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Will my domain name and account information be publicly available?
by DirectNic staff, edited by Mohan Kapoor, Supervisor, Himalayan Websites
The contact information of an individual who has registered a domain name is required to be legitimate. This information is also required to be available to the public through the Whois database. According to ICANN (The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), a domain name registered by an entity providing invalid contact information is grounds for revocation of the registration of the domain name. Real contact information is required by ICANN in order to generate accountability for what is placed on a domain by any entity registering a domain name.
It is, however, possible to register a domain in the name of a third party, as long as the third party agrees to accept responsibility. Helloyou Web Services offers you on behalf of Wild West Domains Private Domain Registration.