Data Retention Policy

This page summarizes how long Journaling Universe keeps each data type and how you can delete it.

Scope and Defaults

Guest sessions: Ephemeral. Guest audio, transcripts, extractions, and session tokens are deleted on tab close or within 24 hours.
Authenticated accounts: Data persists until you delete it via “Delete all my data” or delete individual recordings.
Application logs: Operational metadata only (no transcript or memory content) kept for 30 days.

Retention Table

Artifact	TTL	Enforcement	Notes
Guest audio	Session end (24h max)	/api/guest/cleanup + stale session pruning	Stored under `recordings/guest_<sessionId>/`
Guest transcripts	Session end (24h max)	Same as above	Stored under `transcriptions/guest_<sessionId>/`
Guest extractions	Session end (24h max)	Same as above	Stored under `extractions/guest_<sessionId>/`
Authenticated audio	Until user deletes	Per-recording delete or `POST /api/delete-all`	Stored under `recordings/<userId>/`
Authenticated transcripts	Until user deletes	Per-recording delete or `POST /api/delete-all`	Stored under `transcriptions/<userId>/`
Authenticated extractions	Until user deletes	Per-recording delete or `POST /api/delete-all`	Stored under `extractions/<userId>/`
Application logs	30 days	Hosting provider default	Metadata only (request IDs, counts, durations); no transcript or memory content
Guest session tokens	24 hours or session end	cleanupStaleGuestSessions()	In-memory map on the server

User Controls

Delete everything (authenticated): Use “Delete all my data” in the app; this calls POST /api/delete-all and signs you out.
Delete a single recording (authenticated): Use the delete action on a recording; this calls DELETE /api/recordings?name=<file>.
Guest cleanup: Happens automatically when you close the tab (via /api/guest/cleanup) or within 24 hours.

For the full privacy policy and contact information, visit /privacy.