---
id: "data-escrow"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "data escrow"
language: "en"
category: "Registration data and privacy"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/data-escrow/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/custodia-datos/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/data-escrow/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/depot-fiduciaire-donnees/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/data-escrow/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/custodia-dados/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/deponirovanie-dannykh/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/shuju-tuoguan/"
---

# data escrow

Regular copies of registration data that a gTLD registry or registrar must place with an independent agent. If the company fails or loses its ICANN contract, the copy is released so another operator can take over and domain holders keep their names. It is not the same as payment escrow.

## related terms

- [EBERO](https://tldlog.com/glossary/ebero/)
- [registry transition](https://tldlog.com/glossary/registry-transition/)
- [registration data](https://tldlog.com/glossary/registration-data/)
- [RAA](https://tldlog.com/glossary/raa/)
- [Registry Agreement](https://tldlog.com/glossary/registry-agreement/)