# Temporary data The platform keeps certain data stored for a short while, for operational reasons. ## Converted PDF-files The conversion of PDF-files is quite resource-insensitive and may even take several minutes for PDF-files with many pages and/or poor quality (e.g., scans). Moreover, the same PDF-file is often simultaneously used in different corners of the platform during the same day. For this reason, PDF-files that are converted into an MS Word-file internally, are temporarily stored on the ClauseBase-server for 8 hours since their last usage. This is currently the case for PDF-files that are uploaded in Doc Chat, Multi Document Table, Truffle Hunt, Text Compare, Bulk Compare, Bulk Operations and Summarise. ## Rendered PDF/DOCX files When a document/binder is converted into a PDF/DOCX-file, then the resulting file is stored between 60 - 120 seconds on the ClauseBase-server in order to allow for downloading that file. Afterwards it is deleted. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://legal.clausebase.com/temporary-data.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.