The Whois Data Reminder Policy is an ICANN requirement.
The policy states that all Registrars must, at least once a year, present each of their Registrants with that Registrant’s current Whois information.
The WDRP message is sent to each Registrant 120 days before their domain’s expiry date. If a domain is registered for more than one year, the WDRP message is sent, each year, 120 days before the anniversary date of the domain’s registration. The WDRP message includes a link to a page where Registrants can then update their Whois information, if required.
If a Registrant fails to or opts not to respond, their current Whois information is assumed to be correct.
Sample WDRP Message (this is just a generic sample and does not reflect any real or recommended settings or information for your account)
From: Whois-verify@itristanmedia.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2008 09:00 AM
To: domain_admin_contact@sampledomain.com
Subject: Whois Data Confirmation
Dear Valued Customer,
ICANN, the organization responsible for the stability of the Internet, requires that each domain name registrant be given the opportunity to correct any inaccurate contact data (WHOIS data) associated with a domain name registration.
Our records for your domain are as follows:
sampledomain.com
Registrant:
Sample IT Inc.
1234 Smart St
Toronto, ON M1M 1M1
CA
Domain name: sampledomain.com
Administrative Contact:
Lastname, Firstname contactname@sampledomain.com
1234 Smart St.
Toronto, ON M1M 1M1
+1.4165551122 Fax: +1.4165551123
Technical Contact:
Lastname, Firstname contactname@sampledomain.com
1234 Smart St.
Toronto, ON M1M 1M1
+1.4165551122 Fax: +1.4165551123
Billing Contact:
Lastname, Firstname contactname@sampledomain.com
1234 Smart St.
Toronto, ON M1M 1M1
+1.4165551122 Fax: +1.4165551123
Registration Service Provider:
Reseller Inc., reseller@samplereseller.com
9057654321
This company may be contacted for domain login/passwords, DNS/Nameserver changes, and general domain support questions.
Record last updated on 21-Sep-2008.
Record expires on 23-Jul-2010.
Record created on 23-Jul-2008.
Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.DOMAINDIRECT.COM
NS2.DOMAINDIRECT.COM
N1.TESTTEST.COM
N2.TESTTEST.COM
N3.TESTTEST.COM
N4.TESTTEST.COM
N5.TESTTEST.COM
To review and update your WHOIS contact information, please log into our management interface at: orders.itristanmedia.com.
If any of the information above is inaccurate, you should correct it. If all of the information above is accurate, you do not need to take any action.
Please remember that under the terms of your registration agreement, the provision of false WHOIS information can be grounds for cancellation of your domain name registration.
If you have any questions or comments regarding ICAAN's policy, please contact them directly at icann@icann.org.
