Compliance frameworks, security audits, and quality certifications this company maintains.
GoDaddy complies with PCI DSS Level 1 standards for GoDaddy Payments and all payment processing services, protecting the payment card data of millions of small business customers and their end consumers transacting through GoDaddy commerce platforms.
GoDaddy holds ISO 27001 certification for its information security management systems covering web hosting, domain registration, and customer data storage operations across global data centers.
GoDaddy maintains SOC 2 Type II certification for its hosting and cloud infrastructure services, providing enterprise customers with independent verification of security, availability, and confidentiality controls for customer data.
GoDaddy complies with GDPR across its European customer operations, implementing data subject rights management, privacy controls, and consent mechanisms for domain and hosting customers in the European Union.
GoDaddy complies with the California Consumer Privacy Act for its California customer base, providing data access, deletion, and opt-out controls through the GoDaddy privacy portal for domain and hosting customers.
Regulatory
ICANN Accreditation
CertifiedGoDaddy maintains full ICANN accreditation as an authorized domain registrar, enabling it to register domains across all gTLDs and ccTLDs and participate in the global domain registration system as the world largest registrar.
GoDaddy complies with COPPA for its website builder and e-commerce tools, implementing age verification and parental consent mechanisms to prevent collection of personal information from children under 13.
GoDaddy complies with FTC regulations on advertising and marketing practices, including clear disclosure of domain and hosting subscription terms, auto-renewal policies, and promotional pricing to protect small business customers.
GoDaddy is working toward environmental management improvements including data center energy efficiency and renewable energy procurement to reduce the carbon footprint of its global hosting infrastructure.
Regulatory
WHOIS Accuracy Program
CompliantGoDaddy complies with the ICANN WHOIS Accuracy Program, implementing processes to verify domain registrant contact information and respond to inaccuracy reports within required timeframes to maintain ICANN accreditation.