Why teams use Link Expiry
Date-based expiry
Set an exact date and time for any link to stop working. After that moment, the document is no longer accessible — period.
View-count limits
Allow a set number of views before the link deactivates. Perfect for one-time shares where you want maximum control over distribution.
Extend or shorten anytime
Changed your mind? Extend the expiry date or revoke the link early from the dashboard. Changes take effect immediately.
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Frequently asked questions
Our $80M sell-side deal just closed and I need to cut off all 12 bidders' access to the data room immediately — how does link expiry work?
Peony lets you set data room links to automatically expire after a specific date, a time period, or a fixed number of views — available on all plans including Free. For your $80M deal, every link you shared with your 12 bidders, their counsel, and advisors returns an access-denied page the moment your expiry hits. You can also revoke access immediately from your dashboard if a bidder drops out mid-process. Your CIMs, financial models, and management presentations become fully inaccessible post-signing with one click.
I'm a startup founder and my $30M Series A fundraise just closed — how do I expire all the pitch deck links I sent to 25 VCs?
Set a date-based expiry on your pitch deck links and every VC's access cuts off automatically on the date you choose. Link expiry is included on Peony's Free plan — no paid subscription needed. For your $30M raise, you can also see which of the 25 VCs actually viewed your deck before the links expired, so you know who was genuinely engaged versus who never opened it. DocSend limits expiry to date-based settings only; Peony also supports view-count limits so you can restrict a deck to a single viewing per investor if needed.
Our law firm shared privileged documents with opposing counsel on a $60M matter — can we set the links to expire automatically when the matter closes?
Yes. Set your links to deactivate on the expected matter close date, and your privileged memos, draft agreements, and disclosure schedules become inaccessible to opposing counsel automatically. For your $60M matter, Peony also supports view-count limits — so a settlement document can be restricted to a single viewing before it deactivates. Link expiry is available on all plans including Free. On Business ($40/admin/month), you can layer expiry with dynamic watermarks, screenshot protection, and NDA gating for complete privileged document security.
We're an education company and our online course materials should only be accessible during the current term — can links expire at term end?
Yes. Set a date-based expiry that matches your term end date, and all student and instructor access links deactivate automatically. Your course materials, exam prep documents, and training videos become inaccessible the moment the term expires — no manual cleanup needed. Link expiry is included on Peony's Free plan. For additional protection, Pro ($20/admin/month) adds password protection so students need a code to access materials, and Business ($40/admin/month) adds screenshot protection to prevent students from capturing exam content.
Our PE fund's $200M continuation vehicle has a 30-day LP election window — can we set the data room to expire automatically when the window closes?
Yes. Set your LP data room links to expire exactly 30 days from the election start date, and all LP access to financial projections, valuation materials, and election documents cuts off automatically when the window closes. Link expiry is available on all plans. On Business ($40/admin/month), you can also layer NDA gating so each LP signs the CV confidentiality agreement before accessing election materials, and page-level analytics show you which LPs reviewed the full package versus which have not opened the link — critical for follow-up before the deadline.
I'm a sell-side banker setting up Phase I access for a $120M process — can I give Phase I bidders 30-day access and extend it for the 3 finalists moving to Phase II?
Yes. Using Peony's personalised links, you set different expiry rules for each bidder. For your $120M process, Phase I bidders get 30-day access, and when you select your 3 finalists, you extend their links through exclusivity while the remaining bidders' links expire on schedule. Each party gets their own access window with separate analytics, so your team sees exactly who reviewed which pages of your CIM and when. Link expiry is available on all plans; personalised links are on Business ($40/admin/month).
We're a boutique advisory running 5 concurrent mandates and I keep forgetting to revoke old deal links — can expiry be set automatically when I create the link?
Yes. When you create any link in Peony, you set the expiry at creation time — date-based, time-period, or view-count. For your 5 concurrent mandates, every link you share has a built-in expiry from the start, so you never have stale deal links floating around after a process closes. If a deadline moves, you extend or shorten the expiry from your dashboard with immediate effect. Link expiry is available on all plans including Free — no paid subscription needed for this core security control.