Abstract: A method for data retention comprises obtaining, from a first retention system having a first retention policy associated therewith, surveillance data generated by surveillance of a location where a surveillance system is deployed, identifying a level of interest in the surveillance data, and, in response to identifying, based on the level of interest, that at least part of the surveillance data is of interest, causing the at least part of the surveillance data to be stored in a second retention system, the second retention system having associated therewith a second retention policy different from the first retention policy.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses for sharing video data across tenants of a multi-tenant security system. The methods may include maintaining a first tenant account of a security server and a second tenant account of the security server. The first tenant account is unrelated to the second tenant account. The second tenant account is configured to include partner account privileges for the first tenant account. A request from the second tenant account to access a resource associated with video data included in a resource registry of the first tenant account is accessed. The resource registry is made accessible to the second tenant account based on the partner account privileges. The request may be approved or denied. The video data is stored in a tenant database in association with the second tenant account based on the request being approved. The request may be processed by an image processing device.