Domain Privacy Explained: Why Free WHOIS Privacy Matters

Register a domain and, without protection, your contact details can end up in a public database anyone can scrape. Domain privacy fixes that.

What WHOIS exposes

WHOIS is the public directory of domain registrations. By default it can list the registrant's name, email, phone and postal address — exactly the details spammers, scammers and data brokers love to harvest.

How privacy protection works

Domain (WHOIS) privacy replaces your personal details in the public record with a privacy service's contact information. You still own and control the domain; the public simply can't see who you are.

Why it should be free

Charging extra to not publish someone's home address has always felt backwards. Privacy should be the default. Hostpaedia includes WHOIS privacy free on every eligible domain — no add-on, no upsell.

FAQ

Does WHOIS privacy affect my domain's function?

No. Your domain works exactly the same. Only the public contact details are masked.

Is it available on all domains?

WHOIS privacy is free on every eligible domain at Hostpaedia. A small number of TLDs don't technically support privacy due to registry rules.