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Purchasing a Domain on Payment Plan - Terms For Buyers

Terms for Purchasing a domain via a Payment Plan on Our Platform

Written by Atom
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Atom offers payment plans for select domains in our marketplace. After the initial payment is received, most domains will be added directly to your Atom managed registrar account, where you can begin managing them and making changes right away. For domains that are not brought into your Atom managed registrar account, you can manage them through the Transfer Center. The domain will remain under Atom’s managed registrar account until the full purchase price has been paid. Once your final payment is complete, you will receive full ownership and control of the domain.

Specific Terms for Installment Plans:

  • You agree to pay monthly installments until the full purchase price for the domain is paid

  • After your first installment, most domains will be added to your Atom account, where you can update the name servers and make changes immediately. For domains that are not added directly to Atom, you can manage them through the Transfer Center.

  • Until the full payment is received, the domain will be held by Atom in an Atom registrar account managed by our team.

  • The domain will be marked as "Sold" on our marketplace.

  • Upon completion of payment, Atom will transfer the domain to your ownership.

  • Your credit card will be automatically billed on the monthly due date. If we are unable to bill your card, you have 10 days to provide another payment method.

Non Payment & Cancellation

  • Failure to make an installment payment within 10 days of the due date will result in automatic cancellation of the purchase and forfeiture of any previous payments.

  • As a Buyer, you also have the option to request cancellation of the payment plan at any time. To request cancellation, you must notify Atom at least 48 hours before the next installment payment due date. Once a plan has been cancelled, Atom will no longer bill you for any future payments. Please send an email to service@atom.com to request cancellation.

  • In case of automatic cancellation, or Buyer requested cancellation, the domain will be re-listed for sale on Atom marketplace and any custom DNS settings previously requested by the Buyer will be removed.

  • Previously received payments are non-refundable under any circumstances.

  • If, after the Buyer's first payment, Atom is unable to transfer the domain to an Atom-managed registrar account within 5 business days, the Buyer will be entitled to a full refund of their initial payment, and the payment plan will be canceled.

Additional Terms:

  • You have the option to pay the remaining balance in full at any time.

  • During the payment plan, the domain may not be used for any illegal activities, including Spam, Phishing, or Deceptive services. Violating this policy may result in immediate termination of the payment plan.

  • During the duration of the payment plan, the domain may not be listed for sale on Atom's platform or any other domain marketplace or registrar.

  • Any violation of the Domain Registrar's Terms of Service may result in the loss of this domain.

Important

We recommend completing the transfer soon after the domain has been paid in full, as we’re unable to keep it in our managed registrar account after payment is completed. The transfer must be completed within 60 days of final payment or before the domain’s next expiration date, whichever comes first.

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