eDiscovery and compliance archiving in Google Workspace.
Google Workspace includes powerful tools for data retention, legal holds, and audit readiness — all built into your organisation’s environment.
With eDiscovery and compliance archiving, you can find, preserve and manage Gmail, Drive and Chat content in line with your internal policies or regulatory obligations.
It’s built for security, transparency and control — without needing third-party systems.
What you can do with eDiscovery in Workspace
Search across Gmail, Drive, and Google Chat — Find user content across multiple services
Set custom retention rules — Automatically keep or delete data based on your policies
Apply legal holds — Preserve specific users’ data for audits or investigations
Export content for review — Download matched results for legal teams or compliance officers
View audit logs — Track access and actions taken on search results
Use role-based access controls — Ensure only authorised users can run searches or manage data
Manage everything from Google Vault — Centralised admin tool included with Business Plus and above
AI features with Gemini in compliance workflows
Gemini can enhance how you manage compliance — making investigations and data management faster and smarter.
Summarise search results — Quickly review what was found across large data sets
Suggest relevant filters or keywords — Based on case context or user input
Answer questions about retention rules — “How long are we keeping invoices?”
Flag anomalies or patterns — Highlight unusual behaviour in communications
Assist in preparing reports — Turn eDiscovery findings into draft summaries
These features are available with the Gemini for Workspace add-on.
How Kimbley IT helps you stay compliant with Workspace
We help you take full advantage of Workspace’s compliance tools — and make sure they’re configured correctly for your business.
Set up Google Vault for your organisation — With the right rules, permissions and retention policies
Help you prepare for audits — Run test searches, exports and access reviews
Create policies that match your industry or risk profile — With a balance between control and usability
Support legal hold requests — Quickly apply and manage holds when needed
Train your admins and decision-makers — So the right people can use Vault effectively
All included in your fixed-price IT support package — no extra compliance software needed.
Part of your all-in-one support package
Google Vault and eDiscovery are included in Google Workspace Business Plus and above — and Kimbley IT helps you use them properly as part of your single, fixed-price support package.
You get compliance tools and the expertise to use them with confidence.
Need help setting up retention or legal hold policies?
Book a 15-minute video call below and we’ll help you use Workspace’s compliance features effectively.