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Searching for Name Registrars
Guidelines
Check the Acceptable Use Policy:
- Does this registrar censor political or religious speech? How does it define offensive content?
- If censorship is required by law, check if it insists upon a legal court order before it censors.
- What is the registrar's abuse policy? Do they notify you first to give you time to respond, before shutting off down services?
- Does the registrar have any restrictions on: IRC, email, game servers, VPNs, DNS servers, torrents and filesharing
Other Important Criteria:
- Which country is this registrar legally operating in?
- How long has this registrar been operating?
- Does it have a good reputation?
- Can you easily reach customer support?
- What payment options do they accept?
Contact to customer support and ask them a few of these questions.
Free Providers
Free providers are commonly used, but are not recommended because they lack service guarantees, and you do not have any legal rights over the domain.