Domain registrars and hosting providers have access to your website content, visitor data, and often payment information.
Side-by-side comparison of privacy scores across major domain & hosting services.
| Service | Score | Grade | Key Privacy Issue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
C
Cloudflare
Best in Category
|
58 | C+ | Traffic data processed globally, metadata retained | View Review → |
|
N
Namecheap
|
50 | C | WHOIS data exposed despite privacy options | View Review → |
|
D
DigitalOcean
|
45 | C- | Server access logs retained for analytics | View Review → |
|
G
GoDaddy
Lowest in Category
|
40 | C- | Aggressive upselling uses customer data | View Review → |
Domain registration reveals personal information even with privacy services.
Your website visitor data is logged and may be analyzed.
Hosting providers have technical access to all your website content.
DNS queries reveal browsing patterns of your visitors.
We also analyze domain & hosting terms of service for consumer fairness issues like billing, cancellation, and liability.
View ToS Watchdog Domain & Hosting →Click through for complete privacy analysis of each service.
If you're worried about how these services are using your data, or need help understanding your rights under privacy laws, I can help.