Named-Person Surcharge

Version 1.1 · November 8, 2026

1. What it is

A label that names a real person is offered only if the person is a public figure. Its price is three times the Redirect price for the term, plus the Hosted Page fee for a Hosted Page lease. The amount above the standard price for the same term and mode is the named-person surcharge. Receipts show it as “Named-person label pricing (3x)”.

2. Where it goes

Message Domains keeps none of it. We record it day by day as each lease is served. At the start of each quarter we give the total recorded in the previous quarter, in equal shares, to the organizations below, and publish the amounts and receipts in our transparency report. Amounts refunded to buyers are never recorded, so nothing is clawed back.

The surcharge is part of the price of the service. It is not a gift by the buyer, buyers do not choose where it goes, and it is not tax-deductible for buyers.

3. Recipients

Each recipient is a 501(c)(3) public charity that does not take part in political campaigns.

We announce any change to this list at least 30 days before the quarter it applies to.

4. The owner of a verb domain

The 60% owner share is calculated without the surcharge.