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Discover Domain Privacy (WHOIS protection)

Update 09/01/2026

With Domain Privacy, Infomaniak allows you to protect the confidentiality of your personal information (name, email address, postal address, and phone number) and effectively protect yourself against SPAM.

 

Introduction

  • ICANN-accredited registrars are required to publish the contact details of a domain owner in the public WHOIS directory, which lists all registered domains and is primarily used to:
    • verify the availability of domain names
    • check for trademark infringements
    • contact the domain owner in case of legal issues
  • For customers concerned about the privacy of their personal data and who do not wish to publicly display their email address, phone number, and postal address in the WHOIS directory, Domain Privacy allows these actual contact details to be hidden.
  • Thanks to this protection, WHOIS searches for your domain will not return your personal information, but the information of the partner Domain Privacy Trustee SA:
    • You are protected against SPAM: marketing companies and individuals cannot use your personal data.
    • You remain the full owner of your domain.
    • It is still possible to contact you via a secure form that protects your identity.
  • Discover the domain name extensions supported by Domain Privacy

 

Enable Domain Privacy on an existing domain

Domain Privacy can be enabled in just a few seconds:

  1. Click here to access your domain management in the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
  2. Click directly on the name assigned to the domain in question.
  3. Activate Domain Privacy from the dashboard:

 

Infomaniak also offers the option to guarantee the renewal of your domains with Renewal Warranty: this guarantee is designed to ensure that you do not lose domains that are important for the proper functioning of your business.


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