Customized Retention Management
Create global, entity-level, or departmental retention schedules aligned to your organization’s structure. Maintain consistency while accounting for jurisdictional and operational differences.
Simplify Retention, Strengthen Compliance with Access Unify® | Lifecycle
Secure, efficient, and defensible retention schedule and privacy management, powered by continuously updated regulatory intelligence and expert guidance.
Information Overload. Regulatory Pressure. Rising Risk.
Your business must manage information in strict compliance with ever-changing laws and regulations. Keeping everything forever adds cost and risk. It’s time for a smarter, defensible approach to records and information retention.
For over a decade, Access Unify | Lifecycle (formerly known as Virgo) has helped the world’s most regulated organizations simplify and strengthen their retention management programs. We make records and information management secure and defensible, so you can focus on what matters most.
Smart Retention. Zero Guesswork.
As laws and regulations evolve, static retention schedules quickly become outdated. Access Unify | Lifecycle replaces guesswork with confidence—providing ongoing updates, expert validation, and clear evidence trails that support audits, legal readiness, and operational consistency.
Built on continuously updated global legal research and supported by expert review, Access Unify | Lifecycle combines industry-leading tech and expert managed service to ensure your retention schedules remain accurate, defensible, and aligned to current requirements.
With Access Unify | Lifecycle and our team of governance experts as your retention partners, you can:
- Automate and publish retention policies to systems and staff
- Develop a retention schedule that simplifies records management
- Gain access to expert-reviewed retention requirements
- Maintain clear citations and audit-ready evidence trails
- Have confidence your schedules reflect current law
Easy-to-Use Information Governance for Your Enterprise
Easy Search and Report Functions
Quickly locate retention requirements, citations, and supporting sources. Generate reports to support audits, internal reviews, and policy validation. Print reports and export data in PDF, Word, Excel and CSV.
Tailored Employee Portal
Provide employees with role-based access to published retention policies, supporting consistent application across the organization. Support a familiar search experience with our easy-to-install SharePoint Add-on.
Protected Cloud Environments
Access Unify | Lifecycle is delivered via a secure cloud environment with strong access controls and encryption to protect sensitive governance data. Our software is hosted in world-class data centers and works with RESTful API for enterprise. application integrations.
Powerful Security Controls
Maintain control with permission-based access, activity logging, and a complete audit trail of changes and updates. Feel at ease knowing a complete audit trail of system access, user account changes, data exports and more is generated.
Seamless Start and Maintenance
Implementation is guided by experts, and ongoing maintenance ensures your program evolves as laws, regulations, and business needs change. Newly released features are immediately available.
Built for Compliance. Designed for Confidence.
Access Unify | Lifecycle delivers expert-backed records retention and privacy governance designed to help organizations stay compliant, audit-ready, and confident in an increasingly complex regulatory environment.
By combining continuously updated legal research with managed expertise and secure software, Access Unify | Lifecycle ensures your retention schedules remain accurate, defensible, and aligned to current requirements.
Why Organizations Choose Access Unify | Lifecycle:
- Our Mission: To help organizations develop and maintain defensible retention and privacy programs that stand up to regulatory scrutiny. We make information governance secure, reliable, and confidence-driven for highly regulated organizations.
- Our Team: Behind Access Unify | Lifecycle is a dedicated team of attorneys, legal researchers, paralegals, and certified records professionals. No contractors. Just expert guidance, predictable costs, and consistent support.
- Our Expertise: With North America-based expertise and global regulatory coverage, we help organizations navigate privacy, security, and retention requirements with clarity; from governance policy through defensible disposition.
Trusted Support. Proven Expertise.
Great Team & Outstanding Support
The Access team and the Access Unify | Lifecycle tool has launched our organization ahead with our records retention schedule and compliance with new litigation and regulations!
Access Unify | Lifecycle team spent lots of time with Excellus creating our schedule and listening to our niche business.
Very User-Friendly
I am new to using Access Unify | Lifecycle but so far it is very user-friendly and easy to update!
Very Effective Tool
We replaced our old spreadsheet retention schedule with Access Unify | Lifecycle and it is invaluable being able to associate all citations with all our record series has allowed us to defend our schedule to our stakeholders and increase buy-in.
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Access Unify | Lifecycle: Retention Capabilities by the Numbers
3.5
Daily hours saved per user
20+
Data points included for each citation
250+
Jurisdictions included in our legal research database
220000
Records requirements managed
A Full Range of Information Governance Solutions
Our full-service information governance process begins with a comprehensive audit and assessment of existing records management policies, processes, and documentation.
We then create and implement a unique information governance program to address gaps, shore up weaknesses, tackle change management, and create a roadmap for successful execution.
Records Schedule Modernization
A sound retention schedule is the backbone of defensible records and information management policy. We’ll help you create a comprehensive, modern records and information retention schedule that meets all regulatory and operational requirements.
Legal Review & Retention Recommendations
Our expert lawyers will refine your retention schedule, map legal citations, and recommend retention rules.
Regulatory Compliance Review
As a part of your Access Unify | Lifecycle subscription, we will provide a managed service to review changes in laws and regulations, map new citations to your retention schedule, and recommend updates. We also provide unlimited training and support
The Access Unify Platform: One Suite for the Entire Information Lifecycle
Managing information across its lifecycle requires more than point solutions. Physical records, digital content, retention rules, regulatory requirements, and industry-specific data often live in separate systems; creating complexity, risk, and inefficiency.
Access Unify brings these capabilities together in a single, modular platform designed to manage information from creation to final disposition. Each Access Unify subproduct addresses a specific challenge, while working seamlessly as part of the broader suite.
Alongside Access Unify | Lifecycle, the platform also includes:
- Access Unify | Records – Modernize physical and digital records management with unified access, intelligent indexing, and lifecycle visibility.
- Access Unify | Health – Securely archive and govern clinical, financial, and operational healthcare data across legacy systems and EHR platforms.
- Access Unify | Energy – Centralize access to well files, land records, geospatial data, and operational information for energy organizations.
Together, these solutions create a cohesive platform that adapts to your organization’s needs—whether you’re modernizing records, strengthening governance, archiving industry data, or managing complex regulatory environments.
One platform. One experience. End-to-end information lifecycle management
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Learn more about how you can improve efficiency, ensure compliance, and manage your information across its entire lifecycle.
Information Is Your Most Valuable Asset. Govern It with Confidence.
Ready to take control of your information lifecycle? Unlock your organization’s full potential and stay protected with a vetted business records retention solution.