# clm_D578E25F7C6E

subject: OpenRouter (/record/openrouter.md)  
predicate: policy_changed  
value: Safety Retention  
valid_from: 2026-10-26  
valid_to: null  
published: 2026-10-26  
recorded: 2026-11-12  
confidence: 0.70  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-11-12  
cite: AsOf. "OpenRouter policy changed: Safety Retention", as of 2026-10-26. Claim clm_D578E25F7C6E, https://asof.is/claim/clm_D578E25F7C6E, accessed 2026-11-12. Source: https://openrouter.ai/blog/announcements/introducing-safety-retention/.  
checked: 2026-11-12 · its source page states the value and the date  

> We’re introducing Safety Retention as a new data policy tier alongside Zero Data Retention (ZDR) and Retention and Training. It allows data to be stored exclusively for abuse prevention, without being used for model training.

What https://openrouter.ai/blog/announcements/introducing-safety-retention/ says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://openrouter.ai/blog/announcements/introducing-safety-retention/ (primary, OpenRouter, published 2026-10-26)

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