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+Genesis Hosting Technologies maintains regular backups to ensure customer data and internal infrastructure are recoverable in the event of failure, corruption, or disaster.
+
+## Backup Schedule
+
+| System         | Frequency | Retention | Method           |
+|----------------|-----------|-----------|------------------|
+| DirectAdmin    | Daily     | 7 Days    | rsync + tarball  |
+| WHMCS          | Daily     | 14 Days   | Encrypted dump   |
+| AzuraCast      | Daily     | 7 Days    | Docker volume snapshot + config export |
+| TeamTalk       | Daily     | 7 Days    | XML + config archive |
+| Full VMs       | Weekly    | 4 Weeks   | ZFS snapshots or Proxmox backups       |
+| Offsite Backups| Weekly    | 4 Weeks   | Rsync to remote ZFS or object storage  |
+
+## Retention Policy
+
+- Daily: 7 days
+- Weekly: 4 weeks
+- Monthly: Optional, for specific business data
+
+## Encryption
+
+- Backups are encrypted at rest (AES-256)
+- Transfers to remote locations use SSH or TLS
+
+## Notes
+
+- No backup occurs on client plans marked "opt-out"