When you want to hide or display contact details in the Whois records of a .TEL domain. This article explains how to enable or disable contact visibility for eligible individual registrants from the Customer Control Panel.
You have the option not to have your Contact Details displayed in the Whois Lookup result of a .TEL domain name, if you are registering it as an individual. You may choose this option at the time of Registration.
To Hide/Publish Contact Details of a Registered .TEL Domain Name
Hiding Contact Details-
Login to your Control Panel.
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Search for the .TEL domain name and proceed to the Order Details view.
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If the domain name is Locked/Suspended, you will have to first get it Unlocked/Unsuspended it before proceeding further.
For Resellers: If the domain name is Locked by you, you may proceed without Unlocking it.
For Resellers: If the domain name is Locked by ResellerClub, you need to get it Unlocked first. Contact us at https://helpdesk.resellerclub.com/.
For Resellers: If the domain name is Suspended by either you or ResellerClub, it needs to be first Unsuspended, before you can proceed.
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Click the Publish Whois Optout link.
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Select the Enable Contact Privacy (I am an individual) radio button and then click the Update Contact Privacy Status button.
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The Whois Lookup will display only the Registrant Contact Name, Administrative Contact Name, Technical Contact Name and Billing Contact Name. Address, Phone Number, Facsimile Number and Email Address associated with these Contacts will not be displayed.
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The complete Contact Details are required to be published in the Whois Lookup results, if a .TEL domain name is registered to a Company, Business, Partnership, Non-Profit Entity, Association, or other types of Legal constructs.
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If you are transferring away your .TEL domain name from ResellerClub, you need to first publish the Contact Details of your .TEL domain name and then place a Transfer request at the Registrar of your choice.
Publishing Contact Details (if already hidden)
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Login to your Control Panel.
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Search for the .TEL domain name and proceed to the Order details view.
Note
If the domain name is Locked/Suspended, you will have to first get it Unlocked/Unsuspended it before proceeding further.
For Resellers: If the domain name is Locked by you, you may proceed without Unlocking it.
For Resellers: If the domain name is Locked by ResellerClub, you need to get it Unlocked first. Contact us at https://helpdesk.resellerclub.com/.
For Resellers: If the domain name is Suspended by either you or ResellerClub, it needs to be first Unsuspended, before you can proceed.
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Click the Publish Whois Optout link.
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Select the Disable Contact Privacy radio button and then click the Update Contact Privacy Status button.