# 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+.

- Website: https://www.namesilo.com
- Jurisdiction: United States. Five Eyes member. Subject to the US CLOUD Act.
- Category: [Domain registrars](https://privacyratings.com/domain-registrars/)
- Grade: D (48/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The privacy policy says Google Analytics is used on the website. | https://www.namesilo.com/support/v2/articles/general-terms/privacy-policy |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by domain sales, with add-ons included free. No ads. | https://www.namesilo.com/pricing |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |
| Transparency report | Partial | The privacy policy explains that data is disclosed in response to legal process such as subpoenas. No request counts are published. | https://www.namesilo.com/support/v2/articles/general-terms/privacy-policy |
| Tells users about requests | Yes | The privacy policy says customers are notified of required disclosures to the extent legally permitted. | https://www.namesilo.com/support/v2/articles/general-terms/privacy-policy |
| TLS configuration | Yes | Grade A | https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=www.namesilo.com&hideResults=on |
| Security headers | No | Grade C+ (60/100+) | https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=www.namesilo.com |
| Modern web standards | Not tested yet | Not tested yet. |  |
| Free WHOIS privacy | Partial | Free on all domains that allow it, but not available for .us, .in, .tickets or .ca. | https://www.namesilo.com/support/v2/articles/domain-manager/whois-privacy |
| Honest renewal pricing | Yes | Renewal prices match registration prices for common extensions. | https://www.namesilo.com/pricing |
| Two-factor login | Yes | Authenticator apps (TOTP) are supported. | https://www.namesilo.com/support/v2/articles/account-options/2-factor-authentification |
| Transfer and registry lock | Partial | All domains are locked by default. No registry lock service is documented. | https://www.namesilo.com/support/v2/articles/domain-manager/domain-locking-unlocking |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/domain-registrars/namesilo/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/domain-registrars/namesilo.md