ICANN’s updated Registration Data Policy (“RDP”), effective 21 August 2025, changes how your domain contact information is collected and stored. The biggest change is that registrars (easyDNS) will collect and retain a much smaller set of mandatory data for your domain. For most domain purchases, you will only need to provide their name, address, country, email, and phone details. The Organization field will become optional—if filled, the organization will be considered the legal domain owner (instead of the person named). Information like fax numbers and most admin, billing, and technical contact details will no longer be collected or stored, unless a specific domain extension (TLD, top-level domain) requires it.
How does this affect domain holders?
For end users, this means your personal information collected with your domain registration is reduced by default, improving privacy and minimising the data held by registrars and shown in Whois lookups. By default, most of your data is redacted in the public Whois; you can still consent to publish it if you wish. Suppose you register a domain through a reseller who requests additional contact information. In that case, only the minimum required data will be stored by the registrar, and any additional info you provided will not be retained or published. If you want your organization to own the domain (not you personally), be sure to fill in the Organization field; otherwise, leave it blank. When registering or managing your domain, please be sure to fill in the necessary fields for that particular TLD.
What about Privacy?
For domains will the Whois privacy setting enabled, this will remain still applied. Enabled privacy does affect the visibility of data in the Whois record.
What happens to the unnecessary data and contacts?
On 21 August 2025, starting this date, the data that had been collected for now obsolete domain contacts and fax numbers will be deleted. The data deleted of course can vary depending on the domain TLD and those registry requirements moving forward. easyDNS does not keep the deleted information for the obsolete contacts. If you need this information prior to 21 August 2025, please retain it asap.
Why is this happening?
These changes aim to make domain ownership clearer and your contact information more private by default, reducing what’s collected, stored, and exposed online. Going to a registrant only data collection simplifies domain management for domain holders, registrars and the registry’s. easyDNS will collect and display the minimum information based on what the registry specifically requires.
Overall, if your registration data is up to date and you’re happy with what’s in the Organization field (Company Name), then there is nothing you need to be concerned with. We do ask that you review your Whois information to keep it up to date so as not to miss important notices and renewal/billing information.