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AdSense on sites with hidden whois

Is it allowed?

         

qwer

8:11 pm on Jan 20, 2005 (gmt 0)

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I am interested to know, if it is allowed to put AdSense on sites with hidden whois info.
I want to register a domain name and hide the whois info, as sometimes spam and telemarketers can become really painful.
Do you think that Google will allow it?
Do they look at the whois info each time you put AdSense on a new site?
I am a bit afraid to asking them directly, as maybe they may think that I am doing it in order to click fraudulently on my ads.

Ept103

8:16 pm on Jan 20, 2005 (gmt 0)

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I don't think there's anything in the TOS against it, lots of domains use private registration. As long as you have access to the administrative email address assosiated with the domain's private registration account to prove ownership, I don't see a problem.

lammert

8:23 pm on Jan 20, 2005 (gmt 0)

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There is no need to be affraid to Google, Adsense Advisor will read this message anyway, so they know about it :-)

But this said my personal experience. I am using Adsense on two pages hosted by a third company. The domain name is theirs, but the content is under my personal control. The TOS tells us that you can use Adsense if:

"You are the owner of each Site or that You are legally authorized to act on behalf of the owner of such Site"

So, no problem for you.

qwer

8:43 pm on Jan 20, 2005 (gmt 0)

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"You are the owner of each Site or that You are legally authorized to act on behalf of the owner of such Site"
It is a bit confusing:
If I use a private whois, how do they know that I am the owner of the site? Maybe the email? I am not sure, if my name does appear. Should I contact them every time I add AdSense on a new site with private whois info, telling them the domain?