Domain Transfer Terms

Effective date: Effective on the date these terms are first published.

Domain transfers through Main Street Smith are not available yet. These terms apply when that feature is turned on.

These terms add to the Main Street Smith Terms of Service and Domain Registration Terms.

Transferring a domain in to us

Price: the registrar's transfer price, which includes a 1-year renewal, plus a $15 one-time Main Street Smith transfer fee. Both are shown separately before you confirm. If the price changes, we ask you to confirm again. Where required, sales tax is added via Stripe Tax.

Before you start

  • Do you need to transfer at all? Connecting a domain you already own is free and keeps it at your current registrar. Transfer only if you want us to handle renewals.
  • Your domain must be unlocked at your current registrar, and you need its authorization (auth) code.
  • Under ICANN rules, a domain usually cannot be transferred within 60 days of being registered, transferred, or having certain registrant changes.
  • Some settings (for example, DNSSEC) may need to be turned off first. We will tell you if so.
  • If your domain is used for email, the transfer should not change your email settings, but check before you start.

Checkout and payment

Transfer-in is part of an all-or-nothing checkout with your site order. We authorize (hold) your card first, complete the transfer, and only then capture payment for the whole order. If the card or the transfer fails or is rejected, nothing is charged, the hold is released, and you are returned to the Web Address step with a clear error.

After the transfer

  • The domain is held through Vercel Registrar, and you (or your business) remain the registrant and owner.
  • WHOIS/RDAP privacy is on by default where the registry allows it.
  • The expiry date is extended by 1 year. Renewals after that work as in the Domain Registration Terms: billed about 45 days before expiry at the registrar renewal price plus a $3/year Main Street Smith fee, renewed only after payment.

If a transfer fails or is rejected

Nothing is charged (authorize-then-capture). No refund is needed because no payment was captured. See the Refund and Cancellation Policy.

Refunds

Transfer fees are generally non-refundable once the transfer completes. See the Refund and Cancellation Policy.

Transferring a domain out

  • Ask by emailing support@mainstreetsmith.com (or from your dashboard when that option is available).
  • We unlock the domain and send the authorization (auth) code to the email on your account within 2 business days.
  • Transfers are subject to the ICANN 60-day lock after registration, a transfer, or certain registrant changes. We will tell you the earliest date.
  • There is no Main Street Smith transfer-out fee. Your new registrar may charge its own fee, which usually adds a year.
  • Once the transfer completes, we stop managing and renewing the domain. Update your site and email settings at the new registrar if needed.

If you cancel your website plan

The domain stays registered to you until its paid-through date. Request the auth code through support@mainstreetsmith.com within 90 days of cancellation. After that window, if it was not requested, the domain is left to expire unrenewed.

Contact

Main Street Smith · 1317 Edgewater Dr #3888, Orlando, FL 32804 · support@mainstreetsmith.com