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description: When your customers request it, give them access to the data you’ve received from them to work toward complying with data protection and privacy regulations. We give you examples of common customer requests and things to consider. That way, you can determine how best to work toward complying with the regulations that apply to your company.
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# Data Access and Export for Sales Cloud

When your customers request it, give them access to the data you’ve received from them to work toward complying with data protection and privacy regulations. We give you examples of common customer requests and things to consider. That way, you can determine how best to work toward complying with the regulations that apply to your company.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: All Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

Some laws require you and your company to let customers take their data with them. We’ve listed a few of the obligations that are important to many companies collecting and processing their customers’ data.

- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), European Union
- Customer Contracts

If you have customers or users who want to take the data that you’ve received from them, review these common requests. We’ve provided links to the procedures related to those requests.

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            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d24340e55">Common Customer Request</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d24340e57">Actions to Consider</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d24340e59">Things to Consider</th>
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            <td data-label="Common Customer Request" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d24340e55 ">A contact on my account left the company and wants to take her information with
              her.</td>
            <td data-label="Actions to Consider" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d24340e57 "><a href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.dataLoader.meta/dataLoader/exporting_data.htm" target="_blank">Export Data</a></td>
            <td data-label="Things to Consider" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d24340e59 ">
              <p>Consider which available data format best suits your customer’s or prospect’s
                needs.</p>
              <p>And if that person no longer wants you to keep the personal data you’ve
                collected, you can delete it. See <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=xcloud.basics_deleting_records.htm&amp;type=5&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank">Delete
                  Records</a>.</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">If you subscribe to Sales Cloud Einstein and want to export
                lead data, you can request data containing past versions. Just contact Salesforce
                Customer Support for help.</p>
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            <td data-label="Common Customer Request" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d24340e55 ">
              <p>My prospect decided to not proceed with a potential deal with us. Instead,
                she’s working with our competitor.</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">She asked for the personal data we collected
                from her.</p>
            </td>
            <td data-label="Actions to Consider" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d24340e57 "><a href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.dataLoader.meta/dataLoader/exporting_data.htm" target="_blank">Export Data</a></td>
            <td data-label="Things to Consider" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d24340e59 ">
              <p>Consider which available data format best suits your customer’s or prospect’s
                needs.</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">And if that person no longer wants you to keep the personal data you’ve
                collected, you can delete it. See <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=xcloud.basics_deleting_records.htm&amp;type=5&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank">Delete
                  Records</a>.</p>
            </td>
          </tr>
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            <td data-label="Common Customer Request" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d24340e55 ">
              <p>We received a legal hold on certain customer records.</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">And a court order
                requires us to provide the data that’s relevant to a specific
                customer.</p>
            </td>
            <td data-label="Actions to Consider" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d24340e57 "><a href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.dataLoader.meta/dataLoader/exporting_data.htm" target="_blank">Export Data</a></td>
            <td data-label="Things to Consider" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d24340e59 ">
              <p>When you export this customer’s data:</p>
              <ul>
                <li>Retain a copy for restriction of processing purposes.</li>
                <li>Provide a copy for the court order.</li>
              </ul>
            </td>
          </tr>
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            <td data-label="Common Customer Request" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d24340e55 ">For Salesforce Inbox or Einstein Activity Capture, I’d like to give customers
              access to email read receipts I received after they opened email from me.</td>
            <td data-label="Actions to Consider" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d24340e57 ">Create a case with Salesforce Customer Support</td>
            <td data-label="Things to Consider" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d24340e59 ">After you create a case, you'll get access to the read receipts for all email
              messages on which the customers were senders or recipients. Then, you can then
              provide any of that information to your customers.</td>
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            <td data-label="Common Customer Request" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d24340e55 ">I use Salesforce Inbox. One of my users wants to see the feedback on Einstein
              email insights that she provided.</td>
            <td data-label="Actions to Consider" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d24340e57 ">Create a case with Salesforce Customer Support</td>
            <td data-label="Things to Consider" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d24340e59 ">After you create a case, you’ll get access to the feedback provided to Einstein
              email insights. Then, you can provide that information to your user.</td>
          </tr>
        </tbody>
      </table>