The owner stays private. Your message still reaches them.

Saw an address like example.ps@privacy.ps in a WHOIS lookup? It is a forwarding address that Atyaf gives each domain. Write to it and your message reaches the owner.

The owner's address is the domain followed by @privacy.ps, such as example.ps@privacy.ps. Write to it from your usual email.

Example: the WHOIS record of a domain using the service The example

Domain Name: example.ps
Registrant Name: Redacted for Privacy
Registrant Street: Redacted
Registrant City: Redacted
Registrant Phone: +970.0000000
Registrant Email: example.ps@privacy.ps

The seal reads خاص (khāṣṣ), Arabic for “private”.

The figure shows a Kufic seal reading خاص, with a mail line leading to the owner's inbox inside the seal.

What the public sees, and what stays private

Public WHOIS shows replacement details. Atyaf retains real owner information to administer the domain and meet registry requirements. Mail is forwarded to the owner without publishing their inbox here.

For each detail, what public WHOIS shows and what Atyaf retains for domain administration
Detail	Public WHOIS shows	Retained by Atyaf for domain administration
Name	Redacted for Privacy	The real name
Street	Redacted	The real street
City	Redacted	The real city
Phone	+970.0000000	The real number
Email	example.ps@privacy.ps	The real inbox, where your messages are forwarded

What gets through, and what is refused

Each domain has its own address at privacy.ps. What you write to it reaches the owner, within fixed limits.

You example.ps@privacy.ps The owner's inbox Your message, from your usual email Forwarded out of your sight

You send your message to the domain's privacy.ps address, and it is forwarded to the owner's real inbox without showing it to you. If the owner replies, their real address may be shown or stay hidden through a private address, depending on the domain’s setting.

Private replies hide the owner’s email address. They should remove personal details from their signature and message.

Up to 20 messages a day per address.
Up to 5 MB per message.
Mail to an address that doesn't exist is rejected.
Spam and messages that fail the authentication and abuse policy are rejected.
Messages are processed automatically for forwarding and abuse checks; this service is not a mailbox for storing correspondence.

To report abuse from a domain using the service: abuse@privacy.ps

Is your .ps domain with Atyaf? Its privacy is free.

With privacy on, WHOIS shows “Redacted for Privacy” in place of your name, +970.0000000 in place of your phone, and an address for your domain at privacy.ps in place of your email. People's messages still reach you as before.

Manage my domains

New domains ordered through privacy.ps appear in your account. Contact support to verify ownership and link an existing domain.

When the seal is opened

Public contact privacy does not prevent disclosure required by law, registry policy or domain procedures, including the situations below.

When the law or .ps registry policy requires it
In a dispute over the domain
When the domain is transferred to another registrar