Félagsbústaðir store personal data for as long as necessary according to the laws and regulations that apply to the company's activities, or as long as the company's legitimate interests require and there is a legitimate reason. For example, footage from security cameras is stored for a maximum of 30 days, after which time the footage is automatically deleted unless it is necessary to preserve it in order to establish, maintain and, as the case may be, defend legal claims, especially in a court case.
The company has a delivery obligation based on Act no. 77/2014 on public archives. This means that the company is not allowed to use or dispose of any document that falls under the scope of the law, except with a legal authorization or a special authorization from the National Archives. The data is returned to the City Archives after a certain time has passed according to the rules.
