: My domain reseller is nearing bankruptcy. What to do? I have a personal domain registered with KalyHost, which is owned by Tibanne, Ltd., owner of Mt.Gox, that is in a bankruptcy protection.

@Nimeshi995

You should submit a request to transfer your domain to another ICANN-Accredited Registrar as soon as possible.

Each accredited registrar, and reseller there-under, is bound by a Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) with ICANN, the organization that administrates the domain name system and accredited domain registrars.

Under that agreement, registrars must permit inter-registrar transfers to other registrars within a specific time-frame, with the exception of certain limited circumstances:


Evidence of fraud
Uniform Domain-Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) action Court order
Reasonable dispute over the identity of the person authorizing the transfer
Domain name is on hold due to payment owed for a previous registration period
Express written objection from the domain name holder
Domain name is in "Lock" status (Registrars must provide a readily accessible and reasonable means for name holders to remove the lock status. Contact your registrar
for assistance.)
Domain name is within 60 days of initial registration
Domain name is within 60 days of a previous transfer


Domain registrants also have certain rights under the RAA. If a registrar either refuses or ignores your request to transfer your domain (and the above circumstances aren't applicable), or otherwise violates your Registrant Rights, you can file a Contractual Compliance Complaint with ICANN.

You may also seek damages through a legal suit filed in the locale specified in your registration agreement, or possibly local to yourself or business - consult with an attorney who specializes in Intellectual Property law in that case.

Lastly, you may want to consider trademarking your domain in your country, and each country in which you do business, to provide another layer of legal protection for your domain. It's advisable to use an attorney in that case too.

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@Jamie184

I would not take any chances and transfer the domain name and DNS service (if either applies) to a well known company. I use GoDaddy and have from the beginning including when I was a webhost. I can recommend them highly. You can call their tech support for help even without being a customer yet. They can help even if it is not the first person you talk to. They have some real experts on staff but generally, they are not the ones answering the phones, but will get on the call when needed.

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