diff --git a/wherehows-web/app/components/dataset-compliance.js b/wherehows-web/app/components/dataset-compliance.js
index 20d386b3e3..097b00f01b 100644
--- a/wherehows-web/app/components/dataset-compliance.js
+++ b/wherehows-web/app/components/dataset-compliance.js
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ import {
   logicalTypesForIds,
   logicalTypesForGeneric,
   hasPredefinedFieldFormat,
-  getDefaultLogicalType
+  getDefaultLogicalType,
+  lastSeenSuggestionInterval
 } from 'wherehows-web/constants';
 import {
   isPolicyExpectedShape,
@@ -332,10 +333,11 @@ export default Component.extend({
     ]);
     const { lastModified: suggestionsLastModified, complianceSuggestions = [] } = complianceSuggestion;
 
-    // If modification dates exist, check that the suggestions are newer than the last time the policy was saved
+    // If modification dates exist, check that the suggestions are considered 'unseen' since the last time the policy was saved
     // and we have at least 1 suggestion, otherwise check that the count of suggestions is at least 1
     if (policyModificationTimeInEpoch && suggestionsLastModified) {
-      return complianceSuggestions.length && suggestionsLastModified > policyModificationTimeInEpoch;
+      const suggestionIsUnseen = suggestionsLastModified - policyModificationTimeInEpoch >= lastSeenSuggestionInterval;
+      return complianceSuggestions.length && suggestionIsUnseen;
     }
 
     return !!complianceSuggestions.length;
diff --git a/wherehows-web/app/constants/metadata-acquisition.ts b/wherehows-web/app/constants/metadata-acquisition.ts
index 1df994359f..ba3da535b8 100644
--- a/wherehows-web/app/constants/metadata-acquisition.ts
+++ b/wherehows-web/app/constants/metadata-acquisition.ts
@@ -44,12 +44,21 @@ interface IFieldIdTypes {
   [prop: string]: IFieldIdProps;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Length of time between suggestion modification time and last modified time for the compliance policy
+ * If a policy has been updated within the range of this window then it is considered as stale / or
+ * has been seen previously
+ * @type {number}
+ */
+const lastSeenSuggestionInterval: number = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+
 /**
  * Percentage value for a compliance policy suggestion with a low confidence score
  * @type {number}
  */
 const lowQualitySuggestionConfidenceThreshold = 0.5;
 
+
 /**
  * A list of id logical types
  * @type {Array.<String>}
@@ -350,6 +359,7 @@ export {
   logicalTypesForIds,
   logicalTypesForGeneric,
   getDefaultLogicalType,
-  SuggestionIntent,
+  lastSeenSuggestionInterval,
+  SuggestionIntent
   lowQualitySuggestionConfidenceThreshold
 };