You can set up retention times under Setup > Settings. To do so, you need Administrator level access. Please note that changes are made immediately and irrevocably once you click save.
The standard settings for a Pro (Premium) account are:
- 1 year for Message Archive
- 3 years for Message Details
The standard settings for a Go (Basic) account are 90 days for both.
Message Archive
Message Archive is the archived mail - the HTML copy we show as a preview when you view a message.
Note
That we only have a Message Archive of a message if the Archive Flowstep was used at that point in the flow. The maximum retention period (for Pro) is one year.
Message Details
Message Details consist of technical logging and optional message details. Technical logging includes the time, MX on which we deliver, and any information we get back, such as a 250 OK, bounces, etc. We also store headers such as the To: field here. Optional message details are Open and Click tracking, where we store such things as time, link and OS.
Note
That we store open and click information only if those Flowsteps were used in the Flow at that time. Message Details has a maximum retention period of three years.
Archive and Open and Click tracking are always optional. You have to turn those on in a flow on purpose. If you use open and click tracking we recommend that you inform your recipients through your privacy policy. As always, consent is important.