The WhoIs domain database is a list of every registered domain in the world. The Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) requires accredited registrars to publish owner (registrant) information, including domain creation and expiration dates, contact details to the WhoIs database when a domain is registered. This is required standard and policy for every domain name registered.

Your information is publicly accessible: your name, address and phone number are all connected to your registered domain name. This is bad news if your name and contact info is collected by a spammer, hacker, or identity thief but can be good if you are trying to sell your domain name.

To keep your personal information private and secure you will need Domain Privacy through our official partner, Private Registry Authority®. Domain Privacy Protect will shield your personal information from the Global and public WhoIs database. This is recommended for all business domain names.