Each domain page has three settings, all of which take effect at the registrar.
- Auto-renew
- Renews the domain automatically before it expires
- Registrar lock
- Blocks unauthorised transfers away from us
- WHOIS privacy
- Hides your contact details from public WHOIS
Leave auto-renew on unless you intend to give the domain up. An expired domain stops resolving — taking any website or email on it offline — and after the grace period it can be registered by someone else.
Your portal flags domains approaching expiry, and the Renewals page lists everything due soon so nothing slips. Turn registrar lock off only while you're deliberately transferring a domain away.