In accordance with the policy adopted by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the contact info a domain name is registered with must be correct and accurate at all times. Plus, this information is publicly accessible on WHOIS sites and while this may be okay for corporations, it may not be very convenient for individuals, since anybody can see their names and their personal home and email addresses, all the more so in an age when identity theft isn’t that atypical. That’s the reason why domain name registrars have launched a service that conceals the details of their customers without editing them. The service is referred to as Whois Privacy Protection. In case it’s enabled, people will view the details of the registrar, not the domain owner’s, if they make a WHOIS enquiry. The Whois Privacy Protection service is supported by all generic domain extensions, but it’s still not possible to conceal your private info with certain country-code extensions.
Whois Privacy Protection in Cloud Hosting
You can easily enable Whois Privacy Protection for any domain name that you have registered with our company in case you have a cloud hosting account with us. This can be achieved through the very same Hepsia hosting Control Panel, via which you administer the hosting account itself, so you won’t need to switch between different Control Panel tools. In the exact same section where all your registered domains will be listed, there will be an “Whois Privacy Protection” icon for every domain name whose extension supports this option. The status of that icon will quickly show you whether the Whois Privacy Protection service is enabled for a certain domain or not and by clicking that icon you can add the service if you have not done so during the registration procedure. What’s more, you will also be able to renew or to deactivate the Whois Privacy Protection service for any domain using the exact same icon and the change will take effect instantaneously.
Whois Privacy Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you choose to order a semi-dedicated server plan from us, you’ll be able to add Whois Privacy Protection to any of your domain names by completing a few easy steps. In case you register or transfer a domain during the account activation process, you can get the service together with the domain. In case you skip this step and you think things over afterwards, you can order the Whois Privacy Protection service from the Hepsia hosting Control Panel’s Registered Domains section, via which you can manage the entire semi-dedicated account. This is also the place where you can turn on the Whois Privacy Protection for all other domains that you register with us after signup. Renewing or disabling the Whois Privacy Protection service is just as simple and will take only a few mouse clicks.