Have you ever felt conflicted about all the personal information you must give out when registering a domain? <\/p>
While that might not be a big deal for a domain flipper, most of us would prefer for our phone numbers and mailing addresses to remain anonymous. <\/p>
Safeguarding your contact data is now easier than ever, thanks to Hostinger’s free and automated WHOIS privacy protection. <\/p>
Domain registrars, like Hostinger, are required by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to provide up-to-date personal information during the domain registration process.<\/p>
This data is recorded in the public WHOIS database next to your domain name. As a result, anyone can look up domain names<\/a> and find out who owns them and check other registration details.<\/p> While there is no immediate danger in having your contact details publicly available, the downsides often outweigh the benefits. <\/p> After all, it’s more likely that you will get a bunch of unwanted sales calls and spam emails<\/strong>, rather than potential high bidders for your domain name (unless, you know, you own google.com).<\/p> This is where WHOIS privacy protection comes in. By hiding your personal data, you keep yourself safe<\/strong> not just from spammers, but from potential hackers, too. <\/p> If you recently purchased or transferred a new domain<\/strong>, you don’t have to do anything. The WHOIS privacy protection is automatically applied to all eligible domains.*<\/p> If, on the other hand, you registered your domain a while ago, head to your domain management panel to manually enable the privacy protection for your domain. <\/p> For a detailed how-to, read this support article<\/a>. If you encounter any problems, our 24\/7 live Customer Success team is always available to help.<\/p> Check out our product roadmap<\/a> to see all recent and upcoming feature implementations, updates, and improvements.<\/p> And if you’ve got an idea for our product team, you can even make suggestions about what you’d like to see in the future!<\/p>OK, I’m In – What Do I Do? <\/h2>
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