Purpose
1.2. Prevent unauthorized access, reduce storage costs, and align automated data management with GDPR, CCPA, PCI DSS, and hospitality industry standards.
1.3. Support auditing and reporting through automation, providing proof of compliance with data retention schedules and automated deletion protocols.
1.4. Ensure reservations, personal guest data, transaction records, and CCTV footage are retained and deleted via automated, policy-driven control sequences.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Completion of financial audits — automate data purge per fiscal schedule.
2.3. Booking cancellations — automate removal requests after retention window.
2.4. Changes in legal requirements — trigger automated workflow reconfiguration.
2.5. Manual admin trigger for expedited, automated deletion on specific requests.
2.6. Automated retention check during daily batch job or cron schedule.
Platform Variants
• Feature/Setting: Lifecycle Policy; Automate object expiration & deletion with JSON rule.
3.2. Microsoft Azure Blob Storage
• Feature/Setting: Immutable Storage & Time-based Retention Policy; Automate retention tags and automatic erasure.
3.3. Google Cloud Storage
• Feature/Setting: Object Lifecycle Management; Automator for retention period & auto-deletion.
3.4. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Data Retention Policies via Shield Platform Encryption; Automate field/policy configuration.
3.5. HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: Data Privacy Tools; Automate contact deletion API endpoint.
3.6. Oracle Cloud
• Feature/Setting: Data Lifecycle Policy; Automate archival and deletion based on object age.
3.7. Dropbox Business
• Feature/Setting: File Retention Policies; Automates timed purging in admin console.
3.8. Box
• Feature/Setting: Retention Policy API; Automate policy creation for folders/files.
3.9. Zendesk
• Feature/Setting: Ticket Deletion API; Automates deletion after retention schedule completion.
3.10. Freshdesk
• Feature/Setting: Automated Ticket Purge Rules; Automator for retention-based deletions.
3.11. Okta
• Feature/Setting: User Lifecycle Management API; Automate user/account data retention, timed delete.
3.12. Active Directory
• Feature/Setting: Group Policy & User Account Expiry; Schedule automated deletion and archiving.
3.13. Stripe
• Feature/Setting: Data Redaction API; Automates compliance-based data removal.
3.14. QuickBooks Online
• Feature/Setting: Automated Data Protection Rules; Automator for transaction record retention and deletion.
3.15. Xero
• Feature/Setting: Data Export/Deletion API; Automate scheduled deletion scripts.
3.16. Twilio
• Feature/Setting: Message Retention API; Automate aged message deletion by date filter.
3.17. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Email Deletion API; Automator for time-based retention of message content.
3.18. Intercom
• Feature/Setting: User Data API; Automates user and conversation deletion post-threshold.
3.19. Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: Board Data Retention Automations; Policy-driven record purge.
3.20. ServiceNow
• Feature/Setting: Data Retention & Purge Policy; Automator sets rules for audit-ready data erasure.
3.21. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Retention Policies for Channels/DMs; Automates removal after period defined via admin API.
3.22. Mailchimp
• Feature/Setting: Contact Data Deletion API; Automate erasure requests after retention met.
3.23. Jira
• Feature/Setting: Issue Archival & Deletion; Automator for automated compliance-based removal.
Benefits
4.2. Automating data deletion reduces manual errors, ensuring precise execution.
4.3. Automator increases operational efficiency and reduces IT labor costs.
4.4. Automated retention rules strengthen guest privacy and brand trust.
4.5. Automated audit trails ensure transparency in data management.
4.6. Automation minimizes storage expenses by orchestrating timely deletions.
4.7. Automated configuration adjusts policies instantly at scale for new regulations.