{"id":4505,"date":"2026-10-12T12:58:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T10:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.klytic.com\/document-retention-archiving\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T13:31:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T11:31:39","slug":"document-retention-archiving","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.klytic.com\/en\/document-retention-archiving\/","title":{"rendered":"Retaining important documents and deciding on an archiving policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4505\" class=\"elementor elementor-4505 elementor-4298\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a133d7d e-con-full kly-g e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a133d7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a79cbcb e-con-full kly-g-hero e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a79cbcb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ae95c2 e-con-full kly-g-hero-in e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7ae95c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f2c739 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f2c739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kly-g-crumb\"><a href=\"\/en\/\">Home<\/a><span>\u203a<\/span><a href=\"\/en\/guides\/\">Guides<\/a><span>\u203a<\/span><a href=\"\/en\/guides\/documents-document-management\/\">Documents &amp; document management<\/a><\/p><p class=\"kly-g-pill\" style=\"--pill:#2dd4bf\">Documents &amp; document management \u00b7 Understand<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f49a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68f49a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Retaining important documents and deciding on an archiving policy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-707e96d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"707e96d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kly-g-lead\">How long a document is kept depends on the obligation attached to it and the use you make of it, not on the size of the disk. An archiving policy states what to keep, for how long, where, in what form, who can still access it and what happens to it at the end. It becomes necessary as soon as a company keeps accounting records, contracts or personnel files, which is to say almost always.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f538679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f538679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kly-g-meta\"><span>Updated <b>October 2026<\/b><\/span><span><b>7 min<\/b><\/span><span>Official sources cited<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aeb7e9 e-con-full kly-g-body e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7aeb7e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ad0c01 e-con-full kly-g-article e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1ad0c01\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ccf02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72ccf02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Retention, archiving, backup: three timeframes<\/h2><p>The three words are often confused. They do not answer the same question.<\/p><div class=\"kly-table\"><table><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>Question<\/th><th>Typical duration<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Backup<\/td><td>Going back after an incident<\/td><td>Days or weeks<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Archiving<\/td><td>Keeping a document no longer used day to day, intact and accessible<\/td><td>That of the obligation or use<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Retention<\/td><td>How long the document must or may exist<\/td><td>Set by law, a contract or an internal decision<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>For personal data, the CNIL (French data protection authority) describes three stages. The active database, as long as the data serves the purpose for which it was collected. Intermediate archiving, when it no longer serves that purpose but remains useful, for example for litigation or a legal obligation: it is then kept separate and consulted occasionally by authorized people. Finally, permanent archiving, for certain information kept because of its value. This breakdown applies well to all documents.<\/p><p>Backup has its own guide: <a href='\/en\/versioning-replication-document-backup\/'>versioning, replication and backup<\/a>. A thirty-day backup is not archiving.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-076e4ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"076e4ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What an archiving policy sets out<\/h2><p>A policy fits in a few pages. For each family of documents, it answers seven questions:<\/p><ul><li><strong>what<\/strong>: the family of documents (invoices, contracts, personnel files, minutes);<\/li><li><strong>how long<\/strong>, and <strong>starting from when<\/strong>: the close of the fiscal year, the end of the contract, the employee&#8217;s departure;<\/li><li><strong>where<\/strong>: which folder, which department, which hosting;<\/li><li><strong>in what form<\/strong>: paper original, digital copy, file format;<\/li><li><strong>who is responsible<\/strong>: one owner per family, not \u201cIT\u201d;<\/li><li><strong>who can still access it<\/strong>: an archive is not open to everyone who could see the active file;<\/li><li><strong>final disposition<\/strong>: destruction, permanent retention, or handover to a third party, with a record of the decision.<\/li><\/ul><p>Everything starts with an inventory. Without one, the policy is a slogan: it sets periods for documents nobody can locate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-252e430 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"252e430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Periods set by law<\/h2><p>In France, several periods are set by law. The official Service Public Entreprendre website lists them, with their references. Here are some of the most common for a company:<\/p><div class=\"kly-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Document<\/th><th>Period<\/th><th>Starting point<\/th><th>Law cited<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Accounting books and registers<\/td><td>10 years<\/td><td>Close of the fiscal year<\/td><td>Code de commerce, art. L123-22<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Supporting documents (purchase orders, delivery notes, invoices)<\/td><td>10 years<\/td><td>Close of the fiscal year<\/td><td>Code de commerce, art. L123-22<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tax documents (general rule)<\/td><td>6 years<\/td><td>Last transaction recorded or date of issue<\/td><td>Livre des proc\u00e9dures fiscales, art. L102 B<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Contracts and business correspondence<\/td><td>5 years<\/td><td>According to the applicable limitation period<\/td><td>Code de commerce, art. L110-1 to L110-4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Duplicate pay slip (employer)<\/td><td>5 years<\/td><td>Not specified by the official page<\/td><td>Code du travail, art. L3243-1 to L3243-5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Single staff register<\/td><td>5 years<\/td><td>Employee&#8217;s departure<\/td><td>Code du travail, art. R1221-26<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>Three remarks. The same document may fall under several periods: an invoice is both an accounting record and a tax document. The tax period rises to ten years in the case of undeclared activity. And this table applies only to France: the business sector (healthcare, banking, insurance) and the reader&#8217;s country change the periods. There is no single schedule applicable to all companies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fee5c58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fee5c58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Personnel files and personal data<\/h2><p>A document containing personal data cannot be kept indefinitely. The GDPR requires a limited period, which the controller determines according to the purpose, as the CNIL points out.<\/p><p>For human resources, the CNIL published in April 2026 a reference framework for retention periods, organized by activity: recruitment, administrative management, pay, workplace accidents, whistleblowing. This framework is soft law: compliance with it is not mandatory. However, some of the periods it includes are imposed by law, and employers cannot depart from them. Several periods may apply to the same processing.<\/p><p>In practice, an HR file stored in a document management system needs two rules: who can still open it after the employee leaves, and when it is purged. Keeping it \u201cjust in case\u201d is not a rule.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b3f1fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b3f1fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Format and readability in ten years<\/h2><p>Keeping a file for ten years is pointless if no one can open it. The location matters, and so does the format:<\/p><ul><li><strong>prefer open, documented formats<\/strong>, and a fixed document (a PDF) rather than an editable file for authoritative records;<\/li><li><strong>do not depend on software<\/strong> that may disappear or change its license;<\/li><li><strong>keep the metadata<\/strong>: date, type, period, owner, without which the archive is just a pile of files;<\/li><li><strong>plan your exit<\/strong>: be able to export archives in standard formats if you change provider.<\/li><\/ul><p>The value of a digital copy of a paper original is governed by its own rules. Before destroying originals, check them with your accountant or legal advisor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a20e17e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a20e17e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Example: a policy in half a day<\/h2><p>Hypothetical case. A 40-person SME brings together its accountant, its HR manager and its chief executive. In half a day, they list six families of documents.<\/p><p>Supplier invoices go through an approval workflow, then are filed by year; they are kept for ten years after the close of the fiscal year. Customer contracts are filed by customer, kept for five years after they end. Personnel files live in a restricted-access folder; their periods follow the CNIL framework, checked for each document. Drafts and working documents have no policy: they live and disappear with the projects.<\/p><p>Every year, in February, the accountant identifies the files that have reached their term, has their destruction approved, and records the decision. The policy fits on two pages.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f679bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f679bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Common mistakes<\/h2><ul><li><strong>Keeping everything.<\/strong> It is not prudent for personal data, and it makes searching slower.<\/li><li><strong>Mistaking a backup for an archive.<\/strong> It is erased at the end of its retention period.<\/li><li><strong>Archiving in email.<\/strong> An email attachment has no filing, no workflow and no retention period. Archiving messages is a separate topic.<\/li><li><strong>Forgetting copies.<\/strong> Attachments, synced computers, USB drives: a purge in the document management system does not erase them.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fad49f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fad49f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2><h3>Can everything be kept indefinitely?<\/h3><p>For documents without personal data, it is possible, but costly and hard to navigate. For personal data, no: the period must be limited to the purpose.<\/p><h3>Is a thirty-day backup a form of archiving?<\/h3><p>No. It is used to go back after an incident. See <a href='\/en\/versioning-replication-document-backup\/'>versioning, replication and backup<\/a>.<\/p><h3>Should emails be archived?<\/h3><p>It is a separate topic, with its own tools. See <a href='\/en\/archive-messages\/'>archiving messages<\/a>.<\/p><h3>How will I find an archive in five years?<\/h3><p>Through stable filing and tags added at the time of upload. See <a href='\/en\/search-tags-filing-documents\/'>finding, tagging and routing a document<\/a>.<\/p><h3>Where should archives be hosted?<\/h3><p>The question of location and operator is covered in <a href='\/en\/what-is-sovereign-cloud\/'>what is a sovereign cloud?<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eecb16 kly-g-klytic elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7eecb16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Where Klytic stands<\/h2><p>Klytic Docs keeps folders, versions and tags in the customer&#8217;s dedicated instance, for as long as the customer leaves them there. Approval workflows file and retain a document once approved, like the supplier invoice in the published example. Group rights make it possible to restrict access to an archive folder. Your data can be exported at any time in standard formats, and remains exportable for thirty days after the end of the contract before being deleted.<\/p><p>Two things must not be confused. Klytic backup lasts thirty days: it protects against an incident, it is not ten-year archiving. The legal archiving announced for Klytic Mail is an email option: it does not turn Klytic Docs into an evidential archiving system.<\/p><p>The policy itself (families, periods, destruction) remains a company decision, applied by its administrators. Hosting is possible in any geographic zone matching the applicable jurisdiction, subject to service availability, notably in Europe or Mauritius, or on the customer&#8217;s own servers. Klytic is not a SecNumCloud-qualified offering.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dc2db4 kly-g-disclaimer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dc2db4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This page describes a general framework. It does not replace the advice of your accountant or legal advisor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-603f199 kly-g-legal elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"603f199\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Legal status as of October 11, 2026.<\/b> The periods cited are those of French law, as presented by the official Service Public Entreprendre website, which refers in particular to Article L123-22 of the Code de commerce and Article L102 B of the Livre des proc\u00e9dures fiscales. They vary by country, sector and type of document.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be683b9 kly-g-sources elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be683b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Sources<\/h2><p>Consulted in October 2026.<\/p><ul><li>Service Public Entreprendre (French Prime Minister&#8217;s office), document retention periods for businesses: 10 years for accounting books and supporting documents (C. com., art. L123-22), 6 years for tax documents (LPF, art. L102 B), 5 years for commercial contracts, periods for personnel documents. <a href='https:\/\/entreprendre.service-public.gouv.fr\/vosdroits\/F10029' rel='noopener' target='_blank'>service-public.gouv.fr<\/a><\/li><li>CNIL, data retention periods: limited period set according to purpose; active database, intermediate archiving, permanent archiving. <a href='https:\/\/www.cnil.fr\/fr\/les-durees-de-conservation-des-donnees' rel='noopener' target='_blank'>cnil.fr<\/a><\/li><li>CNIL, reference framework for retention periods in human resources management (April 2026): soft law, organized by activity; some periods are imposed by law. <a href='https:\/\/cnil.fr\/fr\/referentiel-durees-conservation-donnees-rh' rel='noopener' target='_blank'>cnil.fr<\/a><\/li><li>Klytic, Klytic Mail: legal archiving available as an option. <a href='https:\/\/www.klytic.com\/messagerie-collaborative\/' rel='noopener' target='_blank'>klytic.com<\/a><\/li><li>Klytic, Hosting and sovereignty: export at any time in standard formats, data exportable for 30 days after the end of the contract and then deleted. <a href='https:\/\/www.klytic.com\/hebergement-souverainete\/' rel='noopener' target='_blank'>klytic.com<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f09073a e-con-full kly-g-aside e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f09073a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e157de4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"e157de4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"kly-g-toc\" aria-label=\"On this page\"><p>On this page<\/p><ol><\/ol><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-486c545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"486c545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kly-g-cta\"><h3>Putting your retention periods into practice<\/h3><p>Folders, rights and tags: let&#039;s talk about how to file your archives in Klytic Docs.<\/p><p><a class=\"kly-g-btn\" href=\"\/en\/contact\/\">Talk to an advisor \u2192<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:0\"><a class=\"kly-g-btn ghost\" href=\"\/en\/klytic-docs\/\">Discover Klytic Docs<\/a><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b7474f e-con-full kly-g-related e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b7474f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03a48c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03a48c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Further reading<\/h2><div class=\"kly-g-grid\"><a class=\"kly-g-card\" href=\"\/en\/search-tags-filing-documents\/\" style=\"--cat:#0d9488\"><span class=\"c\">Use \u00b7 Documents &amp; document management<\/span><span class=\"t\">Finding, tagging and routing a document<\/span><span class=\"q\">Team folders, tags, search and approval workflows: organize Klytic Docs so you can find a document, even in a large organization.<\/span><span class=\"m\"><span>6 min read<\/span><b>Read \u2192<\/b><\/span><\/a><a class=\"kly-g-card\" href=\"\/en\/archive-messages\/\" style=\"--cat:#2563eb\"><span class=\"c\">Use \u00b7 Email<\/span><span class=\"t\">Archiving messages in Klytic Mail<\/span><span class=\"q\">Filing in a folder, recovering from the dumpster folder, retaining with optional legal archiving: three different actions in Klytic Mail.<\/span><span class=\"m\"><span>4 min read<\/span><b>Read \u2192<\/b><\/span><\/a><a class=\"kly-g-card\" href=\"\/en\/what-is-sovereign-cloud\/\" style=\"--cat:#0077cc\"><span class=\"c\">Guides<\/span><span class=\"t\">What is a sovereign cloud?<\/span><span class=\"q\">A sovereign cloud is judged by its operator, the applicable law, control over access and data exit. 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