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SimpliSafe · SimpliSafe Privacy Policy · View original document ↗

User deletion of recording does not affect SimpliSafe retention

High confidence Common · 268 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

Does a user's choice to delete or download a recording affect SimpliSafe's retention of that recording on SimpliSafe's systems?
“You have the option to delete and download these recordings from your account timeline during that 30-day window. If you choose to delete or download a recording, it will not impact the retention of these videos on SimpliSafe's systems.”
Version CA-V-001370, captured May 5, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
A user's choice to delete or download a recording from their account timeline does not affect SimpliSafe's retention of that recording on SimpliSafe's systems.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

User-initiated deletion from an account does not remove the data from SimpliSafe's systems, meaning users cannot eliminate SimpliSafe's copy of their recordings through account actions.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

Deleting or downloading a recording from your account timeline does not remove SimpliSafe's copy of that recording from its systems.

How other platforms handle this

Target

At the end of the retention period, personal information will be deleted, destroyed, or deidentified.

Patreon

Patreon stores your personal data until it is no longer necessary to provide our services, or until you ask us to delete it.

Reddit

After you submit a request to delete your account, we initiate a deletion process to safely and completely remove your data from our servers or retain it only in anonymized form.

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You have the option to delete and download these recordings from your account timeline during that 30-day window. If you choose to delete or download a recording, it will not impact the retention of these videos on SimpliSafe's systems.

Excerpt from SimpliSafe's Privacy Policy

Provision details

Document information
Document
SimpliSafe Privacy Policy
Entity
SimpliSafe
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 5, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-001370, captured May 5, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-059011
Document ID
CA-D-000748
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-001370)
f2c1000b5cc9773ca11120bea05c02ef5f61d88c1cba1015b5d119efd1c75e7d
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 15:18 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-001370, captured May 5, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: SimpliSafe
Document: SimpliSafe Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-059011
Version: CA-V-001370
Captured: 2026-05-05 06:46:11 UTC
SHA-256: f2c1000b5cc9773c…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/simplisafe/simplisafe-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-059011/user-deletion-of-recording-does-not-affect-simplisafe-retention/
Accessed: Nov. 3, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does SimpliSafe's User deletion of recording does not affect SimpliSafe retention clause do?

User-initiated deletion from an account does not remove the data from SimpliSafe's systems, meaning users cannot eliminate SimpliSafe's copy of their recordings through account actions.

How does this clause affect you?

Deleting or downloading a recording from your account timeline does not remove SimpliSafe's copy of that recording from its systems.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 268 platforms. See the full comparison.

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