Whois Domain Lookup

The set of data that is collected during every domain registration processes in order to identify the right owner, and the financial and technical contact of the domain, then transmitted to the Domain Registry company via registrar which is the organization or entity that registered the domain name, and that contains the details of person or company name, phone number, email address, and physical address is called domain Whois information.

Whois domain lookup is performed by sending a request to the relevant Registry company or to the database created by official registrars which host the Whois server with special agreements and meet the security requirements.

The contact information of some domains is private. This is called domain Whois privacy protection. To obtain information about the owner, or the financial or technical contact of the domains which have Whois protection, a request should be made to the proxy server which acts as an intermediary for these kind of requests and provides Whois privacy.
Each Whois privacy protection service provider is required by ICANN rules to forward notifications transmitted through itself to the actual owner of the domain whose information is private. Since the declaration is accepted as the basis of this obligation, the accuracy and up-to-datedness of the contact information that is needed to reach to the owner of the domain name whose Whois information is private is primarily the responsibility of the owner of the relevant domain name.

Whois database is a listing of all registered domain names and is used regularly for various legal purposes. Network administrators use Whois data to identify and solve problems. For example, the availability of domain names and trademark infringements can be identified, and domain owners can be held accountable by using the Whois information.

Whois verification can also be used to fight with spam or fraud since administrators can track the domain owners and detect people who send illegal content or engage in fraudulent acts. In addition, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) agreements protect domain owners by prohibiting the use of Whois lists for marketing or spam purposes, including the use of automated queries for a particular domain registrar or registrar`s systems (except where these queries are made to manage domain names). For more information, see our guide which can help you on the issue of navigating Whois results.

Using the Atak Domain Whois domain lookup tool is pretty easy. You can enter the domain name whose information you would like to see into the search field on the Whois home page. In this way, you can obtain important information about the domain name, such as availability, ownership, creation date, and expiry date. If you own multiple domains, you can analyze large amounts of domain data by downloading exportable lists from the tool. Our guide to prioritizing and valuing domain names can help you how to best use and edit the information you have downloaded.

Since the contact information of the domain owner can change, registrars such as Atak Domain must provide opportunities for domain owners every year to review and edit their Whois domain data. According to ICANN rules, refusing to update this information or providing incorrect data may result in the suspension or cancellation of domain names.

Moreover, ICANN also allows Internet users to file a complaint if they find that the Whois domain name lookup data is incomplete or incorrect. In such cases, domain registrars must quickly correct and re-verify the data. With this verification protocol, ICANN aims to provide the highest possible level of data accuracy.

You can easily update your Whois contact information in the Domain Name Manager of your Atak Domain account. You can do it in just a few easy steps, and update all your contact information at once or one by one. It is important to keep your contact information up-to-date, both to comply with ICANN regulations and to ensure that you receive correspondence at the correct email address. It is mandatory to enter complete and correct information. Domain registry companies give domain registrants the right to edit this information in the admin panel.

Whois Privacy is a domain service which hides the domain’s whois data and prevents it from being learned by third parties.

You may want your domain`s ownership information to be hidden for various reasons; to ensure the privacy of your domain investments, to protect your online identity, to avoid unwanted e-mails may be some of these reasons.

You can start using this feature by purchasing Atak Domain’s premium whois privacy protection service in the “Domain Name Management” tab in your customer panel. Please note that Whois privacy protection services cannot guarantee the confidentiality of your personal information in the event of special circumstances arise from legal practices.

Atak Domain provide each customer who buys a domain with the option of Whois privacy for free.

In accordance with ICANN rules, whois information of the registered domains must be up-to-date. Domain names that are registered with incorrect or incomplete whois information may be suspended or canceled by ICANN. To ensure domain names registered on Atak Domain have up-to-date whois information, notification mails are sent to domain owners

If you do not activate your domain name privacy, any user who performs a whois lookup will have access to your information. As a result, it is highly likely that you will receive unwanted emails called spam mail and unwanted SMS.

When someone performs a Whois Lookup, your information will be displayed if your domain privacy is not active. If your Whois privacy is active, none of your information will be displayed. If your whois privacy is not active, the following personal information may be displayed in a Whois Lookup;
1-) Name and surname of the domain owner,
2-) Address of the domain owner,
3-) E-mail address of the domain owner,
4-) Phone number of the domain owner