Domain registrars
NameSilo privacy rating
US domain registrar with flat renewal pricing and free WHOIS privacy, email forwarding and DNS on every domain.
Summary
NameSilo scores 48 out of 100 (grade D) on the domain registrars criteria. It meets 5 of 12 criteria: no ads or data sales, tells users about requests, TLS configuration, honest renewal pricing and two-factor login. It partly meets transparency report, Free WHOIS privacy and transfer and registry lock. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, independent audit 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+.
Score 48 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The privacy policy says Google Analytics is used on the website.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Funded by domain sales, with add-ons included free. No ads.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.
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Partial
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
The privacy policy explains that data is disclosed in response to legal process such as subpoenas. No request counts are published.
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Yes
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
The privacy policy says customers are notified of required disclosures to the extent legally permitted.
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Partial
Free WHOIS privacy Weight 2 of 3
Is registrant data hidden from public WHOIS and RDAP at no extra cost?
Free on all domains that allow it, but not available for .us, .in, .tickets or .ca.
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Yes
Honest renewal pricing Weight 1 of 3
Are renewal prices the same as, or close to, the first-year price?
Renewal prices match registration prices for common extensions.
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Yes
Two-factor login Weight 2 of 3
Do accounts support two-factor authentication with an authenticator app or security key?
Authenticator apps (TOTP) are supported.
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Partial
Transfer and registry lock Weight 1 of 3
Is transfer lock on by default, with registry lock available?
All domains are locked by default. No registry lock service is documented.
Automated tests
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Yes
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A
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No
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade C+ (60/100+)
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Not tested yet
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Not tested yet.