Domain privacy (WHOIS protection)
Keep your name, address, phone and email out of the public WHOIS record.
Every domain registration requires accurate contact details (your WHOIS record) — name, physical address, phone number and email. By default this information is publishable and searchable by anyone in the world. Domain privacy (also called WHOIS privacy or ID protection) replaces your details with a proxy in the public record, while myPandos and your registrar still hold your real information for legal and administrative purposes.
What it hides
- Your name and any company name
- Your physical address
- Your phone number
- Your email address
Anyone looking up the domain publicly (via a WHOIS lookup tool, including myPandos's own at https://mypandos.io/en/whois) sees proxy contact details instead of yours.
What it doesn't hide
- The domain name itself and its nameservers — WHOIS privacy protects contact details, not the fact that you own the domain.
- Legitimate domain-related email — transfer confirmations, expiry notices and similar messages are still forwarded to you; privacy filters out the resulting spam, not messages you actually need.
- Details from your registrar, courts or law enforcement acting through proper legal process.
Enabling it
Most domains registered through myPandos include free WHOIS privacy by default. To check or change it:
- Sign in at https://dash.mypandos.io and open the domain.
- Go to its Settings tab.
- Check the WHOIS Privacy toggle and turn it on if it isn't already.
A small number of country-code domains don't support WHOIS privacy at all — their registries require publicly listed contact details by policy, regardless of registrar. If the toggle isn't available for your domain, or you need privacy on a domain where it isn't included by default, contact [email protected] and we'll confirm what's possible for that specific extension.
Is it legal?
Yes. WHOIS privacy is a standard, ICANN-compliant service offered by registrars worldwide. Some country-code registries restrict or disallow it, which is why availability varies by extension rather than being universal.