July 11, 201016 yr I'm buying a domain name on GoDaddy currently, but there are no privacy hiding options for .co.uk domains. What's the best way to hide my address? I don't want to enter dummy information as I'm sure thats against terms.
July 11, 201016 yr Not with godaddy, from their FAQ We must make the contact information you listed for your domain public, per our registrar's agreement with ICANN (the international governing body of domain names). Using false information violates the registration agreement and leads to the termination of your domain registration. However, we do offer our private domain registration services to help protect your privacy. You can purchase our private domain registration services, and we will list the Domains By Proxy name, postal address, and phone number on the Whois directory. Although Domains By Proxy is the name on the registration, you retain the full benefits of domain registration. You can:
July 11, 201016 yr Why GoDaddy? Why not 123Reg? If you're an individual you are entitled to domain privacy, 123Reg offer it, and the domain is probably cheaper than GoDaddy.
July 11, 201016 yr Author As far as I see privacy is not availible for .co.uk domains though, 123-reg saids this on its website: How to get WHOIS privacy You can hide your details by purchasing WHOIS privacy. It costs £4.99 a year and is available for these domain extensions: .com .net .org .cc .me .mobi .tv .info .biz .name .tel http://www.123-reg.co.uk/domain-names/whois-privacy.shtml
July 11, 201016 yr 123-reg offer it as standard for free see my domain - http://who.is/whois/css-tutorials.co.uk.
July 11, 201016 yr Author Cool, but I've just been reading about it and 123-reg says: Please note: To opt out, you (the registrant) must be and remain a 'consumer', i.e. an individual who has registered and is using the domain name for a purpose unconnected with any business, trade or profession. The website will be a freelance site, so surely this is 'business' and I couldn't do this?
July 11, 201016 yr Cool, but I've just been reading about it and 123-reg says: The website will be a freelance site, so surely this is 'business' and I couldn't do this? Correct.
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