{"id":374,"date":"2018-09-24T21:32:06","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T21:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=374"},"modified":"2021-04-28T20:50:04","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T20:50:04","slug":"whois-id-protection-for-domain-names","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.rochen.com\/docs\/documentation\/whois-id-protection-for-domain-names\/","title":{"rendered":"WHOIS ID Protection for Domain Names"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rochen has always offered the option of &#8220;ID protection&#8221; when purchasing or transferring in a domain name.<\/p>\n<p>ID protection hides all of your personal data, and masks your contact information with a generic privacy firm in Kirkland Washington.<\/p>\n<h3>2018 Changes to WHOIS Output<\/h3>\n<p>Prior to May 2018, you needed to purchase ID Protection to hide your name, address, telephone number, and email address, from public visibility in &#8216;whois&#8217; searches.<\/p>\n<p>Since May 2018, with the implementation of GDPR in the EU, the above contact details are no longer publicly viewable. However, they can still be accessed via a limited gateway by third parties.<\/p>\n<p>Rochen partners with Enom for all of our domain name registration services. For a full understanding of Whois output, and whether you need to purchase ID protection, we recommend reading the following to 2 Enom articles:<\/p>\n<p>Blog Post:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.enom.com\/blog\/will-gdpr-impact-whois\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.enom.com\/blog\/will-gdpr-impact-whois\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>WHOIS, post GDPR, FAQ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/help.enom.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360003534951-GDPR-Customer-FAQ#h_779984769461525890605652\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/help.enom.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360003534951-GDPR-Customer-FAQ#h_779984769461525890605652<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Adding ID Protection<\/h3>\n<p>If, after considering the above, you still wish to purchase whois\/ID protection for your domain, please open a billing support ticket to request this, and we can add it for you.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rochen has always offered the option of &#8220;ID protection&#8221; when purchasing or transferring in a domain name. 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