Mask personal data
Reduce public exposure of your name, address, phone number, and email where supported.
Domain contact privacy
Keep your details out of the spotlight.
WHOIS privacy masks eligible contact details in public registration records for approved extensions, helping protect your identity and cut down unwanted contact.
Your domain stays yours
DNS stays unchanged
Less public exposure
Privacy that works quietly
Your public record reveals less.
Your registrar still keeps the information required to manage the domain, while approved public records display privacy-service details or redacted data.
Cut down spam
Make it harder for automated tools to harvest direct contact details from domain records.
Keep control
Privacy changes the public display, not ownership, renewal rights, DNS, hosting, or email.
Manage it simply
Enable or disable privacy for eligible domains from your account when registry rules permit.
How it works
A privacy layer between you and public lookups.
The details in your registrar account stay accurate. Only the eligible public-facing record changes.
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Your registrarStores required contact details securely
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Privacy layerMasks or redacts eligible public fields
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WHOIS / RDAPShows less of your direct information
Availability depends on the domain.
WHOIS Privacy is offered only for TLDs on the approved proxy list. Some registries, extensions, registrant types, and local policies restrict privacy or require certain information to remain public. Privacy also does not make a domain anonymous to your registrar, registry, or authorities with a valid legal request.
Privacy availability
Domain extensions with WHOIS Privacy available
These approved extensions support WHOIS Privacy. First year free applies only to the current eligible list, not to every extension below.
Questions, answered
WHOIS privacy FAQ
The practical details before you add privacy to a domain.
How much does WHOIS privacy cost?
Eligible new registrations include the first year of WHOIS Privacy free while that promotion is active. Other approved extensions are $3.99 per year. Renewal is $3.99 per year. You can uncheck it at checkout.
Is privacy available for every domain?
No. Availability depends on the registry, extension, registrant type, and local policy.
Does privacy hide ownership from the registrar?
No. Your registrar still keeps required registrant data for compliance, support, renewals, and disputes.
Does privacy affect DNS, hosting, or email?
No. Privacy changes the public registration contact display, not the services connected to your domain.
Can I add privacy to an existing domain?
Yes, when the extension supports it. The free first year applies only to eligible new registrations in the current promotion. Adding privacy later uses the $3.99 yearly price.
What happens during a domain transfer?
Privacy may need to be adjusted so transfer emails, registrant verification, or registry checks can complete.
Can privacy cover a multi-year registration?
The free year applies to the first year of an eligible new registration. Additional years and renewals are $3.99 per year when the service can follow the domain term.
Why does one domain show privacy and another does not?
Each registry controls whether proxy privacy is allowed. SoxDomains only offers WHOIS Privacy automatically when the TLD is on the approved proxy list.