ICANN, the international governing body for domain names, requires every Registrar to maintain a publicly accessible "WHOIS" database displaying all contact information for all domain names registered.
Example: John Smith lives at 1234 Elm Street, Hometown AZ 85000. His home phone is 480-555-5555. He buys "ProxiedDomain.com".
  • With a public registration, John's personal information is available for anyone to see.
  • With a private registration, John's personal information is shielded from public display, and a private email address allows John to control who reaches him.
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    Registrant:
       John Smith
       1234 Elm Street
       Hometown, AZ 85000
       Registered through: IX-ONE.COM
       Domain Name: ProxiedDomain.com
       Created on: 15-Oct-02
       Expires on: 15-Oct-03
       Last Updated on: 17-Oct-02
    Administrative Contact:
       John Smith
       john@ProxiedDomain.com
       1234 Elm Street
       Hometown, AZ 85000
       (480) 555-5555
    Technical Contact:
       John Smith
       john@ProxiedDomain.com
       1234 Elm Street
       Hometown, AZ 85000
       (480) 555-5555
     
    Registrant:
       Domains By Proxy, Inc.
       DomainsByProxy.com
       15111 N. Hayden Road Suite 160/PMB 353
       Scottsdale, AZ 85260
       Registered through: IX-ONE.COM
       Domain Name: ProxiedDomain.com
       Created on: 15-Oct-02
       Expires on: 15-Oct-03
       Last Updated on: 17-Oct-02
    Administrative Contact:
       Domains By Proxy, Inc. 
       ProxiedDomain.com@DomainsByProxy.com
       DomainsByProxy.com
       15111 N. Hayden Road Suite 160/PMB 353
       Scottsdale, AZ 85260
       (480) 624-2599
    Technical Contact:
       Domains By Proxy, Inc. 
       ProxiedDomain.com@DomainsByProxy.com
       DomainsByProxy.com
       15111 N. Hayden Road Suite 160/PMB 353
       Scottsdale, AZ 85260
       (480) 624-2599