Cloudflare: More Privacy, Less Clutter: Important Updates to Your Domain Contact Info
Your domain name is the cornerstone of your online identity. It's your address on the web, and protecting it is a top priority for us. That's why we're excited to announce some important, privacy-focused updates to how domain name contact information is managed, in line with new policies from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Effective immediately, we are rolling out these changes automatically. Here’s a simple breakdown of what's new and what it means for you. What’s Changing with Your Domain Data? These updates are designed to enhance your privacy and streamline the domain registration process by minimizing the amount of your personal data that is publicly available or stored in our system. 1. Your Organization Name is Now Private by Default Previously, if you registered a domain under a company or organization name, that name was often visible in the public WHOIS database (the internet's public directory for domains). The Change: F...