| title | Personal data |
|---|---|
| description | Learn how to manage personal data associated with Azure Resource Manager operations. |
| ms.topic | article |
| ms.custom | devx-track-arm-template |
| ms.date | 02/27/2026 |
To avoid exposing sensitive information, delete any personal information you provided in deployments, resource groups, or tags. Azure Resource Manager provides operations that let you manage personal data you provided in deployments, resource groups, or tags.
[!INCLUDE Handle personal data]
For deployments, Resource Manager retains parameter values and status messages in the deployment history. These values persist until you delete the deployment from the history. To see if you provided personal data in these values, list the deployments. If you find personal data, delete the deployments from the history.
To list deployments in the history, use:
To delete deployments from the history, use:
The name of the resource group persists until you delete the resource group. To see if you provided personal data in the names, list the resource groups. If you find personal data, move the resources to a new resource group, and delete the resource group with personal data in the name.
To list resource groups, use:
To delete resource groups, use:
Tag names and values persist until you delete or modify the tag. To see if you provided personal data in the tags, list the tags. If you find personal data, delete the tags.
To list tags, use:
To delete tags, use:
- For an overview of Azure Resource Manager, see the What is Resource Manager?