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Can I use Post Office box at base of webpage?

by radar9628
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My client is a therapist who sees private clients at her home. She is leery about putting that address at the base of her website. I have a faint memory that ICANN requires a physical address. Can she use a Post Office box? What alternatives does she have?

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Radar
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  • Profile picture of the author Karen Barr
    I would suggest that she signs up with a virtual office service and uses that as her correspondence address. Just google for "virtual office" and the city or area.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jeremy Banks
      Originally Posted by Karen Barr View Post

      I would suggest that she signs up with a virtual office service and uses that as her correspondence address. Just google for "virtual office" and the city or area.
      Very interesting, never heard of this before but a great idea. What if they get mail there? Is it secure and safe and gets forwarded to your address?
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  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    Originally Posted by radar9628 View Post

    I have a faint memory that ICANN requires a physical address.
    That's for registering a domain-name. One can do so with "privacy protection", in which case nobody else can see it.

    There's no obligation to display a physical address on a website.

    If using an autoresponder company (such as Aweber) to send out emails, they'll require an address to be disclosed, but that can be a P.O.Box or office services company.
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  • Profile picture of the author Alan Petersen
    ICANN requires a "postal address" which includes P.O. Boxes. Unless something has changed recently. If so a link from ICANN stating they do not allow P.O. Boxes would be appreciated. I just did a search on their site and couldn't find that's it's not allowed.

    But yea back to the OP, with regards to the webpage address no worries there.
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  • Profile picture of the author Thomas Wilkinson
    I've never used a "home" address. Never occurred to me I needed to. I have the same P.O. Box for 20 years. Even my business license is the P.O. Box.

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