Charter Questions Grouping by Category
Final WG Grouping of Charter Questions - 23 February 2014
Category A - Main Issues
Question 2 - Should ICANN distinguish between privacy and proxy services for the purpose of the accreditation process? - PPSAI - Cat I - Question 2 - updated 19 Feb 2014.doc
Category B - Maintenance of Privacy & Proxy Services
Question 1 - Should ICANN-accredited privacy/proxy service providers be required to label WHOIS entries to clearly show when a registration is made through a privacy/proxy service? PPSAI - Cat B - Question 1 - updated 26 Feb
Question 2 - Should ICANN-accredited privacy/proxy service providers be required to conduct periodic checks to ensure accuracy of customer contact information; and if so, how? PPSAI - Cat B - Question 2 - Upd 14 April 2014.doc
Question 3 - What rights and responsibilities should domain name registrants that use privacy/proxy services have? What obligations should ICANN-accredited privacy/proxy service providers have in managing these rights and responsibilities? Clarify how transfers, renewals, and PEDNR policies should apply. PPSAI Category B Question 3 - Updated 22 April 2014.doc
Category C - Registration of Privacy & Proxy Services
Threshold Question:
Currently, proxy/privacy services are available to companies, noncommercial organizations and individuals. Should there be any change to this aspect of the current system in the new accreditation standards?
Question 1 - Should ICANN-accredited privacy/proxy service providers distinguish between domain names used for commercial vs. personal purposes? Specifically, is the use of privacy/proxy services appropriate when a domain name is registered for commercial purposes? PPSAI - Category C - Question 1 - 9 May 2014
Question 2 - Should the use of privacy/proxy services be restricted only to registrants who are private individuals using the domain name for non-commercial purposes? PPSAI - Category C - Question 2 - 9 May 2014
Question 3 - Should there be a difference in the data fields to be displayed if the domain name is registered or used for a commercial purpose, or by a commercial entity instead of a natural person? PPSAI - Category C - Question 3 - updated 11 June 2014
NOTE: The WG's Preliminary Conclusions for Category C are consolidated here: Cat C (Threshold, Q1 & Q2) Prelim Conclusions - June 2014
Category D - Contact Point provided by Privacy & Proxy Services
Question 1 - What measures should be taken to ensure contactability and responsiveness of the providers? PPSAI Category D - Question 1 - updated 2 June 2014
Question 2 - Should ICANN-accredited privacy/proxy service providers be required to maintain dedicated points of contact for reporting abuse? If so, should the terms be consistent with the requirements applicable to registrars under Section 3.18 of the RAA? PPSAI - Category D Question 2 - 18 June 2014
Question 3 - Should full WHOIS contact details for ICANN-accredited privacy/proxy service providers be required? PPSAI - Category D Question 3 - 12 June 2014
Category E - Relay
Question 1 - What, if any, are the baseline minimum standardized relay processes that should be adopted by ICANN-accredited privacy/proxy service providers? PPSAI – Category E Question 1 - updated 1 August 2014
Question 2 - Should ICANN-accredited privacy/proxy service providers be required to forward to the customer all allegations of illegal activities they receive relating to specific domain names of the customer? PPSAI - Category E - Question 2 - updated 14 July 2014
NOTE: The WG's Preliminary Conclusions for Category E are consolidated here: PPSAI - Category E - as of 8 Dec 2014
Category F - Reveal
Question 1 - What, if any, are the baseline minimum standardized reveal processes that should be adopted by ICANN-accredited privacy/proxy service providers? PPSAI - Category F Question 1 - updated 25 August 2014
Question 2 - Should ICANN-accredited privacy/proxy service providers be required to reveal customer identities for the specific purpose of ensuring timely service of cease and desist letters? PPSAI - Category F Question 2 - updated 26 August 2014
Question 3 - What forms of alleged malicious conduct, if any, and what evidentiary standard would be sufficient to trigger a reveal?
Question 4 - What safeguards must be put in place to ensure adequate protections for privacy and freedom of expression?
Question 5 - What circumstances, if any, would warrant access to registrant data by law enforcement agencies?
Question 6 - What clear, workable, enforceable and standardized processes should be adopted by ICANN-accredited privacy/proxy services in order to regulate such access (if such access is warranted)?
Question 7 - What specific alleged violations of the provider’s terms of service, if any, would be sufficient to trigger publication of the registrant/owner’s contact information?
Question 8 - What safeguards or remedies should be available in cases where publication is found to have been unwarranted?
Question 9 - What are the contractual obligations, if any, that if unfulfilled would justify termination of customer access by ICANN-accredited privacy/proxy service providers?
NOTE: The WG's current draft Preliminary Conclusions for Category F are consolidated here: Prelim Conclusions for Cat F - 3 Nov 2014
Category G - Termination
Question 1 - What types of services should be covered, and what would be the forms of non-compliance that would trigger cancellation or suspension? PPSAI - Category G - 3 Nov 2014
NOTE: The WG's current draft Preliminary Conclusions for Category G are consolidated here: PPSAI - Notes & Potential Recs - Cat G - 8 Dec 2014
