Offboarding
AI Vendor Offboarding & Retirement Checklist
A safe retirement checklist covering data export, deletion verification, access removal, credential revocation, and final approvals.
Editorially reviewed: 2026-07-04
Data and access cleanup
Export required data, verify deletion, remove user access and integrations, and revoke credentials and API keys.
Confirmations
Obtain business-owner, legal, and security confirmations before final executive approval and archiving the vendor record.
Record retention
Document the final record-retention status and retain an audit-ready summary of the retirement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a retired vendor be reactivated?
Yes, but reactivation should go through a fresh evaluation and approval cycle rather than a simple status revert.
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