· Registering and managing domains
What Is Domain Privacy (WHOIS Privacy)?
WHOIS privacy, also called domain privacy, hides your contact details from a domain’s public record. See which Namelume domains include it, and that .in does not.
Domain privacy, also called WHOIS privacy, hides your personal contact details from the public record of a domain. Namelume includes it free for the registration term on supported extensions such as .com, and it is not available for .in, .co.in, .us or .co.za.
What is domain privacy (WHOIS privacy)?
Domain privacy, or WHOIS privacy, is a service that replaces your personal contact details in the public record of who owns a domain with masked details. Registering a domain requires your full name, email, phone number and address, and the service keeps those details out of the public record.
Do you need WHOIS privacy?
You do not have to use it, but it suits anyone who does not want their name, email, phone number and address shown in a public record. A business that already publishes those details on its website may not need it. Not every domain extension supports it, and the extension is the part after the last dot.
Which Namelume domains include WHOIS privacy?
Namelume includes WHOIS privacy free for your full registration term on supported extensions. The .com and .online pages both list it under “What you get”. You can see the details on the .com domain page. On most extensions, you can keep WHOIS privacy when you renew for ₹199. You choose it in the Renew box in your account. Prices are as of October 2026 and can change.
Is WHOIS privacy available for .in domains?
WHOIS privacy is not available for .in, .co.in, .us or .co.za domains on Namelume. Every .in domain still includes free DNS management, and you can read more on the .in domain page.
How can you check whether a domain includes WHOIS privacy?
Check before you buy in three steps:
- Open the page of the extension you want from the all extensions list.
- Read the “What you get” list on that page for a WHOIS privacy line.
- Add the domain to your cart and look at the notes under the domain. The cart says when WHOIS privacy is not available.
Should you register .in, .co.in or .com?
Our guide to .in vs .co.in vs .com compares what each costs and whether it includes WHOIS privacy.