The best way to protect your domain name is to add a Privacy & Protection plan when purchasing your domain. Doing so helps prevent accidental domain expiration by automatically renewing your domain registration when it's coming up on the expiration date. In addition, adding protection also hides your personal contact information from the public WHOIS directory including name, address, phone number, and email address. The WHOIS directory displays publicly viewable information for all registered names on the web. Lastly, a protection plan also helps prevent unauthorized domain transfers and other vulnerabilities.