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title: ".DE domain rules"
canonical_url: "https://www.zone.eu/contracts/special-conditions-of-domain-services/de-domain-rules/"
post_type: "page"
published: "2025-12-15T13:30:34+00:00"
modified: "2025-12-15T13:30:36+00:00"
author: "nikita"
---

# .DE domain rules

### 1. Special conditions

1.1 ZONE offers .DE domain names in cooperation with Ascio Technologies Inc, an accredited registrar of the German domain Registry (DENIC eG).

### 2. Applicable rules

2.1 The following rules apply to all .DE domains and operations with .DE domains: <https://www.denic.de/en/domains/de-domains/domain-terms-and-conditions/>

2.2 .DE domain instructions and data protection information: <https://www.denic.de/en/domains/de-domains/domain-guidelines>

2.3 .DE domain has a **5-day** expiration threshold period, which means that the domain must be renewed **5 days** before it expires. After expiration, .DE domain can be restored, and this entails restoration costs, which can be significantly higher than the domain renewal price.

2.3.1 .DE domain can be restored within **30 days** after expiration. The domain is then released for registration to all interested parties.

### 3. .DE domain pricing

3.1 .Services related to DE domains and their prices are reflected in the [domain price list](https://www.zone.eu/domain-registration/domain-registration-prices/)