ICANN, the international governing body for domain names, requires every domain registrar to maintain a publicly viewable "WHOIS" database that displays personal contact information (including home addresses and phone numbers) for every registered domain.
What WHOIS Means For You. Because of ICANN's WHOIS policy, the personal information you list when registering your domain is available to anyone with Internet access. Domain.com's WHOIS Privacy service circumvents this privacy issue by displaying our company information rather than your own personal data. Your personal information stays private while you maintain complete ownership and control of your domain. This service is available for all .COM, .NET, .INFO, and .MOBI domains.
Without WHOIS Privacy
- Smith, John, Q.
- Company Inc.
- 1234 E. 5th st.
- New York, NY 11111
- US (555) 555-5555
- john@smithq.com
Normally your information is visible via WHOIS.
With WHOIS privacy your information is masked with our own.
With WHOIS Privacy
- c/o DOMAIN.COM
- P.O. Box 821650
- Vancouver, WA 98682
- US (360) 499-5932
- john58@privacypost.com
