How do I make my domain's contact information displayed in WHOIS private? .: Netfirms 24/7 Support

For .com, .net, and .ca domains registered through Netfirms, you can make the contact information displayed in your domain's WHOIS private.

.com and .net

Follow these steps:

1. Login to the Netfirms Control Panel at https://controlpanel.netfirms.com
2. Click Domains
3. Click Admin
4. Click DNS Admin
5. "I agree to the Domain Privacy Terms of Service" check box should have a check mark
6. Click Enable

When your domain is private, Domain Privacy will be ON in the DNS Admin section of your domain.

When your domain is private, your whois record will look similar to the following (where yourdomain.com is your domain registered domain; where

Whois Privacy and Spam Prevention by DomainTools.com

is an example of the contact email address your domain would be associated with and any communication sent to the private email address will be forwarded to your actual email address):

Domain name: yourdomain.com

Administrative Contact:
Domain Privacy Group, Inc.

c/o yourdomain.com,
5160 Yonge St. Suite 1800
Toronto, ON M2N 6L9
CA
Fax:

Technical Contact:
Domain Privacy Group, Inc.

c/o yourdomain.com,
5160 Yonge St. Suite 1800
Toronto, ON M2N 6L9
CA
Fax:

.ca

Individual Domain Name Holders (eg. Registrants whose Legal Type=Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident, or Aboriginal Peoples): Your private information is protected by default. Such .ca domains will mask/hide all personal contact information (ie. domain number, registrant number, registrant name, admin contact, tech contact, description). Only following information will be revealed during a WHOIS search:

Registration Day
Registrar Number
DNS Name Servers

View and change your status through the CIRA Registrant Web Interface:

1. Browse to: https://registrants.cira.ca/use r
2. Under the heading “Changing your privacy status”, click the “Turn privacy OFF” button.

Corporate (Non-individual) Domain Name Holders (eg. Registrants whose Legal Type is a Company or Corporation): WHOIS privacy will NOT be applied - corporate information is displayed by default. Information may be protected only in special circumstances. The Registrant who is not an individual must certify to CIRA (CIRA in its sole discretion will make this determination) that it has a legitimate need to protect the privacy of its information) by completing the Change Privacy Status form here: http://cira.ca/en/Whois/whois_changestatus.html

How do I make my domain's contact information displayed in WHOIS private?

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