State Bar Association of North Dakota Ethics Committee Opinion 99-03

Topic: Data Transmission and Storage

Conclusion of the Committee:

The committee concludes that a law firm does not violate Rule 1.6 if it subscribes to an online data backup service, provided the law firm ensures that the security of the data transmission and the security of the data storage are adequate for the sensitivity of the records that are to be transmitted and stored.

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