Hostgator web hosting is offering one of the flexible and reliable web hosting plans. Now the company has provided the free domain registration plans to its users. Get Free Domain Name Registration for 12 months with Hostgator web hosting. This registration applies only for .com,.net or .org domain extensions. The plan is only available for the first year new qualified hosting plans for 12 months of ( Cloud, Shared or WordPress). After the first year, your domain will be renewed at the regular rate.
If you have purchased the hosting plan from the Hostgator and it includes the Free Domain name & you cancel the hosting within a year then you have to pay $17.99 USD Domain fee plus applicable taxes. If you have newly registered any domain then it can not be transferred to another registrar within 60 days. After 60 days you can transfer your domain name with another domain registration company.
Source: Hostgator