What information is available to someone researching domain name ownership?
A “Whois” record. A “Whois” record is the information provided to a registrar when someone registers a domain name. This record generally includes the name and contact information of the “owner” of the domain name, as well as the technical contact and the billing contact. Often, these contacts are the same person. (The IP address for the web site is also included in a Whois record.