This analysis describes what Headspace's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
A ten-year retention period means personal health and coaching records persist long after a user stops using the Service, with potential implications for privacy and data exposure.
Interpretive note: The phrase 'as applicable' in the excerpt suggests that not all record types necessarily apply to all affiliated providers and partners, but the canonical claim preserves both record types as stated.
A reader's coaching records and medical records held by Headspace's affiliated medical providers and partners will be retained for ten years from their last use of the Service, or longer if applicable law requires it.
How other platforms handle this
Reviewed feedback, associated conversations, and related data are retained for up to 3 years, disconnected from your Google Account.
We may retain your Personal Data for a period of time consistent with the original purpose of collection...or as long as required to fulfill our legal and/or regulatory obligations.
we will only retain your personal information for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, accounting, or reporting requirements...
Monitoring
Headspace has changed this document before.
Receive same-day alerts, structured change summaries, and monitoring for up to 25 platforms.
"Headspace's affiliated medical providers and partners...will retain coaching records and medical records (as applicable)...for a period of ten years from the date of your last use of the Service or as required by Applicable Law— Excerpt from Headspace's Headspace Terms and Conditions
Compliance Governance Intelligence
Need to monitor specific governance provisions?
Compliance includes provision-level monitoring, governance timelines, regulatory mapping, and audit-ready analysis.
Built from archived source documents, structured governance mappings, and historical version tracking.
A ten-year retention period means personal health and coaching records persist long after a user stops using the Service, with potential implications for privacy and data exposure.
A reader's coaching records and medical records held by Headspace's affiliated medical providers and partners will be retained for ten years from their last use of the Service, or longer if applicable law requires it.
ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 275 platforms. See the full comparison.
No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Headspace.