Where to mail a subpoena to go daddy
Executive summary
GoDaddy directs civil subpoenas to its Tempe, Arizona headquarters and requires that valid subpoenas be faxed, mailed, or personally served to GoDaddy.com, LLC; for practical delivery the company also accepts secured electronic transfer links and has a Subpoena Compliance team for status inquiries [1] [2] [3]. Legal requesters should expect customer notification and limits on what GoDaddy will produce—most notably that it will not produce the content of electronic mail except in limited, statutory circumstances [2] [1].
1. Where to physically serve or mail the subpoena
All subpoenas for GoDaddy should be served or mailed to the company’s Tempe, Arizona headquarters; GoDaddy’s civil-subpoena guidance repeatedly states that subpoenas must be faxed, mailed, or served to GoDaddy.com, LLC at that location [1] [2]. Third‑party practice guides and domain‑litigation briefs likewise advise preparing a subpoena directed to GoDaddy in Scottsdale/Tempe, Arizona when seeking registrant or account identity information from the registrar [4].
2. Exact mailing/serving address and practical delivery tip
Public guidance collected by practitioners lists an address on “E. GoDaddy Way” and references 2155 E. GoDaddy Way as the corporate location used in service guidance; sources advising subpoena practice reference that address and recommend service there [3]. In addition to traditional service, GoDaddy’s compliance guidance and outside practitioners recommend providing a secure electronic delivery (FTP, Dropbox link) for large productions and direct status inquiries to GoDaddy’s Subpoena Compliance email noted in practitioner write‑ups [3].
3. What GoDaddy will and won’t produce when served
GoDaddy’s published Subpoena Policy makes clear it will not produce the content of email under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. §2701 et seq., except in limited statutory circumstances, and its email servers do not retain deleted or sent mail for production [2] [5]. For account identity or registrant information in civil or criminal matters GoDaddy requires a valid subpoena and, upon receipt of a valid civil subpoena, will notify the affected customer by email or U.S. mail [2] [1].
4. Requirements, customer notification, and law‑enforcement caveats
GoDaddy’s policy requires subpoenaing parties to provide documentation demonstrating how the GoDaddy account relates to the litigation; the company reserves the right to request a copy of the complaint and supporting documents before producing account data [2]. Criminal requests are subject to stricter rules—GoDaddy’s published guidance says criminal matters must be presented by a member of the law‑enforcement community, not civilians [2] [6].
5. Alternatives, procedural traps, and expert help
Practitioners caution that many domains are registered through privacy services (Domains by Proxy) or masked by registrars, so claimants often need to subpoena both the registrar and the WHOIS‑privacy service, or the hosting ISP, to unmask an identity; law firms and legal blogs recommend determining the registrar via WHOIS before serving subpoenas [4]. Outside resources also note that even after service GoDaddy may limit what it provides and will evaluate proportionality and legal basis before granting access [7].
6. What reporters and submitters should watch for
The available materials are explicit about procedure but limited on procedural minutiae such as exact fax numbers, clerk‑of‑court routing, or timing expectations; where a single source supplies an address or email (e.g., 2155 E. GoDaddy Way and the Subpoena Compliance contact) practitioners corroborate but local counsel is often used to ensure service rules are met in Arizona and federal matters [3] [4]. If the record sought is content of communications, the ECPA limitation is a hard legal constraint reflected in GoDaddy’s policy and should redirect requesters to other evidence sources when appropriate [2].