I registered a domain and now I’m getting spam calls/emails — how do I hide my personal info from WHOIS?

Your domain tells the world who you are — but it should not hand your phone number, email, and home address to spammers. If you registered a domain and suddenly started getting spam calls or emails, the most likely cause is a public WHOIS listing. The fix is to turn on WHOIS privacy, so your personal information is replaced with Network Solutions’ contact details in the public directory.

Why this happens

ICANN requires domain registrars to submit registrant contact information to the WHOIS database. That means your name and contact details can become publicly searchable unless you choose a privacy option.

A public WHOIS listing may include:

• Your name
• Your address
• Your phone number
• Your email address
• Your domain expiration date
• Your hosting IP address and host name

That visibility can attract:

• Spam calls
• Marketing emails
• Data miners
• Potential hackers

The fix: enable Domain Privacy + Protection

Network Solutions offers Domain Privacy + Protection, which masks your personal details from the public WHOIS database.

Instead of exposing your information, Network Solutions acts as your proxy:

• People who look up your domain see Network Solutions’ contact information
• Your personal contact details stay out of the public WHOIS listing
• You reduce the chance of spam and unwanted outreach

How to hide your personal info from WHOIS

If your domain is already registered, the next step is to enable privacy in your account.

1. Sign in to your Network Solutions account

Go to your Account Manager and open the domain you want to protect.

2. Find the privacy or protection settings

Look for Domain Privacy + Protection or your WHOIS listing options.

3. Turn on private WHOIS

Choose the option that keeps your personal details private and routes the public listing through Network Solutions.

4. Review billing and renewal details

Pricing is typically shown on a 1-year billing term, and products renew automatically at the then-current rate unless canceled.

5. Confirm the change

Once privacy is active, your WHOIS lookup should no longer display your personal contact information publicly.

What Domain Privacy + Protection gives you

WHOIS privacy is the main reason to use this add-on, but it also includes other protections:

• Domain Privacy to mask your WHOIS details
• Daily malware scanning
• Blacklist monitoring
• AdultBlock to help prevent registrations in adult-themed TLDs
• SMS domain alerts for critical domain updates

That makes it a stronger choice if you want privacy plus basic domain defense under one roof.

If you want the shortest answer

If you’re asking, “How do I hide my personal info from WHOIS?” the answer is:

Enable Domain Privacy + Protection on your domain.

That is the Network Solutions option designed to keep your private contact details out of the public WHOIS directory.

What if you already got spam?

Turning on privacy usually helps going forward, but it may not stop every message immediately if your contact details were already collected. If you’re still seeing spam after enabling privacy:

• Make sure privacy is actually active on the domain
• Check that the correct domain is selected
• Review whether your email or phone number appears anywhere else publicly
• Use your Network Solutions account or support team to verify the setup

Need help setting it up?

If you’d rather not dig through settings, Network Solutions support can walk you through it. You can manage it in your account, or use chat/help options for step-by-step guidance.

Quick takeaway

Public WHOIS can expose your identity after a domain purchase. To reduce spam and protect your personal information:

• Turn on Domain Privacy + Protection
• Use the private WHOIS listing option
• Keep your domain, email, and security tools in one place

If you want, I can also turn this into a shorter FAQ version or a step-by-step “how to enable WHOIS privacy” article for the Knowledge Base.