WHOIS privacy

By default we enable WHOIS privacy on every domain we register (where the TLD allows it).

What WHOIS shows publicly

Without privacy:

• Registrant name + email + phone
• Registrant postal address
• Registrar info
• Registration + expiry dates

With privacy:

• Generic "WHOIS Privacy Service" name + a forwarding email
• Generic privacy-service address
• Registrar info (unchanged)
• Registration + expiry dates (unchanged)

We forward registrar-required notifications (renewal, ICANN verification, transfer requests) to your real email behind the privacy curtain.

Toggling privacy

/dashboard/domains → your domain → Privacy toggle.

Off is rarely useful unless:

• You're operating under a legal business name and want it public.
• The TLD doesn't allow privacy (e.g. some country-codes, .us, .uk).
• Someone needs to verify your identity through WHOIS (e.g. a business directory).

TLDs that don't allow privacy

.us, .uk, .eu, .fr, .de, and a handful of others. The toggle greys out — registry rule, not ours.

If anonymity is critical, use a registered agent or business legal name instead.