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WhatsApp on +383 44 114 409Every time you register a domain name, you’ll be asked to provide up-to-date contact information. This is part of a policy established by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the organization that coordinates the world’s domains system. Your information is then stored in a WHOIS database, which can be easily searched and accessed by anyone with an Internet connection. That means anyone including spammers, marketers, identity thieves, and high school ex-girlfriends can find your personal information.
A quick WHOIS lookup will provide your personal name and contact details. For example, without WHOIS privacy protection a search for www.awesomelawncare.com would look something like this:
Smith, Chris
info@awesomelawncare.com
1234 Main Street
Beverly Hills 90210
+1.424-555-5555
By incorporating WHOIS privacy protection, you’re able to keep your private information from being published. When you try the same WHOIS lookup as above for a private domain, the search will either offer no information or come back with something like this:
Contact Privacy Inc.
awesomelawncare.com@contactprivacy.com
96 Mowat Ave
Toronto, ON M6K 3M1
+1.4165385487
Instead of your personal details, the search returns the details of your domain registrar and a way to contact you that does not reveal your personal contact information.
At Hostinkos, we think you should be in control of how much of your personal information is shared online, and we’re not going to make you jump through hoops to do it. That’s why we include WHOIS privacy protection at no extra charge with every domain registered at Hostinkos. With WHOIS privacy protection included with your domain purchase, your private information will remain just that—private. It’s a great way to reduce spam and protect yourself from unwanted solicitations.
You can get WHOIS privacy protection for most top-level domains (TLDs). Unfortunately, there are a few TLDs that don’t support private registration; since this is decided by the individual TLD registries, this can’t be changed by us.
If your TLD supports private registration, WHOIS privacy protection will already be enabled when you register a domain with Hostinkos. If you want to make changes, adjusting your WHOIS settings is as simple as pressing a button.
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