FORMALDEHYDE-FACTS.NET has existed since December 14, 2010, with the present registration ending on December 14, 2026. Its age is about 15 years. The registration is held with CSC Corporate Domains, Inc. (IANA ID 299); its status is active. Only 29 days remain until it expires, so it needs to be renewed soon to stay with its current owner. Public WHOIS names American Chemistry Council as the registrant organisation, with United States as the country. Domains that are not renewed before their expiry date normally enter a grace and redemption period before they can be registered again. The creation date shows when the name was first registered, while the expiry date shows how long the current registration has been paid for. A registrar transfer moves the management of a domain from one company to another without changing the domain name itself. Changes to the registrant organisation can point to a sale, a merger or simply an update of company details. Renewals are usually made for one to ten years at a time, so an expiry date far in the future shows a long-term commitment to the name. Nameservers decide where a domain's DNS is hosted, so a change of nameservers usually means the website or email moved to a new provider. When a domain uses its own nameservers, the owner runs the DNS directly instead of relying on a hosting or DNS provider. An older registration date is often seen as a sign of an established website, although age alone says nothing about who owns it today. Status flags such as transfer or delete locks are set by the registrar or registry to protect a domain from unauthorised changes. Managed DNS providers are often used for speed, security and protection against attacks.
We have collected 14 historical WHOIS snapshots for FORMALDEHYDE-FACTS.NET. The latest available snapshot is dated November 1, 2026. Historical records are useful for due diligence, brand protection and investigating the background of a website. Investigators use dated records to establish who controlled a domain at a specific point in time. These records help track changes in registration details, ownership signals and DNS over time. The snapshot list below shows every capture we hold, newest first. Buyers often review the history of a domain before purchasing it, to see past owners and registrars. Comparing snapshots makes it easy to see when the registrar, nameservers or status of a domain changed. A long history with few changes usually points to a stable owner, while frequent changes can signal a transfer or a resale. Security teams use WHOIS history to spot suspicious ownership changes and to link related domains.
33 fields changed between the snapshots of November 30, 2022 and November 1, 2026. The registrar name was reformatted from "CSC CORPORATE DOMAINS INC." to "CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.", which is the same registrar. Status flags were updated: clientTransferProhibited was removed. The registrant organisation became visible in the public record. The expiry date moved from December 14, 2024 to December 14, 2026, which shows the domain was renewed. The full record, including every stored snapshot, can be downloaded in JSON, XML or CSV.
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