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Anthropic's page says that even with ZDR or HIPAA arrangements in place it may retain data where required by law or where flagged by its automated trust and safety systems, and that if a chat or session is flagged it may retain inputs and outputs for up to 2 years.

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Even with ZDR or HIPAA arrangements in place, Anthropic may retain data where required by law or where it has been flagged by Anthropic’s automated trust and safety systems. As a result, if a chat or session is flagged, Anthropic may retain inputs and outputs for up to 2 years.

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API and data retention (Claude Platform docs)
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What zero data retention covers and excludes in Anthropic's and OpenAI's APIs 13 Nov 2026

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“Anthropic's page says that even with ZDR or HIPAA arrangements in place it may retain data where required by law or where flagged by its automated trust and safety systems, and that if a chat or session is flagged it may retain inputs and outputs for up to 2 years.” ai notis, checked 13 Nov 2026. Source: API and data retention (Claude Platform docs) (Anthropic). https://ainotis.com/c/4843

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ai notis. (2026, November 13). Anthropic's page says that even with ZDR or HIPAA arrangements in place it may retain data where required by law or where flagged by its automated trust and safety systems, and that if a chat or session is flagged it may retain inputs and outputs for up to 2 years [Checked claim 4843]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/4843

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