Whois is a TCP-based query/response protocol which is widely used for querying a database in order to determine the owner of a domain name, an IP address, or an autonomous system number on the Internet.| icannwiki
A registrant is a person, company, or entity that registers a Second Level Domain Name (SLD) through a Registrar. A registrant pays a yearly fee to the Registrar in order to own or license the SLD. The registrant may maintain the domain by paying the fee, let the domain expire by not paying the renewal...| icannwiki
Domain Privacy is a service provided by registrars that prevents registrants' information from being listed in the WHOIS database. Registrars most commonly provide anonymity to the registrant by registering domains by proxy, listing the companies details in the WHOIS and providing a forwarding service...| icannwiki