Selecting Domain Privacy means that you are choosing to have Lycos list itself as the owner of your domain name and act as a proxy for your domain-related communication.

What does this mean for me and my domain?

Without Domain Privacy, you must list yourself as the owner of your domain meaning that your name, postal address, email address, and sometimes even phone number will be stored in a public WHOIS database. Anyone with knowledge of your domain will be able to find this personal information and can put you at risk for spam from marketers, cyber hackers, or worse.

With Lycos filling in its own information in place of yours, hackers and spammers will not be able to contact you just by knowing your domain name. If you work from home, have a personal website, or just want to avoid any chance of getting spammed or hacked, Domain Privacy can protect you from any imminent threat.