This month’s Contractual Compliance Newsletter comprises the department’s semi-annual report, which contains information on registrar/registry audit activities, ongoing studies, a new UDRP complaint processing system and a consumer complaint analysis.

You can view and download the report at: http://www.icann.org/en/compliance/reports/contractual-compliance-audit-report-29jul08-en.pdf

We encourage you to address your questions and comments regarding this report to: compliancecomments@icann.org. The newsletter will resume its standard format next month (August 2008), and will contain information regarding the following:

• Responses to attendee questions raised at the Registrar UDRP Compliance Workshop held in Paris, France in June 2008
• Registrar Data Escrow Compliance Update
• Whois Data Accuracy Guidance for Registrars