Incident #176E55 · 30 OCT 2026minor
Dailymotion changes how long removed content stays on its systems, adding legal-hold exceptions
The old terms said video files and metadata could remain for up to 1 month after removal for technical reasons. The new terms say retention varies by removal reason and jurisdiction, details are in the Privacy Policy, and user-deleted content is generally kept no more than 7 days. Longer retention may apply where laws require or allow it, such as authority requests or legal claims.
Taken from you
- Fixed 1-month retention cap replaced by variable periods set by reason and jurisdiction
- Longer retention possible for legal requirements, authority orders or legal claims
- Retention details moved to the Privacy Policy
Won back
- Stated general 7-day retention limit for content the user deletes themselves
Evidence · 3 of 3 quotes matched in source
Where Your Content is proactively deleted by You, this retention period will generally not exceed 7 days.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
Longer retention periods may apply where required or authorized under applicable laws, including in response to a request or order from a competent authority or where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
Archived version ↗ · 130 words changed