How do I change the ownership of an account or domain name?

You can change the ownership of an account by using our control panel to modify the "legal owner" contact to specify a new company, organization or individual.

Ownership changes can be made only if the previous owner agrees (in other words, even if someone knows the account password and makes the change in the control panel, it isn't a legitimate change of ownership unless it was done with the previous owner's consent). The new legal owner must also agree to be bound by all the terms and conditions in our Terms of Service.

If a change of ownership is attempted without the consent of the previous legal owner, or if the new legal owner doesn't agree to our Terms of Service, the ownership change will be invalid (our Terms of Service has more details).

Some practical tips about changes of ownership:

• The previous owner and new owner should put everything in writing between themselves. If a dispute arises, the new owner will need to have a sales contract or other evidence that both parties agreed to the change.

• If you're turning over the account to someone else, you'll probably want to change the password to a temporary password at the same time you update the owner in the control panel. That way you won't have to tell the new owner your real password.

• If you're the previous owner and you have a credit card on file with us, and you want to make sure your card isn't charged in the future even if the new owner fails to provide a new credit card number, please contact us. We can make sure that your credit card is completely removed from the account.