ICANN-Adopted Policies Applicable to ICANN-Accredited Registrars (.com, .net, and .org)


ICANN's registrar accreditation agreements dated after November 4, 1999, require registrars to abide by various specifically stated procedures and also "consensus policies." Policies adopted before the date of a registrar's agreement are deemed to be consensus policies. Policies adopted after the date of a registrar's agreement are applicable to a registrar if those policies meet certain requirements regarding the demonstration of consensus.

The following policies are specifically identified as having been adopted by the ICANN Board of Directors as of the dates shown below. As such, they are deemed "consensus policies" for purposes of registrar accreditation agreements entered after the policies' dates of adoption as shown below:

For more information, see Section I.B of registrar accreditiation agreements dated after November 4, 1999.


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