Data Retention Policy

How long we keep each category of data

RentWithoutBroker retains personal and community data only as long as needed for the service or as required by law. Detailed windows are below.

Account data

Retained while your account is active. On deletion, personal identifiers are removed or anonymised within 30 days, except where retention is required for tax, accounting or legal compliance.

Property listings

Active listings are retained while published and for 12 months thereafter for owner reference. Fraudulent listings are quarantined for up to 24 months for anti-fraud investigations.

Society directory & profile

Retained while you are an approved member of a society. On exit, personal fields are removed within 30 days; anonymised statistics may be preserved.

Visitor management logs

Retained for up to 180 days for security review; after that they are archived in aggregated, non-identifying form. Committees may configure a shorter window.

Finance, bills & receipts

Retained for 8 years to meet statutory accounting and tax obligations in India.

Vendor & partner records

Retained for 8 years for accounting and audit purposes.

Communication

Notices, forum posts and marketplace chats are retained while the society is active. Individual messages can be deleted by their author subject to committee moderation.

Push notification tokens

Removed when a device is deregistered or after 180 days of inactivity.

Analytics & logs

Aggregated product analytics are retained for up to 24 months. Security logs are retained for 12 months.

Backups

Encrypted backups are retained for up to 35 days. Deletion requests may take an additional cycle to propagate through backup rotation.