Common use of WHOIS Data Directory Services after the WHOIS Services Sunset Date Clause in Contracts

WHOIS Data Directory Services after the WHOIS Services Sunset Date. If Registry Operator continues to offer WHOIS Data Directory Services after the WHOIS Services Sunset Date the following requirements will apply: 1.5.1 If Registry Operator continues to offer a WHOIS service available via port 43, Registry Operator shall do so in accordance with RFC 3912. 1.5.2 Registry Operator shall submit a change request to the IANA functions operator updating any outdated or inaccurate WHOIS records of the TLD as described in Specification 6, Section 1.6. 1.5.3 Personal data included in registration data must be redacted in accordance with ICANN Consensus Policies and Temporary Policies; 1.5.4 Registry Operator must adhere to the requirements related to additional fields of the Consistent Labeling and Display Consensus Policy if they choose to add data fields. 1.5.5 If the Registry Operator provides less registration data in WHOIS Data Directory Services than that available in the RDAP Directory Services, Registry Operator must add the following disclaimer in the WHOIS output footer: “The registration data available in this service is limited. Additional data may be available at xxxxx://xxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx”. 1.5.6 After the WHOIS Services Sunset Date, in the event of a conflict between the WHOIS Data Directory Service requirements and Consensus Policies or any Temporary Policy effective after the WHOIS Services Sunset Date, the Consensus Policies or Temporary Policy shall control, but only with respect to subject matter in conflict. 1.5.7 Until such time that updates are made and effective for Consensus Policies and procedures pursuant to the Phase 1 GNSO Consensus Policy recommendations of the Expedited Policy Development Process on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data, adopted by the ICANN Board in May 2019, as of the WHOIS Services Sunset Date, the following terms in such policies will be interpreted as follows: (1) With the exception of “Searchable Whois” and the “Whois contact lookup service”, the following terms: “WHOIS”, “Whois”, “Whois service”, “Publicly accessible Whois”, and variations thereof shall be interpreted to refer to RDDS as defined in this Specification.