Private domain registration is the concept of keeping your personal information masked from the Public WHOIS Database with a Proxy Company. Thousands of companies and individuals throughout the world have chosen protect their domain names from any strangers free access. You are probably wondering what exactly does that mean. Every time you register a domain name you are required to provide a valid first / last name, physical home address, phone number and email address. This information is made available to all of the public too look up through a WHOIS Database.
With your personal information available to any thief, hacker, phisher or stocker, you become vulnerable to their every move. Fortunately at Host Otter, we provide a service that keeps this domain registration information private.
How and where do I get Private Domain Registration?
If you scroll down to the bottom of this page you will see an input box to enter in a domain that you would like to make private. We should mention that if you are looking for a generic .COM domain to place privacy on, that the domain maybe taken, thankfully we offer a full range of different types (i.e. .NET, .ORG, .INFO, .WS, .NAME, etc.)
How Do We Keep your Personal Information Private?
We charge a nominal fee to place our Proxy Registration company information on your domain in place of your personal contact info. Instead of your personal information displaying when malicious users lookup your personal information, they will then see our proxy company (i.e. Domains By Proxy).
Why not put invalid information on my Domain instead of purchasing Private Domain Registration Service?
The reason you cannot just put invalid information on your domain is because it is required to have valid and up-to-date contact information listed. If you place false information in place of your valid contact information you run the risk of having your domain revoked.
What if someone wants to contact me when I have Private Domain Registration service?
Once your domain is protected with our privacy service, we will forward any inquiries to you directly. For example, if someone emails our private email address listed on your domain, then we will forward it to you directly. If someone sends a letter to the private address listed on your domain, we will forward it to your personal address. Note, we will never disclose your personal information, we will work essentially as a middle man between you and the public, which keeps you protected from those that may want to do harm.
Protect your Domain Name
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$1.95/yr! (Plus domain
registration fee. Private Domain Registration will renew at the regular
renewal rate of $9.99/yr (less than $1 per month to keep your personal information protected.)
