
Report Domain Contact Information and Management Guidelines
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Keeping your domain contact information current is crucial for receiving important notifications, verifying ownership, and facilitating domain transfers. Here's what you need to know about managing domain contact information:
Contact Roles:
- Owner: Primary contact and official domain registrant
- Admin: Secondary contact receiving most domain emails
- Tech: Backup contact for essential communications
- Billing: Backup contact for critical domain emails
Formatting Requirements:
Email Address:
- Must be accessible and verifiable
- Avoid Apple email addresses (@mac.com, @me.com, @icloud.com)
- Don't use emails associated with the registered domain
- Remove any trailing spaces
Phone Number:
- Enter without dashes or country code (example: 5559876543)
- Country code adds automatically based on selected country
Address:
- Address 1: House number and street name only
- Address 2: Optional apartment/floor information
- State field: Complete only for US/Canada addresses
- Postal code must be correctly formatted
- Country selection determines phone country code
Organization:
- Minimum 4 characters (optional field)
- At least 3 characters must be letters
To Edit Domain Contact Information:
- Access domain dashboard
- Click the domain name
- Click Edit in Registration Information
- Update contact details
- Save changes
- Verify via email when required
Important Notes:
- Whois Privacy is automatically enabled for most domains
- Country-specific domains (ccTLDs) may have special privacy rules
- Contact information verification is required annually
- Changes to owner information may trigger a 60-day transfer lock
Keep your information secure and accessible, as it's essential for domain management and ownership verification.
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