# .berlin (city of Berlin in Germany)
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**Lease period for registration and renewal**  
One to ten years.

**Restrictions**  
Open to the public, with some restrictions:  
+ The owner, administrative, or technical contact must provide an address in Berlin, and the administrative contact must be an individual.
+ You must activate and use your .berlin domain within 12 months following its registration (applies to a website, redirection, or email address). 
+ If you publish a website under your .berlin domain, or if your .berlin domain redirects to another website, the content of the website must be related to Berlin. 

**Privacy protection**  
Not supported.

**Domain locking to prevent unauthorized transfers**  
Supported.

**Internationalized domain names**  
Supported for Latin and Cyrillic.

**Authorization code required for transfers**  
Yes

**DNSSEC**  
Supported for domain registration. For more information, see [Configuring DNSSEC for a domain](domain-configure-dnssec.md).

**Deadlines for renewing and restoring domains**  
+ Renewal is possible: Until the expiration date
+ Late renewal with Route 53 is possible: Until 44 days after expiration
+ Domain is deleted from Route 53: 45 days after expiration
+ Restoration with the registry is possible: Between 45 days and 75 days after expiration
+ Domain is deleted from the registry: 80 days after expiration