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Google Vault

Archiving and eDiscovery for email, files, and chats

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Nov 26, 2025
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What backups or logs might keep copies of conversations even after I delete my account?

Deleted accounts often do not mean instant, permanent erasure across all systems: many major providers keep copies in backups, archives, or legal-hold systems for days to months after deletion — commo...

Jan 20, 2026

What retention policies does Google publish for account-linked Gmail and Docs data versus search query logs?

Google publishes that email and Docs/Drive data tied to Google Workspace accounts are subject to administrator-controlled retention via Google Vault—where admins can set default retention rules (inclu...

Dec 30, 2025

What are the privacy and data-retention policies for chat logs involving illegal content at OpenAI, Google Gemini, and Grok?

OpenAI currently retains ChatGPT conversation logs as part of its documented chat and file retention practices, and is subject to court-ordered preservation of all user logs in at least one high-profi...

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