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The '''Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data''' (adopted by the [[ICANN Board]] on 17 May 2018) established temporary requirements for [[gTLD]] [[Registry|registry operators]] and [[Registrar|registrars]] to comply with the European Union's [[General Data Protection Regulation]] (GDPR) without breaking existing ICANN contractual requirements and community-developed policies. The Temporary Specification provides a single, unified interim model that ensures a common framework for handling registration data and maintaining the WHOIS system while the GNSO determines whether to adopt it as a consensus policy or develop an alternative policy. [[ICANN]]'s stated objective of the Temporary Specification is to comply with the GDPR, while maintaining the WHOIS system to the greatest extent possible.

==Requirements for the Temporary Policy==
===Consensus Policy Developed Within a Year===
The Temporary Specification requires the Consensus Policy process, carried out through an [[Expedited Policy Development Process on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data (EPDP)]] (EPDP-Temp Spec), to be completed within one year of the effective date of 25 May 2018.

===Renewal by ICANN Board===
The ICANN Board is required to reconfirm the Temporary Specification every 90 days from their adoption and enforcement of the Temporary Specification, for a period of no more than 12 months or upon its confirmation or rejection as consensus policy.

==Interim Registration Data Policy for gTLDs==
On May 15, 2019, the ICANN Board adopted this Interim [[Consensus Policy]], which requires gTLD registry operators and ICANN-accredited registrars to continue implementing measures consistent with the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data on an interim basis, which expired on May 20, 2019.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/interim-registration-data-policy-en Interim Reg Data Policy, ICANN Resources]</ref>

This policy was the outcome of one of the 29 recommendations discussed in an [[EPDP]] Final Report addressing the purposes for processing data; the collection, transfer, display, and redaction of data elements; and an implementation bridge.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/public-comments/epdp-recs-2019-03-04-en Public Comment on EPDP on Temp Spec, ICANN]</ref>

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