When you register your domain name, your personal information is published in the Whois Public Internet Directory. This is required by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) as part of the domain name registration process.  Privacy Protection is a service available to protect your personal data from unauthorized access. To disable privacy protection, you must contact register.com. You may also need to log in to the Whois database and update the privacy protection status for your domain name.