Overview
- .partners is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The string was proposed to provide greater expression on the Internet as an open TLD without pre-registration policies.
History
- Application revealed: 13 June 2012 (Donuts / Magic Glen, LLC applicant).
- Registry agreement signed: 5 December 2013 (Donuts received a Registry Agreement from ICANN).
- Delegation: .partners was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 4 February 2014, completing the successful application.
- Template metadata on the source lists the registry as Demand Media and records a priority entry of 1522 associated with Donuts (Magic Glen, LLC).
Registration Rules
- The application described .partners as an open TLD without pre-registration verification.
- The operator intended to adhere to all ICANN registration policies and to define remediation and takedown policies to meet those requirements.
- The application stated a preference to avoid pre-registration verification, asserting it could deny legitimate registrants, and planned to control abuse through user and rights protections.
Operator
Binky Moon, LLC
Whois
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domain: PARTNERS
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.PARTNERS 2a01:8840:22:0:0:0:0:15 65.22.32.15
nserver: V0N1.NIC.PARTNERS 2a01:8840:23:0:0:0:0:15 65.22.33.15
nserver: V0N2.NIC.PARTNERS 2a01:8840:24:0:0:0:0:15 65.22.34.15
nserver: V0N3.NIC.PARTNERS 161.232.16.15 2a01:8840:fa:0:0:0:0:15
nserver: V2N0.NIC.PARTNERS 2a01:8840:25:0:0:0:0:15 65.22.35.15
nserver: V2N1.NIC.PARTNERS 161.232.17.15 2a01:8840:fb:0:0:0:0:15
ds-rdata: 27907 8 2 ded4dc046e9d9f9250f766bd987e6268d4c82333b9835a520aa311df9d3c0948
whois:
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/
created: 2014-01-30
changed: 2025-10-07
source: IANA
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