ICANN compliance

Our registrar credentials

Modusdom is operated by NY Screens Media LLC. Registration services are performed through OpenSRS / Tucows Inc., an ICANN-accredited registrar (Registrar IANA ID #69). All gTLD (.com / .net / .org / .info / etc.) registrations comply with the ICANN Registrants' Rights and Responsibilities.

Your rights as a registrant (gTLD)

• You have the right to see your registration data and know which fields are publicly displayed in WHOIS.
• You have the right to update your WHOIS info at any time — through your account dashboard, free.
• You have the right to transfer your domain to another registrar after 60 days of registration, free of charge from us.
• You have the right to renew your registration before expiry and during the 30-45-day Auto-Renew Grace Period after expiry.
• You have the right to cancel within 5 days of registration for a full refund (subject to our refund policy).
• You have the right to WHOIS privacy on every TLD that permits it — included free.
• You have the right to file a complaint against your registrar with ICANN at icann.org/compliance/complaint.

Your responsibilities as a registrant

• Provide accurate, current, and complete contact information. ICANN requires this — false data can result in domain suspension.
• Respond to annual WHOIS verification emails (sent by us under the Whois Accuracy Program Specification, or WAPS). If you don't respond within 15 days, your domain may be suspended until you do.
• Don't use a domain to facilitate illegal activity (see our Acceptable Use Policy).

WHOIS data and privacy

ICANN requires that registrant contact data be collected and (in most cases) made publicly available through the WHOIS protocol. Modusdom shields personal data behind WHOIS Privacy by default — your name, address, email, and phone are replaced with our proxy contact in the public WHOIS, while still being held on file with the registry.

Two TLDs do not permit WHOIS privacy: .us (per Department of Commerce rules) and .nyc (per the City of New York's registry policy). Registrant data for these TLDs is publicly visible.

Renewal, expiration, redemption

1. Auto-Renew Grace Period (0-45 days after expiry): you can renew at the regular rate.
2. Redemption Grace Period (~30 days after the above): the domain is held by the registry but inactive. You can recover it for ~$100 + the renewal fee.
3. Pending Delete (5 days): the domain is queued for return to the public pool.
4. Released: anyone can register it again.

We email you 30 days, 7 days, and (if auto-renew is off) on the expiry day itself. Don't ignore those emails.

Domain abuse reporting

To report abuse of any Modusdom-registered domain (phishing, malware, etc.), email abuse@modusdom.com or submit via the ICANN Compliance Portal.

Bulk registrant data (for law enforcement, IP rights holders)

We respond to validly served legal process — subpoenas, court orders, MLATs. Email legal@modusdom.com. We do not voluntarily disclose registrant information to third parties absent legal process.