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Remember to act before the compliance date, 31st October 2003
Whois Data Reminder Policy (WDRP)
According to ICANN, at least annually, a registrar must present
to the registrant the current Whois information, and remind
the registrant that provision of false Whois information can
be grounds for cancellation of their domain name registration.
Registrants must review their Whois data, and make any corrections.
Introduction to WDRP
The Whois Data Reminder Policy (WDRP) was adopted by ICANN as a
consensus policy on 27 March 2003. All ICANN-accredited registrars
must comply with the WDRP with respect to registrations they
sponsor in all top-level domains for which they are accredited.
Details of compliance requirements are provided in the following.
Process by which the Policy was adopted
The WDRP was established as a consensus policy by ICANN Board resolution
03.41, which was adopted by a 13-1-0
vote by ICANN's Board of Directors on 27 March 2003. It was one
of four policies
concerning Whois issues that the Generic Names Supporting Organization
(GNSO) Council, by a 21-3-0 vote on 20 February 2003, recommended be established as consensus policies.
The GNSO Council and Board votes were based on the Final Report of the GNSO
Council's Whois Task Force on Whois Data Accuracy and Bulk Access.
That report documented the extent of agreement and disagreement among impacted groups, the
outreach process used to seek to achieve adequate representation of the views
of groups that are likely to be impacted, and the nature and intensity of reasoned support and opposition to the proposed policy.
The report was posted on the ICANN web site on 11 March 2003, with a
call for public comment. Various public comments were received and considered by the Board, and the
report was discussed at the ICANN Public Forum session held in Rio de Janeiro on 26 March 2003.
Pursuant to Resolution 03.42, notice of the adoption of this policy was
given to all registrars on 16 June 2003.
Time for coming into compliance
As provided in subsections 3.7.8, 4.1 and 4.4 of the ICANN Registrar Accreditation Agreement, all
ICANN-accredited registrars must come into compliance with the
WDRP by their "Compliance Date," as described in the next two
sentences. The Compliance Date for registrars accredited before
16 June 2003 is 31 October 2003. The Compliance Date for registrars
accredited after 16 June 2003 is the effective date of their
accreditation agreements.
Beginning on its Compliance Date, each registrar must provide, before
the passage of the anniversary of the creation date of each registration
the registrar sponsors, a WDRP Notice (described below) to the registrant
for that registration. By way of example, a registrar with a Compliance
Date of 31 October 2003 is required to give a WRDP notice for registrations
it sponsors on the following schedule:
| Compliance date is 31 October 2003 |
| Domain Type |
Creation Date |
WDRP notice required no later than |
| *.com |
| *.biz |
| *.info |
| *.net |
| *.org |
| *.*.name |
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Note: WDRP Notices for registrations with creation dates of 29 February
may be given no later than 1 March in non-leap years.
What the WDRP notice must include
Each WDRP notice must include a copy of the data elements listed in RAA subsection 3.3.1 as contained in the registrar's
database for each registration, plus a statement reminding the
registrant that under the terms of the registration agreement the provision of false Whois information can be grounds
for cancellation of a domain name registration.
How, and to whom, the WDRP notice may be presented
The WDRP Notice can be presented via web, fax, postal mail, e-mail, or
other appropriate means. It can be presented in one or more languages,
including at least the language of the registration agreement. The Notice
may be presented to the registrant either directly or through the
administrative contact for each registration.
Documentation requirements
Registrars must maintain either copies of each WDRP Notice or
an electronic database documenting the date and time, the addressee, and
the content, of each WDRP notice sent under this policy. Registrars shall make these records available for inspection by ICANN in
accordance with the usual terms of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement.
ICANN will consider proper notification to have been given for a registration
if the registrar can show that a WDRP Notice meeting the requirements
stated above was given at any time in the year before each anniversary
of the registration's creation date (for anniversary dates on or after
the Compliance Date).
Model WDRP notice (modified)
In order to assist registrars in preparing the required notice,
ICANN has provided the following sample Model WDRP notice. Please
note this sample is a modified version of the original
sample provided by ICANN.
Dear Customer,
This message is a reminder to help you keep the contact data
associated with your domain registration up-to-date. Our records
include the following information:
Domain: the-bats-cave.com
Status: Active
DNS: NS6.WYITH.NET
NS4.WYITH.NET
Created: 1996-11-01
Expired: 2005-11-01
Last Modified: 2003-11-01 18:19:21
Registrant contact:
Batman-in-Halloween Party Inc.
Bruce Wayne (oooo-ouch@batty.com)
3270 Tennis Court, Letme Drive #112
Gothham City, NY 21210, US
P: +1.2105551212 F: +1.2105551212
Administrative contact:
DOMAIN UNLOCKED - TRANSFER ALLOWED
Bruce Wayne (oooo-ouch@batty.com)
3270 Tennis Court, Letme Drive #112
Gothham City, NY 21210, US
P: +1.2105551212 F: +1.2105551212
Technical contact:
Wyith Ltd - Labs/NOC-HK
System Administrator (sysadmin@wyith.net)
7th Fl., No.4 Kamhong Street
North Point - HK
P: +852.25121808 F: +852.25120378
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If any of the information above is inaccurate, you must correct
it by visiting our website. (If your review indicates that all of
the information above is accurate, you do not need to take any
action.) Please remember that under the terms of your registration
agreement, the provision of false Whois information can be grounds
for cancellation of your domain name registration.
Thank you for your attention.
Best regards,
Your ICANN-accredited registrar
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If your domain name is protected
It is possible that you do not receive such email. In this case your
domain name should be under our protection against fraudulent
registrar transfers and so you will need to update your Whois information
in the Domain Manager. Please note that
the registrant and administrative contacts in the Whois information
for your domain, when placed under our registrar transfer protection,
will look like the following. Note that your email address is now
not listed. You can always unlock your domain and disable this feature
in the Domain Manager.
Registrant contact:
Batman-in-Halloween Party Inc.
Bruce Wayne (hostmast@wyith.net)
3270 Tennis Court, Letme Drive #112
Gothham City, NY 21210, US
P: +1.2105551212 F: +1.2105551212
Administrative contact:
DOMAIN PROTECTED
Bruce Wayne (hostmast@wyith.net)
3270 Tennis Court, Letme Drive #112
Gothham City, NY 21210, US
P: +1.2105551212 F: +1.2105551212
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Original version of the document
This document is a copy of the original ICANN announcement.
You can find the original version of this document
by clicking here.
Related information
Whois Data Reminder Policy - A White Elephant?
Statement of the International Trademark Association, Internet Domain Name Fraud
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