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    Overview

    .cards is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) applied for and operated by Donuts (Foggy Hollow, LLC). It was created under ICANN's New gTLD Program and positioned as an open TLD intended to provide greater expression on the Internet. The ICANNWiki entry classifies .cards in the "Lifestyle" category.

    History

    • Applicant / Operator: Donuts (Foggy Hollow, LLC).
    • Registry (as listed in the ICANNWiki infobox): Demand Media.
    • Application: Submitted as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program; the application succeeded.
    • Contract signed: Donuts received a Registry Agreement with ICANN on December 5, 2013.
    • Delegation: .cards was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 11 February 2014, completing the delegation process.

    Usage and Audience

    • Purpose: Described in the application as a means of providing greater expression on the Internet.
    • Positioning: Classified as a Lifestyle new gTLD, intended for open registration rather than a restricted or community-only namespace.

    Registration Rules

    • Registration model: Planned as an open TLD without pre-registration verification; pre-registration verification was explicitly not intended to be used.
    • Policy commitments: The applicant stated intent to adhere to all ICANN-required registration policies and to define remediation and takedown procedures to meet those requirements.
    • Abuse control: The application indicated plans to control abuse through "extensive user and rights protections."

    Operator

    Binky Moon, LLC

    Whois

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domain:       CARDS

organisation: Binky Moon, LLC
address:      c/o Identity Digital Limited
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 Limited
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:      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.CARDS 2a01:8840:22:0:0:0:0:50 65.22.32.50
nserver:      V0N1.NIC.CARDS 2a01:8840:23:0:0:0:0:50 65.22.33.50
nserver:      V0N2.NIC.CARDS 2a01:8840:24:0:0:0:0:50 65.22.34.50
nserver:      V0N3.NIC.CARDS 161.232.16.50 2a01:8840:fa:0:0:0:0:50
nserver:      V2N0.NIC.CARDS 2a01:8840:25:0:0:0:0:50 65.22.35.50
nserver:      V2N1.NIC.CARDS 161.232.17.50 2a01:8840:fb:0:0:0:0:50
ds-rdata:     40594 8 2 0a2ec0d96558b08e99f3eb0cfa6b80ce64cb9994cf16726d56af60fd2b5d3f9d

whois:        whois.nic.cards

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/

created:      2014-02-06
changed:      2023-09-12
source:       IANA

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