Once you have filled out all relevant information on the Property Registration page and submitted the page to the registry, your property information is now registered. You now have the option to upload photos and images. You can upload any photos / images at the time of the property registration or you can come back later and edit your account and add or change these photos / images.

All property information that is registered is stored in our Secure Data Storage & Management System under your account file. This information can only be accessed by you and any of the three entities (Law Enforcement, General Public, Product Manufacturer) that you granted access to on the Property Registration page.

Once you have submitted the completed Property Registration page for a particular item you can choose to upload a photo / image, log out, or add another item.

Yes, on the Property Registration page, in the Required Field box, when entering the property serial number, you are asked if the serial number is manufacturer assigned or owner assigned. A manufacturer assigned S/N is one that is already labeled on your item at the time of purchase from the store or factory.

An owner assigned serial number can also be called an "Identification Number." This is a series of numbers and or letters that an individual creates and "engraves" on the property being registered. For example; lets say you own an antique chair that is very valuable to you, and you want to register this item on our system. More than likely this chair does not have a serial number issued to it by the manufacturer. The owner can create their own unique identification number (we suggest at least 6 characters), and engrave this number in an inconspicuous location on the chair, and then register that number in our system. This along with any photos will be very helpful in the recovery process of this valuable item if it is ever lost or stolen.

While a serial number is a very effective tool in the process of manufacturing, we feel that its additional potential is not being properly utilized when these products leave the factory floor and end up in your home or place of business. National Serial Number Registry has developed this system of enabling the product owner to use this distinct serial number along with all other identification numbers, and register them on our Secure Data Storage & Management System. By creating an account, the owner of any kind of valuable property can register these items and include any photos and or images on our system, thus declaring that they are the rightful owners of the property and establishing a "Reference of Ownership".

This system can be compared to the current systems in place in your State - Department of Motor Vehicles for registering your car, truck, or boat. Once registered it can be recovered anywhere in the world, and your contact information can instantly be found.

By creating an account with nsnr.com, answering all the relevant questions on the Product Registration page, and uploading any related photos / images of the item being registered, you are declaring that you are the rightful owner of this property. You have now created a Reference of Ownership.

Let's say for example that if a law enforcement officer were to recover your lost or stolen property and entered the serial number into our system. If you authorized law enforcement access to your contact information, then your name and contact information would instantly appear as the registered owner. Now the officer has relevant information to use for finding the property owner and returning it.

National Serial Number Registry is not a government agency so therefore we cannot issue "Title of Ownership". Title of Ownership exists when a government entity recognizes that you are the owner of a particular item or property. Then that government entity will issue a title (i.e. in the case of car, truck, boat, etc.) or a Deed (i.e. in the case of real estate, land, etc.).

If two different people try to register the same exact item with the same exact serial number, the system will accept the registration information and photos for both items. Many times an item is sold to another party or property is divided under unfortunate circumstances such as divorce or bankruptcy. The previous owner may have originally registered the item with nsnr.com, then sold or lost the property. The new owner may want to register the property, so our service will accept the registration to save the new registrant the time and aggravation associated with contacting the old owner to de-register the item on nsnr.com so that our system will accept the registration.

In the event that two of the same items with the same serial numbers are registered in our system, if a serial number search is performed, both entries with both party contact information will be displayed. On the photo / image upload page we suggest that the registrant upload a copy of the receipt or invoice of purchase. So, in theory, if both entries are displayed and both parties uploaded a copy of the receipt or invoice, then the one with the most current proof of purchase is the rightful owner. Even if neither party uploads any kind receipt or invoice, at least there is some kind of reference of ownership. If it is a police officer trying to return property, the officer can contact all parties that are claiming ownership and make the determination of who is the rightful owner. If it is a manufacturer seeking to recall a product, they can contact all parties claiming ownership.

The only way to change the property name and serial number once registered is to delete the file completely and re-register the item. This is why it is very important to enter the correct name and serial number during the registration process. In the serial number portion of the registration page, the serial number must be entered twice. We suggest that you do not copy the serial number entry above, but rather copy the serial number from the item again. This will ensure that you enter the correct serial number before submitting the registration. All the other information, including the photos and images related to a particular item registration can be changed and updated as often as needed without affecting the registration of the item.

No, when a Good Samaritan finds your lost property and performs a serial number search on the nsnr.com home page, the only information that will be released is your name, phone number, e-mail address and that specific item information. Your home address and other registered property information are not made available.

An extra security feature of our system to protect your privacy is incorporated in the General Public Lost-n-Found feature of our system. The only time your information will be displayed during a serial number search is only if you change your item status to Missing or Stolen from the View My Items page, and only if you authorized the general public to obtain your contact information (controlled on the property registration page).

If a manufacturer needs to recall a product that may be defective, the manufacturer or distributor can request a list of the contact information of all the registered product owners that are registered with National Serial Number Registry. The manufacturer or distributor must click on the initial application link on the lower left hand corner of the home page and answer all the questions on the form and submit it. A member of our staff at nsnr.com reviews the application and verifies all the information provided. We then perform a detailed search of our records to find all the products that meet the criteria called out for on the application. Our search program will only display the contact information of the products that match the product information that was requested, and if the registered owner has authorized us to release their contact information to the manufacturer.

Before we send this list of product owners to the manufacturer or distributor, we send a legal agreement for the manufacturer or distributor to sign promising not to use this list for any other purpose but to contact the owner of the product for the sole purpose of a factory recall. National Serial Number Registry is very adamant about protecting our customers from unwanted advertisement and solicitation. We have several fail safe methods of ensuring that the contact list that we provide to a manufacturer is used solely for a factory recall. If we discover that this list was used for any other purpose such as a marketing tool, we will take immediate legal action against that company.

Many consumers and business owners alike do not want anyone else to have any kind of access to their contact information. They utilize our service for the sole purpose of better record keeping, accounting, and to have this important information stored in a safe, secure, off-site location.

During the initial registration of an item, you may answer "NO" to all three questions regarding who can or cannot view your contact information. But you can always come back at a later date and change these options. Lets say for example that you selected "NO" to all three questions on the Property Registration page, and then some time later your property is stolen, you can simply log in to your account, select View My Items, select the Edit option of the item that was stolen, and change the your answer to the question asking if law enforcement can view your contact information. Now if a Law Enforcement Officer recovers your property and performs a serial number search in our system, your contact information will now be made available.

National Serial Number Registry sells two sizes of high quality metallic nsnr.com decals on this website. The small decals are designed to be applied to your smaller property such as your computer, printer, TV, video game system, etc.... The larger decals are designed to be applied to larger equipment such as your air compressor, major appliances, forklift, etc.....

We feel that in certain circumstances, by applying an nsnr.com decal to these items, it may deter the theft of this property. The thief will now know that this particular item is registered and is easily traceable, making this item more dangerous to possess and harder to sell.

In the case of the item being lost, if a Good Samaritan finds your property and wishes to return it to you, they will know to go to the nsnr.com website to perform a serial number search to easily find your contact information.

If you choose to apply an nsnr.com decal to any of your property, it is important that you engrave the serial number on the actual item. If a thief knows that the item is registered with nsnr.com, then they may try and remove the data tag which carries the product serial number. If the serial number is engraved on the item, then the thief will have to not only remove the data tag, but also disfigure the actual item to remove the engraved serial number, thus making the item less valuable if they attempt to sell it.

We suggest that you upload a photo of the actual item being registered mainly for positively identifying your property. Most items that one owns usually gets altered in some way over the course of time. Maybe a decal, scratch, or painted another color, these distinct characteristics make the item being registered unique and easier for someone else to identify.

We suggest a photo of the data tag if possible. Sometimes the data tag is too small or distorted to get a clear photo of the information printed on it. But if it possible, it is helpful in positively identifying the item being registered.

We also suggest that you upload a photo or scanned image of the actual receipt or invoice of purchase if available. This is helpful for the obvious reasons of establishing good reference and proof of ownership for law enforcement and insurance claims purposes.

The above suggestions are completely optional but strongly recommended. You also have the option to log in to your account with nsnr.com and upload, change, or delete any of the photos or images at any time.