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Offering GDPR compliant privacy by default

Privacy Protect

Use Realtime Register’s GDPR compliant Privacy Protect service to ensure that your customers’ privacy remains fully protected. Go from personal data published in WHOIS results, to privacy by default. Offer your customers protection against spam and unwanted emails and offerings. Please note that not all TLDs support privacy settings. A complete up-to-date list of supported TLDs can be found in the GDPR matrix.


Privacy Protect: FREE OF CHARGE!

Note: Realtime Register is committed to privacy. Therefore, our Privacy Protect service is including Privacy Proxy service and is free of charge. If our reseller is monetizing this service, our free offer does not apply. In that case, please talk to our support heroes.

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  • Privacy Protect hides registrant data in WHOIS, replacing it with proxy information to protect personal details.
  • The service is GDPR-compliant, helping businesses comply with EU and global data protection laws.
  • It protects domain owners from spam, unwanted emails, and data exposure in public domain records
  • Includes a Privacy Proxy service, ensuring registrant information is not publicly visible or shared with registries.
  • Free of charge for domains managed on the Realtime Register platform (unless resellers choose to monetize it).
  • Automatically forwards official messages (such as legal or UDRP requests) to the real domain owner.
  • Helps resellers show customers they take privacy and data protection seriously, strengthening trust.
  • Can reduce support requests from customers worried about personal data exposure.
  • Not all domain extensions support privacy protection; supported TLDs are listed in a GDPR matrix.

Opportunities for your business

Your customers trust you with their data. By using our WHOIS privacy services, you can offer your customers privacy by default, and be fully GDPR compliant (and comply with another 100 data protection laws worldwide).

  • Show your customers you take their privacy seriously
  • Show your customers you take their privacy seriously
  • Extensive privacy protection including Privacy Proxy service!
  • No registrant data is exposed to the public and the registry
  • Fully automated message forwarding to the registrant in case of an UDRP or another official request

Differences in WHOIS

We offer our WHOIS Privacy Protect Services free of charge, on top of our GDPR, Redacted WHOIS Service. Further on this page, you read more about the differences between Privacy Protect and Privacy Proxy Services. To make it easier to interpret, we have added examples of a WHOIS output. Here, you can easily see all the differences between the different Privacy services and how Realtime Register is processing data.

Examples of the three different types of WHOIS output:

Industry Default / Open WHOIS:
Registrant data is publicly accessible. Data is sent to the registries. No information is being redacted, there is no protection for your Registrant data. Not compliant with the GDPR article 44.
Redacted WHOIS:
Most Registrant data is redacted. Data is still sent to the registries. Fields like State and Country are still visible. The Organization field may still be visible. The bare minimum for GDPR article 44.
Realtime Register Privacy Protect:
Registrant data is not publicly accessible. Registrant data is not exposed to the registries. Fields like State, Country, and Organization make use of our Proxy service. Fully compliant with the GDPR.

WHOIS Redacted for Privacy Service

This is the service which, in many cases, is offered by our colleague registrars. Sometimes a markup is charged, the service is mostly free of charge. With WHOIS Redacted for Privacy Service, the registrant information in the WHOIS is redacted. This means that regular people checking the WHOIS information, will not see the person that registered the domain name, not the address and not the phone number. Depending on the TLD, they might still see the company name, province/state and country. For GDPR, setting privacy protect would be sufficient. However, not all TLDs support privacy settings, meaning there is still a change to violate GDPR article 44. A complete up-to-date list of supported TLDs can be found in the GDPR matrix. 

Watch out! While using this service, registrant information will still be sent to the registry. As you know, in many cases these registries are located outside Europe, mostly in the USA. This means the registry has access to your information and official authorities (such as the FBI and other Law Enforcement Authorities (LEAs)) can demand the registrant information from them. In other words, the privacy of the registrants is still not safe.

Privacy Protect Service (including Privacy Proxy)

With our Privacy Protect Service (including Privacy Proxy), we will NEVER send registrant information to the registries. Instead, all domain registrations will be done on a white labeled name, mydomainprovider.com, with the contact details of Realtime Register. Any request from authorities will be automatically forwarded by the Realtime Register platform to the registrant. We will never share or expose any registrant information, unless we are forced to do so by the applicable law enforcement.

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Great! Are you interested in Privacy Protect? You can create your GO!ORANGE account to start straight away, without any hassle. Or just get in touch with us for more information.

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FAQ

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What is the difference between Redacted WHOIS and Privacy Protect?

Standard "Redacted WHOIS" simply hides your contact details from the public, but your personal data is still sent to the registry (often located outside the EU). With Realtime Register Privacy Protect (including Privacy Proxy), we never send your information to the registry. Instead, the domain is registered using white-labeled contact details. This ensures your data never leaves our secure environment, providing a much higher level of protection against international data harvesting.
Is the Privacy Protect service free of charge?

Yes, Realtime Register is committed to privacy by default. We provide the Privacy Protect and Proxy service free of charge to our resellers. This allows you to protect your customers' data without increasing your costs. However, if you choose to monetize this as a premium add-on for your own customers, we recommend discussing the specific terms with our support team.
How does Privacy Protect help with GDPR compliance?

While many TLDs redact data, some registries still expose company names or locations, potentially violating GDPR Article 44 (data transfers to third countries). Privacy Protect solves this by acting as a Privacy Proxy: no personal data is exported to third-country registries. By using this service, you ensure your registration flows are fully compliant with GDPR and over 100 other global data protection laws automatically.
Can I still receive important emails if my address is hidden?

Absolutely. Even though your personal email is not published or sent to the registry, our platform includes a fully automated message forwarding system. Any official requests, such as UDRP notices or legal inquiries sent to the proxy email address, are automatically forwarded to the registrant's real email address. This ensures you never miss critical communications while keeping your inbox safe from spam and "Whois" scrapers.
Do all TLDs support Privacy Protect?

While we support Privacy Protect for the vast majority of our 2,000+ TLDs, some specific registries have strict policies that forbid proxy registrations. To make this easy for you, we provide a GDPR Matrix in our portal and API metadata. This tool gives you instant insight into the jurisdiction and WHOIS exposure of every TLD, advising you exactly where Privacy Protect is supported and recommended.
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