What a Domain's WHOIS Record Shows
Every registered domain has a public record showing who registered it and when it expires. Here is what that record contains, and how to keep your own details out of it.
For checking a domain, and for protecting your own.
What a registration record shows
The public information kept about every registered domain.
Registrar
The company the domain is registered through.
Registration dates
When the domain was registered, and when the registration runs out.
Name servers
Where the domain points, which also tells you who hosts it.
Status
Whether the domain is locked, active, or in a redemption period after expiry.
Contact details
Registrant contact information, unless privacy protection is hiding it.
Privacy protection
With privacy on, personal details are replaced and only technical data stays public.
Protecting your own details
Privacy takes a moment to switch on.
Open your domain
Find the domain in your dashboard and open its settings.
Turn on WHOIS privacy
Switch privacy on, and your personal details stop appearing in the public record.
Check it took effect
Look the domain up again and confirm that only registrar and technical data is showing.
With domains registered here
- WHOIS privacy available
- Domain locking
- Full DNS control
- Renewal reminders
Domains and privacy
Privacy is managed per domain from your dashboard. Register or transfer a domain to us and you can switch it on whenever you want.
Questions
A public record kept for every registered domain, showing who registered it, through which registrar, and when it expires. Anyone can look it up.
Public records are harvested for spam and cold calls, and they expose a home address if you registered the domain personally. Privacy replaces those details with the registrar's.
No. Registrar, dates, name servers and status stay public. Privacy covers your personal contact details, which is the part worth protecting.
Yes. Public records can be looked up by anyone, although the details will be hidden wherever the owner has privacy switched on.
Keep your details private
Register or transfer a domain to us and switch privacy on.