(25)In order for the information on ESAP to be comparable over time, users should have access also to past information, including historical information. Unless otherwise provided in the Union legislative acts listed in the Annex to this Regulation, ESAP should provide access to information for a reasonable period of time. For that purpose, ESMA should ensure that personal data are neither retained nor made accessible on ESAP for any longer than required by Union law and, in any event, for no longer than five years, unless otherwise provided in the Union legislative acts within the scope of this Regulation.