{"id":2443,"date":"2015-06-20T16:22:36","date_gmt":"2015-06-20T15:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uk-cheapest.co.uk\/support\/?p=2443"},"modified":"2025-05-19T06:25:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T05:25:40","slug":"domain-privacy-protecting-your-id","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uk-cheapest.co.uk\/support\/domain-privacy-protecting-your-id\/","title":{"rendered":"Domain Privacy: Protecting your ID"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-your-privacy-is-protected-with-uk-cheapest\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uk-cheapest.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DomainNameRegistration.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2375 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uk-cheapest.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DomainNameRegistration-150x150.png\" alt=\"DomainNameRegistration\"><\/a><br>Your Privacy is Protected with UK Cheapest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you register a domain name, certain personal information is required such as your name, address, email, and phone number. But don\u2019t worry &#8211; <strong>your privacy is our priority<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UK Domains (.co.uk, .uk, etc.)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Nominet domains (like .co.uk and .uk), if you\u2019re registering as an&nbsp;<strong>individual<\/strong>, your details will be&nbsp;<strong>automatically hidden<\/strong>&nbsp;from the public WHOIS database. Thanks to UK data protection regulations (including GDPR), your&nbsp;<strong>name, address, phone number, and email<\/strong>&nbsp;will not be visible publicly. These details are only available in response to legitimate legal or regulatory requests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ICANN Domains (.com, .net, etc.)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For ICANN-managed domains like .com and .net,&nbsp;<strong>basic privacy is applied by default<\/strong>. This means your&nbsp;<strong>name, street address, city, postcode, phone, and email<\/strong>&nbsp;are&nbsp;<strong>hidden<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, ICANN still requires that some limited, non-personal information remains public:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Organisation name (if provided)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>State\/Province<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Country Code (e.g. GB)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019d prefer to keep even this information private, we offer an&nbsp;<strong>Enhanced ID Protection<\/strong>&nbsp;upgrade, which hides&nbsp;<strong>everything<\/strong>, including your Organisation, State, and Country Code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>UK domains (individuals)<\/strong>: Full privacy by default \u2013 nothing is shown publicly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ICANN domains<\/strong>: Partial privacy included \u2013 full privacy available with upgrade.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enhanced ID Protection<\/strong>: Optional upgrade to fully anonymise ICANN domain records.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How do I purchase Enhanced ID Protection?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When registering your domain name you will be offered the Domain Privacy service automatically. At this point your can either accept or decline the Domain Privacy offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For existing ICANN domains, you can add ID Protection as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Login to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uk-cheapest.co.uk\/clients\/clientarea.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Client Area<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Domains &gt; My Domains<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Locate your domain and hit Manage Domain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the &#8220;Addons&#8221; tab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add &#8220;ID Protection&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your Privacy is Protected with UK Cheapest When you register a domain name, certain personal information is required such as your name, address, email, and phone number. But don\u2019t worry &#8211; your privacy is our priority. 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