Data-Retention Policy

Effective date: July 26, 2026

Retention Principle

Elf Messenger retains family and child-related data only for as long as needed to provide the service, support parent requests, and meet legal obligations.

Typical Retention Categories

Parent-Initiated Deletion

Parents can request full account and child-data deletion at any time. See Account and Child-Data Deletion.

Post-Deletion Window

Some data may remain in backups for a limited time before permanent purge, consistent with secure backup lifecycle controls.

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