# NiceNIC review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades

> NiceNIC is a domain registrar operating since 2006. Its terms put it at KYC level 2 of 4: ID in rare cases. NoKYC Score grades it 5.0/10 for privacy (caution) and 6.0/10 for safety (fair). In its favour: 5+ years operating. To watch: it requires an email address. No incidents are on record.

Source: NoKYC Score, "NiceNIC review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/nicenic

## Key facts
- **Category:** Domains
- **KYC level:** 2 of 4: ID in rare cases
- **Grades:** Privacy 5.0/10, Safety 6.0/10
- **Sign-up:** Email required
- **Incidents on record:** 0
- **Last reviewed:** 22 Oct 2026
- **Official website:** https://nicenic.net

## What it is
NiceNIC is a domain registrar that states it has been ICANN-accredited since 2006 under IANA ID 3765 and supports more than 2,500 domain extensions. The site advertises payment with cryptocurrency with no processing fee from the registrar, free lifetime WHOIS privacy and multilingual human support. As an accredited registrar it is bound by ICANN rules, which require registrant contact data to be collected even when it is hidden from public WHOIS, so it offers payment privacy and public-record privacy rather than anonymous registration. Specific accepted coins were not listed on the page read for this review.

## What the terms say about ID
ICANN accreditation obliges the registrar to collect registrant contact data, though crypto payment and free WHOIS privacy are offered.

## Features and warnings
- **Identity:** ID never required: no; No account needed: no; No email needed: no; No phone number: not stated
- **Payment:** Accepts Monero: not stated; Accepts Lightning: not stated
- **Access:** Tor onion address: not stated; Works without JavaScript: not stated
- **Trust:** Independent audit: not stated; Company named: not stated; 5+ years operating: yes
- **Warnings:** May ask for ID: not in terms; Email required: yes; Phone number required: not in terms; Nobody accountable: not in terms

## Questions
### Does NiceNIC require KYC?
NiceNIC is rated KYC level 2 of 4 on this site: ID in rare cases. ICANN accreditation obliges the registrar to collect registrant contact data, though crypto payment and free WHOIS privacy are offered.

### Is NiceNIC safe to use?
NiceNIC has a Safety grade of 6.0 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 5.0 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.

### Is NiceNIC legit?
NiceNIC is a working domain registrar that has operated since 2006. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 6.0 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.

### Is NiceNIC a scam?
NoKYC Score does not label services as scams; it records documented incidents with their sources and outcomes. No incidents are on record for NiceNIC.

### Do I need an account or email to use NiceNIC?
Email required.

### Does NiceNIC have a Tor onion address?
No official onion address was found on NiceNIC's own pages.

### Can I use NiceNIC over Tor?
NiceNIC does not publish an official onion address.

## Sources
- https://nicenic.net

How grades are calculated: https://nokycscore.com/methodology