Writing "Name Private" in domain contact

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by jasonsc, Jun 13, 2007.

  1. #1
    Hello,

    I saw few domains for which owners simply put in "private name" and "private address" in contact info, instead of paying for private registration. What do you think about that, can you get in trouble for something like that?
     
    jasonsc, Jun 13, 2007 IP
  2. bigturnip

    bigturnip Active Member

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    Trouble? No. Lose the domain? Yes. Whois contact information has to be correct, with a private registration the company, they put in their details and forward you all correspondence regarding the domain. If you just put in "private name" and "private address" there is no way of contacting you so you can lose the domain.
     
    bigturnip, Jun 13, 2007 IP
  3. jasonsc

    jasonsc Well-Known Member

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    Who contacts you where? They only need email address and you can put a real email in there. I was only talking about changing name and house address line.
     
    jasonsc, Jun 13, 2007 IP
  4. rcj662

    rcj662 Guest

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    Your better off paying for private registration. Then you will have no problem.
     
    rcj662, Jun 13, 2007 IP
  5. Dave Zan

    Dave Zan Well-Known Member

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    You certainly can still have problems, WHOIS privacy or no WHOIS privacy. It
    is simply a matter of weighing your risks.

    The question asked is a very tricky one. While I can't give any 100% surefire
    answer, I can at least provide one "general" example of an "accepted" WHOIS
    display without showing any "personal" detail:

    What's important is to be ready to comply with your registrar's standards for
    displaying complete, accurate WHOIS data upon request. Some are strict, but
    others can be lenient.

    But if it indeed shows something like this:

    The Private Address part is definitely not allowed. Of course, it's a matter of
    reporting it to the registrar and/or ICANN's WHOIS data problem report.
     
    Dave Zan, Jun 13, 2007 IP
  6. DailyExpirations.com

    DailyExpirations.com Peon

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    I would not do it... You may want to put FOR SALE in the organization section.
     
    DailyExpirations.com, Jun 14, 2007 IP