Domains By Proxy customers and internet users may need help with WHOIS privacy, a private domain registration, changing privacy settings, contacting a domain owner, reporting spam or abuse, submitting a copyright complaint, or understanding why Domains By Proxy appears in a domain’s public registration record. Domains By Proxy is closely integrated with GoDaddy’s Domain Privacy service, and ordinary domain-account support is generally handled through the registrar where the domain is registered.
How to Contact Domains By Proxy
- General Customer Service Phone: Domains By Proxy does not currently publish a separate verified general consumer-support number
- WHOIS Proxy Phone: 1-480-624-2599 may appear in WHOIS records when Domain Privacy is enabled; this should not be treated as a general customer-service number
- Domains By Proxy Support: Domains By Proxy Support
- Manage Domain Privacy: Sign in with the registrar where the domain was registered and open its domain-management or privacy settings
- GoDaddy Support: GoDaddy Customer Support
- GoDaddy U.S. Customer Support: 1-480-366-3550, available 24/7
- WHOIS Substitute Address: DomainsByProxy.com, 100 S. Mill Ave., Suite 1600, Tempe, AZ 85281
- Legal / Compliance Address: Domains By Proxy, Compliance Department, 2150 E. Warner Rd., Tempe, AZ 85284
- Official Website: DomainsByProxy.com
Domains By Proxy, LLC provides domain-registration privacy services. Instead of displaying a domain registrant’s personal contact information publicly, the privacy service can substitute Domains By Proxy information in public registration records.
Domains By Proxy is part of the GoDaddy corporate group. GoDaddy uses Domains By Proxy as its Domain Privacy partner for eligible domains.
Why Does Domains By Proxy Appear in WHOIS?
Seeing Domains By Proxy in a WHOIS or registration-data lookup does not necessarily mean Domains By Proxy owns or operates the website.
When Domain Privacy is enabled, substitute contact information can appear instead of the domain owner’s personal information.
For eligible GoDaddy domains with Domain Privacy turned on, the public WHOIS information can include:
- Organization: Domains By Proxy, LLC
- Phone: +1-480-624-2599
- Mailing Address: DomainsByProxy.com, 100 S. Mill Ave., Suite 1600, Tempe, AZ 85281
- Email: An anonymous contact method or private email associated with the domain
These details protect the registrant’s personal information from being displayed publicly.
How to Manage Domains By Proxy Privacy
Domains By Proxy’s current website tells domain owners to manage domain privacy and protection through the company where the domain was registered.
If your domain is registered through GoDaddy:
- Sign in to your GoDaddy account.
- Open Domain Portfolio.
- Select the affected domain.
- Open the Domain Privacy settings.
- Review the current privacy level.
- Change the setting if appropriate.
GoDaddy currently provides Domain Privacy automatically for eligible domains. The available privacy level can determine which registration details are displayed publicly.
Contact GoDaddy Customer Support if you cannot access the domain, cannot change its privacy settings, or have a billing or account problem involving the registration.
Domains By Proxy Privacy Levels on GoDaddy
GoDaddy currently provides several levels of public registration-data visibility.
Depending on the domain and available settings:
- Domain Privacy On: Registrant contact information is hidden and substitute Domains By Proxy information is used.
- Limited Privacy: Some limited information, such as organization, state, or country, may be displayed while other personal information remains hidden.
- Privacy Off: Registrant information that is eligible for publication may become publicly visible.
Turning privacy off can expose contact information publicly. Review the consequences before changing the setting, particularly for a personal or home-based domain registration.
How to Contact the Owner of a Domains By Proxy Domain
If you found Domains By Proxy while attempting to contact the owner of a website, do not call the WHOIS proxy phone number expecting Domains By Proxy to identify the registrant.
Domain Privacy is specifically designed to prevent personal registrant information from being exposed publicly.
When available, use the anonymous contact link displayed in the domain’s registration information. This allows a message to be sent without publishing the registrant’s private email address.
When contacting a domain owner:
- Identify the exact domain name.
- Explain why you are making contact.
- Provide your own legitimate contact information.
- Avoid sending passwords or other sensitive information.
- Do not assume the registrant is required to respond.
A privacy service does not guarantee that a private domain owner will respond to an unsolicited inquiry.
How to Report a Website Using Domains By Proxy
Domains By Proxy maintains separate processes for complaints involving domains using its privacy service.
Its support page directs users with spam or legal complaints to its claim and policy resources.
Before filing a complaint, identify the type of issue:
- Spam
- Phishing
- Malware
- Copyright infringement
- Trademark infringement
- Domain-name dispute
- Other prohibited activity
Domains By Proxy is a privacy/proxy provider. It is not necessarily the registrar that registered the domain or the hosting company storing the website.
For phishing, malware, hacking, or other website abuse, it can also be appropriate to identify and contact the actual registrar or hosting provider.
Domains By Proxy Spam Complaints
Domains By Proxy maintains an Anti-Spam Policy and provides procedures for reporting suspected spam.
Its published policy lists abuse@domainsbyproxy.com as one method for reporting suspected spam.
When reporting spam, keep:
- The domain name involved
- Complete message headers
- Date and time received
- Sender information
- URLs included in the message
- Copies or screenshots of the unwanted messages
Do not click suspicious links or download unexpected attachments merely to collect evidence.
Domains By Proxy Copyright and Trademark Complaints
Domains By Proxy maintains procedures for copyright and trademark claims.
For a copyright complaint involving a domain using Domains By Proxy, use the official Domains By Proxy Copyright Claim Form.
Domains By Proxy explains that it provides private registration service and is not the website’s hosting provider. A complaint involving content may therefore also require action by the site’s host, registrar, or another service provider.
Domains By Proxy’s intellectual-property policy also distinguishes copyright or trademark complaints from disputes over ownership or registration of the domain name itself.
A domain-name dispute may require a different process, such as the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy, commonly called the UDRP.
Domains By Proxy Legal Requests and Subpoenas
Domains By Proxy publishes a separate subpoena policy for qualifying legal requests.
Its current policy identifies:
Compliance Department
Domains By Proxy
2150 E. Warner Rd.
Tempe, AZ 85284 USA
The policy also lists a Compliance Department fax number of 480-624-2546.
This is a legal-process route, not ordinary customer service. A consumer with a domain-renewal, billing, password, privacy-setting, or GoDaddy account problem should use the registrar’s normal customer-support process instead.
Domains By Proxy and GoDaddy
Domains By Proxy is closely associated with GoDaddy’s domain-registration services.
GoDaddy currently identifies Domains By Proxy as its Domain Privacy partner, and Domains By Proxy, LLC appears among GoDaddy’s subsidiaries in corporate filings.
For eligible GoDaddy domains, Domain Privacy is automatically applied and can replace the registrant’s public contact information with Domains By Proxy information.
This means many searches for “Domains By Proxy customer service” actually involve a GoDaddy account or domain-management issue.
Contact GoDaddy when you need help with:
- Domain renewals
- Domain billing
- Turning Domain Privacy on or off
- Changing domain contact information
- Domain transfers
- Account access
- Password or two-step verification problems
- DNS settings
- Nameservers
- Domain Protection
GoDaddy’s current U.S. Customer Support number is 1-480-366-3550, with phone support listed as available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Domains By Proxy Scams and Security
The appearance of Domains By Proxy in WHOIS should not by itself be treated as evidence that a website is fraudulent.
Legitimate individuals and businesses use domain privacy to keep personal registration data from being exposed publicly.
At the same time, privacy does not guarantee that a website is legitimate.
Before providing sensitive information to an unfamiliar site:
- Check the exact domain spelling.
- Research the business independently.
- Look for legitimate contact information on the website itself.
- Be cautious of unexpected payment demands.
- Do not provide passwords or verification codes.
- Do not install remote-access software at the request of an unsolicited caller.
- Use the appropriate registrar or hosting-provider abuse system for suspicious activity.
Domains By Proxy also maintains its own Scams and Security information for internet users.
How to Escalate a Domains By Proxy Problem
- Determine whether you own the domain or are making a complaint about someone else’s domain.
- If you own the domain, identify the registrar where it is registered.
- For a GoDaddy domain, sign in to GoDaddy and review the Domain Privacy settings.
- Use registrar customer support for billing, renewal, login, transfer, or privacy-setting problems.
- For spam or legal complaints involving another domain, use Domains By Proxy’s official Support and claim resources.
- For phishing, malware, or other abuse, identify the registrar or hosting provider and use the appropriate abuse-reporting process.
- For a copyright or trademark issue, follow the applicable intellectual-property complaint procedure.
- For a formal legal request, review Domains By Proxy’s published subpoena policy rather than sending legal documents to ordinary customer support.
Domains By Proxy Customer Service Reviews and Complaints
CustomerServiceNumbers.com currently displays 0 out of 5 stars based on 0 Domains By Proxy customer reviews.
Because no reviews have been submitted on this CSN listing yet, there is not enough firsthand CustomerServiceNumbers.com feedback to identify reliable positive or negative trends involving Domains By Proxy privacy, customer service, billing, complaints, or domain management.
If you have actually dealt with Domains By Proxy or its support process, you can share your experience below.
About Domains By Proxy
Domains By Proxy launched in 2002 as a WHOIS privacy service designed to prevent a domain registrant’s personal contact information from being publicly displayed.
The company provides substitute registration information while the underlying domain owner retains control over functions such as the website, domain renewal, nameservers, and domain contact information through the applicable registrar.
Domains By Proxy, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company and is part of the GoDaddy corporate group.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Domains By Proxy customer-service phone number?
Domains By Proxy does not currently publish a separate verified general consumer-support phone number on its main support page. If the privacy service is attached to a domain you own, contact the registrar where the domain is registered.
What is 1-480-624-2599?
GoDaddy’s current WHOIS documentation lists 1-480-624-2599 as the substitute phone number displayed when Domain Privacy is turned on. It should not be presented as a general Domains By Proxy customer-service line.
Why is Domains By Proxy listed as the owner of a website?
It may be appearing because the actual registrant is using domain privacy. Domains By Proxy substitute information can replace the registrant’s personal name, address, phone number, and email information in public registration records.
How do I change Domains By Proxy settings?
Manage the privacy setting through the registrar where the domain is registered. For a GoDaddy domain, sign in to the GoDaddy Domain Portfolio and open the domain’s privacy settings.
How do I contact the real owner of a Domains By Proxy domain?
Use the anonymous contact method shown in the domain’s registration information when one is available. Domains By Proxy generally does not publicly reveal private registrant details merely because someone wants to contact the owner.
Is Domains By Proxy part of GoDaddy?
Yes. Domains By Proxy, LLC appears among GoDaddy’s subsidiaries, and GoDaddy identifies Domains By Proxy as its Domain Privacy partner.
Where is Domains By Proxy located?
Domains By Proxy’s current subpoena policy says the company is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona and lists its Compliance Department at 2150 E. Warner Rd., Tempe, AZ 85284. GoDaddy’s WHOIS system uses a separate substitute privacy address at 100 S. Mill Ave., Suite 1600, Tempe, AZ 85281.
How do I report spam involving Domains By Proxy?
Use the Domains By Proxy Support resources. Its published Anti-Spam Policy also lists abuse@domainsbyproxy.com for suspected spam reports.
Related Domain and Website Customer Service Pages
Related Corporate Resource
Why Trust CustomerServiceNumbers.com?
CustomerServiceNumbers.com has helped consumers locate customer-service information and share customer-service experiences since 2004. The site is independent and is not owned or operated by Domains By Proxy, GoDaddy, a domain registrar, hosting provider, or website using a private registration service.
Share Your Domains By Proxy Customer Service Experience
If you contacted Domains By Proxy or your domain registrar about WHOIS privacy, changing privacy settings, contacting a domain owner, spam, abuse, a copyright complaint, legal request, domain transfer, or another privacy-related issue, describe the problem, which support route you used, the response you received, and whether the matter was resolved.
Privacy warning: Do not publish your domain-account password, two-factor authentication code, domain-transfer authorization code, payment information, private registrant details, identification documents, legal documents containing sensitive information, or private support correspondence in a public review.
Customer Service Information Disclaimer
CustomerServiceNumbers.com is an independent consumer-information and review website and is not affiliated with Domains By Proxy, LLC, GoDaddy Inc., GoDaddy.com, LLC, or any website using a private domain registration. CustomerServiceNumbers.com cannot access domain accounts, reveal private registrants, change WHOIS settings, renew domains, process refunds, remove website content, investigate abuse complaints, or respond on behalf of Domains By Proxy or GoDaddy. Domain privacy, WHOIS/RDDS requirements, registrar policies, contact information, and complaint procedures can change. Verify important information through Domains By Proxy and the registrar responsible for the domain.