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  ekopty · Member · May 3, 2022 at 6:02 pm

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  Hallo, I am new to word press and was wondering when I want to purchase a new domain I am asked to place some personal contact information, my question is: where is this information going ? and would it be publicly available ? and how it(the personal information) is going to be used ?

  WP.com: Yes
  Correct account: Yes

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · May 3, 2022 at 6:41 pm

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  Hi there, that information is required as proof and confirmation of ownership of the domain by the organization which oversees all domain registrars, ICANN: https://wordpress.com/support/update-contact-information/

  Think of it as registering a car.

  The good news is that all domains registered here come with free privacy protection: https://wordpress.com/support/update-contact-information/#privacy which means the public will see none of what you share. :)

  Please let us know if you have any more questions!