July 2, 2008 – 8:08 am
When you register a domain name, your personal registration details are available for anyone to look up as the registrant of the domain name. This may not be much of a problem for an online business, but with identity theft a real threat today, you may not want personal details such as name, email and full address made available to anyone who looks up your domain’s details.
Private registration
Individuals who register domain names can have their details kept private with ‘private registrations’. The majority of domain registrars charge an additional fee per domain per year for this privacy.
GoDaddy.com, like other registrars, gives you a private registration option with an additional charge. But if you purchase five or more domain names in a single order - using one of our special GoDaddy coupon codes, of course - you will get free private registration for each of your domains.
What data is visible on a domain?
Domain details are stored by registrars in databases that are accessed by services called Whois. These Whois services are what you can use to look up the registrant details of domain names. Try this Whois lookup for Google.com.
Scroll down the page of the Whois result and you’ll see names, addresses, emails, and even telephone numbers. These kinds of details are mandatory when you register a domain. Without private domain registration, anyone can perform a Whois lookup and find you personal details.
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