According to the policy adopted by ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the contact info a domain name is registered with must be correct and up to date at all times. At the same time, this information is openly visible on WHOIS lookup websites and while this may be OK for firms, it may not be very convenient for individuals, because anybody can see their names and their personal home and email addresses, especially in times when identity fraud is not that uncommon. That’s the reason why domain name registrars have introduced a service that conceals the details of their customers without modifying them. The service is referred to as Whois Privacy Protection. In case it is enabled, people will see the details of the registrar, not those of the domain owner, if they make a WHOIS enquiry. The Whois Privacy Protection service is supported by all generic top-level domain name extensions, but it is still not possible to hide your personal info with certain country-code extensions.
Whois Privacy Protection in Cloud Web Hosting
Enabling the Whois Privacy Protection service for any domain registered with our company is exceptionally easy in case you have a cloud web hosting. You can achieve this through the very same Hepsia Control Panel, via which you manage the hosting account – you’ll only have to visit the Registered Domains section where all your domain names will be listed and to click the “Whois Privacy Protection” logo, which will be available for each generic or country-code Top-Level Domain that supports the protection service. This is also the place where you can renew the service or disable it altogether – in case you would like to transfer a certain domain to another domain name registrar. With the Whois Privacy Protection service, you can hide your private or corporate contact info with just a couple of mouse clicks and stop worrying that your information might be acquired by unauthenticated people.
Whois Privacy Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you choose to order a semi-dedicated server plan from us, you will be able to add Whois Privacy Protection to any of your domain names by following several simple steps. If you order a registration or a transfer during the account order procedure, you can get the service together with the domain name. If you skip this step and you change your mind at a later point in time, you can activate the Whois Privacy Protection service from the Registered Domains section of the Hepsia Control Panel, through which you can manage the entire semi-dedicated account. This is also the place where you can turn on the Whois Privacy Protection for all other domains that you register through our company after the signup process. Renewing or deactivating the Whois Privacy Protection service is just as simple and will take just a couple of clicks of the mouse.