Privacy & data handling
Know where data goes and when it should leave.
Map collection, access, retention and external processing so requirements can be translated into controls.
Required fields and a stated purpose
Approved systems and access boundaries
Deletion rules and recovery copies
An implementation example
Make data handling an implemented behaviour
Map personal and sensitive information across applications, integrations, logs and backups. Turn agreed requirements into field selection, access rules, retention jobs and verifiable deletion paths.
Follow information through its lifecycle
An organisation wants to translate an agreed retention schedule into working software controls.
A failure to account for
The main record is deleted while a searchable export remains accessible.
Illustrative scenario, not a customer case study.
Quality, security & governance
Implement the lifecycle of the information you hold.
Data flows
Document which personal information is collected, where it moves and which services process it.
Retention behaviour
Implement agreed retention and deletion rules across primary stores, exports and operational copies.
Access and disclosure
Review permissions, logs and support workflows for unnecessary exposure of personal information.
A policy needs an operating control
The fragile approach
Write a policy without changing the system
The application can continue collecting unnecessary data or retaining copies outside the documented process.
The intended approach
Connect policy decisions to technical controls
Give each data class an owner, a purpose, a retention rule and evidence that the rule is enforced.
Prepare the conversation
What needs attention in your system?
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The business sets retention requirements with appropriate advice. Engineering identifies technical constraints and implements the approved rules consistently.
Discuss privacy & data handling
Bring the workflow, the constraints and the questions your team needs to resolve.