Country code for Western Samoa   Use A .ws domain name can be used and registered by anyone. It is also a good alternative for a .com, .net or a .org. This TLD can also be an acronym for website.   Legal requirements No special requirements. Anyone can register a .ws domain name   Technical requirements No special requirements   Naming conventions All letters (a-z) and numbers (0-9) are allowed; hyphens (-) are also allowed, however not at the beginning or at the end of the domain name. A domain name should be between 4 and 63characters long.   Registration term 1 to 20 years

General information .ws domain names transfers to UniNames are not possible at this time.

Updates The following domain name information can be updated through your UniNames domain control panel.     Processing Owner contact Real-time Admin contact Real-time Technical contact Real-time Billing contact Real-time Name servers Real-time*   * Changes are processed in real-time but due to the nature of the domain name system it might take 24 to 48 hours before the changes are propagated worldwide. The .ws WHOIS zone files are updated in real-time. Updates can be done by any UniNames account having edit permissions on the domain name.

Renewal The billing contact of the domain name will automatically receive an invoice to renew the domain name. If the invoice is paid before the domain name expires, the domain name will be renewed. Note the importance of correct billing information! If not paid by the domain name expiration date: a grace period of 40 days is started for the domain name. grace period is followed by a redemption period (30 days) If the owner or the billing contact asks us to let the domain name expire: the domain owner will be notified by e-mail the domain billing contact will be notified by e-mail the accounts with permissions on the domain name will be notified by e-mail A grace period of 40 days is started, followed by a redemption period of 30 days and deletion.When a domain name is in grace or redemption period you remain the owner, but the domain name is inactive. Reactivation Expired domain names can be reactivated as long as they are in grace or in redemption period. Expiration date A .ws domain name that has passed his expiration date will be deactivated. This means that all services (website, e-mail...) linked to this domain will stop working. Grace period The grace period lasts about 40 days. In this period the domain name is not active and may still be renewed through the current registrar without paying any additional fees. Redemtion period After the domain name grace period has passed, the domain name will enter the domain name redemption period. During this period, which lasts approximately 30 days, the “whois” information will be deleted. The domain can still be renewed, but an additional fee of 125 USD has to be paid. This process may take several days Deletion Five days after the redemption period, the domain name will be permanently deleted and will be made available again for registration.