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A domain direction for communities, associations and mission-led projects. Explain who operates the project and how people can verify your work; the extension alone is not an endorsement.
YOUR NEXT CHAPTER
STARTS HERE.
STARTS HERE.
THE PRICE, AND THE PERIOD
Know what comes next.
Registration, renewal and transfer are separate charges. We show the payable period—not an invented annual total.
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Why choose .org?
.org is a generic domain extension. It can help position a name around the audience or purpose described on this page. Bring your mission, evidence of impact and ways to participate into one coherent website. Explain who operates the project and how people can verify your work; the extension alone is not an endorsement.
Built around your idea.
WAYS TO MAKE IT YOURSA name that fits your audience
Explain who operates the project and how people can verify your work; the extension alone is not an endorsement.
Plan the complete launch
Plan website hosting, professional email and DNS separately from the registration. Link to genuine support and keep ownership with the intended registrant; none of those services is implied to be free or automatically included.
BEFORE YOU REGISTER
The important details.
Local reference content, maintained by Hostbip. Registry rules and your service configuration still apply.
- Namespace
- Root top-level domain
- Classification
- Generic · Global / not a country-code identity
- Registry / operator
- Public Interest Registry
- Registration-data privacy
- Depends on the selected provider/service
- Internationalized names
- Not asserted; confirm before relying on this feature
- DNSSEC
- Depends on the selected provider/service
- Website HTTPS
- Recommended for all websites. No additional extension-specific requirement is asserted in this profile.
Who can register?
An organization, business or individual can use .org; the extension is not restricted to registered nonprofits. It does not establish charitable or tax-exempt status. Accurate registrant information and the registry’s policies still apply.
Choosing a valid name
Use a single registrable name before this complete extension. ASCII letters, digits and internal hyphens are the usual starting point; leading or trailing hyphens and subdomains such as www are not a new registration. Reserved labels, minimum lengths and supported internationalized scripts are checked by the registry/provider. A valid-looking label is not a reservation.
KEEP THE NAME. CHANGE THE HOME.
Bring your .org domain.
Confirm that you control the domain, check its status with the current registrar and follow the required authorization process. Where an authorization code is required, obtain it from the current registrar and submit it only through Hostbip’s private transfer form. Do not change nameservers as an incidental step. The quoted transfer period, fee and eligibility are confirmed before checkout.
Submit authorization codes only in the private transfer flow—not on this page or in a support message.
Renewals and continuity
Keep contact information and payment arrangements current, and renew before the confirmed expiry date. Renewal, restoration and transfer are different operations. No grace period, restoration window or automatic renewal success is promised by this guide; consult the actual account and applicable policy.
Premium names are different
A registry-premium name may have a different registration or renewal price from a standard name. A domain already held by a seller is an aftermarket listing, not an ordinary new registration. The exact name-specific quote takes precedence over a general extension price.
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Get to know .org.
What is .org useful for?
Consider it for communities, associations and mission-led projects. Bring your mission, evidence of impact and ways to participate into one coherent website. These are editorial suggestions, not restrictions or a registry endorsement.
Who can apply for a .org domain?
An organization, business or individual can use .org; the extension is not restricted to registered nonprofits. It does not establish charitable or tax-exempt status. Accurate registrant information and the registry’s policies still apply.
Can I move an existing .org name?
Confirm that you control the domain, check its status with the current registrar and follow the required authorization process. Where an authorization code is required, obtain it from the current registrar and submit it only through Hostbip’s private transfer form. Do not change nameservers as an incidental step. The quoted transfer period, fee and eligibility are confirmed before checkout.
Why are registration and renewal shown separately?
They can have different prices and eligible periods. The current pricing panel displays only billing-supplied periods and payable totals, without multiplying an introductory price into future years.
Is hosting, email or privacy included?
Do not assume so from the domain extension alone. Compare the actual Hostbip service offering. Privacy, internationalized names and DNSSEC depend on the namespace and supported provider features.
Sources and profile maintenance
Editorial review: 2026-09-11 · Next review due: 2026-12-10.
These links support the profile. A registry-level capability does not guarantee that it is enabled on every service account. Prices and commercial periods are fetched separately.
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