Registries

ICANN obligations on Registered Name Holders

ICANN obligations on Registered Name Holders (extracted from paragraph 3.7.7 of the RAA 2013)

  1. The Registered Name Holder shall provide to Registrar accurate and reliable contact details and correct and update them within seven (7) days of any change during the term of the Registered Name registration, including: the full name, postal address, e-mail address, voice telephone number, and fax number if available of the Registered Name Holder; name of authorized person for contact purposes in the case of an Registered Name Holder that is an organization, association, or corporation; and the following data elements: the names of the primary nameserver and secondary nameserver(s) for the Registered Name; the name, postal address, email address, voice telephone number, and (where available) fax number of the technical contact for the Registered Name; and the name, postal address, email address, voice telephone number, and (where available) fax number of the administrative contact for the Registered Name.
  2. A Registered Name Holder’s willful provision of inaccurate or unreliable information, its willful failure to update information provided to Registrar within seven (7) days of any change, or its failure to respond for over fifteen (15) days to inquiries by Registrar concerning the accuracy of contact details associated with the Registered Name Holder’s registration shall constitute a material breach of the Registered Name Holder-registrar contract and be a basis for suspension and/or cancellation of the Registered Name registration.
  3. Any Registered Name Holder that intends to license use of a domain name to a third party is nonetheless the Registered Name Holder of record and is responsible for providing its own full contact information and for providing and updating accurate technical and administrative contact information adequate to facilitate timely resolution of any problems that arise in connection with the Registered Name. A Registered Name Holder licensing use of a Registered Name according to this provision shall accept liability for harm caused by wrongful use of the Registered Name, unless it discloses the current contact information provided by the licensee and the identity of the licensee within seven (7) days to a party providing the Registered Name Holder reasonable evidence of actionable harm.
  4. Registrar shall provide notice to each existing, new or renewed Registered Name Holder stating:
    1. The specific purposes for which any Personal Data will be Processed by the Registrar;
    2. The intended recipients or categories of recipients of the Personal Data (including the Registry Operator and others who will receive the Personal Data from Registry Operator);
    3. Which data are obligatory and which data, if any, are voluntary;
    4. How the Registered Name Holder or data subject can access and, if necessary, rectify Personal Data held about them;
    5. The identity and the contact details of the Registrar (as controller) and, where applicable, of the Registrar’s representative in the European Economic Area;
    6. The contact details of Registrar’s data protection officer, where applicable;
    7. The specified legitimate interest for Processing under Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR;
    8. The recipients or categories of recipients of the Personal Data, if any;
    9. Where applicable, the fact that the Registrar intends to transfer Personal Data: (i) to a third country or international organization and the existence or absence of an adequacy decision by the Commission; or (ii) in the case of transfers referred to in Articles 46 or 47 of the GDPR, or the second subparagraph of Article 49(1) of the GDPR, reference to the appropriate or suitable safeguards and how to obtain a copy of them or where they have been made available.
    10. The period for which the Personal Data will be stored, or if it is not possible to indicate the period, the criteria that will be used to determine that period;
    11. The existence of the right to request from the Registrar access to, and rectification or erasure of Personal Data, or restriction of Processing of Personal Data concerning the Registered Name Holder or data subject, or to object to Processing, as well as the right to data portability;
    12. Compliance with Article 6(1)(a) and Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR, where the Registrar relies on consent of the Registered Name Holder for Processing;
    13. The right of the Registered Name Holder or data subject to lodge a complaint with a relevant supervisory authority;
    14. Whether the provision of Personal Data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract, as well as whether the Registered Name Holder is obliged to provide the Personal Data, and the possible consequences of failure to provide such Personal Data; and
    15. The existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such Processing for the data subject.
  1. The Registered Name Holder shall consent to the data processing referred to in Clause 4 above.
  2. The Registered Name Holder shall represent that notice has been provided equivalent to that described in Clause 4 to any third-party individuals whose Personal Data are supplied to Registrar by the Registered Name Holder, and that the Registered Name Holder has obtained consent equivalent to that referred to in Clause 5 of any such third-party individuals.
  3. Registrar shall agree that it will not process the Personal Data collected from the Registered Name Holder in a way incompatible with the purposes and other limitations about which it has provided notice to the Registered Name Holder in accordance with Clause 4 above.
  4. Registrar shall agree that it will take reasonable precautions to protect Personal Data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
  5. The Registered Name Holder shall represent that, to the best of the Registered Name Holder’s knowledge and belief, neither the registration of the Registered Name nor the manner in which it is directly or indirectly used infringes the legal rights of any third party.
  6. For the adjudication of disputes concerning or arising from use of the Registered Name, the Registered Name Holder shall submit, without prejudice to other potentially applicable jurisdictions, to the jurisdiction of the courts (1) of the Registered Name Holder’s domicile and (2) where Registrar is located.
  7. The Registered Name Holder shall agree that its registration of the Registered Name shall be subject to suspension, cancellation, or transfer pursuant to any Specification or Policy, or pursuant to any registrar or registry procedure not inconsistent with any Specification or Policy, (1) to correct mistakes by Registrar or the Registry Operator in registering the name or (2) for the resolution of disputes concerning the Registered Name.
  8. The Registered Name Holder shall indemnify and hold harmless the Registry Operator and its directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) arising out of or related to the Registered Name Holder’s domain name registration.