Transparency Report

January 1, 2017 – June 30, 2017

Released: October 19, 2017

Updated: October 19, 2017

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, 2017—June 30, 2017	3,726	6,434	82%
Subpoena	1,058	2,264	72%
PRTT	23	26	83%
Court Order	159	238	79%
Search Warrant	2,239	3,611	86%
EDR	234	278	78%
Wiretap Order	12	36	100%

United States National Security Requests

Requests for User Information pursuant to national security legal process.

National Security	Requests	Account Identifiers*
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	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, 2017—June 30, 2017	123	142	68%	205	281	0%
Argentina	0	N/A	N/A	1	1	0%
Australia	4	9	25%	7	20	0%
Austria	0	N/A	N/A	4	4	0%
Brazil	0	N/A	N/A	4	5	0%
Canada	37	36	78%	1	1	0%
Denmark	0	N/A	N/A	2	2	0%
France	15	17	67%	40	67	0%
Germany	0	N/A	N/A	25	28	0%
India	0	N/A	N/A	15	15	0%
Ireland	1	1	100%	1	1	0%
Israel	1	1	100%	1	1	0%
Netherlands	1	2	100%	1	1	0%
Norway	2	2	50%	3	3	0%
Poland	3	3	33%	3	3	0%
Spain	0	N/A	N/A	1	1	0%
Sweden	3	3	67%	9	11	0%
Switzerland	2	2	50%	0	N/A	N/A
United Arab Emirates	1	8	100%	0	N/A	N/A
United Kingdom	53	58	66%	87	117	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, 2017 - June 30, 2017	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
July 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017	50	40%

Reporting Period	DMCA Counter-Notices	Percentage of requests where some content was reinstated
January 1, 2017—June 30, 2017	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.