About .gs Domains
The .gs country-code top-level domain name (ccTLD) is an extension that represents South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.
Domain names can be up to 63 characters, with a minimum of three characters, and can contain letters (a to z), numbers (0 to 9), and hyphens (except at the beginning or end of the domain name). You cannot register domain names with special characters such as & and #.
| Features | Availability |
|---|---|
| Who can register? | Anyone |
| Registration length | 1 - 5 years |
| Renewal length | 1 - 5 years |
| Renewal restrictions | Details below1 |
| Nameserver requirements | Maximum of 4 |
| Transfers to HostingDude.com | Supported (contact customer support) |
| Transfers away | Supported (contact customer support) |
| Private registration | Not supported |
| Protected registration | Not supported |
| Backorders | Not supported |
| Bulk registration | Supported |
| Account change | Supported (details below)2 |
| Contact updates | Supported (details below)3 |
| IDNs | Not supported |
| Expiration/redemption | Please contact customer support |
| Refund policy | See below4 |
| Registry | coCCA |
Details
1 Renewal restrictions
Your .gs domain name renews before its expiration date. The renewal date depends on whether the domain name is auto-renewed or renewed manually. Auto-renewal is attempted on the first day of the month prior to the domain name's expiration date. If the renewal attempt fails, we re-attempt renewal on the 10th of the month and again on the 20th of the month.
If we cannot auto-renew the domain name and you do not manually renew it by the 20th of the month prior to the expiration date, it must be redeemed. There might be a fee for the redemption. see Recovering expired domain names for instructions on the redemption.
For example: Your .gs domain name expires on October 10. If your domain name does not renew automatically, you can renew it manually by September 20. For automatic renewals, we attempt to renew the domain name on September 1, September 10, and September 20.
2 Account change restrictions
When the domain name is moved, the registrant first name, last name, and company name cannot be changed.
3 Contact updates requirements
To change the registrant information on your .gs domain name, please contact our support department. All other contact information can be changed through the Domain Manager in your HostingDude.com account.
4 Refund policy
For details on refunds, please visit HostingDude.com's Refund Policy page.
Most domains will follow the Standard Terms, but certain domains will have exceptions or may not be refundable at all. Look under BOTH of the following categories:- Products with Special Refund Terms (look under Domain Name Registrations/Renewals)
- Products Not Eligible for Refunds