I don't want Whois

[juststartingout]

I am about to register a new website. The host asks me for my name
and address details - are these the details which will show up if people
use Whois lookup? Is there any way of making it so that people cannot
see my details on Whois? (I am currently working from home and don't
want them seeing my personal details, but equally I don't want to miss
any communications from my hosting provider so want them to have accurate contact details for me...)
Any help would be gratefully received, thankyou.

 

[sanjiv]

You might want to get them to put WHOIS privacy on. Contact them first about this. What extension is the domain? (com co.uk etc.)

 

[Faevilangel]

You host would have a seperate form for you (when you register) to send you emails. Your only supposed to opt out of the who.is (on .co.uk domains only) if you're buying for personal use.

 

[juststartingout]

I have the .co.uk and .com
If my personal details are currently on Whois how can I change them to my company address etc?

 

[sanjiv]

Yes you should be able. You would need to contact your domain registrar.

 

[Faevilangel]

I have the .co.uk and .com
If my personal details are currently on Whois how can I change them to my company address etc?

you should be able to change it if you have access to the domain settings

 

[SneakSMS]

If you purchase a domain from namecheap.com you get 1 year whois protection (they put in some random details with their address)

 

[irel]

You might want to get them to put WHOIS privacy on.

Yes. Also ask them if they provide such service, when whois will show something like this "domain name was registered in our client's interests" and none private information

 

[WJP]

Chaps I registered a website in my own name, but which will be used for company purposes in future. On WhoIs it returns my name, but then the following sentence:
"The registrant is a non-trading individual who has opted to have their address omitted from the WHOIS service."
Once trading using this website commences, am I required to contact my registrar and inform them, including address details to be added for searching purposes?
Thanks.

 

[feeyd]

Visit Nominet.org.uk and there you can manage your domain settings.

If you want to stay private contact your registrar and they will for a fee of about £5.00 per year make your who.is private.

 

[WJP]

Thanks very much feeyd.

 

[fisicx]

Is there any way of making it so that people cannot see my details on Whois?

This really isn't a good idea. One assumes to build trust you have your contact details on the site so why not on whois?

If you are hiding who you are with a mobile number and no address you are throwing away a lot of potential clients/customers.