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What is private domain name registrations?
Information listed on your domain name has to be made publicly
available per Registrar’s agreement with ICANN, the international
governing body of domain names. Using false information will violate
the registration agreement and lead to the termination of your domain
registration.
However, there is a solution to help protect your
privacy. You can register your domain name with us using our
private domain name registrations service. This service will make
the domain name contact record anonymous to the public.
When you purchase our private domain registrations
service, the WHO-IS directory will list Domains By Proxy’s name,
postal address and phone number instead of yours. Although Domains By
Proxy is the Registrant of your domain name registration, you
still retain the full benefits of domain registration. You
can:
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Cancel, sell, or transfer your domain name
registrations.
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Revert the Registrant listing for your domain
name registrations back to you.
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Renew your domain name registrations when they
expire.
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Designate the nameservers for your domains.
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Resolve claims arising out of a dispute
involving your domain name registrations.
More importantly, with a private domain name
registration, Domain By Proxy’s name, address and phone number are
made publicly available in the WHOIS directory--and not yours.
Should I enter valid contact information when
registering a domain name?
ICANN, the governing body for domain names,
requires valid Contact Information for each domain contact
(Registrant, Technical, Billing, and Administrative).
If you enter false information, your domain name
will be cancelled. This is why anonymous domain name registrations are
necessary for anyone who needs their contact information to remain
anonymous.
Adding Privacy to Your Domains
You can add privacy to your existing domain names
using the Manage Domains section after logging in at our
domain name
registration site.
To Add Privacy to Your Existing Domains
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Log in at our
domain name
registration site.
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Under the Domain Names section,
select Manage Domains.
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Next to the domain name you want to modify,
click Add Privacy.
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In the Add Privacy section on the right, select
whether you want to Use Existing Private Domain Name
Registrations Account or Create a New Private
Domain Name Registrations Account.
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Review the Domain Name Proxy Agreement
and select the check box to verify that you agree with the Domain
Name Proxy Agreement.
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Click Proceed to Checkout and
continue through the checkout process.
Making a Transferred Domain Private
The domain transfer must be complete before you
can add privacy.
To Make Your
Domain Private
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Log in at our
domain name
registration site.
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From the Domain Names menu,
click Manage Domains.
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Select the check box for the domain you want to
make private.
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Click the Add Privacy
hyperlink.
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In the right panel, complete the requested
information, and then click Proceed to Checkout.
Making a Backordered Domain Private
You can make your backorder private and keep your
personal identifying information (name, phone number, email and home
addresses) shielded from public exposure in the WHOIS directory from
the very moment the you successfully acquire your backordered domain.
Again, if your backorder is not successful, it can
be reassigned to another domain name. If your unsuccessful backorder
is private, your private domain name registrations can be
applied to any other backorder.
To Make a
Backordered Domain Private
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Log in to at our
domain name
registration site.
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From the Domain Names menu,
click Monitoring and Backordering.
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Next to the domain name that you have
backordered, click the Make this Domain Private
hyperlink.
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Select Yes! Protect my personal
information and make this backorder private.
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Click Proceed to Checkout and
follow the checkout process to purchase privacy for your backorder.
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