CCPA/CPRA
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Data Retention & Deletion Policy Template

Retention schedules and secure deletion procedures for personal information under CCPA/CPRA data minimization principles.

What This Policy Covers

Purpose and Scope-Policy objectives and data minimization principles.
Retention Principles-Minimum necessary standard and purpose limitation.
Category-Specific Retention Schedule-Retention periods by personal information category.
Secure Deletion Procedures-Approved methods for digital and physical destruction.
Legal Hold Process-Litigation and regulatory hold override procedures.
Third-Party Deletion Requirements-Contractual obligations on service providers to delete data.
Retention Audit-Annual data purge verification and reporting.

Required Sections

A compliant Data Retention & Deletion Policy for CCPA/CPRA must include the following7 sections. Each section addresses a specific control requirement that auditors will review.

1

Purpose and Scope

Policy objectives and data minimization principles.

2

Retention Principles

Minimum necessary standard and purpose limitation.

3

Category-Specific Retention Schedule

Retention periods by personal information category.

4

Secure Deletion Procedures

Approved methods for digital and physical destruction.

5

Legal Hold Process

Litigation and regulatory hold override procedures.

6

Third-Party Deletion Requirements

Contractual obligations on service providers to delete data.

7

Retention Audit

Annual data purge verification and reporting.

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Policy Details

Framework
CCPA/CPRA
Category

Privacy

Sections

7 total (7 required)

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