There are all kinds of registration systems with all sorts of levels of security. For most systems it probably doesn't matter if administrators have access to your password. We have a very secure system. I don't have access to passwords for this site. But they are stored in a database that our developers can access. So I could dig them up if I wanted to.If you e-mail me for password info, all I'll do is reset it for you. I won't ever actually see your password. Nor is there any reason I would ever need to. If the site you're dealing with is really small, it's possible that one person is running everything and has easy access to all data. That might explain your experience.

It's best to use different passwords for sensitive information than for less important Web sites and services. Of course, it's soooo hard to keep track of them all. If you're like me, you're registered for 50+ Web sites and online services.