You have to give and keep up-to-date contact information for the public Whois database when you create a domain. This is needed by ICANN and helps keep track of who owns and registers domains.
This is usually open to everyone, like marketing firms, spammers, and people who commit fraud online, but we strongly think that everyone has the right to privacy.
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For almost all of the domains that Hostscheap sells, you can use the private domain register service Withheld for Privacy. Because of limitations in the record, It cannot be used with .ca, .ch, .cn, .nu, .nyc, .org.es, .org.au,.co.in, .co.uk, .com.au, .com.es, .li, .me.uk, .net.au, .nl, .nom.es, .org.uk, .com.sg, .de, .es, .eu, .fr, .gg, .id, .in, .is, .vote, .voto, .xn .paris, .sg, .to, .uk, .us, domains.
ICANN requires that when you register a name, the registrar send the contact information you give them to the Internet's Whois Database so that it can be added.
If you use the free Whois privacy service, this sensitive information is changed to contact information that is not linked to you. That way, no one can get your private information and use it for other things, like identity theft or sending you spam.
Also, our privacy partner Withheld for Privacy doesn't need your information in order to provide their services.
The company Withheld for Privacy is based in Iceland, which is known for having strict rules about privacy. If you want to register a domain name and get free Whois protection, go with HostsCheap right now. To learn more, read our piece called "What is domain privacy?"
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When an eligible domain is registered or transferred, the private domain name service will be added directly to the shopping cart. It will also be turned on by default. There are no more actions required.
You can turn on and off the service from your control panel if you want your contact information to be shown in public Whois for any reason.
Take it easy on it. This service gives you a new email address instead of your old one. Your email address "xyz.protect@withheldforprivacy.com" gets your mail, checks it for spam, and then sends it to any other email address you choose.
Yes. Your privacy service email address can be set to change automatically on a regular basis as an extra security step against spam. In other words, if a marketing list gets your unique email address, the information they have about you will only be useful for a short time.