Privacy Notice - Data Retention
According to Section 8 of the New gTLD Program: 2026 Round Privacy Policy and Section 4 of ICANN’s Privacy Policy, ICANN will retain Personal Information generally in accordance with our general archival practices and as required or permitted by law. ICANN will retain Personal Information generally only for as long as is required to fulfill the purposes set out in Section 4 of the New gTLD Program: 2026 Round Privacy Policy.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or any retention periods set out below, ICANN may retain Personal Information for a longer period where: (i) required by applicable law; (ii) necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims; or (iii) necessary to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, accountability, or compliance obligations. In such cases, Personal Information will be retained for the duration of the applicable legal retention period, for as long as such claims remain unresolved, and/or for as long as necessary to satisfy such obligations, as applicable.
The applicable retention periods are as follows:
- Unsubmitted applications: Personal data is retained for up to 6 months after the internal payment confirmation deadline for audit and inquiry purposes.
- Active, on-hold, pending termination, or contracted applications: Personal data is retained for as long as the application remains in that status, as it is still under review or subject to ongoing processes.
- Withdrawn, terminated, or deactivated applications: Personal data is kept for the duration of the New gTLD Program.
- Delegated TLDs: Personal data is retained for the duration of the applicable contractual relationship.
Where the status of an application changes, the applicable retention period changes accordingly.