Domain Registration Information
The domain name registration data lookup and whois failover lookup results are shown to help users obtain information about domain name registration records and for no other purpose.
Domain registration information. The registration process is not complete until the domain name requested by you has been registered in your name with the appropriate registry. For instance whois information can be used to check domain name availability identify trademark infringement and keep domain name registrants accountable. Because there are delays in the actual registration of a domain name with the appropriate registry ntt america is not responsible if domain names requested by you are actually registered to third parties.
Icann reserves the right to restrict or terminate your access to the data and or the domain name registration data lookup if you fail to abide by these terms of use. Whenever a domain is registered the international corporation for assigned names and numbers icann requires that these individuals businesses or organizations provide up to date personal contact information to their domain registrars. The whois domain database is a listing of all registered domains and is regularly used for various legal purposes.
Depending on the registrar you can see various information like who is it registered to when it was registered and when it expires where the dns is hosted and more. When you register a domain name icann the internet corporation for assigned names and numbers requires your registrar to submit your personal contact information to the whois database. Users agree to use this data only for lawful purposes in accordance with the icann privacy policy and the website terms of service.
The whois database contains details such as the registration date of the domain name when it expires ownership and contact information nameserver information of the domain the registrar via which the domain was purchased etc. This listing will include your name address phone number email address and domain name expiration date. In some cases you will be able to go the registrar s site to get more information.
Network administrators use the whois lookup to identify and fix problems.