What a data retention policy is and why it is needed
A data retention policy is an internal document that defines, for each category of data, for how long the data are stored, by which criterion the period is determined and what happens after its expiry. This is not an administrative formality: the Georgian Law on Personal Data Protection establishes storage limitation among the principles of processing, and the policy is precisely the instrument through which the organisation demonstrates compliance with that principle.
Unlike other pages, here we deal precisely with the policy document — and not with statutorily mandated retention cases, physical destruction or consultation on storage. The policy unites all of these elements in a single governance framework.