Overview
- .bargains is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) proposed under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The string is positioned for commerce use (category: Commerce) and conveys bargain- and deal-related intent.
- The TLD is managed by Donuts (Half Hallow, LLC).
History
- Application reveal: part of Donuts' applied-for strings revealed on 13 June 2012 under the New gTLD Program.
- Registry operator / manager: Donuts (Half Hallow, LLC).
- Contract signed: Donuts received a Registry Agreement signed by ICANN on 14 November 2013.
- Delegation: .bargains was delegated to the DNS root zone on 23 January 2014 and is listed as an active gTLD.
Usage and Audience
- Intended audience: commercial sites and businesses focused on bargains, deals, and commerce-related content (reflected by its Commerce category).
- Positioning: provides an expressive namespace for merchants, discount sites, and deal aggregators seeking a bargain-oriented domain label.
Registration Rules
- Donuts indicated the TLD would be an open TLD without pre-registration verification.
- The application stated intent to adhere to all ICANN registration policies and to implement remediation and takedown policies consistent with those requirements.
- Donuts noted it would not use pre-registration verification, citing concerns that such verification could deny domain access to legitimate registrants; abuse control would instead rely on user and rights protections.
Operator
Binky Moon, LLC
Whois
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domain: BARGAINS
organisation: Binky Moon, LLC
address: c/o Identity Digital Inc.
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
contact: administrative
name: Vice President, Engineering
organisation: Identity Digital Inc.
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.425.298.2200
fax-no: +1.425.671.0020
e-mail: tldadmin@identity.digital
contact: technical
name: Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address: c/o Identity Digital Inc.
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.425.298.2200
fax-no: +1.425.671.0020
e-mail: tldtech@identity.digital
nserver: V0N0.NIC.BARGAINS 2a01:8840:16:0:0:0:0:62 65.22.20.62
nserver: V0N1.NIC.BARGAINS 2a01:8840:17:0:0:0:0:62 65.22.21.62
nserver: V0N2.NIC.BARGAINS 2a01:8840:18:0:0:0:0:62 65.22.22.62
nserver: V0N3.NIC.BARGAINS 161.232.10.62 2a01:8840:f4:0:0:0:0:62
nserver: V2N0.NIC.BARGAINS 2a01:8840:19:0:0:0:0:62 65.22.23.62
nserver: V2N1.NIC.BARGAINS 161.232.11.62 2a01:8840:f5:0:0:0:0:62
ds-rdata: 33742 8 2 d6d6432e43ac528ffb2c3cb4a6f058cf9e40e2dc290fee965a8a3c49adf2d50f
whois:
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/
created: 2014-01-16
changed: 2025-10-07
source: IANA
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