1. Purpose

The purpose of this document is to consider the privacy and accuracy issues that result from many NIC databases being publicly accessible. This document considers only generic concerns about such systems; it intentionally does not make recommendations for specific databases on the Internet. Clearly, it is the responsibility of each NIC to determine what procedures should apply for each of its databases. The document discusses the obligations a NIC that maintains such a database has towards those about whom data appears in the database. These obligations apply to database entries that contain information that is publically accessible to Internet users.