Alignment between the Board Redaction Codes and the Documentary Information Disclosure Policy (DIDP) Defined Conditions for Nondisclosure
20 December 2019
In November 2019, the ICANN Board adopted the recommendations issued by Work Stream 2 (WS2) of the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability). One of those recommendations related to the Transparency of Board Deliberations and included a request for consistency between ICANN's DIDP Defined Conditions for Nondisclosure (Nondisclosure Conditions) and the ICANN Board Redaction Codes. The following chart was developed to provide alignment between the DIDP Nondisclosure Conditions with the Board Redaction Codes. This alignment chart supports the redaction process set out in the Guidelines for Publication of Board Briefing Materials.
Board Redaction Codes | Description of the Board Redaction Codes | Potential DIDP Nondisclosure Conditions1 |
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Confidential Employment Matter |
Sensitive personnel information including:
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Personnel, medical, contractual, remuneration, and similar records relating to an individual's personal information, when the disclosure of such information would or likely would constitute an invasion of personal privacy, as well as proceedings of internal appeal mechanisms and investigations. |
Resolution Text Superseded |
Proposed resolutions, when the Board approves a modified or different resolution. |
Drafts of all correspondence, reports, documents, agreements, contracts, emails, or any other forms of communication. |
Rationale Text Superseded |
Proposed rationale statements, when the Board approves a modified or different rationale statement. |
Drafts of all correspondence, reports, documents, agreements, contracts, emails, or any other forms of communication. |
Item Removed From Agenda2 or Resolution Not Considered |
Items removed from a Board agenda or not discussed. |
Relevant DIDP Nondisclosure Conditions may vary based on the subject matter but could include:
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Draft |
Drafts of correspondence, reports, documents, agreements, contracts, emails, or any other forms of communication. |
Drafts of all correspondence, reports, documents, agreements, contracts, emails, or any other forms of communication. |
Sensitive Delegation Information |
Delegation information including:
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Information that relates in any way to the security and stability of the Internet, including the operation of the L Root or any changes, modifications, or additions to the root zone. |
Confidential Negotiation Information or Confidential Business Information |
Strategic negotiations and analysis or business information including:
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Relevant DIDP nondisclosure conditions include:
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Privileged and Confidential |
Information subject to the attorney-client privilege, attorney work product doctrine, or any other applicable privilege, or disclosure of which might prejudice any internal, governmental, or legal investigation. |
Information subject to the attorney–client, attorney work product privilege, or any other applicable privilege, or disclosure of which might prejudice any internal, governmental, or legal investigation. |
Contact Information Redacted |
Personally identifiable information including Board call information/Director and other third-party phone numbers and personal identifier information. |
Personnel, medical, contractual, remuneration, and similar records relating to an individual's personal information, when the disclosure of such information would or likely would constitute an invasion of personal privacy, as well as proceedings of internal appeal mechanisms and investigations. |
1 ICANN org created the alignment chart to ensure that every Board Redaction Code aligns with at least one DIDP Nondisclosure Condition; however, it should be noted that in some instances, a Board Redaction Code may align with multiple DIDP Nondisclosure Conditions, even if not identified on this chart.
2 As noted in the Guidelines for the Posting of Board Briefing Materials, items that were removed from the agenda or not considered do not fall within the definition of "Board Briefing Materials" and are typically not published on that basis. This information will, in nearly every instance, be appropriately subject to a Defined Condition for Nondisclosure as well.