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id: "temporary-specification"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "Temporary Specification"
language: "en"
category: "Registration data and privacy"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
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---

# Temporary Specification

Emergency rules adopted by the ICANN Board in May 2018 so gTLD registries and registrars could follow their contracts while also complying with the GDPR. They hid most personal data from WHOIS. They expired in 2019 and were followed by interim and later permanent policy.

## related terms

- [GDPR](https://tldlog.com/glossary/gdpr/)
- [EPDP](https://tldlog.com/glossary/epdp/)
- [Registration Data Policy](https://tldlog.com/glossary/registration-data-policy/)
- [redaction](https://tldlog.com/glossary/redaction/)