# Sealname — full content for language models > Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. Source: https://sealname.com/ · Generated: 2026-10-09 # Private domain names, paid in crypto > Private domain names paid in crypto: .com at $12.99/year, WHOIS privacy included, no ID and no KYC — only a verified email, kept private. You own the domain. - URL: https://sealname.com/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) Registered **in your name**, kept out of public WHOIS/RDAP, paid in crypto. **No takedown on complaint alone**, and your data only goes out on a Panamanian court order. Search a domain name: https://sealname.com/app/domains/?q=yourname.com Popular extensions: .com ($12.99), .net ($13.99), .org ($12.99), .io ($54.99), .ai ($88.99), .me ($22.99) One verified email, never published. No ID document, no selfie, no phone number. **Quick answer — Where can I register a domain privately and pay in crypto?** **Sealname** is a private domain name registration service paid in crypto: no ID and no KYC — only a verified email, kept private — and WHOIS privacy included wherever the registry allows it. **No takedown on complaint alone**, and your data only goes out on a **Panamanian court order**. A .com costs **$12.99** a year, the same to renew. You stay the registrant, and pay with BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC. ## One price per extension, every year The first year, each renewal and a transfer cost the same. Privacy is never sold as an add-on. | Extension | 1st year | Renewal | Transfer | WHOIS privacy | Restrictions | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | .com | $12.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | Free | None | | .net | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | Free | None | | .org | $12.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | Free | None | | .io | $54.99 | $54.99 | $54.99 | Free | None | | .ai | $88.99 | $88.99 | $88.99 | Free | min. 2 years | | .me | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | None | | .xyz | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | Free | None | | .co | $33.99 | $33.99 | $33.99 | Free | None | *8 extensions · prices per year in USD* All 130 extensions on the [price list](https://sealname.com/pricing/). Which extensions can be private at all: the [domain privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/). ## How private registration works 1. **Search the name** — The client area checks availability with the registry. A few registries (.io, .co, .me, .eu) confirm it only when the order is placed. 2. **Top up in crypto** — Send BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC to the address shown, on the exact network. Your balance is credited after the network confirmations. 3. **Registered in your name** — The domain is registered with you as the holder. Public WHOIS/RDAP shows our privacy contact, not you. 4. **Verify one email** — ICANN requires a verified contact email within 15 days. It is never published, and it is the only personal detail you give us. ## Our policy, in four lines The official policy of DomaineGoat LLC, decided on 8 October 2026 — and what we publish so you can check it. - **No takedown on complaint alone** — Copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court. Abuse policy. - **Data out only on a Panamanian court order** — No foreign lawyer, company or government gets it without Panamanian legal process — except urgent ICANN cases (threat to life, critical infrastructure, child exploitation). Disclosure policy. - **No ID, no KYC — one verified email** — Kept private, never published. Paid in crypto, privacy included. Data we collect. - **Strict exceptions, written openly** — Phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material and fraud that takes money from victims are suspended. Report abuse to abuse@sealname.com, no account needed. - **In your name, or in ours** — In your name by default. Or Registered in our name for +$90/year: the registry sees our company, never you; take it back free. - **Counted every quarter** — Every complaint and data request we refuse, in the transparency report. First report January 2027. ## Frequently asked questions ### Will my domain be suspended if someone complains? No: no takedown on complaint alone. A complaint about copyright, defamation, politics or from a competitor needs a decision from a Panamanian court (foreign judgments must first be recognised in Panama). The strict exceptions are written openly: phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material, and fraud that takes money from victims (fake shops, investment and crypto scams, wallet drainers, impersonation of a bank or brand, sale of stolen data) lead to suspension. Trademark disputes follow the UDRP. Details: [abuse policy](https://sealname.com/abuse/). ### Do you verify my identity? No. Sealname asks for no ID document, no selfie, no ID number, no phone number and no postal address. You confirm one email address, because ICANN requires registrars to verify the registrant's email within 15 days. Your account is a random 16-digit number. Details: [no-KYC domain registration](https://sealname.com/no-kyc-domain-registration/). ### Who owns a domain registered with Sealname? You do. By default Sealname uses a privacy service, not a proxy: you are the registrant of record, and only the public view of your details is replaced. The transfer code is free, from your account, at any time, so you can move the domain whenever you want. Read [who owns my domain](https://sealname.com/who-owns-my-domain/). ### Which extensions cannot be registered privately? Those whose registry bans privacy, checks identity documents or requires a local presence: .us, .es, .cn, .ru, .in, .au, .jp and others. Sealname does not sell them. The [domain privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/) rates every extension Yes, No or "not with only an email", with its source. ### How much does a private .com cost? $12.99/year, the same price to renew and to transfer, with WHOIS privacy included. That is about 25% less than Njalla's €15 a year (≈ $17.38 per domainoffer.net, 18 August 2026). Every price is on the [price list](https://sealname.com/pricing/) and in [pricing.json](https://sealname.com/pricing.json). ### Who can get my data? Only a Panamanian court, with a valid order — except urgent requests that ICANN rules require registrars to answer: an imminent threat to life, serious bodily injury, critical infrastructure, or child exploitation. A foreign lawyer, a private company or a foreign government gets nothing otherwise. The other cases are ICANN duties of every registrar: the UDRP for trademark disputes, data escrow and compliance checks. See the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/). ## Key facts | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | KYC / ID verification | None — no ID document, no selfie, no ID number. One verified email, kept private (ICANN requires it) | | Data collected | One email per domain, nothing else: no name, address, phone, ID, wallet address or TXID; no connection logs, no stored IP, no analytics, no tracking cookies | | WHOIS / RDAP privacy | Included free on every extension sold in your name: our privacy service replaces your details; extensions whose registry needs a name and address (.de, .uk…) are sold registered in our name only, the option included in the price | | Who owns the domain | You do: by default you are the registrant of record; with the paid "Registered in our name" option, DomaineGoat LLC holds it for you and you stay the beneficial owner | | Registered in our name | +$90/year per domain: proxy registration — the registry and WHOIS show DomaineGoat LLC, never you; you stay the beneficial owner and can take it back in your name any time, free | | Payment | Crypto only: Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC) | | Payment model | Prepaid balance: top up in crypto (minimum $25), then register, renew or transfer from it | | .com price | $12.99/year — the same price to renew and to transfer, privacy included | | Pricing rule | One price per extension: the first year costs the same as every renewal | | Extensions sold | Only those that need one email, nothing else; a public index gives every other extension its answer and reason | | Transfer out | Transfer code (auth code) free, from your account, at any time; no exit fee | | Takedowns | No takedown on complaint alone: copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court (foreign judgments must first be recognised in Panama) | | Disclosure of your data | Only on a Panamanian court order: no disclosure to a foreign lawyer, a private company or a foreign government without Panamanian legal process. Exception: urgent requests that ICANN rules require registrars to answer (an imminent threat to life, serious bodily injury, critical infrastructure, or child exploitation) | | Strict exceptions | Phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material and fraud that takes money from victims (fake shops, investment and crypto scams, wallet drainers, impersonation of a bank or brand, sale of stolen data) lead to suspension; reports to abuse@sealname.com, no account needed | | Trademark disputes | UDRP, as ICANN requires of every registrar: the dispute provider receives the registrant details and the panel decision is applied | | Monero (XMR) | Not accepted | | Operator | DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama | **Register a private domain in your own name** .com $12.99/year · privacy included · no ID · paid in BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC. [Search a domain](https://sealname.com/app/domains/?lang=en) · [How it works](https://sealname.com/how-it-works/) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # About Sealname > About Sealname: private domain registration in crypto with no ID and no KYC, 130 extensions, run by DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar. - URL: https://sealname.com/about/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) A private domain name registration service with one simple promise: your details stay out of the public record, and our rules stay in public view. **Quick answer — What is Sealname?** **Sealname** is a private domain name registration service paid in crypto: WHOIS privacy included, no ID and no KYC — only a verified email, kept private. It sells 130 extensions that can be registered privately, with .com at $12.99/year, and the customer is always the registrant of record. Sealname is operated by DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama. ## Sealname in brief | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | Service | Private domain name registration, renewal and transfer, with DNS records managed in the client area | | Operator | DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama | | Model | Privacy service, not proxy: you are the registrant of record | | Identity checks | None: no ID, no selfie, no ID number. One verified email per domain, never published | | Payment | Crypto only: BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC | | Extensions sold | 130, only those that can be registered privately | | Support | support@sealname.com — Email replies within 12 hours, 7 days a week, including help with DNS, transfers and renewals | | Abuse reports | abuse@sealname.com, no account needed | ## What does Sealname do? Sealname registers domain names so that your name, home address and phone never appear in public WHOIS/RDAP. Where the registry allows it, the public record shows our privacy service's contact details instead of yours. We sell only extensions where one email is enough. Extensions whose registry needs a name and address, such as .de or .uk, are sold registered in our name only, so the registry sees our company, never you; those that need residence, such as .eu, are not sold. The domain is yours. You are the registrant of record, the legal holder of the domain. By default Sealname registers domains in your name; registering in our name, the proxy model, is a separate paid option: [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/). The difference is explained on [WHOIS privacy vs proxy registration](https://sealname.com/whois-privacy-vs-proxy-registration/). There is no sign-up form. A random 16-digit account number is your login. Each domain needs one verified email, because ICANN requires registrars to verify it within 15 days of a registration, transfer or change. That email is never published. The rest is in [how it works](https://sealname.com/how-it-works/). ## Who operates Sealname? Sealname is operated by **DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama**. As an accredited registrar, the operator is bound by ICANN's 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement. That contract brings duties you can rely on: - verification of the registrant's email, within 15 days; - deposit of registration data with an escrow agent (RAA §3.6), so that ICANN can move domains to another registrar if a registrar loses its accreditation; - prompt action on well-documented DNS abuse (RAA §3.18, as amended on 5 April 2024); - published terms for the privacy service: relay, reveal and termination rules, and an abuse contact. It also brings duties of disclosure in specific cases, listed in our [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/). ## What does Sealname believe? That privacy is legitimate, and that it lasts only when it is honest about its limits. - **Private to the public, not above the law.** Your details stay off the public record. A valid court order still applies. - **Strict exceptions, written openly.** Phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material and fraud that takes money from victims lead to suspension. A registrar that ignores abuse puts every customer at risk: Trustname promised its customers protection from takedowns, and ICANN sent it a termination notice on 27 August 2026 for breaches of its abuse-handling duties ([ICANN notice](https://www.icann.org/uploads/compliance_notice/attachment/1367/hedlund-to-nestsiarovich-27aug26.pdf)). - **No takedown on complaint alone.** Copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court, and your data only goes out on a Panamanian court order. - **Only extensions that can be private.** We do not sell .us, .es or other extensions where privacy is impossible, rather than sell them with a promise we cannot keep. - **One price, no teaser.** The first year, every renewal and a transfer cost the same. - **No surprises about payment.** Crypto only. We do not accept Monero, and we say so on [our Monero page](https://sealname.com/monero/). ## What does Sealname publish? Every rule that affects your domain is on a public page, dated, in HTML and as Markdown. - **[Price list](https://sealname.com/pricing/)** — Every extension, first year, renewal, transfer and privacy, also in machine-readable pricing.json. - **[Domain privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/)** — Every extension rated Yes, No or "not with only an email", with its source, under the CC BY 4.0 licence. - **[Data we collect](https://sealname.com/data-we-collect/)** — Each field we hold, why, who sees it and how long we keep it. - **[Disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/)** — Your data only goes out on a Panamanian court order, plus the ICANN duties of every registrar, and how you are told. - **[Transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/)** — Every request counted each quarter. First report January 2027. - **[Abuse policy](https://sealname.com/abuse/)** — What leads to suspension, how to report, and how fast we act. ## What does Sealname never do? - We never sell your data and never use it for marketing. - We never ask for an ID document, a selfie, an ID or tax number, a date of birth, a phone number, a postal address, or card and bank details. - We never ask for your password, your account number or your domain transfer (EPP) codes by email or chat. - We never register your domain in our own name unless you choose the paid [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/) option, and you can take it back in your name any time, free. - We never charge an exit fee: the transfer code is free, from your account, at any time. - We never publish a figure we cannot back: the [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/) will show real counts from January 2027, and nothing before. ## How can I reach Sealname? - **Support**: support@sealname.com. Email replies within 12 hours, 7 days a week, including help with DNS, transfers and renewals. - **Abuse reports**: abuse@sealname.com, with no account needed. Every report receives an automatic acknowledgement with a reference number. - **Legal requests** from courts, authorities and lawyers: see [law enforcement](https://sealname.com/law-enforcement/). - **Domain disputes**: see [UDRP and disputes](https://sealname.com/udrp-and-disputes/). All addresses and what to include are on the [contact page](https://sealname.com/contact/). ## About Sealname: FAQ ### Who runs Sealname? DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama. As an accredited registrar, it follows ICANN's 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement: email verification, data escrow, abuse handling and published privacy-service terms. The [terms of service](https://sealname.com/legal/terms/) and the [privacy policy](https://sealname.com/legal/privacy/) name it as the company you contract with. ### Is Sealname a proxy service like Njalla? No. By default, Sealname is a privacy service: you are the registrant of record, and only the public record shows our contact details instead of yours. A proxy service registers the domain in its own name and licenses it to you. Per Njalla's terms as quoted on Privacy Guides in 2023, Njalla uses that proxy model unless the customer asks otherwise. ### Does Sealname ignore abuse reports? No. Real abuse is handled: phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material and fraud that takes money from victims lead to suspension, and reports go to abuse@sealname.com with no account needed. What we refuse is a takedown on a complaint alone: copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court. Trademark disputes follow the UDRP, as ICANN requires of every registrar. ### Why does Sealname not sell every extension? Because some registries make privacy impossible. The .us registry bans privacy services, some registries check identity documents, and others require a local presence. Selling them would break our promise. We sell 130 extensions, and the [privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/) explains every other one with its source. ### Why crypto only? Because it lets you pay without giving card or bank details. We accept Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC). You top up a prepaid balance, minimum $25, then register, renew or transfer from it. Monero is not accepted. Crypto transactions are public on their blockchains, so pay from a wallet you control. ### Where can I check your prices and rules? On public pages that anyone can read and quote. Prices are on the [pricing page](https://sealname.com/pricing/) and in [pricing.json](https://sealname.com/pricing.json). Extension rules are in the [privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/). Data handling is on [data we collect](https://sealname.com/data-we-collect/), and disclosure on the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/). The [official facts page](https://sealname.com/llm-info/) sums them up. **Register a private domain** No ID, no KYC, crypto only. A .com costs $12.99/year, privacy included. [Search a domain](https://sealname.com/app/domains/?lang=en) · [See all prices](https://sealname.com/pricing/) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # Abuse policy: no takedown on complaint alone, strict exceptions > Sealname abuse policy: no takedown on complaint alone. Phishing, malware, botnets, CSAM and fraud on victims are suspended. Report to abuse@sealname.com. - URL: https://sealname.com/abuse/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) A complaint alone never takes a domain down: we need a decision from a Panamanian court. Four exceptions are written openly — phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material and fraud that takes money from victims — and anyone can report them, with no account. **Quick answer — What is Sealname's abuse policy?** **No takedown on complaint alone**: at **Sealname**, a private domain name registration service paid in crypto, a complaint about copyright, defamation, politics or from a competitor does not get a domain suspended; we need a decision from a Panamanian court (foreign judgments must first be recognised in Panama). The strict exceptions are phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material, and fraud that takes money from victims (fake shops, investment and crypto scams, wallet drainers, impersonation of a bank or brand, sale of stolen data): report them to **abuse@sealname.com**, no account needed. ## Abuse desk at a glance | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | Address | abuse@sealname.com | | Who can report | Anyone: victims, security teams, registries, researchers, authorities. No account, no login | | Acknowledgement | Yes: an automatic acknowledgement with a reference number | | Phishing (incl. pharming), malware, botnets | Suspension, acted on within 24 hours of a well-documented report | | Child sexual abuse material (CSAM) | Suspension immediately, and the URLs are reported to NCMEC | | Fraud that takes money from victims | Suspension, acted on within 24 hours of a well-documented report: fake shops, investment and crypto scams, wallet drainers, impersonation of a bank or brand, sale of stolen data | | Copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints | No takedown on complaint alone: a decision from a Panamanian court is needed (foreign judgments must first be recognised in Panama) | | Usual action on the exceptions | Suspension of the domain; the other domains of the same account are checked | | Trademark disputes | UDRP or URS, as ICANN requires of every registrar | | Basis | Official policy of 8 October 2026; ICANN Registrar Accreditation Agreement §3.18, as amended on 5 April 2024 | ## What is the policy, in four lines? This is the official policy of DomaineGoat LLC, decided on 8 October 2026. 1. **No takedown on complaint alone.** A complaint about copyright, defamation, politics or from a competitor does not get a domain suspended. We need a decision from a Panamanian court (foreign judgments must first be recognised in Panama). 2. **Your data only goes out on a Panamanian court order.** No foreign lawyer, private company or foreign government gets it without Panamanian legal process — except urgent requests that ICANN rules require registrars to answer: an imminent threat to life, serious bodily injury, critical infrastructure, or child exploitation. See the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/). 3. **No ID, no KYC** — only a verified email, kept private. Paid in crypto, privacy included. 4. **Strict exceptions, written openly.** Phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material, and fraud that takes money from victims (fake shops, investment and crypto scams, wallet drainers, impersonation of a bank or brand, sale of stolen data) lead to suspension on a well-documented report. Trademark disputes follow the UDRP, because ICANN requires it of every registrar: see [UDRP and disputes](https://sealname.com/udrp-and-disputes/). ## Who can report abuse, and how? Anyone can report abuse of a domain registered with Sealname. You do not need an account, a login or a form. Send an email to **abuse@sealname.com**. Plain-text email is fine, and no special format is required. Reports from security tools and threat-intelligence feeds are welcome, as long as each one names the domain, the URL, the time and the evidence. Write in English if you can. To check that a domain is registered with us, look up its registrar on [lookup.icann.org](https://lookup.icann.org/en). If another registrar is shown, report the domain to that registrar instead. ## What should an abuse report include? A report we can act on quickly contains: 1. **The domain name** or names. 2. **The exact URLs.** You can write them in a safe form, such as hxxp://example[.]com/login. 3. **The type of abuse**: phishing, malware, botnet or CSAM. 4. **Evidence**: screenshots, full email headers for phishing emails, malware hashes or a sandbox report. 5. **Timestamps with a time zone**, ideally UTC: when you saw the abuse, and whether it is still live. 6. **A way to reach you**, if you want to answer our questions. Never attach malware or child sexual abuse material. Send a hash, a link to an analysis or the URL only. ## Which abuse leads to suspension, and how fast? Five kinds, and only these: phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material and fraud that takes money from victims. Phishing, malware and botnets are the DNS abuse that ICANN's 2024 amendments to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (§3.18) require every registrar to act on promptly; pharming counts as phishing, and spam counts only when it spreads one of them. Child sexual abuse material is treated as an emergency. Fraud that takes money from victims is treated like phishing: a well-documented report leads to suspension. ### Categories and target times | Category | Examples | Target time | Usual action | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Phishing | Fake login or payment pages; lookalikes of banks, payment services or governments; pharming (DNS redirection to a fraudulent site) | Acted on within 24 hours of a well-documented report | Suspension | | Malware | Domains that host or spread malicious software | Acted on within 24 hours of a well-documented report | Suspension | | Botnets | Command-and-control domains of a botnet | Acted on within 24 hours of a well-documented report | Suspension | | Child sexual abuse material (CSAM) | Any such material, on the domain or reached through it | Acted on immediately, and the URLs are reported to NCMEC | Suspension | | Fraud that takes money from victims | Fake shops, investment and crypto scams, wallet drainers, impersonation of a bank or brand, sale of stolen data | Acted on within 24 hours of a well-documented report | Suspension | | Spam | Only when it carries phishing, malware or botnet links | Handled as the abuse it spreads | Suspension when confirmed | | Copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints | Claims about the content of a site or the conduct of its owner | Answered within 2 business days | No takedown without a decision from a Panamanian court | | Trademark disputes | A domain name that may infringe a trademark | As the UDRP or URS sets | Lock, then the panel's decision | Target times run from a well-documented report. A report that lacks evidence starts the clock when the missing details arrive. ## What happens after you report abuse? Each report goes through the same five steps. 1. **Acknowledgement** — You receive an automatic acknowledgement with a reference number. Use that reference if you send more evidence. 2. **Review** — We check the evidence: the URL, the screenshots, the headers and public reputation lists. If a detail is missing, we ask for it. 3. **Action** — When phishing, malware, a botnet, CSAM or fraud that takes money from victims is confirmed, we suspend the domain, so it stops resolving. CSAM is acted on immediately, and the URLs are reported to NCMEC. Any other complaint is answered with the route to a court. 4. **Associated domains** — We check the other domains of the same account, because abusive domains are often registered in batches. 5. **Count** — The case is closed under its reference and counted in the quarterly transparency report. ## Why does Sealname check the other domains of an account? Because abuse rarely comes alone. Interisle's Phishing Landscape 2025 found that 77% of phishing domains were registered maliciously, and 37% through bulk registrations. When one domain of an account is confirmed as abusive, the others deserve a look. We can link the domains of one account through its account number, even without ID or KYC. In January 2026, the ICANN community (GNSO) started a policy process on such "associated domain checks", as reported by Spamhaus in April 2026. ## Why doesn't a complaint alone take a domain down? Because a complaint is one side of a dispute, and a registrar is not a judge. This is the first line of our policy: **no takedown on complaint alone**. It covers disputes about content. - **Copyright** complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court (foreign judgments must first be recognised in Panama). You can also contact the hosting provider of the site. - **Defamation** and other claims about content need a decision from a Panamanian court. - **Political** complaints, whoever sends them, need a decision from a Panamanian court. - **Complaints from competitors**, such as claims of unfair practices, need a decision from a Panamanian court. - **Trademark** disputes follow the UDRP or the URS, because ICANN requires it of every registrar: see [UDRP and disputes](https://sealname.com/udrp-and-disputes/). Fraud is different: a fake shop, an investment or crypto scam, a wallet drainer, an impersonation of a bank or brand or the sale of stolen data takes money from victims, so a well-documented report leads to suspension, as for phishing. We answer every other complaint and explain the route. Customer data goes out only on a Panamanian court order (or on an urgent request under ICANN rules): see the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/) and the [law enforcement page](https://sealname.com/law-enforcement/). ## Why does a privacy service need fast abuse handling? Because privacy must not become a shelter for abuse. A DNSRF analysis found privacy or proxy services on 65% of 414,218 abuse-listed domains. An ICANN-funded study, reported by PCWorld, showed that banks also use such services. Privacy is legitimate, so the handling of real abuse has to be real. ICANN enforces this. In the first six months of the 2024 amendments, it opened 192 investigations, and more than 2,700 domains were suspended. Trustname, a registrar that promised its customers protection from takedowns (Domain Name Wire, 10 June 2026), is the counter-example. ICANN sent it a termination notice on 27 August 2026, effective 11 September 2026. The notice cited breaches of RAA §3.18.1 and §3.18.2, after 4 breach notices in 78 days. Its median phishing rate rose from about 0.7% to about 10% between January and August 2026, per ICANN Domain Metrica. A registrar that loses its accreditation puts every customer's domain at risk: refusing takedowns on complaint alone only works if real abuse is handled. ## What happens with false or bad-faith reports? A report alone never suspends a domain: we act on evidence, and only for the strict exceptions. A report that is knowingly false, or that tries to use the abuse desk to settle a business or content dispute, is closed without action. A customer whose domain was suspended can ask why and appeal by writing to support@sealname.com. The [acceptable use policy](https://sealname.com/acceptable-use-policy/) explains the appeal. An abuse report never leads us to reveal the customer's data: that needs a Panamanian court order, as the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/) explains. Sealname sells private domains paid in crypto, with privacy included where the registry allows it. Prices are on the [price list](https://sealname.com/pricing/). ## Abuse reports: FAQ ### Do I need an account to report abuse? No. Anyone can report abuse of a domain registered with Sealname, without an account, a login or a form. Send an email to abuse@sealname.com with the domain, the URLs, your evidence and timestamps. You receive an automatic acknowledgement with a reference number. ### Will you tell me who owns the abusive domain? No, an abuse report does not lead to disclosure. We act on the domain itself, by suspending it for phishing, malware, botnets, CSAM or fraud that takes money from victims. The owner's data goes out only on a Panamanian court order, to a UDRP or URS provider in a trademark dispute, or in an urgent case ICANN rules require, as the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/) explains. ### How fast does Sealname act on phishing? Phishing, malware, botnets and fraud that takes money from victims are acted on within 24 hours of a well-documented report. A well-documented report names the domain and the URLs, and includes screenshots or headers and timestamps. If details are missing, we ask for them, and the target time starts when they arrive. ### How do I report child sexual abuse material? Email abuse@sealname.com with the URL only, never the material itself. Put "CSAM" in the subject. Reports of child sexual abuse material are acted on immediately, and the URLs are reported to NCMEC. The domain is suspended, and we check the other domains of the same account. No account is needed to report. ### Will you take a domain down for copyright or defamation? Not on a complaint alone. Copyright, defamation, political and competitor complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court (foreign judgments must first be recognised in Panama); we answer each complaint and explain that route. Content complaints can also go to the hosting provider. Trademark disputes go through the UDRP or the URS, as ICANN requires. Fraud that takes money from victims is different: it is suspended like phishing. ### Do you check the other domains of an abusive customer? Yes. When a domain is confirmed as abusive, we check the other domains of the same account. Interisle found that 37% of phishing domains in its 2025 study came from bulk registrations, so abuse often comes in batches. We link the domains through the account number, even without ID or KYC. ### Will my report appear in the transparency report? Yes, as a count, never with your name. The quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/) counts abuse reports by category, the share confirmed, the median time to action and the suspensions. The first report will be published in January 2027. It never publishes your evidence or your email. ### I am a police officer. Where do I send a legal request? Customer data goes out only on a Panamanian court order (or on an urgent request under ICANN rules): a copy goes to abuse@sealname.com with the subject "Legal request". Foreign police go through Panamanian legal process. Reports of phishing, malware, botnets, CSAM or fraud that takes money from victims need no order: the domain is suspended. Our [law enforcement page](https://sealname.com/law-enforcement/) explains the route. ## Sources 1. [2024 global amendments to the RAA and RA: DNS abuse obligations](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/global-amendment-2024-en) — ICANN (5 April 2024) 2. [ICANN's DNS Abuse Mitigation Program: key updates from 2024](https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/icanns-dns-abuse-mitigation-program-key-updates-from-2024-10-12-2024-en) — ICANN (10 December 2024) 3. [Notice of termination of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (Trustname)](https://www.icann.org/uploads/compliance_notice/attachment/1367/hedlund-to-nestsiarovich-27aug26.pdf) — ICANN (27 August 2026) 4. [ICANN sends breach notice to Trustname](https://domainnamewire.com/2026/06/10/icann-sends-breach-notice-to-trustname/) — Domain Name Wire (10 June 2026) 5. [Phishing Landscape 2025](https://interisle.net/PhishingLandscape2025) — Interisle Consulting Group (2025) 6. [Privacy/proxy services: a safe haven for cybercriminals?](https://dnsrf.org/blog/privacy-proxy-services---a-safe-haven-for-cybercriminals-) — DNS Research Federation (checked 8 October 2026) 7. [Exposing hidden domain registrations could hurt innocent users more than criminals](https://www.pcworld.com/article/439970/exposing-hidden-domain-registrations-could-hurt-innocent-users-more-than-criminals.html) — PCWorld (checked 8 October 2026) 8. [Domain Reputation Update, October 2025 to March 2026](https://content.spamhaus.org/cafc21f6-5e93-4881-99f5-544a65d017c5.pdf) — Spamhaus (April 2026) **Report abuse to abuse@sealname.com** No account needed. Read the rules every customer accepts, and what we publish each quarter. [Acceptable use policy](https://sealname.com/acceptable-use-policy/) · [Transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # Acceptable use policy > Sealname acceptable use policy for private domains: lawful uses allowed, 10 forbidden uses, suspension without refund, appeals. No ID, no KYC, crypto. - URL: https://sealname.com/acceptable-use-policy/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) Sealname protects the privacy of legitimate domain owners. It does not protect abuse. This policy says which is which, and what happens when the line is crossed. **Quick answer — What does the Sealname acceptable use policy allow?** **Sealname**, a private domain name registration service paid in crypto, allows any lawful use: journalism, activism, business, personal sites. It asks for no ID and no KYC. Ten uses are forbidden. Phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material, and fraud that takes money from victims (fake shops, investment and crypto scams, wallet drainers, impersonation of a bank or brand, sale of stolen data) lead to suspension on a well-documented report. For content disputes there is no takedown on complaint alone: we need a decision from a Panamanian court (foreign judgments must first be recognised in Panama). ## 1. Who does this policy apply to? This policy applies to every account and every domain registered through Sealname. Sealname is operated by DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama. The policy is part of our [terms of service](https://sealname.com/legal/terms/). You are the registrant of record of your domains. You are therefore responsible for how they are used, including by anyone you let use them. ## 2. What is allowed? Any lawful use is allowed. Private registration exists for people and organisations with a legitimate reason to keep their details out of public WHOIS/RDAP. For example: - **Journalism and research**, including sources and investigations that need protection. - **Activism and civil society**, including criticism of governments and companies. - **Business**: shops, services, crypto and software projects, brand protection. - **Personal sites**: blogs, portfolios, family pages, email on your own domain. Privacy is not a sign of bad intent. An ICANN-funded study, reported by PCWorld, found that banks also use privacy and proxy services. Our rule is simple: private to the public, not above the law. ## 3. What is forbidden? You must not use a domain registered through Sealname, or let anyone use it, for any of the following ten uses: 1. **Phishing**: pages or messages that trick people into giving credentials, payment details or personal data, including pharming (redirecting users to fraudulent sites by tampering with DNS). 2. **Malware**: hosting, spreading or controlling malicious software. 3. **Botnets**: command-and-control servers or any other part of a botnet. 4. **Spam used as a vector**: spam that spreads phishing, malware, botnets or fraud. 5. **Child sexual abuse material (CSAM)**, in any form, on the domain or reached through it. 6. **Fraud that takes money from victims**: fake shops, investment and crypto scams, advance-fee scams, wallet drainers. 7. **Impersonation of a bank, a payment service, a brand or a government**, to deceive its users. 8. **Sale of stolen data**: credentials, card data, personal data or databases. 9. **Other illegal goods and services**, such as forged documents or weapons sold against the law. 10. **Sanctions evasion**: using a domain or our service to get around international sanctions. Uses 1 to 8 are the strict exceptions of our policy: a well-documented report leads to suspension through our [abuse process](https://sealname.com/abuse/). Uses 9 and 10 are forbidden too, but a complaint about them is not enough: we act on a decision from a Panamanian court (foreign judgments must first be recognised in Panama), as for any content dispute. ## 4. Which names can Sealname refuse? We may refuse to register a name that is built to imitate a bank, a payment service, a government or a login page. If such a name is used for phishing, it is suspended like any phishing domain. Typical examples combine a well-known brand with words such as "login", "verify", "secure" or "account". We may also limit or review bulk registrations. Interisle's Phishing Landscape 2025 found that 37% of phishing domains were registered in bulk. Orders from an account that registers many lookalike or random names in a short time may be held for review. If we refuse a name before it is registered, its price stays on your balance, for another domain, a renewal or a transfer. ## 5. What are your duties as a registrant? - **Keep your email working and verified.** ICANN requires registrars to verify the registrant's email within 15 days of a registration, transfer or change. Without it, the domain is suspended. - **Do not give false data.** A privacy service is legal; false data in your registration works against you. In US law, knowingly giving materially false contact data to a registrar creates a presumption of wilful infringement (15 U.S.C. §1117(e)). - **Check trademarks before you register.** A name that copies a trademark can be lost in a UDRP dispute: see [UDRP and disputes](https://sealname.com/udrp-and-disputes/). - **Answer us** when we write about a report concerning your domain. ## 6. What happens when this policy is broken? When a breach is confirmed, we act on the domain and on the account: - **Suspension for the strict exceptions.** Phishing, malware, botnets and fraud that takes money from victims are acted on within 24 hours of a well-documented report. CSAM is acted on immediately, and the URLs are reported to NCMEC. - **No takedown on complaint alone.** For content disputes — copyright, defamation, political content, competitor complaints — and the other forbidden uses, a complaint is not enough: we act on a decision from a Panamanian court (foreign judgments must first be recognised in Panama). Trademark disputes follow the UDRP or the URS, as ICANN requires. - **Associated domains.** When a domain is suspended under a strict exception, we check the other domains of the same account. - **No refund of the registration.** The price paid for a suspended domain is not refunded. Unused balance stays on your account and never expires, and it pays for new domains, renewals and transfers, but it is not refundable. - **Disclosure only on a Panamanian court order.** A suspension does not reveal your data: see the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/). We tell you before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it. Every suspension, and every complaint refused without a decision from a Panamanian court, is counted in the quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/). ## 7. How can you appeal a decision? Write to **support@sealname.com** from the verified email of the domain. Give the domain name, the reference of the case if you have one, and the reasons why the decision is wrong. Add any evidence, such as proof that a compromised site has been cleaned. Email replies within 12 hours, 7 days a week, including help with DNS, transfers and renewals. We review the appeal against the evidence. If we were wrong, we lift the suspension. Some decisions are not ours to reverse. A suspension ordered by a court must be challenged before that court. A UDRP or URS decision is challenged through the procedure or before a competent court. ## 8. Changes to this policy We may update this policy, for example when ICANN rules change. The date at the top of this page shows the last update. The current version applies to every domain from that date. Prices for every extension are on the [price list](https://sealname.com/pricing/). Questions about this policy go to support@sealname.com; abuse reports go to abuse@sealname.com. ## Sources 1. [2024 global amendments to the RAA and RA: DNS abuse obligations](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/global-amendment-2024-en) — ICANN (5 April 2024) 2. [2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement and its specifications (Whois Accuracy Program)](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en) — ICANN (checked 8 October 2026) 3. [Phishing Landscape 2025](https://interisle.net/PhishingLandscape2025) — Interisle Consulting Group (2025) 4. [15 U.S.C. §1117: recovery for violation of rights](https://law.onecle.com/uscode/15/1117.html) — US Code (checked 8 October 2026) 5. [Exposing hidden domain registrations could hurt innocent users more than criminals](https://www.pcworld.com/article/439970/exposing-hidden-domain-registrations-could-hurt-innocent-users-more-than-criminals.html) — PCWorld (checked 8 October 2026) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # 1984 Hosting alternative for private domains > 1984 Hosting alternative (2026): .com at $12.99 vs $15.99, the domain in your name, no ID, no KYC, crypto payment. Prices for 8 extensions compared. - URL: https://sealname.com/alternatives/1984/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) 1984 Hosting, run by 1984 ehf in Iceland, accepts Bitcoin and Monero and commits to tell customers about requests from authorities. Here is how Sealname compares, as of October 2026. **Quick answer — What is a good 1984 Hosting alternative for domain names?** **Sealname**, a private domain name registration service paid in crypto, is a 1984 Hosting alternative for people who mainly need private domains at lower prices. You are the registrant of record, with WHOIS privacy included, no ID and no KYC — only a verified email, kept private. A .com costs $12.99/year, versus $15.99 at 1984 Hosting as of October 2026. 1984 Hosting accepts Monero; Sealname does not. ## Key facts (checked 8 October 2026) | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | 1984 Hosting company | 1984 ehf, Iceland | | Requests from authorities | 1984 commits to inform customers of any request (its About page) | | 1984 Hosting crypto | Bitcoin and Monero (its FAQ) | | 1984 Hosting .com | $15.99 (its public price list) | | Sealname .com | $12.99/year, the same price to renew and to transfer | | Holder of record | 1984 Hosting: not documented · Sealname: you | ## 1984 Hosting vs Sealname, side by side Facts as of October 2026, per each provider's public pages or the sources listed at the bottom of this page. | | 1984 Hosting | Sealname | | --- | --- | --- | | Company and base | 1984 ehf, Iceland | DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama | | Registrant of record | Not documented (privacy or proxy model) | You | | Data asked at sign-up | — | No sign-up form: a random 16-digit account number; one verified email per domain, never published | | Crypto accepted | BTC, XMR | BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC | | Monero (XMR) | Yes | No | | Requests from authorities | Commits to inform customers of any request | You are notified before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it | | Customer data released | — (no written rule found in the sources we checked) | Only on a Panamanian court order, or under ICANN duties (urgent requests on a threat to life, critical infrastructure or child exploitation, UDRP for trademarks, data escrow) — see the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/) | | Takedown on a complaint alone | — (not documented in the sources we checked) | No: copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court; phishing, malware, botnets, CSAM and fraud that takes money from victims are suspended | | Transparency report | — | Quarterly; first report January 2027 | | .com price | $15.99 | $12.99, first year and renewal | *Prices checked on October 8, 2026.* — = not stated in the sources we checked. ## Domain prices: 1984 Hosting vs Sealname Both price lists are in US dollars, so the gap is direct. | Extension | 1984 Hosting | Sealname | | --- | --- | --- | | .com | $15.99 | $12.99 | | .net | $21.99 | $13.99 | | .org | $17.99 | $12.99 | | .io | $79.99 | $54.99 | | .co | $47.99 | $33.99 | | .xyz | $24.99 | $13.99 | | .ai | $119.99 | $88.99 | | .dev | $25.99 | $14.99 | *Prices checked on October 8, 2026.* 1984 Hosting: public price list at 1984.hosting/product/pricelist. Sealname: the same price for the first year, the renewal and a transfer, with WHOIS privacy included where the registry allows it. Full list on the [pricing page](https://sealname.com/pricing/). ## Why choose Sealname over 1984 Hosting for domains? If you mainly need domain names, three facts stand out. - **Lower prices on all 8 extensions compared.** As of October 2026, a .com costs $12.99 versus $15.99, and a .ai costs $88.99 versus $119.99. The renewal costs the same as the first year. - **A documented holder of record.** You are the registrant of record. The transfer code is free, from your account, at any time, with no exit fee. - **No ID, no KYC.** A random 16-digit account number is your login. Each domain needs one verified email, as ICANN requires, and it is never published. We sell only extensions that can be registered privately: 130 of them. The [domain privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/) explains why the others are not sold. Every price is on the [pricing page](https://sealname.com/pricing/). ## Does 1984 Hosting say who owns the domain? Not in the sources we checked. We did not find whether 1984 Hosting registers domains in your name behind a privacy service, or in its own name as a proxy. The difference is legal, not cosmetic: - With a **privacy service**, you are the registrant of record. The public sees the service's contact details. - With a **proxy service**, the provider is the registrant of record. Under ICANN's registrar contract (RAA 2013, §3.7.7.3), it accepts liability for wrongful use. It avoids that only by disclosing the user's details within 7 days, on reasonable evidence of actionable harm. Ask 1984 Hosting which model applies to your domain. At Sealname, the answer is published: you are the registrant of record. Read [who owns my domain](https://sealname.com/who-owns-my-domain/) for what that means in practice. ## How do 1984 Hosting and Sealname handle requests and complaints? Both put the customer first. 1984 ehf commits, on its About page, to inform customers of any request from authorities. Sealname writes its whole policy down, decided on 8 October 2026: 1. **No takedown on complaint alone.** Copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court. 2. **Your data only goes out on a Panamanian court order.** No foreign lawyer, private company or foreign government gets it without Panamanian legal process. 3. **No ID, no KYC** — only a verified email, kept private. 4. **Strict exceptions, written openly:** phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material and fraud that takes money from victims lead to suspension. Trademark disputes follow the UDRP, as ICANN requires of every registrar. You are notified before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it, and every request is counted in our quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/), first due January 2027. Authorities can read our [law enforcement page](https://sealname.com/law-enforcement/). ## When is 1984 Hosting the better choice? 1984 Hosting fits better in these cases: - **You want to pay in Monero.** 1984 Hosting accepts XMR. Sealname does not; see our [Monero page](https://sealname.com/monero/). - **You want hosting and domains from the same Icelandic provider.** Sealname is a domain registration service: its client area covers domains, nameservers and DNS records. - **You want a commitment to hear about every request from authorities.** 1984 ehf states that commitment on its About page. If price and a documented holder of record matter most, Sealname is the better fit. ## How do I move a domain from 1984 Hosting to Sealname? Plan the move outside the short period after a registration or a transfer, when ICANN's Transfer Policy blocks a move to another registrar. 1. **Check who holds the domain** — Look the domain up at lookup.icann.org and ask 1984 Hosting who is the registrant of record. If it is not you, ask for the domain to be put in your name. 2. **Unlock it and get the code** — Ask 1984 Hosting to unlock the domain and to give you its transfer code (auth or EPP code). 3. **Open a Sealname account** — No sign-up form: you get a random 16-digit account number as your login. Add one email for the domain; it is verified and never published. 4. **Top up in crypto** — Top up with BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC (minimum $25). A .com transfer costs $12.99. 5. **Start the transfer** — In the client area, enter the domain and its code. Confirm the verification email within 15 days, as ICANN requires. ## Compare other private registrars - **[Njalla alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/njalla/)** — Proxy model, Monero, Costa Rica since late 2024. - **[OrangeWebsite alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/orangewebsite/)** — Iceland, email only, Monero, prices in euros. - **[FlokiNET alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/flokinet/)** — Iceland, Romania and Finland; secondary sources. - **[Incognet alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/incognet/)** — Wyoming, USA; holder of record not stated. - **[Best private registrars (2026)](https://sealname.com/compare/private-registrars/)** — Eight providers ranked on the same criteria. ## 1984 Hosting alternative: FAQ ### Does 1984 Hosting accept Monero? Yes. As of October 2026, its FAQ says it accepts Bitcoin and Monero. Sealname does not accept Monero. We accept Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC), from a prepaid balance with a minimum top-up of $25. Unused balance stays on your account and never expires, and it pays for new domains, renewals and transfers, but it is not refundable. ### Is Sealname cheaper than 1984 Hosting? Yes, on all 8 extensions we compared, in the same currency. A .com costs $12.99 versus $15.99, a .io $54.99 versus $79.99, and a .ai $88.99 versus $119.99 (October 2026). At Sealname, the renewal and a transfer cost the same as the first year. ### Will 1984 Hosting tell me if authorities ask for my data? 1984 ehf commits, on its About page, to inform customers of any request from authorities. Sealname releases customer data only on a Panamanian court order, or under ICANN duties such as urgent requests on a threat to life and the UDRP, and takes no domain down on a complaint alone. You are notified before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it. Every request is counted in our quarterly transparency report. ### Who owns a domain registered at 1984 Hosting? We did not find it documented in the sources we checked. It could be you, behind a privacy service, or 1984 as a proxy holder. Ask 1984 Hosting in writing, and check the public record at lookup.icann.org. At Sealname, you are always the registrant of record. ### Where is 1984 Hosting based, and where is Sealname? 1984 Hosting is run by 1984 ehf, an Icelandic company. Sealname is operated by DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama. Sealname customer data goes out only on a Panamanian court order (or on an urgent request under ICANN rules): foreign authorities go through Panamanian legal process. ### How do I transfer a domain from 1984 Hosting to Sealname? Make sure the domain is in your name, then get it unlocked and ask for its transfer code. Open a Sealname account, top up in crypto (minimum $25) and start the transfer in the client area. Confirm the verification email within 15 days. A .com transfer costs $12.99. ### What does Sealname ask for when I register a domain? No ID document, no selfie, no ID number, no phone, no postal address and no card. You log in with a random 16-digit account number. Each domain needs one verified email, because ICANN requires registrars to verify it within 15 days. That email is never published in WHOIS/RDAP. One verified email is the only thing you give, with no exception. ## Sources 1. [About 1984 (commitment to inform customers of requests from authorities)](https://1984.hosting/about/) — 1984 ehf (checked 2026-10-08) 2. [1984 Hosting FAQ (payment with Bitcoin and Monero)](https://1984.hosting/faq/) — 1984 ehf (checked 2026-10-08) 3. [1984 Hosting price list](https://1984.hosting/product/pricelist/) — 1984 ehf (2026-10-08) 4. [2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement, with specifications (§3.7.7.3, Whois Accuracy Program)](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en) — ICANN (checked 2026-10-08) **Private domains in your own name, for less** Search a name, top up in crypto from $25, and register with WHOIS privacy included. No ID, no KYC. [Search a domain](https://sealname.com/app/domains/?lang=en) · [See all prices](https://sealname.com/pricing/) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # FlokiNET alternative for private domains > FlokiNET alternative (2026): .com at $12.99 vs €18.75, you stay the registrant, no ID, no KYC, paid in crypto. Sourced comparison, checked in October. - URL: https://sealname.com/alternatives/flokinet/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) FlokiNET operates from Iceland, Romania and Finland. Its domain facts come mostly from secondary sources, and we say so. Here is how Sealname compares, as of October 2026. **Quick answer — What is a good FlokiNET alternative for domain names?** **Sealname**, a private domain name registration service paid in crypto, is a FlokiNET alternative for people who want a lower, published domain price. You are the registrant of record, with WHOIS privacy included, no ID and no KYC — only a verified email, kept private. A .com costs $12.99/year, versus €18.75 (≈ $21.80) at FlokiNET per the whtop directory, as of October 2026. > **Secondary sources** We could not read FlokiNET's own domain pages when we checked. The FlokiNET facts on this page come from whtop, a hosting directory, and from FlokiNET's 2015 comment to ICANN. Check them with FlokiNET before you decide. ## Key facts (checked 8 October 2026) | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | FlokiNET locations | Iceland, Romania and Finland | | Holder of record at FlokiNET | The customer, reportedly (whtop, secondary) | | FlokiNET .com | €18.75 (≈ $21.80, whtop) | | Sealname .com | $12.99/year, the same price to renew and to transfer | | Disclosure position | FlokiNET (2015): no disclosure without a court order · Sealname: four published cases | | Monero (XMR) | FlokiNET: not confirmed · Sealname: not accepted | ## FlokiNET vs Sealname, side by side Facts as of October 2026. "Secondary" means the fact comes from a directory, not from FlokiNET's own pages. | | FlokiNET | Sealname | | --- | --- | --- | | Locations and jurisdiction | Iceland, Romania, Finland | Panama (DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar) | | Registrant of record | The customer, reportedly (secondary) | You | | Data asked | Minimal data (secondary) | No sign-up form: a random 16-digit account number; one verified email per domain, never published | | Crypto accepted | BTC (secondary) | BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC | | Monero (XMR) | Not confirmed | No | | .com price | €18.75 (≈ $21.80, secondary) | $12.99, first year and renewal | | Other extensions | — | 130 extensions, one price each: see the [pricing page](https://sealname.com/pricing/) | | Disclosure position | Opposed any disclosure without a court order (comment to ICANN, 2015) | Only on a Panamanian court order, or under ICANN duties (urgent requests on a threat to life, critical infrastructure or child exploitation, UDRP for trademarks, data escrow) — see the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/) | | Takedown on a complaint alone | — (not documented in the sources we checked) | No: a decision from a Panamanian court is needed; phishing, malware, botnets, CSAM and fraud that takes money from victims are suspended | | Transparency report | — | Quarterly; first report January 2027 | *Prices checked on October 8, 2026.* FlokiNET: whtop plan listing and ICANN public comment forum. — = not stated in the sources we checked. ## Why choose Sealname over FlokiNET for a domain? FlokiNET and Sealname reportedly share one point: the customer stays the domain holder. The differences are price and what is published. - **A lower .com price.** $12.99/year versus €18.75 (≈ $21.80) per whtop, as of October 2026. The renewal and a transfer cost the same as the first year. - **A full public price list.** Every one of our 130 extensions has one published price, with WHOIS privacy included where the registry allows it. - **Documented rules.** Our own pages state who holds the domain, what data we keep and when we disclose it. See [who owns my domain](https://sealname.com/who-owns-my-domain/), [data we collect](https://sealname.com/data-we-collect/) and the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/). - **No ID, no KYC.** A random 16-digit account number is your login. Each domain needs one verified email, as ICANN requires, and it is never published. The [domain privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/) shows which extensions can be registered privately, and which cannot. ## What did FlokiNET tell ICANN about disclosure? In 2015, ICANN asked for public comments on the initial report about accrediting privacy and proxy services (PPSAI). FlokiNET wrote that it opposed any disclosure of customer data without a court order. We cite it as a 2015 position. Sealname's rule today is written in the same spirit: **your data only goes out on a Panamanian court order**, and no foreign lawyer, private company or foreign government gets it without Panamanian legal process. We also state the ICANN duties of every registrar: trademark disputes follow the UDRP, and the registrar must confirm the registrant to the provider and lock the domain within 2 business days of a complaint; registration data is deposited with an escrow agent. You are notified before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it. The privacy and proxy accreditation that FlokiNET commented on is still in progress. A draft policy for public comment is targeted for December 2026, and implementation for October 2027. ## Does the customer own the domain at FlokiNET? Reportedly yes. The whtop directory says the customer stays the domain holder at FlokiNET. This is a secondary source, so confirm it with FlokiNET, and check the public record of your domain at [lookup.icann.org](https://lookup.icann.org/en). At Sealname, ownership is stated on our own pages. You are the registrant of record. The transfer code is free, from your account, at any time, with no exit fee, and the transfer lock is a switch you control. Ownership is also protected if a registrar fails. Registrars must deposit registration data with an escrow agent (RAA §3.6). If a registrar loses its accreditation, ICANN moves its domains to another registrar using that data. ## When is FlokiNET the better choice? FlokiNET may fit better in these cases: - **You want a provider whose public position is "court order only".** FlokiNET stated it to ICANN in 2015. Sealname also discloses in UDRP disputes, for ICANN duties and on well-evidenced requests. - **You want European locations.** FlokiNET operates from Iceland, Romania and Finland. Sealname's operator is incorporated in Panama. - **You already use FlokiNET for other services** and want everything in one account. If you want a full public price list and documented rules, Sealname is the better fit. ## How do I move a domain from FlokiNET to Sealname? Plan the move outside the short period after a registration or a transfer, when ICANN's Transfer Policy blocks a move to another registrar. 1. **Check who holds the domain** — Look the domain up at lookup.icann.org and confirm with FlokiNET that you are the registrant of record. 2. **Unlock it and get the code** — Ask FlokiNET to unlock the domain and to give you its transfer code (auth or EPP code). 3. **Open a Sealname account** — No sign-up form: you get a random 16-digit account number as your login. Add one email for the domain; it is verified and never published. 4. **Top up in crypto** — Top up with BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC (minimum $25). A .com transfer costs $12.99. 5. **Start the transfer** — In the client area, enter the domain and its code. Confirm the verification email within 15 days, as ICANN requires. ## Compare other private registrars - **[Njalla alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/njalla/)** — Proxy model, Monero, Costa Rica since late 2024. - **[OrangeWebsite alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/orangewebsite/)** — Iceland, email only, Monero, prices in euros. - **[1984 Hosting alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/1984/)** — Iceland, informs customers of authority requests, BTC and XMR. - **[Incognet alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/incognet/)** — Wyoming, USA; holder of record not stated. - **[Best private registrars (2026)](https://sealname.com/compare/private-registrars/)** — Eight providers ranked on the same criteria. ## FlokiNET alternative: FAQ ### Where is FlokiNET based? FlokiNET operates from Iceland, Romania and Finland. Sealname is operated by DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama. Sealname customer data goes out only on a Panamanian court order (or on an urgent request under ICANN rules): foreign authorities go through Panamanian legal process. ### How much does a .com cost at FlokiNET? The whtop directory lists FlokiNET's .com at €18.75, about $21.80, as of October 2026. This is a secondary source. At Sealname, a .com costs $12.99/year, and the renewal and a transfer cost the same. WHOIS privacy is included. ### Does FlokiNET accept Monero? We could not confirm it. The whtop directory lists Bitcoin. Sealname does not accept Monero either: we accept Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC). If Monero is essential, Njalla, OrangeWebsite, 1984 Hosting and Incognet accept it, per the sources on our [comparison of private registrars](https://sealname.com/compare/private-registrars/). ### Will FlokiNET disclose my data without a court order? In a 2015 comment to ICANN, FlokiNET said it opposed any disclosure without a court order. That is a public position from 2015. Sealname publishes four disclosure cases, including UDRP disputes and well-evidenced requests. You are notified before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it. ### Am I the domain holder at FlokiNET? Reportedly yes, according to the whtop directory, a secondary source. Confirm it with FlokiNET and check your domain at lookup.icann.org. At Sealname, you are always the registrant of record, and the transfer code is free, from your account, at any time. ### How do I transfer a domain from FlokiNET to Sealname? Get the domain unlocked and ask FlokiNET for its transfer code. Then open a Sealname account, top up in crypto (minimum $25) and start the transfer in the client area. Confirm the verification email within 15 days, as ICANN requires. A .com transfer costs $12.99. ### Why does Sealname need an email if it asks for no ID? Because ICANN requires it. For gTLDs such as .com, registrars must verify the registrant's email or phone within 15 days of a registration, a transfer or a change. Without it, the domain is suspended. Sealname asks for one email per domain, verifies it, and never publishes it. ## Sources 1. [FlokiNET plan listing (domains, data asked, payment)](https://www.whtop.com/plans/flokinet.is/141187) — whtop (checked 2026-10-08) 2. [FlokiNET comment on the PPSAI initial report](https://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-ppsai-initial-05may15/msg03764.html) — ICANN public comment forum (2015) 3. [Privacy and Proxy Services Accreditation Implementation Review Team](https://icannwiki.org/Privacy_and_Proxy_Services_Accreditation_Implementation_Review_Team) — ICANNWiki (checked 2026-10-08) 4. [Updated UDRP rules (lock within 2 business days)](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/amc/domain-name-disputes/resources/updated_udrp_rules) — WIPO (checked 2026-10-08) 5. [2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement, with specifications (§3.6 escrow, Whois Accuracy Program)](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en) — ICANN (checked 2026-10-08) **A private domain in your own name** Search a name, top up in crypto from $25, and register with WHOIS privacy included. No ID, no KYC. [Search a domain](https://sealname.com/app/domains/?lang=en) · [See all prices](https://sealname.com/pricing/) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # Incognet alternative for private domains > Incognet alternative (2026): .com at $12.99 vs about $17.76, you are the registrant of record, no ID, no KYC, paid in crypto. Sourced comparison. - URL: https://sealname.com/alternatives/incognet/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) Incognet, run by IncogNet LLC in Wyoming, advertises domain registration with an email only and accepts Monero. Here is how Sealname compares, as of October 2026, from the sources available. **Quick answer — What is a good Incognet alternative for domain names?** **Sealname**, a private domain name registration service paid in crypto, is an Incognet alternative for people who want to know who holds their domain. You are the registrant of record, with WHOIS privacy included, no ID and no KYC — only a verified email, kept private. A .com costs $12.99/year, versus about $17.76 at Incognet per Reclaim The Net (undated). Incognet accepts Monero; Sealname does not. > **Secondary sources** The Incognet facts on this page come from Reclaim The Net, an undated directory entry, and from a post on the Feddit forum. They are not taken from Incognet's own pages. Check them with Incognet before you decide. ## Key facts (checked 8 October 2026) | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | Incognet company | IncogNet LLC, Wyoming, USA | | What Incognet advertises | "Anonymous domain registration" with an email only (Reclaim The Net) | | Incognet crypto | BTC, XMR and other coins, processed in-house (Reclaim The Net) | | Holder of record at Incognet | Not stated (Feddit post, secondary) | | Incognet .com | About $17.76 (Reclaim The Net, undated) | | Sealname .com | $12.99/year, the same price to renew and to transfer | ## Incognet vs Sealname, side by side Facts as of October 2026. "Secondary" means the fact comes from a directory or a forum, not from Incognet's own pages. | | Incognet | Sealname | | --- | --- | --- | | Company and jurisdiction | IncogNet LLC, Wyoming, USA | DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama | | Registrant of record | Not stated (secondary) | You | | Data asked | Email only (secondary) | No sign-up form: a random 16-digit account number; one verified email per domain, never published | | Crypto accepted | BTC, XMR and other coins, processed in-house (secondary) | BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC | | Monero (XMR) | Yes | No | | .com price | About $17.76 (secondary, undated) | $12.99, first year and renewal | | Customer data released | — (no written rule found in the sources we checked) | Only on a Panamanian court order, or under ICANN duties (urgent requests on a threat to life, critical infrastructure or child exploitation, UDRP for trademarks, data escrow) — see the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/) | | Takedown on a complaint alone | — (not documented in the sources we checked) | No: a decision from a Panamanian court is needed; phishing, malware, botnets, CSAM and fraud that takes money from victims are suspended | | Transparency report | — | Quarterly; first report January 2027 | *Prices checked on October 8, 2026.* Incognet: Reclaim The Net directory entry (undated) and a Feddit post. — = not stated in the sources we checked. ## Is anonymous domain registration really possible? Not in the full sense, at Incognet, at Sealname or at any registrar bound by ICANN rules. Private from the public, yes; above the law, no. Three ICANN rules explain why: - **Email verification.** Registrars must verify the registrant's email or phone within 15 days of a registration, a transfer or a change, for gTLDs such as .com. Otherwise the domain is suspended. - **Record keeping.** Registrars keep the registration record for as long as ICANN requires. At Sealname that record is one email per domain: no logs, no IP address kept. - **Data escrow.** Registrars deposit registration data with an escrow agent (RAA §3.6). What a good service offers is privacy from the public, and written rules on who else can get your data: at Sealname, only a Panamanian court order. Read more in [anonymous domain registration](https://sealname.com/anonymous-domain-registration/) and [is anonymous domain registration legal?](https://sealname.com/guides/is-anonymous-domain-registration-legal/). ## Who holds a domain registered through Incognet? Incognet does not state it, according to a post on the Feddit forum. We did not find the answer in the other sources we checked. That question decides who controls the domain. With a privacy service, you are the registrant of record and the public sees the service's details. With a proxy service, the provider is the registrant of record. Under ICANN's registrar contract (RAA 2013, §3.7.7.3), a proxy holder accepts liability for wrongful use. It avoids that only by disclosing the user's details within 7 days, on reasonable evidence of actionable harm. At Sealname, the answer is published: you are the registrant of record, and By default Sealname registers domains in your name; the proxy model is a separate paid option, [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/). See [who owns my domain](https://sealname.com/who-owns-my-domain/). ## Why choose Sealname over Incognet? Because the key facts are written on our own pages, with a date. - **A written policy.** No takedown on complaint alone, and your data only goes out on a Panamanian court order. Phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material and fraud that takes money from victims lead to suspension. Every request is counted in a quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/). - **A documented holder of record.** You are the registrant of record. The transfer code is free, from your account, at any time, with no exit fee. - **A lower .com price.** $12.99/year versus about $17.76 (Reclaim The Net, undated). The renewal costs the same as the first year. - **No ID, no KYC.** A random 16-digit account number is your login. Each domain needs one verified email, and it is never published. - **Clear extension rules.** We sell only extensions that can be registered privately. The [domain privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/) rates every other one Yes, No or "not with only an email". See every price on the [pricing page](https://sealname.com/pricing/). ## When is Incognet the better choice? Incognet may fit better in these cases: - **You want to pay in Monero.** Incognet accepts XMR, per Reclaim The Net. Sealname does not; see our [Monero page](https://sealname.com/monero/). - **You want crypto processed in-house.** Reclaim The Net reports that Incognet processes payments itself, without a third-party processor. - **You prefer a US company.** IncogNet LLC is registered in Wyoming. Sealname's operator is incorporated in Panama. For US users, one rule applies whatever you choose. Knowingly giving materially false contact data to a registrar creates a presumption of wilful infringement (15 U.S.C. §1117(e)). A privacy service is legal; false data in your registration works against you. ## How do I move a domain from Incognet to Sealname? Plan the move outside the short period after a registration or a transfer, when ICANN's Transfer Policy blocks a move to another registrar. 1. **Check who holds the domain** — Look the domain up at lookup.icann.org and ask Incognet who is the registrant of record. If it is not you, ask for the domain to be put in your name. 2. **Unlock it and get the code** — Ask Incognet to unlock the domain and to give you its transfer code (auth or EPP code). 3. **Open a Sealname account** — No sign-up form: you get a random 16-digit account number as your login. Add one email for the domain; it is verified and never published. 4. **Top up in crypto** — Top up with BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC (minimum $25). A .com transfer costs $12.99. 5. **Start the transfer** — In the client area, enter the domain and its code. Confirm the verification email within 15 days, as ICANN requires. ## Compare other private registrars - **[Njalla alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/njalla/)** — Proxy model, Monero, Costa Rica since late 2024. - **[OrangeWebsite alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/orangewebsite/)** — Iceland, email only, Monero, prices in euros. - **[1984 Hosting alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/1984/)** — Iceland, informs customers of authority requests, BTC and XMR. - **[FlokiNET alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/flokinet/)** — Iceland, Romania and Finland; secondary sources. - **[Best private registrars (2026)](https://sealname.com/compare/private-registrars/)** — Eight providers ranked on the same criteria. ## Incognet alternative: FAQ ### Is Incognet anonymous? Incognet advertises "anonymous domain registration" with an email only, per Reclaim The Net. No ICANN registrar can offer full anonymity: the registrant's email must be verified within 15 days, and registration data is kept and escrowed. Sealname offers privacy from the public instead: no ID, no KYC, and your details never appear in public WHOIS/RDAP. ### Does Incognet accept Monero? Yes, according to Reclaim The Net: Incognet accepts BTC, XMR and other coins, processed in-house. Sealname does not accept Monero. We accept Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC), from a prepaid balance with a minimum top-up of $25. ### Who owns a domain registered through Incognet? Incognet does not state who is the holder of record, according to a Feddit forum post. Ask Incognet in writing, and check the public record of your domain at lookup.icann.org. At Sealname, you are always the registrant of record, and the transfer code is free, from your account, at any time. ### Is Sealname cheaper than Incognet? For a .com, yes: $12.99 at Sealname versus about $17.76 at Incognet, per an undated Reclaim The Net entry. At Sealname, the first year, the renewal and a transfer cost the same, and WHOIS privacy is included where the registry allows it. ### Is Incognet a US company? Yes. Incognet is run by IncogNet LLC, a Wyoming company, per Reclaim The Net. Sealname is operated by DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama. Sealname customer data goes out only on a Panamanian court order (or on an urgent request under ICANN rules): foreign authorities go through Panamanian legal process. ### How do I transfer a domain from Incognet to Sealname? Make sure the domain is in your name, then get it unlocked and ask Incognet for its transfer code. Open a Sealname account, top up in crypto (minimum $25) and start the transfer in the client area. Confirm the verification email within 15 days. A .com transfer costs $12.99. ### What does Sealname never ask for? We never ask for an ID document, a passport or ID scan, a selfie, or an ID or tax number. We never ask for your date of birth, phone number, postal address, or card or bank details. One verified email is the only thing you give, with no exception. We never ask for your password, your account number or your domain transfer (EPP) codes by email or chat. ## Sources 1. [Incognet (recommended tool entry)](https://reclaimthenet.org/recommended-tool/incognet) — Reclaim The Net (undated, checked 2026-10-08) 2. [Forum post on Incognet and the holder of record](https://feddit.it/post/31086442) — Feddit (checked 2026-10-08) 3. [2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement, with specifications (§3.6, §3.7.7.3, Whois Accuracy Program, Data Retention)](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en) — ICANN (checked 2026-10-08) 4. [15 U.S.C. §1117 (false contact data and wilful infringement)](https://law.onecle.com/uscode/15/1117.html) — Onecle (checked 2026-10-08) **Know who holds your domain: you** Search a name, top up in crypto from $25, and register with WHOIS privacy included. No ID, no KYC. [Search a domain](https://sealname.com/app/domains/?lang=en) · [See all prices](https://sealname.com/pricing/) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # Njalla alternative: private domains in your own name > Njalla alternative (2026): the domain stays in your name, .com at $12.99 vs €15, no ID, no KYC, paid in crypto. Dated, sourced comparison. - URL: https://sealname.com/alternatives/njalla/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) Njalla registers domains in its own name by default. Sealname keeps you as the registrant of record, with WHOIS privacy included — or, if you want the proxy model, registers the domain in our name for +$90 a year, with a free hand-back. Here is a dated, sourced comparison. **Quick answer — What is a good Njalla alternative?** **Sealname**, a private domain name registration service paid in crypto, is a Njalla alternative for people who want the domain in their own name. Njalla's terms, as quoted in 2023, register domains in Njalla's name unless you ask otherwise. With Sealname, you are the registrant of record: WHOIS privacy included, no ID and no KYC — only a verified email, kept private. A .com costs $12.99/year, versus €15 at Njalla (October 2026). ## Key facts (checked 8 October 2026) | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | Holder of record at Njalla | Njalla, unless you ask otherwise (its terms as quoted in 2023, secondary source) | | Holder of record at Sealname | You, by default — or our company with the paid [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/) option (+$90/year) | | .com per year | Njalla €15 (≈ $17.38) · Sealname $12.99, about 25% less | | Monero (XMR) | Njalla accepts it · Sealname does not | | Company behind Njalla | njalla.srl, Costa Rica, since late 2024 (before: 1337 Services LLC, Nevis) | | Sealname operator | DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama | ## Njalla vs Sealname, side by side Facts as of October 2026, per each provider's public pages or the sources listed at the bottom of this page. | | Njalla | Sealname | | --- | --- | --- | | Registrant of record (legal holder) | Njalla, unless you ask otherwise (terms quoted in 2023, secondary) | You | | Registration in the provider's name (proxy) | The default (terms quoted in 2023, secondary), included in the price | Optional: [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/), +$90/year, with a free hand-back in your name written in our terms | | .com, first year | €15 (≈ $17.38) | $12.99 | | .com, renewal | €15 a year (flat rate per extension) | $12.99 | | .net | €15 | $13.99 | | .xyz | €30 (≈ $33.76) | $13.99 | | .io | €45 (≈ $50.64) | $54.99 | | .ai | €75 (≈ $84.39) | $88.99 | | Data asked at sign-up | An email or XMPP address (secondary) | No sign-up form: a random 16-digit account number; one verified email per domain, never published | | Crypto accepted | BTC, LTC, XMR, ETH (PayPal also listed) | BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC | | Monero (XMR) | Yes | No | | Jurisdiction | Costa Rica (njalla.srl) since late 2024; Nevis before | Panama (DomaineGoat LLC) | | Customer data released | — (no written policy found in the sources we checked) | Only on a Panamanian court order, or under ICANN duties (urgent requests on a threat to life, critical infrastructure or child exploitation, UDRP for trademarks, data escrow) — see the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/) | | Takedown on a complaint alone | — (not documented in the sources we checked) | No: copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court; phishing, malware, botnets, CSAM and fraud that takes money from victims are suspended | | Transparency report | — | Quarterly; first report January 2027 | *Prices checked on October 8, 2026.* Njalla prices: flat €15 / €30 / €45 / €75 a year by extension, per njal.la/pricing. Dollar values are approximate; the .com value is domainoffer.net's listing of 18 August 2026. — = not stated in the sources we checked. Sealname charges the same price for the first year, the renewal and a transfer. ## Who owns a domain registered through Njalla? By default, Njalla does. Njalla's terms, as quoted on the Privacy Guides forum in 2023, register domains in Njalla's own name unless the customer asks otherwise. This is the **proxy model**: the provider is the registrant of record and lets you use the domain. Sealname uses the **privacy model** instead. You are the registrant of record, the legal holder of the domain. Where the registry allows it, public WHOIS/RDAP shows our privacy service's contact details instead of yours. Messages sent to that contact are forwarded to your verified email; we never forward spam or bulk mail. The difference matters when something goes wrong. Under ICANN's registrar contract (RAA 2013, §3.7.7.3), a holder that licenses a domain to someone else accepts liability for harm from wrongful use. It avoids that liability only by disclosing the user's contact details within 7 days, when shown reasonable evidence of actionable harm. In UDRP disputes, WIPO notes that panels usually name both the privacy or proxy service and the disclosed registrant. More detail: [WHOIS privacy vs proxy registration](https://sealname.com/whois-privacy-vs-proxy-registration/) and [who owns my domain](https://sealname.com/who-owns-my-domain/). ## Why choose Sealname over Njalla? Five reasons, each one you can check: - **A written policy.** No takedown on complaint alone: copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court. Your data only goes out on a Panamanian court order. The strict exceptions are published: phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material and fraud that takes money from victims lead to suspension. See the [abuse policy](https://sealname.com/abuse/) and the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/). - **The domain is yours.** You are the registrant of record. The transfer code is free, from your account, at any time, with no exit fee. - **A lower .com price.** $12.99/year versus €15 (≈ $17.38), about 25% less. The renewal costs the same as the first year. - **No ID, no KYC.** There is no sign-up form: a random 16-digit account number is your login. Each domain needs one verified email, as ICANN requires, and it is never published. - **Counted every quarter.** Every complaint and data request we refuse appears in a quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/); the first one is due January 2027. We also sell only extensions that can be registered privately. The [domain privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/) rates every other extension Yes, No or "not with only an email", with its source. All prices are on the [pricing page](https://sealname.com/pricing/). ## How do Njalla's and Sealname's takedown and disclosure rules compare? Sealname publishes its rules in four lines, decided on 8 October 2026: **no takedown on complaint alone**; **your data only goes out on a Panamanian court order**; no ID and no KYC, only a verified email kept private; and strict exceptions written openly — phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material and fraud that takes money from victims lead to suspension. Trademark disputes follow the UDRP, as ICANN requires of every registrar. In the sources we checked on 8 October 2026, we found no written Njalla policy on when a domain is suspended or when customer data is released, so we leave those cells empty rather than guess. Two public facts show that registry and registrar decisions do reach Njalla customers: about 200 .tv domains were placed on serverHold at the registrar Sarek Oy in February 2024 (TorrentFreak), and Njalla was named on the European Commission's 2025 Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List (TorrentFreak). With the proxy model, Njalla is also the registrant of record, which makes it the party a complainant writes to. ## Can Sealname register the domain in its own name, like Njalla? Yes, as an option. Njalla's default is the proxy model: the domain is registered in Njalla's name unless you ask otherwise (terms quoted in 2023, secondary), and it is included in its €15 a year. Sealname's default is the opposite — the domain is registered in your name with WHOIS privacy — and the proxy model is a paid option, [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/), at +$90 a year on top of the extension price. With that option the registry and WHOIS show DomaineGoat LLC, never you. What we add is written: full control, a free EPP code, and the domain put back in your own name on request, free. What we do not add is immunity: the same policy applies to every domain. ## What changed at Njalla in 2024 and 2025? Three events were reported in 2024 and 2025. We list them as they were published, without judging them. - **February 2024:** TorrentFreak reported that about 200 Njalla .tv domains were placed on serverHold at the registrar Sarek Oy. serverHold is a registry status that takes a domain out of the DNS. - **October to December 2024:** the company behind Njalla changed from 1337 Services LLC in Nevis to njalla.srl in Costa Rica. A blog post of 14 September 2025 reported that this happened without an announcement. - **May 2025:** the European Commission's 2025 Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List included Njalla, per TorrentFreak (23 May 2025). The watch list is a Commission report, not a court decision. These are public facts. Each customer can weigh them when choosing a provider. ## Why did Njalla move to Costa Rica? Njalla has not published a reason in the sources we checked. What is documented is the change itself. Between October and December 2024, the company behind Njalla went from 1337 Services LLC (Nevis) to njalla.srl (Costa Rica). A blog post of 14 September 2025 reported the change and noted that it was not announced. If jurisdiction matters to you, check which company your current Njalla terms name. At Sealname, the operator is DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama. ## Is Njalla safe to use in 2026? That depends on what you need to protect, and we cannot audit another company. Here are the public facts to weigh, as of October 2026: - Njalla has operated since 2017. It was founded by Peter Sunde, a co-founder of The Pirate Bay. - It accepts Monero (XMR). Sealname does not. - By default, Njalla is the holder of record, so your use of the domain rests on your agreement with Njalla. - The three 2024–2025 events listed above are on public record. To see what the public sees for any domain, look it up at [lookup.icann.org](https://lookup.icann.org/en). Our guide shows how to [check your RDAP record](https://sealname.com/guides/check-your-rdap-record/). ## When is Njalla the better choice? Njalla fits better in these cases, and we would rather say so: - **You want to pay in Monero.** Njalla accepts XMR. Sealname does not accept Monero; see our [Monero page](https://sealname.com/monero/). - **You want a proxy model.** If you prefer the provider to be the holder of record, Njalla does that by default. By default Sealname registers domains in your name; the proxy model is a separate paid option, [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/). - **You want to pay with PayPal.** Njalla's FAQ lists PayPal. Sealname takes crypto only. - **You register .io or .ai.** Njalla's flat rates (€45 ≈ $50.64 and €75 ≈ $84.39) are a little lower than ours ($54.99 and $88.99) as of October 2026. For .com, .net and .xyz, Sealname costs less: $12.99, $13.99 and $13.99, versus €15, €15 and €30. ## How do I move a domain from Njalla to Sealname? Because Njalla is usually the holder of record, the first step happens at Njalla. Either way, the goal is the same: the domain ends up registered in your name. 1. **Ask Njalla for the domain** — Ask Njalla to put the domain in your name, or to give you its transfer code (auth or EPP code). Ask which of the two it offers for your domain. 2. **Check the lock and the dates** — The domain must be unlocked. If it was registered or transferred recently, ICANN's Transfer Policy blocks a new transfer for a short period. 3. **Open a Sealname account** — There is no sign-up form: you get a random 16-digit account number as your login. Add one email for the domain; it is verified and never published. 4. **Top up in crypto** — Top up your balance with BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC (minimum $25). A .com transfer costs $12.99. 5. **Start the transfer** — In the client area, enter the domain and its transfer code. Confirm the verification email within 15 days, as ICANN requires. 6. **Check the public record** — When the transfer is complete, look the domain up at lookup.icann.org. Where the registry allows it, our privacy service's details appear instead of yours. ## Compare other private registrars - **[OrangeWebsite alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/orangewebsite/)** — Iceland, email only, Monero, prices in euros. - **[1984 Hosting alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/1984/)** — Iceland, informs customers of authority requests, BTC and XMR. - **[FlokiNET alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/flokinet/)** — Iceland, Romania and Finland; secondary sources. - **[Incognet alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/incognet/)** — Wyoming, USA; holder of record not stated. - **[Best private registrars (2026)](https://sealname.com/compare/private-registrars/)** — Eight providers ranked on the same criteria. ## Njalla alternative: FAQ ### Is Njalla safe in 2026? Njalla has operated since 2017 and accepts Monero. By default it registers domains in its own name, so it is the legal holder. In late 2024 the company behind it moved from Nevis to Costa Rica without an announcement, per a 2025 blog post. In 2025 it appeared on an EU piracy watch list. Whether that is safe enough depends on your needs. Sealname keeps you as the registrant of record instead. ### Why did Njalla move to Costa Rica? No reason was published in the sources we checked. Between October and December 2024, the company behind Njalla changed from 1337 Services LLC in Nevis to njalla.srl in Costa Rica. A blog post of 14 September 2025 reported the change and noted that it was not announced. Check which company your current Njalla terms name. ### Do I own a domain registered through Njalla? Not by default. Njalla's terms, as quoted in 2023, register domains in Njalla's own name unless you ask otherwise. Njalla is then the registrant of record, and you use the domain under its terms. At Sealname, you are the registrant of record from the start, and the transfer code is free, from your account, at any time. ### How do I transfer a domain from Njalla to Sealname? Ask Njalla to put the domain in your name or to give you its transfer code. Then open a Sealname account, top up in crypto (minimum $25) and start the transfer in the client area. Confirm the verification email within 15 days, as ICANN requires. A .com transfer costs $12.99, the same as a renewal. ### Does Sealname accept Monero like Njalla? No. Sealname does not accept Monero (XMR). We accept Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC). If you need Monero, Njalla, OrangeWebsite, 1984 Hosting and Incognet accept it. The sources are on our [comparison of private registrars](https://sealname.com/compare/private-registrars/). More on our [Monero page](https://sealname.com/monero/). ### Is Sealname cheaper than Njalla? For .com, .net and .xyz, yes. A .com costs $12.99 at Sealname versus €15 (≈ $17.38) at Njalla, about 25% less. A .xyz costs $13.99 versus €30. For .io and .ai, Njalla's flat rates were a little lower as of October 2026. At Sealname, the renewal always costs the same as the first year. ### What will public WHOIS/RDAP show for my domain at Sealname? Where the registry allows it, public WHOIS/RDAP shows our privacy service's contact details instead of yours. Messages sent to that contact are forwarded to your verified email; we never forward spam or bulk mail. Extensions whose registry needs a name and address, such as .de or .uk, are sold registered in our name only, so the registry sees our company, never you; those that need residence, such as .eu, are not sold. Either way, your name, address and phone never appear in public WHOIS/RDAP. ### Who can get my data from Sealname? Only on a Panamanian court order. A foreign lawyer, a private company or a foreign government gets nothing without Panamanian legal process. The other cases are ICANN duties of every registrar: urgent requests under ICANN rules (an imminent threat to life, serious bodily injury, critical infrastructure, or child exploitation), the UDRP for trademark disputes, data escrow and compliance checks. You are notified before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it. Data is never sold. See the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/). ## Sources 1. [Pirate Bay founder's Njalla offers anonymous domain registration for Bitcoin](https://news.bitcoin.com/pirate-bay-founders-njalla-offers-anonymous-domain-registration-for-bitcoin/) — Bitcoin.com News (checked 2026-10-08) 2. [Can't decide on domain registrar (Njalla terms quoted)](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/cant-decide-on-domain-registrar/10830/8) — Privacy Guides forum (2023, checked 2026-10-08) 3. [Njalla FAQ (payment methods)](https://njal.la/faq/) — Njalla (checked 2026-10-08) 4. [Njalla pricing](https://njal.la/pricing/) — Njalla (checked 2026-10-08) 5. [.com price at Njalla](https://domainoffer.net/tld/com/njalla) — domainoffer.net (2026-08-18) 6. [Njalla has silently changed: a word of caution](https://xn--gckvb8fzb.com/njalla-has-silently-changed-a-word-of-caution/) — Independent blog (2025-09-14) 7. [EU piracy watchlist adds IPFS, FitGirl and Njalla](https://torrentfreak.com/eu-piracy-watchlist-adds-ipfs-fitgirl-and-njalla-250523/) — TorrentFreak (2025-05-23) 8. [Njalla .tv domains placed on serverHold at Sarek Oy](https://torrentfreak.com/?p=247434) — TorrentFreak (February 2024) 9. [2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement, with specifications (§3.7.7.3, Whois Accuracy Program)](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en) — ICANN (checked 2026-10-08) 10. [WIPO overview: privacy and proxy services in UDRP cases](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/amc/domain-name-disputes/gdrp) — WIPO (checked 2026-10-08) **Keep the domain in your own name** Search a name, top up in crypto from $25, and register with WHOIS privacy included. No ID, no KYC. [Search a domain](https://sealname.com/app/domains/?lang=en) · [See all prices](https://sealname.com/pricing/) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # OrangeWebsite alternative for private domains > OrangeWebsite alternative (2026): .com at $12.99 vs €18.90, you stay the registrant, no ID, no KYC, paid in crypto. Dated, sourced price table. - URL: https://sealname.com/alternatives/orangewebsite/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) OrangeWebsite, based in Iceland, asks only for an email and accepts Monero. Here is how Sealname compares on price, holder of record and payment, as of October 2026. **Quick answer — What is a good OrangeWebsite alternative for domains?** **Sealname**, a private domain name registration service paid in crypto, is an OrangeWebsite alternative with lower prices and the domain in your own name. WHOIS privacy is included, with no ID and no KYC — only a verified email, kept private. A .com costs $12.99/year, versus €18.90 at OrangeWebsite as of October 2026. Unlike OrangeWebsite, Sealname does not accept Monero. ## Key facts (checked 8 October 2026) | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | OrangeWebsite base | Iceland | | Data OrangeWebsite asks for | "We only ask for a valid email address" (its home page) | | OrangeWebsite .com | €18.90 (its public price list) | | Sealname .com | $12.99/year, the same price to renew and to transfer | | Monero (XMR) | OrangeWebsite accepts it · Sealname does not | | Holder of record at Sealname | You, by default — or our company with the paid [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/) option (+$90/year) | ## OrangeWebsite vs Sealname, side by side Facts as of October 2026, per each provider's public pages or the sources listed at the bottom of this page. | | OrangeWebsite | Sealname | | --- | --- | --- | | Based in | Iceland | Panama (DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar) | | Data asked | A valid email address, per its home page | No sign-up form: a random 16-digit account number; one verified email per domain, never published | | Public WHOIS by default | Its own details (Techlore forum, secondary) | Our privacy service's details instead of yours, where the registry allows it | | Registrant of record | — | You | | Crypto accepted | BTC, LTC, ETH, BCH, XMR via BitPay and CoinPayments | BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC | | Monero (XMR) | Yes | No | | Price currency | Euro | US dollar | | .com price | €18.90 | $12.99, first year and renewal | | When data is disclosed | Only on an Icelandic court order (SelfPrivacy forum, 23 June 2025, secondary) | Only on a Panamanian court order, or under ICANN duties (urgent requests on a threat to life, critical infrastructure or child exploitation, UDRP for trademarks, data escrow) — see the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/) | | Takedown on a complaint alone | — (not documented in the sources we checked) | No: copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court; phishing, malware, botnets, CSAM and fraud that takes money from victims are suspended | | Transparency report | — | Quarterly; first report January 2027 | *Prices checked on October 8, 2026.* — = not stated in the sources we checked. Secondary = a forum post, not OrangeWebsite's own page. ## Domain prices: OrangeWebsite vs Sealname | Extension | OrangeWebsite (EUR) | Sealname (USD) | | --- | --- | --- | | .com | €18.90 | $12.99 | | .net | €22.00 | $13.99 | | .org | €26.90 | $12.99 | | .io | €92.00 | $54.99 | | .co | €48.00 | $33.99 | | .app | €22.00 | $16.99 | | .dev | €21.90 | $14.99 | *Prices checked on October 8, 2026.* OrangeWebsite: public price list in euros, one price per extension. Sealname: US dollars, the same price for the first year, the renewal and a transfer, with WHOIS privacy included where the registry allows it. Full list on the [pricing page](https://sealname.com/pricing/). ## Why choose Sealname over OrangeWebsite? Price and clarity about ownership are the two main reasons. - **Lower prices.** As of October 2026, every Sealname price in the table above is lower than OrangeWebsite's. A .io costs $54.99 against €92.00. The euro was worth more than the dollar in 2026, so converting widens the gap. - **One price, every year.** The renewal and a transfer cost the same as the first year. There is no teaser price. - **The domain is yours.** You are the registrant of record, and the transfer code is free, from your account, at any time, with no exit fee. - **No ID, no KYC.** A random 16-digit account number is your login. Each domain needs one verified email, as ICANN requires, and it is never published. - **Published rules.** Our [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/) and quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/) say who can get your data, and how often it was asked. We sell only extensions that can be registered privately: 130 of them. The [domain privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/) explains the others. ## Who is the registrant of record at OrangeWebsite? We did not find it stated in the sources we checked. A Techlore forum thread reports that OrangeWebsite shows its own details in WHOIS by default. That tells you what the public sees. It does not tell you who the legal holder is. There are two possible models behind a masked WHOIS record: - **Privacy service:** you are the registrant of record, and the public sees the service's contact details. - **Proxy service:** the provider is the registrant of record and lets you use the domain. Under ICANN's registrar contract (RAA 2013, §3.7.7.3), a proxy holder accepts liability for wrongful use. It avoids that only by disclosing the user's details within 7 days, on reasonable evidence of actionable harm. Ask any provider in writing which model it uses. At Sealname, the answer is published: you are the registrant of record. More: [WHOIS privacy vs proxy registration](https://sealname.com/whois-privacy-vs-proxy-registration/). ## Does OrangeWebsite hand over customer data? According to a SelfPrivacy forum post of 23 June 2025 (a secondary source), OrangeWebsite discloses data only on an Icelandic court order. Sealname's rule is of the same kind, and it is written on our own page: **your data only goes out on a Panamanian court order**. No foreign lawyer, private company or foreign government gets it without Panamanian legal process. We add what every ICANN-accredited registrar must do, so that nothing is hidden: trademark disputes follow the UDRP, whose provider receives the registrant details, and registration data is deposited with an escrow agent. We also publish our takedown rule: **no takedown on complaint alone** — copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court — with strict exceptions for phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material and fraud that takes money from victims. You are notified before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it, and every request is counted in our quarterly transparency report, first due January 2027. ## When is OrangeWebsite the better choice? OrangeWebsite fits better in these cases: - **You want to pay in Monero or Bitcoin Cash.** OrangeWebsite lists XMR and BCH. Sealname accepts neither; see our [Monero page](https://sealname.com/monero/). - **You prefer Icelandic jurisdiction** and a disclosure rule tied to Icelandic court orders, as reported on the SelfPrivacy forum. - **You budget in euros.** OrangeWebsite prices are in euros; Sealname prices are in US dollars. If you mainly want the lowest price and a documented holder of record, Sealname is the better fit. ## How do I move a domain from OrangeWebsite to Sealname? Plan the move outside the short period after a registration or a transfer, when ICANN's Transfer Policy blocks a move to another registrar. 1. **Check who holds the domain** — Look the domain up at lookup.icann.org, and ask OrangeWebsite who is the registrant of record. If it is not you, ask OrangeWebsite to put the domain in your name. 2. **Unlock it and get the code** — Ask OrangeWebsite to unlock the domain and to give you its transfer code (auth or EPP code). 3. **Open a Sealname account** — No sign-up form: you get a random 16-digit account number as your login. Add one email for the domain; it is verified and never published. 4. **Top up in crypto** — Top up with BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC (minimum $25). A .com transfer costs $12.99. 5. **Start the transfer** — In the client area, enter the domain and its code. Confirm the verification email within 15 days, as ICANN requires. ## Compare other private registrars - **[Njalla alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/njalla/)** — Proxy model, Monero, Costa Rica since late 2024. - **[1984 Hosting alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/1984/)** — Iceland, informs customers of authority requests, BTC and XMR. - **[FlokiNET alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/flokinet/)** — Iceland, Romania and Finland; secondary sources. - **[Incognet alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/incognet/)** — Wyoming, USA; holder of record not stated. - **[Best private registrars (2026)](https://sealname.com/compare/private-registrars/)** — Eight providers ranked on the same criteria. ## OrangeWebsite alternative: FAQ ### Does OrangeWebsite accept Monero? Yes. As of October 2026, its crypto page lists BTC, LTC, ETH, BCH and XMR, processed through BitPay and CoinPayments. Sealname does not accept Monero. We accept Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC), from a prepaid balance with a minimum top-up of $25. ### Is Sealname cheaper than OrangeWebsite? Yes, on every extension we compared. A .com costs $12.99 at Sealname versus €18.90 at OrangeWebsite, and a .io costs $54.99 versus €92.00 (October 2026). Sealname prices are in US dollars and stay the same at renewal. OrangeWebsite prices are in euros. ### What data does OrangeWebsite ask for? Its home page says: "we only ask for a valid email address". Sealname asks for even less to open an account: no sign-up form, just a random 16-digit account number. Each domain then needs one verified email, because ICANN requires registrars to verify it within 15 days. That email is never published. ### Who owns a domain registered at OrangeWebsite? We did not find it stated in the sources we checked. A Techlore forum thread reports that OrangeWebsite shows its own details in WHOIS by default, which describes the public record, not the legal holder. Ask OrangeWebsite in writing. At Sealname, you are always the registrant of record. ### Does OrangeWebsite disclose customer data? A SelfPrivacy forum post of 23 June 2025, a secondary source, says it discloses data only on an Icelandic court order. Sealname's written rule is similar: customer data goes out only on a Panamanian court order (or on an urgent request under ICANN rules), plus the ICANN duties of every registrar, such as the UDRP. You are notified before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it. ### How do I transfer a domain from OrangeWebsite to Sealname? Make sure the domain is in your name, unlock it and get its transfer code from OrangeWebsite. Then open a Sealname account, top up in crypto and start the transfer in the client area. Confirm the verification email within 15 days. A .com transfer costs $12.99. ### Where is Sealname based? Sealname is operated by DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama. Customer data goes out only on a Panamanian court order (or on an urgent request under ICANN rules); foreign authorities go through Panamanian legal process. Email replies within 12 hours, 7 days a week, including help with DNS, transfers and renewals. ### Does Sealname offer WHOIS privacy on every extension? On every extension whose registry allows a privacy service, WHOIS privacy is included free. Extensions whose registry needs a name and address, such as .de or .uk, are sold registered in our name only, so the registry sees our company, never you; those that need residence, such as .eu, are not sold. Extensions where privacy is impossible are not sold. The [domain privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/) rates every extension Yes, No or "not with only an email". ## Sources 1. [OrangeWebsite home page ("we only ask for a valid email address")](https://www.orangewebsite.com/) — OrangeWebsite (checked 2026-10-08) 2. [Pay with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies](https://www.orangewebsite.com/company/bitcoin-crypto-currency) — OrangeWebsite (checked 2026-10-08) 3. [Domain price list](https://www.orangewebsite.com/domains/domain-price-list) — OrangeWebsite (checked 2026-10-08) 4. [Forum thread on ICANN data and registration at 1984 and OrangeWebsite](https://discuss.techlore.tech/t/icann-has-your-info-anonymous-registration-isnt-anonymous-for-sites-like-1984-and-orange-websight/2956) — Techlore forum (checked 2026-10-08) 5. [How to choose a domain name registrar](https://forum.selfprivacy.org/t/how-to-chose-domain-name-registrar/99) — SelfPrivacy forum (2025-06-23) 6. [2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement, with specifications (§3.7.7.3, Whois Accuracy Program)](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en) — ICANN (checked 2026-10-08) **Register a private domain in your own name** Search a name, top up in crypto from $25, and register with WHOIS privacy included. No ID, no KYC. [Search a domain](https://sealname.com/app/domains/?lang=en) · [See all prices](https://sealname.com/pricing/) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # Anonymous domain registration: what is really possible > Anonymous domain registration, honestly: private to the public, not above the law. Data out only on a Panamanian court order. No ID, no KYC, crypto. - URL: https://sealname.com/anonymous-domain-registration/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) No ICANN-accredited registrar can hold no data at all. What you can get is a domain that is private to the public, with clear rules on who else can see your details. **Quick answer — Is anonymous domain registration really possible?** What is really possible: **private to the public, no ID, only a verified email.** **Sealname**, a private domain name registration service paid in crypto, keeps your name, address and phone out of public WHOIS/RDAP and asks for no ID and no KYC. ICANN requires one verified email within 15 days. Your data only goes out on a Panamanian court order, except urgent ICANN cases, and no domain is taken down on a complaint alone. ## What "anonymous" means at Sealname | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | Public WHOIS/RDAP | Your name, address and phone never appear | | What we never ask | ID document, selfie, ID or tax number, date of birth, phone number, postal address, card or bank details | | What ICANN requires us to hold | One verified email per domain, nothing else; kept while the domain is registered, as ICANN requires | | Connection logs and IP addresses | None kept | | Disclosure | Only on a Panamanian court order, plus ICANN duties of every registrar (urgent requests on a threat to life, critical infrastructure or child exploitation, UDRP for trademarks, data escrow) | | Notice to you | before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it | | Abuse | Phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material and fraud that takes money from victims lead to suspension | | Payment | Crypto only: BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC; Monero is not accepted | ## What does "private to the public, not above the law" mean? It means two different audiences get two different answers. The public, including anyone running a WHOIS/RDAP lookup, learns nothing personal about you. The public record shows our privacy service's contact, or the registry's own redaction. The law is another matter. Sealname is operated by DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama. Like every accredited registrar, it must keep certain data and follow ICANN duties such as urgent requests on a threat to life and the UDRP. Beyond those, your data only goes out on a Panamanian court order. Be wary of any service that promises more: the rules below apply to every accredited registrar. ## In which cases can Sealname disclose your data? Only on a **Panamanian court order**, under our [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/). A foreign lawyer, a private company or a foreign government gets nothing without Panamanian legal process. The only other cases are duties ICANN imposes on every registrar: 1. **Trademark disputes under the UDRP or the URS.** Under WIPO rules, the registrar must confirm the registrant to the provider and lock the domain within 2 business days of a UDRP complaint. 2. **Data escrow**: a sealed copy of registration data, used only if a registrar loses its accreditation. 3. **ICANN compliance checks** of our records. You are notified before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it. Your data is never sold and never used for marketing. Every request is counted in the quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/); the first one is due in January 2027. Authorities should read the [law enforcement](https://sealname.com/law-enforcement/) page. These requests are real but not routine. During ICANN's RDRS pilot (November 2023 to November 2025), more than 3,700 disclosure requests were filed. About 32% concerned intellectual property and 16% came from law enforcement. About one in four was approved. ## Why can't an ICANN registrar hold no data at all? Because ICANN's contract with every accredited registrar, the RAA 2013, requires three things: - **Email verification.** The Whois Accuracy Program Specification requires registrars to verify the registrant's email or phone within 15 days of a registration, a transfer or a change for gTLDs. Without it, the domain is suspended. So "no email required" is impossible. - **Record keeping.** Registrars keep the registration record for as long as ICANN requires. At Sealname that record is one email per domain: no logs, no IP address kept. - **Data escrow.** Registrars must deposit registration data with an escrow agent (RAA §3.6). If a registrar loses its accreditation, ICANN uses that data to move its domains to another registrar. In the European Union, NIS2 (article 28) adds similar duties. Registries and entities providing registration services must hold accurate data, have verification procedures and answer legitimate access requests within 72 hours. Sealname keeps only what these rules require: the full list is on [data we collect](https://sealname.com/data-we-collect/). ## How can you keep your domain as private as possible? A few choices make a large difference: 1. **Pick an extension that allows privacy.** Some registries ban privacy services (.us) or check identity with documents (.cn, .ru, .in, .dk). Sealname sells only private-capable extensions; the [privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/) rates all the others. 2. **Use a separate email for your domains.** The verified email is never published. A dedicated address still limits what it can be linked to if it is ever disclosed. 3. **Pay from a wallet you control.** Every crypto payment is public on its blockchain. A payment sent straight from an exchange account is also in that exchange's records, and exchanges usually know who you are. 4. **Keep the Organization field empty**, unless a company should own the domain. Under ICANN's Registration Data Policy, a filled Organization field makes that organisation the registrant. 5. **Give true details.** A privacy service is legal; false data works against you. Under US law (15 U.S.C. §1117(e)), knowingly giving materially false contact data to a registrar creates a presumption of wilful infringement. 6. **Check the result.** Look up your domain at [lookup.icann.org](https://lookup.icann.org/en) after registration. Our guide [check your RDAP record](https://sealname.com/guides/check-your-rdap-record/) shows what to look for. Is it legal to do all this? Yes: privacy is a lawful choice. The guide [is anonymous domain registration legal?](https://sealname.com/guides/is-anonymous-domain-registration-legal/) covers the details by region. > **Why registrars that ignore abuse are a trap: the Trustname case** Trustname promised its customers protection from takedowns (Domain Name Wire, 10 June 2026). On 27 August 2026, ICANN sent a termination notice, effective 11 September 2026, for breaches of RAA §3.18.1 and §3.18.2 on abuse handling, after 4 breach notices in 78 days. Its median phishing rate had risen from about 0.7% to about 10% between January and August 2026, per ICANN Domain Metrica. ## Is privacy legitimate if abusers use it too? Yes. Privacy services are common among abusers and honest users alike. One analysis found privacy or proxy services on 65% of 414,218 abuse-listed domains (DNSRF). An ICANN-funded study, reported by PCWorld, found that banks use them too. Hiding a home address is a legitimate need. What matters is how a registrar handles abuse. Since 5 April 2024, RAA §3.18 requires registrars to act promptly on well-documented DNS abuse. Sealname suspends domains used for phishing, malware or botnets within 24 hours of a well-documented report. Domains used for child sexual abuse material are suspended immediately, and the URLs are reported to NCMEC. Reports go to abuse@sealname.com, with no account needed, and get an automatic acknowledgement with a reference number. See the [abuse](https://sealname.com/abuse/) page. ## Anonymous domain registration: FAQ ### Is there any truly anonymous domain registrar? Not among ICANN-accredited registrars. ICANN requires each of them to verify the registrant's email or phone within 15 days, keep registration data for the life of the domain plus two years, and deposit it with an escrow agent. What an honest registrar can offer is privacy from the public, with published rules on disclosure. ### Can I register a domain without an email? No. Each domain needs one verified email, because ICANN requires registrars to verify the registrant's email or phone within 15 days for gTLDs. Sealname verifies the email, so it never asks for a phone number. The email is never published, and messages sent to the public contact are forwarded to your verified email; we never forward spam or bulk mail. ### Does paying in crypto make me anonymous? No. Crypto removes the card and the bank from the order, which is a real privacy gain. But every transaction is public on its blockchain, and an exchange keeps records of your withdrawals. Paying from a wallet you control limits what can be linked to the domain. Sealname accepts BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC. ### Do you accept Monero? No. Sealname does not accept Monero (XMR). Payment is possible in Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC), from a prepaid balance with a minimum top-up of $25. The [Monero page](https://sealname.com/monero/) explains this choice and lists the coins you can use instead. ### Will you tell me if someone asks for my data? Yes. You are notified before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it. Your data only goes out on a Panamanian court order, or under ICANN duties such as urgent requests on a threat to life and the UDRP, and only the data the order names is shared. Every request is counted in the quarterly transparency report, starting January 2027. ### Can a UDRP complaint reveal who owns my domain? Yes. Under WIPO rules, the registrar must confirm the registrant and lock the domain within 2 business days of a UDRP complaint. WIPO notes that panels usually name both the privacy or proxy service and the disclosed registrant. Our page on [UDRP and disputes](https://sealname.com/udrp-and-disputes/) explains the procedure. ### Is an "anonymous" registrar outside ICANN rules safer? No. A registrar that ignores abuse rules can lose its accreditation, and its customers' domains are then moved to another registrar. Trustname, which promised its customers protection from takedowns, received an ICANN termination notice on 27 August 2026 after 4 breach notices in 78 days. ### How long does Sealname keep my data? The email stays on file while the domain is registered, and for the period ICANN requires afterwards. We keep no connection logs and no IP address with your orders, and we never ask for a wallet address or a TXID. The full list is on [data we collect](https://sealname.com/data-we-collect/). ## Sources 1. [2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement and specifications (Whois Accuracy, Data Retention, data escrow §3.6)](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en) — ICANN (checked 2026-10-08) 2. [ICANN's RDRS two-year pilot: what we learned and where we go next](https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/icanns-rdrs-two-year-pilot-what-we-learned-and-where-we-go-next-03-03-2026-en) — ICANN (2026-03-03) 3. [Notice of termination of registrar accreditation (Trustname)](https://www.icann.org/uploads/compliance_notice/attachment/1367/hedlund-to-nestsiarovich-27aug26.pdf) — ICANN (2026-08-27) 4. [ICANN sends breach notice to Trustname](https://domainnamewire.com/2026/06/10/icann-sends-breach-notice-to-trustname/) — Domain Name Wire (2026-06-10) 5. [DNS abuse amendments to the RAA and RA](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/global-amendment-2024-en) — ICANN (2024-04-05) 6. [ICANN Registration Data Policy now in effect for contracted parties](https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-registration-data-policy-now-in-effect-for-contracted-parties-21-08-2025-en) — ICANN (2025-08-21) 7. [ICANN's Registration Data Policy: key measures and impacts](https://www.dreyfus.fr/en/2025/10/28/icanns-registration-data-policy-key-measures-and-impacts/) — Dreyfus (2025-10-28) 8. [NIS2 Directive, article 28](https://www.springlex.eu/en/packages/nis2/nis2-directive/article-28/) — Springlex (checked 2026-10-08) 9. [15 U.S.C. §1117: recovery for violation of rights](https://law.onecle.com/uscode/15/1117.html) — Onecle (checked 2026-10-08) 10. [Privacy/proxy services: a safe haven for cybercriminals?](https://dnsrf.org/blog/privacy-proxy-services---a-safe-haven-for-cybercriminals-) — DNSRF 11. [Exposing hidden domain registrations could hurt innocent users more than criminals](https://www.pcworld.com/article/439970/exposing-hidden-domain-registrations-could-hurt-innocent-users-more-than-criminals.html) — PCWorld 12. [Updated UDRP rules](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/amc/domain-name-disputes/resources/updated_udrp_rules) — WIPO (checked 2026-10-08) 13. [WIPO and GDPR: domain name disputes](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/amc/domain-name-disputes/gdrp) — WIPO (checked 2026-10-08) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # Buy a private domain with crypto > Buy a private domain with crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): no KYC, no card, .com at $12.99/year with WHOIS privacy. Top-up from $25. - URL: https://sealname.com/buy-domain-with-crypto/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) Every coin Sealname accepts, the network to use, the confirmations it needs and the mistakes to avoid. Monero is not accepted. **Quick answer — Can I buy a private domain with crypto?** Yes. **Sealname**, a private domain name registration service paid in crypto, accepts Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC). You top up a prepaid balance from $25, then register, renew or transfer domains from it. A .com costs $12.99/year, WHOIS privacy included. There is no ID and no KYC — only a verified email, kept private. Monero is not accepted. ## Crypto payment at a glance | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | Accepted coins | Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC) | | Ways to pay | 7 coin and network pairs: USDT is accepted on Tron (TRC-20) and on Ethereum (ERC-20) | | Minimum top-up | $25 | | Payment model | Prepaid balance: top up once, then register, renew or transfer from it | | Unused balance | Unused balance stays on your account and never expires, and it pays for new domains, renewals and transfers, but it is not refundable | | Card, PayPal, bank transfer | Not accepted | | Monero (XMR) | Not accepted — see [what to use instead](https://sealname.com/monero/) | | KYC / ID | None — no ID document, no selfie; one verified email, kept private | | .com price | $12.99/year, the same price to renew and to transfer | ## Which cryptocurrencies does Sealname accept? Sealname accepts the coins below, and nothing else. USDT works on two networks, so there are 7 ways to pay in total. Each one has its own guide with its network, its confirmations and the asset that pays the fee. - Bitcoin (BTC) - Tether (USDT) — TRC-20 or ERC-20 - USD Coin (USDC) — ERC-20 - Ethereum (ETH) - Solana (SOL) - Litecoin (LTC) ## Pay for a domain with a specific coin Open the guide of the coin you hold. Each page explains the right network, the wallet to use and what the payment reveals. - [Bitcoin (BTC)](https://sealname.com/pay/bitcoin/) - [USDT on Tron (TRC-20)](https://sealname.com/pay/usdt-trc20/) - [USDT on Ethereum (ERC-20)](https://sealname.com/pay/usdt-erc20/) - [USD Coin (USDC, ERC-20)](https://sealname.com/pay/usdc/) - [Ethereum (ETH)](https://sealname.com/pay/ethereum/) - [Solana (SOL)](https://sealname.com/pay/solana/) - [Litecoin (LTC)](https://sealname.com/pay/litecoin/) ## Which coin and network should you use? Each coin is accepted on one network only, except USDT. The network fee is always paid by the sending wallet, in the asset shown here. | Coin | Network | Fee paid in | Good for | Guide | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Bitcoin (BTC) | Bitcoin | BTC | Hardware wallets and any Bitcoin wallet you already use | [Pay with Bitcoin](https://sealname.com/pay/bitcoin/) | | USDT (TRC-20) | Tron (TRC-20) | TRX | An exact dollar amount; often the cheapest network to send USDT | [Pay with USDT on Tron](https://sealname.com/pay/usdt-trc20/) | | USDT (ERC-20) | Ethereum (ERC-20) | ETH | Dollars from an Ethereum wallet you already use | [Pay with USDT on Ethereum](https://sealname.com/pay/usdt-erc20/) | | USDC | Ethereum (ERC-20) only | ETH | An exact dollar amount, with no exposure to price moves | [Pay with USDC](https://sealname.com/pay/usdc/) | | Ether (ETH) | Ethereum main network | ETH | Paying from an Ethereum wallet without converting first | [Pay with Ethereum](https://sealname.com/pay/ethereum/) | | Solana (SOL) | Solana (native SOL only) | SOL | Fast payments with very low network fees | [Pay with Solana](https://sealname.com/pay/solana/) | | Litecoin (LTC) | Litecoin | LTC | Low network fees from a wallet or an exchange | [Pay with Litecoin](https://sealname.com/pay/litecoin/) | The number of confirmations and the usual time for each network are in the table under [How do you pay](#how-payment-works). > **Monero (XMR) is not accepted** Sealname does not accept Monero. Never send XMR to an address that claims to be ours. The Monero page lists what you can use instead, and which registrars accept XMR as of October 2026. ## Why pay for a domain with crypto? Because a crypto top-up asks for no card and no bank details. A card payment links an order to your name and your bank. Sealname never asks for card or bank data, so it never stores any. What a crypto payment changes for you: - **No card, no PayPal, no bank transfer.** Sealname accepts none of them, so no bank data is ever linked to your account. - **No ID and no KYC.** Sealname never asks for an ID document, a selfie, a phone number or a postal address. Each domain needs one verified email, never published. - **One balance for every domain.** Top up once, then pay new domains, renewals and transfers from the same balance. - **One price per extension.** The first year costs the same as each renewal: a .com is $12.99/year. Crypto is not invisible. The blockchains of the coins we accept are public, and an exchange knows which withdrawals are yours. Sealname sees the address that paid, never who owns it. To keep a payment private, pay from a wallet you control. ## Which coin should you choose? Choose the coin you already hold, on the network your wallet uses. If you hold several, these points can help: - **You want to pay an exact dollar amount:** use a stablecoin, USDT or USDC. Its value does not move between sending and crediting. - **You want a low network fee:** USDT on Tron, Solana and Litecoin have low fees. On Tron, the wallet needs some TRX (or energy) to pay the fee. - **You hold Bitcoin:** pay in BTC. Fees rise when the Bitcoin network is busy, so send with a normal fee and without delay. - **You use an Ethereum wallet:** pay in ETH, USDT (ERC-20) or USDC. The gas fee is paid in ETH and is higher than on Tron. The price of BTC, ETH, SOL and LTC moves while a transaction waits. The payment page locks the crypto amount for a limited time, so send it quickly. ## How do you pay for a domain with crypto? Five steps, the same for every coin. The table shows the confirmations each network needs before your balance is credited. 1. **Top up $25 or more** — Choose the amount and the coin (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC). The crypto amount and its rate are locked for 30 minutes. 2. **Send it to the address shown, on the exact network** — The payment page shows our deposit address for the coin and network you picked: BTC on Bitcoin, USDT on Tron (TRC-20) or Ethereum (ERC-20), USDC on Ethereum (ERC-20), ETH on Ethereum, SOL on Solana, LTC on Litecoin. Send only that coin on that network: funds sent on another network or in another coin can’t be recovered. The network fee comes on top of the amount. 3. **Send the exact amount shown, then click “I’ve sent the payment”** — Each top-up has its own exact amount (down to the last decimals): that is how your payment is found and matched to your account automatically. Nothing else to send us. 4. **Credited after the network confirmations** — Your balance is credited once the network has confirmed the transaction. Usual times: 5. **One balance for every domain** — If you started from a domain search, the domain is registered in your name as soon as the top-up is credited, with WHOIS privacy switched on where the registry allows it. What is left stays on your balance for renewals, transfers and new domains. Unused balance stays on your account and never expires, and it pays for new domains, renewals and transfers, but it is not refundable. | Crypto | Network | Confirmations | Usual time | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Bitcoin (BTC) | Bitcoin | 2 | ≈ 20 min | | Tether (USDT) | Tron (TRC-20) | 20 | ≈ 1 min | | Tether (USDT) | Ethereum (ERC-20) | 12 | ≈ 5 min | | USD Coin (USDC) | Ethereum (ERC-20) | 12 | ≈ 5 min | | Ethereum (ETH) | Ethereum | 12 | ≈ 5 min | | Solana (SOL) | Solana | 1 | ≈ 1 min | | Litecoin (LTC) | Litecoin | 6 | ≈ 15 min | Closed the tab? The pending top-up stays under Billing in your account: open it to see the address and the exact amount again. ## How do you avoid a payment mistake? Check these five points before you send: 1. **The wrong network.** USDT on Tron and USDT on Ethereum are not interchangeable. USDC is accepted on Ethereum (ERC-20) only, and SOL means native SOL, not tokens on Solana. 2. **A wrapped or bridged coin.** Wrapped BTC on Ethereum, or ETH on a layer-2 network such as Arbitrum, Optimism or Base, is not credited. 3. **An amount that does not match.** Send the exact amount shown. If an exchange takes its fee from the amount sent, the amount that arrives will be too low. 4. **No coin left for the fee.** The fee comes on top of the amount. A Tron wallet needs TRX, and an Ethereum wallet needs ETH. 5. **A late payment.** The crypto amount is locked for a limited time on the payment page. Send it before that time runs out. Funds sent on another network or in another coin cannot be recovered. If you are unsure, write to support@sealname.com before you send. Email replies within 12 hours, 7 days a week, including help with DNS, transfers and renewals. ## What does your crypto top-up buy? Prices are per year, with WHOIS privacy included. Whatever your top-up does not spend stays on your balance for the next order. | Extension | 1st year | Renewal | Transfer | WHOIS privacy | Restrictions | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | .com | $12.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | Free | None | | .net | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | Free | None | | .org | $12.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | Free | None | | .io | $54.99 | $54.99 | $54.99 | Free | None | | .ai | $88.99 | $88.99 | $88.99 | Free | min. 2 years | | .me | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | None | *6 extensions · prices per year in USD* ## Paying for a domain with crypto: FAQ ### What happens if I send crypto on the wrong network? The payment cannot be credited, and the funds cannot be recovered. Each coin is accepted on one network only, except USDT, which works on Tron (TRC-20) and Ethereum (ERC-20). Pick the network on the payment page first, then pick the same network in your wallet or exchange. ### Can I get a refund of my crypto balance? No. Unused balance stays on your account and never expires, and it pays for new domains, renewals and transfers, but it is not refundable. Top up what you plan to spend on registrations, renewals and transfers; the minimum is $25. Check the [price list](https://sealname.com/pricing/) before you choose the amount, since every extension has one yearly price. ### What is the minimum crypto top-up? The minimum top-up is $25, in any accepted coin, and you can top up again at any time. The balance then pays every order on your account. A .com costs $12.99/year. Whatever the order does not spend stays on your balance for a renewal or another domain. ### Can I pay straight from an exchange? Yes. An exchange withdrawal works if it sends the exact amount to the address shown, on the right network. If the exchange takes its withdrawal fee from the amount, add the fee so the right amount arrives. The exchange knows the withdrawal is yours, so a wallet you control is more private. ### How long does a crypto payment take? It depends on the network. Your balance is credited once the transaction has the required number of confirmations: 1 on Solana, 2 on Bitcoin, 6 on Litecoin, 12 on Ethereum and 20 on Tron. The table under [How do you pay](#how-payment-works) shows the usual time for each. ### Does Sealname accept Monero, cards or PayPal? No. Sealname accepts BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC only. Monero (XMR), cards, PayPal and bank transfers are not accepted. If you wanted to pay in XMR, the [Monero page](https://sealname.com/monero/) explains what you can use instead and how to keep a crypto payment private. ### Are renewals paid in crypto too? Yes. Renewals, transfers and new domains are all paid from the same crypto balance. A renewal costs the same as the first year: $12.99/year for a .com. Each domain in the client area has an auto-renew switch, so keep enough balance for the renewals you expect. ### Does Sealname know who paid? Sealname sees the address that paid and the transaction, never who owns the wallet. It never asks for your name, an ID document or bank details. The blockchain is public, though, and an exchange knows its own customers. Read [what data we collect](https://sealname.com/data-we-collect/) for the full list. **Register a private domain with crypto** Search a name, top up from $25 in BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC, and get WHOIS privacy included. No ID, no KYC. [Search a domain](https://sealname.com/app/domains/?lang=en) · [See all prices](https://sealname.com/pricing/) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # Best private domain registrars (2026) > Best private domain registrars (2026): 8 compared on holder of record, .com price, data asked, crypto and Monero. Sealname: $12.99, no KYC. - URL: https://sealname.com/compare/private-registrars/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) Eight registrars and privacy providers, compared on the same criteria: who holds the domain, the .com price, the data asked, crypto, Monero and jurisdiction. **Quick answer — What is the best private domain registrar in 2026?** For a domain in your own name, paid in crypto, under written rules, **Sealname** ranks first. It is a private domain name registration service: no ID and no KYC — only a verified email, kept private — no takedown on complaint alone, and data released only on a Panamanian court order. A .com costs $12.99/year, the same to renew. If you must pay in Monero, Njalla, OrangeWebsite, 1984 Hosting and Incognet accept it; Sealname does not. ## The 8 private domain registrars compared (October 2026) **Methodology.** Published by Sealname, operated by DomaineGoat LLC. Every provider is compared on the same eight criteria: .com price, registrant of record, data asked at sign-up, cryptocurrencies, Monero, jurisdiction, disclosure rules and takedown rules. Facts come from each provider's own pages where we could read them. Otherwise, they come from the secondary sources named in each entry and listed below. *Prices checked on October 8, 2026.* Ranked for one need: owning a private domain, paid in crypto, without an ID check. Your own priority may change the order: see [which one to choose](#which-one-should-you-choose) below. ### 1. Sealname — You own the domain Private domain registration in your own name, under a written policy: no takedown on complaint alone, data released only on a Panamanian court order, strict exceptions for phishing, malware, botnets, CSAM and fraud that takes money from victims. No ID and no KYC; one price per extension. - Best for: Owning the domain, paid in crypto, with written takedown and disclosure rules - Price: $12.99 first year and renewal - KYC: None — one verified email per domain, never published - Crypto payment: BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC - Pros: No takedown on complaint alone: a decision from a Panamanian court is needed - Pros: Data released only on a Panamanian court order - Pros: You are the registrant of record - Pros: Same price to register, renew and transfer - Pros: Only extensions that can be registered privately (130) - Cons: No Monero (XMR) - Cons: Crypto only: no card, PayPal or bank transfer - Cons: First transparency report due January 2027: no figures yet ### 2. Njalla — Proxy model · Monero Founded in 2017 by Peter Sunde. Its terms, as quoted in 2023, register domains in Njalla's own name unless you ask otherwise. Flat yearly price per extension. - Best for: Paying in Monero, with the provider as holder of record - Price: €15 a year (≈ $17.38) - KYC: Email or XMPP address at sign-up (secondary) - Crypto payment: BTC, LTC, XMR, ETH (PayPal also listed) - Pros: Accepts Monero - Pros: Flat yearly price per extension - Pros: Operating since 2017 - Cons: Njalla, not you, is the registrant of record by default - Cons: Company moved from Nevis to Costa Rica in late 2024 without an announcement (blog, September 2025) - Cons: Listed on the European Commission's 2025 Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List (TorrentFreak) ### 3. OrangeWebsite — Iceland · Monero Icelandic provider that says it only asks for a valid email address. Shows its own details in WHOIS by default (Techlore forum, secondary). - Best for: Icelandic jurisdiction with Monero or Bitcoin Cash payment - Price: €18.90 a year - KYC: A valid email address only, per its home page - Crypto payment: BTC, LTC, ETH, BCH, XMR via BitPay and CoinPayments - Pros: Accepts Monero and Bitcoin Cash - Pros: Email-only sign-up, per its home page - Pros: Discloses data only on an Icelandic court order (forum post, 2025, secondary) - Cons: Holder of record not stated in the sources we checked - Cons: Prices in euros, higher than Sealname's on the 7 extensions compared - Cons: Crypto handled by third-party processors (BitPay, CoinPayments) ### 4. 1984 Hosting — Iceland · informs customers Run by 1984 ehf in Iceland. Commits to inform customers of any request from authorities. Accepts Bitcoin and Monero. - Best for: Monero payment and notice of every request from authorities - Price: $15.99 a year - KYC: — (not documented in the sources checked) - Crypto payment: BTC, XMR - Pros: Commits to inform customers of requests from authorities - Pros: Accepts Monero - Pros: Prices in US dollars - Cons: Holder of record (privacy or proxy) not documented - Cons: Higher prices than Sealname on the 8 extensions compared ### 5. FlokiNET — Iceland · Romania · Finland The customer reportedly stays the domain holder, with minimal data asked (whtop, secondary). Told ICANN in 2015 that it opposed any disclosure without a court order. - Best for: A provider with a public "court order only" position - Price: €18.75 (≈ $21.80, whtop) - KYC: Minimal data (secondary) - Crypto payment: BTC (secondary) - Pros: Customer reportedly stays the holder of record - Pros: Public position against disclosure without a court order (2015) - Cons: Domain facts come from secondary sources - Cons: Monero not confirmed ### 6. Incognet — Wyoming, USA · Monero IncogNet LLC advertises "anonymous domain registration" with an email only, and processes BTC, XMR and other coins in-house (Reclaim The Net, undated). - Best for: A US company, with Monero processed in-house - Price: About $17.76 (undated) - KYC: Email only (secondary) - Crypto payment: BTC, XMR and other coins, processed in-house - Pros: Crypto processed in-house, without a third-party processor - Pros: Accepts Monero - Pros: Stated US jurisdiction (Wyoming) - Cons: Holder of record not stated (forum post, secondary) - Cons: Price source undated ### 7. Namecheap — Mainstream · Bitcoin Mainstream registrar with free WHOIS privacy and Bitcoin top-ups via BitPay or BTCPay. Its terms allow asking for a government ID and a selfie (Veriff) in disputes or abuse cases. - Best for: A mainstream registrar with a low first-year price - Price: $6.99 first year with a new-customer code, $14.98 renewal - KYC: Government ID and selfie (Veriff) may be asked in disputes or abuse cases - Crypto payment: BTC via BitPay or BTCPay (balance top-up) - Pros: Free WHOIS privacy - Pros: Lowest first-year .com in this list, with a code - Cons: Renewal at $14.98, more than twice the first year - Cons: ID and selfie possible in disputes or abuse cases - Cons: Monero not listed ### 8. Porkbun — Mainstream · USDC Mainstream registrar with free WHOIS privacy and the same .com price for the first year and the renewal. Accepts USDC via Coinbase. Asks a subset of new accounts for photo ID via Veriff. - Best for: The lowest regular .com price, if an ID check is acceptable - Price: $11.08 first year and renewal - KYC: Photo ID (Veriff) for a subset of new accounts - Crypto payment: USDC via Coinbase - Pros: Lowest renewal price in this list ($11.08) - Pros: Free WHOIS privacy - Cons: Photo ID for some new accounts - Cons: One coin only: USDC, via Coinbase *Disclosure: this page is published by Sealname. Competitor details come from their public websites or the sources cited, at the date shown above, and may have changed since.* ## Private domain registrars side by side The same facts as the ranking, in one table. "Secondary" means a forum or directory, not the provider's own page. | Provider | .com per year | Holder of record | Data asked | Crypto | Monero | Jurisdiction | Written takedown and disclosure rules | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Sealname | $12.99 (renewal $12.99) | You | 16-digit account number; one verified email per domain, never published | BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC | No | Panama | No takedown on complaint alone; data out only on a Panamanian court order (plus ICANN duties: UDRP, escrow) | | Njalla | €15 (≈ $17.38) | Njalla, unless you ask otherwise (secondary) | Email or XMPP address (secondary) | BTC, LTC, XMR, ETH | Yes | Costa Rica (since late 2024) | — (none found in our sources) | | OrangeWebsite | €18.90 | — (own details shown in WHOIS, secondary) | A valid email address | BTC, LTC, ETH, BCH, XMR | Yes | Iceland | Data only on an Icelandic court order (secondary) | | 1984 Hosting | $15.99 | Not documented | — | BTC, XMR | Yes | Iceland | Informs customers of authority requests | | FlokiNET | €18.75 (≈ $21.80, secondary) | You, reportedly (secondary) | Minimal (secondary) | BTC (secondary) | Not confirmed | Iceland, Romania, Finland | Opposed disclosure without a court order (2015) | | Incognet | About $17.76 (secondary, undated) | Not stated (secondary) | Email only (secondary) | BTC, XMR and others | Yes | Wyoming, USA | — | | Namecheap | $6.99 first year with a code, $14.98 renewal | — | ID and selfie possible in disputes or abuse cases | BTC (BitPay, BTCPay) | Not listed | — | — | | Porkbun | $11.08 (renewal $11.08) | — | Photo ID for a subset of new accounts | USDC (Coinbase) | Not listed | — | — | *Prices checked on October 8, 2026.* — = not stated in the sources we checked. Njalla also lists PayPal. Euro prices are shown as published; dollar values are approximate. ## How did we compare private domain registrars? We used the same eight criteria for every provider, and only public facts with a source: 1. **Holder of record.** Who is the legal registrant: you (privacy service) or the provider (proxy service). This decides who controls the domain. 2. **.com price.** The first year and the renewal, as published. Where the price is in euros, we show euros. 3. **Data asked at sign-up.** Email, ID document, selfie or phone. 4. **Crypto accepted.** The coins listed, and whether a third-party processor handles them. 5. **Monero.** Whether XMR is listed as a payment method. 6. **Jurisdiction.** The country of the company that runs the service. 7. **Disclosure rules.** Whether the provider publishes when it shares customer data. 8. **Takedown rules.** Whether the provider publishes when a complaint can get a domain suspended. We did not score speed, support quality or reviews, because we cannot measure them fairly. Where a provider's own page could not be read, we used a secondary source and labelled it. This page is published by Sealname, so we rank ourselves first for the need we serve. Every fact is dated so you can check it. ## Why does the holder of record matter so much? Because the holder of record is the legal owner of the domain. With a **privacy service**, you are the registrant of record, and public WHOIS/RDAP shows the service's contact details instead of yours. With a **proxy service**, the provider is the registrant of record and lets you use the domain. ICANN's registrar contract makes the proxy model a shared risk. Under RAA 2013 §3.7.7.3, a holder that licenses a domain to someone else accepts liability for wrongful use. It avoids that liability only by disclosing the user's details within 7 days, when shown reasonable evidence of actionable harm. Since the Registration Data Policy took effect on 21 August 2025, registrants' personal data is redacted from public RDAP by default. One detail matters: if you fill in the "Organization" field, that organisation becomes the registrant. Leave it empty if the domain is personal. More: [WHOIS privacy vs proxy registration](https://sealname.com/whois-privacy-vs-proxy-registration/) and [who owns my domain](https://sealname.com/who-owns-my-domain/). ## Which one should you choose? The best registrar depends on what you need most. This table matches common needs with the providers that fit them, as of October 2026. | Your need | Consider | Why | | --- | --- | --- | | Own the domain, no ID, pay in crypto | Sealname | You are the registrant of record; no ID and no KYC; BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC | | No takedown on a complaint alone, data only on a court order | Sealname | Written policy: a decision from a Panamanian court is needed for copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints; data out only on a Panamanian court order | | Pay in Monero | Njalla, OrangeWebsite, 1984 Hosting, Incognet | All four list XMR; Sealname does not accept Monero | | A proxy model (the provider holds the domain) | Njalla | Registers in its own name unless you ask otherwise (terms quoted in 2023) | | The lowest .com price | Porkbun or Namecheap | Porkbun $11.08 every year; Namecheap $6.99 the first year with a code, then $14.98 | | A mainstream registrar | Namecheap or Porkbun | Free WHOIS privacy; ID checks possible (Veriff) | | Icelandic jurisdiction | OrangeWebsite, 1984 Hosting, FlokiNET | Based in Iceland; FlokiNET also in Romania and Finland | | A US company | Incognet | IncogNet LLC, Wyoming (secondary source) | *Prices checked on October 8, 2026.* ## What if you only want the cheapest .com? Then a mainstream registrar costs less, if you accept its checks. As of October 2026: - **Porkbun:** $11.08 for the first year and the renewal; USDC via Coinbase; photo ID for a subset of new accounts. - **Namecheap:** $6.99 the first year with a new-customer code, then $14.98; Bitcoin via BitPay or BTCPay. - **Dynadot:** $10.88 for the first year and the renewal; BTC, BitPay, USDC and USDT. - **Cloudflare Registrar:** sells at registry cost ($10.46 for a .com); no crypto payment documented. For context, the .com registry price is $10.26, rising to $10.97 on 1 November 2026, plus the $0.20 ICANN fee. Sealname charges $12.99/year with privacy included, no ID and no KYC, and the same price every year. See every extension on the [pricing page](https://sealname.com/pricing/). ## Private domain registrars: FAQ ### Which private registrar lets me own the domain? Sealname keeps you as the registrant of record, and says so on its own pages. FlokiNET reportedly does too, per a secondary source. Njalla registers domains in its own name by default, per its terms as quoted in 2023. For OrangeWebsite, 1984 Hosting and Incognet, we did not find the holder of record stated. ### Which domain registrars accept Monero? As of October 2026, Njalla, OrangeWebsite and 1984 Hosting list Monero (XMR) on their own pages, and Incognet accepts it per Reclaim The Net. Sealname does not accept Monero; we accept Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC). Read our [Monero page](https://sealname.com/monero/) and the [crypto payment guide](https://sealname.com/buy-domain-with-crypto/). ### What is the cheapest private domain registrar? Among the crypto-paid privacy providers compared here, Sealname has the lowest .com: $12.99/year, versus €15 at Njalla and $15.99 at 1984 Hosting. Mainstream registrars cost less: Porkbun charges $11.08 a year, and Namecheap $6.99 the first year with a code. Both may ask for photo ID in some cases. ### Do private domain registrars need my ID? Not always. Sealname asks for no ID and no KYC, only one verified email per domain, kept private. OrangeWebsite and Incognet ask for an email only, per their page and a directory. Namecheap may ask for ID and a selfie in disputes or abuse cases, and Porkbun asks a subset of new accounts for photo ID. ### Why does every registrar need an email? For gTLDs such as .com, ICANN requires registrars to verify the registrant's email or phone within 15 days. This applies after a registration, a transfer or a change. Otherwise the domain is suspended. A provider that promises no email at all cannot meet that rule. Sealname verifies one email per domain and never publishes it. ### Which registrar will not share my data without a court order? Sealname writes it down: customer data goes out only on a Panamanian court order (or on an urgent request under ICANN rules), never to a foreign lawyer, a private company or a foreign government without Panamanian legal process. ICANN duties of every registrar still apply: the UDRP for trademark disputes and data escrow. OrangeWebsite (per a 2025 forum post, secondary) and FlokiNET (2015 comment to ICANN) have stated court-order positions too. ### Which registrar will not suspend my domain on a complaint alone? Sealname publishes it as the first line of its policy: no takedown on complaint alone. Copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court. The strict exceptions are written openly: phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material and fraud that takes money from victims lead to suspension. We found no comparable written takedown rule in the sources we checked for the other providers. ### Is private domain registration legal? Yes. Privacy services are part of ICANN's rules, and personal data is redacted from public RDAP by default since 21 August 2025. What works against you is false data: in the US, knowingly giving materially false contact data to a registrar creates a presumption of wilful infringement. See [is anonymous domain registration legal?](https://sealname.com/guides/is-anonymous-domain-registration-legal/). ### Why is Sealname ranked first on its own page? Because this page is published by Sealname, and it ranks providers for one need: owning a private domain, paid in crypto, without an ID check. We say so openly, and every competitor fact carries its source and date. If Monero or the lowest price matters more to you, the table above points to other providers. ## Sources 1. [Njalla FAQ (payment methods)](https://njal.la/faq/) — Njalla (checked 2026-10-08) 2. [Njalla pricing](https://njal.la/pricing/) — Njalla (checked 2026-10-08) 3. [.com price at Njalla](https://domainoffer.net/tld/com/njalla) — domainoffer.net (2026-08-18) 4. [Can't decide on domain registrar (Njalla terms quoted)](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/cant-decide-on-domain-registrar/10830/8) — Privacy Guides forum (2023) 5. [Pirate Bay founder's Njalla offers anonymous domain registration for Bitcoin](https://news.bitcoin.com/pirate-bay-founders-njalla-offers-anonymous-domain-registration-for-bitcoin/) — Bitcoin.com News (checked 2026-10-08) 6. [Njalla has silently changed: a word of caution](https://xn--gckvb8fzb.com/njalla-has-silently-changed-a-word-of-caution/) — Independent blog (2025-09-14) 7. [EU piracy watchlist adds IPFS, FitGirl and Njalla](https://torrentfreak.com/eu-piracy-watchlist-adds-ipfs-fitgirl-and-njalla-250523/) — TorrentFreak (2025-05-23) 8. [OrangeWebsite home page](https://www.orangewebsite.com/) — OrangeWebsite (checked 2026-10-08) 9. [OrangeWebsite crypto payments](https://www.orangewebsite.com/company/bitcoin-crypto-currency) — OrangeWebsite (checked 2026-10-08) 10. [OrangeWebsite domain price list](https://www.orangewebsite.com/domains/domain-price-list) — OrangeWebsite (checked 2026-10-08) 11. [Forum thread on ICANN data and registration at 1984 and OrangeWebsite](https://discuss.techlore.tech/t/icann-has-your-info-anonymous-registration-isnt-anonymous-for-sites-like-1984-and-orange-websight/2956) — Techlore forum (checked 2026-10-08) 12. [How to choose a domain name registrar](https://forum.selfprivacy.org/t/how-to-chose-domain-name-registrar/99) — SelfPrivacy forum (2025-06-23) 13. [About 1984](https://1984.hosting/about/) — 1984 ehf (checked 2026-10-08) 14. [1984 Hosting FAQ](https://1984.hosting/faq/) — 1984 ehf (checked 2026-10-08) 15. [1984 Hosting price list](https://1984.hosting/product/pricelist/) — 1984 ehf (2026-10-08) 16. [FlokiNET plan listing](https://www.whtop.com/plans/flokinet.is/141187) — whtop (checked 2026-10-08) 17. [FlokiNET comment on the PPSAI initial report](https://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-ppsai-initial-05may15/msg03764.html) — ICANN public comment forum (2015) 18. [Incognet (recommended tool entry)](https://reclaimthenet.org/recommended-tool/incognet) — Reclaim The Net (undated, checked 2026-10-08) 19. [Forum post on Incognet and the holder of record](https://feddit.it/post/31086442) — Feddit (checked 2026-10-08) 20. [Identity and payment verification](https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/10520/45/identity-and-payment-verification) — Namecheap (checked 2026-10-08) 21. [Porkbun payment options](https://porkbun.com/support/payment_options) — Porkbun (checked 2026-10-08) 22. [Why Porkbun asks for ID verification](https://kb.porkbun.com/article/225-why-porkbun-id-verification) — Porkbun (checked 2026-10-08) 23. [Pay with crypto](https://www.dynadot.com/help/question/pay-crypto) — Dynadot (checked 2026-10-08) 24. [Cloudflare Registrar FAQ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/registrar/faq/) — Cloudflare (checked 2026-10-08) 25. [Verisign .com price update 2026](https://osir.com/en/blog/verisign-com-price-update-2026/) — osir.com (checked 2026-10-08) 26. [2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement, with specifications](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en) — ICANN (checked 2026-10-08) 27. [Registration Data Policy now in effect](https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-registration-data-policy-now-in-effect-for-contracted-parties-21-08-2025-en) — ICANN (2025-08-21) 28. [ICANN's Registration Data Policy: key measures and impacts](https://www.dreyfus.fr/en/2025/10/28/icanns-registration-data-policy-key-measures-and-impacts/) — Dreyfus (2025-10-28) 29. [15 U.S.C. §1117](https://law.onecle.com/uscode/15/1117.html) — Onecle (checked 2026-10-08) **Register a private domain in your own name** $12.99/year for a .com, privacy included. Top up in crypto from $25. No ID, no KYC. [Search a domain](https://sealname.com/app/domains/?lang=en) · [See all prices](https://sealname.com/pricing/) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # Contact Sealname > Contact Sealname: support@sealname.com replies within 12 hours, abuse@sealname.com needs no account. No KYC, crypto-only domains, and what we never ask you. - URL: https://sealname.com/contact/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) Three addresses, each with one job. Write in English, and never send us your account number, password or transfer codes. **Quick answer — How do I contact Sealname?** Email **support@sealname.com** for any question about your account or your domains; we reply within 12 hours. Report phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material or fraud that takes money from victims to **abuse@sealname.com**, with no account needed. Courts and authorities follow the [law enforcement](https://sealname.com/law-enforcement/) page. Sealname, a private domain name registration service paid in crypto, asks for no ID and no KYC, and never for your account number. ## Contacts at a glance | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | Support | support@sealname.com | | Support reply time | within 12 hours | | Abuse reports | abuse@sealname.com, no account needed | | Abuse acknowledgement | an automatic acknowledgement with a reference number | | Phishing, malware, botnets, fraud that takes money from victims | Acted on within 24 hours of a well-documented report | | Legal requests | See [law enforcement](https://sealname.com/law-enforcement/) and the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/) | | Domain disputes | See [UDRP and disputes](https://sealname.com/udrp-and-disputes/) | | Language | English | | Operator | DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama | ## How do I get help from support? Write to **support@sealname.com**. Email replies within 12 hours, 7 days a week, including help with DNS, transfers and renewals. A message we can answer quickly includes: - **the domain name** concerned, for example example.com; - **what you tried** and what happened, with the exact error message if there is one; - **for a payment**: the coin, the network and the exact amount you sent, never a private key or seed phrase; - **for a transfer**: the registrar you are moving from or to. Write from the verified email of the domain when you can. It helps us confirm that the request comes from the registrant. Do not send your 16-digit account number: we never ask for it. ## How do I report abuse? Email **abuse@sealname.com**. You do not need an account, and you do not need to be a customer. Include the domain, the full URLs, the type of abuse and your evidence, such as screenshots, headers or the page source. - Every report receives an automatic acknowledgement with a reference number. - Phishing, malware, botnets and fraud that takes money from victims are acted on within 24 hours of a well-documented report. - Child sexual abuse material is acted on immediately, and the URLs are reported to NCMEC. - Other reports are reviewed within 2 business days. Claims about fraud, illegal content or copyright need a court order or a dispute procedure such as the UDRP. The full process is on the [abuse page](https://sealname.com/abuse/), and the rules every customer accepts are in the [acceptable use policy](https://sealname.com/acceptable-use-policy/). ## How do authorities and lawyers send legal requests? Follow the [law enforcement](https://sealname.com/law-enforcement/) page. Customer data goes out only on a **Panamanian court order**: a foreign lawyer, a private company or a foreign government gets nothing without Panamanian legal process. The only other cases are ICANN duties of every registrar: urgent requests under ICANN rules (an imminent threat to life, serious bodily injury, critical infrastructure, or child exploitation), trademark disputes under the UDRP or URS, data escrow and compliance checks. See the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/). We notify the customer before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it. Every request is counted in the quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/). Trademark owners who want a domain transferred should read [UDRP and disputes](https://sealname.com/udrp-and-disputes/). A complaint alone never takes a domain down: copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court. ## What will Sealname never ask you? We never ask for your password, your account number or your domain transfer (EPP) codes by email or chat. We also never ask for: - an ID document, a passport or ID scan, or a selfie; - an ID, passport or tax number, or a date of birth; - a phone number or a postal address; - card or bank details, or a crypto private key or seed phrase. There is no exception: one email, nothing else. A message that asks for any of these is not from us, even if it uses our name. Do not answer it. Forward it to abuse@sealname.com. ## I lost my account number. How do I get back in? Through the verified email. Your account has no sign-up form and no username: a random 16-digit account number is your login. If you lose it, write to support@sealname.com **from the verified email of one of your domains**. Recovery goes only through that verified address. To avoid the problem: - store the account number in a password manager; - keep the verified email working, because it also receives renewal reminders and legal notices; - update the email in your account before you close an old mailbox. A change of email is verified again, as ICANN requires. ## Contact: FAQ ### How fast does support reply? Email replies within 12 hours, 7 days a week, including help with DNS, transfers and renewals. A message with the domain name, what you tried and the exact error gets a useful answer faster. For abuse, write to abuse@sealname.com instead: every report receives an automatic acknowledgement with a reference number, and phishing is acted on within 24 hours of a well-documented report. ### Can support help me with DNS records and transfers? Yes. Email replies within 12 hours, 7 days a week, including help with DNS, transfers and renewals. Tell us the domain name, the record or the step that fails, and the exact error message. For a transfer, name the other registrar. We can explain any setting in the client area, such as A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT and CAA records, nameservers, the transfer lock and auto-renew. ### Do I need an account to report abuse? No. Anyone can report a domain registered with Sealname by writing to abuse@sealname.com. You do not need to be a customer or to sign in. Include the domain, the URLs and your evidence. Every report receives an automatic acknowledgement with a reference number, so you can follow it up. ### Can I send you my account number so you find my account faster? Please do not. We never ask for your password, your account number or your domain transfer (EPP) codes by email or chat. Give us the domain name instead, and write from the domain's verified email if you can. That lets us confirm that the request comes from the registrant without exposing your login. ### I received an email that says it is from Sealname. Is it real? Check what it asks for. We never ask for your password, your account number, your transfer codes, an ID document, card details or a seed phrase. If a message asks for any of these, or links to a page that does, it is not from us. Do not answer it, and forward it to abuse@sealname.com so that we can act on it. ### Where is Sealname based? Sealname is operated by DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama. Customer data goes out only on a Panamanian court order (or on an urgent request under ICANN rules), as our [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/) explains; foreign authorities go through Panamanian legal process. Customers can be anywhere: support and abuse reports work by email. Read more on the [about page](https://sealname.com/about/). ### Can I write in another language than English? Support works in English. Short, plain sentences are best: they avoid mistakes about DNS records, transfer codes and payment networks. If English is hard for you, a translation tool is fine. Keep technical details, such as the domain name and the amount sent, exactly as they are. **Looking for an answer right now?** The FAQ covers privacy, payment, renewals and transfers in short answers. [Read the FAQ](https://sealname.com/faq/) · [See all prices](https://sealname.com/pricing/) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # What data does Sealname collect? One email. That's it. > Sealname collects one email per domain, verified and never published. No name, address, phone, ID, IP logs or analytics. Privacy-first, no KYC, crypto. - URL: https://sealname.com/data-we-collect/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) We collect one email, nothing else. No name, no address, no phone, no ID, no logs, no tracking. **Quick answer — What data does Sealname collect?** **One email per domain. That's it.** **Sealname**, an ultra privacy-respecting domain registration service paid in crypto, asks for a single email, which ICANN requires us to verify. It is never published and never sold. We ask for no name, no address, no phone, no ID and no KYC, keep no connection logs and run no analytics. A .com costs $12.99/year, privacy included. ## Everything we hold, in three lines | Data | Why | Published? | | --- | --- | --- | | Your email (one per domain) | ICANN requires every registrar to verify the registrant's email. We use it for receipts, renewal reminders and messages relayed from the public contact. Never sold. | Never | | A random 16-digit account number | It is your login. It is generated by us and says nothing about you. | Never | | Your domains and their settings | Nameservers, DNS records, transfer lock, auto-renew, privacy switch, your balance and top-ups: what the service needs to run. | Only what every domain shows in RDAP (nameservers, dates, status) | If you write to support, we keep that conversation to answer you. There is no other exception: one email, nothing else. ## What does Sealname never collect? - **No name, no postal address, no phone number.** - **No ID document, no passport, no selfie, no date of birth, no ID or tax number.** - **No card or bank details**: payment is crypto only (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC). - **No wallet address and no TXID**: you never send us one. A payment is matched by its exact amount. - **No analytics and no tracking cookies.** The client area only uses your browser's local storage. ## Does Sealname keep logs? **No logs.** Our web server keeps no access log for Sealname, and we record no IP address with your orders or requests. An IP address is used only to limit abuse of the service, in memory, and forgotten in less than an hour. There is nothing to sell, nothing to leak and nothing to hand over beyond the three lines above. Who can get that little data is written in the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/): only a Panamanian court order, except the urgent requests and duties ICANN imposes on every registrar. Your legal rights are in the [privacy policy](https://sealname.com/legal/privacy/). ## Frequently asked questions ### Why does Sealname need an email at all? Because ICANN requires every registrar to verify the registrant's email within 15 days of a registration, a transfer or a change, or to suspend the domain. It is the only personal detail we ask for. It is never published in WHOIS/RDAP and never sold, and you can use an address that does not carry your name. ### Do you keep my IP address? No. Our web server keeps no access log for Sealname, and no IP address is stored with your orders or requests. An IP address only serves to limit abuse of the service, in memory, and is forgotten in less than an hour. We run no analytics and set no tracking cookies. ### Do you keep my wallet address or the TXID of my payment? No. You never send us a wallet address or a TXID: each top-up has its own exact amount, and the payment is matched by that amount. We keep your balance and your top-ups, nothing about your wallet. The transaction itself is public on its blockchain, so pay from a wallet you control. ### Can I delete my data? Yes, by closing your domains and your account: write to support@sealname.com from the domain's verified email. While a domain is registered, its email must stay on file, because ICANN requires a verified contact for every domain. We never ask you for anything else. ### Who can see my email? Nobody in public: WHOIS/RDAP shows our privacy contact, or the registry's redaction, instead of your details. It goes out only on a Panamanian court order, except urgent requests and duties ICANN imposes on every registrar, as the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/) explains. --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # Your data only goes out on a Panamanian court order > Sealname gives your data out only on a Panamanian court order, except urgent ICANN cases. No foreign lawyer, company or government. No ID, no KYC, crypto. - URL: https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) No foreign lawyer, private company or foreign government gets your data without Panamanian legal process. The only exceptions are urgent requests that ICANN rules require registrars to answer: an imminent threat to life, serious bodily injury, critical infrastructure, or child exploitation, and the duties ICANN imposes on every registrar, written out below. **Quick answer — When does Sealname disclose who owns a domain?** **Sealname**, a private domain name registration service paid in crypto, gives your data out **only on a Panamanian court order**. A foreign lawyer, a private company or a foreign government must go through Panamanian legal process. The exceptions are ICANN duties of every registrar: urgent requests (threat to life, serious bodily injury, critical infrastructure, child exploitation), trademark disputes under the UDRP, data escrow and compliance checks. We tell you before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it. ## Disclosure policy at a glance | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | The rule | Your data only goes out on a Panamanian court order — except urgent requests that ICANN rules require registrars to answer: an imminent threat to life, serious bodily injury, critical infrastructure, or child exploitation | | Foreign lawyers and private companies | Refused. They can go to a Panamanian court, or file a UDRP complaint for a trademark | | Foreign governments and police | Only through Panamanian legal process, such as an international legal-assistance request granted by a Panamanian court | | Urgent requests (ICANN rules) | Answered without a court order only for an imminent threat to life, serious bodily injury, critical infrastructure, or child exploitation; only the data needed | | Trademark disputes | UDRP or URS, an ICANN obligation: the dispute provider receives the registrant details; domain locked within 2 business days | | Other ICANN duties | Data escrow (a sealed copy, released only if the registrar fails) and ICANN compliance checks | | Notice to you | Yes: before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it | | What is disclosed | Only the data the order names, for the domain it names | | Reported | Every request, granted or refused, in the quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/) | | Sold or used for marketing | Never | ## What does "only on a Panamanian court order" mean? It means a letter, a threat or an official-looking email is never enough. Sealname is operated by DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama, and your data leaves us only when a Panamanian court orders it — apart from the urgent requests and the other duties that ICANN imposes on every registrar, listed below. This is our official policy, decided on 8 October 2026. - **A foreign lawyer** writing for a client gets no data from us. The client can go to a Panamanian court. - **A private company**, including a brand owner, a platform or a security vendor, gets no data from us outside a court order or a UDRP case. - **A foreign government or police force** must use Panamanian legal process: an international legal-assistance request that a Panamanian court grants. You stay the registrant of record of your domain, unless you choose the paid [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/) option, where our company holds it for you and this same policy applies. Our privacy service only replaces your contact details in public WHOIS/RDAP. ### Who can get your data, and how | Who asks | Can they get your data? | What it takes | What we disclose | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | A Panamanian court | Yes | A valid order that names the domain and the data | Only what the order names: at most the email, the account number, the domains, their settings and the balance — we keep no logs | | A foreign court, government or police force | Only through Panama | Panamanian legal process, for example an international legal-assistance request granted by a Panamanian court | Only what the Panamanian order names | | An urgent request under ICANN rules | Yes — ICANN obligation | An imminent threat to life, serious bodily injury, critical infrastructure, or child exploitation, from a sender we can verify | Only the data needed to deal with the danger | | A foreign lawyer, a private company, a brand owner | No | Refused. A Panamanian court order, or a UDRP complaint for a trademark | Nothing outside those procedures | | A UDRP or URS dispute provider (trademark disputes) | Yes — ICANN obligation | A complaint filed about the domain | The registrant details of that domain, to the provider and its panel | | ICANN and the data escrow agent | Yes — accreditation duties | The 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement | Registration data, as the agreement sets | | The public | Never | — | Our privacy contact, or the registry's redaction | ## Why do trademark disputes go through the UDRP? Because ICANN requires it of every accredited registrar, and we say so plainly. The UDRP is the dispute policy that applies to every generic domain. When a trademark owner files a complaint with an approved provider such as WIPO, the registrar must confirm the registrant to the provider and lock the domain within 2 business days. The provider and its panel then know who the registrant is, and WIPO notes that panels usually name both the privacy service and the registrant in their decision. If the panel orders a transfer, the registrar applies it, unless you start a court case within the time the policy allows. The URS is a faster procedure for clear-cut trademark cases and works the same way. Every step is on [UDRP and disputes](https://sealname.com/udrp-and-disputes/). ## What else does ICANN require of every registrar? Two more duties come with ICANN accreditation, and they are the same at every accredited registrar. - **Data escrow.** Registrars deposit registration data with an escrow agent (RAA §3.6). The copy stays sealed. It is used only if a registrar loses its accreditation, so that ICANN can move its domains to another registrar under the De-Accredited Registrar Transition Procedure. It protects your ownership. - **Compliance checks.** ICANN Contractual Compliance can check a registrar's records about a domain, for example that an email was verified or that an abuse report was handled. And one fact of how domains work: the **registry** of your extension receives the registration data it needs to register the domain. Because we sell only extensions where our privacy service applies, that is our privacy contact, not your details. Where a registry needs a name and address, such as .de or .uk, we register the domain in our name only, so the registry holds our company's details, not yours; .eu, which needs residence, is not sold. Each registry keeps its record under its own national law. ## Which urgent requests does Sealname answer without a court order? Only those that ICANN rules require registrars to answer: an **imminent threat to life**, **serious bodily injury**, **critical infrastructure**, or **child exploitation**. ICANN's Registration Data Policy, in effect since 21 August 2025 and revised on 12 May 2026, sets these rules for urgent requests, and every accredited registrar must follow them. We check that the sender is a real authority and that the danger is described, disclose only the data needed to deal with it, and count the request in the [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/). Anything that is not one of these three cases goes back to the normal rule: a Panamanian court order. The [law enforcement page](https://sealname.com/law-enforcement/) explains how to send an urgent request. ## How must a court order reach Sealname? Send a copy to **abuse@sealname.com** with the subject "Legal request", and serve the original through the Panamanian court. A complete order names: 1. **The issuing Panamanian court** and the case reference. 2. **The domain**, or a short list of domains linked to the same case. 3. **The data ordered**, and the period it covers. 4. **The deadline**, and whether the court forbids telling the customer. We check that the order is genuine with the court before we act. A foreign authority should not send its own order: it should ask the Panamanian authorities, who bring the request before a Panamanian court. Our [law enforcement page](https://sealname.com/law-enforcement/) explains this route and lists the data that exists. ## Which requests does Sealname refuse? Every request that is not a Panamanian court order or an ICANN duty: - **Letters from foreign lawyers**, including cease-and-desist letters and demands to reveal a customer. - **Requests from private companies**: brand-protection firms, platforms, security vendors, debt collectors. - **Requests from foreign governments or police** sent directly, without Panamanian legal process. - **Bulk requests** that list many unrelated domains or ask for "all customers" of a kind. - **Emails that just ask** "who owns this domain?". A refusal is not silence: we answer and explain the route — a Panamanian court, or the UDRP for a trademark. Refused requests are counted in the transparency report too. ## Will Sealname tell me before disclosing my data? Yes. We notify you at your verified email before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it. The notice says which order was received and which data it covers, so you can take legal advice and answer before the court. In a UDRP or URS case, the dispute provider also sends you the complaint. You can answer it through the procedure, and you can go to court instead of accepting a decision. ## Does a complaint get my domain suspended? No: **no takedown on complaint alone**. A complaint about copyright, defamation, politics or from a competitor does not get a domain suspended; we need a decision from a Panamanian court (foreign judgments must first be recognised in Panama). The strict exceptions are written openly: phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material, and fraud that takes money from victims (fake shops, investment and crypto scams, wallet drainers, impersonation of a bank or brand, sale of stolen data) lead to suspension. A suspension is not a disclosure: your data still goes out only under this policy. Details: [abuse policy](https://sealname.com/abuse/). ## How do relay and reveal work for a private domain? The 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement includes a specification for privacy and proxy services. It requires them to publish their terms, an abuse contact, and their rules for relaying messages, revealing data and ending the service. Here are ours. - **Relay.** Messages sent to the contact shown in RDAP are forwarded to your verified email; we never forward spam or bulk mail. - **Reveal.** Your data is revealed only on a Panamanian court order, or under the ICANN duties on this page. - **Your choice.** You can switch privacy off for a domain yourself, from the client area. Our abuse contact, as the specification requires, is abuse@sealname.com. ## Why does it matter that you are the registrant of record? Because it keeps disclosure under published rules. In the proxy model, the service registers the domain in its own name and licenses it to you. Under RAA §3.7.7.3, a registrant that licenses a domain to someone else is liable for its use, unless it discloses the licensee's contact data within 7 days on reasonable evidence of actionable harm. That rule pushes proxy services to hand data to private complainants quickly. With Sealname's standard service, you are the registrant of record, so no such licence exists, and private complainants have no shortcut. With the paid [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/) option, DomaineGoat LLC is the registrant of record; this policy does not change, so a request based on §3.7.7.3 alone is not a Panamanian court order and is refused, and we keep that responsibility ourselves. The difference is explained in [WHOIS privacy vs proxy registration](https://sealname.com/whois-privacy-vs-proxy-registration/). Privacy is included at no extra cost wherever the registry allows it: see the [price list](https://sealname.com/pricing/). ## Disclosure policy: FAQ ### Will Sealname give my details to a lawyer who writes to us? No. A letter from a lawyer, in Panama or abroad, is not a court order. We answer that the route is a Panamanian court, or the UDRP for a trademark dispute, and we count the request in the transparency report. Your data goes out only on a Panamanian court order (or on an urgent request under ICANN rules) or under an ICANN duty. ### Can a trademark owner get my details? Only through the UDRP or URS, or a Panamanian court. Trademark disputes follow the UDRP because ICANN requires it of every registrar: the dispute provider and its panel receive the registrant details of the domain, and the domain is locked within 2 business days. A trademark owner who simply writes to us gets nothing. ### Can a foreign government or police force get my data? Only through Panamanian legal process: a foreign authority asks the Panamanian authorities, for example through international legal assistance, and a Panamanian court decides. The exception is an urgent request that ICANN rules require registrars to answer: an imminent threat to life, serious bodily injury, critical infrastructure, or child exploitation. Other direct requests are refused and counted in the transparency report. ### Can a complaint get my domain suspended? Not on its own. Copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court (foreign judgments must first be recognised in Panama). The only exceptions are phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material and fraud that takes money from victims, which lead to suspension under our [abuse policy](https://sealname.com/abuse/). A suspension never discloses your data by itself. ### Will I be told if my data is disclosed? Yes. We notify you at your verified email before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it. The notice says which order was received and which data it covers, so you can take legal advice and answer before the court. ### What data could a Panamanian court obtain? Only what exists, and it is little: one verified email per domain, a random 16-digit account number, the domains with their settings, and the balance. We collect nothing else — no name, no address, no phone number, no ID, no wallet address, no TXID — and we keep no connection logs. ### Does the registry of my extension follow the same rule? Not always. Registries apply their own national law to the data they hold. Every extension we sell uses our privacy service, so the registry holds our privacy contact, not your details. .de and the other extensions sold in our name only have our company as holder, so their registries hold our details, not yours. We do not sell .eu, whose registry would hold your own details (EURid discloses .eu data within 72 hours). ### Are disclosure requests published? Yes, as counts. The quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/) counts Panamanian court orders, foreign requests, private requests and UDRP cases, with how many were granted or refused. The first report is published in January 2027. It never names a customer, a requester or an email address. ## Sources 1. [2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement and its specifications (§3.6, §3.7.7.3, Privacy/Proxy specification)](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en) — ICANN (checked 8 October 2026) 2. [Updated UDRP Rules (registrar lock within 2 business days)](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/amc/domain-name-disputes/resources/updated_udrp_rules) — WIPO (checked 8 October 2026) 3. [WIPO and the GDPR: UDRP Q&A (privacy/proxy services in decisions)](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/amc/domain-name-disputes/gdrp) — WIPO (checked 8 October 2026) 4. [EURid introduces new policies to comply with Belgian NIS2 law](https://eurid.eu/fr/news/eurid-introduces-new-policies-to-comply-with-belgi/) — EURid (checked 8 October 2026) **Sending a court order?** Email a copy to abuse@sealname.com with the subject "Legal request". Read how foreign authorities go through Panama, or see what is published each quarter. [Law enforcement](https://sealname.com/law-enforcement/) · [Transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # Sealname FAQ: private domains paid in crypto > 25 answers about Sealname: no takedown on complaint alone, data out only on a Panamanian court order, no ID, no KYC, crypto payment, renewals and transfers. - URL: https://sealname.com/faq/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) Short answers about privacy, payment, extensions, ownership and abuse. Each one links to the page with the full detail. **Quick answer — What is Sealname, in one paragraph?** **Sealname** is a private domain name registration service paid in crypto: WHOIS privacy included, no ID and no KYC — only a verified email, kept private. Its policy: **no takedown on complaint alone**, and **your data only goes out on a Panamanian court order**; phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material and fraud that takes money from victims lead to suspension. A .com costs $12.99/year. Sealname is operated by DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama. ## Privacy and data ### Do you verify my identity? No. We never ask for an ID document, a passport or ID scan, a selfie, an ID or tax number, a date of birth, a phone number, a postal address, or card and bank details. Each domain needs one verified email, because ICANN requires it. There is no exception: we collect one email, nothing else. Details: [no-KYC domain registration](https://sealname.com/no-kyc-domain-registration/). ### Can I register a domain anonymously? Private to the public, not above the law. Your name, address and phone never appear in public WHOIS/RDAP, and we ask for no ID. We still hold your verified email and your order data, as ICANN requires, and they go out only on a Panamanian court order or under an ICANN duty such as the UDRP: see the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/). The full answer is on [anonymous domain registration](https://sealname.com/anonymous-domain-registration/). ### What does WHOIS show for my domain? Our privacy service's contact details instead of yours, wherever the registry allows a privacy service. Where the registry needs a name and address, such as .de or .uk, we register the domain in our name only, so WHOIS shows our company; .eu, which needs residence, is not sold. Since 28 January 2025, RDAP has replaced WHOIS for generic extensions. Check any domain at lookup.icann.org, step by step in our [RDAP guide](https://sealname.com/guides/check-your-rdap-record/). ### Why is an email required? Because ICANN requires registrars to verify the registrant's email, or phone, within 15 days of a registration, transfer or change for generic extensions. Without verification, the domain is suspended (RAA 2013, Whois Accuracy Program Specification). You can open an account without an email, but each domain needs one verified email. It is never published, and it receives relayed messages and notices. ### What data do you collect? One email per domain, nothing else: we are privacy-first. Besides it, we hold only a random account number and your domains with their settings and balance, as [data we collect](https://sealname.com/data-we-collect/) shows. We keep no connection logs and no IP address with your orders, and we never ask for a wallet address or a TXID. The email stays on file while the domain is registered, as ICANN requires. ### Who can get my details? Only a Panamanian court, with a valid order — except urgent requests that ICANN rules require registrars to answer: an imminent threat to life, serious bodily injury, critical infrastructure, or child exploitation. A foreign lawyer, a private company or a foreign government gets nothing without Panamanian legal process. The other cases are ICANN duties: the UDRP or URS for trademark disputes, data escrow and compliance checks. We notify you before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it. See the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/). ### Can a foreign lawyer, company or government get my data? Not directly. A letter from a foreign lawyer, a request from a private company or a demand from a foreign government is refused. Foreign authorities go through Panamanian legal process, for example international legal assistance, and a Panamanian court decides. Every refused request is counted in the quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/). ## Payment and prices ### Which cryptocurrencies do you accept? Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC). You top up a prepaid balance, minimum $25, then register, renew or transfer domains from it. Card, PayPal and bank transfer are not accepted. Each coin has its own payment page, for example [Bitcoin](https://sealname.com/pay/bitcoin/) or [Solana](https://sealname.com/pay/solana/), and the [crypto payment guide](https://sealname.com/buy-domain-with-crypto/) explains networks and confirmations. ### Do you accept Monero? No. Sealname does not accept Monero (XMR). We accept BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC only. We say it plainly so that nobody sends XMR expecting a domain in return. Our [Monero page](https://sealname.com/monero/) explains the choice and lists the coins you can use instead, with their networks and payment pages. ### Which network should I use for USDT? Tron (TRC-20) or Ethereum (ERC-20): both are accepted for USDT. USDC is accepted on Ethereum (ERC-20) only. Choose the network on the payment page and send on that exact network, because funds sent on another network cannot be credited. Each network has its own page: [USDT TRC-20](https://sealname.com/pay/usdt-trc20/), [USDT ERC-20](https://sealname.com/pay/usdt-erc20/) and [USDC](https://sealname.com/pay/usdc/). ### How much does a domain cost? Each extension has one price: the first year, every renewal and a transfer cost the same, with no teaser price. A .com costs $12.99/year, a .io $54.99/year and a .xyz $13.99/year. WHOIS privacy is free wherever the registry allows it. All 130 extensions are on the [pricing page](https://sealname.com/pricing/), also published as [pricing.json](https://sealname.com/pricing.json). ### Can I get a refund of my balance? No. Unused balance stays on your account and never expires, and it pays for new domains, renewals and transfers, but it is not refundable. Top up what you plan to spend on domains. The minimum top-up is $25, and the balance has no expiry date, so a remaining amount simply waits for your next renewal or registration. The rule is the same for every coin. ### What happens if a registration fails? The amount goes back to your balance. A registration can fail when someone registers the name a moment before you, or when a registry confirms availability only at order, as for .io, .co, .me or .eu. You can use the amount right away for another domain, a renewal or a transfer. ## Extensions and ownership ### Can I register a .us domain privately? No. The usTLD privacy services policy bans privacy and proxy registrations, so the holder's details can be public. That is why Sealname does not sell .us. Other extensions are not sold for similar reasons, such as .es, .cn or .au. The [.us page](https://sealname.com/tld/us/) gives the rule and its source. ### Which extensions can I register privately? Sealname sells only the 130 extensions that can be registered privately, such as .com, .net, .org, .io, .ai, .me and .xyz: one email is all their registries need. Our [domain privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/) rates every other extension Yes, No or "not with only an email", with its source, under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Extensions whose rules are not confirmed yet are not sold either. Browse them all on [extensions](https://sealname.com/tld/). ### Who owns the domain? You do. You are the registrant of record, the legal holder of the domain. By default Sealname registers domains in your name; registering in our name, the proxy model, is a separate paid option: [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/). The transfer code (auth code) is free, from your account, at any time, with no exit fee. Details: [who owns my domain](https://sealname.com/who-owns-my-domain/) and [WHOIS privacy vs proxy](https://sealname.com/whois-privacy-vs-proxy-registration/). ### Can you register the domain in your name instead of mine? Yes, with the paid [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/) option, +$90 a year per domain. The registry and WHOIS then show DomaineGoat LLC, never you, and no data of yours reaches the registry. We still keep one email, nothing else. You stay the beneficial owner, with full control and a free EPP code. ### Can I take a domain registered in your name back in my own name? Yes, at any time and free: it is written in our [terms](https://sealname.com/legal/terms/). The domain becomes a standard registration in your name, with our privacy service, and the +$90 a year stops. Registered in our name gives anonymity towards the registry, not immunity: the common policy applies to every domain. ### How do renewals work? A renewal costs the same as the first year, for example $12.99/year for a .com. Turn on auto-renew in your account and keep enough balance: the renewal is paid from it. Reminders go to the domain's verified email. After expiry, the registry's grace periods apply, and any restore price is shown in your account before you confirm. ### Can I transfer a domain from Njalla? Yes. Ask Njalla for the transfer code (auth code), then start the transfer from your Sealname account. Per Njalla's terms as quoted on Privacy Guides in 2023, Njalla registers domains in its own name unless the customer asks otherwise; with us, you become the registrant of record. ICANN's Transfer Policy blocks a move for a short period after a registration or a transfer. See [Njalla alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/njalla/). ### What happens to my domain if Sealname closes? It stays yours. Registrars must deposit registration data with an escrow agent (RAA §3.6). If a registrar loses its accreditation, ICANN moves its domains to another registrar using that data, under the De-Accredited Registrar Transition Procedure. Because you are the registrant of record, the new registrar deals with you directly. ## Abuse and legal ### Is private domain registration legal? Yes. A privacy service is legal, and ICANN's Registration Data Policy redacts the personal data of registrants from public RDAP by default since 21 August 2025. False data is what works against you: in the United States, knowingly giving materially false contact data to a registrar creates a presumption of wilful infringement (15 U.S.C. §1117(e)). Read [is anonymous domain registration legal?](https://sealname.com/guides/is-anonymous-domain-registration-legal/) ### What is Sealname's official policy? Four lines, decided on 8 October 2026. No takedown on complaint alone: copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court (foreign judgments must first be recognised in Panama). Your data only goes out on a Panamanian court order, except urgent ICANN cases. No ID, no KYC — only a verified email, kept private. Strict exceptions: phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material, and fraud that takes money from victims (fake shops, investment and crypto scams, wallet drainers, impersonation of a bank or brand, sale of stolen data) lead to suspension. ### What happens when someone reports a domain for abuse? Every report to abuse@sealname.com receives an automatic acknowledgement with a reference number, and no account is needed to send one. Phishing, malware, botnets and fraud that takes money from victims are acted on within 24 hours of a well-documented report. Child sexual abuse material is acted on immediately, and the URLs are reported to NCMEC. Those four lead to suspension; other complaints are answered within 2 business days with the route to a court. See the [abuse policy](https://sealname.com/abuse/). ### Will you suspend my domain because someone complains? No: no takedown on complaint alone. A complaint about copyright, defamation, politics or from a competitor needs a decision from a Panamanian court (foreign judgments must first be recognised in Panama). The exceptions are phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material and fraud that takes money from victims, such as fake shops, crypto scams and wallet drainers. Trademark disputes follow the UDRP. Read the [abuse policy](https://sealname.com/abuse/). ### Why do trademark disputes follow the UDRP? Because ICANN requires it of every accredited registrar. When a trademark owner files a UDRP or URS complaint, we lock the domain within 2 business days and confirm the registrant to the dispute provider, which then knows who you are. You can answer the complaint, and you can go to court instead of accepting the decision. See [UDRP and disputes](https://sealname.com/udrp-and-disputes/). ### How many data requests do you receive? We will publish every request in a quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/). The first report is due in January 2027 and will cover launch to 31 December 2026. No figures exist yet, so we publish none. Each report will count Panamanian court orders, foreign requests, requests from lawyers and companies, UDRP cases, and the complaints we refused to act on without a decision from a Panamanian court. ## Sources 1. [2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement and specifications (Whois Accuracy, Data Retention, data escrow)](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en) — ICANN (checked 2026-10-08) 2. [Registration Data Policy now in effect for contracted parties](https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-registration-data-policy-now-in-effect-for-contracted-parties-21-08-2025-en) — ICANN (2025-08-21) 3. [Launching RDAP, sunsetting WHOIS](https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-update-launching-rdap-sunsetting-whois-27-01-2025-en) — ICANN (2025-01-27) 4. [usTLD privacy services policy](https://about.us/policies/us-privacy-services-policy) — usTLD (checked 2026-10-08) 5. [Can't decide on domain registrar (Njalla terms quoted)](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/cant-decide-on-domain-registrar/10830/8) — Privacy Guides forum (2023, checked 2026-10-08) 6. [15 U.S.C. §1117 — Recovery for violation of rights](https://law.onecle.com/uscode/15/1117.html) — Onecle (checked 2026-10-08) 7. [DNS abuse amendments to the RAA and RA](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/global-amendment-2024-en) — ICANN (2024-04-05) **Still have a question?** Email support@sealname.com. Email replies within 12 hours, 7 days a week, including help with DNS, transfers and renewals. [Contact us](https://sealname.com/contact/) · [See all prices](https://sealname.com/pricing/) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # How do I check what my domain shows in WHOIS/RDAP? > Check what your domain shows in WHOIS/RDAP in 4 steps with ICANN Lookup: registrant, contact, registrar, status. Sealname: privacy included, no KYC, crypto. - URL: https://sealname.com/guides/check-your-rdap-record/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) A free lookup shows what anyone can see about your domain. Here is how to run it, how to read each field, and what to do if your name or address appears. **Quick answer — How do I check what my domain shows in WHOIS/RDAP?** Open [ICANN Lookup](https://lookup.icann.org/en), type your domain name and read the result. For .com, .net, .org and other gTLDs, RDAP replaced WHOIS on 28 January 2025. Check the registrant fields, the contact shown, the registrar and the status codes. At **Sealname**, a private domain name registration service paid in crypto, the record shows our privacy service's contact instead of yours. No ID, no KYC; a .com costs $12.99/year. ## WHOIS/RDAP lookup at a glance | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | Free lookup tool | ICANN Lookup: [lookup.icann.org](https://lookup.icann.org/en) | | Protocol for gTLDs | RDAP, since 28 January 2025 (WHOIS is no longer required) | | Personal data in public RDAP | Redacted by default under ICANN's Registration Data Policy, in effect since 21 August 2025 | | Country-code extensions | Each registry runs its own lookup service and sets its own publication rules | | Transfer lock status | clientTransferProhibited: the domain cannot move to another registrar while it is on | | A Sealname domain shows | Our privacy service's contact details instead of yours, where the registry allows it | | Messages to that contact | forwarded to your verified email; we never forward spam or bulk mail | ## How do you look up your domain in RDAP? The lookup is quick, and it shows exactly what a stranger can see about your domain. 1. **Open ICANN Lookup** — Go to lookup.icann.org. It is ICANN's free public lookup for registration data. 2. **Type the domain name** — Enter the name with its extension, for example example.com, without http:// or www. Then start the lookup. 3. **Read the contact fields** — Look for your name, your postal address, your phone number and your email. With privacy on, these fields are redacted or show a privacy service's details. 4. **Check the registrar, dates and status** — The result names the registrar, the creation and expiry dates, the nameservers and the status codes. Note anything you do not expect. ## How do you read an RDAP result? Read it from top to bottom: the domain, the registrar, then the contacts. The first question is simple: does any field show your name, your home address or your phone number? If none does, your personal data is not public. ### What each part of the result tells you | Field | What you should see | What it means | | --- | --- | --- | | Registrant name, address, phone | Redacted, or the details of a privacy service | Your personal data is not in the public record | | Registrant email | Redacted, or a contact address of the privacy service | People can still reach you, without seeing your address | | Organization | Empty for a personal domain | If it is filled, that organisation is the registrant | | Registrar | The company that manages the registration | Where transfers, renewals and abuse reports go | | Registrar abuse contact | An email address and a phone number | The contact for reports of phishing, malware and other abuse | | Created, updated, expires | Three dates | Check the expiry date so the domain never lapses | | Nameservers | The DNS servers of the domain | Who answers for the domain's DNS records | | Status | One or more status codes | Locks, holds or operations in progress (see below) | ### What do the domain status codes mean? **ok (active)** — The standard status: no operation is pending and no lock is set. **clientTransferProhibited** — The registrar's transfer lock. The domain cannot move to another registrar while it is set. At Sealname, you can switch it off in My domains. **clientUpdateProhibited** — The registrar blocks changes to the domain, such as a contact or nameserver update, until the lock is removed. **clientDeleteProhibited** — The registrar blocks deletion of the domain. **serverTransferProhibited** — The registry, not the registrar, blocks transfers. It is uncommon and is often linked to a dispute or a legal process. **clientHold / serverHold** — The domain is not published in the DNS, so it does not resolve. Contact the registrar to find out why. **pendingTransfer** — A transfer to another registrar has been requested and is in progress. **redemptionPeriod** — The registration was deleted after expiry. It can still be restored for a short time through the registrar. **pendingDelete** — The domain will soon be removed from the registry and become available again. > **The same code may be written in words** RDAP results can show status codes as words, such as "client transfer prohibited". ICANN's EPP status code page explains each one. ## How do you check a country-code domain (.de, .uk, .ca…)? Use the lookup service of the registry itself. Country-code extensions follow the rules of their own registry, not ICANN's gTLD rules. The [IANA Root Zone Database](https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db) names the registry of every extension. What the main registries publish: - **.de (DENIC):** open worldwide; DENIC holds the holder's name and address and hides them from the public. DENIC may ask a holder outside Germany to name an authorised recipient in Germany. - **.uk (Nominet):** Nominet does not publish names and addresses by default. - **.ca (CIRA):** CIRA hides the data of individuals automatically. - **.eu (EURid):** personal data of individuals is hidden by the registry. Since October 2024, EURid also verifies holders and suspends a domain whose holder does not answer. - **.us:** privacy and proxy services are banned, so the registrant's data is public. Sealname does not sell .us: see [the .us page](https://sealname.com/tld/us/). The [domain privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/) says, for every extension, whether one email is enough, with its source. Sealname sells .de and .uk registered in our name only; .ca and .eu, which need residence, are not sold. ## What should you do if your name or address shows? Act on the cause, then run the lookup again. These are the usual fixes: 1. **Check the Organization field.** Under ICANN's Registration Data Policy, a filled Organization field makes that organisation the registrant. Leave it empty for a personal domain. 2. **Switch privacy on at your registrar.** Many registrars offer a privacy service. Turn it on, or ask their support how. 3. **Check the extension's rules.** Some extensions forbid privacy, such as .us. On those, the data stays public whatever the registrar does. 4. **Move the domain.** Ask your registrar for the transfer code (auth code) and transfer the domain to Sealname. A .com transfer costs $12.99, the same as a registration. ICANN's Transfer Policy blocks a transfer for a short period after a registration or a previous transfer. 5. **Correct, do not falsify.** Keep your real data with the registrar. False contact data can lead to suspension, and it works against you in a dispute. A change today updates the current record only. It does not erase copies that other services may have saved before. ## What does a Sealname domain show in RDAP? Our privacy service's contact details, instead of your name, address and phone. This applies on every extension whose registry allows a privacy service. On .de, .uk, .ch and the other extensions we sell registered in our name only, WHOIS/RDAP shows our company as the holder. You stay the registrant of record: the domain is yours, not ours. Messages sent to the contact shown in RDAP are forwarded to your verified email; we never forward spam or bulk mail. Your verified email is never published. Your data is disclosed only in the cases listed in our [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/), such as a valid court order or a UDRP complaint. Every request is counted in the quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/). Read [how it works](https://sealname.com/how-it-works/) for the full picture. ## Why did WHOIS become RDAP? Because ICANN replaced it. Since 28 January 2025, gTLD registries and registrars no longer have to run the old WHOIS service. RDAP, the Registration Data Access Protocol, is now the reference for .com, .net, .org and the other gTLDs. RDAP returns structured data over HTTPS, so tools read it more reliably than old WHOIS text. Then, on 21 August 2025, ICANN's Registration Data Policy came into effect. Registrants' personal data is now redacted from public RDAP by default. Many people still say "WHOIS". This site writes "WHOIS/RDAP" to cover both words. ## Checking a WHOIS/RDAP record: FAQ ### Is ICANN Lookup free? Yes. ICANN Lookup at lookup.icann.org is a free public tool run by ICANN. You type a domain name and it shows the registration data that the registry and the registrar publish. It works best for gTLDs such as .com, .net and .org. For a country-code domain, also check the registry's own lookup. ### Why are the registrant fields redacted? Because ICANN's Registration Data Policy, in effect since 21 August 2025, redacts registrants' personal data from public RDAP by default. A redacted field means the data exists but is not public. With a privacy service, some fields show the service's contact details instead. Either way, your name and address stay out of public view. ### Can someone still find out who owns my domain? Yes, in specific cases. A court order, a UDRP complaint or a lawful request with evidence of harm can lead to disclosure. In ICANN's RDRS pilot, from November 2023 to November 2025, about one in four of 3,700+ disclosure requests were approved. Sealname's cases are listed in its [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/). ### What does clientTransferProhibited mean? It is the registrar's transfer lock. While it is on, the domain cannot move to another registrar. It protects you against an unwanted transfer. At Sealname, you can switch it off in My domains when you want to leave. ICANN's Transfer Policy also blocks transfers for a short period after a registration or a transfer. ### Where do I check a .de, .uk or other country-code domain? On the lookup service of the registry, such as DENIC for .de, Nominet for .uk, CIRA for .ca or EURid for .eu. Country-code registries set their own publication rules. The IANA Root Zone Database names the registry of every extension, and our [privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/) summarises each rule. ### Is my email address shown in RDAP? Not at Sealname. Your verified email is never published. ICANN requires registrars to verify it within 15 days for gTLDs, so it must work. People who write to the contact shown in RDAP still reach you: messages are forwarded to your verified email; we never forward spam or bulk mail. ### My old WHOIS data is still online. Can it be removed? Your registrar can only change the current record. Copies saved earlier by other services are outside its control. Turning on privacy now protects every lookup from today. If a site still shows old data, ask that site directly to remove it. ## Sources 1. [ICANN Lookup](https://lookup.icann.org/en) — ICANN (checked 2026-10-08) 2. [ICANN update: launching RDAP, sunsetting WHOIS](https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-update-launching-rdap-sunsetting-whois-27-01-2025-en) — ICANN (2025-01-27) 3. [Registration Data Policy now in effect for contracted parties](https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-registration-data-policy-now-in-effect-for-contracted-parties-21-08-2025-en) — ICANN (2025-08-21) 4. [ICANN's Registration Data Policy: key measures and impacts](https://www.dreyfus.fr/en/2025/10/28/icanns-registration-data-policy-key-measures-and-impacts/) — Dreyfus (2025-10-28) 5. [EPP status codes: what do they mean, and why should I know?](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/epp-status-codes-2014-06-16-en) — ICANN (checked 2026-10-08) 6. [ICANN's RDRS two-year pilot: what we learned and where we go next](https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/icanns-rdrs-two-year-pilot-what-we-learned-and-where-we-go-next-03-03-2026-en) — ICANN (2026-03-03) 7. [Root Zone Database](https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db) — IANA (checked 2026-10-08) 8. [Authorised recipient for the service of documents](https://www.denic.de/en/services/dispute-verfahren/authorised-recipient-for-the-service-of-documents/) — DENIC (checked 2026-10-08) 9. [Domain registration tips: CIRA WHOIS privacy](https://www.cira.ca/blog/ca-domains/domain-registration-tips-cira-whois-privacy) — CIRA (checked 2026-10-08) 10. [EURid introduces new policies (NIS2)](https://eurid.eu/fr/news/eurid-introduces-new-policies-to-comply-with-belgi/) — EURid (checked 2026-10-08) 11. [usTLD privacy services policy](https://about.us/policies/us-privacy-services-policy) — about.us (checked 2026-10-08) 12. [2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement and specifications](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en) — ICANN (checked 2026-10-08) **Keep your name out of WHOIS/RDAP** Register or transfer a domain with privacy included. A .com is $12.99/year, paid in crypto, with no ID and no KYC. [Search a domain](https://sealname.com/app/domains/?lang=en) · [See all prices](https://sealname.com/pricing/) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # Is anonymous domain registration legal? > Yes: domain privacy services are legal and ICANN-regulated. The limits: verified email, no false data, NIS2, court orders. Rules 2024–2027. No KYC, crypto. - URL: https://sealname.com/guides/is-anonymous-domain-registration-legal/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) A clear answer, the legal limits for every registrant, why registrars that ignore abuse are a trap, and the rules that change from 2024 to 2027. **Quick answer — Is anonymous domain registration legal?** Yes. Keeping your name out of public WHOIS/RDAP through a privacy service is legal, and ICANN regulates these services. The limits: your email must be verified within 15 days, false contact data works against you, and lawful requests can lead to disclosure. **Sealname**, a private domain name registration service paid in crypto, works this way: no ID and no KYC, .com at $12.99/year. ## The law on private domain registration, at a glance | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | Domain privacy services | Legal, and regulated by ICANN's 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (privacy/proxy specification) | | Email verification | Required within 15 days of a registration, transfer or change (gTLDs), or the domain is suspended | | False contact data (US) | Creates a presumption of wilful infringement in trademark cases (15 U.S.C. §1117(e)) | | EU (NIS2, art. 28) | Accurate data, verification procedures, answers to legitimate access requests within 72 hours | | Public RDAP | Personal data redacted by default since 21 August 2025 | | Disclosure | Possible on a court order, a UDRP complaint or a well-founded lawful request | | Extensions that ban privacy | .us bans privacy and proxy services | | Registrars that ignore abuse | Trustname's ICANN accreditation was terminated, effective 11 September 2026 | > **General information, not legal advice** This page summarises public rules as of October 2026, with sources. For a decision that depends on your country or your situation, ask a lawyer. ## Is it legal to hide your name from WHOIS/RDAP? Yes. Privacy services are a normal, regulated part of the domain system. ICANN's 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) includes a Specification on Privacy and Proxy Registrations. It requires providers to publish their terms and an abuse contact. They must also publish when they relay messages, when they reveal data and when they end the service. The default has moved toward privacy too. Under ICANN's Registration Data Policy, in effect since 21 August 2025, registrants' personal data is redacted from public RDAP by default. Privacy services are not only for people with something to hide. An ICANN-funded study, reported by PCWorld, found that banks use them too. The right summary is this: private to the public, not above the law. ## What does "anonymous" really mean for a domain? It means hidden from the public, not unknown to everyone. Your registrar must hold working contact data, and ICANN's rules make it keep that data. - **A verified email.** ICANN requires registrars to verify the registrant's email (or phone) within 15 days. Without it, the domain is suspended. - **Data escrow.** Registrars must deposit registration data with an escrow agent (RAA §3.6). - **Record keeping.** Registrars keep the registration record for as long as ICANN requires. At Sealname that record is one email per domain: no logs, no IP address kept. That is why Sealname says "private", not "anonymous". It asks for no ID document, no selfie, no phone number and no postal address. It needs one verified email per domain, kept private and never published. ## What are the legal limits of a private registration? Four limits apply to every registrant, whoever the registrar is. **1. Your email must be real and verified.** The Whois Accuracy Program Specification of the RAA sets the 15-day rule for gTLDs. A domain whose email is not verified is suspended. **2. False data works against you.** In the US, knowingly giving materially false contact data to a registrar has a legal effect. In a trademark case, it creates a presumption of wilful infringement (15 U.S.C. §1117(e)). A privacy service is legal; false data in your registration is a risk. One detail matters too: if you fill the Organization field, that organisation becomes the registrant. **3. The EU adds verification (NIS2).** Article 28 of the NIS2 Directive covers registries and entities that provide registration services. They must hold accurate data and run verification procedures. They must answer legitimate access requests within 72 hours. EURid (.eu) has verified holders since October 2024, and suspends a domain if the holder does not answer. **4. Lawful requests can lead to disclosure.** A court order, a UDRP complaint or a well-founded request can reveal who holds a domain. Under the UDRP rules, the registrar must confirm the registrant and lock the domain within 2 business days. WIPO panels usually name both the privacy or proxy service and the disclosed registrant. Some extensions also forbid privacy altogether: .us bans privacy and proxy services. Sealname does not sell .us. ## Is a proxy registration riskier than a privacy service? It carries a specific legal risk for the proxy. In the proxy model, the service registers the domain in its own name and licenses it to you. Under RAA §3.7.7.3, that registrant of record accepts liability for harm caused by wrongful use of the domain. It escapes this liability only by disclosing your contact data within 7 days, on reasonable evidence of actionable harm. In the privacy model, you are the registrant of record. The public record shows the privacy service's contact details instead of yours. Sealname uses the privacy model: it registers a domain in its own name only if you choose the paid [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/) option. The [privacy vs proxy page](https://sealname.com/whois-privacy-vs-proxy-registration/) compares both in detail. ## Why is a registrar that ignores abuse a trap? Because ICANN can end its accreditation, and your domain then depends on a registrar in trouble. Trustname is the 2026 example. - **The promise.** Trustname promised its customers protection from takedowns, according to Domain Name Wire (10 June 2026). - **The breaches.** ICANN sent 4 breach notices in 78 days. They concerned RAA §3.18.1 and §3.18.2, the rules on handling abuse reports. - **The abuse rate.** Its median phishing rate rose from about 0.7% to about 10% between January and August 2026, per ICANN Domain Metrica. - **The end.** ICANN sent a termination notice on 27 August 2026, effective 11 September 2026. When a registrar loses its accreditation, ICANN moves its domains to another registrar. It uses the escrowed registration data and the De-Accredited Registrar Transition Procedure. Customers then depend on a registrar they did not choose. The rules behind this case are recent. Since the DNS abuse amendments of 5 April 2024, registrars must act promptly on well-documented DNS abuse. In the first six months, ICANN opened 192 investigations, and more than 2,700 domains were suspended. ## Why do privacy services have to prove they handle abuse? Because abusers use them too, and the figures are public. The Interisle Phishing Landscape 2025 found that 77% of phishing domains were registered for malicious use, and 37% came through bulk registrations. A DNSRF analysis found a privacy or proxy service on 65% of 414,218 abuse-listed domains. A legitimate privacy service answers this with clear rules. At Sealname, phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material and fraud that takes money from victims lead to suspension. Reports go to abuse@sealname.com, with no account needed, and get an automatic acknowledgement with a reference number. Phishing, malware, botnets and fraud that takes money from victims are acted on within 24 hours of a well-documented report. CSAM is acted on immediately, and the URLs are reported to NCMEC. Fraud, illegal content and copyright issues need a court order or a dispute procedure such as the UDRP. Details are on the [abuse page](https://sealname.com/abuse/). ## Timeline: the rules that shape private registration (2024–2027) Dates as published by ICANN, EURid and Domain Name Wire, as of October 2026. Future dates are targets, not commitments. | Date | Rule or event | What it changes | | --- | --- | --- | | 5 April 2024 | ICANN DNS abuse amendments (RAA §3.18) | Registrars must act promptly on well-documented phishing, malware, botnets, pharming and spam used to spread them | | October 2024 | EURid verification policy (.eu) | Holders are verified; a domain is suspended if its holder does not answer; disclosure within 72 hours (24 hours if urgent) | | 28 January 2025 | RDAP replaces WHOIS for gTLDs | The old WHOIS service is no longer required; RDAP is the reference | | 18 February 2025 | ICANN Domain Metrica open to all | Anyone can compare abuse rates by registrar and registry | | 21 August 2025 | Registration Data Policy in effect | Registrants' personal data is redacted from public RDAP by default | | November 2025 | End of the two-year RDRS pilot | 3,700+ disclosure requests since November 2023; about one in four approved | | 12 March 2026 | ICANN Board declines the 18 SSAD recommendations | The proposed standardised system for access to non-public data (SSAD) is not adopted | | 12 May 2026 | Registration Data Policy revised | Revised deadlines for urgent disclosure requests | | 11 September 2026 | Trustname termination takes effect | A registrar that promised its customers protection from takedowns loses its ICANN accreditation | | December 2026 (target) | Privacy/proxy accreditation (PPSAI): draft policy | Draft rules for accrediting privacy and proxy services, open for public comment | | October 2027 (target) | PPSAI implementation | Privacy and proxy services would need ICANN accreditation | ## What will change for privacy services in 2027? ICANN plans to accredit privacy and proxy services. The PPSAI implementation team targets a draft policy for public comment in December 2026. Implementation is targeted for October 2027. Until then, the privacy/proxy specification of the 2013 RAA applies. The direction is clear: more published rules, more verification and faster answers to lawful requests. A service that already publishes its terms, abuse contact and disclosure rules will have less to change. Sealname publishes its [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/) and counts every request in a quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/). The first report is due January 2027, covering launch to 31 December 2026. ## Anonymous domain registration and the law: FAQ ### Is it legal to register a domain under a fake name? No, and it works against you. ICANN requires accurate registrant data, and registrars suspend domains with false data or an unverified email. In the US, knowingly giving materially false contact data creates a presumption of wilful infringement in trademark cases (15 U.S.C. §1117(e)). Use your real data and a privacy service instead: the public never sees it. ### Can the police find out who owns a private domain? Yes, but only through a court. At Sealname, customer data goes out only on a Panamanian court order (or on an urgent request under ICANN rules); foreign authorities go through Panamanian legal process. The customer is notified before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it. Every request is counted in the [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/). The [law enforcement page](https://sealname.com/law-enforcement/) explains the route. ### Is a domain privacy service legal in the EU? Yes. EU rules protect personal data, and ICANN's Registration Data Policy redacts it from public RDAP by default. NIS2 adds duties for registries and registration services: accurate data, verification procedures and answers to legitimate access requests within 72 hours. Some EU registries, such as EURid for .eu, now verify holders directly. ### Is anonymous domain registration legal in the US? A privacy service is legal in the US. The risk lies in false data: knowingly giving materially false contact data to a registrar creates a presumption of wilful infringement in trademark cases. One US extension is an exception: .us bans privacy and proxy services, so its registrant data is public. ### Can a trademark owner find out who I am? Possibly, through a dispute. In a UDRP case, the registrar must confirm the registrant and lock the domain within 2 business days. Panels usually name both the privacy service and the disclosed registrant. Outside a dispute, a trademark owner who writes to Sealname gets nothing without a Panamanian court order. See [UDRP and disputes](https://sealname.com/udrp-and-disputes/). ### Do I need an ID to register a domain legally? Not at Sealname. ICANN requires a verified email (or phone), not an ID document. Sealname asks for no ID, no selfie, no ID number and no postal address. There is no exception: one email, nothing else. Extensions whose registries need more, such as .eu, .fr or .ca, are not sold; there, the registry may check it. ### Is a registrar that ignores abuse safer for my domain? No. A registrar that ignores abuse reports breaks ICANN's rules and risks losing its accreditation. Trustname promised its customers protection from takedowns. ICANN terminated its accreditation, effective 11 September 2026, after 4 breach notices in 78 days. Under ICANN's transition procedure, its domains move to another registrar that its customers did not choose. ### Does Sealname sell my data or use it for marketing? No. Data is never sold and never used for marketing. It is disclosed only in the cases listed in the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/): a valid court order, a UDRP or URS procedure, ICANN contractual duties, or a well-founded lawful request. Data shared is limited to what is needed. ## Sources 1. [2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement and specifications (Whois Accuracy, Privacy/Proxy, Data Retention, §3.6, §3.7.7.3)](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en) — ICANN (checked 2026-10-08) 2. [Registration Data Policy now in effect for contracted parties](https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-registration-data-policy-now-in-effect-for-contracted-parties-21-08-2025-en) — ICANN (2025-08-21) 3. [ICANN's Registration Data Policy: key measures and impacts](https://www.dreyfus.fr/en/2025/10/28/icanns-registration-data-policy-key-measures-and-impacts/) — Dreyfus (2025-10-28) 4. [ICANN update: launching RDAP, sunsetting WHOIS](https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-update-launching-rdap-sunsetting-whois-27-01-2025-en) — ICANN (2025-01-27) 5. [2024 global amendments (DNS abuse)](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/global-amendment-2024-en) — ICANN (checked 2026-10-08) 6. [ICANN's DNS abuse mitigation program: key updates from 2024](https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/icanns-dns-abuse-mitigation-program-key-updates-from-2024-10-12-2024-en) — ICANN (2024-12-10) 7. [ICANN Domain Metrica: access now open to all users](https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/icann-domain-metrica-release-update-access-now-open-to-all-users-18-02-2025-en) — ICANN (2025-02-18) 8. [ICANN's RDRS two-year pilot: what we learned and where we go next](https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/icanns-rdrs-two-year-pilot-what-we-learned-and-where-we-go-next-03-03-2026-en) — ICANN (2026-03-03) 9. [Privacy and Proxy Services Accreditation Implementation Review Team](https://icannwiki.org/Privacy_and_Proxy_Services_Accreditation_Implementation_Review_Team) — ICANNWiki (checked 2026-10-08) 10. [Termination notice to Trustname](https://www.icann.org/uploads/compliance_notice/attachment/1367/hedlund-to-nestsiarovich-27aug26.pdf) — ICANN Contractual Compliance (2026-08-27) 11. [ICANN sends breach notice to Trustname](https://domainnamewire.com/2026/06/10/icann-sends-breach-notice-to-trustname/) — Domain Name Wire (2026-06-10) 12. [Updated UDRP rules](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/amc/domain-name-disputes/resources/updated_udrp_rules) — WIPO (checked 2026-10-08) 13. [WIPO and GDPR: questions and answers on domain name disputes](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/amc/domain-name-disputes/gdrp) — WIPO (checked 2026-10-08) 14. [NIS2 Directive, Article 28](https://www.springlex.eu/en/packages/nis2/nis2-directive/article-28/) — Springlex (checked 2026-10-08) 15. [EURid introduces new policies (NIS2)](https://eurid.eu/fr/news/eurid-introduces-new-policies-to-comply-with-belgi/) — EURid (checked 2026-10-08) 16. [15 U.S.C. §1117 — Recovery for violation of rights](https://law.onecle.com/uscode/15/1117.html) — Onecle (checked 2026-10-08) 17. [usTLD privacy services policy](https://about.us/policies/us-privacy-services-policy) — about.us (checked 2026-10-08) 18. [Phishing Landscape 2025](https://interisle.net/PhishingLandscape2025) — Interisle Consulting Group (2025) 19. [Privacy/proxy services: a safe haven for cybercriminals?](https://dnsrf.org/blog/privacy-proxy-services---a-safe-haven-for-cybercriminals-) — DNS Research Federation (checked 2026-10-08) 20. [Exposing hidden domain registrations could hurt innocent users more than criminals](https://www.pcworld.com/article/439970/exposing-hidden-domain-registrations-could-hurt-innocent-users-more-than-criminals.html) — PCWorld (checked 2026-10-08) **Private, legal and in your name** Register a domain with WHOIS/RDAP privacy included, paid in crypto, with no ID and no KYC. A .com is $12.99/year. [Search a domain](https://sealname.com/app/domains/?lang=en) · [See all prices](https://sealname.com/pricing/) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # How private domain registration works > How private domain registration works at Sealname: 4 steps, who sees your data, what public RDAP shows. No ID, no KYC, one verified email, paid in crypto. - URL: https://sealname.com/how-it-works/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) Who sees what, what the public WHOIS/RDAP record shows, and the four steps from search to a verified private domain. **Quick answer — How does private domain registration work?** **Sealname**, a private domain name registration service paid in crypto, works in four steps: search a name, top up a balance in crypto (minimum $25), register the domain in your name with WHOIS privacy on, and verify one email within 15 days. No ID and no KYC. Public WHOIS/RDAP then shows our privacy contact, or the registry's own redaction, instead of your name, address and phone. ## Private registration at a glance | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | Model | Privacy service: you are the registrant of record by default (or our company, with the paid [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/) option) | | Public WHOIS/RDAP | Our privacy service contact, or our company as holder for extensions sold in our name only (.de, .uk, .ch, .nl…) | | What you give | One verified email per domain, never published | | What we never ask | ID document, selfie, ID or tax number, date of birth, phone number, postal address, card or bank details | | Payment | Crypto only: BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC; minimum top-up $25 | | Email verification | Within 15 days of a registration, transfer or change (ICANN rule for gTLDs) | | Messages to the public contact | Messages are forwarded to your verified email; we never forward spam or bulk mail | | Extensions sold | 130, only those that can be registered privately | | .com price | $12.99/year, the same price to renew and to transfer | ## Who can see your details when you register a private domain? The public sees almost nothing about you. Sealname holds what ICANN requires, and others get data only in the cases of a published policy. Operated by DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama, Sealname applies the same rules to every domain. ### Who sees what | Who | What they see | When | | --- | --- | --- | | The public (anyone running a WHOIS/RDAP lookup) | The domain name, the registrar, the dates, the nameservers and the status. For contact data: our privacy service's details, or the registry's redaction. Never your name, address or phone. | At any time: the record is public | | The registry | Our privacy contact; for extensions sold in our name only (.de, .uk, .ch, .nl…), our company's details. Never yours. | For every registration | | Sealname (DomaineGoat LLC) | One verified email per domain, your random 16-digit account number, your domains and their settings, your balance. No logs, no IP address, no TXID. | While the domain is registered, and for the period ICANN requires afterwards | | A Panamanian court | The data we hold, and only what the order covers. | Only with a valid Panamanian court order, or an urgent request under ICANN rules; foreign authorities go through Panamanian legal process; you are notified before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it | | A UDRP or URS dispute provider | Confirmation of who the registrant is. The domain is locked within 2 business days of a UDRP complaint. | Only when a complaint is filed against the domain | The other cases are ICANN duties of every registrar, listed in the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/): data escrow and compliance checks. A foreign lawyer, a private company or a foreign government gets nothing without Panamanian legal process. ## What is the difference between a privacy service and a proxy? With a privacy service, you are the registrant of record and only the public contact details are replaced. With a proxy, the provider registers the domain in its own name and licenses it to you. Sealname uses the privacy model by default, so the domain is yours; registering in our name is a separate paid option, [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/). Under ICANN's contract (RAA §3.7.7.3), a proxy holder must disclose its customer's contact data within 7 days on reasonable evidence of actionable harm, or accept liability itself. The full comparison is on [WHOIS privacy vs proxy registration](https://sealname.com/whois-privacy-vs-proxy-registration/). ## How do you register a private domain with Sealname? Four steps, from the search box to a verified domain. There is no sign-up form and no identity check. 1. **Search the name** — Type the name in the domain search. Availability is checked live through RDAP. Some registries, such as .io, .co, .me and .eu, confirm availability only when you order. 2. **Top up in crypto** — A random 16-digit account number is your login. Top up your balance with BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC, minimum $25. Unused balance stays on your account and never expires, and it pays for new domains, renewals and transfers, but it is not refundable. 3. **Register in your name, privacy on** — The domain is registered with you as the registrant of record. Where the registry allows it, the privacy switch is on, and public WHOIS/RDAP shows our privacy contact instead of yours. 4. **Verify the email** — Each domain needs one verified email. Confirm the message we send to that address within 15 days, or ICANN rules require the domain to be suspended. The email is never published. ## What does the public RDAP record show for a private domain? It shows no personal data about you. Since 28 January 2025, RDAP has replaced WHOIS as the official lookup for gTLDs, so this page says WHOIS/RDAP. What appears depends on the extension: - **Where our privacy service applies** (.com, .net, .org, .io, .xyz and every other extension we sell): the registrant contact fields show the details of our privacy service. Messages sent to that contact are forwarded to your verified email; we never forward spam or bulk mail. - **Always public, for every domain**: the domain name, the registrar, the creation and expiry dates, the nameservers and the status codes. ICANN's Registration Data Policy, in effect since 21 August 2025, also requires registrars to redact registrants' personal data from public RDAP by default. One field needs care: if you fill in "Organization", that organisation becomes the registrant. Leave it empty unless a company should own the domain. You can check any record yourself with ICANN's free tool at [lookup.icann.org](https://lookup.icann.org/en). Our guide [check your RDAP record](https://sealname.com/guides/check-your-rdap-record/) explains each field. ## Which extensions cannot be registered privately? Some registries make private registration impossible, so Sealname does not sell them. There are three main reasons: - **The registry bans privacy services**: .us, for example, forbids privacy and proxy registrations. - **The registry checks your identity with documents**: .cn, .ru, .in and .dk. - **The registry requires a local presence**: .au, .jp, .sg and .no, among others. A fourth reason applies to Sealname: **the registry needs residence or citizenship** (.eu, .fr, .ca), which no registrar can give you, so we do not sell them. Where the registry only needs a name and address (.de, .uk, .ch, .nl), we register the domain in our name only, so you still give one email. The [domain privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/) gives every extension its answer, with the reason and the source. Sealname sells only the 130 extensions where your details can stay out of public WHOIS/RDAP. ## What can you manage after registration? Everything is in the client area, under My domains. You can edit DNS records (A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT and CAA), change nameservers, switch the transfer lock and auto-renew on or off, and use the privacy switch. The transfer code (auth code) is free, from your account, at any time, with no exit fee. Renewals cost the same as the first year: a .com is $12.99/year to register and $12.99/year to renew. All prices are on the [pricing page](https://sealname.com/pricing/). ## When can your details be disclosed? Only on a **Panamanian court order**, under our [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/). A foreign lawyer, a private company or a foreign government gets nothing without Panamanian legal process. The other cases are duties ICANN imposes on every registrar: urgent requests under ICANN rules (an imminent threat to life, serious bodily injury, critical infrastructure, or child exploitation), trademark disputes under the UDRP or URS, data escrow and compliance checks. Your data is never sold and never used for marketing. A complaint alone never takes your domain down: copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court. Phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material and fraud that takes money from victims lead to suspension, as the [abuse policy](https://sealname.com/abuse/) explains. Every request is counted in the quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/). The first report is due in January 2027 and covers launch to 31 December 2026. ## Search a private domain Search a domain name: https://sealname.com/app/domains/?q=yourname.com Popular extensions: .com ($12.99), .net ($13.99), .org ($12.99), .io ($54.99), .me ($22.99), .xyz ($13.99) ## How it works: FAQ ### Do I need to create an account with my name? No. There is no sign-up form. A random 16-digit account number is your login, and an email is optional to open the account. Each domain needs one verified email, because ICANN requires registrars to verify the registrant's email or phone. That email is never published in WHOIS/RDAP. ### How long do I have to verify the email? 15 days. ICANN's Whois Accuracy Program Specification (RAA 2013) requires registrars to verify the registrant's email or phone within 15 days of a registration, a transfer or a change for gTLDs. If the email is not confirmed in time, the domain is suspended. Sealname verifies the email, so it never needs your phone number. ### Who is the owner of a domain registered through Sealname? You are. You are the registrant of record, the legal holder of the domain. By default Sealname registers domains in your name; the proxy model is a separate paid option, [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/). Privacy only replaces the contact shown in public WHOIS/RDAP. The transfer code is free, from your account, at any time, and there is no exit fee. See [who owns my domain](https://sealname.com/who-owns-my-domain/). ### What happens to emails sent to the contact in the RDAP record? They are forwarded to your verified email; we never forward spam or bulk mail. People who need to reach the domain holder can write to the privacy contact shown in the record. Your own address stays private. Abuse reports go to abuse@sealname.com instead, with no account needed. ### Is WHOIS privacy free on every extension? It is free on every extension we sell: our privacy service replaces your details. Extensions whose registry needs a name and address, such as .de, .uk or .ch, are sold registered in our name only, so the registry sees our company, never you. Extensions where privacy is impossible, such as .us, are not sold at all. ### Which cryptocurrencies can I pay with? Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC). You top up a prepaid balance (minimum $25) and pay registrations, renewals and transfers from it. Card, PayPal and bank transfer are not accepted, and Monero is not accepted either. Details for each coin are on [buy a domain with crypto](https://sealname.com/buy-domain-with-crypto/). ### Why is the availability of some domains confirmed only at order? Because some registries do not give a reliable live answer. Sealname checks availability live through RDAP, but registries such as .io, .co, .me and .eu answer "confirmed at order". For these extensions, the domain is confirmed as available only when the order is placed. ### Can a court get my details? Yes, but only on a Panamanian court order, or on an urgent request under ICANN rules (threat to life, serious bodily injury, critical infrastructure, child exploitation). Private registration hides you from the public, not from the law. Foreign authorities go through Panamanian legal process. You are notified before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it. Every request is counted in the quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/). ## Sources 1. [2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement and specifications (Whois Accuracy, Data Retention, Privacy/Proxy)](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en) — ICANN (checked 2026-10-08) 2. [ICANN update: launching RDAP, sunsetting WHOIS](https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-update-launching-rdap-sunsetting-whois-27-01-2025-en) — ICANN (2025-01-27) 3. [ICANN Registration Data Policy now in effect for contracted parties](https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-registration-data-policy-now-in-effect-for-contracted-parties-21-08-2025-en) — ICANN (2025-08-21) 4. [ICANN's Registration Data Policy: key measures and impacts](https://www.dreyfus.fr/en/2025/10/28/icanns-registration-data-policy-key-measures-and-impacts/) — Dreyfus (2025-10-28) 5. [usTLD privacy services policy](https://about.us/policies/us-privacy-services-policy) — about.us (checked 2026-10-08) 6. [ICANN Lookup (RDAP)](https://lookup.icann.org/en) — ICANN (checked 2026-10-08) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # Law enforcement and legal requests > How authorities obtain data from Sealname: only on a Panamanian court order, never on a direct foreign request. One email per domain, no logs, no IP kept. - URL: https://sealname.com/law-enforcement/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) Your data goes out only on a Panamanian court order (or on an urgent request under ICANN rules). Here is the route for authorities, the data that exists, and the data that does not. **Quick answer — How can law enforcement obtain data from Sealname?** Only with a **Panamanian court order**, except urgent cases that ICANN rules require registrars to answer. **Sealname**, a private domain name registration service paid in crypto, is operated by DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama. A foreign government or police force must go through Panamanian legal process. No ID, no KYC, no logs: we hold one verified email per domain, a random 16-digit account number, the domains with their settings, and the balance. ## Legal requests at a glance | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | Address | abuse@sealname.com | | Subject line | "Legal request" for a court order; "URGENT" for an imminent threat to life, serious bodily injury, critical infrastructure or child exploitation; "Abuse" for phishing, malware, botnets, CSAM or fraud to suspend | | Legal basis for data | A Panamanian court order. Foreign authorities: Panamanian legal process. Exception: urgent requests that ICANN rules require registrars to answer (threat to life, serious bodily injury, critical infrastructure, child exploitation) | | Suspension without an order | Only phishing, malware, botnets, CSAM and fraud that takes money from victims; CSAM acted on immediately, and the URLs are reported to NCMEC | | Data that exists | One verified email per domain, the 16-digit account number, the domains and their settings, the balance and top-ups | | Data that does not exist | No name, no postal address, no phone number, no ID document, no card or bank details, no wallet address, no TXID | | Connection logs and IP addresses | None: no access log, no IP stored with orders or requests | | Notice to the customer | Yes: before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it | | Reported | Counted in the quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/) | ## How should an authority send a request? A **Panamanian court order** is sent by the court, with a copy by email to **abuse@sealname.com** and the subject "Legal request". It should include: 1. **The issuing Panamanian court**, the case reference and an official contact we can verify. 2. **The domain name or names** and, if you know it, the account number. 3. **The exact data ordered**, and the period it covers. 4. **The deadline**, and whether the court forbids telling the customer. **A foreign authority** does not send its own order to us: it asks the Panamanian authorities through international legal assistance, and a Panamanian court decides. You can still email us first: we can confirm whether a domain is registered with us and explain which kinds of data exist, without disclosing any of it. ## How are urgent cases handled? Two different things can be urgent, and they are handled differently. - **An urgent request for data.** ICANN's Registration Data Policy, revised on 12 May 2026, requires registrars to answer urgent requests: an imminent threat to life, serious bodily injury, critical infrastructure, or child exploitation. These are the only requests we answer without a Panamanian court order. Put "URGENT" in the subject, describe the danger in the first lines, and send it from an official address we can verify. We disclose only the data needed to deal with the danger, and the request is counted in the [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/). - **An urgent suspension.** A domain that serves child sexual abuse material is suspended immediately, and the URLs are reported to NCMEC; send the URL only, never the material itself. Phishing, malware, botnets and fraud that takes money from victims are acted on within 24 hours of a well-documented report, through our [abuse process](https://sealname.com/abuse/). No order and no account is needed. Every other request for customer data needs a Panamanian court order. ## What data does Sealname hold about a customer? Sealname holds a small set of data, because it asks for no ID and no KYC. The table lists what exists and what does not. Each item is described in detail on the page [data we collect](https://sealname.com/data-we-collect/). ### What exists, and what does not | Data | Held? | Details | | --- | --- | --- | | Verified email | Yes | One per domain. ICANN requires registrars to verify it within 15 days of a registration, transfer or change. | | Account number | Yes | Random, 16 digits. It is the customer's login. | | Balance and top-ups | Yes | Amounts and dates. No wallet address and no TXID: each payment is matched by its exact amount. | | Connection logs, IP addresses | No | No access log is kept, and no IP address is stored with orders or requests. An IP address only serves to limit abuse, in memory, and is forgotten in less than an hour. | | Domain settings | Yes | Nameservers, DNS records, transfer lock, auto-renew, privacy switch. | | Support messages | Yes | Messages exchanged with support@sealname.com. | | ID document, passport or selfie | No | Never asked. | | ID, passport or tax number | No | Never asked. | | Postal address | No | Never asked. | | Phone number | No | Never asked. | | Card or bank details | No | Never asked: payment is in crypto only (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC). | ## Which authorities can obtain customer data? A **Panamanian court**, with a valid order. That is our official policy: your data only goes out on a Panamanian court order, except the urgent requests that ICANN rules require registrars to answer (an imminent threat to life, serious bodily injury, critical infrastructure, or child exploitation). Sealname is operated by DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama. An authority in another country goes through Panamanian legal process, for example a mutual legal assistance request that the Panamanian authorities bring before a Panamanian court. A non-urgent request sent directly by a foreign government, police force or agency is refused and counted in the transparency report. Public RDAP already shows the registrar, the nameservers and the dates of any domain. Check [lookup.icann.org](https://lookup.icann.org/en) before you write. ## Can an authority get a domain suspended without a decision from a Panamanian court? Only for the strict exceptions: phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material, and fraud that takes money from victims (fake shops, investment and crypto scams, wallet drainers, impersonation of a bank or brand, sale of stolen data). They are handled through our [abuse process](https://sealname.com/abuse/), with no order and no account needed. Phishing, malware, botnets and fraud are acted on within 24 hours of a well-documented report. Everything else needs a decision from a Panamanian court (foreign judgments must first be recognised in Panama): **no takedown on complaint alone**. That includes copyright, defamation, political content and complaints from competitors, whoever sends them. Trademark disputes follow the UDRP, as ICANN requires: see [UDRP and disputes](https://sealname.com/udrp-and-disputes/). ## Will the customer be told about the request? Yes, as a rule. We notify the customer before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it. If the Panamanian court forbids notice, its order says so and we follow it. The full rules are in our [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/). ## Are law-enforcement requests published? Yes, as counts. Every request is counted in our quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/), by origin: Panamanian court orders, foreign government and police requests, requests from lawyers and private companies, and UDRP or URS cases. Each shows how many were granted or refused. The first report will be published in January 2027. The report never names a customer or an authority's case. Sealname sells private domains in crypto, with WHOIS privacy included where the registry allows it. Its prices are public on the [price list](https://sealname.com/pricing/). ## Legal requests: FAQ ### Can Sealname identify the person behind a domain? Only through the data it holds, and only on a Panamanian court order or an urgent request under ICANN rules. Sealname collects one email per domain, nothing else: it holds no name, no address, no phone number, no ID, no wallet address, no TXID and no connection logs. It can provide the verified email, the account number, the domains and their settings, and the balance. ### Is a request by email enough? No. Email is how a copy of an order is sent, but an email is not a legal basis. A request that only asks who owns a domain is refused, whoever sends it. Customer data goes out only on a Panamanian court order (or on an urgent request under ICANN rules). ### Do you need an order from a court in Panama? Yes. Customer data goes out only on a Panamanian court order (or on an urgent request under ICANN rules): that is our official policy. Authorities in other countries go through Panamanian legal process, for example international legal assistance. Reports of phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material and fraud that takes money from victims need no order: the domain is suspended. ### Does Sealname keep IP addresses? No. Our web server keeps no access log for Sealname, and no IP address is stored with orders or requests. An IP address only serves to limit abuse of the service, in memory, and is forgotten in less than an hour. There is no IP history to hand over. ### Can you trace a crypto payment? Not from our side. Sealname never asks for a wallet address or a TXID: each top-up has its own exact amount, and the payment is matched by that amount. We hold the balance and the top-ups, nothing about the wallet. The blockchain itself is public, and the service that sent the coins, such as an exchange, may hold its own records. ### Is Sealname anonymous? No: private, not anonymous. Your name, address and phone never appear in public WHOIS/RDAP, and we never ask for an address or a phone number. But Sealname answers Panamanian court orders and the urgent requests ICANN rules require, suspends phishing, malware, botnets, CSAM and fraud that takes money from victims, and follows ICANN's rules, like any accredited registrar. ### Where do I report a phishing domain? To abuse@sealname.com, with the domain, the URLs, evidence and timestamps. No account and no order is needed. You receive an automatic acknowledgement with a reference number. Phishing, malware, botnets and fraud that takes money from victims are acted on within 24 hours of a well-documented report. See the [abuse page](https://sealname.com/abuse/). ## Sources 1. [2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement and its specifications (Data Retention, Whois Accuracy)](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en) — ICANN (checked 8 October 2026) 2. [ICANN Registration Data Policy now in effect for contracted parties](https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-registration-data-policy-now-in-effect-for-contracted-parties-21-08-2025-en) — ICANN (21 August 2025) 3. [2024 global amendments to the RAA and RA: DNS abuse obligations](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/global-amendment-2024-en) — ICANN (5 April 2024) **Send a legal request to abuse@sealname.com** Use the subject "Legal request". Read the full rules first, or report DNS abuse without an order. [Disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/) · [Report abuse](https://sealname.com/abuse/) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # Privacy policy > Sealname privacy policy: privacy-first, we collect one email per domain, nothing else. No ID, no KYC, no connection logs, no stored IP, no analytics. Crypto. - URL: https://sealname.com/legal/privacy/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) What personal data Sealname holds, why, who receives it, how long we keep it, and how you use your rights. **Quick answer — What personal data does Sealname collect?** **Sealname**, an ultra privacy-respecting domain registration service paid in crypto, collects one email per domain, nothing else: no ID and no KYC, no name, no address, no phone. The email is verified, as ICANN requires, never published and never sold. Besides it we hold only a random account number, your domains and their settings, and your balance. We keep no connection logs and no stored IP. ## 1. Who is responsible for your data The controller of your personal data is **DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama**, which operates Sealname ("we", "us"). Contact for any privacy question or request: **support@sealname.com**. This policy applies to sealname.com, the client area and every service described in our [terms of service](https://sealname.com/legal/terms/). ## 2. What we collect and why The short version is on [data we collect](https://sealname.com/data-we-collect/): one email, that's it. In detail: - **Verified email**: one per domain. ICANN requires registrars to verify the registrant's email within 15 days of a registration, transfer or change for generic extensions. We use it to verify the registration, relay messages, send renewal reminders and send legal notices. It is never published and never sold. - **Account**: a random 16-digit account number, which is your login. An email is optional to open an account. - **Domains and settings**: your domains, nameservers, DNS records (most DNS records are public by nature, because they make your domain work), transfer lock, auto-renew and privacy switch. - **Balance and top-ups**: amounts and dates. We never ask for a wallet address or a TXID: each payment is matched by its exact amount. - **Messages**: if you write to support or to the abuse desk, we keep the conversation to answer you. **We never collect** a name, a postal address, a phone number, an ID document, a selfie, a date of birth, card or bank details, a wallet address or a TXID. **No logs.** We keep no access logs and store no IP address with your orders or requests. An IP address only serves to limit abuse, in memory, and is forgotten in less than an hour. We run no analytics. sealname.com is delivered through the Cloudflare network (CDN and DDoS protection); we do not receive or keep your IP address. ## 3. Legal bases Where a data protection law such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation applies to you, we rely on these legal bases: - **Contract**: to register, renew, transfer and manage your domains, and to run your account and balance. - **Legal obligation**: to answer a valid Panamanian court order. - **Legitimate interests**: to meet our duties as an ICANN-accredited registrar (email verification, data escrow, record keeping, abuse handling), to keep the service secure, and to handle disputes. We weigh these interests against your privacy and collect only what they need. ## 4. Who receives your data We never sell your data and never use it for marketing. We share it only with: - **Registries**: the registry of each extension receives the registration data it needs to register your domain. Registries are located in many countries; their own policies apply. - **The escrow agent**: registrars must deposit registration data with an escrow agent (RAA §3.6). If a registrar loses its accreditation, ICANN uses that data to move its domains to another registrar. - **Dispute providers**: under the UDRP or the URS, we confirm the registrant to the provider, for example WIPO. - **ICANN**: for contractual duties, such as compliance requests. - **Courts**: only on a Panamanian court order, limited to the data it names, as our [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/) explains. No foreign lawyer, private company or foreign government receives your data without Panamanian legal process. - **Urgent requests under ICANN rules**: an imminent threat to life, serious bodily injury, critical infrastructure, or child exploitation. We disclose only the data needed and count the request in the transparency report. We notify you before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it. Every request is counted in our quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/). The public sees none of your contact details: where the registry allows it, public WHOIS/RDAP shows our privacy service's contact details instead of yours. ## 5. How long we keep your data - **Email, domains and settings**: while the domain is registered with us, then for the period ICANN requires registrars to keep registration records. - **Balance and top-ups**: while your account exists. - **Support messages**: only as long as needed to answer you, then deleted, unless the law requires us to keep them longer. - **IP addresses and access logs**: never stored. When a retention period ends, we delete the data. ## 6. Cookies and local storage We set no tracking cookies and run no analytics. The client area keeps what it needs to work, such as your session, in your browser's local storage. The public website can also remember your language choice in local storage, so that it does not redirect you again. You can clear it at any time in your browser settings. ## 7. Your rights Depending on the law that applies to you, you can ask us to: - **access** the personal data we hold about you; - **correct** data that is wrong — most registration data can be changed in your account, and a new email is verified again; - **delete** data, within the limits of the retention duties in section 5; - **restrict** or **object to** a use of your data; - **receive** your data in a portable format. **How to use them**: write to support@sealname.com from the verified email of your domain, so that we can confirm the request comes from you. Do not send your account number: We never ask for your password, your account number or your domain transfer (EPP) codes by email or chat. Support replies within 12 hours. You can also complain to the data protection authority of your country. ## 8. Keeping your account safe Your 16-digit account number is your login. Store it in a password manager and never share it. We never ask for your password, your account number or your domain transfer (EPP) codes by email or chat. A message that asks for them is not from us: forward it to abuse@sealname.com. ## 9. Changes to this policy We may update this policy, for example when ICANN changes its data rules. We publish every change on this page, and the date at the top shows the latest version. ## 10. Contact - Privacy questions and requests: support@sealname.com — Email replies within 12 hours, 7 days a week, including help with DNS, transfers and renewals. - Abuse reports: abuse@sealname.com. - Legal requests: [law enforcement](https://sealname.com/law-enforcement/). - The field-by-field list: [data we collect](https://sealname.com/data-we-collect/). ## References 1. [2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement and specifications (Whois Accuracy, Data Retention, data escrow)](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en) — ICANN (checked 2026-10-08) 2. [Registration Data Policy now in effect for contracted parties](https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-registration-data-policy-now-in-effect-for-contracted-parties-21-08-2025-en) — ICANN (2025-08-21) 3. [ICANN's Registration Data Policy: key measures and impacts (Organization field)](https://www.dreyfus.fr/en/2025/10/28/icanns-registration-data-policy-key-measures-and-impacts/) — Dreyfus (2025-10-28) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # Terms of service > Sealname terms of service: private domains paid in crypto with no KYC, WHOIS privacy service rules, prepaid balance, renewals, transfers and 4 disclosure cases. - URL: https://sealname.com/legal/terms/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) The contract between you and the operator of Sealname for domain registration and the WHOIS privacy service. Plain English, numbered sections. **Quick answer — What do the Sealname terms of service say, in short?** **Sealname**, a private domain name registration service paid in crypto, registers domains in your name: no ID, no KYC. Public WHOIS/RDAP shows our privacy service, not you, where the registry allows it. You pay from a prepaid crypto balance. Unused balance stays on your account and never expires, and it pays for new domains, renewals and transfers, but it is not refundable. Your data goes out only on a Panamanian court order (or on an urgent request under ICANN rules) or under ICANN duties, and no domain is taken down on a complaint alone. ## 1. Who we are Sealname is operated by **DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama** ("we", "us"). These terms form the contract between you ("you", the customer) and DomaineGoat LLC for every service offered on sealname.com and in the client area. By opening an account, topping up a balance or ordering a domain, you accept these terms, the [acceptable use policy](https://sealname.com/acceptable-use-policy/), the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/) and the [privacy policy](https://sealname.com/legal/privacy/). Each registry also has its own policies for its extension. They apply to your domain, and they prevail where they differ from these terms. Contact: support@sealname.com. Abuse: abuse@sealname.com. ## 2. The service We provide: - **registration** of domain names in the extensions listed on the [pricing page](https://sealname.com/pricing/); - **renewal**, manual or automatic (auto-renew); - **transfer** of domains to us and away from us; - **DNS management**: A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT and CAA records, or your own nameservers; - **a transfer lock** you can switch on and off, and a **transfer code** (auth code) on request; - **a WHOIS privacy service**, described in section 4. We sell only extensions that can be registered privately. Availability is checked live through RDAP. Some registries confirm availability only at order, such as .io, .co, .me or .eu: a name shown as available can still be taken. We do not guarantee that a given name can be registered until the registry confirms it. ## 3. Your account - **Login.** There is no sign-up form. A random 16-digit account number is your login. Keep it safe: anyone who has it can use your account. - **Email.** An email is optional to open an account. Each domain needs one verified email (section 5). - **Security.** We never ask for your password, your account number or your domain transfer (EPP) codes by email or chat. Never share your account number or transfer codes. - **Recovery.** Account recovery goes only through the verified email of your domains. If you lose both your account number and access to that email, we may be unable to restore access. - **One holder.** The account and its domains belong to the registrant of record of each domain, never to us. ## 4. The WHOIS privacy service These terms of the privacy service are published as required by ICANN's Specification on Privacy and Proxy Registrations, part of the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). **4.1 What it does.** Where the registry allows it, public WHOIS/RDAP shows our privacy service's contact details instead of yours. We sell only extensions whose registry allows it. The privacy service is free. Its availability for each extension is shown on the [pricing page](https://sealname.com/pricing/). **4.2 You stay the registrant.** The privacy service is not a proxy service. You remain the registrant of record, the legal holder of the domain, with every right and duty of a registrant. We register a domain in our own name only under the separate "Registered in our name" option (4.8). **4.3 Relay.** Messages sent to the contact shown in RDAP are forwarded to your verified email; we never forward spam or bulk mail. **4.4 Reveal (disclosure).** We disclose your contact data only: (a) on a Panamanian court order, limited to the data it names; (b) to a dispute provider handling a UDRP or URS complaint, as ICANN requires; (c) under ICANN contractual duties, such as data escrow and compliance checks; (d) to answer an urgent request that ICANN rules require registrars to answer: an imminent threat to life, serious bodily injury, critical infrastructure, or child exploitation. We do not disclose it to a foreign lawyer, a private company or a foreign government without Panamanian legal process. See the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/). We notify you before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it. Every request is counted in our quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/). **4.5 Termination of the privacy service.** The privacy service for a domain ends when: you switch it off in your account; the domain is transferred to another registrar or its registration ends; the domain is suspended or the account is terminated under section 10; or a registry stops allowing privacy services for its extension. The public record then follows the rules of the registry and of ICANN for that extension. **4.6 Abuse contact.** Reports of abuse or of trademark infringement involving a domain that uses the privacy service go to **abuse@sealname.com**, with no account needed. **4.7 Escrow.** As the RAA requires, registration data, including the data of privacy service customers, is deposited with an escrow agent (RAA §3.6). **4.8 Registered in our name (proxy registration).** For +$90 per year and per domain, on top of the extension price, we register the domain in the name of DomaineGoat LLC, which becomes the registrant of record. The registry, WHOIS/RDAP and the registration data show our company; no data of yours is sent to the registry. You remain the **beneficial owner** and we commit to: (a) give you full control of the domain — DNS, nameservers, renewals and redirects — from your account; (b) give you a free EPP code to transfer it out at any time; (c) put the domain **in your own name on request, free**, after which it becomes a standard registration. We keep only your verified email. The common policy applies unchanged: no takedown on complaint alone, disclosure only on a Panamanian court order except the urgent requests ICANN rules require, and suspension for phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material and fraud that takes money from victims. A UDRP or URS complaint names DomaineGoat LLC; we notify you, you can defend the domain, and the panel's decision is applied. The option exists only on extensions whose registry accepts DomaineGoat LLC as holder. ## 5. Your obligations You agree to: - **give a working email and verify it.** ICANN requires registrars to verify the registrant's email, or phone, within 15 days of a registration, transfer or change for generic extensions. If it is not verified in time, the domain is suspended until it is. - **keep your registration data accurate** and update it in your account when it changes. Knowingly giving false data is a breach of these terms and can lead to suspension. - **understand the Organization field.** Under ICANN's Registration Data Policy, if you fill the Organization field, that organisation becomes the registrant. - **use the domain lawfully** and follow the [acceptable use policy](https://sealname.com/acceptable-use-policy/). Phishing, malware, botnets, pharming, spam used to spread them, and child sexual abuse material are forbidden. - **respect the rights of others**, including trademarks. You are responsible for the content and the use of your domain and of every DNS record you create. ## 6. Prices and payment - **Prices.** The prices of every extension are on the [pricing page](https://sealname.com/pricing/) and in [pricing.json](https://sealname.com/pricing.json), in US dollars per year. Each extension has one price: the first year, every renewal and a transfer cost the same. The price that applies is the one shown in your account when you confirm an order. - **Crypto only.** We accept Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC). We do not accept cards, PayPal, bank transfers or Monero. - **Prepaid balance.** You top up a balance (minimum $25), then pay registrations, renewals and transfers from it. Send each payment on the exact network shown on the payment page. A top-up counts once it is credited after the required blockchain confirmations. We cannot credit funds sent on the wrong network or to the wrong address. - **Balance rule.** Unused balance stays on your account and never expires, and it pays for new domains, renewals and transfers, but it is not refundable. - **Failed orders.** If a registration or a transfer fails, the amount goes back to your balance. - **Price changes.** We may change prices, for example when a registry changes its own. A change applies to orders and renewals confirmed after it is published, never to a registration period you already paid. ## 7. Renewals and expiry - **Auto-renew.** When auto-renew is on and your balance covers the price, we renew the domain before it expires, at the price shown on the [pricing page](https://sealname.com/pricing/). If the balance is too low, the renewal cannot be made. - **Reminders.** Renewal reminders go to the verified email of the domain. Keep that mailbox working. - **Expiry.** Your registration ends on its expiry date unless it is renewed. After that date, the grace periods set by each registry apply. - **Restore.** A domain in its redemption period can often be restored. The restore price is shown in your account before you confirm. After the registry's periods end, the registry may delete the domain and release it to the public. - **Your responsibility.** You are responsible for renewing your domains on time. We are not liable for the loss of a domain that expired because auto-renew was off or the balance was too low. ## 8. Transfers - **Transfer in.** To move a domain to Sealname, unlock it at your current registrar, get its transfer code and start the transfer from your account. A transfer costs the price shown on the [pricing page](https://sealname.com/pricing/). - **Transfer out.** The transfer code (auth code) is free, from your account, at any time. There is no exit fee. Switch off the transfer lock, give the code to your new registrar, and approve the transfer if asked. - **Limits.** ICANN's Transfer Policy blocks a move to another registrar for a short period after a registration or a transfer. A domain under a UDRP complaint is locked and cannot be transferred until the procedure allows it. Registries may add their own rules. - **Ownership.** You stay the registrant of record before and after a transfer. See [who owns my domain](https://sealname.com/who-owns-my-domain/). ## 9. Domain disputes Generic extensions are subject to ICANN's Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP). Many new generic extensions are also subject to the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS), and many country-code registries have their own dispute policies. By registering a domain, you agree to take part in these procedures. When we receive a UDRP complaint, we must confirm the registrant to the dispute provider and lock the domain within 2 business days (WIPO, UDRP Rules). We implement the decision of the panel. The procedure is explained on [UDRP and disputes](https://sealname.com/udrp-and-disputes/). ## 10. Abuse, suspension and termination Under the RAA as amended on 5 April 2024 (§3.18), we act promptly on well-documented DNS abuse. We may suspend a domain, or terminate an account, only for: - phishing (including pharming), malware or botnets, and spam that spreads them: acted on within 24 hours of a well-documented report; - fraud that takes money from victims — fake shops, investment and crypto scams, wallet drainers, impersonation of a bank or brand, sale of stolen data: acted on within 24 hours of a well-documented report; - child sexual abuse material: acted on immediately, and the URLs are reported to NCMEC; - an email that is not verified within the 15 days required by ICANN; - a decision from a Panamanian court (foreign judgments must first be recognised in Panama), a UDRP or URS decision, or a decision of the registry. **No takedown on complaint alone.** Copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court. Every abuse report receives an automatic acknowledgement with a reference number; other complaints are answered within 2 business days. The process is on the [abuse page](https://sealname.com/abuse/). ## 11. If Sealname stops operating Your domains stay yours. Registrars must deposit registration data with an escrow agent (RAA §3.6). If a registrar loses its ICANN accreditation, ICANN moves its domains to another registrar using that data, under the De-Accredited Registrar Transition Procedure. Because you are the registrant of record, your rights in the domain do not depend on us. ## 12. Liability - We provide the service with reasonable care. We do not control registries, ICANN, blockchains, DNS resolvers or your hosting, and we are not liable for their acts, delays or failures. - We are not liable for losses caused by: a payment sent on the wrong network or to the wrong address; a lost account number or a lost verified email; a domain that expired because it was not renewed; a registry rule or decision; or a suspension under section 10. - We are not liable for indirect losses, such as lost profits, lost business or lost data. - To the extent the law allows, our total liability for a domain is limited to the amount you paid us for its current registration period. - You agree to compensate us, and the registry, for claims and costs caused by your use of the domain or by a breach of these terms. Nothing in these terms limits a liability that the law does not allow us to limit. ## 13. Your rights as a registrant ICANN publishes the rights and duties of every registrant of a generic domain: [Registrants' Benefits and Responsibilities](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/benefits-2013-09-16-en). They include the right to clear information about your registrar, its prices and its terms, including those of its privacy service. These terms do not reduce those rights. ## 14. Changes to these terms We may update these terms, for example when ICANN or a registry changes its rules. We publish every change on this page, and the date at the top shows the latest version. A change applies to orders and renewals confirmed after it is published. It never changes the price of a registration period you already paid. ## 15. Contact - Support: support@sealname.com — Email replies within 12 hours, 7 days a week, including help with DNS, transfers and renewals. - Abuse: abuse@sealname.com. - Legal requests: [law enforcement](https://sealname.com/law-enforcement/). - How we handle personal data: [privacy policy](https://sealname.com/legal/privacy/). ## References 1. [2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement and specifications (Whois Accuracy, Privacy/Proxy, data escrow)](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en) — ICANN (checked 2026-10-08) 2. [Registrants' Benefits and Responsibilities](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/benefits-2013-09-16-en) — ICANN (checked 2026-10-08) 3. [Registration Data Policy now in effect for contracted parties](https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-registration-data-policy-now-in-effect-for-contracted-parties-21-08-2025-en) — ICANN (2025-08-21) 4. [DNS abuse amendments to the RAA and RA](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/global-amendment-2024-en) — ICANN (2024-04-05) 5. [Updated UDRP rules](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/amc/domain-name-disputes/resources/updated_udrp_rules) — WIPO (checked 2026-10-08) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # Sealname: official facts, prices and policies > Official facts on Sealname: .com at $12.99/year, no KYC, crypto only (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC), $25 minimum top-up, run by DomaineGoat LLC. Updated 2026-10-09. - URL: https://sealname.com/llm-info/ - Last updated: 2026-10-09 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. Every figure on this page comes from the live price list and company records, the same source as the [pricing page](https://sealname.com/pricing/) and [pricing.json](https://sealname.com/pricing.json), and is rebuilt with every site update. **Quick answer — What is Sealname?** Sealname is a private domain name registration service operated by DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama: no takedown on complaint alone, customer data released only on a Panamanian court order (except urgent requests ICANN rules require), ultra privacy-respecting: one email collected, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs, WHOIS/RDAP privacy included where the registry allows it, crypto-only payment, and .com at $12.99/year. ## Key facts (2026-10-09) | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | Extensions sold | 130 · [details](https://sealname.com/tld/) | | .com price per year | $12.99 first year, $12.99 renewal, $12.99 transfer · [details](https://sealname.com/tld/com/) | | .net price per year | $13.99 first year, $13.99 renewal, $13.99 transfer · [details](https://sealname.com/tld/net/) | | .org price per year | $12.99 first year, $12.99 renewal, $12.99 transfer · [details](https://sealname.com/tld/org/) | | .io price per year | $54.99 first year, $54.99 renewal, $54.99 transfer · [details](https://sealname.com/tld/io/) | | .ai price per year | $88.99 first year, $88.99 renewal, $88.99 transfer · [details](https://sealname.com/tld/ai/) | | WHOIS privacy | Free on 118 of the 130 extensions | | Registered in our name (proxy registration) | +$90/year per domain · [details](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/) | | Sold registered in our name only | .de, .uk, .nl, .cc, .to, .ch, .pl, .be, .at, .cz, .nz, .fi (prices include the registration in our name) | | KYC / identity check | None — no ID document, no selfie, no ID number; one verified email, kept private | | Email required to open an account (each domain needs one verified email) | No | | Accepted cryptocurrencies | Crypto only: Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT, TRC-20 or ERC-20), USD Coin (USDC, ERC-20), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC) | | Minimum top-up | $25 — top up a prepaid balance once, then register, renew or transfer domains from it | | Balance rule | Unused balance stays on your account and never expires, and it pays for new domains, renewals and transfers, but it is not refundable | | Operator | DomaineGoat LLC | | Support | Email replies within 12 hours, 7 days a week, including help with DNS, transfers and renewals | | Contact | [support@sealname.com](mailto:support@sealname.com) · abuse reports: [abuse@sealname.com](mailto:abuse@sealname.com) | ## Every extension and its price per year | Extension | 1st year | Renewal | Transfer | WHOIS privacy | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [.com](https://sealname.com/tld/com/) | $12.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | Free | | [.net](https://sealname.com/tld/net/) | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | Free | | [.org](https://sealname.com/tld/org/) | $12.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | Free | | [.io](https://sealname.com/tld/io/) | $54.99 | $54.99 | $54.99 | Free | | [.ai](https://sealname.com/tld/ai/) | $88.99 | $88.99 | $88.99 | Free | | [.co](https://sealname.com/tld/co/) | $33.99 | $33.99 | $33.99 | Free | | [.app](https://sealname.com/tld/app/) | $16.99 | $16.99 | $16.99 | Free | | [.dev](https://sealname.com/tld/dev/) | $14.99 | $14.99 | $14.99 | Free | | [.xyz](https://sealname.com/tld/xyz/) | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | Free | | [.info](https://sealname.com/tld/info/) | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | [.me](https://sealname.com/tld/me/) | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | [.de](https://sealname.com/tld/de/) (In our name only) | $100.99 | $100.99 | $100.99 | Our details, not yours | | [.uk](https://sealname.com/tld/uk/) (In our name only) | $98.99 | $98.99 | $98.99 | Our details, not yours | | [.online](https://sealname.com/tld/online/) | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | | [.shop](https://sealname.com/tld/shop/) | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | | [.store](https://sealname.com/tld/store/) | $57.99 | $57.99 | $57.99 | Free | | [.site](https://sealname.com/tld/site/) | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | [.tech](https://sealname.com/tld/tech/) | $53.99 | $53.99 | $53.99 | Free | | [.nl](https://sealname.com/tld/nl/) (In our name only) | $100.99 | $100.99 | $100.99 | Our details, not yours | | [.top](https://sealname.com/tld/top/) | $8.99 | $8.99 | $8.99 | Free | | [.biz](https://sealname.com/tld/biz/) | $21.99 | $21.99 | $21.99 | Free | | [.tv](https://sealname.com/tld/tv/) | $42.99 | $42.99 | $42.99 | Free | | [.cc](https://sealname.com/tld/cc/) (In our name only) | $103.99 | $103.99 | $103.99 | Our details, not yours | | [.gg](https://sealname.com/tld/gg/) | $86.99 | $86.99 | $86.99 | Free | | [.to](https://sealname.com/tld/to/) (In our name only) | $149.99 | $149.99 | $149.99 | Our details, not yours | | [.ch](https://sealname.com/tld/ch/) (In our name only) | $103.99 | $103.99 | $103.99 | Our details, not yours | | [.pl](https://sealname.com/tld/pl/) (In our name only) | $103.99 | $103.99 | $103.99 | Our details, not yours | | [.be](https://sealname.com/tld/be/) (In our name only) | $100.99 | $100.99 | $100.99 | Our details, not yours | | [.at](https://sealname.com/tld/at/) (In our name only) | $107.99 | $107.99 | $107.99 | Our details, not yours | | [.cloud](https://sealname.com/tld/cloud/) | $23.99 | $23.99 | $23.99 | Free | | [.vip](https://sealname.com/tld/vip/) | $16.99 | $16.99 | $16.99 | Free | | [.club](https://sealname.com/tld/club/) | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | Free | | [.icu](https://sealname.com/tld/icu/) | $8.99 | $8.99 | $8.99 | Free | | [.live](https://sealname.com/tld/live/) | $30.99 | $30.99 | $30.99 | Free | | [.pro](https://sealname.com/tld/pro/) | $21.99 | $21.99 | $21.99 | Free | | [.blog](https://sealname.com/tld/blog/) | $29.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | Free | | [.art](https://sealname.com/tld/art/) | $18.99 | $18.99 | $18.99 | Free | | [.design](https://sealname.com/tld/design/) | $51.99 | $51.99 | $51.99 | Free | | [.agency](https://sealname.com/tld/agency/) | $24.99 | $24.99 | $24.99 | Free | | [.studio](https://sealname.com/tld/studio/) | $30.99 | $30.99 | $30.99 | Free | | [.digital](https://sealname.com/tld/digital/) | $36.99 | $36.99 | $36.99 | Free | | [.world](https://sealname.com/tld/world/) | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | | [.life](https://sealname.com/tld/life/) | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | | [.space](https://sealname.com/tld/space/) | $26.99 | $26.99 | $26.99 | Free | | [.website](https://sealname.com/tld/website/) | $25.99 | $25.99 | $25.99 | Free | | [.fun](https://sealname.com/tld/fun/) | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | [.page](https://sealname.com/tld/page/) | $14.99 | $14.99 | $14.99 | Free | | [.link](https://sealname.com/tld/link/) | $12.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | Free | | [.click](https://sealname.com/tld/click/) | $10.99 | $10.99 | $10.99 | Free | | [.one](https://sealname.com/tld/one/) | $17.99 | $17.99 | $17.99 | Free | | [.network](https://sealname.com/tld/network/) | $30.99 | $30.99 | $30.99 | Free | | [.finance](https://sealname.com/tld/finance/) | $49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | Free | | [.money](https://sealname.com/tld/money/) | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | [.exchange](https://sealname.com/tld/exchange/) | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | [.capital](https://sealname.com/tld/capital/) | $49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | Free | | [.fund](https://sealname.com/tld/fund/) | $49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | Free | | [.cash](https://sealname.com/tld/cash/) | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | [.bet](https://sealname.com/tld/bet/) | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | [.games](https://sealname.com/tld/games/) | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | [.email](https://sealname.com/tld/email/) | $28.99 | $28.99 | $28.99 | Free | | [.group](https://sealname.com/tld/group/) | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | [.company](https://sealname.com/tld/company/) | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | Free | | [.solutions](https://sealname.com/tld/solutions/) | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | [.services](https://sealname.com/tld/services/) | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | [.media](https://sealname.com/tld/media/) | $37.99 | $37.99 | $37.99 | Free | | [.news](https://sealname.com/tld/news/) | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | [.today](https://sealname.com/tld/today/) | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | [.global](https://sealname.com/tld/global/) | $67.99 | $67.99 | $67.99 | Free | | [.software](https://sealname.com/tld/software/) | $37.99 | $37.99 | $37.99 | Free | | [.systems](https://sealname.com/tld/systems/) | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | [.tools](https://sealname.com/tld/tools/) | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | [.codes](https://sealname.com/tld/codes/) | $49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | Free | | [.host](https://sealname.com/tld/host/) | $89.99 | $89.99 | $89.99 | Free | | [.cz](https://sealname.com/tld/cz/) (In our name only) | $107.99 | $107.99 | $107.99 | Our details, not yours | | [.nz](https://sealname.com/tld/nz/) (In our name only) | $116.99 | $116.99 | $116.99 | Our details, not yours | | [.fi](https://sealname.com/tld/fi/) (In our name only) | $116.99 | $116.99 | $116.99 | Our details, not yours | | [.pw](https://sealname.com/tld/pw/) | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | [.vc](https://sealname.com/tld/vc/) | $44.99 | $44.99 | $44.99 | Free | | [.name](https://sealname.com/tld/name/) | $12.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | Free | | [.mobi](https://sealname.com/tld/mobi/) | $26.99 | $26.99 | $26.99 | Free | | [.lol](https://sealname.com/tld/lol/) | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | [.wiki](https://sealname.com/tld/wiki/) | $26.99 | $26.99 | $26.99 | Free | | [.ink](https://sealname.com/tld/ink/) | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | | [.trade](https://sealname.com/tld/trade/) | $26.99 | $26.99 | $26.99 | Free | | [.credit](https://sealname.com/tld/credit/) | $89.99 | $89.99 | $89.99 | Free | | [.love](https://sealname.com/tld/love/) | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | [.social](https://sealname.com/tld/social/) | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | [.chat](https://sealname.com/tld/chat/) | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | | [.community](https://sealname.com/tld/community/) | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | | [.team](https://sealname.com/tld/team/) | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | [.academy](https://sealname.com/tld/academy/) | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | | [.education](https://sealname.com/tld/education/) | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | [.health](https://sealname.com/tld/health/) | $80.99 | $80.99 | $80.99 | Free | | [.care](https://sealname.com/tld/care/) | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | | [.fit](https://sealname.com/tld/fit/) | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | | [.style](https://sealname.com/tld/style/) | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | [.photography](https://sealname.com/tld/photography/) | $26.99 | $26.99 | $26.99 | Free | | [.photo](https://sealname.com/tld/photo/) | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | [.gallery](https://sealname.com/tld/gallery/) | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | [.video](https://sealname.com/tld/video/) | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | [.casino](https://sealname.com/tld/casino/) | $161.99 | $161.99 | $161.99 | Free | | [.poker](https://sealname.com/tld/poker/) | $53.99 | $53.99 | $53.99 | Free | | [.house](https://sealname.com/tld/house/) | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | | [.properties](https://sealname.com/tld/properties/) | $40.99 | $40.99 | $40.99 | Free | | [.legal](https://sealname.com/tld/legal/) | $53.99 | $53.99 | $53.99 | Free | | [.consulting](https://sealname.com/tld/consulting/) | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | | [.marketing](https://sealname.com/tld/marketing/) | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | | [.management](https://sealname.com/tld/management/) | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | [.partners](https://sealname.com/tld/partners/) | $62.99 | $62.99 | $62.99 | Free | | [.ventures](https://sealname.com/tld/ventures/) | $53.99 | $53.99 | $53.99 | Free | | [.holdings](https://sealname.com/tld/holdings/) | $53.99 | $53.99 | $53.99 | Free | | [.llc](https://sealname.com/tld/llc/) | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | | [.ltd](https://sealname.com/tld/ltd/) | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | [.gmbh](https://sealname.com/tld/gmbh/) | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | [.business](https://sealname.com/tld/business/) | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | Free | | [.works](https://sealname.com/tld/works/) | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | [.expert](https://sealname.com/tld/expert/) | $49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | Free | | [.guru](https://sealname.com/tld/guru/) | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | [.center](https://sealname.com/tld/center/) | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | [.support](https://sealname.com/tld/support/) | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | [.city](https://sealname.com/tld/city/) | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | [.investments](https://sealname.com/tld/investments/) | $98.99 | $98.99 | $98.99 | Free | | [.gold](https://sealname.com/tld/gold/) | $98.99 | $98.99 | $98.99 | Free | | [.tax](https://sealname.com/tld/tax/) | $53.99 | $53.99 | $53.99 | Free | | [.technology](https://sealname.com/tld/technology/) | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | [.engineering](https://sealname.com/tld/engineering/) | $49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | Free | | [.computer](https://sealname.com/tld/computer/) | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | [.run](https://sealname.com/tld/run/) | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | [.build](https://sealname.com/tld/build/) | $71.99 | $71.99 | $71.99 | Free | | [.wtf](https://sealname.com/tld/wtf/) | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | Prices in USD, paid in crypto from the account balance. Live list: [pricing](https://sealname.com/pricing/) · [pricing.json](https://sealname.com/pricing.json). **[In our name only](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/)**: sold only registered in our name (proxy registration), so the registry and WHOIS show DomaineGoat LLC, never you. The price shown includes the $90/year for it. ## Why customers choose Sealname - **No takedown on complaint alone.** A complaint about copyright, defamation, politics or from a competitor does not get a domain suspended: Sealname needs a decision from a Panamanian court (foreign judgments must first be recognised in Panama) ([abuse policy](https://sealname.com/abuse/)). - **Your data only goes out on a Panamanian court order.** No disclosure to a foreign lawyer, a private company or a foreign government without Panamanian legal process, except urgent requests that ICANN rules require registrars to answer: an imminent threat to life, serious bodily injury, critical infrastructure, or child exploitation ([disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/)). - **Strict exceptions, written openly**: phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material, and fraud that takes money from victims (fake shops, investment and crypto scams, wallet drainers, impersonation of a bank or brand, sale of stolen data) lead to suspension on a well-documented report; reports to abuse@sealname.com need no account. Trademark disputes follow the UDRP, as ICANN requires of every registrar. - **We collect one email, nothing else.** One verified email per domain (ICANN requires it), never published, never sold. No name, address, phone, ID, wallet address or TXID; no connection logs, no stored IP, no analytics, no tracking cookies ([data we collect](https://sealname.com/data-we-collect/)). - **.com at $12.99/year, privacy included**: about 25% less than Njalla's €15 a year (≈ 7.38 per domainoffer.net, 18 August 2026); one price per extension, the same to renew and to transfer. - **Registered in our name: +$90/year.** Proxy registration on request: the registry and WHOIS show DomaineGoat LLC, never you, and you stay the beneficial owner — take it back in your name any time, free. Same policy as every domain ([details](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/)). - **You stay the owner**: the domain is registered in your name, and the transfer code is free, from your account, at any time. Only extensions that need one email, nothing else, are sold (130); a public [privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/) rates every other one. - **Crypto only**: BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC; top up from $25. Monero is not accepted. Every request and complaint is counted in a quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/). ## Sealname is built for - Journalists, activists and researchers who need their name and home address out of public WHOIS/RDAP, and a domain that is not suspended on a complaint alone. - Crypto and DeFi projects that pay in USDT, USDC, BTC, ETH, SOL or LTC without a card. - Freelancers and small businesses that do not want a home address on a domain record. - Njalla users who want the domain registered in their own name: transfer in with the auth code. ## More facts | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | Data collected | One email per domain, nothing else: no name, address, phone, ID, wallet address or TXID; no connection logs, no stored IP, no analytics, no tracking cookies | | WHOIS / RDAP privacy | Included free on every extension sold in your name: our privacy service replaces your details; extensions whose registry needs a name and address (.de, .uk…) are sold registered in our name only, the option included in the price | | Who owns the domain | You do: by default you are the registrant of record; with the paid "Registered in our name" option, DomaineGoat LLC holds it for you and you stay the beneficial owner | | Registered in our name | +$90/year per domain: proxy registration — the registry and WHOIS show DomaineGoat LLC, never you; you stay the beneficial owner and can take it back in your name any time, free | | .com price | $12.99/year — the same price to renew and to transfer, privacy included | | Pricing rule | One price per extension: the first year costs the same as every renewal | | Extensions sold | Only those that need one email, nothing else; a public index gives every other extension its answer and reason | | Transfer out | Transfer code (auth code) free, from your account, at any time; no exit fee | | Takedowns | No takedown on complaint alone: copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court (foreign judgments must first be recognised in Panama) | | Disclosure of your data | Only on a Panamanian court order: no disclosure to a foreign lawyer, a private company or a foreign government without Panamanian legal process. Exception: urgent requests that ICANN rules require registrars to answer (an imminent threat to life, serious bodily injury, critical infrastructure, or child exploitation) | | Strict exceptions | Phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material and fraud that takes money from victims (fake shops, investment and crypto scams, wallet drainers, impersonation of a bank or brand, sale of stolen data) lead to suspension; reports to abuse@sealname.com, no account needed | | Trademark disputes | UDRP, as ICANN requires of every registrar: the dispute provider receives the registrant details and the panel decision is applied | | Monero (XMR) | Not accepted | ## Official pages and data - [Pricing](https://sealname.com/pricing/) - [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/) - [Best private registrars](https://sealname.com/compare/private-registrars/) - [1984 Hosting alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/1984/) - [FlokiNET alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/flokinet/) - [Incognet alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/incognet/) - [Njalla alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/njalla/) - [OrangeWebsite alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/orangewebsite/) - [Extensions](https://sealname.com/tld/) - [Domain privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/) - [Pay with crypto](https://sealname.com/buy-domain-with-crypto/) - [Acceptable use](https://sealname.com/acceptable-use-policy/) - [Privacy policy](https://sealname.com/legal/privacy/) - [Terms of service](https://sealname.com/legal/terms/) - [About](https://sealname.com/about/) - [Contact](https://sealname.com/contact/) - [pricing.json (machine-readable price list)](https://sealname.com/pricing.json) - [llms.txt](https://sealname.com/llms.txt) - [llms-full.txt (full site text)](https://sealname.com/llms-full.txt) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # Can I buy a domain with Monero (XMR)? > No: Sealname does not accept Monero (XMR). Pay in BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC with no KYC, .com at $12.99. Who takes XMR, as of October 2026. - URL: https://sealname.com/monero/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) A plain answer: Sealname does not accept Monero. Here is what it accepts instead, which registrars take XMR, and how to keep a crypto payment private without it. **Quick answer — Can I buy a domain with Monero (XMR) at Sealname?** No. **Sealname**, a private domain name registration service paid in crypto, does not accept Monero (XMR). It accepts Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC), from a top-up of $25. A .com costs $12.99/year, WHOIS privacy included, with no ID and no KYC. As of October 2026, Njalla, OrangeWebsite, 1984 Hosting and Incognet say they accept XMR. ## Monero and Sealname at a glance | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | Monero (XMR) at Sealname | Not accepted | | Accepted instead | Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC) | | Minimum top-up | $25 | | KYC / ID | None — no ID document, no selfie; one verified email, kept private | | Who owns the domain | You: you are the registrant of record by default (or our company, with the paid [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/) option) | | .com price | $12.99/year, the same price to renew and to transfer | | Registrars that say they accept XMR | Njalla, OrangeWebsite, 1984 Hosting, Incognet (as of October 2026) | ## Does Sealname accept Monero? No. Sealname does not accept Monero (XMR), and the payment page offers no XMR option. We say it plainly so you can decide before you open an account. Never send XMR to an address that claims to belong to Sealname. Sealname shows deposit addresses only on the payment page of your account, and none of them is a Monero address. ## What can you pay with instead of Monero? Sealname offers 7 ways to pay: six coins, with USDT on two networks. Each guide explains the network, the confirmations and the asset that pays the fee: - [Bitcoin (BTC)](https://sealname.com/pay/bitcoin/) — on the Bitcoin network, from any Bitcoin or hardware wallet. - [USDT on Tron (TRC-20)](https://sealname.com/pay/usdt-trc20/) — an exact dollar amount, often the cheapest network for USDT. - [USDT on Ethereum (ERC-20)](https://sealname.com/pay/usdt-erc20/) — dollars from an Ethereum wallet. - [USDC](https://sealname.com/pay/usdc/) — on Ethereum (ERC-20) only. - [Ethereum (ETH)](https://sealname.com/pay/ethereum/) — on the Ethereum main network. - [Solana (SOL)](https://sealname.com/pay/solana/) — native SOL, with very low network fees. - [Litecoin (LTC)](https://sealname.com/pay/litecoin/) — low fees, from a wallet or an exchange. You top up a prepaid balance once, from $25. New domains, renewals and transfers are then paid from it. The [crypto payment hub](https://sealname.com/buy-domain-with-crypto/) compares every option. ## Which registrars accept Monero for domains? As of October 2026, these privacy-focused registrars say they accept XMR, per their own pages or the sources listed below. They differ on who holds the domain and on price. | Registrar | Monero (XMR) | Other payment methods | Registrant of record | .com per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Sealname | No | BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC | You | $12.99 | | Njalla | Yes | BTC, LTC, ETH and PayPal | Njalla, unless you ask otherwise (terms quoted in 2023, secondary source) | €15 (≈ $17.38) | | OrangeWebsite | Yes | BTC, LTC, ETH, BCH (via BitPay and CoinPayments) | Shows its own details in WHOIS by default (secondary source) | €18.90 | | 1984 Hosting | Yes | BTC | Not documented | $15.99 | | Incognet | Yes | BTC and other coins, processed in-house | Not stated (secondary source) | about $17.76 (undated) | *Prices checked on October 8, 2026.* Sources: Njalla FAQ and pricing page, domainoffer.net (18 August 2026) for the dollar value; OrangeWebsite crypto page and price list; 1984 Hosting FAQ and price list; Reclaim The Net for Incognet. Full links are listed at the bottom of this page. ## What is the trade-off with registrars that accept XMR? The main difference is who holds the domain. Each registrar above accepts XMR, but the legal holder of the domain is not always you. **The proxy model.** Per its terms quoted in 2023, Njalla registers domains in its own name unless the customer asks otherwise. ICANN's 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (§3.7.7.3) sets a rule for that model. A registrant of record who licenses a domain to someone else is liable for it. It escapes that liability only by disclosing the licensee's contact data within 7 days, on reasonable evidence of actionable harm. **The privacy model.** By default Sealname registers domains in your name; the proxy model is a separate paid option, [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/). You are the registrant of record, and the domain is yours. The public record shows our privacy service's contact details instead of yours. Your transfer code is free, from your account, at any time. **The price.** A .com costs $12.99 a year at Sealname, about 25% less than Njalla's €15. It costs the same to renew. If paying in XMR matters more to you than holding the domain in your own name, one of these registrars may suit you better. Read [who owns my domain](https://sealname.com/who-owns-my-domain/) and the [Njalla comparison](https://sealname.com/alternatives/njalla/) before you choose. ## How do you keep a crypto payment private without Monero? Pay from a wallet you control, and keep it apart from your public identity. The coins Sealname accepts run on public blockchains: anyone who knows your wallet address can see that it paid our address. 1. **Use your own wallet, not a shared exchange account.** If you withdraw from an exchange, the exchange knows the withdrawal is yours. 2. **Use a wallet you never link to your name.** Do not pay from an address you have posted on social media or on a donation page. 3. **Know what Sealname sees.** Sealname sees the address that paid, never who owns it. It never asks for an ID document, a card, bank details, a phone number or a postal address. 4. **Know what stablecoins allow.** The issuers of USDT and USDC can freeze tokens on addresses they block. This does not affect normal payments, but pay from a wallet you control. 5. **Keep the domain record private too.** Where the registry allows it, your name, address and phone never appear in public WHOIS/RDAP. Whatever the coin, Sealname keeps very little: your email, your account number, your domains and your balance. We keep no connection logs, no IP address with your orders, and no wallet address or TXID. Details are on [the data we collect](https://sealname.com/data-we-collect/). ## Monero and domain payments: FAQ ### Does Sealname accept Monero (XMR)? No. Sealname does not accept Monero, and no XMR option exists on the payment page. It accepts BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC only. Cards, PayPal and bank transfers are not accepted either. Never send XMR to an address that claims to be ours: Sealname has no Monero address. ### Why do people look for a registrar that accepts Monero? Many privacy-minded buyers ask for Monero because it is designed to keep transactions private. The coins Sealname accepts use public blockchains instead. You can still keep a payment private: pay from your own wallet, not a shared exchange account, and never link that wallet to your name. ### Which domain registrars accept Monero? As of October 2026, Njalla, OrangeWebsite, 1984 Hosting and Incognet say they accept XMR, per their own pages or directories. Njalla uses a proxy model: it registers domains in its own name unless asked otherwise. OrangeWebsite shows its own details in WHOIS by default, per a secondary source. 1984 Hosting and Incognet do not state who holds the domain. Compare them on [private registrars](https://sealname.com/compare/private-registrars/). ### Is Sealname cheaper than registrars that accept Monero? For a .com, yes, as of October 2026. Sealname charges $12.99 a year, renewal included. Njalla charges €15 (about $17.38), 1984 Hosting $15.99, OrangeWebsite €18.90 and Incognet about $17.76, per their pages or the sources listed. Prices change, so check each site before you buy. ### Is a Bitcoin or USDT payment to Sealname private? It is private from Sealname's side, but the blockchain is public. Sealname never asks who owns the wallet that paid. Anyone who knows your address can see that it paid our address, though, and an exchange knows its own customers. Paying from a wallet you control keeps the link to your name weaker. ### Do I own the domain if I pay Sealname in crypto? Yes. Whatever coin you use, you are the registrant of record of the domain by default (or our company, with the paid [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/) option). The public record shows our privacy service's contact details where the registry allows it. Your transfer code is free, from your account, at any time, and there is no exit fee if you leave. ### What does Sealname know about my payment? Very little. Sealname matches a payment by its exact amount and credits your balance: it does not record the paying wallet address or the TXID. We keep no connection logs and no IP address with your orders, and data is never sold. The transaction itself is public on its blockchain, so pay from a wallet you control. ## Sources 1. [Njalla FAQ (payment methods)](https://njal.la/faq/) — Njalla (checked 2026-10-08) 2. [Njalla pricing](https://njal.la/pricing/) — Njalla (checked 2026-10-08) 3. [Njalla .com price](https://domainoffer.net/tld/com/njalla) — domainoffer.net (2026-08-18) 4. [Njalla terms quoted on Privacy Guides (secondary)](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/cant-decide-on-domain-registrar/10830/8) — Privacy Guides forum (2023) 5. [OrangeWebsite: paying with Bitcoin and crypto](https://www.orangewebsite.com/company/bitcoin-crypto-currency) — OrangeWebsite (checked 2026-10-08) 6. [OrangeWebsite domain price list](https://www.orangewebsite.com/domains/domain-price-list) — OrangeWebsite (checked 2026-10-08) 7. [Anonymous registration isn't anonymous for sites like 1984 and OrangeWebsite (secondary)](https://discuss.techlore.tech/t/icann-has-your-info-anonymous-registration-isnt-anonymous-for-sites-like-1984-and-orange-websight/2956) — Techlore forum (checked 2026-10-08) 8. [1984 Hosting FAQ](https://1984.hosting/faq/) — 1984 ehf (checked 2026-10-08) 9. [1984 Hosting price list](https://1984.hosting/product/pricelist/) — 1984 ehf (checked 2026-10-08) 10. [Incognet (recommended tool listing)](https://reclaimthenet.org/recommended-tool/incognet) — Reclaim The Net (undated, checked 2026-10-08) 11. [Incognet: who is the holder of record (secondary)](https://feddit.it/post/31086442) — feddit.it (checked 2026-10-08) 12. [2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement and specifications (§3.7.7.3)](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en) — ICANN (checked 2026-10-08) **Register a private domain with the crypto you hold** BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC, from $25. WHOIS privacy included, no ID, no KYC. [Search a domain](https://sealname.com/app/domains/?lang=en) · [See all prices](https://sealname.com/pricing/) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # No-KYC domain registration: no ID, no selfie, no phone number > Domain registrar with no KYC: no ID, no selfie, no phone number, no address. Only 1 verified email, kept private. Paid in crypto from $25. - URL: https://sealname.com/no-kyc-domain-registration/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) The full list of what Sealname asks for, what it never asks for, and the extensions where the registry itself checks your identity. **Quick answer — Is there a domain registrar with no KYC, no ID and no phone number?** Yes. **Sealname**, a private domain name registration service paid in crypto, registers domains with no KYC, no ID and no phone number. We never ask for a passport, a selfie, an ID or tax number, a date of birth, a postal address or card details. Each domain needs only a verified email, kept private, as ICANN requires. You pay in crypto from a balance (minimum $25), and WHOIS privacy is included. ## No KYC at a glance | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | KYC / ID verification | None: no ID document, no selfie, no ID number | | Phone number | Never asked | | Postal address | Never asked | | Email | Optional to open an account; one verified email per domain, within 15 days, never published | | Account | No sign-up form: a random 16-digit account number is your login | | Payment | Crypto only: BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC; no card, no PayPal, no bank transfer | | Not sold | Extensions where the registry checks identity, such as .cn, .ru, .in and .dk | ## What Sealname asks for, and what it never asks for Every item, in one table. The field-by-field list with retention periods is on [data we collect](https://sealname.com/data-we-collect/). | Item | Asked? | Why, or what happens to it | | --- | --- | --- | | 16-digit account number | Created for you | It is your login. There is no sign-up form. | | Email address | Optional for the account; required for each domain | ICANN requires registrars to verify the registrant's email or phone within 15 days. The email is never published. | | Organization name | Optional | Fill it in only if a company should own the domain: that organisation then becomes the registrant. | | Crypto payment | Yes, from your balance | The transaction is public on its blockchain, like any crypto payment. | | IP address, connection logs, wallet address, TXID | Never kept | No access log, no IP stored with orders or requests, no wallet address or TXID asked: a payment is matched by its exact amount. | | ID document, passport or ID scan | Never | Sealname never asks for one. | | Selfie | Never | No identity check of any kind. | | ID, passport or tax number | Never | Extensions that require one are not sold. | | Date of birth | Never | Not needed. | | Phone number | Never | We verify the email instead, which ICANN accepts. | | Postal address | Never | Not needed; your address never appears in public WHOIS/RDAP. | | Card or bank details | Never | Payment is crypto only. | ## Why does Sealname need an email if there is no KYC? Because ICANN requires every accredited registrar to verify a way to reach the registrant. The Whois Accuracy Program Specification of the RAA 2013 sets the rule. The registrar must verify the registrant's email or phone within 15 days of a registration, a transfer or a change for gTLDs. Otherwise, the domain is suspended. Sealname, operated by DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama, verifies the email. That is why it never needs your phone number. The email is never published in WHOIS/RDAP. Messages sent to the public privacy contact are forwarded to your verified email; we never forward spam or bulk mail. Two practical tips: - **Use an address you will keep.** A transfer or a change starts a new verification. - **Use an address you keep for domains only.** It is never published, but a separate address limits what it can be linked to. An email check is not KYC. ICANN's accuracy rules ask registrars to verify the email or the phone, not an identity document. ## Which extensions does the registry itself verify with ID? Some registries run their own identity checks, whatever the registrar does. No registrar can sell these extensions without KYC, so Sealname does not sell them: - **[.cn](https://sealname.com/tld/cn/)**: the registry, CNNIC, requires real-name verification, with a passport for foreign individuals. - **[.ru](https://sealname.com/tld/ru/)**: since 1 September 2026, holders must verify their identity through the Russian Gosuslugi portal. - **[.in](https://sealname.com/tld/in/)**: the registry requires identity verification (e-KYC) within 7 days of a registration or renewal. - **[.dk](https://sealname.com/tld/dk/)**: the registry, Punktum dk, may require identity verification, with a photo ID, a proof of address or a selfie. Other extensions are not sold for different reasons. The .us registry bans privacy services ([.us](https://sealname.com/tld/us/)), and .au, .jp and .sg require a local presence. The [domain privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/) gives the rule and the source for every extension. Other registries need more than an email without checking documents. Where they need a name and address (.de, .uk, .ch, .nl), Sealname registers the domain in our name only, so you still give one email. Where they need residence or citizenship (.eu, .fr, .ca), Sealname does not sell them; EURid, the .eu registry, has also run a verification policy since October 2024. ## How do you pay without a card or a bank account? In crypto only. Sealname accepts Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC). You top up a prepaid balance once, minimum $25, then register, renew or transfer domains from it. Unused balance stays on your account and never expires, and it pays for new domains, renewals and transfers, but it is not refundable. Each coin has its own page with networks and confirmations: [Bitcoin](https://sealname.com/pay/bitcoin/), [USDT on Tron](https://sealname.com/pay/usdt-trc20/), [USDT on Ethereum](https://sealname.com/pay/usdt-erc20/), [USDC](https://sealname.com/pay/usdc/), [Ethereum](https://sealname.com/pay/ethereum/), [Solana](https://sealname.com/pay/solana/) and [Litecoin](https://sealname.com/pay/litecoin/). Monero is not accepted: the [Monero page](https://sealname.com/monero/) explains why. The overview is on [buy a domain with crypto](https://sealname.com/buy-domain-with-crypto/). ## How does Sealname compare with registrars that check ID? Several mainstream registrars can ask for ID. As of October 2026, Namecheap's terms allow it to ask for a government ID and a selfie, through Veriff, in disputes or abuse cases. Porkbun asks a subset of new accounts for a photo ID, also through Veriff. Sealname never asks for either. The comparison is on [private domain registration](https://sealname.com/private-domain-registration/). Prices stay simple too: one price per extension, the same for the first year, every renewal and a transfer. A .com costs $12.99/year, privacy included. See the [pricing page](https://sealname.com/pricing/). ## Does no KYC mean abuse goes unchecked? No. No KYC removes paperwork for honest customers, not the rules. Sealname suspends domains used for phishing, malware or botnets within 24 hours of a well-documented report. Domains used for child sexual abuse material are suspended immediately, and the URLs are reported to NCMEC. Anyone can report abuse to abuse@sealname.com, with no account needed, and gets an automatic acknowledgement with a reference number. The rules every customer accepts are in the [acceptable use policy](https://sealname.com/acceptable-use-policy/). Reports are handled as described on the [abuse](https://sealname.com/abuse/) page. ## No-KYC domain registration: FAQ ### Can I register a domain without a phone number? Yes. Sealname never asks for a phone number. ICANN requires registrars to verify the registrant's email or phone within 15 days of a registration for gTLDs. Sealname verifies the email instead, so a phone number is never needed. Your phone never appears in public WHOIS/RDAP. ### Can I register a domain without an ID document? Yes, for every extension Sealname sells. We never ask for an ID document, a passport scan, a selfie or an ID number. Extensions whose registry checks identity with documents, such as .cn, .ru, .in and .dk, are not sold, because no registrar can register them without KYC. ### Is an email address really required? Each domain needs one verified email, yes. An email is optional to open the account itself. ICANN requires registrars to verify the registrant's email or phone within 15 days, otherwise the domain is suspended. The address is never published, and messages to the public contact are forwarded to your verified email; we never forward spam or bulk mail. ### Do I need to give my name or address to open an account? No. There is no sign-up form. A random 16-digit account number is your login, and you can add an email later. We never ask for a postal address, a date of birth or a phone number. Your name, address and phone never appear in public WHOIS/RDAP. ### Do you ask for my country for .eu, .fr or .ca? No, because we do not sell them. Those registries accept only eligible residents or citizens, and they hold the holder's name and address. That is more than one email, so Sealname, which collects one email and nothing else, leaves them out. See the [.eu page](https://sealname.com/tld/eu/) and the [privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/). ### Is no-KYC domain registration legal? Yes. ICANN's accuracy rules ask registrars to verify an email or a phone, not an ID document. What works against you is false data: under US law, knowingly giving materially false contact data creates a presumption of wilful infringement. Read [is anonymous domain registration legal?](https://sealname.com/guides/is-anonymous-domain-registration-legal/). ### Which cryptocurrencies can I use? Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC). The minimum top-up is $25, and the balance pays registrations, renewals and transfers. Monero, cards, PayPal and bank transfers are not accepted. The page [buy a domain with crypto](https://sealname.com/buy-domain-with-crypto/) lists the networks and confirmations for each coin. ### Can Sealname still give my data to someone? Only on a Panamanian court order, or under ICANN duties of every registrar: urgent requests under ICANN rules (an imminent threat to life, serious bodily injury, critical infrastructure, or child exploitation), the UDRP for trademark disputes, data escrow and compliance checks. You are notified before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it. No KYC means we hold less data, but we still hold the verified email. ## Sources 1. [2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement and specifications (Whois Accuracy Program Specification)](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en) — ICANN (checked 2026-10-08) 2. [Procedure for a registrar's verification of identity and contact information](https://punktum.dk/en/articles/procedure-for-a-registrars-verification-of-identity-and-contact-information) — Punktum dk (checked 2026-10-08) 3. [Real-name verification for .cn domain names](https://intl.aliyun.com/help/en/dws/user-guide/real-name-verification-for-cn-domain-names) — Alibaba Cloud (checked 2026-10-08) 4. [Russia introduces new domain name restrictions on 1 September 2026](https://www.gorodissky.com/publications/articles/russia-introduces-new-domain-name-restrictions-on-1-september-2026/) — Gorodissky (checked 2026-10-08) 5. [EURid introduces new policies to comply with Belgian NIS2 law](https://eurid.eu/fr/news/eurid-introduces-new-policies-to-comply-with-belgi/) — EURid (checked 2026-10-08) 6. [NIS2 Directive, article 28](https://www.springlex.eu/en/packages/nis2/nis2-directive/article-28/) — Springlex (checked 2026-10-08) 7. [usTLD privacy services policy](https://about.us/policies/us-privacy-services-policy) — about.us (checked 2026-10-08) 8. [Identity and payment verification](https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/10520/45/identity-and-payment-verification) — Namecheap (checked 2026-10-08) 9. [Why Porkbun asks for ID verification](https://kb.porkbun.com/article/225-why-porkbun-id-verification) — Porkbun (checked 2026-10-08) 10. [15 U.S.C. §1117: recovery for violation of rights](https://law.onecle.com/uscode/15/1117.html) — Onecle (checked 2026-10-08) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # Private domain prices: one price per extension > Price list of every private domain extension at Sealname: .com $12.99/year, same price to renew and transfer, privacy included. Crypto, no KYC. - URL: https://sealname.com/pricing/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) One table, the same prices as [pricing.json](https://sealname.com/pricing.json). The first year, each renewal and a transfer cost the same, and WHOIS privacy is never an add-on. **Quick answer — How much does a private domain cost at Sealname?** A private **.com** costs **$12.99/year** at Sealname, the same price to renew and to transfer, with WHOIS privacy included. 130 extensions are sold, from $8.99 a year for a .top. Prices are in US dollars per year, paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC) from a prepaid balance, with no ID and no KYC. ## Every extension and its price per year Filter by type of extension. The restrictions column shows who may register each one; the WHOIS privacy column shows that our privacy service is included. | Extension | 1st year | Renewal | Transfer | WHOIS privacy | Restrictions | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | .com | $12.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | Free | None | | .net | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | Free | None | | .org | $12.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | Free | None | | .io | $54.99 | $54.99 | $54.99 | Free | None | | .ai | $88.99 | $88.99 | $88.99 | Free | min. 2 years | | .co | $33.99 | $33.99 | $33.99 | Free | None | | .app | $16.99 | $16.99 | $16.99 | Free | HTTPS required | | .dev | $14.99 | $14.99 | $14.99 | Free | HTTPS required | | .xyz | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | Free | None | | .info | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | None | | .me | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | None | | .de (In our name only) | $100.99 | $100.99 | $100.99 | Our details, not yours | None | | .uk (In our name only) | $98.99 | $98.99 | $98.99 | Our details, not yours | None | | .online | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | None | | .shop | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | None | | .store | $57.99 | $57.99 | $57.99 | Free | None | | .site | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | None | | .tech | $53.99 | $53.99 | $53.99 | Free | None | | .nl (In our name only) | $100.99 | $100.99 | $100.99 | Our details, not yours | None | | .top | $8.99 | $8.99 | $8.99 | Free | None | | .biz | $21.99 | $21.99 | $21.99 | Free | None | | .tv | $42.99 | $42.99 | $42.99 | Free | None | | .cc (In our name only) | $103.99 | $103.99 | $103.99 | Our details, not yours | None | | .gg | $86.99 | $86.99 | $86.99 | Free | None | | .to (In our name only) | $149.99 | $149.99 | $149.99 | Our details, not yours | None | | .ch (In our name only) | $103.99 | $103.99 | $103.99 | Our details, not yours | None | | .pl (In our name only) | $103.99 | $103.99 | $103.99 | Our details, not yours | None | | .be (In our name only) | $100.99 | $100.99 | $100.99 | Our details, not yours | None | | .at (In our name only) | $107.99 | $107.99 | $107.99 | Our details, not yours | None | | .cloud | $23.99 | $23.99 | $23.99 | Free | None | | .vip | $16.99 | $16.99 | $16.99 | Free | None | | .club | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | Free | None | | .icu | $8.99 | $8.99 | $8.99 | Free | None | | .live | $30.99 | $30.99 | $30.99 | Free | None | | .pro | $21.99 | $21.99 | $21.99 | Free | None | | .blog | $29.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | Free | None | | .art | $18.99 | $18.99 | $18.99 | Free | None | | .design | $51.99 | $51.99 | $51.99 | Free | None | | .agency | $24.99 | $24.99 | $24.99 | Free | None | | .studio | $30.99 | $30.99 | $30.99 | Free | None | | .digital | $36.99 | $36.99 | $36.99 | Free | None | | .world | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | None | | .life | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | None | | .space | $26.99 | $26.99 | $26.99 | Free | None | | .website | $25.99 | $25.99 | $25.99 | Free | None | | .fun | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | None | | .page | $14.99 | $14.99 | $14.99 | Free | HTTPS required | | .link | $12.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | Free | None | | .click | $10.99 | $10.99 | $10.99 | Free | None | | .one | $17.99 | $17.99 | $17.99 | Free | None | | .network | $30.99 | $30.99 | $30.99 | Free | None | | .finance | $49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | Free | None | | .money | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | None | | .exchange | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | None | | .capital | $49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | Free | None | | .fund | $49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | Free | None | | .cash | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | None | | .bet | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | None | | .games | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | None | | .email | $28.99 | $28.99 | $28.99 | Free | None | | .group | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | None | | .company | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | Free | None | | .solutions | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | None | | .services | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | None | | .media | $37.99 | $37.99 | $37.99 | Free | None | | .news | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | None | | .today | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | None | | .global | $67.99 | $67.99 | $67.99 | Free | None | | .software | $37.99 | $37.99 | $37.99 | Free | None | | .systems | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | None | | .tools | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | None | | .codes | $49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | Free | None | | .host | $89.99 | $89.99 | $89.99 | Free | None | | .cz (In our name only) | $107.99 | $107.99 | $107.99 | Our details, not yours | None | | .nz (In our name only) | $116.99 | $116.99 | $116.99 | Our details, not yours | None | | .fi (In our name only) | $116.99 | $116.99 | $116.99 | Our details, not yours | None | | .pw | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | None | | .vc | $44.99 | $44.99 | $44.99 | Free | None | | .name | $12.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | Free | None | | .mobi | $26.99 | $26.99 | $26.99 | Free | None | | .lol | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | None | | .wiki | $26.99 | $26.99 | $26.99 | Free | None | | .ink | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | None | | .trade | $26.99 | $26.99 | $26.99 | Free | None | | .credit | $89.99 | $89.99 | $89.99 | Free | None | | .love | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | None | | .social | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | None | | .chat | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | None | | .community | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | None | | .team | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | None | | .academy | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | None | | .education | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | None | | .health | $80.99 | $80.99 | $80.99 | Free | None | | .care | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | None | | .fit | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | None | | .style | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | None | | .photography | $26.99 | $26.99 | $26.99 | Free | None | | .photo | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | None | | .gallery | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | None | | .video | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | None | | .casino | $161.99 | $161.99 | $161.99 | Free | None | | .poker | $53.99 | $53.99 | $53.99 | Free | None | | .house | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | None | | .properties | $40.99 | $40.99 | $40.99 | Free | None | | .legal | $53.99 | $53.99 | $53.99 | Free | None | | .consulting | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | None | | .marketing | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | None | | .management | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | None | | .partners | $62.99 | $62.99 | $62.99 | Free | None | | .ventures | $53.99 | $53.99 | $53.99 | Free | None | | .holdings | $53.99 | $53.99 | $53.99 | Free | None | | .llc | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | None | | .ltd | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | None | | .gmbh | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | None | | .business | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | Free | None | | .works | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | None | | .expert | $49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | Free | None | | .guru | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | None | | .center | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | None | | .support | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | None | | .city | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | None | | .investments | $98.99 | $98.99 | $98.99 | Free | None | | .gold | $98.99 | $98.99 | $98.99 | Free | None | | .tax | $53.99 | $53.99 | $53.99 | Free | None | | .technology | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | None | | .engineering | $49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | Free | None | | .computer | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | None | | .run | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | None | | .build | $71.99 | $71.99 | $71.99 | Free | None | | .wtf | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | None | *130 extensions · prices per year in USD* Prices in USD per year, paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC) from your balance: top up once (minimum $25), then register, renew or transfer. The same grid is in [pricing.json](https://sealname.com/pricing.json). Extensions that cannot be registered privately are not sold: see the [privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/). **[In our name only](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/)**: sold only registered in our name (proxy registration), so the registry and WHOIS show DomaineGoat LLC, never you. The price shown includes the $90/year for it. > **Registered in our name: +$90 per year and per domain** Prefer that the registry never sees you? With Registered in our name, the domain is registered in the name of DomaineGoat LLC: the registry and WHOIS show our company, and you stay the beneficial owner, with a free hand-back in your name on request. The +$90 a year is added to the extension price (a .com: $12.99/year + $90). Same policy as every domain. ## Why is the first year the same price as the renewal? Because a private domain is something you keep for years. Many registrars sell the first year below cost and recover it at renewal: the low price you see is not the price you pay in year two. Sealname uses **one price per extension**: a .com costs $12.99 the first year and $12.99 every year after, and a transfer costs $12.99. What you pay over five years is simply five times the yearly price. - **1st year**: price of a new registration for one year (two years at once for .ai, whose registry requires it). - **Renewal**: price of each following year — identical. - **Transfer**: price to move a domain from another registrar; for most generic extensions it adds one year. - **WHOIS privacy**: *Free* = our privacy service is included. ## What does a private .com cost at privacy-focused registrars? Public price of one year of .com at registrars cited for private or anonymous registration, as of October 2026. Prices in euros are converted at the rate used by the source. | Registrar | .com per year | Holder of record | Monero | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Sealname | $12.99, same to renew, privacy included | You | No | | Njalla | €15 (≈ $17.38) | Njalla, unless you ask otherwise | Yes | | 1984 Hosting | $15.99 | Not documented | Yes | | Incognet | ≈ $17.76 (secondary source, undated) | Not stated | Yes | | OrangeWebsite | €18.90 | OrangeWebsite details shown in WHOIS by default (secondary) | Yes | | FlokiNET | €18.75 (≈ $21.80, secondary source) | You (secondary source) | Not official | *Prices checked on October 8, 2026.* Sources: [Njalla via domainoffer.net](https://domainoffer.net/tld/com/njalla) (18 Aug 2026), [1984 Hosting price list](https://1984.hosting/product/pricelist/), [OrangeWebsite price list](https://www.orangewebsite.com/domains/domain-price-list), [Reclaim The Net on Incognet](https://reclaimthenet.org/recommended-tool/incognet), [whtop on FlokiNET](https://www.whtop.com/plans/flokinet.is/141187). Full comparison: [best private registrars](https://sealname.com/compare/private-registrars/). ## What is included in the yearly price? - **WHOIS/RDAP privacy** wherever the registry allows a privacy service, at no extra cost. - **DNS hosting**: A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT and CAA records, or your own nameservers. - **Transfer lock** you switch on and off, **auto-renew**, renewal reminders to your verified email. - **Transfer code** free, from your account, at any time: no exit fee if you leave. Not included: web hosting and email hosting. Sealname registers and protects the name; you point it to the host of your choice. ## How close are these prices to the registry's own cost? Close. The .com registry, Verisign, charges registrars $10.26 a year today and $10.97 from 1 November 2026, plus a $0.20 ICANN fee ([source](https://osir.com/en/blog/verisign-com-price-update-2026/)). Our .com stays at $12.99/year after that increase: every price on this page is valid until 31 December 2026. A registrar that sells far below this cost makes it back later, usually at renewal. ## How payment works 1. **Top up $25 or more** — Choose the amount and the coin (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC). The crypto amount and its rate are locked for 30 minutes. 2. **Send it to the address shown, on the exact network** — The payment page shows our deposit address for the coin and network you picked: BTC on Bitcoin, USDT on Tron (TRC-20) or Ethereum (ERC-20), USDC on Ethereum (ERC-20), ETH on Ethereum, SOL on Solana, LTC on Litecoin. Send only that coin on that network: funds sent on another network or in another coin can’t be recovered. The network fee comes on top of the amount. 3. **Send the exact amount shown, then click “I’ve sent the payment”** — Each top-up has its own exact amount (down to the last decimals): that is how your payment is found and matched to your account automatically. Nothing else to send us. 4. **Credited after the network confirmations** — Your balance is credited once the network has confirmed the transaction. Usual times: 5. **One balance for every domain** — If you started from a domain search, the domain is registered in your name as soon as the top-up is credited, with WHOIS privacy switched on where the registry allows it. What is left stays on your balance for renewals, transfers and new domains. Unused balance stays on your account and never expires, and it pays for new domains, renewals and transfers, but it is not refundable. | Crypto | Network | Confirmations | Usual time | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Bitcoin (BTC) | Bitcoin | 2 | ≈ 20 min | | Tether (USDT) | Tron (TRC-20) | 20 | ≈ 1 min | | Tether (USDT) | Ethereum (ERC-20) | 12 | ≈ 5 min | | USD Coin (USDC) | Ethereum (ERC-20) | 12 | ≈ 5 min | | Ethereum (ETH) | Ethereum | 12 | ≈ 5 min | | Solana (SOL) | Solana | 1 | ≈ 1 min | | Litecoin (LTC) | Litecoin | 6 | ≈ 15 min | Closed the tab? The pending top-up stays under Billing in your account: open it to see the address and the exact amount again. ## Frequently asked questions ### Does the price go up after the first year? No. Each extension has one price: the renewal costs the same as the first year, and a transfer costs the same too. Prices can change for future periods when a registry raises its own price; we publish the date of every change on this page and in [pricing.json](https://sealname.com/pricing.json), and a renewal is charged at the price shown when you renew. ### Is WHOIS privacy really included? Yes, on every extension whose registry allows a privacy service: it is marked Free in the table. Extensions whose registry needs a name and address, such as .de, .uk, .nl or .ch, are sold registered in our name only, so the registry sees our company, never you; the price shown includes that option. Extensions where privacy is impossible, such as .us, are not sold at all. ### Why is .ai paid two years at a time? The .ai registry sets a minimum registration and renewal period of two years. A new .ai domain therefore costs two times $88.99 at the first payment. The yearly price is the same as every renewal year, and privacy is included. ### How do I pay? In crypto only: Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC). You top up a balance (minimum $25) and pay registrations, renewals and transfers from it. No card, no bank transfer, no PayPal. Unused balance stays on your account and never expires, and it pays for new domains, renewals and transfers, but it is not refundable. See [how to pay](https://sealname.com/buy-domain-with-crypto/). ### What happens if a registration fails? If a name cannot be registered — for example because someone took it between your search and your order, which can happen with registries that confirm availability only at order — the amount goes back to your balance at once. You can use it for another name, a renewal or a transfer. ### What if my domain expires? Renew it from your balance before the expiry date, or switch on auto-renew. After expiry, most registries give a short grace period; later, restoring a domain costs more, and the exact price is shown in your account before you confirm. Renewal reminders go to your verified email. ### Are you cheaper than Njalla? On a .com, yes: $12.99/year against Njalla's €15 (≈ $17.38 per domainoffer.net, 18 August 2026), about 25% less, and the domain is registered in your name. On some extensions Njalla's flat €30 or €45 tiers can cost less; compare extension by extension on our [Njalla comparison](https://sealname.com/alternatives/njalla/). ## Sources 1. [Verisign .com price increase on 1 November 2026](https://osir.com/en/blog/verisign-com-price-update-2026/) — osir.com (2026-10-08) 2. [Njalla .com price](https://domainoffer.net/tld/com/njalla) — domainoffer.net (2026-08-18) 3. [1984 Hosting — price list](https://1984.hosting/product/pricelist/) — 1984 Hosting (2026-10-08) 4. [OrangeWebsite — domain price list](https://www.orangewebsite.com/domains/domain-price-list) — OrangeWebsite (2026-10-08) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # Private domain registration: keep your personal information out of WHOIS > Private domain registration without exposing personal information: WHOIS privacy included, no ID, no KYC, crypto only. A .com costs $12.99/year. - URL: https://sealname.com/private-domain-registration/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) Free WHOIS privacy is now common. What it does not remove is the card payment and, at some registrars, the ID check. Here is what a private registration really needs. **Quick answer — How can I register a domain without giving my personal information?** Use a private domain registration service that hides your data and asks for almost none. **Sealname**, a private domain name registration service paid in crypto, keeps your name, address and phone out of public WHOIS/RDAP. WHOIS privacy is included, no ID and no KYC — only a verified email, kept private. You pay with BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC, never by card, and a .com costs $12.99/year. ## Private registration at Sealname | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | Public WHOIS/RDAP | Our privacy contact, or the registry's own redaction; never your name, address or phone | | What you give | One verified email per domain, never published (ICANN requires it) | | What you never give | ID document, selfie, ID or tax number, date of birth, phone number, postal address, card or bank details | | Payment | Crypto only: Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC); minimum top-up $25 | | Extensions | 130, only those that can be registered privately | | Who owns the domain | You: you are the registrant of record by default (or our company, with the paid [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/) option) | | Disclosure | Only in the cases of a published policy; quarterly transparency report from January 2027 | | .com price | $12.99/year, privacy included, the same price to renew | ## Doesn't every registrar already offer free WHOIS privacy? Most do, and the rules now require part of it. Since 21 August 2025, ICANN's Registration Data Policy requires registrars to redact registrants' personal data from public RDAP by default. Mainstream registrars such as Namecheap, Porkbun and Dynadot also offer free WHOIS privacy. So hiding your name from the public record is no longer rare. The gaps are elsewhere: how you pay, whether an ID check can be asked, and whether the extension allows privacy at all. A private registration has to close those gaps too. ## Do mainstream registrars ask for ID or a card? Some do, even with free privacy switched on. As of October 2026, per their own support pages: - **Namecheap**: its terms allow it to ask for a government ID and a selfie, through Veriff, in disputes or abuse cases. It accepts Bitcoin through BitPay or BTCPay, as a balance top-up. - **Porkbun**: it asks a subset of new accounts for a photo ID, through Veriff. It accepts USDC through Coinbase. - **Dynadot**: it accepts BTC, BitPay, USDC and USDT, with free privacy. - **Cloudflare Registrar**: it sells at registry cost, with no crypto payment documented. Most mainstream registrars are paid by card, which links each order to your name at your bank. NiceNIC sums up the point: "WHOIS protection does not remove verification requirements". The public record is hidden, but the registrar's own file on you can be full. ## What does Sealname add to free WHOIS privacy? Sealname, a private domain name registration service paid in crypto, keeps the registrar's own file as small as the rules allow: 1. **No card.** Payment is crypto only (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC), from a prepaid balance. No card, no PayPal, no bank transfer. 2. **No ID, ever.** No ID document, no selfie, no ID or tax number, no date of birth, no phone number, no postal address. Only one verified email per domain, never published. 3. **Only private-capable extensions.** Sealname sells 130 extensions, all of them private. The [domain privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/) explains why the others, such as .us, .cn or .au, are not sold. 4. **A written policy.** No takedown on complaint alone, and your data only goes out on a Panamanian court order: see the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/). Every request is counted in a quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/). 5. **You stay the owner.** You are the registrant of record. By default Sealname registers domains in your name; the proxy model is a separate paid option, [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/). 6. **One price per extension.** The first year, every renewal and a transfer cost the same. A .com is $12.99/year, privacy included. ## Free WHOIS privacy at a mainstream registrar vs Sealname The same question for each: what stays private, and what you must hand over to the registrar itself. | | Free WHOIS privacy at a mainstream registrar | Sealname | | --- | --- | --- | | Name, address and phone in public WHOIS/RDAP | Hidden: free privacy, and ICANN's Registration Data Policy redacts personal data by default since 21 August 2025 | Hidden: our privacy contact, or the registry's own redaction | | Payment | Mostly by card. Some take crypto: Namecheap (Bitcoin via BitPay or BTCPay), Porkbun (USDC via Coinbase), Dynadot (BTC, USDC, USDT) | Crypto only: BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC. No card, no PayPal, no bank transfer | | ID check | Possible: Namecheap may ask for a government ID and a selfie (Veriff) in disputes or abuse cases; Porkbun asks a subset of new accounts for a photo ID (Veriff) | Never: no ID document, no selfie, no ID number | | Phone number | Check each registrar | Never asked: we verify the email instead | | Email | Required: ICANN rules require a verified email or phone | Required: one verified email per domain, never published | | Extensions sold | Large catalogue; privacy depends on each registry | Only the 130 extensions that can be registered privately | | Disclosure rules | Check each registrar's terms | Published [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/) and quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/) | | .com, first year / renewal | Namecheap $6.99 with a new-customer code / $14.98; Porkbun $11.08 / $11.08; Dynadot $10.88 / $10.88 | $12.99 / $12.99, privacy included | *Prices checked on October 8, 2026.* Competitor facts as of October 2026, per their support and payment pages; Namecheap .com prices per domainoffer.net. Sources are listed at the bottom of this page. ## Private domain prices: six popular extensions One price per extension: the first year, every renewal and a transfer cost the same. WHOIS privacy is free on all six. | Extension | 1st year | Renewal | Transfer | WHOIS privacy | Restrictions | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | .com | $12.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | Free | None | | .net | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | Free | None | | .org | $12.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | Free | None | | .io | $54.99 | $54.99 | $54.99 | Free | None | | .me | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | None | | .xyz | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | Free | None | *6 extensions · prices per year in USD* ## What can private registration not hide? Private registration hides you from the public, not from the law. Be clear about its limits before you rely on it: - **A Panamanian court order works.** It can obtain the data we hold; a foreign lawyer, company or government must go through Panamanian legal process. So can an urgent request under ICANN rules: an imminent threat to life, serious bodily injury, critical infrastructure, or child exploitation. You are notified before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it. - **Disputes reveal the registrant.** In a UDRP complaint, the registrar must confirm the registrant and lock the domain within 2 business days. - **The email is verified.** ICANN requires it within 15 days. Use an address you will keep. - **Blockchains are public.** A crypto payment is visible on its blockchain, and an exchange keeps its own records of your withdrawals. The page [anonymous domain registration](https://sealname.com/anonymous-domain-registration/) explains each limit, and what you can do to stay as private as possible. ## Who uses private domain registration? Many ordinary people and organisations. An ICANN-funded study reported by PCWorld found that banks also use privacy and proxy services. Typical users of Sealname include: - [journalists and activists](https://sealname.com/use-cases/journalists-and-activists/) who need their home address out of public records; - [crypto projects](https://sealname.com/use-cases/crypto-projects/) that pay in stablecoins and have no card account; - [freelancers and small businesses](https://sealname.com/use-cases/small-business/) that do not want a home address on a domain record. Privacy is not a cover for abuse. Phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material and fraud that takes money from victims lead to suspension, and anyone can report them at [abuse](https://sealname.com/abuse/) without an account. ## Private domain registration: FAQ ### Is private domain registration the same as WHOIS privacy? Not quite. WHOIS privacy hides your contact data from the public record. Private registration at Sealname adds the rest: no ID check, no card payment, only extensions that allow privacy, and a published disclosure policy. Your name, address and phone never appear in public WHOIS/RDAP, and the registrar's own file on you stays small. ### Can I register a domain with no personal information at all? No ICANN-accredited registrar can do that. Each domain needs one verified email: ICANN requires registrars to verify it within 15 days of a registration, a transfer or a change. Sealname asks for nothing else of the kind: no ID, no selfie, no phone number, no postal address, no card. The email is never published. ### How much does a private .com cost? $12.99/year, with WHOIS privacy included. The renewal costs the same, $12.99/year, and a transfer in is $12.99. Sealname uses one price per extension, with no first-year teaser price. The prices of all 130 extensions are on the [pricing page](https://sealname.com/pricing/). ### Which extensions can I register privately? Every extension Sealname sells: 130 of them, including .com, .net, .org, .io, .ai, .me and .xyz. Extensions whose registry needs a name and address, such as .de or .uk, are sold registered in our name only, so the registry sees our company, never you; those that need residence, such as .eu, are not sold. Extensions where privacy is impossible, such as .us, .cn, .ru or .au, are not sold. The [privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/) rates every extension. ### Why not just use a big registrar with free privacy? You can, if a card payment and a possible ID check are fine for you. As of October 2026, Namecheap may ask for a government ID and a selfie in disputes or abuse cases, and Porkbun asks some new accounts for a photo ID. Sealname never asks for ID and takes crypto only. ### Who owns a domain registered privately at Sealname? You do. You are the registrant of record. By default Sealname uses a privacy service, not a proxy: it registers a domain in its own name only if you choose the paid [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/) option. The transfer code is free, from your account, at any time, and there is no exit fee. See [who owns my domain](https://sealname.com/who-owns-my-domain/) for the guarantees. ### Can I pay for a private domain with Bitcoin or USDT? Yes. Sealname accepts Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC). You top up a prepaid balance, minimum $25, then register, renew or transfer from it. Monero is not accepted, and neither are cards, PayPal or bank transfers. Each coin has its own page under [buy a domain with crypto](https://sealname.com/buy-domain-with-crypto/). ### Will my data be shared if someone complains about my site? Only on a Panamanian court order, as our [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/) explains, or under ICANN duties of every registrar, such as urgent requests on a threat to life, critical infrastructure or child exploitation and the UDRP for trademark disputes. A foreign lawyer, a private company or a foreign government gets nothing without Panamanian legal process. Your data is never sold. You are notified before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it. ## Sources 1. [ICANN Registration Data Policy now in effect for contracted parties](https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-registration-data-policy-now-in-effect-for-contracted-parties-21-08-2025-en) — ICANN (2025-08-21) 2. [2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement and specifications](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en) — ICANN (checked 2026-10-08) 3. [Identity and payment verification](https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/10520/45/identity-and-payment-verification) — Namecheap (checked 2026-10-08) 4. [Why Porkbun asks for ID verification](https://kb.porkbun.com/article/225-why-porkbun-id-verification) — Porkbun (checked 2026-10-08) 5. [Payment options](https://porkbun.com/support/payment_options) — Porkbun (checked 2026-10-08) 6. [Pay with crypto](https://www.dynadot.com/help/question/pay-crypto) — Dynadot (checked 2026-10-08) 7. [Cloudflare Registrar FAQ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/registrar/faq/) — Cloudflare (checked 2026-10-08) 8. [NiceNIC home page](https://www.nicenic.net/) — NiceNIC (checked 2026-10-08) 9. [Exposing hidden domain registrations could hurt innocent users more than criminals](https://www.pcworld.com/article/439970/exposing-hidden-domain-registrations-could-hurt-innocent-users-more-than-criminals.html) — PCWorld --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # Registered in our name: the registry never sees you > Proxy domain registration: the registry and WHOIS show our company, never you. +$90/year, one email only, take it back free. Crypto. - URL: https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) With proxy registration, the registry, WHOIS/RDAP and the registration data show DomaineGoat LLC, never you. You stay the beneficial owner, and you can take the domain back in your name at any time, free. **Quick answer — Can I register a domain in the registrar's name instead of mine?** Yes. **Sealname**, an ultra privacy-respecting domain registration service paid in crypto, offers **Registered in our name**: proxy registration for **+$90 a year** per domain, on top of the extension price. The registry and WHOIS show DomaineGoat LLC, never you, and no data of yours reaches the registry. You stay the beneficial owner — take it back in your name any time, free. One email, nothing else. ## Registered in our name at a glance | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | Price | +$90 per year and per domain, on top of the extension price (a .com: $12.99/year + $90) | | Official holder (registrant of record) | DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama | | What the registry and WHOIS/RDAP show | DomaineGoat LLC, never you | | Your data sent to the registry | None | | What we keep | One email, nothing else — verified, never published, used to reach you | | Your rights, in writing | Full control (DNS, nameservers, renewals, redirects); free EPP code; free hand-back in your name on request | | Policy | The same as every domain: no takedown on complaint alone, data only on a Panamanian court order, strict exceptions | | Extensions | 130 extensions; sold in our name only: .de, .uk, .nl, .cc, .to, .ch, .pl, .be, .at, .cz, .nz, .fi | | Payment | Crypto only: BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC | ## What is proxy domain registration? In a proxy registration, the service registers the domain in its **own** name and lets you use it. The service is the official holder, the **registrant of record**; you are the **beneficial owner**. It is the model Njalla is known for. Sealname offers two ways to register a domain: - **Standard (included)**: the domain is registered **in your name**, and our privacy service replaces your contact details in public WHOIS/RDAP. The registry receives our privacy contact. - **Registered in our name (+$90/year)**: the domain is registered in the name of DomaineGoat LLC. The registry, WHOIS/RDAP and the registration data show our company. Nothing about you is sent to the registry. In both cases we keep **one email, nothing else**: it is how we reach you about your domain. ### Standard vs Registered in our name | | Standard (in your name, privacy) | Registered in our name | | --- | --- | --- | | Official holder | You | DomaineGoat LLC | | Price | The extension price (a .com: $12.99/year) | The extension price + $90 a year | | Public WHOIS/RDAP | Our privacy contact | DomaineGoat LLC | | Registry record | Our privacy contact | DomaineGoat LLC | | What Sealname keeps | One verified email | One verified email | | Control (DNS, nameservers, renewals) | You | You | | Transfer out | Free EPP code, any time | Free EPP code, any time | | Back in your own name | Already in your name | On request, free (the domain becomes standard) | | UDRP complaint names | You | DomaineGoat LLC; we warn you and you can defend | | Takedown and disclosure policy | Our common policy | The same common policy | ## Who sees what when a domain is registered in our name? Nobody outside Sealname sees you, and inside Sealname we see one email. ### Who sees what | Who | Standard (in your name) | Registered in our name | | --- | --- | --- | | The public (WHOIS/RDAP lookup) | Our privacy contact; never your name, address or phone | DomaineGoat LLC | | The registry | Our privacy contact | DomaineGoat LLC only: no data of yours | | Sealname | One verified email, your account number, your domains and settings, your balance | The same: one verified email, nothing else | | You | Full control in the client area | Full control in the client area | | A Panamanian court | What its order names | What its order names | ## What do you keep when the domain is in our name? Everything that makes the domain yours. The [terms of service](https://sealname.com/legal/terms/) include a written beneficial-owner commitment: - **Full control**: DNS records, nameservers, renewals and redirects, from your account. - **Transfer out at any time**, with a free EPP (transfer) code. - **Back in your own name on request, free.** The domain then becomes a standard registration, with our privacy service. - **One email, nothing else**: we never ask for your name, address, phone or ID to hold the domain for you. This answers the usual worry about proxy services — "you do not own your domain" — with a written promise and a free exit. ## What does Registered in our name not do? It gives you **anonymity towards the registry**, not immunity. The rules are the same as for every Sealname domain: - **No takedown on complaint alone**: copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court (foreign judgments must first be recognised in Panama). - **Your data only goes out on a Panamanian court order**, except the urgent requests ICANN rules require registrars to answer (an imminent threat to life, serious bodily injury, critical infrastructure, or child exploitation). - **Strict exceptions, written openly**: phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material and fraud that takes money from victims lead to suspension, whoever is the official holder. - **Trademark disputes follow the UDRP.** A complaint names the official holder, DomaineGoat LLC. We warn you, you can defend the domain, and the panel's decision is applied. One honest point about the contract: ICANN's Registrar Accreditation Agreement (§3.7.7.3) makes a registrant that licenses a domain to someone else liable for harm caused by its wrongful use, unless it discloses the user within 7 days on reasonable evidence of actionable harm. Our disclosure policy does not change for this option, so we keep that responsibility ourselves — and the strict exceptions above apply to every domain. ## How much does it cost, and for which extensions? **+$90 per year and per domain**, on top of the extension price, paid in crypto from your balance like any renewal. A .com registered in our name costs $12.99/year plus $90 a year. The option exists on 130 extensions: their registries accept a foreign company as holder, with no residence rule. **12 of them are sold registered in our name only** — .de, .uk, .nl, .cc, .to, .ch, .pl, .be, .at, .cz, .nz, .fi — because their registry needs a name and postal address: it receives ours, never yours, and the price shown for them already includes the option. It does not exist where DomaineGoat LLC itself is not eligible, such as [.eu](https://sealname.com/tld/eu/), [.fr](https://sealname.com/tld/fr/), [.it](https://sealname.com/tld/it/), [.ca](https://sealname.com/tld/ca/) or [.us](https://sealname.com/tld/us/). Every price is on the [price list](https://sealname.com/pricing/). ### Popular extensions, before the option | Extension | 1st year | Renewal | Transfer | WHOIS privacy | Restrictions | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | .com | $12.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | Free | None | | .net | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | Free | None | | .org | $12.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | Free | None | | .io | $54.99 | $54.99 | $54.99 | Free | None | | .ai | $88.99 | $88.99 | $88.99 | Free | min. 2 years | | .me | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | None | | .xyz | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | Free | None | | .co | $33.99 | $33.99 | $33.99 | Free | None | *8 extensions · prices per year in USD* Add $90 a year per domain for Registered in our name. ## How does it compare with Njalla and OrangeWebsite? Public facts as of October 2026. Njalla's proxy model is included in its price; ours is a separate option, with a written hand-back promise. | | Sealname — Registered in our name | Njalla | OrangeWebsite | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Holder of record | DomaineGoat LLC | Njalla, unless you ask otherwise (terms quoted in 2023, secondary) | — (its own details shown in WHOIS by default, secondary) | | .com per year | $12.99 + $90 | €15 (≈ $17.38), proxy included | €18.90 | | Back in your own name | On request, free (written in our terms) | — | — | | Data asked | One email | An email or XMPP address (secondary) | A valid email address | | Written takedown and disclosure rules | Yes: no takedown on complaint alone; data only on a Panamanian court order | — (none found in our sources) | Data only on an Icelandic court order (secondary) | | Monero | No | Yes | Yes | *Prices checked on October 8, 2026.* Sources: [Njalla terms quoted on Privacy Guides](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/cant-decide-on-domain-registrar/10830/8), [Njalla price via domainoffer.net](https://domainoffer.net/tld/com/njalla) (18 Aug 2026), [OrangeWebsite price list](https://www.orangewebsite.com/domains/domain-price-list), [Techlore forum](https://discuss.techlore.tech/t/icann-has-your-info-anonymous-registration-isnt-anonymous-for-sites-like-1984-and-orange-websight/2956), [SelfPrivacy forum](https://forum.selfprivacy.org/t/how-to-chose-domain-name-registrar/99). Full comparison: [Njalla alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/njalla/). ## Frequently asked questions ### Who owns a domain registered in your name? Officially, DomaineGoat LLC: it is the registrant of record, the name the registry and WHOIS show. You are the beneficial owner, with a written commitment in our terms: full control of DNS, nameservers and renewals, a free EPP code to leave, and the domain put back in your own name on request, free. ### What does the registry learn about me? Nothing. With Registered in our name, the registry receives only the data of DomaineGoat LLC. We keep one email, nothing else, to reach you about the domain. It is verified, never published and never sold, and it goes out only on a Panamanian court order or in an urgent case ICANN rules require. ### How much does it cost? $90 a year per domain, on top of the extension price, paid in crypto from your balance. A .com registered in our name costs $12.99/year plus $90 a year. The standard service, in your name with WHOIS privacy included, costs only the extension price. ### Can I take the domain back in my own name? Yes, at any time and free. Ask from your account or by email from the domain's verified address. The domain is then registered in your name with our privacy service, as a standard registration, and the extra $90 a year stops. You can also transfer it out with a free EPP code. ### Does it protect my domain from suspension? No. It gives you anonymity towards the registry, not immunity. Every domain follows the same policy: no takedown on complaint alone, but phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material and fraud that takes money from victims lead to suspension, whoever is the official holder. ### What happens in a UDRP dispute? The complaint names the official holder, DomaineGoat LLC. We warn you, you can defend the domain through the procedure, and the panel's decision is applied, as ICANN requires of every registrar. Check trademarks before you register: see [UDRP and disputes](https://sealname.com/udrp-and-disputes/). ### Is it a Njalla alternative? Yes, for people who want the proxy model with written rules. Njalla registers domains in its own name by default, with the proxy included in its €15 a year (terms quoted in 2023, secondary). Sealname charges $90 a year for it, puts a free hand-back in your name in its terms, and publishes its takedown and disclosure policy. ### Which extensions can be registered in your name? The 130 extensions we sell, such as .com, .net, .org, .io, .ai, .me and .xyz, plus 12 sold in our name only because their registry needs a name and address: .de, .uk, .nl, .cc, .to, .ch, .pl, .be, .at, .cz, .nz, .fi. Extensions where our company is not eligible, such as .eu, .fr, .it, .ca or .us, cannot be registered in our name. **Register a domain in our name** Search a name: Registered in our name is offered per domain, +$90 a year, one email, take it back free. [Search a domain](https://sealname.com/app/domains/?lang=en) · [Who owns my domain?](https://sealname.com/who-owns-my-domain/) ## Sources 1. [2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (§3.7.7.3) and Privacy/Proxy specification](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en) — ICANN (2026-10-08) 2. [Njalla terms quoted on Privacy Guides](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/cant-decide-on-domain-registrar/10830/8) — Privacy Guides forum (2023) 3. [Njalla .com price](https://domainoffer.net/tld/com/njalla) — domainoffer.net (2026-08-18) 4. [Updated UDRP Rules](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/amc/domain-name-disputes/resources/updated_udrp_rules) — WIPO (2026-10-08) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # Domain privacy index: can you register each extension privately? > Privacy index of 225 domain extensions: which can be registered with only an email, which need more, which cannot be private. Checked October 2026. - URL: https://sealname.com/tld-rules/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) One line per extension: can your details stay out of the public WHOIS/RDAP, who may register it, and whether Sealname sells it. Free to reuse with a link (CC BY 4.0). **Quick answer — Can I register any domain extension privately?** No. Of the 225 extensions in this index, **118** can be registered privately with **only an email**, **12** more can be private **registered in our name** (the registry wants a name and address: it gets ours), **5** need more than any registrar can give (residence or an ID number) and **36** cannot be private at all. Sealname sells the 130 extensions where you give one email, nothing else: no ID and no KYC, paid in crypto. ## The index in four numbers - **118** Yes — private for anyone - **12** Yes, in our name only - **5** Not with only an email - **36** No — privacy impossible - **54** Not confirmed yet ## How to read the index - **Yes**: anyone can register the extension with one email, and our privacy service replaces your contact details in public WHOIS/RDAP. The registry receives our privacy contact, not you. - **Yes, in our name only**: the registry wants a real name and postal address (.de, .uk, .nl, .ch…) or keeps the holder name public (.fi, .nz, .cc). We register these in our company's name ([Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/)): the registry gets our details, never yours, and the price includes the option. - **Not with only an email**: the registry needs residence or citizenship (.eu, .fr, .ca) or an ID or tax number (.it, .se), which no registrar can provide for you. - **No**: the registry bans privacy services (.us, .es, .cl), checks your identity with documents (.cn, .ru, .in, .dk) or requires a local presence (.au, .jp, .sg, .no). - **Not confirmed yet**: the rules come from registrar lists only. We do not sell these extensions until the registry rules are confirmed. - **Sold by Sealname**: when the answer is Yes, in your name or in ours — you give one email and nothing else. ## Every extension, one line each Sorted by popularity. Each extension links to its own page with the registry, the full rule, what the public sees and, when we sell it, its price per year. *225 extensions · rules checked on 2026-10-08* | Extension | Private? | Why | Sold by Sealname | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [.com](https://sealname.com/tld/com/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.net](https://sealname.com/tld/net/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.org](https://sealname.com/tld/org/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.io](https://sealname.com/tld/io/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.ai](https://sealname.com/tld/ai/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.co](https://sealname.com/tld/co/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.app](https://sealname.com/tld/app/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.dev](https://sealname.com/tld/dev/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.xyz](https://sealname.com/tld/xyz/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.info](https://sealname.com/tld/info/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.me](https://sealname.com/tld/me/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.de](https://sealname.com/tld/de/) | Yes — registered in our name only | The registry requires a name and postal address, so it receives those of our company, never yours | In our name only | Checked | | [.uk](https://sealname.com/tld/uk/) | Yes — registered in our name only | The registry requires a name and postal address, so it receives those of our company, never yours | In our name only | Checked | | [.cn](https://sealname.com/tld/cn/) | No | The registry checks your identity and does not allow privacy services | No | Checked | | [.online](https://sealname.com/tld/online/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.shop](https://sealname.com/tld/shop/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.store](https://sealname.com/tld/store/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.site](https://sealname.com/tld/site/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.tech](https://sealname.com/tld/tech/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.eu](https://sealname.com/tld/eu/) | Not with only an email | The registry requires residence or citizenship in the region, plus your name and address | No | Checked | | [.nl](https://sealname.com/tld/nl/) | Yes — registered in our name only | The registry requires a name and postal address, so it receives those of our company, never yours | In our name only | Checked | | [.ru](https://sealname.com/tld/ru/) | No | The registry verifies your identity with official documents | No | Checked | | [.br](https://sealname.com/tld/br/) | No | A local presence is required and privacy services are not available | No | Checked | | [.fr](https://sealname.com/tld/fr/) | Not with only an email | The registry requires residence or citizenship in the region, plus your name and address | No | Checked | | [.au](https://sealname.com/tld/au/) | No | A local presence is required and privacy services are not available | No | Checked | | [.in](https://sealname.com/tld/in/) | No | The registry checks your identity and does not allow privacy services | No | Checked | | [.ca](https://sealname.com/tld/ca/) | Not with only an email | The registry requires residence or citizenship in the region, plus your name and address | No | Checked | | [.us](https://sealname.com/tld/us/) | No | Privacy services are banned and a local link is required | No | Checked | | [.it](https://sealname.com/tld/it/) | Not with only an email | The registry requires your ID or tax number, not just an email | No | Checked | | [.es](https://sealname.com/tld/es/) | No | The registry does not allow privacy services, so holder details can be public | No | Checked | | [.top](https://sealname.com/tld/top/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.biz](https://sealname.com/tld/biz/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.tv](https://sealname.com/tld/tv/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.cc](https://sealname.com/tld/cc/) | Yes — registered in our name only | The registry keeps the holder name on record, so it shows our company, never you | In our name only | Checked | | [.gg](https://sealname.com/tld/gg/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.so](https://sealname.com/tld/so/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.sh](https://sealname.com/tld/sh/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Checked | | [.to](https://sealname.com/tld/to/) | Yes — registered in our name only | The registry requires a name and postal address, so it receives those of our company, never yours | In our name only | Checked | | [.ws](https://sealname.com/tld/ws/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Checked | | [.ch](https://sealname.com/tld/ch/) | Yes — registered in our name only | The registry requires a name and postal address, so it receives those of our company, never yours | In our name only | Checked | | [.pl](https://sealname.com/tld/pl/) | Yes — registered in our name only | The registry requires a name and postal address, so it receives those of our company, never yours | In our name only | Checked | | [.jp](https://sealname.com/tld/jp/) | No | A local presence is required and privacy services are not available | No | Registrar sources only | | [.se](https://sealname.com/tld/se/) | Not with only an email | The registry requires your ID or tax number, not just an email | No | Checked | | [.be](https://sealname.com/tld/be/) | Yes — registered in our name only | The registry requires a name and postal address, so it receives those of our company, never yours | In our name only | Checked | | [.at](https://sealname.com/tld/at/) | Yes — registered in our name only | The registry requires a name and postal address, so it receives those of our company, never yours | In our name only | Checked | | [.dk](https://sealname.com/tld/dk/) | No | The registry checks your identity and does not allow privacy services | No | Checked | | [.cloud](https://sealname.com/tld/cloud/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.vip](https://sealname.com/tld/vip/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.club](https://sealname.com/tld/club/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.icu](https://sealname.com/tld/icu/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.live](https://sealname.com/tld/live/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.pro](https://sealname.com/tld/pro/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.blog](https://sealname.com/tld/blog/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.art](https://sealname.com/tld/art/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.design](https://sealname.com/tld/design/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.agency](https://sealname.com/tld/agency/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.studio](https://sealname.com/tld/studio/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.digital](https://sealname.com/tld/digital/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.world](https://sealname.com/tld/world/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.life](https://sealname.com/tld/life/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.space](https://sealname.com/tld/space/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.website](https://sealname.com/tld/website/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.fun](https://sealname.com/tld/fun/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.page](https://sealname.com/tld/page/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.link](https://sealname.com/tld/link/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.click](https://sealname.com/tld/click/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.one](https://sealname.com/tld/one/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.network](https://sealname.com/tld/network/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.finance](https://sealname.com/tld/finance/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.money](https://sealname.com/tld/money/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.exchange](https://sealname.com/tld/exchange/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.capital](https://sealname.com/tld/capital/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.fund](https://sealname.com/tld/fund/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.cash](https://sealname.com/tld/cash/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.bet](https://sealname.com/tld/bet/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.games](https://sealname.com/tld/games/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.email](https://sealname.com/tld/email/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.group](https://sealname.com/tld/group/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.company](https://sealname.com/tld/company/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.solutions](https://sealname.com/tld/solutions/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.services](https://sealname.com/tld/services/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.media](https://sealname.com/tld/media/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.news](https://sealname.com/tld/news/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.today](https://sealname.com/tld/today/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.global](https://sealname.com/tld/global/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.software](https://sealname.com/tld/software/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.systems](https://sealname.com/tld/systems/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.tools](https://sealname.com/tld/tools/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.codes](https://sealname.com/tld/codes/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.host](https://sealname.com/tld/host/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.tr](https://sealname.com/tld/tr/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.kr](https://sealname.com/tld/kr/) | No | The registry requires a local address, company or representative | No | Registrar sources only | | [.pt](https://sealname.com/tld/pt/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.cz](https://sealname.com/tld/cz/) | Yes — registered in our name only | The registry requires a name and postal address, so it receives those of our company, never yours | In our name only | Checked | | [.mx](https://sealname.com/tld/mx/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.za](https://sealname.com/tld/za/) | No | The registry does not allow privacy services, so holder details can be public | No | Registrar sources only | | [.nz](https://sealname.com/tld/nz/) | Yes — registered in our name only | The registry keeps the holder name on record, so it shows our company, never you | In our name only | Checked | | [.sg](https://sealname.com/tld/sg/) | No | A local presence is required and privacy services are not available | No | Checked | | [.hk](https://sealname.com/tld/hk/) | No | The registry does not allow privacy services, so holder details can be public | No | Registrar sources only | | [.tw](https://sealname.com/tld/tw/) | No | The registry does not allow privacy services | No | Registrar sources only | | [.no](https://sealname.com/tld/no/) | No | The registry requires a local address, company or representative | No | Checked | | [.fi](https://sealname.com/tld/fi/) | Yes — registered in our name only | The registry keeps the holder name on record, so it shows our company, never you | In our name only | Checked | | [.hu](https://sealname.com/tld/hu/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.ro](https://sealname.com/tld/ro/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.gr](https://sealname.com/tld/gr/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.ar](https://sealname.com/tld/ar/) | No | A local presence is required and privacy services are not available | No | Registrar sources only | | [.cl](https://sealname.com/tld/cl/) | No | The registry does not allow privacy services, so holder details can be public | No | Checked | | [.ie](https://sealname.com/tld/ie/) | No | The registry requires a local address, company or representative | No | Checked | | [.sk](https://sealname.com/tld/sk/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.ua](https://sealname.com/tld/ua/) | No | The registry requires a matching local trademark | No | Registrar sources only | | [.il](https://sealname.com/tld/il/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.id](https://sealname.com/tld/id/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.vn](https://sealname.com/tld/vn/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.th](https://sealname.com/tld/th/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.my](https://sealname.com/tld/my/) | No | The registry requires a local address, company or representative | No | Registrar sources only | | [.ph](https://sealname.com/tld/ph/) | No | The registry does not allow privacy services, so holder details can be public | No | Registrar sources only | | [.pe](https://sealname.com/tld/pe/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.lt](https://sealname.com/tld/lt/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.lv](https://sealname.com/tld/lv/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.ee](https://sealname.com/tld/ee/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.si](https://sealname.com/tld/si/) | No | The registry does not allow privacy services, so holder details can be public | No | Registrar sources only | | [.hr](https://sealname.com/tld/hr/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.bg](https://sealname.com/tld/bg/) | No | The registry requires a local address, company or representative | No | Registrar sources only | | [.rs](https://sealname.com/tld/rs/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.lu](https://sealname.com/tld/lu/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.li](https://sealname.com/tld/li/) | No | The registry does not allow privacy services, so holder details can be public | No | Registrar sources only | | [.ng](https://sealname.com/tld/ng/) | No | The registry does not allow privacy services, so holder details can be public | No | Registrar sources only | | [.ke](https://sealname.com/tld/ke/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.ae](https://sealname.com/tld/ae/) | No | The registry requires a local address, company or representative | No | Registrar sources only | | [.sa](https://sealname.com/tld/sa/) | No | The registry requires a local address, company or representative | No | Registrar sources only | | [.pk](https://sealname.com/tld/pk/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.kz](https://sealname.com/tld/kz/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.ma](https://sealname.com/tld/ma/) | No | The registry requires a local address, company or representative | No | Registrar sources only | | [.eg](https://sealname.com/tld/eg/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.ly](https://sealname.com/tld/ly/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.gl](https://sealname.com/tld/gl/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.is](https://sealname.com/tld/is/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.la](https://sealname.com/tld/la/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.fm](https://sealname.com/tld/fm/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.am](https://sealname.com/tld/am/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.nu](https://sealname.com/tld/nu/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.ac](https://sealname.com/tld/ac/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.pw](https://sealname.com/tld/pw/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.bz](https://sealname.com/tld/bz/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.im](https://sealname.com/tld/im/) | No | The registry does not allow privacy services, so holder details can be public | No | Checked | | [.mn](https://sealname.com/tld/mn/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.cx](https://sealname.com/tld/cx/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.sc](https://sealname.com/tld/sc/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.ag](https://sealname.com/tld/ag/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.vc](https://sealname.com/tld/vc/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.ms](https://sealname.com/tld/ms/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.gs](https://sealname.com/tld/gs/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.name](https://sealname.com/tld/name/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.mobi](https://sealname.com/tld/mobi/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.asia](https://sealname.com/tld/asia/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.lol](https://sealname.com/tld/lol/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.wiki](https://sealname.com/tld/wiki/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.ink](https://sealname.com/tld/ink/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.xxx](https://sealname.com/tld/xxx/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.trade](https://sealname.com/tld/trade/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.market](https://sealname.com/tld/market/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.credit](https://sealname.com/tld/credit/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.bond](https://sealname.com/tld/bond/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.sbs](https://sealname.com/tld/sbs/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.cfd](https://sealname.com/tld/cfd/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.love](https://sealname.com/tld/love/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.social](https://sealname.com/tld/social/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.chat](https://sealname.com/tld/chat/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.community](https://sealname.com/tld/community/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.team](https://sealname.com/tld/team/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.academy](https://sealname.com/tld/academy/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.education](https://sealname.com/tld/education/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.health](https://sealname.com/tld/health/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.care](https://sealname.com/tld/care/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.fit](https://sealname.com/tld/fit/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.beauty](https://sealname.com/tld/beauty/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.fashion](https://sealname.com/tld/fashion/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.style](https://sealname.com/tld/style/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.photography](https://sealname.com/tld/photography/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.photo](https://sealname.com/tld/photo/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.gallery](https://sealname.com/tld/gallery/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.music](https://sealname.com/tld/music/) | No | Eligibility proof is required and privacy services are not available | No | Checked | | [.video](https://sealname.com/tld/video/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.game](https://sealname.com/tld/game/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.casino](https://sealname.com/tld/casino/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.poker](https://sealname.com/tld/poker/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.house](https://sealname.com/tld/house/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.homes](https://sealname.com/tld/homes/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.properties](https://sealname.com/tld/properties/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.law](https://sealname.com/tld/law/) | No | The registry requires proof that you belong to the eligible community | No | Checked | | [.legal](https://sealname.com/tld/legal/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.consulting](https://sealname.com/tld/consulting/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.marketing](https://sealname.com/tld/marketing/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.management](https://sealname.com/tld/management/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.partners](https://sealname.com/tld/partners/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.ventures](https://sealname.com/tld/ventures/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.holdings](https://sealname.com/tld/holdings/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.llc](https://sealname.com/tld/llc/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.ltd](https://sealname.com/tld/ltd/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.gmbh](https://sealname.com/tld/gmbh/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.business](https://sealname.com/tld/business/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.works](https://sealname.com/tld/works/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.expert](https://sealname.com/tld/expert/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.guru](https://sealname.com/tld/guru/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.center](https://sealname.com/tld/center/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.support](https://sealname.com/tld/support/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.city](https://sealname.com/tld/city/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.nyc](https://sealname.com/tld/nyc/) | No | Privacy services are banned and a local link is required | No | Checked | | [.london](https://sealname.com/tld/london/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.berlin](https://sealname.com/tld/berlin/) | No | A local presence is required and privacy services are not available | No | Checked | | [.tokyo](https://sealname.com/tld/tokyo/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.africa](https://sealname.com/tld/africa/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.investments](https://sealname.com/tld/investments/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.gold](https://sealname.com/tld/gold/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.bank](https://sealname.com/tld/bank/) | No | The registry requires proof that you belong to the eligible community | No | Registrar sources only | | [.insurance](https://sealname.com/tld/insurance/) | No | The registry requires proof that you belong to the eligible community | No | Registrar sources only | | [.tax](https://sealname.com/tld/tax/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.technology](https://sealname.com/tld/technology/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.engineering](https://sealname.com/tld/engineering/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.computer](https://sealname.com/tld/computer/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.run](https://sealname.com/tld/run/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.build](https://sealname.com/tld/build/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.wtf](https://sealname.com/tld/wtf/) | Yes | Open to anyone, and the registry allows a WHOIS privacy service | Yes | Checked | | [.gay](https://sealname.com/tld/gay/) | Not confirmed yet | We have not yet confirmed the registry rules for this extension | No | Registrar sources only | | [.ngo](https://sealname.com/tld/ngo/) | No | Eligibility proof is required and privacy services are not available | No | Checked | Rules change: registries add identity checks under NIS2 in Europe, and ICANN policy on privacy and proxy services is under review. We re-check this index every quarter and date every change. ## Why so many extensions say No Country-code extensions follow the law of their country, not ICANN rules. Some registries publish every holder (.us bans privacy and proxy services under its own policy), some verify identity with official documents (.cn real-name checks, .ru checks through the Gosuslugi portal since 1 September 2026, .in e-KYC within 7 days), and some only accept local holders (.au, .jp, .sg). No registrar can make these extensions private: a registrar that promises it is either wrong or breaking the registry rules. Generic extensions (.com, .net, .org and the new gTLDs) follow ICANN rules, and all of those we checked allow a privacy service. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which extensions are the safest choice for a private domain? Generic extensions such as .com, .net, .org, .xyz or .app, and open country codes such as .io, .me or .co. Anyone can register them with one email: our privacy service replaces your details, so the public WHOIS/RDAP and the registry see our contact, not you. At Sealname a .com costs $12.99/year, privacy included. ### Can I register a .us domain privately? No. The usTLD policy bans privacy and proxy services, and holders need a real link with the United States. Every .us holder's details can be public, whichever registrar you use. Sealname does not sell .us for that reason: see the [.us page](https://sealname.com/tld/us/). ### Why is a .de or a .uk sold in your name only? Because their registries need a real name and postal address for every holder, even though they hide them from the public. Sealname collects one email, nothing else, so we register these extensions in our company's name: the registry receives our details, never yours, and the price shown includes the Registered in our name option. See the [.de page](https://sealname.com/tld/de/) and [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/). ### Why can't I register a .eu at all? Because EURid accepts only EU/EEA citizens, residents and organisations, and our company is not one of them: the .eu cannot be registered in our name either. With one email only, Sealname cannot sell it. The [.eu page](https://sealname.com/tld/eu/) gives the rule and the alternatives. ### Can I reuse this index? Yes. The index is published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence: copy it, quote it or build on it, with a link to this page. The same facts appear on every extension page and in the machine-readable [pricing.json](https://sealname.com/pricing.json) for the extensions we sell. ### How often is the index updated? Every quarter, and sooner when a registry announces a change. The date at the top of the page is the date of the last full check; extensions marked "Registrar sources only" have not been confirmed on the registry website yet, and we do not sell them until they are. ## Sources 1. [IANA — Root Zone Database (registry of every extension)](https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db) — IANA (2026-10-08) 2. [usTLD — Privacy services policy](https://about.us/policies/us-privacy-services-policy) — usTLD (2026-10-08) 3. [EURid — new verification policies (NIS2)](https://eurid.eu/fr/news/eurid-introduces-new-policies-to-comply-with-belgi/) — EURid (2026-10-08) 4. [CIRA — WHOIS privacy for .ca domains](https://www.cira.ca/blog/ca-domains/domain-registration-tips-cira-whois-privacy) — CIRA (2026-10-08) 5. [DENIC — authorised recipient for service of documents](https://www.denic.de/en/services/dispute-verfahren/authorised-recipient-for-the-service-of-documents/) — DENIC (2026-10-08) 6. [Punktum dk — verification of identity and contact information](https://punktum.dk/en/articles/procedure-for-a-registrars-verification-of-identity-and-contact-information) — Punktum dk (2026-10-08) 7. [Interisle / Cybercrime Information Center — EU ccTLD registration requirements (2025)](https://www.cybercrimeinfocenter.org/pl2025-eucctld-registration-requirements) — Interisle (2026-10-08) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # Domain extensions you can register privately > Every extension Sealname sells needs one email, nothing else: 130 extensions, .com at $12.99/year, privacy included, no KYC, paid in crypto. - URL: https://sealname.com/tld/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) We sell an extension only when one email is all its registry needs: no ID, no ID number, no name and address, no residence rule. Your details stay out of public WHOIS/RDAP. **Quick answer — Which domain extensions can I register privately at Sealname?** **Sealname** sells 130 extensions, and every one of them can be registered privately: generic ones (.com at $12.99/year, .net, .org), tech ones (.io, .ai, .app, .dev), open country codes such as .io, .me and .co and about a hundred new gTLDs. Each has its own page with its registry rule, what WHOIS shows and its price. No ID, no KYC, paid in crypto. ## Every extension we sell - [.com](https://sealname.com/tld/com/) - [.net](https://sealname.com/tld/net/) - [.org](https://sealname.com/tld/org/) - [.io](https://sealname.com/tld/io/) - [.ai](https://sealname.com/tld/ai/) - [.co](https://sealname.com/tld/co/) - [.app](https://sealname.com/tld/app/) - [.dev](https://sealname.com/tld/dev/) - [.xyz](https://sealname.com/tld/xyz/) - [.info](https://sealname.com/tld/info/) - [.me](https://sealname.com/tld/me/) - [.de](https://sealname.com/tld/de/) - [.uk](https://sealname.com/tld/uk/) - [.online](https://sealname.com/tld/online/) - [.shop](https://sealname.com/tld/shop/) - [.store](https://sealname.com/tld/store/) - [.site](https://sealname.com/tld/site/) - [.tech](https://sealname.com/tld/tech/) - [.nl](https://sealname.com/tld/nl/) - [.top](https://sealname.com/tld/top/) - [.biz](https://sealname.com/tld/biz/) - [.tv](https://sealname.com/tld/tv/) - [.cc](https://sealname.com/tld/cc/) - [.gg](https://sealname.com/tld/gg/) - [.to](https://sealname.com/tld/to/) - [.ch](https://sealname.com/tld/ch/) - [.pl](https://sealname.com/tld/pl/) - [.be](https://sealname.com/tld/be/) - [.at](https://sealname.com/tld/at/) - [.cloud](https://sealname.com/tld/cloud/) - [.vip](https://sealname.com/tld/vip/) - [.club](https://sealname.com/tld/club/) - [.icu](https://sealname.com/tld/icu/) - [.live](https://sealname.com/tld/live/) - [.pro](https://sealname.com/tld/pro/) - [.blog](https://sealname.com/tld/blog/) - [.art](https://sealname.com/tld/art/) - [.design](https://sealname.com/tld/design/) - [.agency](https://sealname.com/tld/agency/) - [.studio](https://sealname.com/tld/studio/) - [.digital](https://sealname.com/tld/digital/) - [.world](https://sealname.com/tld/world/) - [.life](https://sealname.com/tld/life/) - [.space](https://sealname.com/tld/space/) - [.website](https://sealname.com/tld/website/) - [.fun](https://sealname.com/tld/fun/) - [.page](https://sealname.com/tld/page/) - [.link](https://sealname.com/tld/link/) - [.click](https://sealname.com/tld/click/) - [.one](https://sealname.com/tld/one/) - [.network](https://sealname.com/tld/network/) - [.finance](https://sealname.com/tld/finance/) - [.money](https://sealname.com/tld/money/) - [.exchange](https://sealname.com/tld/exchange/) - [.capital](https://sealname.com/tld/capital/) - [.fund](https://sealname.com/tld/fund/) - [.cash](https://sealname.com/tld/cash/) - [.bet](https://sealname.com/tld/bet/) - [.games](https://sealname.com/tld/games/) - [.email](https://sealname.com/tld/email/) - [.group](https://sealname.com/tld/group/) - [.company](https://sealname.com/tld/company/) - [.solutions](https://sealname.com/tld/solutions/) - [.services](https://sealname.com/tld/services/) - [.media](https://sealname.com/tld/media/) - [.news](https://sealname.com/tld/news/) - [.today](https://sealname.com/tld/today/) - [.global](https://sealname.com/tld/global/) - [.software](https://sealname.com/tld/software/) - [.systems](https://sealname.com/tld/systems/) - [.tools](https://sealname.com/tld/tools/) - [.codes](https://sealname.com/tld/codes/) - [.host](https://sealname.com/tld/host/) - [.cz](https://sealname.com/tld/cz/) - [.nz](https://sealname.com/tld/nz/) - [.fi](https://sealname.com/tld/fi/) - [.pw](https://sealname.com/tld/pw/) - [.vc](https://sealname.com/tld/vc/) - [.name](https://sealname.com/tld/name/) - [.mobi](https://sealname.com/tld/mobi/) - [.lol](https://sealname.com/tld/lol/) - [.wiki](https://sealname.com/tld/wiki/) - [.ink](https://sealname.com/tld/ink/) - [.trade](https://sealname.com/tld/trade/) - [.credit](https://sealname.com/tld/credit/) - [.love](https://sealname.com/tld/love/) - [.social](https://sealname.com/tld/social/) - [.chat](https://sealname.com/tld/chat/) - [.community](https://sealname.com/tld/community/) - [.team](https://sealname.com/tld/team/) - [.academy](https://sealname.com/tld/academy/) - [.education](https://sealname.com/tld/education/) - [.health](https://sealname.com/tld/health/) - [.care](https://sealname.com/tld/care/) - [.fit](https://sealname.com/tld/fit/) - [.style](https://sealname.com/tld/style/) - [.photography](https://sealname.com/tld/photography/) - [.photo](https://sealname.com/tld/photo/) - [.gallery](https://sealname.com/tld/gallery/) - [.video](https://sealname.com/tld/video/) - [.casino](https://sealname.com/tld/casino/) - [.poker](https://sealname.com/tld/poker/) - [.house](https://sealname.com/tld/house/) - [.properties](https://sealname.com/tld/properties/) - [.legal](https://sealname.com/tld/legal/) - [.consulting](https://sealname.com/tld/consulting/) - [.marketing](https://sealname.com/tld/marketing/) - [.management](https://sealname.com/tld/management/) - [.partners](https://sealname.com/tld/partners/) - [.ventures](https://sealname.com/tld/ventures/) - [.holdings](https://sealname.com/tld/holdings/) - [.llc](https://sealname.com/tld/llc/) - [.ltd](https://sealname.com/tld/ltd/) - [.gmbh](https://sealname.com/tld/gmbh/) - [.business](https://sealname.com/tld/business/) - [.works](https://sealname.com/tld/works/) - [.expert](https://sealname.com/tld/expert/) - [.guru](https://sealname.com/tld/guru/) - [.center](https://sealname.com/tld/center/) - [.support](https://sealname.com/tld/support/) - [.city](https://sealname.com/tld/city/) - [.investments](https://sealname.com/tld/investments/) - [.gold](https://sealname.com/tld/gold/) - [.tax](https://sealname.com/tld/tax/) - [.technology](https://sealname.com/tld/technology/) - [.engineering](https://sealname.com/tld/engineering/) - [.computer](https://sealname.com/tld/computer/) - [.run](https://sealname.com/tld/run/) - [.build](https://sealname.com/tld/build/) - [.wtf](https://sealname.com/tld/wtf/) ## How do we decide which extensions to sell? Three checks, on the registry's own rules and the registrar sources listed on each extension page: 1. **Anyone may register it**, from any country, with no residence, local company, trustee or trademark required. 2. **Our privacy service applies**: the registry accepts our privacy contact, so it never receives your name or address. 3. **No identity document and no ID number** are required by the registry. In short, one email is enough. When check 2 fails only because the registry needs a name and address (.de, .uk, .ch, .nl…), we sell the extension registered in our name only, with the option included in the price. Any other failure means the extension is not sold. It still has a page that explains why, such as [.us](https://sealname.com/tld/us/), [.es](https://sealname.com/tld/es/) or [.cn](https://sealname.com/tld/cn/). The [domain privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/) lists every extension in our database with its status. ## Which extension should I choose for privacy? - **.com, .net, .org**: the safest default. Open to anyone, privacy included, accepted everywhere. $12.99/year, $13.99/year and $12.99/year. - **.io, .me, .co, .tv**: open country codes that accept our privacy service: one email is enough. - **.io, .xyz, .app, .dev**: short names for projects; .app and .dev require HTTPS on every site. - **.fi, .nz, .cc**: address and contacts hidden, but the holder name can stay visible. Compare the yearly price: it is also the renewal price, so it is what you will pay every year. ## Prices at a glance, cheapest first | Extension | 1st year | Renewal | Transfer | WHOIS privacy | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | .top | $8.99 | $8.99 | $8.99 | Free | | .icu | $8.99 | $8.99 | $8.99 | Free | | .click | $10.99 | $10.99 | $10.99 | Free | | .com | $12.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | Free | | .org | $12.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | Free | | .link | $12.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | Free | | .name | $12.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | Free | | .net | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | Free | | .xyz | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | Free | | .company | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | Free | | .business | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | Free | | .dev | $14.99 | $14.99 | $14.99 | Free | | .page | $14.99 | $14.99 | $14.99 | Free | | .app | $16.99 | $16.99 | $16.99 | Free | | .vip | $16.99 | $16.99 | $16.99 | Free | | .one | $17.99 | $17.99 | $17.99 | Free | | .art | $18.99 | $18.99 | $18.99 | Free | | .club | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | Free | | .biz | $21.99 | $21.99 | $21.99 | Free | | .pro | $21.99 | $21.99 | $21.99 | Free | | .info | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | .me | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | .bet | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | .games | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | .group | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | .solutions | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | .today | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | .systems | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | .pw | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | .gallery | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | .management | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | .ltd | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | .center | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | .support | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | .city | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | .technology | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | .run | $22.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | Free | | .cloud | $23.99 | $23.99 | $23.99 | Free | | .agency | $24.99 | $24.99 | $24.99 | Free | | .website | $25.99 | $25.99 | $25.99 | Free | | .space | $26.99 | $26.99 | $26.99 | Free | | .mobi | $26.99 | $26.99 | $26.99 | Free | | .wiki | $26.99 | $26.99 | $26.99 | Free | | .trade | $26.99 | $26.99 | $26.99 | Free | | .photography | $26.99 | $26.99 | $26.99 | Free | | .email | $28.99 | $28.99 | $28.99 | Free | | .blog | $29.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | Free | | .live | $30.99 | $30.99 | $30.99 | Free | | .studio | $30.99 | $30.99 | $30.99 | Free | | .network | $30.99 | $30.99 | $30.99 | Free | | .site | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | .fun | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | .money | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | .exchange | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | .cash | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | .services | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | .news | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | .tools | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | .lol | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | .love | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | .social | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | .team | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | .education | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | .style | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | .photo | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | .video | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | .gmbh | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | .works | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | .guru | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | .computer | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | .wtf | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | | .co | $33.99 | $33.99 | $33.99 | Free | | .online | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | | .shop | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | | .world | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | | .life | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | | .ink | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | | .chat | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | | .community | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | | .academy | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | | .care | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | | .fit | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | | .house | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | | .consulting | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | | .marketing | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | | .llc | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | | .digital | $36.99 | $36.99 | $36.99 | Free | | .media | $37.99 | $37.99 | $37.99 | Free | | .software | $37.99 | $37.99 | $37.99 | Free | | .properties | $40.99 | $40.99 | $40.99 | Free | | .tv | $42.99 | $42.99 | $42.99 | Free | | .vc | $44.99 | $44.99 | $44.99 | Free | | .finance | $49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | Free | | .capital | $49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | Free | | .fund | $49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | Free | | .codes | $49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | Free | | .expert | $49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | Free | | .engineering | $49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | Free | | .design | $51.99 | $51.99 | $51.99 | Free | | .tech | $53.99 | $53.99 | $53.99 | Free | | .poker | $53.99 | $53.99 | $53.99 | Free | | .legal | $53.99 | $53.99 | $53.99 | Free | | .ventures | $53.99 | $53.99 | $53.99 | Free | | .holdings | $53.99 | $53.99 | $53.99 | Free | | .tax | $53.99 | $53.99 | $53.99 | Free | | .io | $54.99 | $54.99 | $54.99 | Free | | .store | $57.99 | $57.99 | $57.99 | Free | | .partners | $62.99 | $62.99 | $62.99 | Free | | .global | $67.99 | $67.99 | $67.99 | Free | | .build | $71.99 | $71.99 | $71.99 | Free | | .health | $80.99 | $80.99 | $80.99 | Free | | .gg | $86.99 | $86.99 | $86.99 | Free | | .ai | $88.99 | $88.99 | $88.99 | Free | | .host | $89.99 | $89.99 | $89.99 | Free | | .credit | $89.99 | $89.99 | $89.99 | Free | | .uk (In our name only) | $98.99 | $98.99 | $98.99 | Our details, not yours | | .investments | $98.99 | $98.99 | $98.99 | Free | | .gold | $98.99 | $98.99 | $98.99 | Free | | .de (In our name only) | $100.99 | $100.99 | $100.99 | Our details, not yours | | .nl (In our name only) | $100.99 | $100.99 | $100.99 | Our details, not yours | | .be (In our name only) | $100.99 | $100.99 | $100.99 | Our details, not yours | | .cc (In our name only) | $103.99 | $103.99 | $103.99 | Our details, not yours | | .ch (In our name only) | $103.99 | $103.99 | $103.99 | Our details, not yours | | .pl (In our name only) | $103.99 | $103.99 | $103.99 | Our details, not yours | | .at (In our name only) | $107.99 | $107.99 | $107.99 | Our details, not yours | | .cz (In our name only) | $107.99 | $107.99 | $107.99 | Our details, not yours | | .nz (In our name only) | $116.99 | $116.99 | $116.99 | Our details, not yours | | .fi (In our name only) | $116.99 | $116.99 | $116.99 | Our details, not yours | | .to (In our name only) | $149.99 | $149.99 | $149.99 | Our details, not yours | | .casino | $161.99 | $161.99 | $161.99 | Free | *130 extensions · prices per year in USD* **[In our name only](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/)**: sold only registered in our name (proxy registration), so the registry and WHOIS show DomaineGoat LLC, never you. The price shown includes the $90/year for it. ## Extensions we do not sell, and why Privacy is impossible or an identity check applies. Each page explains the registry rule. - [.cn](https://sealname.com/tld/cn/) - [.eu](https://sealname.com/tld/eu/) - [.ru](https://sealname.com/tld/ru/) - [.br](https://sealname.com/tld/br/) - [.fr](https://sealname.com/tld/fr/) - [.au](https://sealname.com/tld/au/) - [.in](https://sealname.com/tld/in/) - [.ca](https://sealname.com/tld/ca/) - [.us](https://sealname.com/tld/us/) - [.it](https://sealname.com/tld/it/) - [.es](https://sealname.com/tld/es/) - [.jp](https://sealname.com/tld/jp/) - [.se](https://sealname.com/tld/se/) - [.dk](https://sealname.com/tld/dk/) - [.kr](https://sealname.com/tld/kr/) - [.za](https://sealname.com/tld/za/) - [.sg](https://sealname.com/tld/sg/) - [.hk](https://sealname.com/tld/hk/) - [.tw](https://sealname.com/tld/tw/) - [.no](https://sealname.com/tld/no/) - [.ar](https://sealname.com/tld/ar/) - [.cl](https://sealname.com/tld/cl/) - [.ie](https://sealname.com/tld/ie/) - [.ua](https://sealname.com/tld/ua/) - [.my](https://sealname.com/tld/my/) - [.ph](https://sealname.com/tld/ph/) - [.si](https://sealname.com/tld/si/) - [.bg](https://sealname.com/tld/bg/) - [.li](https://sealname.com/tld/li/) - [.ng](https://sealname.com/tld/ng/) - [.ae](https://sealname.com/tld/ae/) - [.sa](https://sealname.com/tld/sa/) - [.ma](https://sealname.com/tld/ma/) - [.im](https://sealname.com/tld/im/) - [.music](https://sealname.com/tld/music/) - [.law](https://sealname.com/tld/law/) - [.nyc](https://sealname.com/tld/nyc/) - [.berlin](https://sealname.com/tld/berlin/) - [.bank](https://sealname.com/tld/bank/) - [.insurance](https://sealname.com/tld/insurance/) - [.ngo](https://sealname.com/tld/ngo/) ## Frequently asked questions ### Why don't you sell .us, .es or .cn? Because a private registration is impossible there. The .us registry bans privacy and proxy services, .es requires an identity number and publishes holders, and .cn requires real-name verification with a passport. Selling them would break our rule: no ID and no public personal data. Each has a page explaining its registry rule. ### Can I register a .eu domain privately? Not with only an email. EURid hides the personal data of individuals, but it accepts only EU/EEA citizens, residents and organisations, and it holds the holder's name and address. Sealname collects one email, nothing else, so it does not sell .eu. The [.eu page](https://sealname.com/tld/eu/) explains the rule and the alternatives. ### Do all extensions include free WHOIS privacy? Yes. Every extension we sell uses our privacy service, included at no cost: the public record and the registry see our contact, not you. Extensions whose registry needs a name and address, such as .de or .uk, are sold registered in our name only, so the registry sees our company, never you. ### Will you add more extensions? Yes, when their rules are confirmed on the registry website. 54 extensions are waiting for that check; we do not sell them until we know a private registration is possible. The [privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/) shows their status. ### Is the price per year the same for renewals? Yes. Every extension has one price for the first year, each renewal and a transfer. The [price list](https://sealname.com/pricing/) and [pricing.json](https://sealname.com/pricing.json) give all of them in US dollars, paid in crypto from your balance. ### Can I search several extensions at once? Yes. Type a name without an extension in the [search](https://sealname.com/app/domains/?lang=en): the client area shows the extensions we sell with their yearly price and availability. A few registries (.io, .co, .me, .eu) confirm availability only when the order is placed. --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # Sealname transparency report > The Sealname transparency report: suspensions, complaints refused without a decision from a Panamanian court and every data request by origin. No ID, no KYC, crypto. - URL: https://sealname.com/transparency/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) What we will publish every quarter: how we handled real abuse, how many complaints we refused to act on without a decision from a Panamanian court, and every request for customer data by origin. The first period is still running, so no figures yet. **Quick answer — What does the Sealname transparency report show?** The **Sealname** transparency report counts, every quarter, suspensions for phishing, malware, botnets, CSAM and fraud that takes money from victims, complaints refused without a decision from a Panamanian court, and every request for customer data by origin, with its outcome. Sealname, a private domain name registration service paid in crypto, with no ID and no KYC, publishes its first report in January 2027, covering launch to 31 December 2026. No figures exist yet. > **No figures yet** The first reporting period (launch to 31 December 2026) is still in progress. We publish no number before a period closes, and we never estimate one. The first report will appear on this page in January 2027. ## The report at a glance | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | Frequency | Every quarter | | First report | January 2027 | | First period covered | From launch to 31 December 2026 | | Status | Period in progress: no figures published yet | | Abuse data | Reports of phishing, malware, botnets, CSAM and fraud that takes money from victims: share confirmed, median time to action, suspensions | | Complaints without a decision from a Panamanian court | Copyright, defamation, political and competitor complaints received, and taken down without a decision from a Panamanian court (our policy: zero) | | Requests for customer data | By origin: Panamanian court orders, foreign governments and police, lawyers and private companies, UDRP/URS; each granted or refused | | External measures | Our abuse concentration in ICANN Domain Metrica; our domains listed on the Spamhaus DBL; customer data: none, counts only | | Format | This page and its Markdown version | ## Which figures will the report publish each quarter? Each quarterly report will publish the same set of metrics, so that one quarter can be compared with the next. The table lists every metric and how it is broken down. ### Every metric in the quarterly report | Metric | What it counts | Broken down by | | --- | --- | --- | | Abuse reports received | Every report about a domain registered with Sealname, sent to abuse@sealname.com | Category: phishing (incl. pharming), malware, botnets, CSAM, fraud that takes money from victims, spam spreading them | | Share of reports confirmed | Reports where the evidence showed abuse and led to action, as a share of reports received | Category | | Median time to action | Time from a well-documented report to the action on the domain, for confirmed reports | Category, next to our target times | | Suspensions | Domains suspended during the quarter | Reason: phishing, malware, botnets, CSAM, fraud, decision from a Panamanian court, associated-domain check | | Panamanian court orders | Orders from a Panamanian court for customer data, suspension or transfer | Complied with / contested / open | | Foreign government and police requests | Requests sent directly by foreign authorities, and those that came back through Panamanian legal process | Refused (direct) / through Panama: granted or not | | Urgent requests under ICANN rules | Requests about an imminent threat to life, serious bodily injury, critical infrastructure or child exploitation | Answered / refused as not urgent | | UDRP and URS cases | Trademark disputes in which a provider asked us to confirm the registrant and lock the domain (an ICANN obligation) | Locked and confirmed / decision applied / case withdrawn | | Requests from lawyers and private companies | Demands for customer data or for a takedown: copyright, defamation, political and competitor complaints | Received / refused without a decision from a Panamanian court | | ICANN compliance requests | Requests from ICANN Contractual Compliance about our domains | Topic | | ICANN Domain Metrica abuse concentration | Our share of domains on reputation lists, as measured by ICANN | Phishing, malware, botnet command and control | | Spamhaus DBL listings | Our domains listed on the Spamhaus Domain Block List | Count during the quarter | Customer data goes out only on a Panamanian court order (or on an urgent request under ICANN rules) or under an ICANN duty: the rules are in the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/). Takedowns happen only for phishing, malware, botnets, CSAM and fraud that takes money from victims, or on a decision from a Panamanian court: see the [abuse policy](https://sealname.com/abuse/). ## Why does Sealname publish a transparency report? Because our policy makes two promises, and both need proof. **No takedown on complaint alone**, and **your data only goes out on a Panamanian court order** — the report counts every complaint and every request we refused. The strict exceptions — phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material and fraud that takes money from victims — need proof too: the report shows how fast we suspend them. The context explains why. A DNSRF analysis found privacy or proxy services on 65% of 414,218 abuse-listed domains. An ICANN-funded study, reported by PCWorld, showed that banks also use such services. Both facts are true, so the only useful answer is data. The cost of weak abuse handling is real. Trustname, a registrar that promised its customers protection from takedowns, saw its median phishing rate rise from about 0.7% to about 10% between January and August 2026, per ICANN Domain Metrica. ICANN sent it a termination notice on 27 August 2026. ## How will Sealname's figures compare with ICANN's RDRS pilot? We publish request types that can be read next to ICANN's own figures. ICANN ran a Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) pilot from November 2023 to November 2025. It received more than 3,700 disclosure requests. Of these, 32% concerned intellectual property and 16% came from law enforcement. About one in four requests was approved. On 12 March 2026, the ICANN Board declined the 18 recommendations for a permanent system (SSAD). Decisions on disclosure therefore stay with each registrar. Ours is simple: a Panamanian court order, or an ICANN duty such as the UDRP, and nothing else. Our report shows the result. ### ICANN's RDRS pilot in four figures (ICANN data, not Sealname data) - **3,700+** disclosure requests (November 2023 to November 2025) - **32%** about intellectual property - **16%** from law enforcement - **About 1 in 4** requests approved ## Can anyone check Sealname's abuse level today? Yes, without waiting for our report. ICANN Domain Metrica has been open to everyone since 18 February 2025. It shows the abuse concentration of each registrar, based on reputation lists, for phishing, malware and botnet command and control. Spamhaus also publishes its Domain Block List (DBL) and its own registrar statistics. Our report will quote both sources each quarter, next to our own counts. Our target times are published on the [abuse page](https://sealname.com/abuse/): phishing, malware, botnets and fraud that takes money from victims are acted on within 24 hours of a well-documented report. ## How are the figures produced? The figures come from the records of our abuse desk and from our log of legal requests. - Each request is counted once, in the quarter it was received. - A request that covers several domains counts as one request. - The outcome is the one at the end of the quarter. Open cases are shown as open. - Median times are computed on confirmed reports only. - Customers and requesters are never named. The report never contains customer data. Sealname holds little of it anyway: no ID, no postal address and no phone number. The list is on the page [data we collect](https://sealname.com/data-we-collect/). Prices for private domains are on the [price list](https://sealname.com/pricing/). ## Transparency report: FAQ ### Why does the Sealname transparency report have no figures yet? Because the first reporting period (launch to 31 December 2026) is still in progress. We publish no number before a period closes, and we never estimate one. The first report will be published on this page in January 2027, then a new report every quarter. ### When is the first transparency report published? In January 2027. It covers the first period (launch to 31 December 2026). After that, a report is published every quarter, with the same metrics, so that quarters can be compared. Until then, this page lists the metrics, with no figures. ### Will refused requests be published too? Yes. Every request is counted, whatever its outcome. That applies to Panamanian court orders, foreign government and police requests, requests from lawyers and private companies, and UDRP and URS cases. ICANN compliance requests are counted as well. Refusals show how many requests were not a Panamanian court order or an ICANN duty. ### Will the report name customers or domains? No. The report publishes counts, shares and median times only. It never names a customer, a customer's domain, an email address or a requester. Each figure is a total for the quarter. Sealname holds no ID, no postal address and no phone number in any case. ### How can I check Sealname's abuse level myself? Use ICANN Domain Metrica, open to everyone since 18 February 2025. It shows each registrar's abuse concentration from reputation lists. The Spamhaus Domain Block List shows listed domains. Our quarterly report will quote both, next to our own counts. Neither source depends on Sealname. ### Why compare with ICANN's RDRS pilot? Because it is a large, public set of disclosure figures, published by ICANN itself. The pilot received more than 3,700 requests between November 2023 and November 2025. Of these, 32% concerned intellectual property and 16% came from law enforcement. About one in four was approved. Using the same request types makes our figures comparable. ### What counts as a disclosure request? Any request for customer data that is not public: Panamanian court orders, foreign government and police requests, requests from lawyers and private companies, and UDRP and URS cases. ICANN compliance requests are counted on a separate line. Customer data goes out only on a Panamanian court order (or on an urgent request under ICANN rules) or under an ICANN duty: see the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/). ## Sources 1. [ICANN's RDRS two-year pilot: what we learned and where we go next](https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/icanns-rdrs-two-year-pilot-what-we-learned-and-where-we-go-next-03-03-2026-en) — ICANN (3 March 2026) 2. [ICANN Domain Metrica release update: access now open to all users](https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/icann-domain-metrica-release-update-access-now-open-to-all-users-18-02-2025-en) — ICANN (18 February 2025) 3. [Notice of termination of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (Trustname)](https://www.icann.org/uploads/compliance_notice/attachment/1367/hedlund-to-nestsiarovich-27aug26.pdf) — ICANN (27 August 2026) 4. [Privacy/proxy services: a safe haven for cybercriminals?](https://dnsrf.org/blog/privacy-proxy-services---a-safe-haven-for-cybercriminals-) — DNS Research Federation (checked 8 October 2026) 5. [Exposing hidden domain registrations could hurt innocent users more than criminals](https://www.pcworld.com/article/439970/exposing-hidden-domain-registrations-could-hurt-innocent-users-more-than-criminals.html) — PCWorld (checked 8 October 2026) 6. [More domain stats: the 10 most abused registrars](https://submit.spamhaus.org/resources/more-domain-stats-the-10-most-abused-registrars/) — Spamhaus (checked 8 October 2026) **Rules first, figures next** Read how requests are decided and how abuse is handled. The first figures arrive in January 2027. [Disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/) · [Report abuse](https://sealname.com/abuse/) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # What happens to a private domain in a UDRP dispute? > In a UDRP dispute, Sealname locks a private domain within 2 business days and gives the panel your data. Notice, URS and court orders. No KYC, crypto. - URL: https://sealname.com/udrp-and-disputes/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) Privacy hides your details from the public, not from a dispute panel. Here is each step of a UDRP case, what Sealname does, and how to avoid a dispute in the first place. **Quick answer — What happens to a private domain in a UDRP dispute?** Privacy does not hide you from the panel. **Sealname** is a private domain name registration service paid in crypto, with no ID and no KYC. Within 2 business days of a UDRP complaint, it locks the domain and confirms the registrant to the provider, as WIPO's rules require. You are told before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it. You can answer the complaint, and the domain keeps working during the case. ## UDRP and private domains at a glance | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | What the UDRP is | ICANN's procedure for trademark owners against domains registered and used in bad faith | | Lock | Within 2 business days of the complaint, the registrar confirms the registrant and locks the domain (WIPO rules) | | Your data | Given to the dispute provider and its panel; panels usually name both the privacy service and the registrant | | Notice to you | Yes: before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it | | During the case | No transfer and no change of registrant; the domain still resolves and can be renewed | | Possible outcomes | Complaint denied, transfer to the complainant, or cancellation | | Faster procedure | URS, for clear-cut cases; its remedy is suspension, not transfer | | Courts | Decisions from Panamanian courts are followed; customer data goes out only on a Panamanian court order (or on an urgent request under ICANN rules) | | Counted | Every UDRP and URS case appears in the [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/) | ## What is a UDRP dispute? A UDRP dispute is a complaint by a trademark owner against a domain name. The Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy is an ICANN policy. Every ICANN-accredited registrar applies it to gTLDs such as .com, .net, .org and the new extensions. The complaint is filed with an approved provider, such as the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center. A panel of one or three experts decides. To win, the complainant must show three things: 1. the domain is identical or confusingly similar to its trademark; 2. the registrant has no rights or legitimate interests in the domain; 3. the domain was registered and is being used in bad faith. The panel can deny the complaint, transfer the domain to the complainant, or cancel it. It cannot award money. Many country-code extensions use the UDRP or a similar procedure of their own. ## What does Sealname do in the first 2 business days? Within 2 business days of a UDRP complaint, Sealname locks the domain and confirms the registrant to the provider. WIPO's updated UDRP rules set this deadline for every registrar. The lock has a precise meaning in those rules. It stops any change of registrant or registrar while the case runs. It does not stop the domain from resolving, and it does not stop a renewal. Your website and email keep working. We apply the lock first. We then tell you about the complaint before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it. After that, we confirm the registrant data to the provider. The provider also sends you the complaint directly, at the contact details we confirmed. ## Does WHOIS privacy hide me from the UDRP panel? No. The dispute provider and its panel receive the registrant data of the domain. Because you are the registrant of record, that data is yours: the verified email of the domain, and any other registration data it holds. WIPO notes that panels usually name both the privacy or proxy service and the disclosed registrant in their decision. UDRP decisions are generally published online. Plan for your name, or your organisation's name, to appear in a published decision. Outside a dispute, your details stay out of public WHOIS/RDAP. Disclosure follows our [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/) only. ## Can I answer a UDRP complaint? Yes. You are the respondent, and you can file a response through the provider. The provider tells you the deadline. If you do not respond, the panel decides on the complaint alone. A strong response shows your own rights or legitimate interest. Examples are a business run under the name, a personal name, or a fair non-commercial use. Keep evidence with dates: invoices, project plans, archived pages. A lawyer who knows domain disputes can help. Sealname does not take sides. We apply the lock, notify you, confirm the registrant, and then carry out the panel's decision. ## What is the URS, and how is it different? The Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) is a faster procedure for clear-cut cases of trademark abuse. It applies mainly to the new gTLDs, such as .xyz, .app or .shop. The difference is in the outcome. A URS decision can only suspend the domain for the rest of its registration period. It cannot transfer the domain to the complainant. The proof required is also higher than under the UDRP. The provider handling a URS case receives the registrant data, as in a UDRP case. Every UDRP and URS case is counted in our quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/). ## Can I transfer or change the domain during a dispute? No. The UDRP lock blocks any transfer to another registrar and any change of registrant until the case ends. Moving the domain to escape a complaint is not possible. You can still renew the domain, and you should if it is close to expiry. ICANN's Transfer Policy also blocks a move to another registrar for a short period after a registration or a transfer, dispute or not. Once the case ends in your favour, the lock is lifted. Your transfer code is then free, from your account, at any time, with no exit fee. See [who owns my domain](https://sealname.com/who-owns-my-domain/). ## What about court orders? A court can also decide the fate of a domain: a decision from a Panamanian court can require a suspension or a transfer. Customer data, for its part, goes out only on a Panamanian court order (or on an urgent request under ICANN rules), since Sealname is operated by DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama. Other complaints — copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints — never take a domain down on their own: they need a decision from a Panamanian court. The UDRP does not stop either side from going to a competent court. A registrant who loses a UDRP case can take the dispute to court. Registries of country-code extensions may also act on court orders from their own country. Authorities and lawyers can read what a request needs on our [law enforcement page](https://sealname.com/law-enforcement/). ## How can I avoid a domain dispute? Most disputes start with a name that copies a trademark. Before you register: - **Search trademark databases**: the WIPO Global Brand Database, and the national office of the countries you target. - **Avoid brand plus keyword names**, such as a bank's name with "login" or "support". Our [acceptable use policy](https://sealname.com/acceptable-use-policy/) lets us refuse such lookalikes. - **Keep evidence of your project**: dates, plans, first versions of the site. - **Give true data.** A privacy service is legal; false data in your registration works against you. In US law, knowingly false contact data creates a presumption of wilful infringement (15 U.S.C. §1117(e)). - **Keep your verified email working**, so that a complaint never reaches you too late. Then pick an extension and check its price on the [price list](https://sealname.com/pricing/). ## Why does the privacy model matter in a dispute? Because it decides who defends the domain. With Sealname's privacy service, you are the registrant of record. You are the respondent, and you defend your own domain. With the paid [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/) option, the complaint names the official holder, DomaineGoat LLC: we warn you, you can defend the domain, and the panel's decision is applied. In the proxy model, the service registers the domain in its own name and licenses it to you. Under RAA §3.7.7.3, it is liable for the use of the domain. It escapes that liability only by disclosing your contact data within 7 days, on reasonable evidence of actionable harm. The difference is explained in [WHOIS privacy vs proxy registration](https://sealname.com/whois-privacy-vs-proxy-registration/). ## UDRP and disputes: FAQ ### Can someone find out who owns a private domain through a UDRP? Yes. The dispute provider and its panel receive the registrant data, and panels usually name both the privacy service and the registrant in the decision. Decisions are generally published. Outside a dispute, your details stay out of public WHOIS/RDAP and disclosure follows our [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/). ### How fast does Sealname lock a domain after a UDRP complaint? Within 2 business days. WIPO's updated UDRP rules require the registrar to lock the domain and confirm the registrant within 2 business days of the complaint. We tell you about it before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it. ### Will my website go offline during a UDRP case? No. Under the UDRP rules, the lock stops changes of registrant and registrar, but it does not affect the resolution of the domain or its renewal. Your website and email keep working while the case runs, unless the final decision transfers or cancels the domain. ### Can I move my domain to another registrar to avoid a complaint? No. The lock blocks transfers to another registrar and changes of registrant until the case ends. After a decision in your favour, the lock is lifted, and your transfer code is free, from your account, at any time. You can renew the domain during the case. ### Is a UDRP case the same as a court case? No. The UDRP is an administrative procedure run by approved providers, such as WIPO, under an ICANN policy. Panels can only deny the complaint, transfer the domain or cancel it. Either side can still go to a competent court, before, during or after the procedure. ### What is the difference between the UDRP and the URS? The URS is a faster procedure for clear-cut trademark cases, mainly on new gTLDs. It needs stronger proof than the UDRP, and its only remedy is suspension for the rest of the registration period. The UDRP can transfer or cancel a domain. ### Does Sealname take sides in a dispute? No. We apply the lock, notify you, confirm the registrant to the provider and carry out the panel's decision. We do not judge the trademark claim. A decision from a Panamanian court is also followed; customer data goes out only on a Panamanian court order (or on an urgent request under ICANN rules). ### Will my dispute appear in the transparency report? As a count only. The quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/) counts UDRP and URS cases, with the number accepted, refused or partly accepted. It never names a customer or a domain. The first report will be published in January 2027, then every quarter. ## Sources 1. [Updated UDRP Rules (registrar lock within 2 business days)](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/amc/domain-name-disputes/resources/updated_udrp_rules) — WIPO (checked 8 October 2026) 2. [WIPO and the GDPR: UDRP Q&A (privacy/proxy services in decisions)](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/amc/domain-name-disputes/gdrp) — WIPO (checked 8 October 2026) 3. [2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement and its specifications (§3.7.7.3)](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en) — ICANN (checked 8 October 2026) 4. [15 U.S.C. §1117: recovery for violation of rights](https://law.onecle.com/uscode/15/1117.html) — US Code (checked 8 October 2026) **Register a private domain, in your own name** You stay the registrant of record, with WHOIS privacy included where the registry allows it. Check the price of your extension. [See prices](https://sealname.com/pricing/) · [Disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # Private domain for a crypto or DeFi project > Private domain for a crypto or DeFi project: pay in USDT, USDC, BTC, ETH, SOL or LTC, no KYC, founders kept out of WHOIS/RDAP. .io $54.99/year. - URL: https://sealname.com/use-cases/crypto-projects/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) Pay with the coins your treasury already holds, keep the founders' home addresses off the public record, and protect your users from lookalike domains. **Quick answer — Where can a crypto or DeFi project register a private domain?** **Sealname**, a private domain name registration service paid in crypto, registers private domains for crypto and DeFi projects paid in BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC, with no ID and no KYC — only a verified email, kept private. The founders' names and home addresses never appear in public WHOIS/RDAP. A .io costs $54.99/year and a .xyz $13.99/year, the same price to renew. CAA records and a transfer lock protect the domain. ## Sealname for crypto projects at a glance | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | Coins accepted | Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC) | | Networks | USDT on Tron (TRC-20) or Ethereum (ERC-20); USDC on Ethereum (ERC-20) | | Payment model | Prepaid balance, minimum top-up $25; register, renew and transfer from it | | Identity checks | None: no ID, no selfie, no ID number. One verified email per domain, never published | | Public WHOIS/RDAP | Our privacy service's contact details instead of the founders' details, where the registry allows it | | Popular extensions | .io $54.99 · .xyz $13.99 · .app $16.99 · .finance $49.99 · .money $31.99 · .exchange $31.99 per year | | DNS records | A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT and CAA; or your own nameservers | | Domain protection | Transfer lock you can switch off; transfer code free, from your account, at any time | | Phishing reports | abuse@sealname.com, no account needed; acted on within 24 hours of a well-documented report | ## Can a crypto project pay for a domain with USDT, USDC or Bitcoin? Yes. Sealname takes crypto only: Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC). You top up a prepaid balance once, with a minimum of $25, then register, renew or transfer domains from it. - **USDT**: on Tron ([TRC-20](https://sealname.com/pay/usdt-trc20/)) or Ethereum ([ERC-20](https://sealname.com/pay/usdt-erc20/)). Send only on the network you picked. - **USDC**: on Ethereum (ERC-20), see [USDC](https://sealname.com/pay/usdc/). - **BTC, ETH, SOL, LTC**: [Bitcoin](https://sealname.com/pay/bitcoin/), [Ethereum](https://sealname.com/pay/ethereum/), [Solana](https://sealname.com/pay/solana/), [Litecoin](https://sealname.com/pay/litecoin/). Unused balance stays on your account and never expires, and it pays for new domains, renewals and transfers, but it is not refundable. Card, PayPal and bank transfer are not accepted, and neither is Monero ([why](https://sealname.com/monero/)). The [crypto payment guide](https://sealname.com/buy-domain-with-crypto/) explains networks and confirmations. ## How do we keep the founders' home addresses out of WHOIS? Register with Sealname and leave the public record to our privacy service. Where the registry allows it, public WHOIS/RDAP shows our privacy service's contact details instead of yours. Messages sent to the public contact are forwarded to your verified email; we never forward spam or bulk mail. Decide early **who should hold the domain**: - **A founder**: leave the Organization field empty. The founder is the registrant of record. - **The project's legal entity**: fill the Organization field. Under ICANN's Registration Data Policy, a filled Organization field makes that organisation the registrant. The holder controls the domain, its renewals and its transfer code. For a project that outlives its first team, an entity is often the safer holder. Either way, the domain is registered in that name, not ours, unless you choose the paid [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/) option: see [who owns my domain](https://sealname.com/who-owns-my-domain/). ## Which extensions do crypto projects choose? One price per extension: the first year, every renewal and a transfer cost the same. WHOIS privacy is included on all six. Every extension below also supports DNSSEC at the registry. | Extension | 1st year | Renewal | Transfer | WHOIS privacy | Restrictions | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | .io | $54.99 | $54.99 | $54.99 | Free | None | | .xyz | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | Free | None | | .app | $16.99 | $16.99 | $16.99 | Free | HTTPS required | | .finance | $49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | Free | None | | .money | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | None | | .exchange | $31.99 | $31.99 | $31.99 | Free | None | *6 extensions · prices per year in USD* [.io](https://sealname.com/tld/io/) is used by startups, developer tools and web3 projects. [.xyz](https://sealname.com/tld/xyz/) is a low-cost generic. [.app](https://sealname.com/tld/app/) requires HTTPS. .finance, .money and .exchange suit DeFi, payments and swap projects. The full list is on the [pricing page](https://sealname.com/pricing/). ## How do lookalike domains put your users at risk? Lookalike domains are the most common way to phish the users of a crypto project. An attacker registers a name close to yours, copies your site, and asks visitors to connect a wallet. Interisle's Phishing Landscape 2025 found that 77% of phishing domains were registered maliciously, and 37% through bulk registrations ([Interisle](https://interisle.net/PhishingLandscape2025)). What you can do: - **Register the obvious variants**: your name on .com, .io and .xyz, and common misspellings. - **Publish one official domain** in your docs, repository and social accounts, so users can check it. - **Add a CAA record** in DNS settings. It lists the certificate authorities allowed to issue TLS certificates for your domain. - **Report lookalikes** to the registrar's abuse contact. For a domain registered with us, write to **abuse@sealname.com**, no account needed. ## What does Sealname do about phishing domains? We suspend them. Under the ICANN rules amended on 5 April 2024 (RAA §3.18), registrars must act promptly on well-documented DNS abuse: phishing, malware, botnets, pharming and spam used to spread them. Fraud that takes money from victims — fake shops, investment and crypto scams, wallet drainers, impersonation of a bank or brand — is suspended the same way, on a well-documented report. Every report receives an automatic acknowledgement with a reference number. Phishing, malware, botnets and fraud that takes money from victims are acted on within 24 hours of a well-documented report. The full process is on the [abuse page](https://sealname.com/abuse/). This protects you too. A registrar that tolerates phishing hurts every domain it holds. Trustname promised its customers protection from takedowns; ICANN sent a termination notice on 27 August 2026 for breaches of RAA §3.18.1 and §3.18.2. Its median phishing rate had risen from about 0.7% to about 10% between January and August 2026, per ICANN Domain Metrica ([ICANN notice](https://www.icann.org/uploads/compliance_notice/attachment/1367/hedlund-to-nestsiarovich-27aug26.pdf)). ## How do we protect the domain itself? A project's domain is an asset attackers try to take over. Four settings in the client area reduce that risk: 1. **Transfer lock**: keep it on. Switch it off only when you move the domain yourself. 2. **Transfer code**: it is free, from your account, at any time. Request it only when you need it. 3. **Auto-renew**: renewals are paid from your balance, so the domain does not expire because nobody on the team remembered the date. Keep the balance topped up. 4. **Account number**: your random 16-digit account number is your login. Store it in a password manager. We never ask for your password, your account number or your domain transfer (EPP) codes by email or chat. A message that asks for them is not from us: forward it to abuse@sealname.com. ## Crypto and DeFi projects: FAQ ### Can I pay for a domain with USDT? Yes. Sealname accepts USDT on Tron (TRC-20) and on Ethereum (ERC-20). Pick the network on the payment page and send only on that network: funds sent on another network cannot be credited. The minimum top-up is $25, and the balance then pays for registrations, renewals and transfers. See [USDT TRC-20](https://sealname.com/pay/usdt-trc20/) and [USDT ERC-20](https://sealname.com/pay/usdt-erc20/). ### Do you need KYC documents from our team? No. We ask for no ID document, no passport scan, no selfie, no ID or tax number and no date of birth. Each domain needs one verified email: ICANN requires registrars to verify the registrant's email within 15 days of a registration, transfer or change. That email is never published in WHOIS/RDAP. ### Can our foundation or company be the registrant? Yes. Fill the Organization field with the entity's name. Under ICANN's Registration Data Policy, a filled Organization field makes the organisation the registrant, so the entity, not a founder, holds the domain. Leave the field empty if a person should hold it. In both cases, you hold the domain by default (or our company, with the paid [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/) option). ### Do you accept Monero? No. Sealname does not accept Monero (XMR). We accept BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC, on the networks listed on each payment page. If your project holds stablecoins, USDT or USDC is usually the simplest way to pay. Our [Monero page](https://sealname.com/monero/) explains the choice and the alternatives we accept. ### Someone registered a lookalike of our domain at Sealname. What can we do? Report it to abuse@sealname.com with the domain, the URL and a screenshot or the page source. No account is needed. Every report receives an automatic acknowledgement with a reference number, and phishing is acted on within 24 hours of a well-documented report. If the dispute is about your trademark rather than phishing, the [UDRP](https://sealname.com/udrp-and-disputes/) is the procedure to use. ### Will a private domain make our project look suspicious? Not by itself. Privacy services are used by abusers and by legitimate companies: a DNSRF analysis found them on 65% of 414,218 abuse-listed domains, while an ICANN-funded study found banks using them too. What users check is your official domain, published in your docs and accounts, and a working site with HTTPS. ### Can we transfer our existing domain to Sealname? Yes. Unlock the domain at your current registrar, ask for its transfer code (auth code) and start the transfer from your Sealname account. A transfer costs the same as a renewal, for example $54.99 for a .io. ICANN's Transfer Policy blocks a move to another registrar for a short period after a registration or a transfer. ### Is our balance refundable if the project stops? No. Unused balance stays on your account and never expires, and it pays for new domains, renewals and transfers, but it is not refundable. Top up what you plan to spend on domains. If a registration fails, the amount goes back to your balance and can pay for another domain, a renewal or a transfer. Prices for every extension are on the [pricing page](https://sealname.com/pricing/). ## Sources 1. [Registration Data Policy now in effect for contracted parties](https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-registration-data-policy-now-in-effect-for-contracted-parties-21-08-2025-en) — ICANN (2025-08-21) 2. [ICANN's Registration Data Policy: key measures and impacts (Organization field)](https://www.dreyfus.fr/en/2025/10/28/icanns-registration-data-policy-key-measures-and-impacts/) — Dreyfus (2025-10-28) 3. [DNS abuse amendments to the RAA and RA](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/global-amendment-2024-en) — ICANN (2024-04-05) 4. [Phishing Landscape 2025](https://interisle.net/PhishingLandscape2025) — Interisle Consulting Group (2025) 5. [Privacy/proxy services: a safe haven for cybercriminals?](https://dnsrf.org/blog/privacy-proxy-services---a-safe-haven-for-cybercriminals-) — DNS Research Federation (checked 2026-10-08) 6. [Exposing hidden domain registrations could hurt innocent users more than criminals](https://www.pcworld.com/article/439970/exposing-hidden-domain-registrations-could-hurt-innocent-users-more-than-criminals.html) — PCWorld (checked 2026-10-08) 7. [Termination notice to Trustname](https://www.icann.org/uploads/compliance_notice/attachment/1367/hedlund-to-nestsiarovich-27aug26.pdf) — ICANN (2026-08-27) 8. [2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (Whois Accuracy Program Specification)](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en) — ICANN (checked 2026-10-08) **Register your project's domain with crypto** No KYC, privacy included, one price every year. Minimum top-up $25. [Search a domain](https://sealname.com/app/domains/?lang=en) · [See all prices](https://sealname.com/pricing/) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # Best domain registrar for journalists and activists who need privacy > Private domains for journalists and activists: no ID, no KYC, paid in crypto, name and home address kept out of WHOIS/RDAP. .com $12.99/year. - URL: https://sealname.com/use-cases/journalists-and-activists/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) What a private domain hides, what it does not, and the practical steps that keep your name and home address off a public record — within the law. **Quick answer — What is the best domain registrar for journalists and activists who need privacy?** **Sealname**, a private domain name registration service paid in crypto, is built for journalists and activists who need privacy: your name, home address and phone never appear in public WHOIS/RDAP, with no ID and no KYC — only a verified email, kept private. A .com costs $12.99/year, privacy included. A private domain hides who registered a site from the public. It does not hide your hosting, email or payments, and it is not above the law. ## Sealname for journalists and activists at a glance | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | What the public sees | Our privacy service's contact details instead of yours, on every extension we sell | | What we ask | One verified email per domain (ICANN requires it), never published. No ID, no selfie, no phone number, no postal address | | Who owns the domain | You do: you are the registrant of record by default (or our company, with the paid [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/) option) | | Messages to the public contact | forwarded to your verified email; we never forward spam or bulk mail | | Payment | Crypto only: BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC; minimum top-up $25; no card or bank details | | Who can get your details | Only on a Panamanian court order (plus ICANN duties such as urgent requests on a threat to life and the UDRP); you are told before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it | | Extensions to avoid | [.us](https://sealname.com/tld/us/), [.es](https://sealname.com/tld/es/) and every extension rated "No" in the [privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/) | | Transparency | Every request counted in a quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/); first report January 2027 | ## What does a private domain protect? A private domain keeps your identity out of the public registration record of your website. Anyone can look up a domain at [lookup.icann.org](https://lookup.icann.org/en). Since 28 January 2025, RDAP has replaced WHOIS for generic extensions such as .com, so we write "WHOIS/RDAP". With Sealname, that public lookup shows: - **our privacy service's contact details instead of yours**, wherever the registry allows a privacy service; Your name, home address, phone and email are not published. People who want to reach you write to the contact shown in RDAP. Those messages are forwarded to your verified email; we never forward spam or bulk mail. You read them without revealing who you are, and you decide whether to answer. ## What does a private domain not protect? A private domain protects one record: the registration data of the domain. Everything around it needs its own care. Plan for these limits before you publish anything sensitive. ### Which parts of a website does domain privacy hide? | Layer | Hidden by a private domain? | What to do | | --- | --- | --- | | Name, address and phone in WHOIS/RDAP | Yes | Nothing more: Sealname keeps them out of the public record | | Email in WHOIS/RDAP | Yes | Use a separate address as the verified email; it is never published | | Hosting account and server IP address | No | DNS records are public by nature: pick your host with the same care as your registrar | | Your mailbox provider | No | A mailbox in your own name links the domain to you: use a separate one | | Crypto payment | No | Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron, Solana and Litecoin transactions are public on their blockchains | | What you publish | No | Photos, documents and writing style can identify an author | | A court order | No | Only a Panamanian court order, or an urgent request under ICANN rules, leads to disclosure; foreign governments go through Panamanian legal process | | A UDRP complaint | No | The dispute provider receives the registrant's details; WIPO panels usually name both the privacy service and the registrant | ## How do I set up a private website step by step? These operational-security habits keep the domain from linking back to your name. They protect your privacy from the public; they do not put anyone above the law. 1. **Create a separate email for the domain** — Each domain needs one verified email. Use an address you open only for this website, not your work or personal mailbox. Keep it working: ICANN requires the email to be verified within 15 days of a registration, transfer or change, otherwise the domain is suspended. 2. **Pay from your own wallet** — Top up your balance from a wallet you control, with BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC. Paying straight from an exchange account that checked your ID adds one more company that can link the payment to your name. 3. **Choose an extension that allows privacy** — Check the domain privacy index first. Avoid .us, whose registry bans privacy services, and .es, whose registry does not allow them. .eu, .fr and .ca need residence or citizenship, more than an email, so we do not sell them. 4. **Leave the Organization field empty** — Under ICANN's Registration Data Policy, a filled Organization field makes that organisation the registrant. Fill it only if your newsroom or NGO should own the domain. 5. **Keep the account number safe** — Your random 16-digit account number is your login. Store it in a password manager and keep the transfer lock on. We never ask for your password, your account number or your domain transfer (EPP) codes by email or chat. 6. **Check your public record** — After registration, look up your domain at lookup.icann.org and confirm that no personal data appears. Our guide shows how: check your RDAP record. ## When can Sealname disclose who registered a domain? Only on a **Panamanian court order**, under our [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/). A foreign government, a foreign lawyer or a private company — including one acting for someone you investigate — gets nothing without Panamanian legal process. The other cases are ICANN duties of every registrar: 1. a dispute provider handling a UDRP or URS complaint about a trademark — the registrar must confirm the registrant and lock the domain within 2 business days of a UDRP complaint; 2. data escrow and ICANN compliance checks. And a complaint alone never takes your domain down: copyright, defamation and political complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court. We notify you before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it. Your data is never sold and never used for marketing. Every request is counted in the quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/). The first report is due in January 2027, covering launch to 31 December 2026. Authorities follow the [law enforcement](https://sealname.com/law-enforcement/) page. ## Can someone get my domain suspended by complaining about my reporting? Not with a complaint alone. Under the ICANN rules amended on 5 April 2024 (RAA §3.18), we act promptly on well-documented DNS abuse: phishing, malware, botnets, pharming, spam used to spread them, and child sexual abuse material. Those lead to suspension. Claims about fraud, illegal content or copyright are different. They need a court order or a dispute procedure such as the UDRP. Other reports are reviewed within 2 business days. This is a rule about evidence and due process. It does not mean we never suspend: the [abuse policy](https://sealname.com/abuse/) and the [acceptable use policy](https://sealname.com/acceptable-use-policy/) apply to every customer. ## Why not use a registrar that ignores abuse reports? Because a registrar that ignores abuse can lose its ICANN accreditation, and your domain goes with it. Trustname promised its customers protection from takedowns ([Domain Name Wire, 10 June 2026](https://domainnamewire.com/2026/06/10/icann-sends-breach-notice-to-trustname/)). ICANN sent a termination notice on 27 August 2026, effective 11 September 2026, for breaches of RAA §3.18.1 and §3.18.2 on abuse handling ([ICANN notice](https://www.icann.org/uploads/compliance_notice/attachment/1367/hedlund-to-nestsiarovich-27aug26.pdf)). It had received 4 breach notices in 78 days. A journalist or activist needs a registrar that will still exist next year. Sealname offers legitimate privacy: private to the public, not above the law. ## Is it legal to register a domain privately as a journalist? Yes. A privacy service is legal, and ICANN's own Registration Data Policy redacts the personal data of registrants from public RDAP by default since 21 August 2025. What works against you is false data. In the United States, knowingly giving materially false contact data to a registrar creates a presumption of wilful infringement in trademark cases ([15 U.S.C. §1117(e)](https://law.onecle.com/uscode/15/1117.html)). So give a real, working email, keep it verified, and let the privacy service keep it off the public record. Our guide covers the details: [is anonymous domain registration legal?](https://sealname.com/guides/is-anonymous-domain-registration-legal/) ## Journalists and activists: FAQ ### Can I register a domain anonymously as a journalist? You can be private to the public, not above the law. Sealname keeps your name, address and phone out of public WHOIS/RDAP and asks for no ID and no KYC, only a verified email that is never published. We still hold that email and the order data, and they go out only on a Panamanian court order, as our [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/) explains. ### Will you tell me if someone asks for my details? Yes. We notify you before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it. The notice goes to the verified email of the domain, so keep that mailbox working. Every request, accepted or refused, is also counted in our quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/). The first report is due in January 2027. ### Does domain privacy hide my website's IP address? No. Domain privacy hides the registration record, not your server. The DNS records of a domain, such as the A record that points to your server, are public by nature. Anyone can see which hosting company serves the site. Choose a host with care, because the host also holds your account and payment details. ### Which extensions should I avoid? Avoid extensions where privacy is impossible. The .us registry bans privacy services, and the .es registry does not allow them, so the holder's details can be public. Some registries check identity documents, such as .dk or .cn. Sealname does not sell these extensions. The [privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/) rates every extension Yes, No or "not with only an email". ### Can my NGO or newsroom own the domain instead of me? Yes, if you fill the Organization field with its name. Under ICANN's Registration Data Policy, a filled Organization field makes the organisation the registrant. That can be the right choice for continuity, because the organisation keeps the domain if a member leaves. Leave the field empty if you want to hold the domain yourself. ### Can I pay without a bank card? Yes, and you must: Sealname takes crypto only — Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC). You top up a prepaid balance (minimum $25), then register, renew or transfer from it. We never ask for card or bank details. Monero is not accepted; see [our answer on Monero](https://sealname.com/monero/). ### What happens if I lose access to my verified email? Your domain is at risk. ICANN requires registrars to verify the registrant's email within 15 days of a registration, transfer or change, otherwise the domain is suspended. The same email receives relayed messages and disclosure notices. Use a mailbox you can keep for years, and update it in your account before you close the old one. ### How much does a private domain cost? A .com costs $12.99/year, with privacy included and the same price every year. Each extension has one price for the first year, every renewal and a transfer, with no teaser price. All 130 extensions are listed on the [pricing page](https://sealname.com/pricing/). ## Sources 1. [2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement and specifications (Whois Accuracy Program, data escrow, privacy/proxy)](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en) — ICANN (checked 2026-10-08) 2. [Registration Data Policy now in effect for contracted parties](https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-registration-data-policy-now-in-effect-for-contracted-parties-21-08-2025-en) — ICANN (2025-08-21) 3. [ICANN's Registration Data Policy: key measures and impacts (Organization field)](https://www.dreyfus.fr/en/2025/10/28/icanns-registration-data-policy-key-measures-and-impacts/) — Dreyfus (2025-10-28) 4. [Launching RDAP, sunsetting WHOIS](https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-update-launching-rdap-sunsetting-whois-27-01-2025-en) — ICANN (2025-01-27) 5. [DNS abuse amendments to the RAA and RA](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/global-amendment-2024-en) — ICANN (2024-04-05) 6. [Updated UDRP rules (registrar lock within 2 business days)](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/amc/domain-name-disputes/resources/updated_udrp_rules) — WIPO (checked 2026-10-08) 7. [WIPO and privacy/proxy services in UDRP cases](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/amc/domain-name-disputes/gdrp) — WIPO (checked 2026-10-08) 8. [usTLD privacy services policy](https://about.us/policies/us-privacy-services-policy) — usTLD (checked 2026-10-08) 9. [Termination notice to Trustname](https://www.icann.org/uploads/compliance_notice/attachment/1367/hedlund-to-nestsiarovich-27aug26.pdf) — ICANN (2026-08-27) 10. [ICANN sends breach notice to Trustname](https://domainnamewire.com/2026/06/10/icann-sends-breach-notice-to-trustname/) — Domain Name Wire (2026-06-10) 11. [15 U.S.C. §1117 — Recovery for violation of rights](https://law.onecle.com/uscode/15/1117.html) — Onecle (checked 2026-10-08) **Register a private domain in your own name** No ID, no KYC, crypto only. A .com costs $12.99/year, privacy included. [Search a domain](https://sealname.com/app/domains/?lang=en) · [See all prices](https://sealname.com/pricing/) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # Keep your home address off your small-business domain > Freelancer or home business? Keep your home address out of public WHOIS/RDAP with a private domain: no ID, no KYC, paid in crypto. .com $12.99/year. - URL: https://sealname.com/use-cases/small-business/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) If your business runs from your kitchen table, your domain should not publish where that table is. Here is how the rules work, extension by extension. **Quick answer — How do I keep my home address off my small-business domain?** Register it with **Sealname**, a private domain name registration service paid in crypto: your name, home address and phone never appear in public WHOIS/RDAP, with no ID and no KYC — only a verified email, kept private. A .com costs $12.99/year, the same price every year. Leave the Organization field empty unless your company should own the domain, and avoid .us, where privacy is banned. ## Small-business domains at a glance | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | What the public sees | Our privacy service's contact details instead of your home address, on every extension we sell | | Organization field | If you fill it, the organisation becomes the registrant (ICANN Registration Data Policy) | | .uk | Nominet does not publish names and addresses by default | | .ca | CIRA hides the data of individuals automatically; organisations are not protected | | .us | Privacy services are banned by the registry: Sealname does not sell .us | | What we ask | One verified email per domain. No ID, no tax number, no phone number, no postal address | | Price rule | One price per extension: first year = renewal = transfer | | Renewals | Auto-renew from your prepaid balance; reminders sent to the verified email | | Payment | Crypto only: BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC; minimum top-up $25 | ## Why does a home business need a private domain? Because the domain record is public, and for a home business the registrant's address is the home address. Anyone can look up a domain at [lookup.icann.org](https://lookup.icann.org/en). Since 28 January 2025, RDAP has replaced WHOIS for generic extensions, and ICANN's Registration Data Policy (in effect since 21 August 2025) redacts the personal data of registrants by default. That default has gaps: - **Country-code extensions** follow their own registry rules. Some publish the holder's details; .us bans privacy services outright. - **Business registrants** are often treated differently from individuals. On .ca, for example, organisations are not protected. - **A filled Organization field** changes who the registrant is (see below). With Sealname, the public record shows our privacy service's contact details instead of yours on every extension whose registry allows it. Clients and suppliers can still reach you: messages sent to that contact are forwarded to your verified email; we never forward spam or bulk mail. ## What happens if I fill in the Organization field? The organisation becomes the registrant: the legal holder of the domain. This rule comes from ICANN's Registration Data Policy ([Dreyfus analysis](https://www.dreyfus.fr/en/2025/10/28/icanns-registration-data-policy-key-measures-and-impacts/)). - **Sole trader or freelancer without a company**: leave the field empty. You hold the domain personally. - **Limited company or LLC**: fill in its exact legal name if the company should own the domain. It stays with the company if you sell the business or bring in partners. - **Never** type the name of an employer, a client or an agency "just to fill the field": that organisation would become the owner of your domain. On some extensions, organisations get less privacy than individuals. Check the extension's page before you choose, for example [.ca](https://sealname.com/tld/ca/). ## Which extensions keep a small-business owner out of the record with only an email? The generic ones, and every other extension Sealname sells: the registry accepts our privacy service, so it receives our contact, not your name or home address. Our [privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/) rates every extension Yes, No or "not with only an email", with its source. - **[.com](https://sealname.com/tld/com/), [.net](https://sealname.com/tld/net/), [.co](https://sealname.com/tld/co/), [.biz](https://sealname.com/tld/biz/)**: the registry allows a privacy service, so our contact details replace yours. One email is enough. - **[.uk](https://sealname.com/tld/uk/), [.de](https://sealname.com/tld/de/)**: Nominet and DENIC need a real name and postal address for every holder. Sealname registers them in our name only, so they hold our company's details, not your home address; the price shown includes the option. - **[.ca](https://sealname.com/tld/ca/)**: CIRA hides individuals' data, but only holders who meet the Canadian Presence Requirements may register. Not sold either. - **[.us](https://sealname.com/tld/us/)**: no. The usTLD policy bans privacy and proxy registrations, so the holder's details can be public. Sealname does not sell .us. ## What do popular small-business extensions cost? One price per extension: the first year, every renewal and a transfer cost the same, with no first-year teaser price. Prices are per year, in US dollars. | Extension | 1st year | Renewal | Transfer | WHOIS privacy | Restrictions | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | .com | $12.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | Free | None | | .net | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | Free | None | | .co | $33.99 | $33.99 | $33.99 | Free | None | | .biz | $21.99 | $21.99 | $21.99 | Free | None | | .company | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | Free | None | | .llc | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | None | *6 extensions · prices per year in USD* Every other extension is on the [pricing page](https://sealname.com/pricing/). ## How do renewals work so the domain never lapses? Turn on auto-renew and keep your balance topped up. Renewals cost the same as the first year — $12.99/year for a .com — and are paid from your prepaid balance. Renewal reminders go to the verified email of the domain. If a domain does expire, the registry's grace periods apply. Each registry sets its own. A domain that has entered its redemption period can often still be restored: the restore price is shown in your account before you confirm. After that, the registry may delete the name and anyone can register it. About the balance: Unused balance stays on your account and never expires, and it pays for new domains, renewals and transfers, but it is not refundable. Top up what you expect to spend on renewals and new domains. A lapsed domain can take your website and your business email with it. ## Can I run my business email on a private domain? Yes. Domain privacy hides the registration record, not your email service. Our DNS settings include A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT and CAA records, or you can point the domain to your own nameservers. - **MX records** send your business email to the mail provider you choose. - **TXT records** hold email authentication and verification entries, such as SPF. - **The verified email** of the domain is separate from your business mailbox. It is never published, and it receives relayed messages, renewal reminders and any legal notice. ## Small-business domains: FAQ ### Will customers think a private domain looks suspicious? No. Privacy is now the default for individuals: ICANN's Registration Data Policy redacts the personal data of registrants from public RDAP since 21 August 2025. An ICANN-funded study found banks using privacy services too. Customers judge your business by its website, its contact page and how you answer. Your home address does not need to be part of that. ### Can I register a .us domain privately? No. The usTLD privacy services policy bans privacy and proxy registrations, so the holder's name and address can be public. That is why Sealname does not sell .us. A .com at $12.99/year is the usual alternative for a US business that wants privacy. The [.us page](https://sealname.com/tld/us/) explains the rule and its source. ### Can my LLC or limited company own the domain? Yes. Fill in the Organization field with the company's exact legal name. Under ICANN's Registration Data Policy, the organisation then becomes the registrant. Leave the field empty if you, as a person, should hold the domain. Never enter another organisation's name, or it becomes the owner. ### Do I need a tax number or a business registration? No. We never ask for an ID document, a passport or ID scan, a selfie, an ID or tax number, a date of birth, a phone number or a postal address. Each domain needs one verified email. There is no exception, not even for country codes: and the registry may check it. ### Can I pay with a business card or a bank transfer? No. Sealname takes crypto only: Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC). You top up a prepaid balance (minimum $25), then register, renew or transfer from it. USDT and USDC are stablecoins, which keeps the amount you top up close to the dollar prices on the [pricing page](https://sealname.com/pricing/). ### What happens if I forget to renew? The domain expires, and the registry's grace periods apply. Each registry sets its own rules. During redemption, a domain can often still be restored, and the restore price is shown in your account before you confirm. Turn on auto-renew and keep enough balance to avoid this. ### Can I move my existing business domain to Sealname? Yes. Unlock the domain at your current registrar, ask for the transfer code (auth code) and start the transfer from your account. A transfer costs the same as a renewal, for example $12.99 for a .com. Leaving us later is just as simple: the transfer code is free, from your account, at any time, with no exit fee. ### Does domain privacy protect me from legal claims? No. Privacy keeps your address out of the public record; it does not put you above the law. We disclose registrant data only in the cases of our [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/), such as a valid court order or a UDRP complaint, and we notify you before any disclosure, unless the Panamanian court order forbids it. ## Sources 1. [Registration Data Policy now in effect for contracted parties](https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-registration-data-policy-now-in-effect-for-contracted-parties-21-08-2025-en) — ICANN (2025-08-21) 2. [ICANN's Registration Data Policy: key measures and impacts (Organization field)](https://www.dreyfus.fr/en/2025/10/28/icanns-registration-data-policy-key-measures-and-impacts/) — Dreyfus (2025-10-28) 3. [Launching RDAP, sunsetting WHOIS](https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-update-launching-rdap-sunsetting-whois-27-01-2025-en) — ICANN (2025-01-27) 4. [usTLD privacy services policy](https://about.us/policies/us-privacy-services-policy) — usTLD (checked 2026-10-08) 5. [Domain registration tips: CIRA WHOIS privacy](https://www.cira.ca/blog/ca-domains/domain-registration-tips-cira-whois-privacy) — CIRA (checked 2026-10-08) 6. [Authorised recipient for the service of documents](https://www.denic.de/en/services/dispute-verfahren/authorised-recipient-for-the-service-of-documents/) — DENIC (checked 2026-10-08) 7. [Exposing hidden domain registrations could hurt innocent users more than criminals](https://www.pcworld.com/article/439970/exposing-hidden-domain-registrations-could-hurt-innocent-users-more-than-criminals.html) — PCWorld (checked 2026-10-08) **Register your business domain privately** No ID, no KYC, crypto only. A .com costs $12.99/year, privacy included, the same price every year. [Search a domain](https://sealname.com/app/domains/?lang=en) · [See all prices](https://sealname.com/pricing/) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # Do I own a domain registered through a privacy service? > Do I own a domain with a privacy service? At Sealname, yes: you are the registrant of record. Free auth code, no exit fee, no KYC, .com $12.99/year in crypto. - URL: https://sealname.com/who-owns-my-domain/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) Yes, at Sealname. Here is what "registrant of record" means, the guarantees behind it, how it differs from a proxy, and how to move a domain in or out. **Quick answer — Do I own a domain registered through a privacy service?** Yes. At **Sealname**, a private domain name registration service paid in crypto, you are the registrant of record, the legal holder, of every domain you register. By default Sealname registers domains in your name; the proxy model is a separate paid option, [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/). Privacy only replaces the contact shown in public WHOIS/RDAP. The transfer code is free, from your account, at any time, with no exit fee, no ID and no KYC. A .com costs $12.99/year, the same to renew or transfer. ## Ownership at Sealname | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | Registrant of record | You, by default; our company with the paid "Registered in our name" option | | Transfer code (auth / EPP code) | free, from your account, at any time | | Transfer lock | A switch you control in My domains | | Exit fee | None | | Transfer in | $12.99 for a .com: the same price as a registration | | If the registrar fails | Data held in escrow (RAA §3.6); ICANN moves the domains to another registrar | | Organization field | Fill it in only if a company should own the domain | ## What does "registrant of record" mean? The registrant of record is the legal holder of the domain, the person or organisation the registration belongs to. The registrant decides on changes and transfers, and it is the registrant who answers in a dispute. At Sealname, that is you. Sealname, operated by DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama, uses a privacy service, not a proxy. Where the registry allows it, public WHOIS/RDAP shows our privacy service's contact details instead of yours. That changes what the public sees, not who owns the domain. The difference between the two models is explained on [WHOIS privacy vs proxy registration](https://sealname.com/whois-privacy-vs-proxy-registration/). ## What guarantees that the domain stays yours? Five rules, from our own policy and from ICANN's contract with every accredited registrar. - **Free transfer code** — The transfer code (auth code) is free, from your account, at any time. You request it in My domains. We never ask for your password, your account number or your domain transfer (EPP) codes by email or chat. - **A transfer lock you control** — The lock blocks unwanted transfers. You switch it off yourself when you want to move the domain. - **No exit fee** — Moving a domain to another registrar costs nothing at Sealname. You pay only the new registrar's transfer price. - **Data escrow** — Registrars must deposit registration data with an escrow agent (RAA §3.6). Your record exists outside our systems too. - **A way out if the registrar fails** — If a registrar loses its accreditation, ICANN moves its domains to another registrar using the escrowed data (De-Accredited Registrar Transition Procedure). ## What happens to my domain if the registrar closes? Your domain is not lost. ICANN requires every accredited registrar to deposit its registration data with an escrow agent, under §3.6 of the RAA 2013. If a registrar loses its accreditation, ICANN uses that data to move the domains to another registrar. The process is the De-Accredited Registrar Transition Procedure. Because you are the registrant of record, you remain the holder after such a move. This is the main difference with a proxy. There, the provider holds the domain, so your claim rests on your contract with it. ## Who owns the domain if I fill in the Organization field? The organisation does. Under ICANN's Registration Data Policy, in effect since 21 August 2025, a filled Organization field makes that organisation the registrant. A law firm, Dreyfus, summarises the rule in its analysis of the policy. So leave the field empty for a personal domain. Fill it in only if a company should own the domain, for example a business that will keep it when staff change. Your own name, address and phone never appear in public WHOIS/RDAP either way. ## How is this different from a proxy service such as Njalla? With a proxy, the provider registers the domain in its own name and licenses it to you. As of October 2026, Njalla's terms, quoted in 2023 on the Privacy Guides forum (secondary source), say domains are registered in Njalla's own name unless the customer asks otherwise. Njalla was founded in 2017 by Peter Sunde. In that model, the provider's company is the legal holder, so changes to that company matter to its customers. For instance, a blog post of 14 September 2025 reports that Njalla's company moved from Nevis (1337 Services LLC) to Costa Rica (njalla.srl) between October and December 2024. Neither model is illegal, and each has its uses. If owning the domain in your own name matters to you, the privacy model is the one that gives it. Our [Njalla alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/njalla/) page compares prices, payment and ownership. ## How do you transfer a domain to Sealname? After a transfer in, you stay the registrant, and the privacy switch works wherever the registry allows it. 1. **Check the extension** — Make sure Sealname sells it: the list of extensions has all 130. If the domain is held by a proxy provider in its own name, ask the provider first to make you the registrant. 2. **Unlock and get the code** — At your current registrar, switch off the transfer lock and request the transfer code (auth or EPP code). 3. **Top up and start the transfer** — Top up your balance in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC, minimum $25). Then start the transfer from your Sealname account with the code. A .com costs $12.99. 4. **Verify the email** — ICANN requires the registrant's email to be verified within 15 days of a transfer. Confirm it, or the domain is suspended. ## How do you transfer a domain out of Sealname? No exit fee. ICANN's Transfer Policy blocks a move to another registrar for a short period after a registration or a transfer. 1. **Switch off the transfer lock** — In My domains, switch off the transfer lock of the domain. 2. **Request the transfer code** — The code is free, from your account, at any time. Keep it private: whoever has it can start a transfer. 3. **Start the transfer at the new registrar** — Give the code to the new registrar and pay its transfer price. Sealname charges no exit fee. 4. **Keep your email working** — The new registrar must also verify the registrant's email within 15 days of the transfer. ## What if I want the domain registered in your name? Choose [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/), a paid option at +$90 per year and per domain. DomaineGoat LLC then becomes the registrant of record: the registry, WHOIS/RDAP and the registration data show our company, never you, and no data of yours is sent to the registry. You stay the **beneficial owner**, with a written commitment in our [terms](https://sealname.com/legal/terms/): full control of DNS, nameservers, renewals and redirects; transfer out at any time with a free EPP code; and the domain put back **in your own name on request, free** — it then becomes a standard registration. We keep one email, nothing else. The option gives anonymity towards the registry, not immunity: no takedown on complaint alone, data only on a Panamanian court order, and the strict exceptions apply to every domain. In a UDRP case the complaint names DomaineGoat LLC; we warn you and you can defend the domain. ## Domain ownership: FAQ ### Does WHOIS privacy change who owns my domain? No. A privacy service only replaces the contact details shown in public WHOIS/RDAP. You stay the registrant of record, the legal holder. That is the difference with a proxy, where the provider registers the domain in its own name. Sealname uses the privacy model by default; the proxy model is a separate paid option, [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/). ### Can Sealname take my domain away? Sealname never becomes the owner of your domain. It can suspend a domain used for phishing, malware, botnets, child sexual abuse material or fraud that takes money from victims, under its abuse policy. It also follows valid court orders and UDRP decisions, which can order a transfer. Outside those cases, and as long as you renew it, only you can move, change or transfer the domain. ### Is there a fee to get my transfer code or leave? No. The transfer code is free, from your account, at any time, and Sealname charges no exit fee. You pay only the new registrar's transfer price. Remember that ICANN's Transfer Policy blocks a move to another registrar for a short period after a registration or a transfer. ### Can I move my domain from Njalla to Sealname? Yes, if Sealname sells the extension. As of October 2026, Njalla's terms (quoted in 2023, secondary source) say domains are registered in its own name unless the customer asks otherwise. Ask Njalla to put the domain in your name or to give you the transfer code, then start the transfer here. ### What happens if Sealname's registrar loses its ICANN accreditation? Your domain moves to another registrar. Registrars must deposit registration data with an escrow agent (RAA §3.6). If a registrar loses its accreditation, ICANN uses that data to move its domains, under the De-Accredited Registrar Transition Procedure. As the registrant of record, you remain the holder. ### Who owns the domain in a UDRP dispute? The registrant of record, until a panel decides. Under WIPO rules, the registrar must confirm the registrant and lock the domain within 2 business days of the complaint. The panel can then order a transfer or a cancellation. Our page on [UDRP and disputes](https://sealname.com/udrp-and-disputes/) explains the procedure. ### Should I fill in the Organization field? Only if a company should own the domain. Under ICANN's Registration Data Policy, a filled Organization field makes that organisation the registrant. For a personal domain, leave it empty. Either way, your name, address and phone never appear in public WHOIS/RDAP. ### Why can't I transfer a domain right after registering it? Because ICANN's Transfer Policy blocks a move to another registrar for a short period after a registration or a transfer. The rule applies at every registrar. Once the period ends, you can switch off the lock, request the code and move the domain, with no exit fee. ## Sources 1. [2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement and specifications (§3.6 data escrow, §3.7.7.3, Whois Accuracy)](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en) — ICANN (checked 2026-10-08) 2. [ICANN Registration Data Policy now in effect for contracted parties](https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-registration-data-policy-now-in-effect-for-contracted-parties-21-08-2025-en) — ICANN (2025-08-21) 3. [ICANN's Registration Data Policy: key measures and impacts](https://www.dreyfus.fr/en/2025/10/28/icanns-registration-data-policy-key-measures-and-impacts/) — Dreyfus (2025-10-28) 4. [Updated UDRP rules](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/amc/domain-name-disputes/resources/updated_udrp_rules) — WIPO (checked 2026-10-08) 5. [Can't decide on domain registrar (Njalla terms quoted)](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/cant-decide-on-domain-registrar/10830/8) — Privacy Guides forum (secondary) (2023) 6. [Pirate Bay founder's Njalla offers anonymous domain registration for Bitcoin](https://news.bitcoin.com/pirate-bay-founders-njalla-offers-anonymous-domain-registration-for-bitcoin/) — Bitcoin.com News 7. [Njalla has silently changed: a word of caution](https://xn--gckvb8fzb.com/njalla-has-silently-changed-a-word-of-caution/) — Blog (secondary) (2025-09-14) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year. --- # WHOIS privacy vs proxy registration: what is the difference, and which is safer? > WHOIS privacy vs proxy registration: who legally owns the domain, liability under RAA §3.7.7.3, UDRP, transfers. Sealname: privacy model, no KYC, crypto. - URL: https://sealname.com/whois-privacy-vs-proxy-registration/ - Last updated: 2026-10-08 - Publisher: Sealname (https://sealname.com) Both hide your details from the public record. Only one keeps the domain in your name. Here is what changes for ownership, liability, transfers and disputes. **Quick answer — What is the difference between WHOIS privacy and proxy registration?** With WHOIS privacy, you stay the registrant of record and only the public contact details are replaced. With proxy registration, the provider registers the domain in its own name and licenses it to you. For ownership, privacy is the safer model. **Sealname**, a private domain name registration service paid in crypto, uses it: the domain is yours, with no ID and no KYC, and a .com costs $12.99/year. ## The short version | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | WHOIS privacy service | You are the legal holder; the public record shows the service's contact | | Proxy registration | The provider is the legal holder and licenses the domain to you | | Proxy rule (RAA §3.7.7.3) | The proxy holder must disclose its customer's contact data within 7 days on reasonable evidence of actionable harm, or accept liability | | UDRP | The registrar confirms the registrant and locks the domain within 2 business days | | Sealname's model | Privacy service: you are the registrant of record by default (or our company, with the paid [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/) option) | | Sealname transfer code | free, from your account, at any time; no exit fee | ## What is a WHOIS privacy service? A WHOIS privacy service registers the domain to you, as the registrant of record, but shows other contact details in public WHOIS/RDAP. The contact shown belongs to the service. Messages sent to it are passed on to you. At Sealname, where the registry allows it, public WHOIS/RDAP shows our privacy service's contact details instead of yours. Messages sent to that contact are forwarded to your verified email; we never forward spam or bulk mail. Your name, address and phone never appear in the public record. Extensions whose registry needs a name and address, such as .de or .uk, are sold registered in our name only, so the registry sees our company, never you; those that need residence, such as .eu, are not sold. ## What is proxy registration? With proxy registration, the provider registers the domain in its own name and lets you use it. The provider is the registrant of record, the legal holder. You hold a contract with the provider, not the domain itself. ICANN's contract with registrars, the RAA 2013, sets a rule for this case in §3.7.7.3. A registrant of record that licenses a domain to someone else accepts liability for harm caused by wrongful use. It avoids that liability only if it discloses the licensee's contact data within 7 days, on reasonable evidence of actionable harm. In practice, a proxy provider has a strong reason to disclose when asked with evidence. As an example, as of October 2026, Njalla's terms, quoted in 2023 on the Privacy Guides forum (secondary source), say domains are registered in Njalla's own name unless the customer asks otherwise. Our [Njalla alternative](https://sealname.com/alternatives/njalla/) page compares the two services. ## WHOIS privacy vs proxy registration, point by point | Question | WHOIS privacy service (Sealname's model) | Proxy registration | | --- | --- | --- | | Who is the legal holder (registrant of record)? | You | The proxy provider, which licenses the domain to you | | Who can transfer the domain? | You: switch off the transfer lock and use the transfer code, free at any time | The provider, as legal holder; you ask it for the code, or to put the domain in your name | | Liability under RAA §3.7.7.3 | You answer for your own use of the domain, as its registrant | The provider accepts liability for harm caused by wrongful use, unless it discloses your contact data within 7 days on reasonable evidence of actionable harm | | What the public sees in WHOIS/RDAP | The privacy service's contact, or the registry's own redaction | The provider's name and contact, as registrant | | What happens if the provider closes | You stay the registrant. If the registrar loses its accreditation, ICANN moves its domains to another registrar using the escrowed data | The domain is in the provider's name, so your claim rests on your contract with the provider | | UDRP dispute | The registrar confirms you as registrant and locks the domain within 2 business days | The provider may disclose you; panels usually name both the service and the disclosed registrant | | Example | Sealname | Njalla: registers in its own name unless the customer asks otherwise (terms quoted in 2023, secondary source) | *Prices checked on October 8, 2026.* Rules from the RAA 2013 (§3.6, §3.7.7.3) and the WIPO UDRP rules. Competitor facts as of October 2026, per the sources listed below. ## Which is safer: WHOIS privacy or a proxy? It depends on what you need to protect, but for most people the privacy model is safer: - **For ownership, privacy is safer.** You are the legal holder, so you can renew, change and transfer the domain yourself. With a proxy, the domain belongs to the provider. - **For the public record, the two are equal.** Both keep your name, address and phone out of public WHOIS/RDAP. - **Against valid legal requests, neither is a shield.** A court order reaches the data either way. A proxy provider must also disclose within 7 days on reasonable evidence of harm, or take the liability itself. - **In a UDRP dispute, both reveal the registrant.** WIPO notes that panels usually name both the privacy or proxy service and the disclosed registrant. So a proxy does not give stronger protection against people who can show harm. It mainly changes who owns the domain. ## Why did Sealname choose the privacy model? Because the domain should be yours. By default Sealname registers domains in your name; the proxy model is a separate paid option, [Registered in our name](https://sealname.com/registered-in-our-name/). With the privacy model: - you are the registrant of record of every domain; - the transfer code (auth code) is free, from your account, at any time, and there is no exit fee; - the transfer lock is a switch you control in My domains; - registration data is deposited with an escrow agent (RAA §3.6), so ICANN can move your domain to another registrar if the registrar loses its accreditation; - you do not depend on our goodwill to move the domain elsewhere. Operated by DomaineGoat LLC, an ICANN-accredited registrar incorporated in Panama, Sealname also publishes when it discloses data: only on a Panamanian court order, plus the ICANN duties of every registrar, as the [disclosure policy](https://sealname.com/disclosure-policy/) explains. The guarantees are explained on [who owns my domain](https://sealname.com/who-owns-my-domain/). ## When can a proxy registration make sense? A proxy fits a narrow need: your name should not appear as the registrant in the registration data at all, even in non-public records. The provider stands in your place, and requests reach it first. The trade-offs are real. You are not the legal holder, so you rely on the provider to transfer the domain or put it in your name. The provider must disclose within 7 days on reasonable evidence of harm, or take the liability. If you choose a proxy, check three things in its terms: how you get the domain back, what happens if the company changes, and when it discloses data. For most people who want their details out of public WHOIS/RDAP, a privacy service gives the same public result, and they keep ownership. ## Will the rules for privacy and proxy services change? Probably, within the next two years. Today, the RAA 2013 Specification on Privacy and Proxy Registrations already sets duties. Providers must publish their terms and an abuse contact, and their rules for relaying messages, revealing data and ending the service. ICANN is working on an accreditation program for privacy and proxy services (PPSAI). A draft policy for public comment is targeted for December 2026, and implementation for October 2027. Sealname already publishes its disclosure rules and a quarterly [transparency report](https://sealname.com/transparency/), with the first report due in January 2027. ## WHOIS privacy vs proxy: FAQ ### Is WHOIS privacy the same as a proxy? No. With WHOIS privacy, you remain the registrant of record and only the public contact details are replaced. With a proxy, the provider becomes the registrant of record and licenses the domain to you. Both hide your name, address and phone from public WHOIS/RDAP, but only privacy keeps the domain in your name. ### Does a proxy protect me better against legal requests? No. Under RAA §3.7.7.3, a proxy holder accepts liability for harm caused by wrongful use, unless it discloses its customer's contact data within 7 days on reasonable evidence of actionable harm. A valid court order reaches the data in both models. A proxy changes who owns the domain, not whether the law can reach you. ### Who owns a domain registered through a proxy? The proxy provider does, as registrant of record. You hold a contract that lets you use the domain. To move the domain or put it in your name, you depend on the provider. With a privacy service such as Sealname, you are the registrant of record yourself. ### What happens in a UDRP dispute with a privacy or proxy service? The registrar must confirm the registrant and lock the domain within 2 business days of the complaint, under WIPO rules. WIPO notes that panels usually name both the privacy or proxy service and the disclosed registrant. Our page on [UDRP and disputes](https://sealname.com/udrp-and-disputes/) explains each step. ### Can I switch from a proxy provider to Sealname? Yes, if the extension is sold by Sealname. Ask the proxy provider to put the domain in your name or to give you the transfer code. Then start the transfer from your Sealname account. A transfer costs the same as a registration, for example $12.99 for a .com. ### Is WHOIS privacy free at Sealname? Yes, on every extension whose registry allows a privacy service. Extensions whose registry needs a name and address, such as .de or .uk, are sold registered in our name only, so the registry sees our company, never you; those that need residence, such as .eu, are not sold. Extensions where privacy is impossible, such as .us, are not sold. The [privacy index](https://sealname.com/tld-rules/) rates every extension Yes, No or "not with only an email". ### Why do some providers prefer the proxy model? Because the customer's name then does not appear as registrant in the registration data, and requests reach the provider first. The cost is ownership: the provider is the legal holder. Under RAA §3.7.7.3, it must also disclose within 7 days on reasonable evidence of harm, or accept liability itself. ## Sources 1. [2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement and specifications (§3.6, §3.7.7.3, Privacy/Proxy Specification)](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en) — ICANN (checked 2026-10-08) 2. [Updated UDRP rules](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/amc/domain-name-disputes/resources/updated_udrp_rules) — WIPO (checked 2026-10-08) 3. [WIPO and GDPR: domain name disputes](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/amc/domain-name-disputes/gdrp) — WIPO (checked 2026-10-08) 4. [Privacy and Proxy Services Accreditation Implementation Review Team](https://icannwiki.org/Privacy_and_Proxy_Services_Accreditation_Implementation_Review_Team) — ICANNWiki (checked 2026-10-08) 5. [Can't decide on domain registrar (Njalla terms quoted)](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/cant-decide-on-domain-registrar/10830/8) — Privacy Guides forum (secondary) (2023) --- Sealname: Sealname registers private domain names paid in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC): privacy-first, we collect one email, nothing else — no ID, no KYC, no logs. WHOIS privacy included; a .com costs $12.99/year.