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Retention policies

The following section describes the GravityZone data retention policies.

Feature

Retention policy

GravityZone notifications

The default retention policy is 30 days. However, you can set your own values. The maxim allowed value is 365 days. For information on how to change the default policy, refer to Configuring notification settings.

GravityZone incidents and alerts

Incident and alert data is available for 90 days. This period can be extended by enabling either the GravityZone EDR 180 days Data Retention Add-on, or GravityZone EDR 365 days Data Retention Add-on. This option is not compatible with MSP subscription plans.

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Raw Events

By default, no data is retained. Raw event storage is available through an extra license option for monthly subscriptions, or an add-on for yearly subscriptions. Bitdefender offers data retention for 90 days, 180 days, or 1 year.

Only one retention option can be active at a time, they are not cumulative. However, the retention period can be extended as long as a valid EDR license is active.

GravityZone data used for reporting

Data in GravityZone that is leveraged for reporting is available for 2 years.

GravityZone Quarantine

By default, quarantined files are stored for 30 days. The retention time may be customized from 1 to 180 days.

Files retrieved for download are stored for 24 hours. After that, they are automatically deleted, and a new retrieve action is required.

Sandbox Analyzer samples

Samples submitted to Cloud Sandbox Analyzer are deleted immediately after detonation.

Sandbox Analyzer reports

The HTML reports using data from samples submitted to Cloud Sandbox Analyzer are available for 365 days.

GravityZone Security for Email reports

GravityZone Security for Email report information is available for 3 months after a report has been generated from the console. After this period has passed, reports will be archived and you can access them by going to GravityZone Security for Email console > Analytics > Log archives.

Mobile Security threat and console data

Mobile Security data is retained by default for the duration of the contract and 60 days after the service expires. This includes device data and configuration data. The threat data and any threat detection will be retained for 90 days unless the service is deleted with respect to a service expiry as stated above.

Integrity Monitoring data retention add-on

By default, data is retained for 7 days. Extended storage is available through an extra license for monthly subscriptions, or an add-on for yearly subscriptions. Bitdefender offers retention for 90 days, 180 days, or 1 year.

Only one retention option can be active at a time, they are not cumulative. However, the retention period can be extended as long as a valid Integrity Monitoring license is active. If the retention add-on expires, data retention reverts to the default 7-day period.