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Overview
- .jaguar is a brand gTLD delegated under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- It is managed by Jaguar Cars Limited and intended to provide an authoritative Internet space for the Jaguar brand, its affiliates and partners.
History
- The .jaguar application was submitted as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program and revealed during the program's application phase.
- The .jaguar string was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 27 October 2015.
- TLD status: Delegated. TLD subtype: brand.
Usage and Audience
- Primary use: provide information and services related to Jaguar's luxury saloons and sports cars.
- Intended audience: consumers, dealerships, affiliates, partners and marketing channels associated with the Jaguar brand.
- Typical uses called out in the application include pages for car models, dealership sites and marketing campaigns.
- Jaguar projected a limited number of registrations (approximately 50–150) in the first three years, reflecting the restricted nature of the registry.
Registration Rules
- .jaguar is intended to operate as a restricted registry controlled by Jaguar Cars Limited.
- Jaguar will create and control domain spaces to ensure brand authenticity and reduce user confusion; registrations are expected to be limited and governed by the registry's policies.
- Jaguar did not intend to use Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) at the second level initially, but indicated IDNs could be considered in future as the TLD evolves.
- The registry committed to comply with operational, technical and policy requirements, including continued-operations instrument obligations set out in Specification 8 of the Registry Agreement.
SEO and Brand Impact
- The stated mission of .jaguar is to increase user trust and confidence by assuring brand authenticity and eliminating user confusion.
- The TLD is positioned to strengthen global online awareness of the Jaguar brand and provide an intuitive, authoritative reference point for users seeking Jaguar-related information and services.
- As a branded, restricted gTLD, .jaguar is intended to reinforce brand positioning and trust rather than serve as a general-purpose namespace.
Operator
Jaguar Land Rover Ltd
Whois
% IANA WHOIS server % for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org % This query returned 1 object domain: JAGUAR organisation: Jaguar Land Rover Ltd address: Abbey Road address: Whitley address: Coventry CV3 4LF address: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) contact: administrative name: Digital Portfolio Manager organisation: Jaguar Land Rover Ltd address: Abbey Road address: Whitley address: Coventry CV3 4LF address: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) phone: +44 2476303080 fax-no: +44 2476202101 e-mail: ngtld-jaguar@cscinfo.com contact: technical name: Howard Eland, Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group 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: tldtech@identity.digital nserver: A0.NIC.JAGUAR 2a01:8840:6e:0:0:0:0:51 65.22.112.51 nserver: A2.NIC.JAGUAR 2a01:8840:71:0:0:0:0:51 65.22.115.51 nserver: B0.NIC.JAGUAR 2a01:8840:6f:0:0:0:0:51 65.22.113.51 nserver: C0.NIC.JAGUAR 2a01:8840:70:0:0:0:0:51 65.22.114.51 ds-rdata: 15829 8 2 d4bb4fd9f95efa2bf1781b7a0c17388b42520cab5f8c805e7dca3105f33cd881 whois: whois.nic.jaguar status: ACTIVE remarks: Registration information: created: 2015-10-15 changed: 2023-08-11 source: IANA