When you register a domain name, you may be putting your personal information on public display without even knowing it.
Every domain registration requires contact information: your name, home or business address, phone number, and email address. By default, this information is stored in a public directory called WHOIS, where anyone in the world can look it up in seconds.
That includes spammers, telemarketers, scammers, and anyone else who wants to find you.
What Is WHOIS and Why Does It Matter?
WHOIS is a publicly searchable database that contains the registration details for every domain name on the internet. It was originally created so network administrators could identify who owned a domain and how to contact them.
Today, it is also used by:
- Marketers and advertisers scraping contact lists
- Spammers harvesting email addresses
- Scammers targeting small business owners
- Competitors researching your business
If your personal information is sitting in WHOIS right now, it is not hidden. Anyone can find it with a simple search.
How Do You Know If Your Information Is Exposed?
You can check your own domain using the Cyber Grapes WHOIS Lookup tool at https://whois.cybergrapes.com. Just enter your domain name and see exactly what the public can find about you.
If your name, address, phone number, or email address appears in the results, your information is exposed.
What Is Domain Privacy Protection?
Domain Privacy Protection replaces your personal contact information in the WHOIS directory with generic proxy information. Instead of showing your name and home address, the WHOIS record shows the privacy protection service’s information instead.
Your domain still works exactly the same way. Your website stays online. Your email keeps working. The only difference is that strangers can no longer find your personal information by searching your domain name.
Privacy Protection is one of the simplest and most overlooked ways to protect yourself as a website owner.
Do You Get Privacy Protection With Cyber Grapes?
Yes, and this is one of the things that makes Cyber Grapes different.
Every domain registered through Cyber Grapes includes free Privacy Protection forever. That means your name, address, phone number, and email address are redacted from the WHOIS directory automatically, at no extra charge, for as long as your domain is registered with us.
You do not have to pay extra for it. You do not have to remember to turn it on. It is included.
If you registered your domain somewhere else and transferred it to Cyber Grapes, your Privacy Protection is included with that transfer as well.
What About Domains You Already Have Registered Elsewhere?
If your domain is currently registered with another provider, there is a good chance you are paying extra for privacy protection, or worse, your information is sitting exposed in WHOIS right now.
Transferring your domain to Cyber Grapes is straightforward and typically takes between 5 and 7 days. Once the transfer is complete, your Privacy Protection is included automatically and stays free forever.
You can start a domain transfer at https://transfer.cybergrapes.com.
What Should You Do Next?
Start by checking your current domain. Visit https://whois.cybergrapes.com and search for your domain name. If your personal information appears in the results, it is time to take action.
If you are ready to register a new domain with Privacy Protection included, you can get started at https://domains.cybergrapes.com.
If you want to transfer an existing domain and get Privacy Protection included at no extra cost, visit https://transfer.cybergrapes.com.
Your personal information deserves to stay personal. With Cyber Grapes, it does.