---
id: "ombuds"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "Ombuds"
language: "en"
category: "Industry roles and organizations"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/ombuds/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/defensor-pueblo/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/ombudsstelle/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/mediateur-icann/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/ombuds/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/ombuds/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/ombudsmen/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/jianchayuan/"
---

# Ombuds

An independent office at ICANN that hears complaints from people who feel that ICANN staff, the Board or a community group treated them unfairly. It tries to solve problems informally. It is one of ICANN's accountability mechanisms.

## related terms

- [ICANN](https://tldlog.com/glossary/icann/)
- [Reconsideration Request](https://tldlog.com/glossary/reconsideration-request/)
- [IRP](https://tldlog.com/glossary/irp/)
- [ICANN Bylaws](https://tldlog.com/glossary/icann-bylaws/)
- [ICANN org](https://tldlog.com/glossary/icann-org/)