Enabling/Disabling Privacy Protection for a Domain Name

Modified on Sat, 8 Feb at 1:34 AM

Privacy Protection is a service available with your domain name. You may either enable this service at the time of Registering/Transferring your domain name or enable/disable this service anytime during the length of the domain name's registration, as per your requirement.

Exceptions and Other Conditions 

Instructions for Customers

  1. Login to your Control Panel, search for the domain name and proceed to the Order Information view. 1

  2. Click the Privacy Protection link

  3. Here you may enable/disable Privacy Protection using the toggle.

  4. Click the Update Status button.

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Instructions for Resellers

  1. Login to your Control Panel, search for the domain name and proceed to the Order Information view. 2

  2. Click the Privacy Protection link

  3. Here, you may enable/disable Privacy Protection using the toggle.

    While disabling Privacy Protection, you may choose not to allow your Customer / Sub-Reseller to enable it back, by selecting the Do not allow your sub-resellers/customer to change this. checkbox. In this case, you need to mention the reason for disabling Privacy Protection.

    NOTE

    The Reason you mention here would be visible to your Customer / Sub-Reseller, depending upon whether this domain name belongs to your immediate Customer or not.

    Example:

    In the event that you receive any Abuse complaint (Spam, Whois Inaccuracy, etc.) regarding a Privacy Protected domain name, then you are advised to disable Privacy Protection with the DO NOT ALLOW YOUR SUB-RESELLERS/CUSTOMER TO CHANGE THIS. option selected, alongwith an appropriate reason. This reason will be then visible to your immediate Customer or Sub-Reseller within the PRIVACY PROTECTION interface under their respective Control panels.

  4. Click the Update Status button.

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