Single Webpage for ICANN RDS/WHOIS-Related Policies and Contract Provisions
Originally posted: 15 April 2013
Last updated: 05 September 2017
This web page contains a listing of the gTLD RDS/WHOIS-related ICANN agreement provisions, policies, and Bylaws obligations.1
- ICANN Bylaws Provisions Concerning RDS/WHOIS (as amended 22 July 2017)
- GNSO Consensus Policies Concerning RDS/WHOIS
- Procedures for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law
- Registrar Agreement Provisions Concerning RDS/WHOIS
- Registrar Advisories
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Registry Agreement Provisions Concerning RDS/WHOIS
- .aero TLD Sponsorship Agreement
- .asia TLD Sponsorship Agreement
- .biz Registry Agreement
- .com Registry Agreement
- .coop Sponsored TLD Agreement
- .info Registry Agreement
- .museum TLD Sponsorship Agreement
- .name Registry Agreement
- .net Registry Agreement
- .org Registry Agreement
- .post Sponsored TDL Agreement
- .xxx Sponsored TLD Registry Agreement
- New gTLD Registry Agreement (Updated 31 July 2017)
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ICANN Bylaws Provisions Concerning RDS/WHOIS (as amended 22 July 2017)
Article 4, Section 4.6 – Specific Reviews
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GNSO Consensus Policies Concerning RDS/WHOIS
ICANN's agreements with accredited registrars and with gTLD registry operators require compliance with various specifically stated procedures and also with "consensus policies." (See http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/consensus-policies). Sponsors and registry operators of sponsored TLDs may be required to comply with consensus policies in some instances. Some of these consensus policies relate to RDS/WHOIS issues. The following policies and procedures have been adopted to address RDS/WHOIS matters:
WHOIS Marketing Restriction Policy
Restored Names Accuracy Policy
Additional WHOIS Information Policy
Registry Registration Data Directory Service Consistent Labeling and Display Policy (CL&D Policy)
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Procedures for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law
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Registrar Agreement Provisions Concerning RDS/WHOIS
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June 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement
http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/approved-with-specs-27jun13-en.htm
Definitions
Section 1.21 – Definitions; Registry Database
Registrar Obligations
Sections 3.3.1, 3.3.4, and 3.3.8 – Public Access to Data on Registered Names
Section 3.5 – Rights in Data
Sections 3.7.5.7 and 3.7.8 – Business Dealings, Including with Registered Name Holders
Section 3.12.2 – Obligations Related to Provision of Registrar Services Provided by Third PartiesTerm, Termination and Dispute Resolution
Section 5.5.2.1.3 – Termination of Agreement by ICANN
Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 7.4.5.2 – Negotiation Process on Proposed Revisions
The titles below are from within the agreement found at: http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/approved-with-specs-27jun13-en.htm
WHOIS Accuracy Program Specification
Registration Data Directory Service (WHOIS) Specification
Specification on Privacy and Proxy Registrations
Registrants' Benefits and Responsibilities – Domain Name Registrants' Responsibilities
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May 2009 Registrar Accreditation Agreement
http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/ra-agreement-21may09-en.htm
Definitions
Section 1.13 – Definitions; Registry Database
Registrar Obligations
Sections 3.3.1, 3.3.4 – Public Access to Data on Registered Names
Section 3.5 – Rights in Data
Section 3.7.5.7 – Business Dealings, Including with Registered Name Holders
Section 3.12.2 – Obligations of Third-Party Resellers -
Registrar Advisories
http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/advisories
Advisory: Clarifications to the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) WHOIS Accuracy Specification (Published 16 November 2015)
Clarifications to the New gTLD Registry Agreement, Specification 4; and the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement, Registration Data Directory Service (WHOIS) Specification (12 September 2014)
Registrar Implementation of the 2013 RAA's WHOIS Requirements (31 July 2013)
Registrar Advisory Concerning the "15-day Period" in WHOIS Accuracy Requirements (3 April 2003)
ICANN Announces Steps to Improve WHOIS Data Accuracy (3 September 2002)
Registrar Advisory Concerning WHOIS Data Accuracy (10 May 2002)
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Registry Agreement Provisions Concerning RDS/WHOIS
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.aero TLD Sponsorship Agreement
http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries/aero
Section 3.1(c)(v) – Covenants of Sponsor; Handling of Registry Data; WHOIS Service
Appendix 4 – Monthly Reporting
Section 5—WHOIS is Service Activity
Appendix 5 – Public WHOIS Specification
Appendix 7 – Functional and Performance Specifications
Section A.4 – WHOIS Service Requirements
Section B.2.7 – Definition of "WHOIS Service"
Section B.3.2 – WHOIS Service -
.asia TLD Sponsorship Agreement
http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries/asia
Section 3.1(c)(v) – Covenants of Sponsor; Handling of Registry Data; WHOIS Service
Appendix 4 – Registry Operator's Monthly Report
Section 5—WHOIS Service Activity
Appendix 5 – WHOIS Specifications
Appendix 7 – Functional and Performance Specifications
Section 4 – WHOIS Service Requirements
Section 7 – Performance SpecificationsPart 6 – Public WHOIS
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.biz Registry Agreement
http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries/biz
Section 3.1(c)(v) – Covenants of Sponsor; Handling of Registry Data; WHOIS Service
Section 3.6 – Emergency Transition
Appendix 4 – Registry Operator's Monthly Report
Section 2 – Registry Functions Activity Report
Appendix 5 – WHOIS Specifications
Appendix 6 – List of Reserved TLD Strings
Appendix 7 – Functional and Performance Specifications
Section 3.1.7 – Redemption Grace Period;
Section 6 – IPv6
Section 7.1 – Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio AcquisitionAppendix 10 – Service Level Agreement
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.com Registry Agreement
http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries/com
Section 3.1(c)(v) – Covenants of Registry Operator; Handling of Registry Data; WHOIS Service
Section 3.1(h) – Centralized WHOIS
Appendix 4 – Registry Operator's Monthly Reports
Section A.5 – Monthly Report; WHOIS Service Activity
Section C – Registry Functions Activity ReportAppendix 5 – WHOIS Specifications
Appendix 7 – Functional and Performance Specifications
Section 6 – Performance Specifications
Section 7 – Responsibilities of the Parties
Section 9 – Implementation of new ProtocolsAppendix 8 – Registry-Registrar Agreement
Section 2.9 – Domain Name Lookup Capability
Appendix 10 – Service Level Agreement (SLA)
Section 2 – SLA Credits
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.coop Sponsored TLD Agreement
http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries/coop
Section 3.1(c)(v) – Covenants of Sponsor; Handling of Sponsor Data; WHOIS Service
Appendix 4 – Registry Operator's Monthly Reports
Appendix 5 – Registration Data Publication Services
Appendix 7 – Registry Performance Specifications
Part V – Public WHOIS Specification is deleted per Amendment 2
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.info Registry Agreement
http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries/info
Section 3.1(c)(v) – Covenants of Registry Operator; Handling of Registry Data; WHOIS Service
Section 3.6 – Emergency Transition
Appendix 4 – Registry Operator's Monthly Report
Section 2 – Registry Functions Activity Report
Appendix 5 – WHOIS Specifications
Appendix 6 – List of Reserved TLD Strings
Appendix 7 – Functional and Performance Specifications
Section 6 – IPv6
Appendix 10 – Service Level Agreement
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.museum TLD Sponsorship Agreement
http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries/museum
Section 3.1(c)(v) – Covenants of Registry Operator; Handling of Registry Data; WHOIS Service
Appendix 4 – Registry Operator's Monthly Report
Section 5 – WHOIS Service Activity
Appendix 5 – WHOIS Specifications
Appendix 7 – Functional and Performance Specifications
Section 4 – WHOIS Service Requirements
Section 7 – Performance SpecificationsAppendix S, Part VI – Existing Sponsor Services
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.name Registry Agreement
http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries/name
Section 3.1(c)(v) – Covenants of Registry Operator; Handling of Registry Data; WHOIS Service
Appendix 4 – Registry Operator's Monthly Reports
Section 4 – WHOIS Service Activity
Appendix 5 – WHOIS Specifications
Appendix 7 – Functional and Performance Specifications
Section 9.1 – Additional Services; Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition
Section 10 – Implementation of New StandardsAppendix 8 – Registry-Registrar Agreement
Section 2.9 – Domain Name Lookup Capability
Appendix 10 – Registry Performance Specifications
Section 3.2 – WHOIS Service
Appendix 11 – Registration Restrictions
Section 3(b)(iii) – Defensive Registrations; Common Defensive Registration Eligibility Requirements
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.net Registry Agreement
http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries/net
Section 3.1(c)(v) – Covenants of Registry Operator; Handling of Registry Data; WHOIS Service
Appendix 4 – Registry Operator's Monthly Reports
Section 5 – WHOIS Service Activity
Appendix 5 – WHOIS Specifications
Appendix 7 – Functional and Performance Specifications
Section 6 – Performance Specifications
Section 7.3 – Responsibilities of the PartiesAppendix 8 – Registry-Registrar Agreement
Section 2.9 – Domain Name Lookup Capability
Appendix 10 – Service Level Agreement
Section 2 – SLA Credits
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.org Registry Agreement
http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries/org
Section 3.1(c)(v) – Covenants of Registry Operator; Handling of Registry Data; WHOIS Service
Section 3.6 – Emergency Transition
Appendix 4 – Registry Operator's Monthly Reports
Section 2 – Registry Functions Activity Report
Appendix 5 – WHOIS Specifications
Appendix 6 – List of Reserved TLD Strings
Appendix 7 – Functional and Performance Specifications
Section 6 – IPv6
Section 7.21 – Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio AcquisitionAppendix 10 – Service Level Agreement
Section 2.4 – Degraded Performance
Section 3.12 – Responsibilities of the Parties -
.post Sponsored TDL Agreement
http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries/post
Section 3.1(c)(v) – Covenants of Registry Operator; Handling of Registry Data; WHOIS Service
Appendix 4 – Registry Operator's Monthly Reports
Section 5 – WHOIS Service Activity
Appendix 5 – WHOIS Specifications
Appendix 7 – Functional and Performance Specifications
Section 4 – WHOIS Service Requirements
Section 7 – Performance SpecificationsPart VI -- Public WHOIS Specification
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.xxx Sponsored TLD Registry Agreement
http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries/xxx
Section 3.1(c)(v) – Covenants of Registry Operator; Handling of Registry Data; WHOIS Service
Appendix 4 – Registry Operator's Monthly Reports
Appendix 5 – WHOIS Specifications
Appendix 7 – Functional and Performance Specifications
Section 4 – WHOIS Service Requirements
Section 7 – Performance SpecificationsAppendix S, Part 6 - WHOIS Specification
Attachment 1 -- .xxx Product List
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Amendment to Base New gTLD Registry Agreement
Base Registry Agreement (effective 31 July 2017)
Section 20.2 – Registry Functions Activity Report
Section 21,1.7.1 – Query Format
Section 26.3.1.1 – Contents
Section 27.3 – Reservations for Registry Operations
Section 28.1 – Standards Compliance
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1 The listing contains the RDS/WHOIS-related agreement provisions and policies that address access to and accuracy of public registration data.