ICANN is the international governing body for all domain names. ICANN requires every registrar, including DomainNameCom.com, to maintain a publicly accessible WHOIS directory displaying all contact information for all domain names registered. That means your personal information --- your name, home address, phone number and email address – are made available to anyone who wants to see it – and it’s available 24 hours a day, everyday. Your personal information is exposed to spammers, scammers and a whole host of unsavory characters.
But with a private domain registration, you can keep your personal information private via a new and unique process that is supported by two patent applications. With a private domain registration, Domains By Proxy registers your domain in its name and becomes the Registrant of record. Even though Domains By Proxy is the Registrant, YOU STILL CONTROL the domain. You retain the FULL BENEFITS of domain name registration and retain the right to:
*Cancel, sell, renew or transfer your domain name registration
*Set up the name servers for your domain name
*Resolve disputes involving your domain name registration
More importantly, with a private registration, Domain By Proxy’s name, address and phone number are made publicly available in the WHOIS directory --- and not yours.
You have 3 options.
A new private domain registration through DomainNameCom.com - select a private registration during the purchase of a new name.
Transfer your existing domain name(s) to DomainNameCom.com by purchasing a domain name transfer. When the transfer process is complete - you can convert your public domains into private registrations by following the simple steps below.
Convert your existing DomainNameCom.com-registered domain name(s) to a private registration by following these directions:
To add privacy to your existing domains:
Step 1:
Log in to the DomainNameCom.com Account Manager.
Step 2:
Select Manage Domains from the Domain Names dropdown menu or from the Manage Your Account list.
Step 3:
Select the domain name you wish to modify by checking the box next to it, then click the Add Privacy button.
Step 4:
Choose the Use Existing Private Registration Account OR choose to Create a new Private Registration Account.
Step 5:
Read and agree to the terms of the Domain Name Proxy Agreement.
Step 6:
Click the Proceed to Checkout button and continue through the checkout process.
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