ICANN Domain Contact Policy Update: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 16:09, 5 December 2025

ICANN's new Registration Data Policy came into effect on August 21, 2025. This policy changes how domain registration information is handled and brings domain data practices in line with global privacy and data-protection requirements.

These updates may affect how the ownership of your domain is interpreted. We highly encourage Bravenet members to review their contact details if they have not already done so.

Changes to Ownership Interpretation

Under the current ICANN policy, the value entered in the Organization field of the registrant contact is considered the legal owner of the domain.

If you maintain a domain, it's important to verify this information is accurate and up-to-date:

If the domain should be owned by an individual, the Organization field should be left blank and the registrant’s Name field should list the correct person.
If the domain is intended to be owned by a business or organization, the Organization should contain the appropriate business name.

Confirming these fields help ensure the domain's owner is correctly recorded under the updated policy

Additional Information

For more details about the Registration Data Policy, please visit: https://www.icann.org/en/contracted-parties/consensus-policies/registration-data-policy

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-ICANN's new '''Registration Data Policy''' came into effect on '''August 21, 2025'''.
+ICANN's new Registration Data Policy came into effect on '''August 21, 2025'''.
 This policy changes how domain registration information is handled and brings domain data practices in line with global privacy and data-protection requirements.
-These updates may affect how the ownership of your domain is interpreted, so we encourage Bravenet members to review their contact details if they have not already done so.
+'''These updates may affect how the ownership of your domain is interpreted. We highly encourage Bravenet members to review their contact details if they have not already done so.'''
 == Changes to Ownership Interpretation ==
-Under the current ICANN policy, the value entered in the '''Organization''' field of the registrant contact is considered the '''legal owner''' of the domain.
+Under the current ICANN policy, the value entered in the '''Organization''' field of the registrant contact is considered the '''legal owner of the domain'''.
-If you maintain a domain, it is important to verify that this information reflects your intentions:
+If you maintain a domain, it's important to verify this information is accurate and up-to-date:
 * If the domain should be owned by an '''individual''', the '''Organization''' field should be left blank and the registrant’s '''Name''' field should list the correct person.
-* If the domain is intended to be owned by a '''business or organization''', ensure the '''Organization''' field contains the appropriate entity name and does not include personal details.
+* If the domain is intended to be owned by a '''business or organization''', the '''Organization''' should contain the appropriate business name.
-Confirming these fields helps ensure that ownership is correctly recorded under the updated policy.
+Confirming these fields help ensure the domain's owner is correctly recorded under the updated policy
-== WHOIS Information ==
-Your contact information continues to be '''withheld by default''' from public WHOIS lookups.
-* If you want your details to remain private, no action is required.
-* If you would like your WHOIS information to be publicly visible, please contact Bravenet Support and we can help update your settings.
 == Additional Information ==
-For more details about the Registration Data Policy, visit:
+For more details about the Registration Data Policy, please visit:
 https://www.icann.org/en/contracted-parties/consensus-policies/registration-data-policy