| definition | Established protocol of an organisation for retaining information for operational or regulatory compliance needs. The objectives of a data retention policy are to keep important information for future use or reference, to organise information so it can be searched and accessed at a later date, and to dispose of information that is no longer needed. A data retention policy must consider both the value of data over time, and regulations to which the data may be subject. | ||||||
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| editorial note | Expert review decision, 2021-22: Accept | ||||||
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