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|status = Proposed
|status = '''<span style="color:#008000">ACTIVE</span>'''
|manager =
|manager = [[Valuetainment Corp.]]
|country =
|country = Switzerland
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|translation =
|category = [[:Category:Lifestyle New gTLDs|Lifestyle]]
|category = [[:Category:Lifestyle New gTLDs|Lifestyle]]
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|community =
|priority = 702 - [[Valuetainment Corp.]]
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'''.voting''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant is [[Valuetainment Corp.]]<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref>
'''.voting''' is an active [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 29 January 2014. <ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated Strings, ICANN.org] Retrieved 29 Jan 2014</ref><ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref> The manager is [[Valuetainment Corp.]], with back-end registry support provided by "[[TLD-Box Registrydienstleistungen GmbH]]".<ref>[https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/viewstatus New gTLD Application]</ref>
==Application Details==
==Application Details==
The following is excerpted from the applicant's response to question #18:
The following is excerpted from the applicant's response to question #18:
"The proposed .votinggTLDwill be the trustworthy online space dedicated to carrying out votes, polls, surveys or hosting forums for the exchange of opinion. It will
"The proposed .voting gTLD will be the trustworthy online space dedicated to carrying out votes, polls, surveys or hosting forums for the exchange of opinion. It will:
* make it easier for users to find information about polls or forums
* make it easier for users to find information about polls or forums
* provide for a safer and more secure surfing experience and reduce the risk of users being deceived by illegitimate offers, and so mitigate the risk of users becoming victims of abusive behaviour and malicious conduct.
* provide for a safer and more secure surfing experience and reduce the risk of users being deceived by illegitimate offers, and so mitigate the risk of users becoming victims of abusive behaviour and malicious conduct.
The applicant, Valuetainment AG, Switzerland, was founded in 2005 and has a lot of expertise in the area of conducting polls. The applicants offers the so called Votingtool (votingtool.com), which gives private and commercial customers the possibility to obtain the opinion of readers, viewers, customers, friends, employees, fans or other target groups. The subject of such polls may be political questions, products, movies, pictures, to name a few examples. At the time of drafting this text, the Votingtool is used by more than 30,000 customers. The experience in this business led to the idea of the .voting gTLD.
The applicant, Valuetainment AG, Switzerland, was founded in 2005 and has a lot of expertise in the area of conducting polls. The applicants offers the so called Votingtool (votingtool.com), which gives private and commercial customers the possibility to obtain the opinion of readers, viewers, customers, friends, employees, fans or other target groups. The subject of such polls may be political questions, products, movies, pictures, to name a few examples. At the time of drafting this text, the Votingtool is used by more than 30,000 customers. The experience in this business led to the idea of the .voting gTLD.
Both registrants and Internet users will benefit from transparent rules for the TLD, in terms of acceptable use versus abuse and also in the area of data protection. This will make it easier for registrants to achieve their goal, namely obtaining opinions from as many users as possible, and also easier for Internet users to participate, since they will know that .voting domain names are governed by policies ensuring a high quality standard and high reputation.
Both registrants and Internet users will benefit from transparent rules for the TLD, in terms of acceptable use versus abuse and also in the area of data protection. This will make it easier for registrants to achieve their goal, namely obtaining opinions from as many users as possible, and also easier for Internet users to participate, since they will know that .voting domain names are governed by policies ensuring a high quality standard and high reputation.
The Votingtool would be “glued” to the domain name as follows: The customer creates an account with Votingtool. During this process, the customer’s e-mail address is verified. The customer then downloads a preliminary installation package, which is a single file with a generated authentication token. This file is placed on the webserver connected to the .voting domain name. The customer then sends a verification request to Votingtool via a web interface. This establishes that the user of the Votingtool is actually the registrant of the domain name. Once the token has been verified, the service is unlocked and the customer can download the Software Development Kit (SDK) using the web interface on his web server.
The Votingtool would be “glued” to the domain name as follows: The customer creates an account with Votingtool. During this process, the customer’s e-mail address is verified. The customer then downloads a preliminary installation package, which is a single file with a generated authentication token. This file is placed on the webserver connected to the .voting domain name. The customer then sends a verification request to Votingtool via a web interface. This establishes that the user of the Votingtool is actually the registrant of the domain name. Once the token has been verified, the service is unlocked and the customer can download the Software Development Kit (SDK) using the web interface on his web server.
The applicant will provide the Votingtool in all languages covered by the proposed IDN characters. Support will be provided in German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian and Russian."<Ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1068 Application Download, gTLDresult.ICANN.org] Retrieved 19 Feb 2013</ref>
The applicant will provide the Votingtool in all languages covered by the proposed IDN characters. Support will be provided in German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian and Russian."<Ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1068 Application Download, gTLDresult.ICANN.org] Retrieved 19 Feb 2013</ref>
==Contract Signed==
On 13 November 2013, [[Valuetainment Corp.]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .voting after passing all the required processes needed to become a [[Registry Operator]] for the string.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries Registry Agreements, ICANN.org] Retrieved 15 Nov 2013</ref>
==Delegation and Availability==
.voting was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] of the [[DNS]] on January 29, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.<ref name="delegation"></ref>
==References==
==References==
[[Category:TLD]]
[[Category:TLD]]
[[Category:Lifestyle New gTLDs|voting]]
[[Category:Lifestyle New gTLDs|voting]]
[[Category:TLDs with Registry Agreements|voting]]