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What Whois can tell you

Using Whois domain lookup is a good way of obtaining information about a domain that has already been registered, such as its date of registration or expiration. You can use our Whois domain lookup tool to find out who owns a domain that uses the following extensions: .com, .net and .shop.

Since [[https://www.nominet.uk/|Nominet]] is responsible for all .uk domains, you should perform Whois lookups for .uk domains directly with them. They will also provide you with technical data such as the nameserver being used. In many cases, this makes it clear which provider the respective domain is registered with.

If you would like to request data about a domain directly at a particular registry, select the respective partner on our [[https://registrar.ionos.co.uk/domains_raa/home|registrar page]].

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Contacting the domain owner

Since the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on 15th May 2018, the personal contact details of domain owners in the EU can no longer be published. You can only find out who owns a domain by contacting the domain provider, who then forwards the request to the domain owner. Reasons for contacting the domain owner may include general and technical inquiries, domain sale inquiries, as well as information in the event of possible misuse of the domain or domain name.

With .uk domains, Nominet will ordinarily not release your personal data without your consent. The exception to this is in the case of a legitimate request from, for instance, a law enforcement agency or a trademark holder (or their solicitor) wishing to enforce their intellectual property rights.

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How Whois domain lookup works

Whois database

Whois domain searches are facilitated through a Whois database – a central location where publicly accessible information on registered domains is stored. (Note: Whois databases no longer provide data for EU-owned domains due to the GDPR.)The registrars that administer the various domain extensions each maintain their own Whois databases. For example, Nominet administers a Whois database for .uk domains.

Whois search details

You can use two versions of Whois domain lookup: the domain lookup tool on this page provides you with the domain name, registration date and expiration date for a variety of domain endings. Meanwhile, more detailed information can be found on our registrar page.Contacting the registry directly may be best in some cases – such as Nominet for .uk domains.

Privacy

Which data is made public via the Whois service depends on either the respective registry or ICANN (Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers). The registries determine which data is collected.For instance, as the registry for the .uk top-level domain, Nominet determines what information is recorded in the Whois database for those domains.

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