5 Things Every Domain Name Registrant Should Know About the ICANN WHOIS Data Reminder Policy (WDRP) last modified

  1. The WDRP requires your registrar to send you an annual reminder of your obligation to update your WHOIS information, which includes your contact information, if there are any changes. It’s important that when you receive this reminder, you review the information provided by your registrar carefully and make any necessary corrections as invalid or out of date information can result in suspension of the domain name or difficulties in renewing or otherwise transferring the domain to another registrar or registrant.
  2. In the WDRP notice, your registrar must present you with the WHOIS information, which includes your contact information, associated with your domain name registration that they currently have on record. The WDRP notice also reminds you that providing false WHOIS information, which includes your contact information, can be grounds for cancellation of your domain name registration.
  3. While ICANN is responsible for making sure that registrars verify and validate the WHOIS information, which includes your contact information, you provide them, ICANN itself does not (and cannot) verify or update WHOIS information. Since OlympusNet manages your registration, you must contact OlympusNet to make any changes to your registration information.
  4. WDRP notices are sent by registrars in order to comply with the WDRP. As SRSplus is the registrar for domains managed by OlympusNet, these notices will come from an srsplus.com email address.
  5. When updating your WHOIS information, which includes your contact information, be sure to use email addresses that are active and checked frequently to be sure you receive WDRP and other important notices from your registrar.