Policies
General Registration Policies
Term: Sunrise domain names may be registered for a minimum of five (5) years, and a maximum of ten (10) years. Land Rush domain names may be registered for a minimum of two (2) years, and a maximum of ten (10) years. Open Registration domain names may be registered for a minimum of two (2) years, and a maximum of ten (10) years.
Autorenewal: Domains automatically renew at the end of their term (the expiration date). Please contact your registrar for details.
Domain name length: .ME domain names must be at least 3 characters (second level) or 2 characters (third level) and a maximum 63 characters in length, excluding the extension (.me, org.me, etc.).
Allowable characters: Only the Latin alphabet letters a-z, digits, and hyphens are currently accepted in a domain name. Domain names cannot begin or end with hyphens. Internationalized domain names (IDNs) may be offered in the future, but in the meantime the registry does not currently accept letters with accent marks, Cyrillic characters, etc. Domain names with hyphens in the third and fourth positions are prohibited.
Contact information: Registrants must provide accurate contact information. The following contact types are required: Registrant, Administrative, Technical, Billing. As per standing policy, the contact data will displayed in the WHOIS, except for the Billing contact data, which is not displayed. The use of proxy registration data or proxy registration contacts is prohibited in Sunrise and Land Rush. The registry requires that registrars submit true and accurate data at the time of Sunrise and Land Rush applications, and in Sunrise the registrant data should reflect the trademark owner's identity.
Transfers: Registrants are allowed to transfer their second-level domains to the registrar of their choice. Registrants should contact their registrar of choice to learn about transfer procedures. Registrar-to-registrar transfers are not allowed in the 60 days following the creation of a domain name. A registrar-to-registrar transfer adds one year to the term of the domain name, charged to the gaining registrar. Registrars may therefore charge the registrant for the domain year.
Grace periods: certain grace periods exist to allow for the cancellation of transactions by registrars within certain time periods. Please contact your registrar for details.
Nameservers: to register a .ME domain, the registrant does not need to provide nameserver information. In order to appear in the zone file and resolve on the Internet, at least two (2) valid nameserver must be associated with the domain name.
The Registry reserves the right to adjust the allocated bandwidth and connections allotted to registrars.
Domain Name Abuse
Registrars should not tolerate abusive practices on .ME domains they sponsor and are required to promptly investigate complaints alleging such behavior, as well as, are required to take appropriate actions based upon such investigations when made by doMEn or competent legal authority. Abusive practices include but are not limited to: spam (e-mail and similar abuses such as instant messaging spam, mobile messaging spam, and the spamming of Web sites and Internet forums), phishing, pharming, willful distribution of malware, distribution of child pornography, and illegal access to other computers or networks. In addition to any other rights of doMEn, doMEn reserves the right to deny or cancel the registration, renewal, or transfer of any .ME domain name, or to place any .ME domain name on registry lock, hold, or similar status, with respect to any such domain name that doMEn, upon reasonable belief deems is being used in a manner that facilitates abusive behavior, including the above.
Allowable characters
Only the Latin alphabet letters a-z, digits, and hyphens are currently accepted in a domain name. Domain names cannot begin or end with hyphens. Internationalized domain names (IDNs) may be offered in the future, but in the meantime the registry does not currently accept letters with accent marks, Cyrillic characters, etc. Domain names with hyphens in the third and fourth positions are prohibited. Please also see the Reserved Name list (see links above) for limitations on restricted strings such as those composed only of numerals.