| v>You have a website and that must be registered | | | | to control your domain Always provide all the valid |
| somewhere through a domain name register who is | | | | information like, address and contact number. To |
| authorized. But do you know as you domain name/ | | | | secure its domain name mane organization and |
| registrant who is listed? | | | | company hires inter service provider or web |
| A domain name registrar is a company or an | | | | developer. In order to control your domain name you |
| organization that has the responsibility to provide | | | | should control your domain information at the |
| domain name registration service. The domain name | | | | registrar level. |
| registrar should authorized by its government or by | | | | 3. Domain name is locked: your domain name registrar |
| the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and | | | | should allow you to lock your domain if they are |
| Numbers (ICANN, a dedicated organization of | | | | authorized. You can see if your domain is locked from |
| Internet governance) to give registration services | | | | the WHOIS database. |
| within a specific TLD (Top Level Domain). And the | | | | 4. Check domain registration information on a regular |
| registrar also has the responsibility to create a | | | | basis: Regularly check your domain registration |
| WHOIS database and also have to maintain the | | | | information from WHOIS database that your address |
| database for the customers. | | | | and contact information is appropriate or not. |
| Now here is a question: Is your domain protected? | | | | 5. Beware of spammers: If you are receiving any |
| There are number of companies are facing with the | | | | email related to your domain registration that asks to |
| same problem as they have lost the control of their | | | | provide your registration details, always beware of |
| domain names. They failed to protect their domain | | | | that mail as it can be a spam mail and if you give any |
| name from the hacker and scammer. | | | | response that means your are giving your domain |
| What are the necessary steps to protect your | | | | details to other so be certain while your providing |
| domain? | | | | such information and renew your domain registration |
| 1. Control your login name password and the domain | | | | on time. |
| account number: the domain account and password | | | | 6. Find a Mediterranean Domain Attorney and |
| detail is set the owner when the domain owner | | | | establish your domain as a trademark: Most of the |
| makes the registration with the registrar. You always | | | | laws of domain names are designed to ensure that |
| have to keep secret your domain details like | | | | the company is entitled to own your domain name. |
| username and password. Each and every valid | | | | These domain laws are directly linked to the trade |
| registrar has system to recover your password if | | | | mark rights in the words that have been used as |
| you forget it. Every time if there is any changes | | | | your domain name. An appropriate trademark office |
| happen with your domain details then you will get the | | | | will give you enormous influence to protect your |
| alert or the information at your listed email address. | | | | domain name in cyberspace if you register your |
| Some time hackers uses the login page tools to hack | | | | company or the domain name with them. |
| your account make sure your password is | | | | Now if you lose your domain name in Mediterranean |
| alphanumerical and withupper and lower case. Until | | | | then just contact with a Mediterranean Domain |
| and unless you activate your account from the | | | | Attorney who experienced in this area. There are |
| activation mail you get at your email address your | | | | certain laws that might help you to get your domain |
| account will not be activated. | | | | name back. |
| 2. Keep domain registration information safe: In order | | | | |