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Producers and Maintainers

Producers and Maintainers

Owned by Alice Jansen
Last updated: Apr 22, 2011

Composition

  • James Bladel
  • Susan Kawaguchi
  • Wilfried Woeber

Definitions (approved 2 March 2011)

A.   Producers:  The individuals or organizations supplying contact data for inclusion into WHOIS data.

B.    Maintainers: The WHOIS Review Team proposes to subdivide this category in to:

* Data Controllers:  Individuals or organizations that define the data to be collected, require its release, and govern its use.  May or may not be directly involved in these functions.

*  Data Processors:  Individuals or organizations engaged in the collection, storage, and release of data, according to the terms defined by the Data Controller.  They do -not- determine the nature or use of the data that they collect or maintain.