.co.uk Private Registration?

[Another Media]

I'm just about to buy a load of .co.uk and .com domains and I can't seem to find anywhere that offers private registrations on .co.uk domains.

Can you register .co.uk domains privately?

I dont want my information to be available on a whois search.

[speeddate]

If you register via the bottom of the home page at www.operate.com , then Easily will display your name but not your address for .co.uk names. You might want to double check with Easily but that seems to be the case with the names that I have registered.

[Another Media]

Cheers but I'm wondering if it can be made exlusively private - no details shown whatsoever.

Anyone?

[Mc661]

easyspace do a thing where they put easyspaces address. Be warned its a rip off for what you get.

123reg.co.uk allow you to opt out of the uk whois. as for the .com just put mickeymouse info.

[Another Media]

I'm on 123reg at the moment and its asking for registration details. How do you opt out?

[morleymouse]

hiya fella, how you doing? yeah on 123 reg think theres a box you tick to opt out, dont it a few times myself so it works and you can!

[Aquanuke]

I'm on 123reg at the moment and its asking for registration details. How do you opt out?

You must select INDIVIDUAL

Companies etc are not permitted to opt out.

http://www.nominet.org.uk/other/whois/faq/#anyone

[bapages]

Same goes for 1&1

[Another Media]

Hey Dan, It's going well, thanks for asking. Hows things your end? We should catch up at the next big GTG for sure.

Re: Domains..

I ended up just entering Mickey Mouse details - not sure if it had something to do with the info I entered when I signed up but I couldn't find the opt out box.

Was entering Individual as well so not quite sure what was going on.

Sent an email off to them just to ask exactly where I would find it for next time so will update the thread when I get a reply.

Cheers.

[drivetowin]

Maybe I'm missing something but assuming you're going to use the domains for legitimate purposes why would you want to hide your details.

Personally I would have thought that hiding your details would make people (including affiliate managers) more wary of your domain

[Sammy aff]

It has been said "google uses auto check whois software" if private a flag goes up, I have not checked it out, but makes sense cos google can do anything!

[Another Media]

Yeah, its part of My Google strategy.

It's all legal and above board - I just dont want Google knowing which sites are mines.

[drivetowin]

Fair enough - each to their own

[Hari Seldon]

I ended up just entering Mickey Mouse details - not sure if it had something to do with the info I entered when I signed up but I couldn't find the opt out box.

It's all legal and above board - I just dont want Google knowing which sites are mines.

I'm guessing that the domains/sites you are talking about are throwaway ones although some may question the "above board" bit if you're trying to dupe Google!

Assuming the mickey mouse details include the owner's name then just remember that if any of those domains become valuable in the future then you won't be the legal owner of them...

[Aquanuke]

I dont see why you need to put mickey mouse details in regardless of where you register the domain. You open up alot of problems like Hari points out, hundreds of domains drop everyday many of which are because the owner was not contactable or could not be verified as the legal owner.

All you have to do is email nominet and they will change the whois to opt out.

Or when you get the certificate I believe you can do it online with the code they send you.