Court order, explained

For infrastructure, an order may relate to evidence, access, preservation or another specified action. Its terms and applicability need careful review.

Do not equate every complaint or email with an enforceable court order.

An order may direct preservation of records, disclosure, restriction of a resource or another specific action. Read its operative terms, named parties and jurisdiction before assuming what it requires. The effect of an order depends on the concrete proceeding and applicable rules, rather than the marketing label attached to a hosting location.

• Distinguish preservation from disclosure and account suspension from deletion.
• Use a documented review and escalation path; do not discard a document because it originated abroad.