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Frequently asked questions

  • I am looking for a domain name registrant. Where can I look it up?

    The Whois is an easy-to-use tool for checking the availability of a .nl domain name. If the domain name is already taken, you can see who has registered it.

    On the page looking up a domain name you will find more information about what a domain name is, how the Whois works and how the privacy of personal data is protected. Alternatively, you can go straight to look for a domain name via the Whois.

  • I would like to transfer my domain name to another registrar. What is the procedure?

    To get your domain name transferred, you need the token (unique ID number) for your domain name. Your existing registrar has the token and is obliged to give it to you within five days, if you ask for it. The procedure for changing your registrar is described on the page transferring your domain name.

  • The details registered about me/my company are incorrect or out of date. How can I get them updated?

    To update the contact details associated with your domain name, you need to contact your registrar. Read more about updating contact details.

  • Why is my domain name in quarantine?

    When a domain name is cancelled, we aren't told the reason, so we can't tell you. You'll need to ask your registrar. The advantage of quarantine is that, if a name's cancelled by mistake, you can always get it back.

    One common reason is that the contract between you and your registrar says you've got to renew the registration every year. If you haven't set up automatic renewal and you don't renew manually, the registration will expire.

  • Ik heb een klacht over mijn provider/registrar. Kan ik daarvoor bij SIDN terecht?

    Wanneer je een klacht hebt over of een geschil met je registrar dan zijn er verschillende mogelijkheden om tot een oplossing te komen. Hierover lees je meer op pagina klacht over registrar. SIDN heeft geen formele klachtenprocedure voor het behandelen van een klacht over jouw registrar.

  • What conditions do I have to meet as a registrar?

    Would you like to be able to register domain names for customers or for your own organisation by dealing directly with SIDN? If so, you can become a .nl registrar. Read more about the conditions and how to apply for registrar status on the page becoming a registrar.

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Executive Board

Roelof Meijer and Loek Bakker together form the Executive Board

The Executive Board, sometimes referred to as the executive team, is responsible for SIDN's day-to-day management and policy. Our constitution requires that the Executive Board has no fewer than 2 members, and no more than 3. The Board currently consists of our Chief Executive Officer Roelof Meijer and Chief Technical Officer Loek Bakker. They have executive responsibility for both the Foundation for Internet Domain Registration in the Netherlands and the Foundation's subsidiary limited companies.

The Executive Board is accountable to our Supervisory Board.

Membership of the Executive Board

Portrait Roelof Meijer, CEO SIDN

Roelof Meijer

CEO

+31 26 352 55 00

roelof.meijer@sidn.nl

Read more about Roelof Meijer.

CTO

Loek Bakker

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

+31 26 352 55 00

Read more about Loek Bakker.

Standing Orders of the Executive Board

The powers and responsibilities of the Executive Board members, and the limits of those powers, are defined both by law and in the Constitution of the Foundation for Internet Domain Registration in the Netherlands. Additional rules are set out in the Standing Orders of the Executive Board.

Special advisors to the board and the Executive Board

If ever specialist advice is needed, the Executive Board can call on the 3 people who set up SIDN and on Eddy Schuyer, SIDN's first Supervisory Board Chair: