop domains

The competent Registry requires copies of certain documents that ascertain the actual constitution of the Cooperative holding the domain name. This extension is in fact reserved for legally recognised cooperatives.

Registration times for .coop domains

Few minutes after the payment reception.

Free DNS management for .coop domains

Full control to manage the DNS records of the associated domains. DNS servers are globally distributed with a highly redundant structure. you can edit SOA, A, AAAA, MX, CNAME, and NS records.

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Free Url Redirect for .coop domains

Visitors who will type the domain name will be redirected to another web space / URL. URL redirects are of two types:

  1. Forwarding URLs : Redirects the domain name to another web address; in the address bar the destination address will be shown;
  2. Alias: Makes the domain name point to a hosting plan already purchased on ormag.com; the address bar will continue to show the domain name
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Maximum period of registration for .coop domains

.coop domains can be registered for minimum 1 year and maximum 10 years and, of course, always be renewed by the owner.

Maximum number of .coop domains registered per owner

No limits.

NS check for .coop domains

It is not needed to set Nameservers before registering the domain.
Nameservers must be between 2 and 13; it's not necessary for Nameservers to reside in different subnets. If you don't insert the Nameservers in the Profile, during the Registration Process, the Ormag ones will be used. You will be able to change them anytime.

Local Presence for .coop domains

For .coop domains, local presence is not required since they are part of the generic extensions and all cooperatives anywhere in the world can apply for them.

Restrictions about .coop domains

.coop domains can only be applied for by cooperatives that best identify their legal nature with this extension.

.coop Domain Transfer

IMPORTANT INFO FOR TRANSFER-IN:
Retrieve, from the current Provider, the Authorization Code (Transfer Code, Authcode or EPP Key);

  • no paperwork is required;
  • domain must be registered / renewed / transferred for at least 60 days;
  • domain should not be blocked by the current registrar. Otherwise, ask for unlocking;
  • The e-mail address of Registrant and Admin-C contacts must be active and reachable;
  • It is advisable to request domain transfer at least 2 months before expiration.
  • TRANSFER NEWS: After the last changes made to the GDPR (from 25 May 2018), during the transfer of generic domains, the confirmation email will no longer be sent to the address of the Administrative contact. Therefore, the transfer will take place after approximately 5-7 days, at most, considering the time required by the regulation for approval by the transferor Registrar, if the EPP code is correct.
STARTING FROM DECEMBER 1ST of 2016 ICANN MADE IMPORTANT CHANGES TO THE REGULATION:

CHANGE REGISTRATION DATA
For the change of the name / surname, company and email address, the confirmation of the old and new account holder will be requested. If both do not confirm within 60 days, the change will not be made. If both will confirm, the required changes will be made within 24 hours.

PRIVACY PROTECTION
In respect of European Regulation (UE) 2016/679, new domain's registration data will be automatically hidden and, then, won't be showed in Whois searches.

Restore .coop domains

For information about .coop restore, please contact us.

Premium Domains

Some domains are defined as premium by their Authorities. Premium Domains have an high commercial value, characterized by "common names" (frequently used) and registration fee and, not always, renewal fee are more expensive than normal domains and vary depending on the domain extension itself. It's not for sure that the domain name you want to register is in the list of "Premium Domains" of all extensions (example.social could be Premium while example.immo could be not). We advise to contact us, before purchasing, even because refund for PayPal and Bank Transfer will have transction fees; Otherwise, you can have a full refund on your Ormag Account.

IMPORTANT: none of our contracts is automatically or tacitly renewed. Two months before the expiration date, you will be contacted by Ormag by e-mail and will be able to decide on the renewal of the expiring services.