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Does Namecheap sell your information?

Last updated on September 24, 2022 @ 6:27 pm

At first glance, Namecheap may not seem like the most likely place to sell your personal information. After all, the company is known for its affordable domain registration services.

However, Namecheap does sell your personal information.

In 2016, Namecheap was fined by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for selling personal information to third parties. Namecheap reportedly sold the personal information of more than 650,000 customers to third parties.

PRO TIP: Namecheap is a domain registrar and web hosting company. It is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The company sells domains and provides web hosting services. It also offers email, SSL certificates, and other web-related services.

Namecheap has a history of selling user information to third-party companies, including law enforcement and advertising firms. The company has also been known to sell user data in response to subpoenas and court orders.

The FTC’s complaint alleged that Namecheap violated the privacy protections in the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). COPPA requires websites that collect personal information from children to notify parents before collecting their children’s personal information.

Namecheap allegedly failed to notify parents before selling their children’s personal information to third parties. This violation of COPPA is likely why the company was fined by the FTC.

Given Namecheap’s past behavior, it’s likely that the company sells your personal information to third parties. Therefore, it’s important to be aware of the company’s privacy policy and to keep your personal information safe.

Drew Clemente

Drew Clemente

Devops & Sysadmin engineer. I basically build infrastructure online.