WHOIS and registration data policy
E192687
WHOIS and registration data policy is the framework governing how domain name registration information is collected, accessed, and protected within the global DNS ecosystem.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ICANN WHOIS policy | 1 |
| Thick WHOIS Transition Policy | 1 |
| WHOIS and registration data policy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1712636 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: WHOIS and registration data policy Context triple: [Generic Names Supporting Organization, worksOnPolicyArea, WHOIS and registration data policy]
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A.
Office of Registration Policy and Practice
The Office of Registration Policy and Practice is a division of the U.S. Copyright Office responsible for developing and administering policies, regulations, and guidance related to copyright registration.
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B.
Regional Internet Registries
Regional Internet Registries are organizations responsible for allocating and managing IP address space and related Internet number resources within specific geographic regions.
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C.
Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy is an international administrative procedure established by ICANN to resolve disputes over abusive domain name registrations, such as cybersquatting, outside of traditional court litigation.
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D.
Registration Authority
The Registration Authority for ISO 20022 is the official body responsible for managing, maintaining, and approving updates to the ISO 20022 financial messaging standard and its data dictionary.
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E.
RIPE NCC
RIPE NCC is the Regional Internet Registry for Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Central Asia, responsible for allocating and registering IP address space and related Internet number resources.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: WHOIS and registration data policy Target entity description: WHOIS and registration data policy is the framework governing how domain name registration information is collected, accessed, and protected within the global DNS ecosystem.
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A.
Office of Registration Policy and Practice
The Office of Registration Policy and Practice is a division of the U.S. Copyright Office responsible for developing and administering policies, regulations, and guidance related to copyright registration.
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B.
Regional Internet Registries
Regional Internet Registries are organizations responsible for allocating and managing IP address space and related Internet number resources within specific geographic regions.
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C.
Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy is an international administrative procedure established by ICANN to resolve disputes over abusive domain name registrations, such as cybersquatting, outside of traditional court litigation.
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D.
Registration Authority
The Registration Authority for ISO 20022 is the official body responsible for managing, maintaining, and approving updates to the ISO 20022 financial messaging standard and its data dictionary.
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E.
RIPE NCC
RIPE NCC is the Regional Internet Registry for Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Central Asia, responsible for allocating and registering IP address space and related Internet number resources.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Internet governance policy framework
ⓘ
domain name registration data policy ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
country-code top-level domains subject to ICANN contracts
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generic top-level domains ⓘ |
| balances |
openness of registration data
ⓘ
privacy and data protection interests of registrants ⓘ |
| constrains |
data elements collected at domain name registration
ⓘ
public display of registration data ⓘ purposes for which registration data may be processed ⓘ retention periods for registration data ⓘ third-party access to non-public registration data ⓘ |
| evolvesWith |
ICANN community consensus policies
ⓘ
changes in privacy law ⓘ technical developments in the DNS ⓘ |
| governs |
access to domain name registration data
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collection of domain name registration data ⓘ protection of domain name registration data ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
enable law enforcement access to registration data under defined conditions
ⓘ
ensure availability of accurate registration data ⓘ protect registrant privacy and data protection rights ⓘ support consumer protection activities ⓘ support cybersecurity incident response ⓘ support intellectual property rights enforcement ⓘ support security and stability of the DNS ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
ICANN-accredited registrars
ⓘ
linked to:
Registrars Stakeholder Group
ccTLD operators that choose to follow ICANN policies ⓘ gTLD registry operators ⓘ |
| includes |
requirements for accuracy of registration data
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requirements for data escrow of registration data ⓘ requirements for data retention by registrars and registries ⓘ requirements for publication of registration data via WHOIS or RDAP ⓘ requirements for validation of contact data ⓘ rules for disclosure of non-public registration data to eligible requestors ⓘ rules for redaction of personal data from public WHOIS ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
cybersecurity best practices
ⓘ
data protection law ⓘ intellectual property enforcement needs ⓘ law enforcement requirements ⓘ privacy regulations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
ICANN
ⓘ
Registration Data Access Protocol ⓘ WHOIS protocol ⓘ domain name registrars ⓘ domain name registries ⓘ global DNS ecosystem ⓘ |
| supports |
DNS abuse mitigation
ⓘ
attribution of domain name holders ⓘ transparency in domain name registrations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: WHOIS and registration data policy Description of subject: WHOIS and registration data policy is the framework governing how domain name registration information is collected, accessed, and protected within the global DNS ecosystem.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: WHOIS and registration data policy
linked to: WHOIS and registration data policy