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title: Domain Protection Plans | Help Protect your Domain against Online Threats
description: Go beyond basic privacy protection. Help prevent unauthorized domain transfers, avoid accidental expiration, and more with GoDaddy Domain Protection.
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# GoDaddy Domain Protection

## Your domain is important, protect it today

- Receive alerts when changes are made to your domain
- Upgrade to Ultimate and get an extra 90 days to renew if your domain accidentally expires

[Add Domain Protection](https://dcc.godaddy.com?marketid=en-ca)

## Online threats are real

### Your domain needs protection, just like your website

You already safeguard your website against common vulnerabilities by using an SSL, a firewall and creating backups. Domain Protection is exclusively focused on defending your **domain** against bad actors and online risks. After all, your domain is how people get to your website — and that's definitely worth protecting. Add protection to your existing domain in your Domain Portfolio.

| Feature | Full Domain Protection | Ultimate Domain Protection |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | Best for folks looking to safeguard against domain threats | Ideal for businesses and entrepreneurs needing additional billing security |
| Replace your personal contact info on WHOIS with substitute details, powered by Domains By Proxy® | ✓ | ✓ |
| Identity protection with a private email address to filter spam messages related to your domain name | ✓ | ✓ |
| Receive notifications when critical changes are being made to your domain | ✓ | ✓ |
| Prevent accidental transfers or expirations — and assist in shielding you from unauthorized access | ✓ | ✓ |
| 90 days to renew your domain if it accidentally expires due to failed billing | — | ✓ |
| No extra fees to recover your domain if it expires unexpectedly | — | ✓ |

## Your domain is important

We’re here to help you protect it.

### Your domain is your brand

And it’s essential to keep you online. Domain Protection makes it virtually impossible to accidentally transfer or delete your domain. You decide what changes are allowed by approving them with identity verification.

### No redemption fees

Forgot to update your payment method and your domain expired? We've got you covered with Ultimate Domain Protection. You'll have an extra 90 days to renew your domain if it expires, with no additional fees**.

## Domain Protection FAQ

### Is Domain Protection worth it?

We sure think so! There are many parts to a business and an online presence, but your domain is one of the most important. Domain Protection keeps you in control of your domains, so you can focus on the more important stuff.