This feature, however, has been developed to mask your personal data and display different information on the WHOIS websites. It is called Domain ID protect or Domain Privacy. With it you still keep the actual ownership details on file but they are not being displayed publicly.
2. Why is my personal information available when I purchase a domain name?
International rules require that valid contact information is provided for all domain names and that the information is accessible worldwide.
Gracious Marketing offers ID Protect, a WHOIS privacy service that shields your personal details. ID Protect provides valid contact information that satisfies the international requirements without exposing your personal contact information.
3. What personal information is displayed in domain name Whois, and how do people find it?
Domain name Whois displays name, address, and email address. Anyone anywhere can search the Whois database through any search engine and many other web sites.
4. How does ID Protect help reduce spam?
Domain name Whois is a principal source of email addresses for spammers. If your domain name has ID Protect, we change the Whois email address several times a year. Spammers harvest and use one Whois email address, but once we change it that source of spam is cut off.
5. Which TLDs allow ID Protect?
ID Protect can be purchased for the following TLDs: com, net, org, biz, info, name, tv, cc, me
6. Can I add ID Protect to a domain name that is registered elsewhere?
No. The domain must be registered with us in order to use ID Protect. ID Protect cannot be used with our DNS Hosting.
7. Why can’t I use ID Protect with my .us name?
The .us Registry requires that .us domain names have actual identity and contact information, rather than forwarding information.
8. Can ID Protect be automatically added to all eligible registrations by default?
Yes. Log in, hover on “My Account” and click “Account Settings”. Click “General Settings”. In the “Domain Purchase Options” section, select the “Add ID Protect to all new registrations” check box, and then click “Save Changes”.
9. How do I turn off ID Protect if my domain has expired?
Our technical support representatives can disable ID Protect on an expired domain.
10. Does ID Protect stay with the domain if the domain is pushed?
Yes, if you have more than one account with us, you can push domain names from one to another, and ID Protect moves with the domain name.
11. If I’m transferring a domain, and it has privacy protection, do I need to turn the privacy protection off to transfer?
If the privacy protection service at your other registrar does not provide email forwarding, the service must be disabled so that you can respond to transfer confirmation emails.
12. If I am transferring my domain away, do I need to turn off ID Protect in order to receive the transfer confirmation emails?
No, our ID Protect service will forward to the email address associated with the domain name.
