Data retention

This policy defines how long personal information will be kept by Student Robotics.

This policy covers all personal information with a sensitive nature in the possession or control of Student Robotics, regardless of how the information is held.

This policy is subject to change, and will be superseded by any obligation of Student Robotics to comply with regulation, litigation, or law enforcement.

Data may persist in a backup for 1 additional year in all situations.

Situation	What is stored	Duration	Justification
Competitor contact information	Personal information	6 years after final participation in Student Robotics	To understand who was involved in the event a concern is later reported.
Volunteer/Member contact information	Personal and sensitive information	4 years after final participation in Student Robotics, or 6 years after an event they attended, whichever is longer. At the end of which the information will be reduced to name, date of birth/age, and Student Robotics e-mail address which will persist for 100 years from the record's creation date.	To understand who was involved in the event a concern is later reported. Preservation of basic information is to enable easy re-integration in Student Robotics.
Incident involving personal injury	Personal and sensitive information	4 years after incident or 4 years after victim turns 18, whichever is later	Fight a case – Limitation act 1980
Incident not involving personal injury	Personal information	7 years after incident	Fight a case – Limitation act 1980
Safeguarding incident - perpetrator	Personal and sensitive information	100 years after case closure. In the event of the allegation being disproved, the record will be updated to state as such, and will be preserved for a further 1 year, or until 4 years after the event, whichever is later.	Required for providing evidence to relevant authorities.
Safeguarding incident - victim	Personal and sensitive information	7 years after last communication with alleged victim or their family	Required for providing evidence to relevant authorities