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Consensus Policies
ICANN's agreements with accredited registrars and with gTLD registry operators require compliance with various specifically stated procedures and also with "consensus policies." Sponsors and registry operators of sponsored TLDs may be required to comply with consensus policies in some instances.
Global Amendment
The 2017 Global Amendment to the base New gTLD Registry Agreement is effective as of 31 July 2017. Please visit the Global Amendment webpage for additional information.
2017 Global Amendment to the base Registry Agreement is also available in:
العربية | Español | Français |日本語 | Português | русский | 中文
Name Collision Occurrence Management Documents
RDAP
The Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) enables users to access current registration data and was created as an eventual replacement for the WHOIS protocol. RDAP was developed by the technical community in the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
RDAP is a protocol that delivers registration data like WHOIS, but its implementation will change and standardize data access and query response formats. RDAP has several advantages over the WHOIS protocol, including support for internationalization, secure access to data, and the ability to provide differentiated access to registration data.
For more information, visit https://www.icann.org/rdap.
Reserved Names
All registry operators are required by their Registry Agreement (RA) to exclude certain domain names from registration in a Top Level Domain (TLD). These reserved names include strings that are for Country Code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs), ICANN-related names (such as ICANN), IANA-related names (such as example), country and territory names, international and intergovernmental organizations, and names that the registry operator can use in connection with the operation of the TLD.
For more information, visit https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/reserved-2013-07-08-en
Specification 13
Base Specification 13 (.Brand TLD Provisions including Code of Conduct Exemption)
Base Specification 13 (Updated 21 January 2021) is also available in:
العربية | Español | Français | 日本語 | Português | русский | 中文
Note: The English language version of Specification 13 is the official and controlling version and translations are provided for reference only.
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Consensus Policies
ICANN's agreements with accredited registrars and with gTLD registry operators require compliance with various specifically stated procedures and also with "consensus policies." Sponsors and registry operators of sponsored TLDs may be required to comply with consensus policies in some instances.
The 2017 Global Amendment to the base New gTLD Registry Agreement is effective as of 31 July 2017. Please visit the Global Amendment webpage for additional information.
2017 Global Amendment to the base Registry Agreement is also available in:
العربية | Español | Français |日本語 | Português | русский | 中文
The Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) enables users to access current registration data and was created as an eventual replacement for the WHOIS protocol. RDAP was developed by the technical community in the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
RDAP is a protocol that delivers registration data like WHOIS, but its implementation will change and standardize data access and query response formats. RDAP has several advantages over the WHOIS protocol, including support for internationalization, secure access to data, and the ability to provide differentiated access to registration data.
For more information, visit https://www.icann.org/rdap.
All registry operators are required by their Registry Agreement (RA) to exclude certain domain names from registration in a Top Level Domain (TLD). These reserved names include strings that are for Country Code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs), ICANN-related names (such as ICANN), IANA-related names (such as example), country and territory names, international and intergovernmental organizations, and names that the registry operator can use in connection with the operation of the TLD.
For more information, visit https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/reserved-2013-07-08-en
Base Specification 13 (.Brand TLD Provisions including Code of Conduct Exemption)
Base Specification 13 (Updated 21 January 2021) is also available in:
العربية | Español | Français | 日本語 | Português | русский | 中文
Note: The English language version of Specification 13 is the official and controlling version and translations are provided for reference only.
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