Records Retention Schedule Governance
Establishes and maintains the master retention schedule defining how long each category of business record is kept before eligible destruction, ahead of the destruction process itself.
Why This Matters
Keeping everything forever is not caution — it is unmanaged risk that turns every old email or log into discoverable liability. Destroying too soon can erase exactly the record a claim or audit needs. The schedule is what tells the property, in advance, which is which for every document type it generates.
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