---
title: "What Is Privacy / proxy service? Domain Glossary | Grit Brokerage"
description: "A privacy or proxy service hides a domain owner's personal contact details in public lookups. A privacy service shows masked data, while a proxy service..."
url: https://gritbrokerage.preview.multisites.ai/glossary/privacy-proxy-service
publisher: Grit Brokerage
contact: https://gritbrokerage.preview.multisites.ai/contact
offer: https://gritbrokerage.preview.multisites.ai/inquiry
---

Registration and DNS

# Privacy / proxy service

A privacy or proxy service hides a domain owner's personal contact details in public lookups. A privacy service shows masked data, while a proxy service lists the provider as the registrant and licenses the name to the customer.

## Why it matters

Many registrars add privacy by default now, and registration data is often redacted anyway. For sellers, privacy protects against spam and scams, but it also makes inbound offers harder. For buyers, it hides who to contact, which is why people use a broker to reach the owner. A proxy service can raise legal questions, since the provider is the legal holder on paper. Common mistake: selling a name held under a proxy without first checking that the account holder can authorize a transfer.

Source: [icann.org](https://www.icann.org/en/contracted-parties/registry-operators/resources/registration-data-access-protocol)

[Read nextHow to Find Out Who Owns a Domain Name (WHOIS, RDAP, and Privacy)](https://gritbrokerage.preview.multisites.ai/guides/find-domain-owner)

## Buying or selling a domain?

Call, text or email. Responsiveness is our trademark, and a broker answers, not a form robot.

[Talk to a broker](https://gritbrokerage.preview.multisites.ai/contact) [Call (442) 500-GRIT](tel:+1-442-500-4748)