Domain name privacy

  • Unknown's avatar
    digitallyinkedin · Member ·

    I am looking to upgrade my site. However I do not see an option for domain Name privacy protection.

  • supernovia · Staff ·

    Hi @zenmaile678fc2572, we include privacy automatically with domains registered here, as long as it is an option for the domain you’re choosing:
    https://wordpress.com/support/domains/domain-registrations-and-privacy/#privacy-protection

    With .com domains, for example, you would have to intentionally disable privacy if you don’t want it.

    Does that help? If not, or if you’re registering a type of domain you’re not sure about, send more details and we’ll go from there.

  • csabarakasz · Staff ·

    Hi there,

    It seems like almost all domains comes with privacy protection when purchused through WordPress.com. If you are still on the free plan, you might not see because of that.

    You can find the settings here: https://wordpress.com/domains/manage
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    There might be some scenarios where Privacy Protection may not be available. For more details make sure to read the information I found on the Domain Registrations and Privacy support page:

    Privacy Protection

    All domains registered at WordPress.com come with Privacy Protection free of charge, but please note that Privacy Protection may not be available due to the policies of the respective registrar of record or registry.

    Using Privacy Protection will ensure that none of your data is shown publicly in WHOIS, no matter your registrar of record. Instead, your information may be redacted, or the respective privacy service’s name and information may appear in place of yours. Here are the names of the respective privacy services, depending on your registrar of record:

    • For domains where Automattic or Key-Systems is the registrar of record: Knock Knock WHOIS Not There, LLC (aren’t we clever?)
    • For domains where Tucows is the registrar of record: Contact Privacy Inc.
    • For domains where Wild West Domains is the registrar of record: Domains By Proxy, LLC

    If you have enabled Privacy Protection, if any parties request your domain registrant data via “tiered access,” they’ll get the respective privacy service’s data. Third parties will only be able to obtain your underlying data from us by providing legal process, per our Legal Guidelines.

    Currently, we provide Privacy Protection for free for all domains registered on WordPress.com, and we highly recommend that you take advantage of it. Please note that there are certain cases where Privacy Protection is enabled by default or not available at all, due to the registry’s policies:

    • For .ca domains, privacy is enabled by default with no additional fee if you register the domain as an individual (eg, Canadian citizen/resident). Privacy is not available if you register the domain as a non-individual or organization.
    • For .fr domains, privacy is enabled by default with no additional fee for individual registrants. It is not available for organization registrants.
    • For .id, .in, .jp, .mx, and .com.mx, domains, privacy is not available.
    • For .uk domains, privacy is enabled by default by Nominet, the .uk registry. Please see their website for more information.

    If you already have a domain registered on WordPress.com and want to add Privacy Protection:

      Go to the Domains page (My Site(s) → Upgrades → Domains).
      Click on the domain you wish to edit.
      Click on Contacts and Privacy.
      Click Privacy Protection and checkout for free.
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