The
[Google Cloud Platform Terms of Service (section "Discontinuation of Services")](https://docs.cloud.google.com/terms)
defines the deprecation policy that applies to Sensitive Data Protection.
The [deprecation policy](https://docs.cloud.google.com/terms/deprecation) only applies to the services,
features, or products listed therein.


After a service, feature, or product is officially
deprecated, it continues to be available for at least the period of time defined in the
Terms of Service. After this period of time, the service is scheduled for shutdown.

| Feature | Deprecated date | Shutdown date | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Send inspection results from Sensitive Data Protection to Data Catalog | February 3, 2025 | September 30, 2025 | Data Catalog is discontinued, and this feature is shut down. We recommend that you [send the inspection results to Knowledge Catalog](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sensitive-data-protection/docs/add-aspects-inspection-job) instead. To migrate existing job triggers that use the **Publish to Data Catalog** ([`PublishFindingsToCloudDataCatalog`](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sensitive-data-protection/docs/reference/rest/v2/Action#publishfindingstoclouddatacatalog)) action, see [Migrate to the Publish to Dataplex Universal Catalog action](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sensitive-data-protection/docs/add-aspects-inspection-job#migrate-dataplex-catalog). |
| Tag tables in Knowledge Catalog based on insights from data profiles | February 3, 2025 | September 30, 2025 | Data Catalog is discontinued, and this feature is shut down. We recommend that you [add Knowledge Catalog aspects based on insights from data profiles](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sensitive-data-protection/docs/add-aspects) instead. To migrate existing discovery configurations that use the shut-down **Send to Dataplex as tags** action, see [Migrate to the Send to Dataplex Catalog as aspects action](https://docs.cloud.google.com/sensitive-data-protection/docs/add-aspects#migrate). |