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title: "Policy"
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# Policy

Available in Classic and VPC

You can create, edit, and delete the policies to be applied to the backup job in the **Policy** interface.

## Policy interface

The Policy interface includes the following components: ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/6998976f-9d95-4df8-b847-d375892b92c2/Images/Documentation/backup-policy-screen01_pub_en.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T19%3A51%3A15Z&se=2026-10-27T20%3A51%3A15Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zCvP97YwaOug7GQGF0w6DLpvJcSe9E7VvnnA7u0Xjkc%3D)

| Component | Description |
| --- | --- |
| ① Menu name | Current menu name. |
| ② Basic features | Available features when you first enter the **Policy** menu. - **[Create policy]**: Click to [Create policy](/docs/en/backup-policy#%EC%A0%95%EC%B1%85%EC%83%9D%EC%84%B1) of the backup data storage. - **[Features and pricing information]**: Go to the Backup service overview page. - **[Download]**: Click to download the policy list. - **[Refresh]**: Reload the policy list. |
| ③ Management features | Features to manage created policies. - **[Edit]**: Click to [Edit policy](/docs/en/backup-policy#%EC%A0%95%EC%B1%85%EC%88%98%EC%A0%95) selected. - **[Delete]**: Click to [Delete policy](/docs/en/backup-policy#%EC%A0%95%EC%B1%85%EC%82%AD%EC%A0%9C) selected. |
| ④ Policy list | The list of created policies. - **Policy name**: The name you entered when creating the policy. - **Retention period**: The period for storing the backup data. - **Zone**: The zone where the policy was created. - **Connecting storage**: The name of the storage in the zone where the policy was created. - **Status**: The current status of the policy. - **Created**: Policy creation has been completed. - **Creating**: A policy is being created according to the configured information. - **Editing**: Policy settings are being edited. - **Deleting**: The policy is being deleted. |
| ⑤ Search bar | Search for the policy by name. |

## Create policy

To backup the data, create a policy at the storage where you want to store the backup data. To create a policy:

1. From the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to **Menu** > **All Services** > **Storage** > **Backup**.
2. Click the **Policy** menu.
3. Click **[Create policy]**.
4. When the policy creation interface appears, set up the policy information and click **[Next]**.
  - **Policy name**: Enter a unique name for managing the policy.
    - The name should start with an English letter and be between 3-30 characters, consisting of lowercase English letters, numbers, and hyphens (-).
  - **Retention period**: Enter the period for storing the backup data.
    - You can set the retention period regardless of the backup cycle.
    - To not miss any data due to expiration, select a data retention cycle appropriate for the backup cycle.
  - **Zone**: Select the zone where the policy will be created.
  - **Connecting storage**: The name of the storage in the selected zone automatically appears, and the policy is created in the storage.
5. After confirming the settings, click **[Create]**.
  - The policy status is displayed as **Creating** on the list, and after creation, the status changes to **Created**.

              Note

              

Single policy can be only applied to a single job. Create policies for as many jobs as you want to perform.

## Edit policy

You can edit the retention period of the policy among the setup information of the policy. To edit a policy:

1. From the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to **Menu** > **All Services** > **Storage** > **Backup**.
2. Click the **Policy** menu.
3. After clicking the policy you want to edit from the policy list, click **[Edit]**.
4. Edit the retention period, and then click **[Edit]**.
  - The policy status is displayed as **Editing**, and after the editing is complete, it changes to **Created**.

## Delete policy

To delete a policy:

              Note

              

You cannot delete the policy currently in use. See the following and delete the schedule and the remote backup that use the policy first:

- [Delete job](/docs/en/backup-job#%EC%9E%91%EC%97%85%EC%82%AD%EC%A0%9C)
- [Delete schedule](/docs/en/backup-schedule#%EC%9D%BC%EC%A0%95%EC%82%AD%EC%A0%9C)
- [Delete remote backup](/docs/en/backup-remote#%EC%86%8C%EC%82%B0%EC%82%AD%EC%A0%9C)

1. From the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to **Menu** > **All Services** > **Storage** > **Backup**.
2. Click the **Policy** menu.
3. Click to select the policy to delete from the policy list, and click **[Delete]**.
4. After checking the policy deletion popup, click the check box.
5. Click **[Delete]**.
  - The policy status is displayed as **Deleting**, and after the deletion, it disappears from the policy list.