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Determine Domain Ownership

Determine Domain Ownership

Searching for domain ownership information through Whois.com is a straightforward process. 

Steps to Determine Domain Ownership
  1. Go to https://www.whois.com/whois/.

  2. Enter the domain name you wish to check into the search bar. Be sure not to include prefixes like "http://" or "www." Just input the domain and its extension (e.g., "example.com").

    1. After entering the domain name, click the "Search" button. The website will process your query and display the WHOIS results for the domain name you searched. This usually takes only a few seconds. (example only)

      Whois domain search

  3. Analyze the WHOIS and look specifically at the 'Registar' results to determine the company where the domain was resigisterd. 

  4. If the result is
    1. Network Solutions, LLC the domain is owned or managed by Broadridge and no additional steps are needed to migrate your domain.
    2. Not Network Solutions LLC you will be responsible to follow the steps to repoint your domain to Website Manager.
Example Owned by Broadridge Registar owned by Broadridge Screenshot
Example Domain owned by GoDaddy.com
Example regristrar not owened by Broadridge

For additional inquiries, feel free to reach out to our support team by emailing BAS.clientsupport@broadridge.com.