Drafts, Live Policies & Versions
Understand publication, superseded versions and historical evidence.
Content and code last checked 2026-10-06 by ConsentEase product documentation. This is a review of the written content and code, not a test on a live third-party platform.
Draft versus live
The policy list distinguishes drafts, published/live and superseded versions for each website and policy type. Publication supersedes older published versions of the same type; historical pre-existing records can still need interpretation.
Check the public document
After publishing, open the hosted link signed out and confirm the intended type/content. Website/type identity and publication time matter; do not assume the newest-created draft is live.
Changes and records
Review purposes and disclosures when the inventory or business changes. Keep historical versions needed to explain processing at a particular time. A consent record's policyVersion can be absent; do not claim complete automatic linkage for every historical decision.
Removing old versions
Do not assume a deletion control exists for every superseded version. Use only the current UI's supported operations and preserve necessary evidence before destructive actions. This guide does not add a new deletion workflow.
Hosted public links and already-created drafts have a lifecycle separate from the subscription's right to generate new policies.