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Private RegistrationsICANN, the international governing body for domain names, requires every Registrar to maintain a publicly accessible "WHOIS" database displaying all contact information for all domain names registered. Private registration is an optional process you can use to keep any private information regarding your domain registration from being stored in the Whois database. When you register a domain name, ICANN requires that your address, e-mail and phone number be published in the public WHOIS database which is available for anybody to view on the Internet. Private Registration shields your personal information from public view. You may choose to make your registration private during the domain name registration process which will keep any personal information regarding your domain registration from being stored in the Whois database. If you choose to use the private registration process then the contact information for Domains By Proxy will appear in the Whois database. You retain all rights to the domain registration and Domains By Proxy serves as the intermediary (or “proxy”) between you (the domain registrant) and any outside correspondence. Private registration customers can modify account settings and track domain-related correspondence.Below is an example of the information contained in the PUBLIC WHOIS database versus the PRIVATE WHOIS database.
Example: Your Name lives at 1234 Elm Street, Hometown AZ 85000. Your home phone is 480-555-5555. You buy "FindPrivateDomain.com". Using standard public registration, Your personal information is available for anyone to see. If you choose to select private registration, Your personal information is shielded from public display, and a private email address allows you to control who reaches you.
Registrant: Your Name 1234 Elm Street Hometown, AZ 85000 Registered through: The Registrar Domain Name: findprivatedomain.com Created on: 15-Oct-02 Expires on: 15-Oct-03 Last Updated on: 17-Oct-02 Administrative Contact: Your Name Your Name@findprivatedomain.com 1234 Elm Street Hometown, AZ 85000 (480) 555-5555 Technical Contact: Your Name Your Name@findprivatedomain.com 1234 Elm Street Hometown, AZ 85000 (480) 555-5555
Registrant: Domains By Proxy, Inc. DomainsByProxy.com 15111 N. Hayden Road Suite 160/PMB 353 Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Registered through: The Registrar Domain Name: findprivatedomain.com Created on: 15-Oct-02 Expires on: 15-Oct-03 Last Updated on: 17-Oct-02 Administrative Contact: Domains By Proxy, Inc. findprivatedomain.com@DomainsByProxy.com DomainsByProxy.com 15111 N. Hayden Road Suite 160/PMB 353 Scottsdale, AZ 85260 (480) 624-2599 Technical Contact: Domains By Proxy, Inc. findprivatedomain.com@DomainsByProxy.com DomainsByProxy.com 15111 N. Hayden Road Suite 160/PMB 353 Scottsdale, AZ 85260 (480) 624-2599 |
