How to protect privacy without going for private reg?

[NameLogix]

Hi, There is no problem in going for private reg if there is one 1 or 2 domains. When in domaining, can't shell out $10 for each domain in private reg. How this is generally being handled by pros here? What are the consequence of giving wrong name & address in domain contact. Thank you !

 

[lothos]

A PO Box.

The consequence of fake contact info is the possible loss of your domain.

 

[MasterOfMyDomains]

I don't know the answer to your queston, but I am always concerned about privacy.When I buy a domain from goodaddy, I dont add privacy cause I am usually using a code to drop the price, usually $1.99
After the transaction is complete I then go back to my control panel and add privacy. I use the code GDBBA547 and it drops the price of a year privacy protection to $3, so 6$ name and a year private registration per domain.
I reg'd some names last week, havent gotten around to privacy yet and am getting emails from people offering seo stuff already, and more than one. Create a email just for domains, and forwrd your emails to a second email adresse.Yes I have every email for last 3 years at my gmail addy, and delete everything off unimportant with my hotmail addy that i Normally use.
But I dont see any benefit to having your name and personal info all over the internet,
just google your name in "quotation marks"

 

[NameLogix]

Thank you Lothos. I am already considering this route. When we use PO Box, still our name will be in public right? But yes, definitely better than giving the full address.

A PO Box.

The consequence of fake contact info is the possible loss of your domain.

 

[Name Trader]

I usually choose a registrar which offers free privacy.

 

[NameLogix]

Yes, already got a dedicated mobile number which I will not attend and a separate email address for this. Name & address is the problem. Also, when we list domains for sale in market places, how do they verify it? Should I register with sedo, afternic using the same email address which is displayed in domain contact? Flippa seems offering .txt record.. is there any thing like that available with sedo, afternic and others? Thank You!

I don't know the answer to your queston, but I am always concerned about privacy.When I buy a domain from goodaddy, I dont add privacy cause I am usually using a code to drop the price, usually $1.99
After the transaction is complete I then go back to my control panel and add privacy. I use the code GDBBA547 and it drops the price of a year privacy protection to $3, so 6$ name and a year private registration per domain.
I reg'd some names last week, havent gotten around to privacy yet and am getting emails from people offering seo stuff already, and more than one. Create a email just for domains, and forwrd your emails to a second email adresse.Yes I have every email for last 3 years at my gmail addy, and delete everything off unimportant with my hotmail addy that i Normally use.
But I dont see any benefit to having your name and personal info all over the internet,
just google your name in "quotation marks"

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May I know who offering free privacy?

I usually choose a registrar which offers free privacy.

 

[alien51]

Namesilo offers FREE PRIVACY all year round. No promo codes needed.

If you have no privacy protection, but do not want to put your real name on whois, then put an anonymous entity like "Domain Admin".

Another alternative is to create a fictitious group entity like "Pokers Club & Associates", or "Trans-Pacific Group", etc.

Based on WIPO cases i've read, the important thing is "you have control" over this so-called "organization". And the proof comes for the fact that you can operate the domain from the registrar account.

Don't use "Corporation", if you are not a true corporation. Corporations need to be registered with the government. So if you are not registered, that could be an issue with fraud claims.

Use different disposable email addresses for each domain you own. This way, WHOIS database researchers cannot search for your email address string and discover that you are a large-scale domain hoarder. lol. Just have each one of them forward to a single email address that you open everyday.

Use disposable phone numbers. Based on WIPO cases again, phone numbers are not relevant, as long as they can reach you via email, that's fine. But make sure you use accurate phone numbers in your Registrar Account, so that your Registrar can call you in case of trouble.

With WHOIS physical address, you can be vague. You don't need to put your House Number. Another alternative to P.O. Box is to buy a Virtual Office, so you can put your physical address as say "76th Floor, Empire State Building, New York" eventhough you live in Papua New Guinea. The beauty of Virtual Office, is that evenif somebody actually sends you something there using snail mail or a parcel, they will forward everything to your home in Papua New Guinea.

 

[Cyphix]

Just remember if you use privacy then users won't be able to contact you about purchasing your domain directly via your whois details.

 

[ecuadorbusiness]

Namecheap also offers free privacy for one year. And the subsequent annual fee is less than $3.

 

[alien51]

Just remember if you use privacy then users won't be able to contact you about purchasing your domain directly via your whois details.

Whois privacy emails forward directly to your real email add.

Seriously, physical address is not relevant to getting a deal started. Unless you are the one peddling the domain around. In such case, you have no issue of being contacted, because you are the one trying to initiate the contact. And you only need the physical address to make you look trustworthy.

But if it's the other way around, and buyers are chasing your domain, they will find a way to contact you no matter whether you have privacy or not.

 

[cdboard]

I use minimal, homemade privacy: a post office box and a free phone number. I include the domain name in the registrant field somehow, so each registrant field is slightly different.

it's not hard core privacy because the address and phone number are the same for the domains.

I use one of my domain names for the email addresses because I don't want to use free email (gmail/yahoo) for whois. I use forwarding to send the emails to one account which I check regularly.

 

[biggie]

Hi, There is no problem in going for private reg if there is one 1 or 2 domains. When in domaining, can't shell out $10 for each domain in private reg. How this is generally being handled by pros here? What are the consequence of giving wrong name & address in domain contact. Thank you !

:talk:

never used privacy.

cuz I got nothing to hide and I "want" to make it real easy for potential buyers to find me.

 

[weblord]

pros don't hide from anyone. you have nothing to hide, the contact info of the domain is there for an obvious purpose, so they can contact you regarding your domain.
sorry an old post but i can't help but reply.

Hi, There is no problem in going for private reg if there is one 1 or 2 domains. When in domaining, can't shell out $10 for each domain in private reg. How this is generally being handled by pros here? What are the consequence of giving wrong name & address in domain contact. Thank you !

 

[alien51]

pros don't hide from anyone. you have nothing to hide

Google.com is not registered to Sergey Brin. And you don't know where he lives. And you don't know his phone number. I wonder why he is a professional, and yet he still has something to hide about his personal details.

Guess what, you don't know who owns DomainTools.com. The whois info doesn't say anthing about any individual. Ah yes, maybe they are complete amateurs. They probably have something to hide.

the contact info of the domain is there for an obvious purpose, so they can contact you regarding your domain.

Whois Privacy is there for an obvious purpose, and YES they can contact you regarding your domain even if you have Whois Privacy.

Whois Privacy is a very old domain feature, so i'm not sure why people still believe you are unreachable if you have whois privacy enabled.

I have Whois Privacy enabled, and Domainers are still contacting me trying to sell to me their domains.

This is an old issue, but i see Domainers do not like other domainers using privacy because they are having difficulty checking out their target domain owners to send their solicitation emails, or satisfy their research curiosity to see who owns what.

 

[momentum]

For phone number, you can use one of the voicemail services that are pretty cheap. You get a unique phone number and you can check your messages online.

P.O. Box or mail forwarding service is good for address.

Email is the tricky one, because there are so many whois harvesters. But you also want to make sure you get emails from buyers and also domain registrars for renewal notices. You can try something like SpamArrest and then whitelist your domain registrars to make sure you get all the notices.

Namecheap and Name.com also provided free whois services with your registration.

 

[MasterOfMyDomains]

I started thinking about how much I spend on privacy for all my names, then I thought of the other benefits of having a mailbox at in my case theupsstore.ca
so i sent them an email. This is there reply

Hi Cameron

Mailbox prices are:

3 mo $45

6 mo $84

1 yr $140

+ tax

Keys are a $5 deposit (box and 24/7 hr keys are available)

This is for personal size boxes - you're allowed 3 names on the box (can include business names and same last name would count as one.)

We accept courier deliveries (except for packages with COD charges) and sign on your behalf.

Let us know if you have any questions.

Thanks

Liz

Not to bad and with them its not box 211 its suite 211 49th street or #211
whatever turns your crank. And I go to go-text.me and get a free working phone number,I add apps to my phone get credits. It works awesome and so free.

Is it worth spending the 140$ and having something classier and private?
And if you move, don't have to do all that change of adresse chit

 

[alien51]

Keys are a $5 deposit (box and 24/7 hr keys are available)

This is for personal size boxes - you're allowed 3 names on the box (can include business names and same last name would count as one.)

We accept courier deliveries (except for packages with COD charges) and sign on your behalf.

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Is it worth spending the 140$ and having something classier and private?
And if you move, don't have to do all that change of adresse chit

Since this topic is about Domains and whois data, all i can say is that nobody will ever send you anything to your physical address indicated in your whois data (nobody = 98% likely). The only time you actually get something sent to your physical address, is when someone tries to file a lawsuit against you because of your domains.

So for all domaining purpose, this is more related to "trusthworthy" issues, rather than actually receiving snail mail on such physical address.

P.O. Box is old-school, and someone "hiding" behind a P.O. Box can be labeled as "not trustworthy".

Virtual Office is the way to go these days. It is not a P.O, Box, so it doesn't look suspicious. And when someone actually calls your number, there is a secretary who will answer in your company name and will forward the call to your personal number.

 

[mrfike]

Namecheap usually has free privacy, and good prices, especially when they run promos.

I usually choose a registrar which offers free privacy.

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...nobody will ever send you anything to your physical address indicated in your whois data (nobody = 98% likely).

I get items weekly related to whois/domains. These are mostly solicitations for services related to domains, and I'm down to less than 60 names, was down below 40 last year.

.P.O. Box is old-school, and someone "hiding" behind a P.O. Box can be labeled as "not trustworthy".
Virtual Office is the way to go these days. It is not a P.O, Box, so it doesn't look suspicious. And when someone actually calls your number, there is a secretary who will answer in your company name and will forward the call to your personal number.

Are there any companies that do this across the country? I'm just wondering who are some of the better providers in this business, and what kind of rated they'd have. It does sound appealing, for sure!

 

[alien51]

Are there any companies that do this across the country? I'm just wondering who are some of the better providers in this business, and what kind of rated they'd have. It does sound appealing, for sure!

Just Google it. They are dime a dozen.

 

[SearchEngineZ]

I've been through some URDP disputes, and nobody has ever checked if my address was valid.

From dispute decisions I have read, using privacy via a registrar is only a factor against you if there are lots of other indicators of using the domain in bad faith. On its own, it is easy to justify that you prefer privacy.

What you can do is make a basic website for your web business, purely for domain purposes. Call it WebStuffAndMore.com. Then for your WHOIS:

Domain Manager , WebStuffAndMore.com
P.O. Box (or a virtual office address)
[email protected]

If the website WebStuffAndMore.com has a bio page for you, giving your real name as the Domain Manager, then you are covered.