Here’s how to tell if your domain name contact information is public or private:
Go to this website:
Plug your domain name into the search field and hit the search button – no need for the http://
You might need to wait a bit for the information to come up – you are looking for Registrant (that’s you), Administrative and Technical contact information. Wait and reload the page if necessary.
If you can see your personal name, address, phone number and email, and you don’t want them to be public, then you need to get some privacy on these contact details. [Read more…]