Data lifecycle
Retention, export, deletion grace periods, legal holds, revocation, and evidence that may outlive workspace content.
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Prepare a removal request
Before removing a workspace or connection, identify the reports you need to retain and any legal retention requirements with your administrator. Download only exports that are available and authorized.
Removing a Costframe connection and revoking the cloud identity are separate operations; confirm both through their supported controls. Ask support about the applicable retention process rather than treating a missing screen as proof that every copy has been erased.
Retention and export
Workspace exports and retention jobs are governed operations with explicit availability and failure states. An export request is not the same as an available artifact.
Deletion boundary
A workspace deletion request starts a governed lifecycle with a grace period. Request acceptance does not prove that every retained record or external copy has been erased.
Review the confirmed deletion status and applicable retention terms; provider revocation and external exports remain separate responsibilities.
External review remains external
Customer-specific legal holds, statutory retention and backup restoration need an agreed process with the responsible administrator and privacy or legal owner. Product controls do not replace those obligations.