Group Properties Help
This panel is used to set properties for a data group.
Retention
Use this panel to indicate how long the information
is maintained by the organization.
Retention provides descriptive explanations of how long information is kept
rather than exact time periods.
- For the current request or session only
- Data in this group is retained for only the brief period of
time necessary to make use of it during the course of a single
online interaction. Information must be destroyed following this
interaction and must not be logged, archived, or otherwise stored.
This type of retention policy would apply, for example, to
services for which the following are true:
- Web server access logs are not kept.
- Cookies are set only for a single session.
- Information is collected to perform a search but is not saved
in search logs.
- For the stated collection purposes only
- Data in this group is retained long enough to complete the
purpose for which it is gathered and
then discarded at the earliest time possible.
If you select this option, your organization must have a retention policy
stated within or linked from the human-readable privacy policy.
The retention policy must indicate a destruction timetable.
- As required by applicable law
- Data in this group is retained to meet a stated purpose, but the
retention period is longer
because of a legal requirement or liability. For example, a law may allow
consumers to dispute transactions for a certain time period; therefore a
business may decide for liability reasons to keep records of transactions.
Another example could be a law which requires a certain business to maintain
records for a certain period of time for auditing or other soundness purposes.
Your organization must have a retention policy that establishes
a destruction timetable. The retention policy must be stated within
or linked from your site's human-readable privacy policy.
- As determined by our business practices
- Data in this group is retained according to your organization's
business practices, which must be stated in or linked from your site's
human-readable privacy policy.
These business practices must indicate a destruction timetable.
- Indefinitely
- Data in this group is retained for an indeterminate period of time
and your site does not establish a retention policy.
This is an appropriate retention policy for data groups in which the
recipient is a public forum.