Domain privacy protection replaces the registrant's personal contact information in the public WHOIS record with the registrar's own proxy information instead, so the domain owner's name, address, email, and phone number aren't exposed to anyone who looks the domain up.

What it hides: personal contact details tied to the registration. What it doesn't hide: the fact that a domain is registered, its registration and expiration dates, or its nameservers. Some ccTLD registries also mandate public registrant data by policy, meaning privacy protection can't always be applied regardless of what the registrar offers.

NameBright's own privacy protection is free, and stays free indefinitely rather than expiring after an introductory period.

GDPR Privacy is a separate, related setting, not a substitute for the above. Domain privacy protection is applied per domain and hides WHOIS contact details behind proxy information. GDPR Privacy is an account-wide setting, available to EU residents, that hides your personal information from WHOIS output at the account level, with eligibility decided by NameBright. The two can apply together or on their own, so if you're an EU resident, it's worth checking both to make sure the one that actually fits your situation is turned on.