Transparency Report
20210116_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20190429_rev01 · ARCHIVE SNAPSHOT, DATE APPROXIMATE
Full text changes — 20190429_rev01 to 20210116_rev01
| 1 | 1 | At cPanel we are committed to trust and transparency. As part of our commitment, we publish periodic reports about the following issues: |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 3 | - Law enforcement and government demands for Customer Data (which is information about people or entities who use our products and services); |
| 4 | 4 | - Content that is permanently disabled under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA); and |
| 5 | 5 | - Customer accounts that are disabled by us under our Terms of Service for reasons other than failure to fulfill payment terms, or material breach of contract. |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | Our report is below and covers all such issues received during an 6-month period from January 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019 (Reporting Period). We will provide additional reports on a semi-annual basis. More information about our policies and practices with respect to Customer Data can be found in the cPanel privacy policy, available at [https://www.cpanel.com/privacy-policy.html](https://www.cpanel.com/privacy-policy.html) and our legal notices and other agreements available at [https://www.cpanel.com/legal-notices.html](https://www.cpanel.com/legal-notices.html) | |
| 7 | Our report is below and covers all such issues received during the period from June 30, 2019 through December 31, 2020 (Reporting Period). We will provide additional reports on a semi-annual basis. More information about our policies and practices with respect to Customer Data can be found in the cPanel privacy policy, available at [https://www.cpanel.com/privacy-policy.html](https://www.cpanel.com/privacy-policy.html) and our legal notices and other agreements available at [https://www.cpanel.com/legal-notices.html](https://www.cpanel.com/legal-notices.html) | |
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| 9 | 9 | ### Our Values: |
| 10 | 10 | |
| 11 | - cPanel is committed to maintaining our customer's privacy and confidentiality; | |
| 11 | - cPanel is committed to maintaining our customers' privacy and confidentiality; | |
| 12 | 12 | - We review requests for Customer Data validity and interpret all requests narrowly; |
| 13 | 13 | - And respond to those requests, if required, in accordance with applicable law, including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq. |
| 14 | 14 | - We notify Customers prior to disclosure of Customer Data, unless we receive a binding court order preventing that notice, such notice would endanger the safety of identified individuals, or would harm the Company; and |
| 15 | 15 | - cPanel encourages requesting parties to obtain Customer Data directly from Customers, who have access to a far greater range of information than cPanel. |
| 16 | 16 | - cPanel produces Customer Data only pursuant to United States law, and does not directly respond to non-U.S. law enforcement. |
| 17 | 17 | |
| 18 | 18 | ### Legal Demands for Data |
| 19 | 19 | |
| 20 | During this reporting period, cPanel received no requests for information about cPanel Customer and/or Customer Data from U.S. law enforcement and governmental entities. cPanel did not receive any requests from law enforcement or governmental entities outside the U.S. | |
| 20 | During this reporting period, cPanel received four requests for information about cPanel Customer and/or Customer Data from U.S. law enforcement and governmental entities. cPanel did not receive any requests from law enforcement or governmental entities outside the U.S. | |
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| 22 | <table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><strong>Type of request</strong></td><td rowspan="2"><strong>Number of requests received</strong></td><td colspan="4"><strong>cPanel's response</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>No information disclosed</strong></td><td><strong>Non-content disclosed</strong></td><td><strong>Content disclosed</strong></td><td><strong>Pending</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Subpoena</strong></td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Search Warrant</strong></td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table> | |
| 22 | <table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><strong>Type of request</strong></td><td rowspan="2"><strong>Number of requests received</strong></td><td colspan="4"><strong>cPanel's response</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>No information disclosed</strong></td><td><strong>Non-content disclosed</strong></td><td><strong>Content disclosed</strong></td><td><strong>Pending</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Subpoena</strong></td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Search Warrant</strong></td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table> | |
| 23 | 23 | |
| 24 | <table><tbody><tr><td><strong>National security requests received</strong></td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table> | |
| 24 | <table><tbody><tr><td><strong>National security requests received</strong></td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table> | |
| 25 | 25 | |
| 26 | 26 | ### Types of Requests |
| 27 | 27 | |
| 28 | 28 | - "Subpoena" is any formal, compulsory demand for the production of documents or testimony issued by a governmental entity (including grand jury subpoenas, administrative subpoenas, investigative subpoenas, and trial subpoenas). |
| 29 | 29 | - "Search warrant" is a court order issued by a neutral and detached magistrate upon a finding of probable cause to search or seize the property or place described therein. |
| 30 | 30 | - "National security requests" refers to National Security Letters (issued pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2709) and orders issued pursuant to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA, 50 U.S.C. § 1801 et seq.). |