# Retention Policy

> A technique for declaring how long each class of data is kept and deleting it when the period ends.

Record: `lexicon:retention-policy`
Kind: technique
Layer: [Security Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/security-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-retention-policy

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Purpose Binding](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/purpose-binding.md) and before [Repository Secret Scan](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/repository-secret-scan.md).

## Category

- [Security Privacy Compliance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/security-privacy-compliance.md)

## Refactors

- [Personal Data Oversharing](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/personal-data-oversharing.md)
- [Privacy by Design](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/privacy-by-design.md)

## Linked from

- [Anti-patterns](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-anti-patterns.md)
- [Security / Privacy / Compliance / Governance](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-security-privacy-compliance-governance.md)