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.
Your contact information is public and is made available through the Whois databases of most Registrars. However, we do offer a solution to help protect your privacy. You can register your domain name with us using our private domain name registration services.
When you purchase our private domain registration services, the Whois directory lists 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:
- Cancel, sell, or transfer your domain name registration.
- Revert the Registrant listing for your domain name registration back to you.
- Renew your domain name registration when it expires.
- Designate the name servers for your domain.
- Resolve claims arising out of a dispute involving your domain name registration.