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.
	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