Difference between Nominet's Whois Opt Out policy and ITEGY Private Registration

Domain name: cool-example.co.uk
Registrant: John Smith
Registrant type: UK Individual
Registrant's address: The registrant is a non-trading individual who has opted to have their address omitted from the WHOIS service
Data validation: Nominet was able to match the registrant's name and address against a 3rd party data source

The table below highlights the differences between ITEGY's Private Registration offering and Nominet's Whois Opt Out policy.

	Nominet Whois Opt Out	ITEGY Private Registration
Who qualifies?	Domain name holders that are non-trading individuals (domain cannot be registered to a company or used for profit)	Anyone
What information is hidden?	Address	Private Registration information replaces the First and Last name, Company name, and Address
What does it look like?	Domain name: cool-example.co.uk Registrant: John Smith Registrant type: UK Individual Registrant's address: The registrant is a non-trading individual who has opted to have their address omitted from the WHOIS service Data validation: Nominet was able to match the registrant's name and address against a 3rd party data source	Domain name: cool-example.co.uk Registrant: Name withheld. This registrant is using a privacy service Registrant's address: Address withheld. This registrant is using a privacy service Privacy service: Domains By Proxy, LLC Privacy service's address: 14747 N. Northsight Blvd. Ste. 111, PMB 309, Scottsdale, AZ 85260, USA Data validation: Nominet was able to match the registrant's name and address against a 3rd party data source
Do I still have to verify my information with Nominet?	Yes	Yes, adding Private Registration should automatically verify the domain name through Nominet, however the underlying information must also be verifiable as Nominet does reserve the right to have the information audited
Where can I find more information?	UK Whois Opt Out	On the ITEGY legal page

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