- Category: gTLD gTLDs
- Topic: Policies regarding Whois Accuracy and Bulk Access - new policies
- Board meeting date: 27 March 2003
- Resolution number: 03.41, 03.42
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-27mar03.htm
- Status: Completed
Summary
The resolution approved Board approves four policy recommendations on Whois from the GNSO: 1) establishment of an annual Whois " Data Reminder Policy", designed to improve Whois accuracy; 2) a Restored Names Accuracy Policy that applies when names have been deleted on the basis of submission of false contact data or non-response to registrar inquiries, also intended to improve Whois accuracy; 3) a prohibition against bulk access to Whois information for marketing purposes; and 4) additional prohibitions against resale or redistribution of bulk WHOIS data by data users.
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Whereas, on 20 February 2003, the GNSO Council accepted a Final Report of the GNSO Council's Whois Task Force on Whois Data Accuracy and Bulk Access to Whois Data and forwarded it to the Board as a consensus-policy recommendation;
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- Implement Whois Data Reminder Policy.
- Responsible entity: ICANN Services department
- Due date: Implementation Documents were issued on 16 June 2003, which notice to Registrars and deadlines for Registrars to come into compliance. The Compliance Date for registrars accredited before 16 June 2003 was 31 October 2003. The Compliance Date for registrars accredited after 16 June 2003 was the effective date of their accreditation agreements.
- Completion date: 31 October 2003
- Implement Restored Names Accuracy Policy.
- Responsible entity: ICANN Services
- Due date: Implementation Documents were issued on 12 August 2004.
- Completion date: (effective date) 12 November 2004
- Implement Whois Marketing Restriction Policy (includes two recommendations).
- Responsible entity: ICANN Services
- Due Date: Implementation Documents were issued on 12 August 2004.
- Completion date: (effective date) 12 November 2004
Other Related Resolutions
- N/ATBD
Additional Information
- Link to A copy of the Whois Data Reminder Policy is available at: http://www.icann.org/registrars/wdrp.htm.
- Link to A copy of the Restored Names Accuracy Policy is available at: http://www.icann.org/registrars/rnap.htmLink to .
- A copy of the Whois Marketing Restriction Policy is available at: http://www.icann.org/registrars/wmrp.htm.
- The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.
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