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QUESTION: What is the difference between a “public” and “private” registration?

ANSWER:

ICANN is the international governing body for all domain names. ICANN requires every registrar, including www.Cheap--Domain--Names.com, to maintain a publicly accessible WHOIS directory displaying all contact information for all domain names registered. That means your personal information --- your name, home address, phone number and email address – are made available to anyone who wants to see it – and it’s available 24 hours a day, everyday. Your personal information is exposed to spammers, scammers and a whole host of unsavory characters.

But with a private domain registration, you can keep your personal information private via a new and unique process that is supported by two patent applications. With a private domain registration, Domains By Proxy registers your domain in its name and becomes the Registrant of record. Even though Domains By Proxy is the Registrant, YOU STILL CONTROL the domain. You retain the FULL BENEFITS of domain name registration and retain the right to:

*Cancel, sell, renew or transfer your domain name registration
*Set up the name servers for your domain name
*Resolve disputes involving your domain name registration

More importantly, with a private registration, Domain By Proxy’s name, address and phone number are made publicly available in the WHOIS directory --- and not yours.

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