GoDaddy - Automatic Renewal Service Agreement

[Blake]

Well I'm not sure if this is something new or I just didn't notice it until today upon registering a domain. I got to the last part of the process before clicking pay now and this message was in grey on the sidebar:

Automatic Renewal Service Agreement
Your purchase includes enrollment in our automatic renewal service. This keeps your products up and running by automatically charging the then-current renewal fees to your payment method on file just before they're set to expire, with no further action on your part. You may cancel this service at any time by turning off the auto-renewal feature in your Go Daddy account.

Now as stated I'm unaware if this is new but I do know now it overrides my buyer profile settings and as a warning to others you may want to double check your settings as well. I don't like the fact they are literally forcing us to renew etc. Give me your thoughts on this matter...seems shady to me.....you?

 

[NameOmnia]

I think it has always been that way and I have all my names with auto renewal OFF.

 

[alien51]

I don't like the fact they are literally forcing us to renew etc. Give me your thoughts on this matter...seems shady to me.....you?

It depends on how you look at Auto-Renewal. For many End-Users who are happy with their registrar, Auto-Renewal is like a safety net that will guarantee that you will not lose your domain due to expiry because you are too preoccupied doing other important things in life.

The issue that Domain regs are set to Auto-Renew "by default", is perhaps a fair prerogative of the registrar. It is supposed to be a safety feature. Melbourne IT does the same thing. Atleast you cannot deny that you were informed before-hand.

What would be "shady" to me, is if they don't inform you "WHEN" they will charge your credit card.