What is the WHOIS Privacy Protection Service?

Most domain names registered through DNSimple, or any other domain registrar for that matter, require the collection of essential contact information, such as the registrant’s name, email address, mailing address, phone number, etc. This information is used in case a dispute arises about the domain name.

This information is often displayed in the global Whois system (also known as WHOIS). Information displayed in the global WHOIS is public and can be viewed by anyone.

All DNSimple plans include WHOIS privacy service for TLDs that allow it. If you would like to see if the TLD supports WHOIS privacy service, visit the TLD pricing page. Once you find the TLD you want to know about, click it and you will see yes or no listed for WHOIS privacy in the table.

This service will replace the public information that you provide with an anonymous proxy identity in the public WHOIS database. This includes replacing your email address with a proxy email address and replacing your address and contact information with the information from an entity called “Whois Privacy Protection Service, Inc.”.

Here is an example of the WHOIS data for a domain that has WHOIS Privacy Protection enabled:

Domain name: dnsimple.net

Registrant Contact:

   Whois Privacy Protection Service, Inc.
   Whois Agent ()
   Fax:
   PMB 368, 14150 NE 20th St - F1
   C/O dnsimple.net
   Bellevue, WA 98007
   US

Administrative Contact:

   Whois Privacy Protection Service, Inc.
   Whois Agent (wqyygglqlt@whoisprivacyprotect.com)
   +1.4252740657
   Fax: +1.4259744730
   PMB 368, 14150 NE 20th St - F1
   C/O dnsimple.net
   Bellevue, WA 98007
   US

Technical Contact:

   Whois Privacy Protection Service, Inc.
   Whois Agent (wqyygglqlt@whoisprivacyprotect.com)
   +1.4252740657
   Fax: +1.4259744730
   PMB 368, 14150 NE 20th St - F1
   C/O dnsimple.net
   Bellevue, WA 98007
   US

To learn how to turn WHOIS Privacy protection on or off for your domain, see our How-To guide How to enable and disable WHOIS Privacy.

Have more questions?

If you have additional questions about WHOIS Privacy, just contact support, and we’ll be happy to help.