Data Retention.
We keep data only as long as it's useful for the purpose it was collected, or as long as the law requires. Here's how that plays out by data type.
Last updated July 26, 2026
The principle
We retain personal data for as long as your account is active and we need it to provide the Services. When it's no longer needed — or when you ask us to delete it — we delete or anonymize it, except where we must keep certain records to meet legal, tax, or security obligations.
By data type
- Account and profile — kept while your account is active; deleted after you close your account (see Account Deletion).
- Content you create (agents, websites, chats, workflows, knowledge, memory) — kept until you delete it or close your account.
- Leads and form submissions — kept while relevant to responding to you or an active business relationship, then removed on request or during routine cleanup.
- Billing and invoice records — retained for up to 7 years after a transaction to meet tax and accounting requirements, even after account closure.
- Usage and metering records — retained to support billing accuracy and abuse investigation, then aggregated or deleted.
- First-party analytics (page path, referrer hostname, country, utm tags — no IP) — retained to power your traffic dashboards; older raw rows may be aggregated or pruned over time.
- Support records (tickets, session metadata) — retained for a reasonable period to maintain support history and resolve disputes.
- Connected-integration tokens — stored encrypted while the integration is connected; deleted when you disconnect it or close your account.
- Security and audit logs — retained for a limited period to detect and investigate abuse and protect the Services.
Backups
Our database provider maintains routine encrypted backups for disaster recovery. Deleted data may persist in backups for a short rolling window before those backups expire and overwrite.
Legal holds
We may retain specific data longer where required to comply with a legal obligation, resolve a dispute, or enforce our agreements.
Questions
Want to know how long we hold something specific? Email contact@westhillsai.agency.