It is important to renew your domain name before the due date. It is therefore also important to note that paying by bank transfer may delay the payment due to a clearing period set by either bank. Paying via our payment portal with your credit or debit card is instantaneous.
If for whatever reason you do not pay in time then your domain will expire. The domain will then enter into a grace period. This means that the domain is expired (your email and website will not work) but still can be renewed by the owner at no cost other than the renewal cost. This grace period is generally 30 days for Top Level Domain (gTLD) names (.com, .net, .org, .biz, etc.). At the end of the grace period, your invoice will be cancelled and can no longer be paid. After the grace period, your domain status will change and enters a redemption period. This period is generally 30 days. Within this time you can still redeem your domain but the gTLD registrar (not EZiHosting) charges a redemption fee. This fee is generally between $150 to $200. If you would like to redeem your domain within the redemption period then you can let us know and we will raise a new invoice for both the renewal fee as well as the redemption fee. After the redemption period, your domain will enter the public domain and will be available for anyone to purchase (including you).
Please note that there are speculators that purchase deleted domains and they will try to take advantage of the fact that you may inadvertently have let your domain lapse. They will offer you your domain back for a fee. They use "bots" to instantly secure your domain when it enters the public arena well before you can secure your domain manually yourself.
