[ispcp] Implementation of Registrar Data Escrow Program

["Mark McFadden - ISPCP Secretariat" <mcfadden@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>From the gNSO Secretariat:

 

Implementation of Registrar Data Escrow Program
http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-09nov07.htm

 

ICANN has concluded negotiations and entered into an agreement with Iron
Mountain Intellectual Property Management, Inc. to provide escrow services
under ICANN's Registrar Data Escrow (RDE) program. ICANN selected Iron
Mountain through a competitive Request for Proposals process concluded
earlier this year.

 

Under the data escrow provision of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement
(RAA), all ICANN-accredited registrars must regularly deposit a backup copy
of their gTLD registration data with ICANN through ICANN's arrangement with
Iron Mountain or they may elect to use a Third Party Provider of RDE
services that has been approved by ICANN. The data held in escrow may be
released to ICANN upon termination of a registrar's accreditation agreement
or expiration of the accreditation agreement without renewal to facilitate
transfer of registrations from the failed registrar to another registrar.
ICANN plans to have all accredited registrars enrolled in the RDE program
within the next six months.

 

"The vast majority of ICANN-accredited registrars offer high levels of
service and integrity," said Dr. Paul Twomey, ICANN's President and CEO. 

"But as we have seen, there is the risk that a poorly performing registrar
can hurt registrants significantly. ICANN's Registrar Data Escrow program
provides an important additional layer of protection for registrants."

 

ICANN and Iron Mountain will begin enrolling registrars in the RDE program
immediately. Registrars who elect to use Iron Mountain's escrow service will
be required to enter into a standardized agreement with ICANN and Iron
Mountain [PDF, 49K]. Escrow agents who wish to apply for approval as a Third
Party Provider (TPP) should review ICANN's TPP Approval Criteria [PDF, 21K]
and TPP Approval Process Diagram [PDF, 121K], and submit a completed TPP
Application [PDF, 21K, MS Word, 61K] to ICANN. All registrars and escrow
agents must comply with ICANN's RDE Specifications [PDF, 33K].

 

 

Mark McFadden

Secretariat, ISPCP Constituency

mcfadden@xxxxxxxxxx