Policy and data retention times
This guide describes default data retention rules.
Scope
These rules apply to:
Data stored and processed in the Splio platform.
Data made available through standard product surfaces (Contact page, segmentation, exports, delivery, reporting dashboards).
These rules do not replace contractual obligations or legal requirements. When legal or contractual constraints differ, those constraints take precedence.
Definitions
Client data ("push" data): data uploaded or synchronised by the client, such as contacts, orders, and stores or other.
Event data: behavioural and delivery-related events produced by channel activity (for example: message delivered, bounced, unsubscribed, opened, clicked).
Aggregated analytics: data that has been processed into statistics and dashboards, and is not stored as raw event-level logs.
Mirror page: hosted page used to display a message in a web view.
Summary (at a glance)
Data category | Retention | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Client data (contacts, orders, stores) | No platform limit | Clients are responsible for deleting data that is no longer relevant. |
Event data (delivery + reactivity) except email opens and clics | 13 months | Used across segmentation, exports, delivery, and Contact page. |
Aggregated analytics | 49 months | Campaign statistics, dashboards, revenue and delivery breakdowns. |
Mirror pages | 3 months | Content availability window for hosted mirror pages. |
SFTP uploaded files | 30 days | Compression after 7 days. |
Import reports | 2 days | Operational troubleshooting window. |
Legacy SMTP relay events | 40 days | Legacy pipeline retention. |
General rules
General rules
1) Client data (contacts, orders, stores)
Retention: no platform retention limit
Responsibility: clients are responsible for deleting data that is no longer relevant
This category covers data ingested into Splio as “source of truth” business data. Because this data is client-owned, retention is governed primarily by the client’s own policies and requirements.
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2) Event data (delivery and reactivity)
Retention: 13 months
Applies to: segmentation, exports, delivery, and the Contact page
This includes channel event streams used to power targeting, operational views, and user-facing activity histories.
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3) Aggregated analytics
Retention: 49 months
Typical outputs: campaign statistics, dashboards, revenue metrics, delivery breakdowns (including by domain and unsubscribe reason)
Aggregated analytics provides long-term reporting without keeping raw event-level data beyond its retention period.
Feature-specific availability
Content availability
Tracking data collection (open pixel and link tracker): 13 months
Mirror pages: 3 months
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Campaigns & Automations
SE2025: no campaign archiving.
Campaign internal events (example: “contact entered a campaign”):
Not exposed to clients (technical event).
Infinite retention to support platform behavior such as marketing pressure rules and repeatability (for example: “once” or “specific” eligibility conditions)
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Data in / Data out
Files uploaded via SFTP: 30 days (compression after 7 days)
Import reports: 2 days
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Legacy
SMTP relay events: 40 days
