Configure custom data retention controls for Enterprise plans (original) (raw)

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Custom data retention controls allow organizations to manage how long Claude stores conversation and project data. This article explains how to set up and manage data retention periods for your organization.

How data retention works

Data retention is based on the last observed activity:

The minimum retention period is 30 days, and each month is counted as 30 days. For example, a three-month retention period equals 90 days.

What gets deleted

When data reaches the end of its retention period:

Important considerations

Setting up data retention

To set custom retention periods:

Example retention calculation

If a conversation’s last message is at 3PM UTC on March 1 with a 30-day retention period, the deletion will occur at midnight UTC on March 31.

Monitoring retention-related activities

All retention-related actions and changes are automatically tracked in audit logs. You can access these logs to monitor changes to retention settings and data deletion events.

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