{
  "brand": "Namecheap",
  "currency": "USD",
  "observation_state": "dated_official_observations_with_original_methods_and_dates",
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "domains",
      "url": "https://www.namecheap.com/domains/",
      "read_at": "2026-10-07T16:55:35.981Z",
      "method": "manual reading in user Chrome",
      "official_quotes": [
        "Claim a .com for just $6.79. New customers only."
      ],
      "notes": "USD selected. NEWCOM679; 55% off; .COM 1-year table: registration $10.98 (Namecheap Birthday), renewal $18.48, transfer $11.48. The card reference is $14.98. No NEWCOM679 calendar expiry stated.",
      "read_label": "October 7, 2026, 09:55:35 AM PDT (16:55:35 UTC)"
    },
    {
      "id": "com",
      "url": "https://www.namecheap.com/domains/registration/gtld/com/",
      "read_at": "2026-10-07T16:59:39.910Z",
      "method": "manual reading in user Chrome",
      "official_quotes": [
        "This promotion applies to new customer first year registrations and is limited to one domain purchase per user/household."
      ],
      "notes": "New-customer special $6.79. Registration $10.98; renewal $18.48; transfer $11.48 for 1 year. PremiumDNS $4.88/year displayed as an optional add-on; its renewal not verified. Standard SSL from $5.99/year is a starting quote, not a product-specific renewal.",
      "read_label": "October 7, 2026, 09:59:39 AM PDT (16:59:39 UTC)"
    },
    {
      "id": "icann",
      "url": "https://www.namecheap.com/legal/domains/icann-fee/",
      "read_at": "2026-10-07T16:57:32.612Z",
      "method": "manual reading in user Chrome",
      "official_quotes": [
        "itemized in your shopping cart"
      ],
      "notes": "Mandatory $0.20 for each year of registration, renewal or transfer. Affected extensions list includes .com. No cart total or tax verified.",
      "read_label": "October 7, 2026, 09:57:32 AM PDT (16:57:32 UTC)"
    },
    {
      "id": "privacy",
      "url": "https://www.namecheap.com/security/domain-privacy-service/",
      "read_at": "2026-10-07T16:58:39.065Z",
      "method": "manual reading in user Chrome",
      "official_quotes": [
        "Free for life with every new registration or transfer"
      ],
      "notes": "Eligible domains only; Withheld for Privacy; registry exclusions listed. This is not a first-year paid privacy trial.",
      "read_label": "October 7, 2026, 09:58:39 AM PDT (16:58:39 UTC)"
    },
    {
      "id": "email",
      "url": "https://www.namecheap.com/hosting/email/",
      "read_at": "2026-10-07T16:57:32.612Z",
      "method": "manual reading in user Chrome",
      "official_quotes": [
        "Free trials convert to an annual (1-year) plan."
      ],
      "notes": "30-day trial: Launch 1 mailbox then $14.88/year; Expand 3 mailboxes then $41.88/year; Scale 5 mailboxes then $71.88/year. No credit card needed. Additional mailboxes are separate. MAILDEAL discounts only the initial paid annual/biyearly purchase. Trial-specific subsequent charge not tested.",
      "read_label": "October 7, 2026, 09:57:32 AM PDT (16:57:32 UTC)"
    },
    {
      "id": "hosting-cancel",
      "url": "https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/170/21/how-do-i-cancel-my-hosting-account/",
      "read_at": "2026-10-07T16:59:24.325Z",
      "method": "manual reading in user Chrome",
      "official_quotes": [
        "Canceling the hosting account does NOT cancel your related domain name registration."
      ],
      "notes": "Hosting List > Manage: disable auto-renew to expire later, or Cancel service > Yes, cancel hosting for immediate cancellation/data erasure. Dedicated servers: contact Billing/Sales by Live Chat or email. No telephone step specified.",
      "read_label": "October 7, 2026, 09:59:24 AM PDT (16:59:24 UTC)"
    },
    {
      "id": "email-cancel",
      "url": "https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/10788/2179/how-to-cancel-your-private-email-subscription-via-namecheap-admin-panel/",
      "read_at": "2026-10-07T16:59:24.325Z",
      "method": "manual reading in user Chrome",
      "official_quotes": [
        "Private Email subscriptions canceled through the Admin Panel are non-refundable."
      ],
      "notes": "Private Email > Manage > Cancel > Cancel subscription. Guide updated August 27, 2026. This is a reading of instructions, not an actual account cancellation.",
      "read_label": "October 7, 2026, 09:59:24 AM PDT (16:59:24 UTC)"
    },
    {
      "id": "forwarding",
      "url": "https://www.namecheap.com/support/api/methods/domains-dns/set-default/",
      "read_at": "2026-10-07T16:59:26.016Z",
      "method": "manual reading in user Chrome",
      "official_quotes": [
        "Required for free services like Host record management, URL forwarding, email forwarding, dynamic dns and other value added services."
      ],
      "notes": "Namecheap default DNS is required for these free services. URL forwarding and email forwarding are not a paid Private Email mailbox. No API call made.",
      "read_label": "October 7, 2026, 09:59:26 AM PDT (16:59:26 UTC)"
    },
    {
      "id": "monthly",
      "url": "https://www.namecheap.com/promos/coupons/",
      "read_at": "2026-10-07T16:58:39.980Z",
      "method": "manual reading in user Chrome",
      "official_quotes": [
        "Valid October 1 - October 31, 2026"
      ],
      "notes": "GHOSTDOT: .COM registration $11.08 + $0.20 ICANN; transfer $11.28 + $0.20. GHOSTPE: Launch $11.30/1 year or $20.53/2 years; Expand $30.15/1 year or $53.60/2 years; Scale $48.16/1 year or $86.26/2 years. GHOSTSSL: Standard Wildcard SSL 1 year $78.99/yr, 2-4 years $67.99/yr, 5 years $36.99/yr. Valid during stated window or while supplies last. Domain disclaimer: first-year registrations/transfers only, no premium/aftermarket domains. No domain-renewal code among these three cards; not a statement about all promotions.",
      "read_label": "October 7, 2026, 09:58:39 AM PDT (16:58:39 UTC)"
    },
    {
      "id": "birthday",
      "url": "https://www.namecheap.com/promos/company-birthday-offers-anniversary-deals/",
      "read_at": "2026-10-07T16:58:43.711Z",
      "method": "manual reading in user Chrome",
      "official_quotes": [
        "Promotional prices on this page are available from October 6 until October 12, 11:59 PM ET.",
        "Come back on Oct 13 for 15% off renewals"
      ],
      "notes": "Presale: .COM registration $10.98/first year; transfer $10.48/first year with BDAYTRANSFER26, up to 100 domains/business or household. $0.20 ICANN extra for affected TLDs. Highest discount only when multiple promotions cover a product. Existing-customer renewal offer announced Oct13-14; no renewal code or exact start/end hour published in this reading; do not apply 15% to $18.48 to invent a cart quote. Transfer timing includes 60-day restrictions for some TLDs and 45-day post-expiry renewal caveat.",
      "read_label": "October 7, 2026, 09:58:43 AM PDT (16:58:43 UTC)"
    },
    {
      "id": "easywp",
      "url": "https://www.namecheap.com/wordpress/pricing/",
      "read_at": "2026-10-07T16:59:44.725Z",
      "method": "manual reading in user Chrome",
      "official_quotes": [
        "You have to click the link and sign up for a free 3-month RelateSEO trial."
      ],
      "notes": "RelateSEO bonus only with yearly/biyearly EasyWP Turbo or Supersonic, one per user/household and eligible countries. Activate from add-ons at any time in first EasyWP year. Offer-specific post-trial charge not stated in this reading. Business Email Launch bonus separately free for 1 year on eligible Turbo/Supersonic annual/biyearly plans; additional mailboxes at regular price.",
      "read_label": "October 7, 2026, 09:59:44 AM PDT (16:59:44 UTC)"
    },
    {
      "id": "seo",
      "url": "https://www.namecheap.com/relate/seo/",
      "read_at": "2026-10-07T16:59:54.480Z",
      "method": "manual reading in user Chrome",
      "official_quotes": [
        "Renews at $9.88/mo"
      ],
      "notes": "Standalone RelateSEO Pro card shows a 4-week trial and $9.88/mo renewal. Its FAQ permits account-panel cancellation or support and says auto-renews until canceled. This standalone route does not verify the 3-month EasyWP bonus rollover amount.",
      "read_label": "October 7, 2026, 09:59:54 AM PDT (16:59:54 UTC)"
    },
    {
      "id": "refund",
      "url": "https://www.namecheap.com/legal/general/refund-policy/",
      "read_at": "2026-10-07T16:59:30.672Z",
      "method": "manual reading in user Chrome",
      "official_quotes": [],
      "notes": "Domains: generally non-refundable; valid registration/renewal cancellation within 5 days may be refunded at Namecheap discretion, registry exclusions apply. Private Email: contact support with valid cancellation reason within 7 days after charge; refund discretionary. Admin-panel cancellation guide has a separate non-refundable warning. Domain renewal section read again at 16:59:54.552Z.",
      "read_label": "October 7, 2026, 09:59:30 AM PDT (16:59:30 UTC)"
    },
    {
      "id": "shared",
      "url": "https://www.namecheap.com/hosting/shared/",
      "read_at": "2026-10-07T16:57:43.339Z",
      "method": "manual reading in user Chrome",
      "official_quotes": [
        "Billed yearly"
      ],
      "notes": "US data center, Stellar trial unchecked and Yearly selected: $2.28/mo billed yearly. Card reference Was $5.88/mo is not an explicitly labeled renewal quote. Free 50 Standard SSL certificates for 1 year. Dedicated IP $4.00/mo in tech specs. Numerical annual renewal not verified.",
      "read_label": "October 7, 2026, 09:57:43 AM PDT (16:57:43 UTC)"
    },
    {
      "id": "shared-config",
      "url": "https://www.namecheap.com/hosting/purchase/domain-connection/?product=stellar&addons=server-location%3Bserver-location-us&duration=1&durationtype=year",
      "read_at": "2026-10-07T16:58:26.608Z",
      "method": "manual reading in user Chrome",
      "official_quotes": [
        "Shared \"Stellar\"",
        "$26.88 /yr"
      ],
      "notes": "Configuration summary: $26.88 total; no domain selected; Add to cart disabled. This is not a final all-in checkout or accepted coupon. No account, cart addition or purchase completed.",
      "read_label": "October 7, 2026, 09:58:26 AM PDT (16:58:26 UTC)"
    },
    {
      "id": "domains-20261013",
      "url": "https://www.namecheap.com/domains/",
      "read_at": null,
      "read_date_local": "2026-10-13",
      "read_label": "October 13, 2026 PDT; web-reader snapshot; exact source capture time unavailable",
      "method": "public web-reader returned snapshot, marked crawled today; HTTP status not exposed",
      "official_quotes": [
        "Claim a .com for just $6.48. New customers only."
      ],
      "notes": "Displayed code NEWCOM648, USD $6.48/year, reference $14.98, 57% display. Published .COM rows: registration $10.98 first year, standard renewal $18.48/year, transfer $11.48. .COM is starred; annual $0.20 ICANN additional. No cart, redemption, tax or exact code expiry verified."
    },
    {
      "id": "com-20261013",
      "url": "https://www.namecheap.com/domains/registration/gtld/com/",
      "read_at": null,
      "read_date_local": "2026-10-13",
      "read_label": "October 13, 2026 PDT; web-reader snapshot; exact source capture time unavailable",
      "method": "public web-reader returned snapshot, marked crawled today; HTTP status not exposed",
      "official_quotes": [],
      "notes": "New-customer special $6.48, first-year registrations only, one domain per user/household. 1-year standard .COM renewal $18.48. This is an official-page observation, not checkout code acceptance."
    },
    {
      "id": "birthday-20261013",
      "url": "https://www.namecheap.com/promos/company-birthday-offers-anniversary-deals/",
      "read_at": null,
      "read_date_local": "2026-10-13",
      "read_label": "October 13, 2026 PDT; web-reader snapshot; exact source capture time unavailable",
      "method": "public web-reader returned snapshot, marked crawled today; HTTP status not exposed",
      "official_quotes": [
        "BDAYGEN26",
        "BDAYHOSTING26",
        "BDAYTRANSFER26"
      ],
      "notes": "26th birthday. Advertised 15% renewals from Oct13 12:00 AM ET to Oct14 11:59 PM ET 2026. BDAYGEN26 for eligible domains, Private Email, PremiumDNS and SSL; BDAYHOSTING26 for eligible Shared/Reseller/VPS hosting, separate order, 30-day window for annual/biennial/semiannual and 15-day window for monthly/quarterly. Dedicated hosting excluded. Renewal discount not automatic for auto-renew. Premium/expired domains excluded; TLD and account-price restrictions. Registration/transfer terms now show Oct6-14 through11:59PM ET, BDAYTRANSFER26 .COM $10.48 firstyear, limit100 whole campaign; this extends the Oct7 observed Oct6-12 presale. No account-specific discount amount tested."
    }
  ],
  "cart_tested": false,
  "payment_completed": false,
  "account_cancellation_performed": false,
  "three_month_bonus_rollover_amount": null,
  "final_domain_checkout_total": null,
  "all_in_tax_amount": null,
  "competitor_read_scope": "HostDean current Namecheap coupons page: all 17 displayed active offer detail blocks and all 14 FAQ answers read in user Chrome; expired section opened, only first three expired detail blocks expanded. No claim about its other pages.",
  "competitor_read_at": "2026-10-07T16:58:26.608Z",
  "latest_read_date_local": "2026-10-13",
  "latest_limitations": [
    "Web-reader snapshots; source capture time and HTTP status unavailable",
    "No cart/redemption/payment/current account-specific renewal quote",
    "October7 sources retained unchanged"
  ]
}