In accordance with the policy approved 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 all the time. Moreover, this info is publicly accessible on WHOIS web sites and while this may not be a problem for corporations, it may not be very convenient for individuals, since everybody can view their names and their personal email and postal addresses, particularly in an age when identity fraud isn’t that infrequent. That is the reason why domain name registrars have launched a service that hides the details of their clients without changing them. The service is referred to as Whois Privacy Protection. In case it’s activated, people will see the details of the registrar, not those of the domain owner, if they make a WHOIS inquiry. The Whois Privacy Protection service is supported by all generic TLD extensions, but it’s still not possible to hide your personal info with some country-code ones.
Whois Privacy Protection in Website Hosting
You can effortlessly activate Whois Privacy Protection for any domain name that you have registered through our company in case you’ve got a website hosting account with us. This can be achieved through the very same Hepsia Control Panel, via which you manage the hosting account, so you won’t need to go through different admin panels. In the very same section where all your active domain names will be listed, there will be an “Whois Privacy Protection” icon for each domain whose extension supports this option. The status of that icon will quickly let you know whether the Whois Privacy Protection service is activated for a specific domain name or not and by clicking that icon you can activate the service if you haven’t done so during the account activation process. Besides, you’ll also be able to renew or to disable the Whois Privacy Protection service for any domain using the exact same icon and the update will take effect right away.
Whois Privacy Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you decide to order a semi-dedicated server plan from our company, you will be able to add Whois Privacy Protection to any of your domain names by following a few easy steps. If you register or transfer a domain during the signup procedure, you can get the service along with the domain name. If you omit this step and you change your mind afterwards, you can enable the Whois Privacy Protection service from the Hepsia Control Panel’s Registered Domains section, via which you can administer the entire semi-dedicated account. This is also the place where you can activate Whois Privacy Protection for all other domain names that you register through us after signing up. Renewing or disabling the service is just as simple and will take only a few clicks.