This policy explains how long we keep data and what happens when you leave. It's part of our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
1. Retention periods
| What | How long we keep it |
|---|---|
| Websites, databases, mailboxes on a cancelled hosting or email service | Deleted when the service ends |
| A cancelled VPS server | Final snapshot kept 14 days, then deleted |
| Services cancelled for non-payment | Suspended at the end of the billing period, deleted 30 days later |
| Account and contact details | 30 days after account closure, or 90 days after your last service ends |
| Invoices and payment records | 7 years (Australian tax law) |
| Support conversations | 2 years after they're resolved |
| Sign-in records | 90 days |
| Newsletter subscription | Until you unsubscribe; unconfirmed sign-ups 7 days |
| Backups | As set out in our Backup Policy |
- 1.1We may keep information longer where the law requires, for example to respond to a legal claim or a valid request from authorities.
2. Cancelling a service
3. Closing your account
- 3.1The account owner can close the account from My profile → Close account in the client area.
- 3.2You'll see your active services and any unpaid invoices, choose to cancel services at the end of their billing periods or straight away, confirm with your password and two-step sign-in, and confirm the email we send you.
- 3.3Unpaid invoices must be paid or are cancelled under our Terms of Service. Refunds follow our Refund and Cancellation Policy.
- 3.4Support can reopen a closed account within 30 days. After that, your account and personal details are deleted, except invoices and payment records we must keep.
4. Your right to deletion
- 4.1You can ask us to delete personal information we hold about you at any time. We'll delete it unless we need to keep it for a legal reason, and tell you what we kept and why.
Version history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 20 October 2026 | First published. |
Related documents
- Privacy PolicyWhat personal information we collect, why, where it's stored, who we share it with and your choices.
- Backup PolicyWhat we back up, how often, how restores work, and why you should keep your own copy.
- Refund and Cancellation PolicyHow to cancel, the 7-business-day change-of-mind refund, and your consumer rights.
- Terms of ServiceThe main agreement between you and PriceHQ for every service we provide.
Questions about this document? Email hello@pricehq.tech. PriceHQ, Australia.