I own an online store with an online merchant account, and we process
through an American banking institution.
Our descriptor reads our DBA and 1800 number - "example.com 800-example"

My question are:

1) What are the ways, if any, that a client/anyone can receive
information on the merchant (me) behind the online merchant account
DBA.

2)When is this information given and how? (simple enquiry,lawyer
enqiry, subpeona? etc.)

I would appreciate any further info that can help protect my privacy.
Thanks.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 29 Nov 2005 19:16 PST

If your company is registered with a state in the US, and your DBA is
included as part of that registration information, then it's publicly
available information.  In most state's, this is not too hard to get,
though some are easier than others.

Your website also has registration information associated with it,
which is broadly viewable by anyone who cares to look...these
sometimes contain a lot of revealing information, and sometimes not.

If you'd care to post your DBA name here, -- remember, this is a
public forum -- I'd be glad to research it, and let you know whether
it's easy or hard to find out more about the company behind the DBA
name (without actually posting the name, if that is your preference.)

If you prefer to proceed some other way, let me know what would best suit you.


Thanks,

pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by zulunut-ga on 29 Nov 2005 21:06 PST

Dear Researcher,

The Dba is not registered through a company. It is a sole proprietorship.

The website information has a privacy registartion to it, and does not concern me.

I am more interested in the credit card - merchant - DBA privacy.