If you bought a .in domain from GoDaddy, BigRock, or any other service provider, and you're looking for a privacy protection option, then you should read this. I already faced this issue while trying to add domain privacy protection to my .in domain, and spent hours trying to find a solution.
You must be aware that there are several advantages of having privacy protection enabled for a domain. It doesn't just hide your name, email, and address, but also hides your phone number, thus protecting you from hackers, spammers, and data miners.
How to Add Domain Privacy to Your .in Domain?
Wondering how to enable the Privacy Protection option on your GoDaddy/BigRock/Bluehost account for a .in domain? Every time you book a domain, your personal details get disclosed publicly in the WHOIS record.
Domain registrars like GoDaddy, BigRock, Hostgator, and Bluehost do charge additional fees for private domain registration on many extensions. Other registrars, like Namecheap or Google Domains, offer free domain privacy protection — but again, typically for extensions other than .in.
So the million-dollar question is: how do you enable privacy protection for your .in domain?
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If you're also scratching your head trying to find a privacy option on your GoDaddy/BigRock domain control panel, here's what I found:
Is .in Domain Privacy Protection Available on GoDaddy?
To check whether private domain registration is available for a .in domain on your GoDaddy account, follow these steps:
- Login to your GoDaddy account
- Go to your domain's management page
- Scroll down to 'Contact Information'
- At the time of writing this originally, no 'Make Private' option was available for .in domains
What Did BigRock Have to Say?
I spoke with BigRock Customer Support and tried to figure out whether a privacy protection option was available for .in domains, and they confirmed that this option was not available.
Does Any Other Registrar Offer Private Registration for .in Domains?
At the time this was originally written, none of the major registrars offered privacy protection for .in domains — you couldn't hide your personal details for an Indian (.in) domain the way you could for a .com.
2026 update: this has partly changed
Global privacy rules (like GDPR) and updated ICANN policies have pushed most registries, including .IN, toward redacting personal WHOIS data by default in many cases — especially for registrants who qualify as individuals. However, .IN registry policy has shifted more than once over the years, and availability can still vary by registrar and registrant type (individual vs. organization). Because this keeps changing, don't rely on old blog posts (including this one, originally written in 2018) — always check your specific registrar's current domain privacy policy for .in before assuming your details are or aren't public.
What You Can Do Right Now
- Check your current registrar's domain management panel for a "Privacy Protection," "WHOIS Privacy," or "ID Protect" option specifically for your .in domain — policies have changed since this was first published.
- If it's not available, ask their support team directly whether .in privacy protection is supported today, since this is exactly the kind of detail that changes without much announcement.
- If privacy still isn't available for .in, consider using a business address and a dedicated business phone/email for domain registration instead of personal details, to limit what's exposed either way.
- For truly sensitive projects, registering under a .com or another extension with confirmed privacy support may be a simpler workaround than fighting the .in registry's rules.