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ICANN Registration Data Policy changes

Learn about recent changes to ICANN's Registration Data Policy and how they might affect you.

Learn about recent changes to ICANN’s Registration Data Policy and how they might affect you.

ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) is introducing a new Registration Data Policy that comes into effect on August 21, 2025. This policy helps ensure that domain registration data complies with global data protection laws.Depending on your domain settings, you may be affected by these changes to the Registration Data Policy.

​Legal ownership

One of the changes in the new Registration Data Policy affects legal ownership of domains. Specifically, the entity in a domain contact’s Organization field is now considered the legal owner of the domain.Therefore, if your domain’s registrant contact specifies an organization, you should review this information as soon as possible. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to the Hosting Panel at https://my.hosting.com.

  2. In the left sidebar, under Products & Services, click Domains:

  3. On the Domains page, click the domain you want to configure.

  4. Click Update Registrant:

  5. Review the information in the Registrant Organization field:

    • If you want an individual listed as the domain owner, delete the information in the Registrant Organization field. Make sure the Registrant Name field is correct for the owner’s name.

    • Alternatively, if you want the organization to remain as the domain’s legal owner, confirm that the information in the Registrant Organization field is accurate and complete. Make sure you remove any personal information from this field, such as your name.

  6. To save your changes, click Submit.

​WHOIS information

By default, your contact details (including the organization name, if specified) are not published in public WHOIS lookup results.

  • If you prefer this information is made public, please open a support ticket at https://my.hosting.com and we will assist you.

  • If you prefer this information remains private, no action is required on your part.

​More information

To view the official ICANN Registration Data Policy, please see https://www.icann.org/en/contracted-parties/consensus-policies/registration-data-policy.

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