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Snapchat Transparency Reports are released twice a year. These reports provide important insight into the volume and nature of governmental requests for Snapchatters' account information and other legal notifications.

Since November 15, 2015, our policy has been to notify Snapchatters when we receive legal process seeking their account information, with exceptions for cases where we are legally prohibited from doing so, or when we believe there are exceptional circumstances (like child exploitation or an imminent risk of death or bodily injury).

For more information about how we handle law enforcement data requests, please take a look at our Law Enforcement Guide, Privacy Policy, and Terms of Service.

United States Criminal Legal Requests
Requests for User Information pursuant to U.S. legal process.

Reporting Period

Requests

Account Identifiers

Percentage of requests where some data was produced

January 1, 2016—June 30, 2016

1,472

2,455

82%

Subpoena

590

1,076

76%

Pen Register Order

4

4

50%

Court Order

80

103

86%

Search Warrant

722

1,180

87%

Emergency

72

78

82%

Wiretap Order

4

14

100%

United States National Security Requests
Requests for User Information pursuant to national security legal process.

National Security

Requests

Account Identifiers*

January 1, 2016—June 30, 2016

NSLs and FISA Orders/Directives

O-249

0-249

International Government Information Requests
Requests for User Information from government entities outside the United States.

Reporting Period

Emergency Requests

Account Identifiers for Emergency Requests

Percentage of emergency requests where some data was produced

Other Information Requests

Account Identifiers for Other Requests

Percentage of other information request where some data was produced

January 1, 2016—June 30, 2016

41

51

63%

85

87

0%

Australia

0

0

N/A

2

1

0%

Belgium

0

0

N/A

1

2

0%

Canada

13

17

77%

1

1

0%

Czech Republic

0

N/A

N/A

1

1

0%

Denmark

2

3

50%

0

N/A

0%

France

2

2

100%

23

22

0%

Germany

0

N/A

N/A

18

18

0%

India

0

N/A

N/A

2

2

0%

Ireland

0

N/A

N/A

2

3

0%

Luxembourg

0

N/A

N/A

1

1

0%

Norway

1

1

0%

3

3

0%

Poland

0

N/A

N/A

1

1

0%

Portugal

0

N/A

N/A

1

1

0%

Spain

0

N/A

N/A

3

7

0%

Sweden

1

1

0%

5

5

0%

United Kingdom

22

27

59%

21

19

0%

Governmental Content Removal Requests
This category identifies demands by a government entity to remove content that would otherwise be permissible under our Terms of Service or Community Guidelines.

Reporting Period

Removal Requests

Percentage of requests where some content was removed

January 1, 2016—June 30, 2016

0

N/A

Copyrighted Content Takedown Notices (DMCA)
This category reflects any valid takedown notices we received under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Reporting Period

DMCA Takedown Notices

Percentage of requests where some content was removed

January 1, 2016—June 30, 2016

16

94%

Reporting Period

DMCA Counter-Notices

Percentage of requests where some content was reinstated

January 1, 2016—June 30, 2016

0

N/A

* “Account Identifiers” reflects the number of identifiers (e.g. username, email address, phone number, etc.) specified by law enforcement in legal process when requesting user information. Some legal process may include more than one identifier. In some instances, multiple identifiers may identify a single account. In instances where a single identifier is specified in multiple requests, each instance is included.