# Legal Hold Solar Archive's Legal Hold feature can be accessed through the Spaces interface. This interface enables users to gather any number of entries and request a legal hold with ease. In this section of the knowledge hub, we will provide an overview of how to request and administrate legal holds from both a user and Data Guardian account perspective. ### What is a Legal Hold? Legal Hold is a function that allows users to request that a set of entries within the archive be locked in a state that ignores retention periods and delete requests. The entries will remain in this locked state until the Data Guardian removes the hold. ### Why use Legal Hold? Legal Holds are typically used in situations where the entries are required as evidence or are part of a legal case. However, it can also be used for non-legal activities such as locking important contracts or documents that need to be preserved. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://help.solar-archive.com/docs/legal-hold.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.