Domain Privacy Protection
Lock away your private information.
C$9.99/yr per domain (or free with .CA!)
- Protects you from identify theft
- Shields you from spam & telemarketers
- Deters domain hacking
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You control the flow of information
Domain Privacy Protection shields your name, email, phone number and complete address from hackers, spammers and identity thieves. You control your information on the public WHOIS directory while also retaining complete control over your domain.
Stop Hackers & Spammers in Their Tracks
With your complete personal information easily accessible in the WHOIS you’ll receive dozens of spam emails daily, telemarketing calls from agencies, and dubious sollicitations from other companies pretending to be your current provider. Reduce your risks by shielding your information with Domain Privacy Protection.
Domain Privacy Protection FAQ
Whenever you register a domain, your name, email, phone number and complete address is recorded in the public WHOIS database. The WHOIS was created to ensure online transparency; however, in recent years it's been used or harvested by spammers, hackers and identity thieves.
Without privacy protection, your personal information could be publicly accessible on the WHOIS database for everyone to see through popular online tools, including data scrapers.
Without privacy protection, your personal information could be publicly accessible on the WHOIS database for everyone to see through popular online tools, including data scrapers.
.CA domains registered by individuals already include privacy protection at no extra cost. Do note that this automatic protection applies only to Canadian individuals, and cannot be used if the domain is registered to a Corporation or organization.
ID protection and private registration are alternate names for Domain Privacy Protection. At WHC, the terms can be used interchangeably.
Quite important! Without it you will almost certainly observe an increase in spam emails from a variety of different sources (website tools, ‘enlargement’ pills, weight loss programs, etc.), some ‘too-good-to-be-true’ emails (that prince from that foreign country just needs you to transfer money) and the random nonsense types (click here to unsubscribe!).
Any of these could include viruses or malware designed to scam you or steal from you. Opting out of privacy protection exposes you to greater risk and is not recommended.
Any of these could include viruses or malware designed to scam you or steal from you. Opting out of privacy protection exposes you to greater risk and is not recommended.
Yes. Certain extensions are managed by registries that have chosen to opt out of the privacy protection service, or that are subject to certain requirements that WHC does not yet support. Here is a non-exhaustive list: .BE, .DE, .ES, .EU, .FR, .NYC, .PRO and .US.
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