.org Registry Agreement (Signed 25 May 2001)

On 25 May 2001, ICANN and VeriSign, Inc., entered into an Unsponsored Registry Agreement under which VeriSign operates the .org top-level domain. The agreement and its appendices may be viewed by following the links below.

.org Registry Agreement

Appendices:

• A:     Format and Technical Requirements for Requests to Change TLD Nameservers
• B:     Format and Technical Requirements for Requests to Change TLD Contact Information
• C:     Functional Specifications
• D:     Performance Specifications
• E:     Service-Level Agreement
• F:     Registry-Registrar Agreement
• G:     Fees for Registry Services
• H:     Equivalent Access Certification
• I:       Registry Code of Conduct
                 2001 AIN Audit
                 2002 AIN Audit
• K:     Names Reserved from Registration
• N:     TLD Zone-File Access Agreement
• O:     Whois Specification—Public Whois
• P:     Whois Data Specification—Independent Whois Provider
• Q:     Whois Data Specification—ICANN
• R:     Data Escrow Specification
• S:     Data Escrow Agreement
• T:     Monthly Registry Reports
• V:     Initial Consensus Policies
• W:     Additional Covenants
• X:     Registry Operator's Domain Names
• Y:     Sanctions Program