{"id":5804,"date":"2026-07-01T06:09:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clone.surecookie.com\/docs\/consent-data-settings-duration-retention-renew\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T03:33:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T10:33:20","slug":"consent-and-data-settings","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/clone.surecookie.com\/de\/docs\/consent-and-data-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"Consent &#038; Data Settings (Duration, Retention, Renew)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Consent &amp; Data screen controls two things: how long a visitor&#8217;s consent stays valid before you ask again, and how their consent records are stored. 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