Ownership of Domain Names

How you can be taken advantage of

Often, company X is hired to design a website for company Y and will register a domain name on behalf of Y. In actual fact, X registers the website in the name of X and just 'points' the domain name to Y's shiny new site, causing Y to assume they are the owner. When it comes to a dispute later on, X in fact can charge Y whatever they like to hand over the domain name.

With your domain name now printed on your shop front, vehicle livery, staff uniform and letter heads. Depending on the laws of your country - company X may well have your business literally for ransom.

Our business practice

Stem Pixel regularly registers domain names on behalf of its clients. However, we always attribute the 'ownership' of the domain name to the client, registering ourselves only as the technical contact.

Should a client wish to take their business elsewhere in the future, we guarantee to levy no charge in handing the domain name over. We view the domain name as the property of the client at all times.