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How long do you need to archive emails for?

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Patrick Smith
How long do you need to archive emails for?

Emails can contain important data that may be relevant for litigation. As with other forms of electronic data, emails must be retained and provided if requested by the courts. Federal laws demand the retention of email and there are also email retention laws in all 50 states in the U.S. Regulated industries also have their own laws regarding the retention of data, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and HIPAA.


In the event of a legal dispute, compliance audit, or employment tribunal, emails will need to be produced. The failure to produce emails when required by regulators can result in several financial penalties and the consequences of not producing email data when required to do so by the courts can be devastating.


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