Private
WHOIS
When you register a domain, your full name, address, phone number and email address are publicly visible in the WHOIS database — accessible by anyone. With Bacan's private WHOIS, your personal details are replaced with ours. Your identity stays protected.
- Your name and address hidden
- Your email and phone protected
- Legitimate email forwarding
- Instant activation
- Cancel any time
- Works with .com, .net, .org and more
What anyone can see in your domain's WHOIS
WHOIS is a public database where anyone can look up who owns a domain. Without privacy protection, the following data is fully exposed:
Full name
Your name and surname, or your company name, are visible to anyone who looks up your domain — no login required.
Postal address
Your registration address — street, city, country and postal code — is publicly listed in the WHOIS record by default.
Email address
Your contact email is visible and automatically harvested by bots that build spam lists. A common source of unsolicited mail.
Phone number
Your personal or business phone number is openly listed, exposing you to cold calls and telemarketing campaigns.
How private WHOIS works
Instead of showing your real details, private WHOIS replaces your information with Bacan's. You remain the legal owner of the domain with all your rights intact.
You activate it
Enable it from your Bacan client area on any domain you want to protect. Activation takes effect immediately.
Your data is hidden
The public WHOIS shows Bacan's contact details instead of yours. Your name, address, email and phone are no longer accessible.
You miss nothing
Legitimate emails sent to the privacy address are automatically forwarded to your real inbox. No important message goes unread.
Benefits of private WHOIS
Beyond privacy, it actively protects your domain against real-world threats.
Eliminate spam
Bots continuously scrape WHOIS for email addresses. With private WHOIS, your real address never appears and mass spam stops.
Protect your identity
Your name and personal data are not publicly linked to the domain. Especially important for individuals and sensitive projects.
Stop domain squatting
Competitors can't see which domains you own, preventing them from copying your strategy or snapping up variations ahead of you.
Reduce hijacking risk
Hiding your contact details makes it significantly harder for bad actors to use social engineering to transfer your domain without authorisation.
Fewer cold calls
Your phone number disappears from telemarketing databases and third-party call lists that scrape WHOIS records.
Full ownership retained
You remain the legitimate owner of the domain with all your rights. You can transfer, renew or cancel it at any time.
Which extensions support private WHOIS?
Private WHOIS is available on generic extensions managed under ICANN policies. Country-code domains (.es, .fr, .de…) are governed by national registries that require accurate, publicly visible registrant data.
| Extension | Private WHOIS | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| .com · .net · .org | ✓ Available | Generic ICANN extensions — full support |
| .info · .biz · .co | ✓ Available | Generic extensions — typically supported |
| .io · .me · .app | ✓ Available | Modern extensions — supported in most cases |
| .es | ✗ Not available | Red.es requires real registrant data |
| .fr · .de · .it · .pt | ✗ Not available | National registries mandate public contact data |
| .eu | ✗ Not available | EURid does not permit WHOIS privacy |
Not sure whether your extension qualifies? Ask us — no obligation.
Common questions
Do I still own the domain if I activate private WHOIS?
Yes, absolutely. Private WHOIS only hides your data in the public database. Bacan keeps an internal record of the real ownership. You remain the legal domain owner with full rights: you can renew, transfer or cancel it whenever you want.
Will I miss important emails if my WHOIS is private?
No. When someone sends a message to the privacy email address shown in the public WHOIS, Bacan automatically forwards it to your real inbox. You won't miss any legitimate communication.
Can I activate private WHOIS on a domain I already own?
Yes. You can enable private WHOIS at any time — when registering a new domain or on existing domains already registered with Bacan. Log in to the client area, select the domain and switch on the privacy option.
Can authorities still access my real data?
Yes. Private WHOIS protects your data from public searches and commercial use, but it does not hide it from legal requests. If a competent authority requests registrant data through a valid legal process, Bacan is required to provide it. The service is not intended to facilitate illegal activity.
Does private WHOIS affect my website or email?
Not at all. Private WHOIS only affects the data visible in the public WHOIS database. Your website, email, DNS records and all other services associated with the domain continue to work exactly as before.
Is it renewed automatically each year?
Yes, if you have automatic renewal enabled. You will receive an email reminder before any charge is made. You can cancel the service at any time from the client area without penalty.
Why don't all extensions support private WHOIS?
Because each domain extension is managed by a different registry with its own rules. National registries like those managing .es, .fr or .de require registrant data to be accurate and publicly verifiable. Generic extensions like .com and .net, governed under ICANN policies, allow the use of privacy protection services.
Activate private WHOIS today
For $15 per domain per year, your personal data stops being publicly visible. Enable it from your client area in under a minute.