Effective Date: Feb 16, 2026
This Domain Legacy Addendum supplements and forms part of the Atom Domain Registration Agreement (the “Registration Agreement”).
By enabling or using the Domain Legacy feature, you agree to this Addendum in addition to the Registration Agreement, Atom’s general Terms & Conditions, and all applicable registry and ICANN policies.
In the event of any conflict between this Addendum and the Registration Agreement, this Addendum controls solely with respect to the Domain Legacy feature.
Domain Legacy is a continuity feature offered in connection with Atom’s domain registration services.
1. Nature of the Service
Domain Legacy is a registrar continuity feature designed to help reduce the risk of unintentional domain expiration during extended account inactivity.
Domain Legacy:
• Does not replace a will, trust, or estate plan
• Does not determine legal ownership of domains
• Does not override applicable estate, probate, or intestacy laws
• Does not act as executor, trustee, or fiduciary
Domain Legacy provides account monitoring, notifications, and conditional renewal or transfer workflows as configured by you.
2. Inactivity Monitoring and Activation
If your account shows no login or meaningful activity for the period you select, we may initiate periodic check-in communications to confirm account control.
If we do not receive a response or detect activity within your configured timeframe, the continuity measures you selected may activate.
Any login or account activity resets the inactivity status.
3. Renewal Handling During Inactivity
Unless you configure otherwise:
• Domains already set to auto-renew will continue renewing using the payment method on file
• Renewal attempts remain subject to payment authorization, registry rules, and system availability
Atom does not guarantee successful renewal if payment fails, limits are reached, or registry policies prevent renewal.
If you enable renewal thresholds based on Atom Appraisal:
• Atom Appraisals are automated estimates and not guaranteed market values
• Renewal decisions based on appraisal are executed in good faith and may not reflect actual resale value
We are not responsible for valuation discrepancies.
4. Designated Contacts and Information Sharing
You may designate one or more contacts to be notified if inactivity protections activate.
By enabling Domain Legacy, you authorize us to share limited information with your designated contact(s), including:
• A summary of domains in your account
• Expiration timelines
• Renewal status
• Your configured Domain Legacy instructions
This notification and information sharing:
• Does not grant account access
• Does not transfer ownership
• Does not create legal authority
We will not share passwords or provide login access.
You may optionally include a personal message for your designated contact. We do not verify or enforce the content of that message.
5. Renewal Payments by Designated Contacts
If inactivity protections activate, a designated contact may be permitted to provide a payment method solely to cover renewal fees.
Providing payment:
• Does not grant ownership
• Does not create account access
• Does not bypass transfer verification requirements
All renewal payments are final once processed.
6. Transfer of Ownership
Domain ownership transfers under Domain Legacy occur only if the requesting party provides documentation reasonably sufficient to establish legal authority and such transfer complies with applicable law, registry rules, and ICANN policies.
Acceptable documentation may include:
• Court appointment of executor or administrator
• Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration
• Trust documentation
• Court order
• Other documentation deemed sufficient by Atom
We reserve the right to accept or reject documentation at our discretion.
If legal authority cannot be established, domains will remain under the original registrant account subject to renewal status and registry rules.
7. No Override of Legal Rights
If Domain Legacy instructions conflict with:
• A valid will
• A trust
• Court order
• Applicable intestacy statute
• Business entity ownership rights
Atom will follow applicable law and registry policy.
Atom is not responsible for resolving disputes among heirs, beneficiaries, business partners, or other claimants.
8. Business Entity Domains
If domains are registered to a corporation, LLC, partnership, or other entity, Domain Legacy does not supersede entity governance rules.
Transfers may require corporate authorization documents.
9. Expiration and Auction
If renewal fails and domains expire:
• Standard registry expiration policies apply
• Standard marketplace or auction processes may apply
Atom is not liable for loss resulting from payment failure, expired cards, insufficient funds, or registry restrictions.
10. No Guarantee of Perpetual Continuity
Domain Legacy is designed to provide continuity within reasonable operational limits.
Atom does not guarantee:
• Perpetual registrar operation
• Immunity from corporate acquisition, restructuring, or service changes
• That Domain Legacy will operate indefinitely
In the event of acquisition or service changes, Domain Legacy settings may transfer to a successor registrar in accordance with ICANN regulations.
11. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law:
Atom shall not be liable for:
• Loss of domains due to inactivity
• Failure of renewal due to payment issues
• Disputes between heirs or beneficiaries
• Documentation deemed insufficient
• Valuation inaccuracies
Total liability is limited to fees paid for registrar services during the preceding twelve (12) months.
12. Modification of Service
Atom may modify, suspend, or discontinue Domain Legacy at any time.
We will provide reasonable notice where practicable.
13. Termination
You may disable Domain Legacy at any time.
If disabled, standard registrar terms apply.