When you register a domain, your contact information is stored in the public WHOIS database. Domain privacy (also called ID Protection) hides your personal details from public view.
What WHOIS Exposes
Without privacy protection, the following information is publicly visible to anyone who performs a WHOIS lookup:
- Your full name
- Mailing address
- Email address
- Phone number
- Domain registration and expiry dates
- Registrar information
Enabling Domain Privacy
- Log in to the client portal and go to Domains > My Domains.
- Click Manage next to the domain.
- Select the Addons or ID Protection tab.
- Click Enable ID Protection.
- Your information is instantly replaced with privacy proxy details.
Tip: Domain privacy is available as an add-on for most extensions. Some extensions like .ca and .uk have built-in privacy protections by default.
We highly recommend enabling WHOIS privacy for all your domains. It helps prevent spam, unwanted solicitations, identity theft, and domain-related social engineering attacks.