Overview
- .cleaning is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The string is categorized as an Industry gTLD and was proposed to provide greater expression on the Internet.
History
- Application revealed as part of the New gTLD Program (application listed on Reveal Day, 13 June 2012).
- Applicant/Registry Operator listed in the application: Donuts (via Fox Shadow, LLC).
- ICANN Registry Agreement was signed (Donuts reported receiving the Registry Agreement on 5 December 2013).
- Delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 4 February 2014, completing delegation of the string.
- (Infobox data in source also lists "Demand Media" as registry; the application and contract details in the source identify Donuts as the applicant/registry operator.)
Usage and Audience
- The source classifies .cleaning in the Industry category.
- The applicant described the TLD as a way to provide greater expression on the Internet and intended it to be an open TLD without pre-registration restrictions.
Registration Rules
- The application defined .cleaning as an open gTLD without pre-registration verification.
- The applicant stated pre-registration verification would not be used, characterizing it as likely to cause "more harm than benefit by denying domain access to legitimate registrants."
- The operator planned to adhere to all ICANN registration policies and to implement remediation and takedown policies.
- The application indicated abuse control would be handled through "extensive user and rights protections."
Operator
Binky Moon, LLC
Whois
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domain: CLEANING
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.CLEANING 2a01:8840:16:0:0:0:0:27 65.22.20.27
nserver: V0N1.NIC.CLEANING 2a01:8840:17:0:0:0:0:27 65.22.21.27
nserver: V0N2.NIC.CLEANING 2a01:8840:18:0:0:0:0:27 65.22.22.27
nserver: V0N3.NIC.CLEANING 161.232.10.27 2a01:8840:f4:0:0:0:0:27
nserver: V2N0.NIC.CLEANING 2a01:8840:19:0:0:0:0:27 65.22.23.27
nserver: V2N1.NIC.CLEANING 161.232.11.27 2a01:8840:f5:0:0:0:0:27
ds-rdata: 47050 8 2 182550e0c9232702e0700934c97c42e20b831c0987ee0e1b98bd726c1cb0f28d
whois: whois.nic.cleaning
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/
created: 2014-01-30
changed: 2023-09-12
source: IANA
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