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  • 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  • The details registered about me/my company are incorrect or out of date.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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Marjet van Zuijlen to be new Chair of SIDN's Supervisory Board

Paul Schnabel retiring on 1 September

  • Monday 27 June 2022

On 1 September 2022, Marjet van Zuijlen will succeed Paul Schnabel as Chair of our Supervisory Board. Paul is retiring after serving the maximum term of nine years. Marjet has considerable experience, gained in a range of other supervisory roles.

Portrait photo of Marjet van Zuijlen, member of the supervisory board of SIDN
Marjet van Zuijlen, Chair of SIDN's Supervisory Board

About Marjet van Zuijlen

From 1994 to 2000, Marjet was a member of the Dutch parliament, where she represented the PvdA (Labour Party). In 2000, she left front-line politics and began a career in the private sector as a partner and later Executive Committee member at Deloitte. Nowadays, Marjet concentrates on executive coaching and supervisory work. For example, she is a member of the Supervisory Board of the Road Traffic Authority (RDW) and chairs the Supervisory Boards of housing corporation Portaal and The Hague University of Applied Sciences, as well as the Board of Governors of the Parnassia Group.

Changing of the guard

Our Supervisory Board's current Chair, Paul Schnabel, will retire on 1 September, having served the maximum term of nine years. SIDN's CEO Roelof Meijer said, "Over the last nine years, the SIDN organisation has grown considerably, and the .nl domain has gone from just over a million domain names to more than six million. During Paul's time in the chair, the Supervisory Board has overseen the foundation of SIDN Fund, the acquisition and sale of Connectis (now Signicat), and the development of new services such as SIDN BrandGuard and CyberSterk, for example. Such developments have been highly influential in shaping the SIDN that we know today, And Paul has played a vital role in them all. We are therefore extremely grateful to him. At the same time, we are delighted to have secured the services of such a capable successor. I look forward very much to working with Marjet."