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Parcom offers professional grade privacy service for our customers. This is an add on feature from the registry that does have a nominal annual fee. Currently that fee is $9.99 per year, however, it is subject to change from our domain registry partner. If your domain is currently registered with Parcom and you are interested in this feature, please contact our support team to have this added on for you.
NOTE: This service is only available to a select number of extensions. See: Parcom Domain Registration for details.
What is the Domain ID Protection Plus Service?
International rules require that valid contact information—known as Whois—is available for every domain name. ID Protect cloaks your identity and provides proxy contact information in the Whois.
The Domain ID Protection Plus Service also reduces spam. In your cloaked Whois information, we provide a proxy email address that changes several times a year. We forward email sent to the proxy address, but when the proxy address changes, spam sent to the old address bounces.
Why is my personal information available when I purchase a domain name?
International rules require that valid contact information be provided for all domain names, and that it be accessible worldwide. Domain ID Protection Plus Service provides valid contact information that satisfies the international requirements without exposing your personal contact information to worldwide scrutiny.
What personal information is displayed in domain name Whois, and how do people find it?
Domain name Whois displays name, address, and email address. Anyone anywhere can search the Whois database through any search engine and many other web sites.
Domain ID Protection Plus Service provides proxy information instead of your personal contact information. Parties who want to contact you use the proxy information, and we forward to you.
How does Domain ID Protection Plus Service help reduce spam?
Domain name Whois is a principal source of email addresses for spammers. If your domain name has Domain ID Protection Plus Service, we change the Whois email address several times a year. Spammers harvest and use one Whois email address, but once we change it that source of spam is cut off.
Can I add Domain ID Protection Plus Service to a domain name that is registered elsewhere?
No. The domain must be registered with us in order to use ID Protect.
Which Domain extensions allow ID Protect?
ID Protect can be purchased for the following TLDs: com, net, org, biz, info, name, tv, cc, me
How do I add it?
To add this to a Parcom registered domain, log into your portal account at https://my.parcomweb.com then go to DOMAINS/MY DOMAINS then click MANAGE DOMAIN for the domain you wish to add the service to. Click ADD ONS and you can purchase the service for the domain.
More information:
http://www.parcomweb.com/services/domain-registration/domain-id-protection-plus/
Legacy customers:If you registered with us via our legacy systems, contact our support team to move your domain management to our new portal system.
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