At Names.Center ("we", "us", or "our"), we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit names.center.
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect:
We collect information you voluntarily provide, such as when you contact us via email or use interactive features on our site.
Required for basic website functionality and security.
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site. This helps us improve content and functionality.
We use Ezoic and advertising partners to display advertisements. These cookies help show relevant ads based on your interests. Ezoic uses machine learning to optimise ad placements and may set cookies to improve ad relevance and website performance.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect website functionality.
For website analytics. View Google's Privacy Policy.
For ad optimisation and website performance. Ezoic may collect browsing data, device information, and ad interaction data. View Ezoic's Privacy Policy.
For more information about interest-based advertising, visit aboutads.info/choices or youronlinechoices.eu.
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your information, including SSL/HTTPS encryption, regular security updates, and access controls. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.
Under applicable data protection laws, you have the right to:
To exercise these rights, contact us at: [email protected]
Our website is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Your information may be transferred to countries outside the UK/EEA. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including Standard Contractual Clauses.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy:
To operate and improve Names.Center, we collect the following categories of information:
When you search for domain names on our platform, we record the search queries you submit. This data helps us improve search results, recommend related domain names, and understand market demand. Search queries are not linked to your identity unless you are logged in to a registered account.
We collect data on how you interact with our site, including which pages you visit, how long you spend on each page, which domain listings you view, and what actions you take (such as adding items to a watchlist or cart). This information is collected via server logs and analytics tools.
We automatically collect your browser type and version, operating system, screen resolution, preferred language, and your IP address (which is anonymised before long-term storage where technically feasible).
We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies. See Section 14 for a full breakdown of the cookies used on this site.
If you create an account on Names.Center, we additionally collect your email address, chosen username, account preferences, bid and purchase history, and any other information you choose to provide in your profile.
Names.Center uses Google AdSense (Publisher ID: ca-pub-2828507912890700) to display advertisements. Google AdSense helps us provide free access to our domain marketplace by generating revenue through relevant advertising.
Google uses cookies — including the DoubleClick cookie (NID cookie) and other advertising identifiers — to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site and other sites on the internet. Personalised advertising allows Google to show you ads that are more relevant to your interests.
You can opt out of personalised advertising by Google at any time:
Even if you opt out of personalised ads, you may still see non-personalised advertisements while visiting Names.Center. For more information on how Google uses data from sites that use its advertising products, visit How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps.
The following table describes the main cookies set on Names.Center:
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Distinguishes users; stores and updates a unique value for each page visited | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics | Throttles request rate to Google Analytics servers | 1 minute |
| __gads / __gpi | Google Ads | Used by Google to register and report actions after viewing or clicking an ad; enables ad frequency capping and conversion tracking | 13 months |
| NID | Used by Google to customise ads in Google services based on recent searches and interactions | 6 months | |
| PHPSESSID | Names.Center | Session management; keeps you logged in and maintains your shopping cart | Session |
You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that blocking certain cookies may impair the functionality of Names.Center. For more information, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors discover and use Names.Center. The data collected includes:
This data is processed by Google LLC in the United States. We have enabled IP anonymisation so that the last octet of your IP address is removed before storage.
For more details, please review Google's Privacy Policy. To opt out of Google Analytics tracking entirely, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
If you are located in the European Union or European Economic Area (EU/EEA), you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority (e.g., the ICO in the UK, or your local supervisory authority in the EU).
If you are a California resident, you have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):
To submit a CCPA/CPRA request, contact us at [email protected]. We will acknowledge receipt within 10 business days and fulfil your request within 45 days (extendable by a further 45 days with notice).
We take the security of your personal information seriously and implement a range of industry-standard technical and organisational measures, including:
Despite these measures, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, but we are committed to promptly notifying affected users if a data breach occurs in accordance with applicable law.
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law:
Names.Center operates globally and some of your data may be transferred to, and processed in, countries outside your country of residence — including the United States, where Google's servers are located.
We ensure that any such international transfers are covered by appropriate safeguards in accordance with applicable data protection law, including:
Names.Center is intended for general audiences and is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at [email protected] so that we can promptly delete it. If you are under 13, please do not use Names.Center or submit any personal information to us.
For all privacy-related enquiries, data subject requests, or concerns, please contact our privacy team directly:
We aim to respond to all privacy enquiries within 5 business days and will fulfil data subject requests within the timeframes required by applicable law.