.faith

Overview

• .faith is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) created under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
• It is intended as a dedicated online space for religious and faith-based communities, organizations and services — described by the applicant as a "blank canvas" for online religious communities.
• Management and registry details in sources list Famous Four Media (dot Faith Limited) as the applicant/manager and Neustar as the registry services provider.

History

• The .faith application was revealed during the ICANN new gTLD reveal process and successfully delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 26 March 2015.
• The applicant organization presented plans for governance and sector engagement during the application process.

Usage and Audience

• Target audience: religious groups, faith-based organizations, ministries, charities, faith-focused enterprises and communities.
• The applicant positioned .faith as a consolidated, versatile space to help users find faith-related content, services and marketplaces more easily.
• Classified under the Lifestyle category among new gTLDs.

Registration Rules

• General registrations are to be offered on a first-come, first-served basis, aside from certain start-up mechanisms described in the application.
• A Trademark Claims service was proposed to run for the first 90 days of general registration to notify potential registrants of existing trademark rights recorded in the Trademark Clearinghouse.
• The applicant emphasized policies designed to support competition, fairness, trust and reliability for registrars, registrants and users.

SEO and Brand Impact

• The applicant articulated that a dedicated TLD for faith-based content could promote user trust by creating a recognizable, affinity-focused namespace.
• The gTLD was proposed to support brand positioning for organizations in the faith sector by providing a clear, sector-specific domain space and a marketplace for faith-related services.
• Governance plans (including a proposed Governance Council of sector stakeholders) were intended to help protect the community and influence how the gTLD is managed, supporting reputation and trustworthiness.

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domain:       FAITH

organisation: dot Faith Limited
address:      2nd Floor, Leisure Island Business Centre, Ocean Village
address:      Gibraltar  GX11 1AA
address:      Gibraltar

contact:      administrative
name:         Edgar Charles Andrew Lavarello
organisation: Pricewaterhousecoopers Ltd.
address:      327 Main Street
address:      Gibraltar  GX11 1AA
address:      Gibraltar
phone:        +350 200 73520
e-mail:       edgar.c.lavarello@gi.pwc.com

contact:      technical
name:         IANA Contact
organisation: GoDaddy Registry
address:      100 S. Mill Ave, Suite 1600
address:      Tempe AZ 85281
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1 480 505 8800
fax-no:       +1 480 624 2546
e-mail:       iana@registry.godaddy

nserver:      A.NIC.FAITH 2001:dcd:1:0:0:0:0:10 37.209.192.10
nserver:      B.NIC.FAITH 2001:dcd:2:0:0:0:0:10 37.209.194.10
nserver:      C.NIC.FAITH 2001:dcd:3:0:0:0:0:10 37.209.196.10
nserver:      NS1.DNS.NIC.FAITH 156.154.144.54 2610:a1:1071:0:0:0:0:36
nserver:      NS2.DNS.NIC.FAITH 156.154.145.54 2610:a1:1072:0:0:0:0:36
nserver:      NS3.DNS.NIC.FAITH 156.154.159.54 2610:a1:1073:0:0:0:0:36
ds-rdata:     54856 8 2 4018987b2e2691d14bd31c3bd7f9e286326452d485efa1fe6330c64f35a32005

whois:        whois.nic.faith

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://nic.faith

created:      2015-02-05
changed:      2024-05-11
source:       IANA