Are you able to transfer the Domains you purchase from OrangeWebsite to other registrars? Unfortunately their website is a little lax on details.
Something else I’m worried about is that they also don’t really explain in their TOS how ownership works. For instance, Njalla has written into their contract that ownership still lies on the purchaser - and can be formally penned by the purchaser at any time. Tho I have other issues with Njalla that make me not wanna go with them.
That said I haven’t found any horror stories, and Orange has been around longer than all these anonymous providers I’ve found so far, so maybe a non-issue.
Jumping in here since I’ve been following this thread, full disclosure I run QloudHost so take this with that context in mind.
On the OrangeWebsite domain transfer question specifically, I can’t speak for how they handle it since that’s not us, but that’s a fair thing to nail down before committing. Worth just emailing their support directly and getting it in writing rather than assuming from the ToS, a lot of these smaller providers have practices that aren’t fully spelled out on the website.
Since jurisdiction and DMCA handling keep coming up in this thread, here’s how we approach it. We’re based out of Amsterdam, so Dutch and EU law governs the servers rather than US copyright law. That doesn’t mean anything goes, illegal content is still illegal content under Dutch law, but it does mean a DMCA notice gets reviewed rather than triggering an automatic takedown, which is the actual pain point most people in threads like this are trying to avoid.
On the anonymity side, signup only needs an email, and we take card, PayPal, bank transfer, or crypto (USDT and Bitcoin), so you can keep your billing identity separate from the account if that matters to you.
Going back to Jonah’s point earlier about the two different things people usually mean by “private hosting,” we’re built more for the “keep the operator anonymous” side of that than the “guarantee visitor data protection” side. If your priority is minimizing what a visitor’s browser or connection reveals, that’s more about your stack (headers, analytics, CDN choices) than the host itself. If your priority is not having your real identity tied to the account and not getting nuked by a bad-faith takedown, that’s more where we focus.
Happy to answer specifics if anyone wants details on pricing or the setup process, just didn’t want to drop a link without saying upfront who I am.
Is this really how you want to market yourself? Seeing a fake countdown that resets every 1.5 minutes and does absolutely nothing is already a red flag.
const totalDuration = 90; // seconds
const STORAGE_KEY = "countdown_start_time";
function getRemainingTime() {
const savedStartTime = localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY);
if (!savedStartTime) return totalDuration;
const elapsed = Math.floor((Date.now() - parseInt(savedStartTime)) / 1000);
return Math.max(totalDuration - elapsed, 0);
}
function updateDisplay(time) {
const mins = Math.floor(time / 60);
const secs = time % 60;
document.getElementById("minutes").textContent = String(mins).padStart(2, "0");
document.getElementById("seconds").textContent = String(secs).padStart(2, "0");
}
function startTimer() {
let remaining = getRemainingTime();
// If no start time is saved, save it now
if (!localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY)) {
localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, Date.now().toString());
}
updateDisplay(remaining);
const timer = setInterval(() => {
remaining--;
updateDisplay(remaining);
if (remaining <= 0) {
clearInterval(timer);
localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, Date.now().toString()); // Reset start time
startTimer(); // Restart
}
}, 1000);
}
document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", startTimer);
