WHOIS info for domains moved to Cloudflare

Website, Application, Performance Registrar
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Hello there!

A couple of days ago I opted to move all of my domains from GoDaddy to Cloudflare. In order to make the switch to Cloudflare possible, I did have to remove the ability to mask my WHOIS information for these domains. I realize I still have over a week before the transfer is completely finished, but once it is complete, is there any way to mask my WHOIS information like I did before? I would prefer that my name and street address not be made available to the public when a WHOIS query is run.

Thanks for your help!

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Cloudflare always masks WHOIS info.

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Thanks for the quick reply and for the info! That answers my question.

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Was this required by your old registrar? I’m pretty sure it’s not a CF rule.

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In the FAQ, it states that GoDaddy customers must remove private registration prior to transferring.

https://developers.cloudflare.com/registrar/domain-transfers/transfer-flow/

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“Remove WHOIS privacy: Certain registrars, including larger ones like GoDaddy, prohibit transfers while you have WHOIS privacy services enabled.”

Thanks mdogg - I guess I missed that.

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It’s all good bro.

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You have todo the same when transferring from NameCheap. However as long as your domain registrar gives you the manual transfer approval option it should be visible for only a short time. For me I was able to complete the transfer within 10-20 minutes depending on the TLD.