.PRO Domain Name Rules/Requirements

.PRO Domain Name Rules/Requirements

Domain Name related Rules

Common Domain Name Rules (Anchor: common)

  • Unique InfoTech provides 2nd Level Domain Registration, under .PRO.

  • The .PRO Registry may verify new domain name registrations and renewals to ensure they meet the professional data requirement for the Registrant Contact. As part of their audit process, the .PRO Registry may request for details on your authenticated professional license. Please read http://registry.pro/legal/user-terms for details.

    Failed verification will result in suspension of the domain name.

  • Domain Theft Protection feature is supported for .PRO domain names.

    Additional Information

    Protecting a Domain Name

  • For Resellers: Both Lock and Suspension features are supported for .PRO domain names.

    Bulk Lock / Unlock and Bulk Suspend / Unsuspend features are also supported for .PRO domain names.

  • Move (push) feature is supported for .PRO domain names.

  • If for any reason you need to Delete your domain name, contact our Support Team at http://support.uniqinfotech.com.

  • Upon deletion, the .PRO domain name enters Redemption Grace Period.

    Additional Information

    What is Redemption Grace Period?

Domain Name Registration (Anchor: reg)

  • A .PRO domain name may be Registered for 1 to 10 years.

  • A .PRO domain name has a 4 day Money Back Grace Period.

  • Professional information needs to be provided for the Registrant Contact.

  • The Bulk Registration feature is available for .PRO domain names.

    Additional Information

    Bulk Registration

  • Upon Registering a .PRO domain name, you may not Transfer-Away from Unique InfoTech, until 60 days.

  • .PRO domain names do not support Internationalized Domain Names (IDN).

Domain Name Renewal (Anchor: ren)

  • A .PRO domain name may be Renewed for 1 to 10 years.

  • Upon Expiry of a .PRO domain name:

    • any service such as email, website, etc., configured for this domain name would stop functioning, until the domain name is Renewed.

    • if the .PRO domain name is not Renewed until 36 days, the domain name would get Deleted and would slip into Redemption Grace Period.

      Additional Information

      What is Redemption Grace Period?

Domain Name Transfer (Anchor: trf)

  • Upon Transferring a .PRO domain name, the domain name gets renewed by 1 year.

  • .PRO domain names have a 60-Day Transfer Lock placed on them, after they are Transferred.

  • All .PRO domain names have a Domain (Transfer) Secret Key/Authorization Code.

    The length of a Domain (Transfer) Secret Key/Authorization Code may vary between 6 to 16 characters.

  • Upon placing a Transfer request for your .PRO domain name with Unique InfoTech, we would validate your Domain (Transfer) Secret Key/Authorization Code with the .PRO Registry. Once confirmed, we will email the Admin Contact listed in the Whois of the domain name. The Admin Contact must click the approval link to confirm the Transfer. If the approval link is not clicked within 5 days, the domain name will continue being registered with the current Registrar.

  • The Bulk Transfer feature is available for .PRO domain names.

    Additional Information

    Bulk Transfer

Contact Details related Rules (Anchor: contact)

  • .PRO domain names are available for registration to any individual.

  • .PRO domain names use the General Contact database in the system.

    .PRO domain names use the following 4 Contacts:

    • Registrant Contact

    • Administrative Contact

    • Technical Contact

    • Billing Contact

  • In case of .PRO domain names, the Registrant Contact needs to have an additional piece of professional information Profession. This parameter may have one of the following values:

    • Acupuncturists

    • Allied Health Professionals

    • Ambulance Services

    • Architects

    • Asbestos Removal Professionals

    • Barbers and Barber Shops

    • Certified Financial Analysts

    • Certified Financial Planners

    • Certified Public Accountants

    • Check Cashers

    • Chiropractors

    • Contractors, Home Improvement

    • Cosmetologists and Aestheticians

    • Debt Collectors

    • Dentists and Dental Hygienists

    • Dieticians and Nutritionists

    • Doctors

    • Educators

    • Electricians

    • Electrologists

    • Emergency Medical Technician

    • Engineers and Land Surveyors

    • Finance Companies

    • Financial Professional

    • Funeral Services

    • Health Care

    • Hearing Instrument Specialists

    • Home Inspectors

    • HVAC Technicians

    • Insurance

    • Investment Advisors

    • Landscape Architects

    • Lawyers

    • Lead Paint Inspectors

    • Manufactured Building Producers

    • Massage Therapy

    • Money Transmitters

    • Mortgage Lenders and Brokers

    • Municipal Building Inspectors

    • Nurses and Nurse Aides

    • Nursing Home Administrators

    • Nutritionists

    • Opticians

    • Optometrists

    • Perfusionist

    • Pharmacists

    • Physical Therapists

    • Physician Assistants

    • Physicians

    • Plumbers and Gas Fitters

    • Podiatrists

    • Psychologists

    • Public Relations

    • Radio and TV Technicians

    • Real Estate

    • Real Estate Appraisers

    • Respiratory Therapists

    • Sanitarians

    • Social Workers

    • Speech Pathologists and Audiologists

    • Veterinarians

    • Water Plant Operator

    • X-Ray Technicians

    • Internet Professional

    • Medical Professional

    • Legal Professional

    • Other (If your profession does not match any of the above mentioned values, you may provide your own value and it will be included under Other in our system.)

    The professional information may modified anytime from within your Control Panel.

    Note
    • The .PRO Registry may verify new domain name registrations and renewals to ensure they meet the professional data requirement for the Registrant Contact. As part of their audit process, the .PRO Registry may request for details on your authenticated professional license. Please read http://registry.pro/legal/user-terms for details.

      Failed verification will result in suspension of the domain name.

    • Upon moving a .PRO domain name to another Customer, the existing professional information gets associated with the new Registrant Contact (if Contacts are not retained).

  • .PRO Contacts do not support accented characters.

  • .PRO domain names do not support Unique InfoTech's Privacy Protection feature.

    Additional Information

    What is Privacy Protection?

  • The Bulk Modify feature is available for .PRO domain names, while Bulk Privacy Protection is not supported.

    Additional Information

    Bulk Modify

    Bulk Privacy Protection

Name Servers and Child Name Servers related Rules (Anchor: ns)

  • Each .PRO domain name needs to have at least 2 Name Servers and may have upto 13 Name Servers.

  • There is no limitation on the number of Child Name Servers you may create.

  • You may associate upto 13 IP Addresses per Child Name Server.

  • You may associate IPv6 Address in Child Name Servers.

  • You may modify both Name Servers as well as any Child Name Servers associated with your .PRO domain name.