The WHOIS is available to everyone and shows the name of the registrant and their address, as held on our register. It does not show much of the other information we hold for Registrants, including email addresses and phone numbers. However some people may wish to opt out from having their address shown in the WHOIS.
Opting-out is voluntary. By opting out you are asking to remain partly anonymous. If you do not need this, you do not have to opt-out.
To opt-out, you (the registrant) must be, and remain a 'consumer' i.e. an individual who has registered and is using the domain name for a purpose unconnected with any business, trade or profession.
The identity of your agent is shown on the WHOIS . Contact them (their website address is usually given on the WHOIS) and ask them to opt you out of the system. They can amend our register entry for your domain name. We do not generally action your opt-out requests because we offer reduced registration rates to those who register via an agent precisely because the agent agrees to do work like this for you. However, if your agent refuses to act for you contact nominet@nominet.org.uk with your request.