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Doberman
08-23-2009, 08:00 AM
I see that whois.domaintools.com displays my personal data from whois.bluehost.com.
As I know it's illegal in European Union without registrar's permission. So I ask you, do you sell your client's data?

Early Out
08-23-2009, 08:04 AM
No. Domain registration information is public information in the U.S. If you want, you may choose "domain privacy" from BH: http://www.bluehost.com/privacy.html

Ferdinand
08-23-2009, 03:41 PM
I see that whois.domaintools.com displays my personal data from whois.bluehost.com.
As I know it's illegal in European Union without registrar's permission. So I ask you, do you sell your client's data?

Do you have a source?

I think the opposite applies: I know that all German providers publish name and address of the owner of a domain, which can be confirmed using any whois service.
BH's privacy function is one reason, why have my website hostet at BH.