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Information Classification: Internal Use
Ipsos Book of Policies & Procedures

Information Retention Period Backup Justification Information
requirements owner
(unless otherwise
specified by the local law, (unless otherwise
client or the asset owner) specified by the
client or the asset
owner)

2 years retention for
all employees
7 years retention for:

 Country manager; - Group
CFO
 Finance;
Legal hold on - Group
Email  Human To allow official Legal
accounts Resources; All investigation or Counsel
starting with litigation
leaving date  Legal; - Group
 Information Internal
Technologies; Audit
Director
 MBEC;

 Others at specific
request of
Information
owners

7.0 Information Destruction Policy

Strictly confidential information and Internal Information will be destroyed according to the media
destruction policy and process below for the applicable Assets:

- Working hard drives will either be wiped, shredded, stored or degaussed as per sections
7.1 to 7.4 below.

- Non-working hard drives will be shredded, stored or degaussed as per sections 7.1 to 7.3
below.

- Magnetic media such as tapes will be shredded, stored or degaussed as per sections 7.1
to 7.3 below.

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