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{"Jan 2024 - Jun 2024":"<ul>\n<li>The volume of legal requests (including both preservation and disclosure requests) received in the first half of 2024 increased significantly compared to the previous half. Requests from US law enforcement increased by 9.3%, while requests from international law enforcement rose by 29.7%.<\/li>\n<li>In accordance with our guiding principles, Dropbox produced some information in response to 78.6% of legal requests for disclosure of data, in line with the second half of 2023. The highest volume of domestic disclosure requests were received from law enforcement in Texas and Florida, while we continue to receive the highest volumes of international requests from Germany and the United Kingdom.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>In line with the rate observed throughout 2023, the percentage of domestic disclosure requests including indefinite non-disclosure orders received in the first half of 2024 remained steady at around 10%. Dropbox continues to challenge these indefinite non-disclosure orders, as they prohibit Dropbox from ever notifying affected users.<\/li>\n<li>Dropbox received 75% fewer requests for user information that appear to be pursuant to mutual legal assistance treaties between the United States and other countries. The four requests received in the reported period originated from Brazil, Croatia, Denmark, and Switzerland. These primarily involved cases related to cybercrimes and child exploitation. They are included in our reporting on domestic requests.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>The Revising Existing Procedures On Reporting via Technology Act (or the REPORT Act) was signed into US law in May 2024. Among other requirements, the REPORT Act extended the time period providers are required to preserve data in connection with CyberTipline reports from 90 days to 1 year.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>The Digital Services Act (DSA) (EU Regulation 2022/2065) went into full effect in February 2024. Among the DSA\u2019s requirements applicable to Dropbox as a hosting service are obligations to act against illegal content, or provide subscriber information when presented with a judicial order from an EU member state.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","Jul 2023 - Dec 2023":"<ul>\n<li>The volume of legal requests (including requests for user information as well as preservation requests) received in the second half of 2023 increased compared to the previous half. We saw an increase of 11.4% in requests from U.S. law enforcement and a slight decrease of 5.2% in requests from international law enforcement.<\/li>\n<li>Preservation requests from U.S. law enforcement increased substantially by 22.2%, while preservation requests from international law enforcement decreased slightly by 5.1%.<\/li>\n<li>In accordance with our guiding principles, Dropbox produced some information in response to 77.3% of legal requests for disclosure of data, in line with the previous half. The highest volume of domestic disclosure requests were received from law enforcement in Florida, California, and Texas. Internationally, the highest volume of disclosure requests were received from Germany and the United Kingdom.<\/li>\n<li>Dropbox received 16 requests for user information that appear to be pursuant to mutual legal assistance treaties in place between the United States and other countries. The legal requests received originated from Canada, Germany, Ireland, and Israel. These requests are included in our reporting on domestic requests.<\/li>\n<li>In this reporting cycle, 10% of domestic disclosure requests included indefinite non-disclosure orders, which prohibit Dropbox from notifying affected Dropbox users for an indefinite period of time. This percentage is consistent with the trend observed over the past three reporting cycles. On receipt of an indefinite non-disclosure order, Dropbox requests law enforcement substitute such an order for one of definite duration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","Jan 2023 - Jun 2023":"<ul>\n<li>The volume of legal requests (including requests for user information as well as preservation requests) received in the first half of 2023 was in line with the previous half. With no notable shift in volume, we saw a slight increase (2.3%) in requests from U.S. law enforcement and a slight decrease (3.6%) in requests from international law enforcement.<br>\n<\/li>\n<li>In accordance with our guiding principles, Dropbox produced some information in response to 74.7% of legal requests for disclosure of data, a slight increase from the previous half. The highest volume of domestic disclosure requests were received from law enforcement in Florida, Virginia, and California. Internationally, the highest volume of disclosure requests were received from Germany and Ireland.<\/li>\n<li>Dropbox received 14 requests for user information that appear to be pursuant to mutual legal assistance treaties in place between the United States and other countries. The legal process received represented requests from Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, and Switzerland. These requests are included in our reporting on domestic requests.<\/li>\n<li>In this reporting cycle, 10% of domestic disclosure requests were accompanied indefinite non-disclosure orders (which prohibit Dropbox from notifying affected Dropbox users for an indefinite period of time), down 10% from the previous half.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","Jul 2022 - Dec 2022":"<ul>\n<li>Compared to the last reporting cycle, Dropbox received 26.6% fewer legal requests from U.S. law enforcement, and 17.1% fewer legal requests from international law enforcement. These include requests for user information as well as preservation requests.<br>\n<\/li>\n<li>In accordance with our guiding principles, Dropbox produced some information in response to 71.6% of legal requests for disclosure of data. The highest volume of domestic disclosure requests were received from law enforcement in California, Florida, and Texas. Internationally, the highest volume of disclosure requests continued to be received from Germany and the United Kingdom.<\/li>\n<li>Dropbox received 17 requests for user information that appear to be pursuant to mutual legal assistance treaties in place between the United States and foreign countries. The legal process received represented requests from Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Sweden, and The Netherlands. These requests are included in our reporting on domestic requests.<\/li>\n<li>In this reporting cycle, 11.2% of domestic disclosure requests were accompanied by indefinite non-disclosure orders (which prohibit Dropbox from notifying affected Dropbox users for an indefinite period of time), in line with the previous half.<\/li>\n<li>Dropbox responds to legal process for its subsidiary companies, including Dropbox Sign, Dropbox Fax, FormSwift, and DocSend. These requests are already included in our transparency report. In this reporting cycle, Dropbox received one request for Dropbox Sign user information and did not provide information in response.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Dropbox received 4 emergency disclosure requests. Of the 4 emergency disclosure requests, we provide some user information for 1, while for the remaining requests, we did not provide any information in response.<br>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","Jan 2022 - Jun 2022":"<ul>\n<li>Compared to the last reporting cycle, Dropbox received 13.3% more legal requests from U.S. law enforcement, and 3.1% more legal requests from international law enforcement. These include requests for user information as well as preservation requests.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>In accordance with our guiding principles, Dropbox produced some information in response to 70.3% of legal requests for disclosure of data. The highest volume of domestic disclosure requests were received from law enforcement in Florida, California, and Virginia. Internationally, the highest volume of disclosure requests continued to be received from Germany and the United Kingdom.<\/li>\n<li>The volume of legal requests rose most dramatically in Colorado, Kentucky, Nebraska, and Alabama this reporting cycle.<\/li>\n<li>Dropbox received 8 requests for user information that appear to be pursuant to mutual legal assistance treaties in place between the United States and foreign countries. The legal process received represented requests from Sweden, Ireland, and Australia. These requests are included in our reporting on domestic requests.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>In this reporting cycle, 11.5% of domestic disclosure requests were accompanied by indefinite non-disclosure orders (which prohibit Dropbox from notifying affected Dropbox users for an indefinite period of time), up 17% from last half.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","Jul 2021 - Dec 2021":"<ul>\n<li>Compared to the last reporting cycle, Dropbox received 6.2% fewer legal requests from U.S. law enforcement, and 20.9% less legal requests from international law enforcement. These include requests for user information as well as preservation requests.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>In accordance with our guiding principles, Dropbox produced some information in response to 75.8% of legal requests for disclosure of data. The highest volume of domestic disclosure requests were received from law enforcement in California, Florida, and Texas. Internationally, the highest volume of disclosure requests were received from Germany and the United Kingdom.<\/li>\n<li>The volume of legal requests rose most dramatically in Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, and Texas this reporting cycle.<\/li>\n<li>Dropbox received 7 requests for user information that appear to be pursuant to mutual legal assistance treaties in place between the United States and foreign countries. The legal process received represented requests from Ireland, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia. These requests are included in our reporting on domestic requests.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Dropbox received 34.4% fewer requests for user information from international law enforcement this reporting cycle.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Compared to the last reporting cycle, Dropbox received 44.5% fewer indefinite non-disclosure orders (which prohibit Dropbox from notifying affected Dropbox users for an indefinite period of time). Instead, more non-disclosure orders had definitive time periods.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","Jan 2021 - Jun 2021":"<ul>\n<li>Compared to the last reporting cycle, Dropbox received 46.2% more legal requests from U.S. law enforcement, and 116% more legal requests from international law enforcement. These include requests for user information as well as preservation requests.&nbsp;<br>\n<\/li>\n<li>While Dropbox received higher numbers of each type of legal process, the volume of subpoenas rose most dramatically (90.5%), followed by search warrants (31.3%). Court orders rose slightly (11.1%).<br>\n<\/li>\n<li>In accordance with our guiding principles, Dropbox produced some information in response to 86.8% of legal requests for disclosure of data. The highest volume of domestic disclosure requests were received from law enforcement in California, Florida, and Virginia. Internationally, the highest volume of disclosure requests were received from Germany and Spain.<br>\n<\/li>\n<li>Dropbox received 12 requests for user information that appear to be pursuant to mutual legal assistance treaties in place between the United States and foreign countries. The legal process received represented requests from Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Ireland, Korea, Poland, and The United Kingdom. These requests are included in our reporting on domestic requests.&nbsp;<br>\n<\/li>\n<li>Compared to the last reporting cycle, international preservation requests increased by 101.5%. The highest volume of these requests were received from the United Kingdom and Germany. Domestic preservation requests also increased by 49.2% with the highest volumes from California and New York.<br>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","Jul 2020 - Dec 2020":"<ul>\n<li>Compared to the last reporting cycle, Dropbox received 4.7% more legal requests from U.S. law enforcement, and 11.4% fewer legal requests from international law enforcement. These include requests for user information as well as preservation requests.<\/li>\n<li>In accordance with our guiding principles, Dropbox produced some information in response to 85.1% of legal requests. The highest volume of requests were received from local, state, and federal law enforcement in California, Texas, and Pennsylvania.<\/li>\n<li>We received 9 requests for user information that appear to be pursuant to mutual legal assistance treaties in place between the United States and foreign countries. The legal process received represented requests from Luxembourg, Ireland, Australia, The United Kingdom, The Netherlands, and Belgium. These requests are included in our reporting on domestic requests. These requests do not include preservation requests.<\/li>\n<li>We received 66 requests to preserve user information from international law enforcement.&nbsp;<br>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","Jan 2020 - Jun 2020":"<ul>\n<li>Compared to the last reporting cycle, Dropbox received 30.3% more legal process requests from U.S. law enforcement, and 1% more legal process from international law enforcement. These increases include requests for user information as well as preservation requests.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Compared to the last reporting cycle, Dropbox received 54.3% fewer government removal requests.&nbsp;<br>\n<\/li>\n<li>In accordance with our guiding principles, Dropbox produced some information in response to 84.2% of legal requests.&nbsp;<br>\n<\/li>\n<li>The highest volume of requests were received from federal, state, and local law enforcement in California, Florida, and Texas.&nbsp;<br>\n<\/li>\n<li>We received 10 requests for user information that appear to be pursuant to Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties in place between the United States and foreign countries. The legal process received represented requests from Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Brazil, Australia, and the United Kingdom. These requests are included in our reporting on domestic requests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","Jul 2019 - Dec 2019":"<ul>\n<li>Compared to the last reporting cycle, Dropbox received 24.6% fewer legal process requests.<\/li>\n<li>In accordance with our guiding principles, Dropbox produced some information in response to 81.3% of legal requests.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>The highest volume of requests were received from federal and state law enforcement in Florida, California, and Washington, DC.<\/li>\n<li>We received 11 requests for user information that appear to be pursuant to mutual legal assistance treaties in place between the United States and foreign countries. The legal process received represented requests from Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. These requests are included in our reporting on domestic requests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","Jan 2019 - Jun 2019":"<ul>\n<li>Compared to the last reporting cycle, Dropbox received 15% more warrants, 13% fewer subpoenas, and 4.3% more court orders.<\/li>\n<li>Additionally, there was a 58% decrease in the number of users identified in subpoenas, 47% decrease in the number of users identified in court orders, and 14% increase in the number of users identified in warrants.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>In accordance with our guiding principles, Dropbox produced some information in response to 80.6% of legal requests.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>The highest volume of requests were received from federal and state law enforcement in Virginia, California, and Texas.<\/li>\n<li>We received 5 requests pursuant to mutual legal assistance treaties in place between the United States and foreign countries. The legal processes received represented requests from Germany, Sweden, Canada, the Netherlands, and Australia. These requests are included in our reporting on domestic requests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","Jul 2018 - Dec 2018":"<ul>\n<li>In accordance to our guiding principles, Dropbox produced some information in 74.4% of legal requests.<\/li>\n<li>Washington, DC had the highest number of law enforcement requests in proportion to its population, followed by Minnesota, then Virginia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","Jan 2018 - Jun 2018":"<ul>\n<li>Dropbox received seven requests for user information that were served past their dates of execution. We also received three requests for information addressed to the wrong company. We required that law enforcement remedy these errors.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>We did not receive any orders issued under the authority of the United States All Writs Act of 1789.<\/li>\n<li>In proportion to its population, Washington, DC had the highest number of law enforcement requests, followed by Virginia, then Alaska.<br>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","Jul 2017 - Dec 2017":"<ul style=\"list-style-position: inside;\">\n<li>Dropbox received one government request for voluntary disclosure of user information, citing the emergency exception of section 2702 of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. Dropbox determined there was no qualifying emergency and required the government to pursue a search warrant, which it did.<br>\n<\/li>\n<li>We notified a user that we had been served with a subpoena for that user's information. That user was represented by a major privacy advocacy group and successfully fought the subpoena.<br>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","Jan 2017 - Jun 2017":"<ul style=\"list-style-position: inside;\">\n<li>The only order Dropbox received under the All Writs Act of 1789 required physical delivery of content that Dropbox produced in response to a legally valid warrant. We received no orders under the All Writs Act requesting that Dropbox circumvent security features or otherwise compromise the integrity of our services.<\/li>\n<li>We received three requests for information addressed to the wrong company. We required that law enforcement remedy these errors.<\/li>\n<li>We received one court-ordered pen register/trap and trace order (PRTT), which ordered Dropbox to produce information for a specified period of time after the service of the order. Dropbox found no information responsive to the order. The court issued an order of indefinite non-disclosure preventing us from notifying the user.<br>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","Jul 2016 - Dec 2016":"<ul style=\"list-style-position: inside;\">\n<li>The only order Dropbox received under the All Writs Act of 1789 required physical delivery of content that Dropbox produced in response to a legally valid warrant. We received no orders under the All Writs Act requesting that Dropbox circumvent security features or otherwise compromise the integrity of our services.<\/li>\n<li>We received two requests for information and one court order of non-disclosure addressed to the wrong company. We required that law enforcement remedy these errors.<\/li>\n<li>We received one court-ordered pen register/trap and trace order (PRTT), which ordered Dropbox to produce information for a specified period of time after the service of the order. Dropbox found no information responsive to the order. The court issued an order of indefinite non-disclosure preventing us from notifying the user.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","Jan 2016 - Jun 2016":"<ul style=\"list-style-position: inside;\">\n<li>We did not receive any orders issued under the authority of the United States All Writs Act of 1789.<\/li>\n<li>The greatest amount of legal process served, as proportional to population, was from Washington, DC, followed by Alaska, then Montana.<br>\n<\/li>\n<li>Dropbox received one government request that we voluntarily disclose user information, citing section 2702 of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. We did not comply.<br>\n<\/li>\n<li>We received two requests for information and four court orders of non-disclosure directed to the wrong company. We required that law enforcement remedy these errors.&nbsp;<br>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","Jul 2015 - Dec 2015":"<ul style=\"list-style-position: inside;\">\n<li>We did not receive any orders issued under the authority of the United States All Writs Act of 1789.<br>\n<\/li>\n<li>We received one piece of legal process incorrectly addressed to the wrong company, but that sought Dropbox user information. We required law enforcement to remedy this error before accepting this request.<br>\n<\/li>\n<li>We received one court-ordered pen register/trap and trace order (PRTT), which required our production of IP addresses for a specified period of time after the service of the order. We did not notify the user because the court order disallowed disclosure.<br>\n<\/li>\n<li>In proportion to its population, Washington, DC had the highest number of law enforcement requests, followed by Rhode Island, Maryland, and Arizona.&nbsp;<br>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","Jan 2015 - Jun 2015":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>No additional information is available for this reporting period.<\/p>\n","Jul 2014 - Dec 2014":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>No additional information is available for this reporting period.<br>\n<\/p>\n","Jan 2014 - Jun 2014":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>No additional information is available for this reporting period.<br>\n<\/p>\n","Jan 2013 - Dec 2013":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>No additional information is available for this reporting period.<br>\n<\/p>\n","Jan 2012 - Dec 2012":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>No additional information is available for this reporting period.<br>\n<\/p>\n"}