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The details registered about me/my company are incorrect or out of date.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.
Board selects Valerie Frissen as CEO of SIDN Fund Arnhem, 21 May 2014 - The Board has appointed Valerie Frissen as CEO of the SIDN Fund. Ms Frissen will take up her new post on 1 September.
The SIDN Fund has been established with the aim of increasing the internet's value to Dutch society and the Dutch economy, and contributing to prosperity and welfare in the Netherlands. In view of Valerie Frissen’s considerable experience in the field of ICT and social change, the Board is unanimous in considering her the ideal person to build up the SIDN Fund and to make it a success. “Valerie Frissen also has a strong background in the assessment of project applications, enabling her to provide practical assistance to people and organisations that have good ideas, but less know-how when it comes to bringing those ideas to fruition and applying for funds,” said Eddy Schuyer, Chair of the SIDN Fund’s Managing Board.
Valerie Frissen’s background
Valerie Frissen is currently working as Principal Scientist at TNO, where she has held various posts since 1999. Under TNO’s auspices, Ms Frissen has been Managing Director of CLICKNL for the last two years. CLICKNL is an organisation that works to advance creative industries in the Netherlands. Ms Frissen is also Honorary Professor of ICT & Social Change attached to the Faculty of Philosophy at Erasmus University Rotterdam, in addition to holding various directorships and consultative posts. Ms Frissen belongs to the Advisory Council for Science and Technology Policy (AWT) and the Supervisory Board of Netherlands Public Broadcasting, as well as chairing Network Democracy. She often gives talks and guest lectures and has acted as external expert and strategic advisor on many occasions. Ms Frissen has an extensive network of contacts in the ICT and media world, both in the Netherlands and on the international stage.
SIDN Fund
SIDN announced late last year that it intended to set up the SIDN Fund in the course of 2014. The Fund’s role will be to provide financial support to projects that promote innovation, education, research, security and trust, application reach and constructive use of the internet in the Netherlands. SIDN plans to provide the Fund with a starting capital of 5 million euros and an ongoing income. With this unique initiative, SIDN aims to substantially boost its contribution to the further growth and use of the internet in the Netherlands and thus give impetus to the social and economic development of the nation.
Resignation from SIDN’s Supervisory Board
Following the announcement of her appointment as CEO of the SIDN Fund, Valerie Frissen will withdraw from SIDN’s Supervisory Board, which she was scheduled to join, as announced by SIDN last month. Although her candidacy for the role as Fund CEO was already known at the time of her appointment to the SB, the outcome of the selection procedure was then uncertain. Ms Frissen was accordingly appointed to the SB on the understanding that she would withdraw if appointed Fund CEO.
