Description

Guidelines for Evidence Collection and Archiving

Taken from the RFC 3227 Network Working Group and amended as required for applicability to eDiscovery.

This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.

The collection of data, which can be simply defined as the acquisition of potentially relevant electronically stored information (ESI), represents an important part of audition, investigation, and litigation processes. The purpose of this information is to provide Legal and IT professionals with considerations for the collection of ESI based evidence. This information is not intended to be a rigidly followed guideline for each and every process involving the collection of ESI, but is designed to provide consideration and guidance in collection activities.