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Third parties can no longer look up the domain holder's name, address and email. The domain still belongs entirely to you
Whois Privacy
Your holder and contact details no longer appear in the public Whois; anonymised details are shown in place of your name, address and email. You receive less spam and fewer fraudulent calls, and nobody can publicly link your domains to your address. Available for more than 600 extensions.
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Your Benefits
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Far less spam and fewer fraudulent "invoices" sent to the address listed in the Whois
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Attackers find no contact names for targeted phishing emails or phone calls
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With the Plus option you remain reachable. A randomly generated forwarding address accepts enquiries without revealing your real address
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Service scope
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We activate Whois anonymisation per domain via the Netsource DNS Service
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We check for each extension whether, and how far, the registry publishes holder data, as protection is only needed there
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Plus option with your own randomly generated forwarding address for anonymous communication
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Overview of the protected domains in your domain portfolio, updated when the holder changes
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Requirements and exclusions
→ Prerequisites
- The domain is managed by Netsource (NDS-DOM-DE)
- The registry allows Whois Privacy for the extension. This is not possible for many extensions, so we check in advance
✗ Not included
- For .de domains the Whois has shown no holder data since the GDPR, so Whois Privacy is not needed there
- The holder data remains correctly stored at the registry. Whois Privacy only hides what is displayed, not who owns the domain
- Protection against takeover or mistakes is provided by Registry Lock (NDS-DOM-REGLOCK) and DomainSafe (NDS-DOM-SAFE)
- Legal notice (Impressum) obligations for websites are not affected
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Related Services
NDS-DOM-DE
Domain registration Germany
We register, manage and transfer domains under more than 1,000 extensions. In the Netsource DNS Service at dns.netsource.de you can also manage your domains yourself, around the clock. We have looked after more than 1,100 customer domains for years.
NDS-DOM-SAFE
DomainSafe
A second safeguard for your domains in the Netsource DNS Service. Changes to protected domains, DNS zones and contacts only go through once a named person confirms them by PIN or smsTAN. This protects you against mistakes and unauthorised access.
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