Contractual Compliance
Updated 28 June 2024 to reflect the addition of ICANN Contractual Compliance's enforcement of DNS Abuse requirements.
ICANN Contractual Compliance - Functional Activities Overview
What we do:
- Enforce ICANN org's agreements with Registry Operators, ICANN-Accredited Registrars and the community-developed policies incorporated into those agreements.
- Enforcement activities include addressing external complaints, proactive monitoring to ensure contracted parties comply with the agreements, and conducting regularly scheduled audits.
- Support ICANN's policy development processes and working groups efforts by providing input on clarity and enforceability of proposed recommendations and sharing relevant historical Compliance data and reporting.
- Participate in training and outreach sessions to increase awareness and understanding of the role of ICANN Compliance in enforcing ICANN's agreements with Registry Operators and ICANN-accredited Registrars.
- Produce, publish, and maintain detailed monthly metrics and reports on the enforcement activities of ICANN Contractual Compliance.
Enforcement Activities Highlights
ICANN Contractual Compliance Topics of Interest
- Information about how to submit a complaint to ICANN Contractual Compliance.
- Information about the process ICANN Contractual Compliance follows to address complaints and to enforce contractual obligations.
- List of formal enforcement notices (Breach, Suspension and Termination) issued by ICANN Contractual Compliance.
- Monthly reports on enforcement activities across multiple contractual obligations.
- Reports on Contractual Compliance Audits.
- Reports on enforcement activities, efforts to support policy and working groups, and outreach activities published each month.
Learn More About ICANN Contractual Compliance
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