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- | Data Retention Rules | + | **Data Retention Rules** |
Use data retention rules to comply with the Data Protection Act, etc by: | Use data retention rules to comply with the Data Protection Act, etc by: | ||
- | - destroying unsuccessful loan and membership applications after a set time (typically 3 months) | + | * destroying unsuccessful loan and membership applications after a set time (default 3 months) |
- | - redacting personal data from successful applications after a set time (typically 18 months) | + | * redacting personal data from successful applications after a set time (default 18 months) |
- | - archiving non-personal data from successful applications to allow trend analysis, etc | + | * archiving non-personal data from successful applications to allow trend analysis, etc |
- | - destroying data from all miscellaneous forms after a set time (typically 3 months) | + | * destroying data from all miscellaneous forms after a set time (default 3 months) |
+ | * destroying credit and ID search results after a set time (default 3 months) | ||
Data retention rules are set in three ways: | Data retention rules are set in three ways: | ||
1. At system level you can set the retention periods to be applied: | 1. At system level you can set the retention periods to be applied: | ||
- | - Long retention period (months until successful applications are redacted and archived) | + | * Long retention period (months until successful applications are redacted and archived) |
- | - Short retention period (months until unsuccessful applications and misc forms are destroyed) | + | * Short retention period (months until search results, unsuccessful applications and misc forms are destroyed) |
2. At form level, you select the specific retention rules to apply to completed forms: | 2. At form level, you select the specific retention rules to apply to completed forms: | ||
- | - credit application - redact, purge and archive | + | * Credit application - redact, purge and archive |
- | - misc form - purge without archive | + | * Misc form - purge without archive - short period |
+ | * Misc form - purge without archive - long period | ||
+ | * Retain indefinitely (default) | ||
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+ | //note: form level retention rules are applied based on the last time a form was changed or actioned in workflow, applications are treated as unsuccessful if ANY workflow field __starts__ with Decline, Withdraw, W/D or Fail (eg Declined, Withdrawn, W/D Dup will all be included)// | ||
3. At field level, you can define which fields on application forms are treated as personal data | 3. At field level, you can define which fields on application forms are treated as personal data | ||
- | - standard library fields marked [PD] are always treated as personal data | + | * [[special_treatment|standard library fields]] marked [PD] are always treated as personal data |
- | - other fields are treated as personal data if PERSONAL_DATA is added to special treatment | + | * other fields are treated as personal data if PERSONAL_DATA is added to special treatment |
+ | * [[special_treatment|standard library fields]] marked [PDS] (eg search results) are treated as sensitive personal data and are always redacted after the short retention period has passed //regardless of the form-level rule applied// | ||
+ | * other fields are treated as sensitive personal data if SENSITIVE_DATA is added to special treatment | ||
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+ | //note: sensitive personal data is destroyed when the short retention period has passed from the date the customer submitted their form, not from the date of any credit or ID searches// | ||
- | 1. At system level you can set the number of months after which personal data is redacted data is destroyed | + | Encryption of sensitive personal data (new in release 6.8) |
+ | * Sensitive personal data is now encrypted on the database for additional security in the event of a data breach | ||
+ | * Encryption is automatically applied to all [PDS] fields, and fields marked SENSITIVE_DATA in special treatment |