Namespace Protection

Protect the identity you’ve built.

Media.com Namespace Protection protects important names and handle variations from impersonation and unrelated registration, helping you preserve credibility and clarity with your audience.

For individuals For organizations

Your personal namespace

@tessamarloweActive

@tessa_marloweProtected

@tessamarloweauthorProtected

@tessamarloweofficialProtected

@marlowetessaProtected

Your organization’s namespace

@avenorActive

@avenorcorpProtected

@avenorglobalProtected

@avenorofficialProtected

@avenortechProtected

Protect more than your primary handle.

People and organizations are known by more than one name. Protect approved names and handle variations associated with your identity to help reduce impersonation and misleading registration on Media.com.

Primary identity: @avenorThe name or brand people know you by.
Name variations: @avenorcorpCommon abbreviations, alternative forms and established aliases.
Related names: @avenorglobalRelevant brands, professional identities or other associated names.
Defensive names: @avenorofficialVariations you want protected even if you don’t plan to use them.

You don’t need to use every name you protect.

Your primary Media.com handle can remain active while other protected names and variants are reserved defensively against unrelated registration.

@avenorActive

@avenorcorpProtected

@avenorofficialProtected

@avenorgroupProtected

@avenorglobalProtected

How it works

1
Tell us what you want to protect
Submit your canonical identity and the names or variants that matter to you.
2
Verify your identity or authority
Media.com confirms the person or organization and, where relevant, representative authority.
3
We review your namespace
Media.com reviews each requested name for an appropriate relationship to your identity.
4
Monitor and manage
See your protected names, request additions and respond to conflicting claims.

For individuals

Protect your personal identity

For individuals, creators, executives, public figures, and other higher-visibility individuals.

Legal or public name
Professional or stage name
Common aliases
Name variants
Selected professional identities

Explore Identity Protection

For organizations

Protect your brand

For organizations at risk of impersonation across brands, products and services.

Company name
Brand and sub-brand names
Common abbreviations
Product identities
Regional variants
Selected executive identities

Explore Brand Protection

Your namespace, in one place.

See every protected name and its status, request additional protections, and respond when something needs your attention.

Namespace ProtectionAvenor Group

14 protected identities

Protected: 12
Review required: 1
Action required: 1

@avenorProtected
@avenorcorpProtected
@avenorofficialProtected
@avenorbankReview required
Avenor PaymentsProtected brand
Jane SmithProtected executive

Illustrative example.

Protection doesn’t stop after activation.

Media.com continues to watch registration and claim activity involving the identities in your protected namespace.

Attempts to claim protected names
Potentially conflicting identities
Representative claims
Changes to your protected portfolio
Account and security events

Monitoring applies to activity on Media.com.

Priority when something needs attention

Subscribers receive priority handling of protected-name claims, impersonation reports, account recovery, namespace changes and representative issues.

Suggested protections and an annual review

Media.com suggests variants you may want to add, and once a year reviews your portfolio with you: new names, names you no longer need, and changes to your public identity.

@avenorofficialSuggested

@theavenorgroupSuggested

@avenorglobalSuggested

Protection plans

Choose the level of protection that fits your identity, brand or portfolio.

Identity Protection

For individuals

Protect important names and handle variations associated with your personal, public or professional identity.

From US$199Billed annually

Explore Identity Protection

Brand Protection

For Organizations

Protect your organization name, brands and important variations from impersonation and unrelated registration.

From US$499Billed annually

Explore Brand Protection

Enterprise Protection

For larger portfolios

Custom protection for brands, subsidiaries, products, regional identities and executive portfolios.

Custom protection

Talk to Media.com

Compare all protection plans

Protection that keeps identities clear

Namespace Protection helps reduce impersonation and misleading registration by protecting approved names and handle variations associated with you or your organization on Media.com.

Every request is reviewed

Media.com confirms that each requested name has an appropriate connection to the verified person or organization, helping keep protection fair for everyone.

How is Namespace Protection different from Handle Licensing?

Namespace Protection protects additional approved names and handle variations from unrelated registration.

Handle Licensing lets you actively use an eligible Media.com handle as your profile address.

Each profile has one active handle. Other approved names can remain protected without becoming separate public addresses.

Frequently asked questions

What is a namespace?

Your namespace is the group of names and handle variations people may associate with you or your organization on Media.com. It can include your primary handle, common variations, established aliases and other approved names connected to your identity.

What does Namespace Protection do?

Namespace Protection helps reduce impersonation and misleading registration by reserving approved names and handle variations associated with you or your organization.

Do I get to use every protected handle?

Your profile has one active Media.com handle. Other approved names can be protected from unrelated registration without becoming separate public profile addresses.

What names can I protect?

You can request protection for names and variations that have a clear connection to you or your organization. Media.com reviews each request to help keep the namespace fair and useful for everyone. Generic words, such as @finance, stay available for ordinary use and can’t be protected simply by subscribing.

Why protect names I don’t plan to use?

You may not need to publish from every variation of your name or brand, but protecting important alternatives can help reduce confusion and make it harder for unrelated users to create misleading identities around you.

What if someone else tries to register one of my protected names?

The name can be placed into review rather than being automatically registered. Where applicable, Media.com can also alert you so the request can be assessed before allocation.

What if someone else has the same name as me?

That’s okay. Many people legitimately share the same name. Namespace Protection is designed to protect identity-specific names and variations without preventing other legitimate people from establishing their own presence on Media.com.

Does Namespace Protection protect my trademark everywhere?

Namespace Protection applies within Media.com. It complements, but does not replace, trademark registration or other legal protections you may have elsewhere.