Personal information listed in Public WHOIS Database ??

Okay, so I went to buy my first domain on GoDaddy, and in the checkout, I have to pay 12$ a year if I don't want my Personal information listed in Public WHOIS Database... What do you do when buying a domain ?? THX

 

I'm with Hover also known as IYD and recently bought over by Tucows. Domains with them cost $14.95 (yes a little expensive) but they have FREE WHOIS privacy feature.

 

Yeah , that's the way it is. When you purchase a domain , everybody can view your details. If I am not mistaken , once you buy more than 5 domains with go daddy , you get free privacy. check it out with them.

 

THX, I'm going to check that

 

And where is this database ??

 

Yes this called private registration service.
But if you purchased domain at name.com then you can get private whois for free

 

Private whois is free for the first year also on namecheap

 

Yea NameCheap is the way to go. Free for the first year and I believe it's like $2.99 per year after that. GoDaddy is good in it's own sense for other things. If you purchase the platinum membership it is very secure. No one can transfer your domain or even attempt to jack it without documented faxed copies of the credit card used and your personal I.D. Also it will hold the domain for an extra year after it expires incase you forget to renew it.

NameCheap is cheap & efficient
GoDaddy is expensive & super secure

 

Thank you for the comparison.. it helps me a lot

 

Go for Namecheap.
Whois registration is free with them.

 

THX for your advice.. I think I'm gonna go for Namecheap for my first domain

 

Is this correct ? I haven't come across this at godaddy.

 

just fake it

 

Get yourself a PO Box & use your mobile number

Great way to lose a domain for having incorrect Whois contact details!