# How long is my child's information stored?

Canonical: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/how-long-is-my-child-s-information-stored
Publisher: Pinnacle Blooms Network / Bharath Healthcare Laboratories Private Limited

Your child's information is kept only as long as it supports their care and as long as Indian law requires, then securely deleted or anonymised — never sold. You can access or request deletion at any time, subject to legal retention windows. Pinnacle handles data to infrastructure-grade, CDSCO Class B SaMD standards.

*You've trusted us with something precious — your child's developmental information — and you deserve to know exactly how long we keep it and why.*

## In short
Your child's information is stored only for as long as it serves your child's care and as long as the law requires — not indefinitely, and never for sale. While your family is engaged with us, records are retained to track progress and guide therapy; once they are no longer needed for care or legal record-keeping, they are securely deleted or anonymised. You can ask about, access, or request deletion of your child's data at any time.

## How retention works
Think of it in three simple layers:

- **Active care:** While your child is enrolled and progressing through their journey, clinical records, assessments and session notes are kept so your therapy team can measure change and adjust the plan.
- **Legal record-keeping:** After active care ends, certain health records are retained for a defined period to meet Indian record-keeping and regulatory obligations — this is standard for any responsible healthcare provider.
- **After that:** Information is securely deleted or fully anonymised so it can no longer identify your child.

As a **CDSCO-registered Class B Software as a Medical Device** operating across 70+ centres, our data handling is built to infrastructure-grade standards. You retain rights over your child's information throughout — including the right to request a copy or ask us to delete it, subject to those legal retention windows.

## The Pinnacle way
Developmental measurement supports care planning; diagnosis requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional., under qualified clinician care — and the information that supports it is protected with the same seriousness as the care itself. To understand what we record and why, see [how the AbilityScore is established](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated), explore your child's [therapy journey](/journey), or simply reach out through [our centres](/) with any privacy question — we will always answer plainly.

## Trusted sources
WHO Nurturing Care Framework on safe, family-centred early-childhood services; standard Indian healthcare record-retention practice; Pinnacle Blooms Network privacy governance under CDSCO Class B SaMD registration.

**Next step —** Have a specific question about your child's records? [Speak with a Pinnacle centre](/) and we'll walk you through it.

This is general information, not a diagnosis — individual assessment and diagnosis require an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.

## Sources
- WHO Nurturing Care Framework — safe, family-centred early childhood services: https://nurturing-care.org
- World Health Organization — child health information standards: https://www.who.int

## Connected topics and perspectives
- Parent: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/stakeholder/parent
- Support: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/intent/support
- Screen: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/lifecycle/screen
- Book Assessment: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/route/book-assessment
- Family Empowerment: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/empowerment/family_empowerment

## Related question paths

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- How is my consent for data use taken?: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/how-is-my-consent-for-data-use-taken
- What are my rights over my child's health data?: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/what-are-my-rights-over-my-child-s-health-data