Contact records are collections of contact information created to be displayed in the public Whois directory. Please note that if you do not want your contact record information to be available in the Whois directory, you will need to add domain privacy (this can be added with a registration or transfer, or added to a domain in your Dynadot account as long as domain privacy is allowed).
When you first create your account, your account information is used to create your Whois contact record. However, from then on it is separate from your account information and must be updated separately from your account information (i.e. when you update your account information, it does not affect your Whois contact record). Find out more about the difference between account information and contact records.
You can edit your contact record as well as create a new contact record within your Dynadot account. You can also select a default Whois contact record to use with future domain registrations and transfers. Find out how to see which contact records your domains are using for the Whois directory.
Please keep in mind that all contact records must contain accurate information as stated in our Service Agreement.
What is the difference between full and partial domain privacy?
Our domain privacy service allows you to hide your personal contact information from showing up in the public Whois database, protecting you from spammers and scammers. We offer two types of domain privacy options:
Partial Domain Privacy replaces your address, phone number, and email address with Dynadot's information, but leaves your name visible in the Whois database.
Full Domain Privacy replaces all of your personal contact information including your name with Dynadot's information.
Please note that full domain privacy is the default privacy setting. You can see an example of our full privacy on our Domain Privacy page. You can change your domain privacy type in your Dynadot account.
Not sure what information is showing in the Whois database for your domain? You can do a Whois lookup for your domain to find out. Then, if needed, you can easily add privacy to an existing domain in your Dynadot account.
What is the difference between full and partial domain privacy?
Our domain privacy service allows you to hide your personal contact information from showing up in the public Whois database, protecting you from spammers and scammers. We offer two types of domain privacy options:
Partial Domain Privacy replaces your address, phone number, and email address with Dynadot's information, but leaves your name visible in the Whois database.
Full Domain Privacy replaces all of your personal contact information including your name with Dynadot's information.
Please note that full domain privacy is the default privacy setting. You can see an example of our full privacy on our Domain Privacy page. You can change your domain privacy type in your Dynadot account.
Not sure what information is showing in the Whois database for your domain? You can do a Whois lookup for your domain to find out. Then, if needed, you can easily add privacy to an existing domain in your Dynadot account.