{"id":24483,"date":"2022-02-02T14:37:33","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T14:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/knowledge\/if-1-grid-registers-my-domain-name-who-will-the-domain-owner-be\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T08:17:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T08:17:29","slug":"if-1-grid-registers-my-domain-name-who-will-the-domain-owner-be","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/1grid.co.za\/knowledge\/if-1-grid-registers-my-domain-name-who-will-the-domain-owner-be\/","title":{"rendered":"If 1-grid registers my domain name, who will the domain owner be?"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote data-identifyelement=\"473\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This article provides some clarity as to domain ownership if 1-grid registers a domain name on your behalf.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"473\">\n<p data-identifyelement=\"473\">\n<p data-identifyelement=\"473\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #16c4de;\">Who is the domain name owner if 1-grid registers your domain name ?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"473\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When you register a domain there are 3 parties involved. We&#8217;ve created an article that explains this depth and can be found<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/knowledge\/domains-what-is-a-registry-registrar-and-registrant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Basically, when a support agent registers a domain on your behalf You, the customer, \u00a0will be the Domain Name owner.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1-grid will be listed as the technical and billing contact, as we manage the nameservers and domain renewal on your behalf.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Should you wish to have ID protect on your domain name you can add this service to prevent Spam bots from finding your personal contact details as per article<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/knowledge\/what-is-domain-privacy-id-protect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This will show 1-grid as the registrant but the domain will still be owned by you as this service only masks your contact details.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"481\">\n<p data-identifyelement=\"483\">\n<hr \/>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"487\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article provides some clarity as to domain ownership if 1-grid registers a domain name on your behalf. 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