When you register a .com or .net domain, personal contact information including your name, address, email address and phone number must be supplied as part of the registration process to comply with authority requirements. Once a domain name is registered, these contact details are on record and available to the public via the WHOIS database.
It is through these records that anyone can easily and legitimately get background information on you and your business. Spammers can find your details and add you to their contact lists. Competitors can find out about the people behind websites and businesses, who they are and where they are located. Although it may seem harmless enough having this kind of information available is a threat to your personal privacy and business welfare.
However, there is a way to obscure your personal information from prying eyes. Domain-Names-Only offers "
Domain Privacy", a proxy registration service provided by Domain Privacy Services which hides domain registrant information (your personal details) from public access, substituting your personal contact details with Domain Privacy Services’ information.
Below is an example of a public registration and a private registration using
Domain Privacy:
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Public WHOIS
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Private WHOIS
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DOMAIN DETAILS
Domain name: examplewhois.com
Creation date: 14.10.2004
Expiration date: 14.10.2019
Status: ok
Registrant ID: 98761
Registrant Name: John Doe
Registrant Address:
123 Some Street
Anytown, NSW 2000
Australia
Registrant phone: +61 2 4231 4567
Registrant fax: +61 2 9867 9898
Email: JohnDoe@email.com
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT
Admin name: John Doe
Admin Organisation: Doe Dumpcakes
Admin Address:
123 Some Street
Anytown, NSW 2000
Australia
Admin phone: +61 2 4231 4567
Admin fax: +61 2 9867 9898
Email: JohnDoe@email.com
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Tech name: John Doe
Tech Organisation: Doe Dumpcakes
Tech Address:
123 Some Street
Anytown, NSW 2000
Australia
Tech phone: +61 2 4231 4567
Email: JohnDoe@email.com
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DOMAIN DETAILS
Domain name: examplewhois.com
Creation date: 14.10.2004
Expiration date: 14.10.2019
Status: ok
Registrant ID: 98761
Registrant Name: Domain Privacy Services
Registrant Address:
PO BOX 270
Broadway NSW 2007
Australia
Registrant phone: +61 2 9934 0501
Registrant fax: +61 2 8079 0742
Email: domain@domainprivacyservices.com.au
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT
Admin name: Domain Privacy Services
Admin Organisation: Domain Privacy Services
Admin Address:
PO BOX 270
Broadway NSW 2007
Australia
Admin phone: +61 2 9934 0501
Admin fax: +61 2 8079 0742
Email: domain@domainprivacyservices.com.au
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Tech name: Domain Privacy Services
Tech Organisation:Domain Privacy Services
Tech Address:
PO BOX 270
Broadway NSW 2007
Australia
Tech phone: +61 2 9934 0501
Email: domain@domainprivacyservices.com.au
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The
Domain Privacy service allows you to register domains without sharing personal information, while still complying with the rules and regulations that prohibit using fake WHOIS information.
The
Domain Privacy service is only available for .com and .net domain names and can be added to both new and already-registered domains.
To activate
Domain Privacy on your domains login to your Domain-Names-Only management console. Viewing the domains list clickon the link to "Add Service". On the next page click on the button "Add Extras". Domain Privacy and the current annual price will display and you can add the service to your domain.
