{
  "slug": "dynadot",
  "category": "domain-registrars",
  "name": "Dynadot",
  "description": "California-based domain registrar with free WHOIS privacy on eligible extensions, two-factor login and optional registry lock.",
  "website": "https://www.dynadot.com",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "US",
    "name": "United States",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": "provider"
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 30,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Dynadot scores 30 out of 100 (grade F) on the domain registrars criteria. It meets 2 of 12 criteria: two-factor login and transfer and registry lock. It partly meets no ads or data sales, TLS configuration, Free WHOIS privacy and honest renewal pricing. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, independent audit, transparency report, tells users about requests and security headers. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A- and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade C.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/domain-registrars/dynadot/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/domain-registrars/dynadot/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "The home page loads Google Analytics (automated test)."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.dynadot.com/terms-of-use",
      "note": "Funded by domain sales, but new domains show a default parked page with third-party ads until nameservers are set."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No transparency report or government request policy is published."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No published policy on notifying users about data requests."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=www.dynadot.com&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A-"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=www.dynadot.com",
      "note": "Grade C (50/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    },
    "free_whois_privacy": {
      "title": "Free WHOIS privacy",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.dynadot.com/domain/security",
      "note": "Free, but only on eligible extensions."
    },
    "at_cost_renewals": {
      "title": "Honest renewal pricing",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.dynadot.com/domain/xyz",
      "note": "Standard registration and renewal prices match, but first-year sale prices on some extensions renew at a much higher rate."
    },
    "two_factor": {
      "title": "Two-factor login",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.dynadot.com/help/question/two-step-verification",
      "note": "Authenticator apps, SMS and security keys are supported."
    },
    "registry_lock": {
      "title": "Transfer and registry lock",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.dynadot.com/domain/security",
      "note": "Domains are locked by default, and registry lock is available as an option."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A-",
    "observatory": "C",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Google Analytics",
        "host": "www.google-analytics.com",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "Trustpilot",
        "host": "www.trustpilot.com",
        "effect": "none"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:01:24.584Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}