Hide your data with Domain Privacy

Every domain owner has their name, address, email and phone published in the public WHOIS database by default. Domain Privacy replaces those details with generic forwarding contacts so your personal information stays yours.

  • Your name, address, phone and email hidden from public WHOIS lookups
  • Spam, robocall and phishing volume drops sharply
  • Lower risk of domain hijacking and unauthorised transfers
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Keep your details private

With Domain Privacy on, anyone searching the public WHOIS database for your domain sees a generic forwarding contact instead of your real details.

Your domain still resolves, your email still works, and you stay in full control. The only thing that changes is who can see your personal information.

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What Domain Privacy protects you from

Most of the unwanted attention domain owners get is automated. Bots scrape WHOIS records the moment a domain is registered. Domain Privacy stops them at the source. These are the most common things it shields you from.

  • Spam emails

    Bots harvest WHOIS email addresses to flood your inbox with phishing, sales pitches and scams. Privacy hides your real email.

  • Cold calls and texts

    Telemarketers buy WHOIS phone numbers in bulk. Privacy keeps your number off those lists.

  • Identity theft

    A real name paired with a real address and email is a starter kit for fraud. Privacy removes that pairing from public view.

  • Stalking and harassment

    Anyone with a grudge and a domain name can find you. Privacy puts a forwarding contact between you and them.

  • Domain hijacking

    Attackers use WHOIS data to social engineer registrars into transferring your domain. Privacy strips out the leverage.

  • Targeted phishing

    Personalised phishing works because the attacker knows your name and role. Privacy keeps both off the public record.

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Talk to a real person about whether Domain Privacy is right for the domains you own. No scripts. No upsell pressure. Just a straight answer.

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FAQs

Domain Privacy is a service that hides your personal contact information in the public WHOIS database. Your name, address, email and phone are replaced with a generic forwarding contact, so anyone looking up your domain can't see your real details. It's also known as WHOIS Privacy or Private Registration.

Yes. Domain Privacy only changes the contact information shown in the public WHOIS lookup. Your domain resolves normally, email keeps flowing, DNS keeps working, and you keep full ownership.

Yes. Some buyers and legal processes need to see real contact details. You can turn Domain Privacy off and back on by reaching out to our support team.

ICANN's Registration Data Policy changed how registrar contact data is published and shared. Domain Privacy still works as before. If anything, it matters more now because the rules around access requests and disclosure are evolving. See the hosting.com knowledge base for the latest detail.

No. Domain Privacy only hides your contact details in the public WHOIS database. To prevent unwanted transfers, look at Domain Theft Protection or the registrar lock setting on your domain.